1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,160 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:03,899 --> 00:00:06,599 Treasures of the Seerah. 3 00:00:06,599 --> 00:00:12,140 The paternal uncles of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 4 00:00:14,220 --> 00:00:18,420 It is mentioned that 'Abd al-Muttalib had twelve sons. 5 00:00:18,420 --> 00:00:20,660 They were: al-Harith, 6 00:00:20,660 --> 00:00:22,460 who was the eldest of them, 7 00:00:22,460 --> 00:00:23,559 Hamzah, 8 00:00:23,559 --> 00:00:24,920 al-'Abbas, 9 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:26,359 Abu Talib, 10 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:27,660 Abu Lahab, 11 00:00:27,660 --> 00:00:28,660 Hajl, 12 00:00:28,660 --> 00:00:29,960 al-Zubayr, 13 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,460 al-Ghaydaq, 14 00:00:31,460 --> 00:00:32,960 al-Muqawwim, 15 00:00:33,060 --> 00:00:34,259 Saffar— 16 00:00:34,259 --> 00:00:36,060 and it is also said Dirar— 17 00:00:36,060 --> 00:00:37,560 'Abd al-Ka'bah, 18 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:38,859 and 'Abdullah, 19 00:00:38,859 --> 00:00:42,560 the father of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 20 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:47,359 The sons of 'Abd al-Muttalib are divided into three categories: 21 00:00:47,359 --> 00:00:48,659 The first: 22 00:00:48,659 --> 00:00:51,759 those who lived until the advent of Islam and embraced it, 23 00:00:51,759 --> 00:00:54,359 namely Hamzah and al-'Abbas. 24 00:00:54,359 --> 00:00:55,759 The second: 25 00:00:55,759 --> 00:00:59,359 those who lived until the advent of Islam but did not embrace it, 26 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:02,560 namely Abu Talib and Abu Lahab. 27 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:03,960 The third: 28 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,359 those who did not live until the advent of Islam, 29 00:01:06,359 --> 00:01:09,359 namely the remainder of the sons of 'Abd al-Muttalib. 30 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:15,079 Treasures of the Seerah. 31 00:01:15,079 --> 00:01:21,269 The paternal aunts of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 32 00:01:21,269 --> 00:01:22,569 al-Bayda', 33 00:01:22,569 --> 00:01:25,170 who was called Umm Hakim, 34 00:01:25,170 --> 00:01:26,569 Safiyyah, 35 00:01:26,569 --> 00:01:27,870 'Atikah, 36 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:28,969 Barrah, 37 00:01:28,969 --> 00:01:30,170 Arwa, 38 00:01:30,170 --> 00:01:31,469 and Umaymah. 39 00:01:31,469 --> 00:01:34,459 Among them, Safiyyah embraced Islam. 40 00:01:34,459 --> 00:01:35,859 According to the well-known report, 41 00:01:35,859 --> 00:01:38,959 when 'Abd al-Muttalib dug the well of Zamzam, 42 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,859 Quraysh prevented him from claiming sole custody of it, 43 00:01:41,859 --> 00:01:44,560 and he had no son to protect him. 44 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,560 He grieved because of this, 45 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,459 and made a vow, saying: 46 00:01:48,459 --> 00:01:51,659 "If Allah grants me ten sons, 47 00:01:51,659 --> 00:01:55,459 I will surely sacrifice one of them as an offering to Allah." 