WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.399 --> 00:00:06.889 Treasures of the Seerah. 00:00:06.889 --> 00:00:14.580 The acceptance of Islam by 'Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:00:14.580 --> 00:00:21.320 'Ikrimah fled to Yemen and boarded a ship with some people. 00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:23.519 Then a fierce storm struck them. 00:00:23.519 --> 00:00:26.120 The people on the ship said: 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:27.519 "Be sincere in your devotion, 00:00:27.519 --> 00:00:31.920 for your gods cannot avail you at all here!" 00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:33.520 Glory be to Allah! 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:34.920 In times of ease, 00:00:34.920 --> 00:00:36.619 they invoke idols, 00:00:36.619 --> 00:00:38.520 but in times of distress, 00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:40.719 they invoke none but Allah. 00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:42.320 Allah Almighty says: 00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:48.119 ◁ Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea? ▷ 00:00:48.119 --> 00:00:51.520 ◁ You call upon Him humbly and in secret, ▷ 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:55.119 ◁ "If He should rescue us from this, we will surely be among the thankful." ▷ 00:00:55.119 --> 00:01:02.320 ◁ "If He should rescue us from this, we will surely be among the thankful." ▷ 00:01:03.070 --> 00:01:05.269 As for our time, 00:01:05.269 --> 00:01:09.269 some polytheists who attribute themselves to Islam, 00:01:09.269 --> 00:01:11.269 when matters become dire for them, 00:01:11.269 --> 00:01:16.069 associate partners with Allah and supplicate to others besides Him, Glorified and Exalted is He. 00:01:16.069 --> 00:01:19.670 There is no doubt that the polytheists of that past era 00:01:19.670 --> 00:01:22.269 were in a better state than those of today. 00:01:22.269 --> 00:01:25.069 For this reason, some scholars said: 00:01:25.069 --> 00:01:27.069 "The polytheist of former times 00:01:27.069 --> 00:01:30.069 was less grave than the polytheist of our time." 00:01:30.069 --> 00:01:34.700 Here, 'Ikrimah took heed of the words spoken by the shipmates, 00:01:34.700 --> 00:01:35.900 and he said: 00:01:35.900 --> 00:01:39.299 "If nothing can save me at sea except sincere devotion, 00:01:39.299 --> 00:01:42.299 then nothing can save me on land except it either. 00:01:42.299 --> 00:01:45.299 O Allah, I pledge to You 00:01:45.299 --> 00:01:48.500 that if You deliver me from this plight, 00:01:48.500 --> 00:01:50.900 I shall go to Muhammad 00:01:50.900 --> 00:01:53.299 until I place my hand in his hand, 00:01:53.700 --> 00:01:56.900 and I shall surely find him forgiving and generous." 00:01:56.900 --> 00:01:58.900 So Allah saved him. 00:01:58.900 --> 00:02:02.099 He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 00:02:02.099 --> 00:02:03.299 and embraced Islam, 00:02:03.299 --> 00:02:06.099 and the Prophet (peace be upon him) accepted 00:02:06.099 --> 00:02:08.169 his Islam. 00:02:08.169 --> 00:02:13.060 Treasures of the Seerah. 00:02:13.060 --> 00:02:16.259 The acceptance of Islam by Safwan ibn Umayyah 00:02:16.259 --> 00:02:20.639 (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:02:20.639 --> 00:02:22.639 Safwan ibn Umayyah 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, 00:02:26.639 --> 00:02:27.639 forfeit. 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:32.240 However, he was a prominent leader among the chieftains of Quraysh, 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:33.439 so he fled. 00:02:33.439 --> 00:02:36.840 'Umayr ibn Wahb al-Jumahi requested safe conduct for him, 00:02:36.840 --> 00:02:40.840 and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) granted him safety 00:02:40.840 --> 00:02:44.840 and gave 'Umayr his turban with which he had entered Mecca. 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:46.639 'Umayr caught up with him 00:02:46.639 --> 00:02:50.439 while he was about to set sail from Jeddah to Yemen, 00:02:50.439 --> 00:02:51.840 and brought him back. 