1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:06,889 Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 3 00:00:06,889 --> 00:00:13,169 The splitting of the moon. 4 00:00:13,169 --> 00:00:17,260 Following this event, 5 00:00:17,260 --> 00:00:22,059 another incident occurred for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 6 00:00:22,059 --> 00:00:26,460 It is a remarkable event mentioned through successive reports (tawatur), 7 00:00:26,460 --> 00:00:29,260 namely, the splitting of the moon. 8 00:00:29,260 --> 00:00:34,289 The disbelievers of Quraysh asked the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 9 00:00:34,490 --> 00:00:37,490 for a sign and proof of his truthfulness. 10 00:00:37,490 --> 00:00:41,490 It was as if he had not yet brought them anything of that nature. 11 00:00:41,490 --> 00:00:45,119 So they asked him, may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, 12 00:00:45,119 --> 00:00:47,920 to split the moon into two halves. 13 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:49,320 He said, 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,920 "Do you see that if Allah splits the moon into two halves for you, 15 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,520 will you believe?" 16 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:55,520 They replied, "Yes." 17 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,119 “How should we not believe in Allah and that which hath come unto us of the Truth. And (how should we not) hope that our Lord will bring us in along with righteous folk?” (5:84) 18 00:00:58,119 --> 00:01:03,520 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, called upon his Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, 19 00:01:03,719 --> 00:01:07,120 and Allah split the moon into two halves for them. 20 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,319 When they looked at the moon and it was in two halves, 21 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,719 with Mount Abu Qubays between them, 22 00:01:12,719 --> 00:01:13,920 they said, 23 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,219 "He has brought us magic." 24 00:01:16,219 --> 00:01:18,620 One of them said, 25 00:01:18,620 --> 00:01:20,819 "If he has bewitched you, 26 00:01:20,819 --> 00:01:24,620 he cannot bewitch all the people." 27 00:01:24,620 --> 00:01:27,819 "So wait for the travelers when they arrive." 28 00:01:27,819 --> 00:01:30,019 When the travelers arrived, 29 00:01:30,219 --> 00:01:31,620 they asked them, 30 00:01:31,620 --> 00:01:34,019 "What is the most amazing thing you have seen?" 31 00:01:34,019 --> 00:01:35,219 They replied, 32 00:01:35,219 --> 00:01:36,620 "On such and such a night, 33 00:01:36,620 --> 00:01:39,219 we saw the moon in two parts." 34 00:01:39,219 --> 00:01:40,420 They said, 35 00:01:40,420 --> 00:01:43,019 "He has brought great magic; 36 00:01:43,019 --> 00:01:45,819 he has bewitched all the people." 37 00:01:45,819 --> 00:01:51,019 This confirms the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, in Surah al-Qamar: 38 00:02:00,019 --> 00:02:03,219 ﴾...and they say, 'A continuous magic.'﴿ 39 00:02:03,219 --> 00:02:06,090 Meaning, a powerful magic. 40 00:02:06,090 --> 00:02:11,969 Treasures of the Seerah. 41 00:02:11,969 --> 00:02:17,360 The First Pledge of al-Aqabah. 42 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,960 We have previously discussed that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 43 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,560 invited some of the people of Medina, 44 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,860 and they believed in him and followed him. 45 00:02:26,860 --> 00:02:30,060 Then, during the pilgrimage season of the twelfth year 46 00:02:30,060 --> 00:02:34,659 of the Prophet’s mission, 47 00:02:34,659 --> 00:02:40,060 the Ansar came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and pledged their allegiance. 