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| The Journey for Dakwah - by Sahabah RA |
To Muadz bin Jabal RA (Dakwah destination - Yemen)
Abdullah bin Abas RA
narrates that when Rasulullah SAW sent Mu'adz bin Jabal RA to
Yemen, he said to him, "You will certainly meet people from the
Ahlul Kitaab. When you come to them, invite them to testify that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah and that Muhammad is
Allah's Rasul. If they obey you in this, inform them that Allah has
made Fardhu for them the five solah during each day and night. If
they obey you in this,inform them that Allah has made Fardhu for them
zakah that is taken from the wealthy amongst them and given to the
poor amongst them. If they obey you in this, abstain from taking the
best of their wealth (as zakah) and beware of the curses of the
oppressed because there is no barrier between it and Allah." (2)
To Dhu Dhulaym
Howshab Dhi Dhulaym
RA
Towards Fulfilling the
Fara'idh of Islam.
Howshab Dhi Dhulaym RA
narrates that when Allah SWT granted dominance to Rasulullah SAW, he
sent a letter with Abd Sharr and a band of forty horsemen to
Rasulullah SAW. When they arrived in Madinah, Abd Sharr asked, "Which
of you is Muhammad?" when someone pointed Rasulullah SAW out to
him, he asked "What have you brought to us? I am willing to
follow you if it is good." Rasulullah SAW said to him, "You
should establish solah, pay zakah, safeguard the blood of people,
enjoin good and forbid from evil."
Abd Sharr, "This is
fine indeed. Stretch out your hands so that I may pledge my
allegiance to you." Rasulullah SAW then asked him what his name
was. When he replied that it was Abd Sharr (servant of evil),
Rasulullah said, "No, you are rather Abd Khayr (servant of
good)." Rasulullah SAW then accepted his pledge of allegiance to
Islam and replied to the letter of Howshab Dhi Dhulaym RA who then
also accepted Iman. (3)
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| Calling for Dakwah |
Rasulullah SAW Calls
the Abd Qais Delegation.
Towards Fulfilling the
Fara'idh of Islam.
Abdullah bin Abbas
narrates that when a delegation from the Abd Qais tribe met
Rasulullah SAW ,he said to them, "Welcome to people who shall
suffer neither remorse hor humiliation (in both worlds because they
had accepted lslam willingly)." he said, "0 Rasulullah
SAW!The Mushrikeen tribe of Mudhar (who are famous war-mongers) live
between yourself (Madinah) and us. We are therefore able to meet you
only during one of the sacred months (during which they do not
fight). We request you to inform us of something excellerite that
will lead us to Jannah when we carry it out and towards which we may
call our people who have remained behind."
Rasulullah SAW! said to
them, "I command you to do four things and forbid you from four
things. (The things that I command you'to do are) To believe in Allah
SWT by testifying that there is none worthy of worship but Allah, to
establish solah, to pay.zakah, to fast during the month of Ramadhan
and (an additional thing is) to pay one third of the spoils of war
(to the public treasury). I forbid you from the following four
things: From the drinks brewed in utensils made from marrow, utensils
made from hollowed trunks, utensils that are oiled and green in
colour and utensils covered in tar (therefore the drinks brewed in
all these utensils cannot be consumed because they become
intoxicating)." Another narration Q) mentions that Rasulullah
SAW, "Always bear this in mind and convey the message to those
of your people who remained behind."
The Hadith of Aqamah
RA.
Concerning the Reality
of Iman, Giving Da'wah towards Iman and the Fara'idh.
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Alqamah RA, narrates that
he was one of seven people from his tribe who came to meet Rasulullah
SAW. Rasulullah SAW replied to their greeting and when they spoke to
him, he liked what they said. Rasulullah SAW asked them, "What
are you?" "We are Mu'minin," they replied. Rasulullah
SAW said,
"Every statement has
a reality (to substantiate it). What is the reality of your Iman?"