48 00:01:55,459 --> 00:02:00,159 Allah, Blessed and Exalted, then granted him those sons, 49 00:02:00,159 --> 00:02:02,459 and he wished to fulfill his vow. 50 00:02:02,459 --> 00:02:04,060 So he cast lots, 51 00:02:04,060 --> 00:02:07,260 and the lot fell upon his son 'Abdullah, 52 00:02:07,260 --> 00:02:10,900 the father of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 53 00:02:10,900 --> 00:02:13,000 When he intended to slaughter him, 54 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,800 Quraysh stood up against him and forbade him. 55 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,800 Thereupon 'Abd al-Muttalib said, 56 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,000 "Then what shall I do regarding my vow?" 57 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,300 They advised him to consult a female soothsayer and ask her. 58 00:02:24,300 --> 00:02:26,500 So he went to her and asked her, 59 00:02:26,500 --> 00:02:29,699 and she instructed him to cast lots between his son 'Abdullah 60 00:02:29,699 --> 00:02:31,699 and ten camels. 61 00:02:31,699 --> 00:02:32,900 So he cast lots, 62 00:02:32,900 --> 00:02:35,900 and the lot fell upon 'Abdullah. 63 00:02:35,900 --> 00:02:37,300 She said to him, 64 00:02:37,300 --> 00:02:38,800 "Add ten more." 65 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,199 So he added ten more camels, 66 00:02:41,199 --> 00:02:44,099 yet the lot fell upon 'Abdullah. 67 00:02:44,099 --> 00:02:45,400 She said to him, 68 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:46,800 "Add ten more." 69 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,099 And thus it continued; 70 00:02:48,099 --> 00:02:50,800 every time he added ten camels, 71 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,400 the lot fell upon his son 'Abdullah, 72 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,000 until the number of camels reached one hundred. 73 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,199 Then he cast lots, 74 00:02:58,199 --> 00:03:00,900 and the lot fell upon the camels. 75 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:04,259 At that point, 'Abd al-Muttalib stood up and slaughtered the camels, 76 00:03:04,740 --> 00:03:09,259 leaving them freely accessible to any human or beast of prey. 77 00:03:09,939 --> 00:03:14,379 The blood money among the Arabs at that time was ten camels; 78 00:03:14,900 --> 00:03:16,620 after this incident, 79 00:03:16,979 --> 00:03:20,379 the blood money among the Arabs became one hundred camels, 80 00:03:20,780 --> 00:03:22,539 and Islam confirmed this practice. 81 00:03:23,099 --> 00:03:26,580 Thus, the blood money in the religion of Allah, Blessed and Exalted, is now 82 00:03:26,860 --> 00:03:28,419 one hundred camels. 83 00:03:31,900 --> 00:03:37,949 The maternal uncles of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 84 00:03:40,259 --> 00:03:42,939 Al-Hafiz Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 85 00:03:43,460 --> 00:03:46,819 "The mother of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 86 00:03:47,219 --> 00:03:49,860 was Aminah bint Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf 87 00:03:50,300 --> 00:03:52,780 ibn Zuhrah ibn Kilab ibn Murrah 88 00:03:53,060 --> 00:03:55,539 ibn Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib. 89 00:03:56,060 --> 00:04:01,580 She had no brother who would have been a maternal uncle to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 90 00:04:01,900 --> 00:04:04,139 except 'Abd Yaghuth ibn Wahb. 91 00:04:04,860 --> 00:04:07,219 However, the Banu Zuhrah say 92 00:04:07,659 --> 00:04:11,539 that they are the maternal uncles of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 93 00:04:12,060 --> 00:04:17,420 because Aminah, the mother of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was from among them." 94 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:31,120 The biographers have mentioned 95 00:04:31,439 --> 00:04:35,000 that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had two maternal aunts: 96 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:36,480 The first was 97 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,360 Fakhitah bint 'Amr ibn 'A'idh al-Zuhriyyah. 