**SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT:
A CASE STUDY OF ABD AR-RAHMAN BN A’WF‘S
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Dr. Nur Abdi Gudle
Department of Usuluddin
Faculty of Islamic Studies and Civilization (FPPI)
Selangor International Islamic University College (KUIS)
Bandar Sri Putra 43650 Bangi Selangor Darul Ehsan,
[email protected]
Abstract
This paper aims to present the personality and the experience of the companion (Sahabi)
and great entrepreneur: Abdi Ar-Rahman Bn ‘Awf for his creation and management of
small business in Madenah. It will highlight his techniques and how he could succeed
after Hijrah to Madinah, where he became the most successful businessman among the
Muhajireen. He said about his miracle talents in the business: “indeed you see me; I
hope if I lift up a stone, I will find silver and gold under it!” What made his business
blessed and successful? Moreover, this study also will try to exam the scopes of business
and the wealth in Islamic perspectives. As well as, this paper studies the virtues of selfesteem and its importance for the personal successes and community development.
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Introduction
Profile of Abdi Ar-Rahman bn ‘Awf: He is Abu Muhammad Abd Ar-Rahman Bn
‘Awf Al-Zuhri Al-Quraishi, he was born after 10 years of (feel) elephant, before Hijrah
44 years, and died 32H / 570-652D. He was a great companion (my Allah be pleased with
him), embraced Islam very early in first hours of the mission. He had done so even before
the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) entered Daar Al-Arqam and took it as a seat to meet his
faithful Companion. His name was: Abdu Al-Ca’aba, then Rasululah named him: Abdu
Ar-Rahman. He was one of the eight who were the first to embrace Islam, when Abu
Bakar preached Islam to him together with ‘Uthmaan Bn Affan, Azzubair Bn Al-Awaam,
Talhah Bn Ubaid Allah, and Sa’d Bn Abi Waqqaas, they did not grudge or doubt the
matter. On the contrary, they hastened with As-Siddiiq to the Messenger of Allah,
acknowledging him as Allah’s Messenger and carrying his standard1.
From the time he embraced Islam till he died at 75, he was a splendid model of a great
believer, which made the prophet (PBUH) count him among the top ten to whom he gave
glad tidings of inheriting Paradise. This also made ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with
him) count him among the six advisers whom he assigned for succession after himself.
He said, “The messenger of Allah (PBUH) died while pleased with them”.
After ‘Abd Ar-Rahman embraced Islam, he faced his own portion of the persecution and
challenges of the Quraish. When the Prophet (PBUH) ordered his companion to
immigrate to Abyssinia, Abd ‘Awof emigrated with them, but he returned to Makkah.
Then he immigrated to Abyssinia in the second immigrations, and from there to AlMadiinah, where he witnessed Badar, Uhud, and all the battles2.
:‫ﺗﺮﲨﺔ ﻣﻮﺟﺰﺓ ﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﺘﻪ‬
‫ ﻭﺗﻮﰲ‬،٤٤ ‫ ﻭﻟﺪ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻔﻴﻞ ﺑﻌﺸﺮ ﺳﻨﲔ ﻭﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﳍﺠﺮﺓ‬،‫ﻫﻮ ﺃﺑﻮ ﳏﻤﺪ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻮﻑ ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﻱ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺷﻲ‬
‫ ﺃﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺩﺧﻮﻝ ﺩﺍﺭ ﺍﻷﺭﻗﻢ ﺑﻴﺪ ﺃﰊ ﺑﻜﺮ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﻳﻖ ﻣﻊ‬،‫ ﺻﺤﺎﰊ ﺟﻠﻴﻞ‬.‫ﻡ‬٦٥٢-٥٧٠/ ‫ ﻟﻠﻬﺠﺮﺓ ﺑﺎﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ‬٣٢
.‫ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻔﺎﻥ ﻭﺯﺑﲑ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻮﺍﻡ ﻭﻃﻠﺤﺔ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﻴﺪ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺳﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻭﻗﺎﺹ‬:‫ﺍﻷﻭﺍﺋﻞ ﰲ ﺍﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﻋﻮﺓ ﻣﺜﻞ‬
‫ ﻭﺷﻬﺪ ﺑﺪﺭﺍ‬،‫ ﻫﺎﺟﺮ ﺍﳍﺠﺮﺗﲔ‬.‫ )ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻜﻌﺒﺔ( ﻓﺴﻤﺎﻩ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ‬:‫ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﲰﻪ‬
‫ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻮﺳﺮﺍ‬.‫ ﻭﺃﺣﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﺘﺔ ﺃﺻﺤﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺭﻯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻤﺮ‬،‫ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﺸﺮﺓ ﺍﳌﺒﺸﺮﻳﻦ ﺑﺎﳉﻨﺔ‬،‫ﻭﺳﺎﺋﺮ ﺍﳌﺸﺎﻫﺪ‬
‫ ﺗﻮﰲ‬.‫ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻛﺮﳝﺎ ﺟﻮﺍﺩﺍ ﺷﺠﺎﻋﺎ‬،‫ ﻭﳛﺘﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭﺓ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﺎﻣﺔ ﻣﺎﻟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭﺓ‬،‫ﻭﻛﺜﲑ ﺍﳌﺎﻝ‬
.٣‫ ﺣﺪﻳﺜﺎ‬٦٥ ‫ ﻭﻟﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺤﲔ‬،‫ﺑﺎﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺍﳌﻨﻮﺭﺓ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻭﺃﺭﺿﺎﻩ‬
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- see: Khaalid, Muhammad Khaalid: Men around the Messenger, (Translated by: Sheikh Muhammad
Mustafa) published by: Dar Al-Manarah, El-Mansoura Egypt, p: 369.
