Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (113) The Battle of Uhud

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

0:03 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

0:13 A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

0:17 Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid al-Azimi, may Allah preserve him.

0:25 The third year of the Hijrah.

0:31 The Expedition of Dhu Amr, or Ghatafan.

0:36 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, returned from the expedition of al-Sawiq,

0:42 He remained in Medina for the remainder of Dhu al-Hijjah, or close to it.

0:47 Then he set out for Najd, intending to confront the Ghatafan tribe.

0:50 The reason for this was news that reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

0:56 That a gathering from the tribes of Banu Tha'labah and Muharib were at Dhu Amr,

1:00 Having assembled with the intent to strike the outskirts of Medina.

1:05 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, set out,

1:09 Accompanied by four hundred and fifty men.

1:12 While on the way, they captured a man from among them,

1:16 Known as Jabbar, from the Banu Tha'labah.

1:20 He was brought before the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

1:24 And he informed him of their situation.

1:27 He said, "They will not meet you;

1:29 If they had heard of your march, they would have fled to the mountain peaks.

1:33 I am traveling with you."

1:36 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, invited him

1:39 To Islam, and he accepted.

1:42 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, marched

1:45 Until he reached a watering place called Dhu Amr,

1:49 Where he set up camp.

1:50 The Ghatafan dispersed into the mountain peaks.

1:54 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, returned

1:58 To Medina,

1:59 Having encountered no hostility.

2:01 His absence lasted eleven nights.

2:07 The Battle of Uhud.

2:09 The Battle of Uhud took place

2:11 On Saturday, the middle of the month of Shawwal,

2:14 In the third year of the Hijrah.

2:17 Al-Hafiz said in al-Fath,

2:19 "The famous battle took place there,"

2:22 Meaning at Mount Uhud,

2:24 In Shawwal,

2:25 In the year three, by the consensus of the majority.

2:29 Revealed during this great battle

2:32 Were many verses from Surah Al 'Imran,

2:35 Beginning with the words of Allah the Exalted:

2:38 “When two parties of you almost fell away, and Allah was their Protecting Friend. In Allah let believers put their trust.” (3:122)

2:44 "And Allah is the protector of both,"

2:47 "And upon Allah let the believers rely."

2:51 “Allah had already given you the victory at Badr, when ye were contemptible. So observe your duty to Allah in order that ye may be thankful.” (3:123)

2:55 "While you were weak."

2:57 “Allah had already given you the victory at Badr, when ye were contemptible. So observe your duty to Allah in order that ye may be thankful.” (3:123)

3:02 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said in his Tafsir of these verses:

3:06 "The intended meaning of this event is the day of Uhud, according to the majority."

3:10 This was stated by Ibn 'Abbas, al-Hasan,

3:13 Qatadah, al-Suddi,

3:15 And more than one other.

3:17 It is narrated from al-Hasan al-Basri

3:19 That the intended meaning is the Day of the Confederates (al-Ahzab).

3:22 Ibn Jarir narrated this,

3:23 But it is a strange (gharib) opinion that is not relied upon.

3:27 Ibn Ishaq said in the Seerah:

3:29 "The day of Uhud was a day of trial, calamity, and purification;

3:34 Through it, Allah tested the believers,

3:37 And through it, He tried the hypocrites,

3:39 Those who manifested faith with their tongues,

3:42 While concealing disbelief in their hearts.

3:46 It was a day in which Allah honored those whom He willed to honor

3:50 With martyrdom from among His loyal servants."

3:54 The cause of the battle.

3:57 Ibn Ishaq said:

3:59 "When the Quraysh polytheists were struck on the day of Badr at the well,

4:04 And their remnants returned to Mecca,

4:06 And Abu Sufyan bin Harb returned with his caravan,

4:10 'Abdullah bin Abi Rabi'ah walked,

4:13 Along with 'Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl,

4:15 And Safwan bin Umayyah,

4:17 Among a group of Quraysh

4:19 Whose fathers, sons, and brothers had been struck down on the day of Badr.

4:24 They spoke to Abu Sufyan bin Harb,

4:27 And those of the Quraysh who had trade in that caravan,

4:32 Saying, 'O assembly of Quraysh,

4:35 Muhammad has caused you loss,

4:37 And killed your best men.

