Stories of Sahaabah – Chapter Three – The Worldly Abstinence of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum)

In the month of Rajab of the year 8 AH, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) sent an army of three hundred Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) towards the coast under the leadership of Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). When dispatching the army, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had given them a bag full of …

A Sahaabi once came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and said, “O Rasul of Allah! I really have a great amount of love for you!” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) replied, “Consider well what you are saying.” However, the Sahaabi repeated his statement saying, “I really have a great amount of …

The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were once sitting with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) when a certain person passed by. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) asked the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), “What do you think of this person?” The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) responded by saying, “O Rasul of Allah! He is one of the …

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) once mentioned to the people: If only you people could have seen the time when, for prolonged periods, some of us could not even find enough food to keep our backs straight when standing. Because of my extreme hunger, I would lie with my right …

Once, while Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was delivering the Khutbah, it was noticed that his lower garment had as many as twelve patches, including one of leather. On one occasion, when Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) arrived late for the Jumu’ah salaah, he addressed the congregation saying, “Please do excuse me! …

Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was also a businessman by trade. When he was appointed as the Khalifah (after Hazrat Abu Bakr [radhiyallahu ‘anhu]), an allowance was stipulated for him from the Bayt-ul-Maal. Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) gathered the people and said to them, “I used to earn my living through …

Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) earned his living by buying and selling cloth. After being appointed the Khalifah (after the demise of Rasulullah [sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam]), the following day, as usual, he left his home to proceed to the market to do trade. On the way, he met Hazrat Umar …

Once, Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wiped his nose with a piece of fine cloth, and then said to himself, “Look at the condition of Abu Hurairah! Today he cleans his nose with fine cloth, whereas there was a time when I remember him lying down unconscious between the mimbar …

On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had taken an oath that he would not live with his wives for one month in order to correct them for some mistake they had made. For that one month, he lived in a separate room which was upstairs in his house. A …

There are many Ahaadeeth discussing how Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) himself chose and loved to lead a life of worldly abstinence. There are so many narrations of this nature found in the kitaabs of Hadith that to gather and present all the narrations is difficult. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned, …