1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:06,889 Treasures of the Seerah. 3 00:00:06,889 --> 00:00:14,580 The acceptance of Islam by 'Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl (may Allah be pleased with him). 4 00:00:14,580 --> 00:00:21,320 'Ikrimah fled to Yemen and boarded a ship with some people. 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,519 Then a fierce storm struck them. 6 00:00:23,519 --> 00:00:26,120 The people on the ship said: 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:27,519 "Be sincere in your devotion, 8 00:00:27,519 --> 00:00:31,920 for your gods cannot avail you at all here!" 9 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,520 Glory be to Allah! 10 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:34,920 In times of ease, 11 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:36,619 they invoke idols, 12 00:00:36,619 --> 00:00:38,520 but in times of distress, 13 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,719 they invoke none but Allah. 14 00:00:40,719 --> 00:00:42,320 Allah Almighty says: 15 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:48,119 ◁ Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea? ▷ 16 00:00:48,119 --> 00:00:51,520 ◁ You call upon Him humbly and in secret, ▷ 17 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,119 ◁ "If He should rescue us from this, we will surely be among the thankful." ▷ 18 00:00:55,119 --> 00:01:02,320 ◁ "If He should rescue us from this, we will surely be among the thankful." ▷ 19 00:01:03,070 --> 00:01:05,269 As for our time, 20 00:01:05,269 --> 00:01:09,269 some polytheists who attribute themselves to Islam, 21 00:01:09,269 --> 00:01:11,269 when matters become dire for them, 22 00:01:11,269 --> 00:01:16,069 associate partners with Allah and supplicate to others besides Him, Glorified and Exalted is He. 23 00:01:16,069 --> 00:01:19,670 There is no doubt that the polytheists of that past era 24 00:01:19,670 --> 00:01:22,269 were in a better state than those of today. 25 00:01:22,269 --> 00:01:25,069 For this reason, some scholars said: 26 00:01:25,069 --> 00:01:27,069 "The polytheist of former times 27 00:01:27,069 --> 00:01:30,069 was less grave than the polytheist of our time." 28 00:01:30,069 --> 00:01:34,700 Here, 'Ikrimah took heed of the words spoken by the shipmates, 29 00:01:34,700 --> 00:01:35,900 and he said: 30 00:01:35,900 --> 00:01:39,299 "If nothing can save me at sea except sincere devotion, 31 00:01:39,299 --> 00:01:42,299 then nothing can save me on land except it either. 32 00:01:42,299 --> 00:01:45,299 O Allah, I pledge to You 33 00:01:45,299 --> 00:01:48,500 that if You deliver me from this plight, 34 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:50,900 I shall go to Muhammad 35 00:01:50,900 --> 00:01:53,299 until I place my hand in his hand, 36 00:01:53,700 --> 00:01:56,900 and I shall surely find him forgiving and generous." 37 00:01:56,900 --> 00:01:58,900 So Allah saved him. 38 00:01:58,900 --> 00:02:02,099 He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 39 00:02:02,099 --> 00:02:03,299 and embraced Islam, 40 00:02:03,299 --> 00:02:06,099 and the Prophet (peace be upon him) accepted 41 00:02:06,099 --> 00:02:08,169 his Islam. 42 00:02:08,169 --> 00:02:13,060 Treasures of the Seerah. 43 00:02:13,060 --> 00:02:16,259 The acceptance of Islam by Safwan ibn Umayyah 44 00:02:16,259 --> 00:02:20,639 (may Allah be pleased with him). 45 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,639 Safwan ibn Umayyah 46 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,639 was not among those whose blood the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had declared forfeit, 47 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:27,639 forfeit. 