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 Prophetic Biography. 3 00:00:06,889 --> 00:00:11,310 "Magnanimous when buying..." 4 00:00:11,310 --> 00:00:15,710 During this military expedition, 5 00:00:15,710 --> 00:00:21,109 Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) narrated another story to us. 6 00:00:21,109 --> 00:00:22,510 He said: 7 00:00:22,510 --> 00:00:26,109 "I went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 8 00:00:26,109 --> 00:00:29,309 to the Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa' in Nakhl, 9 00:00:29,309 --> 00:00:31,710 riding a weak camel of mine. 10 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:35,509 When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) turned back 11 00:00:35,509 --> 00:00:37,310 from this expedition, 12 00:00:37,310 --> 00:00:39,710 the riding parties began passing ahead, 13 00:00:39,710 --> 00:00:41,509 while I kept lagging behind, 14 00:00:41,509 --> 00:00:45,509 until the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) caught up with me 15 00:00:45,509 --> 00:00:46,710 and asked, 16 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:48,710 'What is the matter with you, O Jabir?' 17 00:00:48,710 --> 00:00:50,710 I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, 18 00:00:50,710 --> 00:00:53,310 this camel of mine has slowed me down.' 19 00:00:53,310 --> 00:00:54,909 He said, 'Make it kneel.' 20 00:00:54,909 --> 00:00:56,909 So I made it kneel, 21 00:00:56,909 --> 00:01:00,909 and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) also made his mount kneel. 22 00:01:00,909 --> 00:01:02,509 Then he said, 23 00:01:02,509 --> 00:01:05,109 'Hand me this stick in your hand,' 24 00:01:05,109 --> 00:01:07,709 or 'Cut a stick from a tree.' 25 00:01:07,709 --> 00:01:09,510 He said: So I did. 26 00:01:09,510 --> 00:01:13,510 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) took it 27 00:01:13,510 --> 00:01:16,109 and poked the camel with it a few times. 28 00:01:16,109 --> 00:01:17,310 Then he said, 29 00:01:17,310 --> 00:01:18,709 'Mount it.' 30 00:01:18,709 --> 00:01:20,310 He said: So I mounted it, 31 00:01:20,310 --> 00:01:23,310 and—by the One Who sent him with the truth!—it set off 32 00:01:23,310 --> 00:01:26,579 keeping pace alongside his own she-camel. 33 00:01:26,579 --> 00:01:27,579 He said: 34 00:01:27,579 --> 00:01:31,980 I began conversing with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 35 00:01:31,980 --> 00:01:33,180 and he said, 36 00:01:33,180 --> 00:01:36,780 'Will you sell me this camel of yours, O Jabir?' 37 00:01:36,780 --> 00:01:37,780 He said: 38 00:01:37,780 --> 00:01:39,810 'Rather, I give it to you as a gift.' 39 00:01:39,810 --> 00:01:41,010 He said, 'No, 40 00:01:41,010 --> 00:01:43,010 but sell it to me.' 41 00:01:43,010 --> 00:01:44,010 He said: 42 00:01:44,010 --> 00:01:45,810 I said, 'Then name a price for me.' 43 00:01:45,810 --> 00:01:49,609 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, 44 00:01:49,609 --> 00:01:52,209 'I take it for one dirham.' 45 00:01:52,209 --> 00:01:53,609 Jabir said: 46 00:01:53,609 --> 00:01:54,609 'No, 47 00:01:54,810 --> 00:01:57,609 for you would be underpaying me, O Messenger of Allah!' 48 00:01:57,609 --> 00:01:59,810 He said, 'Then for two dirhams.' 49 00:01:59,810 --> 00:02:00,810 He said: 50 00:02:00,810 --> 00:02:02,209 I said, 'No.' 51 00:02:02,209 --> 00:02:06,810 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) kept raising the offer for me 52 00:02:06,810 --> 00:02:09,210 until it reached an *uqiyyah* (forty dirhams). 53 00:02:09,210 --> 00:02:11,409 I said, 'I am satisfied; 54 00:02:11,409 --> 00:02:13,810 it is yours, O Messenger of Allah.' 