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Treasures of biography | Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis | Episode (35) | Khaled bin Al-Walid’s conversion to Islam, 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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Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
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A maternal aunt holds the status of a mother.
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When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, intended to depart from Makkah,
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he was followed by the daughter of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib,
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the uncle of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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Her name was Umara.
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She was calling out to him,
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"O uncle! O uncle!"
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Regarding her addressing the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him,
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as "O uncle,"
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she was indeed his cousin,
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but he was her uncle through fosterage.
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This is because the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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was nursed by Thuwayba, the freedwoman of Abu Lahab,
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and she also nursed Hamza.
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As for why she called him that,
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it was due to the age difference between her and the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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Hamza had migrated from Makkah,
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leaving his daughter behind with her mother.
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Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, took charge of her,
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then disputed over her custody with Ja'far and Zayd ibn Haritha.
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Each of them wanted to raise her.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, adjudicated between them
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and said to Ali,
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"You are of me and I am of you."
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He said to Ja'far,
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"You resemble my physical appearance and my character."
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And he said to Zayd,
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"You are our brother and our freedman."
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However, the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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awarded her custody to Ja'far ibn Abi Talib.
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Ali had claimed her because he was her cousin,
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and his wife, Fatima, was her cousin.
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Zayd had claimed her
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because the Prophet, peace be upon him, had established a bond of brotherhood
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between him and Hamza in Madinah,
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and they used to inherit from one another before the laws of inheritance were revealed.
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As for Ja'far,
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he was her cousin,
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and his wife, Asma bint Umays, was her maternal aunt,
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because her mother, Salma bint Umays, was Asma's sister.
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The Messenger, peace be upon him, said,
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"The maternal aunt holds the status of a mother."
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This is because it is not permissible for a man
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to be married to a woman and her maternal aunt at the same time.
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Thus, he ruled in favor of Ja'far.
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It was said to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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"Will you not marry her?"
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Meaning the daughter of Hamza.
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He replied, "No,
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she is the daughter of my foster brother."
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Treasures of the Seerah.
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The marriage of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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to Maymuna, may Allah be pleased with her.
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During this 'Umrah, the Prophet, peace be upon him, married
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Maymuna bint al-Harith al-Amiriyya, may Allah be pleased with her.
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She was the maternal aunt of Abdullah ibn Abbas
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and Khalid ibn al-Walid.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, consummated the marriage with her at Sarif.
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This is the correct account.
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He did not marry her while in the state of ihram,
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as is mentioned in some narrations.
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Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, decreed
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that Maymuna, the Mother of the Believers, would die at Sarif,
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in the very place where the Prophet, peace be upon him, had married her.
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This 'Umrah was called the 'Umrah of Compensation (al-Qada'),
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because it was a form of exchange,
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meaning a reconciliation between Quraysh and the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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When Quraysh agreed that the Prophet, peace be upon him, would come
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the following year,
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this 'Umrah came to be called the 'Umrah of Compensation.
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It is also said it was so named
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because it was a substitute or compensation for the 'Umrah of Hudaybiyya.
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After this 'Umrah, two men embraced Islam,
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who would later have a significant impact on Islam:
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namely, Amr ibn al-As and Khalid ibn al-Walid.
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Khalid ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, said,
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"When Allah intended for me the good that He intended,
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He cast the love of Islam into my heart.
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My sound judgment came to me,
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and I said, 'I have witnessed all these battlefields against Muhammad,
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and there is no battlefield I attended but that I left,
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feeling in myself that I was placing myself in something futile,
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and that Muhammad would eventually prevail.'
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, went out to Hudaybiyya,
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I went out with the cavalry of the polytheists.
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I met the Messenger of Allah and his Companions at Usfan,
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and I stood opposite him and confronted him.
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The Messenger, peace be upon him, prayed
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with his Companions while we were safe from them.
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I intended to attack him while he was in prayer,
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but it was not destined for us.
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There was goodness in that.
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He became aware of what we were contemplating,
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so he led his Companions in the prayer of fear (Salat al-Khawf).
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That made a deep impression on me,
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and I said, 'The man is protected.'
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Then we parted ways, and he turned away from the path of our cavalry,
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and I took the path to the right.