They replied, "Fifteen attributes (prove the existence of our
Iman). Five are those that you have commanded us to do, five are
those that your .messengers have commanded us to do and five are
those that we have adopted from the Period of Ignorance and are still
practising until now unless you forbid us from them 0 Rasulullah SAW.
Rasulullah SAW asked,
'What are the five that I have commanded you to do?" They
replied, "You have commanded us to believe in Allah, in His
angels, His books, His Arnbiyaa and in the predestination of all good
and evil." Rasulullah SAW asked, "What are the five that my
messengers have commanded you to do?"
They replied, "Your
messengers have commanded us to testify that there is none worthy of
worship but the One Allaah Who has no partners and that you are
Allah's servant and Rasul. Furthermore, they instructed us to
establish the obligatory solah, to pay the obligatory zakah, to fast
during the month of Ramadhaan and to perform Hajj to the Kabah should
we have the ability to do so."
Rasulullah SAW asked,
"And what are the attributes that you have adopted during the
Period of Ignorance?" They replied, "Expressing gratitude
when enjoying good fortune, exercising patience when experiencing
difficulty, speaking the truth during occasions of confrontation,
being happy with the decrees of fate and not expressing pleasure when
an enemy is afflicted by calamity."
(Addressing the Sahabah
RA , Rasulullah SAW exclaimed, "Intellectuals and
well-cultured people! Their manners are close to those of the Ambiyaa
because they are so excellent."
Rasulullah SAW then
smiled with them and said, "I shall advise you with another five
attributes s o that Allah SWT may complete your excellent attributes.
Never store that which you cannot eat, never build that which you
cannot live in, never compete to achieve that which shall have to
leave behind tomorrow, fear that Allah SWT to Whom you shall have to
go before Whom you shall be gathered and concern yourselves with
that towards which you are heading and where you shall live forever."
Suwayd bin Haarith RA
narrates that he was one of seven person who met Rasulullah SAW as a
delegation. When they arrived in his presence and spoke to him, he
was impressed by their mannerisms and appearance. Rasulullah SAW
asked them, "What are you?" They replied, "Mu'mineen."
Rasulullah SAW said,
"Every statement had a reality (to substantiate it). what is the
reality of your Iman?" They replied, "Fifteen attributes
(prove the existence of our Iman). Five are those that your
messengers have commanded us to believe in, five are those that your
messengers have commanded us to carry out and five are those that we
have adopted from the Period of Ignorance and are still practising
until now unless you dislike them (in which case we are prepared to
forsake them). .." The rest of the Hadith is similar to the one
mentioned above except that in place of "predestination of all
good and evil", he mentioned, "resurrection after death"
and instead of "not expressing pleasure when an enemy is
afflicted by calamity", he said, "steadfastness when
enemies rejoice at our misfortunes."
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| Street Dakwah one the mode of Dakwah Today. |
A Hadith has already
passed earlier in which an unnamed person from the Baladawiyyah tribe
narrates the following conversation between his grandfather and
Rasulullah SAW: asked, "To what are you calling people?" "I
am calling the servants of Allah to Allah," Rasulullah SAW
responded. "What have you to say?" I asked further.
He said, "That you
should testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allah, that
Muhammad is the Rasul of Allah, that you believe in everything
revealed to me, that you renounce Laat and Uzza and that you
establish Solah and pay zakah." What is Zakah?" I asked.
"Wealth that our rich give to our poor," came the reply. I
responded by saying, "These are excellent things you are calling
towards."
Rasulullah SAW, Sends
Letters to Many Kings and Kingdoms.
Towards Allah and Towards
Accepting Islam Rasulullah SAW Dispatches the Sahabah RA to Faraway
places and and Encourages them to give dakwah but not to Fall into
Disputes. Miswar bin Makhrama RA, that Rasulullah SAW narrates once
came to the Sahabah RA and said, "Allah has sent me as a mercy
to all of mankind. Execute this responsibility on my behalf and Allah
SWT shall shower you with mercy. Isa AS also placed a similar request
to his disciples (to propagate the message far and wide) so do not
fall into disputes as they fell into before him.
