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One of the beauties of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (23) | The tearful apology
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Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography.
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A tearful apology.
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It was a tearful apology and a sorrowful reproach between a teacher and his students, a mentor and those who loved him.
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They had harbored a thought that was misplaced.
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They believed that their teacher had ignored them or forgotten their role in Islam.
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Their perspective did not align with his.
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He had sought to reconcile people’s hearts with those vast sums of wealth.
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And he had entrusted them to their own faith and integrity.
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Yet wealth is a trial.
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Therefore, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, delivered.
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His historic sermon during the Battle of Hunayn.
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A sermon unmatched in its eloquence, sincerity, impact, and gentle reproach.
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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came to them.
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He praised Allah and extolled Him as He deserves.
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Then he said:
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"O company of the Ansar!"
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"What is this talk that has reached me from you?"
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"And this feeling you have harbored within yourselves?"
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"Did I not find you astray, and Allah guided you?"
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"And in need, and Allah enriched you?"
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"And enemies, and Allah brought your hearts together?"
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They replied:
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"Rather, Allah and His Messenger are more gracious and more generous."
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"Do you feel slighted, O company of the Ansar, over a trifle of this world?"
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"With which I sought to reconcile the hearts of a people so they might embrace Islam."
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"While I entrusted you to your own Islam."
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"Are you not satisfied, O company of the Ansar,"
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"That people should go away with sheep and camels,"
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"While you return with the Messenger of Allah to your dwellings?"
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"For by Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad,"
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"Had it not been for the Hijrah, I would have been one of the Ansar."
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In that account,
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He said:
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"The people wept until they soaked their beards."
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And they said:
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"We are satisfied with the Messenger of Allah as our portion and our share."
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The Ansar, may Allah be pleased with them, understood thereafter,
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That the greatest bounty and the most noble gain,
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Was returning with the Messenger of Allah to their homes.
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And attaining the privilege of his company and his care.
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And witnessing the blessings that accompanied him.
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Here we learn of the humility of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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And his acknowledgment of the merit of the Ansar.
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And his dialogue with his students.
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And that Allah’s favor upon them through guidance is better and greater.
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And his apology to them for what had occurred.
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And that he was winning over those whose hearts were to be reconciled.
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And that the world is but a fleeting trifle.
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That will soon pass away.
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It should not deceive the believers.
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And Allah is the Grantor of success.
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Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography.