Bihar Al-Anwaar Volume 19 Part 1

بحار الأنوار

BIHAR AL-ANWAAR

الجزء التاسع عشر

Volume 19

Part 1 out of 2

بحار الانوار الجامعة لدرر أخبار الائمة الاطهار

Bihar Al-Anwaar – The summary of the pearls of the Ahadeeth of the Pure Imams^-asws

تأليف العلامة فخر الامة المولى الشيخ محمد باقر المجلسيى

Author – The Allama, the pride of the community, the Mullah, the Sheikh Muhammad Baqir Al Majlisi

باب 5 دخوله الشعب و ما جرى بعده إلى الهجرة و عرض نفسه على القبائل و بيعة الأنصار و موت أبي طالب و خديجة رضي الله عنهما

CHAPTER 5 – HIS^-saww ENTERING THE CANYON AND WHAT FLOWED AFTER IT UP TO THE EMIGRATION, AND EXPOSURE OF HIS^-saww SELF TO THE TRIBES AND THE ALLEGIANCES OF THE HELPERS, AND EXPIRY OF ABU TALIB^-asws AND KHADEEJA^-asws

1- عم، إعلام الورى ص، قصص الأنبياء عليهم السلام‏ اجْتَمَعَتْ قُرَيْشٌ فِي دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ وَ كَتَبُوا صَحِيفَةً بَيْنَهُمْ أَنْ لَا يُؤَاكِلُوا بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ لَا يُكَلِّمُوهُمْ وَ لَا يُبَايِعُوهُمْ وَ لَا يُزَوِّجُوهُمْ وَ لَا يَتَزَوَّجُوا إِلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا يَحْضُرُوا مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى يَدْفَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ مُحَمَّداً فَيَقْتُلُوهُ وَ أَنَّهُمْ يَدٌ وَاحِدَةٌ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ يَقْتُلُونَهُ غِيلَةً أَوْ صِرَاحاً

(The book) ‘Aalam Al-Wara’ in the story of the Prophets^-as – Quraysh gathered in the house of consultation, and they wrote out a parchment (pact) between them that they will neither eat with the Clan of Hashim^-as, nor speak to them, nor sell to them, nor marry from them, nor marry to them, nor be present with them until they hand over Muhammad^-saww to them so they can kill him^-saww, and they will be one hand against Muhammad^-saww either by assassination or abruptly.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ جَمَعَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ دَخَلُوا الشِّعْبَ وَ كَانُوا أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا فَحَلَفَ لَهُمْ أَبُو طَالِبٍ بِالْكَعْبَةِ وَ الْحَرَمِ وَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ إِنْ شَاكَتْ مُحَمَّداً شَوْكَةٌ لَأَثِبَنَ‏ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ حَصَّنَ الشِّعْبَ وَ كَانَ يَحْرُسُهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ

When that reached Abu Talib^-asws, he^-asws gathered the Clan of Hashim^-as, and they entered the canyon, and they were forty men. Abu Talib^-asws vowed to them by the Kabah and the Sanctuary and the (Yemeni) corner and the Standing Place (of Ibrahim^-as): ‘I^-asws give you assurance that not even a thorn will pierce Muhammad^-saww, O Clan of Hashim^-as’, and he^-asws fortified the canyon, and he^-asws was guarding it at night and day.

فَإِذَا جَاءَ اللَّيْلُ يَقُومُ بِالسَّيْفِ عَلَيْهِ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مُضْطَجِعٌ ثُمَّ يُقِيمُهُ وَ يُضْجِعُهُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ فَلَا يَزَالُ اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ هَكَذَا وَ يُوَكِّلُ وُلْدَهُ وَ وُلْدَ أَخِيهِ بِهِ يَحْرُسُونَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ فَأَصَابَهُمُ الْجَهْدُ

When the night came, he^-asws would stand with the sword upon it, and Rasool-Allah^-saww would be lying down. Then he^-asws would arise him^-saww and make him^-saww lie down in another place. The whole night would not cease to be like that, and he^-asws would assign his^-asws sons and the son of his^-asws brother to it, guarding him^-saww by the day. The fatigue hit them.

وَ كَانَ مَنْ دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ لَا يَجْسُرُ أَنْ يَبِيعَ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ شَيْئاً وَ مَنْ بَاعَ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئاً انْتَهَبُوا مَالَهُ وَ كَانَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَ الْعَاصُ بْنُ وَائِلٍ السَّهْمِيُّ وَ النَّضْرُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ كَلَدَةَ وَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ يَخْرُجُونَ إِلَى الطُّرُقَاتِ الَّتِي تَدْخُلُ مَكَّةَ فَمَنْ رَأَوْهُ مَعَهُ مِيرَةٌ نَهَوْهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ شَيْئاً وَ يَحْذَرُونَ إِنْ بَاعَ شَيْئاً مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يَنْهَبُوا مَالَهُ

And the ones from the Arabs who entered Makkah did not have the courage to sell anything to the Clan of Hashim^-as, and the one from them who did sell something, his wealth would be confiscated. And Abu Jahl^-la, and Al-Aas Bin Wail Al-Sahmy, and Al-Nazar Bin Al-Haris Bin Kaladah and Uqaba Bin Aboy Mueet were going out to the road which enters Makkah, so the one they saw having any food with him about to sell anything to the Clan of Hashim^-as, would caution him that if he were to sell anything his wealth would be confiscated.

وَ كَانَتْ خَدِيجَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا لَهَا مَالٌ كَثِيرٌ فَأَنْفَقَتْهُ عَلَى‏ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي الشِّعْبِ وَ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ فِي حَلْفِ الصَّحِيفَةِ مُطْعِمُ بْنُ عَدِيِّ بْنِ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ وَ قَالَ هَذَا ظُلْمٌ وَ خَتَمُوا الصَّحِيفَةَ بِأَرْبَعِينَ خَاتَماً خَتَمَهَا كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ بِخَاتَمِهِ وَ عَلَّقُوهَا فِي الْكَعْبَةِ وَ تَابَعَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ

And (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws used to have a lot of wealth for her^-asws and she^-asws spent it upon Rasool-Allah^-saww in the canyon; and there did not enter into the alliance of the pact, Mut’im Bin Aday Bin Nowfal Bin Abdul Muttalib Bin Abd Manaf and said, ‘This is injustice’, and they (others) sealed the parchment with forty seals, each man from the chiefs of Quraysh sealing it with his seal, and they hung it in the Kabah, and Abu Lahab^-la kept an eye on them upon that.

وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَخْرُجُ فِي كُلِّ مَوْسِمٍ فَيَدُورُ عَلَى قَبَائِلِ الْعَرَبِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ تَمْنَعُونَ لِي جَانِبِي حَتَّى أَتْلُوَ عَلَيْكُمْ كِتَابَ رَبِّكُمْ وَ ثَوَابُكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ فِي أَثَرِهِ فَيَقُولُ لَا تَقْبَلُوا مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ ابْنُ أَخِي وَ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ سَاحِرٌ

And Rasool-Allah^-saww would come out during every season (of Hajj) and he^-saww would go around the Arab tribes and saying to them: ‘They are protecting my^-saww side to recite to you the Book of your Lord^-azwj and your Reward upon Allah^-azwj is Paradise’, and Abu Lahab^-la would be in his^-saww pursuit saying, ‘Do not accept from him^-saww for he^-saww is a son^-saww of my^-la brother^-asws and he^-saww is a lying sorcerer!’

فَلَمْ يَزَلْ هَذَا حَالَهُمْ‏ وَ بَقُوا فِي الشِّعْبِ أَرْبَعَ سِنِينَ لَا يَأْمَنُونَ إِلَّا مِنْ مَوْسِمٍ إِلَى مَوْسِمٍ وَ لَا يَشْتَرُونَ وَ لَا يُبَايِعُونَ‏ إِلَّا فِي الْمَوْسِمِ وَ كَانَ يَقُومُ بِمَكَّةَ مَوْسِمَانِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ مَوْسِمُ الْعُمْرَةِ فِي رَجَبٍ وَ مَوْسِمُ الْحَجِّ فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ

This did not cease to be their state, and they remained in the canyon for four years, not being safe except from one season to a season (of Hajj), and neither buying nor selling except during the season, and two seasons were established at Makkah during every year – a season of the Umrah during Rajab and a season of Hajj during Zilhajj.

فَكَانَ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَتِ الْمَوَاسِمُ تَخْرُجُ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ مِنَ الشِّعْبِ فَيَشْتَرُونَ وَ يَبِيعُونَ ثُمَّ لَا يَجْسُرُ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ إِلَى الْمَوْسِمِ الثَّانِي وَ أَصَابَهُمُ الْجَهْدُ وَ جَاعُوا وَ بَعَثَتْ قُرَيْشٌ إِلَى أَبِي طَالِبٍ ادْفَعْ إِلَيْنَا مُحَمَّداً حَتَّى نَقْتُلَهُ وَ نُمَلِّكَكَ عَلَيْنَا

When the seasons came, the Clan of Hashim^-as would come out from the canyon and they would be buying; then no one of them had the courage to come out up to the second season, and the fatigue afflicted them, and they were hungry, and Quraysh sent a message to Abu Talib^-asws, ‘Hand over Muhammad^-saww to us until we kill him^-saww, we will make you^-asws our ruler’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَصِيدَتَهُ اللَّامِيَّةَ يَقُولُ فِيهَا

Abu Talib^-asws said a lyric poem saying in it: –

وَ لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ الْقَوْمَ لَا وُدَّ فِيهِمْ‏		وَ قَدْ قَطَعُوا كُلَّ الْعُرَى وَ الْوَسَائِلِ‏
أَ لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ ابْنَنَا لَا مُكَذَّبٌ‏		لَدَيْنَا وَ لَا يَعْنِي بِقَوْلِ الْأَبَاطِلِ‏
وَ أَبْيَضَ يُسْتَسْقَى الْغَمَامُ بِوَجْهِهِ‏		ثِمَالُ الْيَتَامَى عِصْمَةٌ لِلْأَرَامِلِ‏
يَطُوفُ بِهِ الْهُلَّاكُ مِنْ آلِ هَاشِمِ‏		فَهُمْ عِنْدَهُ فِي نِعْمَةٍ وَ فَوَاضِلِ‏
كَذَبْتُمْ وَ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ يُبْزَى مُحَمَّدٌ ص‏		وَ لَمَّا نُطَاعِنْ دُونَهُ وَ نُقَاتِلْ‏ وَ نُسْلِمُهُ حَتَّى نُصَرَّعَ دُونَهُ‏
وَ نَذْهَلَ عَنْ أَبْنَائِنَا وَ الْحَلَائِلِ‏
وَ شَيْئاً لِمَنْ عَادَى وَ زَيْنَ الْمَحَافِلِ‏		حَلِيماً رَشِيداً حَازِماً غَيْرَ طَائِشٍ‏
يُوَالِي إِلَهَ الْحَقِّ لَيْسَ بِمَاحِلٍ‏ فَأَيَّدَهُ رَبُّ الْعِبَادِ بِنَصْرِهِ‏		وَ أَظْهَرَ دِيناً حَقُّهُ غَيْرُ بَاطِلٍ‏

 

‘When I saw that the people had no affection among them, and that they had severed every bond and means of connection; did you not know that our son is not regarded by us as a liar, nor does he concern himself with speaking falsehoods? And the radiant one, through whose face the clouds are implored for rain, the refuge of the orphans and the protector of the widows. The distressed and perishing among the family of Hashim^-as gather around him, and through him they enjoy blessings and favours. You lie! By the House of Allah^-azwj! Muhammad^-azwj shall not be overcome while we have yet to thrust our spears and fight in his^-saww defence. Nor shall we surrender him^-saww until we are struck down before him^-saww, and become heedless even of our sons and our wives, and something for whoever shows hostility, and the adornment of gatherings. Forbearing, rightly guided and resolute, not reckless; he^-saww is devoted to the God^-azwj of Truth and is neither deceitful nor one who maliciously accuses others. The Lord^-azwj of the servants strengthened him^-saww with His^-azwj victory and made manifest a religion whose truth is genuine and not false’.

فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا هَذِهِ الْقَصِيدَةَ آيَسُوا مِنْهُ وَ كَانَ أَبُو الْعَاصِ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ وَ هُوَ خَتَنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ يَأْتِي بِالْعِيرِ بِاللَّيْلِ عَلَيْهَا الْبُرُّ وَ التَّمْرُ إِلَى بَابِ الشِّعْبِ ثُمَّ يَصِيحُ بِهَا فَتَدْخُلُ الشِّعْبَ فَيَأْكُلُهُ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ

When they heard this poem, they despaired from him^-asws, and Abu Al-Aas Bin Al-Rabie, and he was an in-law of Rasool-Allah^-saww, came with the caravan at night, having the wheat and the dates upon it, to the mouth of the canyon, then he shouted with it and entered the canyon, and the Clan of Hashim^-as ate it.

وَ قَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَقَدْ صَاهَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَاصِ فَأَحْمَدْنَا صِهْرَهُ لَقَدْ كَانَ يَعْمِدُ إِلَى الْعِيرِ وَ نَحْنُ فِي الْحِصَارِ فَيُرْسِلُهَا فِي الشِّعْبِ لَيْلًا وَ لَمَّا أَتَى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي الشِّعْبِ أَرْبَعُ سِنِينَ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَلَى صَحِيفَتِهِمُ الْقَاطِعَةِ دَابَّةَ الْأَرْضِ فَلَحِسَتْ جَمِيعَ مَا فِيهَا مِنْ قَطِيعَةٍ وَ ظُلْمٍ وَ تَرَكَتْ بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَ‏ وَ نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ

And Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Abu Al-Aas had been our in-law, and we praise his alliance. He had deliberated to the caravan, and we were under siege, and he sent it in the canyon at night’. And when four years came upon Rasool-Allah^-saww in the canyon, Allah^-azwj Sent the devouring vermin of the earth and it chewed up the entirety of what was therein from the cutting-off and the injustice and left the Name of Allah^-azwj; and Jibraeel^-as descended unto Rasool-Allah^-saww and informed him^-saww of that.

فَأَخْبَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَبَا طَالِبٍ فَقَامَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ لَبِسَ ثِيَابَهُ ثُمَّ مَشَى حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ وَ هُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرُوهُ قَالُوا قَدْ ضَجِرَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ جَاءَ الْآنَ لِيُسَلِّمَ ابْنَ أَخِيهِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww informed Abu Talib^-asws, so Abu Talib^-asws stood and wore his^-asws clothes, then walked until he^-asws entered the Masjid to (see) Quraysh, and they were gathering in it. When they saw him^-asws, they said, ‘Abu Talib^-asws has become fed up and has come now to submit the son^-saww of his^-asws brother^-asws’.

فَدَنَا مِنْهُمْ وَ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَامُوا إِلَيْهِ وَ عَظَّمُوهُ وَ قَالُوا قَدْ عَلِمْنَا يَا أَبَا طَالِبٍ أَنَّكَ أَرَدْتَ مُوَاصَلَتَنَا وَ الرُّجُوعَ إِلَى جَمَاعَتِنَا وَ أَنْ تُسَلِّمَ ابْنَ أَخِيكَ إِلَيْنَا

They approached him^-asws and greeted him^-asws and stood to him^-asws, and revered him^-asws and said, ‘We have always known, O Abu Talib^-asws, and you^-asws want to be connected to us and return to our community and to submit the son^-saww of your^-asws brother^-asws to us’.

قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا جِئْتُ لِهَذَا وَ لَكِنِ ابْنُ أَخِي أَخْبَرَنِي وَ لَمْ يَكْذِبْنِي أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ بَعَثَ عَلَى صَحِيفَتِكُمُ الْقَاطِعَةِ دَابَّةَ الْأَرْضِ فَلَحِسَتْ‏جَمِيعَ مَا فِيهَا مِنْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ وَ ظُلْمٍ وَ جَوْرٍ وَ ترك [تَرَكَتْ‏] اسْمَ اللَّهِ

He^-asws said: ‘By Allah^-azwj! I^-asws have not come for this, but the son^-saww of my^-asws brother^-asws informed me^-asws, and he^-saww did not lie to me^-asws, that Allah^-azwj the Exalted Informed him^-saww that He^-azwj has Sent the devouring vermin of the earth upon your parchment, and it has chewed up the entirety of what is therein from the cutting-off of relationships, and injustice, and tyranny, but left the Name of Allah^-azwj.

فَابْعَثُوا إِلَيَّ صَحِيفَتَكُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَ حَقّاً فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ ارْجِعُوا عَمَّا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الظُّلْمِ وَ الْجَوْرِ وَ قَطِيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ بَاطِلًا دَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ فَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ قَتَلْتُمُوهُ وَ إِنْ شِئْتُمُ اسْتَحْيَيْتُمُوهُ

Sent your parchment to me^-saww. If it was true, then fear Allah^-azwj and return from what you are upon of injustice, and the tyranny, and the cutting-off of relationships, and if it was false, I^-asws shall hand him^-saww over to you all, then if you so like, you can kill him^-saww, and if you like you can keep him^-saww alive’.

فَبَعَثُوا إِلَى الصَّحِيفَةِ وَ أَنْزَلُوهَا مِنَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ عَلَيْهَا أَرْبَعُونَ خَاتَماً فَلَمَّا أَتَوْا بِهَا نَظَرَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى خَاتَمِهِ ثُمَّ فَكُّوهَا فَإِذَا لَيْسَ فِيهَا حَرْفٌ وَاحِدٌ إِلَّا بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبُو طَالِبٍ يَا قَوْمِ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ كُفُّوا عَمَّا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَتَفَرَّقَ الْقَوْمُ وَ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ وَ رَجَعَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ إِلَى الشِّعْبِ

They sent someone to the parchment and brought it down from the Kabah, and upon it were forty seals. When they came with it, each man from them looked to his own seal, then opened it, and there wasn’t a single letter in it except for the Name of Allah^-azwj. Abu Talib^-asws said to them: ‘O people! Fear Allah^-azwj and refrain from what you are upon’. The people dispersed and not one of the spoke, and Abu Talib^-asws returned to the canyon’’.[1]

2- عم، إعلام الورى‏ وَ قَالَ فِي ذَلِكَ قَصِيدَتَهُ الْبَائِيَّةَ الَّتِي أَوَّلُهَا

(The book) ‘Aalam Al-Wara’ – And he^-asws (Abu Talib^-asws) said regarding that lyric poem, the beginning of which is: –[2]

أَلَا مَنْ لِهَمِّ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ مَنْصِبٌ‏		وَ شَعْبُ الْعَصَا مِنْ قَوْمِكَ الْمُتَشَعِّبُ‏

وَ فِيهَا

وَ قَدْ كَانَ فِي أَمْرِ الصَّحِيفَةِ عِبْرَةٌ		مَتَى مَا يُخْبِرُ غَائِبُ الْقَوْمِ يُعْجِبُ‏
مَحَا اللَّهُ مِنْهَا كُفْرَهُمْ وَ عُقُوقَهُمْ‏		وَ مَا نَقَمُوا مِنْ نَاطِقِ الْحَقِّ مُعْرِبٌ‏
وَ أَصْبَحَ مَا قَالُوا مِنَ الْأَمْرِ بَاطِلًا		وَ مَنْ يَخْتَلِقُ مَا لَيْسَ بِالْحَقِّ يَكْذِبُ‏
وَ أَمْسَى ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِينَا مُصَدَّقاً		عَلَى سَخَطٍ مِنْ قَوْمِنَا غَيْرَ مُعْتِبٍ‏
وَ لَا تَحْسَبُونَا مُسَلِّمِينَ مُحَمَّداً		لِذِي عِزَّةٍ مِنَّا وَ لَا مُتَعَزِّبٍ‏
سَتَمْنَعُهُ مِنَّا يَدٌ هَاشِمِيَّةٌ		مَرْكَبُهَا فِي النَّاسِ خَيْرُ مَرْكَبٍ‏

‘Is there anyone to bear the burden of the anxiety that comes at the end of the night, and the division and scattering among your people, whose unity has been broken? And in it are these verses: Indeed, in the affair of the document there was a lesson; whenever the one absent from the people is informed of it, he will marvel. Allah^-azwj Erased from it their disbelief and their disobedience, and what they resented against the one who openly proclaimed the truth. And what they had declared concerning the matter became false, for whoever fabricates that which is not true is a liar. And the son of Abdullah^-as has remained among us one who is believed and affirmed, despite the anger of our people, without being reproached. Do not imagine that we shall surrender Muhammad^-saww to any man of power among us, nor to anyone who has withdrawn and separated himself? A Hashimite hand from among us shall surely protect him^-saww, whose standing among the people is the noblest of standings’.

3- ص، قصص الأنبياء عليهم السلام‏ وَ قَالَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ وَ بَنِي قُصَيٍّ وَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَلَدَتْهُمْ نِسَاءُ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ مِنْهُمْ مُطْعِمُ بْنُ عَدِيِّ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ لُوِيٍّ وَ كَانَ شَيْخاً كَبِيراً كَثِيرَ الْمَالِ لَهُ أَوْلَادٌ وَ أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ بْنُ هِشَامٍ وَ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ فِي رِجَالٍ مِنْ أَشْرَافِهِمْ نَحْنُ بُرَآءُ مِمَّا فِي هَذَا الصَّحِيفَةِ

‘Qasas Al-Anbiya^-as’ – and during that, a number of the clan of Abd Manaf and the clan of Qusay and men from Quraysh, the women of the Clan of Hashim^-as from them, Mu’tim Bin Aday Bin Aamir Bin Lawy, and he was an aged old man having a lot of wealth and children for him, and Abu Al-Bakhtary Bin Hisham and Zuhayr Bin Amiya Al-Makhzoumy among men from their nobles, said during that, ‘We are disavowed from what is in this parchment (pact)’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ هَذَا أَمْرٌ قُضِيَ بِلَيْلٍ وَ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُ‏ ص وَ رَهْطُهُ مِنَ الشِّعْبِ وَ خَالَطُوا النَّاسَ وَ مَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِشَهْرَيْنِ وَ مَاتَتْ خَدِيجَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ وَرَدَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَمْرَانِ عَظِيمَانِ وَ جَزِعَ جَزَعاً شَدِيداً وَ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ هُوَ يَجُودُ بِنَفْسِهِ وَ قَالَ يَا عَمِّ رَبَّيْتَ صَغِيراً وَ نَصَرْتَ كَبِيراً وَ كَفَّلْتَ يَتِيماً فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنِّي خَيْرَ الْجَزَاءِ أَعْطِنِي كَلِمَةً أَشْفَعُ لَكَ بِهَا عِنْدَ رَبِّي‏

Abu Jahl^-la said: ‘This is a matter to be carried out at night’. And the Prophet^-saww and his^-saww group came out and mingled with the people, and Abu Talib^-asws passed away after that by two months, and (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws passed away after that, and two grievous matters came upon Rasool-Allah^-saww and he^-saww was alarmed with intense alarm, and he^-saww went to Abu Talib^-asws, and he^-asws was preparing himself^-asws, and said: ‘O Uncle^-asws! You^-asws nourished me^-saww when small, and helped when I^-saww was older, and took responsibility for me^-saww as an orphan, so may Allah^-azwj Recompense you^-asws with the best of the Recompenses on my^-saww behalf! Give me^-saww a phrase I^-saww will intercede for you^-asws due to it in the Presence of my^-saww Lord^-azwj’.

قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ رُئِيَ يُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ فَأَصْغَى إِلَيْهِ الْعَبَّاسُ‏ يَسْمَعُ قَوْلَهُ فَرَفَعَ الْعَبَّاسُ عَنْهُ رَأْسَهُ وَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهِ قَدْ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةَ الَّتِي سَأَلْتَهُ إِيَّاهَا

Ibn Abbas said, ‘When the sight of Abu Talib^-asws became heavy, he^-asws moved his^-asws lips, and Al-Abbas went near to him^-asws to hear his^-asws words. Al-Abbas raised his head from him^-asws and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! By Allah^-azwj he^-asws has said the phrase (Kalima) which you^-saww had asked him^-asws to’.

وَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص عَارَضَ جِنَازَةَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ وَصَلْتَ رَحِماً وَ جُزِيتَ خَيْراً يَا عَمِ

And from Ibn Abbas, having said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww presented at the funeral of Abu Talib^-asws and said: ‘I^-saww have maintained relationship and may you^-asws be Recompensed with goodly Recompense, O uncle^-asws!’’[3]

4- عم، إعلام الورى وَ ذَكَرَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ أَنَّ خَدِيجَةَ بِنْتَ خُوَيْلِدٍ وَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا مَاتَا فِي عَامٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ تَتَابَعَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص الْمَصَائِبُ بِهَلَاكِ خَدِيجَةَ وَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ كَانَتْ خَدِيجَةُ وَزِيرَةَ صِدْقٍ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَ كَانَ يَسْكُنُ إِلَيْهَا

‘Aalam Al-Wara’, and Muhammad Bin Is’haq Yasar mentioned that (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws Bint Khuwaylid^-as and Abu Talib^-asws both passed away in one year, and the difficulties fatigued Rasool-Allah^-saww by the passing of Khadeeja^-asws and Abu Talib^-asws, and Khadeeja^-asws was a sincere minister upon Islam, and he^-saww was soothed to her^-asws.

وَ ذَكَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَنْدَةَ فِي كِتَابِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ أَنَّ وَفَاةَ خَدِيجَةَ كَانَتْ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَ زَعَمَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ أَنَّهُمْ خَرَجُوا مِنَ الشِّعْبِ قَبْلَ الْهِجْرَةِ بِثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ وَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ تُوُفِّيَتْ خَدِيجَةُ وَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ بَيْنَهُمَا خَمْسٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ لَيْلَةً

And Abu Abdullah Bin Manda mentioned in the book ‘Al-Ma’rifa’ that the expiry of Khadeeja^-asws was after the expiry of Abu Talib^-asws by three days, and Al-Waqidi (Wahhabi imam) claims that they came out from the canyon before the Hijra by three years, and during these years Khadeeja^-asws and Abu Talib^-asws passed away, and between the two were thirty-five nights.[4]

5 عم، إعلام الورى فِي كِتَابِ دَلَائِلِ النُّبُوَّةِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَعْرِضُ نَفْسَهُ‏ عَلَى قَبَائِلِ الْعَرَبِ فِي كُلِّ مَوْسِمٍ وَ يُكَلِّمُ كُلَّ شَرِيفِ قَوْمٍ لَا يَسْأَلُهُمْ مَعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْوُوهُ وَ يَمْنَعُوهُ وَ يَقُولُ لَا أُكْرِهُ أَحَداً مِنْكُمْ عَلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ مَنْ رَضِيَ مِنْكُمْ بِالَّذِي أَدْعُوهُ إِلَيْهِ فَذَاكَ وَ مَنْ كَرِهَ لَمْ أُكْرِهْهُ

‘Aalam Al-Wara’, in the book ‘Dalail Al-Nabuwwah’ – from Al-Zuhry, who said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww used to present himself^-saww to the Arab tribes during every season and speak to every nobleman of a people, not asking them with that except that they should support him^-saww, and they refused him^-saww, and he^-saww was saying I^-saww will not coerce anyone of you upon anything. Anyone from you who agrees with that which I^-saww am calling him to, so that, and one who dislikes it, I^-saww will not force him.

إِنَّمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُحَرِّزُونِي مِمَّا يُرَادُ بِي مِنَ الْقَتْلِ حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالاتِ رَبِّي وَ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِي وَ لِمَنْ صَحِبَنِي بِمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ وَ لَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَداً مِنْ تِلْكَ الْقَبَائِلِ إِلَّا قَالَ قَوْمُ الرَّجُلِ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ أَ تَرَوْنَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا يُصْلِحُنَا وَ قَدْ أَفْسَدَ قَوْمَهُ وَ لَفَظُوهُ

But rather, I^-saww want you to protect me^-saww from what is intended with me^-saww from the killing until I^-saww deliver the Message of my^-saww Lord^-azwj, and until Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Decrees for me^-saww and for the ones who accompany me^-saww with what Allah^-azwj so Desires’. But not one of them accepted him^-saww and he^-saww did not come to anyone from those tribes except the people of the man said, ‘I am more knowing with it. Do you view that a man would correct us and he^-saww has already spoilt his^-saww own people?’ And they gave him^-saww words (of advice on the contrary).

فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ اشْتَدَّ الْبَلَاءُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَشَدَّ مَا كَانَ فَعَمَدَ لِثَقِيفٍ بِالطَّائِفِ رَجَاءَ أَنْ يُؤْوُوهُ فَوَجَدَ ثَلَاثَةَ نَفَرٍ مِنْهُمْ هُمْ سَادَاتُ ثَقِيفٍ يَوْمَئْذٍ وَ هُمْ إِخْوَةُ عَبْدِ يَالِيلِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَ حَبِيبُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَ مَسْعُودُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ نَفْسَهُ وَ شَكَا إِلَيْهِمُ الْبَلَاءَ وَ مَا انْتَهَكَ مِنْهُ قَوْمُهُ

When Abu Talib^-asws expired, the afflictions intensified upon Rasool-Allah^-saww more severely than what they had been, and he^-saww went to Saqeef at Al-Taif hoping they would support him^-saww. He found three persons from them; they were chiefs of Saqeef in those days, and they were brothers – Yaleyl Bin Amro, and Habeeb Bin Amro, and Masoud Bin Amro. He^-saww presented himself^-saww to them and complained to them of the afflictions and what his^-saww people had violated from him^-saww.

فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ أَنَا أَسْرِقُ أَسْتَارَ الْكَعْبَةِ إِنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ بَعَثَكَ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ قَطُّ وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ أَ عَجْزٌ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُرْسِلَ غَيْرَكَ وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أُكَلِّمُكَ بَعْدَ مَجْلِسِكَ هَذَا أَبَداً وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ كُنْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَأَنْتَ أَعْظَمُ شَرَفاً مِنْ أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ وَ لَئِنْ كُنْتَ تَكْذِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لَأَنْتَ شَرٌّ مِنْ أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ

One of them said, ‘I shall steal the curtains of the Kabah, if Allah^-azwj has Sent you^-saww with anything at all’. And the other said, ‘Was it too frustrating upon Allah^-azwj that He^-azwj could Send other than you^-saww?’ And the other one said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! I will not speak to you^-saww after this sitting of yours^-saww ever. By Allah^-azwj! If you^-saww were a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj, then you^-saww are of a greater nobility than for me to speak to you^-saww, and if you^-saww are lying upon Allah^-azwj then you^-saww are too evil for me to speak to you^-saww’.

وَ تَهَزَّءُوا بِهِ وَ أَفْشَوْا فِي قَوْمِهِمُ الَّذِي رَاجَعُوهُ بِهِ

And they mocked him^-saww with it and spread among their people that which they had responded to him^-saww with.

فَقَعَدُوا لَهُ صَفَّيْنِ عَلَى طَرِيقِهِ فَلَمَّا مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بَيْنَ صَفَّيْهِمْ كَانَ لَا يَرْفَعُ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ لَا يَضَعُهُمَا إِلَّا رَضَخُوهُمَا بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَ قَدْ كَانُوا أَعَدُّوهَا حَتَّى أَدْمَوْا رِجْلَيْهِ فَخَلَصَ مِنْهُمْ وَ رِجْلَاهُ تَسِيلَانِ الدِّمَاءَ فَعَمَدَ إِلَى حَائِطٍ مِنْ حَوَائِطِهِمْ وَ اسْتَظَلَّ فِي ظِلِّ حَبَلَةٍ وَ هُوَ مَكْرُوبٌ مُوجَعٌ

They lay in ambush awaiting him^-saww in two rows upon his^-saww way. When Rasool-Allah^-saww passed by between their rows, he^-saww was neither raising his^-saww legs not placing them except they pelted them with stones, and threw these until his^-saww legs bled. He^-saww finished off from them, and his^-saww legs were flowing with the blood. He^-saww deliberated to an orchard from their orchards and took shade under a grape vine, and he^-saww was distressed and in pain.

فَإِذَا فِي الْحَائِطِ عُتْبَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ وَ شَيْبَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمَا كَرِهَ مَكَانَهُمَا لِمَا يَعْلَمُ مِنْ عَدَاوَتِهِمَا لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ وَ لَمَّا رَأَيَاهُ أَرْسَلَا إِلَيْهِ غُلَاماً لَهُمَا يُدْعَى عَدَّاسٌ وَ هُوَ نَصْرَانِيٌّ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَيْنَوَى مَعَهُ عِنَبٌ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ عَدَّاسٌ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ أَيِّ أَرْضٍ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ نَيْنَوَى

There in the orchard were Utbah Bin Rabie, and Shayba Bin Rabie. When he^-saww saw them, he^-saww disliked their placement due to what he^-saww knew of their enmity to Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, and when they saw him^-saww, they sent a slave of theirs to him^-saww called Addas, and he was a Christian from the people of Nineveh, having grapes with him. When Addas came to him^-saww, Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him: ‘Which land are you from?’ He said, ‘I am from the people of Neineveh’.

فَقَالَ ص مِنْ مَدِينَةِ الرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَقَالَ لَهُ عَدَّاسٌ وَ مَا يُدْرِيكَ مَنْ يُونُسُ بْنُ مَتَّى فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ كَانَ لَا يُحَقِّرُ أَحَداً أَنْ يُبَلِّغَهُ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّهِ أَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَخْبَرَنِي خَبَرَ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَلَمَّا أَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ‏مِنْ شَأْنِ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى خَرَّ عَدَّاسٌ سَاجِداً لِلَّهِ وَ جَعَلَ يُقَبِّلُ قَدَمَيْهِ وَ هُمَا تَسِيلَانِ الدِّمَاءَ

He^-saww said: ‘From the city of the righteous man Yunus Bin Mata^-as’. Addas said to him^-saww, ‘And what makes you^-saww know who Yunus Bin Mata^-as was?’ Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him: ‘And he^-as was such that he^-as did not belittle anyone and delivered the Message of his^-as Lord^-azwj to him, and Allah^-azwj the Exalted Informs me^-saww the news of Yunus Bin Mata^-as’. When he^-saww informed him with what Allah^-azwj have Revealed to him^-saww from the glory of Yunus Bin Mata^-as, Addas fell down in Sajdah to Allah^-azwj and went on to kiss his^-saww feet, and they were flowing with the blood.

فَلَمَّا بَصُرَ عُتْبَةُ وَ شَيْبَةُ مَا يَصْنَعُ غُلَامُهُمَا سَكَتَا فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُمَا قَالا لَهُ مَا شَأْنُكَ سَجَدْتَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ قَبَّلْتَ قَدَمَيْهِ وَ لَمْ نَرَكَ فَعَلْتَهُ بِأَحَدٍ مِنَّا قَالَ هَذَا رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ أَخْبَرَنِي بِشَيْ‏ءٍ عَرَفْتُهُ مِنْ شَأْنِ رَسُولٍ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْنَا يُدْعَى يُونُسُ بْنُ مَتَّى فَضَحِكَا وَ قَالا لَا يَفْتِنَنَّكَ عَنْ نَصْرَانِيَّتِكَ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ خَدَّاعٌ فَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى مَكَّةَ

When Utbah and Shayba saw what their slave had done, they were silenced. When he came to them, they said to him, ‘What is the matter? You prostrated to Muhammad^-saww and kissed his^-saww feet and we have not seen you do it with anyone of us?’ He said, ‘This righteous man informed me of something I knew of from the glory of a Rasool^-as Allah^-azwj had Sent to us, called Yunus^-as Bin Mata’. They both laughed and said, ‘Don’t let him^-saww tempt you away from Christianity, for he^-saww is a deceiving man’. Then Rasool-Allah^-saww returned to Makkah.

قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ‏ وَ لَمَّا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنَ الطَّائِفِ وَ أَشْرَفَ عَلَى مَكَّةَ وَ هُوَ مُعْتَمِرٌ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مَكَّةَ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ فِيهَا مُجِيرٌ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ قَدْ كَانَ أَسْلَمَ سِرّاً فَقَالَ لَهُ ائْتِ الْأَخْنَسَ بْنَ شَرِيقٍ فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً يَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُجِيرَهُ حَتَّى يَطُوفَ وَ يَسْعَى فَإِنَّهُ مُعْتَمِرٌ

Ali Bin Ibrahim Bin Hashim said, ‘And when Rasool-Allah^-saww returned from Al-Taif and overlooked upon Makkah and he^-saww was an Umrah performer, he^-saww disliked entering Makkah and there wasn’t any rescuer for him^-saww therein. He^-saww saw a man from Quraysh who had become a Muslim secretly. He^-saww said to him: ‘When you go to Al-Akhnas Bin Shareeq then tell him that Muhammad^-saww asked you to hire him until he performs Tawaaf and Sa’ee, for he^-saww is an Umrah performer’.

فَأَتَاهُ وَ أَدَّى إِلَيْهِ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ الْأَخْنَسُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا حَلِيفٌ فِيهِمْ وَ الْحَلِيفُ لَا يُجِيرُ عَلَى الصَّمِيمِ وَ أَخَافُ أَنْ يَخْفِرُوا جِوَارِي فَيَكُونَ ذَلِكَ مَسَبَّةً فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي شِعْبِ حِرَاءَ مُخْتَفِياً مَعَ زَيْدٍ

He went to him and told him what Rasool-Allah^-saww had said. Al-Akhnas said, ‘I am not from Quraysh and rather I am an ally among them, and the ally cannot be hired against the origin, and I fear that they would stop not respect my neighbourhood and that would become an insult’. He returned to Rasool-Allah^-saww and informed him^-saww, and Rasool-Allah^-saww was in the cave of Hira, fearing, with Zayd.

فَقَالَ لَهُ ائْتِ سُهَيْلَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُجِيرَنِي حَتَّى أَطُوفَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ أَسْعَى فَأَتَاهُ وَ أَدَّى إِلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ لَا أَفْعَلُ

He^-saww said to him: ‘Go to Suhayl Bin Amro and ask him to hire me^-saww until I^-saww perform Tawaaf of the House (Kabah) and Sa’ee’. He went to him told him his^-saww words. He said to him, ‘I will not do it’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ اذْهَبْ إِلَى مُطْعِمِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُجِيرَنِي حَتَّى أَطُوفَ وَ أَسْعَى فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِ وَ أَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يُخْبِرَهُ بِمَوْضِعِهِ فَقَالَ هُوَ قَرِيبٌ فَقَالَ ائْتِهِ فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنِّي قَدْ أَجَرْتُكَ فَتَعَالَ وَ طُفْ وَ اسْعَ مَا شِئْتَ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him: ‘Go to Mut’am Bin Aday and ask him to hire me^-saww until I^-saww perform Tawaaf and Sa’ee’. He went to him and informed him. He said, ‘Where is Muhammad^-saww?’ He disliked informing him of his^-saww place. He said, ‘He^-saww is nearby’. He said, ‘Go to him^-saww and tell him^-saww, ‘I hereby hire you^-saww, so come and perform Tawaaf and Sa’ee whatever you^-saww so desire to’.

فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَالَ مُطْعِمٌ لِوُلْدِهِ وَ أَخْتَانِهِ‏ وَ أَخِيهِ طُعَيْمَةَ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ خُذُوا سِلَاحَكُمْ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَجَرْتُ مُحَمَّداً وَ كُونُوا حَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ حَتَّى يَطُوفَ وَ يَسْعَى وَ كَانُوا عَشَرَةً فَأَخَذُوا السِّلَاحَ وَ أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَ رَآهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ وَحْدَهُ وَ قَدْ مَاتَ نَاصِرُهُ فَشَأْنُكُمْ بِهِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww came, and Mut’am said to his son and his in-laws and his brother Tayma Bin Aday, ‘Grab your weapons, for I have hired Muhammad^-saww and come to be around the Kabah until he^-saww performs Tawaaf and Sa’ee’. And they were ten, and they grabbed the weapons. Rasool-Allah^-saww came until he^-saww entered the Masjid, and Abu Jahl^-la saw him^-saww. He^-la said: ‘O community of Quraysh! This is Muhammad^-saww, alone and his^-saww helper has died, so your concern is with him^-saww’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ طُعَيْمَةُ بْنُ عَدِيٍ‏يَا عَمِّ لَا تَتَكَلَّمْ فَإِنَّ أَبَا وَهْبٍ قَدْ أَجَارَ مُحَمَّداً فَوَقَفَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ عَلَى مُطْعِمِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ فَقَالَ أَبَا وَهْبٍ أَ مُجِيرٌ أَمْ صَابِئٌ‏ قَالَ بَلْ مُجِيرٌ قَالَ إِذاً لَا نَخْفِرُ جِوَارَكَ

Tayma Bin Aday said to him^-la, ‘O uncle^-la! Do not speak, for Abu Wahab has hired Muhammad^-saww’. Abu Jahl^-la leapt upon Mu’tam Bin Aday and said, ‘Abu Wahab hired a renegade!’ He said, ‘But he^-saww is (now) hired’. He^-la said, ‘Then we will not respect your neighbourhood’.

فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ طَوَافِهِ وَ سَعْيِهِ جَاءَ إِلَى مُطْعِمٍ فَقَالَ أَبَا وَهْبٍ قَدْ أَجَرْتَ وَ أَحْسَنْتَ فَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ جِوَارِي قَالَ وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُقِيمَ فِي جِوَارِي قَالَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُقِيمَ فِي جِوَارِ مُشْرِكٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ قَالَ مُطْعِمٌ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ جِوَارِي

When Rasool-Allah^-saww was free from his^-saww Tawaaf and his^-saww Sa’ee, he^-saww came to Mu’tam and Abu Wahab said, ‘I hired, and I was good, so return my neighbourliness to me, and it is not upon you^-saww that you^-saww stand in my neighbourhood’. He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww dislike to stand in the Polytheist neighbourhood more than a day’. Mut’am said, ‘O community of Quraysh! Muhammad^-saww has gone out from my neighbourhood!’’

قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ‏ قَدِمَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَ ذَكْوَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ قَيْسٍ فِي مَوْسِمٍ مِنْ مَوَاسِمِ الْعَرَبِ وَ هُمَا مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ حَرْبٌ قَدْ بَقُوا فِيهَا دَهْراً طَوِيلًا وَ كَانُوا لَا يَضَعُونَ السِّلَاحَ لَا بِاللَّيْلِ وَ لَا بِالنَّهَارِ وَ كَانَ آخِرُ حَرْبٍ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ بُعَاثٍ وَ كَانَتْ لِلْأَوْسِ عَلَى الْخَزْرَجِ

Ali Bin Ibrahim said, ‘As’ad Bin Zurara and Zakwan Bin Abd Qays came in a season from the seasons of the Arabs and they were from the (tribe of) Khazraj and there was a war between (the tribes of) Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj and they had remained in it for a long time, and they were not placing down their weapons, neither by the night nor by the day, and the last battle between them was on the day of Bo’as (near Medina), and it was for Al-Aws over Al-Khazraj.

فَخَرَجَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَ ذَكْوَانُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فِي عُمْرَةِ رَجَبٍ يَسْأَلُونَ الْحِلْفَ عَلَى الْأَوْسِ وَ كَانَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ صَدِيقاً لِعُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ فَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا حَرْبٌ وَ قَدْ جِئْنَاكَ نَطْلُبُ الْحِلْفَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُتْبَةُ بَعُدَتْ دَارُنَا مِنْ دَارِكُمْ وَ لَنَا شُغُلٌ لَا نَتَفَرَّغُ لِشَيْ‏ءٍ قَالَ وَ مَا شُغُلُكُمْ وَ أَنْتُمْ فِي حَرَمِكُمْ وَ أَمْنِكُمْ

As’ad Bin Zurara and Zakwan went out to Makkah during Umrah of Rajab, asking for the alliance over Al-Aws, and As’ad Bin Zurara was a friend of Utbah Bin Rabi’e, and he lodged with him. It is so that there was war between us and between our people and we have come to you to seek the alliance against them’. Utbah said to him, ‘Our houses are remote from your houses, and there is a pre-occupation for us we cannot be free for anything’. He said, ‘And what is your pre-occupation and you are in your Sanctuary and safety?’

قَالَ لَهُ عُتْبَةُ خَرَجَ فِينَا رَجُلٌ يَدَّعِي أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ سَفَّهَ أَحْلَامَنَا وَ سَبَّ آلِهَتَنَا وَ أَفْسَدَ شُبَّانَنَا وَ فَرَّقَ جَمَاعَتَنَا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَسْعَدُ مَنْ هُوَ مِنْكُمْ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ مِنْ أَوْسَطِنَا شَرَفاً وَ أَعْظَمِنَا بَيْتاً

Utbah said to him, ‘A man has come out among us claiming that he^-saww is a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj. He^-saww has vilified our dreams and insulted our gods and corrupted our youth and separated our community’. As’ad said to him, ‘Who is he^-saww from you?’ He said, ‘A son^-saww of Abdullah^-asws Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws, from our middle nobles and great households’.

وَ كَانَ أَسْعَدُ وَ ذَكْوَانُ وَ جَمِيعُ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ يَسْمَعُونَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا بَيْنَهُمُ النَّضِيرِ وَ قُرَيْظَةَ وَ قَيْنُقَاعٍ أَنَّ هَذَا أَوَانُ نَبِيٍّ يَخْرُجُ بِمَكَّةَ يَكُونُ مُهَاجَرُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ لَنَقْتُلَنَّكُمْ بِهِ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْعَرَبِ

And As’ad and Zakwan and the entirety of (tribes of) Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj were hearing from the Jews, those who were between them of (the clans of) Al-Nazeer and Qureyza and Qaynuqa, ‘This year a Prophet^-saww would come out at Makkah. His^-saww emigration would happen at Al-Medina. You will be killed by him^-saww, O community of Arabs!’

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ أَسْعَدُ وَقَعَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مَا كَانَ سَمِعَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْحِجْرِ وَ إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَخْرُجُونَ مِنْ شِعْبِهِمْ إِلَّا فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَلَا تَسْمَعْ مِنْهُ وَ لَا تُكَلِّمْهُ فَإِنَّهُ سَاحِرٌ يَسْحَرُكَ بِكَلَامِهِ وَ كَانَ هَذَا فِي وَقْتِ مُحَاصَرَةِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فِي الشِّعْبِ

When As’ad heard that, it occurred in his hear what he had heard from the Jews. He said, ‘So, where is he^-saww?’ He said, ‘He^-saww is seated among the (Black) Stone. They are not coming out from their canyon except during the season, therefore neither listen to him^-saww nor speak to him^-saww, for he^-saww is a sorcerer. He^-saww cast a spell with his^-saww speech’, and this was during the time of the siege of the Clan of Hashim^-as in the canyon.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَسْعَدُ فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ وَ أَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ لَا بُدَّ لِي أَنْ أَطُوفَ بِالْبَيْتِ قَالَ ضَعْ فِي أُذُنَيْكَ الْقُطْنَ فَدَخَلَ أَسْعَدُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَ قَدْ حَشَا أُذُنَيْهِ بِالْقُطْنِ فَطَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ جَالِسٌ فِي الْحِجْرِ مَعَ قَوْمٍ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ‏

As’ad said to him, ‘What shall I do and I am an Umrah performer, it is inevitable that I perform Tawaaf of the House (Kabah)’. He said, ‘Place the cotton in your ears’. As’ad entered the Masjid and he stuffed his ears with the cotton. He performed Tawaaf of the House and Rasool-Allah^-saww was seated by the (Black) Stone along with the group of the Clan of Hashim^-as.

فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ نَظْرَةً فَجَازَهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الشَّوْطِ الثَّانِي قَالَ فِي نَفْسِهِ مَا أَجِدُ أَجْهَلَ مِنِّي‏ أَ يَكُونُ مِثْلُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بِمَكَّةَ فَلَا أَتَعَرَّفُهُ حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ إِلَى قَوْمِي فَأُخْبِرَهُمْ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الْقُطْنَ مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ وَ رَمَى بِهِ وَ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَنْعِمْ صَبَاحاً فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص رَأْسَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ قَدْ أَبْدَلَنَا اللَّهُ بِهِ مَا هُوَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا تَحِيَّةُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

He looked at him^-saww and went past him^-saww. When he was in the second circuit, he said within himself, ‘I cannot find anyone more ignorant than me. Can the likes of this event be at Makkah and I do not recognise him^-saww until I return to my people and inform them’. Then he took out the cotton from his ears and threw it away and said to Rasool-Allah^-saww, ‘Good morning’. Rasool-Allah^-saww raised his^-saww head towards him and said: ‘Allah^-azwj has Replaced for us with what is better than this, greeting of the people of Paradise, ‘The peace be upon you’’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَسْعَدُ إِنَّ عَهْدَكَ بِهَذَا لَقَرِيبٌ إِلَى مَا تَدْعُو يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ إِلَى شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى‏ أَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئاً وَ بِالْوالِدَيْنِ إِحْساناً وَ لا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلادَكُمْ مِنْ إِمْلاقٍ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَ إِيَّاهُمْ وَ لا تَقْرَبُوا الْفَواحِشَ ما ظَهَرَ مِنْها وَ ما بَطَنَ وَ لا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ذلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

As’ad said to him^-saww, ‘Your^-saww era with this is near. To what are you^-saww calling, O Muhammad^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘To the testimony that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and I^-saww am a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj, and I^-saww am inviting you all to: that you will not be associating anything with Him, and kindness with the parents, and you will not be killing your children due to destitution’ – We are Sustaining you and them – ‘And you will not approach the immoralities, whatever is apparent from these and what is hidden, nor will you be killing the soul which Allah has Prohibited, except with the right. That is (what) you have been Bequeathed with, perhaps you will understand’ [6:151].

وَ لا تَقْرَبُوا مالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَ أَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَ الْمِيزانَ بِالْقِسْطِ لا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْساً إِلَّا وُسْعَها وَ إِذا قُلْتُمْ فَاعْدِلُوا وَ لَوْ كانَ ذا قُرْبى‏ وَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْفُوا ذلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ‏

And do not approach the wealth of the orphan except by that which is best until he reaches his maturity, fulfil the weight and the measure with the justice. We do not Encumber a soul except to its capacity. And when you speak, then be fair, and even it was a relative. And fulfil the Covenant of Allah. That is (what you) are Bequeathed with, perhaps you will be mindful [6:152]’.

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَسْعَدُ هَذَا قَالَ لَهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي أَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِنَا مِنَ الْأَوْسِ حِبَالٌ مَقْطُوعَةٌ فَإِنْ وَصَلَهَا اللَّهُ بِكَ وَ لَا أَجِدُ أَعَزَّ مِنْكَ وَ مَعِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِي فَإِنْ دَخَلَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ رَجَوْتُ أَنْ يُتَمِّمَ اللَّهُ لَنَا أَمْرَنَا فِيكَ

When As’ad heard this, he said to him^-saww, ‘I testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and you^-saww are a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj. May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you^-saww! I am from the people of Yasrib, from the (tribe of) Al-Khazraj, and there is between us and our brothers from the (tribe of) Al-Aws, cut off ropes (relationships). So, if Allah^-azwj can connect these through you^-saww, and I cannot find anyone more honourable than you^-saww, and with me there is a man from my people, and if he were to enter into this matter, I hope that Allah^-azwj will Complete our matter for us regarding you^-saww.

وَ اللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ خَبَرَكَ وَ يُبَشِّرُونَنَا بِمَخْرَجِكَ وَ يُخْبِرُونَنَا بِصِفَتِكَ وَ أَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ دَارُنَا دَارَ هِجْرَتِكَ عِنْدَنَا فَقَدْ أَعْلَمَنَا الْيَهُودُ ذَلِكَ فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي سَاقَنِي إِلَيْكَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا جِئْتُ إِلَّا لِنَطْلُبَ الْحَلْفَ عَلَى قَوْمِنَا وَ قَدْ آتَانَا اللَّهُ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا أَتَيْتُ لَهُ

By Allah^-azwj, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! We had heard your^-saww news from the Jews and they gave us the glad tidings of your^-saww advent and informed us with your^-saww characteristics, and I hope that our house would become a house of your^-saww emigration with us, for the Jews have informed us of that. The Praise is for Allah^-azwj Who Ushered me to you^-saww. By Allah^-azwj! I did not come except to seek the allies against our people, and Allah^-azwj has Given us better than what I had come to Him^-azwj for’.

ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ ذَكْوَانُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَسْعَدُ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الَّذِي كَانَتِ الْيَهُودُ تُبَشِّرُنَا بِهِ وَ تُخْبِرُنَا بِصِفَتِهِ فَهَلُمَّ فَأَسْلِمْ فَأَسْلَمَ ذَكْوَانُ ثُمَّ قَالا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ابْعَثْ مَعَنَا رَجُلًا يُعَلِّمُنَا الْقُرْآنَ وَ يَدْعُو النَّاسَ إِلَى أَمْرِكَ

Then Zakwan came, so As’ad said to him, ‘This is the Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj who the Jews used to give us the glad tidings with and informed us with his^-saww characteristics, therefore become a Muslim’. Zakwan became a Muslim. Then they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Send some men with us to teach us the Quran and call the people to your^-saww matter’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لِمُصْعَبِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ وَ كَانَ فَتًى حَدَثاً مُتْرَفاً بَيْنَ أَبَوَيْهِ يُكْرِمَانِهِ وَ يُفَضِّلَانِهِ عَلَى أَوْلَادِهِمْ وَ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَ جَفَاهُ أَبَوَاهُ وَ كَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي الشِّعْبِ حَتَّى تَغَيَّرَ وَ أَصَابَهُ الْجَهْدُ وَ أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِالْخُرُوجِ مَعَ أَسْعَدَ وَ قَدْ كَانَ تَعَلَّمَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ كَثِيراً

Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Mus’ab Bin Umeyr, and he was an adolescent youth, splendid between his parents. They were honouring him and preferring him over their children, and he had not gone out from Makkah. When he did become a Muslim, his parents disowned him, and he used to be with Rasool-Allah^-saww in the canyon until it changed and the fatigue afflicted him, and Rasool-Allah^-saww instructed him with going out along with As’ad, and had learnt a lot from the Quran.

فَخَرَجَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ مَعَهُمَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ فَقَدِمُوا عَلَى قَوْمِهِمْ وَ أَخْبَرُوهُمْ بِأَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ خَبَرِهِ فَأَجَابَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَطْنٍ الرَّجُلُ وَ الرَّجُلَانِ وَ كَانَ مُصْعَبٌ نَازِلًا عَلَى أَسْعَدَ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ وَ كَانَ يَخْرُجُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ فَيَطُوفُ عَلَى مَجَالِسِ الْخَزْرَجِ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَيُجِيبُهُ الْأَحْدَاثُ‏

They both went to Al-Medina and with them was Mus’ab Bin Umeyr. They arrived to their people and informed them with the matter of Rasool-Allah^-saww and his^-saww news. So, they answered from every belly (family), one man and two men, and Mus’ab had lodged with As’ad Bin Zurara, and he used to go out during every day and go around the gatherings of Al-Khazraj, inviting them to Al-Islam. The youths responded to him.

وَ كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ شَرِيفاً فِي الْخَزْرَجِ وَ قَدْ كَانَ الْأَوْسُ وَ الْخَزْرَجُ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى أَنْ يُمَلِّكُوهُ عَلَيْهِمْ لِشَرَفِهِ وَ سَخَائِهِ وَ قَدْ كَانُوا اتَّخَذُوا لَهُ إِكْلِيلًا احْتَاجُوا فِي تَمَامِهِ إِلَى وَاسِطَةٍ كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَهَا وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ مَعَ قَوْمِهِ الْخَزْرَجِ فِي حَرْبِ بُعَاثٍ وَ لَمْ يُعِنْ عَلَى الْأَوْسِ وَ قَالَ هَذَا ظُلْمٌ مِنْكُمْ لِلْأَوْسِ وَ لَا أُعِينُ عَلَى الظُّلْمِ

And Abdullah Bin Abay was a nobleman among Al-Khazraj, and Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj had united upon that they would make him a ruler upon them due to his nobility and his generosity, and they had taken a crown for him, being needy in its completion to a means. They were seeking it, and that is because Al-Khazraj did not enter with his people during the battle of Buas, and did not assist against Al-Aws, and said, ‘This is unjust from you to Al-Aws, and I will not assist upon the injustice’.

فَرَضِيَتْ بِهِ الْأَوْسُ وَ الْخَزْرَجُ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ أَسْعَدُ كَرِهَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ أَسْعَدُ وَ ذَكْوَانُ وَ فَتَرَ أَمْرُهُ فَقَالَ أَسْعَدُ لِمُصْعَبٍ إِنَّ خَالِي سَعْدَ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الْأَوْسِ وَ هُوَ رَجُلٌ عَاقِلٌ شَرِيفٌ مُطَاعٌ فِي بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَإِنْ دَخَلَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ تَمَّ لَنَا أَمْرُنَا فَهَلُمَّ نَأْتِي مَحَلَّتَهُمْ

Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj were both pleased with him. When As’ad came, Abdullah disliked what As’ad and Zakwan had come with and weakened his command. As’ad said to Mus’ab, ‘My maternal uncle Sa’ad Bin Muaz is from the chiefs of Al-Aws, and he is an intellectual man, noble, being obeyed among the clan of Amro Bin Awf. If he were to enter into this matter, our matter would be complete. Come, let us go to their neighbourhood’.

فَجَاءَ مُصْعَبٌ مَعَ أَسْعَدَ إِلَى مَحَلَّةِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فَقَعَدَ عَلَى بِئْرٍ مِنْ آبَارِهِمْ وَ اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَحْدَاثِهِمْ وَ هُوَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ سَعْدَ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ لِأُسَيْدِ بْنِ حُضَيْرٍ وَ كَانَ مِنْ أَشْرَافِهِمْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَسْعَدَ بْنَ زُرَارَةَ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى مَحَلَّتِنَا مَعَ هَذَا الْقُرَشِيِّ يُفْسِدُ شُبَّانَنَا فَأْتِهِ وَ انْهَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ

Mus’ab came with As’ad to the neighbourhood of Sa’d Bin Muaz and sat upon a well from their wells, and the people from their youths gathered to him and he was reciting the Quran to them. That reached Sa’ad Bin Muaz, and he said to Aseyd Bin Khuzayr, and he was from their noblemen, ‘It has reached me that Abu Amama As’ad bin Zurara has come to our area with this Qurayshi to corrupt our youths. Go to him and forbid him from that’.

فَجَاءَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ أَسْعَدُ فَقَالَ لِمُصْعَبٍ إِنَّ هَذَا رَجُلٌ شَرِيفٌ فَإِنْ دَخَلَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ رَجَوْتُ أَنْ يَتِمَّ أَمْرُنَا فَاصْدُقِ اللَّهَ فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَرُبَ أُسَيْدٌ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ‏ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ يَقُولُ لَكَ خَالُكَ لَا تَأْتِنَا فِي نَادِينَا وَ لَا تُفْسِدْ شُبَّانَنَا وَ احْذَرِ الْأَوْسَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ

Aseyd Bin Huzayr came, and As’ad looked at him and he said to Mus’ab, ‘This man is a nobleman, for if he were to enter into this matter, I hope that our matter would be complete. May Allah^-azwj Bless him in it’. When Aseyd came near them, he said, ‘O Abu Amama! Your maternal uncle is saying to you, ‘Do not come to us in our gatherings and do not corrupt our youths, and be cautious of Al-Aws upon yourself’.

فَقَالَ مُصْعَبٌ أَ وَ تَجْلِسُ فَنَعْرِضَ عَلَيْكَ أَمْراً فَإِنْ أَحْبَبْتَهُ دَخَلْتَ فِيهِ وَ إِنْ كَرِهْتَهُ نَحَّيْنَا عَنْكَ مَا تَكْرَهُ فَجَلَسَ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ سُورَةً مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُونَ إِذَا دَخَلْتُمْ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ قَالَ نَغْتَسِلُ وَ نَلْبَسُ ثَوْبَيْنِ طَاهِرَيْنِ وَ نَشْهَدُ الشَّهَادَتَيْنِ وَ نُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ

Mus’ab said, ‘Or will you not be seated, so we can present to you a matter, and if you love it, you can enter into it, and if you dislike it, we shall alienate from you what you dislike’. He sat down, and he recited to him a Chapter from the Quran. He said, ‘What did you do when you entered into this matter?’ He said, ‘We wash and wear two clean clothes, and we testify the two testimonies, and we pray two Units (Salat)’.

فَرَمَى بِنَفْسِهِ مَعَ ثِيَابِهِ فِي الْبِئْرِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَ عَصَرَ ثَوْبَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اعْرِضْ عَلَيَّ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ شَهَادَةَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَهَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِأَسْعَدَ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَنَا أَبْعَثُ إِلَيْكَ الْآنَ خَالَكَ وَ أَحْتَالُ عَلَيْهِ فِي أَنْ يَجِيئَكَ‏

He threw himself into the well, then came out and squeezed his clothes, then said, ‘Present to me’. He presented to him the testimony that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and that Muhammad^-saww is Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj. He said it, then prayed two Units Salat, then said to As’ad, ‘O Abu Amama! I shall send your maternal uncle to you now and urge upon him to answer you’.

فَرَجَعَ أُسَيْدٌ إِلَى سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ سَعْدٌ قَالَ أُقْسِمُ أَنَّ أُسَيْداً قَدْ رَجَعَ إِلَيْنَا بِغَيْرِ الْوَجْهِ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا وَ أَتَاهُمْ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ مُصْعَبٌ‏ حم تَنْزِيلٌ مِنَ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَهَا قَالَ مُصْعَبٌ وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْنَا الْإِسْلَامَ فِي وَجْهِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ

Aseyd returned to Sa’ad bin Muaz. When Sa’ad looked at him he said, ‘I swear that Aseyd has returned to us without the face which he went with from our presence. And Sa’ad Bin Muaz came to them, and Mus’ab recited to him: Ha Meem [41:1] A Revelation from the Beneficent, the Merciful [41:2]. When he heard it, Mus’ab said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! We have seen Al-Islam in his face before he speaks’.

فَبَعَثَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ وَ أُتِيَ بِثَوْبَيْنِ طَاهِرَيْنِ وَ اغْتَسَلَ وَ شَهِدَ الشَّهَادَتَيْنِ وَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَامَ وَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ مُصْعَبٍ وَ حَوَّلَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ أَظْهِرْ أَمْرَكَ وَ لَا تَهَابَنَّ أَحَداً

He sent a message to his house and came with two clean clothes, and he washed and testified the two testimonies, and prayed two units Salat, then stood and grabbed a hand of Mus’ab and hugged him to him and said, ‘Manifest your matter and do not abandon anyone’.

ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَوَقَفَ فِي بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَ صَاحَ يَا بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ لَا يَبْقَيَنَّ رَجُلٌ وَ لَا امْرَأَةٌ وَ لَا بِكْرٌ وَ لَا ذَاتُ بَعْلٍ وَ لَا شَيْخٌ وَ لَا صَبِيٌّ إِلَّا أَنْ خَرَجَ فَلَيْسَ هَذَا يَوْمُ سَتْرٍ وَ لَا حِجَابٍ فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا قَالَ كَيْفَ حَالِي عِنْدَكُمْ قَالُوا أَنْتَ سَيِّدُنَا وَ الْمُطَاعُ فِينَا وَ لَا نَرُدُّ لَكَ أَمْراً فَمُرْنَا بِمَا شِئْتَ

Then he came and paused among the clan of Amro Bin Awf and shouted, ‘O clan of Amro Bin Awf! There should neither remain any man, nor a woman, nor a virgin, nor one with a husband, nor an old man, nor a child except that he should come out, for this is not a day of concealment, and there is no veil!’ When they had gathered, he said, ‘How is my state in your presence?’ They said, ‘You are our chief and the obeyed one among us, and we will not rebut to you any order, so order us with whatever you so desire to’.

فَقَالَ كَلَامُ رِجَالِكُمْ وَ نِسَائِكُمْ وَ صِبْيَانِكُمْ عَلَيَّ حَرَامٌ حَتَّى تَشْهَدُوا أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَكْرَمَنَا بِذَلِكَ وَ هُوَ الَّذِي كَانَتِ الْيَهُودُ تُخْبِرُنَا بِهِ فَمَا بَقِيَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ إِلَّا وَ فِيهَا مُسْلِمٌ أَوْ مُسْلِمَةٌ

men and your women and your children is prohibited upon me until you testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and that Muhammad^-saww is Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj. The Praise is for Allah^-azwj Who Honoured us with that, and he^-saww is the one whom the Jews used to inform us with’. So, there did not remain any house from the houses of the clan of Amro Bin Awf during that day except and in it was a Muslim man or a Muslim woman.

وَ حَوَّلَ مُصْعَبَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ إِلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ لَهُ أَظْهِرْ أَمْرَكَ وَ ادْعُ النَّاسَ عَلَانِيَةً وَ شَاعَ الْإِسْلَامُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ كَثُرَ وَ دَخَلَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْبَطْنَيْنِ جَمِيعاً أَشْرَافُهُمْ وَذَلِكَ لِمَا كَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ الْيَهُودِ وَ بَلَغَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّ الْأَوْسَ وَ الْخَزْرَجَ قَدْ دَخَلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ مُصْعَبٌ بِذَلِكَ

He said, ‘The speech of your And Mus’ab Bin Umeyr transferred to him and said to him, ‘Manifest your matter and call the people openly’, and Al-Islam spread in Al-Medina and a lot of them entered into it, from all the families their noble ones, and that was due to what was with them from the news of the Jews; and it reached Rasool-Allah^-saww that (the tribes of) Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj had entered into Al-Islam, and Mus’ab wrote to him^-saww with that.

وَ كَانَ كُلُّ مَنْ دَخَلَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ وَ عَذَّبُوهُ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَأْمُرُهُمْ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَكَانُوا يَتَسَلَّلُونَ رَجُلًا فَرَجُلًا فَيَصِيرُونَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَيُنْزِلُهُمُ الْأَوْسُ وَ الْخَزْرَجُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ يُوَاسُونَهُمْ

And it was so that every one from Quraysh who entered into Al-Islam, his people would hit him and torment him. Rasool-Allah^-saww would instruct them to go out to Al-Medina, and they sneaked out, man by man, and travelled to Al-Medina, and Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj would accommodate them and comfort them.

قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ الْأَوْسُ وَ الْخَزْرَجُ مَكَّةَ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لَهُمْ تَمْنَعُونَ لِي جَانِبِي حَتَّى أَتْلُوَ عَلَيْكُمْ كِتَابَ رَبِّكُمْ وَ ثَوَابُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْجَنَّةُ

He (the narrator) said, ‘When Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj proceeded to Makkah, Rasool-Allah^-saww came to them and said to them: ‘Can you come by my^-saww side until I^-saww recite unto you all the Book of your Lord^-azwj and your Rewards upon Allah^-azwj is Paradise?’

قَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَخُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ وَ لِرَبِّكَ مَا شِئْتَ فَقَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمُ الْعَقَبَةُ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الْوُسْطَى مِنْ لَيَالِي التَّشْرِيقِ

They said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Take for yourself^-saww and for your^-saww Lord^-azwj whatever you^-saww like’. He^-saww said: ‘Your appointment is Al-Aqabah during the night of the middle from the nights of Al-Tashreeq (ten days following the day of the sacrifice).

فَلَمَّا حَجُّوا رَجَعُوا إِلَى مِنًى وَ كَانَ فِيهِمْ مِمَّنْ قَدْ أَسْلَمَ بَشَرٌ كَثِيرٌ وَ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُشْرِكِينَ عَلَى دِينِهِمْ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ فِيهِمْ

When they had performed Hajj, they returned to Mina, and among them were the ones who had become Muslim, a lot of people, and most of them used to be Polytheists in their religion, and Abdullah Bin Abay was among them.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي مِنْ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ  فَاحْضُرُوا دَارَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَلَى الْعَقَبَةِ وَ لَا تُنَبِّهُوا نَائِماً وَ لْيَتَسَلَّلْ وَاحِدٌ فَوَاحِدٌ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said to them during the second day from the days of Al-Tashreeq: ‘Be present at the house of Abdul Muttalib^-asws upon Al-Aqaba and do not wake up the sleeping ones, and sneak out one by one’.

وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص نَازِلًا فِي دَارِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ حَمْزَةُ وَ عَلِيٌّ وَ الْعَبَّاسُ مَعَهُ فَجَاءَهُ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ فَدَخَلُوا الدَّارَ فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا قَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص تَمْنَعُونَ لِي جَانِبِي حَتَّى أَتْلُوَ عَلَيْكُمْ كِتَابَ رَبِّي وَ ثَوَابُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْجَنَّةُ فَقَالَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حِزَامٍ‏ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَاشْتَرِطْ لِنَفْسِكَ وَ لِرَبِّكَ

Rasool-Allah^-saww had lodged in the house of Abdul Muttalib^-asws, and Hamza^-asws and Ali^-asws and Al-Abbas were with him. Seventy men from Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj came and entered the house. When they had gathered, Rasool-Allah^-saww said to them: ‘Can you come by my^-saww side until I^-saww recite to you all the Book of my^-saww Lord^-azwj and your Reward upon Allah^-azwj is Paradise?’ As’ad Bin Zurara, and Bara’a Bin Marour, and Abdullah Bin Hizam said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Stipulate for yourself^-saww and for your^-saww Lord^-azwj’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ تَمْنَعُونَنِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَ تَمْنَعُونَ أَهْلِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ وَ أَوْلَادَكُمْ قَالُوا فَمَا لَنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ الْجَنَّةُ تَمْلِكُونَ بِهَا الْعَرَبَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ تَدِينُ لَكُمُ الْعَجَمُ وَ تَكُونُونَ مُلُوكاً فَقَالُوا قَدْ رَضِينَا

Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘You will protect me^-saww from what your protect yourself, and prevent my^-saww family from what you protect your families and your children’. They said, ‘So what is for us upon that?’ He^-saww said: Paradise. You will rule the Arabs in the world by it and the non-Arabs will follow you all, and you will become kings’. They said, ‘We have agreed’.

فَقَامَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ نَضْلَةَ وَ كَانَ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ تَعْلَمُونَ عَلَى مَا تُقْدِمُونَ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّمَا تُقْدِمُونَ عَلَى حَرْبِ الْأَحْمَرِ وَ الْأَبْيَضِ وَ عَلَى حَرْبِ مُلُوكِ الدُّنْيَا فَإِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنَّهُ إِذَا أَصَابَتْكُمُ الْمُصِيبَةُ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ خَذَلْتُمُوهُ وَ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ فَلَا تُغِرُّوهُ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَوْمُهُ‏ خَالَفُوهُ فَهُوَ فِي عَزٍّ وَ مَنَعَةٍ

Al-Abbas Bin Nazla stood up, and he was from Al-Aws, and he said, ‘O community of Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj, ‘Do you know what you are proceeding upon? But rather you are proceeding upon battling the red and the white, and upon battling the kings of the world. If you know that when the difficulties afflict you all regarding yourself, you will abandon him^-saww and leave him^-saww. Do not deceive him^-saww, for Rasool-Allah^-saww, and even though his^-saww people have opposed him^-saww, he^-saww is in esteem and force.

فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حِزَامٍ وَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ بْنُ التَّيِّهَانِ مَا لَكَ وَ لِلْكَلَامِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَلْ دَمُنَا بِدَمِكَ وَ أَنْفُسُنَا بِنَفْسِكَ فَاشْتَرِطْ لِرَبِّكَ وَ لِنَفْسِكَ مَا شِئْتَ

Abdullah Bin Hazam and As’ad Bin Zurara and Abu Al-Haysam Bin Al-Tayhan said to him, ‘What is the matter with you and the speech? O Rasool-Allah^-saww! But our blood is with your^-saww blood, and our selves for your^-saww self; therefore, stipulate for your^-saww Lord^-azwj and for yourself^-saww whatever you^-saww so desire to’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَخْرِجُوا إِلَيَّ مِنْكُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً يَكْفُلُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِذَلِكَ كَمَا أَخَذَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً فَقَالُوا اخْتَرْ مَنْ شِئْتَ فَأَشَارَ جَبْرَئِيلُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ هَذَا نَقِيبٌ وَ هَذَا نَقِيبٌ وَ هَذَا نَقِيبٌ حَتَّى اخْتَارَ تِسْعَةً مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ هُمْ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حِزَامٍ‏ أَبُو جَابِرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ رَافِعُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ وَ الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ وَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Bring out to me^-saww twelve captains from you, guaranteeing upon you with that just as Musa^-as had taken twelve captains from the children of Israel’. They said, ‘Choose the ones you^-saww like’. Jibraeel^-as indicated to them and said: ‘This is a captain, and this is a captain, and this is a captain’, until he^-saww had chosen nine from Al-Khazraj, and they were – As’ad Bin Zurara, and Al-Bara’a Bin Marour, and Abdullah Bin Hizam Abu Kabir Bin Abdullah, and Rafie Bin Malik, and Sa’ad Bin Ubada, and Al-Munzir Bin Amro, and Abdullah Bin Rawaha, and Sa’ad Bin Al-Rabie, and Ubada Bin Al-Samit.

وَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ هُمْ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ بْنُ التَّيِّهَانِ وَ كَانَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْيَمَنِ حَلِيفاً فِي بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ

And three from Al-Aws, and they were – Abu Al-Haysam Bin Al-Tayhan, and he was a man from Al-Yemen, an ally among the clan of Amro bin Awf, and Aseyd Huzayr, and Sa’ad bin Khaysama.

فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا وَ بَايَعُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَاحَ بِهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ الْعَرَبِ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ وَ الصُّبَاةُ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ عَلَى جَمْرَةِ الْعَقَبَةِ يُبَايِعُونَهُ عَلَى حَرْبِكُمْ فَأَسْمَعَ أَهْلَ مِنًى فَهَاجَتْ قُرَيْشٌ وَ أَقْبَلُوا بِالسِّلَاحِ

When they had gathered and pledged allegiance to Rasool-Allah^-saww, Iblees^-la shouted at them, ‘O community of Quraysh and the Arabs! This is Muhammad^-saww and the renegades from Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj upon the rock of Al-Aqaba! They are pledging allegiance to battle against you, so let the people hear from me^-la!’ Quraysh got up and came with the weapons.

وَ سَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ النِّدَاءَ فَقَالَ لِلْأَنْصَارِ تَفَرَّقُوا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نَمِيلَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِأَسْيَافِنَا فَعَلْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَمْ أُومَرْ بِذَلِكَ وَ لَمْ يَأْذَنِ اللَّهُ لِي فِي مُحَارَبَتِهِمْ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَتَخْرُجُ مَعَنَا قَالَ أَنْتَظِرُ أَمْرَ اللَّهِ

And Rasool-Allah^-saww heard the call, and he^-saww said to the Helpers: ‘Disperse!’ They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! If you^-saww order us to lean upon them with our swords, we will do so’. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww have not been Commanded with that, and Allah^-azwj had not Permitted to me^-saww in battling them’. They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Then come out with us’. He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww shall await the Command of Allah^-azwj’.

فَجَاءَتْ قُرَيْشٌ عَلَى بَكْرَةِ أَبِيهَا قَدْ أَخَذُوا السِّلَاحَ وَ خَرَجَ حَمْزَةُ وَ مَعَهُ السَّيْفُ فَوَقَفَ عَلَى الْعَقَبَةِ هُوَ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَلَمَّا نَظَرُوا إِلَى حَمْزَةَ قَالُوا مَا هَذَا الَّذِي اجْتَمَعْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مَا اجْتَمَعْنَا وَ مَا هَاهُنَا أَحَدٌ وَ اللَّهِ لَا يَجُوزُ أَحَدٌ هَذِهِ الْعَقَبَةَ إِلَّا ضَرَبْتُهُ بِسَيْفِي

Quraysh came upon a rolling wagon, having grabbed the weapons, and Hamza^-asws came out and with him^-asws was the sword and paused upon Al-Aqaba, him^-asws and Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws. When they looked at Hamza^-asws, they said, ‘This is not what they had gathered upon’. He^-asws said, ‘We have not gathered and there is no one over here. By Allah^-azwj! No one will cross this Aqaba except I^-asws will strike him with my^-asws sword’.

فَرَجَعُوا وَ غَدَوْا إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ وَ قَالُوا لَهُ قَدْ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ قَوْمَكَ بَايَعُوا مُحَمَّداً عَلَى حَرْبِنَا فَحَلَفَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُمْ‏ لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا وَ لَا عِلْمَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ وَ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطَّلِعُوهُ عَلَى أَمْرِهِمْ فَصَدَّقُوهُ وَ تَفَرَّقَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ وَ رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ

They returned and went to Abdullah Bin Abay and said to him, ‘It has reached us that your people pledged allegiance to Muhammad^-saww upon battling against us’. Abdullah vowed to them that they had not done it nor was there any knowledge for him of that, and they had not notified him upon their matter’. They ratified him, and the Helpers dispersed, and Rasool-Allah^-saww returned to Makkah’’.[5]

6- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اخْرُجْ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَلَيْسَ لَكَ بِهَا نَاصِرٌ وَ ثَارَتْ قُرَيْشٌ بِالنَّبِيِّ ص فَخَرَجَ هَارِباً حَتَّى جَاءَ إِلَى جَبَلٍ بِمَكَّةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَجُونُ فَصَارَ إِلَيْهِ

Al Kafi – Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Nasr, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Ash’ary, from Ubeyd Bin Zurara,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘When Abu Talib^-asws passed away, Jibraeel^-as descended unto Rasool-Allah^-saww and said: ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Exit from Makkah for there isn’t any helper for you^-saww in it’, and Quraysh retaliated with the Prophet^-saww, so he^-saww exited fleeing until he^-saww went to a mountain of Makkah called Al-Hajoun, and came to it’’.[6]

7- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب‏ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ بَعْدَ نُبُوَّتِهِ بِتِسْعِ سِنِينَ وَ ثَمَانِيَةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَ خُرُوجِهِ مِنَ الشِّعْبِ بِشَهْرَيْنِ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Sheh Ashoub – ‘Abu Talib^-asws passed away after his^-saww Prophet-hood by nine years and eight months, and that is after his^-saww coming out from the canyon by two months’.

وَ زَعَمَ الْوَاقِدِيُّ أَنَّهُمْ خَرَجُوا مِنَ الشِّعْبِ قَبْلَ الْهِجْرَةِ بِثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ وَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ تُوُفِّيَتْ خَدِيجَةُ بَعْدَهُ بِسِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَ لَهُ سِتٌّ وَ أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً وَ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ يَوْماً وَ يُقَالُ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ سَبْعٍ وَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً وَ سِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَ أَيَّاماً

‘And Al-Waqidi (Wahhabi imam) claimed that they came out from the canyon before the Hijra by three years, and during this year Abu Talib^-asws passed away and (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws after him^-asws by six months, and for him^-saww were forty-six years and eight months and twenty-four days; and it is said that he^-saww was forty-seven years and six months and some days old’.

أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَنْدَةَ فِي كِتَابِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ أَنَّ وَفَاةَ خَدِيجَةَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ

Abu Abdullah bin Mandah in the book ‘Al-Ma’rifa’ – The expiry of (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws was after the expiry of Abu Talib^-asws by three days’.

