1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,520 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,809 Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 3 00:00:06,809 --> 00:00:12,109 A stance of profound faith: 4 00:00:14,220 --> 00:00:17,219 it remains for us to know that some believers, 5 00:00:17,219 --> 00:00:20,719 such as Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), acted with pure conviction. 6 00:00:20,719 --> 00:00:22,719 His wife said to him, 7 00:00:22,719 --> 00:00:24,719 "O Abu Ayyub, 8 00:00:24,719 --> 00:00:28,219 have you heard what the people are saying about 'A'ishah?" 9 00:00:28,219 --> 00:00:30,719 He turned to her and said, 10 00:00:30,719 --> 00:00:32,719 "O Umm Ayyub, 11 00:00:32,740 --> 00:00:35,240 would you ever do such a thing?" 12 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,740 She replied, "No, by Allah, I would never do it." 13 00:00:37,740 --> 00:00:39,240 He said, 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,810 "By Allah, 'A'ishah is far better than you." 15 00:00:42,810 --> 00:00:45,810 Concerning both of them, Allah Almighty revealed: 16 00:00:45,810 --> 00:00:48,810 "Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men 17 00:00:48,810 --> 00:00:52,310 and believing women think good of one another?" 18 00:00:52,310 --> 00:00:54,310 For she is the Mother of the Believers 19 00:00:54,310 --> 00:00:57,810 and the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 20 00:00:57,810 --> 00:01:00,310 about whom Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said 21 00:01:00,329 --> 00:01:02,829 in His Book regarding him and her: 22 00:01:02,829 --> 00:01:05,329 "Good women are for good men, 23 00:01:05,329 --> 00:01:07,829 and good men are for good women." 24 00:01:07,829 --> 00:01:11,829 Allah chose her for the Messenger (peace be upon him). 25 00:01:11,829 --> 00:01:13,329 Could she ever commit such an act? 26 00:01:13,329 --> 00:01:16,829 No, by Allah, she would never do so! 27 00:01:28,730 --> 00:01:30,730 After all of this, 28 00:01:30,730 --> 00:01:33,230 anyone who speaks ill of 'A'ishah today, 29 00:01:33,250 --> 00:01:36,750 after Allah, Blessed and Exalted, has declared her innocent, 30 00:01:36,750 --> 00:01:38,750 and accuses her of adultery, 31 00:01:38,750 --> 00:01:40,750 is undoubtedly a disbeliever, 32 00:01:40,750 --> 00:01:43,750 outside the fold of Islam, 33 00:01:43,750 --> 00:01:47,250 because he is directly denying the word of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. 34 00:01:47,250 --> 00:01:50,750 Indeed, according to the correct view among the scholars, 35 00:01:50,750 --> 00:01:52,750 whoever accuses any wife 36 00:01:52,750 --> 00:01:55,750 among the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) 37 00:01:55,750 --> 00:01:56,750 of adultery 38 00:01:56,750 --> 00:01:58,750 is a disbeliever, 39 00:01:58,750 --> 00:02:02,750 because he is rejecting the word of Allah, Blessed and Exalted. 40 00:02:03,269 --> 00:02:07,769 “Vile women are for vile men, and vile men for vile women. Good women are for good men, and good men for good women; such are innocent of that which people say: For them is pardon and a bountiful provision.” (24:26) 41 00:02:21,539 --> 00:02:24,539 The Messenger (peace be upon him) was shown a vision 42 00:02:24,539 --> 00:02:27,039 in a dream while he was in Medina, 43 00:02:27,039 --> 00:02:30,539 in which he and his Companions entered the Sacred Mosque, 44 00:02:30,539 --> 00:02:33,039 performed the circumambulation (Tawaf) and the 'Umrah, 45 00:02:33,039 --> 00:02:36,039 and some shaved their heads while others shortened their hair. 46 00:02:36,659 --> 00:02:39,159 The Prophet (peace be upon him) then informed 47 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:41,159 his Companions of this, 48 00:02:41,159 --> 00:02:43,659 and they rejoiced with immense joy, 49 00:02:43,659 --> 00:02:48,159 owing to their deep longing for the House of Allah, Blessed and Exalted. 50 00:02:48,159 --> 00:02:50,659 He ordered the Companions to make preparations, 51 00:02:50,659 --> 00:02:55,659 and they readied themselves to set out with the Prophet (peace be upon him). 52 00:02:55,659 --> 00:02:58,159 He (peace be upon him) also called upon 53 00:02:58,159 --> 00:03:00,659 the Bedouin Arabs and the desert dwellers surrounding them 54 00:03:00,659 --> 00:03:02,159 to march out with him, 55 00:03:02,159 --> 00:03:05,159 but many of the Bedouins lagged behind. 56 00:03:05,180 --> 00:03:08,180 He appointed Ibn Umm Maktum in charge of Medina, 57 00:03:08,180 --> 00:03:11,180 and set forth from it, as is well known, 58 00:03:11,180 --> 00:03:12,680 on a Monday 59 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,180 at the beginning of Dhu al-Qi'dah 60 00:03:14,180 --> 00:03:17,180 in the sixth year of the Hijrah. 61 00:03:17,180 --> 00:03:19,180 Among his wives, he took along 62 00:03:19,180 --> 00:03:22,180 on that journey Umm Salamah. 63 00:03:22,180 --> 00:03:25,680 He (peace be upon him) did not carry any weapons 64 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,180 except the standard weapons of a traveler, 65 00:03:28,180 --> 00:03:32,180 since his departure was not for fighting; 66 00:03:32,180 --> 00:03:34,680 rather, he set out solely to perform 'Umrah. 