WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:10.000 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:17.750 A Abridged Manual of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah). 00:00:17.750 --> 00:00:25.100 Authored by Sheikh Musa ibn Rashid Al-Azmi, may Allah preserve him. 00:00:25.100 --> 00:00:37.590 The Marriage of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to Juwayriyah bint Al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her). 00:00:37.590 --> 00:00:45.939 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) married Juwayriyah bint Al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her). 00:00:45.939 --> 00:00:48.939 That was after he set her free. 00:00:48.939 --> 00:00:51.939 Her story was recorded by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad, 00:00:51.939 --> 00:00:55.939 And Abu Dawud in his Sunan with a good chain of transmission, 00:00:55.939 --> 00:00:58.939 On the authority of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: 00:00:58.939 --> 00:01:04.939 "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) distributed the captives of Banu Al-Mustaliq, 00:01:04.939 --> 00:01:10.939 Juwayriyah bint Al-Harith fell into the lot of Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas (may Allah be pleased with him)— 00:01:10.939 --> 00:01:12.939 Or to a cousin of his. 00:01:12.939 --> 00:01:15.939 She wrote a contract of emancipation for herself. 00:01:15.939 --> 00:01:18.939 She was a sweet, attractive woman; 00:01:18.939 --> 00:01:22.939 No one saw her without falling under her spell. 00:01:22.939 --> 00:01:28.939 She came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) seeking his aid regarding her emancipation contract. 00:01:28.939 --> 00:01:35.939 Aisha said: 'By Allah, the moment I saw her standing at the door of my apartment, I felt an aversion to her, 00:01:35.939 --> 00:01:38.939 For I knew that he would see in her what I had seen.' 00:01:38.939 --> 00:01:42.030 She entered upon him and said: 00:01:42.030 --> 00:01:44.030 'O Messenger of Allah! 00:01:44.030 --> 00:01:47.030 I am Juwayriyah, daughter of Al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar, 00:01:47.030 --> 00:01:49.030 The chief of his people. 00:01:49.030 --> 00:01:52.030 Calamity has befallen me, as is not hidden from you. 00:01:52.030 --> 00:01:56.030 I fell into the lot of Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas, 00:01:56.030 --> 00:01:59.030 So I contracted with him to free myself, 00:01:59.030 --> 00:02:02.030 And I have come to you seeking your assistance in paying my ransom.' 00:02:02.030 --> 00:02:06.030 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:02:06.030 --> 00:02:09.030 'Would you consider something better than that?' 00:02:09.030 --> 00:02:12.030 She asked: 'And what is that, O Messenger of Allah?' 00:02:12.030 --> 00:02:16.030 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:02:16.030 --> 00:02:19.030 'I shall settle your contract and marry you.' 00:02:19.030 --> 00:02:22.030 She said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' 00:02:22.030 --> 00:02:26.099 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) replied: 00:02:26.099 --> 00:02:28.099 'It is done.' 00:02:28.099 --> 00:02:31.099 Aisha said: 'The news went out to the people 00:02:31.099 --> 00:02:34.099 That the Messenger of Allah 00:02:34.099 --> 00:02:37.099 Had married Juwayriyah bint Al-Harith. 00:02:37.099 --> 00:02:43.099 The people then said: "They are the in-laws of the Messenger of Allah!" 00:02:43.099 --> 00:02:45.099 So they released whatever captives they held in their hands.' 00:02:46.099 --> 00:02:50.099 Aisha said: 'Through his marriage to her, he caused the emancipation 00:02:50.099 --> 00:02:53.099 Of one hundred households of Banu Al-Mustaliq. 00:02:53.099 --> 00:02:59.099 I know of no woman who was a greater blessing to her people than she.' 00:02:59.099 --> 00:03:05.020 The Plot of the Hypocrites to Stir Up Sedition. 00:03:05.020 --> 00:03:10.590 We previously mentioned that there went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 00:03:10.590 --> 00:03:14.590 In this military expedition a large number of hypocrites, 00:03:14.590 --> 00:03:20.590 At their head Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul, the leader of the hypocrites. 