Treasures of biography | Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis | Episode (12)

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

0:03 Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

0:06 The call to Islam in Ta'if.

0:14 Following the passing of Abu Talib and Khadija, may Allah be pleased with her,

0:21 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed from Mecca for Ta'if,

0:26 calling people to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

0:29 The Prophet, peace be upon him, had spent those ten years in Mecca

0:35 calling people to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

0:39 Then, the Prophet, peace be upon him, decided to leave Mecca

0:43 and begin his call outside of it.

0:46 The first place the Prophet, peace be upon him, considered was Ta'if.

0:51 He set out on foot,

0:53 accompanied by Zayd ibn Haritha, his freedman and servant.

0:58 The Prophet, peace be upon him, had adopted him in the early days,

1:03 so he was known as Zayd ibn Muhammad,

1:07 until the word of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, was revealed:

1:10 "Call them by [the names of] their fathers."

1:13 Thereafter, he was called Zayd ibn Haritha.

1:18 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Ta'if,

1:22 he approached three brothers who were leaders of the Thaqif tribe:

1:27 'Abd Yalil, Mas'ud, and Habib,

1:31 the sons of 'Amr ibn 'Umayr al-Thaqafi.

1:34 He invited them to Allah and to support His religion.

1:38 One of them remarked,

1:40 "He is tearing the coverings of the Ka'bah,

1:43 if Allah has truly sent Muhammad, peace be upon him."

1:48 Another said to the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him,

1:53 "Could Allah not find anyone other than you?"

1:56 And the third said,

1:58 "By Allah, I will never speak to you.

2:01 If you are a Messenger,

2:03 you are too significant for me to respond to you,

2:07 and if you are lying about Allah,

2:10 it is not fitting that I should speak to you."

2:12 This is how these three treated the Prophet, peace be upon him,

2:18 with such cruelty and mockery.

2:21 He had left his own city and entered another,

2:25 where he was a stranger,

2:27 calling to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

2:30 Yet they confronted him with these words,

2:33 filled with derision and scorn.

2:37 If only it had stopped there,

2:40 but the situation worsened, by Allah.

2:43 For they said to him,

2:45 "Leave our land!"

2:47 Then they incited their foolish ones against him.

2:50 When he attempted to leave,

2:52 the foolish ones, slaves, and children followed him,

2:55 insulting him and shouting at him,

2:58 until the people gathered against him,

3:00 standing in two rows,

3:02 and began pelting him with stones

3:05 and hurling foolish words at him,

3:07 until they struck his heels,

3:10 and his sandals were stained with blood.

3:12 Zayd, may Allah be pleased with him,

3:15 was shielding the Prophet, peace be upon him, with his own body,

3:19 until he sustained wounds to his head.

3:22 The Prophet, peace be upon him, continued to walk,

3:26 while they struck him, peace be upon him,

3:30 until he took refuge in an orchard belonging to 'Utba

3:33 and Shayba, the sons of Rabi'a, in Ta'if.

3:36 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered the orchard,

3:41 approached a grapevine,

3:44 and sat under its shade against a wall.

3:47 He then offered a supplication

3:49 filled with reliance and yearning

3:52 for what is with Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He,

3:55 through which it becomes clear to the believer

3:58 how one must always be sincere with Allah

4:03 and turn to Him in all matters.

4:06 He, peace be upon him, said:

4:09 "O Allah, to You I complain of the weakness of my strength,

4:13 the scarcity of my resources, and my insignificance before the people.

4:17 O Most Merciful of the merciful,

4:19 You are the Lord of the oppressed,

4:22 and You are my Lord. To whom will You entrust me?

4:26 To a distant person who treats me harshly,

4:29 or to an enemy to whom You have given control over my affairs?

4:33 If You are not angry with me, I do not care,

4:37 but Your protection is more encompassing for me.

4:41 I seek refuge in the light of Your Face, by which the darkness is illuminated

4:45 and the affairs of this world and the Hereafter are set right,

4:49 from Your anger descending upon me

4:52 or Your displeasure befalling me.

4:55 To You is the right to blame until You are pleased,

4:58 and there is no power and no strength except by You."

5:01 When the sons of Rabi'a, 'Utba and Shayba, saw him,

5:05 their sense of kinship was stirred,

5:08 as they were all descendants of 'Abd Shams ibn 'Abd Manaf.

5:12 They called a servant of theirs, a Christian

5:15 named 'Addas,

5:18 and said to him,

5:20 "Take a cluster of these grapes

5:23 and go to this man."

5:26 When 'Addas arrived,

5:29 he placed them before the Prophet, peace be upon him.

5:33 The Prophet, peace be upon him, extended his hand and said,

5:37 "In the name of Allah,"

5:39 then he ate.

5:42 Treasures of the Seerah.

5:48 The compassion of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

5:51 and his mercy toward his Ummah.

5:54 After his return from Ta'if, peace be upon him,

5:59 Allah, Majestic and Exalted is He, wished to comfort him

6:03 and show that He, Glory be to Him, was with him,

6:07 though He tests him to elevate his rank.