2
- Ibid: P 369-370.
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Divination of Entrepreneur and A’bdi Al-Rahman Bn ‘Awf’s experience
According to the modern writers in the filed of small business managements, an
“Entrepreneur is a person who creates a new business in the face of risk and uncertainty
for the purpose of achieving profit and growth by identifying opportunities and
assembling the necessary to capitalize on them.
Entrepreneurs usually start with nothing more then an idea, often a simple one, and then
assemble the resources necessary to transform that idea into a sustainable business”4.
Thus, why some expert says: “The entrepreneur’s job is to put everything together,
wearing 10 different hats, juggling 20 different balls, relying on (his or her) own
knowledge and instincts and creativity to get … to positive cash flow”5.
How Abdi Al-Rahman bn ‘Awf created his business in Al-Madiinah?
Imam Al-Bukhari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, that, at the time of the early
Hijrah (immigrations) to Al-Madinah, The noble Messenger (PBUH) associated his
companion and he made every two of his companion as brothers, a Muhaajir (Emigrant)
from Makkah with an Ansaar (Helper) from Al-Madiinah. This association took place in
an astounding way. Each Ansar in Al-Madiinah shared with his brother Muhaajir
everything that he owned, even his bed. If he was married to two women, he would
divorce one for his brother to marry!
The noble example for that is the story of Abdi Al-Rahman bn ‘Awf, when the noble
Messenger (PBUH) associated him, made Abdi Al-Rahman as a brother with Sa’d Ibn
Ar-Rabii’a. Then Sa’d said to Abdi Al-Rahman: “O brother, I am the richest in AlMadiinah, take half of my fortune, and I have two wives, choose the one you like better
and I will divorce her for you to marry”. But Abdi Al-Rahaman bn ‘Awf said: “Allah
blesses your family and your money, I do not need for that! Is there any market? Show
me the way to the market”6. He went to the market and started his business of milk and
cheese, bought, sold, and gained profit quickly, like wais he marred quickly by his own
money, and noble Messenger asked him to do the wedding ceremony and gifts to his
newly wife, all of this was successful small business managements as well as
entrepreneurial approach and skills of Abdi Ar-Rahman bn ‘Awf (may Allah be pleased
with him) with the blessed (Baraka) of Allah.
That is how he led his life in Al-Madiinah, whether during the Messenger’s lifetime
(PBUH) or after his death, doing his duty towards religion or the world’s work and
succeeding in his trade so much, therefore he said: “indeed you see me; I hope if I lift
up a stone, I will find silver and gold under it!”7
4
- Norman M.Scarborough, Thomas W.Zimmerer: Effective Small Business Management Entrepreneurial
Approach, 2000, 1996 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. P 4.
5
- Ibid.
6
- see for translations: Khaalid, Muhammad Khaalid: Men around the Messenger, p 370-371.
