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Saîda’s brushwood shelter. Sa’d bin Ubâda ‘radiy-Allâhu anh’, the
leader of Hazraj tribe, was there, unwell as he was. He said to the
Ansâr:
“O Ansâr! No other tribe has the superior qualities you
possess. Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’ called his tribe to Islam for
thirteen years in Mekka. Very few of them believed him. And the
few who believed him were not numerous enough to make Jihâd.
When Allâhu ta’âlâ conferred on you the honour of becoming
Muslims, he blessed you with the fortune of protecting His
Messenger and his As-hâb and consolidating and promulgating the
Islamic religion by making Jihâd. You were the people who
subdued the enemies. It was the fear of your swords that convinced
the peasants of Arabia to become Muslims. Rasûl-i-ekrem was
pleased with you when he passed away. It is your right to preside
now. Do not give this right to someone else.” Most of the Ansâr
being there said, “You are right. May Allah help you. We elect you
Khalîfa.”
The Aws (Evs) tribe of the Ansâr did not like this. They
gathered around Usayyad bin Hudayr, their chief.
The Muhâjirs, on the other hand, would not have elected the
Khalîfa from among either of the two tribes of the Ansâr. For the
Qoureish tribe was the highest and the most honourable of all the
tribes of Arabia. A great controversy was imminent among the
Muslims.
It was at this very critical and dangerous time that Abû Bekr
and ’Umar and Abû Ubayda arrived at the place like the
miraculous life saver, hadrat Hidir. At that moment one of the
Ansâr had stood up and was saying, “We helped Rasûlullah. We
gave asylum to the Muhâjirs. The Khalîfa must be one of us.”
On the contrary, Rasûl-i-ekrem ‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wa sallam’
would have Abû Bekr on his right hand side and ’Umar on his left
everywhere. And he would say about Abû Ubayda, “He is the
trustworthy one of this Ummat.” ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ anhum.’
When all three of them suddenly appeared on the scene, it was as
if Rasûl-i-ekrem resurrected and came to the place. Everyone was
silent, waiting eagerly to hear what they were about to say. Hadrat
Abû Bekr said:
“This Ummat used to worship idols formerly. Allâhu ta’âlâ
sent them a Messenger so that they should worship Him.
Unbelievers found it difficult to abandon the religion of their
forefathers. Allâhu ta’âlâ blessed the Muhâjirs with the honour of
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