Love of the sahabas (ra'hum)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Continued from last entry ...
Rasulallah (saw) also taught “systems of organization” that breaks away from the kingdom type of ruling. Some of the changes brought by Islam that changed the society are:
1. Absolute obedience to Allah (swt) – but everyone else is to be obeyed within the framework of obeying to Allah (swt). There’s no obedience to any creation in disobedience to the Creator. So, people also learned and needed to know there rights so they know when they are being wronged.
2. Rasulallah (saw) became beloved to everyone in the community and that love became very critical and intense and they were practicing everything willingly and with much energy.
· Rasulallah (saw) in bringing change to the newly established society became the most beloved person of all and the most beloved teacher and leader. Their love was so deep that they were practicing and obeying everything out of their deep respect and affection and thus they were doing everything willingly and with such energy. There’s two types of obedience:
i. Obedience out of fear: Ittiba
ii. Obedience out of deep and complete love: ta’at
· They obeyed him (saw), out of ittiba (obeying out of love & respect), not out of ta’at, loving out of fear.
The obedience of the sahabas were out of total love for rasulallah (saw) as they all realized the importance of the reward of the hereafter and how insignificant this world is when compared to the afterlife.
Some examples of how deeply the people loved rasulallah (saw) ....
Umm Jameel & Abu Bakr
During the early days of Islam in Mecca, once Abu Bakr (RA) defending rasulallah (saw), got beaten up in front of the ka’aba so bad that his face could not be recognized anymore. The severity of his condition was to an extent that his facial features couldn't be distinguished - that’s how bad his condition was. People were very sure that he was going to die out of this torture and they carried him home. At the end of the day, when he gained consciousness, seeing this, his mother was overjoyed with the fact that his son gained back life. So, the mother gave him something to drink and was trying to feed him. He kept refusing to eat/drink and at the end of the day when he was able to speak, the first thing that came out of mouth was, “what happened to rasulallah (saw)? How is rasulallah (saw)?” subhanallah! This was their awareness and this is how deep their love was. When we are in fear or danger - it is not very normal to think of another person's wellbeing when we regain consciousness. However, the sahabas' love for rasulallah was beyond our imagination and comprehension.
So, anyways, Abu Bakr (RA)'s mother told him not to worry and take a few sips from the drink. But he kept insisting and then atlast the mother said, how can I find out how Muhammad (saw) is? So, he (RA) told her to go to sister of Omar (RA), umm Jameel, as she would have news of rasulallah (saw). Remember, this was the time when muslims were practicing secretly and even let alone the quraysh, they were scared of disclosing their muslim identity to even the muslims – that’s how cautious they were. Abu Bakr’s mother was not muslim and so she went to Umm Jameel and asked her – ya umm Jameel how’s Muhammad (saw)? I came from Abu Bakr and I’m his mother and he refuses to eat/drink anything till he knows about rasulallah (saw). Hearing this Umm Jameel’s reaction was, "who is Abu Bakr and who is Muhammad (saw)? I do not know any of them." The mother then tried to explain that Abu Bakr’s situation was very critical and she must tell him. To this Umm Jameel repeated the same thing and said see if you want I can go to your son and tell him that I don’t know him. --- See how smart and cautious they were! So, she was taken by Umm Abu Bakr to their house so she could talk to Abu Bakr (RA). Until she saw him in his condition, she was strong. Once she saw Abu bakr's condition, she couldn’t hold her tears anymore and just broke. She started crying profusely and was saying that, "people who do this to you have no shame and I hope Allah (swt) punishes them for you".
So, Abu Bakr (RA) asked her, how’s rasulallah (saw)? She tried to signal that his mother is listening. To this Abu Bakr (RA) said, don’t worry, I know my mother and she will not be of any harm. With this assurance, Umm jameel then said said, “he (saw) is fine”. He asked, ‘where’s he?’ she replied, he’s in the house of Ibn Arqam. Hearing this he (RA) said, I’m not going to drink anything till I see him. He was so insistent and thus she said, wait till it gets dark. So, then the two women took him to see rasulallah (saw) – Abu Bakr (RA) could barely walk and went putting two hands on the shoulders of them.
