U-Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Uncoma u-Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)

Ukubekwa kukaHazrat ‘Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Emsebenzini Wokukhetha IKhalifa

Ngaphambi kokudlula emhlabeni, uHazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wasungula i-Shura (umkhandlu) owawunabalandeli boMprofethi (amaSahaabah) abayisithupha abalandelayo: uHazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), uHazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), uHazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), uHazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), uHazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) kanye noHazrat ‘Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).

Mayelana nalaba balandeli boMprofethi abayisithupha, uHazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wathi, “Angiboni muntu ofaneleka ukuba yiKhalifa ukudlula leli qembu labalandeli boMprofethi, ngenxa yokuthi uRasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) washiya lo mhlaba eneliseke kakhulu ngabo.”

Ngesikhathi uHazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) edlula emhlabeni, uHazrat Miqdaad bin Aswad (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wabiza amalungu e-Shura ukuba ahlangane endlini kaHazrat Miswar bin Makhramah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). Bahlala phansi endlini ukuze bathathe isinqumo, kuyilapho uHazrat Abu Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) ayemi ngaphandle ukuze avimbele abantu ukuba bangangeni futhi baphazamise i-Shura.

Amalungu e-Shura avumelana ngokuthi amathathu kuwo azoyeka ilungelo lawo bese elidlulisela kwelinye ilungu le-Shura. Ngale ndlela, uHazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wadlulisela ilungelo lakhe kuHazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), uHazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wadlulisela ilungelo lakhe kuHazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), kanti uHazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wadlulisela ilungelo lakhe kuHazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).

UHazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) naye wavuma ukuyeka ilungelo lakhe lobuKhalifa ngombandela wokuthi avunyelwe ukunquma ukuthi ubani kwababili ozokhethwa njengeKhalifa. UHazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) noHazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) bavuma isiphakamiso sakhe futhi bathembisa ukuthi bazosilandela ngokusuka enhliziyweni isinqumo sakhe. Amalungu eShura abese ehlukana.

Ezinsukwini nasebusuku obulandelayo obuthathu, uHazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wahlangana nabantu baseMadinah Munawwarah, ebuza kubona ukuthi bacabanga ukuthi ubani okufanele aqokwe njengeKhalifa.

UHazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wacishe wangalala nhlobo phakathi nalezi zinsuku nobusuku obuthathu. Kunalokho, waqhubeka nokwenza umthandazo (salaah), ukunxusa (du‘aa), umthandazo wokucela isiqondiso kuAllah (istikhaarah) kanye nokubonisana nabantu. Ngemva kokuba sekudlule lezi zinsuku nobusuku obuthathu, uHazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) waya endlini kamshana wakhe, uHazrat Miswar bin Makhramah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). Lapho efika, wamthola elele, ngakho wamvusa ethi, “Uyalala, O Miswar? Ngifunga uAllah, ngempela ngilale kancane kakhulu ezinsukwini ezintathu ezedlule!”

UHazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wabe esethi kuye, “Hamba uyobiza uHazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) noHazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).” UHazrat Miswar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wabuza, “Ubani okufanele ngimqale ngokumbiza?” UHazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) waphendula wathi, “Noma ubani omfunayo.”

UHazrat Miswar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wabe eseya kuHazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) nakuHazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) eyobatshela ukuthi uHazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) ubecela ukubabona. Bobathathu base besuka baya lapho okwakukhona uHazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).

Lapho befika endlini kaHazrat Miswar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), bathola uHazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) emi emthandazweni (salaah). Lapho eseqedile umthandazo wakhe, waphendukela kuHazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) nakuHazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wathi, “Ngibuze abantu ngani nobabili, futhi angitholanga muntu owayebheka noma ubani phakathi kwabantu njengomuntu ophakeme kunani nobabili, kungaba sesimweni sokuzibophezela enkoloweni noma esikhundleni.”

U-Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wabe esenza u-Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) no-Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) bafunge ukuthi kulaba bobabili, lowo azomkhetha njengeKhalifa uzobusa ngokulungiswa, kanti lo ongakhethwanga uzokwamukela isinqumo esithathiwe futhi amukele omunye njengeKhalifa.

Ngemva kwalokho, u-Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wagqoka isigqoko (i-turban) esasiboshwe ekhanda likaRasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), wabopha inkemba yakhe, wabe esehamba no-Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) kanye no-Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) baya e-Masjid. U-Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wathumela umyalezo wokubiza abantu ukuba beze e-masjid. Ngakho-ke, abantu baqala ukubuthana e-Masjid, benza imigqa, kwaze kwaba yilapho i-Masjid igcwele abantu.

U-Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) akazange ayithole indawo yokuhlala, ngakho-ke, ngenxa yezinga lakhe eliphezulu lokuba namahloni nokuzithoba (i-hayaa), wahlala ngemuva kwabo bonke abantu e-masjid.

U-Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wabe esenyukela kwi-mimbar (ipulpiti) likaRasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) wema esitebhisini lapho uRasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) ayevame ukuhlala khona. Wema lapho isikhathi eside wenza i-Du‘aa ende ezwakalayo. Wabe esekhuluma nabantu ethi, “O bantu! Nginibuzile (mayelana no-Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) no-Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)) ngasese nasobala, ngababili nangabanye, futhi ngathola ukuthi anibekanga muntu ezingeni elifanayo nalaba ma-Sahaba amabili.”

U-Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wabe esebamba isandla sika-Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) wabe esememezela ukuthi uyuKhalifa. Ngemva kwalokho, wenza uHazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) ukuba ahlale esitebhisini se-mimbar esingaphansi kwakhe ukuze abantu bakwazi ukuza kuye bazokwenza isifungo sokwethembeka kuye. Kubo bonke abantu, kwakunguHazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) owafika kuqala wenza isifungo sokwethembeka kuHazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).