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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

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A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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The conversion to Islam of Iyas Ibn Mu'adh al-Ashhali, may Allah be pleased with him.

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Iyas Ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him, embraced Islam.

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He was the very first among the Ansar to accept Islam.

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The story of his conversion was narrated by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad.

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And by al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak with a hasan (sound) chain of narration.

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On the authority of Mahmud Ibn Labid, a brother of the Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal.

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He said: When Abu al-Haysar,

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Anas Ibn Rafi', came to Makkah,

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Accompanied by some young men from the Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal,

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Among whom was Iyas Ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him,

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Seeking an alliance with the Quraysh against their rivals, the Khazraj.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, heard of them.

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He came to them and sat with them.

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He said: "Would you like something better than what you have come for?"

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They asked: "And what is that?"

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"I am the Messenger of Allah.

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He sent me to His servants to call them to worship Allah alone, associating nothing with Him.

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And He has revealed a Book to me."

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Then he spoke to them about Islam.

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And he recited the Qur'an to them.

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Iyas Ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him, said—

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For he was a young lad—

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"O my people,

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By Allah, this is better than what you have come for."

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He said: Abu al-Haysar then took a handful of gravel,

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And struck the face of Iyas Ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him, with it,

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Saying: "Leave us be!

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By my life, we have come for something other than this."

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Iyas fell silent.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stood up,

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And they returned to Madinah.

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Then the Battle of Bu'ath took place between the Aws and the Khazraj.

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He said:

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Not long after, Iyas Ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him, passed away.

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Mahmud Ibn Labid said:

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Those of my people who were present at his death informed me,

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That they kept hearing him declaring the oneness of Allah (tahlil), magnifying Him (takbir),

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Praising Him (tahmid), and glorifying Him (tasbih) until he died.

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They had no doubt that he had died a Muslim.

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He had truly embraced the spirit of Islam in that gathering,

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When he heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, what he heard.

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A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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Authored by Shaykh Musa Balrashid al-'Azimi.

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And presented by the Mawaddah Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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If the longing of the worlds for one another grows long,

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The longing for you is boundless.

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May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,

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And as long as the lips move,

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In remembrance.