CHAPTER – XII

MODEL OF RASULULLAH (s.a.)

339. Subject Same

Translation: Qurrah b Eyas (r.a.) reports that whenever Rasulullah (s.a.) had a sitting, some of his companions used to sit around him. Amongst them, there was a person who had a little kid. This baby kid used to come to Rasulullah (s.a.) from behind but he (s.a.) used to make him sit in his (s.a.) front. The child died and the father, out of sorrow, did not come to the sittings of Rasulullah (s.a.) for a few days.
Rasulullah (s.a.) asked, “What’s the matter? That person is not coming”.
People said, “His small child whom you had seen had died. Perhaps he is not coming for this reason”.

Rasulullah (s.a.) went to see him and inquired about the child. When he reported about the death of his child, Rasulullah (s.a.) consoled him and said. “Tell me, what you like? Would you like that the child be alive or he should go ahead of you and opens the door of Jannah for you. When you reach there, he welcomes you”.
That person said, “O Prophet of Allah! I like it that he should go first in Jannah and open the door for me”.
Rasulullah (s.a.) said, “This child has died in your life time and he will open the door of Jannah for you”.
[Al-Targheeb wa Al-Tarheeb: Nisa’i]