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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (119) | The martyrdom of Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib, may God be pleased with him
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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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An Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah),
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authored by Sheikh Musa ibn Rashid Al-'Azimi,
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may Allah preserve him.
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The Accidental Killing of Al-Yaman, the Father of Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with them both).
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Imam Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih
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on the authority of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said:
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"When the Day of Uhud came,
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the polytheists were initially routed,
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whereupon Iblis cried out:
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'O servants of Allah!
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Beware of your rear!'
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That is, watch out for those behind you.
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So their frontline turned back
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and fought against their own rearguard.
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Then Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) looked
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and unexpectedly saw his father, Al-Yaman.
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He cried out: 'O servants of Allah!
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My father! My father!'
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Yet, by Allah, they did not desist until they had killed him.
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Thereupon Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
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'May Allah forgive you!'"
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Imam Ahmad and Al-Hakim narrated with a good chain of transmission
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on the authority of Mahmud ibn Labid (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
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"On the Day of Uhud, the swords of the Muslims mistakenly struck Al-Yaman, the father of Hudhayfah,
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as they did not recognize him,
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and they killed him.
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The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) intended to pay his blood money,
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but Hudhayfah gave his blood money as charity to the Muslims."
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The Martyrdom of Hamzah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him).
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Wahshi ibn Harb exploited this chaos into which the Muslims had fallen
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and killed Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him).
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Imam Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih
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on the authority of Wahshi, who said:
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"I lay in ambush for Hamzah beneath a rock.
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When he drew near to me, I hurled my javelin at him,
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striking him in his lower abdomen—
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meaning between his navel and his pubic region, in the lower belly—
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until it pierced through between his hips.
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That was the end of him."
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In the narration of Ibn Ishaq,
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Wahshi said:
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"I poised my javelin
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until, when I was sure of my aim,
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I launched it at him,
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and it struck his lower abdomen until it emerged between his legs.
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He attempted to lunge toward me—
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meaning to rise up—
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but was overwhelmed.
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I left him with it until he died.
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Then I went over to him, retrieved my javelin,
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and returned to the camp and sat there,
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for I had no interest in anyone else;
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I only killed him to gain my freedom."
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The Martyrdom of Hanzhalah (may Allah be pleased with him),
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the One Washed by the Angels.
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Hanzhalah ibn Abi 'Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred
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in this battle,
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slain by Shaddad ibn al-Aswad.
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Ibn Hibban narrated in his Sahih,
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and Al-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak with a good chain of transmission,
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on the authority of Al-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him),
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who said:
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"The people had retreated away from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
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until some of them reached just before Al-A'rad,
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toward a mountain in the vicinity of Madinah—
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and Al-A'rad refers to the villages around Madinah—
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and then they returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
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Meanwhile, Hanzhalah ibn Abi 'Amir
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had clashed with Abu Sufyan ibn Harb,
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and just as Hanzhalah gained the upper hand over him,
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Shaddad ibn al-Aswad saw him
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and struck Hanzhalah with his sword until he killed him,
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after Hanzhalah had nearly killed Abu Sufyan.
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
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'Indeed, your companion Hanzhalah
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is being washed by the angels;
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so ask his wife.'
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She said:
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'He rushed out while in a state of ritual impurity (janabah)
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when he heard the battle cry'—
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meaning the alarming call summoning to arms.
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
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'That is why the angels washed him.'"
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The Steadfastness of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) remained
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amidst a small group of his Companions,
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monitoring the situation
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after circumstances had dramatically turned.
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Al-Nasa'i narrated in Al-Sunan Al-Kubra
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and Al-Bayhaqi in Dala'il Al-Nubuwwah,
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with a good chain of transmission,
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on the authority of Jabir ibn 'Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:
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"On the Day of Uhud, when the people retreated,
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the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood
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in a corner accompanied by twelve men of the Ansar,
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among whom was Talhah ibn 'Ubaydillah.
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The polytheists overtook him,
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so the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) turned
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and said: 'Who will confront these people?'
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Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
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'I will!'
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But the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
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'Stay as you are.'
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Then a man from the Ansar said:
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'I will, O Messenger of Allah!' He said: 'Go ahead.' So he fought
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until he was killed. The Prophet turned again to see the polytheists advancing and said: 'Who will confront these people?' Talhah
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said: 'I will!' But the Messenger of Allah said: 'Stay as you are.' Then another man
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from the Ansar said: 'I will!' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Go ahead.' So he fought until
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he was killed. The Prophet kept repeating that, and each time a man from the Ansar stepped forward and fought
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as fiercely as the one before him until he was killed, until none remained with the Messenger of Allah
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except Talhah ibn 'Ubaydillah. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Who will confront these people?'
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Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'I will!' So Talhah fought with the valor of all
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the eleven men until his hand was struck and his fingers were severed. Imam Al-Bukhari narrated in
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his Sahih on the authority of Qays ibn Abi Hazim, who said: 'I saw Talhah's hand paralyzed; he had shielded the Prophet
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(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with it on the Day of Uhud.'" An Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography.
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Though the longing of all creation for one another may endure, longing for you knows no bounds; may Allah's blessings be upon you
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whenever the call to prayer is raised and lips move in everlasting remembrance.