KNOW YOUR COMPANIONS & ROLE MODELS👬 In this series we shall be periodically reminding ourselves of the companions of the Prophet(saas), their way of life and lessons to be learnt from these companions if possible. The Sahaabah were the companions of Prophet Muhammad (saas). They are described in glowing terms by the Prophet (saas) as the following hadith from Sahih Muslim shows: Book 30, Number 6159 Narrated Aisha:A person asked Allahs Apostle (peace be upon him) as to who amongst the people were the best. He said: Of the generation to which I belong, then of the second generation (generation adjacent to my generation), then of the third generation (generation adjacent to the second generation. It is not uncommon to see most of us memorise the lives of our heads of state, so called celebrities and even footballers but know nothing about the people who sacrificed their everything to make this religion see the light of day with the help of Allah. Some of us even go the extra mile to make these so called celebrities our role models forgetting about our real role models; that is the Sahaabah. In this light, it is extremely important to learn about these companions who constituted the best generation so as to shape our own lives. We start briefly with Abbad Ibn Bishr(may Allah be pleased with him). It was the fourth year after the Hijrah. The city of the Prophet was still under threat from within and without. From within, the influential Jewish tribe the Banu anNadir broke their agreement with the Prophet and made plans to kill him. For this, they were banished from the city. This was in the month of Safar. Two months of uneasy quiet passed. Then the Prophet received news that tribes from distant Najd were planning an attack. To pre-empt them, the Prophet gathered a force of over four hundred men and leaving one of his companions Uthman ibn Affan in charge of the city, then set out eastwards. Among this force was the young Madinan, Abbad ibn Bishr. Arriving at Najd, the Prophet found the habitations of the hostile tribes strangely deserted of men. Only women were around.The men had taken to their hills. Some of them regrouped and prepared to fight. The time of Salat al-Asr (the afternoon prayer) came. The Prophet feared that the hostile tribesmen would attack them during prayer. He arranged the Muslims in ranks and divided them into two groups and performed the prayer as the Salat alKhawf (the Prayer of Fear). With one group he performed one rakah while the other group stood on guard. For the second rakah the groups changed places. Each group completed its prayer with one rakah after the Prophet had finished... On beholding the disciplined ranks of the Muslims the hostile tribesmen became uneasy and afraid. The Prophet had made his presence felt and something of his mission was now known at first hand in the central highlands of Arabia when he departed peacefully. On the way back, the Prophet pitched camp in a valley for a night. As soon as the Muslims had settled their camel mounts, the Prophet peace be on him, asked: Who will be our guard tonight? We, O Messenger of God, said Abbad ibn Bishr and Ammar ibn Yasir both of whom had been paired off as brothers by the Prophet when he arrived in Madinah after the Hijrah. Abbad and Ammar left for the mouth of the valley to take up duty. Abbad saw that his brother was tired and asked him: What part of the night do you wish to sleep, the first or the second? I shall sleep during the first part, said Ammar who was soon fast asleep quite close to Abbad. How did this noble companion guard over 400 men at that critical moment??? We shall soon find out later in the day. Stay Blessed Wa Salaam!!!😇
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:41:52 +0000
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