48 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:32,240 However, he was a prominent leader among the chieftains of Quraysh, 49 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:33,439 so he fled. 50 00:02:33,439 --> 00:02:36,840 'Umayr ibn Wahb al-Jumahi requested safe conduct for him, 51 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,840 and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) granted him safety 52 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,840 and gave 'Umayr his turban with which he had entered Mecca. 53 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,639 'Umayr caught up with him 54 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,439 while he was about to set sail from Jeddah to Yemen, 55 00:02:50,439 --> 00:02:51,840 and brought him back. 56 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:56,240 Safwan said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): 57 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,240 "Grant me an option of two months." 58 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,240 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) replied: 59 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,439 "You have an option of four months." 60 00:03:06,439 --> 00:03:09,840 He later returned and embraced Islam. 61 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,240 His wife had already accepted Islam before him, 62 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,240 and the Prophet (peace be upon him) affirmed them 63 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,270 in their previous marriage. 64 00:03:19,270 --> 00:03:24,219 Treasures of the Seerah. 65 00:03:24,219 --> 00:03:32,270 The sermon of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in Mecca. 66 00:03:32,270 --> 00:03:34,270 On the second day, 67 00:03:34,270 --> 00:03:38,270 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood to deliver a sermon, 68 00:03:38,270 --> 00:03:41,270 saying: "O people! 69 00:03:41,270 --> 00:03:46,340 “Lo! the number of the months with Allah is twelve months by Allah's ordinance in the day that He created the heavens and the earth. Four of them are sacred: that is the right religion. So wrong not yourselves in them. And wage war on all of the idolaters as they are waging war on all of you. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).” (9:36) 70 00:03:46,340 --> 00:03:50,340 It is sacred by Allah's decree until the Day of Resurrection. 71 00:03:50,340 --> 00:03:54,340 It is not lawful for any person who believes in Allah and the Last Day 72 00:03:54,340 --> 00:03:58,340 to shed blood in it or to fell a tree in it. 73 00:03:58,340 --> 00:04:03,370 If anyone seeks a concession citing the fighting of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in it, 74 00:04:03,370 --> 00:04:07,370 say to him: 'Allah permitted His Messenger, 75 00:04:07,370 --> 00:04:09,370 but He did not permit you.' 76 00:04:09,370 --> 00:04:13,370 It was only made lawful for me for a single hour of a day, 77 00:04:13,370 --> 00:04:17,370 and its sanctity has returned today just as it was yesterday. 78 00:04:17,370 --> 00:04:20,370 So let the present convey this to the absent." 79 00:04:21,430 --> 00:04:24,430 He (peace be upon him) also said regarding the Sanctuary: 80 00:04:24,430 --> 00:04:26,430 "Its thorns shall not be cut, 81 00:04:26,430 --> 00:04:28,430 its game shall not be chased, 82 00:04:28,430 --> 00:04:33,430 its lost property shall not be picked up except by one who announces it, 83 00:04:33,430 --> 00:04:35,430 and its fresh herbage shall not be uprooted." 84 00:04:35,430 --> 00:04:37,430 Al-'Abbas said: 85 00:04:37,430 --> 00:04:39,430 "Except sweet rush (*idhkhir*), 86 00:04:39,430 --> 00:04:42,430 for it is used by their blacksmiths and for their homes." 87 00:04:42,430 --> 00:04:45,430 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 88 00:04:45,430 --> 00:04:47,430 "Except sweet rush." 89 00:04:47,430 --> 00:04:50,589 A man from the people of Yemen stood up, 90 00:04:50,589 --> 00:04:53,589 named Abu Shah, 91 00:04:53,589 --> 00:04:56,589 and said: "Write this down for me, O Messenger of Allah!" 