Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was once seated with a group of people when he addressed them and asked them the following question, “Tell me what desire you people have!” One person said: “The desire which I have is that this entire room be filled with dirhams (silver coins) and that …
Read More »The Extreme Trustworthiness of Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
After embracing Islam, the people of Najraan came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and requested him to send to them a trustworthy person (who could teach them deen). Rasululllah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said to them: لأبعثن إليكم رجلا أمينا حق أمين “I will send to you a person who is …
Read More »Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Naming his Sons after the Martyrs of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum)
Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) once mentioned: “Indeed, Talhah bin ‘Ubaidillah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) keeps the names of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) for his children, whereas he knows that there will be no Nabi to come after Nabi Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) then said, “I keep the names …
Read More »The Bravery of Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
On the day of (the battle) of Yarmuk, the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) said to Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), “Why don’t you go full in and attack the enemy, and we shall follow you in attacking them?” Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) replied, “I know that if I go full in to …
Read More »The Generosity of Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
Hishaam bin ‘Urwah mentions that seven Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) had appointed Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to be the executor of their estates after their demise. Among these Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum,) were Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat ‘Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Miqdaad (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin …
Read More »Steadfastness on Islam
Abul Aswad narrates the following: Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) had accepted Islam at the age of eight, and made hijrah at the age of eighteen. His uncle would wrap him in a straw mat, suspend him (in the air). He would then light a fire (beneath him) so that he …
Read More »Participation in the Battle of Badr
Ismaa‘eel bin abi Khaalid narrates that Bahiyy (rahimahullah) said, “There were only two horsemen fighting in Jihaad on the occasion of Badr. One was Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), who was fighting on the right flank, and the other was Hazrat Miqdaad bin Aswad (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), who was fighting on the …
Read More »Caution in Narrating Hadith from Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that he once asked his father, Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), “Why do you not narrate the Ahaadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), as such-and-such Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) narrate?” Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) replied, “I did not leave the side of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi …
Read More »Receiving the title ‘Special Helper’ of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
On the occasion of the Battle of Ahzaab, also known as the Battle of Khandaq (the Battle of the Trench), the Muslims received the information that the Banu Quraizah had broken their pledge of allegiance to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and had joined the enemy. In order to verify the …
Read More »Wounds in the Path of Allah Ta‘ala
Hafs bin Khaalid (rahimahullah) narrates that an old man who arrived from Mowsil had told him the following: I once accompanied Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) on one of his journeys. During the course of the journey, while we were in an open, barren land, Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) needed to …
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