6:11 The two Imams, al-Bukhari and Muslim, recorded in their chains of narration

6:15 from 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr

6:17 that 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, related

6:21 that she said to the Prophet, peace be upon him:

6:25 "Has there come upon you a day harder than the day of Uhud?"

6:30 He, peace be upon him, said:

6:33 "I have experienced from your people what I have experienced,

6:36 and the hardest of what I experienced from them was the day of 'Aqaba,

6:40 when I presented myself to Ibn 'Abd Yalil,

6:43 and he did not respond to what I wanted.

6:46 So I departed, distressed, not knowing where I was going,

6:49 and I did not recover until I was at Qarn al-Tha'alib.

6:53 I raised my head,

6:55 and there was a cloud shading me.

6:59 I looked, and there was Jibril in it.

7:02 He called to me and said,

7:04 'Allah has heard what your people said to you

7:08 and how they responded to you.

7:10 Allah has sent the Angel of the Mountains to you,

7:13 that you may command him as you wish regarding them.'

7:16 The Angel of the Mountains called to me, greeted me,

7:20 and then said, 'O Muhammad,

7:23 if you wish, I will crush them between the two mountains,'

7:26 I would do it."

7:28 The noble, merciful, forbearing Prophet,

7:31 who was compassionate toward his Ummah, peace be upon him, said:

7:35 "Rather, I hope that Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will bring forth from their loins

7:40 those who will worship Allah alone, associating nothing with Him."

7:45 Thus, the caller to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, must view the disobedient

7:51 and those who turn away from the command of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He,

7:56 with a look of compassion for them.

7:59 Treasures of the Seerah.

8:02 The faith of the Jinn.

8:08 Then Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, consoled him with another matter,

8:14 which was that on his way back,

8:16 He sent a group of the Jinn to him.

8:19 The Jinn, like humans, are accountable,

8:22 commanded to believe,

8:24 and forbidden from disbelief.

8:26 Whoever among them obeys enters Paradise,

8:29 and whoever disobeys enters the Fire.

8:33 So Allah sent a group of the Jinn to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

8:38 whom Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, mentioned,

8:41 saying:

8:42 “And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur'an and, when they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning.” (46:29)

8:50 “And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur'an and, when they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning.” (46:29)

8:55 “And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur'an and, when they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning.” (46:29)

9:03 “They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it, guiding unto the truth and a right road.” (46:30)

9:08 “They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it, guiding unto the truth and a right road.” (46:30)

9:13 “They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it, guiding unto the truth and a right road.” (46:30)

9:18 "And to a straight path."

9:23 “O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.” (46:31)

9:26 “O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.” (46:31)

9:29 "He will forgive you some of your sins."

9:33 “O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.” (46:31)

9:37 Thus did Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, send a group of the Jinn,

9:42 as if He were saying to His Prophet, peace be upon him:

9:46 "If you are saddened by the disbelief of the people of Mecca

9:50 and the disbelief of the people of Ta'if,

9:51 and their harming of you,

9:53 then Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, has sent to you

9:57 those among the Jinn who have believed in you."

10:00 This, undoubtedly, brings joy and happiness to the Prophet, peace be upon him.

10:07 Treasures of the Seerah.

10:13 His return, peace be upon him, to Mecca.

10:18 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, traveled

10:24 until, when he drew near to Mecca, he stayed at Hira.

10:28 He sent a man from Khuza'a to al-Akhnas ibn Shariq to grant him protection,

10:33 so that he would not be harmed after the death of his uncle, Abu Talib.

10:37 Al-Akhnas ibn Shariq said,

10:40 "I am an ally, and an ally does not grant protection."

10:43 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, sent to Suhayl ibn 'Amr,

10:48 seeking protection from him.

10:50 Suhayl said, "The Banu 'Amir do not grant protection against the Banu Ka'b."

10:55 Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, sent to al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi,

11:00 and al-Mut'im said, "Yes."

11:03 He then armed himself and called his sons and his people,

11:06 saying, "Put on your armor,

11:09 and be at the corners of the House (the Ka'bah),

11:12 for I have granted protection to Muhammad."

11:15 Then he sent word to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, to enter.

11:20 The Messenger, peace be upon him, entered,

11:23 accompanied by Zayd ibn Haritha,

11:26 until he reached the Sacred Mosque.

11:29 Al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi stood on his mount

11:32 and called out,

11:34 "O assembly of Quraysh,

11:36 I have granted protection to Muhammad,

11:38 so let no one among you harm him."

11:41 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reached the Corner (the Black Stone),

11:46 touched it, prayed two rak'ahs,

11:49 and then returned to his house,

11:51 with al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi and his sons surrounding him with their weapons,

11:56 until he entered his house.

11:58 Abu Jahl stood up to al-Mut'im ibn 'Adi and said,

12:02 "Are you a protector or a follower?"

12:05 He replied,

12:06 "Rather, a protector."

12:07 Abu Jahl said,

12:09 "We have granted protection to whom you have protected."

12:12 This action taken by al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī

12:15 reveals to us an important matter

12:17 that we must pause to consider for a moment,

12:20 which is that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He,

12:23 when He sent the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

12:26 sent him specifically from among the Arabs.

