He was very generous and munificent person so much so that he never said No to anyone who asked for something. By chance three beggars came to him in one day. He gave one Ashrafi to each and went to sleep.
A Few Pennies through Divinatory Help
According to the maid servant of Hazrat Abu Imama Bahimi, he was one of the most generous and munificent persons. He never said No to any of the needy and beggars. One day he had only three Ashrafees. By chance three beggars came to him. He was fasting on the day. He gave one to each and went to sleep. Her maid narrated that after a while she awoke him for the prayers. He went to mosque to offer the prayers. She was worried that neither he had a single penny nor a single grain to eat, how he would break his fast then. She further added that she owed some money from someone and cooked dinner and lit the lantern. When she went to make his bed, she stood in a stunned silence to see the amount of 300 Ashrafees on his bed. When he returned to home he had a smile on his face to see the lighting lantern and the food. He thankfully appreciated the bounty of Allah by saying that today I see bounties and blessings at my home. The maid further added that she served him the dinner and said to him that he left the money on his bed and didn’t even bother to tell her to keep it safely. Hazrat asked her out of surprise, “What are you talking about! Which money!” The maid said that on this she removed the corner of the bed sheet and showed him the money. He was astounded to see it and after a deep sigh he said it was nothing but a divinatory help by Allah. (Huliyatul Oliya Volume 10, pg 129, Shwadidun Naboowat 218)
The First Rich to Enter the Paradise
According to the prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, “The first richest to enter into the paradise among the all the richest people of my Ummah will be Abdur Rehman Bin Oaf. (Kanzul Aamal volume 12 pg 293)
Piety from the Womb of Mother
Narrated by Hazrat Ibrahim bin Addur Rehman (رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ), “Once Hazrat Abdur Rehman bin Oaf got fainted for a while. When he regained his composure, he told us that two horrible angles had come to him and told him to go with them to the durbar of the Lord of the Worlds Who is Self Sufficient and Exalted. Mean time another angel emerged and told them to leave this person as he was overwhelmed with piety when he was still in the womb of his mother. (Kanzul Aamaal, volume 15, pg 203)
An Unfortunate Old Man
Narrated by Haazrat Jabir (رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ) that once a few people of Kufa went to the durbar of Ameer-ul Momineen, Hazrat Farooq-e-Azam (رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ) in Madina, with a complaint against Hazrat Saad bins Abi Waqas (رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ). Hazrat Ameer-ul-Momineen sent some of his trust worthy companions (Sahabas) with those people to Kufa and instructed them to go to every mosque of Kufa after every prayer and ask the people about the character of Hazrat Saad bin Abi Waqas. Who so ever they asked about Hazrat Saad bin Abi waqas, he appreciated him and talked about his qualities except one person in one of the mosques, named, Abu Saada, who had three complaints against Hazrat Saad bin Abi waqas. Firstly, he doesn’t divide booty of war equally; secondly, he himself doesn’t go to war with his army; thirdly, he doesn’t take just decisions of the disputes. On hearing this Hazrat Saad bin Abi Waqas raised his hands to his Lord to curse the man that if the person is a liar then increase him in indigence and afflict him with trials and tribulations.
According to Abdul Mulk bin Umair رحمت اللہ علیہ Tabaee what impact of this curse he saw was that when Abu Saada was extremely old his both the eyebrows grew so much so that they were covering his eyes and he used to beg door to door to fulfill his needs. Thus, he had an extremely pathetic and indigent life. At such old age he used to molest the passer by girls. When someone asked him the reason he replied,” I don’t know what to say, I am an unfortunate old man, I am afflicted with trials and tribulations and bad conduct due to the curse of Hazrat Saad bin Abi waqas رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ.” (Hujjatullah-ul-Alameen, referenced in Bukhari, Muslim and Bahaqi)
A Matchless Fish
Hazrat Abu Ubaida bin Jarah رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ went on religious war (Jihaad) to Saif-ul-Baher along with 300 arm forces (Mujahideen).There they had run out of food. To such extent that each had only one date to eat in 24 hours. In a few days those dates got also finished. Now they did not have any other option except to remain hungry. In this critical condition, suddenly the violent waves of the sea threw a huge fish on the sea shore. These 300 arm forces ate their fill for 18 days and applied its fat on their bodies. Consequently they became more active and healthy. When going back to home, they cut off a piece of that fish and took with them to Madina for the Prophet Muhammad SAW. When they served it to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, he ate it and said, “Allah has made this fish your destined food.” The fish was extremely huge. Hazrat Abu Ubaida bin Jarah (رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ) ordered to install the two ribs of the fish into the land to tell the size of the fish to the people. The ribs were so mush huge that they formed such an enormous arch that a camel could go through it easily. (Bukhari Volume 2, pg 626)
