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Why the Sahaba Should be Our Role ModelsWhy should the Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) of Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) be our role models? They had different personalities and differentprofessions and none was a great scientist or movie star or athlete, so why lookup to them or learn about them? The answer is that they were the followers of Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) just as we are. But they were thebest of followers ever. So, there are no better examples for us to emulate, thanthe Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) of the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam).What Muslims need more than anything else, is that the people they look up to, be beloved to Allah (subhana wa ta’ala). And Allah’s love for humans depends on how closely they emulate His beloved Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam). Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) says: “Say [O Prophet, to the people]: "If youlove Allah, follow me, [and] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins." [Al-Quran 3:31]Allah’s most beloved Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam), told us: “The best of my followers are those living in my century (generation), thenthose coming after them and then those coming after the latter.” [Bukhari] Therefore, the people to love the most and look up to, after Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam), are his Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum).Some of Prophet Muhammad’s Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) were of a gentle and lenient temperament, while others were strict; some were learned, while others were illiterate. Some of the Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) were ascetic and lived on whatmost will consider inconceivable, while others were traders who were the millionaires of their time. In other words, each was unique. But they have all been praised in the highest terms by Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam).When we learn about their lives, we will identify more with some and less with others. The mercy of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) is that He has given us so many rolemodels of behavior, character, and conduct, of those who earned Allah’s (subhanawa ta’ala) pleasure. So, hopefully, there will be at least one Sahabi (radi Allahuanhu) with whom we will be able to identify and relate to. That Sahabi (radi Allahu anhu) would become our role model.A common characteristic of all of the Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) was their clear understanding that this world is very limited, unfulfilling and only a temporary abode. They understood that the entire duration of their lives was a test, based on which they would be rewarded or punished for eternity. Thus, they were very ambitious for the never ending hereafter and focused on gathering all they could for it. Anything that did not give them a chance to gain the pleasure of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) was a waste of time for them. One could say that the Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) were obsessed with the hereafter. They judged their victory or defeat, profit or loss, happiness or sorrow by its impact, negative or positive, on their Akhirah/hereafter.For example, when Haram ibn Milhan (radi Allahu anhu) was stabbed by a spear atBir Maunah he exclaimed, “Allahu akbar! By the Lord of the Kabah, I won.” The disbeliever who had attacked him wondered, “Didn’t I kill him? What did he mean by saying,‘I won’?” When the reward of Shahadah (martyrdom) was later explained to him, he became a Muslim. [Ibn Hisham, Sahih Bukhari]The society of Medina was poor in worldly terms, yet the Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) were very rich; rich in the currency that we are all going to need on the Day of Judgement -- Eemaan (faith) and Hasanaat (good deeds). They knew that themost precious treasure of a Momin was his/her Eemaan and they were not willing to give it up for anything the world can offer. They had internalized the fact that only a person with Eemaan will have light needed to cross the bridge of Sirat
over Hell, on the Day of Judgement, when there will be no light available, except the noor of one’s faith.The Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) understood the importance of the Messenger (salAllahu alaihi wa sallam) and his mission. He was everything to them, a guide, afriend, a father figure and a leader. They loved and respected him more than anyleader has ever been loved in history.When Khubaib (radi Allahu anhu) was captured and sold to the Makkans, they tookhim out of Makkah to crucify him. At this point Abu Sufyan asked him, “I adjure you by Allah, don’t you wish that Muhammad were here in your place so that we mightcut off his head, and that you were with your family?” Khubaib (radi Allahu anhu)answered, “By Allah, I do not wish that Muhammad (sal Allahu alahi wa sallam) werein the place I occupy now or that a thorn could hurt him, and that I were sitting with my family.” Abu Sufyan told others, “I have never seen a people who love their leader, more than the people of Muhammad love him.” [Sahih Bukhari, Zad Al-Ma’ad,Ibn Hisham]Another outstanding characteristic of the Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) was theirlove and desire to go ‘fee sabeelillah’ -- in the path of Allah, i.e. to fight in the cause of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala). In the battle of Mutah, the Muslim army faced unthinkable numbers of adversaries. They were 3000 against 200,000 Roman soldiers. Some suggested that they send an envoy to Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) but then Abdullah bin Rawaha (radi Allahu anhu) reminded them what theyhad come for, saying: “I swear by Allah that this very object which you hold in abhorrence (death), is the very one you have set out seeking (martyrdom). In ourfight we do not count on numbers of soldiers or equipment but rather on the faith that Allah has honoured us with. Rush to win either of the two, victory or martyrdom.” Hearing this, the Sahabah engaged with the enemy. The best weapons of theSahabah (radi Allahu anhum) were tawakkul (reliance on Allah’s promise) and Eemaan, something that can only be understood by the one who has true Eemaan.The Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) are the heroes of the Muslim nation. Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) praised them in the Quran. They are the ones who formed the first and best society of human beings in the city-state of Medina; a society that wasbased on Allah’s rules. They strengthened Islam while the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) was alive, and preserved it after his death. They are the ones whofought for, memorized, lived and died to carry the message of Islam to the restof the world.The Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) did not think in terms of wealth and poverty, life and death, but in terms of Paradise and Hellfire, the pleasure of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) and the wrath of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala). They used to compete witheach other, not for things of this world, but to seek Allah’s pleasure, as they knew that it was the only way to enter Jannah. This is what they envied in another.But our Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) prophesied that a time would comewhen it would be said about a person how cool he/she is, while there was not present even a single grain of Eeman (faith) in his/her heart! In other words, thecriteria of admiration would radically change.The so called heroes of today are such that the more you learn about them, the less attractive they become. On the other hand, the Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) are such that the more you learn about them, the more you love, admire, and respect them. They are the portraits of people striving for the pleasure of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala). Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) endorsed them by telling us in the Quranthat these are people who are “pleased with Allah and Allah is pleased with them.”
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over Hell, on the Day of Judgement, when there will be no light available, except the noor of one’s faith.The Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) understood the importance of the Messenger (salAllahu alaihi wa sallam) and his mission. He was everything to them, a guide, afriend, a father figure and a leader. They loved and respected him more than anyleader has ever been loved in history.When Khubaib (radi Allahu anhu) was captured and sold to the Makkans, they tookhim out of Makkah to crucify him. At this point Abu Sufyan asked him, “I adjure you by Allah, don’t you wish that Muhammad were here in your place so that we mightcut off his head, and that you were with your family?” Khubaib (radi Allahu anhu)answered, “By Allah, I do not wish that Muhammad (sal Allahu alahi wa sallam) werein the place I occupy now or that a thorn could hurt him, and that I were sitting with my family.” Abu Sufyan told others, “I have never seen a people who love their leader, more than the people of Muhammad love him.” [Sahih Bukhari, Zad Al-Ma’ad,Ibn Hisham]Another outstanding characteristic of the Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) was theirlove and desire to go ‘fee sabeelillah’ -- in the path of Allah, i.e. to fight in the cause of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala). In the battle of Mutah, the Muslim army faced unthinkable numbers of adversaries. They were 3000 against 200,000 Roman soldiers. Some suggested that they send an envoy to Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) but then Abdullah bin Rawaha (radi Allahu anhu) reminded them what theyhad come for, saying: “I swear by Allah that this very object which you hold in abhorrence (death), is the very one you have set out seeking (martyrdom). In ourfight we do not count on numbers of soldiers or equipment but rather on the faith that Allah has honoured us with. Rush to win either of the two, victory or martyrdom.” Hearing this, the Sahabah engaged with the enemy. The best weapons of theSahabah (radi Allahu anhum) were tawakkul (reliance on Allah’s promise) and Eemaan, something that can only be understood by the one who has true Eemaan.The Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) are the heroes of the Muslim nation. Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) praised them in the Quran. They are the ones who formed the first and best society of human beings in the city-state of Medina; a society that wasbased on Allah’s rules. They strengthened Islam while the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) was alive, and preserved it after his death. They are the ones whofought for, memorized, lived and died to carry the message of Islam to the restof the world.The Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) did not think in terms of wealth and poverty, life and death, but in terms of Paradise and Hellfire, the pleasure of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) and the wrath of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala). They used to compete witheach other, not for things of this world, but to seek Allah’s pleasure, as they knew that it was the only way to enter Jannah. This is what they envied in another.But our Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) prophesied that a time would comewhen it would be said about a person how cool he/she is, while there was not present even a single grain of Eeman (faith) in his/her heart! In other words, thecriteria of admiration would radically change.The so called heroes of today are such that the more you learn about them, the less attractive they become. On the other hand, the Sahabah (radi Allahu anhum) are such that the more you learn about them, the more you love, admire, and respect them. They are the portraits of people striving for the pleasure of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala). Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) endorsed them by telling us in the Quranthat these are people who are “pleased with Allah and Allah is pleased with them.”
please remember the ummah in duas
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