Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him)

Mu'adh ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) was one of the seventy companions who were present at Al- Bay'ah-tu-Al-'Aqaba from the Ansaar of Medina. He also fought alongside the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him in all of the Battles including the Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud.

 

THE VIRTUES OF MU'ADH IBN JABAL(peace be upon him)

 

In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Abd-Allah ibn 'Amr (May Allah be pleased with him) who said I heard the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him say:

 

"Learn the recitation of the Qur'an from four (persons): Ibn Mas'ood, Saalim the freed slave of Hudhaifah, Ubayy, and Mu'adh ibn Jabal."

 

In another hadith narrated upon the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (May Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:

 

"The most merciful person from my nation, to my nation is Abu Bakr and the sternest of them regarding the command of Allah is 'Umar and the shyest of them is 'Uthmaan and the most knowledgeable of them regarding the recitation of the Qur'an is Ubayy ibn Ka'b and the most dutiful of them is Zaid ibn Thaabit and the most knowledgeable of them as regards the permissible and the impermissible is Mu'adh ibn Jabal. Every nation has someone who is (known to be extremely) trustworthy and the trustworthy one of this nation is Abu 'Ubaidah ibn Al-Jarraah."

 

In another hadith narrated upon the authority of Mu'adh ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"The Prophet peace be upon him said to Mu'adh ibn Jabal when he was about to send him to Yemen: 'How will you judge (between the people) if it so happens that you must judge?' He (Mu'adh ibn Jabal) said: 'I will judge according to the Book of Allah.' He (the Messenger of Allah r then) said: 'What if (the legal ruling) is not found in the book of Allah?' He (Mu'adh ibn Jabal) replied: 'Then (I will judge) according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him.' He (the Messenger of Allah r) then said: 'What if (the legal ruling) is not found in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him?' He (Mu'adh ibn Jabal) replied:
'Then I will use my independent judgment and I won't spare any effort (to try to come to the correct solution).' He (the Messenger of Allah r) then struck me on my chest and said: 'All praise is for Allah who rendered suitable the messenger of the Messenger of Allah and caused him to be in agreement with that which pleases His Messenger.'"

 

And in another hadith also narrated upon the authority of Mu'adh ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: 'O Mu'adh, verily I love you (for the sake of Allah).' I replied: 'O Messenger of Allah, I swear by Allah that I love you (too).' He (the Messenger of Allah r) then said: 'I advise you to say these words after every prayer: O Allah, help me to remember you and to thank you and to better perform my worship of you.' "