00:03:20.590 --> 00:03:24.590 Their going forth with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 00:03:24.590 --> 00:03:26.590 In this expedition was solely 00:03:26.590 --> 00:03:29.590 To incite sedition among the Muslims. 00:03:29.590 --> 00:03:33.590 Tremendous events took place on account of them, 00:03:33.590 --> 00:03:37.590 Including the revival of tribalistic rivalries of the pre-Islamic Jahiliyyah. 00:03:37.590 --> 00:03:40.620 The two Shaykhs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) recorded in their Sahihs 00:03:40.620 --> 00:03:44.620 On the authority of Jabir ibn Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said: 00:03:44.620 --> 00:03:49.620 "We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on an expedition, 00:03:49.620 --> 00:03:53.620 And a man from the Emigrants struck a man from the Ansar on the rear. 00:03:53.620 --> 00:03:57.620 The Ansari cried out: 'O Ansar! Help!' 00:03:57.620 --> 00:04:01.620 And the Emigrant cried out: 'O Emigrants! Help!' 00:04:01.620 --> 00:04:05.620 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) heard this 00:04:05.620 --> 00:04:09.620 And said: 'What is this call of Jahiliyyah?' 00:04:09.620 --> 00:04:12.620 They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, 00:04:12.620 --> 00:04:16.620 A man from the Emigrants struck a man from the Ansar on his rear.' 00:04:16.620 --> 00:04:20.620 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:04:20.620 --> 00:04:23.620 'Abandon it, for it is rotten and repulsive!' 00:04:23.620 --> 00:04:27.620 Imam Muslim added in his Sahih in another narration: 00:04:27.620 --> 00:04:31.620 'Let a man help his brother, whether he be an oppressor or oppressed. 00:04:31.620 --> 00:04:34.620 If he is an oppressor, let him stop him, 00:04:34.620 --> 00:04:36.620 For indeed that is his help to him; 00:04:36.620 --> 00:04:39.620 And if he is oppressed, let him render aid to him.' 00:04:39.620 --> 00:04:43.360 Ibn Salul's Reaction to the Incident. 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:48.360 When word of that reached Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul, he grew furious 00:04:48.360 --> 00:04:50.360 And uttered a vile statement. 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:53.360 Ibn Ishaq recorded in the Seerah from his teachers 00:04:53.360 --> 00:04:58.360 Who said: Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul became enraged 00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:00.360 While in the presence of a group of his people, 00:05:00.360 --> 00:05:03.360 Among whom was Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:05:03.360 --> 00:05:05.360 Who was a young boy at the time. 00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:08.360 Ibn Salul said: 'Have they truly done this? 00:05:08.360 --> 00:05:12.360 They now vie with us and outnumber us in our own land! 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:15.360 By Allah, our situation and that of the destitute of Quraysh 00:05:15.360 --> 00:05:17.360 Is just as the old saying goes: 00:05:17.360 --> 00:05:20.360 "Fatten your dog, and it will devour you!" 00:05:20.360 --> 00:05:23.360 By Allah, if we return to Al-Madinah, [the most honorable will surely expel the most humiliated therefrom].' 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:26.360 “They say: Surely, if we return to Al-Madinah the mightier will soon drive out the weaker; when might belongeth to Allah and to His messenger and to the believers; but the hypocrites know not.” (63:8) 00:05:26.360 --> 00:05:29.360 Then he turned to those present from his people 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:34.360 And said to them: 'This is what you have brought upon yourselves! 00:05:34.360 --> 00:05:36.360 You welcomed them into your country 00:05:36.360 --> 00:05:39.360 And shared your wealth with them. 00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:43.360 By Allah, had you withheld from them what was in your hands, 00:05:43.360 --> 00:05:46.519 They would have moved on to another land!' 00:05:46.519 --> 00:05:49.519 Recorded by Imams Al-Bukhari, Muslim, and At-Tirmidhi— 00:05:49.519 --> 00:05:52.519 And the wording belongs to At-Tirmidhi— 00:05:52.519 --> 00:05:56.519 On the authority of Jabir ibn Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said: 00:05:56.519 --> 00:05:59.519 Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul heard of this 00:05:59.519 --> 00:06:02.519 And said: 'Have they truly done this? 00:06:02.519 --> 00:06:05.519 By Allah, if we return to Al-Madinah, [the most honorable will surely expel the most humiliated therefrom].' 