{"id":21137,"date":"2023-10-23T16:49:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=21137"},"modified":"2025-02-05T11:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:14:20","slug":"hazrat-abdullah-zul-bijaadain-radhiyallahu-anhu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=21137","title":{"rendered":"Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18671\" src=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Madinah-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Madinah-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Madinah-1-190x127.jpg 190w, https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Madinah-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n        <style>\n            #h5vp69f0a5cc7792e {  width: 100%; }#h5vp69f0a5cc7792e .pdp_plyr_area {  width: 100%; }        <\/style>\n        <div id=\"h5vp69f0a5cc7792e\" class=\"pdp-wrapper pdp_initializer pdp_wrapper_default light\" data-settings=\"{&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;controls&quot;:[&quot;play&quot;,&quot;progress&quot;,&quot;current-time&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;,&quot;volume&quot;,&quot;settings&quot;,&quot;download&quot;],&quot;tooltips&quot;:{&quot;controls&quot;:true,&quot;seek&quot;:true},&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;active&quot;:false}},&quot;infos&quot;:{&quot;share&quot;:false,&quot;shares&quot;:[&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;twitter&quot;,&quot;linkedin&quot;,&quot;pinterest&quot;,&quot;stumbleupon&quot;,&quot;whatsapp&quot;,&quot;email&quot;],&quot;showCount&quot;:false,&quot;showLabel&quot;:false,&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;default&quot;}}\">\n                                <div id=\"\" class=\"row pdp-item pdf_player\">\n                                                <div class=\"pdp_plyr_area col-md-9\">\n                                                            <h3 title=\"Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) \">Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) <\/h3>\n                                                        <div class=\"audioWrapper\">\n                                <audio class=\"podcast\" playsinline>\n                                    <source src=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/33_Hazrat-Abdullah-Zul-Bijaadain-radhiyallahu-anhu-1.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\" \/>\n                                    Your browser does not support the audio tag.\n                                <\/audio>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n<p>Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was a Sahaabi of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) who came from the Muzainah tribe. He had two brothers who had also accepted Islam. They were Hazrat Mughaffal and Hazrat Khuzaa\u2019ee (radhiyallahu \u2018anhuma).<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) grew up as an orphan, as his father passed away while he was still a child. Since Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was a small child with no money, his uncle looked after him and took care of him. His uncle was a rich man and gave a lot of money, camels and sheep to Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu).<\/p>\n<p>When Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) left Makkah Mukarramah and performed hijrah to Madinah Munawwarah, and the news of Islam began to spread among the Arabs, then Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) learnt about Islam and wished to become a Muslim. However, he was afraid to become a Muslim because his uncle was a disbeliever and would be angry with him and punish him if he accepted Islam. In this way, many years passed, and Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) had still not accepted Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) one day went to his uncle and said, \u201cO my uncle! I have been waiting for you to accept Islam so that I may also accept Islam with you, but it seems that you do not want to follow Muhammed (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and accept Islam, so I cannot continue waiting for you. Allow me to accept Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His uncle became furious and said to him, \u201cIf you follow Muhammed (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and become a Muslim, I will take away everything which I have given you! I will even take away the clothes which you have!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was sincere and wanted to become a Muslim. Allah Ta\u2018ala had placed the true desire for Islam in his heart, so his uncle\u2019s threats did not worry him and scare him. The main thing that he wanted in his life was to become a Muslim and to please Allah Ta\u2018ala.<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) said to his uncle, \u201cBy Allah! I will follow Muhammed (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and become a Muslim. I am not going to worship stones and idols anymore! Here is all the money and wealth that I have &#8211; you may take it back if you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His uncle was so angry with him that he took everything away. Since he even wanted the clothes which Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was wearing, Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) went to his mother to get some clothing to wear. His mother took a piece of rough, coarse cloth, which is called \u201cbijaad\u201d in Arabic. She tore it into two pieces and gave them to him. One piece was for him to wear as a lower garment, and the other as a shawl.<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) then left his people and set out for Madinah Munawwarah to meet Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam). When he reached Madinah Munawwarah, it was the time of early dawn, before the fajr salaah, so he lay down in the musjid and rested.<\/p>\n<p>After performing the Fajr Salaah, it was the habit of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) to look at the Sahaabah to see who was present for salaah. While Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) was looking at his Sahaabah, he saw Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu), but did not recognize him. Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) asked him, \u201cWho are you?\u201d Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) told Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) that his name was Abdul Uzzaa.<\/p>\n<p>Uzzaa was the name of one of the idols which the kuffaar would worship, and the name \u2018Abdul Uzzaa\u2019 meant \u2018the slave of Uzzaa\u2019. Since this name had a bad meaning, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) changed his name and gave him a good name. Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) said to him, \u201cRather you are Abdullah (which means \u201cthe slave of Allah\u201d), Zul-Bijaadain (which means the one who has two coarse cloths),\u201d and from that day onwards, Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) became known by this name \u2013 Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) told him that he should remain very close to him. He thus remained very close to Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), learnt a great amount of the Quraan Majeed from him and benefited from his mubaarak company immensely. Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) also loved to recite the Qur\u2019aan Majeed and make zikr, and he was known for reciting the Qur\u2019aan Majeed and making zikr in a loud voice.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that when Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) passed away, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) himself went down into his grave, and it was none other than the two great Sahaabah \u2013 Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) and Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) who lowered his body into the grave. When they were carrying his body, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) said to them, \u201cHandle his body carefully! Indeed, he loved Allah and His Rasul (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After they completed burying him, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) turned towards the qiblah, raised his blessed hands and made dua to Allah Ta\u2018ala saying, \u201cO Allah! I am pleased with him, so You also be pleased with him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This dua of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) for Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was so special that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas\u2019ood (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) says, \u201cBy Allah! How I wished that I was in his place, even though I had accepted Islam fifteen years before him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lessons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From this incident, we see that the most important thing in the lives of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhum) was to please Allah Ta\u2018ala and remain firm upon Islam. They could lose their money and home \u2013 but they were not prepared to lose their imaan and Islam.<\/li>\n<li>Muslims must keep good names. The names which were most beloved to Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) were the names Abdullah and Abdur Rahmaan. In the Qur\u2019aan Majeed, we are taught that we must call people by the names which they like. If we call people by names which they do not like, we will be sinful.<\/li>\n<li>Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) remained close to Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), benefiting from him and learning the Qur\u2019aan Majeed from him. We must also sit in the company of the pious friends of Allah Ta\u2018ala so that we can learn from them and benefit from them.<\/li>\n<li>Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas\u2019ood (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) admired Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu), as Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) had made special dua for him. If we want to acquire the special dua of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), then we should perform all our sunnah salaah. Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) said that the one who performs all the sunnah mu\u2019akkadah salaah will receive a palace in Jannah.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hazrat Abdullah Zul-Bijaadain (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was a Sahaabi of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) who came from the Muzainah tribe. He had two brothers who had also accepted Islam. They were Hazrat Mughaffal and Hazrat Khuzaa\u2019ee (radhiyallahu \u2018anhuma). 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