One young Sahabi who amazes me is Musab ibn Umair !
He had everything that a young man today would desire.
Someone who was his mother’s pampered son, he wore the best clothes his rich mother’s money could buy, his perfume scented the streets he walked through.
The talk of Makkan matrons and maidens in their plush salons, the toast of his peers in the city’s clubs, the most flamboyant young man of the Quraysh, who left a life of pleasuring the self to gain the pleasure of Allaah.
He was different and he stood out from the rest.
Mus’ab decided to approach the Prophet(sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) on his own to determine the truth of his Message.
One night, instead of joining his friends in their customary revelry, Mus’ab made his way to the house of Al-Arqaam Ibn Al-Arqaam which came to be known as Daar al Arqaam among the Muslims.
That night, Mus'ab sat down among the gathering of the faithful and heard
the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) recite verses of the Qur’aan.
From that moment on he forgot for ever his life of luxury and indolence, in
the ecstasy of discovering the key to eternal life.
His mother,an influential powerful woman in the society threatened and tortured him and finally gave up.
She bade him a final farewell, crying bitterly: Go away, I am no longer your mother.
At this, Mus’ab went close to her and said: O Mother, I am advising you and my heart is with you, please bear witness that there is no God but Allaah and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.
Enraged, she swore: By the stars, I will never enter your religion, to degrade my status and weaken my senses!
But Mus’ab entered Islam in the spirit of the Qur’aan when it says: udkhuloo fi silme kaafah [enter into Islam completely].
He forsook every semblance of satisfaction of the Self for
the sake of Allaah – his dress was tattered, his food was simple, the bare earth was his bed.
One day he went out to meet some Muslims while they were sitting around the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), and when they saw
him they lowered their heads and shed silent tears at the sight of the pampered youth of their memory ,moving about in wornout patches
held together by thorns, which barely
covered him.
After Mus’ab moved away from the gathering, the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam) recalled: I saw Mus’ab, and there was no youth in Makkah more petted by his parents than he. Then he abandoned all that for the love of Allaah and His Prophet.
Recognizing Mus’ab’s noble manners and patience, the Prophet (sallAllaahu
‘alayhi wa sallam) commissioned him to instruct the people of Yathrib
(Madina) who had pledged their allegiance to the Prophet at ‘Aqabah, to call others to Islam and to prepare the city for the eventual migration of
the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam).
Mus’ab proved worthy of the Prophet’s choice many times over, dealing with detractors with patience and sagacity.
By the time the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) emigrated, there was not a single household in Yathrib in which Mus’ab had not endeared
himself and the Message of Islam. In the subsequent pilgrimage, he led a
company of 70 people went from Yathrib to pledge allegiance to the Prophet.
At ‘Uhud, the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) chose Mus’ab to
bear the battle standard.
In the melee that followed the archers descent from
the hill where they were stationed, in violation of the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s orders, the Makkans fought back fiercely.
Taken unawares by the cavalry of the Quraysh attacking from the rear, the
Muslim ranks scattered. Intent on harming the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam), the Makkans searched for him while he was being
guarded only by a handful of companions.
Suddenly,someone shouted that the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam) was no more. It was at this juncture that Mus’ab’s
glorious life reached a fitting culmination:
Mus‘ab bin ‘Umair, in his turn, fought fiercely and violently defending the
Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam) against the attacks of Ibn
Qaami’a and his fellows.
When the Muslims were scattered, he stood fast until he met Ibn Qaami'ah who was a knight. He struck him on his right hand and cut it
off, but Mus'ab said: And Muhammad is but a Messenger. Messengers have
passed away before him . He carried the standard with his left hand and
leaned on it, when his left hand was cut off, he leaned on the standard and
held it with his upper arms to his chest,all the while saying: "And Muhammad is but a Messenger. Messengers have passed away before him." (3:144) Then a third soldier struck Mus’ab with his spear, and the spear went through him.
