WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.399 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 00:00:03.399 --> 00:00:06.860 Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 00:00:06.860 --> 00:00:11.730 The spoils of the Ansar. 00:00:11.730 --> 00:00:18.879 Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, ordained the spoils and divided them. 00:00:18.879 --> 00:00:24.879 Their shares were four camels and forty sheep for every man. 00:00:24.879 --> 00:00:30.679 There is no doubt that this was the greatest amount of spoils the Muslims had acquired in their time. 00:00:31.079 --> 00:00:36.079 The Prophet, peace be upon him, gave the people what he gave them. 00:00:36.079 --> 00:00:39.880 Yet he left the Ansar, giving them nothing. 00:00:39.880 --> 00:00:42.880 The Ansar felt a sense of grievance in their hearts. 00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:47.280 They wondered how the Messenger, peace be upon him, could give to these people— 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:51.679 the recent converts of the Conquest, some of the people of Makkah, and some of the Bedouins— 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:54.679 while giving us nothing. 00:00:54.679 --> 00:00:56.679 Talk spread among them. 00:00:56.679 --> 00:00:58.880 Some of them even said, 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:05.200 "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, has met his own people, and we have been forgotten." 00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:08.599 Sa‘d ibn ‘Ubadah entered upon him and said, 00:01:08.599 --> 00:01:10.400 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:12.799 this clan of the Ansar 00:01:12.799 --> 00:01:15.400 has felt aggrieved by you in their hearts 00:01:15.400 --> 00:01:19.599 because of what you did regarding this booty you divided among your people, 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:23.599 and the massive gifts you gave to the tribes of the Arabs, 00:01:23.599 --> 00:01:27.530 while the clan of the Ansar received nothing of it." 00:01:27.730 --> 00:01:30.930 The Prophet, peace be upon him, asked, 00:01:30.930 --> 00:01:34.129 "And where do you stand on this, O Sa‘d?" 00:01:34.129 --> 00:01:36.530 He replied, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:01:36.530 --> 00:01:39.329 I am but one of my people." 00:01:39.329 --> 00:01:42.530 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 00:01:42.530 --> 00:01:45.930 "Then gather your people for me in this enclosure." 00:01:45.930 --> 00:01:48.530 In some narrations, he said, 00:01:48.530 --> 00:01:52.530 "And let no one enter upon us except a man from the Ansar." 00:01:52.530 --> 00:01:55.530 Sa‘d went out and gathered the Ansar. 00:01:55.530 --> 00:01:59.129 Some men from the Muhajirun came and entered, 00:01:59.129 --> 00:02:01.930 but he turned them away. 00:02:01.930 --> 00:02:03.730 When they had gathered for him, 00:02:03.730 --> 00:02:06.329 Sa‘d came to him and said, 00:02:06.329 --> 00:02:10.129 "This clan of the Ansar has gathered for you." 00:02:10.129 --> 00:02:13.729 The Prophet, peace be upon him, came to them, 00:02:13.729 --> 00:02:16.530 praised Allah, and extolled Him. 00:02:16.530 --> 00:02:20.129 This was his custom whenever he intended to speak: 00:02:20.129 --> 00:02:22.930 he would praise Allah and extol Him. 00:02:22.930 --> 00:02:24.530 Then he said, 00:02:24.530 --> 00:02:26.530 "O assembly of the Ansar, 00:02:26.530 --> 00:02:29.330 what is this statement that has reached me about you, 00:02:29.330 --> 00:02:33.330 and this grievance you have felt against me in your hearts? 00:02:33.330 --> 00:02:36.930 Did I not come to you while you were astray, and Allah guided you? 00:02:36.930 --> 00:02:39.729 And poor, and Allah enriched you? 00:02:39.729 --> 00:02:43.729 And enemies, and Allah brought your hearts together?" 00:02:43.729 --> 00:02:45.330 They said, "Indeed, 00:02:45.330 --> 00:02:48.930 Allah and His Messenger are more gracious and more generous." 00:02:48.930 --> 00:02:50.530 Then he said, 00:02:50.530 --> 00:02:54.129 "Will you not answer me, O assembly of the Ansar?" 00:02:54.129 --> 00:02:58.330 They said, "How shall we answer you, O Messenger of Allah? 