4:40 So assist us with this wealth to fight him,

4:43 Perhaps we may exact our revenge for those of us who were struck.'

4:48 So they did so."

4:49 Regarding them, as some scholars mentioned to me,

4:52 Allah the Exalted revealed:

4:54 “Lo! those who disbelieve spend their wealth in order that they may debar (men) from the way of Allah. They will spend it, then it will become an anguish for them, then they will be conquered. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto hell,” (8:36)

4:59 “Lo! those who disbelieve spend their wealth in order that they may debar (men) from the way of Allah. They will spend it, then it will become an anguish for them, then they will be conquered. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto hell,” (8:36)

5:03 “Lo! those who disbelieve spend their wealth in order that they may debar (men) from the way of Allah. They will spend it, then it will become an anguish for them, then they will be conquered. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto hell,” (8:36)

5:09 "Then they will be overcome."

5:11 “Lo! those who disbelieve spend their wealth in order that they may debar (men) from the way of Allah. They will spend it, then it will become an anguish for them, then they will be conquered. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto hell,” (8:36)

5:18 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said in his Tafsir of this verse:

5:22 "It is narrated thus from Mujahid, Sa'id bin Jubayr,

5:25 Al-Hakam bin 'Uyaynah, Qatadah, al-Suddi, and Ibn Abza

5:30 That it was revealed regarding Abu Sufyan and his spending of wealth at Uhud

5:35 To fight the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him."

5:40 Al-Dahhak said:

5:41 "It was revealed regarding the people of Badr."

5:44 And based on the principle of estimation,

5:46 It is general in its application,

5:47 Even if the cause of its revelation was specific.

5:52 Inciting the tribes.

5:55 The size of the polytheist army.

5:58 The Quraysh prepared for war against the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

6:04 And sent individuals to travel among the Arabs, calling them to their aid,

6:09 And inciting them against the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and the Muslims.

6:15 Three thousand gathered to them

6:18 From Quraysh, their allies, and the Ahabish.

6:21 They brought their women so they would not flee.

6:25 Abu 'Amir the Corrupt joined them,

6:28 Who was the father of Hanzalah, the one washed by the angels, may Allah be pleased with him,

6:33 With fifty men from his people.

6:36 His role was to dig pits in the battlefield

6:40 So that the Muslims would fall into them.

6:42 Abu Sufyan bin Harb set out,

6:45 As the leader of the people,

6:47 And he advanced with them toward Medina,

6:50 Stopping near Mount Uhud,

6:52 At a place called 'Aynayn.

6:56 Ibn Ishaq said:

6:58 "The Quraysh gathered to fight the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

7:03 When Abu Sufyan bin Harb and the owners of the caravan did so,

7:07 With their Ahabish and those who obeyed them from the tribes of Kinanah and the people of Tihamah.

7:13 They went out with their women,

7:15 Meaning their wives,

7:17 To stir up their zeal and ensure they would not flee.

7:20 They advanced until they camped at 'Aynayn,

7:23 By a mountain in the middle of the salt marsh,

7:26 Across from Qanat, on the edge of the valley facing Medina."

7:32 Jubayr bin Mut'im

7:35 And the killing of Hamzah, may Allah be pleased with him.

7:39 Jubayr bin Mut'im, may Allah be pleased with him, called—

7:42 And he was a polytheist at the time—

7:44 A slave of his, an Abyssinian,

7:46 Known as Wahshi,

7:48 Who would throw a javelin in the Abyssinian style,

7:52 Rarely missing his target.

7:54 He said to him, "Go out with the people,

7:57 And if you kill Hamzah, the uncle of Muhammad,

8:01 In retaliation for my uncle Tu'aymah bin 'Adi,

8:03 Then you are a free man."

8:05 Imam al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih

8:08 From Ja'far bin 'Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri, who said:

8:12 Wahshi said:

8:14 "Hamzah killed Tu'aymah bin 'Adi bin al-Khiyar at Badr.

8:18 My master, Jubayr bin Mut'im, said to me,

8:22 'If you kill Hamzah for my uncle,

8:24 You are free.'"

8:26 Wahshi said:

8:28 "I had no need for anything else."

8:32 A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

8:36 If the longing of the worlds for some is great,

8:43 The longing for you is beyond measure.

8:50 May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,

8:57 And lips move with the remainder.

Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (113) The Battle of Uhud

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