Belajar dari Perang Badar

“Adik, tolong amikkan handphone along kat tingkat atas boleh? Tangan along kotor buat kuih ni. Hehe”, lembut Safiyya meminta bantuan dari adik kesayangannya, Hamzah, yang terbaring di hadapan televisyen.

“Ala along ni, sikit-sikit suruh adik, sikit-sikit suruh adik. Adik puasa laa. Penat tau”, ngomel Hamzah dengan muncung sedepa, lambat-lambat dia bangun dari pembaringan

“Ish tak boleh jadi ni budak ni”, getus Safiyya dalam hati.

“Hamzah, mana boleh macam ni. Mana boleh kita jadikan puasa sebagai alasan untuk bermalas-malasan atau untuk menjadi lemah.

Cuba Hamzah fikir, kalau semua orang Islam jadi lemah dan tak bermaya pada bulan puasa, apa pula kata orang bukan Islam, mestilah mereka akan kata Islam ni agama yang menganiaya penganutnya kan? Bukan kah itu sudah dikira menimbulkan fitnah kepada agama sendiri?” sengaja Safiyya mencetus soalan provokatif. Bukan dia tidak tahu adiknya sangat bersemangat membangkang dan bersuara bila bab-bab agama diperkecilkan. Wajah Hamzah ditenungnya, jelas kelihatan adiknya rasa bersalah.

“Erm, sorry Along. Tapi memang adik penat sungguh. Pagi tadi adik ada latihan bola sepak di sekolah”, Safiyya hanya tersengih mendengar alasan adiknya.

“All the same Hamzah, itu tak boleh dijadikan alasan. Hamzah tahu tak kebanyakan perang umat Islam yang terdahulu dalam menyebarkan dan mempertahankan Islam berlaku pada bulan puasa? Bahkan, perang pertama umat Islam melawan kafir- Perang Badar itu, terjadi pada 17 Ramadhan”

“Oh sungguh? Menang ke? Ceritalah sikit Along”, tegak duduk Hamzah. Safiyya tersenyum melihatkan dia sudah berjaya menarik minat adiknya. Kuih yang sedang diuli dibawa ke depan.

“ Perang Badar ialah perang dimana umat Islam berada di pihak yang berada dalam keadaan serba kekurangan. Bayangkanlah, hanya ada lebih kurang 313 tentera umat Islam untuk melawan 1000 orang kafir Mekah. Betapa Rasulullah s.a.w risaunya mereka akan kalah dalam perang ini sehingga Baginda bersungguh sungguh memanjatkan doa: “Ya Allah, sempurnakanlah kepadaku segala apa yang telah Engkau janjikan kepadaku. Ya Allah, berikanlah apa-apa yang telah Engkau janjikan kepadaku. Ya Allah, jika Engkau membinasakan pasukan Islam, tentulah Engkau tidak akan lagi disembah di muka bumi ini.”

“Dari segi kelengkapan juga, umat Islam pada wakti itu sangat daif. Mereka cuma ada 2 ekor kuda milik Zubair al-Awwam dan Miqdad bin Aswad, dan 70 ekor unta, yang dinaiki secara bergilir-gilir, berbanding 100 ekor kuda dan 600 perisai milik orang kafir.

Tapi ternyata umat Islam pada ketika itu mempunyai kelebihan dari segi kekuatan iman dan kesungguhan untuk mati syahid yang menyebabkan mereka mendapat dukungan langit pada hari itu”

“Orang Islam ada pasang strategi tak Along?” tanye Hamzah penuh minat.

“Eh, mestilah, perang apa-apa pun kena ada strategi. Walaupun kita harap pada bantuan Allah, usaha tu perlu ada juga. Kan Allah takkan ubah nasib sesuatu kaum tu sehingga dia berusaha mengubah nasibnya sendiri? Apabila tahu yang perperangan dengan orang kafir quraisy tak dapat dielakkan lagi, Rasululullah telah menghantar 3 orang spy iaitu Ali b Abi Talib, as- Zubair al- Awwam dan Saad b Abi Waqqash untuk cari information pasal musuh. Dengan hanya berpandukan maklumat berapa bilangan unta yang disembelih setiap hari, Rasulullah berjaya buat anggaran berapa bilangan kafir Quraisy yang akan menyertai perang itu.

“Satu lagi strategi adalah apabila Rasulullah bersetuju dengan cadangan sahabatnya, Khabab b. Al-Mundzir untuk membuat markas di tempat air yang paling dekat dengan musuh, ambil air dan isikan ke dalam kolam orang Islam hingga penuh, kemudian tutup sumber-sumber air tu. Dengan itu, orang Islam dapat berperang dalam keadaan mempunyai bekalan air yang cukup sedangkan musuh tak ada air minum”

“Ohh, gitu. Tadi Along cakap mereka dapat dukungan langit. Apa maksud Along?”

“Dalam perperangan itu, ada satu ketika dimana Rasulullah tiba-tiba tertidur sebentar dan apabila terjaga Rasulullah berkata kepada Abu Bakar “Wahai Abu Bakar, bergembiralah. Pertolongan Allah SWT telah datang. Itulah Jibril dibawah hamburan debu”. Rasulullah lepas tu keluar dari khemahnya dengan memakai baju besi sambil berkata “Golongan itu pasti akan dikalahkan dan mereka mundur ke belakang”. Ini sebenarnya ayat dari surah al-Qamar yang Allah wahyukan.

“Para sahabat juga bagai orang yang lapar darah apabila Rasulullah menaikkan semangat mereka dengan berkata ‘Demi Allah SWT yang jiwa Muhammad berada di tanganNya, setiap orang yang berperang melawan mereka pada hari ini kemudian mati dalam keadaan tabah mengharap keredaan Allah taala dan dalam keadaan maju terus pantang mundur, pasti Allah masukkan ke dalam syurga’. Seorang sahabat, Auf bin al-Harits bertanya ‘Wahai Rasulullah, apa yang membuat Allah SWT suka kepada hambaNya?’ Baginda menjawab ‘Dia terjun di tengah-tengah musuh dalam keadaan terbuka dan mencabut baju besi yang ada pada dirinya’. Auf b al Harits pun apa lagi, terus cabut baju besi dia, ambil pedang dan terus perangi musuh sampai syahid,” Mata Hamzah berkaca kaca, terharu dengan semangat jihad para sahabat.

