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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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A maternal aunt holds the status of a mother.

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When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, intended to depart from Makkah,

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he was followed by the daughter of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib,

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the uncle of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Her name was Umara.

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She was calling out to him,

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"O uncle! O uncle!"

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Regarding her addressing the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him,

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as "O uncle,"

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she was indeed his cousin,

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but he was her uncle through fosterage.

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This is because the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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was nursed by Thuwayba, the freedwoman of Abu Lahab,

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and she also nursed Hamza.

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As for why she called him that,

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it was due to the age difference between her and the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Hamza had migrated from Makkah,

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leaving his daughter behind with her mother.

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Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, took charge of her,

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then disputed over her custody with Ja'far and Zayd ibn Haritha.

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Each of them wanted to raise her.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, adjudicated between them

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and said to Ali,

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"You are of me and I am of you."

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He said to Ja'far,

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"You resemble my physical appearance and my character."

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And he said to Zayd,

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"You are our brother and our freedman."

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However, the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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awarded her custody to Ja'far ibn Abi Talib.

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Ali had claimed her because he was her cousin,

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and his wife, Fatima, was her cousin.

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Zayd had claimed her

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because the Prophet, peace be upon him, had established a bond of brotherhood

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between him and Hamza in Madinah,

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and they used to inherit from one another before the laws of inheritance were revealed.

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As for Ja'far,

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he was her cousin,

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and his wife, Asma bint Umays, was her maternal aunt,

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because her mother, Salma bint Umays, was Asma's sister.

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The Messenger, peace be upon him, said,

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"The maternal aunt holds the status of a mother."

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This is because it is not permissible for a man

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to be married to a woman and her maternal aunt at the same time.

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Thus, he ruled in favor of Ja'far.

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It was said to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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"Will you not marry her?"

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Meaning the daughter of Hamza.

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He replied, "No,

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she is the daughter of my foster brother."

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Treasures of the Seerah.

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The marriage of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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to Maymuna, may Allah be pleased with her.

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During this 'Umrah, the Prophet, peace be upon him, married

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Maymuna bint al-Harith al-Amiriyya, may Allah be pleased with her.

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She was the maternal aunt of Abdullah ibn Abbas

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and Khalid ibn al-Walid.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, consummated the marriage with her at Sarif.

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This is the correct account.

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He did not marry her while in the state of ihram,

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as is mentioned in some narrations.

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Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, decreed

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that Maymuna, the Mother of the Believers, would die at Sarif,

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in the very place where the Prophet, peace be upon him, had married her.

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This 'Umrah was called the 'Umrah of Compensation (al-Qada'),

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because it was a form of exchange,

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meaning a reconciliation between Quraysh and the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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When Quraysh agreed that the Prophet, peace be upon him, would come

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the following year,

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this 'Umrah came to be called the 'Umrah of Compensation.

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It is also said it was so named

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because it was a substitute or compensation for the 'Umrah of Hudaybiyya.

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After this 'Umrah, two men embraced Islam,

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who would later have a significant impact on Islam:

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namely, Amr ibn al-As and Khalid ibn al-Walid.

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Khalid ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, said,

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"When Allah intended for me the good that He intended,

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He cast the love of Islam into my heart.

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My sound judgment came to me,

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and I said, 'I have witnessed all these battlefields against Muhammad,

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and there is no battlefield I attended but that I left,

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feeling in myself that I was placing myself in something futile,

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and that Muhammad would eventually prevail.'

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When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, went out to Hudaybiyya,

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I went out with the cavalry of the polytheists.

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I met the Messenger of Allah and his Companions at Usfan,

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and I stood opposite him and confronted him.

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The Messenger, peace be upon him, prayed

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with his Companions while we were safe from them.

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I intended to attack him while he was in prayer,

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but it was not destined for us.

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There was goodness in that.

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He became aware of what we were contemplating,

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so he led his Companions in the prayer of fear (Salat al-Khawf).

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That made a deep impression on me,

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and I said, 'The man is protected.'

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Then we parted ways, and he turned away from the path of our cavalry,

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and I took the path to the right.

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When he made peace with Quraysh at Hudaybiyya,

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and Quraysh pushed him away,

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I said to myself,

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'What is left?

