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Story 1: The Story of Muadh bin Jabal (رضي الله عنه) using Qiyas as a last resort is weak.
He replied: I shall judge in accordance with Allah’s Book. He asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any guidance in Allah’s Book? He replied: (I shall act) in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
He asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any guidance in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and in Allah’s Book?
He replied: I shall do my best to form an opinion and I shall spare no effort.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then patted him on the breast and said: Praise be to Allah Who has helped the messenger of the Messenger of Allah to find something which pleases the Messenger of Allah.
[Sunan Abu Dawud,3592]
(Weak according to Shaikh Al-Albani).
Story 2: The famous story of Umar ibn al Khattab (رضي الله عنه) accepting Islam after he intended to kill The Prophet ﷺ but went to Fatima bint Al-Khattab’s (رضي الله عنها) and read Surah TaHa, is not true.
Fatima bint al-Khattab (adhiallahu ‘anha), the sister of ‘Umar, accepted Islam and shortly thereafter, her husband Sa’id Ibn Zayd (radhiallahu ‘anhu), too, followed suit. But both kept it a closely guarded secret since they feared the violent inclination of ‘Umar’s nature. They knew that ‘Umar was a zealous adherent of his forefathers’ religion and carried a bitter aversion to the new faith in his bosom. Khabbab Ibn Aratt secretly taught the Qur’an to Fatima bint al-Khattab after her conversion.
‘Umar planned to murder the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). One day he sallied forth, with a sword hanging from his neck to find out the house near as-Safa where the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and his companions were reported to have assembled. Nu’aym Ibn ‘Abdullah, who belonged to ‘Umar’s tribe of Bani ‘Adiy and who had already acknowledged faith in the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), happened to see ‘Umar along the way armed and fiercely agitated. He asked, “Umar, where are you going?”
“I seek for Muhammad,” was ‘Umar’s reply, “And I will slay him; he has forsaken our religion, shattered the unity of the Quraysh; ridiculed them and vilified their gods. Today I will settle the matter once and for all.”
“Anger has blinded you,” retorted Nu’aym, “Would it not be better to set your own family in order?”
‘Umar was taken aback. He asked, “And who are they in my family?”
Nu’aym replied, “Your brother-in-law and cousin Sa-id Ibn Zayd and your sister Fatima. They have given faith to Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and accepted his religion. Better deal with them first.”
‘Umar immediately hurried on to the house of his sister. Khabbab was at that time reading the Surah Ta Ha (20th Chapter of the Qur’an) to the couple from a manuscript he had with him. When they caught the footsteps of ‘Umar, Khabbab hid himself inside a small room whereas Fatima instantly concealed the manuscript beneath her thigh. But as ‘Umar had already heard Khabbab reciting the scripture, he demanded on entering the house, “What was this nonsense murmur that I heard?’
“Nothing,” both answered, but “What have you heard?”
“Yes, I accidentally discovered,” continued ‘Umar angrily. “I know that both of you have joined the sect of Muhammad.” With these words, ‘Umar threw himself upon his brother-in-law. Fatima rushed in to save her husband, but ‘Umar struck her hard and wounded her.
All this happened abruptly, but now, both husband and wife boldly and openly asserted: “Yes, we are Muslims; we believed in Allah and His Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam); do whatever you will.”
‘Umar saw the blood flowing from the wound he had inflicted on his sister; his anger gave in to shame coupled with admiration for his sisters courage. Cooled down, he asked for the manuscript that he had heard Khabbab reading. He said “Show me the manuscript. I want to know what Muhammad has brought.” In reality, ‘Umar knew the art of reading and writing.
Fatima, however, replied, “I fear what you might do with it.”
“Umar promised, with solemn assurance, not to destroy it. Fatima, too, thought that he might change his views after reading the scripture. She said to him politely but firmly, “My brother, you are unclean because of your polytheism, and only the pure can touch it.” ‘Umar rose and took a bath. His sister then gave him the pages on which Surah Ta Ha was written. He had read only a few lines when he exclaimed in amazement,
“How noble and sublime is this speech!”
