Treasures of biography | Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis | Episode (39)

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

0:03 Treasures of the Seerah.

0:08 The Entry into Makkah.

0:10 On the morning of the seventeenth of Ramadan,

0:16 the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) set out toward Makkah.

0:20 He commanded al-'Abbas to detain Abu Sufyan at the narrow pass of the valley,

0:25 so that he could watch the army as it marched by.

0:27 So he did so,

0:29 and the tribes began to pass by,

0:31 each tribe carrying its banner.

0:35 Every time a tribe passed by him,

0:37 Abu Sufyan would ask, "O 'Abbas, who are these?"

0:40 He would answer, "Sulaym."

0:42 Abu Sufyan would say,

0:44 "What do I have to do with Sulaym?"

0:47 Then another tribe would pass by him,

0:49 and he would ask, "O 'Abbas, who are these?"

0:52 He would reply, "Muzaynah."

0:54 He would say, "What do I have to do with Muzaynah?"

0:58 This continued until all the tribes had passed.

1:01 Not a single tribe passed by without him asking al-'Abbas about them,

1:05 and whenever al-'Abbas informed him, he would say,

1:08 "What do I have to do with the tribe of so-and-so?

1:10 We have no power to fight all these people."

1:14 This went on until the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed by him in his green squadron,

1:19 comprising the Emigrants and the Ansar,

1:22 with nothing visible of them except their eyes behind their iron armor.

1:26 Abu Sufyan said,

1:27 "Glory be to Allah, O 'Abbas!

1:29 Who are these?"

1:31 He replied,

1:32 "This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

1:36 along with the Emigrants and the Ansar."

1:39 Abu Sufyan said,

1:41 "No one has the power or capacity to withstand these people."

1:45 Then he said,

1:46 "By Allah, O Abu al-Fadl,

1:48 the kingdom of your nephew has become grand today!"

1:52 Al-'Abbas said,

1:54 "O Abu Sufyan!

1:56 Indeed, it is prophethood."

1:58 He replied,

1:59 "Then yes, indeed,

2:01 it is prophethood."

2:03 The banner of the Ansar was with Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him).

2:08 As Sa'd passed by Abu Sufyan, he said to him,

2:12 "Today is the day of fierce battle!

2:14 Today the sacred sanctuary is made permissible!

2:17 Today Allah has humiliated Quraysh!"

2:20 So when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came parallel to Abu Sufyan,

2:25 Abu Sufyan said to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him),

2:29 "O Messenger of Allah,

2:31 did you not hear what Sa'd said?"

2:33 He asked,

2:34 "And what did he say?"

2:36 He replied,

2:37 "He said such and such."

2:39 Whereupon 'Uthman and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf said,

2:42 "O Messenger of Allah,

2:44 we do not feel safe from him launching an assault against Quraysh."

2:48 But the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,

2:51 "No, rather today is a day in which the Ka'bah will be venerated.

2:55 Today is a day in which Allah has honored Quraysh."

2:59 Then he sent word to Sa'd,

3:01 took the standard away from him,

3:03 and handed it to his son, Qays.

3:06 It was also said

3:07 that the standard was not taken away from Sa'd's house;

3:10 and it was said

3:11 that it was handed to al-Zubayr.

3:13 And Allah knows best.

3:15 Then Abu Sufyan entered Makkah

3:17 and called out to Quraysh,

3:19 "A force has come upon you against which you have no power!

3:22 So whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan shall be safe!"

3:26 They said,

3:27 "May Allah ruin you!

3:28 What good is your house to us?"

3:31 He said,

3:32 "And whoever locks his door behind him shall be safe,

3:36 and whoever enters the Sacred Mosque shall be safe."

3:39 So the people dispersed into their homes and into the Sacred Mosque,

3:43 and the Mother of the Cities (Makkah) lay awake,

3:45 its movements paralyzed by terror.

3:48 Men hid behind locked doors,

3:52 anxiously awaiting their fate in silent dread.

3:55 Yet all honor belongs to Allah, His Messenger, and the believers.

4:01 Treasures of the Seerah.

4:06 The Day of al-Khandamah.

4:10 A group of men marched out intending to fight in defense,

4:14 among them 'Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl,

4:16 Safwan ibn Umayyah,

4:18 Suhayl ibn 'Amr,

4:19 and Himas ibn Qays,

4:21 along with others who accompanied them.