67 00:03:34,699 --> 00:03:38,699 He (peace be upon him) arrived at al-Hudaybiyyah. 68 00:03:38,699 --> 00:03:41,699 Al-Hudaybiyyah is located west of Mecca, 69 00:03:41,699 --> 00:03:46,199 twenty-two kilometers away on the road to Jeddah. 70 00:03:46,199 --> 00:03:48,199 Today its name has changed 71 00:03:48,199 --> 00:03:50,199 to the al-Shumaysi area. 72 00:03:50,199 --> 00:03:52,199 The scholars differed as to 73 00:03:52,199 --> 00:03:54,699 whether it belongs to the non-sacred area (al-Hill) or the sacred precinct (al-Haram); 74 00:03:54,699 --> 00:03:59,199 some held that it spans both the non-sacred area and the sacred precinct, 75 00:03:59,199 --> 00:04:02,949 and this is the view of Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him). 76 00:04:02,969 --> 00:04:05,969 Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih 77 00:04:05,969 --> 00:04:07,969 from 'Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, 78 00:04:07,969 --> 00:04:10,969 on the authority of al-Miswar ibn Makhramah and Marwan, 79 00:04:10,969 --> 00:04:14,969 each confirming the account of the other, 80 00:04:14,969 --> 00:04:15,969 that they said: 81 00:04:15,969 --> 00:04:18,970 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) set out 82 00:04:18,970 --> 00:04:20,970 at the time of al-Hudaybiyyah. 83 00:04:20,970 --> 00:04:23,970 When they were partway through the journey, 84 00:04:23,970 --> 00:04:26,990 the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 85 00:04:26,990 --> 00:04:29,990 'Khalid ibn al-Walid is at al-Ghamim 86 00:04:29,990 --> 00:04:32,490 with a vanguard of Quraysh cavalry, 87 00:04:32,490 --> 00:04:34,490 so take the route to the right.' 88 00:04:34,490 --> 00:04:36,560 The narrator said: 89 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,560 'By Allah, Khalid did not notice them 90 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,560 until he saw the dust raised by the army.' 91 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,560 The people of Mecca were startled by the dust they saw from afar, 92 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,560 and whoever could fled racing as a warner to Quraysh. 93 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:54,589 The Prophet (peace be upon him) proceeded 94 00:04:54,589 --> 00:04:58,589 until, when he reached the mountain pass from which he would descend upon them, 95 00:04:58,589 --> 00:05:01,589 his riding camel knelt down. 96 00:05:01,589 --> 00:05:03,589 The people said, 97 00:05:03,589 --> 00:05:04,589 'Hal, hal!'— 98 00:05:04,589 --> 00:05:09,589 which is a word spoken to a camel to urge it to move— 99 00:05:09,589 --> 00:05:11,589 but she refused to budge. 100 00:05:11,589 --> 00:05:12,589 So they said, 101 00:05:12,589 --> 00:05:14,680 'Al-Qaswa' has become stubborn!' 102 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,680 Al-Qaswa' was the name of the Prophet's camel, 103 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:22,680 and it was his habit to give names to his mounts, 104 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:26,680 which is a Sunnah largely forgotten by many people in our time, 105 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:31,680 namely for a person to name their mount and some of their personal possessions. 106 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,879 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 107 00:05:34,879 --> 00:05:36,879 'Al-Qaswa' has not become stubborn, 108 00:05:36,879 --> 00:05:39,879 nor is that in her nature; 109 00:05:39,879 --> 00:05:42,879 rather, she has been halted by the One Who halted the elephant.' 110 00:05:42,879 --> 00:05:43,879 And the One Who halted the elephant refers to 111 00:05:43,879 --> 00:05:47,879 when Abrahah intended to demolish the Ka'bah 112 00:05:47,879 --> 00:05:50,879 and brought elephants with him, 113 00:05:50,879 --> 00:05:55,879 headed by a huge elephant named Mahmud. 114 00:05:55,879 --> 00:05:58,879 Whenever they directed it toward Mecca, 115 00:05:58,879 --> 00:06:01,879 it refused and knelt down, 116 00:06:01,879 --> 00:06:04,879 but whenever they turned it in any other direction, 117 00:06:04,879 --> 00:06:06,879 it stood up and moved swiftly. 118 00:06:06,879 --> 00:06:09,879 So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 119 00:06:09,879 --> 00:06:12,879 'Nay, al-Qaswa' has been halted by the One Who halted the elephant.' 120 00:06:12,879 --> 00:06:16,879 And this was out of the mercy of Allah, Blessed and Exalted, upon this House 121 00:06:16,879 --> 00:06:18,879 and the people of this sanctuary. 