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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (125) | Sariya Abdullah bin Anis, 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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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
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An Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah),
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Authored by Sheikh Musa ibn Rashid al-Azimi,
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May Allah preserve him.
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The Fourth Year of the Hijrah:
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The Major Expeditions and Detachments Between Uhud and al-Khandaq.
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The Battle of Uhud had a damaging impact on the reputation of the Muslims,
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For the awe they once inspired was diminished in people's hearts,
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The neighboring tribes grew covetous against them,
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And the Jews and hypocrites openly displayed
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The hostility and hatred they had long harbored.
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Thus, only a few months had passed after the Battle of Uhud
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Before several tribes began preparing to raid Medina,
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And the Jews of Banu al-Nadir attempted to assassinate the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Yet the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was never heedless of any of this;
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Rather, he confronted it with his profound wisdom,
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Until he succeeded in restoring prestige and awe to the Muslims.
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The Expedition of Abu Salamah to Banu Asad:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, dispatched Abu Salamah
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'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-Asad al-Makhzumi, may Allah be pleased with him,
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Leading one hundred and fifty men from the Emigrants and the Ansar,
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To Qatan,
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Which is a mountain in the region of Fayd,
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Where there was a watering place belonging to Banu Asad ibn Khuzaymah.
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That was at the new moon of Muharram
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In the fourth year of the Hijrah.
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The reason for dispatching this detachment was
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A report that reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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Stating that Tulayhah and Salamah, the two sons of Khuwaylid,
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Had mobilized their people and those who obeyed them,
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Calling them to wage war against the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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Abu Salamah, may Allah be pleased with him, set out
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And raided their grazing livestock,
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Capturing three slave shepherds who belonged to them,
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While the rest escaped.
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They fled to their gathering and warned them,
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Whereupon they scattered in every direction.
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Abu Salamah, may Allah be pleased with him,
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Returned with his men to Medina safely, having gained spoils,
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Without encountering any hostile resistance.
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The Passing of Abu Salamah, may Allah be pleased with him:
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When Abu Salamah, may Allah be pleased with him, entered Medina,
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The wound he had sustained on the day of Uhud reopened,
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And he passed away, may Allah be pleased with him.
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That occurred three nights before the end of Jumada al-Akhirah,
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In the fourth year of the Hijrah.
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Imam Muslim recorded in his Sahih
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From Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, that she said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered
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Upon Abu Salamah
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Whose gaze had become fixed;
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Meaning his eyes were staring upward.
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So he closed his eyelids,
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And then said:
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"Truly, when the soul is seized, the sight follows it."
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At this, some members of his family wailed in grief,
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Whereupon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"Do not pray for anything against yourselves except good,
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For the angels say 'Amin' to whatever you utter."
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Then he said:
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"O Allah, forgive Abu Salamah,
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Raise his rank among the rightly guided,
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Appoint a successor from among those who remain to take care of his progeny,
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Forgive us and him, O Lord of the worlds,
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Expand his grave for him,
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And illuminate it for him."
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The Expedition of 'Abdullah ibn Unays,
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May Allah be pleased with him:
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On the fifth of Muharram
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In the fourth year of the Hijrah,
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, dispatched
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'Abdullah ibn Unays, may Allah be pleased with him,
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To kill Khalid ibn Sufyan al-Hudhali.
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For Imam Ahmad recorded in his Musnad
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And Ibn Hibban in his Sahih with a good chain of transmission,
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On the authority of 'Abdullah ibn Unays, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, summoned me and said:
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"I have received word
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That Khalid ibn Sufyan ibn Nubayh al-Hudhali
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Is gathering people against me to attack me,
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And he is currently at 'Uranah;
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So go to him and kill him."
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I said: "O Messenger of Allah,
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Describe him to me so that I may recognize him."
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Meaning, give me his physical description.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"When you see him, you will experience a shudder."
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That is a tremor,
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Where the hair stands up on the skin.
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He said:
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So I set out, girding myself with my sword,
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Until I came upon him at 'Uranah,
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Accompanied by women in litters for whom he was seeking a campsite;
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Meaning, with women for whom he was looking for a place to lodge,
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Just as the time for the 'Asr prayer had arrived.
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When I saw him,
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I experienced what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had described to me,
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Namely, that shudder.
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So I advanced toward him,
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Fearing that between him and me
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A struggle would ensue that would divert me from the prayer;
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So I prayed while walking toward him,
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Gesturing with my head for the bowing and prostration.
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When I reached him,
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He said: "Who is this man?"
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I said:
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"An Arab man
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Who heard about you and your gathering forces against this man"—
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Meaning the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him—
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"So he has come to join you for that."
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He said:
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"Yes, I am engaged in that."
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He said:
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So I walked with him for a short distance
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Until, when an opportunity presented itself,
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I struck him with my sword until I killed him.
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Then I departed, leaving his women weeping over him.
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When I arrived before the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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He saw me and said:
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"May this face be successful!"
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I said:
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"I have killed him, O Messenger of Allah."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"You have spoken the truth."
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He said:
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Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stood up with me
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And went into his house,
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Whereupon he handed me a staff
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And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"Keep this with you, O 'Abdullah ibn Unays."
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He said:
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So I went out to the people holding it,
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And they asked:
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"What is this staff?"
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I said:
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"The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, gave it to me
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And commanded me to keep it."
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They said:
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"Will you not return to the Messenger of Allah
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And ask him about it?"
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He said:
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So I returned to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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And said: "O Messenger of Allah,
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Why did you give me this staff?"
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, replied:
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"It is a token between me and you on the Day of Resurrection,
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Meaning a sign between me and you;
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For few indeed will be those leaning upon staffs on that Day."
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The one holding a staff is someone who carries it in hand
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Or leans upon it.
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He said:
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So 'Abdullah tied it to his sword,
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And it remained with him constantly
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Until, when he was close to death,
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He instructed that it be placed alongside him inside his shroud;
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And so they were buried together.
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An Abridgment
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Of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah).
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If the longing of creation for one another runs deep,
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The longing for you transcends all bounds.
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May Allah shower blessings upon you whenever the call to prayer is raised
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And lips move in enduring remembrance.