1 00:00:00,020 --> 00:00:03,740 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,740 --> 00:00:13,220 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 3 00:00:13,220 --> 00:00:17,739 An Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah), 4 00:00:17,739 --> 00:00:22,929 authored by Sheikh Musa ibn Rashid Al-'Azimi, 5 00:00:23,089 --> 00:00:25,089 may Allah preserve him. 6 00:00:25,089 --> 00:00:34,460 The Accidental Killing of Al-Yaman, the Father of Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with them both). 7 00:00:34,460 --> 00:00:38,359 Imam Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih 8 00:00:38,359 --> 00:00:41,359 on the authority of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: 9 00:00:41,359 --> 00:00:44,359 "When the Day of Uhud came, 10 00:00:44,359 --> 00:00:46,359 the polytheists were initially routed, 11 00:00:46,359 --> 00:00:47,359 whereupon Iblis cried out: 12 00:00:47,359 --> 00:00:49,359 'O servants of Allah! 13 00:00:49,359 --> 00:00:50,359 Beware of your rear!' 14 00:00:50,359 --> 00:00:55,390 That is, watch out for those behind you. 15 00:00:55,390 --> 00:00:57,390 So their frontline turned back 16 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:59,390 and fought against their own rearguard. 17 00:00:59,390 --> 00:01:02,390 Then Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) looked 18 00:01:02,390 --> 00:01:04,390 and unexpectedly saw his father, Al-Yaman. 19 00:01:04,390 --> 00:01:06,390 He cried out: 'O servants of Allah! 20 00:01:06,390 --> 00:01:08,390 My father! My father!' 21 00:01:08,390 --> 00:01:11,390 Yet, by Allah, they did not desist until they had killed him. 22 00:01:11,390 --> 00:01:14,390 Thereupon Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 23 00:01:14,390 --> 00:01:16,390 'May Allah forgive you!'" 24 00:01:16,390 --> 00:01:20,420 Imam Ahmad and Al-Hakim narrated with a good chain of transmission 25 00:01:20,420 --> 00:01:24,420 on the authority of Mahmud ibn Labid (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 26 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:29,420 "On the Day of Uhud, the swords of the Muslims mistakenly struck Al-Yaman, the father of Hudhayfah, 27 00:01:29,420 --> 00:01:31,420 as they did not recognize him, 28 00:01:31,420 --> 00:01:32,420 and they killed him. 29 00:01:32,420 --> 00:01:37,420 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) intended to pay his blood money, 30 00:01:37,420 --> 00:01:41,420 but Hudhayfah gave his blood money as charity to the Muslims." 31 00:01:41,420 --> 00:01:48,250 The Martyrdom of Hamzah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him). 32 00:01:48,250 --> 00:01:54,790 Wahshi ibn Harb exploited this chaos into which the Muslims had fallen 33 00:01:54,790 --> 00:01:57,790 and killed Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him). 34 00:01:57,790 --> 00:02:00,859 Imam Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih 35 00:02:00,859 --> 00:02:02,859 on the authority of Wahshi, who said: 36 00:02:02,859 --> 00:02:05,859 "I lay in ambush for Hamzah beneath a rock. 37 00:02:05,859 --> 00:02:09,860 When he drew near to me, I hurled my javelin at him, 38 00:02:09,860 --> 00:02:11,860 striking him in his lower abdomen— 39 00:02:11,860 --> 00:02:16,860 meaning between his navel and his pubic region, in the lower belly— 40 00:02:16,860 --> 00:02:19,860 until it pierced through between his hips. 41 00:02:19,860 --> 00:02:22,860 That was the end of him." 42 00:02:22,860 --> 00:02:24,949 In the narration of Ibn Ishaq, 43 00:02:24,949 --> 00:02:25,949 Wahshi said: 44 00:02:25,949 --> 00:02:27,949 "I poised my javelin 45 00:02:27,949 --> 00:02:29,949 until, when I was sure of my aim, 46 00:02:29,949 --> 00:02:31,949 I launched it at him, 47 00:02:31,949 --> 00:02:36,949 and it struck his lower abdomen until it emerged between his legs. 48 00:02:36,949 --> 00:02:38,949 He attempted to lunge toward me— 49 00:02:38,949 --> 00:02:40,949 meaning to rise up— 50 00:02:40,949 --> 00:02:41,949 but was overwhelmed. 51 00:02:41,949 --> 00:02:44,949 I left him with it until he died. 52 00:02:44,949 --> 00:02:47,949 Then I went over to him, retrieved my javelin, 53 00:02:47,949 --> 00:02:50,949 and returned to the camp and sat there, 54 00:02:50,949 --> 00:02:53,949 for I had no interest in anyone else; 55 00:02:53,949 --> 00:02:56,949 I only killed him to gain my freedom." 56 00:02:56,949 --> 00:03:02,969 The Martyrdom of Hanzhalah (may Allah be pleased with him), 57 00:03:02,969 --> 00:03:05,969 the One Washed by the Angels. 58 00:03:05,969 --> 00:03:10,479 Hanzhalah ibn Abi 'Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred 59 00:03:10,479 --> 00:03:12,479 in this battle, 60 00:03:12,479 --> 00:03:15,479 slain by Shaddad ibn al-Aswad. 