الْمَعْرِفَةُ، عَنِ النَّسَوِيِ‏ تُوُفِّيَتْ خَدِيجَةُ بِمَكَّةَ قَبْلَ الْهِجْرَةِ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تُفْرَضَ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى الْمَوْتَى وَ سُمِّيَ ذَلِكَ الْعَامُ عَامَ الْحُزْنِ وَ لَبِثَ ص بَعْدَهُمَا بِمَكَّةَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ فَأَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِالْهِجْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ فَخَرَجَ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ بِأَهَالِيهِمْ وَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَ خَمْسٍ مِنْ نُبُوَّتِهِ وَ كَانَ حِصَارُ الشِّعْبِ وَ كِتَابَةُ الصَّحِيفَةِ أَرْبَعَ سِنِينَ وَ قِيلَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ وَ قِيلَ سَنَتَيْنِ

(The book) ‘Al-Ma’raifa’, from Al-Nasawy – ‘ (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws expired in Makkah before the emigration from before the Obligation of the Salat upon the deceased, and that year was named as the year of grief, and he^-saww stayed at Makkah after them^-asws for three months. He^-saww ordered his^-saww companions to emigrate to Ethiopia, so a group of his^-saww companions went out with their families, and that was after five (years) from his^-saww Prophet-hood, and the siege of the canyon and the writing of the parchment (pact) was four years, and it is said three years, and it is said two years (before).

فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ خَرَجَ إِلَى الطَّائِفِ وَ أَقَامَ فِيهِ شَهْراً وَ كَانَ مَعَهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ‏ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَ مَكَثَ فِيهَا سَنَةً وَ سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ فِي جِوَارِ مُطْعِمِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ وَ كَانَ يَدْعُو القَبَائِلَ فِي الْمَوَاسِمِ فَكَانَتْ بَيْعَةُ الْعَقَبَةِ الْأُولَى بِمِنًى فَبَايَعَهُ خَمْسَةُ نَفَرٍ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ فِي خُفْيَةٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِمْ وَ هُمْ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ فِطْنَةُ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ وَ عَوْفُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَ حَارِثَةُ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَ وَ مَرْثَدُ بْنُ الْأَسَدِ وَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ ثَعْلَبَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَ يُقَالُ هُوَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ

When Abu Talib^-asws expired, he^-saww went out to Al-Taif and stayed in it for a month, and with him^-saww was Zayd Bin Al-Haris. Then he^-saww left to go to Makkah and remained therein for a year and six months in the neighbourhood of Mat’am Bin Adayy, and he^-saww was inviting the tribes during the seasons. The allegiance at Aqaba was the first at Mina and five persons from Al-Khazraj and one from Al-Aws pledged their allegiance in concealment from their people, and they were Jabir Bin Abdullah, and Fitna Bin Aamir Bin Hazam, and Awf Bin Al Haris, and Harisa bin Sa’alba, and Marsad Bin Al Asad, and Abu Amama Sa’alba Bin Amro, and it is said he is As’ad Bin Zurara.

فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ ذَكَرُوا الْقِصَّةَ وَ قَرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ صَدَّقُوهُ وَ فِي السَّنَةِ الْقَابِلَةِ وَ هِيَ الْعَقَبَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ أَنْفَذُوا مَعَهُمْ سِتَّةً أُخْرَى‏ بِالسَّلَامِ وَ الْبَيْعَةِ وَ هُمْ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ بْنُ التَّيِّهَانِ وَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ وَ ذَكْوَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ نَافِعُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْعَجْلَانِ وَ عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نَضْلَةَ وَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَ حَلِيفٌ لَهُ وَ يُقَالُ مَسْعُودُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَ عُوَيْمُ بْنُ سَاعِدَةَ حَلِيفٌ لَهُمْ

When they left to go to Al-Medina and they mentioned the story and recited the Quran, they ratified him^-saww; and in the next year and it is the second Al-Aqaba, six others implemented with them Islam and the allegiance, and they were Abu Al-Haysam Bin Al-Tayhan, and Ubada Bin Al-Samir, and Zakwan Bin Abdullah, and Nafau Bin Malik Bin Al-Ajlan, and Abbas Bin Ubada Bin Nazla, and Yazeed Bin Sa’ajba and ally of his, and it is as Masoud Bin Al-Haris, and Uwaym Bin Sa’ada an ally of theirs.

ثُمَّ أَنْفَذَ النَّبِيُ‏ مَعَهُمُ ابْنُ عَمِّهِ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ‏ فَنَزَلَ دَارَ أَسْعَدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ فَاجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيْهِ وَ أَسْلَمَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلَّا دَارَ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَ حَطَمَةَ وَ وَائِلٍ وَ وَاقِفٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَسْلَمُوا بَعْدَ بَدْرٍ وَ أُحُدٍ وَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَ فِي السَّنَةِ الْقَابِلَةِ كَانَتْ بَيْعَةُ الحرس [الْحَارِثِ‏] كَانُوا مِنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا وَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ وَ اخْتَارَ ص مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً لِيَكُونُوا كُفَلَاءَ قَوْمِهِ

Then a cousin of his Mus’ab Bin Hashim accepted the Prophet^-saww along with them, and he^-saww lodged in the house of As’ad Bin Zurara and they gathered to him^-saww and most of them became Muslims except for the household of Amiya Bin Zayd and Hatama and Wail and Waqif, for they became Muslims after Bader and Ohad and Al-Khandaq and in the following year was the allegiance of Al Haris. They were from Al-Aws and al Khazraj, seventy men and two women, and he^-saww chose twelve captains from them in order for them to be responsible for his^-saww people.

كَانُوا تِسْعَةً مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ ثَلَاثَةً مِنَ الْأَوْسِ فَمِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ أَسْعَدُ وَ جَابِرٌ وَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حِزَامٍ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ وَ الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ قَمَرٍ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ وَ مِنَ الْقَوَافِلِ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ وَ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ وَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ وَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ

They were nine from Al-Khazraj and three from Al-Aws. From Al-Khazraj were As’ad, and Jabir, and Al-Bara’a Bin Marour, and Abdullah Bin Hizam, and Sa’ad Bin Ubada, and Al-Munzar Bin Qamae, and Abdullah Bin Rawaha, and Sa’ad Bin Al-Rabie; and from the caravans was Ubada Bin Al-Samit, and from Al-Aws was Abu Al-Haysam and Aseyd Bin Huzeyr, and Saeed Bin Khaysama.[7]

8- يج، الخرائج و الجرائح‏ مِنْ مُعْجِزَاتِهِ ص أَنَّ قُرَيْشاً كُلَّهُمُ اجْتَمَعُوا وَ أَخْرَجُوا بَنِي هَاشِمٍ إِلَى شِعْبِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ مَكَثُوا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ إِلَّا شَهْراً ثُمَّ أَنْفَقَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ خَدِيجَةُ جَمِيعَ مَالِهِمَا وَ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى الطَّعَامِ إِلَّا مِنْ مَوْسِمٍ إِلَى مَوْسِمٍ فَلَقُوا مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَ الْعُرْيِ مَا اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ وَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ بَعَثَ عَلَى صَحِيفَتِهِمُ الْأَرَضَةَ فَأَكَلَتْ كُلَّ مَا فِيهَا إِلَّا اسْمَ اللَّهِ

‘Al-Kharaij Wa Al-Kharaij’ – from his^-saww miracles is that all of the Quraysh united and expelled the Clan of Hashim^-as a canyon of Abu Talib^-asws and they remained therein for three years less a month. Then Abu Talib^-asws and (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws spent the entirety of their^-asws wealth and they were no able upon the good except from a season to a season. They faced from the hunger and bareness what Allah^-azwj is more Knowing with, and that Allah^-azwj Sent the woodworm upon their parchment (pact) and it devoured all what was in it except the Name of Allah^-azwj.

فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِأَبِي طَالِبٍ فَمَا رَاعَ قُرَيْشاً إِلَّا وَ بني [بَنُو] هَاشِمٍ عُنُقٌ‏ وَاحِدٌ قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنَ الشِّعْبِ فَقَالُوا الْجُوعُ أَخْرَجَهُمْ فَجَاءُوا حَتَّى أَتَوُا الْحِجْرَ وَ جَلَسُوا فِيهِ وَ كَانَ لَا يَقْعُدُ فِيهِ صِبْيَانُ قُرَيْشٍ‏ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا طَالِبٍ قَدْ آنَ لَكَ أَنْ تُصَالِحَ قَوْمَكَ

Rasool-Allah^-saww mentioned that to Abu Talib^-asws. Quraysh did not frighten except the Clan of Hashim^-as as one community. They had come out from the canyon and they said, ‘The hunger has brought them out’. They came until they came to him^-asws at the (Black) Stone, and they sat by it, and the children of Quraysh did not use to sit by it. They said, ‘O Abu Talib^-asws! You^-asws have come now to correct your^-asws people’.

قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ مُخْبِراً ابْعَثُوا إِلَيَّ صَحِيفَتَكُمْ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَكُمْ صُلْحٌ فِيهَا فَبَعَثُوا إِلَيْهَا وَ هِيَ عِنْدَ أُمِّ أَبِي جَهْلٍ وَ كَانَتْ قَبْلُ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ فَخَافُوا عَلَيْهَا السُّرَّاقَ فَوُضِعَتْ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَ خَوَاتِيمُهُمْ عَلَيْهَا

He^-asws said: ‘I^-asws have come to you as an informant. Send your parchment (pact) to me^-asws, perhaps there can happen to be a reconciliation between us and you regarding it’. They sent for it and it was with an uncle of Abu Jahl^-la, and it used to be in the Kabah before, but they had feared the thieves upon it, so they had placed it in front of them and sealed upon it.

فَقَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ هَلْ تُنْكِرُونَ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً قَالُوا لَا قَالَ إِنَّ ابْنَ أَخِي حَدَّثَنِي‏ وَ لَمْ يَكْذِبْنِي قَطُّ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ بَعَثَ عَلَى هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ الْأَرَضَةَ فَأَكَلَتْ كُلَّ قَطِيعَةٍ وَ إِثْمٍ وَ تَرَكَتْ كُلَّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لِلَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ صَادِقاً أَقْلَعْتُمْ عَنْ ظُلْمِنَا وَ إِنْ يَكُنْ كَاذِباً نَدْفَعْهُ إِلَيْكُمْ فَقَتَلْتُمُوهُ

Abu Talib^-asws said: ‘Do you remember anything from it?’ They said, ‘No’. He^-asws said: ‘The son^-saww of my brother^-asws narrated to me^-asws, and he^-saww does not lie to me^-asws at all, that Allah^-azwj has Sent the woodworm upon this parchment and it has devoured all cutting- off and sins and left every Name which was for Allah^-azwj. If he^-saww was truthful, then relinquish from oppressing us, and if he^-saww happens to be a liar, we shall hand him^-saww over to you and you can kill him^-saww’.

فَصَاحَ النَّاسُ أَنْصَفْتَنَا يَا أَبَا طَالِبٍ فَفُتِحَتْ ثُمَّ أُخْرِجَتْ فَإِذَا هِيَ مَشْرَبَةٌ كَمَا قَالَ ص فَكَبَّرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَ امْتُقِعَتْ‏ وُجُوهُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ أَ تَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ أَيُّنَا أَوْلَى بِالسِّحْرِ وَ الْكِهَانَةِ فَأَسْلَمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَالَمٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ إِلَى شِعْبِهِ ثُمَّ عَيَّرَهُمْ هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْعَامِرِيُّ بِمَا صَنَعُوا بِبَنِي هَاشِمٍ‏

The people shouted, ‘You are being fair with us, O Abu Talib^-asws’. They opened it and brought out, and there it was just as he^-saww had said. The Muslims exclaimed Takbeer and the faces of the Polytheists darkened. Abu Talib^-asws said: ‘Is it clear to you all which one of us is foremost with the sorcery and the sooth-saying?’ On that day the scholars from the people became Muslim. The Abu Talib^-asws returned to his^-asws canyon. Then Hisham Bin Amro and Al-Aamiri faulted them with what they had done with the Clan of Hashim^-as’’.[8]

9- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب رَوَى الزُّهْرِيُ‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى‏ وَ لَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ‏ الْآيَاتِ‏ قَالَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ لَمْ يَجِدِ النَّبِيُّ ص نَاصِراً وَ نَثَرُوا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ التُّرَابَ قَالَ مَا نَالَ مِنِّي قُرَيْشٌ شَيْئاً حَتَّى مَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ كَانَ يَسْتَتِرُ مِنَ الرَّمْيِ بِالْحَجَرِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ بَابِ الْبَيْتِ مِنْ يَسَارِ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ وَ هُوَ ذِرَاعٌ وَ شِبْرٌ فِي ذِرَاعٍ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – It is reported by Al-Zuhry regarding the Words of the Exalted: And We have Enabled them [46:26] – the Verses. He said, ‘When Abu Talib^-asws passed away, the Prophet^-saww did not find a helper and scattered the dust upon his^-saww head. He^-saww said: ‘Quraysh could not attain (anything) from me^-saww until Abu Talib^-asws passed away’, and he^-saww used to conceal himself^-saww from the pelting by the (Black) Stone by the Door of the House (Kabah), from the left of the one who enters and it is a cubit and a palm by a cubit.

إِذَا جَاءَهُ مِنْ دَارِ أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَ دَارِ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ وَ قَالُوا لَوْ كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيّاً لَشَغَلَتْهُ النُّبُوَّةُ عَنِ النِّسَاءِ وَ لَأَمْكَنَهُ جَمِيعُ الْآيَاتِ وَ لَأَمْكَنَهُ مَنْعُ الْمَوْتِ عَنْ أَقَارِبِهِ

Then they came to him^-saww from the house of Abu Lahab^-la and house of Aday Bin Humran and they said, ‘If Muhammad^-saww was a Prophet^-saww, the Prophet-hood would pre-occupy him^-saww from the women, and the entirety of the Signs would have protected him^-saww, and would have protected the deaths of the entirety of his^-saww relatives’.

وَ لَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ خَدِيجَةُ فَنَزَلَ‏ وَ لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنا رُسُلًا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ‏ الْآيَةَ

And when Abu Talib^-asws and Khadeeja^-asws passed away, it was Revealed: And We had Sent Rasools from before you [13:38]’.

الزُّهْرِيُ‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى‏ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ‏ الْآيَةَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْبَلَاءُ عَمَدَ إِلَى ثَقِيفٍ بِالطَّائِفِ رَجَاءَ أَنْ يُؤْوُوهُ سَادَتُهَا فَلَمْ يَقْبَلُوهُ وَ تَبِعَهُ سُفَهَاؤُهُمْ بِالْأَحْجَارِ وَ دَمَّوْا رِجْلَيْهِ

Al-Zuhry regarding the Words of the Exalted: But if they turn back, say: ‘Allah is Sufficient for me, [9:129] – the Verse. When Abu Talib^-asws passed away and the afflictions intensified upon him^-saww, he^-saww deliberated to (clan of) Saqeef at Al-Taif hoping its chiefs would support him^-saww. But they did not accept him^-asws and their foolish ones pursued him^-saww with stones and his^-saww legs bled.

فَخَلَصَ مِنْهُمْ وَ اسْتَظَلَّ فِي ظِلِّ حَبَلَةٍ مِنْهُ‏ وَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ مِنْ ضَعْفِ قُوَّتِي وَ قِلَّةِ حِيلَتِي وَ نَاصِرِي وَ هَوَانِي عَلَى النَّاسِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ حَدِيثَ عَدَّاسٍ كَمَا مَرَّ فِي رِوَايَةِ الطَّبْرِسِيِّ

He^-saww finished off from them and took shade in the shade of an orchard from it and said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! I^-saww complain to You^-azwj of the weakness of my^-saww strength and scarcity of my^-saww means and my^-saww helpers and of my^-saww degradation by the people. O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’ Then he mentioned the Hadeeth of Addas just as has passed in the report of Al-Tabarsy’.

ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ لَمَّا دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص الطَّائِفَ رَأَى عُتْبَةَ وَ شَيْبَةَ جَالِسَيْنِ عَلَى سَرِيرٍ فَقَالا هُوَ يَقُومُ قِبَلَنَا فَلَمَّا قَرُبَ النَّبِيُّ مِنْهُمَا خَرَّ السَّرِيرُ وَ وَقَعَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ فَقَالا عَجَزَ سِحْرُكَ عَنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَأَتَيْتَ الطَّائِفَ

Ibn Masoud – ‘When the Prophet^-saww entered Al-Taif, saw Utbah and Shaybah seated upon a bed. They said, ‘He^-saww is standing right in front of us’. When the Prophet^-saww came near them, the bed broke and they fell upon the ground. They said, ‘Your^-saww sorcery was frustrated from the people of Makkah so you^-saww come to Al-Taif!’’[9]

10- شي، تفسير العياشي عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: اكْتَتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِمَكَّةَ سِنِينَ لَيْسَ يَظْهَرُ وَ عَلِيٌّ مَعَهُ وَ خَدِيجَةُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَصْدَعَ بِمَا يُؤْمَرُ فَظَهَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَجَعَلَ يَعْرِضُ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى قَبَائِلِ الْعَرَبِ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ قَالُوا كَذَّابٌ امْضِ عَنَّا

‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’, from Muhammad Al Halby,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww concealed in Makkah for two years not appearing, and Ali^-asws and (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws were with him^-saww. Then Allah^-azwj Commanded him^-saww to proclaim with what he^-saww had been Commanded. So, Rasool-Allah^-saww appeared and went on exposing himself^-saww (to danger) to the Arab tribes. When he^-saww came to them, they said, ‘Liar! Go away from us’’.[10]

11- أَقُولُ قَالَ الْكَازِرُونِيُّ فِي الْمُنْتَقَى وَ غَيْرِهِ‏ فِي سَنَةِ ثَمَانٍ مِنْ نُبُوَّتِهِ ص تَعَاهَدَ قُرَيْشٌ وَ تَقَاسَمَتْ عَلَى مُعَادَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا أَسْلَمَ حَمْزَةُ وَ حَمَى النَّجَاشِيُّ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ حَامَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص عَمُّهُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ قَامَتْ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ وَ بَنُو عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ دُونَهُ وَ أَبَوْا أَنْ يُسَلِّمُوهُ فَشَا الْإِسْلَامُ فِي القَبَائِلِ وَ اجْتَهَدَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فِي إِخْفَاءِ ذَلِكَ النُّورِ وَ يَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ فَعَرَفَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَنَّهُ لَا سَبِيلَ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ص

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘Al-Kazruny said in (the book) ‘Al-Mantaqa’, and others – ‘In the year eight from his^-saww Prophet-hood, Quraysh made a pact and shared upon the enmity against Rasool-Allah^-saww, and what is because when Hamza^-asws announced (to be) a Muslim and Al-Najashy supported the Muslims in his presence and Rasool-Allah^-saww was supported by his^-saww uncle Abu Talib^-asws, and the Clan of Hashim^-as and the Clan of Abdul Muttalib^-asws stood by him^-saww and refused to submit him^-saww, Al-Islam spread among the tribes, and the Polytheists strived in extinguish that Light and Allah^-azwj Refused except that He^-azwj Complete His^-azwj Light, Quraysh realised that there is no way to get to Muhammad^-saww.

اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَكْتُبُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ عَلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَنْ لَا يُنَاكِحُوهُمْ وَ لَا يُبَايِعُوهُمْ فَكَتَبُوا صَحِيفَةً فِي ذَلِكَ وَ كُتِبَ فِيهَا جَمَاعَةٌ وَ عَلَّقُوهَا بِالْكَعْبَةِ ثُمَّ عَدَوْا عَلَى مَنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأَوْثَقُوهُمْ وَ آذَوْهُمْ وَ اشْتَدَّ الْبَلَاءُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ عَظُمَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ فِيهِمْ‏ وَ زُلْزِلُوا زِلْزالًا شَدِيداً وَ أَبْدَتْ قُرَيْشٌ لِبَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ الْجَفَاءَ وَ ثَارَ بَيْنَهُمْ شَرٌّ وَ قَالُوا لَا صُلْحَ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَ لَا رَحِمَ إِلَّا عَلَى قَتْلِ هَذَا الصَّابِئِ

They united upon that they would write up (am agreement) in what is between them against the Clan of Hashim^-as and the Clan of Abdul Muttalib^-asws that they will neither inter-marry with them, nor trade with them, and they wrote out a parchment regarding that and a group of Quraysh wrote in it and they hung it in the Kabah. Then they went back to the ones who had become Muslims and pressurised them, and hurt them, and intensified the afflictions upon them, and enlarged the strife among them, and they were shaken with a severe shaking, and Quraysh manifest to the Clan of Abdul Muttalib^-asws, the disloyalty and evil came to be between them and they said, ‘There will be no reconciliation between us and you nor any relationships except upon the killing of this renegade’.

فَعَمَدَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَأَدْخَلَ الشِّعْبَ ابْنَ أَخِيهِ وَ بَنِي أَبِيهِ وَ مَنِ اتَّبَعَهُمْ فَدَخَلُوا شِعْبَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ آذَوُا النَّبِيَّ وَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَذًى شَدِيداً وَ ضَرَبُوهُمْ فِي كُلِّ طَرِيقٍ وَ حَصَرُوهُمْ فِي شِعْبِهِمْ وَ قَطَعُوا عَنْهُمُ الْمَارَّةَ مِنَ الْأَسْوَاقِ‏ وَ نَادَى مُنَادٍ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ فِي قُرَيْشٍ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ‏ مِنْهُمْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ عِنْدَ طَعَامٍ يَشْتَرِيهِ فَزِيدُوا عَلَيْهِ

Abu Talib^-asws deliberated and entered into the canyon, the son^-saww of his^-asws brother^-asws, and the Clan of his^-asws father^-asws, and the ones who followed them, and they (all) entered the canyon of Abu Talib^-asws. And they (Quraysh) hurt the Prophet^-saww and the Momineen with severe harm, and hit them in every road, and besieged them in their canyon, and cut off from them the means from the markets; and a caller of Al-Waleed bin Al-Mugheira called out among Quraysh, ‘Whichever man from them you find him buying food, increase (its price) upon him’.

فَبَقُوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْقَوْمَ الْجَهْدُ الشَّدِيدُ حَتَّى سَمِعُوا أَصْوَاتَ صِبْيَانِهِمْ يَتَضَاغَوْنَ أَيْ يَصِيحُونَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الشِّعْبِ وَ كَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَكْرَهُونَ مَا فِيهِ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ حَتَّى كَرِهَ عَامَّةُ قُرَيْشٍ مَا أَصَابَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ أَظْهَرُوا كَرَاهِيَتَهُمْ لِصَحِيفَتِهِمُ الْقَاطِعَةِ الظَّالِمَةِ حَتَّى أَرَادَ رِجَالٌ أَنْ يَبْرَءُوا مِنْهَا

They remained upon that for three years until the people reached the severe struggle until they heard the voices of their children being angry, i.e., shouting from the hunger from behind the canyon, and the Polytheists were disliking what afflictions the Clan of Hashim^-as was in, to the extent that the generality of Quraysh disliked what had afflicted the Clan of Hashim^-as, and they manifested their abhorrence to their parchment, the cutting off of relationship, the unjust, until men intended to disavow from it.

وَ كَانَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَغْتَالُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَيْلًا أَوْ سِرّاً وَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ أَوْ رَقَدَ جَعَلَهُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ بَنِيهِ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ وَ يُصْبِحُ قُرَيْشٌ وَ قَدْ سَمِعُوا أَصْوَاتَ صِبْيَانِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَتَضَاغَوْنَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ فَيَجْلِسُونَ عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَيَسْأَلُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً فَيَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ لِأَصْحَابِهِ كَيْفَ بَاتَ أَهْلُكَ الْبَارِحَةَ فَيَقُولُونَ بِخَيْرٍ فَيَقُولُ لَكِنْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ فِي الشِّعْبِ بَاتَتْ صِبْيَانُهُمْ يَتَضَاغَوْنَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ

And Abu Talib^-asws used to fear that they would assassinate Rasool-Allah^-saww at night, or secretly, and the Prophet^-saww, when he^-saww took to his^-saww sleep or slumber, Abu Talib^-asws made him^-saww to be between him^-asws and his^-asws sons out of fear of them killing him^-saww. And Quraysh woke up in the morning and they had heard the voices of the children of the Clan of Hashim^-as from the night crying from the hunger, so they held a gathering by the Kabah. They asked each other, and the man said to his companions, ‘How did your family spend last night’. He said, ‘Good’. He said, ‘But your brethren, those who are in the canyon, their children spent the night crying from the hunger’.

فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُعْجِبُهُ مَا يَلْقَى مُحَمَّدٌ وَ رَهْطُهُ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَى‏ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ فِي بَنِي هَاشِمٍ سَنَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثاً حَتَّى جَهَدَ الْقَوْمُ جَهْداً شَدِيداً لَا يَصِلُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْ‏ءٌ إِلَّا سِرّاً وَ مستخفى [مُسْتَخْفٍ‏] بِهِ مِمَّنْ أَرَادَ صِلَتَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ حَتَّى رُوِيَ أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ خَرَجَ يَوْماً وَ مَعَهُ إِنْسَانٌ يَحْمِلُ طَعَاماً إِلَى عَمَّتِهِ خَدِيجَةَ بِنْتِ خُوَيْلِدٍ وَ هِيَ تَحْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي الشِّعْبِ

From them was one whom fascinated what Muhammad^-saww and his^-saww group faced, and from them was one who disliked that. Quraysh stayed upon that for two years of their matter regarding the Clan of Hashim^-as or three, until the people (Clan of Hashim^-as) struggled with severe struggle, nothing arriving to them except secretly or fearing with it from the one from Quraysh who wanted to help them, to the extent that it is reported that Hakeem Bin Hizam went out one day and with him were some people carrying food to his paternal aunt Khadeeja^-asws Bint Khuwaylid^-as, and she^-asws was under (married to) Rasool-Allah^-saww, in the canyon.

إِذْ لَقِيَهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَالَ تَذْهَبُ بِالطَّعَامِ إِلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ اللَّهِ لَا تَبْرَحُ أَنْتَ وَ لَا طَعَامُكَ حَتَّى أَفْضَحُكَ عِنْدَ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ بْنُ هِشَامِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ تَمْنَعُهُ أَنْ يُرْسِلَ إِلَى عَمَّتِهِ بِطَعَامٍ كَانَ لَهَا عِنْدَهُ فَأَبَى أَبُو جَهْلٍ أَنْ يَدَعَهُ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ بِسَاقِ بَعِيرٍ فَشَجَّهُ وَ وَطِئَهُ وَطْئاً شَدِيداً وَ حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَرِيبٌ يَرَى ذَلِكَ وَ هُمْ يَكْرَهُونَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَيُشْمَتُوا بِهِمْ

Then Abu Jahl^-la met him and said, ‘You are going with the food to the Clan of Hashim^-as! By Allah^-azwj, neither you nor your food will leave until I^-la expose you in the presence of Quraysh’. Abu Al-Bakhtary Bin Hisham said to him^-la, ‘You^-la are preventing him to his paternal aunt with food which was for her^-asws with him?’ Abu Jahl^-la refused to leave him. Abu Al Bakhrary said to him^-la with the leg of a camel and fractured him and trod on him^-la with a severe treading, and Hamza^-asws Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws was nearby seeing that, and they were disliking that they should reach Rasool-Allah^-saww and his^-saww companions and they were gloating with them.

وَ حَتَّى رُوِيَ أَنَّ هِشَامَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ أَدْخَلَ عَلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَحْمَالِ طَعَامٍ فَعَلِمَتْ بِذَلِكَ قُرَيْشٌ فَمَشَوْا إِلَيْهِ فَكَلَّمُوهُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي غَيْرُ عَائِدٍ لِشَيْ‏ءٍ يُخَالِفُكُمْ ثُمَّ عَادَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَأَدْخَلَ حَمْلًا أَوْ حَمْلَيْنِ لَيْلًا وَ صَادَفَتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ وَ هَمُّوا بِهِ

And to the extent it is reported that Hisham Bin Amro Bin Rabie entered to see the Clan of Hashim^-as during a night with three loads of food, and Quraysh came to know that and they walked to him and spoke to him regarding that. He said, ‘I shall not repeat to anything opposing you all’. Then he returned for a second time and entered a load or two loads at night, and Quraysh blocked him and they thought of killing him.

فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ دَعُوهُ رَجُلٌ وَصَلَ رَحِمَهُ‏أَمَا إِنِّي أَحْلِفُ بِاللَّهِ لَوْ فَعَلْنَا مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ كَانَ أَجْمَلَ بِنَا وَ وَفَّقَ اللَّهُ هِشَاماً لِلْإِسْلَامِ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ

Abu Sufyan said, ‘Leave him! He is a man helping his relatives. But I swear by Allah^-azwj! If we were to do similar to what he did, it would be majestic with us; and Allah^-azwj Harmonised Hisham to Al-Islam on the day of the conquest’.

قَالَ وَ فِي سَنَةِ عَشْرٍ مِنْ نُبُوَّتِهِ ص تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عَارَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص جِنَازَةَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ وَصَلَتْكَ رَحِمٌ وَ جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْراً يَا عَمِّ

He said, ‘In the year ten from his^-saww Prophet-hood Abu Talib^-asws passed away’. Ibn Abbas said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww attended the funeral of Abu Talib^-asws and said: ‘I^-saww have maintained relationship. May Allah^-azwj Recompense you^-asws good, O Uncle^-asws!’

وَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ تُوُفِّيَتْ خَدِيجَةُ بَعْدَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بِأَيَّامٍ وَ لَمَّا مَرِضَتْ مَرَضَهَا الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَتْ فِيهِ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهَا بِالْكُرْهِ مِنِّي مَا أَرَى مِنْكِ يَا خَدِيجَةُ وَ قَدْ يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ فِي الْكُرْهِ خَيْراً كَثِيراً أَ مَا عَلِمْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ زَوَّجَنِي مَعَكِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَرْيَمَ بِنْتَ عِمْرَانَ وَ كُلْثُمَ أُخْتَ مُوسَى وَ آسِيَةَ امْرَأَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ

And in this year, (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws passed away after Abu Talib^-asws by a few days, and when she^-asws fell sick with an illness in which she^-asws passed away, Rasool-Allah^-saww came to see her^-asws and said to her^-asws: ‘With dislike from me^-saww is what I^-saww see from you^-asws O Khadeeja^-asws, and Allah^-azwj has Made a lot of good to be in the dislike. But, do you^-asws not know that Allah^-azwj Got me^-saww married in Paradise with you^-asws along with Maryam Bint Imran^-as, and Kulsoom daughter of Musa^-as, and Aasiya wife of Pharaoh^-la?’

قَالَتْ وَ قَدْ فَعَلَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَتْ بِالرِّفَاءِ وَ الْبَنِينَ وَ تُوُفِّيَتْ خَدِيجَةُ وَ هِيَ بِنْتُ خَمْسٍ‏ وَ سِتِّينَ وَ دُفِنَتْ بِالْحَجُونِ وَ نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَبْرَهَا وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ سُنَّةُ الْجَنَازَةِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهَا

She^-asws said, ‘And Allah^-azwj has Done that, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yes’. She^-asws said it with the harmony and Khadeeja^-asws passed away and she^-asws was sixty five years old and she^-asws was buried at Al-Hajoun, and Rasool-Allah^-saww descended in her^-asws grave, and in those days there did not happen to be a Sunnah of the funeral and the Salat upon her’.

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ صَغِيرٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَ خَدِيجَةُ وَ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا شَهْرٌ وَ خَمْسَةُ أَيَّامٍ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مُصِيبَتَانِ فَلَزِمَ بَيْتَهُ وَ أَقَلَّ الْخُرُوجَ وَ نَالَتْ مِنْهُ قُرَيْشٌ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَنَالُ وَ لَا تَطْمَعُ

And it is reported from Abdullah Bin Sa’alba Bin Sagheer who said, ‘When Abu Talib^-asws and (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws passed away, and there was a month and five days between the two, two difficulties gathered upon Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he^-saww stayed in his^-saww house and hardly went out, and Quraysh attained from him^-saww what they could not attain (before) and not covet.

فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ أَبَا لَهَبٍ فَجَاءَهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ امْضِ لِمَا أَرَدْتَ وَ مَا كُنْتَ صَانِعاً إِذْ كَانَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ حَيّاً فَاصْنَعْهُ لَا وَ اللَّاتِ لَا يُوصَلُ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ وَ سَبَّ ابْنُ غَيْطَلَةَ النَّبِيَّ ص فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو لَهَبٍ فَنَالَ مِنْهُ فَوَلَّى يَصِيحُ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ صَبَأَ أَبُو عُتْبَةَ فَأَقْبَلَتْ قُرَيْشٌ حَتَّى وَقَفُوا عَلَى أَبِي لَهَبٍ

That reached Abu Lahab^-la, so he^-la came and said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Continue to what you^-saww want and what you^-saww were doing when Abu Talib^-asws was alive, and do it. No, by Al Laat, no one will get to you^-saww until I^-la die’. And Ibn Gaytala reviled the Prophet^-saww, so Abu Lahab^-la turned to him and got the best from him, and he turned around shrieking, ‘O community of Quraysh, Abu Utba has reneged!’ Quraysh came and paused by Abu Lahab^-la.

فَقَالَ مَا فَارَقْتُ دِينَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ لَكِنِّي أَمْنَعُ ابْنَ أَخِي أَنْ يُضَامَ‏ حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ لِمَا يُرِيدُ قَالُوا أَحْسَنْتَ وَ أَجْمَلْتَ وَ وَصَلْتَ الرَّحِمَ

He^-la said, ‘I^-la have not separated from the religion of Abdul Muttalib^-asws, but I^-la prevented the son^-saww of my brother^-asws to be coerced until he^-saww goes to what he^-saww wants’. They said, ‘You have done good, and beautiful, and maintained the relationship’.

فَمَكَثَ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص كَذَلِكَ أَيَّاماً يَذْهَبُ وَ يَأْتِي لَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَ هَابُوا أَبَا لَهَبٍ إِذاً جَاءَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ وَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ إِلَى أَبِي لَهَبٍ فَاحْتَالا حَتَّى صَرَفَاهُ عَنْ نُصْرَتِهِ ص وَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ خَرَجَ إِلَى الطَّائِفِ وَ إِلَى ثَقِيفٍ

Rasool-Allah^-saww remained like that for days, going and coming, no one from Quraysh objecting to him^-saww, and Abu Lahab^-la was scared when Uqbah Bin Abu Mueet and Abu Jahl^-la came to Abu Lahab^-la and cajoled him^-la until he^-la turned around from helping him^-saww. And during this year he^-saww went out to Al-Taif and to Saqeef.

عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ تَنَاوَلَتْ قُرَيْشٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَخَرَجَ إِلَى الطَّائِفِ وَ مَعَهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ وَ ذَلِكَ فِي لَيَالٍ بَقِينَ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ سَنَةَ عَشْرٍ مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ فَأَقَامَ بِهَا عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَ قِيلَ شَهْراً فَآذَوْهُ وَ رَمَوْهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَانْصَرَفَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ نَخْلَةَ صَرَفَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ النَّفْرَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ

From Muhammad Bin Jubeyr who said, ‘When Abu Talib^-asws passed away, Quraysh attained from Rasool-Allah^-saww, so he^-saww went to Al-Taif and with him^-saww was Zayd Bin Haris, and that was during two nights remaining from Shawal in the year ten from the Prophet-hood. He^-saww stayed at it for ten days, and it is said a month. They hurt him^-saww and pelted him^-saww with the stones, and he^-saww left to go to Makkah. When he^-saww descended by a palm tree, Allah^-azwj Turned toward him^-saww and number of the Jinn’.

وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا انْصَرَفَ مِنَ الطَّائِفِ عَمَدَ إِلَى ظِلِّ حَبَلَةٍ مِنْ عِنَبٍ فَجَلَسَ فِيهِ وَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ ضَعْفَ قُوَّتِي وَ قِلَّةَ حِيلَتِي وَ هَوَانِي عَلَى النَّاسِ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ أَنْتَ رَبُّ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ وَ أَنْتَ رَبِّي

And it is reported that when he^-saww left from Al-Taif, he^-saww deliberated to the shade of an orchard and sat in it and said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! I^-saww complain to You^-azwj of the weakness of my^-saww strength and scarcity of my^-saww means, and my^-saww degradation to the people, You^-azwj are the most Merciful of the merciful ones. You^-azwj are Lord of the weak, and You^-azwj are my Lord^-azwj.

إِلَى مَنْ تَكِلُنِي إِلَى بَعِيدٍ يَتَجَهَّمُنِي‏ أَوْ إِلَى عَدُوٍّ مَلَّكْتَهُ أَمْرِي إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِكَ عَلَيَّ غَضَبٌ فَلَا أُبَالِي وَ لَكِنْ عَافِيَتُكَ هِيَ أَوْسَعُ لِي أَعُوذُ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ الظُّلُمَاتُ وَ صَلَحَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ بِي غَضَبُكَ أَوْ يَحِلَّ عَلَيَّ سَخَطُكَ لَكِنْ لَكَ الْعُتْبَى‏ حَتَّى تَرْضَى وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ‏

To the one who sees me^-saww (from) afar frowns at me^-saww, or to an enemy who possesses my^-saww matter is that there does not happen to be Wrath with You^-azwj upon me^-saww, so I^-saww don’t mind, but Your^-azwj Given well-being, it is more capacious to me^-saww. I^-saww seek Refuge with the Light of Your^-azwj Face, which the darkness shines to, and the affairs of the world and the Hereafter are correct upon it, that if Your^-azwj Wrath were to descend with me^-saww, or Your^-azwj Severity is released upon me^-saww. But, for You^-azwj is the Pleasure until You^-azwj are Pleased, and there is no might nor strength except with You^-azwj!’

قَالَ وَ لَمَّا دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ كَانَ يَقِفُ بِالْمَوْسِمِ عَلَى القَبَائِلِ فَيَقُولُ يَا بَنِي فُلَانٍ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ‏ وَ لا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئاً وَ كَانَ خَلْفَهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ فَيَقُولُ لَا تُطِيعُوهُ

He said, ‘And when he^-saww entered Makkah, he^-saww during the season at the tribes and he^-saww said: ‘O clan of so and so! I^-saww am Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj to you all. He^-azwj Commands you that you should worship Allah^-azwj and not associate anything with Him^-azwj!’ And behind him^-saww was Abu Lahab^-la saying, ‘Do not obey him^-saww’.

وَ أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص كِنْدَةَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَأَبَوْا وَ أَتَى كَلْباً فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلُوا مِنْهُ وَ أَتَى بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فَرَدُّوا عَلَيْهِ أَقْبَحَ رَدٍّ

And Rasool-Allah^-saww came to (clan of) Kindah in their houses and invited them to Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic. They refused. And he^-saww came to (clan of) Kalba in their houses, but they did not accept from him^-saww. And he^-saww came to (clan of) Haneefa in their houses and they repelled him^-saww with an ugly repelling.

وَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ تَزَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِعَائِشَةَ وَ سَوْدَةَ وَ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِنْتَ سِتِّ سِنِينَ حِينَئِذٍ وَ رُوِيَ لَمَّا هَلَكَتْ خَدِيجَةُ جَاءَتْ خَوْلَةُ بِنْتُ حَكِيمٍ امْرَأَةُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ لَا تَتَزَوَّجُ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَتْ إِنْ شِئْتَ بِكْراً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ ثَيِّباً

And during this year, Rasool-Allah^-saww married Ayesha and Sawdah, and Ayesha was six years old on that day, and it is reported that when Khadeeja^-asws passed away, Khawla Bint Hakeem, wife of Usman Bin Mazoun, came and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Why don’t you^-saww get married?’ He^-saww said: ‘(To) whom?’ She said, ‘If you^-saww like, a virgin, and if you^-saww like, a widow’.

قَالَ فَمَنِ الْبِكْرُ قَالَتْ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ وَ مَنِ الثَّيِّبُ قَالَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ قَدْ آمَنَتْ بِكَ وَ اٍتَّبَعَتْكَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُ قَالَ فَاذْهَبِي فَاذْكُرِيهِمَا عَلَيَّ فَذَهَبَتْ إِلَى أَبَوَيْهِمَا وَ خَطَبَتْهُمَا فَقَبِلَا وَ تَزَوَّجَهُمَا

He^-saww said: ‘Who is the virgin?’ She said, ‘Daughter of Abu Bakr’. He^-saww said:’ And who is the widow?’ She said, ‘Sawdah Bint Zam’ah. She has believed in you^-saww and will follow you^-saww upon what you^-saww are saying’. He^-saww said: ‘Then go and mention it to them both about me^-saww’. She went to their parents and proposed to them (on his^-saww behalf) and they accepted, and got them married.