122 00:06:18,879 --> 00:06:19,879 He said, 123 00:06:19,879 --> 00:06:21,879 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, 124 00:06:21,879 --> 00:06:23,879 they will not ask me for any plan 125 00:06:23,879 --> 00:06:26,879 in which they honor the sanctities of Allah 126 00:06:26,879 --> 00:06:29,879 except that I will grant it to them.' 127 00:06:29,879 --> 00:06:32,879 Then he nudged her, and she sprang up, so he diverted them 128 00:06:32,879 --> 00:06:35,879 until he halted at the farthest end of al-Hudaybiyyah, 129 00:06:35,879 --> 00:06:37,879 at a small waterhole containing very little water, 130 00:06:37,879 --> 00:06:40,879 which the people were drawing from sparingly drop by drop. 131 00:06:40,879 --> 00:06:44,879 Before long, the people drained it completely, 132 00:06:44,879 --> 00:06:48,879 and they complained of thirst to the Prophet (peace be upon him). 133 00:06:48,879 --> 00:06:50,879 He pulled an arrow from his quiver 134 00:06:50,879 --> 00:06:53,879 and ordered them to place it in the well. 135 00:06:53,879 --> 00:06:56,879 By Allah, it did not cease bubbling forth with copious water for them 136 00:06:56,879 --> 00:06:58,879 until all of them had quenched their thirst and departed satisfied. 137 00:06:58,879 --> 00:07:03,879 This was a miraculous sign testifying to the truthfulness of the Prophet (peace be upon him) 138 00:07:03,879 --> 00:07:08,879 and confirming that he was sent by the Lord of Glory, Blessed and Exalted. 139 00:07:08,879 --> 00:07:11,910 While they were in that state, 140 00:07:11,910 --> 00:07:14,910 Budayl ibn Warqa' al-Khuza'i arrived 141 00:07:14,910 --> 00:07:17,910 with a group of his people from the tribe of Khuza'ah, 142 00:07:17,910 --> 00:07:21,910 and they were the trusted confidants and sincere advisers of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 143 00:07:21,910 --> 00:07:23,910 among the people of Tihamah. 144 00:07:23,910 --> 00:07:25,910 Budayl ibn Warqa' said, 145 00:07:25,910 --> 00:07:28,910 'I have left Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy 146 00:07:28,910 --> 00:07:30,910 and 'Amir ibn Lu'ayy 147 00:07:30,910 --> 00:07:32,910 camped at the abundant waters of al-Hudaybiyyah, 148 00:07:32,910 --> 00:07:35,910 accompanied by milch camels with their young; 149 00:07:35,910 --> 00:07:39,910 they are determined to fight you and prevent you from reaching the House.' 150 00:07:39,910 --> 00:07:43,910 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) replied, 151 00:07:43,910 --> 00:07:46,910 'We have not come to fight anyone; 152 00:07:46,910 --> 00:07:49,910 rather, we have come only to perform 'Umrah. 153 00:07:49,910 --> 00:07:53,910 War has already exhausted Quraysh and brought them great harm. 154 00:07:53,910 --> 00:07:56,910 If they wish, I will grant them a truce for a period, 155 00:07:56,910 --> 00:07:59,910 provided they leave me and the rest of the people alone. 156 00:07:59,910 --> 00:08:01,910 If I prevail, 157 00:08:01,910 --> 00:08:05,910 they may enter into what the people have entered if they wish; 158 00:08:05,910 --> 00:08:09,910 otherwise, they will have spared their blood. 159 00:08:09,910 --> 00:08:11,910 But if they refuse, 160 00:08:11,910 --> 00:08:13,910 then by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, 161 00:08:13,910 --> 00:08:16,910 I will fight them for this cause of mine 162 00:08:16,910 --> 00:08:18,910 until my neck is severed, 163 00:08:18,910 --> 00:08:22,000 and Allah will surely accomplish His decree.' 164 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Budayl said, 165 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,000 'I shall convey to them what you say.' 166 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,000 So he departed until he came to Quraysh 167 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:33,000 and said, 'We have just come to you from this man, 168 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,000 and we heard him say something; 169 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,000 if you wish us to present it to you, we will do so.' 170 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,000 The foolish among them said, 171 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:45,000 'We have no need for you to inform us anything about him.' 172 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,000 But the people of sound judgment among them said, 173 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,000 'Tell us what you heard him say.' 174 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,000 He said, 175 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,000 'I heard him say such-and-such,' 176 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:58,000 and he related to them what the Prophet (peace be upon him) had said. 177 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,000 Thereupon, 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud stood up and said, 178 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,000 'O my people! 179 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,000 Are you not as a father to me?' 180 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,000 They said, 'Yes.' 181 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:07,000 He said, 182 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,000 'And am I not as a son to you?' 183 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,000 They said, 'Yes.' 184 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,000 He said, 185 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,000 'Do you suspect me of anything?' 