Quiz Time (63) Which Sahabi married a older woman, she could help him raise his younger sisters & Prophet (pbuh) helped him in paying his debt?

 

Quiz Time (63) Which Sahabi married a older woman, she could help him raise his younger sisters & Prophet (pbuh) helped him in paying his debt?

 

 

Ans: Jabir Ibn Abdullah(r.a).

When Abdullah Ibn 'Amr (r.a) joined the Muslim army in the battle of Uhud, he left in Madeenah his son Jabir to take care of the family. Abdullaah(r.a)  had many daughters; he ordered his only son to take care of them, and did not allow him to join the fighters. The Muslims returned defeated from that Battle and lost a great number of men. Abdullah Ibn 'Amr (r.a) was among the martyred.

Jabir (r.a) was saddened by the news of his father's death. He was a young man who did not reach twenty years of age. He was at a loss as to how to care for his sisters, and in addition pay back his father's debts. He felt over-burdened under this sudden responsibility.

 

Jabir (r.a) married a widow who was older than him, though he was a young man and could have married a young virgin, but he wisely thought that she could better help him raise his younger sisters. His worries were not over, for he still had to fulfill his father's debt, especially that the creditors were knocking incessantly at his door and would not give him more time.

 

He asked them to wait for the Prophet (pbuh) who promised to assist him. Now when they heard the Prophet's name mentioned, people refrained from talking, except for one Jew who refused to wait even a moment, saying: "I have nothing to do with Muhammad. Pay me right now!" As the sun approached the zenith, they saw the Prophet (pbuh) coming hurriedly, sweat dripping from his forehead. He asked the Jew: "Would you accept a part of the debt to be paid to you now and postpone the rest for next year?" "Never," he said, and he tried to present different excuses. The Prophet (pbuh) walked around the piled dates and invoked Allah's blessing. Then he said to Jabir: "Call them, and measure for them." He stayed for a while then he left. As for Jabir (ra) he kept measuring the dates to his creditors until he fulfilled all the debts his father owed, and to his great amazement the piles of dates were still so high as if he did not take anything from them! He could barely believe his eyes.

 

 

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Link: https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/138409/jabir-ibn-abdullah

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By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli



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