55 00:02:13,810 --> 00:02:16,409 He (peace be upon him) said, 56 00:02:16,409 --> 00:02:17,870 'I have bought it.' 57 00:02:17,870 --> 00:02:19,469 Jabir said: 58 00:02:19,469 --> 00:02:23,469 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) asked, 59 00:02:23,469 --> 00:02:24,669 'O Jabir, 60 00:02:24,669 --> 00:02:26,270 have you gotten married?' 61 00:02:26,270 --> 00:02:27,270 He said: 62 00:02:27,270 --> 00:02:29,870 I said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' 63 00:02:29,870 --> 00:02:30,870 He asked, 64 00:02:30,870 --> 00:02:33,669 'A previously married woman or a virgin?' 65 00:02:33,669 --> 00:02:34,669 He said: 66 00:02:34,669 --> 00:02:37,099 I said, 'Rather, a previously married woman.' 67 00:02:37,099 --> 00:02:38,300 He said, 68 00:02:38,300 --> 00:02:42,370 'Why not a young virgin, whom you could play with and who could play with you?'" 69 00:02:42,370 --> 00:02:46,370 This shows us that it is preferable to marry a virgin 70 00:02:46,370 --> 00:02:48,699 if that is feasible for a person. 71 00:02:48,699 --> 00:02:49,900 He said: 72 00:02:49,900 --> 00:02:51,900 "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, 73 00:02:51,900 --> 00:02:54,699 my father was martyred on the day of Uhud, 74 00:02:54,699 --> 00:02:57,699 leaving behind seven daughters for me. 75 00:02:57,699 --> 00:03:00,099 So I married a mature woman 76 00:03:00,099 --> 00:03:03,530 who could gather them, look after them, and manage their affairs.' 77 00:03:03,530 --> 00:03:05,729 This demonstrates altruism, 78 00:03:05,729 --> 00:03:10,590 as he preferred his sisters' well-being over his own desires (may Allah be pleased with him). 79 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:14,189 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him, 80 00:03:14,189 --> 00:03:16,590 'You have made the right choice, Allah willing. 81 00:03:16,590 --> 00:03:19,189 When we reach Sirar, 82 00:03:19,389 --> 00:03:22,189 we shall order a slaughter-camel to be sacrificed, 83 00:03:22,189 --> 00:03:25,189 spend the rest of our day there, 84 00:03:25,189 --> 00:03:28,990 and your wife will hear of our arrival and prepare the cushions.' 85 00:03:28,990 --> 00:03:29,990 He said: 86 00:03:29,990 --> 00:03:32,590 I said, 'By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, 87 00:03:32,590 --> 00:03:34,590 we have no cushions!' 88 00:03:34,590 --> 00:03:35,590 He said, 89 00:03:35,590 --> 00:03:37,789 'You will soon have them; 90 00:03:37,789 --> 00:03:42,259 so when you arrive, act wisely.' 91 00:03:42,259 --> 00:03:46,259 When evening came, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 92 00:03:46,259 --> 00:03:48,460 entered Medina, and we entered as well. 93 00:03:48,460 --> 00:03:50,460 I told my wife the news 94 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:54,460 and what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had said to me. 95 00:03:54,460 --> 00:03:55,460 She said, 96 00:03:55,460 --> 00:03:56,460 'Comply then! 97 00:03:56,460 --> 00:03:58,460 We hear and obey.' 98 00:03:58,460 --> 00:04:00,460 When morning came, 99 00:04:00,460 --> 00:04:02,460 I took the camel by its halter 100 00:04:02,460 --> 00:04:08,460 and led it until I made it kneel at the door of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 101 00:04:08,460 --> 00:04:12,460 Then I sat in the mosque nearby. 102 00:04:12,460 --> 00:04:15,460 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came out 103 00:04:15,460 --> 00:04:17,459 and saw the camel. 104 00:04:17,459 --> 00:04:19,459 He asked, 'What is this?' 105 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,459 They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, 106 00:04:21,459 --> 00:04:24,459 this is the camel brought by Jabir.' 107 00:04:24,459 --> 00:04:25,459 He said, 108 00:04:25,459 --> 00:04:27,459 'Where is Jabir?' 