2. Hadhrat Khurain Asadi (Radhiyallaho anho) gives up what is not liked by the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam)

Hadhrat Waa;il bin Hajar (Radhiyallaho anho) says:

“I once visited the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) when the hair on my head was long. While I was sitting with him, he uttered the words, ‘Zubab, Zubab’ (Meaning something evil or ominous). I though he was referring to my hair. I returned home and had my hair cut. Next day when I again went to him, he said, ‘I never referred to your hair when I uttered those words yesterday. Any how, it is good that you had your hair cut.”

This shows the frame of mind of those people. They tolerated to delay in acting upon the wishes of the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), whether they understood it rightly or wrongly. They never thought it necessary to further inquire or clarify.

In the early years, talking in Salaat was permissible. Once Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (Radhiyallaho anho) visited the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) while he was saying his Salaat. He greeted him with “Assallamo‘alaikum” but received no reply, as to talk in Salaat had meanwhile been forbidden. He says:

“For receiving no reply, all sorts of explanations began to hunt my mind. I thought perhaps he is displeased with me, or he is angry with me on such and such account, and so on.’ At last when the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) finished his Salaat and informed me that Allah had forbidden talking in Salaat I heaved a sign of relief.”

1. Hadhrat Ibn Amr (Radhiyallaho anho) burns his sheet.

Hadhrat Abdullah Ibn Amr ibnul Aas (Radhiyallaho anho) says:

“Once we were accompanying the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) on a journey. I went to see him and I was wearing a saffron coloured sheet. He said to me, ‘What is this that you are wearing?’ I felt that he did not like my wearing a dress of that colour. When I reached home, I found a fire burning in my hearth. I threw my garment into the fire. The next day when I went to the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), he inquired, ‘Where is that sheet?’ I told him what I had done with it. He remarked, “You could have given it to one of the ladies in your house, women are permitted to wear clothes of that colour.”

In fact, Abdullah was so much perturbed at the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam’s) displeasure that he did not hesitate to avail of the first opportunity of doing away with the sheet that caused the displeasure. He did not even think of making any other use of that garment. If we had been in his place, we would have through of some excuse or the other for keeping it, or at least finding some other use of it.

PLEASING THE PROPHET (SALLALLAHO ALAIHE WASALLAM)

Obedience to Allah and His Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) was the guiding factor in the Sahabah’s life. Stories given exclusively in this chapter are to enable us to examine our way of living and see how far we are prepared to please Allah and His Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), in order to deserve the necessary progress and other blessings, which the Sahabah received. If we are desirous of similar results, we shall have to live the way they lived.