Pausing at Mus'ab's body,tears dripped from the Prophet's eyes.
The Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wassallam) stood at the remains of Mus'ab lbn 'Umair saying, while his eyes were flowing with tears, love and loyalty, "Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with
Allah"
(33:23)
Then he gave a sad look at the garment in which he was shrouded
and said, "I saw you at Makkah, and there was not a more precious jewel,
nor more distinguished one than you,and here you are bare-headed in a garment!" Then the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wassallam) looked
at all the martyrs in the battlefield and said, "The Prophet of Allah witnesses that you are martyrs to Allah on the Day of Resurrection."
Oh youth, know that if you are not preoccupied with Truth then you are preoccupied with falsehood. This is a maxim in the science of education. If you do not fill your time with seeking knowledge or effort or work, for the sake of a livelihood, then you allow your time to be filled with that which has no benefit, and you will pull yourself and lead yourself with passions and whims, following Shaitan in disobedience to Allah.
We ask Allah to help us understand our religion, and make our youth from the best of youths, and make them like those who came before them, in faith and action, and that they become like those who Allah describes:
“ In truth, they were youths who believed in their Lord and we increased them in guidance. We gave strength to their hearts. Behold, they stood up and said: ‘Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him, if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity.”
(18: 13-14)
Aameen.
He had everything that a young man today would desire.
Someone who was his mother’s pampered son, he wore the best clothes his rich mother’s money could buy, his perfume scented the streets he walked through.
The talk of Makkan matrons and maidens in their plush salons, the toast of his peers in the city’s clubs, the most flamboyant young man of the Quraysh, who left a life of pleasuring the self to gain the pleasure of Allaah.
He was different and he stood out from the rest.
Mus’ab decided to approach the Prophet(sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) on his own to determine the truth of his Message.
One night, instead of joining his friends in their customary revelry, Mus’ab made his way to the house of Al-Arqaam Ibn Al-Arqaam which came to be known as Daar al Arqaam among the Muslims.
That night, Mus'ab sat down among the gathering of the faithful and heard
the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) recite verses of the Qur’aan.
From that moment on he forgot for ever his life of luxury and indolence, in
the ecstasy of discovering the key to eternal life.
His mother,an influential powerful woman in the society threatened and tortured him and finally gave up.
She bade him a final farewell, crying bitterly: Go away, I am no longer your mother.
At this, Mus’ab went close to her and said: O Mother, I am advising you and my heart is with you, please bear witness that there is no God but Allaah and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.
Enraged, she swore: By the stars, I will never enter your religion, to degrade my status and weaken my senses!
But Mus’ab entered Islam in the spirit of the Qur’aan when it says: udkhuloo fi silme kaafah [enter into Islam completely].
He forsook every semblance of satisfaction of the Self for
the sake of Allaah – his dress was tattered, his food was simple, the bare earth was his bed.
One day he went out to meet some Muslims while they were sitting around the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), and when they saw
him they lowered their heads and shed silent tears at the sight of the pampered youth of their memory ,moving about in wornout patches
held together by thorns, which barely
covered him.
After Mus’ab moved away from the gathering, the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam) recalled: I saw Mus’ab, and there was no youth in Makkah more petted by his parents than he. Then he abandoned all that for the love of Allaah and His Prophet.
Recognizing Mus’ab’s noble manners and patience, the Prophet (sallAllaahu
‘alayhi wa sallam) commissioned him to instruct the people of Yathrib
(Madina) who had pledged their allegiance to the Prophet at ‘Aqabah, to call others to Islam and to prepare the city for the eventual migration of
the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam).
Mus’ab proved worthy of the Prophet’s choice many times over, dealing with detractors with patience and sagacity.
By the time the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) emigrated, there was not a single household in Yathrib in which Mus’ab had not endeared
himself and the Message of Islam. In the subsequent pilgrimage, he led a
company of 70 people went from Yathrib to pledge allegiance to the Prophet.
