Abdur rahman bin auf biography of mahatma

But when he accepted Islam, the noble Prophet S. He was born approximately ten years after Prophet Mohammad S. At the time of his conversion to Islam he was a trader, travelling regularly to Yemen. Abdur-Rahman R. He bore this punishment with steadfastness and remained firm on Islam. He returned to Makkah when it was rumored that conditions for the Muslims had improved but when these rumors proved to be false, he once again made the hijrah from Makkah to Madinah.

Soon after arriving in Madinah, the Prophet S. This established a firm bond of brotherhood and was meant to strengthen social cohesion and ease the destitution of the Muhajirin. Saad R. Among the people of Madinah I have the most wealth. I have two orchards and I have two abdur rahman bins auf biography of mahatma. See which of the two orchards you like and I shall vacate it for you and which of my two wives is pleasing to you and I will divorce her for you.

But just show me where the suq market is. He bought and sold and his profits grew rapidly. Soon he was sufficiently well off and was able to get married. He went to the Prophet S. Prophet S. And may Allah bless you in your wealth," said the Prophet S. Thereafter Abdur-Rahman R. At Uhud, he remained firm throughout and suffered more than twenty wounds some of them deep and severe.

Hazrat Umar ra consulted with them, however there was a difference of opinions amongst the Muhajireen. Some of them were of the opinion that they should continue on with their journey and not turn back, whilst the others suggested that the noble Companions of the Holy Prophet sa were present in the army and therefore, it was not appropriate for them to be taken into an area where there was a plague and it was better to return.

Hazrat Umar ra then told the Muhajireen to leave and invited the Ansar to present their suggestions. Just like the Muhajireen, the Ansar also had a difference of opinions, in other words, some suggested to return and others were of the opinion to continue going ahead. Hazrat Umar ra then invited the elders of the Quraish, who had accepted Islam at the occasion of the conquest of Mecca and came to Medina.

All of them unanimously expressed their opinion of taking everyone back and that there was no need to enter an area where there was an outbreak of the plague. Accepting their suggestion, Hazrat Umar ra announced to return. Hazrat Abu Ubaidah ra bin al-Jarrah then asked that was it possible for one to escape from what God has decreed. I wish it was someone else who would have uttered what you have said.

Indeed, we are moving away from one decree of God to another. Now, would it not be in accordance with the decree of God if you were to take your camels to graze in the area with lots of vegetation, and on the other hand, it will also be according to the decree of God if you decided to take them to the dry and barren land. In fact, both are due to the decree of God and you must now decide which option you take and it is obvious that you will take the option of the land which has vegetation.

I once heard the Holy Prophet sa say that if one learns about the outbreak of a disease in a certain area, they should not travel there. We are also observing this currently as well that those countries which implemented the lockdown in time were able to contain the disease to a large degree. However, those who failed to do so and showed negligence, the disease continues to spread.

In any case, the Holy Prophet sa taught this fundamental principle to his companions right from the beginning. Upon hearing this [i. Hearken for I instruct you to adopt Taqwa and justice whilst carrying out your decisions. Abdur Rahman bin Saeed states that when Hazrat Umar ra sustained an injury, he instructed that [after his demise] Hazrat Suhaib ra would be Imam-ul-Salat, i.

Hazrat Umar ra then stated that [after his demise] they would consult with one another to appoint the next Khalifa and entrusted this matter to six individuals. He also stated that anyone who disobeys their decision and opposes them, should be killed. Thus, these six individuals were entrusted with appointing the next Khalifa and during this time, Hazrat Suhaib ra was to lead the congregational prayers.

O Allah, You are my guardian over them. Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf led the prayer but kept it short. In addition to them, he included Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar ra as an advisor, but did not declare him entitled to Khilafat. He also admonished that these people should give their verdict within three days, and Hazrat Suhaib ra should lead the prayer during that period of time.