وَ فِي سَنَةِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ مِنْ نُبُوَّتِهِ كَانَ بَدْءُ إِسْلَامِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ ذَلِكَ مَا رُوِيَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص خَرَجَ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ يَعْرِضُ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى القَبَائِلِ فَبَيْنَا هُوَ عَلَى الْعَقَبَةِ إِذْ لَقِيَ رَهْطاً مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ فَقَالُوا مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ قَالَ أَ فَلَا تَجْلِسُونَ أُكَلِّمُكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى فَجَلَسُوا مَعَهُ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ عَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ وَ تَلَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ

And in the year eleven from his^-saww Prophet-hood, it was the early stage of Islam among the Helpers, and what is reported that Rasool-Allah^-saww went out during the season to present himself^-saww to the tribes. While he^-saww was upon Al-Aqaba when he^-saww met a group from Al-Khazraj. He^-saww said: ‘Who are you?’ They said, ‘From Al-Khazraj’. He^-saww said: ‘Will you not be seated until I^-saww speak to you all?’ They said, ‘Yes’. They sat down with him^-saww and he^-saww invited them to Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic and presented Al-Islam to them, and recited the Quran to them.

وَ كَانَ أُولَئِكَ يَسْمَعُونَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَظَلَّ زَمَانُ نَبِيٍّ يُبْعَثُ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُمْ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَلنَّبِيُّ الَّذِي يَعِدُكُمْ بِهِ الْيَهُودُ فَلَا يَسْبِقَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْهِ

And they used to hear from the Jews that there has come the era of a Prophet^-as to be Sent. When he^-saww spoke to them, one of them said to the other, ‘By Allah^-azwj! He^-azwj is the Prophet^-saww whom the Jews were preparing you with, so do not let them precede you all to him^-saww’.

وَ انْصَرَفُوا رَاجِعِينَ إِلَى بِلَادِهِمْ وَ قَدْ آمَنُوا وَ كَانُوا سِتَّةَ أَنْفُسٍ أَسْعَدَ بْنَ زُرَارَةَ وَ عَوْنَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ عَفْرَاءَ وَ رَافِعَ بْنَ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ وَ قُطَبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرِ بْنِ حَدِيدَةَ وَ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ وَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

And they left returning to their cities, and they had believed, and they were six people – As’ad Bin Zurara, and Awn Bin Al-Haris and he was a son of Afra’a, and Rafie Bin Malik Bin Ajlan, and Qutba Bin Aamir Bin Hadeeda, and Uqbah Bin Aamir, and Jabir Bin Abdullah.

فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِمْ ذَكَرُوا لَهُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَ دَعَوْهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ حَتَّى فَشَا فِيهِمْ دِينَهُمْ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَّا وَ فِيهَا ذِكْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص

When they arrived at Al-Medina to their people, they mentioned Rasool-Allah^-saww to them and called them to Al-Islam until their Religion spread among them. There did not remain any house from the houses of the Helpers except and therein was mention of Rasool-Allah^-saww.

وَ فِي سَنَةِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ نُبُوَّتِهِ كَانَ الْمِعْرَاجُ وَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ كَانَتْ بِيعَةُ الْعَقَبَةِ الْأُولَى وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص خَرَجَ عَامَئِذٍ إِلَى الْمَوْسِمِ وَ قَدْ قَدِمَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَلَقُوهُ بِالْعَقَبَةِ وَ هِيَ الْعَقَبَةُ الْأُولَى فَبَايَعَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ بَايَعَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَيْلَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ الْأُولَى وَ نَحْنُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا أَنَا أَحَدُهُمْ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا بَعَثَ مَعَهُمْ مُصْعَبَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ يُفَقِّهُ أَهْلَهَا وَ يُقْرِئُهُمُ الْقُرْآنَ

And in the year twelve from his^-saww Prophet-hood there was the Mi’raj, and in this year was the first allegiance of Al-Aqabah, and that is that Rasool-Allah^-saww went out that year to the season (Hajj), and twelve men from the Helpers had come and they met him^-saww at Al-Aqaba, and it is the first Al-Aqaba (allegiance). Rasool-Allah^-saww took their allegiance. Ubada Bin Al-Samit said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww took our allegiances on the night of Al-Aqaba the first and we were twelve men, I being one of them’. When they left, he^-saww sent Mus’ab Bin Umeyr with them to Al-Medina to make its people understand and recite the Quran to them.

وَ فِي سَنَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ كَانَتْ بِيعَةُ الْعَقَبَةِ الثَّانِيَةُ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَوْسِمِ فَلَقِيَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَوَاعَدُوهُ الْعَقَبَةَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ

And in the year thirteen was the second allegiance of Al-Aqabah, and that is that Rasool-Allah^-saww went out to the season (Hajj) and there met him^-saww a group from the Helpers, and he^-saww gave them an appointment at Al-Aqabah in the middle of the days of Al-Tashreeq (ten days after the day of the sacrifice).

قَالَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ اجْتَمَعْنَا فِي الشِّعْبِ عِنْدَ الْعَقَبَةِ وَ نَحْنُ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا وَ مَعَهُمُ امْرَأَتَانِ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ نَسِيبَةُ بِنْتُ كَعْبٍ أُمُّ عُمَارَةَ وَ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَدِيٍّ وَ هِيَ أُمُّ مَنِيعٍ فَبَايَعَنَا وَ جَعَلَ عَلَيْنَا اثنا [اثْنَيْ‏] عَشَرَ نَقِيباً مِنَّا تِسْعَةً مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ ثَلَاثَةً مِنَ الْأَوْسِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَصْحَابَهُ بِالْخُرُوجِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَخَرَجُوا أَرْسَالًا وَ أَقَامَ هُوَ بِمَكَّةَ يَنْتَظِرُ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَهُ

Ka’ab Bin Malik said, ‘We gathered in the canyon by Al-Aqaba and we were seventy men, and with them were two women from their womenfolk – Naseeba Bint Ka’ab mother of Ammar, and Asma’a Bint Amro Bin Aday and she is mother of Manie. He^-saww took our allegiances and made twelve captains from us to be upon us, nine from Al-Khazraj and three from Al Aws. Then Rasool-Allah^-saww instructed his^-saww companions with the exit to Al-Medina, so they went out with a sending, and he^-saww stayed at Makkah awaiting His^-azwj Permission to him^-saww’’.[11]

12- يه، من لا يحضره الفقيه‏ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ وَ هِيَ لِمَا بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا بِالرَّغْمِ مِنَّا مَا نَرَى بِكِ يَا خَدِيجَةُ فَإِذَا قَدِمْتِ عَلَى ضَرَائِرِكِ فَأَقْرِئِيهِنَّ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَتْ مَنْ هُنَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

(The book) ‘Man La Yahzahu Al-Faqeeh’ – ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww went to (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws and it is when he^-saww was with her^-asws, said to her^-asws: “Despite what we^-saww see with you^-asws, O Khadeeja^-asws! When you^-asws proceed to your^-asws ‘Zaraair’ (My^-saww other wives), then convey the greetings to them’. She^-asws said: ‘Who are they, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’

قَالَ ص مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ وَ كُلْثُمُ أُخْتُ مُوسَى وَ آسِيَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالَتْ بِالرِّفَاءِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

He^-saww said: ‘Maryam Bint Imran^-as, and Kulsum sister of Musa^-as, and Aasiya wife of Pharaoh^-la’. She^-asws said with harmony: ‘(Yes), O Rasool-Allah^-saww![12]

13- مصبا، المصباحين‏ في السادس و العشرين من شهر رجب كانت وفاة أبي طالب رحمة الله‏ عليه على قول ابن عياش

(The book) ‘Masba Al Masbaheyn’ – ‘During the twenty sixth of the month of Rajab was the expiry of Abu Talib^-asws, as per the word of Ibn Ayyash’’.[13]

14- ص، قصص الأنبياء عليهم السلام‏ إِنَّ أَبَا طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تُوُفِّيَ فِي آخِرِ السَّنَةِ الْعَاشِرَةِ مِنْ مَبْعَثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَتْ خَدِيجَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا بَعْدَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَسَمَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ الْعَامَ عَامَ الْحُزْنِ فَقَالَ مَا زَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ قَاعِدَةً عَنِّي حَتَّى مَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ

(The book) Qasas Al-Anbiya’ – ‘Abu Talib^-asws expired at the end of the tenth year from the Sending of Rasool-Allah^-saww, then Khadeeja^-asws passed away after Abu Talib^-asws by three days, so Rasool-Allah^-saww named that year as ‘The year of grief’. He^-saww said: ‘Quraysh did not cease to sit back from me^-saww until Abu Talib^-asws passed away.[14]

15- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب‏ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَعْرِضُ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى قَبَائِلِ الْعَرَبِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَلَقِيَ رَهْطاً مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ فَقَالَ أَ لَا تَجْلِسُونَ أُحَدِّثْكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى فَجَلَسُوا إِلَيْهِ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ تَلَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ يَا قَوْمِ تَعْلَمُونَ وَ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ النَّبِيُّ الَّذِي كَانَ يُوعِدُكُمْ بِهِ الْيَهُودُ فَلَا يَسْبِقَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – ‘The Prophet^-saww used to present himself^-saww unto the Arab tribes during the season (Hajj), and he^-saww met a group from Al-Khazraj. He^-saww said: ‘Can you sit down so I^-saww can narrate to you all?’ They said, ‘Yes’. They sat to him^-saww and he^-saww called them to Allah^-azwj and recited the Quran to them. One of them said to the others, ‘O people! Do you know, by Allah^-azwj, that he^-saww is the Prophet^-saww whom the Jews have been preparing you with, so do not let anyone else precede you to him^-saww’.

فَأَجَابُوهُ وَ قَالُوا لَهُ إِنَّا قَدْ تَرَكْنَا قَوْمَنَا وَ لَا قَوْمَ بَيْنَهُمْ مِنَ الْعَدَاوَةِ وَ الشَّرِّ مِثْلَ مَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَ عَسَى أَنْ يَجْمَعَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِكَ فَسَتَقْدِمُ‏ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى أَمْرِكَ وَ كَانُوا سِتَّةَ نَفَرٍ

Then they answered him and said to him^-saww, ‘We have left out people, and there are no people between whom is the enmity and the evil like what used to be between them, and perhaps Allah^-azwj will Unite between them through you^-saww, so we shall proceed to them and invite them to your^-saww matter’. And they were six in number.

قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَخْبَرُوا قَوْمَهُمْ بِالْخَبَرِ فَمَا دَارَ حَوْلٌ إِلَّا وَ فِيهَا حَدِيثُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ الْعَامُ الْمُقْبِلُ أَتَى الْمَوْسِمَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَلَقُوا النَّبِيَّ ص فَبَايَعُوهُ عَلَى بَيْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ أَلَّا يُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئاً وَ لَا يَسْرِقُوا إِلَى آخِرِهَا

He (the narrator) said, ‘When they arrived at Al-Medina, they informed their people with the news, and there was not house around except and therein was discussion of Rasool-Allah^-saww until when it was the next year’s season, there came from the Helpers, twelve men and met the Prophet^-saww and pledged allegiance to him^-saww and upon the women that they will not associate anything with Allah, nor steal, [60:12] – up to the end of it.

ثُمَّ انْصَرَفُوا وَ بَعَثَ مَعَهُمْ مُصْعَبَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ وَ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ يُسَمَّى الْمُقْرِئَ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَّا وَ فِيهَا رِجَالٌ وَ نِسَاءٌ مُسْلِمُونَ إِلَّا دَارُ أُمَيَّةَ وَ حُطَيْمَةَ وَ وَائِلٍ وَ هُمْ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ ثُمَّ عَادَ مُصْعَبٌ إِلَى مَكَّةَ

Then they left and he^-saww sent Mus’ab Bin Umeyr with them to (lead) Salat with them, and between them in Al-Medina, he was named as ‘The reciter’. There did not remain any house in Al-Medina except and in it was a Muslim man and a Muslim woman, except for the house of Amiya and Hutayman, and Wail, and they were from Al-Aws. Then Mus’ab returned to Makkah.

وَ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَى الْمَوْسِمِ مَعَ حُجَّاجِ قَوْمِهِمْ فَاجْتَمَعُوا فِي الشِّعْبِ عِنْدَ الْعَقَبَةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ وَ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا وَ امْرَأَتَانِ فِي أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ ص أُبَايِعُكُمْ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ‏ نُرِيدُ أَنْ تُعَرِّفَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لِلَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَ مَا لَكَ عَلَيْنَا وَ مَا لَنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ

And a group from the Helpers went out to the season (Hajj) along with the pilgrims, and seventy-three men and two gathered in the canyon by Al-Aqaba during the days of Al-Tashreeq (ten days after the day of the sacrifice), at night. He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww take your allegiance upon Al-Islam’. Some of them said to him^-saww, ‘We want you^-saww to introduce to us, O Rasool-Allah^-saww, what is for Allah^-azwj upon us, and what is for you^-saww upon us, and what is for us upon Allah^-azwj’.

فَقَالَ أَمَّا مَا لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَنْ تَعْبُدُوهُ‏ وَ لا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئاً وَ أَمَّا مَا لِي عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَنْصُرُونَنِي مِثْلَ نِسَائِكُمْ وَ أَبْنَائِكُمْ وَ أَنْ تَصْبِرُوا عَلَى عَضِّ السَّيْفِ وَ إِنْ يُقْتَلَ خِيَارُكُمْ

He^-saww said: ‘As for what is for Allah^-azwj upon you is that you should worship Him^-azwj and not associate anything with Him^-azwj; and as for what is for me^-saww upon you is you should be helping me^-saww like (you do) your womenfolk and your sons, and that you should be patient upon the pain of the sword, and you should kill your best ones’.

قَالُوا فَإِذَا فَعَلْنَا ذَلِكَ مَا لَنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ أَمَّا فِي الدُّنْيَا فَالظُّهُورُ عَلَى مَنْ عَادَاكُمْ وَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ رِضْوَانُهُ وَ الْجَنَّةُ فَأَخَذَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَنَمْنَعُكَ‏ بِمَا نَمْنَعُ بِهِ أُزُرَنَا فَبَايِعْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَنَحْنُ وَ اللَّهِ أَهْلُ الْحُرُوبِ وَ أَهْلُ الْحَلَفَةِ وَرِثْنَاهَا كِبَاراً عَنْ كِبَارٍ

They said, ‘If we were to do that, what is for us upon Allah^-azwj?’ He^-saww said: ‘As for in the word, it is the prevalence upon the ones who are your enemies, and in the Hereafter it is His^-azwj Pleasure and Paradise’. Al-Bara’a Bin Marrour grabbed his^-saww hand, then said, ‘By the One^-azwj Who Sent you^-saww with the Truth! We will protect you^-saww with what we protect our visitors with, so accept our allegiance, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! By Allah^-azwj! We are the people of war and people of vows, and we inherited it from elders from (our) elders’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ إِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ الرِّجَالِ حِبَالًا وَ إِنَّا إِنْ قَطَعْنَاهَا أَوْ قَطَعُوهَا فَهَلْ عَسَيْتَ إِنْ فَعَلْنَا ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَظْهَرَكَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ وَ تَدَعَنَا فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ثُمَّ قَالَ بَلِ الدَّمُ الدَّمُ وَ الْهَدْمُ الْهَدْمُ أُحَارِبُ مَنْ حَارَبْتُمْ وَ أُسَالِمُ مَنْ سَالَمْتُمْ

Abu Al-Haysam said, ‘Between us and between the men there are ropes, and if we were to cut these off or they cut these, is it possible that we would do that. Then Allah^-azwj Manifested you^-saww and you^-saww return to your^-saww people and invited us’. Rasool-Allah^-saww smiled, then said: ‘But the blood is the blood, and the demolition is the demolition. I^-saww shall battle the ones who battle you, and be at peace with the ones who are at peace with you’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْرِجُوا إِلَيَّ مِنْكُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً فَاخْتَارُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ أُبَايِعُكُمْ كَبَيْعَةِ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّينَ كُفَلَاءَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِمْ بِمَا فِيهِمْ وَ عَلَى أَنْ تَمْنَعُونِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ نِسَاءَكُمْ وَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ فَبَايَعُوهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ

Then he^-saww said: ‘Bring out twelve captains from you to me^-saww and choose them’. Then he^-saww said: ‘I^-saww shall accept your allegiances like the allegiance of Isa^-as Bin Maryam^-as of the disciples, being responsible upon their people with what is regarding them, and upon that you will protect me^-saww from what you are protecting your womenfolk from, and your sons’. They pledged to him^-saww upon that.

فَصَرَخَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي الْعَقَبَةِ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَبَاجِبِ هَلْ لَكُمْ فِي مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الصُّبَاةِ مَعَهُ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى حَرْبِكُمْ ثُمَّ نَفَرَ النَّاسُ مِنْ مِنًى وَ فَشَا الْخَبَرُ فَخَرَجُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ فَأَدْرَكُوا سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ وَ الْمُنْذِرَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو

The Satan^-la shrieked out in Al-Aqaba, ‘O people of the abundant evil! O people of the abundant evil! Is there (anyone) for you regarding Muhammad^-saww and the renegades with him^-saww? They have gathered upon battling you all!’ Then the people left from Mina and the news spread, and they went out in the seeking, and they came across Sa’ad Bin Ubada, and Al-Munzar Bin Amro.

فَأَمَّا الْمُنْذِرُ فَأَعْجَزَ الْقَوْمَ وَ أَمَّا سَعْدٌ فَأَخَذُوهُ وَ رَبَطُوهُ بِنِسْعِ‏ رَحْلِهِ وَ أَدْخَلُوهُ مَكَّةَ يَضْرِبُونَهُ فَبَلَغَ خَبَرُهُ إِلَى جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ وَ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ حَرْبِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ فَأَتَيَاهُ وَ خَلَّصَاهُ وَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ص لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ إِلَّا بِالدُّعَاءِ وَ الصَّبْرِ عَلَى الْأَذَى وَ الصَّفْحِ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِ

As for Al-Munzar, the people were unable, and as for Sa’ad, they seized him and tied him with a rope of his riding animal, and entered him into Makkah hitting him. His news reached to Jubeyr Bin Mut’am and Al-Haris Bin Harb Bin Amiya and they came to him and finished him off from it, and the Prophet^-saww did not instruct except with the supplications and the patience upon the harm and the pardoning from the ignorant one.

فَطَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ عُتُوُّهُمْ أُمِرَ بِالْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ ص إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ دَاراً وَ إِخْوَاناً تَأْمَنُونَ بِهَا فَخَرَجُوا أَرْسَالًا حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ص إِلَّا عَلِيٌّ وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ

Quraysh prolonged their torment upon the Muslim. When their transgression was a lot, he^-saww instructed them to emigrate. He^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj has Made houses and brothers for you all you can be safe with’. So, they went out few at a time until there did not remain with the Prophet^-saww except Ali^-asws and Abu Bakr.

فَحَذَرَتْ قُرَيْشٌ خُرُوجَهُ وَ عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَجْمَعَ لِحَرْبِهِمْ فَاجْتَمَعُوا فِي دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ وَ هِيَ دَارُ قُصَيِّ بْنِ‏ كِلَابٍ يَتَشَاوَرُونَ فِي أَمْرِهِ‏ وَ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى آخِرِ مَا سَيَأْتِي فِي الْبَابِ الْآتِي بِرِوَايَةِ الشَّيْخِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي هَالَةَ

Quraysh were cautious of their exit and knew that they would be gathering to battle with them. They gathered in the house of consultation, and it is a house of Qusay Bin Kilab, they were consulting each other regarding his^-saww matter’ – and continued the Hadeeth up to the end of what I (Majlisi) will be coming within the following chapter with the report of the Sheykh, from Ibn Abu Halah’’.[15]

باب 6 الهجرة و مباديها و مبيت علي عليه السلام على فراش النبي ص و ما جرى بعد ذلك إلى دخول المدينة

CHAPTER 6 – THE HIJRA (EMIGRATION) AND ITS PRINCIPLES, AND ALI^-asws SPENDING THE NIGHT UPON THE BED OF THE PROPHET^-saww AND WHAT FOLLOWED THAT UP TO THE ENTRY INTO AL-MEDINA

الآيات النساء إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلائِكَةُ ظالِمِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ قالُوا فِيمَ كُنْتُمْ قالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ قالُوا أَ لَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّهِ واسِعَةً فَتُهاجِرُوا فِيها فَأُولئِكَ مَأْواهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَ ساءَتْ مَصِيراً ‏

The Verses – (Surah) Al Nisaa: Those whom the Angels cause to die while they are being unjust to themselves, they are saying, ‘In which state were you?’ They are saying, ‘We were weak in the earth’. They are saying, ‘Did not the earth of Allah happen to be capacious, so you could have emigrated therein?’ So they, their abode is Hell, and it is an evil fate [4:97]

إِلَّا الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجالِ وَ النِّساءِ وَ الْوِلْدانِ لا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَ لا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًا

Except for the weak ones from the men and the women and the children, not being capable of dodging (Kufr) nor being guided to a Way [4:98]

فَأُولئِكَ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْ وَ كانَ اللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُوراً

So they, perhaps Allah would Pardon (their sins) from them; and Allah was always Pardoning, Forgiving [4:99]

وَ مَنْ يُهاجِرْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يَجِدْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُراغَماً كَثِيراً وَ سَعَةً وَ مَنْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُهاجِراً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ كانَ اللَّهُ غَفُوراً رَحِيماً

And the one who emigrates in the Way of Allah would find in the earth a lot of shelter and resources; and the one who goes out from his would emigrating to Allah and His Rasool, then death overtakes him, so his Recompense would fall upon Allah; and Allah was always Forgiving, Merciful [4:100]

الأنفال‏ وَ إِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَ يَمْكُرُونَ وَ يَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْماكِرِينَ‏

(Surah) Al Anfaal: And when those who committed Kufr plotted against you in order to confine you or kill you or banish you, and they were plotting and Allah Planned, and Allah is the best of the planners [8:30]

و قال تعالى‏ وَ ما لَهُمْ أَلَّا يُعَذِّبَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ هُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرامِ وَ ما كانُوا أَوْلِياءَهُ إِنْ أَوْلِياؤُهُ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقُونَ وَ لكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لا يَعْلَمُونَ‏

And the Exalted Said: And (reason) is for them that Allah should not Punish them and they are hindering from the Sacred Masjid, and they were not its custodians? Surely, its custodians are only the pious ones, but most of them are not knowing [8:34]

و قال تعالى‏ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ هاجَرُوا وَ جاهَدُوا بِأَمْوالِهِمْ وَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ الَّذِينَ آوَوْا وَ نَصَرُوا أُولئِكَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِياءُ بَعْضٍ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ لَمْ يُهاجِرُوا ما لَكُمْ مِنْ وَلايَتِهِمْ مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ حَتَّى يُهاجِرُوا وَ إِنِ اسْتَنْصَرُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ النَّصْرُ إِلَّا عَلى‏ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَ بَيْنَهُمْ مِيثاقٌ وَ اللَّهُ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

And the Exalted Said: Surely those who believed and emigrated with their wealth and their selves in the Way of Allah, sheltered and helped (them), they are guardians of each other; and those who believed and did not emigrate, there is nothing for you of their guardianship until they do emigrate; and if they seek your help in the Religion, then the helping is (incumbent) upon you, except upon a people between you and them there is a covenant; and Allah is Seeing with what you are doing [8:72]

وَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِياءُ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ فَسادٌ كَبِيرٌ

And those who are committing Kufr are friends of each other, (therefore) if you do not do it, Fitna (strife) would occur in the land and a great mischief [8:73]

وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ هاجَرُوا وَ جاهَدُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ الَّذِينَ آوَوْا وَ نَصَرُوا أُولئِكَ هُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَ رِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

And those who are believing and emigrating and fighting in the Way of Allah, and those who are sheltering and helping (them), these ones, they are the true Momineen. For them would be Forgiveness and a Benevolent sustenance [8:74]

وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْ بَعْدُ وَ هاجَرُوا وَ جاهَدُوا مَعَكُمْ فَأُولئِكَ مِنْكُمْ وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى‏ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ عَلِيمٌ‏

And those who would believe from afterwards and emigrate and fight alongside you, so they are from you; and the possessors of the relationships, some of them are closer than the others in the Book of Allah. Surely Allah is a Knower of all things [8:75]

التوبة إِلَّا تَنْصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُما فِي الْغارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصاحِبِهِ لا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ أَيَّدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَمْ تَرَوْها وَ جَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلى‏ وَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيا وَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

(Surah) Al Tawbah: If you don’t help him, so Allah had Helped him when those who committed Kufr expelled him, him being the second of the two when they were both in the cave, when he said to his companion: ‘Do not grieve, surely Allah is with us!’ Then Allah Send down His Tranquillity upon him and Aided him with armies you did not see, and He Made the words of the one who committed Kufr to be the lowest; and Allah is Mighty, Wise [9:40]

النحل 41 وَ الَّذِينَ هاجَرُوا فِي اللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما ظُلِمُوا لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيا حَسَنَةً وَ لَأَجْرُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

(Surah) Al Nahl: And the ones who emigrate for the Sake of Allah after they are oppressed, We will Give them a good abode in the world, and the Recompense of the Hereafter is greater, if only they knew [16:41]

الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَ عَلى‏ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ‏

Those who are patient and are relying upon their Lord upon their Lord [16:42]

و قال تعالى‏ مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ إِيمانِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَ قَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمانِ وَ لكِنْ مَنْ شَرَحَ بِالْكُفْرِ صَدْراً فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ لَهُمْ عَذابٌ عَظِيمٌ‏

And the Exalted Said: One who commits Kufr after his Eman, except for the one coerced, and his heart is content with the Eman, but the one who opens his chest with the Kufr, so upon them is the Wrath from Allah, and for them is a grievous Punishment [16:106]

إلى قوله تعالى‏ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ هاجَرُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ ما فُتِنُوا ثُمَّ جاهَدُوا وَ صَبَرُوا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنْ بَعْدِها لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ‏

Up to his^-azwj Words: Then, surely your Lord, to those who emigrated from after having been persecuted, then they struggled and were patient, surely your Lord from after it, is Forgiving, Merciful [16:110]

الحج‏ وَ الَّذِينَ هاجَرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلُوا أَوْ ماتُوا لَيَرْزُقَنَّهُمُ اللَّهُ رِزْقاً حَسَناً وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ

(Surah) Al Hajj: And those who emigrate in the Way of Allah, then are killed or they die, Allah would Sustain them with a goodly sustenance. And surely Allah, He is the Best of the sustainers [22:58]

لَيُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ مُدْخَلًا يَرْضَوْنَهُ وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَعَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌ‏

He will Cause them to enter an entrance which they shall be well pleased with, and surely Allah is Knowing, Forbearing [22:59]

العنكبوت‏ يا عِبادِيَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّ أَرْضِي واسِعَةٌ فَإِيَّايَ فَاعْبُدُونِ‏

O My servants, those who believe! Surely, My earth is vast, so it is Me (that) you should be worshipping! [29:56]

إلى قوله تعالى‏ وَ كَأَيِّنْ مِنْ دَابَّةٍ لا تَحْمِلُ رِزْقَهَا اللَّهُ يَرْزُقُها وَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ‏

Up to His^-azwj Words: And how many a creature cannot carry its sustenance (so) Allah Sustains it and you, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing [29:60]

محمد وَ كَأَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ هِيَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً مِنْ قَرْيَتِكَ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَتْكَ أَهْلَكْناهُمْ فَلا ناصِرَ لَهُمْ‏

(Surah) Muhammad^-saww: And how many a town was stronger in prowess than your town which expelled you? We Destroyed them and there was no helper for them [47:13]

المزمل‏ وَ اصْبِرْ عَلى‏ ما يَقُولُونَ وَ اهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْراً جَمِيلًا

(Surah) Muzammil: And be patient upon what they are saying, and avoid them with a beautiful avoidance [73:10].

Note –

قال الطبرسي رحمه الله قال أبو حمزة الثمالي‏ بلغنا أن المشركين يوم بدر لم يخلفوا إذ خرجوا أحدا إلا صبيا أو شيخا كبيرا أو مريضا فخرج معهم ناس ممن تكلم بالإسلام فلما التقى المشركون و رسول الله ص نظر الذين كانوا قد تكلموا بالإسلام إلى قلة المسلمين فارتابوا فأصيبوا فيمن أصيب من المشركين

Al-Tabarsee said, ‘Abu Hamza Al Sumali said, ‘It has reached us that on the Day of Badr, when the Polytheists came out, they did not leave anyone behind except your children, or the elderly, or sick ones. Some people who spoke with Al Islam also came out with them. When the Polythests and Rasool-Allah^-saww met (in battle), those who had spoke with Al-Islam looked at the small number of Muslims, so they doubted. They were slain among the ones from the Polytheists who were slain.

فنزلت فيهم الآية- و هو المروي عن ابن عباس و السدي و قتادة

Thus the Verse was Revealed regarding them: Those whom the Angels cause to die while they are being unjust to themselves, they are saying, ‘In which state were you?’ They are saying, ‘We were weak in the earth’. They are saying, ‘Did not the earth of Allah happen to be capacious, so you could have emigrated therein?’ So they, their abode is Hell, and it is an evil fate [4:97] – And it is reported from Ibn Abbas, and Al Sady, and Qatadah.

وَ رَوَى الْحَسَنُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَنْ فَرَّ بِدِينِهِ مِنْ أَرْضٍ إِلَى أَرْضٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَ شِبْراً مِنَ الْأَرْضِ اسْتَوْجَبَ الْجَنَّةَ وَ كَانَ رَفِيقَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَ آلِهِمَا

And it is reported by Al-Hassan, from the Prophet^-saww, he^-saww said: ‘One who flees being with his religion, from a land to a land, and even if it was a palm’s width of the land, will be Obligated Paradise, and he would be a friend of Ibrahim^-as and Muhammad^-saww, may Allah^-azwj Send Salawaat upon them^-asws and their^-asws Progenies’.

وَ قَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى‏ وَ إِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ‏ قَالَ الْمُفَسِّرُونَ إِنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِي قِصَّةِ دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ نَفَراً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ اجْتَمَعُوا فِيهَا وَ هِيَ دَارُ قُصَيِّ بْنِ كِلَابٍ وَ تَئَامَرُوا فِي أَمْرِ النَّبِيِّ ص

And he said regarding Words of the Exalted: And when those who committed Kufr plotted against you [8:30], ‘The interpreters said, ‘It was Revealed regarding the story of the house of consultation, and that is because a number of Qureysh had gathered in it, and it was the house of Qusay Bin Kilab, and they conspired regarding the matter of the Prophet^-saww.

فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ‏ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ‏ وَ قَالَ أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ أَخْرِجُوهُ عَنْكُمْ تَسْتَرِيحُوا مِنْ أَذَاهُ وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ مَا هَذَا بِرَأْيٍ وَ لَكِنِ اقْتُلُوهُ بِأَنْ يَجْتَمِعَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ كُلِّ بَطْنِ رَجُلٍ فَيَضْرِبُوهُ بِأَسْيَافِهِمْ ضَرْبَةَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ فَتَرْضَى حِينَئِذٍ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ بِالدِّيَةِ

Urwah Bin Hisham said, ‘We shall wait for him to fall prey to an accident’ [52:30], an Abu Al Bakhtari said, ‘Expel him^-saww from you all, you will be rested from his^-saww harm!’ And Abu Jahl^-la said. ‘This is not a (correct) view, but kill him^-saww. If a man were to be gathered from every tribe and strike him^-saww with their swords, each one with a strike, one that day the clan of Hashim^-as will agree with the wergild!’

فَصَوَّبَ إِبْلِيسُ هَذَا الرَّأْيَ وَ كَانَ قَدْ جَاءَهُمْ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ وَ خَطَّأَ الْأَوَّلِينَ فَاتَّفَقُوا عَلَى هَذَا الرَّأْيِ وَ أَعَدُّوا الرِّجَالَ وَ السِّلَاحَ

Iblees^-la approved of this view, and he^-la had come to them in the image of an aged old man, and declared the first two views as mistaken. They concurred upon this view and they prepared the men and the weapons.

وَ جَاءَ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَأَخْبَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَخَرَجَ إِلَى الْغَارِ وَ أَمَرَ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَبَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا وَ فَتَّشُوا عَنِ الْفِرَاشِ وَجَدُوا عَلِيّاً وَ قَدْ رَدَّ اللَّهُ مَكْرَهُمْ وَ قَالُوا أَيْنَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي

And Jibraeel^-as came and informed Rasool-Allah^-saww. He^-saww went out to the cave and instructed Ali^-asws, so he^-asws spent the night upon his^-saww bed. When it was morning and they investigated the bed they found Ali^-asws, and Allah^-azwj Repelled their plot, and they said, ‘Where is Muhammad^-saww?’ He^-asws said: ‘I^-asws don’t know!’

فَاقْتَصُّوا أَثَرَهُ وَ أَرْسَلُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغُوا الْجَبَلَ وَ مَرُّوا بِالْغَارِ رَأَوْا عَلَى بَابِهِ نَسْجَ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ فَقَالُوا لَوْ كَانَ هَاهُنَا لَمْ يَكُنْ نَسْجُ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ عَلَى بَابِهِ

They followed his^-saww tracks and sent men in search of him^-saww. When they reached the mountain and passed by the cave, they saw a spider’s wen at its entrance. They said, ‘If he^-saww was here, the spider would not have be a sprider’s web at its entrance!’

فَمَكَثَ فِيهِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ

They (Rasool-Allah^-saww and Abu Bakr) remained in it for three days, then proceeded to Al-Medina.

وَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَتَوَارَثُونَ بِالْمُؤَاخَاةِ الْأُولَى

And from Abu Ja’far^-asws: ‘They were inheriting each other based upon the first bond of brotherhood’. (Regarding – And those who are committing Kufr are friends of each other, (therefore) if you do not do it, Fitna (strife) would occur in the land and a great mischief [8:73])

قال الزهري‏ لما دخل رسول الله ص و أبو بكر الغار أرسل الله زوجا من الحمام حتى باضا في أسفل الثقب‏ و العنكبوت حتى نسج بيتا فلما جاء سراقة بن مالك في طلبهما فرأى بيض الحمام و بيت العنكبوت قال لو دخله أحد لانكسر البيض و تفسخ بيت العنكبوت فانصرف و قال النبي ص اللهم أعم أبصارهم فعميت أبصارهم عن دخوله و جعلوا يضربون يمينا و شمالا حول الغار

Al-Zuhri said, ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww and Abu Bakr entered the cave, Allah^-azwj Sent a pair of pigeons, which laid eggs at the bottom of the opening, and a spider, which spun a web. When Suraqah Bin Malik came in pursuit of them and saw the pigeons’ eggs and the spider’s web, he said, ‘Had anyone entered it, the eggs would have been broken and the spider’s web would have been torn apart!’, so he turned back. The Prophet^-saww said, ‘O Allah^-azwj! Blind their eyes!’ Their eyes were thus prevented from seeing the entrance, and they began searching to the right and left around the cave.

و قال أبو بكر لو نظروا إلى أقدامهم لرأونا و نزل رجل من قريش فبال على باب الغار فقال أبو بكر قد أبصرونا يا رسول الله فقال رسول الله ص لو أبصرونا ما استقبلونا بعوراتهم

And Abu Bakr said, ‘If they were to look down at their feet, they would see us’. Then a man from Qureysh came down and urinated at the entrance of the cave. Abu Bakr said, ‘They have seen us, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Rasool-Allah^-saww replied: ‘Had they seen us, they would not have faced us with their private parts exposed!’

فَقَالَ ص‏ كَلَّا إِنَّ عَمَّاراً مَلِي‏ءٌ إِيمَاناً مِنْ قَرْنِهِ إِلَى قَدَمِهِ وَ اخْتَلَطَ الْإِيمَانُ بِلَحْمِهِ وَ دَمِهِ

He^-saww said: ‘Never! Ammar^-ra is full of Eman, from his^-ra head to his^-ra feet, and the Eman is mingles in his^-ra flesh and his^-ra blood!’

وَ جَاءَ عَمَّارٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ يَبْكِي فَقَالَ ص مَا وَرَاكَ قَالَ شَرٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تُرِكْتُ حَتَّى نِلْتُ مِنْكَ وَ ذَكَرْتُ آلِهَتَهُمْ بِخَيْرٍ

And Ammar^-ra came to Rasool-Allah^-saww and he^-ra was crying. He^-saww said: ‘What is troubling you^-ra?’ He^-ra said, ‘Evil, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! They would not leave me^-ra alone until I^-ra spoke badly of you^-saww and mentioned their gods with goodness!’

فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَمْسَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَ يَقُولُ إِنْ عَادُوا لَكَ فَعُدْ لَهُمْ بِمَا قُلْتَ فَنَزَلَتِ الْآيَةُ- عن ابن عباس و قتادة

Rasool-Allah^-saww went on to wipe his^-ra eyes and say: ‘If they were to repeat to you, then repeat to them what you^-ra have said’. Therefore this Verse One who commits Kufr after his Eman, except for the one coerced, and his heart is content with the Eman, but the one who opens his chest with the Kufr, so upon them is the Wrath from Allah, and for them is a grievous Punishment [16:106] was Revealed – from Ibn Abbas and Qatadah.

و قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام‏ معناه إذا عصي الله في أرض أنت فيها فاخرج منها إلى غيرها

And Abu Abdullah^-asws said (regarding: O My servants, those who believe! Surely, My earth is vast, [29:56]): ‘When Allah^-azwj is disobeyed in the land you are in, then go out from it to another’.

1- فس، تفسير القمي‏ وَ ما كانُوا أَوْلِياءَهُ‏ يَعْنِي قُرَيْشاً مَا كَانُوا أَوْلِيَاءَ مَكَّةَ إِنْ أَوْلِياؤُهُ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقُونَ‏ أَنْتَ وَ أَصْحَابُكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَعَذَّبَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِالسَّيْفِ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَقُتِلُوا.

(P.s. – opinion)[16]

2- فس، تفسير القمي‏ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ هاجَرُوا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ‏ أَوْلِياءُ بَعْضٍ‏ فَإِنَّ الْحُكْمَ كَانَ فِي أَوَّلِ النُّبُوَّةِ أَنَّ الْمَوَارِيثَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْأُخُوَّةِ لَا عَلَى الْوِلَادَةِ فَلَمَّا هَاجَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ آخَى بَيْنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ بَيْنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ آخَى بَيْنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ

Tafseer Al-Qummi – Surely those who believed and emigrated – up to His^-azwj Words: they are guardians of each other [8:72]. The Ruling was during the beginning of the Prophet-hood. The inheritances used to be based upon the brotherhood, not upon the birth. When Rasool-Allah^-saww emigrated to Al-Medina, he^-saww established brotherhood between the Emigrants and the Emigrants, and between the Helpers and the Helpers, and established brotherhood between the Emigrants and the Helpers.

فَكَانَ إِذَا مَاتَ الرَّجُلُ‏ يَرِثُهُ أَخُوهُ فِي الدِّينِ وَ يَأْخُذُ الْمَالَ وَ كَانَ مَا تَرَكَ لَهُ دُونَ وَرَثَتِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ بَدْرٍ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ‏ النَّبِيُّ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ أَزْواجُهُ أُمَّهاتُهُمْ وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى‏ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُهاجِرِينَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا إِلى‏ أَوْلِيائِكُمْ مَعْرُوفاً

It was so that whenever man died, he would be inherited by his brother in religion, and he would take the wealth and whatever was he had left behind would be for him rather than for his inheritors. When it was after (the battle of) Badr, Allah^-azwj Revealed: The Prophet is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers; and the possessors of the womb relationships, some of them are higher than the others in the Book of Allah, from the Momineen and the Emigrants, except that you should be doing good to your friends [33:6].

