1 00:00:00,020 --> 00:00:03,740 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,740 --> 00:00:13,250 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 3 00:00:13,250 --> 00:00:17,769 A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 4 00:00:17,769 --> 00:00:23,120 Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid al-Azimi. 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,120 May Allah preserve him. 6 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:35,219 The letter of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to the Muqawqis. 7 00:00:35,219 --> 00:00:37,219 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said: 8 00:00:37,219 --> 00:00:41,219 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent 9 00:00:41,219 --> 00:00:45,219 Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah, may Allah be pleased with him, to the Muqawqis, 10 00:00:45,219 --> 00:00:48,219 the ruler of Alexandria and Egypt. 11 00:00:48,219 --> 00:00:51,219 He approached him, though it was not mentioned that he accepted Islam. 12 00:00:51,219 --> 00:00:56,219 The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent him gifts and presents. 13 00:00:56,219 --> 00:01:01,340 Al-Tahawi narrated in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a sound (hasan) chain of narration: 14 00:01:01,340 --> 00:01:04,340 On the authority of 'Abd al-Rahman bin 'Abd al-Qari, who said: 15 00:01:04,340 --> 00:01:07,340 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 16 00:01:07,340 --> 00:01:11,340 sent Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah, may Allah be pleased with him, 17 00:01:11,340 --> 00:01:14,340 to the Muqawqis, the ruler of Alexandria, 18 00:01:14,340 --> 00:01:17,340 meaning with his letter to him. 19 00:01:17,340 --> 00:01:19,379 He accepted his letter, 20 00:01:19,379 --> 00:01:22,379 honored Hatib, and provided him with excellent hospitality. 21 00:01:22,379 --> 00:01:27,379 Then he sent him back to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 22 00:01:27,379 --> 00:01:32,379 and sent with Hatib a gift of clothing, a grey mule with its saddle, 23 00:01:32,379 --> 00:01:36,379 and two slave girls, one of whom was Umm Ibrahim. 24 00:01:36,379 --> 00:01:41,379 As for the other, he gifted her to Jahm bin Qays al-'Abdari, 25 00:01:41,379 --> 00:01:43,379 and she is the mother of Zakari bin Jahm, 26 00:01:43,379 --> 00:01:48,379 who was the deputy of 'Amr bin al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him, over Egypt. 27 00:01:48,379 --> 00:01:53,409 Al-Tahawi narrated in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a sound chain of narration: 28 00:01:53,409 --> 00:01:55,409 On the authority of Buraydah, who said: 29 00:01:55,409 --> 00:02:00,409 The leader of the Copts gifted the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 30 00:02:00,409 --> 00:02:05,409 two Coptic sisters and a mule. 31 00:02:05,409 --> 00:02:11,409 As for the mule, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to ride it. 32 00:02:11,409 --> 00:02:17,409 As for one of the two girls, he took her as a concubine, and she bore him Ibrahim. 33 00:02:17,409 --> 00:02:23,539 As for the other, he gave her to Hassan bin Thabit al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him. 34 00:02:23,539 --> 00:02:28,539 Imam al-Tahawi narrated in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a weak (da'if) chain of narration: 35 00:02:28,539 --> 00:02:31,539 On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 36 00:02:31,539 --> 00:02:38,539 The Muqawqis, the ruler of Egypt, gifted the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, a glass cup, 37 00:02:38,539 --> 00:02:43,520 and he used to drink from it. 38 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:50,520 The Prophet's, peace be upon him, glad tidings of the conquest of Persia, Rome, and Egypt. 39 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,000 The two Sheikhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) narrated in their Sahih collections: 40 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,000 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 41 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:01,000 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 42 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:05,000 "When Chosroes perishes, there will be no Chosroes after him, 43 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,000 and when Caesar perishes, there will be no Caesar after him. 44 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:15,129 By Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, you will surely spend their treasures in the way of Allah." 45 00:03:15,129 --> 00:03:17,129 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said: 46 00:03:17,129 --> 00:03:24,129 In this is a great glad tiding that the rule of the Romans will never return to the land of the Levant (al-Sham). 47 00:03:24,129 --> 00:03:26,289 Imam al-Nawawi said: 48 00:03:26,289 --> 00:03:29,289 Al-Shafi'i and all the scholars said: 49 00:03:29,289 --> 00:03:32,289 Its meaning is that there will be no Chosroes in Iraq, 50 00:03:32,289 --> 00:03:34,289 nor Caesar in the Levant, 51 00:03:34,289 --> 00:03:38,289 as there was in the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 52 00:03:38,289 --> 00:03:43,289 Thus, he informed us of the cessation of their rule in these two regions. 