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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (40) | Utbah bin Rabi’ah interviews the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
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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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A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
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'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah engages in dialogue with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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When Hamzah and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with them both, embraced Islam,
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the cause of Islam was strengthened by them.
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The Quraysh sent 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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to negotiate with him, so that he might offer him something and receive something in return.
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Ibn Ishaq narrated in the Seerah,
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on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ka'b al-Qurazi, who said:
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I was told that 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, who was a leader,
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said one day while sitting among the assembly of the Quraysh,
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while the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was sitting alone in the mosque:
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"O assembly of the Quraysh,
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shall I not go to Muhammad,
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speak to him, and propose some matters to him,
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perhaps he might accept some of them,
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so we give him whatever he wishes and he leaves us alone?"
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This was when Hamzah had embraced Islam,
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and they saw the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, increasing and growing in number.
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They said, "Yes, O Abu al-Walid,
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go to him and speak to him."
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So 'Utbah went to him,
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until he sat down beside the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and said:
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"O son of my brother,
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you are among us in the position you know regarding your standing in the clan,
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and your status in lineage.
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You have brought your people a grave matter,
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by which you have divided their unity,
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belittled their wisdom,
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insulted their gods and their religion,
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and declared their ancestors who have passed away to be disbelievers.
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So listen to me,
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I will propose some matters to you for your consideration,
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perhaps you may accept some of them."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"Speak, O Abu al-Walid,
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I am listening."
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He said:
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"O son of my brother,
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if you only intend by what you have brought of this matter to acquire wealth,
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we will collect from our wealth for you,
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until you are the wealthiest among us.
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If you seek honor through it,
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we will make you our leader,
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so that we will not decide any matter without you.
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And if you seek kingship through it,
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we will make you our king.
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But if this which comes to you is a vision you see,
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and you cannot rid yourself of it,
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we will seek medicine for you,
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and we will spend our wealth on it,
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until we cure you of it;
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for sometimes a spirit may overcome a man,
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until he is treated for it."
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When 'Utbah finished,
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and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had listened to him,
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the Messenger of Allah said:
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"Have you finished, O Abu al-Walid?"
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He said, "Yes."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"Then listen to me."
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He said:
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"I will."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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Ha-Mim.
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“A revelation from the Beneficent, the Merciful,” (41:2)
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“A Scripture whereof the verses are expounded, a Lecture in Arabic for people who have knowledge,” (41:3)
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A bearer of glad tidings and a warner.
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“Good tidings and a warning. But most of them turn away so that they hear not.” (41:4)
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Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, continued reciting it to him.
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When 'Utbah heard it from him,
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he listened intently,
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and placed his hands behind his back, leaning upon them as he listened to him.
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Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reached the place of prostration in it,
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and he prostrated.
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Then he said:
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"You have heard, O Abu al-Walid, what you have heard,
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so it is up to you."
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In the narration of al-Bayhaqi in his Dala'il,
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until the Messenger reached [the verse],
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“But if they turn away, then say: I warn you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt (which fell of old upon the tribes) of A'ad and Thamud;” (41:13)
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'Utbah placed his hand over his mouth,
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and implored him by the ties of kinship to stop.
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Then 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah rose from the presence of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and went to his companions.
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Some of them said to others:
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"We swear by Allah,
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Abu al-Walid has come to you with a face different from the one he left with."
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When he sat with them, they said:
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"What is behind you, O Abu al-Walid?"
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He said:
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"Behind me
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is that I heard a speech,
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by Allah, I have never heard the like of it.
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By Allah, it is neither poetry, nor sorcery, nor divination.
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O assembly of the Quraysh,
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obey me and leave this matter to me,
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and leave this man alone to what he is engaged in,
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and stay away from him.
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For by Allah, this speech I heard from him will have a great consequence.
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If the Arabs overcome him,
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then you have been spared by others.
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But if he prevails over the Arabs,
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then his kingdom is your kingdom,
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and his honor is your honor,
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and you will be the happiest of people because of him."
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They said:
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"He has bewitched you, by Allah, O Abu al-Walid, with his tongue."
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He said:
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"This is my opinion regarding him,
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so do as you see fit."
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A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
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Authored by the Sheikh,
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Musa ibn Rashid al-'Azimi.
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Presented by the Mawaddah Association,
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in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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If the longing of the worlds for one another is long,
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the longing toward you has no limit.
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And may Allah not let the caller be raised,
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and may the remainder be moved.