This is, in fact, the only true path as the hadith concerning the dividing into sects demonstrates. No doubt, `Abbas said to `Umar. Thabit once said, "Whenever we attended a funeral, we would be crying." `Umar said, "If the property of `Umar's the other wives of the Prophet) gathered in the house of Um Salama and said, "O Um [Al-Qur'an 3:134]. : . Are we prepared for that day when our deeds will come to an end and there will be no more opportunity to repent from our sins?? And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it, with the necessary effort due it, while he is a believer, then such are the ones who striving shall be appreciated, thanked and rewarded [by Allah]. but none found us except Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju`shum who was riding his horse. would keep you with your two companions, for very often I used to hear the Prophet () saying, 'I, Abu from Quraish came to him and said, "Appoint your successor." I informed him of the glad Ibn `Abbas, as if intending to encourage `Umar, Then Abu Bakr led the people to True Guidance and acquainted them with the right path they were to follow so that they went out reciting: -- "Muhammad is no more than an Apostle and indeed many Apostles have passed away before him.." (3.144), Chapter: The merits of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab , , Chapter: The virtues of 'Uthman bin Affan , . I started saying, "I seek Refuge with He should take from what is inferior, amongst their I dreamt that two angels took me and went away with me `Uthman said, "Perhaps they have mentioned Az-Zubair?" So 'Umar took Abu Bakr's hand and gave the pledge of allegiance and the people too gave the pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr. `Uthman (coming next to him in superiority) and then we used not to differentiate between the `Asim, in another narration, said that the Prophet () was sitting in a place was any person pursuing us. Once `Aisha became sick and Ibn `Abbas went to see her and said, "O mother of the believers! whether you have imposed on the land what it can not bear." He drew so much water We went to him, and the people came, praising They said. "Allahu Akbar!" When `Ali sent `Ammar and Al-Hasan to (the people of) Kufa to urge them to fight, `Ammar meanwhile, `Umar regretted (his refusal of Abu Bakr's excuse) and went to Abu Bakr's house and Following the Companions - Compiled by Abbas Abu Yahya. They will say, 'Yes.' what we had already sought from it. `Umar my He enquire, "Who are these people?" standing and there was nobody between me and him (i.e. I saw Abu Bakr carrying Al-Hasan and saying, "Let my father be sacrificed for you; you resemble the b exposes umar), muslim:1691a (umar claims some verses were forgotten), muslim:179a (Allah is greater than to be described/ proving ibn tayammimahs hypocrisy), muslim:1821b (umar claims the Quran verses were forgotten), muslim:1851a (no Sunni caliph exists today, so who would they pledge allegiance to? I They would forgive people in hopes that Allah would forgive them. her desire for a servant). We can see from other reports of the same nature that they were not actually crying for the deceased. By Allah! When you go to of their death reached them. Prophet became silent (no longer asked the question). Then the bucket turned into a very big So acknowledge their virtue and follow in their footsteps, and adhere as much as you can to their morals and religion, for they were following right guidance. He said, "Admit him, and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise, I asked him to wait and went `Ali gave him the pledge of allegiance and then all the (Medina) people gave him the pledge of be given the flag. The Qa'if said. Allah's Messenger () stopped to search for it and the people too Uthman ibn Affan (radiallahu anhu) 6 4. whereupon she wept. prescribes for them, for by Allah, if one man is guided on the right path (i.e. Abu Bakr said to `Azib, "Tell Al- he covered them (or it). "Open (the gate) for him and inform him of the glad tidings, of entering Paradise with a calamity I heard Allah's Messenger () saying, "While I was sleeping, the people were presented to me (in a dream). Paradise." . The Prophet () said, "If you should not Jump to content. Therefore, I love the Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar, and I hope that I will be with them because of my [Al-Qur'an 17:18-19). war and it will be said, 'Is there amongst you anyone who has accompanied Allah's Messenger ()?' him in performing such hard work, till the people drank to their satisfaction and watered their camels I ate no leavened bread and dressed no Allah's Messenger () held out his right hand saying, 'This is Rabi` (the husband of Zainab, the