When the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) reached Madinah after migration, he felt the need for a helper. Hazrat Umm Salamah (ra) and Abu Talhah (ra) presented their son Anas (ra) for the service.
Like his own parents, the Holy Prophet (sa) used to call him ‘son’ and sometimes ‘Unais’ with love. Sometimes, jokingly, he would call him Ya Dha al-Udhunain, meaning one with two ears.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) prayed for him in the words, ‘O Allah, bless Anas with wealth and children and grant him entry in paradise.’
Hazrat Anas (ra) was known as the Khadim al-Rasul (servant of the Messenger). He used to feel honoured by this title. His pride was justified as no title was more honourable than the one of being the servant of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa). Hazrat Anas (ra) received the blessings of both worlds for this service.
Hazrat Anas (ra) loved the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) passionately. He had one hair of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) as a relic, and at his death he willed that this should be placed under his tongue. He also had one walking stick belonging to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa), which was buried with him. This was the extent of his deep love for his master that he was not prepared to be separated from these things, which once belonged to his master.
After the death of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa), he would, at times, be beside himself with grief. The Arabian poet Hassan wrote that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) was the pupil of his eye, and for Hazrat Anas (ra) he was the light of his eye. He was blessed with the visions of his master in dreams. When he talked about the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa), in words, the listeners were able to visualise the whole scene. His relationship of love was interrupted by the Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (sa) death.
Muhammad (sa) – The Perfect Man (Qadian, India: Nazarat Isha’at, 2015), 309-310.
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