48 00:02:40,060 --> 00:02:44,060 Those who pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 49 00:02:44,060 --> 00:02:46,060 were Mu'adh Ibn al-Harith, 50 00:02:46,060 --> 00:02:48,460 Dhakwan Ibn 'Abd al-Qays, 51 00:02:48,460 --> 00:02:50,659 'Ubadah Ibn al-Samit, 52 00:02:50,659 --> 00:02:52,659 Yazid Ibn Tha'labah, 53 00:02:52,659 --> 00:02:54,860 al-'Abbas Ibn 'Ubadah, 54 00:02:54,860 --> 00:02:57,659 Abu al-Haytham Ibn al-Tayyihan, 55 00:02:57,659 --> 00:03:00,060 and 'Uwaym Ibn Sa'idah. 56 00:03:00,060 --> 00:03:02,060 All of them were from the Khazraj, 57 00:03:02,060 --> 00:03:04,860 except for Abu al-Haytham and 'Uwaym. 58 00:03:04,860 --> 00:03:07,860 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, accepted the pledge, 59 00:03:07,860 --> 00:03:09,659 known as the pledge of the women, 60 00:03:09,659 --> 00:03:14,060 which Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, mentioned in His saying: 61 00:03:14,060 --> 00:03:16,060 ﴾O Prophet, 62 00:03:16,060 --> 00:03:19,060 when the believing women come to you 63 00:03:19,060 --> 00:03:21,860 pledging to you 64 00:03:21,860 --> 00:03:24,259 that they will not associate anything with Allah...﴿ 65 00:03:24,259 --> 00:03:30,259 “O Prophet! If believing women come unto thee, taking oath of allegiance unto thee that they will ascribe no thing as partner unto Allah, and will neither steal nor commit adultery nor kill their children, nor produce any lie that they have devised between their hands and feet, nor disobey thee in what is right, then accept their allegiance and ask Allah to forgive them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (60:12) 66 00:03:30,460 --> 00:03:33,460 ﴾...and will not kill their children...﴿ 67 00:03:33,460 --> 00:03:38,460 “O Prophet! If believing women come unto thee, taking oath of allegiance unto thee that they will ascribe no thing as partner unto Allah, and will neither steal nor commit adultery nor kill their children, nor produce any lie that they have devised between their hands and feet, nor disobey thee in what is right, then accept their allegiance and ask Allah to forgive them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (60:12) 68 00:03:38,460 --> 00:03:42,460 ﴾...nor bring forth a slander they have invented between their arms and legs...﴿ 69 00:03:42,460 --> 00:03:45,460 ﴾...and will not disobey you in what is right...﴿ 70 00:03:45,460 --> 00:03:47,460 “O Prophet! If believing women come unto thee, taking oath of allegiance unto thee that they will ascribe no thing as partner unto Allah, and will neither steal nor commit adultery nor kill their children, nor produce any lie that they have devised between their hands and feet, nor disobey thee in what is right, then accept their allegiance and ask Allah to forgive them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (60:12) 71 00:03:47,460 --> 00:03:51,460 “O Prophet! If believing women come unto thee, taking oath of allegiance unto thee that they will ascribe no thing as partner unto Allah, and will neither steal nor commit adultery nor kill their children, nor produce any lie that they have devised between their hands and feet, nor disobey thee in what is right, then accept their allegiance and ask Allah to forgive them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (60:12) 72 00:03:51,460 --> 00:03:55,460 ﴾...Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.﴿ 73 00:03:56,460 --> 00:04:01,460 This is how the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would take the pledge from men. 74 00:04:01,460 --> 00:04:05,460 'Ubadah Ibn al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 75 00:04:05,460 --> 00:04:09,460 "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 76 00:04:09,460 --> 00:04:14,460 'Come, pledge to me that you will not associate anything with Allah, 77 00:04:14,460 --> 00:04:17,459 nor steal, nor commit adultery, 78 00:04:17,459 --> 00:04:19,459 nor kill your children, 79 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:25,459 nor bring forth a slander you have invented between your hands and feet, 80 00:04:25,459 --> 00:04:28,459 nor disobey me in what is right. 81 00:04:28,459 --> 00:04:31,459 Whoever among you fulfills this, his reward is with Allah. 