General: ''I do not see anything like them''
Posted on Friday, February 18 @ 05:58:30 EST
Topic: Manners of the Sahaba
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 In complete and utter concentration, Amir Al Mumineen, Umar Ibn Al Khattab, got up at the mihrab (where an Imam leads a prayer) and led the people of Al Kufa for Al Fajr prayer.
When the prayer was finished, he sat down and looked very sad. He sat, with all the people around him, until the sun rose and until a beam of light was resting on the inside walls of the masjid..
Imam Ali got up and prayed two rakaas. He shook his head in regret and sadness and said ?I swear by Allah that I have seen Muhammad?s Companions and friends. But today, I do not see anything like them. When they woke up in the morning, you could see their tired eyes from staying up all night for Allah, reading the Holy Quran and praying in such a devoted and pious manner. And when they were in remembrance of Allah (swt) their emotions stirred so much that the tears from their eyes made their clothes wet.?
The companions of the Prophet were indeed a unique generation of Muslims; they embraced Islam, loved the prophet more than any thing else including their families and wealth, and sacrificed every thing to defend Islam and convey it to other generations until the end of time. The Prophet praised his companions and said even if a Muslim spends as much money as a mountain to serve Islam, he cannot reach a fraction of a Companion?s worth. Allah praised this revered group and promised them great rewards in Heaven. A true Muslim is one who loves, reveres, respects and emulates this unique generation.
Source: Translated from ?Successors of the Prophet? by Khaled M. Khaled. Scientific Books Publishing, Beirut, with additions and edits.
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