98 00:04:40,959 --> 00:04:44,839 It is narrated from the Prophet, peace be upon him, in a marfu' hadith: 99 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,839 "I have given my maternal aunt a servant boy, 100 00:04:48,199 --> 00:04:51,480 and I hope that Allah will bless him for her; 101 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:57,439 and I have forbidden her from making him a cupper, a butcher, or a goldsmith." 102 00:04:58,120 --> 00:04:59,120 The second was 103 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,240 Furay'ah bint Wahb al-Zuhriyyah. 104 00:05:03,029 --> 00:05:08,189 It is narrated that the Prophet, peace be upon him, raised her hand and said: 105 00:05:08,910 --> 00:05:12,189 "Whoever wishes to look upon the maternal aunt of the Messenger of Allah, 106 00:05:12,670 --> 00:05:14,350 let him look upon this woman." 107 00:05:26,779 --> 00:05:29,540 In the month of Rabi' al-Awwal, according to the well-known view, 108 00:05:30,060 --> 00:05:35,819 Allah, Blessed and Exalted, bestowed His grace upon humanity with the birth of the Master of the Messengers, 109 00:05:36,259 --> 00:05:40,180 the leader of the righteous, and the guide of those marked with radiant white limbs. 110 00:05:40,860 --> 00:05:45,540 That was several months after the Year of the Elephant, in Makkah al-Mukarramah. 111 00:05:46,180 --> 00:05:47,779 He was born an orphan without a father, 112 00:05:48,339 --> 00:05:51,420 because his father had passed away while his mother was still pregnant with him. 113 00:05:52,100 --> 00:05:56,899 His birth, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was a natural birth, 114 00:05:57,660 --> 00:06:01,100 and historians, as scholars mention, have not been able 115 00:06:01,620 --> 00:06:05,860 to determine the exact day and month of his birth with precision. 116 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:09,259 As for the day of the week on which he was born, 117 00:06:09,660 --> 00:06:11,019 it was Monday, 118 00:06:11,540 --> 00:06:14,500 as the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 119 00:06:14,980 --> 00:06:17,060 "That is the day on which I was born." 120 00:06:17,660 --> 00:06:19,500 But which specific Monday? 121 00:06:20,019 --> 00:06:21,259 Allah knows best. 122 00:06:21,899 --> 00:06:24,459 It was said on the ninth of Rabi' al-Awwal, 123 00:06:24,939 --> 00:06:26,660 and it was said on the twelfth, 124 00:06:27,060 --> 00:06:28,540 and other dates were also stated; 125 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:30,620 it was even said to be in Ramadan, 126 00:06:31,259 --> 00:06:35,860 but the most widely known opinion is that it was on the twelfth of Rabi' al-Awwal. 127 00:06:36,790 --> 00:06:40,389 Determining the exact day of his birth, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 128 00:06:40,910 --> 00:06:44,310 carries no legal consequences in Islamic law. 129 00:06:45,029 --> 00:06:50,069 As for what many people do in many Muslim lands, 130 00:06:50,589 --> 00:06:54,790 namely celebrating the birthday of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 131 00:06:55,310 --> 00:06:57,310 it is not a righteous deed. 132 00:06:58,069 --> 00:07:00,189 That is due to several reasons, among them: 133 00:07:00,629 --> 00:07:01,389 First: 134 00:07:01,870 --> 00:07:07,110 the exact date of his birth, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is not known with certainty. 