82 00:04:31,459 --> 00:04:36,459 Whoever commits any of these things and is punished in this world, 83 00:04:36,459 --> 00:04:38,459 it is an expiation for him. 84 00:04:38,459 --> 00:04:42,459 And whoever commits any of these things and Allah conceals it, 85 00:04:42,459 --> 00:04:44,459 his affair is with Allah; 86 00:04:44,459 --> 00:04:48,459 if He wills, He will punish him, and if He wills, He will forgive him.' 87 00:04:48,459 --> 00:04:51,459 He said: 'So we pledged to him on that basis.'" 88 00:04:51,459 --> 00:04:54,519 Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent 89 00:04:54,519 --> 00:04:57,519 Mus'ab Ibn 'Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him, 90 00:04:57,519 --> 00:05:01,519 to teach them Islam and invite others. 91 00:05:01,519 --> 00:05:08,519 Mus'ab Ibn 'Umayr succeeded brilliantly in his mission of calling people to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. 92 00:05:08,519 --> 00:05:14,519 These are two stories of two men who embraced Islam at the hands of Mus'ab Ibn 'Umayr, 93 00:05:14,519 --> 00:05:18,519 and there was great good in their conversion. 94 00:05:35,290 --> 00:05:39,290 As'ad Ibn Zurarah went out one day with Mus'ab Ibn 'Umayr, 95 00:05:39,290 --> 00:05:43,290 intending to visit the dwellings of Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal and Banu Zafar. 96 00:05:43,290 --> 00:05:46,319 They entered a garden belonging to Banu Zafar 97 00:05:46,319 --> 00:05:50,319 and sat by a well called Bi'r Maraq. 98 00:05:50,319 --> 00:05:54,319 Some of the Muslims gathered around them, 99 00:05:54,319 --> 00:05:57,319 and Sa'd Ibn Mu'adh and Usayd Ibn Hudayr, 100 00:05:57,319 --> 00:06:01,319 who were the leaders of their people from Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal, 101 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:03,319 were still in a state of polytheism. 102 00:06:03,319 --> 00:06:09,509 When he heard about this, Sa'd Ibn Mu'adh said to Usayd Ibn Hudayr: 103 00:06:09,509 --> 00:06:14,509 "Go to these two men who have come to our territory to deceive our weak ones; 104 00:06:14,509 --> 00:06:18,509 rebuke them and forbid them from coming to our dwellings. 105 00:06:18,509 --> 00:06:22,509 For As'ad Ibn Zurarah is my cousin, 106 00:06:22,509 --> 00:06:25,509 and were it not for that, I would have spared you this." 107 00:06:25,509 --> 00:06:29,740 So Usayd took his spear and headed toward them. 108 00:06:29,740 --> 00:06:32,740 When As'ad Ibn Zurarah saw him, 109 00:06:32,740 --> 00:06:35,740 he said to Mus'ab Ibn 'Umayr: 110 00:06:35,740 --> 00:06:38,740 "This is the leader of his people who has come to you, 111 00:06:38,740 --> 00:06:40,740 so be truthful to Allah regarding him." 112 00:06:41,740 --> 00:06:45,769 Mus'ab said, "If he sits, I will speak to him." 113 00:06:45,769 --> 00:06:49,769 Usayd came and stood over them, reviling them, 114 00:06:49,769 --> 00:06:55,769 and said, "What has brought you to us to deceive our weak ones? 115 00:06:55,769 --> 00:07:00,769 Leave us if you have any regard for your own lives." 116 00:07:00,769 --> 00:07:04,769 Mus'ab said to him, "Will you sit and listen? 117 00:07:04,769 --> 00:07:07,769 If you are pleased with a matter, you may accept it; 118 00:07:07,769 --> 00:07:10,769 if you dislike it, we will refrain from what you dislike." 119 00:07:10,769 --> 00:07:12,769 He said, "You have been fair." 120 00:07:12,769 --> 00:07:15,769 Then he planted his spear and sat down. 121 00:07:15,769 --> 00:07:19,769 Mus'ab spoke to him and recited the Qur'an to him, 122 00:07:19,769 --> 00:07:23,769 and explained to him the religion of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, 123 00:07:23,769 --> 00:07:26,769 and how Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, 124 00:07:26,769 --> 00:07:29,769 sent Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 125 00:07:29,769 --> 00:07:33,769 to bring people out of darkness into light, 126 00:07:33,769 --> 00:07:35,769 from the worship of idols 127 00:07:35,769 --> 00:07:39,769 to the worship of the Lord of all creation, Glorified and Exalted is He. 128 00:07:39,769 --> 00:07:41,769 The narrator of the story said: 129 00:07:41,769 --> 00:07:46,769 "By Allah, we recognized Islam in his face before he even spoke, 130 00:07:46,769 --> 00:07:49,769 by its radiance and brightness." 