4:23 They gathered at a place called al-Khandamah.

4:27 Himas ibn Qays had been preparing a weapon of his,

4:31 so his wife asked him,

4:33 "Why are you preparing this weapon?"

4:36 He said,

4:37 "For Muhammad and his companions."

4:39 She said,

4:40 "By Allah, nothing can stand against Muhammad and his companions."

4:44 He replied,

4:45 "By Allah, I hope to capture some of them to serve you."

4:49 Then he recited:

4:51 "If they advance today, I have no excuse;

4:54 here is complete armor and a long spear,

4:57 and a sharp double-edged sword quick to unsheathe!"

5:01 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) entered Makkah,

5:04 having placed Khalid ibn al-Walid in command of the right flank,

5:08 joined by Aslam, Sulaym,

5:11 Ghifar, Muzaynah, Juhaynah,

5:14 and various other Arab tribes.

5:17 He commanded him to enter Makkah from its lower elevated side,

5:20 saying,

5:21 "If anyone from Quraysh confronts you,

5:24 mow them down completely,

5:26 until you meet me at al-Safa."

5:29 Al-Zubayr was in command of the left flank,

5:33 carrying the banner of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).

5:38 The battle cry of the Muslims was divided into three:

5:41 As for the Emigrants,

5:42 their battle cry was:

5:44 "O Banu 'Abd al-Rahman!"

5:47 As for the Aws,

5:48 their battle cry was:

5:50 "O Banu 'Ubayd Allah!"

5:52 And as for the Khazraj,

5:54 their battle cry was:

5:56 "O Banu 'Abd Allah!"

5:58 The army entered,

6:00 encountering no resistance whatsoever as they entered Makkah.

6:04 As for Khalid and his companions,

6:06 no polytheist met them except that they struck him down.

6:10 Among those killed alongside Khalid's force were

6:12 Kurz ibn Jabir

6:14 and Khunays ibn Khalid,

6:16 who had strayed from the main army.

6:18 Khalid then encountered the men of al-Khandamah:

6:21 'Ikrimah, Safwan,

6:23 Suhayl, Himas, and others.

6:26 They engaged them in a brief skirmish,

6:29 killing twelve men from among the polytheists,

6:32 while the rest fled in defeat.

6:34 Himas ibn Qays also fled in defeat,

6:37 rushed into his house, and said to his wife,

6:40 "Lock the door!"

6:42 She mockingly said,

6:43 "Where is what you used to say:

6:45 'If they advance today, I have no excuse;

6:48 here is complete armor and a long spear,

6:51 and a sharp double-edged sword quick to unsheathe'?"

6:54 He replied in verse:

6:55 "Had you witnessed the Day of al-Khandamah,

6:58 when Safwan fled and 'Ikrimah fled,

7:02 and the Muslim swords confronted us,

7:05 severing every forearm and skull,

7:08 striking down so that nothing was heard but muffled groans,

7:12 while behind us was their snorting and roaring—

7:15 you would not have uttered a single word of blame!"

7:19 Khalid then advanced

7:20 until he reached al-Safa and met the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).

7:26 As for al-Zubayr,

7:27 he pressed forward until he planted the banner of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) near the Sacred Mosque.

7:35 Treasures of the Seerah.

7:40 His Entry (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) into the Sacred Mosque.

7:48 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood up,

7:52 with the Emigrants and the Ansar before him, behind him, and all around him,

7:57 and entered the Sacred Mosque.

7:59 He approached the Black Stone and touched it,

8:02 then performed Tawaf around the House while holding a bow in his hand.

8:06 Around the House were three hundred and sixty idols,

8:10 so he began poking them with his bow while reciting:

8:14 “And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Lo! falsehood is ever bound to vanish.” (17:81)

8:17 “And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Lo! falsehood is ever bound to vanish.” (17:81)

8:20 “Say: The Truth hath come, and falsehood showeth not its face and will not return.” (34:49)

8:25 These had been, just a short while ago, sacred deities—

8:29 worshipped, invoked, and sought for rescue—

8:32 but now they were mere plaster and dust,

8:36 just as the Prophet of Allah, Abraham (peace be upon him), had said to his people.