فَنَسَخَتْ آيَةَ الْأُخُوَّةِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى‏ بِبَعْضٍ‏ قَوْلُهُ‏ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ لَمْ يُهاجِرُوا الْآيَةَ

Thus, the Verse of brotherhood: (and the possessors of the womb relationships), some of them are foremost than the others [33:6] Abrogated His^-azwj Words: and those who believed and did not emigrate [8:72], the Verse.

فَإِنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِي الْأَعْرَابِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص صَالَحَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ يَدَعَهُمْ فِي دِيَارِهِمْ وَ لَا يُهَاجِرُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ عَلَى أَنَّهُ إِنْ أَرَادَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص غَزَا بِهِمْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ فِي الْغَنِيمَةِ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ أَوْجَبُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص أَنَّهُ إِنْ أَرَادَهُمُ الْأَعْرَابُ مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ أَوْ دَهَاهُمْ دَهْمٌ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِمْ أَنْ يَنْصُرَهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَى قَوْمٍ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ الرَّسُولِ ص عَهْدٌ وَ مِيثَاقٌ إِلَى مُدَّةٍ

It was Revealed regarding the Bedouins, and that is because Rasool-Allah^-saww reconciled with them based upon that he^-saww would leave them be in their homes and they will not emigrate to Al-Medina, and upon that if Rasool-Allah^-saww were to want them for a military expedition, there would not be anything for them in the spoils of war, and it would be obligated upon the Prophet^-saww that if other Beoudins were to intend (attacking) them, or a calamity should afflict them from their enemies, he^-saww would help them, except against a people there is a pact and a covenant between them and the Rasool^-saww up to a (specified) period.

وَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِياءُ بَعْضٍ‏ يَعْنِي يُوَالِي بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً ثُمَّ قَالَ‏ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ‏ يَعْنِي إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوهُ فَوُضِعَ حَرْفٌ مَكَانَ حَرْفٍ‏ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ أَيْ كُفْرٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ فَسادٌ كَبِيرٌ

And those who are committing Kufr are friends of each other – meaning guardians of each other. Then Said:  (therefore) if you do not do it, – meaning if you don’t do it. He^-azwj Placed a letter in place of a letter – Fitna (strife) would occur – i.e. Kufr – in the land and a great mischief [8:73].

ثُمَّ قَالَ‏ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْ بَعْدُ وَ هاجَرُوا وَ جاهَدُوا مَعَكُمْ فَأُولئِكَ مِنْكُمْ وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى‏ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ‏ قَالَ نَسَخَتْ قَوْلَهُ‏ وَ الَّذِينَ عَقَدَتْ‏ أَيْمانُكُمْ فَآتُوهُمْ نَصِيبَهُمْ‏

Then Said: And those who would believe from afterwards and emigrate and fight alongside you, so they are from you; and the possessors of the relationships, some of them are closer than the others in the Book of Allah [8:75]. He said, ‘It Abrogates His^-azwj Words: and those with whom your rights hands have agreements, give them their share; [4:33]. (opinion)[17]

3- فس، تفسير القمي‏ وَ الَّذِينَ هاجَرُوا فِي اللَّهِ‏ أَيْ هَاجَرُوا وَ تَرَكُوا الْكُفَّارَ فِي اللَّهِ‏ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ‏ أَيْ لَنُثَبِّتَنَّهُمْ

‘Tafseer Al Qummi’ – And the ones who emigrate for the Sake of Allah  – and leave the Kafirs for the Sake of Allah^-azwj – We will Give them a good abode  [16:41] – i.e., Reward them. (opinion)[18]

4- فس، تفسير القمي فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي الْجَارُودِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ‏ يا عِبادِيَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّ أَرْضِي واسِعَةٌ يَقُولُ لَا تُطِيعُوا أَهْلَ الْفِسْقِ مِنَ الْمُلُوكِ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمُوهُمْ أَنْ يَفْتِنُوكُمْ عَنْ دِينِكُمْ فَإِنَّ أَرْضِي وَاسِعَةٌ

Tafseer Qummi – ‘In a report of Abu Al Jaroud,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws regarding His^-azwj Words: O My servants, those who believe! Surely, My earth is vast, [29:56]. He^-azwj is Saying: “Do not obey the mischievous people from the kings, so if you fear them that they would tempt you away from your Religion, then My^-azwj earth is vast”’.[19]

5- فس، تفسير القمي‏ وَ كَأَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ الْآيَةَ قَالَ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ السَّالِفَةِ كَانُوا أَشَدَّ قُوَّةً مِنْ قَرْيَتِكَ يَعْنِي أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ الَّذِينَ أَخْرَجُوكَ مِنْهَا فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ نَاصِرٌ

And how many a town was stronger in prowess than your town which expelled you? We Destroyed them and there was no helper for them [47:13]. He said, ‘Those We Destroyed them from the previous communities; they were of stronger strength that your town, meaning people of Makkah, those who expelled you^-saww from it, but there was no helper for them. (P.s. – opinion)[20]

6- أَقُولُ قَالَ فِي الْمُنْتَقَى‏ كَانَتِ الْهِجْرَةُ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ الْمَبْعَثِ وَ هِيَ سَنَةُ أَرْبَعٍ وَ ثَلَاثِينَ مِنْ مُلْكِ كِسْرَى پَرْوِيزَ سَنَةَ تِسْعٍ لِهِرَقْلَ‏ وَ أَوَّلُ هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ الْمُحَرَّمُ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مُقِيماً بِمَكَّةَ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْهَا وَ قَدْ كَانَ جَمَاعَةٌ خَرَجُوا فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘He said in (the book) ‘Al-Muntaqa’ – ‘The Hijra was in the year fourteen from the Sending, and it is the fourteenth year from the kingship of Chosroe Parveiz in the year nine of Hercules, and the beginning of this year is Al-Muharram, and Rasool-Allah^-saww was staying at Makkah, not having gone out from it, and a group had gone out during Zilhajj.

وَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيُ‏ اجْتَمَعَ قُرَيْشٌ عَلَى بَابِهِ وَ قَالُوا إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً يَزْعُمُ أَنَّكُمْ إِنْ بَايَعْتُمُوهُ كُنْتُمْ مُلُوكَ الْعَرَبِ وَ الْعَجَمِ ثُمَّ بُعِثْتُمْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِكُمْ فَجُعِلَ لَكُمْ جِنَانٌ كَجِنَانِ الْأَرْضِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا كَانَ لَكُمْ مِنْهُ الذَّبْحُ ثُمَّ بُعِثْتُمْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِكُمْ فَجُعِلَتْ لَكُمْ نَارٌ تُحْرَقُونَ بِهَا

And Muhammad Bin Ka’ab Al-Qurtuby said, ‘Quraysh gathered at his^-saww door and said, ‘Muhammad^-saww claims that if you were to pledge allegiances to him^-saww, you will become kings of the Arabs and the non-Arabs, then you will be Resurrected after your death and Gardens will be Made to be for you like the gardens of the earth, and if you do not do so, there will be slaughter for you all from him^-saww, then you will be Resurrected after your deaths, and Fire will be Made to the for you, you will be burnt by it’.

فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَأَخَذَ حَفْنَةً مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَنَا أَقُولُ ذَلِكَ فَنَثَرَ التُّرَابَ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ وَ هُوَ يَقْرَأُ يس‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ‏ وَ جَعَلْنا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْناهُمْ فَهُمْ لا يُبْصِرُونَ‏

Rasool-Allah^-saww came out and grabbed a handful of soil, then said: ‘Yes! I^-saww am saying that’. And he^-saww scattered the soil upon their head and he^-saww was reciting (Surah) Yaseen up to His^-azwj Words: And We Made a barrier to be from their front and a barrier from their back, and We Covered them, so they are not seeing [36:9].

فَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ وَضَعَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ التُّرَابَ إِلَّا قُتِلَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى حَيْثُ أَرَادَ فَأَتَاهُمْ آتٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُمْ فَقَالَ مَا تَنْتَظِرُونَ هَاهُنَا قَالُوا مُحَمَّداً قَالَ قَدْ وَ اللَّهِ خَرَجَ مُحَمَّدٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُمَّ مَا تَرَكَ مِنْكُمْ رَجُلًا إِلَّا وَ قَدْ وَضَعَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ التُّرَابَ وَ انْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ

There did not remain any man from them upon whom the soil was placed except he was killed on the day of Badr. Then he^-saww left to where he^-saww wanted and a comer came to them who did not happen to be with them, and he said, ‘What are you waiting for over here?’ They said, ‘Muhammad^-saww’. He said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! Muhammad^-saww has already come out to you, then not a man was left from you except and he^-saww had placed the soil upon his head, and he^-saww went to his need’.

فَوَضَعَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَإِذَا عَلَيْهِ التُّرَابُ ثُمَّ جَعَلُوا يَطَّلِعُونَ فَيَرَوْنَ عَلِيّاً عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ مُتَّشِحاً بِبُرْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَمُحَمَّدٌ نَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بُرْدُهُ فَلَمْ يَبْرَحُوا كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَصْبَحُوا فَقَامَ عَلِيٌّ مِنَ الْفِرَاشِ فَقَالُوا وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ صَدَقَنَا الَّذِي كَانَ حَدَّثَنَا بِهِ

Every man from them placed his hand upon his head, and there the soil was upon it. Then they went seeking and they saw Ali^-asws upon the bed covered with the cloak of Rasool-Allah^-saww. They said, ‘This one is sleeping for Muhammad^-saww having his^-saww cloak upon him^-asws. They did not cease to be like that until the morning. Ali^-asws stood up from the bed. They said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! He had spoken the truth, the one who had narrated to us with it’.

وَ رَوَى الْوَاقِدِيُّ عَنْ أَشْيَاخِهِ‏ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَنْتَظِرُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَ الْحَكَمُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَاصِ وَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ وَ النَّضْرُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ وَ ابْنُ الْغَيْطَلَةَ وَ زَمْعَةُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ وَ طُعْمَةُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ وَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ وَ أُبَيُّ بْنُ خَلَفٍ وَ نَبِيهٌ وَ مُنَبِّهٌ ابْنَا الْحَجَّاجِ

And it is reported by Al-Waqidi (Wahabi imam), from his sheykhs that those from the Polytheists who were awaiting Rasool-Allah^-saww on that night were Abu Jahl^-la, and Al-Hakam Bin Abu Al-Aas, and Uqbah Bin Abu Mueet, and Al-Nazar Bin Al-Haris, and Amiya Bin Khalaf, and Ibn al-Ghaytala, and Zam’a Bin Al-Aswad, and Ta’ma Bin Aday, and Abu Lahab^-la, and Abay Bin Khalaf, and Nabeeh and Munabbih two sons of Al-Hajaj.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا قَامَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنَ الْفِرَاشِ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لَا عِلْمَ لِي بِهِ

When it was morning, Ali^-asws stood up from the bed and they asked him^-asws about Rasool-Allah^-saww. He^-asws said: ‘There is no knowledge for me^-saww of him^-saww’.

و روي أنهم ضربوا عليا و حبسوه ساعة ثم تركوه

And it is reported that they hit Ali^-asws and withheld him^-asws for a while, then left him^-asws.

وَ أَوْرَدَ الْغَزَالِيُّ فِي كِتَابِ إِحْيَاءِ الْعُلُومِ‏ أَنَّ لَيْلَةَ بَاتَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى فِرَاشِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ أَنِّي آخَيْتُ بَيْنَكُمَا وَ جَعَلْتُ عُمُرَ أَحَدِكُمَا أَطْوَلَ مِنْ عُمُرِ الْآخَرِ فَأَيُّكُمَا يُؤْثِرُ صَاحِبَهُ بِحَيَاتِهِ فَاخْتَارَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا الْحَيَاةَ وَ أَحَبَّاهَا

And Al-Ghazaly reported in the book ‘Ihya Al Uloom’ that on the night Ali^-asws spent upon the bed of Rasool-Allah^-saww, Allah^-azwj the Exalted Revealed to Jibraeel^-as and Mikaeel^-as: “I^-azwj have Established brotherhood between both of you^-as and made the life-span of one of you to be longer than the life-span of the other. Which one of you will prefer his companion with his own life?” Each one of two chose the life and (did not like to) gift it (to his brother).

فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَيْهِمَا أَ فَلَا كُنْتُمَا مِثْلَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ آخَيْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَبَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ يَفْدِيهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَ يُؤْثِرُهُ بِالْحَيَاةِ اهْبِطَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَاحْفَظَاهُ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ فَكَانَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَ مِيكَائِيلُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يُنَادِي بَخْ بَخْ مَنْ مِثْلُكَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ يُبَاهِي اللَّهُ بِكَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ

Allah^-azwj the Exalted Revealed to them^-as: “Will you two not be like Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws? I^-azwj Established brotherhood between him^-asws and Muhammad^-saww, so he^-asws spent the night upon his^-saww bed, ransoming himself^-asws and preferring him^-saww with the life. Both of you^-as descend to the earth and protect him^-as from his^-asws enemies!” So, Jibraeel^-as was by his^-asws head and Mikaeel^-as by his^-asws legs, and Jibraeel^-as called out: ‘Congratulations! Congratulations! Who is like you^-asws, O son^-asws of Abu Talib^-asws? Allah^-azwj is Boasting about you^-asws to the Angels’.

فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتِ اللَّهِ‏ وَ اللَّهُ رَؤُفٌ بِالْعِبادِ

Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking the Pleasure of Allah; and Allah is Affectionate with the servants [2:207].

أَقُولُ وَ سَاقَ حَدِيثَ الْغَارِ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص حِينَ أَتَى الْغَارَ دَعَا بِشَجَرَةٍ فَأَتَتْهُ فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَكُونَ عَلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ وَ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ حَمَامَتَيْنِ فَكَانَتَا عَلَى فَمِ الْغَارِ وَ نَسَجَ الْعَنْكَبُوتُ عَلَى فَمِ الْغَارِ

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘And he continued the Hadeeth of the cave up to he said, ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww came to the cave, called a tree and it came to him^-saww, and he^-saww instructed it to be at the entrance of the cave, and Allah^-azwj Sent two doves and they came to be upon the opening of the cave, and the spider spun a web at the opening of the cave.

ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ فِتْيَانُ قُرَيْشٍ وَ كَانَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ قَدْ أَمَرَ مُنَادِياً يُنَادِي بِأَعْلَى مَكَّةَ وَ أَسْفَلِهَا مَنْ جَاءَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ أَوْ دَلَّ عَلَيْهِ فَلَهُ مِائَةُ بَعِيرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ بِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَوْ دَلَّ عَلَيْهِ فَلَهُ مِائَةُ بَعِيرٍ

Then two youths of Quraysh came, and Abu Jahl^-la had instructed a caller to call out at the top of Makkah and its bottom, ‘One who comes with Muhammad^-saww or points out to him^-saww, one hundred camels would be for him, or if he comes with the son of Abu Quhafa or points out to him, for him would be a hundred camels!’

فَلَمَّا رَأَوُا الْحَمَامَتَيْنِ وَ نَسْجَ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ عَلَى فَمِ الْغَارِ انْصَرَفُوا فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ ص لِلْحَمَامِ وَ فَرَضَ جَزَاءَهُنَّ وَ انْحَدَرْنَ فِي الْحَرَمِ وَ نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ وَ قَالَ هِيَ جُنْدٌ مِنْ جُنُودِ اللَّهِ

When they saw the two doves and the web of the spider at the opening of the cave, they left, and the Prophet^-saww supplicated for the two doves and Obligated their Recompense and they went down to the Sanctuary (Hurrum) and Prohibited from killing the spider and said: ‘It is an army from the armies of Allah^-azwj.

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص كَانَ لَا يَتَطَيَّرُ وَ كَانَ يَتَفَأَّلُ وَ كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ جَعَلَتْ مِائَةً مِنَ الْإِبِلِ فِيمَنْ يَأْخُذُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ص فَيَرُدُّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ حِينَ تَوَجَّهَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ

And it is reported from Abdullah Bin Bureydah, from his father, ‘The Prophet^-saww was not suspicious of bad omen and was of good omen, and Quraysh made one hundred camels to be for the one who would seize the Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj and return him^-saww to them when he^-saww headed towards Al-Medina.

فَرَكِبَ بُرَيْدَةُ فِي سَبْعِينَ رَاكِباً مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِنْ بَنِي سَهْمٍ فَتَلَقَّى نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا بُرَيْدَةُ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ بَرَدَ أَمْرُنَا وَ صَلُحَ

Bureydah rode among seventy riders from his family and from the clan of Sahm and met the Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj. The Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj said: ‘Who are you?’ He said, ‘I am Bureyda’. He^-saww turned towards Abu Bakr and said, ‘O Abu Bakr! Relate our matter and reconcile’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ قَالَ ص سَلِمْنَا قَالَ مِمَّنْ قَالَ مِنْ بَنِي سَهْمٍ قَالَ خَرَجَ سَهْمُكَ

Then he^-saww said: ‘Whom are you from?’ He said, ‘From (the clan of) Aslam’. He^-saww said: ‘Submit to us’. He said, ‘From the clan of Sahm?’ He^-saww said: ‘Bring out your arrow’.

فَقَالَ بُرَيْدَةُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ص مَنْ أَنْتَ فَقَالَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ بُرَيْدَةُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ فَأَسْلَمَ بُرَيْدَةُ وَ أَسْلَمَ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ جَمِيعاً

Bureydah said to the Prophet^-saww, ‘Who are you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-asws, Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj’. Bureydah said, ‘I testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj, and I testify that Muhammad^-saww is His^-azwj servant and His^-azwj Rasool^-saww’. Bureydah and the ones who were with him became Muslims, in their entirety.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ بُرَيْدَةُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ص لَا تَدْخُلِ الْمَدِينَةَ إِلَّا وَ مَعَكَ لِوَاءٌ فَحَلَّ عِمَامَتَهُ ثُمَّ شَدَّهَا فِي رُمْحٍ ثُمَّ مَشَى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ تَنْزِلُ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص إِنَّ نَاقَتِي هَذِهِ مَأْمُورَةٌ قَالَ بُرَيْدَةُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ أَسْلَمَتْ بَنُو سَهْمٍ طَائِعِينَ غَيْرَ مُكْرَهِينَ‏

When it was morning, Bureydah said to the Prophet^-saww, ‘Do not enter Al-Medina except and with you^-saww is a flag, so take off your^-saww turban then tie it to a spear’, then he walked in front of it. He said, ‘O Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj! Lodge with me’. The Prophet^-saww said to him: ‘This she-camel of mine^-saww is Commanded’. Bureydah said, ‘The Praise is for Allah^-azwj, the clan of Sahm have become Muslims willingly without being forced’.

ثم قال في المنتقى و روي بالإسناد المتصل عن خرام‏ بن هشام بن جيش‏ عن أبيه عن جده صاحب رسول الله ص‏ أن النبي ص لما خرج مهاجرا من مكة خرج هو و أبو بكر و مولى أبي بكر عامر بن فهيرة و دليلهم عبد الله بن الأريقط فمروا على خيمة أم معبد الخزاعية و كانت برزة جلدة تحتبي بفناء الخيمة ثم تسقي و تطعم فسألوها تمرا و لحما يشترون فلم يصيبوا عندها شيئا من ذلك

Then he said in (the book) ‘Al-Mantaqa’ – ‘And it is reported by the connected chains from Al-Kharam Bin Hashim Bin Jaysh, from his father, from his grandfather, a companion of Rasool-Allah^-saww, that the Prophet^-saww, when he^-saww went out emigrating from Makkah, he^-saww and Abu Bakr and a slave of Abu Bakr Amir Bin Faheyra went out, and Abdullah Bin Al-Areyqat guided them. They passed by a tent of Umm Ma’bad Al-Khuzaie, and there was an animal skin protruding by the courtyard of the tent. Then they sought drink and food, so they asked her for dates and meat they could buy, but they could not get anything from her.

فإذا القوم مرملون مسنتون فقالت و الله لو كان عندنا شي‏ء ما أعوزناكم القرى فنظر رسول الله ص إلى شاة في كسر الخيمة فقال ما هذه الشاة يا أم معبد فقالت شاة خلفها الجهد من الغنم قال هل بها من لبن قالت هي أجهد من ذلك قال أ تأذنين أن أحلبها قالت نعم بأبي أنت و أمي إن رأيت بها حلبا فاحلبها

Then some elderly people passed by and said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! If there was anything with us we would not have told you^-saww to go to the town instead’. Rasool-Allah^-saww looked at a sheep in the corner of the tent and said: ‘What is this sheep O Umm Ma’bad?’ She said, ‘May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you^-saww! If you^-saww can see any milk for it then milk it’.

فدعا بها رسول الله ص فمسح بيده ضرعها و سمى الله عز و جل و دعا لها في شاتها فتفاجت عليه و درت و اجترت و دعا بإناء يربض الرهط فحلب فيه ثجا حتى علاه البهاء ثم سقاها حتى رويت و سقى أصحابه حتى رووا ثم شرب رسول الله ص آخرهم

Rasool-Allah^-saww called it and wiped his^-saww hand on its udder and Named Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic, and supplicated for her regarding her sheep. It swelled up and went around and regurgitated, and he^-saww called for a container and lied it down and milked into it until he^-saww had finished with it. Then he^-saww quenched her until she was saturated, and quenched his^-saww companions until they were saturated, then Rasool-Allah^-saww drank the last of them.

ثم أراضوا ثم حلب ثانيا بعد بدء حتى امتلأ الإناء ثم غادره عندها ثم بايعها و ارتحلوا فقل ما لبثت حتى جاء زوجها أبو معبد يسوق أعنزا عجافا يتساوكن هزالا مخاخهن قليل فلما رأى أبو معبد اللبن عجب و قال من أين لك هذا اللبن يا أم معبد و الشاة عازب‏ حيال و لا حلوبة بالبيت

Then he^-saww pastured it and milked it for a second time after the beginning until the container was filled up, then left it with her and departed. It was not long until her husband Abu Ma’bad came ushering a dried-up goat, and rested for a while. When Abu Ma’bad saw the milk, he was astounded and said, ‘From where is this milk for you, O umm Ma’bad, and the sheep was milk-less and there was no milk in the house?’

قالت لا و الله إلا أنه مر بنا رجل مبارك من حاله كذا و كذا قال صفيه لي يا أم معبد قالت رأيت رجلا ظاهر الوضاءة أبلج الوجه حسن الخلق لم تعبه ثجلة

She said, ‘No, by Allah^-azwj, except that a Blessed man passed by us. From his^-saww situation is such and such’. He said, ‘Describe him^-saww to me, O Umm Ma’bad’. She said, ‘I saw a man manifesting the light, radiating face, goodly manners, humbleness not tiring him^-saww’.

قال أبو معبد هذا و الله صاحب قريش الذي ذكروا لنا من أمره ما ذكر بمكة و لقد هممت أن أصحبه و لأفعلن إن وجدت إلى ذلك سبيلا

Abu Ma’bad said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! This is the one Quraysh had mentioned to us, from his^-saww matter what is mentioned at Makkah, and I was thinking of being his^-saww companions, and I would do so if I were to find a way to that’’.[21]

7- ل، الخصال قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ فِي جَوَابِ الْيَهُودِيِّ الَّذِي سَأَلَ عَمَّا فِيهِ مِنْ عَلَامَاتِ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ فَقَالَ فِيمَا قَالَ وَ أَمَّا الثَّانِيَةُ يَا أَخَا الْيَهُودِ فَإِنَّ قُرَيْشاً لَمْ تَزَلْ تَخَيَّلُ الْآرَاءَ وَ تَعْمَلُ الْحِيَلَ فِي قَتْلِ النَّبِيِّ ص حَتَّى كَانَ آخِرُ مَا اجْتَمَعَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ يَوْمَ الدَّارِ دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ وَ إِبْلِيسُ الْمَلْعُونُ حَاضِرٌ فِي صُورَةِ أَعْوَرِ ثَقِيفٍ

(The book) ‘Al-Khisaal – ‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws said in answer to the Jew who had asked him^-asws about regarding him^-asws from the signs of the successors^-asws, he^-asws said among what he^-asws said: ‘And as for the second, O Jewish brother! Quraysh did not cease imagining the opinions and working the tricks in killing the Prophet^-saww, to the extent that at the end they had not gathered in the house as they did during that day, in the house of consultation, and the Accursed Iblees^-la was present in the image of Awr (of the clan of) Saqeef.

فَلَمْ تَزَلْ تَضْرِبُ أَمْرَهَا ظَهْراً لِبَطْنٍ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعَتْ آرَاؤُهَا عَلَى أَنْ يَنْتَدِبَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَخِذٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ رَجُلٌ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ سَيْفَهُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِيَ النَّبِيَّ ص وَ هُوَ نَائِمٌ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَيَضْرِبُوهُ جَمِيعاً بِأَسْيَافِهِمْ ضَرْبَةَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ فَيَقْتُلُوهُ فَإِذَا قَتَلُوهُ مَنَعَتْ قُرَيْشٌ رِجَالَهَا وَ لَمْ تُسَلِّمْهَا فَيَمْضِي دَمُهُ هَدَراً

He^-la did not cease to strike its matter, back to its front until they united their opinions upon that one man would be chosen from every family of Quraysh, then each man from them would take his sword, then come to the Prophet^-saww while he^-saww was asleep upon his^-saww bed, and they would strike him^-saww altogether with their swords, each man with one strike, so they would kill him^-saww. When they have killed him^-saww, Quraysh would refuse its men and not submit them, and his^-saww blood would become wasted.

فَهَبَطَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَأَنْبَأَهُ بِذَلِكَ وَ أَخْبَرَهُ بِاللَّيْلَةِ الَّتِي يَجْتَمِعُونَ فِيهَا وَ السَّاعَةِ الَّتِي يَأْتُونَ فِرَاشَهُ فِيهَا وَ أَمَرَهُ بِالْخُرُوجِ فِي الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ فِيهِ إِلَى الْغَارِ

Jibraeel^-as descended unto the Prophet^-saww and informed him^-saww with that, and informed him^-saww of the night which they would be gathering in, and the time in which they would be coming to his^-saww bed, and instructed him^-saww with the going out during the time in which he^-saww went out to the cave.

فَأَخْبَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالْخَبَرِ وَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَضْطَجِعَ فِي مَضْجَعِهِ وَ أَقِيَهُ بِنَفْسِي فَأَسْرَعْتُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ مُطِيعاً لَهُ مَسْرُوراً لِنَفْسِي بِأَنْ أُقْتَلَ دُونَهُ

Rasool-Allah^-saww informed me^-asws with the news and instructed me^-asws that I^-asws should lie down in his^-saww sleeping place, and save him^-saww with my^-asws self. So, I^-asws hastened to that, being obedient to him^-saww, cheerful for myself^-asws with that I^-asws might be killed instead of him^-saww.

فَمَضَى ص لِوَجْهِهِ وَ اضْطَجَعْتُ فِي مَضْجَعِهِ وَ أَقْبَلَتْ رِجَالاتُ قُرَيْشٍ مُوقِنَةً فِي أَنْفُسِهَا أَنْ تُقْتَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَى بِي وَ بِهِمُ الْبَيْتُ الَّذِي أَنَا فِيهِ نَاهَضْتُهُمْ بِسَيْفِي فَدَفَعْتُهُمْ عَنْ نَفْسِي بِمَا قَدْ عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ وَ النَّاسُ

He^-saww continued in his^-saww direction and I^-asws lied down in his^-saww sleeping place, and men of Quraysh came and were certain in themselves that they will kill the Prophet^-saww. When the house which I^-asws was in, was filled with me^-asws and them, I^-asws agitated them with my^-asws sword and repelled them from myself^-asws with what Allah^-azwj Knows and (so do) the people’.

ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ‏ فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏

Then he^-asws turned towards his^-asws companions and said: ‘Wasn’t it like that?’ They said, ‘Yes, O Amir Al-Momineen^-asws!’’[22]

8- عم، إعلام الورى ص، قصص الأنبياء عليهم السلام فس، تفسير القمي‏ وَ إِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَ يَمْكُرُونَ وَ يَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْماكِرِينَ‏

(The books) ‘A’alam Al Wara’, ‘Qasas Al Anbiya’, ‘Tafseer Al Qummy’ – And when those who committed Kufr plotted against you in order to confine you or kill you or banish you, and they were plotting and Allah Planned, and Allah is the best of the planners [8:30] –

فَإِنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ بِمَكَّةَ قَبْلَ الْهِجْرَةِ وَ كَانَ سَبَبُ نُزُولِهَا أَنَّهُ لَمَّا أَظْهَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الدَّعْوَةَ بِمَكَّةَ قَدِمَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْأَوْسُ وَ الْخَزْرَجُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص تَمْنَعُونِّي وَ تَكُونُونَ لِي جَاراً حَتَّى أَتْلُوَ عَلَيْكُمْ كِتَابَ رَبِّي وَ ثَوَابُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْجَنَّةُ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ خُذْ لِرَبِّكَ وَ لِنَفْسِكَ مَا شِئْتَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَوْعِدُكُمُ الْعَقَبَةُ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الْوُسْطَى مِنْ لَيَالِي التَّشْرِيقِ

It was Revealed at Makkah before the Emigration (Hijra), and the reason for its Revelation was: – When Rasool-Allah^-saww manifested the call (to Islam) at Makkah, the (tribes of) Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj came. Rasool-Allah^-saww said to them: ‘Will you protect me^-saww and be in my^-saww vicinity until I^-saww recite to you the Book of my^-saww Lord^-azwj, and your Rewards upon Allah^-azwj would be Paradise?’ They said, ‘Yes. Take for your^-saww Lord^-azwj and for yourself^-saww whatever you^-saww so desire to’. He^-saww said to them: ‘Your appointment (with me^-saww would be at Al-Aqaba during the middle night from the nights of Al-Tashreek (ten days after the day of the sacrifice)’.

فَحَجُّوا وَ رَجَعُوا إِلَى مِنًى وَ كَانَ فِيهِمْ مِمَّنْ قَدْ حَجَّ بَشَرٌ كَثِيرٌ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّانِي مِنْ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ قَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ فَاحْضُرُوا دَارَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَلَى الْعَقَبَةِ وَ لَا تُنَبِّهُوا نَائِماً وَ لْيَنْسَلَ‏ وَاحِدٌ فَوَاحِدٌ فَجَاءَ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ فَدَخَلُوا الدَّارَ

They performed their Hajj and returned to Mina, and there were among them a lot of people from the ones who had performed Hajj beforehand. When it was the second day from the days of Al-Tashreek, Rasool-Allah^-saww said to them: ‘When it is night, then be present at the house of Abd Al-Muttalib^-asws at Al-Aqaba, and do not spend the night sleeping, and infiltrate one by one. So there came seventy men from (the tribes of) Al Aws and Al Khazraj, and they entered the house.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص تَمْنَعُونِّي وَ تُجِيرُونِّي حَتَّى أَتْلُوَ عَلَيْكُمْ كِتَابَ رَبِّي وَ ثَوَابُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْجَنَّةُ فَقَالَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حِزَامٍ‏ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اشْتَرِطْ لِرَبِّكَ وَ لِنَفْسِكَ مَا شِئْتَ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said to them: ‘Will you protect me^-asws and be in my^-saww vicinity until I^-saww recite the Book of my^-saww Lord^-azwj, and your Rewards upon Allah^-azwj would be Paradise?’ Sa’ad Bin Zarara and Al-Bara’a and Abdullah Bin Haram said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Stipulate for your^-saww Lord^-azwj and for yourself^-saww whatever you^-saww so desire to’.

فَقَالَ أَمَّا مَا أَشْتَرِطُ لِرَبِّي فَأَنْ تَعْبُدُوهُ وَ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئاً وَ أَشْتَرِطُ لِنَفْسِي أَنْ تَمْنَعُونِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَ تَمْنَعُونَ أَهْلِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ أَهَالِيَكُمْ وَ أَوْلَادَكُمْ فَقَالُوا فَمَا لَنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ الْجَنَّةُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَ تَمْلِكُونَ الْعَرَبَ وَ تَدِينُ لَكُمُ الْعَجَمُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ تَكُونُونَ مُلُوكاً فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَقَالُوا قَدْ رَضِينَا

He^-saww said: ‘As for what I^-saww stipulate for my^-saww Lord^-azwj is that you will worship Him^-azwj, not associating anything with Him^-azwj. And I^-saww stipulate for myself^-saww that you will protect me^-saww from what you are protecting yourselves, and you will protect my^-saww family from what you are protecting your own families and your children from. They said, ‘What would be for us upon that?’ He^-saww said: ‘Paradise in the Hereafter, and you will be kings of the Arabs, and the non-Arabs would be fearing you in the world, and you would become kings in Paradise in the Hereafter’. They said, ‘We have agreed’.

فَقَالَ أَخْرِجُوا إِلَيَّ مِنْكُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً يَكُونُونَ شُهَدَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِذَلِكَ كَمَا أَخَذَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَقَالَ هَذَا نَقِيبٌ وَ هَذَا نَقِيبٌ تِسْعَةٌ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ

He^-saww said: ‘Bring out to me^-saww, twelve chieftains from you who would become witnesses upon you with that, just as Musa^-as took twelve chieftains from the Children of Israel’. So Jibraeel^-as indicated to them, and he^-as said: ‘This is a chieftain, and this is a chieftain – being nine from Al-Khazraj and three from Al-Aws.

فَمِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حِزَامٍ‏ أَبُو جَابِرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ رَافِعُ بْنُ‏ مَالِكٍ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ وَ الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ وَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ وَ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ بْنُ التَّيِّهَانِ وَ هُوَ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ وَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ

From Al-Khazraj were – Sa’ad Bin Zarara, and Al-bara’a Bin Marour, and Abdullah Bin Haram – and he is father of Jabir Bin Abdullah^-ra – and Rafi’e Bin Malik, and Sa’ad Bin Abada, and Al-Manar Bin Amro, and Abdullah Bin Rawaha, and Sa’ad Bin Al-Rabi’e, and Abada Bin Al-Samit. And from Al-Aws were – Abu Al-Haysam Al-Tayhan – and he was from Al-Yemen, and Aseyd Bin Hazeyr, and Sa’ad Bin Khaysama.

فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا وَ بَايَعُوا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَاحَ إِبْلِيسُ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ الْعَرَبِ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ وَ الصُّبَاةُ مِنْ أَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ عَلَى جَمْرَةِ الْعَقَبَةِ يُبَايِعُونَهُ عَلَى حَرْبِكُمْ فَأَسْمَعَ أَهْلُ مِنًى وَ هَاجَتْ قُرَيْشٌ فَأَقْبَلُوا بِالسِّلَاحِ وَ سَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص النِّدَاءَ

When they gathered and pledged allegiance to Rasool-Allah^-saww, Iblees^-la shrieked, ‘O community of Quraysh and the Arabs! This Muhammad^-saww and the tribes from the people of Yasrib are upon the rock of Al-Aqaba, pledging allegiance to him^-saww upon a war against you all!’ The people of Mina heard it and the Quraysh were inflamed, and they came over with the weapons, and Rasool-Allah^-saww heard the call.

فَقَالَ لِلْأَنْصَارِ تَفَرَّقُوا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نَمِيلَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِأَسْيَافِنَا فَعَلْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَمْ أُومَرْ بِذَلِكَ وَ لَمْ يَأْذَنِ اللَّهُ لِي فِي مُحَارَبَتِهِمْ قَالُوا فَتَخْرُجُ مَعَنَا قَالَ أَنْتَظِرُ أَمْرَ اللَّهِ

He^-saww said to the Helpers: ‘Disperse!’ They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! If you^-saww were to order us to lean against them with our swords, we would do so’. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww did not order that, and Allah^-azwj has not Permitted me^-saww regarding your war’. They said, ‘You^-saww will come out along with us?’ He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww await the Command of Allah^-azwj’.

فَجَاءَتْ قُرَيْشٌ عَلَى بَكْرَةِ أَبِيهَا قَدْ أَخَذُوا السِّلَاحَ وَ خَرَجَ حَمْزَةُ وَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ مَعَهُمَا السَّيْفُ فَوَقَفَا عَلَى الْعَقَبَةِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَتْ قُرَيْشٌ إِلَيْهِمَا قَالُوا مَا هَذَا الَّذِي اجْتَمَعْتُمْ لَهُ فَقَالَ حَمْزَةُ مَا اجْتَمَعْنَا وَ مَا هَاهُنَا أَحَدٌ وَ اللَّهِ لَا يَجُوزُ هَذِهِ الْعَقَبَةَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ضَرَبْتُهُ بِسَيْفِي‏

The Quraysh came en-masse bearing the weapons, while Hamza^-asws and Amir Al-Momineen^-asws came out and with them^-asws were the swords, and they^-asws both paused upon Al-Aqaba. When the Quraysh looked at them^-asws, they said, ‘What is this which you have gathered for?’ Hamza^-asws said, ‘We have not gathered and have not welcomed anyone. By Allah^-azwj! I^-asws will not allow anyone to cross Al-Aqaba except I^-asws will strike him with my^-asws sword!’

فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَ قَالُوا لَا نَأْمَنُ أَنْ يُفْسِدَ أَمْرَنَا وَ يُدْخِلَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ مَشَايِخِ قُرَيْشٍ فِي دِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَاجْتَمَعُوا فِي دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ وَ كَانَ لَا يَدْخُلُ دَارَ النَّدْوَةِ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً فَدَخَلُوا أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ مَشَايِخِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ جَاءَ إِبْلِيسُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ

They returned to Makkah and they were saying, ‘We are not safe from spoiling our own affairs, and one of the Sheykhs of Quraysh is to enter into the Religion of Muhammad^-saww’. They gathered in the conference hall, and they did not use to enter into the conference hall except for the one who was forty years of age, and forty men from the sheykhs of Quraysh entered, and Iblees^-la came in an image of a very old man (sheykh).

فَقَالَ لَهُ الْبَوَّابُ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا شَيْخٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ لَا يَعْدَمُكُمْ‏ مِنِّي رَأْيٌ صَائِبٌ إِنِّي حَيْثُ بَلَغَنِي اجْتِمَاعُكُمْ فِي أَمْرِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَجِئْتُ لِأُشِيرَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ ادْخُلْ فَدَخَلَ إِبْلِيسُ

The doorman said to them, ‘Who are you?’ He^-la said, ‘I^-la am a sheykh from the people of Najd. There will be given from me^-la, a correct opinion. I^-la, when there reached me^-la the news of your gathering regarding this matter of this man^-saww, I^-la came over consulting with you all’. He said, ‘Enter!’ Iblees^-la entered.

فَلَمَّا أَخَذُوا مَجْلِسَهُمْ قَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ أَعَزَّ مِنَّا نَحْنُ أَهْلُ اللَّهِ تَفِدُ إِلَيْنَا الْعَرَبُ فِي السَّنَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَ يُكْرِمُونَنَا وَ نَحْنُ فِي حَرَمِ اللَّهِ لَا يَطْمَعُ فِينَا طَامِعٌ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى نَشَأَ فِينَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

When they had taken their seats, Abu Jahl^-la said, ‘O group of Quraysh! It is such that there is no one from the Arabs more respectable than us. We are the people of Allah^-azwj. The Arabs come to us twice during the year and they honour us, and we are in the Harrum (Sanctuary) of Allah^-azwj. No coveting one can tempt us. We did not cease to be like that until Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-asws was publicised among us.

