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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (154) | The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, heralded the conquest of Persia, the Romans and Egypt
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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 Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
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Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid al-Azimi.
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May Allah preserve him.
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The letter of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to the Muqawqis.
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Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent
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Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah, may Allah be pleased with him, to the Muqawqis,
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the ruler of Alexandria and Egypt.
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He approached him, though it was not mentioned that he accepted Islam.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent him gifts and presents.
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Al-Tahawi narrated in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a sound (hasan) chain of narration:
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On the authority of 'Abd al-Rahman bin 'Abd al-Qari, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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sent Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah, may Allah be pleased with him,
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to the Muqawqis, the ruler of Alexandria,
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meaning with his letter to him.
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He accepted his letter,
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honored Hatib, and provided him with excellent hospitality.
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Then he sent him back to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and sent with Hatib a gift of clothing, a grey mule with its saddle,
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and two slave girls, one of whom was Umm Ibrahim.
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As for the other, he gifted her to Jahm bin Qays al-'Abdari,
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and she is the mother of Zakari bin Jahm,
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who was the deputy of 'Amr bin al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him, over Egypt.
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Al-Tahawi narrated in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a sound chain of narration:
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On the authority of Buraydah, who said:
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The leader of the Copts gifted the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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two Coptic sisters and a mule.
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As for the mule, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to ride it.
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As for one of the two girls, he took her as a concubine, and she bore him Ibrahim.
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As for the other, he gave her to Hassan bin Thabit al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Imam al-Tahawi narrated in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a weak (da'if) chain of narration:
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On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
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The Muqawqis, the ruler of Egypt, gifted the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, a glass cup,
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and he used to drink from it.
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The Prophet's, peace be upon him, glad tidings of the conquest of Persia, Rome, and Egypt.
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The two Sheikhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) narrated in their Sahih collections:
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"When Chosroes perishes, there will be no Chosroes after him,
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and when Caesar perishes, there will be no Caesar after him.
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By Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, you will surely spend their treasures in the way of Allah."
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Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said:
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In this is a great glad tiding that the rule of the Romans will never return to the land of the Levant (al-Sham).
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Imam al-Nawawi said:
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Al-Shafi'i and all the scholars said:
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Its meaning is that there will be no Chosroes in Iraq,
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nor Caesar in the Levant,
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as there was in the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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Thus, he informed us of the cessation of their rule in these two regions.
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And it happened just as the Prophet, peace be upon him, said.
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As for Chosroes,
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his rule ended and vanished completely from the entire earth,
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and his kingdom was torn apart in every way,
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and it dissolved due to the supplication of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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As for Caesar,
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he was defeated in the Levant and retreated to the furthest parts of his lands,
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so the Muslims conquered their lands,
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and it was established for the Muslims, and all praise is due to Allah.
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And the Muslims spent their treasures in the way of Allah,
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just as the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had foretold.
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These are manifest miracles.
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Imam Muslim narrated in his Sahih:
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On the authority of Jabir bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saying:
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"A group of the Muslims or the believers will surely conquer
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the treasure of the family of Chosroes, which is in the White Palace."
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In another wording in Sahih Muslim:
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On the authority of Jabir bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"A group of the Muslims will conquer the White Palace,
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the palace of Chosroes or the family of Chosroes."
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Imam Muslim narrated in his Sahih:
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On the authority of Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"You will surely conquer Egypt,
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a land where the 'qirat' is mentioned.
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So when you conquer it, treat its people well,
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for they have a covenant and a tie of kinship (rahmah),"
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or he said, "a covenant and a tie of marriage (sihr)."
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Imam al-Nawawi said:
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As for the covenant (dhimmah), it is sanctity and right.
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It is used here in the sense of protection (dhimam).
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As for the kinship (rahim), it is because Hajar, the mother of Isma'il, was from among them.
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As for the marriage tie (sihr), it is because Mariyah, the mother of Ibrahim, was from among them.
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Al-Hakim narrated in al-Mustadrak and al-Tahawi
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in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a sound chain of narration:
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On the authority of Ka'b bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"When you conquer Egypt, treat the Copts well,
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for they have a covenant and a tie of kinship."
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Al-Tabarani narrated in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir with a sound chain of narration:
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On the authority of Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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gave a final testament before his death, saying:
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"Fear Allah regarding the Copts of Egypt,
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for you will surely prevail over them,
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and they will be a resource and helpers for you in the way of Allah."
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A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
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If the longing of the worlds for one another grows long,
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then the longing for you has no limit.
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May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,
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and lips move with the remainder of the remembrance.