If there be three votes on each side, then Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar ra would recommend who the Khalifa should be. If members of the Electoral College do not agree to the decision of Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar rathen the person favoured by Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf should be appointed as Khalifa. After a lengthy discussion, Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf asked if anyone wanted to withdraw their name, but all of them remained quiet.

On this, Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf withdrew his name, then Hazrat Uthman ra withdrew his name and then two others did the same. Hazrat Ali ra remained quiet, however he then took a pledge from Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf that he i. Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra would be completely impartial, and they all entrusted the responsibility of making the decision to Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf.

For three days, Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf visited every house in Medina to obtain the opinion of every man and woman in regard to who they thought should be elected as Khalifa. All of them expressed their agreement to the Khilafat of Hazrat Uthman ra. Thus, he gave his verdict in favour of Hazrat Uthman ra and he became the Khalifa. It is mentioned in a narration that as part of his will, Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf left dinars to those Companions who participated in the Battle of Badr and subsequently, this was fulfilled according to his will.

At the time, the Badri companions [that were alive] numbered one hundred. Upon this, Hazrat Abu Bakr ra came forward first and brought all of his belongings, which amounted to 4, dirhams. One auqiyah is equivalent to 40 dirhams, i. I informed her that Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf gave it.

Abdur rahman bin auf biography of mahatma

Enable Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf to drink from the fountain of Salsabil in paradise. Hence, whenever Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf would set out to perform the Hajj with the Ummahat-ul-Momineen, he would assist them by preparing their carriages and covering the saddles with a cloth as a veil and he would select such valleys for them to camp that were not commonly used by travellers so that they could rest with ease and maintain their Purdah [veil].

During this time, a caravan came from Syria to Medina, which consisted of camel loads of wheat, flour and other provisions. This generated a lot of excitement amongst the people, upon which Hazrat Aisha ra enquired about the reason. She was informed that a caravan of Hazrat Abdur Rahman ra bin Auf consisting of camels had come, which was loaded with wheat flour and other provisions.

On one occasion, he freed 30 slaves in one day. Why do you ask this of me when you can take a loan from the Baitul-Mal [treasury] or from Hazrat Uthman ra or from any other person who has the provisions? However, you would easily be able to ask for it back. You shall enter paradise whilst crawling because you are wealthy. Therefore, you ought to spend in the way of Allah so that you may walk on your feet into heaven.

What should I spend in the way of Allah? When he does all this, his wealth shall be purified. A hadith attributed to Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf reports:[ citation needed ] On the day of the battle of Badr, when all the people went to sleep, I went up the hill to protect him. Bilal 1 saw him i. Umaiya and went to a gathering of Ansar and said, " Here is Umaiya bin Khalaf!

Woe to me if he escapes! Being afraid that they would catch us, I left Umaiya's son for them to keep them busy but the Ansar killed the son and insisted on following us. He is known to have given dinars to subsidize an expeditionary force, and at many other times, for the sake of God and for the benefit of Islam, he gave freely. He used his wealth at different times for different purposes; examples of his generosity include donating ounces of gold, camels and horses.

He also freed groups of slaves and donated dinars each to the survivors of the Battle of Badr. Abdur-Rahman did not neglect his other duties because of his businesses. He participated in all the battles and skirmishes and was one of the men severely wounded at Uhud, after which he forever walked with a limp. It was the time for prayer and Prophet Muhammad was not there so the believers chose Abdur-Rahman to lead them.

During the prayer Prophet Muhammad arrived and took a position behind Abdur-Rahman. After Prophet Muhammad died Abdur-Rahman continued to amass wealth and took it upon himself to look after the Mothers of the Believers the widows of Prophet Muhammad. He provided for their living expenses, financed their pilgrimages to Mecca and left an orchard worthdinars to be distributed amongst them.

He was a generous and selfless man dedicated to God, Prophet Muhammad and Islam, and was constantly aware that wealth, not properly utilized, could easily lead to corruption and an eternal downfall.