Are you a true beliver??? The qualities of the true Believers: SAHABAH

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The Sacrifice of Abu Bakr

In the ninth year of Hijri, Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wasallam) was informed that the Romans were mustering forces to assail the Muslims. On receiving this news Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wasallam) also instructed that preparations be under-taken. An army of 30,000 Muslims was made ready. The condition due to the lack of equipment was such that 18 people had to share one conveyance. There was a shortage of food and water. They survived by chewing the leaves of trees. When Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wasallam) appealed for contributions.

Hadhrat Umar (RadhiAllaahu-anhu) thought "This is an excellent opportunity. Abu Bakr (RadhiAllaahu-anhu) perpetually supercedes me in doing noble works. I will sacrifice half my household possessions to Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wasallam)." Hadhrat Umar (RadhiAllaahu-anhu) approached Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wasallam) with his possessions, money, utensils, and goods.

So Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wasallam) asked: "Umar! What have you left behind at home?"

He answered: "O Rasul of Allaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wasallam)! Half of my belongings are at home, and half before you".

But when Hadhrat Siddiq Akbar (RadhiAllaahu-anhu) possessions and wealth arrived , and Rasulullaah
(SallAllaahu alayhi wasallam) inquired : "Abu Bakr! What have you left behind at home?"

He answered: " O Rasoolullah (SallAllaahu alayhi wasallam) , I am sacrificing Everything in the Path of Allaah."

Hadhrat Umar (RadhiAllaahu-anhu) used to remark : "Even on this opportunity I could not match Hadhrat Siddiq (RadhiAllaahu-anhu)."

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The Advice Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra) Gave to Hadhrat Amr bin Al Aas (ra) and to Hadhrat Waleed bin Uqaba (ra)

Hadhrat Qaasim bin Muhammad narrates that Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra) once
wrote a letter to Hadhrat Amr bin Al Aas (ra) and to Hadhrat Waleed bin
Uqaba (ra), both of whom were appointed to collect half the Zakaah of the
Qudaa'ah tribe. When he dispatched them to collect the Zakaah,
Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra) saw them off and gave both of them the same advice. He said,

"Fear Allaah in private and in public because whoever fears Allaah, Allaah will create for him an exit (from every difficulty) and provide for him from sources he does not expect. Whoever fears Allaah, Allaah will annul his sins and grant him an immense reward. This is because Taqwa is the best thing about which Allaah's servants encourage each other. You are in a path from amongst the paths of Allaah. You so not have the scope of compromising, dropping measures and being negligent concerning those matters that ensure the stability of your Deen and the best interests of your duty. You should therefore never weaken and never be careless."

-Ibn Jareer Tabari (Vol.4 Pg.29).

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Asalam alakum,

Jazakum Allahu Khairun for all the beautiful information on the sahabah you have provided. I was wondering if you could help me in obtaining more information? I have been listening to stories of the sahabah for years, but until recently have not had the time or interest to read further into the topic. Could you please direct me to a book/website that would satisfy the following questions. What is the definition of a sahabah? How many were there? I have heard in the past that there are ten that are guaranteed a place in Jennah, but who are they and what is it that gave them that high status? Recently in lectures I have heard brothers say that we as Muslims have an obligation to learn names and actions of the sahabah, what is the best way to go about doing so? Finally, are the wives of the Muhammad (swa) sahaba, or is Mothers of the Believers something altogether different? Please forgive my ignorance on this topic, but I truly want to learn.

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Asalam alakum,

Jazakum Allahu Khairun for all the beautiful information on the sahabah you have provided. I was wondering if you could help me in obtaining more information? I have been listening to stories of the sahabah for years, but until recently have not had the time or interest to read further into the topic. Could you please direct me to a book/website that would satisfy the following questions. What is the definition of a sahabah? How many were there? I have heard in the past that there are ten that are guaranteed a place in Jennah, but who are they and what is it that gave them that high status? Recently in lectures I have heard brothers say that we as Muslims have an obligation to learn names and actions of the sahabah, what is the best way to go about doing so? Finally, are the wives of the Muhammad (swa) sahaba, or is Mothers of the Believers something altogether different? Please forgive my ignorance on this topic, but I truly want to learn.