00:02:58.330 --> 00:03:02.129 To Allah and His Messenger belong all grace and generosity." 00:03:02.129 --> 00:03:05.129 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 00:03:05.129 --> 00:03:08.129 "By Allah, if you wished, you could have said— 00:03:08.129 --> 00:03:10.930 and you would have been truthful and believed— 00:03:10.930 --> 00:03:12.530 if you had said: 00:03:12.530 --> 00:03:15.930 'You came to us belied, and we believed you; 00:03:15.930 --> 00:03:18.330 forsaken, and we helped you; 00:03:18.330 --> 00:03:20.729 an outcast, and we sheltered you; 00:03:20.729 --> 00:03:23.560 poor, and we comforted you.' 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:25.159 If you had said this, 00:03:25.159 --> 00:03:27.960 you would have been truthful and believed. 00:03:27.960 --> 00:03:31.759 Do you feel aggrieved, O assembly of the Ansar, 00:03:31.759 --> 00:03:34.159 over a small portion of this world 00:03:34.159 --> 00:03:36.960 with which I sought to reconcile a people so they might embrace Islam, 00:03:36.960 --> 00:03:39.960 while I entrusted you to your Islam? 00:03:39.960 --> 00:03:42.759 Are you not satisfied, O assembly of the Ansar, 00:03:42.759 --> 00:03:45.960 that the people go away with sheep and camels, 00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:49.759 while you return with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:03:49.759 --> 00:03:51.759 to your dwellings? 00:03:51.759 --> 00:03:54.560 By Him in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:55.960 were it not for the Hijrah, 00:03:55.960 --> 00:03:58.759 I would have been one of the Ansar. 00:03:58.759 --> 00:04:00.960 If the people traveled through a valley, 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:03.560 and the Ansar traveled through another, 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:06.360 I would travel through the valley of the Ansar. 00:04:06.360 --> 00:04:08.759 O Allah, have mercy on the Ansar, 00:04:08.759 --> 00:04:10.759 and the children of the Ansar, 00:04:10.759 --> 00:04:13.949 and the children of the children of the Ansar." 00:04:13.949 --> 00:04:15.150 The people wept 00:04:15.150 --> 00:04:18.350 until they soaked their beards with tears. 00:04:18.350 --> 00:04:20.750 They said, "We are satisfied with the Messenger of Allah, 00:04:20.949 --> 00:04:22.750 peace be upon him, 00:04:22.750 --> 00:04:24.750 as our portion and share." 00:04:24.750 --> 00:04:28.350 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, departed, 00:04:28.350 --> 00:04:30.480 and they dispersed. 00:04:30.480 --> 00:04:33.879 Thus did the Prophet, peace be upon him, soothe 00:04:33.879 --> 00:04:35.680 the hearts of the Ansar, 00:04:35.680 --> 00:04:39.709 who had supported him in the hour of hardship. 00:04:39.709 --> 00:04:44.910 Treasures of the Seerah. 00:04:44.910 --> 00:04:50.189 Loyalty, connection, and kinship. 00:04:50.189 --> 00:04:53.990 Among those taken captive by the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:04:53.990 --> 00:04:55.589 was his sister, al-Shayma'. 00:04:55.589 --> 00:04:59.709 This al-Shayma' was the daughter of al-Harith ibn ‘Abd al-‘Uzza. 00:04:59.709 --> 00:05:05.029 Halimah al-Sa‘diyyah had nursed her along with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:05:05.029 --> 00:05:07.329 She was among the captives. 00:05:07.329 --> 00:05:12.329 She came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and said, 00:05:12.329 --> 00:05:15.129 "I am your foster sister." 00:05:15.129 --> 00:05:16.250 He asked, 00:05:16.250 --> 00:05:18.449 "And what is the sign of that?" 00:05:18.449 --> 00:05:19.610 She said, 00:05:19.610 --> 00:05:22.529 "A bite mark you gave me on my back 00:05:22.649 --> 00:05:25.060 while I was carrying you." 00:05:25.060 --> 00:05:29.420 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, recognized the sign. 00:05:29.420 --> 00:05:33.060 He spread his cloak for her and seated her upon it. 00:05:33.060 --> 00:05:35.139 He gave her a choice, saying, 00:05:35.139 --> 00:05:39.899 "If you wish to stay, you are beloved and honored with me; 00:05:39.899 --> 00:05:44.180 and if you wish that I provide for you and you return to your people, I will do so." 00:05:44.180 --> 00:05:45.459 She said, 00:05:45.459 --> 00:05:49.060 "Rather, provide for me and return me to my people." 