12:29 The scholars have mentioned many points of wisdom regarding this,

12:33 and among the greatest of these points of wisdom

12:35 is that the Arabs possessed qualities not found in others.

12:39 We find that the Arab was generous,

12:41 to the point that his generosity became proverbial.

12:44 He was courageous, fearing nothing,

12:46 and he upheld the rights of his neighbor.

12:49 Did that pre-Islamic poet, ʿAntarah, not say:

12:52 "I lower my gaze when my neighbor appears,

12:56 until she has safely entered her dwelling."

13:00 They were also people of truthful speech.

13:02 We will see this in the story of Abū Sufyān with Heraclius,

13:06 in the statement of Abū Sufyān:

13:08 "By Allah, were it not for the fear that the Arabs would attribute a lie to me, I would have lied."

13:13 He said this while he was still in his state of ignorance.

13:17 Among them were also pride, brotherhood, and trustworthiness;

13:20 a man would die for the sake of defending his trust.

13:24 The story of al-Samawʾal ibn ʿĀdiyā is very famous,

13:29 when he was entrusted with the armor of Imruʾ al-Qays,

13:32 and he died defending it.

13:35 For these and other qualities,

13:38 and for other points of wisdom,

13:40 Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, chose the Arabs over others.

13:45 For here is al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī, despite his polytheism,

13:48 following his people,

13:50 and opposing the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

13:53 hating his religion,

13:55 and boycotting the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, along with those who boycotted him.

13:59 Yet, despite all this,

14:01 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, comes to him,

14:04 and says to him, "Grant me protection so that I may enter my city."

14:09 He replies, "Yes."

14:11 Then what does he do?

14:13 He orders his sons to arm themselves in defense of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

14:19 because he had granted him protection.

14:21 So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, enters under the protection of al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī.

14:26 Then Abū Jahl asks him,

14:28 "Are you a protector or a follower?"

14:32 He replied, "Rather, a protector."

14:34 He said, "We have granted protection to whom you have protected."

14:38 As Ibn Khaldūn, may Allah have mercy on him, said,

14:41 the Arabs possessed many noble qualities,

14:46 but they were in need of a religion to bind them together and rectify their conduct.

14:52 So Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, sent His Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

14:57 with this tolerant Sharia,

15:00 and this upright religion.

15:02 When the Arabs chose this religion,

15:05 Allah granted victory to the religion through them,

15:07 and spread it throughout the world.

15:09 And they were worthy of that.

15:11 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

15:14 did not forget this favor from al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī.

15:17 For in the matter of the prisoners of Badr,

15:19 when he was given the choice between execution, release, or ransom,

15:23 he said,

15:24 "If al-Muṭʿim ibn ʿAdī were alive,

15:27 and then asked me for these wretches,

15:30 I would have given them to him,"

15:32 or "I would have left them for him."

15:34 Treasures of the Seerah.

15:43 The beginning of the response from the people of Medina.

15:46 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered

15:50 his city a second time,

15:53 into Mecca,

15:54 into the Sacred House,

15:56 into the source of the light that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had initiated,

16:01 to where his people and his call were in their infancy.

16:05 When the Hajj season arrived,

16:08 in the eleventh year of the Prophethood,

16:11 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed by Minā,

16:15 and heard the voices of men among the pilgrims.

16:18 They were six individuals from the people of Yathrib,

16:22 all of them from the Khazraj:

16:24 Asʿad ibn Zurārah,

16:27 ʿAwf ibn al-Ḥārith,

16:29 Rāfiʿ ibn Mālik,

16:31 Quṭbah ibn ʿĀmir,

16:33 ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir,

16:35 and Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh.

16:37 It was their good fortune

16:39 that they used to hear from their allies among the Jews

16:43 that a prophet was to be sent in this era.

16:46 For the Jews would always say to the Aws and the Khazraj,

16:51 "This is the time for the emergence of a prophet;

16:53 we will follow him and kill you with the worst of killings."

16:57 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came to them,

17:01 he asked them, "Who are you?"

17:04 They said, "From the Khazraj."

17:06 He asked, "The allies of the Jews?"

17:09 They said, "Yes."

17:11 He said, "Will you not sit so I may speak to you?"

17:14 They said, "Yes."

17:16 So they sat with him,

17:18 and he mentioned his call and the religion to which he was inviting them,

17:22 and he recited to them some verses from the Book of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

17:27 Some of them said to others,

17:30 "You know, by Allah, O my people,

17:32 that this is the very prophet the Jews warned you about,

17:36 so do not let them reach him before you."

17:39 They hastened to respond to him and embraced Islam.

17:42 They accepted Islam and followed the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

17:47 In this year,

17:49 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with her,

17:55 the daughter of Abū Bakr.

17:57 The scholars differed regarding Sawdah;

18:00 it is said he married her before ʿĀʾishah,

18:03 and it is said after ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with them both.

18:07 Treasures of the Seerah.

Treasures of biography | Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis | Episode (12) | Dawah in Taif

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