53 00:03:43,289 --> 00:03:47,289 And it happened just as the Prophet, peace be upon him, said. 54 00:03:47,289 --> 00:03:48,289 As for Chosroes, 55 00:03:48,289 --> 00:03:53,289 his rule ended and vanished completely from the entire earth, 56 00:03:53,289 --> 00:03:56,289 and his kingdom was torn apart in every way, 57 00:03:56,289 --> 00:04:01,289 and it dissolved due to the supplication of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 58 00:04:01,289 --> 00:04:02,319 As for Caesar, 59 00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:06,319 he was defeated in the Levant and retreated to the furthest parts of his lands, 60 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:09,319 so the Muslims conquered their lands, 61 00:04:09,319 --> 00:04:13,319 and it was established for the Muslims, and all praise is due to Allah. 62 00:04:13,319 --> 00:04:17,319 And the Muslims spent their treasures in the way of Allah, 63 00:04:17,319 --> 00:04:21,319 just as the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had foretold. 64 00:04:21,319 --> 00:04:24,319 These are manifest miracles. 65 00:04:24,319 --> 00:04:27,540 Imam Muslim narrated in his Sahih: 66 00:04:27,540 --> 00:04:31,540 On the authority of Jabir bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 67 00:04:31,540 --> 00:04:35,540 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saying: 68 00:04:35,540 --> 00:04:40,540 "A group of the Muslims or the believers will surely conquer 69 00:04:40,540 --> 00:04:44,740 the treasure of the family of Chosroes, which is in the White Palace." 70 00:04:44,740 --> 00:04:47,740 In another wording in Sahih Muslim: 71 00:04:47,740 --> 00:04:50,740 On the authority of Jabir bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 72 00:04:50,740 --> 00:04:54,740 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 73 00:04:54,740 --> 00:04:59,740 "A group of the Muslims will conquer the White Palace, 74 00:04:59,740 --> 00:05:02,740 the palace of Chosroes or the family of Chosroes." 75 00:05:02,740 --> 00:05:06,120 Imam Muslim narrated in his Sahih: 76 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,120 On the authority of Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 77 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:13,120 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 78 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,120 "You will surely conquer Egypt, 79 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,120 a land where the 'qirat' is mentioned. 80 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:22,120 So when you conquer it, treat its people well, 81 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,120 for they have a covenant and a tie of kinship (rahmah)," 82 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,120 or he said, "a covenant and a tie of marriage (sihr)." 83 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,180 Imam al-Nawawi said: 84 00:05:31,180 --> 00:05:34,180 As for the covenant (dhimmah), it is sanctity and right. 85 00:05:34,180 --> 00:05:37,339 It is used here in the sense of protection (dhimam). 86 00:05:37,339 --> 00:05:42,339 As for the kinship (rahim), it is because Hajar, the mother of Isma'il, was from among them. 87 00:05:42,339 --> 00:05:47,339 As for the marriage tie (sihr), it is because Mariyah, the mother of Ibrahim, was from among them. 88 00:05:47,339 --> 00:05:50,600 Al-Hakim narrated in al-Mustadrak and al-Tahawi 89 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,600 in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a sound chain of narration: 90 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,600 On the authority of Ka'b bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 91 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:01,600 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 92 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,600 "When you conquer Egypt, treat the Copts well, 93 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,600 for they have a covenant and a tie of kinship." 94 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,699 Al-Tabarani narrated in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir with a sound chain of narration: 95 00:06:12,699 --> 00:06:16,699 On the authority of Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: 96 00:06:16,699 --> 00:06:19,699 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 97 00:06:19,699 --> 00:06:22,699 gave a final testament before his death, saying: 98 00:06:22,699 --> 00:06:25,699 "Fear Allah regarding the Copts of Egypt, 99 00:06:25,699 --> 00:06:28,699 for you will surely prevail over them, 100 00:06:28,699 --> 00:06:33,699 and they will be a resource and helpers for you in the way of Allah." 101 00:06:33,699 --> 00:06:38,139 A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 102 00:06:38,139 --> 00:06:45,139 If the longing of the worlds for one another grows long, 103 00:06:45,139 --> 00:06:51,339 then the longing for you has no limit. 104 00:06:51,339 --> 00:06:58,939 May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised, 105 00:06:58,939 --> 00:07:07,899 and lips move with the remainder of the remembrance.