1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,180 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,980 --> 00:00:06,740 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah). 3 00:00:09,470 --> 00:00:11,789 The Migration of Abu Salamah, 4 00:00:11,949 --> 00:00:13,949 May Allah be pleased with him. 5 00:00:15,470 --> 00:00:17,949 The Muslims began to migrate, 6 00:00:18,190 --> 00:00:21,309 While the polytheists attempted to bar them from migrating. 7 00:00:21,629 --> 00:00:24,750 The very first of the emigrants was Abu Salamah, 8 00:00:24,989 --> 00:00:28,309 Who had migrated a year before the major Pledge of al-'Aqabah. 9 00:00:28,550 --> 00:00:33,229 He took his wife, Umm Salamah, and their son, Salamah, along with him. 10 00:00:33,710 --> 00:00:36,590 Thereupon, his in-laws came to him and said: 11 00:00:37,070 --> 00:00:39,789 "As for yourself, you have prevailed over us, 12 00:00:40,270 --> 00:00:42,509 But as for this woman of ours, 13 00:00:42,829 --> 00:00:46,109 Why should we let you travel through the land with her?" 14 00:00:46,509 --> 00:00:48,909 "By Allah, we will never allow her to go with you!" 15 00:00:49,310 --> 00:00:51,310 So they took his wife away from him. 16 00:00:51,630 --> 00:00:57,070 Naturally, their young child, Salamah, stayed back with his mother. 17 00:00:57,549 --> 00:00:59,549 The family of Abu Salamah became furious: 18 00:00:59,789 --> 00:01:02,590 "How dare you take a man's wife from him?!" 19 00:01:02,909 --> 00:01:05,870 They said: "If you do that, 20 00:01:06,109 --> 00:01:08,109 We will take our son back!" 21 00:01:08,349 --> 00:01:10,349 So they wrested Salamah away from his mother. 22 00:01:10,829 --> 00:01:14,109 Thus, this small family was torn apart: 23 00:01:14,430 --> 00:01:16,430 Abu Salamah migrated, 24 00:01:16,750 --> 00:01:19,230 Umm Salamah was detained by her clan, 25 00:01:19,549 --> 00:01:22,269 And Salamah was seized by his father's clan. 26 00:01:22,939 --> 00:01:25,980 Abu Salamah migrated alone to Medina. 27 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:31,500 After her husband departed and her child was snatched away, 28 00:01:31,900 --> 00:01:35,659 Umm Salamah would go out every morning to al-Abtah, weeping until evening came. 29 00:01:36,060 --> 00:01:39,019 She continued doing so for a whole year, 30 00:01:39,340 --> 00:01:42,379 Crying over the separation from her son and her husband. 31 00:01:42,939 --> 00:01:45,739 Eventually, one of her kinsmen took pity on her and said: 32 00:01:46,140 --> 00:01:48,700 "Will you not let this poor woman go?! 33 00:01:49,099 --> 00:01:52,939 You have torn her apart from her husband and her child!" 34 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:54,700 So they said to her: 35 00:01:55,099 --> 00:01:57,579 "Go and join your husband if you wish." 36 00:01:58,060 --> 00:02:00,060 She went to her husband's family, 37 00:02:00,299 --> 00:02:02,299 And they returned her son to her. 38 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:05,739 She then set out to migrate after her husband to Medina. 39 00:02:06,140 --> 00:02:08,139 Yet when she departed, 40 00:02:08,379 --> 00:02:10,379 She had no one accompanying her. 41 00:02:10,699 --> 00:02:13,659 Along the way, 'Uthman Ibn Talhah encountered her. 42 00:02:14,139 --> 00:02:16,139 Once he learned of her situation, 43 00:02:16,460 --> 00:02:18,860 He escorted her, travelling alongside her 44 00:02:19,259 --> 00:02:21,580 Until he brought her all the way to Medina, 45 00:02:21,580 --> 00:02:23,259 Even though he was still an adherent of polytheism. 46 00:02:23,659 --> 00:02:25,659 Yet that was the noble character of the Arabs. 47 00:02:26,460 --> 00:02:29,180 When he reached Medina, he said: 48 00:02:29,580 --> 00:02:31,580 "Your husband is in this village; 49 00:02:32,060 --> 00:02:34,379 Enter it with the blessing of Allah." 50 00:02:34,860 --> 00:02:36,860 Then he turned back toward Mecca. 51 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,159 This is just one depiction of the emigrants 52 00:02:40,719 --> 00:02:42,719 And what they suffered when they set out 53 00:02:42,719 --> 00:02:44,960 From Mecca to Medina. 54 00:02:46,449 --> 00:02:51,300 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah). 55 00:02:51,620 --> 00:02:54,099 The Migration of Suhayb al-Rumi, 56 00:02:54,580 --> 00:02:56,580 May Allah be pleased with him. 57 00:02:58,740 --> 00:02:59,939 Suhayb accepted Islam 58 00:03:00,419 --> 00:03:03,139 And remained in Mecca for a period of time. 59 00:03:03,620 --> 00:03:06,340 Then he resolved to migrate to Medina. 