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:56.240 Safwan said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): 00:02:56.240 --> 00:02:59.240 "Grant me an option of two months." 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:03.240 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) replied: 00:03:03.240 --> 00:03:06.439 "You have an option of four months." 00:03:06.439 --> 00:03:09.840 He later returned and embraced Islam. 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:13.240 His wife had already accepted Islam before him, 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:16.240 and the Prophet (peace be upon him) affirmed them 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:19.270 in their previous marriage. 00:03:19.270 --> 00:03:24.219 Treasures of the Seerah. 00:03:24.219 --> 00:03:32.270 The sermon of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in Mecca. 00:03:32.270 --> 00:03:34.270 On the second day, 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, 00:03:38.270 --> 00:03:41.270 saying: "O people! 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) 00:03:46.340 --> 00:03:50.340 It is sacred by Allah's decree until the Day of Resurrection. 00:03:50.340 --> 00:03:54.340 It is not lawful for any person who believes in Allah and the Last Day 00:03:54.340 --> 00:03:58.340 to shed blood in it or to fell a tree in it. 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, 00:04:03.370 --> 00:04:07.370 say to him: 'Allah permitted His Messenger, 00:04:07.370 --> 00:04:09.370 but He did not permit you.' 00:04:09.370 --> 00:04:13.370 It was only made lawful for me for a single hour of a day, 00:04:13.370 --> 00:04:17.370 and its sanctity has returned today just as it was yesterday. 00:04:17.370 --> 00:04:20.370 So let the present convey this to the absent." 00:04:21.430 --> 00:04:24.430 He (peace be upon him) also said regarding the Sanctuary: 00:04:24.430 --> 00:04:26.430 "Its thorns shall not be cut, 00:04:26.430 --> 00:04:28.430 its game shall not be chased, 00:04:28.430 --> 00:04:33.430 its lost property shall not be picked up except by one who announces it, 00:04:33.430 --> 00:04:35.430 and its fresh herbage shall not be uprooted." 00:04:35.430 --> 00:04:37.430 Al-'Abbas said: 00:04:37.430 --> 00:04:39.430 "Except sweet rush (*idhkhir*), 00:04:39.430 --> 00:04:42.430 for it is used by their blacksmiths and for their homes." 00:04:42.430 --> 00:04:45.430 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 00:04:45.430 --> 00:04:47.430 "Except sweet rush." 00:04:47.430 --> 00:04:50.589 A man from the people of Yemen stood up, 00:04:50.589 --> 00:04:53.589 named Abu Shah, 00:04:53.589 --> 00:04:56.589 and said: "Write this down for me, O Messenger of Allah!" 00:04:56.589 --> 00:05:00.750 So he said: "Write it down for Abu Shah." 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 00:05:05.750 --> 00:05:09.750 serves as proof that entering Mecca without ihram is permissible, 00:05:09.750 --> 00:05:12.750 because he did not enter as a pilgrim in ihram. 00:05:12.750 --> 00:05:15.750 Thus, whoever intends to enter Mecca for Hajj or 'Umrah 00:05:15.750 --> 00:05:19.750 is not permitted to enter except in a state of ihram. 00:05:19.750 --> 00:05:23.750 As for whoever intends to enter it for purposes other than Hajj or 'Umrah, 00:05:23.750 --> 00:05:26.750 many scholars have held the view 00:05:26.750 --> 00:05:29.750 that it is permissible to enter without ihram, 00:05:29.750 --> 00:05:31.750 such as a taxi driver, 00:05:31.750 --> 00:05:35.750 or someone seeking trade or visiting a sick person. 00:05:35.750 --> 00:05:39.750 Others maintained that one must enter in ihram. 00:05:39.750 --> 00:05:42.750 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stayed 00:05:42.750 --> 00:05:45.750 in Mecca for nineteen days, 00:05:45.750 --> 00:05:48.750 praying two rak'ahs and not fasting. 00:05:57.339 --> 00:06:01.040 During this expedition, 00:06:01.040 --> 00:06:04.040 the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prohibited 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:06.040 temporary marriage (*mut'ah* of women). 