Stories of Sahaabah – Chapter Two – The Fear of Allah Ta‘ala

Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) said, “One who can weep should do so, and one who cannot should adopt the appearance of a weeping person.” Whenever Hazrat Muhammed bin Munkadir (rahimahullah) would weep, he would wipe his tears over his face and beard and would say, “I have heard that …

A Hadith mentions that Allah Ta‘ala says, “I do not join two fears in the heart of My slave. If he does not fear Me in this world, I shall give him fear in the next, but if he fears Me in this world, I shall save him from all …

It is very difficult to cover all that is mentioned in the Quraan, the Hadith, and in the incidents of the pious saints, about the importance of the fear of Allah Ta‘ala. It should, however, be understood that the fear of Allah Ta‘ala is the stairway to all spiritual perfection …

Hazrat Hanzalah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) says: Once, we were seated in the gathering of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) when he delivered some advices. Our hearts became soft, our eyes were flowing with tears, and the reality of our condition (in deen) dawned upon us. Thereafter, when the gathering was over, I …

Once, when Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) came to the musjid for salaah, he noticed that some people were laughing and giggling among themselves. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) addressed them saying, “Had you remembered death often, I would not see you like this. Therefore, think of death often. Not a single …

The Tabook expedition is one of the famous expeditions of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and it was the last expedition in which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) took part. When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) heard that the Caesar (king of Rome) gathered a large army to wipe out Islam and was …

Wahab bin Munabbih (rahimahullah) says: After Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) became blind (in his old age), I once led him to the Haram Shareef in Makkah Mukarramah, where he heard a group of people arguing among themselves. He asked me to lead him to them. On coming to …

Once, when Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was going towards Harrah (a place on the outskirts of Madinah Munawwarah) with his slave, Aslam, he saw a fire burning in the desert. He said, “There seems to be a camp. Perhaps it is a caravan that could not enter the town due …

Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) would often hold a blade of dry grass in his hand and say, “I wish I were a blade of dry grass like this.” Sometimes, he would say, “I wish my mother had not given birth to me.” Once, Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was busy with …

It is the belief of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah that from all the people in the world, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) holds the highest rank after the rank of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam). There is absolutely no doubt that Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is from the …