92 00:04:56,589 --> 00:05:00,750 So he said: "Write it down for Abu Shah." 93 00:05:00,750 --> 00:05:05,750 The entry of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) into Mecca during its conquest 94 00:05:05,750 --> 00:05:09,750 serves as proof that entering Mecca without ihram is permissible, 95 00:05:09,750 --> 00:05:12,750 because he did not enter as a pilgrim in ihram. 96 00:05:12,750 --> 00:05:15,750 Thus, whoever intends to enter Mecca for Hajj or 'Umrah 97 00:05:15,750 --> 00:05:19,750 is not permitted to enter except in a state of ihram. 98 00:05:19,750 --> 00:05:23,750 As for whoever intends to enter it for purposes other than Hajj or 'Umrah, 99 00:05:23,750 --> 00:05:26,750 many scholars have held the view 100 00:05:26,750 --> 00:05:29,750 that it is permissible to enter without ihram, 101 00:05:29,750 --> 00:05:31,750 such as a taxi driver, 102 00:05:31,750 --> 00:05:35,750 or someone seeking trade or visiting a sick person. 103 00:05:35,750 --> 00:05:39,750 Others maintained that one must enter in ihram. 104 00:05:39,750 --> 00:05:42,750 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stayed 105 00:05:42,750 --> 00:05:45,750 in Mecca for nineteen days, 106 00:05:45,750 --> 00:05:48,750 praying two rak'ahs and not fasting. 107 00:05:57,339 --> 00:06:01,040 During this expedition, 108 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,040 the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prohibited 109 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,040 temporary marriage (*mut'ah* of women). 110 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,040 Whoever claims that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) 111 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,040 was the one who prohibited temporary marriage 112 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,040 is either a liar 113 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,040 or an ignorant person. 114 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:21,040 This is because it is authentically established from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 115 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,040 that he prohibited temporary marriage. 116 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:28,139 On the authority of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: 117 00:06:28,139 --> 00:06:31,139 "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade 118 00:06:31,139 --> 00:06:33,139 temporary marriage with women 119 00:06:33,139 --> 00:06:37,139 and the meat of domestic donkeys on the day of Khaybar." 120 00:06:37,139 --> 00:06:40,300 On the authority of Sabrah ibn Ma'bad (may Allah be pleased with him), 121 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:44,300 he was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 122 00:06:44,300 --> 00:06:48,300 and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 123 00:06:48,300 --> 00:06:50,300 "O people! 124 00:06:50,300 --> 00:06:53,300 I had previously permitted you 125 00:06:53,300 --> 00:06:55,300 to contract temporary marriage with women, 126 00:06:55,300 --> 00:06:59,300 but Allah has now forbidden that until the Day of Resurrection. 127 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:02,300 So whoever has any of them with him, 128 00:07:02,300 --> 00:07:04,300 let him release her, 129 00:07:04,300 --> 00:07:08,300 and do not take back anything of what you have given them." 130 00:07:08,300 --> 00:07:12,329 On the authority of Salamah ibn al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: 131 00:07:12,329 --> 00:07:16,329 "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) permitted 132 00:07:16,329 --> 00:07:17,329 temporary marriage in the year of Awtas 133 00:07:17,329 --> 00:07:19,329 for three days, 134 00:07:19,329 --> 00:07:21,329 then he forbade it." 135 00:07:21,329 --> 00:07:24,329 There are other hadiths concerning temporary marriage, 136 00:07:24,329 --> 00:07:27,329 but this is not the place to mention them. 137 00:07:35,629 --> 00:07:41,579 When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) felt secure 138 00:07:41,579 --> 00:07:42,579 after the conquest, 139 00:07:42,579 --> 00:07:45,579 he dispatched Khalid ibn al-Walid to al-'Uzza 140 00:07:45,579 --> 00:07:46,579 to destroy it. 141 00:07:46,579 --> 00:07:48,579 He dispatched 'Amr ibn al-'As 142 00:07:48,579 --> 00:07:50,579 to destroy Suwa', 143 00:07:50,579 --> 00:07:52,579 and he dispatched Sa'd ibn Zayd 144 00:07:52,579 --> 00:07:54,579 to destroy Manat. 