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and even fight against each other, but dare any man from out
of the royal family attempt to slap a prince or merely look at
him with contempt! The Sahâba, due to the fervor each one
had for establishing the truth, would many a time issue a harsh
word against his fellow Sahâbi brother, but never would he
dare lie or deceive.
The hearts of the Sahâba, as mentioned in Quraan, have already
passed the tests of Imaan. The purity of their hearts had received
certificates from the highest of quarters, i.e. from Almighty Allâh
himself. Only that mind which has not as yet understood the strength
of Almighty Allâh’s declaration of purity could ever conceive such
hearts to still be stained with filthy, hypocritical traits of deceit, lies,
etc.!
Hadhrat Amr ibn al Aas occupied a most prominent position amongst
the Sahâbah. After his accepting Islâm, Rasulullâh included him
amongst his selected confidants, with whom he would consult
regarding all matters of importance. During the eras of Hadhrat Abu
Bakr, Hadhrat Umar, and Hadhrat Uthmaan, he played a
leading role as a leader in the conquests of prominent areas like Egypt,
Al-Aqsa, etc.
Could any sane mind ever imagine a Sahâbi of this calibre concluding
his chapter in the glorious history of Islâmic heroes with an act of
deception, and that too, not just deceiving a few individuals or friends
but rather the entire Ummah, the illustrious Sahâba around him, and
all those who until that time had viewed him as a true leader and hero
of Islâm?!
Could any sane mind ever imagine a Sahâbi of this calibre concluding
his chapter in the glorious history of Islâmic hero causing untold harm
to the cause of Islâm, that Islâm for which he had on so many occasions
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