The Deep Devotion of Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair RadiAllahu Anhuma

The Deep Devotion of Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair RadiAllahu Anhuma

Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair RadiAllahu Anhuma used to perform Salaah with deep concentration, humility, and utmost devotion.

Hazrat Musab bin Abdullah RadiAllahu Anhu narrates:

فَإِذَا هُوَ يُصَلِّى، فَسَقَطَتْ حَيَّةً عَلَى ابْنِهِ هَاشِمٍ، فَصَاحُوا الْحَيَّةَ الْحَيَّةَ، ثُمَّ رَمَوْهَا. فَمَا قَطَعَ صَلَاتَهُ

Translation: One day, he was engaged in Salaah when suddenly a snake fell from the ceiling near his son Hashim. The people around began shouting, A snake! A snake! They eventually managed to kill it. Yet despite the commotion and the danger, he did not break his Salaah."

(Siyaru A'laamin Nubala, Volume 3, Page 370, Mu'assasah al-Risaalah, Beirut)

Hazrat Abdus Samad bin Abdul Waarith RadiAllahu Anhu reports that someone once asked the blessed mother of him. Hazrat Asma RadiAllahu Anha, about her son. She replied:

قَوَّامُ اللَّيْلِ، صَوَّامُ النَّهَارِ، وَكَانَ يُسَمَّى حَمَامَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ

Translation: He was one who spent his nights in standing (Salaah) and his days in fasting. He was known as the pigeon of the Masjid, meaning that he spent the majority of his time within the Masjid, immersed in worship.

(Siyaru A'laamin Nubala, Volume 3, Page 367, Mu'assasah al-Risaalah, Beirut)

A Practical Message:

The worship of Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair RadiAllahu Anhuma is a shining example for us. From his life, we learn to worship with sincerity, focus, punctuality, and firmness, to build a strong connection with the Masjid, and to trust wholly in Allah Almighty. By doing so, we gain success in both this world and the Hereafter.