Why Did They Become Muslims

put on one of his mests, [1] and was about to put on the other one,
when a bird came fluttering, snatched the mest and shook it in the
air. A snake fell out of the mest. Then the bird left the mest on the
ground and flew away. From that day on, it has been sunnat [2] to
shake your shoes before putting them on.
67– The Rasûl ‘alaihis-salâm’ had appointed special guards to
protect him in Holy Wars and in deserts. When the sixty-seventh
âyat-i-kerîma of Mâida Sûra was revealed, which purports,
“Allah will protect thee from the harms of human beings,” he
gave up the practice of having personal guards. He would walk
about alone among the enemies and sleep alone without feeling
any fear.
68– Enes bin Mâlik ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anh’ had a
handkerchief with which the Messenger of Allah ‘sall-Allâhu
ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ had dried his blessed face once. Enes
would dry his face with that handkerchief and put it in a fire when
it became dirty. The dirts would burn while the handkerchief
remained unburnt and became extremely clean.
69– He drank water out of a bucket pulled up from a well and
then poured the remaining water back into the well. From that
time on the well always smelled of musk.
70– ’Urwa bin Firqad ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’ caught the illness
termed rash. The Rasûl ‘alaihis-salâm’ took his clothes off, spat on
his own blessed hands, and rubbed his body with his hands. The
patient recovered. For a long time his body smelled of musk.
71– Selmân-i-Fârisî ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anh’ left Iran and set
out on a journey over various countries in quest for the true
religion. He joined a caravan belonging to the tribe called Benî
Kelb and headed for Arabia. When they reached an area called
Wâdi’-ul-qurâ enroute to Arabia, his companions committed the
treason of selling him as a slave to a Jew, who in turn sold him as
a slave to his Jewish relative from Medina. This event coincided
with the Hegira (Hijrat), and when Selmân was in Medina he
heard about Rasûlullah’s ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’
honouring Medina with his presence. He was very happy because
he was a Nazarene scholar and had made that long trek all the
[1] Soleless leather boots worn under the shoes.
[2] Any behaviour which is not commanded by Allâhu ta’âlâ but which
is done and recommended by our Prophet ‘alaihis-salâm’.
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