Tomb of Muadh-bin-Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him)

This is the tomb of Muadh-bin-Jabal (may Allah

be pleased with him), an eminent Sahabi about

whom the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah

be on him) once said, “The most knowledgeable

of my ummah in matters of halal and haram is

Muadh-ibn-Jabal.”

Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) was

an Ansari who became a Muslim at a young

age at the hands of Musayb-bin-Umair (may

Allah be pleased with him), whom the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allah be on him) had

sent to Yathrib (Madinah) before the Hijrah.

When the Prophet (peace and blessings of

Allah be on him) reached Madinah, Muadh

stayed in his company as much as possible.

He studied the Quran and the laws of Islam

until he became one of the most well-versed of

all the companions in the religion of Islam.

Wherever Muadh went, people would refer to

him for legal judgements on matters over

which they differed.

Sometime after the Prophet (peace and

blessings of Allah be on him) had returned to

Madinah, messengers of the kings of Yemen

came to him announcing that they and the

people of Yemen had become Muslims. They

requested that some teachers should be with

them to teach Islam to the people. For this

task the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah

be on him) commissioned a group of

competent da’ees (missionaries) and made

Muadh-bin-Jabal their amir. He then put the

following question to Muadh: “According to

what will you judge?”. “According to the Book

of Allah,” replied Muadh. “And if you find

nothing therein?”. “According to the Sunnah of

the Prophet of Allah.”. “And if you find nothing

therein?”. “Then I will exert myself (exercise

ijtehad) to form my own judgement.” The

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on

him) was pleased with this reply and said:

“Praise be to Allah who has guided the

messenger of the Prophet to that which

pleases the Prophet.” The Prophet (peace and

blessings of Allah be on him) personally walked

for some distance alongside Muadh as he rode

out of the city.

When it came time to bid farewell the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said

to Muadh, “O Muadh, perhaps you shall not

meet me again after this year. Perhaps when

you return you shall see only my mosque and

my grave.” Muadh (may Allah be pleased with

him) wept upon hearing this as he knew in his

heart that he was never to meet the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allah be on him) in

this world again. A feeling of sadness and

desolation overtook him as he parted from the

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on

him). The Prophet’s premonition was correct,

the eyes of Muadh (may Allah be pleased with

him) never beheld the Prophet after that

moment. The Prophet (peace and blessings of

Allah be on him) died before Muadh returned

from Yemen.

Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) died in

Jordan during the 18th year after Hijra, at the

age of 38. His son is also buried close to him.

Many visitors have commented on the lovely

fragrance that is present in the room where he

is buried. Caretakers have insisted they have

never applied anything there.

References: Men around the Messenger – Khalid

Mohammed Khalid, Wikipedia

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