61 00:03:15,479 --> 00:03:18,479 Ibn Hibban narrated in his Sahih, 62 00:03:18,479 --> 00:03:21,479 and Al-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak with a good chain of transmission, 63 00:03:21,479 --> 00:03:24,479 on the authority of Al-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him), 64 00:03:24,479 --> 00:03:25,479 who said: 65 00:03:25,479 --> 00:03:30,479 "The people had retreated away from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 66 00:03:30,479 --> 00:03:33,479 until some of them reached just before Al-A'rad, 67 00:03:33,479 --> 00:03:36,479 toward a mountain in the vicinity of Madinah— 68 00:03:36,479 --> 00:03:39,509 and Al-A'rad refers to the villages around Madinah— 69 00:03:39,509 --> 00:03:43,509 and then they returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 70 00:03:43,509 --> 00:03:46,509 Meanwhile, Hanzhalah ibn Abi 'Amir 71 00:03:46,509 --> 00:03:49,509 had clashed with Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, 72 00:03:49,509 --> 00:03:52,509 and just as Hanzhalah gained the upper hand over him, 73 00:03:52,509 --> 00:03:54,509 Shaddad ibn al-Aswad saw him 74 00:03:54,509 --> 00:03:58,509 and struck Hanzhalah with his sword until he killed him, 75 00:03:58,509 --> 00:04:01,509 after Hanzhalah had nearly killed Abu Sufyan. 76 00:04:01,509 --> 00:04:05,509 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 77 00:04:05,509 --> 00:04:07,509 'Indeed, your companion Hanzhalah 78 00:04:07,509 --> 00:04:09,509 is being washed by the angels; 79 00:04:09,509 --> 00:04:11,509 so ask his wife.' 80 00:04:11,509 --> 00:04:12,509 She said: 81 00:04:12,509 --> 00:04:14,509 'He rushed out while in a state of ritual impurity (janabah) 82 00:04:14,509 --> 00:04:16,509 when he heard the battle cry'— 83 00:04:16,509 --> 00:04:20,509 meaning the alarming call summoning to arms. 84 00:04:20,509 --> 00:04:24,509 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 85 00:04:24,509 --> 00:04:29,240 'That is why the angels washed him.'" 86 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,240 The Steadfastness of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 87 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:37,069 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) remained 88 00:04:37,069 --> 00:04:39,069 amidst a small group of his Companions, 89 00:04:39,069 --> 00:04:41,069 monitoring the situation 90 00:04:41,069 --> 00:04:43,069 after circumstances had dramatically turned. 91 00:04:43,069 --> 00:04:46,139 Al-Nasa'i narrated in Al-Sunan Al-Kubra 92 00:04:46,139 --> 00:04:49,139 and Al-Bayhaqi in Dala'il Al-Nubuwwah, 93 00:04:49,139 --> 00:04:51,139 with a good chain of transmission, 94 00:04:51,139 --> 00:04:55,139 on the authority of Jabir ibn 'Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: 95 00:04:55,139 --> 00:04:58,139 "On the Day of Uhud, when the people retreated, 96 00:04:58,139 --> 00:05:01,139 the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood 97 00:05:01,139 --> 00:05:05,139 in a corner accompanied by twelve men of the Ansar, 98 00:05:05,139 --> 00:05:08,139 among whom was Talhah ibn 'Ubaydillah. 99 00:05:08,139 --> 00:05:10,139 The polytheists overtook him, 100 00:05:10,139 --> 00:05:14,139 so the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) turned 101 00:05:14,139 --> 00:05:16,139 and said: 'Who will confront these people?' 102 00:05:16,139 --> 00:05:19,139 Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 103 00:05:19,139 --> 00:05:20,139 'I will!' 104 00:05:20,139 --> 00:05:24,139 But the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 105 00:05:24,139 --> 00:05:25,139 'Stay as you are.' 106 00:05:25,139 --> 00:05:27,139 Then a man from the Ansar said: 107 00:05:27,139 --> 00:05:35,500 'I will, O Messenger of Allah!' He said: 'Go ahead.' So he fought 108 00:05:35,500 --> 00:05:44,060 until he was killed. The Prophet turned again to see the polytheists advancing and said: 'Who will confront these people?' Talhah 109 00:05:44,060 --> 00:05:51,980 said: 'I will!' But the Messenger of Allah said: 'Stay as you are.' Then another man 110 00:05:51,980 --> 00:05:59,980 from the Ansar said: 'I will!' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Go ahead.' So he fought until 111 00:05:59,980 --> 00:06:07,459 he was killed. The Prophet kept repeating that, and each time a man from the Ansar stepped forward and fought 112 00:06:07,459 --> 00:06:14,180 as fiercely as the one before him until he was killed, until none remained with the Messenger of Allah 113 00:06:14,180 --> 00:06:21,300 except Talhah ibn 'Ubaydillah. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Who will confront these people?' 114 00:06:21,300 --> 00:06:28,540 Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'I will!' So Talhah fought with the valor of all 115 00:06:28,540 --> 00:06:36,019 the eleven men until his hand was struck and his fingers were severed. Imam Al-Bukhari narrated in 116 00:06:36,019 --> 00:06:43,939 his Sahih on the authority of Qays ibn Abi Hazim, who said: 'I saw Talhah's hand paralyzed; he had shielded the Prophet 117 00:06:43,939 --> 00:06:52,379 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with it on the Day of Uhud.'" An Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography. 118 00:06:52,379 --> 00:07:08,180 Though the longing of all creation for one another may endure, longing for you knows no bounds; may Allah's blessings be upon you 119 00:07:08,180 --> 00:07:21,600 whenever the call to prayer is raised and lips move in everlasting remembrance.