Category: The Ṣaḥābah
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ‘Abdur-Rahman ibn ‘Awf رضي الله عنه was fasting, and food had been laid down for him [to break his fast with]. Upon seeing this, he remarked, “Muṣ‘ab ibn Umayr was martyred, and he was better than me; he was shrouded in a sheet [so small] that if his head was covered…
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Aslam رضي الله عنه narrates that ‘Umar رضي الله عنه once received news that Abū ‘Ubaydah رضي الله عنه had been besieged in Syria, and the enemy had joined forces against him. So ‘Umar رضي الله عنه wrote to him: Peace [be upon you]. No difficulty befalls a believing servant, [except that] Allāh creates after…
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‘Āṣim ibn Muḥammad narrates from his father that he said: “I did not hear Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنه mentioning the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ except that his eyes would immediately well with tears.” [1] [1] Aṭ-Ṭabaqāt of Ibn Sa‘d اخرج ابن سعد في الطبقات عن عاصم بن محمد عن أبيه قال: “ما سمعت ابن…
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‘Abdul Malik ibn Marwān once said after having mentioned Mu‘āwiyah رضي الله عنه: “I have not seen anyone like him in wisdom, forbearance and nobility.”[1] [1] Ibn Kathīr قال عبد الملك بن مروان يوماً وذكر معاوية فقال: “ما رأيت مثله في حلمه واحتماله وكرمه.”
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It has been narrated from ‘Abdur Raḥmān At-Taymī رحمه الله that he said: “I said to myself one night, ‘Today, nobody will beat me standing in ṣalāh tonight,’ so I started my ṣalāh. I then noticed the shuffling of a man behind me, and I found it to be ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān رضي الله عنه,…
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It has been narrated from Abū Wā’il رحمه الله that he said: “Ibn Mas‘ūd رضي الله عنه came to us and gave us the news of the passing away of ‘Umar رضي الله عنه – I have not experienced a day in which he wept and grieved more than that day – and then he…