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The Unparalleled Generosity and Compassion of the Ansaar
Written by user2The manner in which the Ansaar fulfilled the right of the pact of brotherhood with the Muhaajireen, and the extent of their sincerity in giving preference to the Muhaajireen over themselves, was such that it is impossible to find any parallel and likeness for it in the annals of history.
When it came to their wealth, lands and assets, then the Ansaar showed generosity to the Muhaajireen by giving them lands and orchards. However, over and above this, such examples of generosity are found among the Ansaar that if a person had two wives, he would say to his Muhaajir brother, “(Choose whichever wife you want from the two.) Whichever wife you wish, I will divorce her, and after the divorce (and iddah period), you may marry her.”
The second occasion when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) established the pact of brotherhood was five months after the hijrah. This pact of brotherhood occurred in the home of Hazrat Anas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) between forty-five Muhaajireen and forty-five Ansaar. In this pact, each Muhaajir Sahaabi was paired with an Ansaari Sahaabi.
Brotherhood Between the Muhaajireen and Ansaar – Part Two
Written by user2Haafiz Ibnu Sayyidin Naas (rahimahullah) has mentioned in Uyoon-ul-Athar that when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) established the pact of brotherhood between the Muhaajireen Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) in Makkah Mukarramah, before the hijrah, then he paired the following people with each other:
1. Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
2. Hazrat Hamzah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Hazrat Zaid bin Haarithah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
3. Hazrat Uthmaan Ghani (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Awf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
4. Hazrat Zubair bin Awwaam (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
5. Hazrat Ubaidah bin Haarith (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Bilaal bin Rabaah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
6. Hazrat Mus’ab bin Umair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
7. Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Saalim, the freed-slave of Hazrat Huzaifah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
8. Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Talhah bin Ubaidillah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
9.Hazrat Sayyiduna Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
(Seeratul Mustafa 1/436-437)
When the Muhaajireen migrated from Makkah Mukarramah for the sake of Allah Ta‘ala, leaving behind their families, kinsfolk, homes and property, and arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, then Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) established a pact of brotherhood between the Muhaajireen and Ansaar so that the loneliness and distress of the Muhaajireen, over being separated from their families and homeland, may be replaced by the love and affection of the Ansaar.
At times of need, they may assist one another, and at the time of a calamity, they may console and give comfort to one another. The weak and downtrodden among them may acquire some strength from the brotherhood of the strong and powerful, and the weak may give his support for the strong. The fortunate may benefit from the unfortunate, while the unfortunate may benefit from the fortunate.
Hazrat Abu Sa’eed Khudri (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports:
When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) performed hijrah (migrated) and came to Madinah Munawwarah, then if any person among the Sahaabah was close to breathing his last, we would promptly notify him.
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would then come and make dua for his forgiveness. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would remain with the deceased right until his burial was complete.
Expansion of Musjid-un-Nabawi by the Khulafaa-e-Raashideen
Written by user2During the period of his khilaafah (rule), Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) did not extend any portion of Musjid-un-Nabawi. He merely replaced some of the old date-trunk pillars, which had decomposed with age and collapsed, with similar date-trunk pillars.
In the 17th year after the Hijrah, Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) extended the musjid towards the qiblah (the southern side) and the western side. Since the rooms of the Azwaaj-e-Mutahharaat were situated on the eastern side, he did not extend the musjid in this direction.
The Erection of Rooms for the Azwaaj-e-Mutahharaat – Part Two
Written by user2After the demise of the pure wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Waleed bin Abdil Malik (who was the ruler at that time), instructed that the rooms of the pure wives be demolished and the area included into the musjid.
When the instruction of Waleed (to demolish the rooms of the Azwaaj-e-Mutahharaat) reached Madinah Munawwarah, the entire population of Madinah Munawwarah cried out in dismay. Hazrat Abu Umaamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif (rahimahullah), would often say, “If only the rooms were left intact as they were, so that people would have witnessed for themselves how the Messenger (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), who was divinely awarded the keys to the treasures of the world, passed his life in such simple rooms and huts.”
Erection of Rooms for the Azwaaj-e-Mutahharaat (the Pure Wives of Rasulullah [sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam])
Written by user2After Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) completed the construction of Musjid-un-Nabawi, he laid foundations for the rooms of his pure wives. Initially, he built two rooms; one for Hazrat Sawdah bint Zam’ah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), and the other for Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha). The additional rooms were built later on as the need arose.
Adjacent to the musjid were the houses of Hazrat Haarithah bin Nu’maan Ansaari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). Whenever the need arose, Hazrat Haarithah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) would offer a house to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). In this manner, he offered and gave all his houses, one after the other, to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam).
When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) intended to extend Musjid-un-Nabawi, he approached the Ansaari who owned the adjoining plot of land and said to him, “Sell this land to us in exchange of a palace in Jannah (i.e. donate this land for the purpose of building a musjid, and in exchange of this, Allah Ta‘ala will reward you with a palace in Jannah).”
However, due to his poverty and the large number of his dependants, the Ansaari was unable to donate the land for free. It is for this reason that Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) purchased this plot from the Ansaari in exchange of ten thousand dirhams.
Musjid-un-Nabawi was built in the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in a very simple manner. It was extremely unique in its simplicity. The walls of the musjid were constructed from unbaked bricks, and the trunks of date palms were used as pillars. The roof was made from the leaves and branches of date palms. Whenever it rained, water would seep through into the musjid. Later on, the roof was plastered with mortar.
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After purchasing the land to construct the musjid, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) instructed the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to cut down the date palms and level the graves of some disbelievers that were on the land. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) then instructed them to produce unbaked bricks, and he himself joined the Muhaajireen and Ansaar in the production of these bricks as well.
At the time when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) entered Madinah Munawwarah on the occasion of the hijrah, he was riding his camel. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) left the reins of the camel loose as the camel was being divinely directed by Allah Ta‘ala.
The camel went to the locality of the Banu Najjaar clan and sat down at a certain place. It then stood and came to the home of Hazrat Abu Ayyoob Ansaari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), indicating that Allah Ta‘ala had selected his home to be blessed with the honour of hosting Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). Thereafter, the camel again stood and returned to the first place where it had sat down.
The Islam of Hazrat Salmaan bin Islam Faarsi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Six
Written by user2(Continuing the Incident of Hazrat Salmaan Faarsi [radhiyallahu ‘anhu])
Hazrat Salmaan Faarsi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) says:
On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said to me, “O Salmaan! Make a deal of kitaabat with your master (i.e. an agreement where the slave will earn his freedom if he pays a certain fixed amount of wealth to his master).”
When I spoke to my master (and proposed the kitaabat), he said, “If you pay me forty ooqiyah of gold, and plant three hundred date palms for me, then when the date palms begin bearing fruit, you will be free.”
The Islam of Hazrat Salmaan bin Islam Faarsi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Five
Written by user2(Continuing the Incident of Hazrat Salmaan Faarsi [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] embracing Islam)
Hazrat Salmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) continues:
After climbing down from the date palm, I began to ask the arriving Jew, “Tell me! What were you just talking about? Tell me the news as well!” On seeing this, my master became angry, delivered a hard slap to my face and said, “What business is it of yours? Do your work!”
When the evening arrived and I had completed my work, I gathered whatever wealth I possessed and presented myself before Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). At that time, he was residing in Quba.