00:05:49.060 --> 00:05:52.259 The Prophet, peace be upon him, did so. 00:05:52.300 --> 00:05:53.860 She then embraced Islam. 00:05:53.860 --> 00:05:59.819 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, gave her three slaves and a servant girl, 00:05:59.819 --> 00:06:02.180 as well as livestock and sheep. 00:06:02.180 --> 00:06:04.500 He named her Hudhafah. 00:06:04.500 --> 00:06:06.019 As for al-Shayma', 00:06:06.019 --> 00:06:09.019 that is a title for her, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:06:09.939 --> 00:06:15.050 Treasures of the Seerah. 00:06:15.050 --> 00:06:19.990 The conversion of Hawazin. 00:06:19.990 --> 00:06:22.829 A delegation of Hawazin came as Muslims, 00:06:22.829 --> 00:06:25.910 numbering fourteen men. 00:06:25.949 --> 00:06:28.670 At their head was a man called 00:06:28.670 --> 00:06:30.709 Zuhayr ibn Surad. 00:06:30.709 --> 00:06:33.029 They said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:06:33.029 --> 00:06:36.310 show us favor regarding our captives and our wealth." 00:06:36.310 --> 00:06:37.550 He said, 00:06:37.550 --> 00:06:39.670 "I have with me those whom you see, 00:06:39.670 --> 00:06:42.949 and the most beloved speech to me is the most truthful. 00:06:42.949 --> 00:06:48.110 Are your children and women more beloved to you, or your wealth?" 00:06:48.110 --> 00:06:49.269 They replied, 00:06:49.269 --> 00:06:52.910 "We would not trade our lineage for anything." 00:06:52.910 --> 00:06:54.110 He said, 00:06:54.110 --> 00:06:56.110 "When you pray the morning prayer, 00:06:56.110 --> 00:06:58.230 stand up and say: 00:06:58.230 --> 00:07:02.269 'We seek the intercession of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:07:02.269 --> 00:07:03.910 with the believers, 00:07:03.910 --> 00:07:05.629 and we seek the intercession of the believers 00:07:05.629 --> 00:07:09.269 with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:07:09.269 --> 00:07:12.410 that he may return our captives to us.'" 00:07:12.410 --> 00:07:16.170 When they prayed the morning prayer, peace be upon him, 00:07:16.170 --> 00:07:18.610 they stood and said that. 00:07:18.610 --> 00:07:22.370 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:07:22.370 --> 00:07:27.129 "As for what belongs to me and the children of ‘Abd al-Muttalib, it is yours. 00:07:27.129 --> 00:07:29.629 And I will intercede for you with the people." 00:07:29.629 --> 00:07:32.629 The Muhajirun and the Ansar said, 00:07:32.629 --> 00:07:37.629 "What belongs to us belongs to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." 00:07:37.629 --> 00:07:41.129 Al-Aqra‘ ibn Habis stood up and said, 00:07:41.129 --> 00:07:44.629 "As for me and the Banu Tamim, no." 00:07:44.629 --> 00:07:47.629 ‘Uyaynah ibn Hisn stood up and said, 00:07:47.629 --> 00:07:51.129 "As for me and the Banu Fazarah, no." 00:07:51.129 --> 00:07:54.629 Al-‘Abbas ibn Mirdas stood up and said, 00:07:54.629 --> 00:07:58.129 "As for me and the Banu Sulaym, no." 00:07:58.129 --> 00:08:00.129 But the Banu Sulaym said, 00:08:00.129 --> 00:08:05.129 "What belongs to us belongs to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." 00:08:05.129 --> 00:08:07.129 Al-‘Abbas said, 00:08:07.129 --> 00:08:09.129 "You have humiliated me." 00:08:09.129 --> 00:08:12.629 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:08:12.629 --> 00:08:16.629 "These people have come as Muslims, 00:08:16.629 --> 00:08:19.629 and I had delayed their captives. 00:08:19.629 --> 00:08:21.129 I gave them a choice, 00:08:21.129 --> 00:08:25.129 and they would not trade their children and women for anything. 00:08:25.129 --> 00:08:27.629 So whoever has any of them, 00:08:27.629 --> 00:08:30.129 and is willing to return them, 00:08:30.129 --> 00:08:32.129 then that is the way. 00:08:32.129 --> 00:08:34.629 And whoever wishes to hold onto his right, 00:08:34.629 --> 00:08:36.629 let him return them to them, 00:08:36.629 --> 00:08:40.129 and he shall have six shares for every one share 00:08:40.129 --> 00:08:43.129 from the first spoils Allah grants us." 00:08:43.129 --> 00:08:45.129 The people said, 00:08:45.129 --> 00:08:49.129 "We willingly give them up for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." 