186 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,000 They said, 'No.' 187 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:16,000 He said, 188 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:20,000 'Do you not know that I called upon the people of 'Ukaz, 189 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,000 and when they refused to support me— 190 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,000 that is, they held back from aiding me— 191 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,000 I came to you with my family, my children, and whoever obeyed me?' 192 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,000 They said, 'Yes.' 193 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,000 He said, 194 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:34,000 'This man has offered you a sound and sensible proposal, 195 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,000 so accept it and let me go to him.' 196 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,000 They said, 'Go to him.' 197 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:43,000 So he went to him and began speaking to the Prophet (peace be upon him), 198 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:48,000 and the Prophet (peace be upon him) told him the like of what he had told Budayl. 199 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,000 Thereupon, 'Urwah said, 200 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,000 "O Muhammad, 201 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,000 have you considered what will happen if you utterly destroy your own people? 202 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,000 Have you ever heard of any Arab who eradicated his own family before you? 203 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,000 But if the outcome turns against you, 204 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,000 then by Allah, I do not see faces of nobility here; 205 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,000 rather, I see a mixed rabble of people 206 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,000 who are apt to flee and abandon you." 207 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,000 Abu Bakr then said to him, 208 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,000 "Go suck the clitoris of al-Lat! 209 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,000 Would we flee and abandon him?" 210 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,000 Abu Bakr thus insulted 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud. 211 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:25,000 So 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud asked the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 212 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,000 "Who is this?" 213 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,000 The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied, 214 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,000 "This is Abu Bakr." 215 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:33,000 'Urwah said, 216 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,000 "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, 217 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:40,000 were it not for a favor you did me for which I have not yet repaid you, I would have answered you!" 218 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:47,000 This was because 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud owed a blood money debt before the advent of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 219 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:51,000 and Abu Bakr had helped him pay that debt. 220 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,000 In some narrations, 'Urwah said to him, 221 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,000 "This balances out that favor." 222 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,000 The narrator said: 223 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:03,000 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud continued speaking to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 224 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,000 and whenever he spoke, he would touch his beard. 225 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:12,000 Meanwhile, al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah was standing at the head of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 226 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,000 holding a sword and wearing a helmet. 227 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:21,000 Whenever 'Urwah reached out his hand toward the beard of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 228 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,000 al-Mughirah struck 'Urwah's hand with the scabbard of his sword 229 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,000 and said to him, 230 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:31,000 "Keep your hand away from the beard of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him!" 231 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,200 Now 'Urwah was a highly venerated man among his people. 