Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Companions of The Prophet January 15, 2023

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JAAMI' BAYAAN AL-'ILM by IBN ABDIL BARR, Hadith no 1760
Companions are like stars hadith and their traits
“My Companions are like stars — follow any, be guided.”
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 48
Companions as a nursery of heroes who recognized truth
“Philip Hitti said: a nursery of heroes was born in Arabia.”
JAAMI' BAYAAN AL-'ILM by IBN ABDIL BARR, Hadith no 1760
Companions endured persecution and torture without ever recanting
“Abdullah ibn Masud went to the Kaaba and read Surah Rahman.”
Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd, vol. 2, p. 201
“karoon. jaise apa hazrat abubakar jo Prophet ke baad sab se pehle khaleefa bhi thay aur Prophet ne ek martaba yeh bhi kaha ke amongst all men abubakar obliged me the most with his companionship and wealth.”
Mustadrak al-Hakim, Hadith no. 4407
Abu Bakr instantly recognized the Prophet as truthful
“Abu Bakr was a truth-seeker searching for Abraham's lost faith.”
Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith no. 1678
Umar and Abu Bakr's charity competition story
“Umar gave half his wealth — then Abu Bakr gave it all.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 4642
Umar collapses in fear at a single Quran verse
“Even in fury, one verse read aloud would floor Umar instantly.”
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, pp. 655-656
Umar collapses in fear at a single Quran verse
“Even in fury, one verse read aloud would floor Umar instantly.”
Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya by Ibn Kathir, vol. 10, p. 187
Umar secretly carries food to a hungry family
“He heard children crying — their mother was boiling stones, not food.”
I'laam ul Muwaqqi'een by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah vol 2, p. 123
Umar as caliph: strict justice and total personal poverty
“Even Muawiya was afraid of Umar's iron discipline as ruler.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 4642
A Bedouin insults Umar and a Quran verse stops him
“Forgive the ignorant, the Quran says — and Umar's anger vanished.”
Quran 7:199 · Al-A'raf
A Bedouin insults Umar and a Quran verse stops him
“Forgive the ignorant, the Quran says — and Umar's anger vanished.”
Al-Mutmaneen by Ibn Abi Dunia: 10-11
Abu Bakr's wish to vanish for fear of God
“Abu Bakr wished he were a branch eaten by a camel.”
Kitab al-Shari'ah by Abu Bakr al-Ajurri: 1486
Uthman donates his entire 1000-camel caravan in famine
“A famine hit Medina just as Uthman's camel caravan arrived.”
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat by al-Tabarani, Hadith no. 1866 The Quran 2:245
A companion donates his whole orchard for God's sake
“The Quran asked: who will give God a good loan?”
Quran 2:245 · Al-Baqarah
A companion donates his whole orchard for God's sake
“The Quran asked: who will give God a good loan?”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 22906
Hadith on people loved by God though not prophets
“Shall I tell you who neither prophet nor martyr envy?”
Nail al-Amani by Md Bin Isma'il, vol. 2, p. 600
Khalid bin Walid's famous line after being demoted
“I don't fight for Umar — I fight for Umar's Lord.”
Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith no. 3527
“to jo team bhi is tarike se kaam karegi, puri gehrai se mission ko samajhkar, to uske liye wo itna badi hadith hai ke akhirat mein ambiya bhi uske upar fakhr karenge,”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 882
“دعا یہ کری تھی انہوں نے کہ "Give him steady of tongue and guidance to his heart."”
Hilayat ul Awliya, vol. 4, p. 140
“"deen ke maamle mein beinteha sincere yeh log thay. toh justice par itna zyada qaim thay. Hazrat Ali khaleefa, us waqt aap yeh baat samjhiye ke poori aik empire qaim ho chuki thi. bade bade mulk fateh ho chuke thay. uske khaleefa toh Hazrat Ali ka aik baar aisa hua ke zirah gum ho gayi. woh jangi poshak hota hai, toh woh gum gayi, gum ho gayi.”