Those of them who were
sent to far places disliked it (while only those sent nearby were
prepared to do as asked) so Isa AS prayed to Allah about this. The
next day, Allah made each one of them speak the language of the
people to whom he had been sent (to propagate the religion). Isa AS
then addressed them saying, "Allah has made this task incumbent
on you, so ensure that you carry it out."
The Sahabah RA said, "0!!
Rasulullah SAW , We shall certainly execute the responsibility on
your behalf so send us wherever you like. Rasulullah SAW then sent
Abdullah bin Hudhafa RA to Kisra (the Emperor of Persia) while
Saleet bin Amr RA was sent to Howdha bin Ali the chief of Yarmamah,
Alaa bin Hadhrami RA was sent to Mundhir bin Saawa the chief 'of
Hajar and Amr bin Al Aas RA was sent to Jaifar and Abbad the two
sons of Julunda who both ruled over Amman. In addition to these
messengers, Dihya Kalbi RA was sent to the Caesar (Emperor of Rome),
Shuja bin Wahab Asadi RA was sent t o Mundhir bin Haarith bin Abi
Shimar Ghassaani and Amr bin Umayyah RA was sent to Najaashi (the
King of Abyssinia). All of these messengers returned before the death
of Rasulullah SAW except Alaa bin Hadhrami RA who was still in
Bahrain when Rasulullah SAW passed away.
- Historians have mentioned that Rasulullah SAW also sent Muhaajir bin Abi Ummayyah RA, to Haarith bin Abd Kulaal while Jareer RA was sent to Dhul Kulaa, Saa'ib RA was sent to Musalama and Haatib bin Abi Balta'ah RA was sent to Maqowqis (the king of Egypt).
- Anas RA narrates that before the demise of Rasulullah SAW he also sent letters tto emperors of Persia, Rome and Abyssinia as well as to every dictatorial leader, inviting them towards Allah The Glorious and .Magnificent. The king of Abyssinia referred to here was not the one (who accepted Islam and) for whom Rasulullah SAW led the funeral prayer.
3) Haakim as quoted
in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.1 Pg.69). Abu Sa'eed Nayshapoori has also
reported the Askari narration in Sharful Mustafa from Alama bin
Haarith RA. and Kashaati have also reported the narration but from
Wayd bin Haarith RA. is the more famous This narration as mentioned
in Isaaba (Vo1.2 Pg.98). Abu Nu'aym has also reported the narration
in to emperors of Persia, Rome and Abyssinia as well as to every
dictatorial leader, inviting them towards Allah The Glorious and
Magnificent.
(1)
Bayhaqi a s mentioned in A1 Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.5 Pg.78). A
similar report is narrated from
Hadhrat
Jareer 3,= in Tabraani and Abu Nu'aym as mentioned in Kanzul Ummaal
(Vol.7 Pg.19).
(2)
Bukhari and others as mentioned in AlBidaaya wan Nihaaya
(Vo1.5Pg.lOO).
(3)
Abu Nu'aym as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.5 Pg.325). The narration
is also reported by rbn
Mandah
and Ibn Asaakir a s quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. l Pg.84) as well a
s by rbnus Sakan as
mentioned
in Isaaba (Vol. l Pg.382).
(1)
Bukhari, a s quoted in A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.5 Pg.46).
(2)Tayaalisi.
(1)
Haakim as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.1 Pg.69). Abu Sa'eed
Nayshapoori has also reported the
&3
Askari
%
narration
in Sharful Mustafa from Hadhrat Alaama bin Haarith ? l & . and
Kashaati have
also
reported the narration but from Hadhrat &wayd bin Haarith ?&.WW.
is the more famous
This
narration
as mentioned in Isaaba (Vo1.2 Pg.98). Abu Nu'aym has also reported
the narration in
-
Hi&a
(Vo1.9 Pg 279).
(1)
Tabraanl. Haythaml (Vol5 Pg 306) has commented on the Hadlth
(2)
FarlhulBaari(Vo1.8 Pg.89).
