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Gift After Hardship :
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) dispatched towards the sea-shore an expedition of three hundred men, under the command of Abu Ubaidah (radiallaahu anhu) in 8 A.H. He gave them a bag full of dates for their rations. They had been hardly out for fifteen days when they ran short of rations. In order to provide the contingent with food, Qais (radiallaahu anhu) began buying three camels daily from his own men, to feed the Mujahideen, with a promise to pay on return to Madinah. The Amir seeing that the slaugther of camels would deprive the party of their only means of transport, prohibited him to do so. He then collected the dates that had been left with each person & stored them in a bag. He would issue one date to each man as his daily ration.
When Jabir (raradiallaahu anhu) later on narrated this story to the people, one of his audience inquired:
"How did you manage to live upon one date only for the whole day?"
He replied: "We longed even for that one date, when the whole stock was exhausted. We were on the verge of starvation. We moistened the dry tree-leaves with water & ate them."
When they reached this stage, اللَّهُ Subhana wa Ta'ala had mercy on them for He always brings ease after every hardship, provided it is endured patiently.
A big fish known as "Ambar" was thrown out of the sea for them. The fish was so big that they lived on it for eighteen days altogether. They also filled their satchels with the remaining portion, which lasted them right up to Madinah.
When the episode was narrated to the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam), he ﷺ said: "The fish was a provision arranged for you by Allah."
Source: From the book "Stories of the Sahabah" by Shaikh Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhalvi.
Alhamdulilah we are Muslims today because of such sacrifices endured by the Companions of Rasulullah sallallaahu alayhi wasallam . We should remember these events as a source of comfort whenever we too are faced with difficulties regarding practising Islam.
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