Urwah ibn Mas’ud As Shukafi
He was among the delegation of the treaty of hudaibiya from among the quraish. Seeing the loyalties of the companions and their love for him (saw), Urwah upon returning to the quraish told them, “ I went to Caesar, Kisra and Negus, but I have never seen a leader who was so glorified and loved by his people like Muhammad (saw)".
One of the women who lost her father, brother, and husband in one of the battles asked people about rasulallah (saw); that how he (saw) is doing and whether he is safe or not etc. To this the people told her that you have lost your father, brother, and your husband in the battle. She replied saying I know. But I’m asking about Rasulallah (saw). So, she went to see him and found out that rasulallah (saw) was alright and when he heard of what happened to her, rasulallah (saw) tried to console her and to this she replied, “Every calamity beside you is nothing ya rasulallah!” - Subhanallah!
In those days people were ready to sacrifice their wealth, power, family - and all their possessions just to gain the pleasure of Allah (swt) and his Rasul (saw) with only one goal - reward in the hereafter. These days do we see this? Today people are ready to give up iman to fit into the society - for power, for wealth and for anything worldly - only to gain this dunya and in their quest to fulfill their worldly needs, little attention do we pay to the hereafter. Subhanallah! See the change in our mentality! Who's being the looser?
So, this was the change in heart and mind setting and in the behavior of individuals and in the entire community that increased their love for Allah (swt), his rasul and towards dawah.
Story of Khubey
He was tortured by the Quraish in such a way that his skin and body parts were being cut into pieces and he was asked, 'wouldn’t you want to be safe at home while Muhammad (saw) is tortured this way?' His reply was – 'Wallahi! I would not exchange my safety with even a thorn touching rasulallah (saw).'
That’s how much the sahabas and the people of that time loved rasulallah (saw). Talk about love! One man witnessed this event of Khubey and he wasn;t a muslim at that time and he didn't say anything. So, long after Hijra the man moved to medina and accepted Islam everytime he used to recall this and he would not only feel bad since he couldn’t do anything but whenever the man would recall this event he would to faint!
Story of the three men from Gazwatul Tabuk
During the time of gazwatul tabuk, rasulallah (saw) were asking people to come and join the army in preparation for the gazwa (war). There were three men who didn’t go even though they were able to in all aspect. One of them was Kaab ibn Malik, who was the youngest among the three. They went to rasulallah (saw) and confessed that they were able but didn’t go. They realized that they commited a great mistake as no other time they were more able to go and join the war than this time. So, they went to rasulallah (saw) to ask what they should do. That is, how should they repent and what is to be done with them? To this rasulallah said Allah would decide on this matter. Until then, they were isolated for 50 days from the community – nobody was talking to them. Can you imagine a person living in a soceity where nobody was talking to them? Today even if our friends and family would forsake us - we would probably move to another location and start over - atleast we would not be detached from human interaction and any form of communication. However, their dedication for tawba was so great that they stayed back and was dedicaded to seek Allah (swt)'s forgiveness. Not a single person would talk to them or smile at them. Subhanallah!
They were ordered not to approach their wife during this period. To this Kaab ibn Malik asked rasulallah(saw) whether he should divorce his wife. Look at their sincerety! They were ready to do anything for the sake of Allah (swt) – that’s how much taqwa these people had. They realized that they have made a mistake and they were willing to do anything to earn back the pleasure of Allah (swt) and His Rasul. This shows the level of obedience they had – they were ready to do anything. Rasulallah (saw) said – no need to divorce just stay away from your wife and don't be intimate. So, he sent away his wife and asked him not to come back till this matter was settled.
Eventually the verse was revealed and the matter was settled.
Continued from last entry ...
Rasulallah (saw) also taught “systems of organization” that breaks away from the kingdom type of ruling. Some of the changes brought by Islam that changed the society are:
1. Absolute obedience to Allah (swt) – but everyone else is to be obeyed within the framework of obeying to Allah (swt). There’s no obedience to any creation in disobedience to the Creator. So, people also learned and needed to know there rights so they know when they are being wronged.
2. Rasulallah (saw) became beloved to everyone in the community and that love became very critical and intense and they were practicing everything willingly and with much energy.
