During the Khilafat of Hazrat Umar bin al-Khattabุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู, Hazrat Saโeed bin โAmirุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู was the governor of Hims, a city in Shaam. When Hazrat Umar ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู visited Hims to see how things were going there, he was met by a large group of people who began to complain to him about Hazrat Saโeed ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู.
They found fault with him in four matters.
First, they said, he would not come out to them until mid-morning.
Second, he would refuse to answer any caller during the night.
Third, once a month, he would stay away from the people.
And fourth, once in a while, Saโeed ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู would faint and lose consciousness for no apparent reason.
Hazrat Umar ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู asked Hazrat Saโeed ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู to respond to their complaints.
In regard to the first complaint, Hazrat Saโeed ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู explained that he had no servant and that, every morning, he had to crush his own wheat in order to make bread. As soon as he would finish making his bread, he said, he would then go out to serve the people.
As for not answering any callers during the night, he said that he dedicated his days to serving the people and his nights to worshipping Allah.
As for not going out to the people once a month, he explained that he had only one garment and that he washed it once a month and had to then wait until it dried.
As for passing out every so often, he gave this explanation:
โWhen I was a mushrik, I witnessed the brutal execution of Hazrat Habib al-Ansaariย ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนููย in Makkah. I saw how Quraish cut up his flesh little by little. They said to Habibย ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนููย , โDo you now want Muhammad to take your place?โ He said, โBy Allah, I would not want to be safe with myself, my family and my children if Muhammad๏ทบย were even to be pricked by a thorn.โ Every time I remember that day and how I refrained from helping Hazrat Habibย ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู, for I was a mushrik and did not believe in Allah, the All-Mighty- I begin to think that Allah Taโala, the Possessor of Might and Majesty, will never forgive me. It is then that I faint, O Leader of the Believers.โ
Subhan Allah ! Such were the righteous.May Allah help us follow the footsteps of our righteous predecessor. May Allah guide us to Siratul Mustaq
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Ustadha Fahmina holds a Sanad in Alimiyyah (6-year Dars-e-Nizami) from two recognized Islamic institutes and a Master's degree in Arabic from Indira Gandhi National University. She teaches Qur'an, Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh following the Hanafi school within Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'ah. She founded Islam Hashtag in 2015 to bring authentic Islamic learning to Muslim families online. She also holds a degree in Optometry and is the founder of Optometryskills.com.
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