7
- ibid. and see also: ١٢٦/٣‫ ج‬NX\ Jmƒ ‫ى‬FO‚M‫ت ا‬QœOŒM‫ا‬
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‫ﻭﻗﺪ ﺭﻭﻯ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ ﰲ ﺻﺤﻴﺤﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺟﺪﻩ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﺒﺪ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻮﻑ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ‪" :‬ﳌﺎ ﻗﺪﻣﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺁﺧﻰ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ‬
‫ﺑﻴﲏ ﻭﺑﲔ ﺳﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺳﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊ‪ :‬ﺇﱐ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭ ﻣﺎﻻ ﻓﺄﻗﺴﻢ ﻟﻚ ﻧﺼﻒ ﻣﺎﱄ‬
‫ﻭﺍﻧﻈﺮ ﺃﻱ ﺯﻭﺟﱵ ﻫﻮﻳﺖ ﻧﺰﻟﺖ ﻟﻚ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺣﻠﺖ ﺗﺰﻭﺟﺘﻬﺎ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ‪ :‬ﻻ ﺣﺎﺟﺔ‬
‫ﱄ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻫﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻮﻕ ﻓﻴﻪ ﲡﺎﺭﺓ؟‪ .‬ﻗﺎﻝ ﺳﻮﻕ ﻗﻴﻨﻘﺎﻉ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻓﻐﺪﺍ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﻓﺄﺗﻰ ﺑﺄﻗﻂ‬
‫ﻭﲰﻦ ﻗﺎﻝ ﰒ ﺗﺎﺑﻊ ﺍﻟﻐﺪﻭ ﻓﻤﺎ ﻟﺒﺚ ﺃﻥ ﺟﺎﺀ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺃﺛﺮ ﺻﻔﺮﺓ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ‪ ) :‬ﺗﺰﻭﺟﺖ (‪ .‬ﻗﺎﻝ ﻧﻌﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﻭﻣﻦ (‪ .‬ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭ ﻗﺎﻝ )ﻛﻢ ﺳﻘﺖ(‪.‬‬
‫ﻗﺎﻝ ﺯﻧﺔ ﻧﻮﺍﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻫﺐ ﺃﻭ ﻧﻮﺍﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻫﺐ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ )ﺃﻭﱂ ﻭﻟﻮ ﺑﺸﺎﺓ(‪"٨‬‬
‫ﻣﻌﺎﱐ ﻣﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺚ ﻭﺍﳌﻘﺼﻮﺩ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ‪:‬‬
‫")ﺁﺧﻰ( ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﺆﺍﺧﺎﺓ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻌﺎﻗﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻼﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﺎﺻﺮ ﻭﺍﳌﻮﺍﺳﺎﺓ ﺣﱴ ﻳﺼﲑﺍ ﻛﺎﻷﺧﻮﻳﻦ‬
‫ﻧﺴﺒﺎ‪) .‬ﻫﻮﻳﺖ( ﺃﺭﺩﺕ ﻭﺃﺣﺒﺒﺖ‪) .‬ﻗﻴﻨﻘﺎﻉ( ﻗﺒﻴﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﺎﺋﻞ ﺍﻟﻴﻬﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﰲ ﺍﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ‪.‬‬
‫)ﺍﻟﻐﺪﻭ( ﺍﻟﺬﻫﺎﺏ ﺃﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﺭ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ‪) .‬ﺃﺛﺮ ﺻﻔﺮﺓ( ﺃﺛﺮ ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺍﺳﺘﻌﻤﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺰﻓﺎﻑ ‪.‬‬
‫)ﻛﻢ ﺳﻘﺖ( ﻛﻢ ﺃﻋﻄﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﻬﺮﺍ‪) .‬ﺯﻧﺔ ﻧﻮﺍﺓ( ﻭﺯ‪‬ﺎ‪) .‬ﺃﻭﱂ( ﺍﺻﻨﻊ ﻭﻟﻴﻤﺔ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺼﻨﻊ‬
‫ﺃﻳﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺱ"‪.٩‬‬
‫ﻭﰲ ﺭﻭﺍﻳﺔ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻋﻦ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺟﺪﻩ ﻗﺎﻝ‪" :‬ﳌﺎ ﻗﺪﻣﻮﺍ ﺍﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺁﺧﻰ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ‬
‫ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺑﲔ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﻮﻑ ﻭﺳﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊ ﻗﺎﻝ‪ :‬ﻟﻌﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺇﱐ‬