“Kaum Muslimin juga turut dibantu para malaikat. Banyak riwayat yang menceritakan dimana banyak kepala yang terjatuh dan tangan terpotong, tapi tak diketahui siapa yang memenggal dan memotong. Ada seorang tawanan, Abbas b Abdul Muthalib yang menceritakan yang dia ditawan oleh seorang yang tidak memakai pelindung diri, paling tampan wajahnya dan menaiki kuda hitam putih. Bila seorang Ansar nak mengaku dia yang menawannya, Rasulullah menjawab “Diamlah kamu, Allah swt telah membantumu dengan malaikat yang mulia”.

“Umat Islam pun akhirnya menang besar dalam perperangan itu dengan hanya 14 orang syahid berbanding 70 orang kaum musyrikin terbunuh dan 70 orang ditawan. Bermula dari kemenangan itulah, umat Islam yang dulu dipandang hina oleh orang kafir quraisy bertukar menjadi satu umat yang dipandang unggul, dan Islam terus berkembang pesat selepas itu”, Safiyya menghabiskan cerita sambil tangannya kembali menguli kuih.

“Oh lagi satu, kalau Adik nak tau, sahabat Rasulullah yang bernama Hamzah b Abdul Mutalib la orang yang pertama sekali membunuh orang kafir di dalam perang Badar. Ha, hebatkan? Adik taknak jadi sehebat itu ke? Nama dah sama dah,” Safiyya bertanya selamba sambil berlalu ke dapur, meninggalkan Hamzah dengan hati yang sudah dibakar semangat perang Badar, memasang azam untuk tidak mahu menjadi lemah lagi.

Sumber rujukan:

Belajar dari Perang Badar: Strategi Menghadapi Kemenangan, karya Hepi Andi Bastoni, 2010.

Mencari agama yang benar - Salman Al-Farisi

Kisah ini adalah kisah nyata pengalaman seorang manusia mencari agama yang benar (hak), iaitu pengalaman SALMAN AL FARISY

Marilah kita simak Salman menceritakan pengalamannya selama mengembara mencari agama yang hak itu. Dengan ingatannya yang kuat, ceritanya lebih lengkap, terperinci dan lebih terpercaya.

Kata Salman, “Saya pemuda Persia, penduduk kota Isfahan, berasal dari desa Jayyan. Bapak saya Kepala Desa. Orang terkaya dan berkedudukan tinggi di situ. Saya adalah makhluk yang paling disayangi ayah sejak saya lahir. Kesayangan beliau semakin bertambah besar sejalan dengan pertumbuhan diri saya, sehingga kerana teramat sa yangnya, saya dipingitnya di rumah seperti anak gadis.

Saya membaktikan diri dalam agama Majusi (yang dianut ayah dan bangsa saya). Saya diangkat menjadi penjaga api yang kami sembah, dengan tugas menjaga api itu supaya menyala siang malam dan agar jangan padam walau pun agak sejenak.

Ayahku memiliki perkebunan yang luas, dengan penghasilan yang besar pula. Kerana itu beliau mukim di sana untuk mengawasi dan memungut hasilnya. Pada suatu hari bapak pulang ke desa untuk suatu urusan penting. Beliau berkata kepadaku, “Hai anakku! Bapak sekarang sangat sibuk. Kerana itu pergilah engkau mengurus perkebunan kita hari ini menggantikan Bapak’’

Aku pergi ke perkebunan kami. Dalam perjalanan ke sana aku melewati sebuah gereja Nasrani. Aku mendengar suara mereka sedang sermbahyang. Suara itu sangat me narik perhatianku.

Sebenarnya aku belum mengerti apa-apa tentang agama Nasrani dan agama-agama lain. Kerana selama ini aku dikurung bapak di rumah, tidak boleh bergaul dengan siapa saja. Maka ketika aku mendengar suara mereka, aku masuk ke gereja itu untuk mengetahui apa yang sedang mereka lakukan. Setelah kuperhatikan, aku kagum dengan cara sembahyang mereka dan ingin masuk agamanya.

Kataku, “Demi Allah! ini lebih bagus daripada agama kami. “Aku tidak beranjak dari gereja itu sampai petang. Sehingga aku tidak jadi pergi ke perkebunan.

Aku bertanya kepada mereka, “Dari mana asal agama ini?”

“Dari Syam (Syria),” jawab mereka.

Setelah hari senja, barulah aku pulang. Bapak menanyakan urusan kebun yang ditugaskan beliau kepadaku.

Jawabku, “Wahai, Bapak! Aku bertemu dengan orang sedang sembahyang di gereja. Aku kagum melihat mereka sembahyang. Belum pernah aku melihat cara orang sembahyang seperti itu. Kerana itu aku senantiasa berada di gereja mereka sampai petang.”

Bapak memperingatkanku akan perubatanku itu. Katanya, “Hai, anakku! Agama Nasrani itu bukan agama yang baik. Agamamu dan agama nenek moyangmu (Majusi) lebih baik dari agama Nasrani itu!”

Jawabku, “Tidak! Demi Allah! Sesungguhnya agama merekalah yang lebih baik dari agama kita.”

Bapak kuatir dengan ucapanku itu. Dia takut kalau aku murtad dari agama Majusi yang kami anut. Kerana itu dia mengurungku dan membelenggu kakiku dengan rantai.

