Young Companions
Sayyidunā Ḍaḥḥāk b. Qays and Sayyidunā Abū Juḥayfah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا
Mawlana Awais Yamin Attari Madani
Dear readers! Sayyidunā Ḍaḥḥāk b. Qays and Sayyidunā Abū Juḥayfah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا were young noble Companions of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Let us read about them and illuminate our hearts with the love of the noble Companions رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُم.
Sayyidunā Ḍaḥḥāk b. Qays رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ
He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was born in 3 AH[1], seven years before the passing of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He is the son of Sayyidah Umaymah and the younger brother of Sayyidah Fāṭimah bint Qays رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمْ.[2]
The fortunate and disgraced in the world and the Hereafter
Sayyidunā Ḍaḥḥāk b. Qays رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ transmitted several Aḥādīth.[3] He reports that the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “When someone joins his people and they welcome him, he will be welcomed on the Day he meets Allah Almighty too. The one who is spoken ill of when he joins his people will have a brutal experience on the Day of Judgement.”[4]
Death
Sayyidunā Ḍaḥḥāk b. Qays رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was 7 years old when the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم left this physical world, and he was martyred on 15 Dhū al-Ḥijjah at the age of 61 during the Battle of Marj Rāhiṭ.[5]
Sayyidunā Abū Juḥayfah Wahb b. ꜤAbdullāh رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ
He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was a young companion who heard and transmitted the speech of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.[6] He reported a total of 45 Aḥādīth.[7]
Ask the Scholars Questions
He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ reports that the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Sit with the elders, ask the scholars questions, and adopt the company of the wise.”[8]
Death
Sayyidunā Abū Juḥayfah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was a child when the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم left this physical world. He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ passed away in 72 AH.[9]
May Allah Almighty have mercy upon them and forgive us without accountability for their sake.
اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
[1] Al-IstīꜤāb fī MaꜤrifat al- Aṣḥāb, vol. 2, p. 297
[2] MaꜤrifat al-Ṣaḥābah li Abī NuꜤaym, vol. 3, p. 63
[3] Usd al-Ghābah, vol. 3, p. 49
[4] Al-MuꜤjam al-Kabīr, vol. 8, p. 298, Hadith 8136
[5] Al-IstīꜤāb fī MaꜤrifat al- Aṣḥāb, vol. 2, p. 298
[6] Al-IstīꜤāb fī MaꜤrifat al- Aṣḥāb, vol. 4, p. 186
[7] Tahdhīb al-Asmāˈ wa al-Lughāt, vol. 2, p. 489
[8] Al-MuꜤjam al-Kabīr, vol. 22, p. 125, Hadith 324
[9] Tahdhīb al-Asmāˈ wa al-Lughāt, vol. 2, p. 489
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