00:06:06.040 --> 00:06:09.040 Whoever claims that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) 00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:12.040 was the one who prohibited temporary marriage 00:06:12.040 --> 00:06:14.040 is either a liar 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:17.040 or an ignorant person. 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) 00:06:21.040 --> 00:06:24.040 that he prohibited temporary marriage. 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:28.139 On the authority of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: 00:06:28.139 --> 00:06:31.139 "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade 00:06:31.139 --> 00:06:33.139 temporary marriage with women 00:06:33.139 --> 00:06:37.139 and the meat of domestic donkeys on the day of Khaybar." 00:06:37.139 --> 00:06:40.300 On the authority of Sabrah ibn Ma'bad (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:06:40.300 --> 00:06:44.300 he was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 00:06:44.300 --> 00:06:48.300 and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:06:48.300 --> 00:06:50.300 "O people! 00:06:50.300 --> 00:06:53.300 I had previously permitted you 00:06:53.300 --> 00:06:55.300 to contract temporary marriage with women, 00:06:55.300 --> 00:06:59.300 but Allah has now forbidden that until the Day of Resurrection. 00:06:59.300 --> 00:07:02.300 So whoever has any of them with him, 00:07:02.300 --> 00:07:04.300 let him release her, 00:07:04.300 --> 00:07:08.300 and do not take back anything of what you have given them." 00:07:08.300 --> 00:07:12.329 On the authority of Salamah ibn al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: 00:07:12.329 --> 00:07:16.329 "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) permitted 00:07:16.329 --> 00:07:17.329 temporary marriage in the year of Awtas 00:07:17.329 --> 00:07:19.329 for three days, 00:07:19.329 --> 00:07:21.329 then he forbade it." 00:07:21.329 --> 00:07:24.329 There are other hadiths concerning temporary marriage, 00:07:24.329 --> 00:07:27.329 but this is not the place to mention them. 00:07:35.629 --> 00:07:41.579 When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) felt secure 00:07:41.579 --> 00:07:42.579 after the conquest, 00:07:42.579 --> 00:07:45.579 he dispatched Khalid ibn al-Walid to al-'Uzza 00:07:45.579 --> 00:07:46.579 to destroy it. 00:07:46.579 --> 00:07:48.579 He dispatched 'Amr ibn al-'As 00:07:48.579 --> 00:07:50.579 to destroy Suwa', 00:07:50.579 --> 00:07:52.579 and he dispatched Sa'd ibn Zayd 00:07:52.579 --> 00:07:54.579 to destroy Manat. 00:07:54.579 --> 00:07:57.579 These were the idols of the Age of Ignorance. 00:07:57.579 --> 00:07:59.610 As for Khalid ibn al-Walid, 00:07:59.610 --> 00:08:01.610 he set out for al-'Uzza, 00:08:01.610 --> 00:08:03.610 which was located in Nakhlah, 00:08:03.610 --> 00:08:06.610 and belonged to Quraysh and all of Kinanah. 00:08:06.610 --> 00:08:09.610 Abu Sufyan had said during the Battle of Uhud, 00:08:09.610 --> 00:08:11.610 after the battle had ended: 00:08:11.610 --> 00:08:14.610 "We have al-'Uzza, and you have no 'Uzza!" 00:08:14.610 --> 00:08:17.610 Thus, al-'Uzza was the chief idol of Quraysh 00:08:17.610 --> 00:08:19.610 and their greatest idol, 00:08:19.610 --> 00:08:22.610 and Banu Shayban were its custodians. 00:08:22.610 --> 00:08:26.610 Khalid set out toward it with thirty horsemen 00:08:26.610 --> 00:08:29.610 until he reached it and destroyed it. 00:08:29.610 --> 00:08:33.610 Then he returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:08:33.610 --> 00:08:37.610 The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked him: 00:08:37.610 --> 00:08:39.610 "Did you see anything?" 00:08:39.610 --> 00:08:41.610 He replied: "No." 00:08:41.610 --> 00:08:44.610 He said: "Then you have not destroyed it." 00:08:44.610 --> 00:08:47.610 So Khalid went back and completed its destruction. 