Ketika aku beroleh kesempatan, kukirim surat kepada orang-orang Nasrani minta tolong kepada mereka, bila ada kafilah yang hendak pergi ke Syam supaya memberi tahu kepadaku. Tidak berapa lama kemudian, datang kepada mereka satu kafilah yang hendak pergi ke Syam. Mereka memberitahu kepadaku. Maka kuputus rantai yang membelenggu kakiku sehingga aku bebas. Lalu aku pergi bersama-sama kafilah itu ke Syam.

Sampai di sana aku bertanya kepada mereka, “Siapa kepala agama Nasrani di sini?”

“Uskup yang menjaga “jawab mereka.

Aku pergi menemui Uskup seraya berkata kepadanya, “Aku tertarik masuk agama Nasrani. Aku bersedia menadi pelayan Anda sambil belajar agama dan sembahyang bersama-sama Anda.”

‘Masuklah!” kata Uskup.

Aku masuk, dan membaktikan diri kepadanya sebagai pelayan.

Belum begitu lama aku membaktikan diri kepadanya, tahulah aku Uskup itu orang jahat. Dia menganjurkan jama’ahnya bersedekah dan mendorong ummatnya beramal pahala. Bila sedekah mereka telah terkumpul tangan Uskup, disimpannya saja dalam perbendaharaannya tidak dibagi-bagikannya kepada fakir miskin sehingga kekayaannya telah menumpuk sebanyak tujuh peti emas. Aku sangat membencinya kerana perbuatannya yang memperkaya diri sendiri itu. Tidak lama kemudian iapun meninggal. Orang-orang Nasrani berkumpul hendak mengu burkannya.

Aku berkata kepada mereka, ‘Pendeta kalian ini orang jahat. Dianjurkannya kalian bersedekah dan digembirakannya kalian dengan pahala yang akan kalian peroleh. Tapi bila kalian berikan sedekah kepadanya disimpannya saja untuk dirinya, tidak satupun yang diberikannya kepada fakir miskin.”

Tanya mereka, “Bagaimana kamu tahu demikian?” Jawabku, “Akan kutunjukkan kepada kalian simpanannya.”

Kata mereka, “Ya, tunjukkanlah kepada kami!”

Maka kuperlihatkan kepada mereka simpanannya yang terdiri dan tujuh peti, penuh berisi emas dan perak. Setelah mereka saksikan semuanya, mereka berkata, “Demi Allah! Jangan dikuburkan dia!”

Lalu mereka salib jenazah uskup itu, kemudian mereka lempari dengan batu. Sesudah itu mereka angkat pendeta lain sebagai penggantinya. Akupun mengabdikan diri kepadanya. Belum pernah kulihat orang yang lebih zuhud daripadanya. Dia sangat membenci dunia tetapi sangat cinta kepada akhirat. Dia rajin beribadat siang malam. Kerana itu aku sangat menyukainya, dan lama tinggal bersamanya.

Ketika ajalnya sudah dekat, aku bertanya kepadanya, “Wahai Bapak! Kepada siapa Bapak mempercayakanku seandainya Bapak meninggal. Dan dengan siapa aku ha rus berguru sepeninggal Bapak?”

Jawabnya, “Hai, anakku! Tidak seorang pun yang aku tahu, melainkan seorang pendeta di Mosul, yang belum merubah dan menukar-nukar ajaran-ajaran agama yang murni. Hubungi dia di sana!”

Maka tatkala guruku itu sudah meninggal, aku pergi mencari pendeta yang tinggal di Mosul. Kepadanya kuceritakan pengalamanku dan pesan guruku yang sudah me ninggal itu.

Kata pendeta Mosul, “Tinggailah bersama saya.”

Aku tinggal bersamanya. Ternyata dia pendeta yang baik. Ketika dia hampir meninggal, aku berkata kepada nya, “Sebagaimana Bapak ketahui, mungkin ajal Bapak sudah dekat. Kepada siapa Bapak dapat mempercayakan ku seandainya Bapak sudah tak ada?”

Jawabnya, “Hai, anakku! Demi Allah! Aku tak tahu orang yang seperti kami, kecuali seorang pendeta di Nasibin. Hubungilah dia!”

Ketika pendeta Mosul itu sudah meninggal, aku pergi menemui pendeta di Nasibin. Kepadanya kuceritakan pengalamanku serta pesan pendeta Mosul.

Kata pendeta Nasibin, “Tinggallah bersama kami!”

Setelah aku tinggal di sana, ternyata pendeta Nasibin itu memang baik. Aku mengabdi dan belajar kepadanya sampai dia wafat. Setelah ajalnya sudah dekat, aku berkata kepadanya, “Bapak sudah tahu perihalku Maka kepada siapa Bapak dapat mempercayakanku seandainya Bapak meninggal?”

Jawabnya, “Hai, anakku! Aku tidak tahu lagi pendeta yang masih memegang teguh agamanya, kecuali seorang pendeta yang tinggal di Amuria. Hubungilah dia!”

Aku pergi menghubungi pendeta di Amuria itu. Maka kuceritakan kepadanya pengalamanku.

Katanya, “Tinggallah bersama kami!

Dengan petunjuknya, aku tinggal di sana sambil mengembala kambing dan sapi. Setelah guruku sudah dekat pula ajalnya, aku berkata kepadanya, “Anda sudah tahu urusanku. Maka kepada siapakah lagi aku akan anda percayakan seandainya Anda meninggal dan apakah yang harus kuperbuat?”

Katanya, “Hai, anakku! Setahuku tidak ada lagi di muka bumi ini orang yang berpegang teguh dengan agama yang murni seperti kami. Tetapi sudah hampir tiba masanya, di tanah Arab akan muncul seorang Nabi yang diutus Allah membawa agama Nabi Ibrahim. Kemudian dia akan pindah ke negeri yang banyak pohon kurma di sana, terletak antara dua bukit berbatu hitam. Nabi itu mempunyai ciri-ciri yang jelas. Dia mahu menerima dan memakan hadiah, tetapi tidak mahu menerima dan memakan sedekah. Di antara kedua bahunya terdapat cap kenabian. Jika engkau sanggup pergilah ke negeri itu dan temuilah dia!”