131 00:07:49,769 --> 00:07:52,769 Then Usayd said to them: 132 00:07:52,769 --> 00:07:55,769 "How excellent and beautiful this is! 133 00:07:55,769 --> 00:08:00,769 What do you do if you want to enter this religion?" 134 00:08:00,769 --> 00:08:04,769 He told him, "Perform ghusl (ritual bath), purify your garment, 135 00:08:04,769 --> 00:08:07,769 then testify to the truth, 136 00:08:07,769 --> 00:08:09,769 and then pray two rak'ahs." 137 00:08:09,769 --> 00:08:12,769 He stood up, performed ghusl, and purified his garment, 138 00:08:12,769 --> 00:08:15,769 then testified and prayed two rak'ahs. 139 00:08:15,769 --> 00:08:19,769 Then he said, "Behind me is a man 140 00:08:19,769 --> 00:08:23,769 who, if he follows you, none of his people will remain behind." 141 00:08:23,769 --> 00:08:27,769 Then he took his spear and returned to Sa'd and his people, 142 00:08:27,769 --> 00:08:29,769 who were sitting together. 143 00:08:29,769 --> 00:08:32,769 Sa'd said, "I swear by Allah, 144 00:08:32,769 --> 00:08:37,899 he has come to you with a different expression than the one he had when he left." 145 00:08:37,899 --> 00:08:40,899 When Usayd stood before his people, 146 00:08:40,899 --> 00:08:43,899 Sa'd asked him, "What have you done?" 147 00:08:43,899 --> 00:08:46,899 He said, "I spoke to the two men, 148 00:08:46,899 --> 00:08:49,899 and by Allah, I saw no harm in them. 149 00:08:49,899 --> 00:08:51,899 I have forbidden them, 150 00:08:51,899 --> 00:08:54,899 and they said they would do as I wish. 151 00:08:54,899 --> 00:08:56,899 I have also heard that Banu Harithah 152 00:08:56,899 --> 00:09:00,929 went out to As'ad Ibn Zurarah to kill him, 153 00:09:00,929 --> 00:09:04,929 and Banu Harithah will not kill As'ad Ibn Zurarah." 154 00:09:04,929 --> 00:09:09,929 But this was how Usayd Ibn Hudayr, may Allah be pleased with him, acted 155 00:09:09,929 --> 00:09:11,929 to provoke Sa'd Ibn Mu'adh, 156 00:09:11,929 --> 00:09:16,929 so that he would rise and defend his cousin, As'ad Ibn Zurarah. 157 00:09:16,929 --> 00:09:20,929 Sa'd stood up, angry at what he had been told, 158 00:09:20,929 --> 00:09:23,929 took his spear, and went out to them. 159 00:09:23,929 --> 00:09:26,929 When he saw them looking calm, 160 00:09:26,929 --> 00:09:31,929 he realized that Usayd only wanted him to hear from them, 161 00:09:31,929 --> 00:09:36,929 just as he realized that no one was going to kill As'ad or anything of the sort. 162 00:09:36,929 --> 00:09:40,019 He stood over them, reviling them, 163 00:09:40,019 --> 00:09:43,019 then said to As'ad Ibn Zurarah: 164 00:09:43,019 --> 00:09:45,019 "By Allah, O Abu Umamah, 165 00:09:45,019 --> 00:09:49,019 were it not for the kinship between me and you, 166 00:09:49,019 --> 00:09:51,019 you would not have dared to do this to me. 167 00:09:51,019 --> 00:09:54,019 You come into our territory with what we dislike." 168 00:09:54,019 --> 00:09:57,019 Mus'ab said to Sa'd Ibn Mu'adh: 169 00:09:57,019 --> 00:09:59,019 "Will you sit and listen? 170 00:09:59,019 --> 00:10:02,019 If you are pleased with a matter, you may accept it, 171 00:10:02,019 --> 00:10:05,019 and if you dislike it, we will refrain from what you dislike." 172 00:10:05,019 --> 00:10:07,019 He said, "You have been fair." 173 00:10:07,019 --> 00:10:10,019 Then he planted his spear and sat down. 174 00:10:10,019 --> 00:10:12,019 He presented Islam to him 175 00:10:12,019 --> 00:10:15,019 and recited the Qur'an to him. 176 00:10:15,019 --> 00:10:17,019 The narrator of the story said: 177 00:10:17,019 --> 00:10:21,019 "We recognized Islam in his face before he even spoke." 178 00:10:21,019 --> 00:10:23,019 Then he said: 179 00:10:23,019 --> 00:10:26,019 "What do you do if you become Muslim?" 180 00:10:26,019 --> 00:10:29,019 He told him the same as he had told As'ad, 181 00:10:29,019 --> 00:10:32,019 and he did as As'ad had done. 182 00:10:32,019 --> 00:10:35,019 When he returned to his people, he said: 183 00:10:35,019 --> 00:10:38,019 "O Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal, 184 00:10:38,019 --> 00:10:41,019 how do you regard my status among you?" 185 00:10:41,019 --> 00:10:45,019 They said, "You are our leader, the best of us in judgment, 186 00:10:45,019 --> 00:10:47,019 and the most auspicious of us in leadership." 