00:08:47.610 --> 00:08:50.610 Khalid returned with his sword drawn, 00:08:50.610 --> 00:08:53.610 and a black woman came out toward him, 00:08:53.610 --> 00:08:56.610 naked and with disheveled hair; 00:08:56.610 --> 00:09:00.610 she was a female jinni associated with al-'Uzza. 00:09:00.610 --> 00:09:04.610 The custodian responsible for the idol began calling out to her, 00:09:04.610 --> 00:09:08.610 but Khalid struck her and severed her in two. 00:09:08.610 --> 00:09:12.610 He then returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 00:09:12.610 --> 00:09:14.610 and informed him. 00:09:14.610 --> 00:09:16.610 He said: "That was al-'Uzza; 00:09:16.610 --> 00:09:20.610 she has despaired of ever being worshipped in your land again." 00:09:20.610 --> 00:09:23.669 As for 'Amr ibn al-'As, 00:09:23.669 --> 00:09:26.669 the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded him 00:09:26.669 --> 00:09:28.669 to destroy Suwa', 00:09:28.669 --> 00:09:30.669 which was an idol located in Hudhayl, 00:09:30.669 --> 00:09:33.669 three miles from Mecca. 00:09:33.669 --> 00:09:35.860 When 'Amr arrived, 00:09:36.860 --> 00:09:38.860 the custodian confronted him and asked: 00:09:38.860 --> 00:09:40.860 "What do you want?" 00:09:40.860 --> 00:09:44.860 He replied: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered me 00:09:44.860 --> 00:09:46.860 to destroy it." 00:09:46.860 --> 00:09:49.860 He said: "You will not be able to do so!" 00:09:49.860 --> 00:09:51.860 'Amr asked: "Why?" 00:09:51.860 --> 00:09:52.860 He replied: "You will be prevented!" 00:09:52.860 --> 00:09:56.860 'Amr said: "Are you still upon falsehood? 00:09:56.860 --> 00:09:57.860 Woe to you! 00:09:57.860 --> 00:10:00.860 Does it hear or see?" 00:10:00.860 --> 00:10:03.860 Then 'Amr approached it and smashed it, 00:10:03.860 --> 00:10:06.860 and he ordered his companions to demolish its treasury house, 00:10:06.860 --> 00:10:09.860 but they found nothing inside. 00:10:09.860 --> 00:10:11.860 'Amr then said to the custodian: 00:10:11.860 --> 00:10:12.860 "What do you think now? 00:10:12.860 --> 00:10:14.860 Were you prevented?" 00:10:14.860 --> 00:10:17.899 He replied: "I submit to Allah!" 00:10:17.899 --> 00:10:21.899 Sa'd ibn Zayd al-Ashhali set out for Manat, 00:10:21.899 --> 00:10:23.899 which belonged to the Aws and the Khazraj. 00:10:23.899 --> 00:10:26.899 When Sa'd arrived, 00:10:26.899 --> 00:10:28.899 Its custodians said to him, 00:10:28.899 --> 00:10:29.899 "What do you want?" 00:10:29.899 --> 00:10:32.899 He said, "I want to destroy Manat." 00:10:32.899 --> 00:10:35.899 The custodian said, "You are on your own." 00:10:35.899 --> 00:10:36.899 So he advanced, 00:10:36.899 --> 00:10:39.899 and a black woman came out against him, 00:10:39.899 --> 00:10:41.899 naked and with disheveled hair, 00:10:41.899 --> 00:10:43.899 wailing in distress 00:10:43.899 --> 00:10:45.899 and beating her chest. 00:10:45.899 --> 00:10:47.899 The custodian said to her, 00:10:47.899 --> 00:10:48.899 "O Manat, 00:10:48.899 --> 00:10:50.899 unleash some of your wrath upon him!" 00:10:50.899 --> 00:10:55.899 Meaning, he was asking the idol to act against the one who defied it. 00:10:55.899 --> 00:10:58.899 But Sa'd struck her down and killed her, 00:10:58.899 --> 00:11:01.899 then he approached the idol and demolished it. 00:11:01.899 --> 00:11:06.899 The priestess used to say to al-'Uzza, Manat, and other idols, 00:11:06.899 --> 00:11:08.899 "Defend yourself! Defend yourself!" 00:11:08.899 --> 00:11:11.899 Yet they could do nothing, 00:11:11.899 --> 00:11:13.899 as was said in poetry: 00:11:13.899 --> 00:11:17.899 "O 'Uzza, launch a fierce assault, like no other, 00:11:17.899 --> 00:11:21.899 throw off the veil against Khalid and tuck up your garments! 00:11:21.899 --> 00:11:25.899 For if you, O woman, do not kill Khalid, 00:11:25.899 --> 00:11:29.929 you will incur immediate sin and be disgraced." 00:11:29.929 --> 00:11:32.929 Indeed, they are mere idols that avail nothing. 