while you have water?"
Abu Dharr said,
"Allah's Apostle, I saw rain water
in a pit in a rock. I tasted it. It was
cool, fresh water, but I said I would
not drink till Allah's Apostle
drank."
The Prophet (s.a.w) said kindly:
"Abu Dharr, May Allah have mercy
upon you! You'll live alone, die
alone and enter Paradise alone.
Some Iraqis will be happy on
account of you - they'll wash your
body, shroud it, pray on it and bury
it."
Al-Rabathah is an area at the eastern
part of al-Madina al Munawarra. Abu
Dharr liked Madina because the
Prophet's Holy Shrine and Mosque
were there. He liked Makkah because
Allah's Holy House was there. He liked
Shaam because it was the land of Jihad.
Abu Dharr disliked al-Rabathah, But
the Caliph banished him to that area.
In the meantime, the Caliph ordered
Marwan to take him and prevent the
Muslims from seeing him off. The
Muslims were afraid of the Caliph's
power. So, only a few companions saw
him off.
O Muslim
By: Laila Ali
They were Ali bin Abu Talib (a.s), his
brother Aqeel, Hassan (a.s) and Husain
(a.s) (the Prophet's grandsons), and the
great companion Ammar bin Yasir.
Imam Ali (a.s) advanced to see him off.
He said:
"Abu Dharr, you've become very
angry for Allah. The people are
worried about their religion, and
you are worried about your religion.
So, leave what they are worried
about in your hands and escape
from them with what you're
worried about. They're in need of
what you've prevented them from.
And you're in no need of what
they've prevented you from.
Tomorrow you'll know who will be
the winner. Abu Dharr, nothing
amuses you but the truth and
nothing annoys you but the
untruth."
Aqeel advanced and said:
"You know we like you, and you like
us. Fear Allah because the fear of
Allah is salvation. And be patient
because patience is generosity."
The Prophet's grandson, Hassan bin
Ali (a.s) advanced and said:
"Uncle, be patient till you meet your
Prophet (s.a.w). He will be pleased
with you."
Husain (a.s) advanced and said:
"Uncle, ask Allah (s.w.t) to grant
you patience and victory."
While Ammar bin Yasir was in tears,
he advanced and said:
"May not Allah (s.w.t) amuse those
who annoy you. And He may not
make safe those who have dismayed
you. By Allah! If you want their
world, they'll make you safe. And if
you're pleased with their actions,
they'll love you."
Abu Dharr wept and said:
"People of the House of Mercy, May
Allah (s.w.t) have mercy upon you
all. When I see you, I remember
Allah's Apostle."
Abu Dharr, his wife, and his daughter
went to al-Rabathah Desert. He was
recalling our Master Muhammad's
words:
"Abu Dharr, May Allah have mercy
upon you. You'll live alone, die
alone, rise from the dead alone and
enter Paradise alone."
My Salam to you, O Muslim bin
Aqeel a.s, the first Martyr of the
Hussaini Revolution.
How I think of you, when my
Imam a.s speaks about how he
was treated by the people of
Kufa, just like you were.
I cannot even imagine how you
must have felt all alone in those
streets, a midst the disloyal
and treacherous ones.
And when I think of that I
think of my Imam a.s and how
the evil doers went against him,
how they chased the Dunya
salivating at the mouth and all
its illegitimate desires and gains,
selling their faith for a few
trinkets.
O Muslim, how you were
surrounded by wolves
in sheep's clothing and how
1400 years later the people
forgot, so when their Imam a.s
came to them they treated him
the same as how they treated
you.
But O Muslim, the true
believers will never forget your
Martyrdom and loyalty to the
Imam a.s of your time. It serves
as a lesson etched into the soul
of every Momin, Inshallah,
Mola Ali Waaris.
May Allah swt Allow the Ansar
Allah to Sacrifice all they have
in the Way of Ahlul Bayt a.s,
Inshallah, Mola Ali Waaris.