People of Platform
Ahly Sufa
(1) People
of Platform “As-Suffa” loved by
Prophet (s) & special
look after
(58) CHAPTER. Sleeping of men in the mosque;
"Some people of the tribe of 'Ukl came to the Prophet (s) and joined the men of As-Suffa." 'Abdul Rahman bin Abi Bakar said, "Ashab-as-Suffa (People of Platform) were poor people."
Bukhari
Volume 1, Book 8 (Salah), Number 442:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I saw seventy of As-Suffa men and
none of them had a Rida' (a garment covering the upper part of the body). They
had either Izars (only) or sheets which they tied round their necks. Some of
these sheets reached the middle of their legs and some reached their heels and
they used to gather them with their hands lest their private parts should
become naked.
Bukhari
Volume 1, Book 9, Number 602:
Narrated Abu 'Uthman:
'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr said,
"The Suffa Companions were poor people and the Prophet (s) said, 'Whoever
has food for two persons should take a third one from them (Suffa companions).
And whosoever has food for four persons he should take one or two from them'
Abu Bakr took three men and the Prophet (s) took ten of them."
'Abdur Rahman added, my father my
mother and I were there (in the house). (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether
'Abdur Rahman also said, 'My wife and our servant who was common for both my
house and Abu Bakr's house). Abu Bakr took his supper with the Prophet (s) and
remained there till the 'Isha' prayer was offered. Abu Bakr went back and
stayed with the Prophet (s) till the Prophet (s) took his meal and then Abu Bakr
returned to his house after a long portion of the night had passed. Abu Bakr's
wife said, 'What detained you from your guests (or guest)?' He said, 'Have you
not served them yet?' She said, 'They refused to eat until you come. The food
was served for them but they refused." 'Abdur Rahman added, "I went
away and hid myself (being afraid of Abu Bakr) and in the meantime he (Abu
Bakr) called me, 'O Ghunthar (a harsh word)!' and also called me bad names and
abused me and then said (to his family), 'Eat. No welcome for you.' Then (the
supper was served). Abu Bakr took an oath that he would not eat that food. The
narrator added: By Allah, whenever any one of us (I and the guests of Suffa
companions) took anything from the food, it increased from underneath. We all
ate to our fill and the food was more than it was before its serving.
Abu Bakr looked at it (the food) and
found it as it was before serving or even more than that. He addressed his wife
(saying) 'O the sister of Bani Firas! What is this?' She said, 'O the pleasure
of my eyes! The food is now three times more than it was before.' Abu Bakr ate
from it, and said, 'That (oath) was from Satan' meaning his oath (not to eat).
Then he again took a morsel (mouthful) from it and then took the rest of it to
the Prophet (s). So that meal was with the Prophet (s). There was a treaty
between us and some people, and when the period of that treaty had elapsed the
Prophet (s) divided us into twelve (groups the Prophet's companions) each being
headed by a man. Allah knows how many men were under the command of each
(leader). So all of them; (12 groups of men) ate of that meal."
People of Platform “As-Suffa” loved by Prophet (s)
Bukhari
Volume 8, Book 81, Number 6452:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
By Allah except Whom none has the
right to- be worshipped, (sometimes) I used to lay (sleep) on the ground on my
liver (abdomen) because of hunger, and (sometimes) I used to bind a stone over
my belly because of hunger. One day I sat by the way from where they (the
Prophet and his companions) used to come out. When Abu Bakr passed by, I asked
him about an Ayah from Allah's Book and I asked him only that he might satisfy
my hunger, but he passed by and did not do so. Then Umar passed by me and I
asked him about a Ayah from Allah's Book, and I asked him only that he might
satisfy my hunger, but he passed by without doing so. Finally Abu-l-Qasim (the
Prophet) passed by me and he smiled when he saw me, for he knew what was in my
heart and on my face. He said, "O Aba Hirr (Abu Huraira)!" I replied,
"Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said to me, "Follow me."
