1 00:00:00,050 --> 00:00:03,770 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:13,080 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:17,800 An Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah), 4 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:23,149 authored by Sheikh Musa ibn Rashid al-Azimi, 5 00:00:23,149 --> 00:00:25,149 may Allah preserve him. 6 00:00:25,149 --> 00:00:33,219 The letter of al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) 7 00:00:33,219 --> 00:00:38,740 to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 8 00:00:38,740 --> 00:00:42,740 Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) 9 00:00:42,740 --> 00:00:46,740 was closely watching Quraysh's movements and military preparations. 10 00:00:46,740 --> 00:00:49,770 When this army set out, 11 00:00:49,770 --> 00:00:57,770 al-Abbas sent an urgent letter to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 12 00:00:57,770 --> 00:01:00,770 including in it all the details of the army. 13 00:01:00,770 --> 00:01:02,899 Al-Hafiz Ibn Abd al-Barr said: 14 00:01:02,899 --> 00:01:05,930 "Al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) 15 00:01:05,930 --> 00:01:11,930 used to write news of the polytheists to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 16 00:01:11,930 --> 00:01:15,930 and the Muslims in Mecca drew strength through him." 17 00:01:15,930 --> 00:01:17,959 Imam al-Dhahabi said: 18 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:24,959 "Al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) remained deeply compassionate toward the Prophet (peace be upon him), 19 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:25,959 full of love for him, 20 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:27,959 patiently enduring harm, 21 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,959 even before he had embraced Islam; 22 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,959 so much so that on the night of al-Aqabah, 23 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,959 he stood faithfully by his nephew during the night 24 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,959 and secured firm pledges for him from the seventy. 25 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,959 He then went out to Badr with his people under compulsion, 26 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:43,959 and was taken captive, 27 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,959 whereupon he made known to them that he had embraced Islam. 28 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:48,959 He then returned to Mecca, 29 00:01:48,959 --> 00:01:51,959 and I do not know why he continued to stay there. 30 00:01:51,959 --> 00:01:56,959 Furthermore, there is no mention of him on the day of Uhud or the day of the Trench; 31 00:01:56,959 --> 00:01:58,959 he did not march out with Abu Sufyan, 32 00:01:58,959 --> 00:02:03,959 nor did Quraysh say anything to him regarding that, as far as I know. 33 00:02:03,959 --> 00:02:07,959 Then he came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) 34 00:02:07,959 --> 00:02:10,960 as an emigrant shortly before the Conquest of Mecca, 35 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,960 so the exact date of his arrival has not been fully verified for us." 36 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:22,360 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) consulting his Companions. 37 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:28,969 After the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) verified the news about Quraysh, 38 00:02:28,969 --> 00:02:31,969 he gathered his Companions and consulted them 39 00:02:31,969 --> 00:02:35,969 on whether he should march out to face them or remain in Medina. 40 00:02:35,969 --> 00:02:39,969 The view of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was 41 00:02:39,969 --> 00:02:42,969 that they should not leave Medina, 42 00:02:42,969 --> 00:02:44,969 but rather fortify themselves within it, 43 00:02:44,969 --> 00:02:48,000 so that if the polytheists entered it, 44 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,000 the Muslims would fight them at the openings of the alleyways, 45 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,000 while the women would pelt them from above the rooftops. 46 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,000 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) informed them 47 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,000 of a vision he had seen in his dream. 48 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:05,099 Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad with a good chain of transmission 49 00:03:05,099 --> 00:03:09,099 on the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said: 50 00:03:09,099 --> 00:03:13,099 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) took as spoil 51 00:03:13,099 --> 00:03:16,099 his sword, Dhu al-Faqar, on the day of Badr, 52 00:03:16,099 --> 00:03:20,099 and it was concerning it that he saw the vision on the day of Uhud, 53 00:03:20,099 --> 00:03:21,099 saying: 54 00:03:21,099 --> 00:03:25,099 'I saw a notch in my sword, Dhu al-Faqar,' 55 00:03:25,099 --> 00:03:27,099 meaning a breach in it, 56 00:03:27,099 --> 00:03:30,099 'and I interpreted it to mean a breach that will occur among you. 57 00:03:30,099 --> 00:03:33,099 And I saw that I was riding behind a ram, 58 00:03:33,099 --> 00:03:36,099 and I interpreted it to be the commander of the enemy battalion. 59 00:03:36,099 --> 00:03:40,099 And I saw that I was in a fortified coat of armor, 60 00:03:40,099 --> 00:03:42,099 and I interpreted it to be Medina. 