60 00:03:06,770 --> 00:03:08,770 When he prepared to migrate, 61 00:03:09,090 --> 00:03:11,569 The disbelievers of Mecca came to him and said: 62 00:03:12,129 --> 00:03:14,370 "You came to us as a destitute vagabond, 63 00:03:14,849 --> 00:03:16,849 Then your wealth multiplied among us, 64 00:03:16,849 --> 00:03:18,610 And you attained the standing you have reached; 65 00:03:19,169 --> 00:03:21,969 Now you wish to depart with both your wealth and yourself?! 66 00:03:22,370 --> 00:03:24,370 By Allah, that will never happen!" 67 00:03:24,770 --> 00:03:26,770 Glory be to Allah! 68 00:03:26,770 --> 00:03:28,289 He had not stolen their money, 69 00:03:28,289 --> 00:03:30,770 Nor had he cheated them or engaged in usury; 70 00:03:31,250 --> 00:03:33,250 Rather, he had earned it by the sweat of his brow. 71 00:03:33,969 --> 00:03:35,969 Yet despite this, they said to him: 72 00:03:36,449 --> 00:03:38,449 "You and your wealth will never leave together!" 73 00:03:39,409 --> 00:03:41,409 Suhayb asked them: 74 00:03:41,729 --> 00:03:43,729 "Tell me, if I surrender all my wealth to you, 75 00:03:44,210 --> 00:03:46,210 Will you let me go on my way?" 76 00:03:46,210 --> 00:03:47,409 They replied, "Yes." 77 00:03:47,969 --> 00:03:51,490 He said, "Then I have given all my wealth to you." 78 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,240 When news of this reached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 79 00:03:57,039 --> 00:03:59,039 He said: "Suhayb has profited! 80 00:03:59,599 --> 00:04:01,759 Suhayb has profited!" 81 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,000 Some scholars of knowledge have mentioned 82 00:04:04,479 --> 00:04:06,479 That the statement of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious: 83 00:04:07,039 --> 00:04:10,479 “And of mankind is he who would sell himself, seeking the pleasure of Allah; and Allah hath compassion on (His) bondmen.” (2:207) 84 00:04:10,479 --> 00:04:14,400 "seeking the pleasure of Allah; 85 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,720 and Allah is Ever Gracious to His servants"— 86 00:04:19,579 --> 00:04:23,420 was revealed concerning Suhayb al-Rumi, may Allah be pleased with him. 87 00:04:23,420 --> 00:04:26,579 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah). 88 00:04:30,860 --> 00:04:33,819 The Emigrants to Medina. 89 00:04:36,339 --> 00:04:39,060 On the authority of al-Bara', may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 90 00:04:39,060 --> 00:04:40,819 Abu Bakr said: 91 00:04:41,459 --> 00:04:45,139 "The Prophet (peace be upon him) set out, and I was with him, 92 00:04:45,139 --> 00:04:48,100 Until we arrived in Medina by night. 93 00:04:48,100 --> 00:04:49,939 The people then vied with one another 94 00:04:49,939 --> 00:04:51,779 As to which of them he would stay with. 95 00:04:52,259 --> 00:04:55,060 Thereupon, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 96 00:04:55,540 --> 00:04:58,740 'Tonight I shall stay with Banu al-Najjar, 97 00:04:58,740 --> 00:05:00,740 The maternal uncles of 'Abd al-Muttalib, 98 00:05:00,899 --> 00:05:02,899 So as to honor them thereby.' 99 00:05:03,379 --> 00:05:06,019 When we entered Medina, people came out 100 00:05:06,019 --> 00:05:09,540 Into the streets and onto the rooftops, along with youths and servants, 101 00:05:09,540 --> 00:05:10,980 Proclaiming: 102 00:05:10,980 --> 00:05:12,660 'Allahu Akbar! 103 00:05:12,660 --> 00:05:15,300 Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has arrived! 104 00:05:15,300 --> 00:05:16,980 Allahu Akbar! 105 00:05:16,980 --> 00:05:19,779 Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has arrived!' 106 00:05:19,779 --> 00:05:22,350 He spent the night with Banu al-Najjar, 107 00:05:22,350 --> 00:05:24,189 And when morning came, 108 00:05:24,189 --> 00:05:27,389 He proceeded until he settled where he had been commanded." 109 00:05:27,389 --> 00:05:29,149 Al-Bara' said: 110 00:05:29,389 --> 00:05:32,829 "The very first of the emigrants to arrive among us was 111 00:05:32,829 --> 00:05:34,829 Mus'ab Ibn 'Umayr. 112 00:05:34,829 --> 00:05:36,189 I said to him, 113 00:05:36,189 --> 00:05:38,189 'What has the Messenger of Allah done?' 114 00:05:38,189 --> 00:05:39,470 He replied, 115 00:05:39,470 --> 00:05:40,829 'He is still where he was, 116 00:05:40,829 --> 00:05:43,389 And his Companions are following right behind me.' 117 00:05:43,389 --> 00:05:47,069 Then, after him, 'Amr Ibn Umm Maktum came to us; 118 00:05:47,069 --> 00:05:49,870 Then, after him, 'Ammar Ibn Yasir, 119 00:05:49,870 --> 00:05:52,110 Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas, 120 00:05:52,110 --> 00:05:55,149 'Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud, and Bilal arrived. 