In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The best examples and stances of the centuries
Follow the Messenger when he seeks or speaks
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Pictures from the lives of the followers
By Dr. Abdul Rahman Raafat Al-Basha
May God have mercy on him
Rafi bin Mahran
May God have mercy on him
Rafi bin Mahran
Al-Maknab Abi Al-Aliya
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It is one of the masterpieces of readers and modern scholars
He was one of the most knowledgeable of the followers of the Book of God
He informed them of the hadith of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
And I am more able to understand the Holy Qur’an
And influence is within him
And the deepest of them in understanding its goals and secrets
So let's start his life from the beginning
His life is rich in wonderful situations and images
Full of valuable sermons and lessons
Rafi' bin Mihran was born in Persia
On its land, he grew up
When the Muslims began to invade Persia
To bring its people out of darkness into light
This Rafi was one of the young slaves
Who fell into the loving hands of Muslims
They returned to their good and constructive homes
Then he and those with him quickly affirmed the supremacy of Islam
They balanced it with their idolatry
Then they began to enter the religion of God in droves
Then they turned to the Book of God
They began to get bored with the hadith of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
A fine story about what it was and what it became
He said
I and a group of my people fell into captivity into the hands of the Mujahideen
Then we soon became owned by a group of Muslims in Basra
It did not take long for us to believe in God
We are attached to memorizing the Book of God
Some of us paid taxes to our owners
Among us are those who serve them
I was one of those
We used to complete the Holy Qur’an once every night
This was difficult for us
So we made it complete once every two nights
It was hard for us too
So we made it complete every three times
It was difficult for us because of the effort we suffered during the day and staying up late at night
We met some of the companions of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him
We complained to them about what we were suffering from staying up late reading the Book of God
They said, “Conclude it once every Friday.”
So we took what they advised us to do
He made us read the Qur’an part of the night
And we sleep another side of it
It was not difficult for us after that
Rafi’ bin Mihran married a woman from Bani Tamim
This woman was a sober and sober lady
Full of piety and faith
He served her some of the day and rested during the other days
He mastered reading and writing in his spare time
During which he received some religious sciences
Without this depriving her of any of her rights over him
On one of the Fridays
Rafi’ performed ablution and performed it well
Then he asked his mistress for permission to leave
She said: Where are you going, Rafi?
He said: I want the mosque
She asked which mosques she wanted
He said, “The Grand Mosque.”
She said let's go
Then they went on together
He entered the mosque with those entering
He doesn't know what you want
As soon as the mosque was full
The Imam ascended the pulpit
Until she held Rafi's hand and said
Bear witness, O community of Muslims
I freed this boy of mine out of a desire for God’s reward
And hoping for His forgiveness and satisfaction
And no one has any recourse against him
Except for the path of favor
Then she looked at him and said
Oh God, I save it with you for a day
Money is of no use
No sons
And when I finished praying
Rafi went on his way
She also went on her way
Dabur Rafii bin Mahran has been around since that day
On frequency to Medina
He had the opportunity to meet the friend, may God be pleased with him
This was shortly before his death
He was also pleased to meet the Commander of the Faithful
Omar bin Al-Khattab
He recited the Qur’an to him and prayed behind him
And as Akbar Fay Al-Maknab Abi Al-Aaliyah
On the book of God
It was related to the hadith of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
So he began to hear his narration from the followers
Who he met in Basra
But he soon became ambitious
Because it is more proven than that
So he began to go to the city from time to time
To hear it from the mouths of the Prophet’s companions
May God bless them and grant them peace
So that it would not be between him and the Prophet
Peace and blessings be upon him
Except for one person, the Companion
So he took from Abdullah bin Masoud
And Ubi bin Kaab
And Abu Ayoub Al-Ansari
And Abu Hurairah
And Abdullah bin Abbas
And others and others
May God be pleased with them all
Abu Al-Alia was not limited to this
On the narrators of the hadith in Medina
Rather, he was seeking a conversation
The Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him
Everywhere
If a man is described to him as knowledgeable
He hit him with camel livers
No matter how far away the house is
The outskirts of the shrine
If he reaches it
He started and prayed behind him
If he finds it, he will not master his prayer
The best mastery
And he does not fulfill her rights in full
He turned away from it and said to himself
He who is negligent in his prayers
He is more lenient in others
Then he picks up his stick
And he goes back to where he came from
Abu Al-Aliyah has reached the peak
Status in science
He surpassed all his peers
One of his companions said:
I saw Abu Al-Aliya performing ablution
Water dripped from his face and hands
And the purity shines through
On each of its members
I greeted him and said
God loves those who repent
He loves those who are pure
He said, “My brother.”
Not the purists
Those who purify themselves with water from tuberculosis
Rather, they are the ones who purify themselves
By piety from sins
So I pondered what he said
I realized that he was right and wrong
And I said, may God reward you
He increased your knowledge and understanding
And I refuse to exhort the high
People seek knowledge
And he made ways for them
Access to it
And he said
Train yourselves to receive knowledge
They asked more about him
They knew that knowledge does not lower its wings
Ashamed or arrogant
The one who is shy is not asked for his modesty
The arrogant person does not ask because of his pride
He urged his students to learn and nurture the Qur’an
And adhere to what is stated in it
What the speakers say
And he says
Learn the Quran
If you learn it
Do not be raised by him
And you must follow the straight path
It is Islam
And beware of these whims
It creates enmity and hatred between you
And do not deviate from the way it was
The Companions of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
Before they disperse
They conveyed this to Al-Hasan Al-Basri
And he said
Abu Al-Aaliyah has advised you, by God, and he has told you the truth
He also used to draw for science students
The best way to memorize the Qur’an
And he says
Learn five verses of the Qur’an
Five verses
It is easier on your mind
And stronger than your understanding
Gabriel, peace be upon him
It was revealed to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
Five verses five verses
Abu Al-Alia was not only a teacher
But it was also directed
Because he filled the minds of his students
With useful knowledge
He nourishes their hearts with good advice
The two things are often combined
From what he said to them
God has destroyed himself
Whoever believes in Him, He will guide him
The evidence for this is the Almighty’s saying
Whoever believes in God, He will guide his heart
And whoever trusts in Him, He is sufficient for him
The evidence for this is the saying of God Almighty
Whoever relies on God, He is sufficient for him
And whoever lent him a loan, he will be rewarded
And the evidence for that is His saying, the Mighty One who says it
Who is the one who lends God a good loan?