· Rasulallah (saw) in bringing change to the newly established society became the most beloved person of all and the most beloved teacher and leader. Their love was so deep that they were practicing and obeying everything out of their deep respect and affection and thus they were doing everything willingly and with such energy. There’s two types of obedience:
i. Obedience out of fear: Ittiba
ii. Obedience out of deep and complete love: ta’at
· They obeyed him (saw), out of ittiba (obeying out of love & respect), not out of ta’at, loving out of fear.
The obedience of the sahabas were out of total love for rasulallah (saw) as they all realized the importance of the reward of the hereafter and how insignificant this world is when compared to the afterlife.
Some examples of how deeply the people loved rasulallah (saw) ....
Umm Jameel & Abu Bakr
During the early days of Islam in Mecca, once Abu Bakr (RA) defending rasulallah (saw), got beaten up in front of the ka’aba so bad that his face could not be recognized anymore. The severity of his condition was to an extent that his facial features couldn't be distinguished - that’s how bad his condition was. People were very sure that he was going to die out of this torture and they carried him home. At the end of the day, when he gained consciousness, seeing this, his mother was overjoyed with the fact that his son gained back life. So, the mother gave him something to drink and was trying to feed him. He kept refusing to eat/drink and at the end of the day when he was able to speak, the first thing that came out of mouth was, “what happened to rasulallah (saw)? How is rasulallah (saw)?” subhanallah! This was their awareness and this is how deep their love was. When we are in fear or danger - it is not very normal to think of another person's wellbeing when we regain consciousness. However, the sahabas' love for rasulallah was beyond our imagination and comprehension.
So, anyways, Abu Bakr (RA)'s mother told him not to worry and take a few sips from the drink. But he kept insisting and then atlast the mother said, how can I find out how Muhammad (saw) is? So, he (RA) told her to go to sister of Omar (RA), umm Jameel, as she would have news of rasulallah (saw). Remember, this was the time when muslims were practicing secretly and even let alone the quraysh, they were scared of disclosing their muslim identity to even the muslims – that’s how cautious they were. Abu Bakr’s mother was not muslim and so she went to Umm Jameel and asked her – ya umm Jameel how’s Muhammad (saw)? I came from Abu Bakr and I’m his mother and he refuses to eat/drink anything till he knows about rasulallah (saw). Hearing this Umm Jameel’s reaction was, "who is Abu Bakr and who is Muhammad (saw)? I do not know any of them." The mother then tried to explain that Abu Bakr’s situation was very critical and she must tell him. To this Umm Jameel repeated the same thing and said see if you want I can go to your son and tell him that I don’t know him. --- See how smart and cautious they were! So, she was taken by Umm Abu Bakr to their house so she could talk to Abu Bakr (RA). Until she saw him in his condition, she was strong. Once she saw Abu bakr's condition, she couldn’t hold her tears anymore and just broke. She started crying profusely and was saying that, "people who do this to you have no shame and I hope Allah (swt) punishes them for you".
So, Abu Bakr (RA) asked her, how’s rasulallah (saw)? She tried to signal that his mother is listening. To this Abu Bakr (RA) said, don’t worry, I know my mother and she will not be of any harm. With this assurance, Umm jameel then said said, “he (saw) is fine”. He asked, ‘where’s he?’ she replied, he’s in the house of Ibn Arqam. Hearing this he (RA) said, I’m not going to drink anything till I see him. He was so insistent and thus she said, wait till it gets dark. So, then the two women took him to see rasulallah (saw) – Abu Bakr (RA) could barely walk and went putting two hands on the shoulders of them.
Urwah ibn Mas’ud As Shukafi
He was among the delegation of the treaty of hudaibiya from among the quraish. Seeing the loyalties of the companions and their love for him (saw), Urwah upon returning to the quraish told them, “ I went to Caesar, Kisra and Negus, but I have never seen a leader who was so glorified and loved by his people like Muhammad (saw)".
One of the women who lost her father, brother, and husband in one of the battles asked people about rasulallah (saw); that how he (saw) is doing and whether he is safe or not etc. To this the people told her that you have lost your father, brother, and your husband in the battle. She replied saying I know. But I’m asking about Rasulallah (saw). So, she went to see him and found out that rasulallah (saw) was alright and when he heard of what happened to her, rasulallah (saw) tried to console her and to this she replied, “Every calamity beside you is nothing ya rasulallah!” - Subhanallah!