109 00:04:27,459 --> 00:04:29,459 So I was called for him, 110 00:04:29,459 --> 00:04:30,459 and he said to me, 111 00:04:30,459 --> 00:04:31,459 'O nephew, 112 00:04:31,459 --> 00:04:34,459 take the halter of your camel, for it belongs to you.' 113 00:04:34,459 --> 00:04:37,459 Then he called Bilal and said, 114 00:04:37,459 --> 00:04:39,459 'Go with Jabir 115 00:04:39,459 --> 00:04:41,459 and give him an *uqiyyah*.' 116 00:04:41,459 --> 00:04:42,459 He said: 117 00:04:42,459 --> 00:04:45,459 So I went with him, and he gave me an *uqiyyah* 118 00:04:45,459 --> 00:04:48,459 and added a little extra. 119 00:04:48,459 --> 00:04:49,459 He said: 120 00:04:49,459 --> 00:04:52,459 By Allah, it continuously brought blessing and increase to my wealth, 121 00:04:52,459 --> 00:04:55,459 and its distinct place remained visible among our possessions, 122 00:04:55,459 --> 00:04:59,459 until it was lost yesterday among what we lost— 123 00:04:59,459 --> 00:05:01,459 meaning on the Day of al-Harrah, 124 00:05:01,459 --> 00:05:04,459 in the year 63 AH." 125 00:05:04,459 --> 00:05:06,459 In another narration, 126 00:05:06,459 --> 00:05:10,459 Jabir stipulated a condition with the Prophet (peace be upon him) 127 00:05:10,459 --> 00:05:13,449 that he be allowed to ride it back to Medina. 128 00:05:13,449 --> 00:05:16,449 This hadith contains many points of benefit, 129 00:05:16,449 --> 00:05:17,449 including: 130 00:05:17,449 --> 00:05:18,449 First: 131 00:05:18,449 --> 00:05:21,449 That the Prophet (peace be upon him) 132 00:05:21,449 --> 00:05:23,449 purchased the camel from Jabir, 133 00:05:23,449 --> 00:05:26,449 bargaining with him until he satisfied him with the price. 134 00:05:26,449 --> 00:05:28,449 This proves the permissibility of bargaining over price. 135 00:05:28,449 --> 00:05:30,449 Second: 136 00:05:30,449 --> 00:05:32,449 That the Prophet (peace be upon him) 137 00:05:32,449 --> 00:05:35,449 was the most compassionate and gentle of people with his Companions; 138 00:05:35,449 --> 00:05:40,449 this is evident in his staying behind until he caught up with Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah. 139 00:05:40,449 --> 00:05:42,449 Third: 140 00:05:42,449 --> 00:05:46,449 It highlights the Companions' profound love for the Prophet (peace be upon him), 141 00:05:46,449 --> 00:05:51,449 as demonstrated when the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to Jabir, 142 00:05:51,449 --> 00:05:52,449 "Sell it to me," 143 00:05:52,449 --> 00:05:54,449 and Jabir replied, 144 00:05:54,449 --> 00:05:56,449 "Rather, I give it to you as a gift." 145 00:05:56,449 --> 00:05:57,670 Fourth: 146 00:05:57,670 --> 00:06:00,670 The recommendation to marry a virgin, 147 00:06:00,670 --> 00:06:05,670 as the Prophet (peace be upon him) advised Jabir to do. 148 00:06:05,670 --> 00:06:06,740 Fifth: 149 00:06:06,740 --> 00:06:10,740 It also proves the permissibility of marrying a previously married woman. 150 00:06:10,829 --> 00:06:11,829 Sixth: 151 00:06:11,829 --> 00:06:15,829 A demonstration of the generosity of the Prophet (peace be upon him), 152 00:06:15,829 --> 00:06:18,829 in that after purchasing the camel, 153 00:06:18,829 --> 00:06:22,829 he returned it to Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) as a gift. 154 00:06:22,829 --> 00:06:24,829 Seventh: 155 00:06:24,829 --> 00:06:26,829 That Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah 156 00:06:26,829 --> 00:06:29,829 stipulated a condition to the Prophet (peace be upon him) 157 00:06:29,829 --> 00:06:31,829 when he sold him the camel: 158 00:06:31,829 --> 00:06:35,829 that he be permitted to ride it until he reached Medina. 159 00:06:35,829 --> 00:06:39,829 Scholars have cited this as evidence for the validity of adding a condition to a sale— 160 00:06:39,829 --> 00:06:41,829 namely, a sale coupled with a stipulation. 