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When he made peace with Quraysh at Hudaybiyya,
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and Quraysh pushed him away,
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I said to myself,
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'What is left?
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Where is the escape?
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To the Negus?
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He has followed Muhammad,
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and his Companions are safe with him.
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Or should I go to Heraclius?
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And leave my religion for Christianity or Judaism?
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And live with a non-Arab follower?
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Or should I stay in my home?
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Who would remain?
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I was in that state
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when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered
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for the 'Umrah of Compensation.
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I was away,
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so I did not witness his entry.
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My brother, al-Walid ibn al-Walid,
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had entered with the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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during the 'Umrah of Compensation,
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and he looked for me but did not find me.
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So he wrote a letter to me.
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In this letter, there was great good.
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When I read the letter, it said:
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'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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To proceed:
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I have not seen anything more astonishing than your turning
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away from Islam,
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given your intellect—your intellect!
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How could anyone be ignorant of Islam?
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, asked me,
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saying,
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"Where is Khalid?"
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I replied,
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"Allah will bring him."
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He said,
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"A man like Khalid cannot be ignorant of Islam.
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If he had directed his strength and his efforts
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with the Muslims against the polytheists,
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it would have been better for him.
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We would have prioritized him over others."
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So, my brother, make up for what you have missed of it,
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for you have missed many virtuous opportunities.'
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Khalid said,
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'When his letter reached me,
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I became eager to leave,
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and it increased my desire for Islam.
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I was pleased by the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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I saw in a dream
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that I was in a narrow, barren land,
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and I went out to a green and spacious land.
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I said, "This is truly a vision."
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I arrived in Madinah and said,
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"I will mention this to Abu Bakr,"
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meaning after he embraced Islam.
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He said, "I mentioned it to him,
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and he said,
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"It is your exit, for Allah has guided you to Islam,
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and the narrowness you were in was polytheism."
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He said,
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"When I resolved to go to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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I said, "Who shall accompany me to Muhammad?"
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I met Safwan ibn Umayya
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and said, "O Abu Wahb,
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do you not see the situation we are in?
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We are but a handful.
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Muhammad has prevailed over the Arabs and non-Arabs.
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If we were to go to Muhammad and follow him,
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then the honor of Muhammad would be our honor."
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He refused vehemently,
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and said,
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"If no one remained of Quraysh but me,
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I would never follow him."
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So we parted ways.
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I said, "This is a man who has lost his kin
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and seeks vengeance;
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his father and brother were killed at Badr."
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Khalid said,
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"Then I met Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl,
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and I said to him what I had said to Safwan.
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He said to me what Safwan had said.
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I said,
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"Forget what I mentioned to you."
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He said, "I will not mention it."
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I then went to my house,
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and ordered my mount to be brought to me.
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Then I met Uthman ibn Talha,
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and I said,
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"This is a friend of mine,
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and if I mentioned to him what I intend..."
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Then I remembered those of his ancestors who were killed,
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and I disliked mentioning it to him.
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Then I said,
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"What does it matter, as I am departing at this very hour?"
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So I mentioned to him the state of affairs,
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and I said,
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"We are like a fox in a burrow;
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If buckets of water were poured over it, it would be washed away.
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I said to him exactly what I had said to my companion.
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He responded quickly, saying:
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"I set out today intending to depart."
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"My mount is currently tethered at Yajaj."
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So we agreed to meet at Yajaj.
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"If he arrives before me, he shall wait."
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"And if I arrive before him, I shall wait."
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We traveled through the night, reaching the early hours of dawn.
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Before the break of dawn,
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we met at Yajaj.
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We continued our journey until we reached al-Hadda.
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There, we found ‘Amr ibn al-‘As.
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He said, "Welcome to you both."
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We replied, "And to you."
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He asked,
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"Where are you headed?"
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We asked, "What has brought you here?"
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He said,
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"And what has brought you?"
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We replied,
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"To enter into Islam,"
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"and to follow Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."
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He said,
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"That is exactly what brought me here as well."
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He said,
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"So we traveled together,"
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"until we arrived in Medina."
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We tethered our mounts on the outskirts of the Harrah.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was informed of our arrival.
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He was pleased by our coming.
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I put on my best clothes,
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and then I headed toward the Messenger of Allah.
