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Hadrat Sayyiduna Aanis – may Allah be pleased with him – narrates:

 

Once we were sitting in the blessed company of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah – may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him – when he said to all of us, “Just now, a person from Jannah will appear in front of you people.”

 

Suddenly a person from the Ansaar appeared whose beard was dripping with water after he had performed his Wudu. He also had his shoes clasped in his left hand. The next day, the same thing happened and again Sayyiduna Rasoolullah – may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him – mentioned the same. In other words, ‘just now, a person from Jannah will appear in front of you people.’

 

On the third day, the same thing happened again. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah – may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him – mentioned the same words and again this Ansari appeared with his beard wet after making the Wudu and his shoes were in his left hand.

 

When Sayyiduna Rasoolullah – may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him – had departed, Hadrat Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amar bin Al Aas – may Allah be pleased with him – decided to follow this Ansari. He told him, “I have had an argument with my father and promised that I will not return for three days. If you wish, I would appreciate that you allow me to stay with you for three days”. The Ansari agreed to this request.

 

Hadrat Sayyiduna Aanis – may Allah be pleased with him – reports that Hadrat Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amar bin Al Aas – may Allah be pleased with him – narrates:

 

I spent three nights with this Ansari and I noticed that during the night, he hardly awoke to perform any Ibadah. Yes, I did notice that when his sleep broke and he changed direction on the bed, he used to make Dhikr and recite the Tasbeeh until the time of Fajr Salaah when he used to awake. I also noticed that in all this time, he never spoke of anyone or spoke anything bad about anyone. After spending three nights with him, I was about to think very lightly about his Ibadah when I asked him, “O slave of Allah! There has been no argument or disagreement between me and my father. However, on three occasions, I heard Sayyiduna Rasoolullah – may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him – declare that very soon, a person from Jannah will appear in front of you people. On all three occasions, you were the one who appeared. Hence, I decided to watch you for these three days to notice which special Ibadah you made which I could also perform and which has made you a person from Jannah.”

 

The Ansari replied, “As far as action, (Ibadah) is concerned, it is only what you have seen and nothing else”.

 

When Hadrat Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amar bin Al Aas – may Allah be pleased with him – was about to leave this person, he called him and said, “My actions are the same which you have seen. However, besides this, I have no ill-feeling in my heart for any Muslim and I never feel envious of anything good which another person might possess and which has been given to him by Allah.”

 

When Hadrat Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amar bin Al Aas – may Allah be pleased with him – heard these words, he declared, “These are the attributes which you possess and through which you have attained this position and these are the attributes which people feel very difficult to emulate.” (Musnad Imam Ahmed)

It should be noted that Hadrat Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amar Al Aas – may Allah be pleased with him – was considered a very eminent companion. He accepted Islam when he was only ten years old and he migrated to Madina Shareef at that age. He is from the Bani Sahm which in an offshoot of the Quraish. His father accepted Islam just before the conquest of Mecca Shareef.

 

In fact, he was also well learned in the Taurah and hence he was given the title of “Qaari-ul-Kitaabain” or the Reader of Both Books. He also recorded the Ahadith the most and this is why he remembered so many Ahadith. His collection of Ahadith is also called, “Saheefah Saadiqah”. He used to teach others and was considered a very brave warrior. He took part in the Battle of Hunain, Tabuk, Yamaamah and passed away at the age of seventy.