121 00:05:55,149 --> 00:05:58,269 Then, after them, 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab came to us 122 00:05:58,269 --> 00:06:00,269 Accompanied by twenty riders. 123 00:06:00,269 --> 00:06:02,829 Then, after them, the Messenger of Allah arrived, 124 00:06:02,829 --> 00:06:04,829 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 125 00:06:04,829 --> 00:06:06,829 With Abu Bakr alongside him." 126 00:06:06,829 --> 00:06:13,860 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah). 127 00:06:13,860 --> 00:06:16,579 The Migration of Zaynab, the Daughter of the Prophet, 128 00:06:16,579 --> 00:06:21,730 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 129 00:06:21,730 --> 00:06:24,850 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said 130 00:06:24,850 --> 00:06:26,850 To Zayd Ibn Harithah: 131 00:06:26,850 --> 00:06:28,850 "Will you not bring Zaynab to me?" 132 00:06:28,850 --> 00:06:30,850 He said, "Yes, indeed." 133 00:06:30,850 --> 00:06:32,050 He said: 134 00:06:32,050 --> 00:06:34,689 "Take this ring of mine and deliver it to her." 135 00:06:34,689 --> 00:06:36,689 Zayd continued to employ tact and discretion 136 00:06:36,689 --> 00:06:38,689 Until he met a shepherd, 137 00:06:38,689 --> 00:06:40,689 And asked: 138 00:06:40,689 --> 00:06:42,689 "Whose flock do you tend?" 139 00:06:42,689 --> 00:06:44,689 He replied, "Abu al-'As's." 140 00:06:44,689 --> 00:06:46,689 He asked, "And to whom do these sheep belong?" 141 00:06:46,689 --> 00:06:48,689 He said: 142 00:06:48,689 --> 00:06:50,689 "To Zaynab, the daughter of Muhammad." 143 00:06:50,689 --> 00:06:52,689 So he gave him the ring. 144 00:06:52,689 --> 00:06:54,689 When night fell, 145 00:06:54,689 --> 00:06:56,689 She came out to him, 146 00:06:56,689 --> 00:06:58,689 Mounted behind him, and rode until 147 00:06:58,689 --> 00:07:00,689 She reached Medina. 148 00:07:00,689 --> 00:07:02,689 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 149 00:07:02,689 --> 00:07:04,689 Would later say of her: 150 00:07:04,689 --> 00:07:06,689 "She was the finest of my daughters; 151 00:07:06,689 --> 00:07:08,689 She suffered injury for my sake." 152 00:07:08,689 --> 00:07:11,300 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah). 153 00:07:11,300 --> 00:07:17,139 The Migration of the Prophet, 154 00:07:17,139 --> 00:07:19,139 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 155 00:07:19,139 --> 00:07:23,089 In the month of 156 00:07:23,089 --> 00:07:25,089 Safar in the 157 00:07:25,089 --> 00:07:27,089 Fourteenth year following the mission of 158 00:07:27,089 --> 00:07:29,089 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 159 00:07:29,089 --> 00:07:31,089 The people of 160 00:07:31,089 --> 00:07:33,089 Mecca assembled for a momentous plot, 161 00:07:33,089 --> 00:07:35,089 The likes of which they had never gathered for 162 00:07:35,089 --> 00:07:37,250 Ever before. That was because 163 00:07:37,250 --> 00:07:39,250 They convened in Dar al-Nadwah 164 00:07:39,250 --> 00:07:41,250 And conspired 165 00:07:41,250 --> 00:07:43,250 To assassinate the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 166 00:07:43,250 --> 00:07:45,250 This 167 00:07:45,250 --> 00:07:47,250 Proposal was the idea of 168 00:07:47,250 --> 00:07:49,250 Abu Jahl, the chieftain of Quraysh 169 00:07:49,250 --> 00:07:51,250 At that time. 170 00:07:51,250 --> 00:07:53,250 Abu Jahl said: 171 00:07:53,250 --> 00:07:55,250 "By Allah, I have conceived an idea regarding him 172 00:07:55,250 --> 00:07:57,250 Which I see none of you have yet hit upon." 173 00:07:57,250 --> 00:07:59,250 They said: 174 00:07:59,250 --> 00:08:01,250 "And what is it, O Abu al-Hakam?" 175 00:08:01,250 --> 00:08:03,250 He said: 176 00:08:03,250 --> 00:08:05,250 "I propose that we select from every clan 177 00:08:05,250 --> 00:08:07,250 A robust, stalwart youth 178 00:08:07,250 --> 00:08:09,250 Of noble descent and central standing among us; 179 00:08:09,250 --> 00:08:11,250 We then hand every young man 180 00:08:11,250 --> 00:08:13,250 Among them a razor-sharp sword, 181 00:08:13,250 --> 00:08:15,250 Whereupon they will advance upon him together 182 00:08:15,250 --> 00:08:17,250 And strike him with them 183 00:08:17,250 --> 00:08:19,250 As the blow of a single man. 184 00:08:19,250 --> 00:08:21,250 Thus they will slay him, and we shall be rid of him! 185 00:08:21,250 --> 00:08:23,310 For if they 186 00:08:23,310 --> 00:08:25,310 Do that, 187 00:08:25,310 --> 00:08:27,310 The responsibility for his blood will be dispersed among all the clans, 188 00:08:27,310 --> 00:08:29,310 And Banu 'Abd Manaf will not be capable 189 00:08:29,310 --> 00:08:31,310 Of waging war against their entire people 190 00:08:31,310 --> 00:08:33,309 All together; 191 00:08:33,309 --> 00:08:35,309 They will then accept the blood money from us, 192 00:08:35,309 --> 00:08:37,309 Meaning the financial indemnity, 193 00:08:37,309 --> 00:08:39,500 And we shall pay it to them." 194 00:08:39,500 --> 00:08:41,500 Following this perilous assembly, 195 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:43,500 Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, sent 196 00:08:43,500 --> 00:08:45,500 Gabriel, peace be upon him, 197 00:08:45,500 --> 00:08:47,500 Who informed the Prophet, 198 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:49,500 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 199 00:08:49,500 --> 00:08:51,500 That Allah commanded him to migrate. 200 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:53,500 So the Prophet went 201 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:55,500 in the midday heat, just before noon, 202 00:08:55,500 --> 00:08:57,500 to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, 203 00:08:57,500 --> 00:08:59,500 may Allah be pleased with him, 204 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:01,500 to finalize with him the stages of the Hijrah. 205 00:09:01,500 --> 00:09:03,500 'A'ishah said, 206 00:09:03,500 --> 00:09:05,500 "While we were sitting 207 00:09:05,500 --> 00:09:07,500 in the house of Abu Bakr 208 00:09:07,500 --> 00:09:09,500 at the peak of midday heat, 209 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:11,500 someone said to Abu Bakr, 210 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:13,500 'Here is the Messenger of Allah, 211 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:15,500 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, veiled with a head-covering,' 212 00:09:15,500 --> 00:09:17,500 and that was 213 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:19,500 at an hour in which he had never 214 00:09:19,500 --> 00:09:21,500 used to visit us. 215 00:09:21,500 --> 00:09:23,500 Thereupon Abu Bakr said, 216 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:25,500 'May my father and mother be ransomed for him! 217 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:27,500 By Allah, nothing has brought him 218 00:09:27,500 --> 00:09:29,500 at this hour except [an urgent matter].' 219 00:09:29,500 --> 00:09:31,539 Then the Messenger of Allah 220 00:09:31,539 --> 00:09:33,539 (peace be upon him) came, 221 00:09:33,539 --> 00:09:35,539 asked permission to enter, and permission was granted to him, 222 00:09:35,539 --> 00:09:37,539 so he entered. 223 00:09:37,539 --> 00:09:39,539 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said 224 00:09:39,539 --> 00:09:41,539 to Abu Bakr, 225 00:09:41,539 --> 00:09:43,539 'Dismiss whoever is with you.' 226 00:09:43,539 --> 00:09:45,539 Abu Bakr replied, 227 00:09:45,539 --> 00:09:47,539 'They are none but your family, may my father 228 00:09:47,539 --> 00:09:49,539 be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah!' 229 00:09:49,539 --> 00:09:51,539 The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said, 230 00:09:51,539 --> 00:09:53,539 'Indeed, I have 231 00:09:53,539 --> 00:09:55,539 been granted permission to depart.' 232 00:09:55,539 --> 00:09:57,539 Abu Bakr said, 233 00:09:57,539 --> 00:09:59,539 '[May I have your] companionship, may my father 234 00:09:59,539 --> 00:10:01,539 be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah?' 235 00:10:01,539 --> 00:10:03,539 The Messenger of Allah 236 00:10:03,539 --> 00:10:05,539 (peace be upon him) said to him, 237 00:10:05,539 --> 00:10:07,539 'Yes.' 238 00:10:07,539 --> 00:10:09,539 So the Prophet (peace be upon him) remained 239 00:10:09,539 --> 00:10:11,539 until the darkness of night, 240 00:10:11,539 --> 00:10:13,539 when suddenly the disbelievers of Makkah gathered 241 00:10:13,539 --> 00:10:15,539 at the door of the Prophet (peace be upon him), 242 00:10:15,539 --> 00:10:17,539 intending to kill him 243 00:10:17,539 --> 00:10:19,539 when he stepped out. 244 00:10:19,539 --> 00:10:21,539 And concerning this, Allah revealed, 245 00:10:21,539 --> 00:10:23,539 the Blessed and Exalted: 246 00:10:23,539 --> 00:10:25,539 'And [remember] when those who 247 00:10:25,539 --> 00:10:27,539 disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you, 248 00:10:27,539 --> 00:10:29,539 or kill you, 249 00:10:29,539 --> 00:10:31,539 or expel you; 250 00:10:31,539 --> 00:10:33,539 they plot, 251 00:10:33,539 --> 00:10:35,539 and Allah plots, 252 00:10:35,539 --> 00:10:39,539 and Allah is the best of plotters.' 