1 00:00:00,020 --> 00:00:04,019 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:04,019 --> 00:00:10,019 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 3 00:00:10,019 --> 00:00:17,769 The Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah), 4 00:00:17,769 --> 00:00:25,120 Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid Al-Azimi, may Allah preserve him. 5 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:35,590 The Story of the Sale of the Camel of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him. 6 00:00:35,590 --> 00:00:37,590 This story clearly illustrates 7 00:00:37,590 --> 00:00:42,590 The mercy, humility, and gentleness of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 8 00:00:42,590 --> 00:00:45,590 Toward his noble Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. 9 00:00:45,590 --> 00:00:50,979 This story was narrated by the two Shaykhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) in their two Sahihs, 10 00:00:50,979 --> 00:00:53,979 By Imam Ahmad in his Musnad, and by others. 11 00:00:53,979 --> 00:00:59,979 Imam Ahmad cited it in his Musnad in a lengthy and detailed manner. 12 00:00:59,979 --> 00:01:03,979 Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad with a good (hasan) chain of transmission, 13 00:01:03,979 --> 00:01:07,980 On the authority of Jabir Ibn 'Abdillah, may Allah be pleased with both of them, who said: 14 00:01:07,980 --> 00:01:11,980 "I went out with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 15 00:01:11,980 --> 00:01:13,980 On the expedition of Dhat al-Riqa', 16 00:01:13,980 --> 00:01:17,980 Riding an exhausted camel of mine. 17 00:01:17,980 --> 00:01:22,040 When the Messenger of Allah turned back, 18 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,040 The other travel groups began pressing ahead, 19 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,040 While I began lagging behind, 20 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,040 Until the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, caught up with me. 21 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,040 He asked, 22 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,040 'What is the matter with you, O Jabir?' 23 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:36,040 He said: 24 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,040 I replied, 'O Messenger of Allah, 25 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,099 This camel of mine is slowing me down.' 26 00:01:41,099 --> 00:01:42,099 He said, 27 00:01:42,099 --> 00:01:43,099 'Make it kneel.' 28 00:01:43,099 --> 00:01:47,099 And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, made his camel kneel as well. 29 00:01:47,099 --> 00:01:49,099 Then he said, 30 00:01:49,099 --> 00:01:52,099 'Hand me this stick from your hands,' 31 00:01:52,099 --> 00:01:53,099 Or he said, 32 00:01:53,099 --> 00:01:56,099 'Cut a stick for me from a tree.' 33 00:01:56,099 --> 00:01:57,099 He said: 34 00:01:57,099 --> 00:01:58,099 So I did. 35 00:01:58,099 --> 00:02:02,099 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, took it 36 00:02:02,099 --> 00:02:04,099 And poked the camel with it several times. 37 00:02:04,099 --> 00:02:06,099 Then he said, 38 00:02:06,099 --> 00:02:07,099 'Mount!' 39 00:02:07,099 --> 00:02:08,099 So I mounted, 40 00:02:08,099 --> 00:02:11,099 And by the One Who sent him with the truth, it set out 41 00:02:11,099 --> 00:02:14,099 Keeping pace stride for stride with his she-camel, 42 00:02:14,099 --> 00:02:18,169 That is, matching her in pace and walking right beside her. 43 00:02:18,169 --> 00:02:19,169 He said: 44 00:02:19,169 --> 00:02:23,169 And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, conversed with me, 45 00:02:23,169 --> 00:02:25,169 Saying, 46 00:02:25,169 --> 00:02:28,169 'Will you sell me this camel of yours, O Jabir?' 47 00:02:28,169 --> 00:02:30,199 I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, 48 00:02:30,199 --> 00:02:32,199 Rather, I gift it to you!' 49 00:02:32,199 --> 00:02:35,259 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 50 00:02:35,259 --> 00:02:36,259 'No, 51 00:02:36,259 --> 00:02:38,259 But sell it to me.' 52 00:02:38,259 --> 00:02:39,259 He said: 53 00:02:39,259 --> 00:02:40,259 I said, 54 00:02:40,259 --> 00:02:42,259 'Name a price for me then.' 55 00:02:42,259 --> 00:02:45,330 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 56 00:02:45,330 --> 00:02:48,330 'I will take it for one dirham.' 57 00:02:48,330 --> 00:02:49,330 I said, 'No, 58 00:02:49,330 --> 00:02:54,330 In that case, the Messenger of Allah would be shortchanging me!' 59 00:02:54,330 --> 00:02:57,490 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 60 00:02:57,490 --> 00:02:59,490 'Then for two dirhams.' 61 00:02:59,490 --> 00:03:01,490 I said, 'No.' 62 00:03:01,490 --> 00:03:09,490 He said: And the Messenger of Allah kept raising the price for me until it reached an ounce of silver (uqiyyah). 63 00:03:09,490 --> 00:03:11,550 I said, 'I agree.' 64 00:03:11,550 --> 00:03:16,550 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, asked, 'Do you agree?' 65 00:03:16,550 --> 00:03:18,550 I said, 'Yes.' 66 00:03:18,550 --> 00:03:23,620 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 'Then it is a deal.' 67 00:03:23,620 --> 00:03:25,620 I said, 'It is yours.' 68 00:03:25,620 --> 00:03:33,969 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 'I have taken it.' Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 69 00:03:33,969 --> 00:03:44,139 "Then he said to me, 'O Jabir, have you married yet?' I said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of 70 00:03:44,139 --> 00:03:53,530 Allah, peace be upon him, asked, 'A previously married woman or a virgin?' I replied, 'A previously married woman.' The Messenger of Allah, 71 00:03:53,530 --> 00:04:01,819 peace be upon him, said, 'Why not a young maiden with whom you could play and who could play with you?' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, 72 00:04:01,819 --> 00:04:11,300 my father was killed on the day of Uhud and left behind seven daughters, so I married a mature woman who could gather 73 00:04:11,300 --> 00:04:19,980 them together and take care of them.' The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 'You have made the right choice, if Allah wills.' 74 00:04:20,019 --> 00:04:30,199 He said, 'When we reach Sirar, we will order a camel to be slaughtered and we shall stay there for that day 75 00:04:30,199 --> 00:04:39,120 of ours, and she will hear of our arrival and shake out her cushions.' I said, 'By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, we do not have 76 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:48,060 any cushions!' The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 'You will soon have them, so when you arrive, 77 00:04:48,060 --> 00:04:56,899 be intimate with your wife.' Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, said: When we arrived at Sirar, 78 00:04:56,899 --> 00:05:04,259 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ordered a camel to be slaughtered, and we stayed there for that day. 79 00:05:04,259 --> 00:05:13,490 When evening fell, the Messenger of Allah entered the town and we entered too. He said: So I informed 80 00:05:13,490 --> 00:05:21,569 my wife of the conversation and what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had said to me. She said, 'Proceed then, and we hear and obey!' 81 00:05:21,569 --> 00:05:30,699 He said: The next morning, I took the halter of the camel, brought it along, and made it kneel 82 00:05:30,699 --> 00:05:36,860 at the door of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. Then I sat down in 83 00:05:36,860 --> 00:05:43,300 the mosque near him. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came out and saw 84 00:05:43,300 --> 00:05:53,540 the camel, so he asked, 'What is this?' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, this is a camel brought by Jabir.' The Messenger 85 00:05:53,540 --> 00:06:01,459 of Allah, peace be upon him, asked, 'Where is Jabir?' So I was called for him, and the Messenger of Allah, 86 00:06:01,459 --> 00:06:09,970 peace be upon him, said, 'Come, my nephew! Take the halter of your camel, for it is yours!' Then he called 87 00:06:09,970 --> 00:06:18,610 Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, 'Go with Jabir and give him an ounce of silver.' So I went with him, 88 00:06:18,610 --> 00:06:26,810 and he gave me an ounce and added a little extra. Jabir said: By Allah, its wealth kept growing 89 00:06:26,810 --> 00:06:35,050 with us, and we continued to see its blessing in our home until it was lost yesterday among what the people lost—meaning, 90 00:06:35,050 --> 00:06:43,110 on the Day of al-Harrah. In another narration in the Musnad with an authentic chain, Jabir, may Allah be pleased 91 00:06:43,110 --> 00:06:50,480 with him, said: When I arrived in Medina, I brought it to him, and the Messenger of Allah said, 92 00:06:51,079 --> 00:07:02,000 'O Bilal, weigh out an ounce for him and add a qirat.' I said, 'This is a qirat that the Messenger of 93 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:10,319 Allah gave me as an extra, and it will never part from me until I die.' So I placed it in a pouch, 94 00:07:10,319 --> 00:07:18,040 and it remained with me until the people of the Levant came on the Day of al-Harrah and took it among what they plundered. 95 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:25,339 Ibn Majah narrated in his Sunan with an authentic chain on the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 96 00:07:25,339 --> 00:07:33,730 'I was with the Prophet, peace be upon him, on an expedition, and he said to me, "Will you sell us this mount of yours 97 00:07:33,730 --> 00:07:40,810 for a dinar, and may Allah forgive you?" And he kept adding one dinar after another, 98 00:07:40,810 --> 00:07:48,750 saying along with every dinar, "And may Allah forgive you," until it reached twenty dinars.' 99 00:07:48,750 --> 00:07:55,889 Imam al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Hibban, and al-Hakim narrated on the authority of Jabir Ibn 'Abdillah, may Allah be pleased 100 00:07:55,889 --> 00:08:02,370 with both of them, who said: 'The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sought forgiveness for me on the Night of 101 00:08:02,370 --> 00:08:10,779 the Camel twenty-five times.' The Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography. 102 00:08:11,139 --> 00:08:25,100 Though longing among people for one another may stretch long, longing for you knows no bound; 103 00:08:25,100 --> 00:08:40,000 May Allah bestow blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised and lips move in remembrance of the Ever-Living.