61 00:03:42,099 --> 00:03:45,099 And I saw cows being slaughtered, 62 00:03:45,099 --> 00:03:48,099 and the cows, by Allah, are good; 63 00:03:48,099 --> 00:03:51,099 the cows, by Allah, are good.'" 64 00:03:51,099 --> 00:03:56,099 Imam al-Nasa'i narrated in al-Sunan al-Kubra with an authentic chain of transmission 65 00:03:56,099 --> 00:04:00,099 on the authority of Jabir ibn Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said: 66 00:04:00,099 --> 00:04:04,099 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) consulted 67 00:04:04,099 --> 00:04:06,099 the people on the day of Uhud, 68 00:04:06,099 --> 00:04:08,099 and said: 69 00:04:08,099 --> 00:04:11,099 'I saw in a dream as a sleeper sees, 70 00:04:11,099 --> 00:04:14,099 as though I were in a fortified coat of armor, 71 00:04:14,099 --> 00:04:17,100 and as though cows were being slaughtered and followed; 72 00:04:17,100 --> 00:04:20,100 so I interpreted the coat of armor to be Medina, 73 00:04:20,100 --> 00:04:23,100 and the cows to be a group of people, and Allah’s decree is good. 74 00:04:23,100 --> 00:04:26,100 If only you would fight them in the alleyways, 75 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:30,100 while the women pelt them from above the walls!'" 76 00:04:30,100 --> 00:04:34,290 In the narration of Imam Ahmad with an authentic chain of transmission 77 00:04:34,290 --> 00:04:37,290 on the authority of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: 78 00:04:37,290 --> 00:04:41,290 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 79 00:04:41,290 --> 00:04:44,290 'If only we would remain in Medina, 80 00:04:44,290 --> 00:04:48,290 then if they come upon us inside it, we would fight them.'" 81 00:04:48,290 --> 00:04:54,850 The opinion of those who did not attend Badr. 82 00:04:54,850 --> 00:04:59,850 A group among the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) hastened— 83 00:04:59,850 --> 00:05:02,850 specifically those who had missed going out on the day of Badr— 84 00:05:02,850 --> 00:05:05,850 to suggest going out to face the enemy, 85 00:05:05,850 --> 00:05:10,850 and they persistently urged the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to do so. 86 00:05:10,850 --> 00:05:13,850 They said, "O Messenger of Allah, 87 00:05:13,850 --> 00:05:17,850 by Allah, they never dared enter upon us inside it during the pre-Islamic days of ignorance, 88 00:05:17,850 --> 00:05:21,879 so how could they enter upon us inside it under Islam?" 89 00:05:21,879 --> 00:05:25,879 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 90 00:05:25,879 --> 00:05:27,879 "Have it your way, then." 91 00:05:27,879 --> 00:05:32,879 In the narration of al-Nasa'i in al-Sunan al-Kubra with an authentic chain of transmission: 92 00:05:32,879 --> 00:05:36,879 "They said: 'Shall they enter Medina upon us? 93 00:05:36,879 --> 00:05:38,879 It was never entered upon us before; 94 00:05:38,879 --> 00:05:42,009 rather, let us march out to face them!' 95 00:05:42,009 --> 00:05:46,009 So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 96 00:05:46,009 --> 00:05:48,009 'Have it your way, then.'" 97 00:05:48,009 --> 00:05:51,259 Al-Hakim narrated in al-Mustadrak with a good chain of transmission 98 00:05:51,259 --> 00:05:55,259 on the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said: 99 00:05:55,259 --> 00:05:59,259 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) took as spoil 100 00:05:59,259 --> 00:06:01,259 his sword, Dhu al-Faqar, on the day of Badr, 101 00:06:01,259 --> 00:06:05,259 and it was concerning it that he saw the vision on the day of Uhud. 102 00:06:05,259 --> 00:06:09,259 That was because when the polytheists 103 00:06:09,259 --> 00:06:13,259 advanced toward the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) on the day of Uhud, 104 00:06:13,259 --> 00:06:17,259 the opinion of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was 105 00:06:17,259 --> 00:06:21,259 to remain in Medina and fight them there. 106 00:06:21,259 --> 00:06:25,259 But people who had not been present at Badr said to him: 107 00:06:25,259 --> 00:06:30,259 'Let the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) march out with us to them, 108 00:06:30,259 --> 00:06:32,259 and we will fight them at Uhud,' 109 00:06:32,259 --> 00:06:37,259 hoping to attain the same virtue that the people of Badr had attained." 110 00:06:37,259 --> 00:06:40,259 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said: 111 00:06:40,259 --> 00:06:44,259 "Many of the people insisted upon nothing less than marching out to the enemy, 112 00:06:44,259 --> 00:06:50,259 and did not defer to the counsel and judgment of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 113 00:06:50,259 --> 00:06:54,259 Had they been content with what he instructed them, that would have been best, 114 00:06:54,259 --> 00:06:57,259 but the divine decree prevailed. 115 00:06:57,259 --> 00:07:00,259 Most of those who advised him to go out 116 00:07:00,259 --> 00:07:03,259 were men who had not witnessed Badr, 117 00:07:03,259 --> 00:07:07,259 and they knew the superior virtue that the participants of Badr had previously attained." 118 00:07:07,259 --> 00:07:12,740 An Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah). 119 00:07:12,740 --> 00:07:18,740 Though long may be the longing people bear for one another, 120 00:07:18,740 --> 00:07:25,839 the longing felt for you transcends all bounds. 121 00:07:25,839 --> 00:07:32,449 May Allah bestow blessings upon you whenever the call to prayer is raised, 122 00:07:32,449 --> 00:07:41,730 and whenever lips move in the enduring remembrance of Allah.