253 00:10:40,139 --> 00:10:42,139 This was their plot: 254 00:10:42,139 --> 00:10:44,139 they agreed upon murdering 255 00:10:44,139 --> 00:10:46,139 the Prophet (peace be upon him), 256 00:10:46,139 --> 00:10:48,139 and that he be struck down 257 00:10:48,139 --> 00:10:50,139 by strong young men, 258 00:10:50,139 --> 00:10:52,139 so that the blood of the Prophet (peace be upon him) would be dispersed 259 00:10:52,139 --> 00:10:54,139 among all the tribes, 260 00:10:54,139 --> 00:10:56,139 and the clan of Banu 'Abd 261 00:10:56,139 --> 00:10:58,139 Manaf would be forced to accept blood money. 262 00:10:58,139 --> 00:11:00,139 Now behold the plan of Allah, 263 00:11:00,139 --> 00:11:02,139 the Blessed and Exalted, 264 00:11:02,139 --> 00:11:04,139 and what Allah did to them, 265 00:11:04,139 --> 00:11:06,139 just as the Exalted and Majestic said: 266 00:11:06,139 --> 00:11:08,139 'Indeed, they are devising 267 00:11:08,139 --> 00:11:10,139 a plot, 268 00:11:10,139 --> 00:11:12,139 but I am devising a plot. 269 00:11:12,139 --> 00:11:14,139 So give respite to the disbelievers; 270 00:11:14,139 --> 00:11:16,139 deal gently with them for a while.' 271 00:11:16,139 --> 00:11:18,399 The Messenger of Allah 272 00:11:18,399 --> 00:11:20,399 (peace be upon him) said 273 00:11:20,399 --> 00:11:22,399 to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib: 274 00:11:22,399 --> 00:11:24,399 'Sleep on my bed 275 00:11:24,399 --> 00:11:26,399 and cover yourself with my cloak, 276 00:11:26,399 --> 00:11:28,399 for nothing that you dislike 277 00:11:28,399 --> 00:11:30,399 shall reach you from them.' 278 00:11:30,399 --> 00:11:32,399 This was a reassurance 279 00:11:32,399 --> 00:11:34,399 from the Prophet (peace be upon him) 280 00:11:34,399 --> 00:11:36,399 to 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him. 281 00:11:36,399 --> 00:11:38,500 The Prophet 282 00:11:38,500 --> 00:11:40,500 (peace be upon him) had kept 283 00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:42,500 'Ali in Makkah 284 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:44,500 in order to return the entrusted deposits 285 00:11:44,500 --> 00:11:46,690 in his possession to the people of Makkah. 286 00:11:46,690 --> 00:11:48,690 Here we wish to point out 287 00:11:48,690 --> 00:11:50,690 two vital matters: 288 00:11:50,690 --> 00:11:52,690 the first of them 289 00:11:52,690 --> 00:11:54,690 is that the disbelievers of Makkah 290 00:11:54,690 --> 00:11:56,690 used to say 291 00:11:56,690 --> 00:11:58,690 about the Prophet (peace be upon him) 292 00:11:58,690 --> 00:12:00,690 that he was a liar, 293 00:12:00,690 --> 00:12:02,690 a sorcerer, 294 00:12:02,690 --> 00:12:04,690 a poet, 295 00:12:04,690 --> 00:12:06,690 and a madman, 296 00:12:06,690 --> 00:12:08,690 along with other accusations with which they charged him; 297 00:12:08,690 --> 00:12:10,690 yet in doing so they were lying, 298 00:12:10,690 --> 00:12:12,690 for they did not truly believe 299 00:12:12,690 --> 00:12:14,690 what they were saying, 300 00:12:14,690 --> 00:12:16,690 since they used to place their valuables 301 00:12:16,690 --> 00:12:18,690 in the trust of the Prophet (peace be upon him). 302 00:12:18,690 --> 00:12:20,690 Could it ever be conceivable 303 00:12:20,690 --> 00:12:22,690 for a rational person 304 00:12:22,690 --> 00:12:24,690 to entrust his valuables to a man 305 00:12:24,690 --> 00:12:26,690 whom he genuinely considers a liar, a madman, 306 00:12:26,690 --> 00:12:28,690 or a sorcerer? 307 00:12:28,690 --> 00:12:30,690 This is utterly impossible. 308 00:12:30,690 --> 00:12:32,690 This proves 309 00:12:32,690 --> 00:12:34,690 that they did not truly deem him a liar, 310 00:12:34,690 --> 00:12:36,690 just as Allah, the Blessed 311 00:12:36,690 --> 00:12:38,690 and Exalted, said: 'For indeed, 312 00:12:38,690 --> 00:12:40,690 they do not deny you, 313 00:12:40,690 --> 00:12:42,690 but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers 314 00:12:42,690 --> 00:12:44,690 repudiate.' 315 00:12:44,690 --> 00:12:46,720 The second matter 316 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,720 is the trustworthiness of the Prophet, 317 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,720 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 318 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,720 For when they sought to kill him, 319 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:54,720 he did not say, 320 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,720 'I shall take their wealth because they 321 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,720 want to murder me, 322 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:00,720 so I am entitled to it.' 323 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,720 Rather, he (peace be upon him) said: 324 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,720 'Render back the trust 325 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,720 to the one who entrusted you, 326 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,720 and do not betray the one who betrays you.' 327 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:10,720 That is: even if another betrays you, 328 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:12,720 you must never betray, 329 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,720 for a believer never acts treacherously. 330 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:16,720 Thus the moral conduct of the believer remains 331 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,720 sublime, lofty, and manifest, 332 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,720 even if treachery is committed 333 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,009 by whichever disbelievers choose to betray. 334 00:13:23,009 --> 00:13:25,009 So when the Prophet 335 00:13:25,009 --> 00:13:27,009 (peace be upon him) resolved 336 00:13:27,009 --> 00:13:29,009 to leave his house, 337 00:13:29,009 --> 00:13:31,009 and those strong, 338 00:13:31,009 --> 00:13:33,009 armed youths were waiting for him 339 00:13:33,009 --> 00:13:35,009 at the door to assassinate him, 340 00:13:35,009 --> 00:13:37,009 Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, cast 341 00:13:37,009 --> 00:13:39,009 deep slumber over all of them. 342 00:13:39,009 --> 00:13:41,009 The Prophet (peace be upon him) 343 00:13:41,009 --> 00:13:43,009 stepped out toward them, 344 00:13:43,009 --> 00:13:45,009 took a handful of earth, 345 00:13:45,009 --> 00:13:47,009 and began scattering it 346 00:13:47,009 --> 00:13:49,009 over their heads. 347 00:13:49,009 --> 00:13:51,009 Allah had completely veiled 348 00:13:51,009 --> 00:13:53,009 their sight so they could not see him, 349 00:13:53,009 --> 00:13:55,009 while the Prophet (peace be upon him) 350 00:13:55,009 --> 00:13:57,009 was reciting: 351 00:13:57,009 --> 00:13:59,009 'And We have put before 352 00:13:59,009 --> 00:14:01,009 them a barrier 353 00:14:01,009 --> 00:14:03,009 and behind them a barrier 354 00:14:03,009 --> 00:14:05,009 and covered them, so they 355 00:14:05,009 --> 00:14:07,100 do not see.' 356 00:14:07,100 --> 00:14:09,100 Not a single man among them remained 357 00:14:09,100 --> 00:14:11,100 except that the Prophet (peace be upon him) placed 358 00:14:11,100 --> 00:14:13,100 upon his head 359 00:14:13,100 --> 00:14:15,100 some dirt. 360 00:14:15,100 --> 00:14:17,100 He then proceeded to the house of Abu Bakr, 361 00:14:17,100 --> 00:14:19,100 and they exited through a small back door 362 00:14:19,100 --> 00:14:21,100 in Abu Bakr's house 363 00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:23,100 by night until he reached 364 00:14:23,100 --> 00:14:25,100 the Cave of Thawr in the direction of Yemen. 365 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:27,100 Meanwhile, those who intended 366 00:14:27,100 --> 00:14:29,100 to assassinate the Prophet (peace be upon him) remained 367 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:31,100 standing outside 368 00:14:31,100 --> 00:14:33,100 until a man came upon them 369 00:14:33,100 --> 00:14:35,100 who was not among their group; 370 00:14:35,100 --> 00:14:37,100 he saw them at the door 371 00:14:37,100 --> 00:14:39,100 and asked them, 'What 372 00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:41,100 are you waiting for?' 373 00:14:41,100 --> 00:14:43,100 They replied, 'Muhammad.' 374 00:14:43,100 --> 00:14:45,100 He said, 'You have failed and lost! 375 00:14:45,100 --> 00:14:47,100 By Allah, he has already passed by you, 376 00:14:47,100 --> 00:14:49,100 scattered dust upon your heads, 377 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:51,100 and departed 378 00:14:51,100 --> 00:14:53,100 to attend to his business.' 379 00:14:53,100 --> 00:14:55,100 They placed their hands on their heads 380 00:14:55,100 --> 00:14:57,100 and found the dirt, 381 00:14:57,100 --> 00:14:59,100 so they began shaking it off, 382 00:14:59,100 --> 00:15:01,100 saying, 'By Allah, 383 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:03,100 we did not see him!' 384 00:15:03,100 --> 00:15:05,100 Then they peered inside the house 385 00:15:05,100 --> 00:15:07,100 and saw 'Ali, 386 00:15:07,100 --> 00:15:09,100 saying, 'By Allah, here is Muhammad; 387 00:15:09,100 --> 00:15:11,100 he is asleep!' 388 00:15:11,100 --> 00:15:13,100 So they did not stir from their positions 389 00:15:13,100 --> 00:15:15,100 until morning came and 'Ali arose 390 00:15:15,100 --> 00:15:17,100 from the bed, 391 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:19,100 at which point they were utterly confounded. 