187 00:10:47,019 --> 00:10:48,019 He said: 188 00:10:48,019 --> 00:10:51,019 "Then the speech of your men and your women 189 00:10:51,019 --> 00:10:53,019 is forbidden to me 190 00:10:53,019 --> 00:10:56,019 until you believe in Allah and His Messenger." 191 00:10:56,019 --> 00:10:59,090 By evening, there was not a man or woman among them 192 00:10:59,090 --> 00:11:02,090 who was not a Muslim. 193 00:11:02,090 --> 00:11:04,090 Except for one man, 194 00:11:04,090 --> 00:11:06,090 called al-Usayrim, 195 00:11:06,090 --> 00:11:09,379 who embraced Islam on the day of Uhud. 196 00:11:09,379 --> 00:11:12,379 Mus'ab remained in the house of As'ad Ibn Zurarah, 197 00:11:12,379 --> 00:11:14,379 calling people to Islam, 198 00:11:14,379 --> 00:11:17,379 until there was no household among the Ansar 199 00:11:17,379 --> 00:11:21,379 that did not have Muslim men and women in it. 200 00:11:34,659 --> 00:11:36,659 This was in the thirteenth year 201 00:11:36,659 --> 00:11:40,659 of the Prophet’s mission, 202 00:11:40,659 --> 00:11:43,659 when the Muslims from the people of Medina performed the pilgrimage, 203 00:11:43,659 --> 00:11:46,659 numbering over seventy people, 204 00:11:46,659 --> 00:11:49,659 among the pilgrims of their people from the polytheists. 205 00:11:49,659 --> 00:11:52,659 The Muslims used to say: 206 00:11:52,659 --> 00:11:56,659 "How long shall we leave the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 207 00:11:56,659 --> 00:12:00,659 to be driven out in the mountains of Makkah and live in fear?" 208 00:12:00,659 --> 00:12:03,690 Ka'b Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 209 00:12:03,690 --> 00:12:05,690 "We set out for the Hajj, 210 00:12:05,690 --> 00:12:09,690 and we had an appointment with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 211 00:12:09,690 --> 00:12:13,690 at al-'Aqabah during the middle days of Tashriq." 212 00:12:13,690 --> 00:12:16,750 The night of our appointment with 213 00:12:16,750 --> 00:12:20,750 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, arrived, 214 00:12:20,750 --> 00:12:23,750 and with us was 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn Haram, 215 00:12:23,750 --> 00:12:27,750 a leader among our leaders and a noble among our nobles. 216 00:12:27,750 --> 00:12:29,750 We took him along with us, 217 00:12:29,750 --> 00:12:34,750 and we kept our affair hidden from those of our people who were polytheists. 218 00:12:34,750 --> 00:12:38,750 We spoke to 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn Haram 219 00:12:38,750 --> 00:12:39,750 and said to him: 220 00:12:39,750 --> 00:12:41,750 "O Abu Jabir, 221 00:12:41,750 --> 00:12:44,750 you are a leader among our leaders 222 00:12:44,750 --> 00:12:47,750 and a noble among our nobles. 223 00:12:47,750 --> 00:12:50,750 We truly desire better for you than what you are currently in, 224 00:12:50,750 --> 00:12:53,750 lest you become firewood for the Fire tomorrow." 225 00:12:53,750 --> 00:12:55,750 Then we invited him to Islam, 226 00:12:55,750 --> 00:13:00,750 and we informed him of the appointment with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 227 00:13:00,750 --> 00:13:03,750 He accepted Islam and witnessed al-'Aqabah with us, 228 00:13:03,750 --> 00:13:06,750 and he was appointed as one of the leaders (nuqaba'). 229 00:13:06,750 --> 00:13:10,039 Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 230 00:13:10,039 --> 00:13:14,039 "We slept that night with our people in our camps, 231 00:13:14,039 --> 00:13:16,039 until a third of the night had passed. 232 00:13:16,039 --> 00:13:22,039 We slipped out of our camps for our appointment with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 233 00:13:22,039 --> 00:13:26,039 moving stealthily like sandgrouse, hiding our movements, 234 00:13:26,039 --> 00:13:29,039 until we gathered in the mountain pass at al-'Aqabah. 