161 00:06:41,829 --> 00:06:43,829 And Allah knows best. 162 00:06:43,829 --> 00:06:47,439 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography: 163 00:06:47,439 --> 00:06:52,300 Lessons and Insights. 164 00:06:52,300 --> 00:06:57,629 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) posted 165 00:06:57,629 --> 00:07:00,629 two men as night scouts to guard the Muslims: 166 00:07:00,629 --> 00:07:02,629 'Abbad ibn Bishr 167 00:07:02,629 --> 00:07:04,629 and 'Ammar ibn Yasir. 168 00:07:04,629 --> 00:07:08,629 'Ammar went to sleep while 'Abbad stood up to pray. 169 00:07:08,629 --> 00:07:11,629 A man from the idolaters approached 170 00:07:11,629 --> 00:07:13,629 and shot an arrow at 'Abbad while he was praying. 171 00:07:13,629 --> 00:07:16,629 He pulled it out and continued his prayer. 172 00:07:16,629 --> 00:07:19,629 The attacker struck him with a second arrow; 173 00:07:19,629 --> 00:07:22,629 he pulled it out and continued his prayer. 174 00:07:22,629 --> 00:07:24,629 Then he shot him with a third; 175 00:07:24,629 --> 00:07:28,629 yet he did not break his prayer until he completed the salutation (may Allah be pleased with him). 176 00:07:28,629 --> 00:07:30,629 He then woke his companion. 177 00:07:30,629 --> 00:07:32,629 When 'Ammar saw his blood, he said, 178 00:07:32,629 --> 00:07:34,629 "SubhanAllah! 179 00:07:34,629 --> 00:07:36,629 Why did you not alert me at the first arrow?" 180 00:07:36,629 --> 00:07:37,629 He replied, 181 00:07:37,629 --> 00:07:39,629 "I was reciting a surah 182 00:07:39,629 --> 00:07:41,629 and hated to interrupt it." 183 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:44,860 In that same year, 184 00:07:44,860 --> 00:07:47,860 the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) appointed 185 00:07:47,860 --> 00:07:49,860 a man from the Ansar 186 00:07:49,860 --> 00:07:51,860 over a military detachment he dispatched, 187 00:07:51,860 --> 00:07:54,860 commanding the men to listen to him and obey. 188 00:07:54,860 --> 00:07:56,860 During the journey, they angered their commander, 189 00:07:56,860 --> 00:07:58,860 so he said to them, 190 00:07:58,860 --> 00:08:00,860 "Gather firewood for me." 191 00:08:00,860 --> 00:08:02,860 They gathered it for him. 192 00:08:02,860 --> 00:08:03,860 He then said, 193 00:08:03,860 --> 00:08:05,860 "Kindle a fire!" 194 00:08:05,860 --> 00:08:06,860 So they lit it. 195 00:08:06,860 --> 00:08:07,860 Then he said, 196 00:08:07,860 --> 00:08:10,860 "Did not the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) command you 197 00:08:10,860 --> 00:08:13,860 to listen to me and obey?" 198 00:08:13,860 --> 00:08:15,860 They replied, "Yes, indeed." 199 00:08:15,860 --> 00:08:16,860 He said: 200 00:08:16,860 --> 00:08:18,860 "Enter it." 201 00:08:18,860 --> 00:08:21,920 This is a truly astonishing matter, 202 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:23,920 because he understood that as long as 203 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,920 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 204 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,920 commanded them to hear and obey him, 205 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,920 then they must obey him in everything, 206 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,919 even if it involved disobedience to Allah, 207 00:08:34,919 --> 00:08:36,919 Blessed and Exalted is He. 208 00:08:36,919 --> 00:08:38,950 They looked at one another 209 00:08:38,950 --> 00:08:40,950 and said, 210 00:08:40,950 --> 00:08:44,950 "We only fled to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 211 00:08:44,950 --> 00:08:46,950 to escape the Fire, 212 00:08:46,950 --> 00:08:48,950 not to fall into it." 213 00:08:48,950 --> 00:08:49,950 He said: 214 00:08:49,950 --> 00:08:51,950 His anger then subsided. 