392 00:15:19,100 --> 00:15:21,100 They said to him, 'Where is Muhammad?' 393 00:15:21,100 --> 00:15:23,100 He replied, 'I have no knowledge.' 394 00:15:23,100 --> 00:15:25,299 And since 395 00:15:25,299 --> 00:15:27,299 the Prophet (peace be upon him) 396 00:15:27,299 --> 00:15:29,299 knew that Quraysh 397 00:15:29,299 --> 00:15:31,299 would pursue him relentlessly, 398 00:15:31,299 --> 00:15:33,299 Knowing that all eyes would be directed 399 00:15:33,299 --> 00:15:35,299 toward the road to Medina, 400 00:15:35,299 --> 00:15:37,299 it was out of his keen strategic wisdom, 401 00:15:37,299 --> 00:15:39,299 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 402 00:15:39,299 --> 00:15:41,299 that he took an entirely different route, 403 00:15:41,299 --> 00:15:43,299 completely in the opposite direction: 404 00:15:43,299 --> 00:15:45,299 the road leading south toward Yemen. 405 00:15:45,299 --> 00:15:47,299 He walked about five miles 406 00:15:47,299 --> 00:15:49,299 in the direction of Yemen, 407 00:15:49,299 --> 00:15:51,299 while all eyes and minds 408 00:15:51,299 --> 00:15:53,299 expected that the Prophet, 409 00:15:53,299 --> 00:15:55,299 peace be upon him, would migrate directly 410 00:15:55,299 --> 00:15:57,299 toward Medina. 411 00:15:57,299 --> 00:15:59,299 That was indeed his ultimate destination, 412 00:15:59,299 --> 00:16:01,299 but he wanted to obscure 413 00:16:01,299 --> 00:16:03,299 his trail from them. 414 00:16:03,299 --> 00:16:05,299 He stayed at a place 415 00:16:05,299 --> 00:16:07,299 called Mount Thawr 416 00:16:07,299 --> 00:16:09,299 for three days. 417 00:16:09,299 --> 00:16:11,299 As he walked toward 418 00:16:11,299 --> 00:16:13,299 the Cave of Thawr, 419 00:16:13,299 --> 00:16:15,299 he was walking on his tiptoes 420 00:16:15,299 --> 00:16:17,299 because the terrain was rugged and rocky, 421 00:16:17,299 --> 00:16:19,299 which severely chafed his feet, 422 00:16:19,299 --> 00:16:21,299 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 423 00:16:21,299 --> 00:16:23,299 The journey grew increasingly arduous for him 424 00:16:23,299 --> 00:16:25,299 until they finally reached the cave 425 00:16:25,299 --> 00:16:27,299 at the mountain's summit. 426 00:16:27,299 --> 00:16:29,299 When the two of them arrived at the cave, 427 00:16:29,299 --> 00:16:31,299 Abu Bakr said: 428 00:16:31,299 --> 00:16:33,299 "By Allah, you shall not enter it, 429 00:16:33,299 --> 00:16:35,299 O Messenger of Allah, until 430 00:16:35,299 --> 00:16:37,299 I enter before you; 431 00:16:37,299 --> 00:16:39,299 if there is any harmful creature inside, 432 00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:41,299 it will strike me instead of you." 433 00:16:41,299 --> 00:16:43,299 Abu Bakr went in and swept it clean, 434 00:16:43,299 --> 00:16:45,299 and finding several holes 435 00:16:45,299 --> 00:16:47,299 along its sides, he tore 436 00:16:47,299 --> 00:16:49,299 his lower garment and plugged them with it. 437 00:16:49,299 --> 00:16:51,299 Two remaining holes were left, 438 00:16:51,299 --> 00:16:53,299 so he blocked them with his own feet. 439 00:16:53,299 --> 00:16:55,299 He then said to the Messenger of Allah, 440 00:16:55,299 --> 00:16:57,299 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 441 00:16:57,299 --> 00:16:59,299 "Please enter." 442 00:16:59,639 --> 00:17:01,460 The Messenger of Allah, 443 00:17:01,460 --> 00:17:03,460 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered, 444 00:17:03,460 --> 00:17:05,940 laid his head down in 445 00:17:05,940 --> 00:17:07,940 Abu Bakr's lap, and fell asleep. 446 00:17:07,940 --> 00:17:09,839 Abu Bakr was then stung 447 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:11,839 in his foot from the hole, 448 00:17:11,839 --> 00:17:13,839 but he did not move 449 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:14,960 for fear of awakening 450 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,920 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 451 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:19,920 His tears began to fall 452 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:21,920 from the intense pain onto the face of 453 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,920 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 454 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:25,920 Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah, 455 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,920 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked what was wrong, 456 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,839 and he replied, "I was stung, may my father and mother be ransomed for you!" 457 00:17:31,839 --> 00:17:36,839 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, applied his saliva to the sting, 458 00:17:36,839 --> 00:17:39,839 and the pain he felt instantly vanished. 