235 00:13:29,039 --> 00:13:32,039 We were seventy-three men, 236 00:13:32,039 --> 00:13:35,039 and two of our women: 237 00:13:35,039 --> 00:13:37,039 Nusaybah Bint Ka'b, 238 00:13:37,039 --> 00:13:39,039 who is Umm 'Amarah, 239 00:13:39,039 --> 00:13:41,039 and Asma' Bint 'Amr, 240 00:13:41,039 --> 00:13:43,039 from the tribe of Banu Salamah. 241 00:13:43,039 --> 00:13:47,039 We gathered, waiting for the Messenger, peace be upon him, 242 00:13:47,039 --> 00:13:52,039 until he came to us, accompanied by his uncle al-'Abbas Ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. 243 00:13:52,039 --> 00:13:56,039 Al-'Abbas was, at that time, still following the religion of his people, 244 00:13:56,039 --> 00:14:00,039 yet he was the uncle of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 245 00:14:00,039 --> 00:14:05,039 and he wanted to know what they intended to do with his nephew. 246 00:14:05,039 --> 00:14:09,100 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, met with them, 247 00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:15,100 the first to speak was the Prophet's uncle, 248 00:14:15,100 --> 00:14:18,100 al-'Abbas Ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. 249 00:14:18,100 --> 00:14:21,100 He said, "O people of Khazraj, 250 00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:25,100 Muhammad is one of us, as you well know. 251 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:28,100 We have protected him from our own people 252 00:14:28,100 --> 00:14:31,100 who share our opinion regarding him. 253 00:14:31,100 --> 00:14:35,100 He is in a position of honor and protection among his people and in his city. 254 00:14:35,100 --> 00:14:40,139 However, he has insisted on joining you and coming to you. 255 00:14:40,139 --> 00:14:43,139 If you believe that you will be true to him 256 00:14:43,139 --> 00:14:45,139 in what you have invited him to, 257 00:14:45,139 --> 00:14:48,139 and will protect him from those who oppose him, 258 00:14:48,139 --> 00:14:51,139 then you are responsible for what you have undertaken. 259 00:14:51,139 --> 00:14:54,139 But if you think you will betray him 260 00:14:54,139 --> 00:14:57,139 and abandon him after taking him out to you, 261 00:14:57,139 --> 00:15:00,139 then leave him now, 262 00:15:00,139 --> 00:15:04,139 for he is in a position of honor and protection among his people and city." 263 00:15:04,139 --> 00:15:06,139 Ka'b said: 264 00:15:06,139 --> 00:15:08,139 "We have heard what you said. 265 00:15:08,139 --> 00:15:10,139 Speak, O Messenger of Allah, 266 00:15:10,139 --> 00:15:14,139 and take for yourself and for your Lord whatever you wish." 267 00:15:14,139 --> 00:15:17,259 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 268 00:15:17,259 --> 00:15:19,259 "You pledge allegiance to me..." 269 00:15:19,259 --> 00:15:22,259 They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, 270 00:15:22,259 --> 00:15:25,259 upon what shall we pledge allegiance to you?" 271 00:15:25,259 --> 00:15:30,259 He said, "To listen and obey, in times of energy and lethargy, 272 00:15:30,259 --> 00:15:33,259 to spend in times of hardship and ease, 273 00:15:33,259 --> 00:15:37,259 to enjoin good and forbid evil, 274 00:15:37,259 --> 00:15:40,259 to stand firm for the sake of Allah, 275 00:15:40,259 --> 00:15:43,259 and not to fear the blame of any critic for the sake of Allah. 276 00:15:43,259 --> 00:15:47,259 And that you will support me when I come to you, 277 00:15:47,259 --> 00:15:54,259 and protect me as you protect yourselves, your wives, and your children. 278 00:15:54,259 --> 00:15:56,259 And for you is Paradise." 279 00:15:56,259 --> 00:15:58,460 Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 280 00:15:58,460 --> 00:16:00,460 "He recited the Qur'an, 281 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,460 called to Allah, 282 00:16:02,460 --> 00:16:04,460 and encouraged us toward Islam. 283 00:16:04,460 --> 00:16:08,519 Then al-Bara' Ibn Ma'rur stood up, took his hand, 284 00:16:08,519 --> 00:16:12,519 and said to the Prophet, peace be upon him: 285 00:16:12,519 --> 00:16:15,519 'By the One who sent you with the truth as a Prophet, 286 00:16:15,519 --> 00:16:19,519 we shall protect you just as we protect our own families. 