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In the sixth year after Hijrah, during the month of Sha’baan, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) addressed Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and said to him, “Make preparations to travel, as I am about to send you for an expedition, either today or tomorrow, Insha Allah.” The following morning, …

Shu’bah (rahimahullah) narrates: ‘On one occasion, Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was fasting and at the time of iftaar, some food was brought before him. Seeing the food, Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) remarked: “Hamzah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was martyred and we could not find sufficient cloth …

Miswar bin Makhramah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports: Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) once sold a vineyard to Hazrat Uthman (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) for forty thousand dinars. When Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) received the money from Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), he immediately distributed it among the blessed wives of Rasulullah …

During the journey of Tabook, the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were traveling with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) left the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to go and relieve himself. Since there was not a lot of time remaining for the fajr salaah, and the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) feared that …

On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) enquired from Hazrat Busrah bintu Safwaan (radhiyallahu ‘anha) as to which person had proposed to marry her niece, Ummu Kulthoom bintu Uqbah. She informed him of the names of a few people who had proposed for her niece, and she also informed him …

In regard to the perseverance of Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in the Battle of Uhud, Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) mentioned the following: May Allah Ta’ala have mercy upon Talhah. Undoubtedly, from all of us, he assisted Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) the most on the Day of Uhud. …

Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was married to four wives. Each of his four wives was a sister of one of the respected wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). It is for this reason that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said to him, “(You are) my brother-in-law in this world and in …

Hazrat Talhah’s (rahdiyallahu ‘anhu) wife, Su‘da bint ‘Awf al-Muriyyah mentioned the following incident regarding her husband Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu): “One day, Talhah entered the home in the state of distress. When I saw in this condition, I said to him, ‘Why is it that I see you sad and …

Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) granted Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) the title of Talhah Al-Fayyaadh (an extremely generous person) on two occasions. Below is one such occasion: During the battle of Zi Qarad, Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) passed by the well of Baisaan. The water of this well was …

The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) once said to a bedouin, “Go and enquire from Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) as to who Allah Ta’ala is referring to (in the following verse of the Quraan Majeed) “from among them (the Sahaabah) are those who fulfilled their pledge (with Allah Ta’ala of remaining steadfast …