Setelah pendeta Amuria itu wafat, aku masih tinggal di Amuria, sehingga pada suatu waktu serombongan saudagar Arab dan kabilah “kalb” lewat di sana. Aku berkata kepada mereka, “Jika kalian mahu membawaku ke negeri Arab, aku berikan kepada kalian semua sapi dan kambing-kambingku.”

Jawab mereka, “Baiklah! Kami bawa engkau ke sana.”

Maka kuberikan kepada mereka sapi dan kambing peliharaanku semuanya. Aku dibawanya bersama-sama mereka. Sesampainya kami di Wadil Qura aku ditipu oleh mereka. Aku dijual mereka kepada seorang Yahudi. Maka dengan terpaksa aku pergi dengan Yahudi itu dan berkhidmat kepadanya sebagai budak belian. Pada suatu hari anak paman majikanku datang mengunjunginya, iaitu Yahudi Bani Quraizhah, lalu aku dibelinya kepada majikanku. Aku pindah dengan majikanku yang baru ini ke Yatsrib. Di sana aku melihat banyak pohon kurma seperti yang diceritakan guruku, Pendeta Amuria. Aku yakin itulah kota yang dimaksud guruku itu. Aku tinggal di kota itu bersama majikanku yang baru.

Ketika itu Nabi yang baru diutus sudah muncul. Tetapi beliau masih berada di Makkah menyeru kaumnya. Namun begitu aku belum mendengar apa-apa tentang kehadiran serta da’wah yang beliau 1ancarkan kerana aku selalu sibuk dengan tugasku sebagai budak. Tidak berapa lama kemudian, Rasulullah pindah ke Yatsrib. Demi Allah! Ketika itu aku sedang berada di puncak pohon kurma melaksanakan tugas yang diperintahkan majikanku. Dan majikanku itu duduk di bawah pohon. Tiba-tiba datang anak pamannya mengatakan, “Biar mampus Bani Qaiah! Demi Allah! Sekarang mereka berkumpul di Quba’ menyambut kedatangan laki-laki dari Makkah yang menda’wahkan dirinya Nabi.”

Mendengar ucapannya itu badanku terasa panas dingin seperti demam, sehingga aku menggigil kerananya. Aku kuatir akan jatuh dan tubuhku bisa menimpa ma

1) Wadil Qura, sebuah lembah antara Madinah dan Syam.

2) Bani Qailah, iaitu kabilah Aus dan Khazraj

jikanku. Aku segera turun dari puncak ponon, lalu bertanya kepada tamu itu, “Apa kabar ANda? Cobalah kabarkan kembali kepadaku!”

Majikanku marah dan memukulku seraya berkata, “Ini bukan urusanmu! Kerjakan tugasmu kembali!”

Besok kuambil buah kurma seberapa yang dapat kukumpulkan. Lalu kubawa ke hadapan Rasulullah.

Kataku “Aku tahu Anda orang saleh. Anda datang bersama-sama sahabat Anda sebagai perantau Inilah sedikit kurma dariku untuk sedekah bagi Anda. Aku lihat Andalah yang lebih berhak menerimanya daripada yang lain-lain.” Lalu aku sodorkan kurma itu kehadapannya.

Beliau berkata kepada para sahabatnya, “silakan kalian makan,…!” Tetapi beliau tidak menyentuh sedikit juga makanan itu apalagi untuk memakannya.

Aku berkata dalam hati, “Inilah satu di antara ciri cirinya!”

Kemudian aku pergi meninggalkannya dan kukumpulkan pula sedikit demi sedikit kurma yang dapat kukumpulkan. Ketika Rasulullah pindah dari Quba’ ke Madinah, kubawa kurma itu kepada beliau.

Kataku, “Aku lihat Anda tidak mahu memakan sedekah. Sekarang kubawakan sedikit kurma, sebagai hadiah untuk Anda.”

Rasulullah memakan buah kurma yang kuhadiahkan kepadanya. Dan beliau mempersilakan pula para sahabatnya makan bersama-sama dengan dia. Kataku dalam hati, “ini ciri kedua!”

Kemudian kudatangi beliau di Baqi’, ketika beliau mengantarkan jenazah sahabat beliau untuk dimakamkan di sana. Aku melihat beliau memakai dua helai kain. Setelah aku memberi salam kepada beliau, aku berjalan mengitari sambil menengok ke punggung beliau, untuk melihat cap kenabian yang dikatakan guruku. Agaknya beliau tahu maksudku. Maka dijatuhkannya kain yang menyelimuti punggungnya, sehingga aku melihat dengan jelas cap kenabiannya.

Barulah aku yakin, dia adalah Nabi yang baru diutus itu. Aku langsung menggumulnya, lalu kuciumi dia sambil menangis.

Tanya Rasulullah, “Bagaimana kabar Anda?”

Maka kuceritakan kepada beliau seluruh kisah pengalamanku. Beliau kagum dan menganjurkan supaya aku menceritakan pula pengalamanku itu kepada para sahabat beliau. Lalu kuceritakan pula kepada mereka. Mereka sangat kagum dan gembira mendengar kisah pengalamanku.

Berbahagilah Salman Al-Farisy yang telah berjuang mencari agama yang hak di setiap tempat. Berbahagialah Salman yang telah menemukan agama yang hak, lalu dia iman dengan agama itu dan memegang teguh agama yang diimaninya itu. Berbahagialah Salman pada hari kematiannya, dan pada hari dia dibangkitkan kembali kelak.

sumber : dakwah.info

Abu Hurayrah

Abu Hurayrah

"An Abi Hurayrata, radiyallahu anhu, qal.' qala rasul Allahi, sallallahu alayhi wa sailam..."

