SHINING STARS
The Shining Stars | The Prophet said,
“My Sahaba are like stars; whichever you follow, you will be guided.”
The Sahaba are our main link to Allah and His beloved Prophet. They preserved the Quran and hadith and transmitted the tradition and spirit of our faith to us in whole. Thus, those who question the integrity of the Sahaba essentially question the divine nature of the Quran and hadith.
The purpose of these talks is to bring out the humanity of the Sahaba. Yes, they were legends and heroes, but they were also humans with needs and wants like the rest of us. Yet, they were different from us in that that they suffered all their needs and wants for the sake of Allah and His beloved Prophet.
As a result, their shortcomings did not take away from their being granted the eternal pleasure of Allah.
By understanding our commonality with them as fallible beings, we are inspired to follow their example to achieve success in this dunya and the Hereafter.
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Abdullah bin Salaam
A reputed rabbi from the Jewish community in Madina, he recognized the Prophet the moment he saw him and said, “I swear by Allah, his face was not the face of a liar!”
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'Abbad bin Bishr
From the clan of Abdul Ash-hal (Ansar), he was a sahabi with a miracle that lit up the night and brought him home safely.
He notified a masjid of the change of the qibla, though his name is not mentioned in the hadith.
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'Uqba bin 'Amer
He was a poor and young sheperd-for-hire from the tribe of Banu Juhayna. He heard that the Prophet had migrated to Madina Munawwara and immediately came to him and accepted Islam.
He later was appointed the governor of Egypt. You will find his grave in the masjid named after him in Cairo, Egypt.
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Jareer bin Abdullah Bajali
The second caliph Umar said, “Jareer is the Yusuf of this umma.” Behind the stunning good looks was a man whose heart was so pure, even the Prophet had immense respect for him and always smiled upon seeing him.
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Muadh bin Jabal
A genius in Islamic jurisprudence, the Prophet said about him, “The best judge is Muadh bin Jabal,” and appointed him the judge of Yemen. He later settled down in Shaam and passed away in the plague of ‘Amwas.
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Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib
You may know that he was the uncle of the Prophet, what you didn’t know is that he was ambidexterous. Thats why no one crossed his path in the battlefield.
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Bilal bin Abi Rabah
From Abyssinian slave to the first muadhdhin of Islam, his life story proves that the economics of guidance does not favor one race over another.
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Abu Ayyub Ansari
The Prophet’s camel, Qaswa, halted in front of this sahabi’s house. Thus, the Prophet knew that Allah willed him to stay with Abu Ayyub al-Ansari until the masjid was completed.
He died on the expedition to Anatolia and per his will, was buried a mile away from the walls of Constantinople.
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Abdullah bin Huzafa
Talk about being funny, that was Abdullah bin Huzafa. He liked to pull pranks, but behind the humor and fun hid the iman of a companion who was willing to give his life a thousand times for Allah.
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Usayd bin Huzayr
A chief of Banu Abdul Ash-hal, one of the loftiest clans of Ansar according to the Prophet.
He was blessed with a soft heart and beautiful voice. The angels once descended to hear him as he recited Sura Kahf in the open sky one night.
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Imran bin Hussayn
He was greeted by the angels morning and evening until he received treatment from an illness that had left him bedridden for over 30 years.
He hailed from the famous tribe of Banu Khuza’a, an ally of Banu Abdul Muttalib and former custodian of the Haram in ancient times.
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Bara' bin Malik (ra)
The intrepid duelist whom Umar (ra) warned against to never appoint an ameer of any platoon fearing he would lead it to destruction by his crazy courage.