135 00:07:07,790 --> 00:07:08,550 Second: 136 00:07:09,149 --> 00:07:15,269 the Prophet, peace be upon him, never once celebrated his birthday during his lifetime, 137 00:07:15,750 --> 00:07:18,870 even though he lived for sixty-three years, 138 00:07:18,990 --> 00:07:20,990 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 139 00:07:21,810 --> 00:07:22,610 Third: 140 00:07:23,250 --> 00:07:25,810 neither the Companions nor the Tabi'un, 141 00:07:26,250 --> 00:07:29,410 nor the leading scholars who are followed, ever celebrated his birthday; 142 00:07:29,889 --> 00:07:33,009 and had it been good, they would surely have preceded us in doing it. 143 00:07:33,779 --> 00:07:34,579 Fourth: 144 00:07:35,180 --> 00:07:39,180 the Prophet, peace be upon him, never commanded us to do so, 145 00:07:39,699 --> 00:07:41,139 despite having said: 146 00:07:41,620 --> 00:07:46,220 "There is nothing that brings you closer to Paradise and distances you from the Fire 147 00:07:46,660 --> 00:07:48,660 except that I have commanded you to do it." 148 00:07:49,420 --> 00:07:50,220 Fifth: 149 00:07:50,860 --> 00:07:53,139 it is unanimously agreed among scholars 150 00:07:53,620 --> 00:07:56,220 that the twelfth of Rabi' al-Awwal 151 00:07:56,540 --> 00:07:59,740 is the day of his death, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him; 152 00:08:00,339 --> 00:08:02,339 so if we were to celebrate on this day, 153 00:08:02,779 --> 00:08:05,420 it would be as if we were celebrating the day of his passing. 154 00:08:05,980 --> 00:08:09,420 Since he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did not command us to do it, 155 00:08:09,779 --> 00:08:10,899 it is not a good deed. 156 00:08:11,420 --> 00:08:13,899 All good lies in following the Sunnah, 157 00:08:14,339 --> 00:08:16,860 and all evil lies in religious innovation. 158 00:08:17,500 --> 00:08:20,100 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 159 00:08:20,540 --> 00:08:24,779 "Whoever introduces into this matter of ours that which is not part of it, it is rejected," 160 00:08:25,420 --> 00:08:27,620 meaning it will be turned back upon its perpetrator. 161 00:08:40,029 --> 00:08:43,190 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was born, 162 00:08:43,549 --> 00:08:44,990 Thuwaybah nursed him; 163 00:08:45,470 --> 00:08:47,870 she was the freed slave of his uncle Abu Lahab. 164 00:08:48,509 --> 00:08:53,789 Before nursing the Prophet, peace be upon him, she had nursed his uncle Hamzah, 165 00:08:54,429 --> 00:08:58,870 thus making Hamzah the foster brother of the Prophet, peace be upon him, through nursing, 166 00:08:59,509 --> 00:09:03,990 both having the same foster mother, Thuwaybah, the freed slave of Abu Lahab. 167 00:09:04,710 --> 00:09:06,909 This arrangement did not last long, 168 00:09:07,590 --> 00:09:09,590 for it was the custom of the Arabs 169 00:09:10,110 --> 00:09:14,350 to seek wet nurses for their children for a period of two years, 170 00:09:14,909 --> 00:09:17,789 after which the nurse would wean the child and return him to his mother. 171 00:09:18,580 --> 00:09:25,179 Let us now leave Halimah al-Sa'diyyah to recount her story with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 172 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:27,899 Halimah al-Sa'diyyah said: 173 00:09:28,659 --> 00:09:32,779 "I set out from my homeland with my husband and an infant son of mine whom I was nursing, 174 00:09:33,299 --> 00:09:35,779 accompanied by some women of Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr, 175 00:09:36,139 --> 00:09:37,659 looking for infants to nurse. 176 00:09:38,220 --> 00:09:40,379 That was in a year of severe drought 177 00:09:40,659 --> 00:09:42,419 that had left us with nothing. 178 00:09:43,100 --> 00:09:45,860 I set out on a pale she-donkey of mine— 179 00:09:46,299 --> 00:09:47,179 meaning an off-white one— 180 00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:49,379 and with us was an old she-camel of ours, 181 00:09:49,820 --> 00:09:50,620 that is, a camel, 182 00:09:51,179 --> 00:09:53,460 and by Allah, she did not yield a single drop of milk. 183 00:09:54,059 --> 00:09:56,179 We could not sleep the entire night 184 00:09:56,500 --> 00:10:00,460 because our infant with us would not stop crying from hunger; 185 00:10:01,139 --> 00:10:03,659 by Allah, there was nothing in my breast to satisfy him, 186 00:10:04,139 --> 00:10:06,659 nor was there anything in our old she-camel to nourish him, 187 00:10:07,259 --> 00:10:10,100 yet we were hoping for rain and relief. 