Sawm in my company.’ I preferred to open my Sawm in the blessed court of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

(Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Salam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ stated that after this [conversation], I departed from there) and on the exact same day, Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was martyred by the rebels.

(Kitab-ul-Manamaat, vol. 3, pp. 74, Hadees 109)

‘Allamah Jalaluddin Suyuti Shaafi’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated that, ‘According to what ‘Allamah Ibn-e-Baatees رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said, the incident of beholding the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم did not take place in Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani’s dream; rather it took place while he was awake.’

(Al-Haawi lil Fatawa lis-Suyuti, vol. 2, pp. 315)

Supporter of the helpless; our Nabi

Dear Islamic brothers! We come to know through this parable that all the circumstances of Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ were apparent upon the Most Dignified Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم by the divine bestowal of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

We also come to know that the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم also helps           those who are helpless; it is for this reason he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said,                        ‘اِنۡ شِئۡتَ نُصِرۡتَ عَلَيۡههِمۡ’ i.e. If you wish, shall I help you against these people?

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Informed about the place of his burial

Dear Islamic brothers! Just how Allah Almighty grants power to his chosen servants to help people, similarly, He Almighty bestows the knowledge of the unseen among those righteous personalities to whomsoever He Almighty wills. It is narrated that Sayyiduna Imam Maalik رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, ‘Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ once visited that part of ‘Jannat-ul-Baqi’, the holy graveyard of Madina-tul-Munawwarah, which is known as ‘Hash-e-Kawkab’ (i.e. the place of the garden of an Ansari