WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.359 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.359 --> 00:00:12.810 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 00:00:12.810 --> 00:00:15.250 A Summary 00:00:15.250 --> 00:00:20.710 of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 00:00:20.710 --> 00:00:27.390 Describing the Prophet, peace be upon him, as a sorcerer. 00:00:27.390 --> 00:00:32.869 The Quraysh agreed to describe the Prophet, peace be upon him, as a sorcerer, 00:00:32.869 --> 00:00:36.829 just as al-Walid Ibn al-Mughirah had described him to them. 00:00:36.829 --> 00:00:38.630 May Allah disgrace him. 00:00:38.710 --> 00:00:42.990 They began sitting along the paths of the people when the pilgrimage season arrived. 00:00:42.990 --> 00:00:46.670 No one would pass by them without them warning them about him, 00:00:46.670 --> 00:00:49.020 and informing them of his affair. 00:00:49.020 --> 00:00:52.740 Among the most zealous of the Quraysh in this regard were 00:00:52.740 --> 00:00:56.979 Abu Lahab, the uncle of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:00:56.979 --> 00:00:59.740 and Abu Jahl, 'Amr Ibn Hisham. 00:00:59.740 --> 00:01:01.899 May Allah disgrace them. 00:01:01.899 --> 00:01:04.500 Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad, 00:01:04.500 --> 00:01:07.659 and al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak, with a hasan (sound) chain of narration, 00:01:07.700 --> 00:01:09.459 and the wording is that of Ahmad: 00:01:09.459 --> 00:01:14.260 On the authority of Rabi'ah Ibn 'Abbad al-Dili, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:01:14.260 --> 00:01:21.340 "I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, with my own eyes at the market of Dhu al-Majaz saying, 00:01:21.340 --> 00:01:23.379 'O people, 00:01:23.379 --> 00:01:27.299 say there is no god but Allah, and you will succeed.' 00:01:27.299 --> 00:01:29.500 He would move through the crowds, 00:01:29.500 --> 00:01:32.180 while the people were pressing around him. 00:01:32.180 --> 00:01:36.420 I did not see anyone saying anything, yet he would not remain silent; 00:01:36.420 --> 00:01:37.659 he would say, 00:01:37.659 --> 00:01:39.299 'O people, 00:01:39.299 --> 00:01:43.260 say there is no god but Allah, and you will succeed.' 00:01:43.260 --> 00:01:46.500 Behind him was a man with squinting eyes, 00:01:46.500 --> 00:01:49.500 fair-complexioned, with two braided locks of hair, 00:01:49.500 --> 00:01:52.859 saying, 'He is a liar and a renegade (sabi').' 00:01:52.859 --> 00:01:54.780 I asked, 'Who is this?' 00:01:54.780 --> 00:01:57.900 They replied, 'Muhammad Ibn 'Abdullah, 00:01:57.900 --> 00:02:00.450 and he is claiming prophethood.' 00:02:00.450 --> 00:02:03.290 I asked, 'Who is this man who is calling him a liar?' 00:02:03.329 --> 00:02:06.849 They replied, 'His uncle, Abu Lahab.'" 00:02:06.849 --> 00:02:08.889 In another narration, 00:02:08.889 --> 00:02:12.849 it is stated that the one who was following the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:02:12.849 --> 00:02:14.650 was Abu Jahl. 00:02:14.650 --> 00:02:18.689 Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad with a sahih (authentic) chain of narration 00:02:18.689 --> 00:02:21.689 on the authority of Ash'ath Ibn Abi al-Sha'tha', who said: 00:02:21.689 --> 00:02:26.169 "A man from the tribe of Banu Malik Ibn Kinanah told me, saying: 00:02:26.169 --> 00:02:31.210 'I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, at the market of Dhu al-Majaz, 00:02:31.210 --> 00:02:33.370 moving through it and saying, 00:02:33.370 --> 00:02:35.370 "O people, 00:02:35.370 --> 00:02:39.210 say there is no god but Allah, and you will succeed."' 00:02:39.210 --> 00:02:44.210 He said: 'And Abu Jahl was throwing dust at him and saying, 00:02:44.210 --> 00:02:45.849 "O people, 00:02:45.849 --> 00:02:49.169 do not let this man deceive you regarding your religion, 00:02:49.169 --> 00:02:52.569 for he only wants you to abandon your gods 00:02:52.569 --> 00:02:55.370 and abandon al-Lat and al-'Uzza."' 00:02:55.409 --> 00:03:01.759 He said: 'And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would not pay him any attention.'" 00:03:01.759 --> 00:03:04.000 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said: 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:06.000 "This is how it appears in this context, 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:07.360 [mentioning] Abu Jahl, 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.360 though it may be a mistake [in the narration]. 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:12.639 It is possible that sometimes it was one, 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:14.960 and sometimes it was the other, 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:21.000 and that they would take turns in harming him, peace be upon him." 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:22.879 Ibn Ishaq said: 00:03:22.919 --> 00:03:30.719 "This led to the Arabs departing from that season having heard of the affair of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:34.400 and his mention spread throughout all the lands of the Arabs. 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:39.280 Abu Talib feared that the masses of the Arabs might turn against him along with his own people, 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:45.479 so he composed his poem in which he sought refuge in the sanctuary of Makkah and his position within it, 00:03:45.479 --> 00:03:48.400 and expressed affection for the nobles of his people, 00:03:48.400 --> 00:03:55.319 while at the same time informing them that he would not hand over the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:03:55.319 --> 00:03:58.199 nor would he ever abandon him for anything, 00:03:58.199 --> 00:04:00.199 until he perished defending him." 00:04:02.370 --> 00:04:06.900 A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah), 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:11.719 authored by Sheikh Musa Balrashid al-'Azmi, 00:04:11.719 --> 00:04:18.620 and presented by the Mawaddah Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 00:04:18.620 --> 00:04:25.500 The longing of the worlds for one another has intensified, 00:04:25.500 --> 00:04:32.509 for the longing towards you has no fathomable limit. 00:04:32.509 --> 00:04:39.139 May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised, 00:04:39.139 --> 00:04:47.230 and as long as lips move in remembrance.