8:41 “He said: Do they hear you when ye cry?” (26:72)

8:44 “Or do they benefit or harm you?” (26:73)

8:48 Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered the Sacred House of Allah;

8:53 he stepped inside the Ka'bah,

8:55 prayed there, declared Allah's greatness throughout its corners,

8:58 and affirmed the absolute oneness of Allah, the Glorified and Exalted.

9:01 Inside the Ka'bah, he saw depictions of Abraham and Ishmael casting arrows for divination,

9:08 just as the people of the Pre-Islamic Era of Ignorance used to do.

9:10 He said, "May Allah ruin them!

9:13 By Allah, they never practiced divination with arrows at all!"

9:17 He then ordered that the images be erased.

9:19 He did not pray inside the House until they were completely erased;

9:22 once they were erased,

9:24 he prayed two rak'ahs inside the House.

9:27 In this lies proof for the disliking of performing prayer in a place containing images.

9:33 Then he (peace be upon him) sat down in the mosque,

9:37 whereupon 'Ali ibn Abi Talib came to him holding the key to the Ka'bah.

9:42 He said to him, "O Messenger of Allah,

9:45 grant us the custodianship of the Ka'bah along with the provision of water to pilgrims, may Allah's blessings be upon you!"

9:50 The keys had previously been kept by 'Uthman ibn Talhah, from Banu Shaybah.

9:56 So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) asked,

10:00 "Where is 'Uthman ibn Talhah?"

10:02 So he was summoned to him,

10:03 and he said to him,

10:05 "Here is your key, O Uthman!

10:08 Today is a day of righteousness and loyalty."

10:11 Then he gave him the key

10:13 and said to him,

10:14 "Take it as an everlasting, inherited custody;

10:17 none shall strip it from you save a transgressor."

10:21 Thus, the keys to the Ka'bah remained with Banu Shaybah.

10:25 Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) stated

10:28 that it remains today in his lineage;

10:30 and the statement of Ibn Hazm

10:31 was in the year 456 AH,

10:36 while today, in our time,

10:38 the year 1426 AH,

10:42 the key still remains with Banu Shaybah.

10:46 It is noted in the footnote

10:47 that today we are in the year 1437 AH.

10:53 And it was said

10:54 that the people of Makkah came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

10:59 and he said to them,

11:01 "O tribe of Quraysh,

11:03 what do you think I am going to do with you?"

11:06 They replied, "Goodness!

11:07 A noble brother and the son of a noble brother."

11:11 He said,

11:12 "Then I say to you as Joseph said to his brothers:

11:16 “He said: Have no fear this day! May Allah forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.” (12:92)

11:19 'Go, for you are the free ones.'"

11:22 However, this narration is weak; its chain of transmission is not authentic.

11:25 Nevertheless, it is established that he pardoned them (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

11:30 Then, when the time for prayer arrived,

11:33 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded

11:36 and instructed Bilal to ascend and call the adhan atop the Ka'bah.

11:40 Abu Sufyan ibn Harb,

11:42 'Attab ibn Asid,

11:44 and Al-Harith ibn Hisham were sitting in the courtyard of the Ka'bah.

11:48 'Attab said,

11:50 "Allah honored Asid by not letting him live to hear this,"

11:55 meaning: my father died without hearing the adhan,

11:58 so he was spared from hearing that which would enrage him.

12:01 Al-Harith said,

12:03 "If I knew it were the truth, I would have followed him."

12:07 Abu Sufyan said,

12:09 "As for me, by Allah, I shall say nothing!

12:12 For if I spoke,

12:13 these pebbles would inform upon me."

12:17 Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came out to them and said,

12:21 "I have come to know what you said,"

12:23 and he repeated it back to them.

12:26 Now, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not know the unseen,

12:30 but rather it was divine revelation from Allah, Blessed and Exalted.

12:34 Al-Harith and 'Attab said,

12:36 “When the hypocrites come unto thee (O Muhammad), they say: We bear witness that thou art indeed Allah's messenger. And Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the hypocrites indeed are speaking falsely.” (63:1)

12:39 "By Allah, no one was with us who could have disclosed this,

12:43 such that we might say they informed you!"