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Where is the escape?

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To the Negus?

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He has followed Muhammad,

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and his Companions are safe with him.

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Or should I go to Heraclius?

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And leave my religion for Christianity or Judaism?

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And live with a non-Arab follower?

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Or should I stay in my home?

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Who would remain?

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I was in that state

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when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered

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for the 'Umrah of Compensation.

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I was away,

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so I did not witness his entry.

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My brother, al-Walid ibn al-Walid,

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had entered with the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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during the 'Umrah of Compensation,

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and he looked for me but did not find me.

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So he wrote a letter to me.

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In this letter, there was great good.

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When I read the letter, it said:

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'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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To proceed:

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I have not seen anything more astonishing than your turning

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away from Islam,

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given your intellect—your intellect!

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How could anyone be ignorant of Islam?

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, asked me,

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saying,

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"Where is Khalid?"

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I replied,

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"Allah will bring him."

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He said,

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"A man like Khalid cannot be ignorant of Islam.

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If he had directed his strength and his efforts

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with the Muslims against the polytheists,

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it would have been better for him.

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We would have prioritized him over others."

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So, my brother, make up for what you have missed of it,

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for you have missed many virtuous opportunities.'

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Khalid said,

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'When his letter reached me,

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I became eager to leave,

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and it increased my desire for Islam.

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I was pleased by the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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I saw in a dream

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that I was in a narrow, barren land,

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and I went out to a green and spacious land.

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I said, "This is truly a vision."

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I arrived in Madinah and said,

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"I will mention this to Abu Bakr,"

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meaning after he embraced Islam.

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He said, "I mentioned it to him,

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and he said,

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"It is your exit, for Allah has guided you to Islam,

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and the narrowness you were in was polytheism."

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He said,

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"When I resolved to go to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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I said, "Who shall accompany me to Muhammad?"

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I met Safwan ibn Umayya

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and said, "O Abu Wahb,

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do you not see the situation we are in?

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We are but a handful.

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Muhammad has prevailed over the Arabs and non-Arabs.

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If we were to go to Muhammad and follow him,

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then the honor of Muhammad would be our honor."

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He refused vehemently,

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and said,

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"If no one remained of Quraysh but me,

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I would never follow him."

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So we parted ways.

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I said, "This is a man who has lost his kin

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and seeks vengeance;

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his father and brother were killed at Badr."

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Khalid said,

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"Then I met Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl,

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and I said to him what I had said to Safwan.

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He said to me what Safwan had said.

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I said,

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"Forget what I mentioned to you."

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He said, "I will not mention it."

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I then went to my house,

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and ordered my mount to be brought to me.

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Then I met Uthman ibn Talha,

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and I said,

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"This is a friend of mine,

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and if I mentioned to him what I intend..."

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Then I remembered those of his ancestors who were killed,

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and I disliked mentioning it to him.

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Then I said,

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"What does it matter, as I am departing at this very hour?"

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So I mentioned to him the state of affairs,

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and I said,

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"We are like a fox in a burrow;

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If buckets of water were poured over it, it would be washed away.

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I said to him exactly what I had said to my companion.

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He responded quickly, saying:

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"I set out today intending to depart."

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"My mount is currently tethered at Yajaj."

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So we agreed to meet at Yajaj.

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"If he arrives before me, he shall wait."

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"And if I arrive before him, I shall wait."

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We traveled through the night, reaching the early hours of dawn.

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Before the break of dawn,

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we met at Yajaj.

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We continued our journey until we reached al-Hadda.

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There, we found ‘Amr ibn al-‘As.

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He said, "Welcome to you both."

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We replied, "And to you."

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He asked,

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"Where are you headed?"

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We asked, "What has brought you here?"

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He said,

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"And what has brought you?"

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We replied,

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"To enter into Islam,"

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"and to follow Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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He said,

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"That is exactly what brought me here as well."

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He said,

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"So we traveled together,"

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"until we arrived in Medina."

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We tethered our mounts on the outskirts of the Harrah.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was informed of our arrival.

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He was pleased by our coming.

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I put on my best clothes,

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and then I headed toward the Messenger of Allah.

