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'''Muadh ibn Jabal''' in [[Islam]] is a [[sahaba]] and one of the greatest scholars.
'''Muadh ibn Jabal''' in [[Islam]] is a [[sahaba]] and one of the greatest scholars.

==Acceptance of Islam==

He accepted Islam before the [[Second pledge of al-aqba]] and was one of those who took the pledge.<ref>Islamiat for students</ref>


==Last meeting with Muhammad==
==Last meeting with Muhammad==


When Muhammad was sending Muadh to Yemen to teach the people about Islam, he personally bade farewell to him and walked for some distance alongside Muadh as he set out to leave the city. It is said Muhammad informed Muadh that on his return to Medina, he will perhaps see only his Masjid and grave. Upon hearing this, Muadh began to cry.
When Muhammad was sending Muadh to Yemen to teach the people about Islam, he personally bade farewell to him and walked for some distance alongside Muadh as he set out to leave the city. It is said Muhammad informed Muadh that on his return to Medina, he will perhaps see only his Mosque and grave. Upon hearing this, Muadh began to cry.


When Muadh returned to Medina, the [[Caliph|Khalifa]] (Head of state) was [[Abu Bakr]].
When Muadh returned to Medina, the [[Caliph|Khalifa]] (Head of state) was [[Abu Bakr]].
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It is said that Muadh bin Jabal advised his son, "My son! Pray the prayer of he who is just about to leave and imagine that you might not be able to pray ever again. Know that the believer dies between two good deeds; one that he performed and one that he intended to perform later on." quote taken from Siffat as Safwah
It is said that Muadh bin Jabal advised his son, "My son! Pray the prayer of he who is just about to leave and imagine that you might not be able to pray ever again. Know that the believer dies between two good deeds; one that he performed and one that he intended to perform later on." quote taken from Siffat as Safwah

==Death==

He accompanied [[Uthama ibn Zaid]] on the Syrian expedition and died there in 18 A.H due to plague.<ref>Islam Beliefs and Practices</ref><ref>Islamiat for Students</ref>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==

Revision as of 11:14, 30 April 2016

Muadh ibn Jabal in Islam is a sahaba and one of the greatest scholars.

Acceptance of Islam

He accepted Islam before the Second pledge of al-aqba and was one of those who took the pledge.[1]

Last meeting with Muhammad

When Muhammad was sending Muadh to Yemen to teach the people about Islam, he personally bade farewell to him and walked for some distance alongside Muadh as he set out to leave the city. It is said Muhammad informed Muadh that on his return to Medina, he will perhaps see only his Mosque and grave. Upon hearing this, Muadh began to cry.

When Muadh returned to Medina, the Khalifa (Head of state) was Abu Bakr.

Ahadith transmitted by Muadh bin Jabal

Mu`adh ibn Jabal said that Muhammad said: "The People of Paradise will not regret except one thing alone: the hour that passed them by and in which they made no remembrance of Allah." Narrated by Bayhaqi in Shu`ab al-iman (1:392 #512-513) and by Tabarani. Haythami in Majma al-Zawa'id (10:74) said that its narrators are all trustworthy (thiqat), while Suyuti declared it hasan in his Jami` al-saghir (#7701).

Quotes by Muadh ibn Jabal

It is said that Muadh bin Jabal advised his son, "My son! Pray the prayer of he who is just about to leave and imagine that you might not be able to pray ever again. Know that the believer dies between two good deeds; one that he performed and one that he intended to perform later on." quote taken from Siffat as Safwah

Death

He accompanied Uthama ibn Zaid on the Syrian expedition and died there in 18 A.H due to plague.[2][3]

Legacy

The college for the study of Shariah law at Mosul University under the Islamic State is named after Mu`adh ibn Jabal.[4]

References

  1. ^ Islamiat for students
  2. ^ Islam Beliefs and Practices
  3. ^ Islamiat for Students
  4. ^ http://www.aymennjawad.org/2016/01/archive-of-islamic-state-administrative-documents-1