12:45 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) entered

12:48 the home of Umm Hani,

12:50 the sister of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib,

12:53 where he performed ghusl and prayed eight rak'ahs in her house.

12:57 Some scholars said:

12:58 This is the Sunnah of Conquest,

13:00 which certain commanders adopted as a Sunnah whenever they conquered a land;

13:05 while others said:

13:07 It was the Duha (forenoon) prayer.

13:09 Umm Hani said to the Messenger of Allah,

13:12 "The son of my mother, 'Ali, claims

13:14 that he will kill a man to whom I have granted protection—

13:17 so-and-so, the son of Hubayrah."

13:19 The Messenger of Allah replied,

13:21 "We give protection to whomever you protect, O Umm Hani."

13:24 In another narration,

13:26 she said,

13:27 "I had granted protection to two of my in-laws,

13:30 but 'Ali intended to kill them."

13:33 When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) entered the Mosque,

13:37 Abu Bakr came leading his father,

13:40 who was blind.

13:42 When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw him, he said,

13:47 "Why did you not leave the old man in his house,

13:49 so that I could go to him myself?"

13:52 Abu Bakr replied,

13:53 "He is more deserving of walking to you

13:55 than you walking to him."

13:58 So he seated him, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) wiped over his chest

14:04 and said,

14:05 "Embrace Islam, and you will be safe."

14:07 So he embraced Islam.

14:08 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,

14:12 "Change this grey hair,

14:13 but avoid black."

14:16 And this family—

14:17 the family of Abu Bakr—

14:19 the grandfather embraced Islam,

14:21 namely Abu Quhafah,

14:23 the father of Abu Bakr,

14:24 making him a Companion;

14:27 Abu Bakr was a Companion;

14:29 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr was a Companion;

14:32 and Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr

14:35 was also a Companion.

14:37 This is the only family containing four consecutive generations who were all Companions.

14:43 A similar distinction applies to four others,

14:47 namely 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr,

14:49 who was a Companion;

14:50 his mother Asma',

14:52 a female Companion;

14:53 his grandfather Abu Bakr, a Companion;

14:56 and his mother's grandfather—who is the father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq—

15:00 likewise a Companion.

15:14 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) entered Makkah

15:18 and declared nine individuals outlawed,

15:20 as they were among the most egregious criminals,

15:24 ordering their execution

15:25 even if they were found clinging to the drapes of the Ka'bah.

15:28 They were: 'Abd al-'Uzza ibn Khatal,

15:31 'Abdullah ibn Abi Sarh,

15:34 'Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl,

15:36 Al-Harith ibn Nufayl ibn Wahb,

15:39 Miqyas ibn Subabah,

15:41 Habbar ibn al-Aswad,

15:43 two singing slave-girls who used to sing lampoons satirizing the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

15:49 and Sarah,

15:50 a freedwoman belonging to some of Banu 'Abd al-Muttalib,

15:54 with whom the letter sent by Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah was intercepted.

15:59 As for Ibn Abi Sarh,

16:01 he came to 'Uthman seeking his protection,

16:05 so 'Uthman brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and interceded for him,

16:10 and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) accepted his intercession.

16:14 As for 'Abd al-'Uzza ibn Khatal,

16:17 he was found clinging to the drapes of the Ka'bah,

16:20 so he was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

16:24 who ordered his execution.

16:26 As for Miqyas ibn Subabah,

16:28 he was likewise executed;

16:30 Numaylah ibn 'Abdullah killed him.

16:33 Miqyas had previously accepted Islam,

16:36 but later apostatized,

16:38 murdered a man from the Ansar,

16:40 and fled to join the polytheists.

16:43 As for Al-Harith ibn Nufayl ibn Wahb,

16:46 he was severe in harming the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in Makkah,

16:51 so 'Ali ibn Abi Talib executed him.

16:54 As for Habbar ibn al-Aswad,

16:57 who had harmed Zaynab, the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

17:03 he fled along with 'Ikrimah,

17:05 but later embraced Islam.

17:06 As for the two singing slave-girls,

17:08 one of them was executed,

17:10 while the other sought quarter and subsequently embraced Islam.

17:13 As for Sarah,

17:15 it was said that she embraced Islam, and it was also said that she was executed.

Treasures of biography | Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis | Episode (39) | Day of service

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