Dear Islamic brothers! All of the Noble Sahabah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم will certainly enter Paradise, and they are the crowns of our heads and our masters. However, they each have their own rank and status; some are superior to others, and then the reason behind each of them being famous varies. Some are known for their truthfulness and devotion for the Prophet, others for their justice and fairness, some are famed for their modesty and generosity, and others because of their courage and their decisive judgements. The personality about whom we will hear today is well-known for his memory and his abundant narrations; I am referring to none other than Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ. He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ is from those fortunate individuals who benefitted from the blessed company of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, day and night, and who possessed love for the Prophet in every vein of his. He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ is the one who attained the bounty of seeing Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and quenched his thirst through the manifestations of prophetic beauty, yet his yearning for seeing the Beloved صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم did not decrease.

In today’s Bayan, we will hear about him, a short introduction to him, his virtues, and accounts of his devotion for the Prophet. If only we are granted the ability to listen to the entire Bayan with good intentions. Let us first listen to an account which displays the tremendous patience of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ.

Hence, my Murshid, the prophetic devotee, the devotee of every Sayyid, Sahabi and Wali, the propagator of the Prophetic Sunnah, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, Allamah Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi Ziyaee دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ  writes the following on page 690 of his book, ‘Faizan-e-Sunnat’:

The hunger of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ states: By the Lord besides whom there is none worthy of worship! I would place my stomach on the