232 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:39,200 When the Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 233 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:40,200 they had said, 234 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:45,200 “And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns?” (43:31) 235 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,200 referring by that to 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud. 236 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,230 So 'Urwah raised his head and asked, 237 00:11:51,230 --> 00:11:52,230 "Who is this?" 238 00:11:52,230 --> 00:11:54,230 They said to him, 239 00:11:54,230 --> 00:11:56,230 "Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah." 240 00:11:56,230 --> 00:11:58,230 'Urwah said to him, 241 00:11:58,230 --> 00:11:59,230 "O treacherous one! 242 00:11:59,230 --> 00:12:02,230 Am I not still striving to clean up your treachery?" 243 00:12:02,230 --> 00:12:05,230 For al-Mughirah had accompanied a group of people during the pre-Islamic era of ignorance, 244 00:12:05,230 --> 00:12:09,230 betrayed them, killed them, and seized their wealth, 245 00:12:09,230 --> 00:12:11,230 then came and accepted Islam. 246 00:12:11,230 --> 00:12:14,230 The Prophet, peace be upon him, had said to him, 247 00:12:14,230 --> 00:12:17,230 "As for your Islam, I accept it; 248 00:12:17,230 --> 00:12:20,230 as for the wealth, I will have nothing to do with it." 249 00:12:20,230 --> 00:12:25,320 Thus it is mentioned that 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud paid the money on behalf of al-Mughirah 250 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,320 and settled the blood money debts for him, 251 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,320 because 'Urwah was from Thaqif, 252 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,320 and al-Mughirah was also from Thaqif. 253 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:37,320 Then 'Urwah began closely observing the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 254 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:38,320 He said: 255 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:43,320 "By Allah, whenever the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, spat out mucus, 256 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,320 it fell into the palm of one of them, 257 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,320 and he would rub it over his face and skin. 258 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,320 When he commanded them, they rushed to fulfill his command. 259 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:56,320 When he performed ablution, they almost fought over the remaining water. 260 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,320 And when he spoke, they lowered their voices in his presence, 261 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:03,320 never gazing directly at him out of reverence for him." 262 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,320 It is reported from 'Amr ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him, 263 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,320 that he said: 264 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:09,320 "Before I accepted Islam, 265 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,320 Muhammad was the most hated of all Allah's creation to me. 266 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:14,320 But when I embraced Islam, 267 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:18,320 by Allah, he became the most beloved of all Allah's creation to me. 268 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,320 By Allah, I could never look my fill at him, 269 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,320 out of awe for him, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 270 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,320 to the extent that if I were asked to describe him, I could not." 271 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:29,740 Al-Miswar said: 272 00:13:29,740 --> 00:13:32,740 'Urwah then returned to his companions 273 00:13:32,740 --> 00:13:34,740 and said, "O my people! 274 00:13:34,740 --> 00:13:37,740 By Allah, I have visited kings; 275 00:13:37,740 --> 00:13:41,740 I have visited Caesar, Chosroes, and the Negus. 276 00:13:41,740 --> 00:13:45,740 By Allah, I have never seen a king whose companions revere him 277 00:13:45,740 --> 00:13:50,740 the way the Companions of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, revere Muhammad. 278 00:13:50,740 --> 00:13:53,740 By Allah, if he spits out mucus, 279 00:13:53,740 --> 00:13:56,740 it falls into the palm of one of them, 280 00:13:56,740 --> 00:13:59,740 and he rubs it over his face and skin. 281 00:13:59,740 --> 00:14:02,740 When he commands them, they rush to fulfill his command. 