Through this phrase millions of Muslims from the early history of Islam to the present have come to be familiar with the name Abu Hurayrah. In speeches and lectures, in Friday khutbahs and seminars, in the books of hadith and sirah, fiqh and ibadah, the name Abu Hurayrah is mentioned in. this fashion: "On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may God be pleased with him who said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said... ".

Through his Prodigious efforts, hundreds of ahadith or sayings of the Prophet were transmitted to later generations. His is the foremost name in the roll of hadith transmitters. Next to him comes the names of such companions as Abdullah the son of Umar, Anas the son of Malik, Umm al-Mumininin Aishah, Jabir ibn Abdullah and Abu Said al-Khudri all of whom transmitted over a thousand sayings of the Prophet.

Abu Hurayrah became a Muslim at the hands of at-Tufayl ibn Amr the chieftain of the Daws tribe to which he belonged. The Daws lived in the region of Tihamah which stretches along the coast of the Red Sea in southern Arabia. When at-Tufayl returned to his village after meeting the Prophet and becoming a Muslim in the early years of his mission, Abu Hurayrah was one of the first to respond to his call. He was unlike the majority of the Daws who remained stubborn in their old beliefs for a long time.

When at-Tufayl visited Makkah again, Abu Hurayrah accompanied him. There he had the honor and privilege of meeting the noble Prophet who asked him: "What is your name?" "Abdu Shams - Servant of a Sun," he replied.

"Instead, let it be Abdur-Rahman - the Servant of the Beneficent Lord," said the Prophet.

"Yes, Abdur-Rahman (it shall be) O Messenger of God," he replied. However, he continued to be known as Abu Hurayrah, "the kitten man", literally "the father of a kitten" because like the Prophet he was fond of cats and since his childhood often had a cat to play with.

Abu Hurayrah stayed in Tihamah for several years and it was only at the beginning of the seventh year of the Hijrah that he arrived in Madinah with others of his tribe. The Prophet had gone on a campaign to Khaybar. Being destitute, Abu Hurayrah took up his place in the Masjid with other of the Ahl as-Suffah. He was single, without wife or child. With him however was his mother who was still a mushrik. He longed, and prayed, for her to become a Muslim but she adamantly refused. One day, he invited her to have faith in God alone and follow His Prophet but she uttered some words about the Prophet which saddened him greatly. With tears in his eyes, he went to the noble Prophet who said to him: "What makes you cry, O Abu Hurayrah?" "I have not let up in inviting my mother to Islam but she has always rebuffed me. Today, I invited her again and I heard words from her which I do not like. Do make supplication to God Almighty to make the heart of Abu Hurayrah's mother incline to Islam."

The Prophet responded to Abu Hurayrah's request and prayed for his mother. Abu Hurayrah said: "I went home and found the door closed. I heard the splashing of water and when I tried to enter my mother said: "Stay where you are, O Abu Hurayrah." And after putting on her clothes, she said, "Enter!" I entered and she said: "I testify that there is no god but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His Servant and His Messenger."

"I returned to the Prophet, peace be on him, weeping with joy just as an hour before I had gone weeping from sadness and said: "I have good news, O Messenger of Allah. God has responded to your prayer and guided the mother of Abu Hurayrah to Islam."

Abu Hurayrah loved the Prophet a great deal and found favor with him. He was never tired of looking at the Prophet whose face appeared to him as having all the radiance of the sun and he was never tired of listening to him. Often he would praise God for his good fortune and say: "Praise be to God Who has guided Abu Hurayrah to Islam." Praise be to God Who has taught Abu Hurayrah the Quran."

"Praise be to God who has bestowed on Abu Hurayrah the companionship of Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace." On reaching Madinah, Abu Hurayrah set his heart on attaining knowledge. Zayd ibn Thabit the notable companion of the Prophet reported: "While Abu Hurayrah and I and another friend of mine were in the Masjid praying to God Almighty and performing dhikr to Him, the Messenger of God appeared. He came towards us and sat among us. We became silent and he said: "Carry on with what you were doing."

"So my friend and I made a supplication to God before Abu Hurayrah did and the Prophet began to say Ameen to our dua.

"Then Abu Hurayrah made a supplication saying: "O Lord, I ask You for what my two companions have asked and I ask You for knowledge which will not be forgotten."

"The Prophet, peace be on him, said: 'Ameen.' "We then said: 'And we ask Allah for knowledge which will not be forgotten, and the Prophet replied: 'The Dawsi youth has asked for this before you." "With his formidable memory, Abu Hurayrah set out to memorize in the four years that he spent with the Prophet, the gems of wisdom that emanated from his lips. He realized that he had a great gift and he set about to use it to the full in the service of Islam.

He had free time at his disposal. Unlike many of the Muhajirin he did not busy himself' in the market-places, with buying and selling. Unlike many of the Ansar, he had no land to cultivate nor crops to tend. He stayed with the Prophet in Madinah and went with him on journeys and expeditions.

Many companions were amazed at the number of hadith he had memorized and often questioned him on when he had heard a certain hadith and under what circumstances.

Once Marwan ibn al-Hakam wanted to test Abu Hurayrah's power of memory. He sat with him in one room and behind a curtain he placed a scribe, unknown to Abu Hurayrah, and ordered him to write down whatever Abu Hurayrah said. A year later, Marwan called Abu Hurayrah again and asked him to recall the same ahadith which the scribe had recorded. It was found that he had forgotten not a single word.

Abu Hurayrah was concerned to teach and transmit the ahadith he had memorized and knowledge of Islam in general. It is reported that one day he passed through the suq of Madinah and naturally saw people engrossed in the business of buying and selling.

"How feeble are you, O people of Madinah!" he said. "What do you see that is feeble in us, Abu Hurayrah?" they asked. "The inheritance of the Messenger of God, peace be on him, is being distributed and you remain here! Won't you go and take your portion?" "Where is this, O Abu Hurayrah?" they asked. "In the Masjid," he replied.

