Three in One

by Naeem Osman Memon

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Three in One — Page 133

Hadhrat Muhammadsa did not leave any material wealth at the time of his demise. Hadhrat 'Abd al 'Aziz ibn Rufai Shaddad ibn. Ma'qil states that he once asked Hadhrat Ibn Abbas™ª: 'Did the Prophetsa leave anything? He replied, He did not leave anything except what is between the two bindings [of the Quran]. Then we visited Muhammad ibn Al Hanafiyya and asked him. He replied, The Prophets did not leave except that which is between the two bindings. ' $55. Such straitened circumstances which Hadhrat Muhammad sa and his family experienced are often mentioned by Hadhrat. Ahmad's as adversaries with pride in their propaganda publications against him. For instance, Ehsan Elahi Zaheer, an extremely hostile opponent of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community alludes to the aforementioned Traditions and states that: 'When Mustafa departed from this world, his coat-of-mail was mortgaged to a Jew while his wives used to live on water and dates. '56. He also quotes a Hadeeth from the famous works of Hadhrat. Tirmidhih in which it is stated that: 'Ayesha Siddiqa, the wife of the Apostle of Allah relates: The family of the Apostle of God, (peace be on him), did not eat barley-bread to their fill even for two consecutive days till his demise. 157. This Hadeeth is followed by another from the same collection of Traditions in which it is reported: 'Samak bin Harb related from Numan ibn Bashir: Hav'nt [sic] you all that wish to eat and drink? I have seen your Prophet. 55. Ibid. , 61. 16 56. Zaheer, Ehsan Elahi. Qadiyaniat, p. 93 133 57. Ibid. , p. 90