I then placed the bowl between the hands of the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) and there was still milk remaining, so he sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) raised his head, looked at me, smiled and said. "O Abu Hirr!" I replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” He sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said, “(Only) you and I remain." I said, "You have said the truth, O Messenger of Allah." He sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said, "Sit down and drink." I sat down and drank. He sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said, "Drink," and I drank. He sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) kept on telling me repeatedly to drink, until I said, "No. By Allah Who Sent you with the truth, I have no space for it (in my stomach).” He sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said, “Hand it over to me.” When I gave him the bowl, he sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) drank the remaining milk. [Imam Al-Bukhari]

Allah, the Almighty, honored Abu Hurayrah because of his faith and sincerity to Allah and His Messenger sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ). He married the lady whom he used to work for before he accepted Islam. In this regard, he said, “I was raised as an orphan, I migrated as a poor man and I was a hired worker for Busrah Bint Ghazwan in return for my food. I used to serve them when they camped and walked holding the reins of their riding animals if they moved. All praise is due to Allah Who made religion a means for rectifying and made Abu Hurayrah Imam.”

During the caliphate of ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattab may Allah be pleased with him Abu Hurayrah may Allah be pleased with him was appointed as a ruler of Bahrain. He was also the vice-ruler of Al-Madeenah when Marwan Ibn Al-Hakam was the ruler. However, he used to carry firewood and sell it in the market.

He used to advise people enjoining them to do good and forbidding them from evil. Once, he was passing by the market, and he saw people preoccupied with the worldly life. So, he stood in the middle of the market and shouted, “O people, the inheritance of the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) is being divided while you are here! Why do you not go and take your shares?” They asked him, “Where is that?” He answered, “In the Masjid.” The people rushed to the Masjid and then returned. He asked them, “Why have you come back?” They said, “O Abu Hurayrah! We entered the Masjid and did not see anything that is being divided.” He asked them, “What did you see?” They replied, “We saw some people praying, others reciting the Quran and others studying what is lawful and what is unlawful.” Abu Hurayrah may Allah be pleased with him said, “This is the inheritance of Muhammad.”

He did not seek in the worldly life anything but the pleasure of Allah and the love of His Muslim slaves until his death. When he was dying, he cried of longing for his Lord. When he was asked about the reason for his tears, he said, “because of the little provision and the long journey.” He also said, “O Allah, I like meeting You, so, like meeting me!” He died in 59 A.H. and it was said in 57 A.H. and his age was 78 years. He was buried at Al-Baqee‘a (the graveyard in Madeenah nearby the Masjid Al-Haram) after spreading knowledge throughout the land and narrating more than 5000 Ahadeeth!

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By Allah! I used to lay (asleep) on the ground on my liver (abdomen) because of hunger, and (sometimes) I would bind a stone over my belly because of hunger. One day, I sat by the way where people used to walk. When Abu Bakr may Allah be pleased with him passed by, I asked him about a verse in the Noble Quran and my only purpose in asking him was that he might satisfy my hunger, but he passed by and did not do so. Then ‘Umar may Allah be pleased with him passed by and I asked him about a verse in the Noble Quran, and my only purpose in asking him was that he might satisfy my hunger, but he passed by without doing so. Finally, Abul-Qasim (i.e., the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention )) passed by and knew from my face (that I was hungry). He sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said, “O Abu Hurayrah!” I replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” He sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said to me, “Follow me.” He sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) left and I followed him. Then he sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) entered the house and I asked permission to enter and was admitted. He sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) found milk in a bowl and said, “From where is this milk?” They said, “It has been granted to you by such-and-such man (or by such and such family).” He sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said, "O Abu Hirr!" I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” He sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said, “Go and call the people of Suffah to me.” The people of Suffah were the guests of Islam who had no families, nor money, nor anybody to depend upon, and whenever an object of charity was brought to the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) he sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) would send it to them and would not take anything from it, and whenever any gift was given to him, he sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) used to send some for them and take some of it for himself. This made me sad, as I hoped to have a little of this milk in order to have strength for the rest of the day. When the people came I gave them some of this milk. I was wondering what would remain of that milk for me, but anyway, I could only obey Allah and His Messenger, so I went to the people of Suffah and called them, and they came and asked for the Prophet's sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) permission to enter. They were admitted and took their seats in the house. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said, “O Abu\-Hirr!” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” He sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said,“Take it and give it to them." So I took the bowl (of milk) and started giving it to each man who drank his fill and returned it to me until finally the whole group had drunk their fill.

Abu Hurayrah may Allah be pleased with him used to like fighting in the Cause of Allah. He joined the battles, attended sessions of knowledge and accompanied the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ). He was the most attached Companion to the Prophet sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ). Compared to other Companions, Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, memorized the highest number of narrated Ahadeeth (plural of Hadeeth - religious practices of Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention )) from the Prophet sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ). One of the Companions said about him, “Abu Hurayrah narrated a lot of Ahadeeth and the Muhajiroon (the Companions of the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) migrated from Makkah to Madeenah) and the Ansar (the dwellers of Madeenah those who supported and became Companions of the Prophet sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention )) did not narrate like him.” He used to reply to this saying, “My brothers among the Ansar were busy with farming their lands and my brothers among the Muhajiroon were busy with trading. I used to serve the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) in return for what would fill my stomach. So, I witness any situation if they are absent and memorize if they forget. The Prophet sallallaahualayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said, ‘Whoever will spread his upper garment until I finish my speech and then fold it, (i.e., wrap it over his body), he will never forget anything he had heard from me.’ So, I spread the garment which I was wearing, and by Him Who sent Muhammad with the Truth (i.e., Allah), ever since, I have never forgotten whatever I heard from him (the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention )).” [Imam Muslim]

He also said, “Had it not been for two revealed verses in the Book of Allah, I would never have narrated anything.” Allah, The Almighty, Says (what means): {Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse. Except for those who repent and correct themselves and make evident [what they concealed]. Those - I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful} [Quran 2:159-160]

Abu Hurayrah may Allah be pleased with him had an excellent memory and he was able to quickly memorize and did not forget. Ash-Shafi‘ee may Allah have mercy upon him said about him, “He is the person who memorized most of the Hadeeth in his time.” Abu Hurayrah may Allah be pleased with him said about himself, “No one knows the Ahadeeth of the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) more than me except Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr may Allah be pleased with him for he used to write them but I did not.”

He liked knowledge and his students used to visit him until there would be no space left in his home. He was highly esteemed for his knowledge. One day, he stretched out his legs and said, “We entered the home of the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) until we filled the home while he was reclining on his side. When he saw us, he bent his legs and said, ‘After me, there will be people coming to you seeking knowledge. So, welcome, greet and teach them.’” [Ibn Majah]

Abu Hurayrah may Allah be pleased with him was extremely poor and he used to tie a stone on his stomach due to extreme hunger; he said:

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