![]() ![]() ![]() They were obviously very thirsty and tired. One day While he was tending his herd, Abdullah (RA) saw two men, middle-aged and of dignified bearing, coming towards him from a distance. It was his habit to leave with the flock of Uqbah early in the morning and not return until nightfall. The youth had heard the news of the Prophet (pbuh) whom had appeared among his people but he did not attach any importance to it both because of his age and because he was usually far away from Meccan society. His real name was Abdullah and his fathers name was Masood. ![]() People called him ‘Ibn Umm Abd’, the son of the mother of a slave. When he was still a youth, not yet past the age of puberty, he used to roam the mountain trails of Makkah far away from people, tending the flocks of a Quraish chieftain, Uqbah Ibn Muayt. Why the Sahabas did take to calling him Sahib-e-Siwak (bearer of the Siwak), Saheb-e-Nalaen (bearer of the slippers), Saheb-e-Mutahara (bearer of the water) and also Saheb-e-Wisadah (bearer of the bedroll)?Ībdullah Ibn Masood (RA) was of the tribe of Banu Huzail and was also the sworn ally of Banu Zahra. Who gave up tending sheep in exchange for looking after the needs of the blessed Prophet (pbuh)? Who went to Kufah to educate the people and to take charge of the Bait-ul-Maal?
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