215 00:08:51,950 --> 00:08:55,950 When they came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 216 00:08:55,950 --> 00:08:57,950 they mentioned this to him, 217 00:08:57,950 --> 00:08:58,950 and he said, 218 00:08:58,950 --> 00:09:01,950 "Had they entered it, they would never have emerged from it; 219 00:09:01,950 --> 00:09:04,950 obedience is only in what is righteous." 220 00:09:04,950 --> 00:09:08,659 Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah) 221 00:09:08,659 --> 00:09:15,769 The 'Umrat al-Qada' (The Compensatory Umrah) in the seventh year of the Hijrah. 222 00:09:15,769 --> 00:09:21,590 We have previously discussed how the Prophet, peace be upon him, 223 00:09:21,590 --> 00:09:24,590 and his Companions were barred from the Sacred Mosque, 224 00:09:24,590 --> 00:09:27,590 until the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was concluded. 225 00:09:27,590 --> 00:09:30,659 Abu 'Abdullah al-Hakim said: 226 00:09:30,659 --> 00:09:34,659 Reports have reached the level of tawatur that he, peace be upon him, 227 00:09:34,659 --> 00:09:36,659 when the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah arrived, 228 00:09:36,659 --> 00:09:40,659 commanded his Companions to perform the Umrah to compensate for their previous one, 229 00:09:40,659 --> 00:09:44,659 and that no one who had witnessed Hudaybiyyah should remain behind. 230 00:09:44,659 --> 00:09:47,659 They all set out, except for those who had been martyred. 231 00:09:47,659 --> 00:09:50,659 Others also went out with him to perform the Umrah, 232 00:09:50,659 --> 00:09:53,659 so their number reached two thousand, 233 00:09:53,659 --> 00:09:55,659 excluding the women and children. 234 00:09:55,659 --> 00:10:00,720 The Prophet, peace be upon him, drove sixty sacrificial camels with him. 235 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,720 He entered the state of ihram from Dhu al-Hulayfah, 236 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,720 and set out prepared with weapons and combat gear, 237 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,720 fearing that the Quraysh might commit treachery. 238 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,750 When he reached Ya'jaj, 239 00:10:11,750 --> 00:10:15,750 he deposited all the equipment, shields, and armor, 240 00:10:15,750 --> 00:10:17,750 along with the arrows and spears, 241 00:10:17,750 --> 00:10:22,750 and left them under the guard of Aws Ibn Khawlah al-Ansari with two hundred men. 242 00:10:22,750 --> 00:10:26,750 The Prophet, peace be upon him, entered carrying only the weapons of a traveler, 243 00:10:26,750 --> 00:10:29,750 with swords in their scabbards. 244 00:10:29,750 --> 00:10:34,750 The Quraysh had sent Mikraz Ibn Hafs with a group of their people, 245 00:10:34,750 --> 00:10:37,750 and he said to him, "O Muhammad, 246 00:10:37,750 --> 00:10:40,750 we have never known you, young or old, to be treacherous; 247 00:10:40,750 --> 00:10:44,750 yet you enter the Sacred Precinct with weapons against your own people, 248 00:10:44,750 --> 00:10:49,750 even though you had agreed not to enter except with the weapons of a traveler." 249 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:52,750 The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied, 250 00:10:52,750 --> 00:10:55,750 "I am not bringing weapons against them." 251 00:10:55,750 --> 00:10:57,750 Mikraz said, 252 00:10:57,750 --> 00:10:59,750 "This is what you are known for: 253 00:10:59,750 --> 00:11:01,750 righteousness and loyalty." 254 00:11:01,750 --> 00:11:07,909 This is a testimony from one of the Prophet's enemies regarding him, 255 00:11:07,909 --> 00:11:10,909 and such testimonies are successive and numerous. 