145 00:07:54,579 --> 00:07:57,579 These were the idols of the Age of Ignorance. 146 00:07:57,579 --> 00:07:59,610 As for Khalid ibn al-Walid, 147 00:07:59,610 --> 00:08:01,610 he set out for al-'Uzza, 148 00:08:01,610 --> 00:08:03,610 which was located in Nakhlah, 149 00:08:03,610 --> 00:08:06,610 and belonged to Quraysh and all of Kinanah. 150 00:08:06,610 --> 00:08:09,610 Abu Sufyan had said during the Battle of Uhud, 151 00:08:09,610 --> 00:08:11,610 after the battle had ended: 152 00:08:11,610 --> 00:08:14,610 "We have al-'Uzza, and you have no 'Uzza!" 153 00:08:14,610 --> 00:08:17,610 Thus, al-'Uzza was the chief idol of Quraysh 154 00:08:17,610 --> 00:08:19,610 and their greatest idol, 155 00:08:19,610 --> 00:08:22,610 and Banu Shayban were its custodians. 156 00:08:22,610 --> 00:08:26,610 Khalid set out toward it with thirty horsemen 157 00:08:26,610 --> 00:08:29,610 until he reached it and destroyed it. 158 00:08:29,610 --> 00:08:33,610 Then he returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 159 00:08:33,610 --> 00:08:37,610 The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked him: 160 00:08:37,610 --> 00:08:39,610 "Did you see anything?" 161 00:08:39,610 --> 00:08:41,610 He replied: "No." 162 00:08:41,610 --> 00:08:44,610 He said: "Then you have not destroyed it." 163 00:08:44,610 --> 00:08:47,610 So Khalid went back and completed its destruction. 164 00:08:47,610 --> 00:08:50,610 Khalid returned with his sword drawn, 165 00:08:50,610 --> 00:08:53,610 and a black woman came out toward him, 166 00:08:53,610 --> 00:08:56,610 naked and with disheveled hair; 167 00:08:56,610 --> 00:09:00,610 she was a female jinni associated with al-'Uzza. 168 00:09:00,610 --> 00:09:04,610 The custodian responsible for the idol began calling out to her, 169 00:09:04,610 --> 00:09:08,610 but Khalid struck her and severed her in two. 170 00:09:08,610 --> 00:09:12,610 He then returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 171 00:09:12,610 --> 00:09:14,610 and informed him. 172 00:09:14,610 --> 00:09:16,610 He said: "That was al-'Uzza; 173 00:09:16,610 --> 00:09:20,610 she has despaired of ever being worshipped in your land again." 174 00:09:20,610 --> 00:09:23,669 As for 'Amr ibn al-'As, 175 00:09:23,669 --> 00:09:26,669 the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded him 176 00:09:26,669 --> 00:09:28,669 to destroy Suwa', 177 00:09:28,669 --> 00:09:30,669 which was an idol located in Hudhayl, 178 00:09:30,669 --> 00:09:33,669 three miles from Mecca. 179 00:09:33,669 --> 00:09:35,860 When 'Amr arrived, 180 00:09:36,860 --> 00:09:38,860 the custodian confronted him and asked: 181 00:09:38,860 --> 00:09:40,860 "What do you want?" 182 00:09:40,860 --> 00:09:44,860 He replied: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered me 183 00:09:44,860 --> 00:09:46,860 to destroy it." 184 00:09:46,860 --> 00:09:49,860 He said: "You will not be able to do so!" 185 00:09:49,860 --> 00:09:51,860 'Amr asked: "Why?" 186 00:09:51,860 --> 00:09:52,860 He replied: "You will be prevented!" 187 00:09:52,860 --> 00:09:56,860 'Amr said: "Are you still upon falsehood? 188 00:09:56,860 --> 00:09:57,860 Woe to you! 189 00:09:57,860 --> 00:10:00,860 Does it hear or see?" 190 00:10:00,860 --> 00:10:03,860 Then 'Amr approached it and smashed it, 191 00:10:03,860 --> 00:10:06,860 and he ordered his companions to demolish its treasury house, 192 00:10:06,860 --> 00:10:09,860 but they found nothing inside. 