00:08:49.129 --> 00:08:50.629 He said, 00:08:50.629 --> 00:08:55.129 "We do not know who among you is satisfied and who is not. 00:08:55.129 --> 00:08:59.629 Return until your leaders report your decision to us." 00:08:59.629 --> 00:09:03.629 Meaning, a chief from every tribe or clan should come 00:09:03.629 --> 00:09:06.629 and state who is satisfied and who is not. 00:09:06.629 --> 00:09:09.629 So they returned their women to them, 00:09:09.629 --> 00:09:12.129 and no one held back 00:09:12.129 --> 00:09:14.629 except ‘Uyaynah ibn Hisn alone. 00:09:14.629 --> 00:09:18.129 Then, after a while, he returned them. 00:09:18.129 --> 00:09:20.759 When this delegation came, 00:09:20.759 --> 00:09:24.259 the Prophet, peace be upon him, asked them, 00:09:24.259 --> 00:09:26.759 "What is the state of Malik ibn ‘Awf?" 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:28.259 They said, 00:09:28.259 --> 00:09:30.759 "He is in al-Ta'if with Thaqif." 00:09:30.759 --> 00:09:33.759 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:35.259 "Inform him: 00:09:35.259 --> 00:09:37.259 if he comes to me as a Muslim, 00:09:37.259 --> 00:09:39.759 I will return his family and wealth to him, 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:42.259 and give him one hundred camels." 00:09:42.259 --> 00:09:45.759 When that message reached Malik, 00:09:45.759 --> 00:09:47.759 he slipped away from Thaqif 00:09:47.759 --> 00:09:52.259 until he came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:09:52.259 --> 00:09:54.759 and he embraced Islam, and his Islam was sincere. 00:09:54.759 --> 00:09:57.759 The Prophet, peace be upon him, returned 00:09:57.759 --> 00:09:59.759 his wealth and family to him, 00:09:59.759 --> 00:10:02.259 and gave him one hundred camels. 00:10:02.259 --> 00:10:05.820 At that, Malik ibn ‘Awf said, 00:10:05.820 --> 00:10:09.820 Never have I seen or heard the likes of him, 00:10:09.820 --> 00:10:13.320 Among all people, the likes of Muhammad. 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:16.820 He is the most loyal and the most generous when asked. 00:10:16.820 --> 00:10:20.820 Whenever you wish, he tells you of what the morrow holds. 00:10:20.820 --> 00:10:24.320 And when the battalion bares its fangs, 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:27.820 With long spears and the strike of every Indian blade, 00:10:27.820 --> 00:10:31.320 He is like a lion protecting its cubs, 00:10:31.320 --> 00:10:35.820 Crouched in ambush amidst the dust of battle. 00:10:35.820 --> 00:10:39.320 Indeed, he saw this with his own eyes: 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:40.820 The people fled, 00:10:40.820 --> 00:10:42.820 While the army advanced, 00:10:42.820 --> 00:10:45.320 And the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:10:45.320 --> 00:10:48.820 Was not advancing alone to face the army. 00:10:48.820 --> 00:10:51.320 What courage this is! 00:10:51.320 --> 00:10:55.320 It is the courage of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:10:55.320 --> 00:10:59.879 The likes of which has never been seen. 00:10:59.879 --> 00:11:05.250 Treasures of the Prophetic biography. 00:11:05.250 --> 00:11:11.669 Lessons learned from the Battle of Hunayn. 00:11:11.669 --> 00:11:16.169 First: It is from the wisdom of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, 00:11:16.169 --> 00:11:19.669 That He let the Muslims taste the bitterness of defeat, 00:11:19.669 --> 00:11:22.169 Despite their great numbers and strength, 00:11:22.169 --> 00:11:27.669 So that He, Glory be to Him, might humble the heads that were held high after the conquest. 00:11:27.669 --> 00:11:31.669 Second: Allah clarifies to those who said, 00:11:31.669 --> 00:11:34.169 "We shall not be defeated today due to our small numbers," 00:11:34.169 --> 00:11:38.669 That victory comes only from Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He; 00:11:38.669 --> 00:11:42.240 There is no helper other than Him, Majestic and Exalted. 00:11:42.240 --> 00:11:43.240 Third: 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:48.240 When Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, withheld the spoils of Makkah from the Muslims, 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:50.740 He compensated them with the spoils of Hunayn, 00:11:50.740 --> 00:11:54.830 Which were the greatest spoils they ever obtained. 