Sahaba - The Blessed
At the beginning of the book (The Blessed) superiority of Ashâb of our prophet, Muhammad ´alayhissalâm, is explained along with how unjust and ignorant are those who defame Ashâb-ı-kirâm. Besides, the meaning of ijtihâd is explained. In the part of cautioning, an answer is given to the book (Hüsniyye) written by an enemy of Islam. In another part, biographies of great savants of Islam - hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni and hadrat Sayyed Abdülhakîm-ı Arvâsi - are explained. In the part Two Apples of the Eye of Muslims superiority of hadrat Abû Bakr and hadrat Omar is explained; in the part The First Fitna in Islam events between Ashâb-ı-kirâm are explained beautifully from the pen of hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni Ahmad Fârûkî Sarhandi who explains that to love all of Ashâb-ı-kirâm is a fundamental condition of being Ahl-i-sunnat.
At the beginning of the book (The Blessed) superiority of Ashâb of our prophet, Muhammad ´alayhissalâm, is explained along with how unjust and ignorant are those who defame Ashâb-ı-kirâm. Besides, the meaning of ijtihâd is explained. In the part of cautioning, an answer is given to the book (Hüsniyye) written by an enemy of Islam. In another part, biographies of great savants of Islam - hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni and hadrat Sayyed Abdülhakîm-ı Arvâsi - are explained. In the part Two Apples of the Eye of Muslims superiority of hadrat Abû Bakr and hadrat Omar is explained; in the part The First Fitna in Islam events between Ashâb-ı-kirâm are explained beautifully from the pen of hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni Ahmad Fârûkî Sarhandi who explains that to love all of Ashâb-ı-kirâm is a fundamental condition of being Ahl-i-sunnat.
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Abdullah ibn Abbâs quotes Rasûlullah as having stated, “I<br />
swear (in the name of Allah) that ’Uthmân will save seventy<br />
thousand people of my Ummat (Muslims) from going to Hell by<br />
doing shafâ’at (intercession) for them.”<br />
Some time after giving his daughter Ruqayya in marriage to<br />
’Uthmân, Rasûlullah asked his daughter, “How do you find<br />
’Uthmân bin Affân?” When the blessed lady replied that she<br />
found him virtuous and good, the best of fathers observed, “O my<br />
dearest daughter! Show extra deference to ’Uthmân. For, of all my<br />
Sahâba he bears the closest moral and behavioural resemblance to<br />
me!”<br />
Alî ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’ was planning to enter into another<br />
marriage in addition to his married life with Fâtima-t-uz-zahrâ<br />
‘radiy-Allâhu ’anhâ’. Rasûl’s ‘alaihis-salâm’ blessed heart was<br />
hurt when he heard about his son-in-law’s intention. He would<br />
not forgive him despite his apology and renunciation. Abû Bakr<br />
tried to intercede, yet the blessed Prophet would still not forgive<br />
him. ’Umar’s intercession was futile, too. Finally ’Uthmân<br />
offered his intercession, and Alî ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’ was forgiven<br />
this time. When the blessed Prophet was asked why (he had<br />
forgiven his son-in-law upon ’Uthmân’s intercession), he<br />
explained, “So virtuous is the person whose shafâ’at<br />
(intercession) I have accepted that Allâhu ta’âlâ would replace<br />
the earth and the sky with each other if he asked Him to. Or, if<br />
he invoked, ‘Yâ Rabbî (O Allah)! Please forgive all the sins of all<br />
the Ummat of Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’,’ He would forgive all<br />
Muslims.”<br />
Alî ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’ did not have the money he needed for<br />
his forthcoming wedding with Fâtima-t-uz-zahrâ ‘radiy-Allâhu<br />
ta’âlâ ’anhâ’. He put his suit of armour up for sale. ’Uthmân ‘radiy-<br />
Allâhu ’anh’ saw the suit of armour as he was walking by the<br />
market place, and recognized it at first sight. He beckoned to the<br />
salesman, asked him how much the owner charged for the suit of<br />
armour, paid the priced four hundred dirhams of silver, took the<br />
suit home, and sent it to Alî along with another present, i.e. four<br />
hundred dirhams of silver. His brief message said: “This suit of<br />
armour is an honour which would weigh too heavy on anyone<br />
except you. And please do use the silver for incidental wedding<br />
expenditures. We would be so happy to know that you accept our<br />
apology.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> great scholar Imâm Muhammad Pârisâ ‘rahimahullâhu<br />
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