He left and I followed him. Then he entered the house and I asked permission to
enter and was admitted. He found milk in a bowl and said, "From where is
this milk?" They said, "It has been presented to you by such-and-such
man (or by such and such woman)." He said, "O Aba Hirr!" I said,
"Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Go and call the people
of Suffa to me." These people of Suffa were the guests of Islam who had no
families, nor money, nor anybody to depend upon, and whenever an object of
charity was brought to the Prophet (s), he would send it to them and would not
take anything from it, and whenever any present was given to him, he used to
send some for them and take some of it for himself. The order off the Prophet (s)
upset me, and I said to myself, "How will this little milk be enough for
the people of As-Suffa?" thought I was more entitled to drink from that
milk in order to strengthen myself, but behold! The Prophet (s) came to order
me to give that milk to them. I wondered what will remain of that milk for me,
but anyway, I could not but obey Allah and His Apostle so I went to the people
of As-Suffa and called them, and they came and asked the Prophet's permission
to enter. They were admitted and took their seats in the house. The Prophet (s)
said, "O Aba-Hirr!" I said, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!"
He said, "Take it and give it to them." So I took the bowl (of Milk)
and started giving it to one man who would drink his fill and return it to me,
whereupon I would give it to another man who, in his turn, would drink his fill
and return it to me, and I would then offer it to another man who would drink
his fill and return it to me. Finally, after the whole group had drunk their
fill, I reached the Prophet who took the bowl and put it on his hand, looked at
me and smiled and said. "O Aba Hirr!" I replied, "Labbaik, O
Allah's Apostle!" He said, "There remain you and I." I said,
"You have said the truth, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Sit down
and drink." I sat down and drank. He said, "Drink," and I drank.
He kept on telling me repeatedly to drink, till I said, "No. by Allah Who
sent you with the Truth, I have no space for it (in my stomach)." He said,
"Hand it over to me." When I gave him the bowl, he praised Allah and
pronounced Allah's Name on it and drank the remaining milk.
Translator’s
Note: They were about eighty men or more
and it is a miracle from Allah to the Prophet (s) that a small bowl of milk
(hardly one kilogram) could be sufficient for over eighty men to drink to their
fill.
(2) People of Platform “Ahly
Suffa”
mentioned
Bukhari
Volume 8, Book 79, Number 6246:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
I
entered (the house) along with Allah's Apostle (s). There he found milk in a
basin. He said, "O Abu Hirr! Go and call the
people of Suffa to me." I went to them and invited them. They came
and asked permission to enter, and when it was given, they entered.
(17)
CHAPTER. How the Prophet (s) and his Companions used to live, and how they gave
up their interest in the world.
By Allah except Whom none has the right to be worshipped, (sometimes) I used to lay (sleep) on the ground on my liver (abdomen) because of hunger, and (sometimes) I used to bind a stone over my belly because of hunger. One day I sat by the way from where they (the Prophet (s) and his Companions) used to come out. When Abu Bakr passed by, I asked him about a Verse from Allah's Book and I asked him only that he might satisfy my hunger, but he passed by and did not do so. Then 'Umar passed by me and I asked him about a Verse from Allah's Book, and I asked him only that he might satisfy my hunger, but he passed by without doing so. Finally
Abul-Qasim
(the Prophet) passed by me and he smiled when he saw me, for he knew what was in
my heart and on my face. He said, "0’ Aba Hirr (Abu
Hurairah)!" I replied, "Labbaik, 0’ Allah's Messenger!" He
said to me, "Follow me." He proceeded and I followed him. Then he entered
the house and I asked permission to enter and was admitted. He found milk in a
bowl and said, "From where is this milk?" They said, "It has
been presented to you by such and such man (or by such and such woman)."