188 00:10:10,970 --> 00:10:12,970 So I rode on that she-donkey of mine 189 00:10:13,529 --> 00:10:16,649 until we reached Makkah looking for infants to nurse. 190 00:10:17,580 --> 00:10:23,460 There was not a single woman among us to whom the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was not presented, 191 00:10:23,820 --> 00:10:24,620 only for her to refuse him 192 00:10:25,179 --> 00:10:28,299 once she was told that he was an orphan. 193 00:10:28,899 --> 00:10:32,580 That was because we hoped for generosity from the child's father, 194 00:10:33,179 --> 00:10:35,019 so we would say, 'An orphan! 195 00:10:35,620 --> 00:10:38,340 What could his mother and grandfather possibly do?' 196 00:10:38,899 --> 00:10:40,899 For that reason, we were reluctant to take him. 197 00:10:41,879 --> 00:10:46,080 Every woman who had come with me took a suckling child, 198 00:10:46,399 --> 00:10:47,080 except me. 199 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:49,720 "When we decided to depart, 200 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:51,399 I said to my husband, 201 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:57,399 'By Allah, I loathe the thought of returning among my companions without having taken a nursing infant. 202 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:02,039 By Allah, I shall certainly go to that orphan and take him.' 203 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:03,220 He said, 204 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:05,360 'There is no harm in you doing so; 205 00:11:05,799 --> 00:11:08,240 perhaps Allah will place a blessing in him.' 206 00:11:09,039 --> 00:11:10,000 Glory be to Allah! 207 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,240 This poor woman, Halimah al-Sa'diyyah, 208 00:11:13,759 --> 00:11:19,799 did not realize that all goodness and blessings lay in this very orphan, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 209 00:11:20,629 --> 00:11:21,149 She said, 210 00:11:21,750 --> 00:11:23,750 'So I went back to him and took him, 211 00:11:24,389 --> 00:11:28,389 and nothing drove me to take him except that I could find no one else. 212 00:11:29,220 --> 00:11:32,340 When I took him, I returned with him to my mount, 213 00:11:32,940 --> 00:11:35,139 and as soon as I placed him in my lap, 214 00:11:35,700 --> 00:11:38,980 my breasts overflowed with as much milk as he could desire. 215 00:11:39,700 --> 00:11:41,220 He drank until he was fully satisfied, 216 00:11:41,620 --> 00:11:44,379 and his foster brother drank along with him until he, too, was fully satisfied. 217 00:11:44,899 --> 00:11:45,899 Then both of them went to sleep, 218 00:11:46,379 --> 00:11:50,419 whereas before that we could never sleep because of my son's constant crying. 219 00:11:51,309 --> 00:11:53,870 My husband then stood up to inspect our old she-camel, 220 00:11:54,389 --> 00:11:55,909 and found her udders completely full— 221 00:11:56,429 --> 00:11:58,070 that is, brimming with milk. 222 00:11:58,789 --> 00:12:01,750 So he milked from her enough for him to drink, and I drank with him, 223 00:12:02,269 --> 00:12:04,909 until our thirst was entirely quenched and we were completely full. 224 00:12:05,509 --> 00:12:07,309 We spent the best of nights, 225 00:12:07,950 --> 00:12:10,470 and when morning came, my husband said to me, 226 00:12:11,110 --> 00:12:13,149 "You must realize, by Allah, O Halimah, 227 00:12:13,590 --> 00:12:16,149 that you have