‫ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭ ﻣﺎﻻ ﻓﺄﻗﺴﻢ ﻣﺎﱄ ﻧﺼﻔﲔ ﻭﱄ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺗﺎﻥ ﻓﺎﻧﻈﺮ ﺃﻋﺠﺒﻬﻤﺎ ﺇﻟﻴﻚ ﻓﺴﻤﻬﺎ ﱄ ﺃﻃﻠﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ‬
‫ﺍﻧﻘﻀﺖ ﻋﺪ‪‬ﺎ ﻓﺘﺰﻭﺟﺘﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻗﺎﻝ‪ :‬ﺑﺎﺭﻙ ﺍﷲ ﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺃﻫﻠﻚ ﻭﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﺃﻳﻦ ﺳﻮﻗﻜﻢ؟ ﻓﺪﻟﻮﻩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻮﻕ‬
‫ﺑﲏ ﻗﻴﻨﻘﺎﻉ ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺍﻧﻘﻠﺐ ﺇﻻ ﻭﻣﻌﻪ ﻓﻀﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻗﻂ ﻭﲰﻦ ﰒ ﺗﺎﺑﻊ ﺍﻟﻐﺪﻭ ﰒ ﺟﺎﺀ ﻳﻮﻣﺎ ﻭﺑﻪ ﺃﺛﺮ ﺻﻔﺮﺓ‬
‫ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ )ﻣﻬﻴﻢ(‪ .‬ﻗﺎﻝ ﺗﺰﻭﺟﺖ ﻗﺎﻝ )ﻛﻢ ﺳﻘﺖ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ(‪ .‬ﻗﺎﻝ ﻧﻮﺍﺓ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺫﻫﺐ ﺃﻭ ﻭﺯﻥ ﻧﻮﺍﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻫﺐ‪ .‬ﺷﻚ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ"‪.١٠‬‬
‫‪ T{x -8‬ا‪Q–OM‬ري )‪ ž„NL‬ر‹‪ ،١٩٤٣ y‬وا‪.(١٩٤٤ FGH‬‬
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:‫ﻣﻌﺎﱐ ﻣﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺚ‬
.١١"‫ )ﻣﻬﻴﻢ( ﻣﺎ ﺣﺎﻟﻚ ﻭﺷﺄﻧﻚ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺧﱪﻙ‬.‫ )ﺍﻟﻐﺪﻭ( ﺍﻟﺬﻫﺎﺏ ﺻﺒﻴﺤﺔ ﻛﻞ ﻳﻮﻡ‬.‫)ﺍﻧﻘﻠﺐ( ﺭﺟﻊ‬
.‫ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻗﺪﺭﻫﺎ ﺭﺑﻊ ﺩﻳﻨﺎﺭ‬:‫ ﻭﻗﻴﻞ‬،‫ﻧﻮﺍﺓ ﺍﻟﺬﻫﺐ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻗﻴﻤﺘﻬﺎ ﻳﻮﻣﺌﺬ ﲬﺴﺔ ﺩﺭﺍﻫﻢ‬
‫ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻀﺤﻴﺔ‬،‫ﻢ ﺍﳌﻬﺎﺟﺮﻳﻦ‬‫"ﻭﻫﺬﺍ ﻳﺪﻟﻨﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳊﻔﺎﻭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻟﻐﺔ ﺑﺈﺧﻮﺍ‬
‫ ﻓﻠﻢ ﻳﺴﺘﻐﻠﻮﻩ‬،‫ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﳌﻬﺎﺟﺮﻭﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻘﺪﻳﺮ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻡ ﺣﻖ ﻗﺪﺭﻩ‬.‫ﺍﻹﻳﺜﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﺩ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻔﺎﺀ‬
.‫ﻭﱂ ﻳﻨﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺑﻘﺪﺭ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﻴﻢ ﺃﻭﺩﻫﻢ‬
‫ ﻭﺣﻼ ﺭﺷﻴﺪﺍ ﻟﻜﺜﲑ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﺸﺎﻛﻞ‬،‫ ﻭﺳﻴﺎﺳﺔ ﺣﻜﻴﻤﺔ‬،‫ﻭﺣﻘﺎ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳌﺆﺧﺎﺓ ﺣﻜﻤﺔ ﻓﺬﺓ‬
.١٢"‫ﺍﻟﱵ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻮﺍﺟﻬﻬﺎ ﺍﳌﺴﻠﻤﻮﻥ‬
What made his trade blessed and successful?
Firstly: Taqwa and Ikhlas or honesty and sincerity made him more blessed man; A’bdi
Ar-Rahman’s trade was blessed by Allah, because he was pursing the halaal, and strictly
moving away from haraam and corruptions, or even doubtful transactions. He did not
take advantage when Sa’d said to Abdi Al-Rahman: “O brother, I am the richest in AlMadiinah, take half of my fortune, and I have two wives, choose the one you like better
and I will divorce her for you to marry”. But Abdi Al-Rahaman bn ‘Awf refused this
offer because he was an honest man, which did not want to take advantage on the kindly
personality of his brother Sa’d, therefore he said: “I did not need for that, Allah blesses
your family and your money. Show me the way to the market” he was honest man and
sincere to his brother, then Allah makes his transactions fully of Baraka.