He said, "0’ Abu Hirr!" I said, "Labbaik, 0’ Allah's
Messenger!" He said, "Go and
call the people of Suffa to me". These people of Suffa were
the guests of Islam who had neither families, nor money, nor anybody to depend
upon, and whenever an object of charity was brought to the Prophet (s) he would
send it to them and would not take anything from it, and whenever any present was given
to him, he used to send some for them and take some of it for himself. The order
of the Prophet (s)
upset me, and I said to my own self,
"How will this little milk be enough for the people of Suffa?" (Note 1) I thought I was more entitled to drink from
that milk in order to strengthen myself, but behold! The Prophet (s) came to
order me to give that milk to them. I wondered what will remain of that milk
for me, but anyway, I could not but obey Allah and His Messenger, so I went to
the people of As-Suffa and called them, and they came and asked the Prophet's
permission to enter. They were admitted and took their seats in the house. The
Prophet (s)
said, "0’ Aba-Hirr!" I said,
"Labbaik, 0’ Allah's Messenger!" He said, "Take it and
give it to them." So I took the bowl (of milk) and started giving it to
one man who would drink his fill and return it to me, whereupon I would give it
to another man who, in his turn, would drink his fill and return it to me, and
I would then offer it to another man who would drink his fill and return it to
me. Finally, after the whole group had drunk their fill, I reached the Prophet
who took the bowl and put it on his hand, looked at me and smiled and said, "0
Aba Hirr!" I replied, "Labbaik, 0’ Allah's Messenger!"
He said, "There remain you and I." I said, "You have said the truth, 0’ Allah's
Messenger!" He said, "Sit down and drink." I sat down and drank.
He said, "Drink," and I drank. He kept on telling me repeatedly to
drink, till I said, "No, by Allah Who sent you with the Truth, I have no
space for it (in my stomach)." He said, "Hand it over to me."
When I gave him the bowl, he praised Allah and pronounced Allah's Name on it
and drank the remaining milk.
Translator’s Note 1: They were about eighty men or more and it is a miracle from Allah to the Prophet (s) that a small bowl of milk (hardly one kilogram) could be sufficient for over eighty men to drink to their fill.
(3) People of Platform “As-Suffa” looked after
by Companions
Bukhari
Volume 4, Book 61, Number 3581:
Narrated
Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr:
The companions of Suffa were poor people. The Prophet (s) once said, "Whoever has food enough for two persons, should take a third one (from among them), and whoever has food enough for four persons, should take a fifth or a sixth (or said something similar)." Abu Bakr brought three persons while the Prophet (s) took ten. And Abu Bakr with his three family member (who were I, my father and my mother) (the sub-narrator is in doubt whether 'Abdur-Rahman said, "My wife and my servant who was common for both my house and Abu Bakr's house.") Abu Bakr took his supper with the Prophet and stayed there till he offered the 'Isha' prayers. He returned and stayed till Allah's Apostle took his supper. After a part of the night had passed, he returned to his house. His wife said to him, "What has detained you from your guests?" He said, "Have you served supper to them?" She said, "They refused to take supper) until you come. They (i.e. some members of the household) presented the meal to them but they refused (to eat)" I went to hide myself and he said, "O Ghunthar (ignorant boy)!" He invoked Allah to cause my ears to be cut and he rebuked me. He then said (to them): Please eat!" and added, I will never eat the meal." By Allah, whenever we took a handful of the meal, the meal grew from underneath more than that handful till everybody ate to his satisfaction; yet the remaining food was more than the original meal. Abu Bakr saw that the food was as much or more than the original amount. He called his wife, "O sister of Bani Firas!" She said, "O pleasure of my eyes. The food has been tripled in quantity." Abu Bakr then started eating thereof and said, "It (i.e. my oath not to eat) was because of Sa all." He took a handful from it, and carried the rest to the Prophet (s). SO that food was with the Prophet. There was a treaty between us and some people, and when the period of that treaty had elapsed, he divided US into twelve groups, each being headed by a man. Allah knows how many men were under the command of each leader. Anyhow, the Prophet (s) surely sent a leader with each group. Then all of them ate of that meal. [See Volume. 8, Hadith No .6141]
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