When the Companions of the noble Prophet migrated from the Holy city of Makkah to the
blessed city of Madinah, there was a shortage of water due to the great number of migrants. A man from the Bani Ghifar owned a well named ‘Roomah’; he would sell a single (leather)
bag or container of water for one mud1. The owner of Paradise, the essence of mercy, Al-Mustafa said: ‘Sell this to me in exchange of a spring in Paradise.’ ‘O Messenger of Allah ٖ this is the sole means of income for me and my children and so I cannot afford to do this.’ Replied the man. When news of this reached the possessor of two lights, Sayyiduna Usman ! “# he bought the well for 35,000 dirhams and entered the Prophetic Court, ‘O Messenger of Allah if I buy that well will you treat me in the same way (accept it from me in exchange of the spring in Paradise)?’ Asked Sayyiduna Usman . ‘Of course,’ replied the Beloved Prophet . ‘O Messenger of Allah I have bought the well and given it in charity for the use of all Muslims.’ Said Sayyiduna Usman
Sayyiduna Usman Is An Inhabitant Of Paradise
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