Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Umar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘I cut it but it was not cut straight but from top and bottom (of sleeves).’ I humbly said, ‘Father! If it had been cut using a pair of scissors, it would have been better?’ He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘Son! Leave it the same because I saw the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم cut in the same way.’ I, therefore, cut my sleeves with a knife. When Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ had cut the sleeves, the clothing was in such a poor condition that threads were falling down from it. (Al-Mustadrak lil-Haakim, Hadees 7498)

The beloved companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهُم were indeed true lovers of the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and with true devotion, love and obedience, nothing could prevent him from acting upon the blessed Sunnah, he cut his sleeves with a knife resulting in the cutting not being straight but he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ did not feel any shame wearing that clothing. This was the remarkable obedience he had to the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم indeed.

Sayyiduna Hasan Basri رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that Sayyiduna Ma’qil Bin Yasaar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ (who was the chief of the Muslims of that area) was once eating food when a morsel fell from his hand on the ground. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ picked it up, cleaned and then ate it. Seeing this, some uncivilized people who were present over there gave him a contemptuous look. Someone said to him, ‘May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bless our chief! O our leader! These uncivilized people are looking scornfully at you because you have eaten a fallen morsel despite the availability of food.’ Listening to this, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ replied, ‘I cannot give up what I have learnt from the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم merely because of these ‘Ajamis [non-Arabs]. If a morsel of food ever fell down, we would ask each other to pick it up, clean and eat it, and not leave it for Satan [to consume].’ (Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 4, pp. 17, Hadees 3278)

رُوحِ اِیماں مَغزِ قرآں جانِ دیں      ہَست حُبِّ رَحمةٌ لِّلعٰلَمِیں

Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see how intensely Sayyiduna Ma’qil Bin Yasaar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, an eminent companion, loved the Sunnah! Paying no attention to the insulting and annoying behaviour of the ‘Ajamis, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ continued bravely to practice upon the Sunnah.