Uwais al Qarni
The Messenger of Allah -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- told his companions about Uwais al Qarni without ever seeing him. He -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- said, “He is a resident of Yemen, the region of Qarn, and from the Murad tribe. His father had died. He lives with his mother and he is devoted to her. He was afflicted with leprosy. (Then) he prayed to Allah the Glorified and Exalted, and He granted him recovery from it, but there is still the trace of it as big as a coin in both of his arms. Indeed, he is the leader of the tabeen.”
Then the Prophet -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- said to Umar Ibn Khattab -may Allah be pleased with him, “If you are able to ask him to pray for (Allah’s) forgiveness upon you, do it!”.
When Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- became the leader of the believers, he asked the pilgrims from Yemen who visited the Kaabah on the pilgrimage season, “Is there anyone from your people whose name is Uwais al Qarni?” “Yes, there is, “was their reply.
Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- continued, “How was his condition when you left him?”
They answered, having no idea of Uwais’ excellence, “We left him as a poor man, and his clothes were worn out.”
Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- told them, “Woe to you. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- once told me about him. If you could ask him to pray for your forgiveness, do it!”
And every year Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- always waited for Uwais. And one day, Coincidentally, he came with the pilgrims from Yemen, then Umar – may Allah be pleased with him- met him. He wanted to make sure himself first, thus he asked him,
“What is your name?”
He replied, “Uwais.”
Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- continued, “At where part of Yemen (you are from, -ed)?”
He answered, “From Qarn.”
“And from what tribe?” asked Umar – may Allah be pleased with him.
He answered, “From the tribe of Murad.”
Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- asked again, “How is your father?”
He replied, “My father is dead. I live with my mother.”
Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- continued, “How is your condition with your mother?”
Uwais said, “I hope I can be dutiful to her.”
“Have you been sick before?” asked Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- again.
“Yes. I have suffered from leprosy once, and I prayed to Allah the Glorified and Exalted so I was given a cure. ”
Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- asked him again, “Is there still a trace of that disease? ”
He replied, “Yes. There is still a trace of it on my arms as big as a coin.” He showed his arms to Umar -may Allah be pleased with him-. When Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- saw it, he immediately hugged him and said, “You are the one that the Messenger of Allah -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- told about. Please ask forgiveness to Allah the Glorified and Exalted for me!”
He said, “How can I ask forgiveness to Allah the Glorified and Exalted for you O leader of the believers?”
Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- answered, “Yes.”
Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- kept asking him and pressing him until Uwais asked forgiveness for him.
After that, Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- asked him about where would he go after the end of the pilgrimage season. He replied, “I will go to the Murad tribe from the residents of Yemen to Iraq.”
Umar -may Allah be pleased with him- said, “I will send a letter to the deputy of Iraq about you? ”
Uwais said, “I swear to you O leader of the believers, don’t do it. Let me walk among people without anyone care about me.”
Source: ” Hiburan Orang-orang Shalih, 101 Kisah Segar, Nyata dan Penuh Hikmah” (Consolation of the Pious Men, 101 Fresh, Real, and Full-of-wisdom stories), Published by Pustaka Arafah, 1st edition.
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I am blessed with joy Great Soul I believe Uwaiss is still alive I seek forgiveness through Him