Stories of Sahaba رضي الله عنه

Jaleel R.A

Falling in love with Sahaba💫

Jareer Bin Abdillah AlBajaly رضي الله عنه

Here we are in the Masjid of Rasulullah صلي الله عليه وسلم, a little before the Hajjatul Wadaa', while the people have certainly taken their seats in its vastness, preparing to hear the Jumuah khutbah.

And here is Nabi صلي الله عليه وسلم ascending the mimbar.

Everyone in the musjid switched to attentive listening and retentive hearts, while their eyes were trained on Nabi صلى الله عليه, attatched to him, not moving from him, nor distracted.

And while they were like this, a big delegation from the Bajeela tribe arrived from Yemen to announce their Islam.

The men of the delegation took their seats among the Muslims, and at the head of them was Jareer bin Abdillah Al-Bajali, the leader of Bajeela and their obeyed ruler.

Suddenly, the Muslims, who nothing could distract them from Rasulullah صلي الله عليه وسلم, their eyes were roving to Jareer Bin Abdillah.

They began looking hard at him and sizing him up, until the thought occurred to him that it's like they're at an appointment with him, or as if someone described him to them, so they wanted to confirm who he was and verify his description.

As soon as Salah ended, Jareer turned to a a man from the Muslims who was seated next to him and said, "What's the matter with the people, they're turning to look at me and staring at me, to the extent that it feels like they need something from me?!
Is it merely coincidence or is something the matter?"

So the man said, "The ppl are turning towards you for no other reason except that Nabi صلي الله عليه وسلم informed us about your coming at the head of a delegation from your people, a little while previously, and he said, "A man from the best of the people of Yemen will enter upon you, on his face is traces of a king."

Jareers face brightened at what he heard and it shone with happiness, and his heart was delighted by how Nabi صلي الله عليه وسلم described him.

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As soon as Nabi صلي الله عليه وسلم finished his Salah and Tasbih and Duas, Jareer رضي الله عنه
appeared in front of him.

Nabi صلي الله عليه وسلم said to him, "What has brought you, Oh Jareer?"

"I've come so that I and my people may accept Islam at your hands and pledge allegiance to you," he answered.

So Nabi صلي الله عليه وسلم said to him, "I will take allegiance from you upon that you testify that there is no diety except Allah and surely I am the messenger of Allah, and you establish Salah, give Zakaah, fast in Ramadan, and you make Hajj to the Baytullah.. And that you wish well for the Muslims, and obey the rulers, even if its an abyssinian slave."

"Yes, oh Rasulullah," he said. Then he stretched his hands towards him and pledged to him.

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Since that day, the love between Nabi صلي الله عليه وسلم and his companion, Jareer Bin Abdillah رضي الله عنه strengthened and intensified, and he attained from honouring and respecting Rasulullah صلي الله عليه وسلم what none except a few rare people from the first Muslims were fortunate to attain.

Rasulullah صلي الله عليه وسلم never closed off from him for a day, until his death, and whenever he met him, he was extremely delighted and he smiled.

One day he entered upon Nabi صلي الله عليه وسلم in his house, thus he welcomed him, and when he didn't find anything for him to sit on, *he took his shawl, folded it and passed it to him so that he may sit upon it*.