00:11:32.929 --> 00:11:34.929 Allah Almighty says: 00:11:34.929 --> 00:11:38.929 “He said: Do they hear you when ye cry?” (26:72) 00:11:38.929 --> 00:11:43.929 “Or do they benefit or harm you?” (26:73) 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, 00:11:51.120 --> 00:11:56.250 and he returned to it after his people had driven him out from it. 00:11:56.250 --> 00:11:59.250 The Conquest of Mecca was a total victory in every respect: 00:11:59.250 --> 00:12:01.250 it was a military victory, 00:12:01.250 --> 00:12:03.250 a social victory, 00:12:03.250 --> 00:12:05.250 a religious victory, 00:12:05.250 --> 00:12:07.250 and a victory in countless other ways. 00:12:07.250 --> 00:12:10.250 Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: 00:12:10.250 --> 00:12:14.250 “When Allah's succour and the triumph cometh” (110:1) 00:12:14.250 --> 00:12:21.250 "And you see the people entering the religion of Allah in crowds, 00:12:21.250 --> 00:12:23.250 then glorify the praise of your Lord 00:12:23.250 --> 00:12:25.250 and seek His forgiveness; 00:12:25.250 --> 00:12:29.250 indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance." 00:12:29.250 --> 00:12:35.470 After that, the Arabs entered the religion of Allah, Blessed and Exalted, in droves, 00:12:35.470 --> 00:12:40.470 because Quraysh were regarded by the Arabs as the guardians and champions of the religion, 00:12:40.470 --> 00:12:44.470 and the rest of the Arabs followed Quraysh's lead. 00:12:44.470 --> 00:12:48.470 This confirms the statement of the Prophet, peace be upon him: 00:12:48.470 --> 00:12:52.470 "People follow Quraysh in both good and evil." 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, 00:13:00.470 --> 00:13:04.470 that the leadership (imamate) belongs to Quraysh because they are the leaders. 00:13:04.470 --> 00:13:07.470 The Prophet, peace be upon him, says: 00:13:07.470 --> 00:13:10.470 "The leaders are from Quraysh." 00:13:10.470 --> 00:13:16.129 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography: 00:13:16.129 --> 00:13:21.129 The Battle of Hunayn in the eighth year of the Hijrah. 00:13:21.129 --> 00:13:25.240 In the eighth year, 00:13:25.240 --> 00:13:31.240 the Battle of Hunayn took place, also called Autas or Hawazin, 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. 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:42.240 This battle occurred after the Prophet, peace be upon him, heard 00:13:42.240 --> 00:13:45.240 that the clans of Hawazin and Thaqif, 00:13:45.240 --> 00:13:48.240 along with Nasr, Jusham, 00:13:48.240 --> 00:13:51.240 Sa'd ibn Bakr, and people from Bani Hilal, had gathered together. 00:13:51.240 --> 00:13:57.240 They had all rallied under a man named Malik ibn 'Awf al-Nasri, 00:13:57.240 --> 00:14:03.240 and these tribes decided to fight the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:07.460 The Prophet, peace be upon him, heard of their march, 00:14:07.460 --> 00:14:09.460 having previously sent a scout who reported, 00:14:09.460 --> 00:14:13.460 "I departed from before you 00:14:13.460 --> 00:14:16.460 until I ascended such and such a mountain, 00:14:16.460 --> 00:14:20.460 and there I saw Hawazin in their entirety— 00:14:20.460 --> 00:14:23.460 with their women on litters, their livestock, and their sheep— 00:14:23.460 --> 00:14:25.460 assembled at Hunayn." 00:14:25.460 --> 00:14:29.460 The Prophet, peace be upon him, smiled and said, 00:14:29.460 --> 00:14:34.590 "That will be the spoils of the Muslims tomorrow, if Allah wills." 00:14:34.590 --> 00:14:39.590 Malik ibn 'Awf al-Nasri had ordered the people to bring along their wealth, 00:14:39.590 --> 00:14:43.590 and to take their children and women with them, 00:14:43.590 --> 00:14:46.590 so that every man, while fighting, would feel 00:14:46.590 --> 00:14:49.590 that his wealth and family were right behind him, 00:14:49.590 --> 00:14:51.590 ensuring he would not flee from them. 00:14:51.590 --> 00:14:53.590 When he encamped at Autas, 00:14:53.590 --> 00:14:55.590 the people gathered around him, 00:14:55.590 --> 00:14:59.590 and among them was a man famed for his military acumen in his time, 00:14:59.590 --> 00:15:03.590 though he had grown old and possessed only his counsel to offer, 00:15:03.590 --> 00:15:06.590 named Durayd ibn al-Simmah, 00:15:06.590 --> 00:15:09.590 who was brave and battle-tested. 00:15:09.590 --> 00:15:11.590 Durayd asked the people, 00:15:11.590 --> 00:15:13.590 "Which valley are you in?" 00:15:13.590 --> 00:15:15.590 They replied, "Autas." 