1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,359 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,359 --> 00:00:12,939 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 3 00:00:12,939 --> 00:00:17,579 A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 4 00:00:17,579 --> 00:00:25,609 Regarding the mention of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him. 5 00:00:25,609 --> 00:00:33,810 Ibn Ishaq counted Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him, among those who migrated to Abyssinia during the second migration. 6 00:00:33,850 --> 00:00:37,770 This is one of his errors, despite his lofty status. 7 00:00:37,770 --> 00:00:39,929 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said: 8 00:00:39,929 --> 00:00:50,090 Muhammad Ibn Ishaq mentioned Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, 'Abdullah Ibn Qays, may Allah be pleased with him, among those who migrated to the land of Abyssinia. 9 00:00:50,090 --> 00:00:53,329 I do not know what led him to that. 10 00:00:53,329 --> 00:00:59,450 For this is a manifest matter that would not be hidden from someone of lesser standing than him in this field. 11 00:00:59,530 --> 00:01:04,409 Al-Waqidi and others among the scholars of the military expeditions (Maghazi) have disputed this claim of his. 12 00:01:04,409 --> 00:01:11,650 They stated that Abu Musa only migrated from Yemen to Abyssinia to join Ja'far. 13 00:01:11,650 --> 00:01:17,849 As this is explicitly stated in the authentic narrations from him, may Allah be pleased with him. 14 00:01:17,849 --> 00:01:20,250 Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said: 15 00:01:20,250 --> 00:01:26,489 This is not something that would be hidden from someone of lesser standing than Muhammad Ibn Ishaq, let alone him. 16 00:01:26,569 --> 00:01:32,849 The confusion arose because Abu Musa migrated from Yemen to the land of Abyssinia, 17 00:01:32,849 --> 00:01:36,849 to join Ja'far and his companions when he heard about them. 18 00:01:36,849 --> 00:01:42,290 Then, he arrived with them to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at Khaybar. 19 00:01:42,290 --> 00:01:45,530 As is explicitly stated in the authentic narrations. 20 00:01:45,530 --> 00:01:49,209 Thus, Ibn Ishaq counted this as a migration for Abu Musa. 21 00:01:49,209 --> 00:01:54,530 He did not say that he migrated from Makkah to Abyssinia, which would have warranted a refutation. 22 00:01:54,569 --> 00:01:59,370 Imam al-Bayhaqi narrated in Dala'il al-Nubuwwah with an authentic chain of narration: 23 00:01:59,370 --> 00:02:05,090 From Abu Burdah, from his father Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 24 00:02:05,090 --> 00:02:08,689 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded us, 25 00:02:08,689 --> 00:02:14,650 "Set out with Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, to the land of Abyssinia." 26 00:02:14,650 --> 00:02:18,729 He said: "We arrived, and he sent for us." 27 00:02:18,729 --> 00:02:23,090 Ja'far said to us: "None of you should speak." 28 00:02:23,129 --> 00:02:25,490 "I am your spokesman today." 29 00:02:25,490 --> 00:02:30,849 He said: "We reached the Negus while he was sitting in his court." 30 00:02:30,849 --> 00:02:34,770 The priests and monks who were with him rebuked us, saying: 31 00:02:34,770 --> 00:02:36,849 "Prostrate before the King." 32 00:02:36,849 --> 00:02:41,129 Ja'far said: "We do not prostrate except to Allah." 33 00:02:41,129 --> 00:02:45,449 The Negus asked him: "What prevents you from prostrating?" 34 00:02:45,449 --> 00:02:49,050 He replied: "We do not prostrate except to Allah." 35 00:02:49,050 --> 00:02:50,889 He asked: "And why is that?" 36 00:02:50,889 --> 00:02:55,650 He said: "Indeed, Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, sent His Messenger to us." 37 00:02:55,650 --> 00:02:59,449 "He is the Messenger whom 'Isa Ibn Maryam gave glad tidings of," 38 00:02:59,449 --> 00:03:02,610 "saying that he would come after him, and his name is Ahmad." 39 00:03:02,610 --> 00:03:06,930 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:64) 40 00:03:06,930 --> 00:03:10,090 "We establish prayer, give zakat," 41 00:03:10,090 --> 00:03:13,650 "and enjoin good and forbid evil." 42 00:03:13,650 --> 00:03:16,210 The Negus was impressed by his words. 43 00:03:16,210 --> 00:03:20,449 He asked: "What does your companion say about the son of Maryam?" 44 00:03:20,490 --> 00:03:23,129 He replied: "He says about him:" 45 00:03:23,129 --> 00:03:25,849 "He is the Spirit of Allah and His Word," 46 00:03:25,849 --> 00:03:28,449 "whom He brought forth from the chaste Virgin," 47 00:03:28,449 --> 00:03:31,360 "whom no man had touched." 48 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,240 The Negus picked up a twig from the ground and said: 49 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,439 "O assembly of priests and monks," 50 00:03:38,439 --> 00:03:44,520 "what these people say about the son of Maryam does not exceed what you say by even the weight of this." 51 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:48,240 "Welcome to you and to the one from whom you have come." 52 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,199 "I bear witness that he is the Messenger of Allah," 53 00:03:51,199 --> 00:03:54,280 "and that he is the one whom 'Isa Ibn Maryam gave glad tidings of." 54 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,120 "Were it not for the kingship I hold," 55 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,319 "I would have come to him to carry his sandals." 56 00:04:00,319 --> 00:04:03,159 "Stay in my land as long as you wish." 57 00:04:03,159 --> 00:04:06,520 And he ordered food and clothing for us. 58 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,639 Imam al-Bayhaqi said: 59 00:04:08,639 --> 00:04:10,919 This is an authentic chain of narration. 60 00:04:10,919 --> 00:04:16,439 Its apparent meaning indicates that Abu Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, was in Makkah, 61 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:22,360 and that he went out with Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, to the land of Abyssinia. 62 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,120 However, the authentic report from Yazid Ibn 'Abdullah Ibn Abi Burdah, 63 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,160 from his grandfather Abu Burdah, 64 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,800 from Abu Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, is: 65 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:36,800 That news of the departure of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reached them while they were in Yemen. 66 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:41,680 So they set out as migrants, a group of over fifty men, in a ship. 67 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,680 Their ship brought them to the Negus in Abyssinia. 68 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:51,399 They met Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, and his companions there. 69 00:04:51,399 --> 00:04:55,240 Ja'far, may Allah be pleased with him, ordered them to stay. 70 00:04:55,240 --> 00:05:01,720 So they stayed until they arrived to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at the time of Khaybar. 71 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,120 Thus, Abu Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, 72 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,720 witnessed what transpired between Ja'far and the Negus, 73 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,279 and reported it. 74 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,160 Perhaps the narrator was mistaken in his saying: 75 00:05:12,199 --> 00:05:17,000 "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded us to set out." 76 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,360 And Allah knows best. 77 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:25,139 A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 78 00:05:25,139 --> 00:05:30,009 Authored by Shaykh Musa bin Rashid al-'Azimi. 79 00:05:30,009 --> 00:05:36,889 Presented by the Mawaddah Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 80 00:05:36,930 --> 00:05:43,730 The longing of the worlds for one another has intensified, 81 00:05:43,730 --> 00:05:50,779 for the longing toward you has no limit. 82 00:05:50,779 --> 00:05:57,360 May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised, 83 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:05,540 and as long as lips move with the remainder of the remembrance.