Other Sahaabah

Hazrat Mu’aaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) mentions, “Once, I was seated behind Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) on a donkey while he was riding it. There was nothing between me and Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) besides the wood of the saddle (which separates the rider from the person seated behind him). “Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) addressed …

When Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was sending Hazrat Mu’aaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to Yemen to teach the people deen and to govern over them, then while seeing him off, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) walked with him till the outskirts of Madinah Munawwarah while giving him parting advice. Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) commanded him to …

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned, “The one who passes away in a plague, passes away as a shaheed. During the khilaafat of Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), the plague of Amwaas struck Shaam in the 17th year after Hijrah. In this plague, Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), the leader of the …

Farwah bin Nawfal narrates that once, Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (radhiyallahu anhu) spoke about Hazrat Muaaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and highly praised him for the good he possessed. He said: إن معاذا كان أمة قانتا لله حنيفا “Muaaz (bin Jabal) was an ummah (a leader guiding others to the straight path), …

  When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) dispatched Hazrat Mu’aaz (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to Yemen, he asked him, “What procedure will you adopt when passing decisions in the affairs of the Muslims?” Hazrat Mu’aaz (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) replied: “I will decide in accordance to the Qur’aan.” Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) then asked him: …

Hazrat Muaaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that on one occasion, Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) held my hand and said to me, “O Muaaz!”, to which I replied, “I am present at your service.” Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) then said to me, “Indeed, I love you (for the sake of …

In the 13th year after nubuwwat, 70 people from the Ansaar came for Hajj and embraced Islam at the hands of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). Among them was Hazrat Muaaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) who was from the Banu Salimah tribe of the Ansaar, and was among the first people …

On one occasion, Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) sent four hundred gold coins to Hazrat Abu ‘Ubaidah bin Jarraah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and instructed the messenger to remain behind a little while and see what he does with the wealth. When Hazrat Abu Ubaydah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) received the wealth, he said, “May …

Salamah bin Tammaam (rahimahullah) narrates: A few days before the demise of Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), a man came to meet him. After meeting him, the man said to him, “O Ibnu Mas’ood! Last night, I saw you in a dream. In the dream, I saw Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi …

Hazrat ‘Amr bin Maimoon (rahimahullah) once described the great caution of Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) when he would report Ahaadith from Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). He mentioned, “Once, while Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) began to report a Hadith from Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), he was overcome …