282 00:14:02,740 --> 00:14:06,740 When he performs ablution, they almost fight over the remaining water. 283 00:14:06,740 --> 00:14:10,740 When they speak in his presence, they lower their voices, 284 00:14:10,740 --> 00:14:15,059 and they do not gaze directly at him out of reverence for him. 285 00:14:15,059 --> 00:14:18,059 These actions that 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud witnessed 286 00:14:18,059 --> 00:14:21,059 from the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him— 287 00:14:21,059 --> 00:14:24,059 they only did so for a specific reason. 288 00:14:24,059 --> 00:14:28,059 Namely, when 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud first arrived, he had claimed, 289 00:14:28,059 --> 00:14:32,059 'These are a mixed rabble of people who will abandon you; 290 00:14:32,059 --> 00:14:36,059 they are not true warriors and will leave you to be killed.' 291 00:14:36,059 --> 00:14:40,059 So the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, demonstrated to him 292 00:14:40,059 --> 00:14:44,059 a fraction of their profound love for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 293 00:14:44,059 --> 00:14:47,059 It was not their regular habit that whenever he spat, 294 00:14:47,059 --> 00:14:49,059 they would take his mucus; 295 00:14:49,059 --> 00:14:52,059 this was never reported in Medina, 296 00:14:52,059 --> 00:14:54,059 except on this particular occasion. 297 00:14:54,059 --> 00:14:57,059 The same applies to their fighting over his ablution water. 298 00:14:57,059 --> 00:14:59,059 As for the other matters, 299 00:14:59,059 --> 00:15:02,059 such as lowering the voice and refraining from gazing directly 300 00:15:02,059 --> 00:15:04,059 at the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 301 00:15:04,059 --> 00:15:06,059 and rushing to fulfill his command— 302 00:15:06,059 --> 00:15:09,059 these were observed in every place and time. 303 00:15:09,059 --> 00:15:11,059 'Urwah said to his people, 304 00:15:11,059 --> 00:15:15,059 "He has presented to you a reasonable proposal, so accept it." 305 00:15:15,059 --> 00:15:18,159 Then a man from the tribe of Banu Kinanah, 306 00:15:18,159 --> 00:15:20,159 named al-Hulays, 307 00:15:20,159 --> 00:15:22,159 who was from the Ahabish confederacy, 308 00:15:22,159 --> 00:15:25,159 said, "Let me go to him." 309 00:15:25,159 --> 00:15:26,159 They said, "Go to him." 310 00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:31,159 When he approached the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his Companions, 311 00:15:31,159 --> 00:15:34,159 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 312 00:15:34,159 --> 00:15:36,159 "This is so-and-so, 313 00:15:36,159 --> 00:15:39,159 and he is from a people who revere the sacrificial animals, 314 00:15:39,159 --> 00:15:41,159 so drive them out for him to see." 315 00:15:41,159 --> 00:15:42,159 So they were driven out before him, 316 00:15:42,159 --> 00:15:45,159 and the people met him reciting the *talbiyah*. 317 00:15:45,159 --> 00:15:47,159 When he saw that, he said, 318 00:15:47,159 --> 00:15:49,159 "Glory be to Allah! 319 00:15:49,159 --> 00:15:53,159 It is not fitting that these people be turned away from the Sacred House." 320 00:15:53,159 --> 00:15:56,159 So when he returned to his companions, he said, 321 00:15:56,159 --> 00:15:59,159 "I saw the sacrificial animals garlanded and marked; 322 00:15:59,159 --> 00:16:02,159 I do not believe they should be turned away from the Sacred House." 323 00:16:02,159 --> 00:16:07,159 This demonstrates to us that every occasion demands its appropriate response, 324 00:16:07,159 --> 00:16:10,159 and that sacrificial guidance animals (*hady*) are not exclusive to the Hajj pilgrimage, 325 00:16:10,159 --> 00:16:13,159 but rather even the 'Umrah pilgrimage includes a *hady*. 326 00:16:13,159 --> 00:16:16,159 Garlanding (*taqlid*) refers to placing an identifying mark on the camels, 327 00:16:16,159 --> 00:16:19,159 by which anyone who sees them recognizes that they are sacrificial animals 328 00:16:19,159 --> 00:16:22,159 designated for Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He. 329 00:16:22,159 --> 00:16:24,159 As for marking (*ish'ar*), 330 00:16:24,159 --> 00:16:27,159 it consists of making a small incision in the hump so that blood emerges 331 00:16:27,159 --> 00:16:30,159 and trickles down the body of the camel. 332 00:16:30,159 --> 00:16:34,159 Although this might outwardly appear to cause harm to the animal, 333 00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:37,159 it contains numerous benefits: 334 00:16:37,159 --> 00:16:41,159 among them is that when an onlooker sees it from afar, 335 00:16:41,159 --> 00:16:45,159 he recognizes that it has been designated as a sacrifice for Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, 336 00:16:45,159 --> 00:16:48,159 so no one dares to steal it; 337 00:16:48,159 --> 00:16:52,159 and if it goes missing and someone finds it, he knows it is a sacrificial animal, 338 00:16:52,159 --> 00:16:54,159 along with other wisdoms. 339 00:16:54,159 --> 00:16:57,889 Treasures of the Prophetic biography.