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Hazrat Owais Al-Qarni (radi Allahu anhu) And His Mother
Hazrat Owais Al-Qarni (radi Allahu anhu)
And His Mother
The great Saint Owais of Qaran! Was presented the blessed cloak of Rasulullah (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam) on the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam)'s instruction. It is preserved in Istanbul, Turkey. He reached his Spiritual status due to obedience to his mother.
Owais (radi Allahu anhu) was from the village of Qaran, in Yemen. He had asked his mother's permission to visit Allah's Messenger, and she said: "You have my permission to go, see him once, and come straight back. If the Messenger is at home, you may meet with him; if not, come straight back here." Owais made a journey of three months on foot, from the Yemen to Madinah the Illuminated. When he reached Rasulullah (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam) 's house, he knocked on the door and Hazrath Aisha (radi Allahu anha), wife of the Chosen Prophet and Mother of the Believers opened the door. She told him that Rasulullah (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam) was in the Masjid. Owais (radi Allahu anhu) remembered his promise to his mother and replied: "Please convey my salaams to my Beloved Rasulullah (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam). Kindly inform him that Owais came from the Yemen, did not find him at home, and is returning to the Yemen, since he does not have permission from his mother to meet him in the mosque."
When the Rasul (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam) came home from the mosque, he found the radiance of Owais in his house. Hazrat Aisha (radi Allahu anha) told him what had happened, and conveyed Owais's salutations. His blessed eyes looked towards Yemen and the blessed Prophet said: "The fragrance of our friend is reaching us." The noble Companions asked: "If Owais is your friend, why did he not stay to see you?" Rasulullah (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam) replied: "He complied with a promise given to his mother and he is serving her."
The Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam) said "Owais will come back to Madinah the Illuminated, to meet me, but we will not meet physically, for I shall then be united with my Lord "
Rasulullah (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam) said that when Owais (radi Allahu anhu) came back to Madinah he was to be given his cloak, and asked to pray for the Community of Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam). He also mentioned that a light was visible on one of Owais?s hands. During Hazrat Umar (radi Allahu anhu) 's Caliphate, a number of Yemeni's visited Madinah the Illuminated and Hazrat Ali and Umar (radi Allahu anhu ajmain) approached them and enquired about the Saint, Owais (radi Allahu anhu), from the village of Qaran. The Yemenis said they knew of no such saint, but they did point out that a camel herd from that village, who seldom mixed with other people, preferring to spend his time in worship, alone among the camels. Hazrat Ali and Umar (radiallahu Anhu ajmain) then approached Hazrat Owais (radi Allahu anhu), greeted him, conveyed the greetings of the Messenger, and presented him with his blessed cloak. But he was reluctant to accept. "Surely there is some mistake!" he exclaimed, in his desire to hide himself. Seeing the light upon his hand, however, they cried: "You are the saint described to us by Allah's Messenger (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam), for he told us about the light on your hand." They also reported to him the wish of the blessed Messenger that he should pray for the Community of Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam).
Hazrat Owais (radi Allahu anhu) rubbed the blessed cloak over his face and eyes and kissed it. Then he asked to be left alone. When he was alone he held the cloak and began to pray: "0 Allah this cloak is the cloak of Your beloved Messenger. He has presented it to me, but I refuse to wear it unless You pardon the Community of Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam) ." He then repeated his prayer in exactly the same words. As he was about to repeat his prayer a third time, Hazrat Ali and Umar (radi Allahu anhu ajmain) came beside him. He cried: "Oh, you came too soon! Upon my first supplication, Allah granted me forgiveness for one third of the Community; on my second, He forgave two-thirds of the Community. In my third request I was pleading for pardon for the entire Community of Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Ta?ala Alaihi Wasallam)- then you came along!" As with people in every age, the Yemenis were unaware of the presence in their midst of such a saint, whose prayers were accepted. They imagined him to be an ordinary camel herd. The Friends of Allah, do not seek fame, and as such hide themselves away from other people. Those who serve their mothers with love will be resurrected with Hazrat Owais (radi Allahu anhu). Those who are good to their parents will be happy in this world and the Hereafter.
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