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Hadeeth 1
Commentary 1
Hadeeth 2
Commentary 2
The pillow has been discussed in the previous chapter. Besides this Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam took support of people at the time of illness, and also leaned on them as is evident from the narrations. The author has therefore written this chapter separately. Two narrations are mentioned in this chapter.
(128) Hadith Number 1
Anas Radiyallahu 'Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam
became ill. For this reason he came out of his room With the support of
Usaamah Radiyallahu 'Anhu, and led the Sahaaba in salaah. Rasulullah Sallallahu
'Alayhi Wasallam wore a Yamaani printed shawl at that time.
Commentary
This has been discussed in hadith number six in the 'Chapter on the
Clothing of Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallailahu 'Alayhi Wasallam.'
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(129) Hadith Number 2
Fadl bin 'Abbaas Radiyallahu 'Anhu says: "I came to Rasulullah Sallallahu
'Alayhi Wasallam at the time of his last illness before he passed away.
A yellow band was fastened around the mubaarak head of Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. I greeted him and after replying, he asked
me to fasten the band tightly around his mubaarak head. I carried out his
request. Thereafter Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam sat up, then
stood up supporting himself on my shoulder, and entered the masjid". There
is a detailed-incident in this hadith.
Commentary
Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam fastened the band
because of a headache. Some 'ulama have translated it as a turban instead
of a band. It is evident that Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam
wore different coloured turbans. The proof of the yellow turban is taken
from this hadith. The incident which Imaam Tirmidhi has referred to has
been mentioned in detail in the kittab 'Majma'-uz Zawaa-id'. Sayyidina
Fadl Radiyallahu 'Anhu says: I attended the noble assembly of Rasulullah
Sallallahu'Alayhi Wasallam. I noticed that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi
Wasallam had a fever and a band was fastened around his mubaarak head.
Rasulullah Sallallhu 'Alayhi Wasallam said: 'Hold my hand'. I held his
hand and (we) entered the masjid. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam
sat on the mimbar, and said: 'Call the people'. I went to gather the people.
After reciting the hamd and thanaa (thanks and praises to Allah) he addressed
them on this subject: 'The time has come near when I shall leave you. Whomsoever
I had hit on the back may take revenge. Whomsoever I have dishonoured or
disgraced wrongfully, let him take revenge by dishonouring me. Let no person
fear that if he takes revenage I shall hate him, for it is not my nature
to do so, nor is it appropriate for me to do so. Remember, that person
shall be very dear to me who avenges himself, or forgives me, so that I
may meet my creator in happiness and without fear. I will not consider
it sufficient to announce this once only, but shall announce it again".
Thereafter he descended from the mimbar. After performing the zuhr salaah,
he again ascended the mimbar and made the same announcement. He also repeated
about the hatred as mentioned above, and added that if anyone owe's anything,
let him pay it because the disgrace of this world is much less than the
disgrace of the hereafter. A person stood up and said: "Oh Rasulullah,
you owe me three Dirhams'. Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallain
said: 'I will not refute someone's claim, nor will I make him swear an
oath, but I would like to ask you, how and when was it taken?' He replied:
'A beggar once came to you. You asked me to give him three Dirhams'. Sayyidina
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam told Sayyidina Fadl Radiyallahu
'Anhu to pay him the three Dirhams. Thereafter another person got up and
said: 'I owe the Baytul Maal (Public Treasury) three Dirhams, which I cheated
and wrongfully took from it'. Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam
asked: 'Why did you cheat?' He replied: 'At that time I was in need and
very desperate'. Sayyidina Rasuluilah Saliallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam asked
Sayydina Fadl Radiyallahu 'Anhu to collect the money from him. Thereafter
Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallamn annouced : 'If anyone
fears one's habits, let him ask for a du'aa (because the time for departure
is near). A person got up and said. 'Oh Rasulullah, I am a liar, a munaafiq
(hypocrite) and I sleep alot. 'Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi
Wasallam made du'aa for him, 'Oh Allah grant him truthfulness, a strong
(and complete) imaan (faith), and cure from the illness of sleeping (a
lot)'. After that another person stood up and said: 'Oh Rasulullah, I am
a liar, a munaafiq and there is no sin which I have not committed'. Sayyidina
'Umar Radiyallahu 'Anhu warned him that he was openly declaring his sins.
Sayyidina Rasulullah Saliallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam said: 'O 'Umar, be calm,
the disgrace of the world is lighter and better than the disgrace of the
hereafter'. Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallarn made du'aa
for that person, 'Oh Allah, grant him truthfulness and a strong imaan,
and make his life a better one'. Thereafter Sayyidina 'Umar Radiyallahu
'Anhu got up and said something to the congregation. In reply to which
Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam said: Umar is with me
and I am with 'Umar. After me 'Umar will remain on the truth wherever he
goes'. In another hadith it is stated that a person got up and said :
'O Rasulullah, I am a coward and have the sickness of sleeping alot'. Sayyidina
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam also made dua for him Sayydina Fadl
Radiyallahu 'Anhu says: 'We saw thereafter, that there was no person braver
than him'. After this Sayydina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam went
to the room of Sayyiditina Aayeshah Radiyallahu 'Anha and repeated to the
womenfolk what he had said to the menfolk. One Sahaabiyyah got up and said:
'Oh Rasulullah, I am helpless from my tongue'. Sayydina Rasulullah Sallallahu
'Alayhi Wasallam made dua for her'. Majma-uz-Zawaa-id.
These people called them self munaafiq (hypocrite) because of the fear
they had of Allah. A few incidents are related in the second chapter of
the 'Stories of the Sahaabah Radiyallahu 'Anhum'. Due to the great fear
that over came them, thay sometimes thought they had become hypocrites.
Even Sayydina Abubakr Siddiqe Radiyallahu 'Anhu, who is the best person
among the entire ummah of Sayydina Muhammad Sallallahu 'Alayh Wasallam,
by the consensus of the 'Ahlul-Haq (rightful ones), also at times, felt
that he had become a munaafiq, as we find from the incident of Sayydina
Hanzalah Radiyallahu 'Anhu which is mentioned in the 'Stories of the Sahaabah
Radiyallahu 'Anhum'. Ibn Abi Mulaykah says: I saw thirty people among the
Sahaabah Radiyallahu 'Anhum who fear they might have become munaafiqs'.
Hasan Basri RA, who is among the great sufis and a Taabi'ee says: These
muslims of the past, i.e The Sahaabah Radiyallahu 'Anhum and present muslims,
i.e. those living among the Sahaabah and the Taabi'een, there are none
among them who do not fear their nifaaq (hypocrisy). And in the past, and
present times,there is no munaafiq, that is not content'. It is also reported
from Hasan Basri RA, that the person that does not fear hypocrisy is in
actual fact a munaafiq. Ebrahim Taymi, who is among the fuqahaa of the
Taabi'een says: 'Whenever I compare my sayings to my deeds, I fear that
they may be false'. Bukhaari, Fathul Baari. What is meant, is the fear
all these great personalities had for their own deeds. They thought of
them as things that did not exist. nor had any value, as if nothing had
been accomplished. They always feared that their advice and counsels etc.
might become a means of their hypocrisy.
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