taken a blessed soul." 228 00:12:16,750 --> 00:12:20,190 I replied, "By Allah, I truly hope so." 229 00:12:21,139 --> 00:12:23,899 Then we set out, and I rode my female donkey, 230 00:12:24,179 --> 00:12:26,179 carrying him upon it with me'— 231 00:12:26,620 --> 00:12:29,659 meaning she carried the Prophet, peace be upon him. 232 00:12:30,580 --> 00:12:32,659 'By Allah, it outpaced the entire caravan 233 00:12:33,139 --> 00:12:36,179 in a way none of their donkeys could match'— 234 00:12:36,700 --> 00:12:38,419 that is, she sped far ahead of them on the journey— 235 00:12:39,179 --> 00:12:41,779 'so much so that my female companions kept saying to me, 236 00:12:42,259 --> 00:12:43,779 "O daughter of Abu Dhu'ayb! 237 00:12:44,220 --> 00:12:46,299 Woe to you! Slow down and wait for us!"'— 238 00:12:46,820 --> 00:12:47,899 meaning: do not rush ahead— 239 00:12:48,659 --> 00:12:52,580 '"Is this not the very donkey you rode when you set out?" 240 00:12:53,220 --> 00:12:54,340 And I would say to them, 241 00:12:54,860 --> 00:12:57,500 "Yes, by Allah, it is indeed the very same one!" 242 00:12:58,139 --> 00:12:58,940 And they would say, 243 00:12:59,580 --> 00:13:01,740 "By Allah, there is surely something extraordinary about it!" 244 00:13:02,379 --> 00:13:05,820 Then we arrived at our dwellings in the lands of the Banu Sa'd, 245 00:13:06,460 --> 00:13:09,899 and I know of no land of Allah more barren than it was. 246 00:13:10,580 --> 00:13:14,860 Yet my sheep would return to me in the evening, after we had brought him with us, 247 00:13:15,179 --> 00:13:16,500 well-fed and full of milk, 248 00:13:17,179 --> 00:13:18,460 so we would milk them and drink, 249 00:13:19,059 --> 00:13:21,659 while no other person could milk even a single drop of milk, 250 00:13:22,179 --> 00:13:23,820 because the land was so barren. 251 00:13:24,539 --> 00:13:28,899 It reached the point where the people of our tribe would say to their shepherds, 252 00:13:29,460 --> 00:13:30,259 "Woe to you! 253 00:13:30,740 --> 00:13:34,100 Graze your flocks wherever the shepherd of the daughter of Abu Dhu'ayb grazes!" 254 00:13:34,659 --> 00:13:36,899 Yet their sheep would return in the evening hungry, 255 00:13:37,340 --> 00:13:39,340 unable to yield even a single drop of milk, 256 00:13:39,899 --> 00:13:42,539 while my sheep returned full of milk. 257 00:13:43,299 --> 00:13:46,820 We continued to witness an increase in grace and goodness from Allah, 258 00:13:47,220 --> 00:13:49,700 until two years had passed and I weaned him'— 259 00:13:50,139 --> 00:13:51,059 meaning she weaned him from nursing— 260 00:13:51,700 --> 00:13:55,100 'and he was growing up unlike other young boys; 261 00:13:55,779 --> 00:13:57,220 he had not even reached two years of age 262 00:13:57,539 --> 00:13:59,980 before he had become a sturdy, robust boy'— 263 00:14:00,379 --> 00:14:01,379 that is, strong. 264 00:14:02,059 --> 00:14:04,019 'So we brought him back to his mother, 265 00:14:04,460 --> 00:14:07,059 though we were intensely eager for him to remain among us 266 00:14:07,539 --> 00:14:09,620 because of the abundant blessing we had seen from him. 267 00:14:10,340 --> 00:14:12,740 We spoke to his mother, and I said to her, 268 00:14:13,259 --> 00:14:16,059 "If only you would leave my little boy with me until he grows stronger, 269 00:14:16,580 --> 00:14:19,500 for I fear the plague of Mecca for him." 270 00:14:20,059 --> 00:14:22,139 And she did not truly fear the plague for him, 271 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:28,779 but she only wanted him because of the goodness she had witnessed upon his arrival, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 272 00:14:29,500 --> 00:14:30,019 She said, 273 00:14:30,019 --> 00:14:34,019 'So I kept persisting with her until she sent him back with us.'