193 00:10:09,860 --> 00:10:11,860 'Amr then said to the custodian: 194 00:10:11,860 --> 00:10:12,860 "What do you think now? 195 00:10:12,860 --> 00:10:14,860 Were you prevented?" 196 00:10:14,860 --> 00:10:17,899 He replied: "I submit to Allah!" 197 00:10:17,899 --> 00:10:21,899 Sa'd ibn Zayd al-Ashhali set out for Manat, 198 00:10:21,899 --> 00:10:23,899 which belonged to the Aws and the Khazraj. 199 00:10:23,899 --> 00:10:26,899 When Sa'd arrived, 200 00:10:26,899 --> 00:10:28,899 Its custodians said to him, 201 00:10:28,899 --> 00:10:29,899 "What do you want?" 202 00:10:29,899 --> 00:10:32,899 He said, "I want to destroy Manat." 203 00:10:32,899 --> 00:10:35,899 The custodian said, "You are on your own." 204 00:10:35,899 --> 00:10:36,899 So he advanced, 205 00:10:36,899 --> 00:10:39,899 and a black woman came out against him, 206 00:10:39,899 --> 00:10:41,899 naked and with disheveled hair, 207 00:10:41,899 --> 00:10:43,899 wailing in distress 208 00:10:43,899 --> 00:10:45,899 and beating her chest. 209 00:10:45,899 --> 00:10:47,899 The custodian said to her, 210 00:10:47,899 --> 00:10:48,899 "O Manat, 211 00:10:48,899 --> 00:10:50,899 unleash some of your wrath upon him!" 212 00:10:50,899 --> 00:10:55,899 Meaning, he was asking the idol to act against the one who defied it. 213 00:10:55,899 --> 00:10:58,899 But Sa'd struck her down and killed her, 214 00:10:58,899 --> 00:11:01,899 then he approached the idol and demolished it. 215 00:11:01,899 --> 00:11:06,899 The priestess used to say to al-'Uzza, Manat, and other idols, 216 00:11:06,899 --> 00:11:08,899 "Defend yourself! Defend yourself!" 217 00:11:08,899 --> 00:11:11,899 Yet they could do nothing, 218 00:11:11,899 --> 00:11:13,899 as was said in poetry: 219 00:11:13,899 --> 00:11:17,899 "O 'Uzza, launch a fierce assault, like no other, 220 00:11:17,899 --> 00:11:21,899 throw off the veil against Khalid and tuck up your garments! 221 00:11:21,899 --> 00:11:25,899 For if you, O woman, do not kill Khalid, 222 00:11:25,899 --> 00:11:29,929 you will incur immediate sin and be disgraced." 223 00:11:29,929 --> 00:11:32,929 Indeed, they are mere idols that avail nothing. 224 00:11:32,929 --> 00:11:34,929 Allah Almighty says: 225 00:11:34,929 --> 00:11:38,929 “He said: Do they hear you when ye cry?” (26:72) 226 00:11:38,929 --> 00:11:43,929 “Or do they benefit or harm you?” (26:73) 227 00:11:43,929 --> 00:11:51,120 Thus Allah, Blessed and Exalted, opened Mecca for His Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 228 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:56,250 and he returned to it after his people had driven him out from it. 229 00:11:56,250 --> 00:11:59,250 The Conquest of Mecca was a total victory in every respect: 230 00:11:59,250 --> 00:12:01,250 it was a military victory, 231 00:12:01,250 --> 00:12:03,250 a social victory, 232 00:12:03,250 --> 00:12:05,250 a religious victory, 233 00:12:05,250 --> 00:12:07,250 and a victory in countless other ways. 234 00:12:07,250 --> 00:12:10,250 Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: 235 00:12:10,250 --> 00:12:14,250 “When Allah's succour and the triumph cometh” (110:1) 236 00:12:14,250 --> 00:12:21,250 "And you see the people entering the religion of Allah in crowds, 237 00:12:21,250 --> 00:12:23,250 then glorify the praise of your Lord 238 00:12:23,250 --> 00:12:25,250 and seek His forgiveness; 239 00:12:25,250 --> 00:12:29,250 indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance." 240 00:12:29,250 --> 00:12:35,470 After that, the Arabs entered the religion of Allah, Blessed and Exalted, in droves, 241 00:12:35,470 --> 00:12:40,470 because Quraysh were regarded by the Arabs as the guardians and champions of the religion, 242 00:12:40,470 --> 00:12:44,470 and the rest of the Arabs followed Quraysh's lead. 243 00:12:44,470 --> 00:12:48,470 This confirms the statement of the Prophet, peace be upon him: 244 00:12:48,470 --> 00:12:52,470 "People follow Quraysh in both good and evil." 245 00:12:53,470 --> 00:13:00,470 For this reason, it became an established and firmly rooted principle from the Prophet, peace be upon him, 246 00:13:00,470 --> 00:13:04,470 that the leadership (imamate) belongs to Quraysh because they are the leaders. 