Jabir ibn Samurah ibn Junadah

Jabir ibn Samurah ibn Junadah[1]

A companion who narrated many Hadiths from the Messenger (peace be upon him).

Jabir ibn Samurah said: I sat with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) more than one hundred times, and he used to offer his first sermon then sit down then stood up for the second sermon.

Jabir ibn Samurah said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pass by and wipe our cheeks, and once he passed by and wiped my cheek and the cheek which he wiped was better than the other.

Jabir ibn Samurah narrated: `Umar delivered a sermon in Al Jabiyah, one of the villages of Damascus northern As-Sanamin of Horan, and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood as a preacher and said: "Honor my Companions then those who are closer to them then those who are closer to them, then lying spreads to the extent that man testifies without being asked to testify and until a person swears without being asked to swear. So, whoever seeks Paradise should adhere to the Muslim community, for Satan is with one person, but he is far from the two. No man should be alone with a woman, for their third shall be Satan. The one who is pleased with good deeds and sad for his bad deeds is a true believer." [2]

Jabir ibn Samurah narrated: The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray similar to your Salah, but he used to lighten Salah and recite Surat Al Waqi`ah or its equivalent in Fajr Salah.

He also said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to recite in Fajr Salah Surat Qaf then I saw his Salah light.

Jabir ibn Samurah settled in Kufah and built a house there in Banu Suwa'ah then he died during the caliphate of `Abdul-Malik ibn Marwan. Al Hafizh said in Al Isabah: in 74 AH.[3]

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[1] Usd Al Ghabah fi Ma`rifat As-Sahabah of Ibn Al Athir: (1/ 254),

At-Tabaqat Al Kubra of Ibn Sa`d (6/ 24), and Al Isabah fi Tamiyiz As-Sahabah of Ibn Hajar: (2/ 42) No. (1014).

[2]Ibn `Asakir: Mukhtasar Tarikh Dimashq: (5/ 356) and Kanz Al `Ummal of Al Burhan Fawry (vol. 11) No. (32487).

[3] and Al Isabah fi Tamiyiz As-Sahabah of Ibn Hajar: (2/ 42).