287 00:16:19,519 --> 00:16:22,519 So accept our pledge, O Messenger of Allah, 288 00:16:22,519 --> 00:16:26,519 for we are, by Allah, the sons of war and the people of armor, 289 00:16:26,519 --> 00:16:29,519 which we have inherited from our forefathers.' 290 00:16:29,519 --> 00:16:33,580 Then Abu al-Haytham Ibn al-Tayyihan stood up and said: 291 00:16:33,580 --> 00:16:35,580 'O Messenger of Allah, 292 00:16:35,580 --> 00:16:38,580 there are ties between us and other men, 293 00:16:38,580 --> 00:16:40,580 and we are going to sever them. 294 00:16:40,580 --> 00:16:43,580 If we do that, 295 00:16:43,580 --> 00:16:45,580 and then Allah grants you victory, 296 00:16:45,580 --> 00:16:48,580 will you return to your people and leave us?' 297 00:16:48,580 --> 00:16:53,580 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, smiled 298 00:16:53,580 --> 00:16:54,580 and said: 299 00:16:54,580 --> 00:16:55,580 'Rather, blood is blood, 300 00:16:55,580 --> 00:16:57,580 and destruction is destruction. 301 00:16:57,580 --> 00:17:00,580 I am of you and you are of me; 302 00:17:00,580 --> 00:17:02,580 I will fight those you fight, 303 00:17:02,580 --> 00:17:05,579 and I will be at peace with those you are at peace with.'" 304 00:17:05,579 --> 00:17:07,579 In one narration, 305 00:17:07,579 --> 00:17:09,579 Jabir said: 306 00:17:09,579 --> 00:17:13,579 "We stood to pledge allegiance to the Messenger, peace be upon him. 307 00:17:13,579 --> 00:17:17,579 As'ad Ibn Zurarah took his hand and said: 308 00:17:17,579 --> 00:17:19,579 'Slowly, O people of Yathrib! 309 00:17:19,579 --> 00:17:23,579 We did not travel here on the backs of camels 310 00:17:23,579 --> 00:17:26,579 except because we know he is the Messenger of Allah, 311 00:17:26,579 --> 00:17:28,579 and that taking him out today 312 00:17:28,579 --> 00:17:31,579 means breaking ties with all the Arabs, 313 00:17:31,579 --> 00:17:33,579 and it will lead to the killing of your best men, 314 00:17:33,579 --> 00:17:35,579 and the swords will bite into you. 315 00:17:35,579 --> 00:17:38,650 If you can be patient with that, 316 00:17:38,650 --> 00:17:41,650 then take him, and your reward is with Allah. 317 00:17:41,650 --> 00:17:45,650 But if you fear for yourselves, 318 00:17:45,650 --> 00:17:46,650 then leave him, 319 00:17:46,650 --> 00:17:49,650 for that is more excusable for you before Allah.'" 320 00:17:49,650 --> 00:17:52,650 As'ad, may Allah be pleased with him, wanted 321 00:17:52,650 --> 00:17:55,650 to stir up their love for the Prophet, peace be upon him. 322 00:17:55,650 --> 00:18:00,650 They replied, "O As'ad, remove your hand from us, 323 00:18:00,650 --> 00:18:03,650 for by Allah, we will not abandon this pledge, 324 00:18:03,650 --> 00:18:05,650 nor will we ask to be released from it." 325 00:18:05,650 --> 00:18:08,650 The Prophet, peace be upon him, accepted their pledge 326 00:18:08,650 --> 00:18:11,650 and shook their hands, except for the two women, 327 00:18:11,650 --> 00:18:14,650 for he never shook hands with a woman. 328 00:18:14,650 --> 00:18:18,900 Then he appointed twelve leaders (nuqaba') over them: 329 00:18:18,900 --> 00:18:20,900 nine from the Khazraj, 330 00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:22,900 and three from the Aws. 331 00:18:22,900 --> 00:18:25,900 As for the leaders of the Khazraj: 332 00:18:25,900 --> 00:18:27,900 As'ad Ibn Zurarah, 333 00:18:27,900 --> 00:18:29,900 Sa'd Ibn al-Rabi', 334 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:31,900 'Abdullah Ibn Rawahah, 335 00:18:31,900 --> 00:18:33,900 Rafi' Ibn Malik, 336 00:18:33,900 --> 00:18:35,900 al-Bara' Ibn Ma'rur, 337 00:18:35,900 --> 00:18:38,900 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn Haram, 338 00:18:38,900 --> 00:18:40,900 'Ubadah Ibn al-Samit, 339 00:18:40,900 --> 00:18:42,900 Sa'd Ibn 'Ubadah, 340 00:18:42,900 --> 00:18:44,900 and al-Mundhir Ibn 'Amr. 341 00:18:44,900 --> 00:18:46,900 As for the leaders of the Aws: 342 00:18:46,900 --> 00:18:48,900 Usayd Ibn Hudayr, 343 00:18:48,900 --> 00:18:50,900 Sa'd Ibn Khuzaymah, 344 00:18:51,900 --> 00:18:53,900 Sa'd Ibn Khaythamah, 345 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:56,940 and Rifa'ah Ibn 'Abd al-Mundhir. 