At ‘Uhud, the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) chose Mus’ab to
bear the battle standard.
In the melee that followed the archers descent from
the hill where they were stationed, in violation of the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s orders, the Makkans fought back fiercely.
Taken unawares by the cavalry of the Quraysh attacking from the rear, the
Muslim ranks scattered. Intent on harming the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam), the Makkans searched for him while he was being
guarded only by a handful of companions.
Suddenly,someone shouted that the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam) was no more. It was at this juncture that Mus’ab’s
glorious life reached a fitting culmination:
Mus‘ab bin ‘Umair, in his turn, fought fiercely and violently defending the
Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam) against the attacks of Ibn
Qaami’a and his fellows.
When the Muslims were scattered, he stood fast until he met Ibn Qaami'ah who was a knight. He struck him on his right hand and cut it
off, but Mus'ab said: And Muhammad is but a Messenger. Messengers have
passed away before him . He carried the standard with his left hand and
leaned on it, when his left hand was cut off, he leaned on the standard and
held it with his upper arms to his chest,all the while saying: "And Muhammad is but a Messenger. Messengers have passed away before him." (3:144) Then a third soldier struck Mus’ab with his spear, and the spear went through him.
Pausing at Mus'ab's body,tears dripped from the Prophet's eyes.
The Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wassallam) stood at the remains of Mus'ab lbn 'Umair saying, while his eyes were flowing with tears, love and loyalty, "Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with
Allah"
(33:23)
Then he gave a sad look at the garment in which he was shrouded
and said, "I saw you at Makkah, and there was not a more precious jewel,
nor more distinguished one than you,and here you are bare-headed in a garment!" Then the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wassallam) looked
at all the martyrs in the battlefield and said, "The Prophet of Allah witnesses that you are martyrs to Allah on the Day of Resurrection."
Oh youth, know that if you are not preoccupied with Truth then you are preoccupied with falsehood. This is a maxim in the science of education. If you do not fill your time with seeking knowledge or effort or work, for the sake of a livelihood, then you allow your time to be filled with that which has no benefit, and you will pull yourself and lead yourself with passions and whims, following Shaitan in disobedience to Allah.
We ask Allah to help us understand our religion, and make our youth from the best of youths, and make them like those who came before them, in faith and action, and that they become like those who Allah describes:
“ In truth, they were youths who believed in their Lord and we increased them in guidance. We gave strength to their hearts. Behold, they stood up and said: ‘Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him, if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity.”
(18: 13-14)
Aameen.
![Photo: One young Sahabi who amazes me is Musab ibn Umair !
He had everything that a young man today would desire.
Someone who was his mother’s pampered son, he wore the best clothes his rich mother’s money could buy, his perfume scented the streets he walked through.
The talk of Makkan matrons and maidens in their plush salons, the toast of his peers in the city’s clubs, the most flamboyant young man of the Quraysh, who left a life of pleasuring the self to gain the pleasure of Allaah.
He was different and he stood out from the rest.
Mus’ab decided to approach the Prophet(sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) on his own to determine the truth of his Message.
One night, instead of joining his friends in their customary revelry, Mus’ab made his way to the house of Al-Arqaam Ibn Al-Arqaam which came to be known as Daar al Arqaam among the Muslims.
That night, Mus'ab sat down among the gathering of the faithful and heard
the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) recite verses of the Qur’aan.
From that moment on he forgot for ever his life of luxury and indolence, in
the ecstasy of discovering the key to eternal life.
His mother,an influential powerful woman in the society threatened and tortured him and finally gave up.
She bade him a final farewell, crying bitterly: Go away, I am no longer your mother.
At this, Mus’ab went close to her and said: O Mother, I am advising you and my heart is with you, please bear witness that there is no God but Allaah and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.
Enraged, she swore: By the stars, I will never enter your religion, to degrade my status and weaken my senses!
