Sayyiduna Nu'man ibn Bashir al-Ansari

Young Companions

Sayyidunā NuꜤmān b. Bashīr al-Ansārī رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا

Mawlana Owais Yameen Attari Madani

Dear readers! Sayyidunā NuꜤmān b. Bashīr رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا was also honoured with being a Prophetic Companion at a young age. He is the son of Sayyidunā Bashīr and Sayyidatunā ꜤAmrah. He was born in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah in the 2^nd year of Hijri. He was the first child to be born among the Ansār after the emigration.[1]

Blessed after his birth

His mother took him to the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, so the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم performed taḥnīk[2] and gave the glad tidings, “He (this child) will live a praiseworthy life, become a martyr, and enter Paradise.”[3]

Childhood account

Mentioning a memorable incident from his childhood, he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ relates: The beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم gave me two bunches of grapes and gestured to me that one is for me to eat and the other is for my mother, but I ate both. Later on, the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked me [about them], so I replied, “I have eaten them.” Upon this, the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم (affectionately) took hold of my ear.[4]

Narration of hadith

114 aḥādīth have been narrated from him.[5] In one narration, he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ states: The beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Dua is worship.” Then he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم recited this verse:

وَ قَالَ رَبُّکُمُ  ادْعُوْنِیْۤ   اَسْتَجِبْ لَکُمْ ؕ اِنَّ  الَّذِیْنَ یَسْتَکْبِرُوْنَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِیْ سَیَدْخُلُوْنَ جَہَنَّمَ دٰخِرِیْنَ )۶۰(

And your Lord proclaimed, 'Supplicate to Me, I will accept (it); indeed, those who remain arrogant regarding worshipping Me will soon enter Hell humiliated.[6]

It is written in Sirāṭ al-Jinān:

Imam Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states, “It is known by necessity that on the Day of Judgement, a person will only benefit by his worship of Allah Almighty. Therefore, being busy in the worship of Allah Almighty is imperative. Dua is one of the best forms of worship, which is why people have been commanded to make dua here.”[7]

His passing

At the time of the beloved Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم physical departure from this world, he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was 8 years and 7 months old.[8] He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was martyred in Homs (Syria) at the end of 64 AH or the beginning of 65 AH.[9]

May Allah Almighty have mercy upon him, and may we be forgiven without accountability for his sake.

اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