Quickly they left. Abu Hurayrah waited until they returned. When they saw him, they said: "O Abu Hurayrah, we went to the Masjid and entered and we did not see anything being distributed." "Didn't you see anyone in the Masjid?" he asked. "O yes, we saw some people performing Salat, some people reading the Quran and some people discussing about what is halal and what is haram." "Woe unto you," replied Abu Hurayrah," that is the inheritance of Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace."

Abu Hurayrah underwent much hardship and difficulties as a result of his dedicated search for knowledge. He was often hungry and destitute. He said about himself:

"When I was afflicted with severe hunger, I would go to a companion' of the Prophet and asked him about an ayah of the Quran and (stay with him) learning it so that he would take me with him to his house and give food. "One day, my hunger became so severe that I placed a stone on my stomach. I then sat down in the path of the companions. Abu Bakr passed by and I asked him about an ayah of the Book of God. I only asked him so that he would invite me but he didn't.

"Then Umar ibn al-Khattab passed by me and I asked him about an ayah but he also did not invite me. Then the Messenger of God, peace be on him, passed by and realized that I was hungry and said: "Abu Hurayrah!" "At your command" I replied and followed him until we entered his house. He found a bowl of milk and asked his family: "From where did you get this?" "Someone sent it to you" they replied. He then said to me: "O Abu Hurayrah, go to the Ahl as-Suffah and invite them." Abu Hurayrah did as he was told and they all drank from the milk.

The time came of course when the Muslims were blessed with great wealth and material goodness of every description. Abu Hurayrah eventually got his share of wealth. He had a comfortable home, a wife and child. But this turn of fortune did not change his personality. Neither did he forget his days of destitution. He would "I grew up as an orphan and I emigrated as a poor and indigent person. I used to take food for my stomach from Busrah bint Ghazwan. I served people when they returned from journeys and led their camels when they set out. Then God caused me to marry her (Busrah). So praise be to God who has strengthened his religion and made Abu Hurayrah an imam." (This last statement is a reference to the time when he became governor of Madinah.)

Much of Abu Hurayrah's time would be spent in spiritual exercises and devotion to God. Qiyam al-Layl staying up for the night in prayer and devotion - was a regular practice of his family including his wife and his daughter. He would stay up for a third of the night, his wife for another third and his daughter for a third. In this way, in the house of Abu Hurayrah no hour of the night would pass without ibadah, dhikr and Salat.

During the caliphate of Umar, Umar appointed him as governor of Bakrain. Umar was very scrupulous about the type of persons whom he appointed as governors. He was always concerned that his governors should live simply and frugally and not acquire much wealth even though this was through lawful means.

In Bahrain, Abu Hurayrah became quite rich. Umar heard of this and recalled him to Madinah. Umar thought he had acquired his wealth through unlawful means and questioned him about where and how he had acquired such a fortune. Abu Hurayrah replied: "From breeding horses and gifts which I received." "Hand it over to the treasury of the Muslims," ordered Umar.

Abu Hurayrah did as he was told and raised his hands to the heavens and prayed: "O Lord, forgive the Amir al-Muminin." Subsequently, Umar asked him to become governor once again but he declined. Umar asked him why he refused and he said: "So that my honor would not be besmirched, my wealth taken and my back beaten." And he added: "And I fear to judge without knowledge and speak without wisdom."

Throughout his life Abu Hurayrah remained kind and courteous to his mother. Whenever he wanted to leave

home, he would stand at the door of her room and say: As-salaamu alaykum, yaa ummataah, wa rahrnatullahi wa barakatuhu, peace be on you, mother, and the mercy and blessings of God." She would reply: "Wa alayka-s salaam, yaa bunayya, wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu - And on you be peace, my son, and the mercy and blessings of God." Often, he would also say: "May God have mercy on you as you cared for me when I was small," and she would reply: "May God have mercy on you as you delivered me from error when I was old." Abu Hurayrah always encouraged other people to be

kind and good to their parents. One day he saw two men walking together, one older than the other. He asked the younger one: "What is this man to you?" "My father," the person replied.

"Don't call him by his name. Don't walk in front of him and don't sit before him," advised Abu Hurayrah.

Muslims owe a debt of gratitude to Abu Hurayrah for helping to preserve and transmit the valuable legacy of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. He died in the year 59 AH when he was seventy-eight years old.

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Antara Ayyash dan Uqbah

Pengaruh Abu Jahal

Pernah dengar mengenai Uqbah bin Abi Mui’th seorang pemuka Quraisy yang ingin memeluk Islam? Uqbah ini sangat berkawan rapat dengan Abu Jahal. Uqbah pada mulanya pernah ingin mengikut naluri fitrahnya ke arah kebenaran yang dibawa oleh Nabi s.a.w. Ketika itu Abu Jahal berada di luar kota dan Uqbah pergi menemui Rasulullah s.a.w. Setelah mendengar ajaran yang dibawa oleh Nabi s.a.w, Baginda menawarkan Islam kepadanya. Uqbah menerimanya tetapi meminta tangguh sehingga besok untuk lebih memikirkannya.

Sayangnya Abu Jahal telah kembali dan Uqbah terus menyatakan hasratnya itu kepada Abu Jahal, “Besok, aku akan menemui Muhammad dan menyatakan keislamanku.” Abu Jahal berang dan menyanggah, “Demi persahabatan kita, seharusnya engkau menemuinya untuk meludahi mukanya!”Uqbah terus berlalu meninggalkan Abu Jahal.

