Hazrat Owais Qarni (R.A) was born in the village of the “Quran” in Yemen. Owais Qarni’s father Abdullah, was a very religious and pious person. He wanted to bring up his son in the strict principles of Islam. He passed away leaving Owais an orphan at a young age. The family was so poor that there was no money to send him to Maktab or a teacher.
Bondage with the Holy Prophet (SAW)
This was a miracle that Hadrat Owais Qarni (RA) never met that Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) because he was busy attending his sick mother but Hazrat Muhammad (SA) became the spiritual guardian of this Owais Qarni (R.A). Though they never met, Hazrat Muhammad (SA) guided him at all times – such was their bondage.
Hazrat Muhammad (SA) often used to look towards Yemen and said :
“I am getting the beautiful fragrance Allah’s blessings in the breeze. It is for Owais Qarni.”
After the battle of Uhud, when Owais Qarni (R.A) came to know that the Prophet (S.A) had lost a few teeth during the encounter, he broke all his teeth one by one till none was left – as he did not know exactly how many or which ones were lost by the Prophet (SA).
Hazrat Owais Qarni (R.A) never met the Holy Prophet (SAW)
Hadrat Owais Qarni (R.A) could never meet the Holy Prophet (PBUH) though he tried to meet him (SAW) a lot. One day, he took permission from his mother to visit Rasulallah (s.a.w), and his mother said:
“You have my permission to go, see him once, and come straight back. If our Beloved Prophet (s.a.w) is at home, you may meet with him; if not, come straight back here.”
Hazrat Owais Qarni (RA) then completed a journey of three months on foot, from Yemen to Madinah Munawara. When he reached Rasulallah (s.a.w)’s house, he knocked on the door and Hazrat Aisha (R.A) opened the door. She told him that Rasulallah (s.a.w) was in the Mosque. Hazrat Owais Qarni remembered his promise to his mother and replied,
“Please convey my Salam to my Beloved Rasulallah (s.a.w). Kindly inform him that Owais came from Yemen, did not find him at home and is now returning to Yemen, since he does not have permission from his mother to meet him in the Mosque.”
When Rasulallah (s.a.w) returned home from the Mosque, he found the radiance of Hazrat Owais Qarni in his house. Hazrat Aisha (R.A) told him what had happened, and conveyed Hazrat Owais Qarni’s salutations. Holy Prophet (SAW) looked towards Yemen and said,
“The fragrance of our friend is reaching us.”
Title of Sahabi to Hazrat Owais Qarni
Hazrat Owais Qarni was a very pious and noble person. He had embraced Islam while Rasulallah (s.a.w) was still alive. As a reward of his service to his mother, he was given the title and status of a Sahabi (companion of Holy Prophet SAW) by our Beloved Prophet (s.a.w) even though he could not see him personally.
Status of Hazrat Owais Qarni (R.A)
During Prophet (s.a.w)’s last days, he asked Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Ali to take his blessed shirt to Hazrat Owais Qarni and ask him to pray for the forgiveness of the Muslim Ummah. The reason for this was to demonstrate the exalted status of Hazrat Owais Qarni.
Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Ali then asked the people of Madinah if there was anyone present from Qarn. One man came forward and told them how to find the place, so they set out for Qarn. When they arrived, they asked the people where Hazrat Owais Qarni was. The villagers answered their questions but were very surprised to see the two prominent Companions asking for an unknown camel shepherd.
When Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Ali reached him, they saw him saying his prayers. As he finished his prayers, he said, “It is the first time anyone has ever seen me praying.”
“What’s your name?” Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali asked.
“Abdullah (the servant of Allah).”
“Tell us your real name?”
“Awais.”
“Show us your hand,” Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali immediately kissed the white patch the Holy Prophet had talked about.
The Holy Shirt of Prophet (PBUH):
They presented to him the holy dress and asked him to pray for the Ummah as directed by the Holy Prophet. When they handed Hazrat Owais Qarni, the blessed shirt of Rasulallah (s.a.w), he was reluctant to accept.
“Surely, there is some mistake!”, he exclaimed, in his desire to hide himself. Seeing the light upon his hand, however, they cried,
“You are the saint described to us by Allah’s Beloved Messenger (s.a.w), for he told us about the light on your hand.” They then informed him of Rasulallah (s.a.w)’s message, asking Hazrat Owais Qarni to pray for the forgiveness of the Ummah. This he did, and after a while he said, “Allah has forgiven and rewarded as many of Rasulallah (s.a.w)’s followers as the hair of the sheep from the Rabia and Mazhar tribes.”
They asked Hazrat Owais Qarni, “If you loved Rasulallah (s.a.w) so much, why didn’t you visit him more often during his lifetime?” Hazrat Owais Qarni did not answer, but instead asked if they took part in the battle of Uhud, and if so, to provide information about which tooth it was that Rasulallah (s.a.w) had lost.
Pray for forgiveness:
Hazrat Umar was greatly impressed by this simple person and asked Hazrat Owais Qarni to pray for him. Hazrat Owais Qarni replied,
“I pray for the forgiveness of everyone at the end of every prayer. If you keep your faith in Allah and His Messenger (s.a.w), you will receive my prayers in your graves.”