He multiplies it many times over
And whoever called him answered him
And the evidence for that is his saying, “His word is valid.”
And if My servants ask you about Me
For I am near and answer the call of the supplicant when he calls
And he was saying to his disciples
Work obediently and accept those who are obedient to obey them
They avoided disobedience and returned the disobedient to their disobedience
Then entrust the matter of the disobedient to God
If He wishes, He will punish them, and if He wishes, He will forgive them
And if you hear the man raise his status and say:
I love for the sake of God and I hate for the sake of God
It is better to please God
I turn away from such and such for fear of God
Do not abuse him
Abu Al-Aliyah was not only a working scholar
Not just a preacher or a guide
But he was also a mujahid
He spent some of his time in the fields of jihad with the mujahideen
Or stationed on the enemy's borders with the Al-Murabitun
He chose to shine in his jihad or set in the dark
He fought the Romans in the Levant
He also fought the Persians in Transoxiana
He was the first to raise the call to prayer in those lands
When the fighting broke out between Ali and Muawiyah, may God be pleased with them
Abu Al-Aliyah had a position about him that he told us about. He said:
When what happened between Ali and Muawiyah
I was full of vitality and activity
Fighting was more beloved to me than cold water on a hot day
So I prepared myself with a device and then came to them
Then I found myself in front of two rows whose sides were unknown
If these people grow up, those people grow up
And if these people cheer, those will cheer
So I came back to myself and said
Which of the two groups I consider to be an infidel, and I blame him
Whichever of them, I consider him a believer and I strive with him
Then she left them and went away
Abu Al-Alia remained sad throughout his life
Because he did not have the opportunity to meet the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him
He was trying to compensate for this by getting closer to the honorable companions
Those who have a close relationship with Muhammad, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
He favored them and loved them
They preferred him and favored him
One of the signs of this is that the servant of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, became forgetful
He gave him an apple that was in his hand
So he took it from him and started kissing it and saying
An apple touched by a hand that touched the hand of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
An apple touched by a hand was touched by the hand of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
It is also the case that he once entered upon Abdullah bin Abbas, and at that time he assumed the emirate of Basra from Ali bin Abi Talib.
Abdullah bin Abbas welcomed him most cordially, lifted him onto his bed and made him sit on his right
There was a group of Quraish masters in the council, so they winked at him and whispered among themselves
They said to each other: Did you see how Ibn Abbas lifted this slave onto his bed?
Ibn Abbas realized what they were whispering about, so he turned to them and said that knowledge increases the honor of the noble
He raises the status of his family among the people, and the Mamluks sit on the family
In the same year, Abu Al-Aliya decided to wage jihad for the sake of God, so he prepared his equipment for the matter and decided to proceed with the mujahideen.
When morning came, he was surprised by excruciating pain in one of my feet, and the pain continued to intensify hour after hour.
When the doctor visited him, he told him that he was infected with the disease. He said, “What is the disease?” He said, “A disease that destroys the organ that infects it.”
Then he moved on to what was above him until he came to the entire body. Then he asked his permission to hasten to amputate his leg, and he gave him permission despite his unwillingness.
The doctor brought his scalpels to cut the flesh and his saws to spread the bone, then he said to him: Do you want us to give you a dose of anesthetic so that you do not feel the pain of the incision and amputation?
He said, “Rather, there is something better than that.” The doctor said, “What is it?” He said, “Bring me a reader who has mastered the Book of God, and have him recite to me as many of its clear verses as possible.”
If you see me with my face red, my pupils dilated, and my gaze fixed on the sky, then do whatever you want with me, so carry out his command and amputate his bone.
When he woke up, the doctor said to him, “It is as if you did not feel the pain of incision and amputation.” He said, “I have been occupied with the coldness of God’s love and the sweetness of what I heard from the Book of God about the heat of saws.”
Then he took his foot in his hand and looked at it and said, “If I meet my Lord on the Day of Resurrection and he asks me, did I walk with you forty years ago in a state of ihram or touch you in an unlawful way?” I would say no, and I am telling the truth in what I say, God willing.
And after that, he who was pious with the highest level, was elevated to the Last Day, and was prepared to meet his Lord, had prepared for himself a shroud, and that he used to put on his shroud once every month, then return it to its place.
He made wills 17 times, and he was sound and sound. He used to set a deadline for each will, and when the deadline came, he looked into it and either amended it, or changed it, or put it forward.
In the month of Shawwal in the year 93 AH, Abu Al-Aliyah went to meet his Lord, pure in mind and pure in soul, trusting in the mercy of his Lord and longing to meet his Prophet.
There was no one more knowledgeable about the Qur’an after the Companions than Abu Al-Aliyah, then followed by Saeed bin Jubayr Abu Bakr bin Daw
Their remembrance is exalted
They left and threw a question in my mind
Is there a star like them in the sky and its hills?
They filled their lives with pride in their deeds, and the world of selfishness adorned them