Walaikum Salam wa rahmatullah:

Definition of a Sahabi:
Sahabi is a person, who saw the Prophet (saw) or met him, believed in him, and died in a state of Eman (faith).

Sahaba (plural) = Companions
Sahabi (singular) = Companion

Some Books about Sahaba (Companions) - May Allah be pleased with them

1. Hayatus Sahabah

By Muhammad Yusuf Khandalwi. Hayatus Sahabah is a masterpiece. A Large Collection of events and incidents involving the Prophet (SAW) and the Sahabah (RA), meticulously categorized by the common lessons and morals these incidents symbolise. Meticulously categorized by the common lessons and morals these incidents symbolise. The author has organised together a vast amount of information to paint a vivid picture of the Sahabah, and their training by the Prophet (SAW), a must for every Muslim, and every reader of History.

2. Great Women of Islam

3. Website about Sahaba:

http://sahaba.net/

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Asalam alakum,

Jazakum Allahu Khairun for all the beautiful information on the sahabah you have provided. I was wondering if you could help me in obtaining more information? I have been listening to stories of the sahabah for years, but until recently have not had the time or interest to read further into the topic. Could you please direct me to a book/website that would satisfy the following questions. What is the definition of a sahabah? How many were there? I have heard in the past that there are ten that are guaranteed a place in Jennah, but who are they and what is it that gave them that high status? Recently in lectures I have heard brothers say that we as Muslims have an obligation to learn names and actions of the sahabah, what is the best way to go about doing so? Finally, are the wives of the Muhammad (swa) sahaba, or is Mothers of the Believers something altogether different? Please forgive my ignorance on this topic, but I truly want to learn.

Most of your queries have been already answered. Hayatus Sahaba is a very good book to read about the incidents of the Sahaba.

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Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra) sees the Army of Hadhrat Usaama (ra)Off

Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra) then proceeded to see the army off and to give them encouragement. Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra) walked as Hadhrat Usaama (ra) rode while Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf (ra) led Hadhrat Abu Bakr's (ra) animal. Hadhrat Usaama (ra)said, "O Khalifah of Rasulullaah, Either you ride or I dismount." Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra)replied, "By Allaah! You should not dismount. By Allaah! I shall not ride. What harm is there if I make my feet dusty for a while in the path of Allaah? In fact, every step taken by the person leaving in Jihaad earns the reward of seven hundred good deeds, has his ranks raised by seven hundred stages and erases seven hundred sins from his account."

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How Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (ra) accepted Islam

Al-Bazzar, at-Tabarani, Abu Nu‘aym in al-Hilyah, and al-Bayhaqi in ad-Dala’il narrated that
Aslam said:

‘Umar(ra) said to us, ‘I was the most severe of people against the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Then one hot day at midday I was in one of the pathways of Makkah, and
a man met me and said, “I am amazed at you, Ibn al-Khattab. You claim that you are like this and like this, and this matter has entered your own house.”

I said, “What is that?”

He said, “Your sister has become a Muslim.”

So I went back in a fury and struck the door.
Someone said, “Who is it?”

I said, “‘Umar.”

They hurried and hid from me. They had been reciting a page which they had and they abandoned it and forgot it. My sister got up to open the door, and I said to her, “Enemy of her own self, have you converted?” I struck her upon the head with something that I had in my hand so that the blood flowed and she cried.

She said, “Ibn al-Khattab, whatever you are going to do, then do it, for I have converted.”

I entered and sat down on the couch. Then I glanced at the page and said, “What is this? Give it to me.”

She said, “You are not one of its people, you don’t clean yourself after intercourse, and this is a writing which none touches except for those who have purified themselves.”