00:06:05.519 --> 00:06:08.519 “They say: Surely, if we return to Al-Madinah the mightier will soon drive out the weaker; when might belongeth to Allah and to His messenger and to the believers; but the hypocrites know not.” (63:8) 00:06:08.519 --> 00:06:11.579 Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 00:06:11.579 --> 00:06:13.579 'O Messenger of Allah! 00:06:13.579 --> 00:06:16.620 Let me strike the neck of this hypocrite!' 00:06:16.620 --> 00:06:19.620 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 00:06:19.620 --> 00:06:21.620 'Leave him alone, 00:06:21.620 --> 00:06:25.620 Lest the people say that Muhammad kills his companions.' 00:06:25.620 --> 00:06:30.699 Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) 00:06:30.699 --> 00:06:33.699 Reports the Incident. 00:06:33.699 --> 00:06:37.300 When Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) heard 00:06:37.300 --> 00:06:40.300 That statement from this hypocrite, 00:06:40.300 --> 00:06:43.339 He went and informed his uncle of it. 00:06:43.339 --> 00:06:46.339 Imam Al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih 00:06:46.339 --> 00:06:49.339 On the authority of Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: 00:06:49.339 --> 00:06:52.339 "I was participating in an expedition, 00:06:52.339 --> 00:06:55.339 And I heard Abdullah ibn Ubayy saying: ['Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah] 00:06:55.339 --> 00:06:58.339 “They it is who say: Spend not on behalf of those (who dwell) with Allah's messenger that they may disperse (and go away from you); when Allah's are the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the hypocrites comprehend not.” (63:7) 00:06:58.339 --> 00:07:01.339 Until they disperse from around him,' [and: 'If we return to Al-Madinah, the most honorable will surely expel the most humiliated therefrom.'] 00:07:02.339 --> 00:07:05.339 “They say: Surely, if we return to Al-Madinah the mightier will soon drive out the weaker; when might belongeth to Allah and to His messenger and to the believers; but the hypocrites know not.” (63:8) 00:07:05.339 --> 00:07:08.370 So I mentioned that to my uncle, or to Umar, 00:07:08.370 --> 00:07:12.370 Who in turn mentioned it to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:07:12.370 --> 00:07:15.370 The Prophet summoned me, and I recounted it to him. 00:07:15.370 --> 00:07:18.370 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent word 00:07:18.370 --> 00:07:21.370 To Abdullah ibn Ubayy and his companions, 00:07:21.370 --> 00:07:24.370 But they swore that they had said no such thing. 00:07:24.370 --> 00:07:27.370 Thus, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) disbelieved me." 00:07:27.370 --> 00:07:30.620 In another wording in the Two Sahihs, 00:07:30.620 --> 00:07:33.620 Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 00:07:33.620 --> 00:07:36.620 "So he sent for Abdullah ibn Ubayy 00:07:36.620 --> 00:07:39.620 And questioned him, but he swore solemn oaths 00:07:39.620 --> 00:07:42.620 That he had neither done nor said it, 00:07:42.620 --> 00:07:45.620 So he considered Zayd to have lied and believed the Messenger of Allah." 00:07:45.620 --> 00:07:48.689 In the narration of At-Tahawi in Sharh 00:07:48.689 --> 00:07:51.689 Mushkil Al-Athar with a good chain of transmission, 00:07:51.689 --> 00:07:54.689 Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 00:07:54.689 --> 00:07:57.689 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) looked at me, 00:07:57.689 --> 00:08:00.689 And Sa'd ibn Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said— 00:08:00.689 --> 00:08:03.689 Sa'd said: 'O Messenger of Allah, 00:08:03.689 --> 00:08:06.689 It was only a young boy who informed me'— 00:08:06.689 --> 00:08:09.689 Referring to Zayd ibn Arqam. 