00:15:16.590 --> 00:15:19.590 He said, "Yes, a good battleground for horses; 00:15:19.590 --> 00:15:21.590 neither rough and stony, 00:15:21.590 --> 00:15:23.590 nor soft and sandy." 00:15:23.590 --> 00:15:25.590 Meaning, it was neither too rugged, 00:15:25.590 --> 00:15:29.590 nor too soft for horses to gallop on. 00:15:29.590 --> 00:15:31.720 Then he asked, 00:15:31.720 --> 00:15:35.720 "Why do I hear the braying of camels, the braying of donkeys, 00:15:35.720 --> 00:15:38.720 the crying of children, and the bleating of sheep?" 00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:40.750 They replied, 00:15:40.750 --> 00:15:45.750 "Malik ibn 'Awf brought the people's women, wealth, and children along with them." 00:15:45.750 --> 00:15:48.879 So he summoned Malik and asked him, 00:15:48.879 --> 00:15:50.879 "Why did you do that?" 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:52.879 Malik replied, 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." 00:15:57.879 --> 00:15:59.879 Durayd said to him, 00:15:59.879 --> 00:16:01.879 "By Allah, if victory is yours, 00:16:01.879 --> 00:16:05.879 nothing will benefit you except a man with his sword and spear; 00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:07.879 and if defeat is against you, 00:16:07.879 --> 00:16:09.879 you will be disgraced through your family and wealth." 00:16:09.879 --> 00:16:11.879 Malik replied to him, 00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:13.879 "By Allah, I will not change my mind! 00:16:13.879 --> 00:16:16.879 You have grown old, and your mind has grown old with you. 00:16:16.879 --> 00:16:19.879 By Allah, either Hawazin obeys me, 00:16:19.879 --> 00:16:24.879 or I will lean upon this sword until it comes out through my back!" 00:16:24.879 --> 00:16:29.909 For Malik hated that Durayd should have any say in this war. 00:16:29.909 --> 00:16:31.909 So they said to Malik, 00:16:31.909 --> 00:16:33.980 "We obey you." 00:16:33.980 --> 00:16:34.980 Durayd then remarked, 00:16:34.980 --> 00:16:38.980 "This is a battle I neither wished to witness nor care to miss." 00:16:38.980 --> 00:16:40.980 Then he recited: 00:16:40.980 --> 00:16:42.980 "Would that I were a sturdy youth today, 00:16:42.980 --> 00:16:44.980 charging swiftly and trotting in the fray, 00:16:44.980 --> 00:16:47.980 leading long-maned steeds covered in blood, 00:16:47.980 --> 00:16:49.980 as if they were nimble mountain rams!" 00:16:49.980 --> 00:16:54.980 Meaning, he wished he were a strong, youthful warrior 00:16:54.980 --> 00:16:58.980 so he could fight the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:16:58.980 --> 00:17:03.070 News reached the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:17:03.070 --> 00:17:06.069 and he heard of their march to fight him. 00:17:06.069 --> 00:17:11.069 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, dispatched Abu Hadrad al-Aslami 00:17:11.069 --> 00:17:14.069 and commanded him to mingle with the people 00:17:14.069 --> 00:17:18.069 and stay among them until he learned their plans. 00:17:18.069 --> 00:17:21.069 So the man went out and brought back the news. 00:17:21.069 --> 00:17:25.069 It had been mentioned to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:17:25.069 --> 00:17:29.069 that Safwan ibn Umayyah possessed coats of armor and weapons. 00:17:29.069 --> 00:17:31.069 So he sent for him, 00:17:31.069 --> 00:17:34.069 and when he came, he said to him, 00:17:34.069 --> 00:17:36.069 "O Abu Umayyah, 00:17:36.069 --> 00:17:38.069 lend us these weapons of yours 00:17:38.069 --> 00:17:40.069 so that we may meet our enemy with them tomorrow." 00:17:40.069 --> 00:17:42.099 Safwan asked, 00:17:42.099 --> 00:17:44.099 "Are you taking them by force, O Muhammad?" 00:17:44.099 --> 00:17:46.099 He replied, "No, 00:17:46.099 --> 00:17:48.099 rather as a guaranteed loan 00:17:48.099 --> 00:17:50.099 until we return them to you." 00:17:50.099 --> 00:17:52.099 So he gave them to him. 00:17:52.099 --> 00:17:56.200 This occurred before Safwan embraced Islam, 00:17:56.200 --> 00:18:00.200 and this request by the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:03.200 serves as an instance of seeking assistance from non-Muslims in war.