Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari: Extensive Isolation
Posted on Tuesday, December 14 @ 19:38:18 EST
Topic: Simplicity in living
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 After the death of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Abu Dharr could not bear to stay in Madinah because of his grief and sadness for the great loss. So he left for the Syrian desert and stayed there during the caliphate of Abu Bakr and Umar, God bless them.
During the caliphate of Uthman, Abu Dharr stayed in
Damascus and witnessed Muslims deviating from Islam, going after worldly
pleasures and desires. He was saddened and repelled by this. So Uthman invited
him to come to Madinah where he was also hurt by people's pursuit of worldly
goods and pleasures..
Uthman therefore ordered that he should go to Al-Rabathah, a small village near
Madinah. Abu Dharr stayed there away from people, holding on to the traditions (sunnah)
of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his companions.
A man visited him once and when he found his house almost bare, he asked Abu
Dharr: "Where are your possessions?"
Abu Dharr said: "We have a house yonder (meaning the Hereafter), to which we
send the best of our possessions."
The man understood what Abu Dharr meant and said: "But you must have some
possessions so long as you are in this abode."
"The owner of this abode will not leave us in it," replied Abu Dharr.
Furthermore, when the Prince (Amir) of Syria sent Abu Dharr three hundred diners
to meet his needs, he returned the money saying, "Does not the Amir find a
servant more deserving of it than I?"
Abu Dharr continued in his simple life, and dedicated himself to Allah only
until he died, in 32 A.H.
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Taken from Islamonline.com
http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/profile_story.asp?service_id=856
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