‫ "ﻗﺪﻡ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻮﻑ‬:‫ﺭﻭﻯ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﺋﻲ ﺑﺸﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳌﻔﻀﻞ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﲪﻴﺪ ﻗﺎﻝ‬
‫ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺁﺧﻰ ﺑﻴﻨﻪ ﻭﺑﲔ ﺳﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺳﻌﺪ ﺍﱐ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ‬
‫ﺎ ﻓﺘﺰﻭﺟﻬﺎ‬‫ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭ ﻣﺎﻻ ﻓﺄﻗﺎﲰﻚ ﻣﺎﱄ ﻧﺼﻔﲔ ﻭﱄ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺗﺎﻥ ﻓﺄﻃﻠﻖ ﺇﺣﺪﺍﳘﺎ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﻧﻘﻀﺖ ﻋﺪ‬
‫ﻗﺎﻝ ﺑﺎﺭﻙ ﺍﷲ ﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺃﻫﻠﻚ ﻭﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﺩﻟﻮﱐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺭﺟﻊ ﻳﻮﻣﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ ﺣﱴ‬
.١٣"‫ﺍﺳﺘﻔﻀﻞ ﺭﲝﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻗﻂ ﻭﲰﻦ ﻓﺠﺎﺀ ﺑﻪ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳌﱰﻝ‬
.١٣٧٨/٣‫ري ج‬QOM‫ } ا‬-11
‫ة‬FT†M‫ ا‬،FT¥‫ آ‬Jm‫ ا‬:£¤‫ ورا‬.‫م‬٢٠٠٢ ‫هـ‬١٤٢٣ ‫|[رة‬qKM‫ ا‬،‫ء‬Q}[M‫^ دار ا‬XO¢ ،٢٠٧‫–[م ص‬KM‫¡ ا‬TLFM‫ ا‬،JKLFM‫ ا‬vpx ،‫[ري‬p‫رآ‬QOKM‫ ا‬.12
.‫وت‬FTm ،^TKXM‫‚€ ا‬M‫ دار ا‬.٤١٣/١‫[„^ ج‬OqM‫ا‬
.١٠٠١٣ y‹‫„ž ر‬NL .٥٤/٦‫ى ج‬FO‚M‫ ا‬voQ†qM‫ ا‬Jq\ -13
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Secondly: Yaqin and self confident made him more successful man. He was hard
working, with the highly self-esteems character and he was very confidence by his ability
in the business, that why he said: (‫ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ‬
‫ ﺩﻟﻮﱐ ﻋﻠﻰ‬show me the market), not dependant on
the others. Therefore, he went to the market strictly and he returned to home at evening
with profits from the transactions he made in the day.
(‫ﺍﳌﱰﻝ‬
‫)ﻓﻤﺎ ﺭﺟﻊ ﻳﻮﻣﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ ﺣﱴ ﺍﺳﺘﻔﻀﻞ ﺭﲝﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻗﻂ ﻭﲰﻦ ﻓﺠﺎﺀ ﺑﻪ ﺇﱃ‬
As well as he was using his technique and skills of entrepreneurships methods, with his
fortune, which he said: (‫ﻓﻀﺔ‬
‫ ﻓﻠﻘﺪ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﲏ ﻭﻟﻮ ﺭﻓﻌﺖ ﺣﺠﺮﺍ ﺭﺟﻮﺕ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺻﻴﺐ ﲢﺘﻪ ﺫﻫﺒﺎ ﺃﻭ‬Indeed
you see me; I hope if I lift up a stone, I will find silver and gold under it!)
These incidents alone represent the complete image of the highly self-esteems character
of Abdi Ar-Rahman bn ‘Awf, which assuredly determining with lain of Prophet’s
guidance as he sings: “‫ﻧﺴﺒﻪ‬
‫ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺑﻄﺄ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻤﻠﻪ ﱂ ﻳﺴﺮﻉ ﺑﻪ‬and that whose deeds decelerate
him (they are not so good), his parentage will not accelerate him”. Obviously, this is
something teaching us the virtual of self-esteems, survivals approaches, rather then
depend on the parent, parentage and ethnics, or the governments and charity
organizations.
Thirdly: He was cherty businessman, knows social responsibility on hem. In fact, what
made his business even more blessed and successful was that it was not for ‘Abd ArRahman alone. Allah had a bigger share in it, by which he used to strengthen the ties of
his family and brothers and prepare the armies of Islam. If commerce and fortune are
usually evaluated on the basis of stocks on hand and profits, ‘Abd Ar-Rahman ibn ‘Awf’s
fortune was evaluated on the basis of what was expended from it in the cause of Allah,
the Lord of All the world14.
He was very much a successful merchant and rich man; on the other hand, he was the
wise believer who refused that his portion of this life would sweep away his portion of
religion, or that his fortune would make him lag behind the caravan of belief or the
reward of Paradise. He (may Allah be pleased with him) would generously his fortune
and feel satisfied15.
Ibn ‘Awf was master of his money, not its slave. The proof of this was that he did not
have trouble gathering it. He used to gather halaal money with much ease. Besides, he did
not enjoy it alone, but together with his family, relative, brethren, and all his community.