00:11:54.830 --> 00:11:55.830 Fourth: 00:11:55.830 --> 00:12:00.830 The Prophet's, peace be upon him, reconciliation of the hearts of the disbelievers, 00:12:00.830 --> 00:12:03.330 And those new to Islam. 00:12:03.330 --> 00:12:06.830 This is done to secure the greater of two interests, 00:12:06.830 --> 00:12:09.830 And to avert the greater of two harms. 00:12:09.830 --> 00:12:13.830 For if the Messenger, peace be upon him, gives to a leader, 00:12:13.830 --> 00:12:15.330 His people follow him, 00:12:15.330 --> 00:12:17.830 And this is a great benefit, 00:12:17.830 --> 00:12:19.830 Which outweighs the other interest, 00:12:19.830 --> 00:12:23.830 That of equality among people in giving, 00:12:23.830 --> 00:12:26.330 And it averts a great harm, 00:12:26.330 --> 00:12:29.330 For if this man disbelieves, his people will disbelieve. 00:12:29.330 --> 00:12:33.330 Therefore, when the leaders embrace Islam, their people embrace Islam. 00:12:33.330 --> 00:12:36.330 Thus, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:12:36.330 --> 00:12:38.830 When he embraced Islam, his people embraced Islam, 00:12:38.830 --> 00:12:43.250 And likewise Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:12:43.250 --> 00:12:48.620 Treasures of the Prophetic biography. 00:12:48.620 --> 00:12:50.620 The destruction of the idol of Tayy. 00:12:50.620 --> 00:12:53.120 In the ninth year of the Hijrah, 00:12:53.120 --> 00:12:57.940 The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent 00:12:57.940 --> 00:13:01.440 'Ali ibn Abi Talib to an idol of the tribe of Tayy, 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:05.440 Known as al-Fuls, to destroy it. 00:13:05.440 --> 00:13:07.940 He sent him with one hundred and fifty men, 00:13:07.940 --> 00:13:11.440 Mounted on one hundred camels and fifty horses, 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:13.940 And with him was a black banner, 00:13:13.940 --> 00:13:15.940 And a white standard. 00:13:15.940 --> 00:13:18.940 He launched the raid on the settlement of Hatim 00:13:18.940 --> 00:13:20.440 At dawn, 00:13:20.440 --> 00:13:22.940 And destroyed the idol al-Fuls. 00:13:22.940 --> 00:13:26.940 They returned, bringing with them the sister of 'Adi ibn Hatim al-Ta'i. 00:13:26.940 --> 00:13:30.440 'Adi ibn Hatim had fled to al-Sham. 00:13:30.440 --> 00:13:33.940 His sister came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:13:33.940 --> 00:13:35.440 And said, 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:36.940 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:13:36.940 --> 00:13:39.940 The provider is gone, and the protector is cut off. 00:13:40.440 --> 00:13:42.440 I am an old woman, 00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:44.440 And I have no capacity for service. 00:13:44.440 --> 00:13:47.470 So show me favor, may Allah show you favor." 00:13:47.470 --> 00:13:48.970 He asked, 00:13:48.970 --> 00:13:50.470 "Who is your provider?" 00:13:50.470 --> 00:13:51.470 She replied, 00:13:51.470 --> 00:13:53.470 "'Adi ibn Hatim." 00:13:53.470 --> 00:13:56.470 In one narration, he said, 00:13:56.470 --> 00:13:59.500 "The one who fled from Allah and His Messenger?" 00:13:59.500 --> 00:14:02.500 Then he, peace be upon him, departed. 00:14:02.500 --> 00:14:04.500 When the next day came, 00:14:04.500 --> 00:14:06.500 She said the same thing, 00:14:07.000 --> 00:14:11.000 And the Prophet, peace be upon him, showed her favor. 00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:14.000 When she returned to her brother in al-Sham, 00:14:14.000 --> 00:14:16.039 She met him and said, 00:14:16.039 --> 00:14:18.039 "He has done a deed 00:14:18.039 --> 00:14:21.129 That your father would not have done. 00:14:21.129 --> 00:14:24.129 Go to him, whether you are hoping or fearing." 00:14:24.129 --> 00:14:27.129 So 'Adi ibn Hatim came to him. 00:14:27.129 --> 00:14:29.129 Treasures of the Prophetic biography. 00:14:29.129 --> 00:14:31.129 Treasures of the Prophetic biography. 00:14:31.129 --> 00:14:33.129 Treasures of the Prophetic biography. 00:14:33.129 --> 00:14:35.159 Treasures of the Prophetic biography. 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:37.659 Treasures of the Prophetic biography.