Wahb ibn ʿAbdAllāh ibn Maslama (Arabic: وهب بن عبدالله بن مَسْلمة), known as Abu Juhayfa (ابوجحیفة), was one of the companions of Muhammad and Ali . He was from the tribe of BaniSuwa'a ibn Amer bin Sa'aa'a. When Muhammad passed away, he was almost a teenager. During his caliphate, Ali appointed him as The head of the city's guards and Bayt al-mal and gave him the title of "Wahb al-Khair". He was present in the Battle of Nahrawan in Ali army and went to Al-Mada'in with him. He has narrated hadiths about the Adhan (call to prayer), Qibla and the imamate of twelve imams.[1] These hadiths have been narrated in Sunni sources. After the death of the old companions of Muhammad in Kufa, he was one of the authorities on Fiqh (jurisprudence) and hadith.[2] He heard and narrated hadith from Ali and Al-Bara' ibn Azib.[1] He died during the rule of Bishr bin Marwan in Iraq and was the last one of the companions of Muhammad who died in Kufa. His hadiths are included in the authentic books of Sunnis.[2]
His Hadiths edit
One of the hadiths of Abu Juhaifa, which is important for the Shia and is mentioned in Sunni sources as evidence for twelve imams, is a hadith in which Muhammad said that after him there will be twelve caliphs, all of whom are from Quraysh.[3][4][1][5]
Narrated by Abu Juḥayfa:
I saw Prophet Muhammad in Mecca while he was in red tabernacle with leather. Bilal ibn Rabah brought water for his ablution, which some sprinkled and some took the water. Then the Prophet Muhammad came wearing a red robe. I looked at the whiteness of his legs and he performed ablution. Bilal said the call to prayer and I was looking at his mouth here and there as he said to the right and to the left, Adhanḥayyaʿalā ṣ-ṣalāhti(Hasten to the prayer) Hayyaʿalā l-falāḥi (Hasten to the salvation). Later, a spear-like wooden tree was installed in front of him and they prayed while dogs and donkeys passed in front of them and they were not prevented from passing.[6]
When Ali was speaking on the pulpit of the Kufa mosque during his Caliphate, Abu Juhaifa asked him: Did you write anything about the Prophet Muhammad that was not among the people? He replied: We did not write from the Prophet except the Quran and what is in this book.[7]
Sharif al-Radi in Nahj al-balagha narrates a narration from Abu Juhaifa who says that I heard alisaying: The first jihad in which you fail is jihad with your hands, then jihad with your tongue, and then jihad with your heart. Therefore, the person who does not know the good with his heart and does not avoid the bad, values will disappear in him and vices will grow.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c بخش فقه، علوم قرآنی و حدیث. "ابو جحیفه". the centre for the great islamic encyclopaedia.
- ^ a b تهامی, سیدغلامرضا. فرهنگ اعلام تاریخ اسلام. p. 2113.
- ^ محمدیریشهری, محمدمحمدیریشهری. دانشنامه قرآن وحدیث جلد 9. p. 312.
- ^ Mohammadi Ray Shahri, Mohammad Mohammadi Ray Shahri. دانشنامه امام مهدی عجّلال لهفرجه برپایه قرآن،حدیث وتاریخ 01. p. 336.
- ^ Al-Qanṭara. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto "Miguel Asín, ". p. 33.
- ^ ibn ʻUmar Ibn Kathīr, Ismāʻīl. The Life of the Prophet Muḥammad. Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization. p. 242.
- ^ Ibn Hishām, Abū 'Ubayd. La Şaḥīfa de Médine. p. 496. ISBN 9781463242688.
- ^ Razi, Sharif. Nahj al-balagha.