فَكُنَّا نُسَمِّيهِ الْأَمِينَ لِصَلَاحِهِ وَ سُكُونِهِ وَ صِدْقِ لَهْجَتِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَا بَلَغَ وَ أَكْرَمْنَاهُ ادَّعَى أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنَّ أَخْبَارَ السَّمَاءِ تَأْتِيهِ فَسَفَّهَ أَحْلَامَنَا وَ سَبَّ آلِهَتَنَا وَ أَفْسَدَ شُبَّانَنَا وَ فَرَّقَ جَمَاعَتَنَا وَ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أَسْلَافِنَا فَفِي النَّارِ فَلَمْ يَرِدْ عَلَيْنَا شَيْ‏ءٌ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ هَذَا وَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ فِيهِ رَأْياً

We became naming him^-saww as ‘the trustworthy’ due to his^-saww righteousness, and his^-saww calmness, and the truthfulness of his^-saww tone, until it reached what it reached and we respected him^-saww. (Then) he^-saww claimed that he^-saww is a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj, and that the news of the sky comes to him^-saww. He^-saww discredited our dreams, and insulted our gods, and separated our communities, and he^-saww claimed that the ones from our ancestors who have died, they are in the Fire. And there hasn’t been referred to us anything greater than this, and I have opined with regard to it, as being our opinion’.

قَالُوا وَ مَا رَأَيْتَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَنْ نَدُسَّ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلًا مِنَّا لِيَقْتُلَهُ فَإِنْ طَلَبَتْ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ بِدَمِهِ‏ أَعْطَيْنَاهُمْ عَشْرَ دِيَاتٍ

They said, ‘And what is your view?’ He said, ‘I view that we call some men from us in order to kill him^-saww. Then, if the clan of Hashim^-as were to seek his^-saww wergild, we will give them ten wergilds’.

فَقَالَ الْخَبِيثُ هَذَا رَأْيٌ خَبِيثٌ قَالُوا وَ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ قَاتِلَ مُحَمَّدٍ مَقْتُولٌ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَمَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يَبْذُلُ نَفْسَهُ لِلْقَتْلِ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا قُتِلَ مُحَمَّدٌ تَعَصَّبَ‏ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ وَ حُلَفَاؤُهُمْ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ وَ إِنَّ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ لَا تَرْضَى أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَاتِلُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْأَرْضِ فَيَقَعُ بَيْنَكُمُ الْحُرُوبُ فِي حَرَمِكُمْ وَ تَتَفَانَوْا

The wicked one^-la said, ‘This is a bad opinion’. They said, ‘And how is that so?’ He^-la said, ‘Because a killer of Muhammad^-saww would be killed, inevitably. Who is that from you all who would exert himself for the killing, for when he does kill Muhammad^-saww, the clan of Hashim^-asws and their allies would be prejudiced against him, and the clan of Hashim^-asws would not be pleased that the killer of Muhammad^-saww should be walking upon the earth, and the war would ensue between you all inside your Harrum (Sanctuary), and you will perish’.

فَقَالَ آخَرُ مِنْهُمْ فَعِنْدِي رَأْيٌ آخَرُ قَالَ وَ مَا هُوَ قَالَ نُلْقِيهِ فِي بَيْتٍ وَ نُلْقِي إِلَيْهِ‏ قُوتَهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ رَيْبُ الْمَنُونِ‏ فَيَمُوتَ كَمَا مَاتَ زُهَيْرٌ وَ النَّابِغَةُ وَ إِمْرُؤُ الْقَيْسِ

Another one of them said, ‘Then, there is another opinion with me’. They said, ‘And what is it?’ He said, ‘We shall confine him^-saww in a house and give him^-saww his daily bread until there comes to him^-saww his^-saww fate, and he^-saww dies, just as Zuheyr and Al-Nabaghat, and Amro Al-Qays have died’.

فَقَالَ إِبْلِيسُ هَذَا أَخْبَثُ مِنَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ‏ وَ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ لَا تَرْضَى بِذَلِكَ فَإِذَا جَاءَ مَوْسِمٌ مِنْ مَوَاسِمِ الْعَرَبِ اسْتَغَاثُوا بِهِمْ وَ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَخْرَجُوهُ

Iblees^-la said, ‘This is even worse than the other (opinion)’. They said, ‘And how is that so?’ He^-la said, ‘Because, the Clan of Hashim^-asws will not be pleased with that, and when the season from the seasons of the Arabs (Hajj) comes, they would seek help with them, and they would gather against you all and take him^-saww out’.

قَالَ آخَرُ مِنْهُمْ لَا وَ لَكِنَّا نُخْرِجُهُ مِنْ بِلَادِنَا وَ نَتَفَرَّغُ نَحْنُ لِعِبَادَةِ آلِهَتِنَا

Another one of them said, ‘No, but we will banish him^-saww from our city, and we would be free to worship our gods’.

فَقَالَ إِبْلِيسُ هَذَا أَخْبَثُ مِنَ الرَّأْيَيْنِ الْمُتَقَدِّمَيْنِ قَالُوا وَ كَيْفَ قَالَ لِأَنَّكُمْ تَعْمَدُونَ إِلَى أَصْبَحِ النَّاسِ وَجْهاً وَ أَنْطَقِ النَّاسِ لِسَاناً وَ أَفْصَحِهِمْ لَهْجَةً فتحملوه [فَتَحْمِلُونَهُ‏] إِلَى بَوَادِي الْعَرَبِ فَيَخْدَعُهُمْ وَ يَسْحَرُهُمْ بِلِسَانِهِ فَلَا يَفْجَؤُكُمْ إِلَّا وَ قَدْ مَلَأَهَا عَلَيْكُمْ خَيْلًا وَ رَجْلًا

Iblees^-la said, ‘This is even worse than the two preceding opinions’. They said, ‘And how is that so?’ He^-la said, ‘Because you are deliberating to most becoming of the face of the people, and the most speaking tongue of the people, and the most eloquent of tone, so you will end up carrying him^-saww to a valley of the Arabs, and he^-saww would deceive them and bewitch them with his^-saww tongue. Then it should not surprise you except and he^-saww has inclined against you cavalry horses and infantry’.

فَبَقُوا حَائِرِينَ ثُمَّ قَالُوا لِإِبْلِيسَ فَمَا الرَّأْيُ فِيهِ يَا شَيْخُ قَالَ مَا فِيهِ إِلَّا رَأْيٌ وَاحِدٌ قَالُوا وَ مَا هِيَ‏

They remained confused, then they said to Iblees^-la, ‘So what is the (correct) opinion with regard to it, O sheykh?’ He^-la said, ‘There is not with regard to it, except for one opinion’. They said, ‘And what is it?’

قَالَ يَجْتَمِعُ مِنْ كُلِّ بَطْنٍ مِنْ بُطُونِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ قَبَائِلِ الْعَرَبِ مَا أَمْكَنَ وَ يَكُونُ مَعَهُمْ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ رَجُلٌ فَيَأْخُذُونَ سِكِّينَةً أَوْ حَدِيدَةً أَوْ سَيْفاً فَيَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِ فَيَضْرِبُونَهُ كُلُّهُمْ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً حَتَّى يَتَفَرَّقَ دَمُهُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ كُلِّهَا فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا بِدَمِهِ وَ قَدْ شَارَكُوهُ فِيهِ فَإِنْ سَأَلُوكُمْ أَنْ تُعْطُوهُمُ الدِّيَةَ فَأَعْطُوهُمْ ثَلَاثَ دِيَاتٍ

He^-la said, ‘Gather from every clan from the clans of Quraysh, one (man), and there should (also) be a man from the clan of Hashim^-asws along with them. Then they should take knives, or iron (bars), or swords, and they should go to him^-saww and strike him^-saww, each of them one strike, until his^-saww blood is separated among all of Quraysh. Thus, the clan of Hashim^-asws would not have the ability to seek his^-saww blood, and they would have (also) participated in it. Then if they were to ask you to pay the wergild, then give them three wergilds’.

فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ وَ عَشْرَ دِيَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ‏ الرَّأْيُ رَأْيُ الشَّيْخِ النَّجْدِيِّ فَاجْتَمَعُوا فِيهِ وَ دَخَلَ مَعَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ عَمُّ النَّبِيِّ ص

They said, ‘Yes, and (even) ten wergilds!’ Then they said, ‘The (correct) opinion is of the sheykh of Najd (Iblees^-la)’. They formed a consensus and included in that Abu Lahab^-la, uncle of the Prophet^-saww.

وَ نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ قُرَيْشاً قَدِ اجْتَمَعَتْ فِي دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ يُدَبِّرُونَ عَلَيْكَ وَ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي ذَلِكَ‏ وَ إِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَ يَمْكُرُونَ وَ يَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْماكِرِينَ‏

And Jibraeel^-as descended unto Rasool-Allah^-saww and informed him^-saww that Quraysh had gathered in the conference hall plotting against you^-saww, and Allah^-azwj Revealed unto him^-saww during that: And when those who committed Kufr plotted against you in order to confine you or kill you or banish you, and they were plotting and Allah Planned, and Allah is the best of the planners [8:30].

وَ اجْتَمَعَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِ لَيْلًا فَيَقْتُلُوهُ وَ خَرَجُوا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ يُصَفِّرُونَ وَ يُصَفِّقُونَ وَ يَطُوفُونَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ‏ وَ ما كانَ صَلاتُهُمْ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكاءً وَ تَصْدِيَةً. فالمكاء التصفير و التصدية صفق اليدين و هذه الآية معطوفة على قوله‏ وَ إِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا

And the Quraysh gathered to pounce upon him^-saww at night and kill him^-saww, and they went out to the Masjid whistling, and clapping, and circling the House (Kabah). Allah^-azwj Revealed: And what was their Salat by the House except for whistling and clapping of the hands [8:35]. And this Verse is to be read together with His^-azwj Words: And when those who committed Kufr plotted against you [8:30].

و قد كتبت بعد آيات كثيرة

And he (Ali Bin Ibrahim) has written a lot of Verses.

فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص جَاءَتْ قُرَيْشٌ لِيَدْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ لَا أَدَعُكُمْ أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّ فِي الدَّارِ صِبْيَاناً وَ نِسَاءً وَ لَا نَأْمَنُ أَنْ تَقَعَ يَدٌ خَاطِئَةٌ فَنَحْرِسُهُ اللَّيْلَةَ فَإِذَا أَصْبَحْنَا دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ

When it was evening for Rasool-Allah^-saww, Quraysh came to attack upon him^-saww. Abu Lahab^-la said, ‘I^-la will not let you to go to him^-saww at night, for in the house there are children and women, and there is no safety that a hand might fall on them in error. We should stay guard at night, and when it is morning, we would attack upon him’.

فَنَامُوا حَوْلَ حُجْرَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يُفْرَشَ لَهُ فَفُرِشَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ افْدِنِي بِنَفْسِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَمْ عَلَى فِرَاشِي وَ الْتَحِفْ بِبُرْدَتِي فَنَامَ عَلَى فِرَاشِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ الْتَحَفَ بِبُرْدَتِهِ

They (Quraysh) slept around the chamber of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and Rasool-Allah^-saww ordered that a bed be prepared for him^-saww. It was prepared for him^-saww. He^-saww said to Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, ‘Ransom me^-saww with yourself^-asws’. He^-asws said: ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘Sleep upon my^-saww bed and cover with my^-saww cloak’.

وَ جَاءَ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَأَخْرَجَهُ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ وَ هُمْ نِيَامٌ وَ هُوَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِمْ‏ وَ جَعَلْنا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْناهُمْ‏ فَهُمْ لا يُبْصِرُونَ‏ وَ قَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ خُذْ عَلَى طَرِيقِ ثَوْرٍ وَ هُوَ جَبَلٌ عَلَى طَرِيقِ مِنًى لَهُ سَنَامٌ‏ كَسَنَامِ الثَّوْرِ فَدَخَلَ الْغَارَ وَ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا كَانَ

Ali^-asws slept upon the bed of Rasool-Allah^-saww and was covered with his^-saww cloak, and Jibraeel^-as came and grabbed the hand of Rasool-Allah^-saww and took him^-saww out towards the Quraysh while they were sleeping, and he^-saww was reciting upon them: ‘And We have made in front of them a barrier and a barrier behind them, so We have Covered them over and they are not seeing [36:9]. And Jibraeel^-as said to him^-saww: ‘Take the Sowr road’ – and it is a mountain upon the road of Mina, for it being a hump like the hump of the bull, and he^-saww entered the cave, and it transpired from his^-saww matter what transpired.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَتْ قُرَيْشٌ وَثَبُوا إِلَى الْحُجْرَةِ وَ قَصَدُوا الْفِرَاشَ فَوَثَبَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ قَالُوا لَهُ أَيْنَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ أَ جَعَلْتُمُونِي عَلَيْهِ رَقِيباً أَ لَسْتُمْ قُلْتُمْ نُخْرِجُهُ مِنْ بِلَادِنَا فَقَدْ خَرَجَ عَنْكُمْ

When Quraysh woke up in the morning and came to the chamber and aimed for the bed, Ali^-asws leapt up in their faces and he^-asws said: ‘What is your affair?’ They said to him^-asws, ‘Where is Muhammad^-saww?’ He^-asws said: ‘Did you make me^-asws a watcher over him^-saww? Weren’t you saying, ‘We would banish him^-saww from our city’? He^-saww has (now) gone out from you’.

فَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَى أَبِي لَهَبٍ يَضْرِبُونَهُ وَ يَقُولُونَ أَنْتَ تَخْدَعُنَا مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ فَتَفَرَّقُوا فِي الْجِبَالِ وَ كَانَ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو كُرْزٍ يَقْفُو الْآثَارَ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا كُرْزٍ الْيَوْمَ الْيَوْمَ فَوَقَفَ بِهِمْ عَلَى بَابِ حُجْرَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ هَذِهِ قَدَمُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اللَّهِ لِأَنَّهَا لَأُخْتُ الْقَدَمِ الَّتِي فِي الْمَقَامِ

They turned towards Abu Lahab^-la hitting him, and they were saying, ‘You deceived us since the night!’ Then they dispersed in the mountain, and among them was a man from Khaza’a called Abu Karz who knew the tracking, and they said to him, ‘O Abu Karz! Today is the day’. He paused with them at the door of the chamber of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he said to them, ‘This is a footprint of Muhammad^-saww. By Allah^-azwj! It is a matching footprint which is in the place’.

وَ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ اسْتَقْبَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَرَدَّهُ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو كُرْزٍ وَ هَذِهِ قَدَمُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَوِ ابْنِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ هَاهُنَا غَيْرُ ابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ فَمَا زَالَ بِهِمْ حَتَّى أَوْقَفَهُمْ عَلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا جَازُوا هَذَا الْمَكَانَ إِمَّا أَنْ يَكُونُوا صَعِدُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَوْ دَخَلُوا تَحْتَ الْأَرْضِ

And Abu Bakr had met Rasool-Allah^-saww, and returned with him^-saww. Abu Karz said, ‘This is a footprint of Ibn Abu Qohafa or his father’. Then he said, ‘And over here are the traces of Ibn Abu Qohafa’. He did not cease to be with them until he paused them at the entrance of the cave. Then he said, ‘They have not crossed over this place. Either they have ascended to the sky or entered under the ground’.

وَ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ الْعَنْكَبُوتَ فَنَسَجَتْ عَلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ وَ جَاءَ فَارِسٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا فِي الْغَارِ أَحَدٌ فَتَفَرَّقُوا فِي الشِّعَابِ وَ صَرَفَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ثُمَّ أَذِنَ لِنَبِيِّهِ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ

And Allah^-azwj Sent the spider, and it spun a web at the entrance of the cave, and a horse rider from the Angel came over and paused at the entrance of the cave, then said. Then he (Abu Karz) said, ‘There is no one in the cave’. So they dispersed in the terrain, and Allah^-azwj Turned them away from His^-azwj Rasool^-saww. Then He^-azwj Permitted for His^-azwj Prophet^-saww with regards to the Emigration (Hijra)’’.[23]

9- شي، تفسير العياشي عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَ حُمْرَانَ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ أَنَّ قُرَيْشاً اجْتَمَعَتْ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَطْنٍ أُنَاسٌ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقُوا إِلَى دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ لِيُشَاوِرُوا فِيمَا يَصْنَعُونَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَإِذَا هُمْ بِشَيْخٍ قَائِمٍ عَلَى الْبَابِ وَ إِذَا ذَهَبُوا إِلَيْهِ لِيَدْخُلُوا قَالَ أَدْخِلُونِي مَعَكُمْ قَالُوا وَ مَنْ أَنْتَ يَا شَيْخُ قَالَ أَنَا شَيْخٌ مِنْ مُضَرَ وَ لِي رَأْيٌ أُشِيرُ بِهِ عَلَيْكُمْ

Tafseer Al Ayyashi, from Zurara and Humran and Muhammad bin Muslim,

‘From one of the two (5^th or 6^th Imam^-asws): ‘Quraysh gathered, and people came out from every family, then they went to the house of consultation (Al-Nadwa) in order to consult each other regarding what they should be doing with Rasool-Allah^-saww. There they were with an old man standing at the door, and when they went to him in order to enter, he said, ‘Let me enter (as well) with you’. They said, ‘And who are you, O sheykh?’ He said, ‘I am a sheykh from Egypt and there is an opinions for me I can consult with you all’.

فَدَخَلُوا وَ جَلَسُوا وَ تَشَاوَرُوا وَ هُوَ جَالِسٌ وَ أَجْمَعُوا أَمْرَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ يُخْرِجُوهُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ هَذَا لَكُمْ بِرَأْيٍ إِنْ أَخْرَجْتُمُوهُ أَجْلَبَ‏ عَلَيْكُمُ النَّاسَ فَقَاتَلُوكُمْ قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ مَا هَذَا بِرَأْيٍ

Then entered and sat down and consulted, and he sat, and they united their matter upon that they would expel him^-saww. He said, ‘This isn’t with an opinion for you. If you^-saww were to expel him^-saww, the people he^-saww will gather the people and they will fight against you’. They said, ‘You speak the truth. This is not a (correct) opinion’.

ثُمَّ تَشَاوَرُوا فَأَجْمَعُوا أَمْرَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ يُوثِقُوهُ- قَالَ هَذَا لَيْسَ بِالرَّأْيِ إِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ هَذَا وَ مُحَمَّدٌ رَجُلٌ حُلْوُ اللِّسَانِ أَفْسَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَ خَدَمَكُمْ وَ مَا يَنْفَعُكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ إِذَا فَارَقَهُ‏ أَخُوهُ وَ ابْنُهُ أَوِ امْرَأَتُهُ

Then they consulted and gathered their matter upon that they would imprison him^-saww. He said, ‘This isn’t a (correct) opinion if you were to do this, and Muhammad^-saww is a man of a sweet tongue. He^-saww will corrupt upon you, your sons and your servants and not one of you will benefit when his brother or his son or his wife separates from him.

ثُمَّ تَشَاوَرُوا فَأَجْمَعُوا أَمْرَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ‏ يَقْتُلُوهُ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَطْنٍ مِنْهُمْ بِشَاهِرٍ فَيَضْرِبُونَهُ بِأَسْيَافِهِمْ جَمِيعاً عِنْدَ الْكَتِفَيْنِ‏

Then they consulted and gathered their matter upon that they would kill him^-saww. There will come out from every family of theirs a man, and they will strike him^-saww with their swords altogether upon the shoulders’.

ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْآيَةَ وَ إِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ‏ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ

Then he^-asws recited the Verse: And when those who committed Kufr plotted against you in order to confine you or kill you [8:30] – up to the end of the Verse’’.[24]

10- فس، تفسير القمي أَبِي عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْغَارِ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى سَفِينَةِ جَعْفَرٍ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ‏ يَعُومُ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْأَنْصَارِ مُحْتَبِينَ فِي أَفْنِيَتِهِمْ

Tafseer Qummi – ‘My father, from one of his men, raising it to,

‘Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww was in the cave, he^-saww said to Abu Bakr: ‘It is as if I^-saww am looking at the ship of Ja’far^-asws among his^-asws companions swaying in the sea, and I^-saww am looking at the Helpers waiting in their courtyards’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ تَرَاهُمْ‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَرِنِيهِمْ فَمَسَحَ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ فَرَآهُمْ فَقَالَ فِي نَفْسِهِ الْآنَ صَدَّقْتُ أَنَّكَ سَاحِرٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْتَ الصِّدِّيقُ‏

Abu Bakr said, ‘And you^-saww can see them, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yes’. He said, ‘Show them to me’. He^-saww wiped upon his eyes and he saw them. He said within himself, ‘Now it is verified that you^-saww are a sorcerer’. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘You are being truthful (to yourself)’’.[25]

11- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ‏ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ نَاصِحٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ الْأَسْلَمِيِ‏ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ‏ إِسْمَاعِيلَ‏ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ أَبِي غَطَفَانَ‏ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: اجْتَمَعَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فِي دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ لِيَتَشَاوَرُوا فِي أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ أَتَى جَبْرَئِيلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ وَ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ لَا يَنَامَ فِي مَضْجَعِهِ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ

‘Al Amaaly’ for Al Sheykh Al Tusi – a group, from Abu Al Mufazzal, from Ahmad Bin Sufyan Bin Al Abbas, from Ahmad Bin Ubeyd Bin Nasih, from Muhammad Bin Umar Bin Waqad Al Aslamy, from Ibrahim Bin, from Dawood Bin Husayn, from Abu Gatfan, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘The Polytheists gathered in the house of consultation (Al-Nadwa) in order to consult each other regarding the matter of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and Jibraeel^-as came to Rasool-Allah^-saww, and informed him^-saww of the news, and instructed him^-saww that he^-saww should not sleep in his^-saww bed that night.

فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمَبِيتَ أَمَرَ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنْ يَبِيتَ فِي مَضْجَعِهِ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَبَاتَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ تَغَشَّى بِبُرْدٍ أَخْضَرَ حَضْرَمِيٍّ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَنَامُ فِيهِ وَ جَعَلَ السَّيْفَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ

When Rasool-Allah^-saww wanted to spend the night, he^-saww instructed Ali^-asws that he^-asws spent the night his^-saww bed that night. Ali^-asws spent the night and covered with a green cloak from Hazramaut (Yemen) which was for Rasool-Allah^-saww he^-saww used to sleep in, and he^-asws made the sword to be by his^-asws side.

فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَ أُولَئِكَ النَّفَرُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يَطِيفُونَ‏ وَ يَرْصُدُونَهُ يُرِيدُونَ قَتْلَهُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُمْ جُلُوسٌ عَلَى الْبَابِ خَمْسَةٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ رَجُلًا فَأَخَذَ حَفْنَةً مِنَ الْبَطْحَاءِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَذُرُّهَا عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ وَ هُوَ يَقْرَأُ يس وَ الْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ‏ حَتَّى بَلَغَ‏ فَأَغْشَيْناهُمْ فَهُمْ لا يُبْصِرُونَ ‏

When those persons from Quraysh gathered, circling him^-saww and monitoring him^-saww and intending to kill him^-saww, Rasool-Allah^-saww went out while they were sitting by the door, fifteen men. He^-saww grabbed a handful of soil from Al Abt’ha, then went on to scatter it upon their heads, and he^-saww was reciting (Surah) Ya Seen [36:1] By the Wise Quran [36:2] – until he^-saww reached , and We Covered them, so they are not seeing [36:9].

فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ مَا تَنْتَظِرُونَ قَالُوا مُحَمَّداً قَالَ خِبْتُمْ وَ خُزِيتُمْ‏ قَدْ وَ اللَّهِ مَرَّ بِكُمْ فَمَا مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا وَ قَدْ جَعَلَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ تُرَاباً قَالُوا وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَبْصَرْنَاهُ

A speaker said, ‘What are you all awaiting?’ They said, ‘Muhammad^-saww’. He said, ‘You were deceived and lost. By Allah^-azwj! He^-saww has already passed by you, so there is no man from you except and he^-saww made soil to be upon his head’. They said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! We did not see him^-saww’.

قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ وَ إِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَ يَمْكُرُونَ وَ يَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْماكِرِينَ‏

He (the narrator) said, ‘Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed: And when those who committed Kufr plotted against you in order to confine you or kill you or banish you, and they were plotting and Allah Planned, and Allah is the best of the planners [8:30].[26]

12- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْفَضْلِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ مَحْفُوظِ بْنِ بَحْرٍ عَنِ الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتِ اللَّهِ‏ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حِينَ بَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏

‘Al Amaaly’ of Sheykh Al Tusi – ‘A group, from Abu Al Fazal, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Yahya Bin Safwan, from Mahfouz Bin Bahr, from Al Haysam Bin Jameel, from Qays Bin Al Rabie, from Hakeem Bin Jubeyr,

‘From Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws regarding the Words of the Mighty and Majestic: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking the Pleasure of Allah; [2:207]. He^-asws said: ‘It was Revealed regarding Ali^-asws when he^-asws spent the night upon the bed of Rasool-Allah^-saww.[27]

13- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ النَّحْوِيِّ عَنِ الْخَلِيلِ بْنِ أَسَدٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ: كَانَ أَبُو عَمْرِو بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ إِذَا قَرَأَ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتِ اللَّهِ‏ قَالَ كَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِيهِ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ

‘Al-Amaaly’ of the Sheykh Al-Tusy – A group, from Abu Al Mufazzal, from Muhammad Bin Al Abbas Al Nahwy, from Al Khaleel Bin Asad, from Saeed Bin Aws who said,

‘Abu Amro Al-Bala’a, whenever he read: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking the Pleasure of Allah; [2:207], said, ‘Allah^-azwj Honoured Ali^-asws. This Verse was Revealed regarding him^-asws’’.[28]

14- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ‏ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ عَوْفٍ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْغَارِ وَ مَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ص عَلِيّاً أَنْ يَنَامَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَ يَتَغَشَّى بِبُرْدَتِهِ‏

‘Al Amaaly of the Sheykh Al Tusy – ‘A group, from Abu Al Mufazzal, from Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Suleyman, from Muhammad bin Al Sabah, from Muhammad Bin Kaseere, from Awf Al Araby, from the people of Basra, from Al-Hassan Bin Abu Al-Hassan, from Anas Bin Malik (fabricator) who said,

‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww headed to the cave, and Abu Bakr was with him^-saww, the Prophet^-saww instructed Ali^-asws to sleep upon his^-saww bed and cover himself^-asws with his^-saww cloak.

فَبَاتَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مُوَطِّناً نَفْسَهُ عَلَى الْقَتْلِ وَ جَاءَتْ رِجَالُ قُرَيْشٍ مِنْ بُطُونِهَا يُرِيدُونَ قَتْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَلَمَّا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَضَعُوا عَلَيْهِ أَسْيَافَهُمْ لَا يَشُكُّونَ أَنَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقَالُوا أَيْقِظُوهُ لِيَجِدَ أَلَمَ الْقَتْلِ وَ يَرَى السُّيُوفَ تَأْخُذُهُ

Ali^-asws spent the night exposing himself^-asws upon being killed, and men from Quraysh families came intending to kill Rasool-Allah^-saww. When they wanted to place their swords, not doubting that he^-asws is Muhammad^-saww. They said, ‘Wake him^-saww so he^-saww would find the pain of the killing and he^-saww sees the swords seizing him^-saww’.

فَلَمَّا أَيْقَظُوهُ فَرَأَوْهُ عَلِيّاً تَرَكُوهُ وَ تَفَرَّقُوا فِي طَلَبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتِ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ رَؤُفٌ بِالْعِبادِ

When they awoke him^-saww, they saw it was Ali^-asws. They left him^-asws and dispersed in seeking Rasool-Allah^-saww. Allah^-azwj Revealed: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking the Pleasure of Allah; and Allah is Affectionate with the servants [2:207]’’.[29]

15- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى التَّيْمِيِ‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ: فَخَرَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِأَبِيهَا وَ مَكَانِهِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْغَارِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شَدَّادِ بْنِ الْهَادِ وَ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حَيْثُ نَامَ فِي مَكَانِهِ وَ هُوَ يَرَى أَنَّهُ يُقْتَلُ فَسَكَتَتْ وَ لَمْ تُحِرْ جَوَاباً

‘Al Amaaly’ of Sheykh Al Tusy – A group, from Abu Al Mufazzal, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn Bin Hafs, from Muhammad Bin Ubeyd, from Abu Yahya Al Taymi, from Abdullah Bin Jundab, from Abu Sabit, from his father, from Mujahid who said,

‘Ayesha prided with her father and his position with Rasool-Allah^-saww in the cave, Abdullah Bin Shaddad bin Al-Haad said, ‘And where are you from Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws when he^-asws slept in his^-saww place and he^-asws saw that he^-asws could be killed?’ She was silent and did not respond with an answer.[30]

أَقُولُ سَيَأْتِي فِي بَابِ أَحْوَالِ إِبْلِيسَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ: تَمَثَّلَ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ فِي أَرْبَعِ صُوَرٍ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ تَصَوَّرَ يَوْمَ اجْتِمَاعِ قُرَيْشٍ فِي دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْخٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي النَّبِيِّ ص بِمَا أَشَارَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ وَ إِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الْآيَةَ

I (Majlisi) say, ‘I shall bring in the chapter on situations of Iblees^-la, from Jabir Al Ansari, from the Prophet^-saww, he^-saww said: ‘Iblees^-la, may Allah^-azwj Curse him^-la, resembles in four images’ – up to he^-saww said: ‘On the day of the gathering of Qureysh in the house of consultation, he^-la imaged in the image of an old man from the people of Najd. He^-la indicated to them regarding the Prophet^-saww with what he^-la indicated, so Allah^-azwj Revealed: And when those who committed Kufr plotted against you [8:30]’ – the Verse’.

16- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي أَبُو عَمْرٍو عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَزْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ النُّورِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ الْقُرَشِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: بَاتَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَيْلَةَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ لِيُعَمِّيَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ وَ فِيهِ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ‏ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتِ اللَّهِ‏

‘Al Amaaly’ of Sheykh Al Tusy – Abu Amro, from Ibn Uqda, from Al Husayn Bin Abdul Rahman Al Azdy, from his father, from Abdul Noor Bin Abdullah Bin Al Mugheira Al Qurshy, from Ibrahim Bin Abdullah Bin Ma’bad, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘Ali^-asws spent the night on his^-saww bed, when Rasool-Allah^-saww went out to the Polytheists in order to blind Quraysh, and regarding him^-asws this was Revealed: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking the Pleasure of Allah [2:207]’’.[31]

17- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ‏ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ جَعْدَةَ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ عَنْ أُمِّهِ‏ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ بِنْتِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَتْ‏ لَمَّا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى نَبِيَّهُ ص بِالْهِجْرَةِ وَ أَنَامَ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ‏ وَ سَجَّاهُ بِبُرْدٍ حَضْرَمِيٍّ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَإِذَا وُجُوهُ قُرَيْشٍ عَلَى بَابِهِ فَأَخَذَ حَفْنَةً مِنْ تُرَابٍ فَذَرَّهَا عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ فَلَمْ يَشْعُرْ بِهِ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ وَ دَخَلَ عَلَى بَيْتِي

‘Al Amaaly’ of the Sheykh Al Tusy – A group, from Abu Al Mufazzal, from Ubeydullah Bin Al Husayn, from Ibrahim Al Alawy, from Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Hamza Al Alawy, from his father, from Al Husayn Bin Zayd, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Umar son of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, from his father, from his grandfather, from his grandmother Ja’da Bin Hubeyrah, from his paternal aunt Umm Hany,

‘Daughter of Abu Talib^-asws who said, ‘When Allah^-azwj the Exalted Commanded His^-azwj Prophet^-saww with the migrating (from Makkah), and Ali^-asws slept upon his^-saww bed, and covered him^-asws with the Yemeni cloak, then he^-saww went out, and there were Quraysh facing him^-saww at his^-saww door. So, he^-saww grabbed a handful of soil and scattered it upon their heads and not one of them was aware of it, and he^-saww entered to be in my house.

فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ وَ قَالَ أَبْشِرِي يَا أُمَّ هَانِئٍ فَهَذَا جَبْرَئِيلُ يُخْبِرُنِي أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ أَنْجَى عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ

When it was morning he^-saww turned to me and said: ‘Receive glad tidings O Umm Hany! This here is Jibraeel^-as informing me^-saww that Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Rescued Ali^-asws from his^-asws enemies’.

قَالَتْ وَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَعَ جَنَاحِ الصُّبْحِ إِلَى غَارِ ثَوْرٍ فَكَانَ فِيهِ ثَلَاثاً حَتَّى سَكَنَ عَنْهُ الطَّلَبُ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ أَمَرَهُ بِأَمْرِهِ وَ أَدَاءِ الْأَمَانَةِ

She said, ‘And Rasool-Allah^-saww went out with the early morning to the cave of Sowr. He^-saww was in it for three days until the search settled from him^-saww. Then he^-saww sent for Ali^-asws and instructed him^-asws with his^-saww affairs and the paying back of the entrustments.[32]

18- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي أَخْبَرَنَا جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ سَنَةَ إِحْدَى وَ عِشْرِينَ وَ ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ النَّوْفَلِيُّ سَنَةَ خَمْسِينَ وَ مِائَتَيْنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ النَّوْفَلِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ خَالِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ‏ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْهَاشِمِيِ‏ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ الْقَبْرِ وَ الرَّوْضَةِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ

‘Al Amaaly’ of the Sheykh Al Tusy – A group informed us, from Abu Al Mufazzal, from Abu Al Abbas Ahmad Bin Ubeydullah Bin Ammar Al Saqafy in the year three hundred and eleven, from Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Suleyman Al Nowfaly in the year two hundred and fifty, from Al-Hassan Bin Hamza Abu Muhammad Al Nowfaly, from his father and maternal uncle Yaqoub Bin Al Fazl Bin Abdul Rahman Bin Al Abbas Bin Tabie Bin Al Haris bin Abdul Muttalib, from Yazeed Bin Saed Al Hashimy, from Abu Ubeyda Bin Muhammad Bin Ammar Bin Yasser between the grave and the garden, from his father, from Ubeydullah Bin Abu Rafie altogether from Ammar Bin Yasser,

وَ أَبِي رَافِعٍ مَوْلَى النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ وَ حَدَّثَنِيهِ سِنَانُ بْنُ أَبِي سِنَانٍ الدُّؤَلِيُّ وَ كَانَ مِمَّنْ وُلِدَ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ص فَأَخْبَرَنِي سِنَانُ بْنُ أَبِي سِنَانٍ أَنَّ هِنْدَ بْنَ أَبِي هِنْدِ بْنِ أَبِي هَالَةَ الْأُسَيْدِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ هِنْدِ بْنِ أَبِي هَالَةَ رَبِيبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أُمِّهِ خَدِيجَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ وَ أُخْتِهِ لِأُمِّهِ فَاطِمَةَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا

And Abu Rafie a slave of the Prophet^-saww, from Abu Ubeyda, and Sinan Bin Abu Sinan Al Dawly, and he was from the ones born in the ear of the Prophet^-saww, informed by Sinan Bin Abu Sinan, from Hind Bin Abu Hind Bin Abu Hala Al Aseydi, from his father Hind Bin Abu Hala, step-son of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and his paternal aunt Khadeeja^-asws wife of the Prophet^-saww, and his sister from his mother Fatima^-asws.

قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ وَ كَانَ هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةُ هِنْدُ بْنُ أَبِي هَالَةَ وَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ وَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ جَمِيعاً يُحَدِّثُونَ عَنْ هِجْرَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ مَبِيتِهِ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ

Abu Ubeyda said, and these three Hind Bin Abu Hala, and Abu Rafie, and Ammar Bin Yasser altogether were discussing about the emigrating of Amir Al-Momineen Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws to Rasool-Allah^-saww at Al-Medina and his^-saww sleeping at night before than upon his^-saww bed.

قَالَ وَ صَدْرُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ هِنْدِ بْنِ أَبِي هَالَةَ وَ اقْتِصَاصُهُ عَنِ الثَّلَاثَةِ هِنْدٍ وَ عَمَّارٍ وَ أَبِي رَافِعٍ وَ قَدْ دَخَلَ حَدِيثُ بَعْضِهِمْ فِي بَعْضٍ قَالُوا كَانَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِمَّا يَمْنَعُ نَبِيَّهُ ص بِعَمِّهِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَمَا يَخْلُصُ إِلَيْهِ امْرُؤٌ بِسُوءٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مُدَّةَ حَيَاتِهِ‏

He said, ‘And he released this Hadeeth from Hind Bin Abu Hala, and its brief version from the three – Hind and Ammar and Abu Raife, and they had inserted the Hadeeth into each other. They said, ‘Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic had Protected His^-azwj Prophet^-saww his^-saww uncle^-asws Abu Talib^-asws, so he^-saww was not finished off from the evil reactions of his^-saww people for the duration of his^-saww lifetime.

فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ نَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص بِغَيَّتِهَا وَ أَصَابَتْهُ بِعَظِيمٍ مِنَ الْأَذَى حَتَّى تَرَكَتْهُ لَقًى فَقَالَ ص لَأَسْرَعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا فَقْدُكَ يَا عَمِّ وَصَلَتْكَ رَحِمٌ وَ جُزِيتَ خَيْراً يَا عَمِّ

When Abu Talib^-asws passed away, Quraysh attained from Rasool-Allah^-saww with their attacks and afflicting him^-saww with the grievous harms until they left him^-saww. He^-saww said: ‘Quick is what we found your^-asws loss, O uncle^-asws, and your^-asws help, and may you^-saww be Recompensed goodly, O uncle^-asws!’

ثُمَّ مَاتَتْ خَدِيجَةُ بَعْدَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بِشَهْرٍ وَ اجْتَمَعَ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص حُزْنَانِ حَتَّى عُرِفَ ذَلِكَ فِيهِ

Then (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws passed away after Abu Talib^-asws by a month, and two griefs were gathered upon Rasool-Allah^-saww due to that until that was recognised in him^-saww.

قَالَ هِنْدٌ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ ذَوُو الطَّوْلِ وَ الشَّرَفِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ إِلَى دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ لِيَرْتَئُوا وَ يَأْتَمِرُوا فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَسَرُّوا ذَلِكَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ نَبْنِي لَهُ عَلَماً وَ نَتْرُكُ فُرَجاً نَسْتَوْدِعُهُ فِيهِ فَلَا يَخْلُصُ مِنَ الصُّبَاةِ فِيهِ إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ وَ لَا نَزَالُ فِي رَفَقٍ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ حَتَّى يَتَضَيَّفَهُ رَيْبُ الْمَنُونِ‏

Hind said, ‘Then the powerful and the noblemen of Quraysh went around to the house of consultation in order to consider and consult regarding Rasool-Allah^-saww, and kept it a secret between them. One of them said, ‘We should build a pit for him^-saww and leave a hole and put him^-saww in it, so no one from the renegades will be able to rescue him^-saww, nor will there be any leniency of the life until he^-saww tastes the misfortunes of time’.

وَ صَاحِبُ‏ هَذِهِ الْمَشُورَةِ الْعَاصُ بْنُ وَائِلٍ وَ أُمَيَّةُ وَ أُبَيٌّ ابْنَا خَلَفٍ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ كَلَّا مَا هَذَا لَكُمْ بِرَأْيٍ وَ لَئِنْ صَنَعْتُمْ ذَلِكَ لَيَتَنَمَّرَنَّ لَهُ الْحَدِبُ الْحَمِيمُ‏ وَ الْمَوْلَى الْحَلِيفُ ثُمَّ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ الْمَوَاسِمَ وَ الْأَشْهُرَ الْحُرُمَ بِالْأَمْنِ فَلَيَنْتَزِعَنَّ مِنْ أُنْشُوطَتِكُمْ‏ قُولُوا قَوْلَكُمْ

And the one in charge of this consultation was Al-Aas Bin Wail, and Amiya and Abbay two sons of Khalaf. A speaker said, ‘Never! This is not for you with a (correct) opinion, and if you were to do that, his^-saww intimate ones will spread this event, then the season (of Hajj) and the sacred months will come with the safety, and they will snatch him^-saww away from your clutches. Speak your words!’