But Mus’ab entered Islam in the spirit of the Qur’aan when it says: udkhuloo fi silme kaafah [enter into Islam completely].
He forsook every semblance of satisfaction of the Self for
the sake of Allaah – his dress was tattered, his food was simple, the bare earth was his bed.
One day he went out to meet some Muslims while they were sitting around the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), and when they saw
him they lowered their heads and shed silent tears at the sight of the pampered youth of their memory ,moving about in wornout patches
held together by thorns, which barely
covered him.
After Mus’ab moved away from the gathering, the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam) recalled: I saw Mus’ab, and there was no youth in Makkah more petted by his parents than he. Then he abandoned all that for the love of Allaah and His Prophet.
Recognizing Mus’ab’s noble manners and patience, the Prophet (sallAllaahu
‘alayhi wa sallam) commissioned him to instruct the people of Yathrib
(Madina) who had pledged their allegiance to the Prophet at ‘Aqabah, to call others to Islam and to prepare the city for the eventual migration of
the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam).
Mus’ab proved worthy of the Prophet’s choice many times over, dealing with detractors with patience and sagacity.
By the time the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) emigrated, there was not a single household in Yathrib in which Mus’ab had not endeared
himself and the Message of Islam. In the subsequent pilgrimage, he led a
company of 70 people went from Yathrib to pledge allegiance to the Prophet.
At ‘Uhud, the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) chose Mus’ab to
bear the battle standard.
In the melee that followed the archers descent from
the hill where they were stationed, in violation of the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s orders, the Makkans fought back fiercely.
Taken unawares by the cavalry of the Quraysh attacking from the rear, the
Muslim ranks scattered. Intent on harming the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam), the Makkans searched for him while he was being
guarded only by a handful of companions.
Suddenly,someone shouted that the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam) was no more. It was at this juncture that Mus’ab’s
glorious life reached a fitting culmination:
Mus‘ab bin ‘Umair, in his turn, fought fiercely and violently defending the
Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wassallam) against the attacks of Ibn
Qaami’a and his fellows.
When the Muslims were scattered, he stood fast until he met Ibn Qaami'ah who was a knight. He struck him on his right hand and cut it
off, but Mus'ab said: And Muhammad is but a Messenger. Messengers have
passed away before him . He carried the standard with his left hand and
leaned on it, when his left hand was cut off, he leaned on the standard and
held it with his upper arms to his chest,all the while saying: "And Muhammad is but a Messenger. Messengers have passed away before him." (3:144) Then a third soldier struck Mus’ab with his spear, and the spear went through him.
Pausing at Mus'ab's body,tears dripped from the Prophet's eyes.
The Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wassallam) stood at the remains of Mus'ab lbn 'Umair saying, while his eyes were flowing with tears, love and loyalty, "Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with
Allah"
(33:23)
Then he gave a sad look at the garment in which he was shrouded
and said, "I saw you at Makkah, and there was not a more precious jewel,
nor more distinguished one than you,and here you are bare-headed in a garment!" Then the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wassallam) looked
at all the martyrs in the battlefield and said, "The Prophet of Allah witnesses that you are martyrs to Allah on the Day of Resurrection."
Oh youth, know that if you are not preoccupied with Truth then you are preoccupied with falsehood. This is a maxim in the science of education. If you do not fill your time with seeking knowledge or effort or work, for the sake of a livelihood, then you allow your time to be filled with that which has no benefit, and you will pull yourself and lead yourself with passions and whims, following Shaitan in disobedience to Allah.
We ask Allah to help us understand our religion, and make our youth from the best of youths, and make them like those who came before them, in faith and action, and that they become like those who Allah describes:
“ In truth, they were youths who believed in their Lord and we increased them in guidance. We gave strength to their hearts. Behold, they stood up and said: ‘Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him, if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity.”
(18: 13-14)
Aameen.](https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/1511352_684533134914596_124618275_n.jpg)
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