Thereupon Khabbab came out of his concealment and said, “O ‘Umar, by God, I hope that Allah would bless you with His Prophet’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) call; for I heard him just last night imploring earnestly; “O Allah, strengthen Islam by Abul Hakam (Abu Jahl) or ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab. Now, ‘Umar have some fear of God.”
‘Umar (radhiallahu ‘anhu) asked Khabbab to lead him to the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) so that he might accept Islam. On being told by Khabbab that the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was in a house at as-Safa with his companions, ‘Umar (radhiallahu ‘anhu) immediately took his sword and headed for him. When ‘Umar (radhiallahu ‘anhu) knocked at the door indicated by Khabbab(radhiallahu ‘anhu), one of the companions got up through a chink in the door to be sure of the person. Seeing ‘Umar (radhiallahu ‘anhu) with his sword on, he hurried back appalled to report, “Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) of Allah, ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab is here armed with his sword.”
Hamza (radhiallahu ‘anhu) intervened to say, “Let him in. If he comes with a peaceful intent, then it is alright, but if not, therewith we will kill him with his own sword.” The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ordered the companion to open the door for ‘Umar to enter and thus join them.
As ‘Umar (radhiallahu ‘anhu) entered the door, the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) went forth to meet him in the room. He seized his cloak and pulling it rather firmly, said to him, “What for have you come, O son of Khattab? By God, I see that some calamity is to befall you before you have the final summons.”
But ‘Umar (radhiallahu ‘anhu) replied submissively, “O Messenger of Allah, I have come to attest my faith in Allah and His Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and what he has brought from God.”
The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) raised the cry of Allah-O-Akbar so loudly that all the companions present in the house came to know that ‘Umar (radhiallahu ‘anhu), had just accepted Islam (Ibn Hisham, Vol. I, pp. 342-46).
‘Umar’s (radhiallahu ‘anhu) conversion was a turning point in the fortunes of Islam as it made Muslims feel all the more confident and strengthened. Hamza (radhiallahu ‘anhu) had already accepted Islam beforehand, and now with ‘Umar’s (radhiallahu ‘anhu) conversion, the Muslims knew that it was likely to send the Quraysh in jitters. They were particularly embittered on learning of ‘Umar’s (radhiallahu ‘anhu) conversion. The Muslims were thus right in their reckoning for none of those who had embraced Islam in the past made such a stir nor created such a tense excitemenand impact as did that of ‘Umar’s.
‘Umar (radhiallahu ‘anhu) proclaimed his faith publicly. As soon as the Quraysh came know about , they drew the sword against him but found the same person prepared to take the course. Ultimately, with his inherent might, the people who valued their lives did not dare put up a clash with ‘Umar (radhiallahu ‘anhu) but decided rather to keep their hands off him. (Ibn Hisham, Vol. I, p. 349)
[Story copied from http://islam.ru/en/content/story/how-umar-ibn-al-khattab-became-muslim%5D
قال الشيخ وصي الله عباس في تحقيقه لفضائل الصحابة- معلقا على هذا الحديث – :
منقطع ، وهو بهذا السياق في سيرة ابن هشام ، وأخرج ابن سعد نحوه عن القاسم ابن عثمان البصري عن أنس ، والقاسم ضعيف .
( ج1- ص 342- ط ابن الجوزي )
[To be translated later In sha Allah]
Story 3: The Story of Abdur Rahman ibn Awf giving away 700 loaded camels in charity so that he cab enter Jannah walking is not authentic.
According to a narration of Anas, once, some sounds were heard in Madinah. Hz. Aisha asked,
“What is this?” They answered,
“It is Abdurrahman bin Afw’s caravan.” Thereupon, Hz. Aisha said,
“I heard the Messenger of Allah say,
‘I saw Abdurrahman bin Awf entering Paradise by crawling.’”
When Abdurrahman was told about it, he said:
“If I could, I would like to enter Paradise by walking.” Then, he gave away that caravan with all of the goods in it to the poor.
[Tabaqaat 3:93]
(Story copied from https://questionsonislam.com/article/abdurrahman-bin-awf-ra)
[Before I transcribe the actual detailed checking, you may refer to this one https://hadithanswers.com/sayyiduna-abdur-rahman-ibn-awf-radiyallahuanhu-entry-into-jannah/ ]
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