فَقَالَ عُتْبَةُ وَ شَيْبَةُ وَ شَرِكَهُمَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ قَالُوا فَإِنَّا نَرَى‏ أَنْ نُرْحِلَ بَعِيراً صَعْباً وَ نُوثِقَ مُحَمَّداً عَلَيْهِ كِتَافاً ثُمَّ نَقْطَعَ الْبَعِيرَ بِأَطْرَافِ الرِّمَاحِ‏ فَيُوشِكُ أَنْ يَقْطَعَهُ بَيْنَ الدَّكَادِكِ إِرْباً إِرْباً

Utba and Shayba and their associate Abu Sufyan said: ‘We view that we should get a difficult camel and tie Muhammad^-saww upon it like a blanket, then cut the spears tied to the ends of the camel, then there is no doubt that he^-saww would be cut into pieces and pieces between the swaying’.

فَقَالَ صَاحِبُ رَأْيِهِمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَصْنَعُوا بِقَوْلِكُمْ هَذَا شَيْئاً أَ رَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ خَلَصَ بِهِ الْبَعِيرُ سَالِماً إِلَى بَعْضِ الْأَفَارِيقِ فَأَخَذَ بِقُلُوبِهِمْ بِسِحْرِهِ وَ بَيَانِهِ وَ طَلَاقَةِ لِسَانِهِ فَصَبَأَ الْقَوْمُ إِلَيْهِ وَ اسْتَجَابَتِ الْقَبَائِلُ لَهُ قَبِيلَةً فَقَبِيلَةً فَلَيَسِيرَنَ‏ حِينَئِذٍ إِلَيْكُمْ بِالْكَتَائِبِ وَ الْمَقَانِبِ فَلَتَهْلِكُنَّ كَمَا هَلَكَتْ أَيَادٌ وَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ قُولُوا قَوْلَكُمْ

The one in charge of their opinions said, ‘You will not be doing anything with these words of you. Do you see that if the camel finishes off with him^-saww safely to one of the outskirts, his^-saww sorcery and his^-saww explanations and the eloquence of his^-saww tongue would seize their hearts, so the people would pour towards him^-saww and the tribes would respond to him^-saww, tribe after tribe and they will come to you on that day with the battalions and the forces and you will be destroyed just as Ayad and the ones before you were destroyed. Speak your words!’

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ لَكِنْ أَرَى‏ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعَمَّدُوا إِلَى قَبَائِلِكُمُ الْعَشَرَةِ فَتَنْتَدِبُوا مِنْ كُلِّ قَبِيلَةٍ مِنْهَا رَجُلًا نَجْداً ثُمَّ تُسَلِّحُوهُ حُسَاماً عَضْباً وَ تَمَهَّدَ الْفِتْيَةُ حَتَّى إِذَا غَسَقَ اللَّيْلُ وَ غَوَّرَ بَيَّتُوا بِابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ بَيَاتاً فَيَذْهَبُ دَمُهُ فِي قَبَائِلِ قُرَيْشٍ جَمِيعاً فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ وَ بَنُو الْمُطَّلِبِ مُنَاهَضَةَ قَبَائِلِ قُرَيْشٍ فِي صَاحِبِهِمْ فَيَرْضَوْنَ حِينَئِذٍ بِالْعَقْلِ مِنْهُمْ

Abu Jahl^-la said to him, ‘But I^-la view for you that you should deliberate to ten of your tribes, each tribe should delegate one man as a captain, then weaponised him with a strong weapon and load it upon the youths until when it is the darkness of the night and Abu Kabsha is spending the night sleeping, his^-saww blood can be spilled among the tribes of Quraysh altogether, so the Clan of Hashim^-as will not be able to oppose (all) the tribes of Quraysh regarding their companion, so they will have to be pleased on that day with the reasoning from them’.

فَقَالَ صَاحِبُ رَأْيِهِمْ أَصَبْتَ يَا بَا الْحَكَمِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ هَذَا الرَّأْيُ فَلَا تَعْدِلُنَّ بِهِ رَأْياً وَ أَوْكِئُوا فِي ذَلِكَ أَفْوَاهَكُمْ حَتَّى‏ يَسْتَتِبَّ أَمْرُكُمْ

The one in charge of their opinions said, ‘You are correct, O Abu Al-Hakam^-la!’ Then he turned towards them and said, ‘This is the (final) opinion, and no opinion equates with it, and agree with your mouths regarding that until your matter is normalised’.

فَخَرَجَ الْقَوْمُ عِزِينَ وَ سَبَقَهُمْ بِالْوَحْيِ بِمَا كَانَ مِنْ كَيْدِهِمْ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَتَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏ وَ إِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَ يَمْكُرُونَ وَ يَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْماكِرِينَ‏

The people went out in separate groups, and Jibraeel^-as preceded them with the Revelation with what had transpired from their plots and he^-as recited this Verse unto Rasool-Allah^-saww: And when those who committed Kufr plotted against you in order to confine you or kill you or banish you, and they were plotting and Allah Planned, and Allah is the best of the planners [8:30].

فَلَمَّا أَخْبَرَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ فِي ذَلِكَ وَ وَحْيِهِ وَ مَا عَزَمَ لَهُ مِنَ الْهِجْرَةِ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ لِوَقْتِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ الرُّوحَ هَبَطَ عَلَيَّ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ آنِفاً يُخْبِرُنِي أَنَّ قُرَيْشاً اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى الْمَكْرِ بِي وَ قَتْلِي وَ إِنَّهُ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ عَنْ رَبِّي‏ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ أَهْجُرَ دَارَ قَوْمِي وَ أَنْ أَنْطَلِقَ‏ إِلَى غَارِ ثَوْرٍ تَحْتَ لَيْلَتِي

When Jibraeel^-as informed him^-saww with the Command of Allah^-azwj regarding that and His^-azwj revelation and what had been Determined for him^-saww from the emigrating, Rasool-Allah^-saww called Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws immediately. He^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! The Spirit (Jibraeel^-as) descended unto me^-saww with this Verse just now informing me that Quraysh have gathered upon plotting against me^-saww and killing me^-saww, and he^-as revealed to me^-saww on behalf of my^-saww Lord^-azwj Mighty and Majestic that I^-saww should emigrate from the house of my^-saww people and go to the cave of Sowr under the (darkness of) my^-saww night.

وَ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ آمُرَكَ بِالْمَبِيتِ عَلَى ضِجَاعِي أَوْ قَالَ مَضْجَعِي لِتُخْفِيَ بِمَبِيتِكَ عَلَيْهِ أَثَرِي‏ فَمَا أَنْتَ قَائِلٌ وَ صَانِعٌ

And He^-azwj Commanded me^-saww that I^-saww should instruct you^-asws with the sleeping upon my^-saww bed’, or said: ‘My^-saww lying place’, in order to conceal my^-saww trace by your^-asws conferment upon me^-asws. What are you^-asws saying and doing?’

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَ وَ تَسْلَمَنَّ بِمَبِيتِي هُنَاكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَتَبَسَّمَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ ضَاحِكاً وَ أَهْوَى إِلَى الْأَرْضِ سَاجِداً شُكْراً لِمَا أَنْبَأَهُ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ سَلَامَتِهِ فَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَجَدَ لِلَّهِ شُكْراً وَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ وَضَعَ وَجْهَهُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ سَجْدَتِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص

Ali^-asws said: ‘And will you^-saww be safe with my^-saww spending the night over there, O Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yes’. Ali^-asws smiled, chuckling and bowed down to the ground in Sajdah of gratitude for what Rasool-Allah^-saww had informed him^-asws of his^-saww safety. Ali^-asws was the first one to do Sajdah to Allah^-azwj of gratitude and the first one to place his^-asws face upon the ground after his^-asws Sajdah, from this community after Rasool-Allah^-saww.

فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَالَ لَهُ امْضِ لِمَا أُمِرْتَ‏ فِدَاكَ سَمْعِي وَ بَصَرِي وَ سُوَيْدَاءُ قَلْبِي وَ مُرْنِي بِمَا شِئْتَ أَكُنْ فِيهِ كَمَسَرَّتِكَ‏ وَاقِعٌ مِنْهُ بِحَيْثُ مُرَادُكَ وَ إِنْ تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

When he^-asws raised his^-asws head, he^-asws said to him^-saww: ‘I^-asws shall go to what I^-asws have been instructed, may my^-asws hearing, and my^-asws sight, and my^-asws heart be ransomed for you^-saww, and you^-saww can order me^-asws with whatever you^-saww desire, I^-asws shall become regarding it like your^-saww happiness, occurring from it with wherever you^-saww want, and that my^-asws success is only with Allah^-azwj’.

وَ قَالَ وَ أَنْ أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْكَ شِبْهٌ مِنِّي أَوْ قَالَ شِبْهِي قَالَ إِنْ يَمْنَعْنِي نَعَمْ قَالَ فَارْقُدْ عَلَى فِرَاشِي وَ اشْتَمِلْ بِبُرْدِيَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ ثُمَّ إِنِّي أُخْبِرُكَ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَمْتَحِنُ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ عَلَى قَدْرِ إِيمَانِهِمْ وَ مَنَازِلِهِمْ مِنْ دِينِهِ

And he^-saww said: ‘And I^-saww shall cast upon you^-asws a resemblance from me^-saww’ – or said: ‘my^-saww resemblance’. He^-asws said: ‘If it defends me^-asws, yes’. He^-saww said: ‘Lie down upon my^-saww bed and cover yourself^-asws with my^-saww Yemeni cloak, then I^-saww inform you^-asws, O Ali^-asws, that Allah^-azwj the Exalted Tests His^-azwj friends in accordance with their Eman and their status from His^-azwj Religion.

فَأَشَدُّ النَّاسِ بَلَاءً الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ‏ وَ قَدِ امْتَحَنَكَ يَا ابْنَ أُمِ‏ وَ امْتَحَنَنِي فِيكَ بِمِثْلِ مَا امْتَحَنَ‏ بِهِ خَلِيلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ الذَّبِيحَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَصَبْراً صَبْراً فَ إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ‏

The people of the severest afflictions are the Prophets^-as, then the like for the like, and you^-asws are Tested O cousin^-asws, and I^-saww am being Tested regarding you^-asws with the like of what Ibrahim^-as the friend (of the Beneficent) was Tested with, and the slaughter of Ismail^-as, therefore be patient, be patient for the Mercy of Allah^-azwj is near from the good doers’.

ثُمَّ ضَمَّهُ النَّبِيُّ ص إِلَى صَدْرِهِ وَ بَكَى إِلَيْهِ وَجْداً بِهِ وَ بَكَى عَلِيٌّ ع جَشَعاً لِفِرَاقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ اسْتَتْبَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ وَ هِنْدَ بْنَ أَبِي هَالَةَ فَأَمَرَهُمَا أَنْ يَقْعُدَا لَهُ بِمَكَانٍ ذَكَرَهُ لَهُمَا مِنْ طَرِيقِهِ إِلَى الْغَارِ وَ لَبِثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِمَكَانِهِ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يُوصِيهِ وَ يَأْمُرُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ بِالصَّبْرِ حَتَّى صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَيْنِ

Then the Prophet^-saww pressed him^-asws to his^-saww chest and wept to him^-asws a lot with him^-asws, and Ali^-asws wept fearing the separation from Rasool-Allah^-saww and Rasool-Allah^-saww involved Abu Bakr Bin Quhafa and Hind Abu Hala and instructed them to be seated for him in a place he^-saww mentioned to them from his^-saww way to the cave, and Rasool-Allah^-saww slept in his^-saww place along with Ali^-asws, advising him^-asws and instructing him^-asws regarding that with the patience, until he^-saww prayed the two Ishas (Maghrib and Isha).

ثُمَّ خَرَجَ ص فِي فَحْمَةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَ الرَّصَدِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ قَدْ أَطَافُوا بِدَارِهِ يَنْتَظِرُونَ أَنْ يَنْتَصِفَ اللَّيْلُ وَ تَنَامَ الْأَعْيُنُ فَخَرَجَ وَ هُوَ يَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ وَ جَعَلْنا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْناهُمْ فَهُمْ لا يُبْصِرُونَ‏ وَ كَانَ بِيَدِهِ قَبْضَةٌ مِنْ تُرَابٍ فَرَمَى بِهَا فِي رُءُوسِهِمْ‏

Then he^-saww went out during the onset of Al-Isha, and the observers from Quraysh had encircled his^-saww house, awaiting the midnight and the eyes to sleep. He^-saww went out and he^-saww was reciting this Verse: And We Made a barrier to be from their front and a barrier from their back, and We Covered them, so they are not seeing [36:9], and in his^-saww hand was a handful of soil and he^-saww threw it in their heads.

فَمَا شَعِرَ الْقَوْمُ بِهِ حَتَّى تَجَاوَزَهُمْ وَ مَضَى حَتَّى أَتَى إِلَى هِنْدٍ وَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَنَهَضَا مَعَهُ‏ حَتَّى وَصَلُوا إِلَى الْغَارِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ هِنْدٌ إِلَى مَكَّةَ بِمَا أَمَرَهُ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى الْغَارِ

The people became unaware of him^-saww until he^-saww had crossed over them and went until he^-saww came to Hind and Abu Bakr and they went with him^-saww until they arrive to the cave. Then Hind returned to Makkah due to what he had been instructed by Rasool-Allah^-saww, and Rasool-Allah^-saww and Abu Bakr entered the cave.

فَلَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّيْلُ وَ انْقَطَعَ الْأَثَرُ أَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَذْفاً بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَ الْحُلُمِ‏ فَلَا يَشُكُّونَ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى إِذَا بَرَقَ الْفَجْرُ وَ أَشْفَقُوا أَنْ يَفْضَحَهُمُ الصُّبْحُ هَجَمُوا عَلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ كَانَتْ دُورُ مَكَّةَ يَوْمَئِذٍ سَوَائِبَ لَا أَبْوَابَ لَهَا فَلَمَّا بَصُرَ بِهِمْ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَدِ انْتَضَوُا السُّيُوفَ وَ أَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِ بِهَا يَقْدُمُهُمْ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ وَثَبَ بِهِ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَخَتَلَهُ وَ هَمَزَ يَدَهُ

When the night moved on and the impact was cut off, the people came to Ali^-asws to pelt (Rasool-Allah^-saww) with the stones and the swords and there did not doubt that he^-asws is Rasool-Allah^-saww, until when the dawn broke and there was twilight and the morning disclosed them, they attacked upon Ali^-asws, and the houses of Makkah in those days were such that there were no doors for them. When Ali^-asws sighted them to have unsheathed the swords and coming with these to him^-asws, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Bin Al-Mugheira leading them, and Ali^-asws leapt up at him and fell him down and twisted his hand.

فَجَعَلَ خَالِدٌ يَقْمُصُ قِمَاصَ‏ الْبَكْرِ وَ إِذَا لَهُ رُغَاءٌ فَابْذَعَرَّ الصُّبْحُ‏ وَ هُمْ فِي عَرْجِ الدَّارِ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَ شَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِسَيْفِهِ يَعْنِي سَيْفَ خَالِدٍ فَأَجْفَلُوا أَمَامَهُ إِجْفَالَ النَّعَمِ إِلَى ظَاهِرِ الدَّارِ وَ تَبَصَّرُوهُ فَإِذَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالُوا وَ إِنَّكَ لَعَلِيٌّ قَالَ أَنَا عَلِيٌّ قَالُوا فَإِنَّا لَمْ نُرِدْكَ فَمَا فَعَلَ صَاحِبُكَ قَالَ لَا عِلْمَ لِي بِهِ

Khalid went on to cling to the bed and there was a scream for him like the roar of the camel, and they were in a corner of the house from behind him^-asws, and Ali^-asws was severe upon them with his sword – meaning sword of Khalid, and they were startled in front of him^-asws with alarm to the back of the house, and they saw him^-asws that it was Ali^-asws. They said, ‘And you^-asws are Ali^-asws!’ He^-asws said: ‘I^-asws am Ali^-asws!’ They said, ‘We do not want you^-asws. What happened to your^-asws companion?’ He^-asws said: ‘There is no knowledge for me^-asws of him^-saww’.

وَ قَدْ كَانَ عَلِمَ يَعْنِي عَلِيّاً أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَدْ أَنْجَى نَبِيَّهُ ص بِمَا كَانَ أَخْبَرَهُ مِنْ مُضِيِّهِ إِلَى الْغَارِ وَ اخْتِبَائِهِ فِيهِ فَأَذْكَتْ قُرَيْشٌ عَلَيْهِ الْعُيُونَ وَ رَكِبَتْ فِي طَلَبِهِ الصَّعْبَ وَ الذَّلُولَ وَ أُمْهِلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حَتَّى إِذَا أَعْتَمَ مِنَ اللَّيْلَةِ الْقَابِلَةِ انْطَلَقَ هُوَ وَ هِنْدُ بْنُ أَبِي هَالَةَ حَتَّى دَخَلَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْغَارِ

And he^-asws had known, meaning Ali^-asws, that Allah^-azwj the Exalted had Rescued His^-azwj Prophet^-saww with what he^-saww had informed him^-asws from his^-saww going to the cave, and his^-saww hiding in it. So, Quraysh placed some spies on him^-asws and rode in seeking the difficult (Rasool-Allah^-saww) and the docile one (Abu Bakr), and respited Ali^-asws until when the next night darkened; he^-asws and Hind Bin Abu Hala went until they entered to Rasool-Allah^-saww in the cave.

فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص هِنْداً أَنْ يَبْتَاعَ لَهُ وَ لِصَاحِبِهِ بَعِيرَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَعْدَدْتُ لِي وَ لَكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ رَاحِلَتَيْنِ نَرْتَحِلُهُمَا إِلَى يَثْرِبَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَا آخُذُهُمَا وَ لَا أَحَدَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالثَّمَنِ قَالَ فَهِيَ لَكَ بِذَلِكَ فَأَمَرَ ص عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَقْبَضَهُ الثَّمَنَ ثُمَّ وَصَّاهُ بِحِفْظِ ذِمَّتِهِ وَ أَدَاءِ أَمَانَتِهِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww instructed Hind to purchase two camels for him^-saww and his^-saww companion. Abu Bakr said, ‘I had prepared for me and you^-saww, O Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj, two rides we can ride with to Yasrib’. He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww shall not take these, nor even one of them except with the price’. He said, ‘It is for you^-asws for that (price)’. He^-saww instructed Ali^-asws, who gave him the price, and bequeathed to him^-asws, preserving his^-saww responsibilities and paying back his^-saww entrustments.

وَ كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تَدْعُو مُحَمَّداً ص فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأَمِينَ وَ كَانَتْ تَسْتَوْدِعُهُ وَ تَسْتَحْفِظُهُ أَمْوَالَهَا وَ أَمْتِعَتَهَا وَ كَذَلِكَ مَنْ يَقْدَمُ مَكَّةَ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ وَ جَاءَتْهُ النُّبُوَّةُ وَ الرِّسَالَةِ وَ الْأَمْرُ كَذَلِكَ

And Quraysh used to call Muhammad^-saww during the pre-Islamic period as ‘the trustworthy one’, and used to entrust him^-saww and for the safe-keeping of their wealth and their merchandise; and similar to that were the ones from the Arabs who arrived at Makkah during the season. And the Prophet-hood, and the Message came to him^-saww, and the matter (remained) like that.

فَأَمَرَ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنْ يُقِيمَ صَارِخاً يَهْتِفُ بِالْأَبْطَحِ غُدْوَةً وَ عَشِيّاً مَنْ كَانَ‏ لَهُ قِبَلَ مُحَمَّدٍ أَمَانَةٌ أَوْ وَدِيعَةٌ فَلْيَأْتِ فَلْنُؤَدِّ إِلَيْهِ أَمَانَتَهُ

He^-saww instructed Ali^-asws to stand shouting with a notification at Al-Bat’ha, morning and evening: ‘One who has for him with Muhammad^-saww any entrustment or deposit, so let him come and I^-asws shall return to him his entrustment!’’

قَالَ فَقَالَ ص إِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَصِلُوا مِنَ الْآنَ إِلَيْكَ يَا عَلِيُّ بِأَمْرٍ تَكْرَهُهُ حَتَّى تَقْدِمَ عَلَيَّ فَأَدِّ أَمَانَتِي عَلَى أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ ظَاهِراً ثُمَّ إِنِّي مُسْتَخْلِفُكَ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَتِي وَ مُسْتَخْلِفٌ رَبِّي عَلَيْكُمَا وَ مُسْتَحْفِظُهُ فِيكُمَا فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَبْتَاعَ رَوَاحِلَ لَهُ وَ لِلِفَوَاطِمِ وَ مَنْ أَزْمَعَ لِلْهِجْرَةِ مَعَهُ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ

He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘They will never arrive to you^-asws from now on, O Ali^-asws, with any matter you^-asws dislike, until you^-asws go and return my^-saww entrustment upon the eyes of the people apparently. Then, I^-saww make you^-asws a Caliph upon (Syeda) Fatima^-asws my^-saww daughter and leave my^-saww Lord^-azwj upon you^-asws both and a Guardian among you^-asws both’. And he^-saww instructed him^-asws to buy riding animals for him^-asws and for (Syeda) Fatima^-asws and for the ones from the Clan of Hashim who determined to emigrate with him^-asws.

قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ فَقُلْتُ لِعُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي رَافِعٍ أَ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَجِدُ مَا يُنْفِقُهُ هَكَذَا فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ أَبِي عَمَّا سَأَلْتَنِي وَ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ لِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ‏

Abu Ubeyda said, ‘I said to Ubeydullah, meaning Ibn Abu Rafie, ‘Was Rasool-Allah^-saww finding what he^-saww spent, like that?’ He said, ‘I asked my father about what you asked me, and he narrated to me this Hadeeth’.

فَقَالَ وَ أَيْنَ يَذْهَبُ بِكَ عَنْ مَالِ خَدِيجَةَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ مَا نَفَعَنِي مَالٌ قَطُّ مَا نَفَعَنِي‏ مَالُ خَدِيجَةَ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَفُكُّ فِي مَالِهَا الْغَارِمَ وَ الْعَانِيَ وَ يَحْمِلُ الْكُلَّ وَ يُعْطِي فِي النَّائِبَةِ وَ يُرْفِدُ فُقَرَاءَ أَصْحَابِهِ إِذْ كَانَ بِمَكَّةَ وَ يَحْمِلُ مَنْ أَرَادَ مِنْهُمُ الْهِجْرَةَ

He said, ‘And when are you going with about the wealth of (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws?’ Rasool-Allah^-azwj said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘No wealth benefitted at all what the wealth of Khadeeja^-asws benefited me^-saww, and Rasool-Allah^-saww was spending her^-asws wealth on the creditors and the prisoners, and carrying the exhausted, and give during the misfortunes, and support the poor companions of his^-saww when he^-saww was at Makkah, and he^-saww carried the ones from them who wanted the emigration.

وَ كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ إِذَا رَحَلَتْ عِيرُهَا فِي الرَّحْلَتَيْنِ يَعْنِي رَحْلَةَ الشِّتَاءِ وَ الصَّيْفِ كَانَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنَ الْعِيرِ لِخَدِيجَةَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ كَانَتْ أَكْثَرَ قُرَيْشٍ مَالًا وَ كَانَ ص يُنْفِقُ مِنْهُ مَا شَاءَ فِي حَيَاتِهَا ثُمَّ وَرِثَهَا هُوَ وَ وَلَدُهَا

And it was so, when the caravans of Quraysh departed during the two departures, meaning the departure of the winter and the summer, there would be a group of camels of (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws, and she^-asws was of the most wealthy of Quraysh, and he^-saww used to spend whatever he^-saww desired during her^-asws lifetime, and he^-saww and her^-asws children inherited it.

قَالَ وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ هُوَ يُوصِيهِ فَإِذَا أَبْرَمْتَ مَا أَمَرْتُكَ‏ مِنْ أَمْرٍ فَكُنْ عَلَى أُهْبَةِ الْهِجْرَةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ سِرْ إِلَيَّ لِقُدُومِ كِتَابِي عَلَيْكَ وَ لَا تَلْبَثْ‏

He (the narrator) said, ‘And Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Ali^-asws, and he^-saww was bequeathing to him^-asws: ‘When you^-asws have fulfilled what I^-saww have instructed you^-asws with from the matters, then become upon the term of the emigration to Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, and travel to me^-saww to the advent of my^-saww letter to you^-asws and do not wait (after it)’.

وَ انْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِوَجْهٍ يَؤُمُّ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ كَانَ مُقَامُهُ فِي الْغَارِ ثَلَاثاً وَ مَبِيتُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ أَوَّلَ لَيْلَةٍ

And Rasool-Allah^-saww went in his^-saww direction aiming for Al-Medina, and his^-saww stay in the cave was of three (days), and Ali^-asws spent the night upon the bed on the first night.

قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ وَ قَدْ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَذْكُرُ مَبِيتَهُ عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ وَ مُقَامَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْغَارِ

Ubeydullah Bin Abu Rafie said, ‘And Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws has mentioned his^-asws overnight sleep upon the bed and the stay of Rasool-Allah^-saww in the cave (a poem): –

 

وَقَيْتُ بِنَفْسِي خَيْرَ مَنْ وَطِئَ الْحَصَى‏				وَ مَنْ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ وَ بِالْحِجْرِ
مُحَمَّدٌ لَمَّا خَافَ أَنْ يَمْكُرُوا بِهِ				فَوَقَاهُ رَبِّي ذُو الْجَلَالِ مِنَ الْمَكْرِ.
وَ بِتُّ أُرَاعِيهِمْ مَتَى يَنْشُرُونَنِي				وَ قَدْ وَطَّنْتُ نَفْسِي عَلَى الْقَتْلِ وَ الْأَسْوَ بَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي الْغَارِ آمِناً
هُنَاكَ وَ فِي حِفْظِ الْإِلَهِ وَ فِي سَتْرٍ
رسول إله خاف أن يمكروا به‏				فنجاه ذو الطول الاله من المكر
و بت اراعيهم و ما يثبتوننى‏				فقد وطنت نفسى على القتل و الاسر
أَقَامَ ثَلَاثاً ثُمَّ زُمَّتْ قَلَائِصُ			قَلَائِصُ يَفْرِينَ الْحَصَى أَيْنَمَا تَفْرِي

‘I protected with my own life the best of all who ever trod upon the earth, and the best of those who circumambulated the Ancient House and the Hijr. Muhammad^-saww when he^-saww feared that they would plot against him^-saww, my Lord^-azwj, the Possessor of Majesty, protected him from their plot. I spent the night watching them, wondering when they would seize me, having already prepared myself for death and captivity. Rasool-Allah^-saww spent the night safely in the cave, there under the protection of God^-azwj and concealed by His^-azwj shelter. Rasool-Allah^-saww feared that they would plot against him^-saww, so God^-azwj, the Possessor of bounty, saved him from their plot. And I spent the night watching them and what they intended to do to me, for I had prepared myself for death and captivity. He^-saww remained there for three nights; then the young she camels were saddled, she camels that cut swiftly through the pebbled ground wherever they travelled’.

وَ لَمَّا وَرَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمَدِينَةَ نَزَلَ فِي بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ بِقُبَاءَ فَأَرَادَهُ‏ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى دُخُولِهِ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ أَلَاصَهُ‏ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ فَمَا أَنَا بِدَاخِلِهَا حَتَّى يَقْدَمَ ابْنُ أُمِّي وَ ابْنَتِي عَلِيّاً وَ فَاطِمَةَ

And when Rasool-Allah^-saww arrived at Al-Medina he^-saww lodged among the clan of Amro Bin Awf at Quba, and Abu Bakr had wanted to enter Al-Medina from the right during that. He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww will not be entering it until my^-saww cousin^-asws and my^-saww daughter^-asws, Ali^-asws and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws arrive’.

قَالا قَالَ أَبُو الْيَقْظَانِ فَحَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ نَحْنُ مَعَهُ بِقُبَاءَ عَمَّا أَرَادَتْ قُرَيْشٌ مِنَ الْمَكْرِ بِهِ وَ مَبِيتِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَى جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنِّي قَدْ آخَيْتُ بَيْنَكُمَا وَ جَعَلْتُ عُمُرَ أَحَدِكُمَا أَطْوَلَ مِنْ عُمُرِ صَاحِبِهِ فَأَيُّكُمَا يُؤْثِرُ أَخَاهُ

They both said, ‘Abu Al-Yaqzan said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww narrated to us and we were with him^-saww at Quba, about what Quraysh had intended from the plotting with him^-saww and Ali^-asws spending the night upon his^-saww bed, he^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed to Jibraeel^-as and Mikaeel^-as: “I^-azwj have Established brotherhood between you^-as two and Made the lifespan of one of you^-as to be longer than the lifespan of his^-as companion, so which of you^-as would prefer his^-as brother?”

وَ كِلَاهُمَا كَرِهَ‏ الْمَوْتَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمَا عَبْدَايَ أَلَّا كُنْتُمَا مِثْلَ وَلِيِّي عَلِيٍّ آخَيْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّي فَآثَرَهُ بِالْحَيَاةِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ ظَلَّ أَوْ قَالَ رَقَدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ يَقِيهِ‏ بِمُهْجَتِهِ اهْبِطَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً فَاحْفَظَاهُ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ

And both of them^-as disliked the death, so Allah^-azwj Revealed to them^-as: “My^-azwj servants!  Why can’t you^-as both be similar to My^-azwj Guardian Ali^-asws? I^-azwj Established brotherhood between him^-asws and My^-azwj Prophet^-saww Muhammad^-saww, and he^-asws preferred him^-saww with life over himself^-asws, then he^-asws lay down upon his^-saww bed, saving him^-saww by his^-asws method. Go down to the earth together and protect him^-asws from his^-asws enemies!”

فَهَبَطَ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَجَلَسَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَ مِيكَائِيلُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ جَعَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ يَقُولُ بَخْ بَخْ مَنْ مِثْلُكَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يُبَاهِي بِكَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ

Jibraeel^-as descended and sat by his^-asws head and Mikaeel^-as by his^-asws legs, and Jibraeel^-as went on to say: ‘Congratulations! Congratulations! Who is like you^-asws, O son^-asws of Abu Talib^-asws! And Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Boasts of you^-asws to the Angels!’

قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ مَبِيتِهِ عَلَى فِرَاشِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتِ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ رَؤُفٌ بِالْعِبادِ

He said, ‘Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed regarding Ali^-asws and what had happened from his overnight sleep upon the bed of Rasool-Allah^-saww: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking the Pleasure of Allah; and Allah is Affectionate with the servants [2:207].

قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ قَالَ أَبِي وَ ابْنُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ ثُمَّ كَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كِتَاباً يَأْمُرُهُ فِيهِ بِالْمَسِيرِ إِلَيْهِ وَ قِلَّةِ التَّلَوُّمِ وَ كَانَ الرَّسُولُ إِلَيْهِ أَبَا وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيَ‏ فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُ كِتَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص تَهَيَّأَ لِلْخُرُوجِ وَ الْهِجْرَةِ فَأَذِنَ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ ضُعَفَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَتَسَلَّلُوا وَ يَتَخَفَّفُوا

Abu Ubeyda said, ‘My father and Ibn Abu Rafie said, ‘Then Rasool-Allah^-saww wrote a letter to Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws instructing him^-asws in it with the travelling to him^-saww, and be of little waiting, and the messenger to him^-asws was Abu Waqid Al-Laysi. When the letter of Rasool-Allah^-saww came to him^-asws, he^-asws prepared for the exit and the emigration. He^-asws called the ones who were with him^-asws, from the weak Momineen, and instructed them that they should sneak out and conceal themselves.

إِذَا مَلَأَ اللَّيْلُ بَطْنَ كُلِّ وَادٍ إِلَى ذِي طُوًى‏ وَ خَرَجَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِفَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أُمِّهِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ أَسَدِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ وَ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ قَدْ قِيلَ هِيَ ضُبَاعَةُ وَ تَبِعَهُمْ أَيْمَنُ بْنُ أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَبُو وَاقِدٍ رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَجَعَلَ يَسُوقُ بِالرَّوَاحِلِ فَأَعْنَفَ بِهِمْ

When the night filled the belly of every valley up to Zi Tuwa (near Makkah), and Ali^-asws went out with (Syeda) Fatima^-asws daughter^-asws of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and his^-asws mother Fatima^-asws Bint Asad Bin Hashim^-as, and Fatima Bind Al-Zubeyr Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws, and it is said she is Zabua’a, they were followed by Ayman Bin Umm Ayman, slave of Rasool-Allah^-saww; and Abu Waqid, messenger of Rasool-Allah^-saww went on to usher the riding animals and was harsh with them.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ ارْفُقْ بِالنِّسْوَةِ أَبَا وَاقِدٍ إِنَّهُنَّ مِنَ الضَّعَائِفِ قَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُدْرِكَنَا الطَّالِبُ أَوْ قَالَ الطُّلَّبُ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ ارْبَعْ عَلَيْكَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ لِي يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَصِلُوا مِنَ الْآنَ إِلَيْكَ بِأَمْرٍ تَكْرَهُهُ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَعْنِي عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَسُوقُ بِهِنَّ سَوْقاً رَفِيقاً وَ هُوَ يَرْتَجِزُ وَ يَقُولُ‏ وَ سَارَ

لَيْسَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ فَارْفَعْ ظَنَّكَا

يَكْفِيكَ رَبُّ النَّاسِ مَا أَهَمَّكَا

Ali^-asws said: ‘Be gentle with the womenfolk Abu Waqid, they are from the weak ones!’ He said, ‘I fear that the seeker might return them’ – or said, ‘seekers’. Ali^-asws said: ‘There are four upon you. Rasool-Allah^-saww said to me^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! They (enemies) will never arrive to you^-asws with any matter you^-asws dislike from now’. Then he^-asws, meaning Ali^-asws, ushered them (womenfolk) with a gentle ushering, and he^-asws was prosing and saying and travelled: ‘There isn’t except Allah^-azwj so raise your thought, the Lord^-azwj of the people will Suffice you what they are plotting with’.

فَلَمَّا شَارَفَ ضَجْنَانَ أَدْرَكَهُ الطُّلَّبُ سَبْعُ فَوَارِسَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مُسْتَلْئِمِينَ‏ وَ ثَامِنُهُمْ مَوْلَى الْحَارِثِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ يُدْعَى جَنَاحاً فَأَقْبَلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَيْمَنَ وَ أَبِي وَاقِدٍ وَ قَدْ تَرَاءَى الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا أَنِيخَا الْإِبِلَ وَ اعْقِلَاهَا وَ تَقَدَّمَ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ النِّسْوَةَ وَ دَنَا الْقَوْمُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مُنْتَضِياً سَيْفَهُ

When he^-asws overlooked Zajnan, the pursuers of seven horses from Quraysh caught up with him^-asws and their eight one was a slave of Al-Haris Bin Amiya called Janaha. Ali^-asws turned to Ayman and Abu Waqid, and the people had been seen; he^-asws said to them: ‘Kneel the camels and steady them, and go ahead until the womenfolk descend’. And the group came nearer, so Ali^-asws welcomed them with a greeting, stroking his^-asws sword.

فَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا ظَنَنْتَ أَنَّكَ يَا غَدَّارُ نَاجٍ بِالنِّسْوَةِ ارْجِعْ لَا أَبَا لَكَ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ قَالُوا لَتُرْجَعُنَّ رَاغِماً أَوْ لَنَرْجِعَنَّ بِأَكْبَرِكَ سِعْراً وَ أَهْوَنُ بِكَ مِنْ هَالِكٍ وَ دَنَا الْفَوَارِسُ مِنَ النِّسْوَةِ وَ الْمَطَايَا لِيَثُورُوهَا فَحَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَهَا

They faced towards him^-asws and said, ‘You^-asws think, O traitor, will be saved with the women? Return! There is no father^-asws for you^-asws’. He^-asws said: ‘And if I^-asws don’t do so?’ They said, ‘Then you^-asws will be returned forcefully or with your^-asws large price, and you^-asws would be belittled with of your^-asws state’, and the horsemen went closer to the women in order to storm them, but Ali^-asws blocked between them and them.

فَأَهْوَى لَهُ جَنَاحٌ بِسَيْفِهِ فَرَاغَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنْ ضَرْبَتِهِ وَ تَخْتُلُهُ عَلِيُّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَضَرَبَهُ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ فَأَسْرَعَ السَّيْفُ مُضِيّاً فِيهِ حَتَّى مَسَّ كَاثِبَةَ فَرَسِهِ فَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَشُدُّ عَلَى قَدَمِهِ شَدَّ الْفَرَسِ أَوِ الْفَارِسِ عَلَى فَرَسِهِ فَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَيْفِهِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ‏

خَلُّوا سَبِيلَ الْجَاهِدِ الْمُجَاهِدِ

آلَيْتُ‏ لَا أَعْبُدُ غَيْرَ الْوَاحِدِ

He jumped to him^-asws with his sword and Ali^-asws freed himself^-asws in striking him, and Ali^-asws warded him off and struck him upon his shoulder and the sword went through him until it touched the foot of his horse, and Ali^-asws pressed upon his leg the pressing of the horse of the horseman upon his horse and pressed upon them with his^-asws sword, and he^-asws was saying (a poem): ‘Free the way of the fighting fighter. I^-asws swear I^-asws will not worship anyone other than the One^-azwj!’

فَتَصَدَّعَ الْقَوْمُ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا لَهُ أَغْنِ‏ عَنَّا نَفْسَكَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ فَإِنِّي مُنْطَلِقٌ إِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ بِيَثْرِبَ فَمَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ أَفْرِيَ‏ لَحْمَهُ وَ أُهَرِيقَ دَمَهُ فَلْيَتَّبِعْنِي أَوْ فَلْيَدْنُ مِنِّي

The group backed up from him^-asws and they said, ‘Away from us, O son^-asws of Abu Talib^-asws!’ He^-asws said: ‘I^-asws am going to the son^-saww of my^-asws uncle^-asws Rasool-Allah^-saww at Yasrib, so the one who wants me^-asws to cut his flesh into pieces and spill his blood, then let him pursue me^-asws or let him come near me^-asws’.

ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى صَاحِبَيْهِ أَيْمَنَ وَ أَبِي وَاقِدٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا أَطْلِقَا مَطَايَاكُمَا ثُمَّ سَارَ ظَاهِراً قَاهِراً حَتَّى نَزَلَ ضَجْنَانَ‏ فَتَلَوَّمَ‏ بِهَا قَدْرَ يَوْمِهِ وَ لَيْلَتِهِ وَ لَحِقَ بِهِ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ فِيهِمْ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ مَوْلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَصَلَّى لَيْلَتَهُ تِلْكَ هُوَ وَ الْفَوَاطِمُ أُمُّهُ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ أَسَدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ الزُّبَيْرِ يُصَلُّونَ لِلَّهِ لَيْلَتَهُمْ وَ يَذْكُرُونَهُ قِيَاماً وَ قُعُوداً وَ عَلَى جُنُوبِهِمْ

Then he^-asws turned towards his^-asws companions Ayman and Abu Waqid and said to them: ‘Take your belongings and travel apparently until you descend at Zajnan’, and he^-asws waited at it that day and night and a number from the weak Momineen caught up with him^-asws, and among them was Umm Ayman, maid of Rasool-Allah^-saww. He^-asws prayed his^-asws night Salat, him^-asws and the Fatimas – Fatima^-asws Bint Asad^-as, and Fatima^-asws Bint Rasool-Allah^-saww, and Fatima Bin Al Zubayr, praying their night Salat and Mentioning Him^-azwj standing, and sitting, and upon their sides.