But I wouldn’t give up until she gave it to me. I opened it and there in it was, “In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.” When I passed by one of the names of Allah, exalted is He, I became afraid of it and I put down the page. Then I came back to myself and picked up the page and there in it was, “There glorifies Allah that which is in the heavens and the earth,” and I became afraid. I read up until, “believe in Allah and His messenger!” (Qur’an 57: 1-7)

and so I said, “I witness that there is no god but Allah,”

and so they all came out to me hastily, saying, “Allahu Akbar!”

and said, “Rejoice! Because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, supplicated on Monday and said, ‘O Allah strengthen Your deen with whoever is the more beloved of the two men to You, either Abu Jahl ibn Hisham or ‘Umar.’”

They directed me to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in a house at the foot of as-Safa, and I went to it and knocked on the door.

They said, “Who is it?”

I said, “Ibn al-Khattab.”

They knew my severity against the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, so nobody moved to open the door until he said, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “Open it for him.”

They opened it for me, two men grabbed hold of me by the upper arms and brought me to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said, “Leave him alone.”

Then he grabbed me by my shirt and dragged me forcibly towards him and said, “Accept Islam, Ibn al-Khattab. O Allah guide him,”

and I bore witness and the Muslims said, “Allahu Akbar!” so loudly that it was heard in the valleys of Makkah.

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The Bravery of Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab

Hadhrat Ali bin Abi Taalib says,
"I know of no person who did not make Hijrah secretly except for Umar bin Khattaab .
When he decided to make Hijrah, he hung his sword from his neck, carried his bow on his shoulder and took a few arrows in his hand.
He then proceeded to the Kabah where the leaders of the Quraysh were sitting in their gatherings. He went around the Kabah seven times and then performed two Rakaahs salaah by the Maqaam Ibraheem.

Thereafter, he approached each gathering separately, saying,
"May your faces be disfigured! Whoever wants his mother to mourn him, his children to become orphans and his wife to become a widow should meet me behind this valley (to try and stop my Hijrah)."
None dared follow him out.

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Omar's (ra) nightly visits to people

Omar(ra) went out one night. He found a woman inside her house with her two children crying around. A cooking pot on fire was full ofwater. He came closer to the door. He said: "0, Creature of Allah! Why are those children crying?"
She said: "They are crying of hunger!"
He said: "What is this pot which is on fireplace? "
She replied:" I put water in it in order to make them think it is food and they might keep silent till they sleep. I want to fool them that it contains flour and butter."
Omar(ra) sat down and cried. Then he went to the House of Sadaqa (Alms) and took a big sack in which he put flour, butter, fat, dates, clothes and money. Then told Aslam, his servant, to help him carry it to the woman on his own back. Aslam said: "0, Commander of Believers! Let me carry it."
Omar(ra) said: "No Aslam! No! I carry it because I am responsible on the Day of Judgement."
Omar(ra) carried the sack on his back to the house of the woman and put some flour, fat and dates in the cooking pot. He kept on moving it on fire and blowing wind under it. His beard was long and smoke was going through it. He, then, cooked for children and began to feel them by his hands till they felt full and satisfied. Afterwards, he stayed with them till they played and laughed.
He said: "Do you know Aslam why I stayed with them",
Aslam said: "No! 0, Commander of Believers".
He said: "I saw them crying and I hated to go and let them before I see them laughing. And when they laughed I felt satisfied".

(This is only one famous story about Omar's(ra) visit, to people in order to know their conditions.)

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Hadhrat Umar weeps at the Mention of Jannah

In the chapter discussing the abstinence of Hadhrat Umar the narration has already passed which mentions that
when served a good meal, Hadhrat Umar said, ''While we eat this, what will the poor Muslims have who die without filling themselves with even barley bread?"
Hadhrat Umar bin Waleed replied, "They shall have Jannah."
Tears then started to flow from the eyes of Hadhrat Umar he said, "If this (food) is our share while they have made off with Jannah, then they have certainly excelled us with a tremendous virtue."