Abu Qatadah said: The Prophet ﷺ was on journey. The people became thirsty, and they went quickly. I guarded the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on that night. He said: May Allah guard you for the reason you have guarded His Prophet!
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This detailed hadith is found in Sahih Muslim (Sahih Muslim, Al-Masajid, Hadith: 281). The prayer made by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam for Abu Qatadah radi Allahu anhu, due to his protection of the blessed person of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, gives hope that similar virtue can be attained for protecting the Shari‘ah brought by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and his ahadith. As is explicitly mentioned in another hadith: “May Allah keep happy and prosperous that servant who heard my saying, remembered it, and conveyed it just as he heard it.”
(Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi, Al-‘Ilm, Hadith: 2658)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5228
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
This matter is included among etiquettes.
That one should drink last oneself; similarly, if distributing something, one should take their share at the end.
However, doing so is not obligatory.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3434