Devotion, Love & Sense of Honour for the Holy Prophet (sa)

There are incidents where Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha (ra) expressed his devotion, love and sense of honour for the Holy Prophet (sa), one of which is as follows:

Urwah related that Usama bin Zaid informed him that the Holy Prophet (sa) was mounted on a donkey which had a saddle, beneath which was a cloth from the region of Fadak. He had Usama sitting behind him. He had travelled to the tribe of Banu Harith bin Khazraj to enquire of the health of Hazrat Sa’d bin ‘Abadah (ra). This incident took place before the battle of Badr. The Holy Prophet (sa) passed by a group of people, which comprised of Muslims, idolaters and Jews who all sat together. Among them was ‘Abdullah bin Ubayy and also in this assembly was ‘Abdullah bin Rawaha (ra). When the Holy Prophet (sa) drew closer to the group, his mount caused a little dust to swirl up in the air. ‘Abdullah bin Ubayy (ra) covered his nose with his cloth and said, “Don’t spread dust on us.” The Holy Prophet (sa) said to them “Peace be upon you.” Then he stopped and dismounted. He began calling them to Allah the Exalted and reciting the Holy Qur’an to them. ‘Abdullah bin Ubayy said to the Holy Prophet (sa) “O you, this is not good. Even if what you say is true, do not come to our gathering and trouble us. So return to where you came from and relate only to those who come to you.” Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin Rawaha (ra), who was also seated there said, “O Messenger of Allah! You may come to our gatherings we very much like this.”

(Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Jihad Wa Al-Siyar, Bab Fi Du’a Al-Nabisa Wa Sabarihi, Hadith 4659)

He did not give heed as to what his leader was saying. This was the sense of honour and love which ‘Abdullah bin Rawaha (ra) overwhelmingly expressed for the Holy Prophet (sa) and did not care one bit for the chiefs and worldly people.