Blessed Sahabiyyaat and the sacred relics of the Holy Rasool ﷺ

As the male Sahabah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمْ [blessed companions of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم] would deem the respect and reverence for the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم to be the core of their faith, similarly, blessed Sahabiyyaat رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُنَّ would also not only consider the same fact to be the core of their faith, but would also make it compulsory for themselves to respect and revere any such thing which would have any kind of association with the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Shawl and Tehband (lower garment)

Sayyidatuna ‘Ayesha رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا had a thick shawl, kept as a sacred relic, which she would show to people [for Ziyarat]. Sayyiduna Abu Burdah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has stated: I went to Sayyidatuna Ayesha Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا. She took out a Yemeni tehband [lower garment] made of thick cloth, and a shawl that is called ‘Mulabbadah’. She then swore by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and said, ‘Holy Rasool  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم passed away in these two very pieces of cloth.’ (Muslim, pp. 888, Hadees 5442)

Blessed hair

Umm-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyidatuna Umm-e-Salamah رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا had some blessed hairs of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, which she had preserved in a silver box. When people would fall ill, they would attain blessings from them and seek recovery by their blessings. They would place the blessed hairs of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in a bowl of water and drink the water. By doing so, they would achieve recovery. (Umda-tul-Qaari, vol. 15, pp. 94, Taht-al-Hadees 5896)

Fragrant perspiration

Sayyiduna Anas رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has stated: The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came to us and had Qayloolah [afternoon rest] for a little while. When the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم perspired, my mother brought a bottle and started filling it with the blessed perspiration. Meanwhile, the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم woke up and said: ‘O Umm-e-Sulaym! What are you doing?’ She humbly replied: ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! This is your blessed perspiration. We will mix it with our fragrance, because this is more fragrant than even fragrance.’ (Muslim, pp. 978, Hadees 6055)

Fragrant house

A woman received a little bit of perspiration from the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. When she would rub it over her clothes, the people of Madinah would smell its fragrance. [It happened so] to the extent that people started calling her house ‘Bayt-e-Mutayyabah’ [fragrant house]. (Mu’jam-e-Awsat, vol. 2, pp. 164, Hadees 2895) The fragrance remained in her descendants for many generations. (Al-Burhaan, pp. 24)

The blessed Jubbah

Once, Sayyidah Asma Bint-e-Abu Bakr رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا took out a Tayalsi Jubbah[1] and said, ‘Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم wore this blessed Jubbah. For the sick, we wash its blessed hem [lower part of a garment] and make them drink [that water], so they recover instantly.’ (Muslim, pp. 883, Hadees 5409)

Piece of a Mashk

Once, the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم went to the house of a blessed Sahabiyyah, Sayyidatuna Kabshah Ansariyah رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا, and drank water by touching his blessed mouth with the opening of the Mashk [leather bag for carrying water] belonging to her. Sayyidatuna Kabshah رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا cut the opening part of that Mashk and kept it with her as a sacred relic. (Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 4, pp. 80, Hadees 3423) Similarly, one day, he صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم went to the house of Sayyidatuna Umm-e-Sulaym رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا. A Mashk was hanging in her house. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم touched his blessed mouth with its opening and drank water. Sayyidatuna Umm-e-Sulaym رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا cut the opening part of the Mashk and kept it with her as a [sacred] souvenir. (Tabaqaat-e-Ibn-e-Sa’ad, vol. 8, pp. 315)

From these narrations, we find out how devotedly blessed Sahabah and Sahabiyyaat رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُنَّ loved the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, as any such thing, which would become associated with the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, would become reverend and esteemed in their sight; and it should certainly be, as this is the very sign of Iman [faith]. Therefore, we also should not only love the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, but should also love every such thing that has association with the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Moreover, we should consider everything associated with the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم to be deserving of extreme reverence, and should honour and respect it with love and devotion.