346 00:18:56,940 --> 00:18:58,940 After this pledge was completed 347 00:18:58,940 --> 00:19:01,940 between the Prophet, peace be upon him, 348 00:19:01,940 --> 00:19:04,940 and the Muslims who pledged to him, 349 00:19:04,940 --> 00:19:07,940 the devil shouted and said: 350 00:19:07,940 --> 00:19:09,940 "O people of the mountain passes, 351 00:19:09,940 --> 00:19:12,940 will you allow Muhammad and his apostates 352 00:19:12,940 --> 00:19:15,940 to gather to fight you?" 353 00:19:15,940 --> 00:19:19,940 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 354 00:19:19,940 --> 00:19:21,940 "This is the devil of al-'Aqabah. 355 00:19:21,940 --> 00:19:24,940 By Allah, O enemy of Allah, 356 00:19:24,940 --> 00:19:26,940 I will surely deal with you." 357 00:19:26,940 --> 00:19:29,940 Then he ordered them to return to their camps. 358 00:19:29,940 --> 00:19:32,970 When the Quraysh heard this voice, 359 00:19:32,970 --> 00:19:34,970 they came to the people of Yathrib 360 00:19:34,970 --> 00:19:36,970 and said to them: 361 00:19:36,970 --> 00:19:38,970 "O people of Khazraj, 362 00:19:38,970 --> 00:19:40,970 it has reached us that you 363 00:19:40,970 --> 00:19:43,970 have come to this companion of ours, 364 00:19:43,970 --> 00:19:46,970 to take him out from among us, 365 00:19:46,970 --> 00:19:49,970 and to pledge to fight us. 366 00:19:49,970 --> 00:19:52,970 By Allah, there is no tribe among the Arabs 367 00:19:52,970 --> 00:19:54,970 more hateful to us than that we should start 368 00:19:54,970 --> 00:19:56,970 a war with you." 369 00:19:56,970 --> 00:19:59,970 The polytheists of Yathrib said: 370 00:19:59,970 --> 00:20:02,970 "By Allah, nothing of this happened, 371 00:20:02,970 --> 00:20:05,970 nor did anything of this take place." 372 00:20:05,970 --> 00:20:07,970 They began swearing by Allah 373 00:20:07,970 --> 00:20:09,970 that nothing of this had occurred. 374 00:20:09,970 --> 00:20:11,970 Then the people came to 'Abdullah 375 00:20:11,970 --> 00:20:13,970 Ibn Ubayy Ibn Salul, 376 00:20:13,970 --> 00:20:15,970 who was one of the elders of the Khazraj, 377 00:20:15,970 --> 00:20:17,970 and he began saying: 378 00:20:17,970 --> 00:20:18,970 "This is false, 379 00:20:18,970 --> 00:20:20,970 this did not happen, 380 00:20:20,970 --> 00:20:22,970 and my people would not 381 00:20:22,970 --> 00:20:23,970 do such a thing 382 00:20:23,970 --> 00:20:25,970 without informing me." 383 00:20:25,970 --> 00:20:27,970 The Quraysh continued 384 00:20:27,970 --> 00:20:29,970 to investigate and search for the news 385 00:20:29,970 --> 00:20:31,970 until it was confirmed to them 386 00:20:31,970 --> 00:20:33,970 that the news was true 387 00:20:33,970 --> 00:20:35,970 and the pledge had been completed. 388 00:20:35,970 --> 00:20:37,970 When the pilgrims departed, 389 00:20:37,970 --> 00:20:39,970 their horsemen rushed 390 00:20:39,970 --> 00:20:41,970 to the people of Yathrib, 391 00:20:41,970 --> 00:20:43,970 but it was too late. 392 00:20:43,970 --> 00:20:45,970 However, they managed to see 393 00:20:45,970 --> 00:20:47,970 Sa'd Ibn 'Ubadah 394 00:20:47,970 --> 00:20:49,970 and al-Mundhir Ibn 'Amr, 395 00:20:49,970 --> 00:20:51,970 so they chased them. 396 00:20:51,970 --> 00:20:53,970 One of them escaped, 397 00:20:53,970 --> 00:20:55,970 and al-Mundhir eluded them, 398 00:20:55,970 --> 00:20:57,970 but they captured Sa'd Ibn 'Ubadah. 399 00:20:57,970 --> 00:20:59,970 They tied his hands to his neck, 400 00:20:59,970 --> 00:21:01,970 and began beating him 401 00:21:01,970 --> 00:21:03,970 and pulling his hair, 402 00:21:03,970 --> 00:21:05,970 until they brought him into Makkah. 403 00:21:05,970 --> 00:21:07,970 Then al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi came, 404 00:21:07,970 --> 00:21:09,970 along with al-Harith ibn Harb, 405 00:21:09,970 --> 00:21:11,970 and they rescued him from their hands. 406 00:21:11,970 --> 00:21:13,970 This is because Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah, 407 00:21:13,970 --> 00:21:15,970 one of the leaders of the people of Madinah, 408 00:21:15,970 --> 00:21:17,970 [is among] the treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).