In those days people were ready to sacrifice their wealth, power, family - and all their possessions just to gain the pleasure of Allah (swt) and his Rasul (saw) with only one goal - reward in the hereafter. These days do we see this? Today people are ready to give up iman to fit into the society - for power, for wealth and for anything worldly - only to gain this dunya and in their quest to fulfill their worldly needs, little attention do we pay to the hereafter. Subhanallah! See the change in our mentality! Who's being the looser?
So, this was the change in heart and mind setting and in the behavior of individuals and in the entire community that increased their love for Allah (swt), his rasul and towards dawah.
Story of Khubey
He was tortured by the Quraish in such a way that his skin and body parts were being cut into pieces and he was asked, 'wouldn’t you want to be safe at home while Muhammad (saw) is tortured this way?' His reply was – 'Wallahi! I would not exchange my safety with even a thorn touching rasulallah (saw).'
That’s how much the sahabas and the people of that time loved rasulallah (saw). Talk about love! One man witnessed this event of Khubey and he wasn;t a muslim at that time and he didn't say anything. So, long after Hijra the man moved to medina and accepted Islam everytime he used to recall this and he would not only feel bad since he couldn’t do anything but whenever the man would recall this event he would to faint!
Story of the three men from Gazwatul Tabuk
During the time of gazwatul tabuk, rasulallah (saw) were asking people to come and join the army in preparation for the gazwa (war). There were three men who didn’t go even though they were able to in all aspect. One of them was Kaab ibn Malik, who was the youngest among the three. They went to rasulallah (saw) and confessed that they were able but didn’t go. They realized that they commited a great mistake as no other time they were more able to go and join the war than this time. So, they went to rasulallah (saw) to ask what they should do. That is, how should they repent and what is to be done with them? To this rasulallah said Allah would decide on this matter. Until then, they were isolated for 50 days from the community – nobody was talking to them. Can you imagine a person living in a soceity where nobody was talking to them? Today even if our friends and family would forsake us - we would probably move to another location and start over - atleast we would not be detached from human interaction and any form of communication. However, their dedication for tawba was so great that they stayed back and was dedicaded to seek Allah (swt)'s forgiveness. Not a single person would talk to them or smile at them. Subhanallah!
They were ordered not to approach their wife during this period. To this Kaab ibn Malik asked rasulallah(saw) whether he should divorce his wife. Look at their sincerety! They were ready to do anything for the sake of Allah (swt) – that’s how much taqwa these people had. They realized that they have made a mistake and they were willing to do anything to earn back the pleasure of Allah (swt) and His Rasul. This shows the level of obedience they had – they were ready to do anything. Rasulallah (saw) said – no need to divorce just stay away from your wife and don't be intimate. So, he sent away his wife and asked him not to come back till this matter was settled.
Eventually the verse was revealed and the matter was settled.
Reflection:
How intense is our love for Allah (swt) and His rasul? Are we working on increasing it? We humans have this love inside of us which is very normal and natural. This energy of love when put in improper place and not used in the right way can be very dangerous and bring consequenses which are displeasing to Allah (swt). This love should be channeled only to love Allah (swt) and to each and every way that Allah (swt) chooses for us. It’s an innate nature of every human being to have that energy of love. The sahabas used it in the right place - what are we doing with that intense high energy of love? What did the people before that do? How is it being used these days? Where is that emotion being directed?
o During the jahiliya period, people used that love worshipping idols.
oThese days people are directing this love to either loving power, women, status, position etc.
§ Thus that’s how the love for Allah (swt) and rasulallah (saw) is being misused. There’s no virtue! And this leads the person to be in illusion and replace such high energy in destructive emotions which are not normal. But in the absence of normality – we start viewing abnormal as normal and we end up adopting and borrowing practices that are not part of this deen. The root of all this – lack of knowledge. And even if we have knowledge sometimes we are too arrogant to obey Allah (swt) as we see admitting our fault and shortcoming as something inferior and a matter that losses our dignity.
That’s why the love for this deen includes love for Allah and rasulallah (saw) and the love of the sahabas were unimaginable. May Allah (swt) help us love Him and His last prophet (saw) as did the sahabas. Ameen
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From Imam Djaffar's Halaqa
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