71. Abaan, from Abu Baseer who said: ‘I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah
عليه الصلاة والسلام when mother of Khalid who had been cut off by Yusuf Bin Umar came up, seeking permission to see him
عليه الصلاة والسلام. Abu Abdullah
عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Would you like to listen to her speech?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He
عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Grant her permission’, and he
عليه الصلاة والسلام made me sit alongside him
عليه الصلاة والسلام upon the seat. Then she came in. She spoke eloquently. So she asked about the two of them. He
عليه الصلاة والسلام said to her: ‘Befriend the two of them’ She said, ‘Shall I say to my Lord
عز وجل when I meet Him
عز وجل that you
عليه الصلاة والسلام ordered me to befriend them?’ He
عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Yes’. She said, ‘But the one who is seated with you
عليه الصلاة والسلام upon the seat (Abu Baseer) has ordered me to keep away (Tabarra) from those two whilst Kaseer Al-Nawa has ordered me to befriend those two. So, which one is better and more beloved to you
عليه الصلاة والسلام?’ He
عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘By Allah
عز وجل! This one here is more beloved to me
عليه الصلاة والسلام than Kaseer Al-Nawa and his companions. This one here argues by saying: “
[5:44] and whoever did not judge by what Allah revealed, those are they that are the unbelievers”; “
[5:45] and whoever did not judge by what Allah revealed, those are they that are the unjust”; “
[5:47] And the followers of the Injeel should have judged by what Allah revealed in it; and whoever did not judge by what Allah revealed, those are they that are the transgressors”.