Besoknya Uqbah tetap menemui Nabi namun diekori oleh Abu Jahal. Di waktu Uqbah ingin melafazkan syahadah dan menyatakan keislamannya, Abu Jahal muncul dan terus memujuknya, “Wahai sahabatku, agamamu atau sahabatmu”
Akhirnya ternyata demi persahabatan Uqbah telah memilih kesesatan dan mengikut Abu Jahal. Malah selepas itu Uqbah menjadi orang kafir yang terlalu membenci Nabi. Tiada orang yang lebih berani menyakiti Nabi melainkan Uqbah sendiri. Pernah ketika Nabi sedang solat, Uqbah datang dari belakang dan menjerut leher Nabi dengan selendangnya. Jerutan yang kuat itu telah membuatkan Nabi jatuh tersungkur. Tidak cukup dengan itu suatu hari ketika Nabi sedang sujud Uqbah datang dengan membawa usus perut unta dan melemparkannya ke belakang Nabi. Baginda tidak boleh bangun sehingga datang puterinya Zainab menyingkirkan kotoran tersebut.

Kuasa Allah meliputi segalanya dan akibat memilih rakan yang sesat dan menyakiti kekasih Allah s..w.t, Uqbah mati dalam keadaan cukup terhina. Uqbah mati dalam kekafiran sewaktu perang Badar. Setelah mati, tubuhnya membengkak dan membusuk. Mayatnya tidak boleh dikuburkan bersama-sama dengan sahabat-sahabat kafirnya yang lain kerana baunya yang busuk menyengat. Mayatnya hanya ditimbun dengan tanah di tempat ia mati dalam keadaan yang amat buruk.

Pengaruh Umar

Pernah tak pula kita kenal siapa rakan baik Umar al-Khattab yang diajak hijrah bersama? Umar berkawan baik dengan Ayyash bin Abu Rabi’ah. Maka Umar mengajaknya hijrah ke Madinah bersama-sama. Di suku perjalanan datang seorang utusan ibu Ayyash mengkhabarkan perihal ibu Ayyash yang hampir meninggal dunia. Ibunya tidak bermaya kerana berjanji akan terus berdiri di terik panas matahari dan tidak akan mandi sehinggalah Ayyash kembali menemuinya. Maka bergoncanglah hati sahabat ini dan beliau merasa sangat gusar. Ayyash ingin berpatah balik dan pulang menemui ibunya. Umar tidak berdiam diri, lantas memujuk Ayyash untuk meneruskan hijrah dengan bersungguh-sungguh.

Namun disambut Ayassh dengan keluhan, “Ibuku”. Umar tidak berputus asa meyakinkannya dan berkata, “Ayyash, jika hari ini ibumu mampu berpanas di bawah terik matahari, tetapi esoknya ia belum tentu mampu. Jika hari ini ibumu berkeras untuk tidak mandi, maka ianya tidak akan lama. Nanti ia akan mandi jua kerana tidak tahan dengan tubuh badannya yang kotor. Jika sekarang ia tahan berpanas, besok ia akan mencari jua tempat berteduh. Namun Ayyash hanya menjawab, “Umar, ibuku.”
Umar seraya mengingatkan, “Ayyash, jika engkau berkeras ingin kembali, engkau akan mendapat fitnah kelak.” Ayyash tetap berkata, “Ibuku,
Umar.” Umar sangat faham, dalam berkawan kita perlu berkorban. Waktu itu Umar sudah merasa rakannya tidak mampu dipujuk dan dipengaruhi walaupun hampir memaksanya. Lantas Umar turun dari kenderaannya seraya menawarkannya kepada sahabatnya itu, “Wahai Ayyash, jika kau tetap berkeras untuk kembali, ambillah kenderaan aku ini. Semoga kenderaan ini akan mengingatkanmu ketika engkau ingin kembali padaku suatu hari nanti.”

Akhirnya Ayyash berpatah balik ke Mekah dan memang benar ia disiksa dan difitnah sehingga hampir menggoyahkan keimanannya. Malah ia telah dihina oleh Abu Jahal sebaik sahaja memasuki kota Mekah, meskipun sebelum itu Abu Jahal menumpang kenderaannya. Namun kenderaan itu sering mengingatkan Ayyash pada Umar dan terus mengukuhkan keimanannya. Akhirnya satu hari Ayyash kembali berhijrah meninggalkan keluarganya dengan berkah dan keikhlasan sahabatnya, Umar.

Jadi dalam hidup ini adakah kita ingin mencari sahabat semulia Umar atau sehina Abu Jahal?

Adakah kita ingin tersangat bertuah seperti Ayyash atau tersangat rugi seperti Uqbah?

Adakah terhadap rakan, kita mampu memberi pengaruh dan beraura baik sekuat Umar atau beraura buruk sehina Abu Jahal?

Adakah kita seperti Ayyash yang cenderung kepada rakan yang baik atau seperti Uqbah yang cenderung kepada rakan yang hanya membawa kepada kehinaan?

Untungnya Ayyash kerana kemurahan kawan dan malangnya Uqbah hanya kerana kejahilan kawan. Fikir-fikirkanlah.

Abu Ayyub Al Ansari

Scanned from: "Companions of The Prophet", Vol. 1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid.


Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb from the Banu Najjar was a great and close companion of the Prophet. He was known as Abu Ayyub (the father of Ayyub) and enjoyed a privilege which many of the Ansar in Madinah hoped they would have. When the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be on him, reached Madinah after his hijrah from Makkah, he was greeted with great enthusiasm by the Ansar of Madinah. Their hearts went out to him and their eyes followed him with devotion and love. They want ed to give him the most generous reception anyone could be given. The Prophet first stopped at Quba on the outskirts of Madinah and stayed there for some days. The first thing he did was to build a mosque which is described in the Qur'an as the


"mosque built on the foundation of piety (taqwa)". (Surah At-Tawbah 9: 108).


The Prophet entered Madinah on his camel. The chieftains of the city stood along his path, each one wishing to have the honour of the Prophet alighting and staying at his house. One after the other stood in the camel's way entreating,



"Stay with us, O Ra sulullah." "Leave the camel," the Prophet would say. "It is under command."