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My brother met me,
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and said, "Hurry,"
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"for the Messenger of Allah,"
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"has been informed of your arrival,"
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"and he is pleased by your coming,"
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"and he is waiting for you."
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He said,
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"So I quickened my pace."
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I appeared before him,
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and he did not cease smiling at me,
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until I stood before him.
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I greeted him with the greeting of Prophethood.
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He returned my greeting with a cheerful face.
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I said,
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"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,"
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"and that you are the Messenger of Allah."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Praise be to Allah who has guided you."
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"I always saw that you possessed intelligence,"
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"and I hoped it would lead you only to what is good."
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,"
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"you have seen the positions I took against you,"
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"stubbornly opposing the truth."
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"So pray to Allah to forgive me for them."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Islam wipes away what came before it."
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah, on that condition."
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He said,
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"O Allah, forgive Khalid ibn al-Walid,"
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"for every act of obstruction he committed against Your path."
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Khalid said,
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"Then ‘Umar and ‘Uthman stepped forward,"
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"and pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah."
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Our arrival was in Safar,
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in the eighth year of the Hijrah.
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Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
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The conversion of ‘Amr ibn al-‘As.
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May Allah be pleased with him.
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‘Amr ibn al-‘As said:
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"When we returned from the Battle of the Trench,"
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"I gathered some men of Quraysh,"
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"and said,"
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"By Allah, the affair of Muhammad,"
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"is rising to an extraordinary height."
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"By Allah, nothing can stand against him."
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"I have formed an opinion."
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They asked, "What is it?"
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He said,
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"That we join the Negus and remain under his protection."
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"If our people prevail,"
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"we are who we have always been to them,"
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"and we shall return to them."
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"But if Muhammad prevails,"
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"then being under the authority of the Negus,"
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"is more beloved to us than being under the authority of Muhammad."
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They said, "You have spoken correctly."
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I said,
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"Then purchase gifts for him."
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"The most prized gift from our land was leather,"
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"meaning hides."
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"We collected a large quantity of hides and went to him."
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"We happened to find ‘Amr ibn Umayyah al-Damri with him,"
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"whom the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had sent,"
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"regarding the matter of Ja‘far and his companions."
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"When I saw him, I said,"
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"I might kill him."
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"Then I presented the gifts to the Negus."
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The Negus said,
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"Welcome to my friend."
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‘Amr said,
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"O King,"
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"I have seen the messenger of Muhammad with you."
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"He is a man who has killed our nobles and caused us harm."
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"Hand him over to me so I may strike off his head."
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The Negus became angry,
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and struck his own nose so hard,
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I thought he had broken it.
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If the earth had split open for me, I would have entered it.
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I said to the Negus,
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"Had I known you would dislike this, I would not have asked."
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He said to me,
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"You ask me to hand over the messenger of a man,"
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"to whom the Great Law (Namus) comes, just as it came to Moses,"
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"so that you may kill him?"
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I said,
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"Is that truly the case?"
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He said, "Yes."
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Then the Negus said to ‘Amr ibn al-‘As,
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"By Allah, I am a sincere advisor to you."
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"Follow him."
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"By Allah, he will surely prevail, just as Moses and his soldiers prevailed."
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I said,
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"O King,"
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"will you accept my pledge of allegiance to him for Islam?"
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He said, "Yes."
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He extended his hand,
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and I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah for Islam.
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I left him,
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and went out to my companions,
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my mind having changed.
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They asked, "What news do you bring?"
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I said, "Good."
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When evening came,
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I mounted my camel, departed, and left them behind.
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By Allah, as I was traveling,
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I met Khalid ibn al-Walid at al-Hadda,
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along with ‘Uthman ibn Talhah.
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I said,
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"Where are you headed, O Abu Sulayman?"
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He said,
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"I am going, by Allah, to embrace Islam."
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"By Allah, the path has become clear."
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"The man is truly a Prophet; I have no doubt about it."
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I said,
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"And I, by Allah, as well."
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So we arrived in Medina.
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,"
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"I pledge allegiance to you on the condition that my past sins are forgiven."
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He said to me,
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"O ‘Amr,"
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"pledge allegiance,"
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"for Islam wipes away what came before it."
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Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).