He was so generous and hospitable that he used to say: “The people of Al-Madiinah are
partners of Ibn ‘Awf in his money. He lends to a third of them, pays the debts of a third,
and strengthens his ties of kinship and gives away a third”16.
Indeed, he became more charitable man when he realized that, these riches would not
have made him comfortable or happy if they did not make him capable of adhering to his
14
- Khaalid, Muhammad Khaalid: Men around the Messenger, p 371.
- Ibid, p 369.
16
- Ibid, p 372. and: ٣٥٩/١٤‫ ج‬F‫آ‬Q†P Jm‫ ا‬S„‫ر‬Q• F|–_
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religion and supporting his brethren. Nevertheless, he was always apprehensive of these
riches.
‫ ﻣﻦ ﻧﻔﺲ ﻋﻦ‬:‫ "ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ‬:‫ﺭﻭﻯ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﻗﺎﻝ‬
‫ ﻭﻣﻦ ﻳﺴﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻌﺴﺮ‬،‫ﻣﺆﻣﻦ ﻛﺮﺑﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻧﻔﺲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻛﺮﺑﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺮﺏ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ‬
‫ ﻭﺍﷲ ﰲ ﻋﻮﻥ‬،‫ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺳﺘﺮ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎ ﺳﺘﺮﻩ ﺍﷲ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﺓ‬،‫ﻳﺴﺮ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﺓ‬
‫ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺳﻠﻚ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺎ ﻳﻠﺘﻤﺲ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻋﻠﻤﺎ ﺳﻬﻞ ﺍﷲ ﻟﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺎ ﺇﱃ‬،‫ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ ﰲ ﻋﻮﻥ ﺃﺧﻴﻪ‬
‫ ﻭﻳﺘﺪﺍﺭﺳﻮﻧﻪ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻢ ﺇﻻ‬،‫ ﻳﺘﻠﻮﻥ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﷲ‬،‫ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﻊ ﻗﻮﻡ ﰲ ﺑﻴﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻮﺕ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ‬.‫ﺍﳉﻨﺔ‬
‫ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺑﻄﺄ‬.‫ ﻭﺫﻛﺮﻫﻢ ﺍﷲ ﻓﻴﻤﻦ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ‬،‫ ﻭﺣﻔﺘﻬﻢ ﺍﳌﻼﺋﻜﺔ‬،‫ ﻭﻏﺸﻴﺘﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﺔ‬،‫ﻧﺰﻟﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﻴﻨﺔ‬
.١٧"‫ﺑﻪ ﻋﻤﻠﻪ ﱂ ﻳﺴﺮﻉ ﺑﻪ ﻧﺴﺒﻪ‬
‫ﻭﻣﻌﲎ ) ﻭﻣﻦ ﺑﻄﺄ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻤﻠﻪ ﱂ ﻳﺴﺮﻉ ﺑﻪ ﻧﺴﺒﻪ ( ﺃﻱ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻤﻠﻪ ﻧﺎﻗﺼﺎ ﱂ ﻳﻠﺤﻘﻪ ﲟﺮﺗﺒﺔ‬
.‫ﺃﺻﺤﺎﺏ ﺍﻷﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﻓﻴﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﻳﺘﻜﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺐ ﻭﻓﻀﻴﻠﺔ ﺍﻵﺑﺎﺀ ﻭﻳﻘﺼﺮ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the prophet (Allah’s blessing
and peace be upon him) had said: “Whoever banishes a grief of a believer out of the
underworld grieves, God will relive him from one of grieves of the Resurrection Day.
And whoever facilitates the affairs of an insolvent man, God will make things feasible for
him in the Underworld and the Hereafter; and that who shields the faults of a Muslim,
God will close his faults in the life and Hereafter. God will continue to help the servant as
long as he aids his brother. Whoever shoulders a way searching for knowledge, God will
reward him for that by making his way to Paradise easy. Whenever a group of people
gather in a house of God’s (a Mosque) reciting God’s Book and considering it carefully
among each other, tranquility will descend on them, mercy will cover them, the angels
will surround them, and God will mention them in the presence of those who are near
Him. And that whose deeds decelerate him (they are not so good), this parentage will not
accelerate him”. Sahiih Muslim.
What we can benefit from ‘Abdi Ar-Rahman Bn ‘Awf’s story?
The advantage, which we can gain from this case study of Abdi Ar-Rahman’s
entrepreneurship and his success in small business management are:
Firstly: the virtues of self-esteem and its importance for the personal successes and
community development. As I had mentioned, he was hard working, with the highly selfesteems character and he was very confidence by his ability in the business as will as the
.(٢٦٩٩) ٣٨ y‹‫„ž ر‬NL .٢٠٧٤/٤‫[وي ج‬qM‫ح ا‬FUm ،y†_ T{x -17
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survival behaviors, he refused the offers of the handout wealth – to became very rich in
one hour and take over of the wife from his brother- rather then taken from the
government, who can refuse like this offers?! In fact this was with light of the Hadith:
‫ﻭﻗﺪ ﺭﻭﻯ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ ﻋﻦ ﺧﺎﻟﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻣﻌﺪﺍﻥ ﻋﻦ ﺍﳌﻘﺪﺍﻡ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬
‫ ﻭﺇﻥ ﻧﱯ ﺍﷲ ﺩﺍﻭﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻛﺎﻥ‬.‫ "ﻣﺎ ﺃﻛﻞ ﺃﺣﺪ ﻃﻌﺎﻣﺎ ﻗﻂ ﺧﲑﺍ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺄﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻳﺪﻩ‬:‫ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ‬
.١٨"‫ﻳﺄﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻳﺪﻩ‬
.‫ ) ﺃﻥ ﻳﺄﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻳﺪﻩ ( ﻣﻦ ﻛﺴﺒﻪ ﻭﻧﺘﻴﺠﺔ ﺻﻨﻊ ﻳﺪﻩ‬. ‫ ) ﻗﻂ ( ﰲ ﺃﻱ ﺯﻣﻦ ﻣﻀﻰ‬:‫ﻣﻌﲎ ﺍﳌﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ‬
Al-Miqdam Bn Ma’diekrib (my Allah be pleased with him) narrated, that the Messenger
of Allah (BPUH) had said: “No one eats a better food then what he eats out of the fruit of
his manual work. The Prophet of God David (BPUH) used to eat out of the fruit of his
manual work”. Sahiih Al-Bukhari.
:‫ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ‬:‫ ﻋﻦ ﻫﺸﺎﻡ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺮﻭﺓ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺟﺪﻩ ﻗﺎﻝ‬،‫ﻭﰲ ﺳﻨﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻣﺎﺟﻪ‬
‫"ﻷﻥ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺃﺣﺪﻛﻢ ﺃﺣﺒﻠﻪ ﻓﻴﺄﰐ ﺍﳉﺒﻞ ﻓﻴﺠﺊ ﲝﺰﻣﺔ ﺣﻄﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻇﻬﺮﻩ ﻓﻴﺒﻴﻌﻬﺎ ﻓﻴﺴﺘﻐﲎ ﺑﺜﻤﻨﻬﺎ ﺧﲑ ﻟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ‬
.١٩"‫ ﺃﻋﻄﻮﻩ ﺃﻭﻣﻨﻌﻮﻩ‬.‫ﻳﺴﺄﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ‬
.‫ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ‬:‫ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﺍﻷﻟﺒﺎﱐ‬
Ibn Majah reported that, the Messenger of Allah (BPUH) had said: “If one of you takes
his ropes, goes to a mountain, fetches a bundle of firewood on his back, sells it, than by
its money no need begging that will be better for him than begging from people, awaiting
whether they give him or refuse” Sunan Ibn Majah.
Many people today are depending on their families, parentage or ethnics, and the
governments or cherty organizations for their lives and their future, education or even
marriages and daily lives! But Abdi Ar-Rahman said: “I did not need for that, Allah
blesses your family and your money. Show me the way to the market” (
‫ﻻ ﺣﺎﺟﺔ ﱄ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ‬
‫)ﻫﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻮﻕ ﻓﻴﻪ ﲡﺎﺭﺓ؟‬, because he did not want to be dependence on the others, therefore,
he went to the market strictly and he returned home at evening with profits from the
transactions he made in the day.
(‫ﺍﳌﱰﻝ‬
‫)ﻓﻤﺎ ﺭﺟﻊ ﻳﻮﻣﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ ﺣﱴ ﺍﺳﺘﻔﻀﻞ ﺭﲝﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻗﻂ ﻭﲰﻦ ﻓﺠﺎﺀ ﺑﻪ ﺇﱃ‬
As well as he was using his technique and skills of entrepreneurships with his fortune and
Baraka of Allah, which he said: (‫ﻓﻀﺔ‬
‫ﻓﻠﻘﺪ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﲏ ﻭﻟﻮ ﺭﻓﻌﺖ ﺣﺠﺮﺍ ﺭﺟﻮﺕ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺻﻴﺐ ﲢﺘﻪ ﺫﻫﺒﺎ ﺃﻭ‬
Indeed you see me; I hope if I lift up a stone, I will find silver and gold under it!)