The camel continued walking, closely followed by the eyes and hearts of the people of Yathrib. When it went past a house, its owner would feel sad and dejected and hope would rise in the hearts of others still on the route. The camel continued in this fashion with the people following it until it hesitated at an open space in front of the house of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. But the Prophet, upon whom be peace, did not get down. After only a short while, the camel set off again, t he Prophet leaving its reins loose. Before long, however, it turned round, retraced its steps and stopped on the same spot as before.




-Quba' mosque-

Abu Ayyub's heart was filled with happiness. He went out to the Prophet and greeted him with great enthusiasm. He took the Prophet's baggage in his arms and felt as if he was carrying the most precious treasure in the world. Abu Ayyub's house had two storeys. He emptied the upper floor of his and his family's possessions so that the Prophet could stay there. But the Prophet, peace be on him, preferred to stay on the lower floor. Night came and the Prophet retired. Abu Ayyub went up to the upper floor. But when they had closed the door, Abu Ayyub turned to his wife and said:

"Woe to us! What have we done? The messenger of God is below and we are higher than he! Can we walk on top of the messenger of God? Do we come between him and the Revelation (Waky)? If so, we are doomed."

The couple became very worried not knowing what to do. They only got some peace of mind when they moved to the side of the building which did not fall directly above the Prophet. They were careful also only to walk on the outer parts of the floor and avo id the middle. In the morning, Abu Ayyub said to the Prophet:

"By God, we did not sleep a wink last night, neither myself nor Umm Ayyub." "Why not, Abu Ayyub?"

asked the Prophet. Abu Ayyub explained how terrible they felt being above while the Prophet was below them and how they might have interrupted the Revelation.

"Don't worry, Abu Ayyub," said the Prophet. "We prefer the lower floor because of the many people coming to visit us." "We submitted to the Prophet's wishes,"

Abu Ayyub related, "until one cold night a jar of ours broke and the water spilled on the upper floor. Umm Ayyub and I stared at the water. We only had one piece of velvet which we used as a blanket. We used it to mop up the water out of fear that it would seep through to the Prophet. In the morning I went to him and said,

'I do not like to be above you,' and told him what had happened. He accepted my wish and we changed floors."

The Prophet stayed in Abu Ayyub's house for almost seven months until his mosque was completed on the open space where his camel had stopped. He moved to the rooms which were built around the mosque for himself and his family. He thus became a neighbour of Abu Ayyub. What a noble neighbour to have had! Abu Ayyub continued to love the Prophet with all his heart and the Prophet also loved him dearly. There was no formality between them. The Prophet continued to regard Abu Ayyub's house as his own. The following anecdote tells a great deal about the relationship between them. Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, once left his house in the burning heat of the midday sun and went to the mosque. Umar saw him and asked,

"Abu Bakr, what has brought you out at this hour?

Abu Bakr said he had left his house because he was terribly hungry and Umar said that he had left his house for the same reason. The Prophet came up to them and asked,

"What has brought the two of you out at this hour?" They told him and he said, "By Him in Whose hands is my soul, only hunger has caused me to com e out also. But come with me."

They went to the house of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. His wife opened the door and said,

"Welcome to the Prophet and whoever is with him." "Where is Abu Ayyub?"

asked the Prophet. Abu Ayyub, who was working in a nearby palm grove, heard the Prophet's voice and came hurriedly. "Welcome to the Prophet and whoever is with him," he said and went on, "O Prophet of God, this is not the time that you usually come." (Abu Ayyub used to keep some food for the Prophet every day. When the Prophet did not come for it by a certain time, Abu Ayyub would give it to his family.) "You are right," the Prophet agreed. Abu Ayyub went out and cut a cluster of dates in which there were ripe and half-ripe dates.

"I did not want you to cut this," said the Prophet. "Could you not have brought only the ripe dates?" "O Rasulullah, please eat from both the ripe dates (rutb) and the half ripe (busr). I shall slaughter an animal for you also." "If you are going to, then do not kill one that gives milk," cautioned the Prophet.

Abu Ayyub killed a young goat, cooked half and grilled the other half. He also asked his wife to bake, because she baked better, he said. When the food was ready, it was placed before the Prophet and his two companions. The Prophet took a piece of meat and placed it in a loaf and said,

"Abu Ayyub, take this to Fatimah. She has not tasted the like of this for days." When they had eaten and were satisfied, the Prophet said reflectively: "Bread and meat and busr and rutb!" Tears began to flow from his eyes as he continued:

"This is a bountiful blessing about which you will be asked on the Day of Judgment. If such comes your way, put your hands to it and say, 'Bismillah' (In the name of God) and when you have finished say, 'Al hamdu lillah alladhee huwa ashba'na wa an'ama a layna (Praise be to God Who has given us enough and Who has bestowed his bounty on us). This is best."

These are glimpses of Abu Ayyub's life during peace time. He also had a distinguished military career. Much of his time was spent as a warrior until it was said of him,

"He did not stay away from any battle the Muslims fought from the time of the Prophet to the time of Mu'awiyah unless he;: was engaged at the same time in another." The last campaign he took part in was the one prepared by Mu'awiyah and led by his son Yazid against Constantinople.

Abu Ayyub at that time was a very old man, almost eighty years old. But that did not prevent him from joining the army and crossing the seas as a graze in the path of God. After only a short time engaged in the battle, Abu Ayyub fell ill and had to withdraw from fighting. Yazid came to him and asked:

"Do you need anything, Abu Ayyub?" "Convey my salaams to the Muslim armies and say to them: 'Abu Ayyub urges you to penetrate deeply into the territory of the enemy as far as you can go, that you should carry him with you and that you should bury him under your feet at the walls of Constantinople."'

Then he breathed his last. The Muslim army fulfilled the desire of the companion of the Messenger of God. They pushed back the enemy's forces in attack after attack until they reached the walls of Constantinople. There they buried him. (The Muslims beseiged the city for four years but eventually had to withdraw after suffering heavy losses.)