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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (99) | The virtues of the prophetic city
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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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Authored by Shaykh Musa bin Rashid al-Azimi.
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May Allah preserve him.
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The city was once composed of scattered villages.
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Before the arrival of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the Prophetic city of Medina
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consisted of separate settlements.
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Each clan of the Ansar lived amongst themselves.
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Imam al-Dhahabi said:
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Yathrib had not yet been urbanized,
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meaning it had not been built up into a city.
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Rather, it was a collection of scattered villages.
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The Banu Malik bin al-Najjar were in one village,
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which was like a neighborhood,
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serving as the abode of such-and-such tribe.
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As stated in the hadith:
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"The best of the homes of the Ansar are the homes of the Banu al-Najjar."
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The Banu 'Adi bin al-Najjar had their own home,
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and the Banu Mazin bin al-Najjar likewise,
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and the Banu Salim likewise,
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and the Banu Sa'idah likewise,
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and the Banu al-Harith bin al-Khazraj likewise,
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and the Banu 'Amr bin 'Awf likewise,
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and the Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal likewise,
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and all the other clans of the Ansar were the same.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"And in all the homes of the Ansar, there is goodness."
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The virtues of the Prophetic city of Medina.
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Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said:
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Medina was honored by his migration, peace be upon him, to it.
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It became a sanctuary for the allies of Allah and His righteous servants,
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a stronghold and an impregnable fortress for the Muslims,
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and a home of guidance for all the worlds.
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The hadiths regarding its virtue are very numerous.
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The two Shaykhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) narrated in their Sahih collections from 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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"Indeed, faith will retreat to Medina,
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just as a snake retreats to its hole."
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"Retreat" means to gather there,
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and for its parts to come together within it.
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A 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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the longing for you, O Prophet, knows no bounds.
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May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the dew rises,
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and lips move with the remainder of the praise.