Obviously, if everyone of the community has this self-esteem they will be successful in
their lives, and eventually their success will be the success of the community and its
development.
.١٩٦٦ y‹‫„ž ر‬NL ،‫ري‬Q–OM‫ ا‬T{x -18
.١٨٣٦ y‹‫„ž ر‬NL ،©¤Q_ Jm‫ ا‬Jq\ -19
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Secondly: The major benefit, which we can gain from this story, is that, the important of
the small business management and entrepreneurship’s approaches to the personal
successes and community development. If Abdi Ar-Rahman Bn ‘Awf accept the handout
cash, which S’ad offer to him, may make him careless, unwisely used his wealth because
he got it easily, and eventually may he will be the poorest man. Perhaps, may S’ad also
loses his wealth, and if the situation continues like that, may eventually become all
community disaster situations.
Therefore, governments, the authorities, and community leaders must encourages the
community in the entrepreneurship’s approaches as well as the small business
management behaviors, rather then to give them daily foods, they should provides all
sorts to those wanting to develop their small businesses seeking the community
developments through this tactics.
Thirdly: in addition, the most important benefit, which we can learn also from this story,
is that, the responsibility of the Muslim businessmen as well as the ways, which they
should seek the wealth through it. Muslim businessmen must rails, that he has unethical
and religious obligatory when he making business, not allowed him trouble gathering of
the money, not corruption transactions, under table money to get nude contracts. He must
use to gather halaal money only, therefore, in lieu of that; he will get a Baraka from
Allah.
In addition, Muslim businessman must be master of his money, not its slave; he must
know the ethical and religious responsibility on him to his community.
Abdi Ar-Rahman bn ‘Awf is the best admirable man in this subject, he was master of his
money, as well as he did not have trouble gathering his wealth, and he used to gather
halaal money with much ease. Besides, he did not enjoy it alone, but together with his
family, relatives, brethren, and all his community. He was so generous and hospitable
that he used to say: “The people of Al-Madiinah are partners of Ibn ‘Awf in his money.
He lends to a third of them, pays the debts of a third, and strengthens his ties of kinship
and gives away a third”.
And that was completely with laid of the noble Messenger’s guidance as saying:
‫ ﻭﻣﻦ‬،‫"ﻣﻦ ﻧﻔﺲ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺆﻣﻦ ﻛﺮﺑﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻧﻔﺲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻛﺮﺑﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺮﺏ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ‬
،‫ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺳﺘﺮ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎ ﺳﺘﺮﻩ ﺍﷲ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﺓ‬،‫ﻳﺴﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻌﺴﺮ ﻳﺴﺮ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﺓ‬
"‫ﻭﺍﷲ ﰲ ﻋﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ ﰲ ﻋﻮﻥ ﺃﺧﻴﻪ‬
“Whoever banishes a grief of a believer out of the underworld grieves, God will relive
him from one of grieves of the Resurrection Day. And whoever facilitates the affairs of
an insolvent man, God will make things feasible for him in the Underworld and the
Hereafter; and that who shields the faults of a Muslim, God will close his faults in the life
and Hereafter. God will continue to help the servant as long as he aids his brother”
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Conclusion:
With conclusion of this study, I must say that Abdi Ar-Rahman bn ‘Awf (my Allah pleas
with him) is the best admirable man in the entrepreneurship and small businesses
managements; in fact he was the most successful entrepreneur man.
1- Admirably; the way which he started his businesses by small milk and cheese only,
with the highly self-esteems character (‫ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ‬
‫ﺩﻟﻮﱐ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
show me the market), not
dependence on the others, as well as he did not have trouble gathering his wealth, not
nude transactions, but he used to gather only halaal money with much ease.
2- Admirably; his ability in small businesses managements until he became the most
wealth man in Madina society, (‫ﻓﻀﺔ‬
‫ﻓﻠﻘﺪ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﲏ ﻭﻟﻮ ﺭﻓﻌﺖ ﺣﺠﺮﺍ ﺭﺟﻮﺕ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺻﻴﺐ ﲢﺘﻪ ﺫﻫﺒﺎ ﺃﻭ‬
Indeed you see me; I hope if I lift up a stone, I will find silver and gold under it!). 33- Admirably; the way he was master of his money not slave, he did not enjoy it alone,
but together with his family, relatives, brethren, and all his community. He was so
generous and hospitable that he used to say: “The people of Al-Madiinah are partners of
Ibn ‘Awf in his money. He lends to a third of them, pays the debts of a third, and
strengthens his ties of kinship and gives away a third”.
4- Indeed this story of the greet companion (Sahabi) is highly admirable to find out the
virtues of self-esteem and its importance for the personal successes and community
development.
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