00:08:09.689 --> 00:08:12.689 Sa'd came, took me by the hand, and led me away, 00:08:12.689 --> 00:08:15.689 Saying: 'This boy told me.' 00:08:15.689 --> 00:08:18.689 Then Abdullah ibn Ubayy rebuked me, 00:08:18.689 --> 00:08:21.689 So I rushed weeping to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 00:08:21.689 --> 00:08:24.689 Crying and saying: 00:08:24.689 --> 00:08:27.689 'By the One Who revealed the Prophethood upon you! 00:08:27.689 --> 00:08:30.689 He indeed said it!' 00:08:30.689 --> 00:08:33.690 Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 00:08:33.690 --> 00:08:36.690 'Thereupon I was afflicted with a grief the likes of which I had never suffered before. 00:08:36.690 --> 00:08:39.690 My uncle said to me: 00:08:39.690 --> 00:08:42.690 "What did you intend other than having the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) deem you a liar 00:08:42.690 --> 00:08:47.700 And detest you?"'" 00:08:47.700 --> 00:08:50.700 Divine Revelation Vindicates Zayd ibn Arqam 00:08:50.700 --> 00:08:54.250 (May Allah be pleased with him). 00:08:55.250 --> 00:08:58.250 "While I was riding alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 00:08:58.250 --> 00:09:01.250 My head nodding off from severe distress and fatigue, 00:09:01.250 --> 00:09:04.250 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came up to me, 00:09:04.250 --> 00:09:07.250 Pinched my ear affectionately, and smiled in my face. 00:09:07.250 --> 00:09:10.250 I would not have exchanged that gesture for eternal life in this world! 00:09:10.250 --> 00:09:13.250 Then Abu Bakr caught up with me 00:09:13.250 --> 00:09:16.309 And asked: 00:09:16.309 --> 00:09:19.309 'What did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say to you?' 00:09:19.309 --> 00:09:22.309 I replied: 00:09:22.309 --> 00:09:25.309 'He said nothing to me, 00:09:25.309 --> 00:09:28.309 Except that he pinched my ear and smiled in my face.' 00:09:28.309 --> 00:09:31.309 Abu Bakr said: 00:09:31.309 --> 00:09:34.340 'Rejoice!' 00:09:34.340 --> 00:09:37.340 Then Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) caught up with me, 00:09:37.340 --> 00:09:40.340 And I said to him the same as I had said to Abu Bakr. 00:09:40.340 --> 00:09:43.340 When morning came, 00:09:43.340 --> 00:09:46.340 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) recited 00:09:46.340 --> 00:09:49.570 Surah Al-Munafiqun." 00:09:50.570 --> 00:09:53.570 In the wording recorded by Ahmad 00:09:53.570 --> 00:09:56.570 On the authority of Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: 00:09:56.570 --> 00:09:59.570 "The Prophet of Allah sent for me— 00:09:59.570 --> 00:10:02.570 Or I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)— 00:10:02.570 --> 00:10:05.570 And he said: 'Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, 00:10:05.570 --> 00:10:08.570 Has sent down your vindication and confirmed your truthfulness.' 00:10:08.570 --> 00:10:11.570 He said: 'So this verse was revealed: 00:10:11.570 --> 00:10:14.570 “They it is who say: Spend not on behalf of those (who dwell) with Allah's messenger that they may disperse (and go away from you); when Allah's are the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the hypocrites comprehend not.” (63:7) 00:10:14.570 --> 00:10:17.570 “They it is who say: Spend not on behalf of those (who dwell) with Allah's messenger that they may disperse (and go away from you); when Allah's are the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the hypocrites comprehend not.” (63:7) 00:10:17.570 --> 00:10:20.570 "They are the ones who say: 'Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disperse,'" 00:10:20.570 --> 00:10:23.570 Down to His statement: 00:10:23.570 --> 00:10:26.700 "If we return to Al-Madinah, the most honorable will surely expel 00:10:26.700 --> 00:10:29.700 The most humiliated therefrom."'" 00:10:29.700 --> 00:10:32.700 Imam Al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih 00:10:32.700 --> 00:10:35.700 On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: 00:10:35.700 --> 00:10:38.700 "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 00:10:38.700 --> 00:10:41.700 'This is the one whose ear Allah fulfilled His promise to.'" 00:10:41.700 --> 00:10:44.700 Al-Hafiz ibn Hajar stated in Al-Fath: 00:10:45.700 --> 00:10:48.700 "The meaning is that Allah vindicated his truthfulness." 00:10:48.700 --> 00:10:52.590 A Abridged Manual of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah). 00:11:16.940 --> 00:11:19.940 To be continued... 00:11:19.940 --> 00:11:23.669 May Allah cure and restore him.