Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Salaam
reports that Hadhrat Salmaan
once said to him, "Dear brother! Whichever of us dies first should make an attempt to see his brother." "Is such a thing possible?" Hadhrat Abdullaah
asked.
Hadhrat Salmaan
replied, "Certainly. (After death) The soul of a Mu'min is free to roam wherever it wills on earth, whereas the soul of a Kaafir is locked in captivity."
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Salaam
says, "Salmaan
passed away and I was lying on my bed one afternoon when I happened to fall asleep. Salmaan
then appeared in my dream and greeted me saying, 'As Salaamu Alayka wa Rahmatullaah.' I responded by saying, 'As Salaamu Alayka wa Rahmatullaah, Abu Abdullaah. How have you found your destination? He replied, 'It is excellent. Hold fast to Tawakkul because Tawakkul is a most excellent virtue! Hold fast to Tawakkul because Tawakkul is a most excellent virtue! Hold fast to Tawakkul because Tawakkul is a most excellent virtue!.'" [1]
Another narration states that when Hadhrat Abdullaah
saw Hadhrat Salmaan
in a dream, he asked, "How are you faring, O Abu Abdullaah?" "I am well," came the reply. "Which deed did you find to be most virtuous?" Hadhrat Abdullaah
asked. Hadhrat Salmaan
replied, "I have found Tawakkul to be most remarkable." [2]
(1) Ibn Sa'd (Vol.3 Pg.4).
(2) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.205).
Taken from Hayat As-Sahaabah - by Maulana Muhammad Yusuf
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