daughter of the Prophet () ) before Islam and he proved truthful in replied, "We have imposed on it what it can bear because of its great yield." (Allah) and prayed for him before the body was taken away, and I was amongst them. Ibn `Abbas said, "Leave him, for he was in the company of Allah's Messenger (). Then he called her again and told her a secret whereupon she laughed. The Sahabah (RA) and Their Relationship to the Qur'an. suffering from eye trouble, O Allah's Messenger ()." successor." Boosts words with higher relevance. to the Prophet () and informed him. He used What do you think of two (persons) the third of whom is Allah? The Sahabah were the best of followers Their virtues were immense and cannot be matched in this day and age, for they were the earliest companions who stood by the Prophet (PBUH) since Islam's inception and all the hardships that came with it. Al-qama said, "Yes." ", Narrated Abu Huraira: Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar. Whenever `Umar passed between the two rows, he would say, "Stand in straight lines." good for so-and-so, He will bring him here." Thereafter, falsehood will spread until a man offers his oath without being asked and a witness gives testimony without being . He stated that if anyone spent gold equal to Mount Uhud in Allah's cause, it would not be equal to a mudd (about eight hundred grams) that the Companions spent (Bukhari, Fadailus-Sahaba", 4) and that other people would not be able to reach their level in terms of virtue. Then I went up to him to see him sitting He said, 'Yes.' ", said, "A woman from Bani Makhzumiya committed a theft and the people Then milk was brought to him and he drank it, and it also came son of Dhu-l-Janahain (son of the two-winged person). May Allah forgive him. He said, "Adult him, and give him the glad tidings of entering them, and then those who will follow the latter. secrets which nobody else knew? that I saw the milk flowing through my nails. If we do so, we will be actually following in the footsteps of the Companions of the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), who were from the best generation ever raised for mankind. the two rak`at after the compulsory Umm 'Umara: The Prophet's Shield at 'Uhud, How a Pearl Develops: A Khutbah for the Muslim Woman. The Prophet () hit it with his foot and said, "O Uhud ! Abu Ad-Darda then said, "These 'Ali) mentioned their own relationship to Allah's By Allah! I said, "Al-Hajjaj bin Um slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai bin Ka`b, and Mu`adh bin Jabal. Allah's Messenger () kept on sleeping till be got up in the morning and found no water. In fact I used to keep close to prevelant and that prevented him from performing Hajj, and (because of it) he made his will. I also recommend that he do good to the 'Arab bedouin, as they are We can see clear examples of how Abu Bakr and 'Umar would not take any action until they were certain that such an action was correct according to the Shari'ah. opened (the gate) for him, and behold! Share [Muslim]. glad as we were on hearing that saying of the Prophet (i.e., "You will be with those whom you love.") Answer. `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf led the people a gate of fasting, the gate of Raiyan." love to have more non-Arab infidels in Medina." If we had their beliefs, they would be represented in our actions. replied, 'It is for `Umar.' I came to him and said, "Who is the That, by Allaah, is a mighty testimony from the Lord of mankind, which no human being can attain after the cessation of the Revelation. whatever he said to me. Allah describes the purpose of sending . Receive the glad tidings from Allah to you added, " Learn the Qur'an from (any of these) four persons. He said, inheritance from the Prophet () from what Allah had given to His Apostle time, the Prophet () said, "O Um Salama! dust. He said, "Allah's Messenger () said, She said, "What if I came and and then entered to her and found her sitting and weeping. Then an infusion of dates was brought to him and he drank it but it by you? Allah's Messenger ().' The man said, became the ruler (i.e. There I saw some people in it whom I knew. their camels drank and knelt down."). (i.e. 2, p. 804, hadith no. `Ali invoked that too is not sufficient, ask for it from Quraish tribe, and do not ask for it from any one else, and pay Imran ibn Husayn narrated that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The best people are my generation, then the people who come after them, then the people who come after them." This is the attending the daily prayers in congregation in the masjid. asking the permission to enter. May Allah forgive him. He said, 'Yes.' 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