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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (173) | The migration of Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib, may God be pleased with him and his family
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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially 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 Departure of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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from Medina and His Breaking of the Fast.
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The narrators differed regarding the exact day on which the Messenger of Allah departed,
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from Medina, as previously mentioned.
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What the scholars of Seerah are agreed upon
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is that he set out when ten nights had passed of Ramadan,
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and entered Mecca when nineteen nights had elapsed of it.
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Imam Al-Nawawi said:
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"What is well-known in the books of military expeditions (maghazi)
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is that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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set out for the Conquest of Mecca from Medina
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after ten nights had passed of Ramadan,
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and entered it when nineteen nights of it had elapsed."
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The Messenger of Allah set out
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from the prophetic city of Medina,
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accompanied by ten thousand warriors.
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The Messenger of Allah appointed
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as his deputy over Medina Abu Ruhm,
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Kulthum ibn Al-Husayn Al-Ghifari, may Allah be pleased with him.
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He fasted on that day,
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and the people fasted with him,
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until he reached Al-Kadeed—
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a watering place between 'Usfan and Qudayd—
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where he broke his fast, and the people broke their fast with him.
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Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad,
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Al-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak,
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and Ibn Ishaq in the Seerah with a good (hasan) chain of transmission,
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and the wording is that of Al-Hakim,
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from Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
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"The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, set forth
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with his Companions in the Year of the Conquest,
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until he encamped at Marr Al-Zahran
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among ten thousand Muslims.
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Sulaym reached seven hundred,
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and Muzaynah numbered a thousand;
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meaning Sulaym reached seven hundred warriors,
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while Muzaynah reached one thousand,
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and in every tribe there were numbers and devotion to Islam.
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There marched forth fully with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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the Emigrants (Muhajirun) and the Ansar,
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such that not a single one of them remained behind.
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News was entirely hidden from Quraysh,
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so no report reached them concerning the Messenger of Allah,
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nor did they know what he was doing."
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The two Shaykhs narrated in their Sahih collections, and the wording is Al-Bukhari's,
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on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
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"The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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set out in Ramadan from Medina
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accompanied by ten thousand men,
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and that was at the end of eight and a half years
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following his arrival in Medina.
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He and the Muslims with him marched towards Mecca,
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with him fasting and them fasting,
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until he reached Al-Kadeed—
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which is a spring between 'Usfan and Qudayd—
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whereupon he broke his fast, and they broke their fast."
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Imam Muslim narrated in his Sahih,
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as did Abu Dawud in his Sunan,
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and the wording is that of Abu Dawud,
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from Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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"We set out with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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in Ramadan during the Year of the Conquest.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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used to fast, and we fasted along with him,
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until he reached a certain halting place,
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whereupon he said:
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'You have drawn near to your enemy,
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and breaking your fast will make you stronger.'
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So the morning came, and some of us were fasting while others were not.
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Then we marched on and descended at another halting place,
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and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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'You will confront your enemy in the morning,
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and breaking your fast will make you stronger,
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so break your fast.'
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And this was a binding order from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."
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The Acceptance of Islam by Abu Sufyan ibn Al-Harith
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and 'Abdullah ibn Abi Umayyah.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, continued
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on his way toward Mecca,
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and when he reached Neeq Al-'Uqab,
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which lies between Mecca and Medina,
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he was met by his paternal cousin and foster brother,
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Abu Sufyan ibn Al-Harith ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib,
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along with the son of his paternal aunt 'Atikah bint 'Abd Al-Muttalib—
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who was also the paternal brother of Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet, peace be upon him—
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'Abdullah ibn Abi Umayyah ibn Al-Mughirah,
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both coming as Muslims.
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Al-Hakim narrated in his Mustadrak,
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as did Ibn Ishaq in the Seerah with a good (hasan) chain of transmission,
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from Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
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"Abu Sufyan ibn Al-Harith ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib
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and 'Abdullah ibn Abi Umayyah ibn Al-Mughirah
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met the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at Neeq Al-'Uqab,
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midway between Mecca and Medina,
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and they sought permission to enter his presence.
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Thereupon Umm Salamah spoke to him regarding them, saying:
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'O Messenger of Allah,
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your paternal cousin, the son of your paternal aunt, and your brother-in-law!'
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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'I have no need of them.
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As for my cousin, he tore down my honor,
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and as for the son of my aunt and brother-in-law,
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he is the one who said to me in Mecca what he said.'
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He said:
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When this response was conveyed to them outside,
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Abu Sufyan had a young son with him,
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so he said:
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'By Allah, he must surely grant me permission,
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or else I shall take this young boy of mine by the hand,
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and we will wander aimlessly through the land until we perish of thirst and hunger.'
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When that reached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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his heart softened toward them,
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and he subsequently granted them permission to enter.
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They entered upon him and embraced Islam."
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The Emigration of Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with him, with His Family.
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reached Al-Juhfah,
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he was met by his paternal uncle, Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd Al-Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with him, emigrating with his family.
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He was the last person to emigrate to Medina,
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because the Conquest of Mecca took place after their emigration,
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and 'there is no emigration after the Conquest,'
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as stated by the infallible Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Imam Al-Dhahabi said:
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"Al-'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, was ever compassionate toward the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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loving him and enduring persecution with patience,
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even before he had embraced Islam;
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so much so that on the night of Al-'Aqabah he made himself known,
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standing alongside his nephew, peace be upon him, in the dead of night,
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and securing firm pledges for him from the seventy Companions.
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Then he went out to Badr alongside his people under compulsion, where he was captured,
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and he then disclosed to them that he had secretly accepted Islam.
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Afterward, he returned to Mecca,
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and I do not know why he remained residing there.
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Moreover, there is no mention of him on the day of Uhud or the day of the Trench,
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nor did he march out with Abu Sufyan,
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nor did Quraysh reproach him for that in any way, as far as I know.
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Then he finally came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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as an emigrant shortly before the Conquest of Mecca;
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thus, the exact timeline of his coming has not been definitively determined for us."
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An Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah).
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Though the longing of creation for one another may endure,
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the depth of yearning for you cannot be bounded.
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May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,
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and as long as lips move with remembrance of the Everlasting.