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Abu Hurairah
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The Umayyad ruler Marwan
Who was with Abu Hurairah when he died?
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Abd ash-Shams, which means, "Servant of the Sun."
What is his previous name, before Abu Hurairah met Rasulullah (S)?
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The tribe of Daws which lived deep in the desert.
What is the tribe in which Abu Hurairah was from?
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This person was at-Tufail ibn 'Amr ad-Dawsi tik-.
Who got Abu Hurairah to be a Muslim?
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Abu Hurairah had no wife or child in the lifetime of the Prophet.
Did Abu Hurairah have a wife or child in the lifetime of the Prophet?
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He said, "Show respect. Don't call him by his first name... Don't walk in front of him... Don't sit in front of him..."
How did Abu Hurairah advise a young man to respect his father?
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The name was Abd ar-Rahman.
What name did Rasulullah (S) want Abu Hurairah's to be after Abd ash-Shams?
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Abu Hurairah and his friend tried to bring their people to the way of Allah.
Why did Abu Hurairah come 6 years later to Madinah after the Hijrah? (He had a large group of the tribe with him.)
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the Ahl-as-Suffah, "the People of the Bench." These were very poor men who had been given a place to stay within the masjid of Rasulullah (pbuh) itself.
Who did Abu Hurairah live with in Madinah?
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He listened to everything that was said, took part in every act of worship, had the Prophet as teacher and Imam, and devoted himself to worship, study, and the service of Rasulullah (pbuh).
What did Abu Hurairah do in the Masjid an-Nabawi?
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"O Allah," said Abu Hurairah, "I love to meet You so may You love meeting me as well and do it soon..."
What were Abu Hurairah's last words?
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Abu Hirr. Hirr means a fully grown cat. Abu Hurairah was with alot of cats and kittens in the Masjid an-Nabawi. They used to hide in the sleeves of his robe.
What nickname did Rasulullah (S) call him? What does it mean? Why did he call him that?
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"Praise be to Allah Who guided me to Islam...Praise be to Allah Who taught me the Qur'an... Praise be to Allah Who granted me the companionship of Muhanunad..."
How did he used to thank Allah for allowing him to be a Sahabi of the Messenger?
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Muslim ruler Mu'awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan
Who made Abu Hurairah governor of Madinah?
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He did this because he wanted to prevent his daughter from becoming attached to worldly things.
Why did he refuse to let his daughter wear gold?
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A wonderful name of Allah (SWT). This means "Merciful"
What is Ar-Rahman
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It means the "father of a kitten." Abu Hurairah was with alot of cats in the Masjid an-Nabawi.
What does Abu Hurairah mean? Why was he called that?
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He raised his hand to hit her, but he stopped himself and said, "Had it not been for fear of the Day of Judgment, I would have retaliated in a way you did to me. But I'll sell you to the One who pays me your price of which I am badly in need. Go, you are free, for the sake of Allah, the Almighty, so that He may free me from the Fire!"
What did Abu Hurairah do when a maid-servant insulted him by something she did?
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"O Allah...I ask you for knowledge that is never forgotten."
What is the dua he made to Allah (SWT) that changed the rest of his life?
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Abu Hurairah was so hungry that he tied a stone on his stomach to ease the pain. The Prophet (S) saw him and said, "Abu Hirr? Come." He went with him and saw 1 cup. He told Abu Hurairah to get the men of as-Suffah. he got them, and he told them to give the cup to everyone to drink. They all drank from it and they were all full. Then Rasulullah (S) told Abu Hurairah to drink the cup. Soon, he was full. Such was the miraculous nature of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
What is a good example of what Abu Hurairah did when he was hungry (timeline)?
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"As you command! I would sacrifice my mother and my father for you, 0 Messenger of Allah!"
What was the phrase commonly said to Rasulullah (S) to show that the person really loved him?
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What is the order of names given?
What is Abd ash-Shams, Abd ar-Rahman, Abu Hurairah, Abu Hirr?
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Umayyad Khulafa sent a servant to Abu Hurairah with one hundred golden dinars. The next day, the Khalifah sent his servant again with the message: "My servant gave you the dinars by mistake; you were not the one meant to have them." Abu Hurairah said that he spent it all the way of Allah. He said that when his share of the Muslim treasury is due, the servant should take his money from it.
Tell the story of the dinars.
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He was once passing through the markets of Madinah when he saw some people there. He told them, "They are handing out the inheritance of the Prophet and you are here?! Why don't you go and take your share?" The people left and came back saying they found nothing being handed out. They said, "We saw people praying and reciting Qur'an. We saw people reminding each other to do good and avoid sins." Abu Hurairah then said, "Don't you understand?! Don't you see?! That is the inheritance of our Blessed Messenger!"
What is a good example of Abu Hurairah's love for knowledge? He loved it for others too.
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He preserved over 5,300 of these. This is because of the dua he made to Allah.
How much hadith did Abu Hurairah preserve?