247 00:13:04,470 --> 00:13:07,470 The Prophet, peace be upon him, says: 248 00:13:07,470 --> 00:13:10,470 "The leaders are from Quraysh." 249 00:13:10,470 --> 00:13:16,129 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography: 250 00:13:16,129 --> 00:13:21,129 The Battle of Hunayn in the eighth year of the Hijrah. 251 00:13:21,129 --> 00:13:25,240 In the eighth year, 252 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:31,240 the Battle of Hunayn took place, also called Autas or Hawazin, 253 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:37,240 because the majority of those who fought the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were from Hawazin. 254 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:42,240 This battle occurred after the Prophet, peace be upon him, heard 255 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,240 that the clans of Hawazin and Thaqif, 256 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,240 along with Nasr, Jusham, 257 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,240 Sa'd ibn Bakr, and people from Bani Hilal, had gathered together. 258 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:57,240 They had all rallied under a man named Malik ibn 'Awf al-Nasri, 259 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:03,240 and these tribes decided to fight the Prophet, peace be upon him. 260 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:07,460 The Prophet, peace be upon him, heard of their march, 261 00:14:07,460 --> 00:14:09,460 having previously sent a scout who reported, 262 00:14:09,460 --> 00:14:13,460 "I departed from before you 263 00:14:13,460 --> 00:14:16,460 until I ascended such and such a mountain, 264 00:14:16,460 --> 00:14:20,460 and there I saw Hawazin in their entirety— 265 00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:23,460 with their women on litters, their livestock, and their sheep— 266 00:14:23,460 --> 00:14:25,460 assembled at Hunayn." 267 00:14:25,460 --> 00:14:29,460 The Prophet, peace be upon him, smiled and said, 268 00:14:29,460 --> 00:14:34,590 "That will be the spoils of the Muslims tomorrow, if Allah wills." 269 00:14:34,590 --> 00:14:39,590 Malik ibn 'Awf al-Nasri had ordered the people to bring along their wealth, 270 00:14:39,590 --> 00:14:43,590 and to take their children and women with them, 271 00:14:43,590 --> 00:14:46,590 so that every man, while fighting, would feel 272 00:14:46,590 --> 00:14:49,590 that his wealth and family were right behind him, 273 00:14:49,590 --> 00:14:51,590 ensuring he would not flee from them. 274 00:14:51,590 --> 00:14:53,590 When he encamped at Autas, 275 00:14:53,590 --> 00:14:55,590 the people gathered around him, 276 00:14:55,590 --> 00:14:59,590 and among them was a man famed for his military acumen in his time, 277 00:14:59,590 --> 00:15:03,590 though he had grown old and possessed only his counsel to offer, 278 00:15:03,590 --> 00:15:06,590 named Durayd ibn al-Simmah, 279 00:15:06,590 --> 00:15:09,590 who was brave and battle-tested. 280 00:15:09,590 --> 00:15:11,590 Durayd asked the people, 281 00:15:11,590 --> 00:15:13,590 "Which valley are you in?" 282 00:15:13,590 --> 00:15:15,590 They replied, "Autas." 283 00:15:16,590 --> 00:15:19,590 He said, "Yes, a good battleground for horses; 284 00:15:19,590 --> 00:15:21,590 neither rough and stony, 285 00:15:21,590 --> 00:15:23,590 nor soft and sandy." 286 00:15:23,590 --> 00:15:25,590 Meaning, it was neither too rugged, 287 00:15:25,590 --> 00:15:29,590 nor too soft for horses to gallop on. 288 00:15:29,590 --> 00:15:31,720 Then he asked, 289 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:35,720 "Why do I hear the braying of camels, the braying of donkeys, 290 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,720 the crying of children, and the bleating of sheep?" 