time of his death. During the last moments of his life, his daughter
said to him, "I am alone in this part of the country and I am afraid
that I will not be able to protect you from the wild beasts." Abu Zar
replied: "Do not be afraid, in a few moments some believing men would
arrive here, do you see someone approaching?" The daughter replied:
"No, I do not see anyone coming." Abu Zar said:"That means I have a
few more moments to live." He repeated his question to the daughter
after a while. She said: "Yes, I see some riders approaching."
Hazrat Abu Zar Ghaffari (Radhiallahu Anhu) said:"Allahu Akbar, Allah
and his Prophet Muhammad (saw) are really truthful. Turn my face
towards theQibla. When these riders arrive here, say my Salamto them.
When they are done with my funeral rites, have this goat slaughtered
for them andtell them that I have asked them under oath not to leave
without eating a meal."
With that statement, Abu Zar breathed his last. When the riders
arrived there, who were seven men and among them were Malik Ashtarand
Huzayfa al-Yaman, Abu Zar's daughter told them that her father, Abu
Zar, the companion of Prophet Muhammad ( Sahabi E Rasool), had
justdied, and he is without anyone to take care of his funeral. They
all wept for Abu Zar, the companion of Prophet Muhammad (Sahabi E
Rasool). Then they gave him a funeral bath, enshrouded him, prayed his
funeral prayer and buried him. When they were all done with that, Abu
Zar's daughter told them that before dying he had left a message for
them under oath that they should not leave without having a meal. They
slaughtered the goat, had a meal and then set of towards Madina taking
Abu Zar's daughter with them.
Hazrat Abu Zar Ghaffari (Radhiallahu Anhu), the great companion of
Prophet Muhammad (Sahabi E Rasool) died alone in exile with no one by
his side as the Prophet Muhammad (saw) had predicted, in 652 CE, at
Rabza, in the desert near Medina.
Imam Jafar Sadiq (as)says, "Abu Zar, the companion of Prophet Muhammad
(Sahabi E Rasool) wept from fear ofAllah until he was almost blind.
The people told him to pray for his eyes to get cured but he replied,
'I am busy with more important things'. When asked what these were, he
replied, 'fear of Hell and joy of Heaven.'" (Taken from
Syed-MohsinNaquvi's writing with some modifications)
Urdu language Poem (Nazam) for Hazrat Abu Zar Ghaffari (Radhiallahu Anhu):
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