256 00:11:10,909 --> 00:11:15,909 They bore witness to his truthfulness, trustworthiness, righteousness, and loyalty. 257 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:23,330 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered riding his she-camel, al-Qaswa'. 258 00:11:23,330 --> 00:11:29,330 He used to name all his horses, camels, donkeys, and mules. 259 00:11:29,330 --> 00:11:35,330 Among the horses of the Prophet, peace be upon him, are those collected in a line of poetry: 260 00:11:35,330 --> 00:11:39,330 "Sakb, Lahif, Subhah, Darb, 261 00:11:39,330 --> 00:11:43,330 Lazaz, Murtajiz, and Ward—they have secrets." 262 00:11:43,330 --> 00:11:45,419 As for the mules, 263 00:11:45,419 --> 00:11:51,419 the Prophet, peace be upon him, had a mule he named Duldul. 264 00:11:51,419 --> 00:11:54,419 He had a donkey named 'Ufayr. 265 00:11:54,419 --> 00:11:58,419 And among his camels were al-Qaswa' and al-'Adba'. 266 00:11:58,419 --> 00:12:01,419 This she-camel has a famous story, 267 00:12:01,419 --> 00:12:05,419 which is that she was so fast she was never outrun. 268 00:12:05,419 --> 00:12:10,419 Then a Bedouin came and raced her with his camel, and he outran her. 269 00:12:10,419 --> 00:12:13,419 This distressed the Muslims, 270 00:12:13,419 --> 00:12:16,460 so the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 271 00:12:16,460 --> 00:12:23,460 "It is a right upon Allah that He does not raise anything in this world without eventually lowering it." 272 00:12:23,460 --> 00:12:28,620 The Prophet, peace be upon him, entered riding his she-camel, al-Qaswa', 273 00:12:28,620 --> 00:12:31,620 while the Muslims were girded with their swords, 274 00:12:31,620 --> 00:12:36,620 surrounding the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reciting the talbiyah. 275 00:12:36,620 --> 00:12:41,620 The polytheists went out from Makkah to a mountain north of the city 276 00:12:41,620 --> 00:12:44,620 called Qu'ayqi'an. 277 00:12:44,620 --> 00:12:46,620 They said to one another, 278 00:12:46,620 --> 00:12:50,620 "A delegation is coming to you whom the fever of Yathrib has weakened." 279 00:12:50,620 --> 00:12:56,620 The Prophet, peace be upon him, seemed to have heard this or sensed it, 280 00:12:56,620 --> 00:13:01,620 so he commanded his Companions to perform the ramal (brisk walking) during the first three circuits, 281 00:13:01,620 --> 00:13:04,620 and to walk normally between the two corners. 282 00:13:04,620 --> 00:13:09,620 This was because the people of Makkah could see them when they circled from the Hijr to the Yemeni Corner, 283 00:13:09,620 --> 00:13:14,620 but between the Yemeni Corner and the Hijr, they could not see them. 284 00:13:14,620 --> 00:13:20,620 The Prophet, peace be upon him, liked to show strength to the Quraysh. 285 00:13:20,620 --> 00:13:23,620 The ramal then became a Sunnah thereafter, 286 00:13:23,620 --> 00:13:26,620 not only for the Compensatory Umrah, 287 00:13:26,620 --> 00:13:28,620 but a permanent Sunnah. 288 00:13:28,620 --> 00:13:34,620 For it is established from the Prophet, peace be upon him, that when he performed Hajj, he performed the ramal, 289 00:13:34,620 --> 00:13:36,620 though it was throughout the entire House. 290 00:13:36,620 --> 00:13:40,620 The Prophet, peace be upon him, entered Makkah, 291 00:13:40,620 --> 00:13:45,620 with 'Abdullah Ibn Rawahah in front of him. 292 00:13:45,620 --> 00:13:47,620 He was a poet, 293 00:13:47,620 --> 00:13:51,620 and the poets of the Prophet, peace be upon him, were three: 294 00:13:51,620 --> 00:13:53,620 Hassan Ibn Thabit, 295 00:13:53,620 --> 00:13:55,620 Ka'b Ibn Malik, 296 00:13:55,620 --> 00:13:57,620 and 'Abdullah Ibn Rawahah. 297 00:13:57,620 --> 00:14:02,649 'Abdullah Ibn Rawahah was girded with his sword, saying: 298 00:14:02,649 --> 00:14:06,649 "Clear the way, O sons of the disbelievers, from his path; 299 00:14:06,649 --> 00:14:09,649 clear the way, for all goodness is in His Messenger. 