459 00:17:39,839 --> 00:17:44,059 This event highlights two profound lessons for us: 460 00:17:44,059 --> 00:17:45,059 First, 461 00:17:45,059 --> 00:17:49,059 the immense love the Companions had for the Prophet, peace be upon him, 462 00:17:49,059 --> 00:17:53,059 such that Abu Bakr was stung yet refused to flinch 463 00:17:53,059 --> 00:17:58,059 so as not to disturb the Prophet while he slept. 464 00:17:58,059 --> 00:17:59,059 Second, 465 00:17:59,059 --> 00:18:03,059 the blessing of the Prophet's touch and supplication, 466 00:18:03,059 --> 00:18:07,059 and how, merely by applying his saliva to the wound, 467 00:18:07,059 --> 00:18:10,059 Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, completely relieved his pain. 468 00:18:10,059 --> 00:18:13,319 The two of them remained in the cave for three nights: 469 00:18:13,319 --> 00:18:18,319 Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday night. 470 00:18:18,319 --> 00:18:22,319 'Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr used to spend the night with them. 471 00:18:22,319 --> 00:18:24,319 'A'ishah said of him: 472 00:18:24,319 --> 00:18:27,319 "He was a shrewd, sharp-witted young man." 473 00:18:27,319 --> 00:18:30,319 He would depart from them before dawn 474 00:18:30,319 --> 00:18:34,319 and be among Quraysh in Mecca by morning as if he had spent the night there. 475 00:18:34,319 --> 00:18:38,319 He would not hear of any plot against them without memorizing it, 476 00:18:38,319 --> 00:18:43,319 bringing them the news as soon as night fell. 477 00:18:43,319 --> 00:18:47,319 Meanwhile, 'Amir ibn Fuhayrah used to graze his sheep near them; 478 00:18:47,319 --> 00:18:49,319 he was the freed slave of Abu Bakr. 479 00:18:49,319 --> 00:18:53,319 He would bring the flock to rest by them after an hour of nightfall, 480 00:18:53,319 --> 00:18:56,319 so they could drink fresh milk, 481 00:18:56,319 --> 00:19:00,319 and he did this every single one of those nights. 482 00:19:00,319 --> 00:19:04,319 He would also follow the footprints of 'Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr 483 00:19:04,319 --> 00:19:07,319 on his way to and from the cave, 484 00:19:07,319 --> 00:19:10,319 driving the sheep over his tracks to completely erase them. 485 00:19:10,319 --> 00:19:12,319 As for Quraysh, 486 00:19:12,319 --> 00:19:15,319 they were utterly infuriated once they confirmed 487 00:19:15,319 --> 00:19:19,319 that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had escaped 488 00:19:19,319 --> 00:19:24,319 on the very morning of the night they had resolved to assassinate him. 489 00:19:24,319 --> 00:19:29,319 They interrogated 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, and assaulted him 490 00:19:29,319 --> 00:19:33,319 to force him to reveal the Prophet's whereabouts, 491 00:19:33,319 --> 00:19:36,319 but he told them nothing. 492 00:19:36,319 --> 00:19:38,319 When they finally despaired of getting anything from him, 493 00:19:38,319 --> 00:19:42,319 Abu Jahl went to the house of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. 494 00:19:42,319 --> 00:19:45,319 Asma' bint Abi Bakr came out to meet him, 495 00:19:45,319 --> 00:19:48,319 and he demanded, "Where is your father?" 496 00:19:48,319 --> 00:19:50,319 She replied, "I do not know." 497 00:19:50,319 --> 00:19:52,319 Abu Jahl then raised his hand 498 00:19:52,319 --> 00:19:54,319 and slapped her across the face with such force 499 00:19:54,319 --> 00:19:57,319 that her earring went flying off. 500 00:19:57,319 --> 00:19:59,319 Quraysh then set a bounty 501 00:19:59,319 --> 00:20:01,319 of one hundred camels 502 00:20:01,319 --> 00:20:06,319 for anyone who could guide them to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 503 00:20:06,319 --> 00:20:09,319 dead or alive. 504 00:20:09,319 --> 00:20:11,319 Horsemen, footmen, 505 00:20:11,319 --> 00:20:14,319 and skilled trackers set out in vigorous pursuit, 506 00:20:14,319 --> 00:20:17,319 for a hundred camels was an enormous prize. 507 00:20:17,319 --> 00:20:20,319 They dispersed across the mountains and valleys 508 00:20:20,319 --> 00:20:23,319 searching relentlessly for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 509 00:20:23,319 --> 00:20:26,319 but all in vain. 510 00:20:26,319 --> 00:20:29,410 Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).