Hazrat Owais Qarni RAA was a Muslim who lived in the times of Rasool Allah SAW. He used to live in Yemen. He had a deep desire to visit and meet Rasool Allah SAW. Through someone he asked Rasool Allah SAW that he wanted to come to Medinah and meet Rasool Allah, but that his mother was sick and needed to be looked after by him. Rasool Allah SAW told him not to leave his mother alone and to keep looking after her, and not to come to Medinah. Hazrat Owais Qarni RAA obeyed Rasool Allah and kept looking after his mother and never got an opportunity to visit Rasool Allah SAW in his life.
Before he passed away Rasool Allah SAW said to Hazrat Omar RAA that O Omar, at some time in the future a person by the name of Owais will come from Yemen who you will be able to recognise by the following signs. When you meet him request him to pray for you as Allah SWT accepts his prayers.
Whenever a caravan came from Yemen Hazrat Omar RAA would go and ask them if there was a person by the name of Owais in that caravan. Eventually once Hazrat Owais did come to Haram. When Hazrat Omar RAA recognised him by the signs Rasool Allah SAW had told him, he requested him to pray for him. Hazrat Owais asked why he was asking Hazrat Owais to pray for him. When Hazrat Omar RAA told him what Rasool allah SAW had said he became tearful. Allah SWT rewarded Hazrat Owais RAA so greatly for obeying Rasool Allah SAW and looking after his mother that Rasool Allah SAW told a companion as great as Hazrat Omar to request him to pray for him.
Adapted from the talk "Looking after one's parents" by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani DB
Before he passed away Rasool Allah SAW said to Hazrat Omar RAA that O Omar, at some time in the future a person by the name of Owais will come from Yemen who you will be able to recognise by the following signs. When you meet him request him to pray for you as Allah SWT accepts his prayers.
Whenever a caravan came from Yemen Hazrat Omar RAA would go and ask them if there was a person by the name of Owais in that caravan. Eventually once Hazrat Owais did come to Haram. When Hazrat Omar RAA recognised him by the signs Rasool Allah SAW had told him, he requested him to pray for him. Hazrat Owais asked why he was asking Hazrat Owais to pray for him. When Hazrat Omar RAA told him what Rasool allah SAW had said he became tearful. Allah SWT rewarded Hazrat Owais RAA so greatly for obeying Rasool Allah SAW and looking after his mother that Rasool Allah SAW told a companion as great as Hazrat Omar to request him to pray for him.
Adapted from the talk "Looking after one's parents" by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani DB
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