\n Ibn Nadeem has included in his book when commenting about...

\n Ibn Nadeem has included in his book when commenting about the scholars and Ahadith contributors that Sulaym ibn Qays Hilali was among the devout companions of Amir-ul-Momineen -asws .\u00a0 He escaped persecution of Hajjaj ibn Yousif and took refuge with Abaan ibn abi Ayash.\u00a0 Hajjaj wanted to arrest and kill Sulaym Ibn Qays, so Abaan offered him shelter in recognition of him being a companion of Amir-ul-Momineen -asws .\u00a0 When Sulaym ibn Qays was inspired about his death, he told Abaan, O the son of my brother, I am about to leave this world, as Prophet -saww has informed me so.\u00a0 After having said that Sulaym entrusted to Abaan his book (as it is in your hands today).

It\u2019s a famous book of Sulaym, which does not give reference to any other book but directly narrates from Amir-ul-Momineen -asws and his -asws pious companions. \n Dream of Aban -ra : \n Ummar ibn Azina says, once Abaan ibn abi Ayash called for me and when I turned up he narrated to me the following: \u2018I have been informed in my dream that I will soon be leaving this world, so I am very pleased to see you, last night Sulaym ibn Qays came into my dream, and said, O Abaan!

You are about to exit this mortal world, fear Allah about the my work (book) which I have entrusted to you and do not waste it, fulfil your promise of keeping it hidden from the others but passing it onto the shias of Amir-ul-momineen -asws , the shia which you entrust this book with should be pious and from good linage.\u00a0 Abaan then continued telling me about Sulaym ibn Qays, that when Hajjaj came to Iraq, he started enquiring about Sulaym ibn Qays, as he had a burning desire of killing him.\u00a0 Sulaym after finding it out slipped away from there and discreetly came to us in Nobandjan and resided with us at my house.\u00a0 Abaan says I have not seen anyone more devout and knowledgeable, fearing Allah, disliking fame; I was, at that time, only fourteen years of age.

\n I learnt the Holy Quran from Sulaym and I used to ask him about various religious matters and he would narrate to me the Ahadith from the companions of the warriors of \u2018Badr\u2019.

He narrated to me Ahadith from Salama ibn Umme Salama sa the wife of the Holy Prophet -saww , Muaz ibn Jabal, Salman Farasi, Amir-ul-Momineen -asws , Abu Dharr, Miqdad, Ammar and Bara ibn Azab.\u00a0 He then put those Ahadith away without taking any commitment from me but then near his death time, he called me and said: \n O Abaan!