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My brother met me,

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and said, "Hurry,"

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"for the Messenger of Allah,"

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"has been informed of your arrival,"

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"and he is pleased by your coming,"

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"and he is waiting for you."

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He said,

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"So I quickened my pace."

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I appeared before him,

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and he did not cease smiling at me,

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until I stood before him.

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I greeted him with the greeting of Prophethood.

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He returned my greeting with a cheerful face.

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I said,

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"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,"

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"and that you are the Messenger of Allah."

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,

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"Praise be to Allah who has guided you."

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"I always saw that you possessed intelligence,"

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"and I hoped it would lead you only to what is good."

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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,"

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"you have seen the positions I took against you,"

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"stubbornly opposing the truth."

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"So pray to Allah to forgive me for them."

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,

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"Islam wipes away what came before it."

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I said, "O Messenger of Allah, on that condition."

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He said,

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"O Allah, forgive Khalid ibn al-Walid,"

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"for every act of obstruction he committed against Your path."

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Khalid said,

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"Then ‘Umar and ‘Uthman stepped forward,"

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"and pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah."

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Our arrival was in Safar,

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in the eighth year of the Hijrah.

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Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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The conversion of ‘Amr ibn al-‘As.

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May Allah be pleased with him.

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‘Amr ibn al-‘As said:

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"When we returned from the Battle of the Trench,"

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"I gathered some men of Quraysh,"

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"and said,"

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"By Allah, the affair of Muhammad,"

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"is rising to an extraordinary height."

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"By Allah, nothing can stand against him."

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"I have formed an opinion."

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They asked, "What is it?"

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He said,

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"That we join the Negus and remain under his protection."

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"If our people prevail,"

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"we are who we have always been to them,"

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"and we shall return to them."

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"But if Muhammad prevails,"

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"then being under the authority of the Negus,"

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"is more beloved to us than being under the authority of Muhammad."

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They said, "You have spoken correctly."

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I said,

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"Then purchase gifts for him."

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"The most prized gift from our land was leather,"

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"meaning hides."

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"We collected a large quantity of hides and went to him."

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"We happened to find ‘Amr ibn Umayyah al-Damri with him,"

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"whom the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had sent,"

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"regarding the matter of Ja‘far and his companions."

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"When I saw him, I said,"

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"I might kill him."

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"Then I presented the gifts to the Negus."

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The Negus said,

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"Welcome to my friend."

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‘Amr said,

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"O King,"

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"I have seen the messenger of Muhammad with you."

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"He is a man who has killed our nobles and caused us harm."

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"Hand him over to me so I may strike off his head."

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The Negus became angry,

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and struck his own nose so hard,

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I thought he had broken it.

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If the earth had split open for me, I would have entered it.

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I said to the Negus,

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"Had I known you would dislike this, I would not have asked."

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He said to me,

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"You ask me to hand over the messenger of a man,"

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"to whom the Great Law (Namus) comes, just as it came to Moses,"

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"so that you may kill him?"

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I said,

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"Is that truly the case?"

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He said, "Yes."

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Then the Negus said to ‘Amr ibn al-‘As,

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"By Allah, I am a sincere advisor to you."

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"Follow him."

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"By Allah, he will surely prevail, just as Moses and his soldiers prevailed."

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I said,

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"O King,"

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"will you accept my pledge of allegiance to him for Islam?"

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He said, "Yes."

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He extended his hand,

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and I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah for Islam.

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I left him,

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and went out to my companions,

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my mind having changed.

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They asked, "What news do you bring?"

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I said, "Good."

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When evening came,

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I mounted my camel, departed, and left them behind.

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By Allah, as I was traveling,

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I met Khalid ibn al-Walid at al-Hadda,

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along with ‘Uthman ibn Talhah.

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I said,

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"Where are you headed, O Abu Sulayman?"

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He said,

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"I am going, by Allah, to embrace Islam."

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"By Allah, the path has become clear."

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"The man is truly a Prophet; I have no doubt about it."

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I said,

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"And I, by Allah, as well."

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So we arrived in Medina.

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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,"

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"I pledge allegiance to you on the condition that my past sins are forgiven."

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He said to me,

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"O ‘Amr,"

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"pledge allegiance,"

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"for Islam wipes away what came before it."

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Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).