291 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,750 They replied, 292 00:15:40,750 --> 00:15:45,750 "Malik ibn 'Awf brought the people's women, wealth, and children along with them." 293 00:15:45,750 --> 00:15:48,879 So he summoned Malik and asked him, 294 00:15:48,879 --> 00:15:50,879 "Why did you do that?" 295 00:15:50,879 --> 00:15:52,879 Malik replied, 296 00:15:52,879 --> 00:15:57,879 "I wanted to place behind every man his family and wealth so he would fight to protect them." 297 00:15:57,879 --> 00:15:59,879 Durayd said to him, 298 00:15:59,879 --> 00:16:01,879 "By Allah, if victory is yours, 299 00:16:01,879 --> 00:16:05,879 nothing will benefit you except a man with his sword and spear; 300 00:16:05,879 --> 00:16:07,879 and if defeat is against you, 301 00:16:07,879 --> 00:16:09,879 you will be disgraced through your family and wealth." 302 00:16:09,879 --> 00:16:11,879 Malik replied to him, 303 00:16:11,879 --> 00:16:13,879 "By Allah, I will not change my mind! 304 00:16:13,879 --> 00:16:16,879 You have grown old, and your mind has grown old with you. 305 00:16:16,879 --> 00:16:19,879 By Allah, either Hawazin obeys me, 306 00:16:19,879 --> 00:16:24,879 or I will lean upon this sword until it comes out through my back!" 307 00:16:24,879 --> 00:16:29,909 For Malik hated that Durayd should have any say in this war. 308 00:16:29,909 --> 00:16:31,909 So they said to Malik, 309 00:16:31,909 --> 00:16:33,980 "We obey you." 310 00:16:33,980 --> 00:16:34,980 Durayd then remarked, 311 00:16:34,980 --> 00:16:38,980 "This is a battle I neither wished to witness nor care to miss." 312 00:16:38,980 --> 00:16:40,980 Then he recited: 313 00:16:40,980 --> 00:16:42,980 "Would that I were a sturdy youth today, 314 00:16:42,980 --> 00:16:44,980 charging swiftly and trotting in the fray, 315 00:16:44,980 --> 00:16:47,980 leading long-maned steeds covered in blood, 316 00:16:47,980 --> 00:16:49,980 as if they were nimble mountain rams!" 317 00:16:49,980 --> 00:16:54,980 Meaning, he wished he were a strong, youthful warrior 318 00:16:54,980 --> 00:16:58,980 so he could fight the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 319 00:16:58,980 --> 00:17:03,070 News reached the Prophet, peace be upon him, 320 00:17:03,070 --> 00:17:06,069 and he heard of their march to fight him. 321 00:17:06,069 --> 00:17:11,069 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, dispatched Abu Hadrad al-Aslami 322 00:17:11,069 --> 00:17:14,069 and commanded him to mingle with the people 323 00:17:14,069 --> 00:17:18,069 and stay among them until he learned their plans. 324 00:17:18,069 --> 00:17:21,069 So the man went out and brought back the news. 325 00:17:21,069 --> 00:17:25,069 It had been mentioned to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 326 00:17:25,069 --> 00:17:29,069 that Safwan ibn Umayyah possessed coats of armor and weapons. 327 00:17:29,069 --> 00:17:31,069 So he sent for him, 328 00:17:31,069 --> 00:17:34,069 and when he came, he said to him, 329 00:17:34,069 --> 00:17:36,069 "O Abu Umayyah, 330 00:17:36,069 --> 00:17:38,069 lend us these weapons of yours 331 00:17:38,069 --> 00:17:40,069 so that we may meet our enemy with them tomorrow." 332 00:17:40,069 --> 00:17:42,099 Safwan asked, 333 00:17:42,099 --> 00:17:44,099 "Are you taking them by force, O Muhammad?" 334 00:17:44,099 --> 00:17:46,099 He replied, "No, 335 00:17:46,099 --> 00:17:48,099 rather as a guaranteed loan 336 00:17:48,099 --> 00:17:50,099 until we return them to you." 337 00:17:50,099 --> 00:17:52,099 So he gave them to him. 338 00:17:52,099 --> 00:17:56,200 This occurred before Safwan embraced Islam, 339 00:17:56,200 --> 00:18:00,200 and this request by the Prophet, peace be upon him, 340 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,200 serves as an instance of seeking assistance from non-Muslims in war.