I went out to urinate at night. I was urinating when I heard the movement of someone underneath. When I saw it I found that it was a piece of leather of a camel. I picked it up. Then I burned it after washing it. Then I ground it after putting between two stones. And swallowed it. Then I drank water upon it. I spent three days with this.
Patience With Hazrat Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) on Hardships and Famines: Hazrat Qais bin abi Haazim (may Allah be pleased with him) quotes that I heard hazrat Saad bin abi Waqas (RA) that we remember those times spent with Hazrat Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) when we did not have any food other than the trees of the leaves. So much so that some of us used to sit like goats as well.
The State of Famine and Poverty: Someone from the family of hazrat Saad bin abi Waqas (RA) reported that in Makkah hardships and difficulties of life came upon us with Hazrat Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). Thus when trials came upon us we endured them with perseverance. I remember this state of mine in Makkah with Hazrat Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) that one night I went out to urinate. While I was urinating I heard a voice of something’s movement. When I looked, I found a piece of leather. I picked it up. I washed it and then burnt it. Then I ground it by putting it between two stones and ate it. I drank water upon it. I spent three days on this.
Hazrat Saeed bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him)
A Curse for an Impostor: Hashaam bin Arwa (may Allah shower his blessings upon him) quotes from his father that Arwi binte Awais made a false claim to Marwaan about hazrat Saeed bin Zaid (RA) that he has stolen my land. So you should admit him in his land. In reply to this hazrat Saeed bin Zaid (RA) said after listening this from Hazrat Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) I cannot steal. Hazrat Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) has said that whoever stole one cubit’s length of land, then a yoke of that amount of land from seven earths would be put around his neck. Marwaan said, ‘After your such statement, I would never make a demand on you”. Hazrat Saeed (RA) said, O Allah! If she is a liar then make her blind and give her death in her own land. Thus, Arwi lost her eye-sight and eventually she fell in a hole in her land and died.
Hazrat Abdur Rehman bin Auf (may Allah be pleased with him)
The Charity of a Caravan of Seven Hundred Passengers Along With Luggage: Hazrat Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her) resided in her home when she heard a voice due to which the whole city of Medinah quavered. She (RA) inquired as to what it was. It was told that it was the caravan of hazrat Abdur-Rehman-bin Auf (RA) which has arrived from Syria and there were 700 carriages in it. Hazrat Ayesha (RA) that I heard Hazrat Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) that he said that I saw hazrat Abdur-Rehman-bin Auf (RA) entering the paradise while dragging himself. When hazrat Abdur-Rehman-bin-Auf (RA) heard this he came to hazrat Ayesha (RA) and inquired about it from her. Hazrat Ayesha (RA) quoted this hadith to him. You (RA) said that I say this while making you a witness that whole of this caravan is a charity in the path of Allah Almighty with all of its luggage and passengers.
A Tremendous Charity: It is quoted from hazrat Marwi (RA) that Hazrat Abdur-Rehman-bin-Auf (RA) donated half of his belongings as charity in the era of Hazrat Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). He then made a charity of 4,000 dirhams. Then of 40,000 dirhams. Then of 40,000 dinars. And then he loaded luggage of 500 mules and donated in the path of Allah Almighty. Your (RA) wealth was normally acquired through trade. It is quoted by hazrat Jaafar bin Barqaan that hazrat Abdur-Rehman-bin Auf (RA) freed (donated) 30,000 houses in the path of Allah Almighty.
Worry of the Afterlife: Hazrat Nofil bin Ayaas Hazli (RA) has quoted that hazrat Abdur-Rehman (RA) used to keep company with him. He was the best of the companions. One day he took us back. So much so that we reached his house. He went inside the house & took bath. And then went with us. We were given a dish in which there was meat and bread. When that was presented hazrat Abdur-Rehman-bin-Auf (RA) started crying. We asked, Abu Muhammad, what made you cry? He said Hazrat Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) has departed from this world and him (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon you) and his (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon you) family never even ate a bread of barley to satisfaction. And we look at our own circumstance that perhaps we do not leave anything for that world which is a better place than this world.
Worry of the Mischief of Affluence: Hazrat Ibrahim (RA) who was the son of hazrat Abdur-Rehman-bin-Auf (RA) quotes that my father, Abdur-Rehman-bin-Auf (RA) said that we were tested by poverty and we persevered but when we became affluent, we could not be patient.
Tribute of Hazrat Ali (RA): Hazrat Saad bin Ibraheem (RA) quotes from his father and he (RA) quotes from his grandfather that on the day on which hazrat Abdur-Rehman-bin-Auf (RA) departed from this world, I heard that hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was saying certainly you acquired the most pure period of this world and left behind its impure part. (Hulliya-tul-Auliya).