Hazrat Owais Qarni rubbed the blessed cloak over his face and eyes, and kissed it. Then he asked to be left alone. When he was alone, he held the cloak close and began to pray,
“O Allah, this cloak (The Holy Shirt of Prophet PBUH) is the cloak of Your Beloved Messenger (s.a.w). He has presented it to me, but I refuse to wear it unless You pardon the Ummah of Rasulallah (s.a.w).”
He then repeated his prayer in exactly the same words. As he was about to repeat his prayer a third time, Hazrat Ali and Hazrat Umar (R.A) appeared beside him. He cried, “Oh, you came too soon! Upon my first supplication, Allah granted me forgiveness for one-third of the Ummah. On my second, He forgave two-thirds of the Ummah. In my third request, I was pleading for pardon for the entire Ummah, then you came along!”
Hazrat Owais Qarni Mazar
After the meeting with Hazrat Umer (RA) Uwais left his homeland of Qaran and came to Kufa, in modern-day Iraq. One day he was seen by Harim ibn Hayyan, but after that nobody saw him until the period of the first Muslim civil war (656-661). He fought for Ali ibn Abi Talib against the army of Muawiyah and was martyred at the Battle of Siffin in 657.[2] Other accounts relate that he died in an expedition accompanying `Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, to Azerbaijan.
Lesson from His Life:
The life of this Holy Saint gives us the lesson that the love of the Holy Prophet is the thing that can be gained without meeting him. Today living in this age one can love Holy Prophet and go close to him spiritually In Sha Allah.
Hazrat Awais Qarni (RA) always left praying to God in the deserts after attending his mother. He considered worldly life a temporary thing. He often said;
“Sleep with the remembrance of death, and rise with the thought that you will not live long.”
He received spiritual training directly from the Holy Prophet. Often the Holy Prophet said:
“Awais is the best amongst Ta’beens (the successors of the companions of the Holy Prophet).” May Allah be pleased with him.
(Ameen)
Hazrat owais father’s name was Amir and his mother name was Barai.
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hello
I have a question, I hope some 1 can help me with this.
Where to go in yemen to see Hz. Owais Qarni’s place. and to see the Sahra.
Thanks for help
@erdal
Assalam o alikum.
brother, yemen is the birth place of hazrat Owais Qarni. His shrine is located in Ar-Raqqah, a city in syria .Now this city is also claimed by Iraq.
Sadly his shrine has been badly bombed and attacked by our own so called islamic militant group. this sad destruction of tomb of hazrat owais Qarni happened on March 11, 2013.
i want to know more about Hazrat Owais Qarni (RA)
@Djameel
JAZAKALLAH for your interest. Its just for your information, that not much is known about Hazrat Owais Qarni. Because he used to live anonymously, less is known about him. Any how, you still may find some information about him in some authentic literature.
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Deobandis declare virtuous such things as koondas of Ja’afar Sadiq, halwa of Shab -e- Baarat in the name of Owais Qarni, haleem and sherbat of Imam Hussain, and Niaz of the 11th in the name of Jeelani.
What is the meaning of this phrase ?? JAZAKALLAH
@Djameel
i have never heard that deobandis do this ! how ever, any such rituals are prohibited in islam as far as my knowledge is ( you must verify it from some authentic source).
which phrase are you talking about ? kindly state again.
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halwa of Shab -e- Baarat in the name of Owais Qarni
this phrase ???
what is your madhab ?
im a hanfee
@Djameel
As far as i know, a charity can NEVER EVER be in name of any one else ALLAH, be it a companion of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) or any great saint. when ever you donate or do chairty, its ALWAYS in name of ALLAH. Yes people do distribute sweets at shab-e-baraat, but its not in the name of Owais Qarni.
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MashAllah, ive been reading and listening a lot lately, about Owais Qarni (R.A) May Allah grant us all taufeeq to take care of our parents like Owais Qarni (R.A) did.
@osama
JAZKALLAH brother. keep visiting us.
MASHALLAH.
Please include Hazrat Awais Qarni’s dua Mughni in audio form. I want to learn it . I shall grant ful
@aisha
aisha, we have noticed your request. i have never heard about that dua before. i’ll try to search, mean while if you find it, do let us know, we will update it on our blog.
@muhammad owaiz qarni
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Asalaam u Alaikum
I have copied all the information from your website and put it on Wikipedia because they had very little information listed on their site. Hope you are ok with.
Thank you for sharing all the information.
Jaza Ka Allah
@Syed nayeem
wa salaam !
you really did that ?:D
JAZAKALLAH for stopping by and making an effort. keep visiting us.
Ameen
AslamaleykumRwb,
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Wa Alikum Aslam Brother
Nice but please get the reference of ahdees about this kindly for over good information? Thanks
can u please give us any reference from any saudi Arabian Islamic scholars or hadis form prophet Muhammad peace be upon him about owais qarani .
thanks
@md maruful huda
i will try to find reference.
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Can you please give the references for hadiths mentioned
Imam Muslim named one full chapter in his one of the most reliable tomes of Hadith in Qarni’s name: “The Virtues of Owais Qarni” in Sahih Muslim. It records a Hadith quoting Umar ibn Al-Khattab, who said: “I heard Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, saying: ‘There would come to you Owais b. Amir, of Qarn, a branch of the Murid tribe, along with the reinforcement of the people of Yemen. He had been suffering from leprosy which would have been cured but for the space of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been very kind. If he would take an oath in the name of Allah (for something), He would honor it. Ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from Allah) in case it is possible for you.”