300 00:14:09,649 --> 00:14:12,649 The Most Merciful has sent down in His revelation, 301 00:14:12,649 --> 00:14:16,649 in scrolls recited upon His Messenger: 302 00:14:16,649 --> 00:14:19,649 O Lord, I believe in what he says, 303 00:14:19,649 --> 00:14:23,649 I have seen the truth in accepting it, 304 00:14:23,649 --> 00:14:26,649 that the best of killing is in His path. 305 00:14:26,649 --> 00:14:30,649 Today we strike you over its revelation, 306 00:14:30,649 --> 00:14:34,649 a strike that removes heads from their resting places, 307 00:14:34,649 --> 00:14:37,649 and makes the intimate friend forget his friend." 308 00:14:38,649 --> 00:14:40,779 'Umar came and said, 309 00:14:40,779 --> 00:14:42,779 "O Ibn Rawahah, 310 00:14:42,779 --> 00:14:46,779 in front of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 311 00:14:46,779 --> 00:14:49,779 and in the Sacred Sanctuary of Allah, you recite poetry?" 312 00:14:49,779 --> 00:14:52,779 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to him, 313 00:14:52,779 --> 00:14:54,779 "Leave him be, O 'Umar, 314 00:14:54,779 --> 00:14:58,779 for it is more piercing to them than the flight of arrows." 315 00:14:58,779 --> 00:15:02,779 Meaning, this poetry is more intense for them than arrows. 316 00:15:02,779 --> 00:15:05,779 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, performed the ramal 317 00:15:05,779 --> 00:15:08,779 for the first three circuits with those who were with him, 318 00:15:08,779 --> 00:15:10,779 and the polytheists saw them, 319 00:15:10,779 --> 00:15:13,779 they said, "Are these the ones you claimed 320 00:15:13,779 --> 00:15:16,779 that the fever had weakened? 321 00:15:16,779 --> 00:15:19,779 These are more robust than so-and-so and so-and-so." 322 00:15:19,779 --> 00:15:22,840 When he finished the sa'i, 323 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,840 he had placed the sacrificial animals he had brought 324 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,840 at al-Marwah. 325 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,840 He said, "This is the place of slaughter, 326 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,840 and all the mountain passes of Makkah are places of slaughter." 327 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,840 So he, peace be upon him, slaughtered 328 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,840 at al-Marwah and shaved his head there. 329 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,840 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stayed 330 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:44,840 in Makkah for three days. 331 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,840 When the morning of the fourth day came, 332 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:49,840 they came to 'Ali and said, 333 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,840 "Tell your companion to depart from us, 334 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,840 for the time limit has expired." 335 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,840 This was because they had agreed with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 336 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,840 that he would perform the Umrah for three days. 337 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,840 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, departed 338 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:07,840 and camped at Sarif, 339 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,450 where he stayed. 340 00:16:10,450 --> 00:16:13,450 Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah)