There are different
narrations about those who have had embraced Islam first and had the honour of
“Sahabiyyat” [blessed companionship of Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم]. The
Islamic scholars reconciled these narrations. Let’s read these narrations along with reconciliation.
اَوَّلُ
مَن اَسْلَمَ اَبُوْبَکْرٍ ٭
(Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen
Sayyiduna) Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was the first one to have
embraced Islam. (Musannaf Ibn-e-Abi Shaybah,
vol. 20, pp. 253, Hadees 37738)
اَوَّلُ
مَن اَسْلَمَ مَعَ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰہِ صَلَّى اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم عَلِیٌّ کَرَّمَ اللّٰہُ تَعٰالٰی وَجھَہُ الکَرِیَم ٭
Sayyiduna Ali-ul-Murtada رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was the first person to have belief in the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم,
embracing Islam.
(Musnad-e-Ahmad, vol. 7, pp. 78, Hadees 19301)
اِنَّ
اَوَّلَ مَن اَسْلَمَ مِنْ ھٰذِہِ الْاُمَّۃِ بِرَسُوْلِ اللّٰہِ خَدِیْجَۃُ ٭
In this Ummah, Umm-ul-Mu’mineen
Sayyidah Khadijah رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا was the first [woman] to
have belief in the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. (Faza`il-us-Sahabah lil Imam Ahmad, vol. 1, pp. 226, Raqm
268)
اَوَّلُ
مَن اَسْلَمَ زَیْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَۃَ ٭
Sayyiduna Zayd Bin Haarisah رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was the first [person] to have embraced
Islam.(Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol. 5,
pp. 84, Hadees 4653)
کَانَ
بِلَال اَوَّل مَن اَسْلَمَ ٭
Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was the
first [one] to have embraced Islam.
(Daleel-ul-Faliheen, part. 3, vol. 6, pp. 581)
Reconciling
the above mentioned narrations
While reconciling these
narrations, Shaykh-ul-Islam Sayyiduna Ibn Salah Usman Shaafi’i رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has
stated: ‘Amongst free men, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was the
first one to embrace Islam; amongst children, Sayyiduna Ali رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was the
first one to embrace Islam; amongst women, Sayyidah Khadija-tul-Kubra رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا was the first one
to embrace Islam; amongst freed slaves,
Sayyiduna Zayd Bin Haarisah رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was the first one to embrace
Islam and amongst slaves, Sayyiduna Bilal Habashi رَضِىَ اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was the
first one to embrace Islam.’ (Muqaddamah
Ibn-us-Salah, pp. 300)
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