فَلَنْ يَزَالُوا كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ فَصَلَّى عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِهِمْ صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ سَارَ لِوَجْهِهِ فَجَعَلَ وَ هُمْ يَصْنَعُونَ ذَلِكَ مَنْزِلًا بَعْدَ مَنْزِلٍ يَعْبُدُونَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ يَرْغَبُونَ إِلَيْهِ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ قَدْ نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ بِمَا كَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِهِمْ قَبْلَ قُدُومِهِمْ‏ الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِياماً وَ قُعُوداً وَ عَلى‏ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ رَبَّنا ما خَلَقْتَ هذا باطِلًا

They never ceased to be like that until the dawn emerged, and Ali^-asws prayed Salat Al-Fajr with them, then travelled to his^-asws direction, and they were doing that, stop after stop, worshipping Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic and being desirous to Him^-azwj like that until they arrives at Al-Medina, and the Revelation had already descended regarding their situation before their arrival: Those who are recalling Allah standing and sitting and (lying) on their sides and are thinking regarding the Creation of the skies and the earth: ‘Our Lord! You have not Created this in vain! Glory be to You; Save us then from Punishment of the Fire [3:191]

إِلَى قَوْلِهِ‏ فَاسْتَجابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّي لا أُضِيعُ عَمَلَ عامِلٍ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثى‏ الذَّكَرُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ الْأُنْثَى فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ‏ بَعْضُكُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ‏ يَقُولُ عَلِيٌ‏ مِنْ فَاطِمَةَ أَوْ قَالَ الْفَوَاطِمِ وَ هُنَّ مِنْ عَلِيٍ‏ فَالَّذِينَ هاجَرُوا وَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيارِهِمْ وَ أُوذُوا فِي سَبِيلِي وَ قاتَلُوا وَ قُتِلُوا لَأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئاتِهِمْ وَ لَأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهارُ ثَواباً مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حُسْنُ الثَّوابِ‏

– up to His^-azwj Words: So their Lord Answered to them: ‘I will not Waste the work of a worker from you, whether male or female, [3:195] – the male being Ali^-asws and the female being Fatima^-asws, the one of you being from the other – He^-azwj is Saying: “Ali^-asws from Fatima^-asws”, or Said: “The Fatimas and they are from Ali^-asws”, so those who emigrated and were expelled from their homes and were persecuted in My Way and they fought and were killed, I will Cover their evils deeds from them and will Enter them into Gardens beneath which the rivers flow, as a Reward from the Presence of Allah; and Allah, with Him is the excellent Reward [3:195].

وَ تَلَا ص‏ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتِ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ رَؤُفٌ بِالْعِبادِ

And he^-saww recited: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking the Pleasure of Allah; and Allah is Affectionate with the servants [2:207].

قَالَ وَ قَالَ لَهُ يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ أَوَّلُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ إِيمَاناً بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ أَوَّلُهُمْ هِجْرَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ آخِرُهُمْ عَهْداً بِرَسُولِهِ لَا يُحِبُّكَ وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ قَدِ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ لِلْإِيمَانِ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُكَ إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ أَوْ كَافِرٌ

He said, ‘And he^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! You^-asws are the first one of this community in believing in Allah^-azwj, and the first of them to emigrate to Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, and the other one in pact with His^-azwj Rasool^-saww. By the One^-azwj in Who Hand is my^-saww soul! No one will love you^-asws except a Momin who heart Allah^-azwj has Tested for the Eman, nor will anyone hate you^-asws except a hypocrite or a Kafir’’.[33]

19- ص، قصص الأنبياء عليهم السلام‏ أَقَامَ ص بَعْدَ الْبِعْثَةِ بِمَكَّةَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ هَاجَرَ مِنْهَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ بَعْدَ أَنِ اسْتَتَرَ فِي الْغَارِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَ دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ الْحَادِي عَشَرَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ وَ بَقِيَ بِهَا عَشْرَ سِنِينَ

‘Qasas Al-Anbiya^-as’ – ‘He^-saww in Makkah after the Sending for thirteen years, then emigrated from it to Al-Medina after hiding in the cave for three days, and he^-saww entered Al-Medina on the day of Monday 11^th of the month of Rabbi Al-Awwal and remained at it for ten years’’.[34]

20- عم، إعلام الورى ص، قصص الأنبياء عليهم السلام‏ بَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْغَارِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ وَ قَالَ اخْرُجْ عَنْ مَكَّةَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَلَيْسَ لَكَ بِهَا نَاصِرٌ بَعْدَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ

‘A’lam Al-Wara’, (the book) ‘Qasas Al-Anbiya^-as’ – ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww remained in the cave for three days, then Allah^-azwj the Exalted Permitted for him^-saww regarding the emigration and Said: “Exit from Makkah, O Muhammad^-saww, for there isn’t any helper for you^-saww at it after Abu Talib^-asws!”

فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ وَ أَقْبَلَ رَاعٍ لِبَعْضِ قُرَيْشٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ ابْنُ أُرَيْقِطٍ فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ أُرَيْقِطٍ آتَمِنُكَ عَلَى دَمِي فَقَالَ إِذاً وَ اللَّهِ أَحْرِسُكَ وَ أَحْفَظُكَ وَ لَا أَدُلُّ عَلَيْكَ فَأَيْنَ تُرِيدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ يَثْرِبَ قَالَ لَأَسْلِكَنَّ بِكَ مَسْلَكاً لَا يَهْتَدِي فِيهَا أَحَدٌ

Rasool-Allah^-saww went out (from the cave) and met a shepherd of Quraysh called Ibn Areyqat. Rasool-Allah^-saww called him and said to him: ‘O Ibn Areyqat! Can I^-saww trust you upon my^-saww blood?’ He said, ‘Then, by Allah^-azwj I (will guard you^-saww and protect you^-saww and will not point out to you^-saww, so where are you wanting (to go to), O Muhammad^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yasrib’. He said, ‘I shall travel with you^-saww in the journey, not guiding anyone to you during it’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ائْتِ عَلِيّاً وَ بَشِّرْهُ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَذِنَ لِي فِي الْهِجْرَةِ فَهَيِّئْ لِي زَاداً وَ رَاحِلَةً وَ قَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ائْتِ‏أَسْمَاءَ ابْنَتِي وَ قُلْ لَهَا تُهَيِّئُ لِي زَاداً وَ رَاحِلَتَيْنِ وَ أَعْلِمْ عَامِرَ بْنَ فُهَيْرَةَ أَمْرَنَا وَ كَانَ مِنْ مَوَالِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ كَانَ قَدْ أَسْلَمَ وَ قُلْ لَهُ ائْتِنَا بِالزَّادِ وَ الرَّاحِلَتَيْنِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him: ‘Go to Ali^-asws and give him^-asws the good news that Allah^-azwj has Permitted to me^-saww regarding the emigration, so prepare provisions and a ride for me^-saww’. And Abu Bakr said to him, ‘Go to my daughter Asma and tell her to prepare provisions and two rides for me, and let Aamir Bin Faheyra of our matter’, and he was from the slaves of Abu Bakr, and he had become a Muslim, ‘and tell him to come to us with provisions and the two rides’.

فَجَاءَ ابْنُ أُرَيْقِطٍ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَبَعَثَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص بِزَادٍ وَ رَاحِلَةٍ وَ بَعَثَ ابْنُ فَهِيرَةَ بِزَادٍ وَ رَاحِلَتَيْنِ وَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنَ الْغَارِ وَ أَخَذَ بِهِ ابْنُ أُرَيْقِطٍ عَلَى طَرِيقِ نَخْلَةَ بَيْنَ الْجِبَالِ فَلَمْ يَرْجِعُوا إِلَى الطَّرِيقِ إِلَّا بِقُدَيْدٍ فَنَزَلُوا عَلَى أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ هُنَاكَ وَ قَدْ مَرَّ حَدِيثُ شَاةِ أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ وَ الْمُعْجِزَةُ الَّتِي ظَهَرَتْ فِيهَا فِي أَبْوَابِ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ وَ كَذَا حَدِيثُ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ الْمُدْلِجِيِّ وَ رُسُوخِ قَوَائِمِ فَرَسِهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ غَيْرِهِمَا مِنَ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ

So, Ibn Areyqat came to Ali^-asws and informed him^-asws with that, and Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws sent to Rasool-Allah^-azwj provisions and a ride, and Ibn Faheyra sent provisions and two rides, and Rasool-Allah^-saww went out from the cave, and Ibn Areyqat took to the path of palm trees between the mountains and did not return to the road except at Qadeed. They descended to Umm Ma’bad over there and his^-saww Hadeeth of the sheep has passed and the miracles which appeared during it in the chapters of the miracles, and like that the Hadeeth of Suraqa Bin Malik Bin Ja’sham Al-Mudlajy, and the submergence of the legs of his horse in the ground, and other such miracles.

فَرَجَعَ عَنْهُ سُرَاقَةُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ وَافَتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ فَقَالُوا يَا سُرَاقَةُ هَلْ لَكَ عِلْمٌ بِمُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ عَنْكُمْ وَ قَدْ نَفَضْتُ‏ هَذِهِ النَّاحِيَةَ لَكُمْ وَ لَمْ أَرَ أَحَداً وَ لَا أَثَراً فَارْجِعُوا فَقَدْ كَفَيْتُكُمْ مَا هَاهُنَا وَ قَدْ كَانَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ بَلَغَهُمْ خُرُوجُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِلَيْهِمْ وَ كَانُوا يَتَوَقَّعُونَ قُدُومَهُ إِلَى أَنْ وَافَى مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءَ وَ نَزَلَ فَخَرَجَ الرِّجَالُ وَ النِّسَاءُ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِقُدُومِهِ إِلَى آخِرِ مَا سَيَأْتِي فِي الْبَابِ الْآتِي

Suraqa turned back from him^-saww. When it was the next morning, Quraysh met him and they said, ‘O Suraqa! Is there any knowledge with you of Muhammad^-saww?’ He said, ‘It reached me that he^-saww has gone out from you and has gone away from this area of yours, and I did not see anyone nor any trace, so I returned. I have sufficed you all of what is over there’. And it had reached the Helpers the coming out of Rasool-Allah^-saww to them, and they were anticipating his^-saww advent to the Masjid of Quba, so the men and women came out to rejoice with his^-saww advent’ – up to the end of what I (Majlisi) shall come with in the following chapter’’.[35]

21- ير، بصائر الدرجات عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْفُرَاتِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْمُسَاوِرِ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَارُودِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا صَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْغَارَ طَلَبَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ خَشِيَ أَنْ يَغْتَالَهُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى حِرَاءَ وَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى ثَبِيرٍ

‘Basaair al Darajaat’ – Abdullah Bin Muhammad, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad, from Amro Bin Saeed Al Saqafy, from Yahya Bin Al-Hassan bin Al Furat, from Yahya Bin Al Musawir, from Abu Al Jaroud,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws having said: ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww ascended to the cave, Ali^-asws sought him^-saww and he^-asws feared that the Polytheists might assassinate him^-saww, and Rasool-Allah^-saww was at (mount) Hira and Ali^-asws was upon (mount) Subeyr.

فَبَصُرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ص فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ يَا عَلِيُّ قَالَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَغْتَالَكَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَطَلَبْتُكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص نَاوِلْنِي يَدَكَ يَا عَلِيُّ فَزَحَفَ الْجَبَلُ حَتَّى خَطَا بِرِجْلِهِ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ الْآخَرِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الْجَبَلُ إِلَى قَرَارِهِ‏

The Prophet^-saww saw him^-asws and said: ‘What is the matter with you^-asws, O Ali^-asws?’ He^-asws said: ‘May my^-asws father^-asws and my^-asws mother be sacrificed for you^-saww! I^-asws feared that the Polytheists might assassinate you^-saww, so I^-asws sought you^-saww’. The Prophet^-saww said: ‘Give me^-saww your^-asws hand, O Ali^-asws!’ The mountain rose until he^-asws stepped to the mountain with his^-asws other leg to the other mountain, then the mountain returned to its settled state.[36]

22- ير، بصائر الدرجات ابْنُ عِيسَى وَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ مَعاً عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنِ الْكُنَاسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْغَارِ وَ مَعَهُ أَبُو الْفَصِيلِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَنْظُرُ الْآنَ إِلَى جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ السَّاعَةَ تَعُومُ بِهِمْ سَفِينَتُهُمْ فِي الْبَحْرِ إِنِّي لَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَهْطٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ مُحْتَبِينَ بِأَفْنِيَتِهِمْ

‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Ibn Isa and Ibn Abu Al Khatab both together, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Al Kunasy,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws having said: ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww was in the cave and Abu Al-Faseyl was with him^-saww, Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘At the moment I^-saww am looking at Ja’far^-asws and his^-asws companions, the ship is swaying with them in the sea. I^-saww am looking at a group of the Helpers in their gathering, trapped by their anonymity’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الْفَصِيلِ أَ تَرَاهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السَّاعَةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَرِنِيهِمْ قَالَ فَمَسَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ انْظُرْ فَنَظَرَ فَرَآهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَ رَأَيْتَهُمْ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ أَسَرَّ فِي نَفْسِهِ أَنَّهُ سَاحِرٌ

Abu Al-Faseyl said to him^-saww, ‘And you^-saww can see them now, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yes’. Rasool-Allah^-saww wiped upon his eyes, then said: ‘Look!’ He looked and saw them. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Do you see them?’ He said, ‘Yes’, and kept a secret within himself that he^-saww is a sorcerer’’. (P.s. – Abu Al-Fazeyl is Abu Bakr).[37]

23- ير، بصائر الدرجات مُوسَى بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ نَجِيحٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ سَمَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ

‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Musa Bin Umar, from Usman Bin Isa, from Khalid Bin Najeeh who said,

‘I said to Abu Abdullah^-asws, ‘May I be sacrificed for you^-asws! Rasool-Allah^-saww named Abu Bakr as ‘Al-Siddique’?’ He^-asws said: ‘Yes’. He said, ‘How come?’

قَالَ حِينَ كَانَ مَعَهُ فِي الْغَارِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنِّي لَأَرَى سَفِينَةَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ تَضْطَرِبُ فِي الْبَحْرِ ضَالَّةً قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ إِنَّكَ لَتَرَاهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَتَقْدِرُ أَنْ تُرِيَنِيهَا قَالَ ادْنُ مِنِّي

He^-asws said: ‘When he was with him^-saww in the cave Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww can see the ship of Ja’far^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws swaying in the sea, lost’. He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And you can see it?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yes’. He said, ‘Are you^-saww able to show it to me?’ He^-saww said: ‘Come near me^-saww.

قَالَ فَدَنَا مِنْهُ فَمَسَحَ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ انْظُرْ فَنَظَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَأَى السَّفِينَةَ وَ هِيَ تَضْطَرِبُ فِي الْبَحْرِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى قُصُورِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ فِي نَفْسِهِ الْآنَ صَدَّقْتُ أَنَّكَ سَاحِرٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الصِّدِّيقُ أَنْتَ‏

He^-asws said: ‘He went near him^-saww, and he^-saww wiped his^-saww hand upon his eyes, then said: ‘Look!’ Abu Bakr looked and saw the ship and it was swaying in the sea, then he looked at castles of the people of Medina. He said within himself, ‘Now I can confirm you^-saww are a sorcerer’. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘You are being truthful ‘Al-Siddique’’.[38]

24- يج، الخرائج و الجرائح‏ مِنْ مُعْجِزَاتِهِ ص مَا هُوَ مَشْهُورٌ وَ هُوَ أَنَّهُ فِي تَوَجُّهِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ أَوَى إِلَى غَارٍ بِقُرْبِ مَكَّةَ يَعْتَوِرُهُ النُّزَّالُ وَ يَأْوِي إِلَيْهِ الرِّعَاءُ قَلَّمَا يَخْلُو مِنْ جَمَاعَةٍ نَازِلِينَ يَسْتَرِيحُونَ بِهِ فَأَقَامَ ص بِهِ ثَلَاثاً لَا يَطُورُهُ بَشَرٌ وَ خَرَجَ الْقَوْمُ فِي أَثَرِهِ فَصَدَّهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِأَنْ بَعَثَ عَنْكَبُوتاً فَنَسَجَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَآيَسَهُمْ مِنَ الطَّلَبِ فِيهِ وَ انْصَرَفُوا وَ هُوَ نَصْبُ أَعْيُنِهِمْ

‘Al-Kharaij Wal Al-Jaraih’ – from his^-saww miracles what is well-known, and it is that he^-saww was heading towards Al-Medina and sheltered to a cave near Makkah where the campers used to encamp and the shepherds used to shelter. When it was empty from a group of settlers resting at it, he^-saww stayed with it for three days. No person came by, and the people came in tracking him^-saww, but Allah^-azwj Blocked them by Sending a spider and it spun a web upon it and they despaired from seeking him^-saww and they left, and (although) he^-saww was right in front of their eyes’’.[39]

25- يج، الخرائج و الجرائح رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ نَفَراً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ اجْتَمَعُوا وَ فِيهِمْ عُتْبَةُ وَ شَيْبَةُ وَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ زَعَمَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَنَّكُمْ إِنِ اتَّبَعْتُمُونِي‏ كُنْتُمْ مُلُوكاً فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَامَ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ وَ قَدْ ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أَبْصَارِهِمْ

‘Al-Kharaij Wa Al-Jaraih’ – It is reported that a number of Quraysh had gathered, and among them were Utbah, and Shayba, and Abu Jahl^-la, and Amiya Bin Abu Khalaf. Abu Jahl^-la said, ‘Muhammad^-saww alleges (by saying): ‘If you were to follow me^-saww you will become kings’. Rasool-Allah^-saww came out to them and stood by their heads, and Allah^-azwj had Struck (a veil) upon their sights.

فَقَبَضَ قَبْضَةً مِنْ تُرَابٍ فَذَرَّهَا عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ وَ قَرَأَ يس‏ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْعُشْرَ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا جَهْلٍ هَذَا يَزْعُمُ أَنِّي أَقُولُ إِنْ خَالَفْتُمُونِي فَإِنَّ لِي فِيكُمْ رِيحاً وَ صَدَقَ وَ أَنَا أَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقَامُوا يَنْفُضُونَ التُّرَابَ عَنْ رُءُوسِهِمْ وَ لَمْ يَشْعُرُوا بِهِ وَ لَا كَانُوا رَأَوْهُ

He^-saww grabbed a handful of soil and scattered it upon their heads and recited (Surah) Yaseen until he^-saww reached the tenth (Verse) from it’. Then he^-saww said: ‘This Abu Jahl^-la claims that I^-saww am saying: ‘If you were to oppose me^-saww then there would be a (furious) wind among you’, and he^-la speaks the truth, and I^-saww am saying that’. Then he^-saww left, and they stood there shaking their soil from their heads and were not aware of him^-saww nor had they seen him^-saww.[40]

26- يج، الخرائج و الجرائح مِنْ مُعْجِزَاتِهِ ص‏ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي خَرَجَ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْغَارِ كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ اخْتَارَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ بَطْنٍ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلًا لِيَقْتُلُوا مُحَمَّداً فَاخْتَارَتْ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ بَطْناً كَانَ فِيهِمْ أَبُو لَهَبٍ مِنْ بَطْنِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ لِيَتَفَرَّقَ دَمُهُ فِي بُطُونِ قُرَيْشٍ فَلَا يُمْكِنَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا بَطْناً وَاحِداً فَيَرْضَوْنَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ بِالدِّيَةِ فَيُعْطَوْنَ عَشْرَ دِيَاتٍ

‘Al-Kharaij Wa Al-Jaraih’ – from his^-saww miracles – when it was the night in which Rasool-Allah^-saww went out to the cave, Quraysh chose one man from every family to kill Muhammad^-saww, so they chose fifteen men from fifteen families. Among them was Abu Lahab^-la from the family of the Clan of Hashim^-as, in order to apportion his^-saww blood among the families of Quraysh so the Clan of Hashim^-as would not be able to seize any one family, so they would agree during that with the wergild if they were to give ten wergilds.

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص لِأَصْحَابِهِ لَا يَخْرُجُ اللَّيْلَةَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ دَارِهِ‏ فَلَمَّا نَامَ الرَّسُولُ قَصَدُوا جَمِيعاً إِلَى بَابِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبُو لَهَبٍ يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّ فِي هَذِهِ الدَّارِ نِسَاءَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ بَنَاتِهِمْ وَ لَا نَأْمَنُ أَنْ تَقَعَ يَدٌ خَاطِئَةٌ إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الصَّيْحَةُ عَلَيْهِنَّ فَيَبْقَى ذَلِكَ عَلَيْنَا مَسَبَّةً وَ عَاراً إِلَى آخِرِ الدَّهْرِ فِي الْعَرَبِ وَ لَكِنِ اقْعُدُوا بِنَا جَمِيعاً عَلَى الْبَابِ نَحْرِسُ مُحَمَّداً فِي مَرْقَدِهِ‏

The Prophet^-saww said to his^-saww companions: ‘No one should go out from his house tonight’. When the Rasool^-saww slept, they all aimed at the door of Abdul Muttalib^-asws. Abu Lahab^-la said to them, ‘O people! In this house there are women from the Clan of Hashim^-as and their daughters, and there is no safety from the screaming upon them, if an erroneous hand were to fall when it does fall, and that would remain as an insult upon us, and a fault up to the end of times among the Arabs, but let us be seated at the door besieging Muhammad^-saww in his^-saww bed’.

فَإِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ تَوَاثَبْنَا إِلَى الدَّارِ فَضَرَبْنَاهُ ضَرْبَةَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ خَرَجْنَا فَإِلَى أَنْ تَجْتَمِعَ النَّاسُ‏ وَ قَدْ أَضَاءَ الصُّبْحُ فَيَزُولُ عَنَّا الْعَارُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَعَدُوا بِالْبَابِ يَحْرُسُونَهُ

When the dawn emerged, we shall leap to the house, and we will strike him^-saww with the striking of one man and we will exit. If the people gather and the morning has illuminated, the fault will decline from us during that’. They sat by the door besieging him^-saww.

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ إِنَّ قُرَيْشاً دَبَّرَتْ كَيْتَ وَ كَيْتَ‏ فِي قَتْلِي فَنَمْ عَلَى فِرَاشِي حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ أَنَا مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَقَدْ أَمَرَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ السَّمْعَ وَ الطَّاعَةَ فَنِمْتُ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَ فَتَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الْبَابَ وَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ هُمْ جَمِيعاً جُلُوسٌ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الْفَجْرَ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ‏ وَ جَعَلْنا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْناهُمْ فَهُمْ لا يُبْصِرُونَ‏ وَ مَضَى وَ هُمْ لَا يَرَوْنَهُ

Ali^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww called me^-asws and said: ‘Quraysh concocted such and such regarding killing me^-saww, so sleep upon my^-saww bed until I^-saww exit from Makkah, for Allah^-azwj has Commanded me^-saww with that’. I^-asws said to him^-saww: ‘The hearing and the obedience’. So, I^-asws slept upon his^-saww bed and Rasool-Allah^-saww opened the door and went out to them and they were all seated awaiting the dawn, and he^-saww was saying: And We Made a barrier to be from their front and a barrier from their back, and We Covered them, so they are not seeing [36:9], and went past they did not see him^-saww.

فَرَأَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَدْ خَرَجَ فِي اللَّيْلِ يَتَجَسَّسُ مِنْ خَبَرِهِ وَ قَدْ كَانَ وَقَفَ عَلَى تَدْبِيرِ قُرَيْشٍ مِنْ جِهَتِهِمْ فَأَخْرَجَهُ مَعَهُ إِلَى الْغَارِ فَلَمَّا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ تَوَاثَبُوا إِلَى الدَّارِ وَ هُمْ يَظُنُّونَ أَنِّي مُحَمَّدٌ ص فَوَثَبْتُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ وَ صِحْتُ بِهِمْ فَقَالُوا عَلِيٌّ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالُوا وَ أَيْنَ مُحَمَّدٌ قُلْتُ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَلَدِكُمْ قَالُوا إِلَى أَيْنَ خَرَجَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ

He^-saww Abu Bakr had come out during the night investigating his^-saww news, and he had paused upon the Quraysh’s plot from their direction. He^-saww went out with him to the cave. When the dawn emerged, they leapt to the house, and they were thinking that I^-asws am Muhammad^-saww. I^-asws leapt up in their faces and confronted them. They said, ‘Ali^-asws!’ I^-asws said: ‘Yes’. They said, ‘And where is Muhammad^-saww?’ I^-asws said: ‘He^-saww went out from your city’. They said, ‘Where did he^-saww go out to?’ I^-asws said: ‘Allah^-azwj Knows’.

فَتَرَكُونِي وَ خَرَجُوا فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ أَبُو كُرْزٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ وَ كَانَ عَالِماً بِقَصَصِ الْآثَارِ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا كُرْزِ الْيَوْمَ نُحِبُّ أَنْ تُسَاعِدَنَا فِي قَصَصِ أَثَرِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَدْ خَرَجَ‏ عَنِ الْبَلَدِ فَوَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ الدَّارِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى أَثَرِ رِجْلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فَقَالَ هَذِهِ أَثَرُ قَدَمِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ هِيَ وَ اللَّهِ أُخْتُ الْقَدَمِ الَّتِي فِي الْمَقَامِ وَ مَضَى بِهِ عَلَى أَثَرِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا صَارَ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي لَقِيَهُ فِيهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ هُنَا قَدْ صَارَ مَعَ مُحَمَّدٍ آخَرُ وَ هَذِهِ قَدَمُهُ إِمَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدَمَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَوْ قَدَمَ ابْنِهِ

They left me and went out, and Abu Kurir Al-Khuzair welcomed them, and he was a scholar of the (way) of tracking. They said, ‘O Abu Kurir! Today we would love it if you could assist us in tracking Muhammad^-saww, for he^-saww has gone out from the city’. He paused at the door and looked at the tracks of Muhammad^-saww‘s legs. He said, ‘These here are the impact of the foot of Muhammad^-saww, and by Allah^-azwj, it is a counterpart of the footprint which is in the place’, and he went upon his^-saww footprints, until he came to the place where he^-saww had met Abu Bakr. He said, ‘Over here, another one had come with Muhammad^-saww, and this is his footprint. Either it happens to be the steps of Abu Quhafa or the footprints of his son.

فَمَضَى عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْغَارِ فَانْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ الْأَثَرُ وَ قَدْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ قَبْجَةً فَبَاضَتْ عَلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ وَ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ الْعَنْكَبُوتَ فَنَسَجَتْ عَلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ فَقَالَ مَا جَازَ مُحَمَّدٌ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعَ وَ لَا مَنْ مَعَهُ إِمَّا أَنْ يَكُونَا صَعِدَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَوْ نَزَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَإِنَّ بَابَ هَذَا الْغَارِ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ عَلَيْهِ نَسْجُ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ وَ الْقَبْجَةُ حَاضِنَةٌ عَلَى بِيضِهَا بِبَابِ الْغَارِ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلُوا الْغَارَ وَ تَفَرَّقُوا فِي الْجَبَلِ يَطْلُبُونَهُ

He went upon that to the cave and the tracks were cut off from him, and Allah^-azwj had Sent a pigeon and it built a nest at the entrance of the cave, and Allah^-azwj Sent the spider and it spun a web at the entrance of the cave. He said, ‘Muhammad^-saww has not exceeded this place, nor did the one with him^-saww. Either they happened to have ascended to the sky or descended into the ground, for the entrance of the cave is just as you are seeing. The spider has spun a web upon it and the pigeons have nested upon her eggs at the entrance of the cave’. So, they did not enter the cave and dispersed in the mountain seeking him^-saww.

وَ مِنْهَا أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ اضْطَرَبَ فِي الْغَارِ اضْطِرَاباً شَدِيداً خَوْفاً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَرَادَ الْخُرُوجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَعَدَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْغَارِ يَبُولُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ هَذَا قَدْ رَآنَا قَالَ كَلَّا لَوْ رَآنَا مَا اسْتَقْبَلَنَا بِعَوْرَتِهِ

And from it is that Abu Bakr became restless in the cave with severe restlessness fearing from Quraysh and wanted to go out to them. One of the Quraysh had sat urinating facing the cave, so Abu Bakr said, ‘This one has seen us’. He^-saww said: ‘Never! If he had seen us, he would not be facing us with his private part’.

وَ قَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص لَا تَخَفْ‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنا لَنْ يَصِلُوا إِلَيْنَا فَلَمْ يَسْكُنِ اضْطِرَابُهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ص ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ رَفَسَ‏ ظَهْرَ الْغَارِ فَانْفَتَحَ مِنْهُ بَابٌ إِلَى بَحْرٍ وَ سَفِينَةٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ اسْكُنْ الْآنَ فَإِنَّهُمْ إِنْ دَخَلُوا مِنْ بَابِ الْغَارِ خَرَجْنَا مِنْ هَذَا الْبَابِ وَ رَكِبْنَا السَّفِينَةَ فَسَكَنَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ

And the Prophet^-saww said to him: ‘Do not fear, Allah^-azwj is with us. They will never arrive to us’. But his restlessness did not settle down. When he^-saww saw that from him, he^-saww struck the back of the cave and there opened up a doorway to the sea and a ship. He^-saww said to him: ‘Calm down now, for if they enter from the entrance of the cave, we shall exit from this doorway and sail in the ship’. Then he calmed down during that.

فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا إِلَى أَنْ يُمْسُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ فَيَئِسُوا وَ انْصَرَفُوا وَ وَافَى ابْنُ الْأُرَيْقِطِ بِأَغْنَامٍ يَرْعَاهَا إِلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ وَقْتَ اللَّيْلِ يُرِيدُ مَكَّةَ بِالْغَنَمِ فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَالَ أَ فِيكَ مُسَاعَدَةٌ لَنَا قَالَ إِي وَ اللَّهِ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ هَذِهِ الْقَبْجَةَ عَلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ حَاضِنَةً لِبِيضِهَا وَ لَا نَسَجَ الْعَنْكَبُوتُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا وَ أَنْتَ صَادِقٌ فَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏

They (Quraysh) did not cease endeavouring in the seeking, but they despaired and left. And there came Ibn Areyqat with some sheep he was pasturing to the entrance of the cave at the time of the night, intending Makkah with the sheep. Rasool-Allah^-saww called him and said: ‘Is there in you any assistance for us?’ He said, ‘Yes, by Allah^-azwj. By Allah^-azwj, Allah^-azwj did not Make this pigeon to be at the entrance of the cave sitting upon her eggs, nor did the spider spin a web upon it except that you^-saww are a truthful one. I hereby testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and that Muhammad^-saww is Rasool-Allah^-saww’.

فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى هِدَايَتِكَ فَصِرِ الْآنَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ فَعَرِّفْهُ مَوْضِعَنَا وَ مُرَّ بِالْغَنَمِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا إِذْ نَامَ‏ النَّاسُ وَ مُرَّ إِلَى عَبْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَصَارَ ابْنُ الْأُرَيْقِطِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَ فَعَلَ مَا أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَأَتَى عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ عَبْدُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَعِدَّ لَنَا يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ زَاداً وَ رَاحِلَةً وَ ابْعَثْهَا إِلَيْنَا وَ أَصْلِحْ مَا نَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ وَ احْمِلْ وَالِدَتَكَ‏ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَقْنَا بِهِمَا إِلَى يَثْرِبَ

He^-saww said: ‘The Praise is for Allah^-azwj upon Guiding you, so go now to Ali^-asws and let him^-asws know of our place, and pass by with the sheep to their owners. When the people are asleep, then pass by the slave of Abu Bakr’. Ibn Al Areyqat came to Makkah and did what Rasool-Allah^-saww had instructed him. He came to Ali^-asws and the slave of Abu Bakr and said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww says: ‘O Abu Al-Hassan^-asws! Prepare provisions for us and a ride and send these to us and correct what we are needy to, and carry your^-asws mother^-asws, and Fatima^-asws and meet us with them^-asws to Yasrib.

وَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعَبْدِهِ مِثْلَهُ فَفَعَلَا ذَلِكَ فَأَرْدَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ابْنَ الْأُرَيْقِطِ وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَبْدَهُ

And Abu Bakr says to his slave similar to it’. They both did that and his slave followed Rasool-Allah^-saww and Abu Bakr followed his slave.

وَ مِنْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص لَمَّا خَرَجَ وَ هَؤُلَاءِ أَصْبَحُوا مِنْ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ الَّتِي خَرَجُوا فِيهَا عَلَى حَيِّ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ سُرَاقَةُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ أَتَّخِذُ يَداً عِنْدَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ رَكِبَ فَرَسَهُ وَ قَصَدَ مُحَمَّداً ص قَالُوا قَدْ لَحِقَ بِنَا هَذَا الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَيَكْفِينَا أَمْرَهُ

And from it is that when the Prophet^-saww went out and they came to the morning from that night which they had come out in upon the ushering of Suraqa Bin Ju’sham, when Suraqa looked at Rasool-Allah^-saww, said, ‘I shall take a favour in the presence of Quraysh’, and he rode his horse and aimed for Muhammad^-saww’. They said, ‘This Satan^-la has caught up with us’. He^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj will Suffice us in his matter’.

فَلَمَّا قَرُبَ قَالَ ص اللَّهُمَّ خُذْهُ فَارْتَطَمَ فَرَسُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَصَاحَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ خَلِّصْ فَرَسِي لَا سَعَيْتُ لَكَ فِي مَكْرُوهٍ أَبَداً وَ عَلِمَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ بِدُعَاءِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ صَادِقاً فَخَلِّصْهُ فَوَثَبَ الْفَرَسُ

When he was nearby, he^-saww said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! Seize him!’ His horse got bogged down into the ground, and he shouted, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Rescue my horse, and I will not strive against you^-saww in their plots ever!’ And he knew that would be done by the supplication of Muhammad^-saww. He^-saww said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! If he was truthful, then Rescue it’. The horse leapt up.

فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ سَتَمُرُّ بِرِعَائِي وَ عَبِيدِي فَخُذْ سَوْطِي فَكُلُّ مَنْ تَمُرُّ بِهِ فَخُذْ مَا شِئْتَ فَقَدْ حَكَّمْتُكَ فِي مَالِي فَقَالَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي مَالِكَ قَالَ فَسَلْنِي حَاجَةً قَالَ رُدَّ عَنَّا مَنْ يَطْلُبُنَا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَانْصَرَفَ سُرَاقَةُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فِي الطَّلَبِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ انْصَرِفُوا عَنْ هَذَا الطَّرِيقِ فَلَمْ يَمُرَّ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ وَ أَنَا أَكْفِيكُمْ هَذَا الطَّرِيقَ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِطَرِيقِ الْيَمَنِ وَ الطَّائِفِ

He said, ‘O Abu Al-Qasim^-saww! I grant you^-saww (free hand) with my flock and my slaves, so take my whip, and all of the ones you^-saww order with, take whatever you^-saww desire to, for I have made you^-saww the decision maker regarding my wealth’. He^-saww said: ‘There is no need for me^-saww regarding your wealth’. He said, ‘Then ask me for a need’. He^-saww said: ‘Return from us the ones from Quraysh who are pursuing us’. Suraqa left, and a group of Quraysh met him during the search. He said to them, ‘Leave from this road for no one has passed by in it, and I shall suffice you all of this road, and it is upon you with the road to Yemen and Al-Taif’.

وَ مِنْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص سَارَ حَتَّى نَزَلَ بِخَيْمَةِ أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ فَطَلَبُوا عِنْدَهَا قِرًى‏ فَقَالَتْ مَا يَحْضُرُنِي شَيْ‏ءٌ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى شَاةٍ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْخَيْمَةِ قَدْ تَخَلَّفَتْ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ لِضُرِّهَا فَقَالَ أَ تَأْذَنِينَ‏ فِي حَلَبِهَا قَالَتْ نَعَمْ وَ لَا خَيْرَ فِيهَا

And from it is that the Prophet^-saww travelled until he^-saww descended by a tent of Umm Ma’bad, and they sought some food with her. She said, ‘Nothing is present with me’. Rasool-Allah^-saww looked at a sheep in a corner of the tent, which had been left behind from the sheep due to its harm. He^-saww said: ‘Do you permit me^-saww to milk it?’ She said, ‘Yes, and there is no good in it’.

فَمَسَحَ يَدَهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا فَصَارَتْ مِنْ أَسْمَنِ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا فَأَرْخَتْ ضَرْعاً عَجِيباً وَ دَرَّتْ لَبَناً كَثِيراً فَقَالَ يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ هَاتِي الْعُسَ‏ فَشَرِبُوا جَمِيعاً حَتَّى رَوُوا

He^-saww wiped his^-saww hand upon its back, and it became from the fattest of what can happen to be from the sheep. Then he^-saww wiped his^-saww hand upon its back, and it made a strange sound and a lot of milk flowed. He^-saww said: ‘O Umm Ma’bad! Give me the container’. They all drank until they were saturated.

رَوُوا فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ أُمُّ مَعْبَدٍ ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ يَا حَسَنَ الْوَجْهِ إِنَّ لِي وَلَداً لَهُ سَبْعُ سِنِينَ وَ هُوَ كَقِطْعَةِ لَحْمٍ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ وَ لَا يَقُومُ فَأَتَتْهُ بِهِ فَأَخَذَ تَمْرَةً وَ قَدْ بَقِيَتْ فِي الْوِعَاءِ وَ مَضَغَهَا وَ جَعَلَهَا فِي فِيهِ فَنَهَضَ فِي الْحَالِ وَ مَشَى وَ تَكَلَّمَ وَ جَعَلَ نَوَاهَا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَصَارَتْ فِي الْحَالِ نَخْلَةً وَ قَدْ تَهَدَّلَ الرُّطَبُ مِنْهَا وَ كَانَ كَذَلِكَ صَيْفاً وَ شِتَاءً وَ أَشَارَ مِنَ الْجَوَانِبِ فَصَارَ مَا حَوْلَهَا مَرَاعِيَ وَ رَحَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

When Umm Ma’bad saw that, she said, ‘O handsome of face! There a son of mine who is seven years, and he is like a cut piece of meat, neither talking nor standing’. He^-saww went to him and grabbed a date, and it had remained in the container, and he^-saww chewed it and made it to be in his mouth. He arose immediately and walked, and he^-saww gestured from its sides and it became pastures what was around her, and Rasool-Allah^-saww departed.

وَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمْ تُرْطِبْ تِلْكَ النَّخْلَةُ وَ كَانَتْ خَضْرَاءَ فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمْ تَخْضَرَّ بَعْدُ وَ كَانَتْ بَاقِيَةً فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ الْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ سَالَ مِنْهَا الدَّمُ فَيَبِسَتْ

And when he^-saww passed away, that palm tree did not produce dates, and it was green. When Ali^-asws was killed, it did not become green afterwards, and it remained. When Al-Husayn^-asws was killed, blood flowed from it, and it dried up.

فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ وَ رَأَى ذَلِكَ فَسَأَلَ عَنْ سَبَبِهِ قَالَتْ مَرَّ بِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مِنْ حَالِهِ وَ قِصَّتِهِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ هُوَ صَاحِبُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ الَّذِي هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَهُ وَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَشُكُّ الْآنَ أَنَّهُ صَادِقٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ هَذَا إِلَّا مِنْ فِعْلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَصَدَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَآمَنَ هُوَ وَ أَهْلُهُ

When Abu Ma’bad came and saw that, he asked about its cause. She said, ‘A man from Quraysh passed by me just now and his^-saww story is such and such’. He said, ‘O Umm Ma’bad! This is the man who is the Master of the people of Al-Medina whom they were awaiting, and by Allah^-azwj, I have no doubt now that he^-saww is truthful in his^-saww words, ‘I^-saww am Rasool-Allah^-saww’, for this isn’t except from the Work of Allah^-azwj’. Then he aimed to go to Rasool-Allah^-saww and he and his wife believed’’.[41]

27- يج، الخرائج و الجرائح رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ ابْنَ الْكَوَّاءِ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ حَيْثُ ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ‏ ثانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُما فِي الْغارِ

‘Al-Kharaij Wa Al-Jaraih’ – It is reported that Ibn Al-Kawa said to Ali^-asws, ‘Where were you^-asws where Allah^-azwj Mentioned Abu Bakr Saying: him being the second of the two when they were both in the cave [9:40]?’

فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَيْلَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْكَوَّاءِ كُنْتُ عَلَى فِرَاشِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ طَرَحَ عَلَيَّ رَيْطَتَهُ فَأَقْبَلَ قُرَيْشٌ مَعَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ هِرَاوَةٌ فِيهَا شَوْكُهَا فَلَمْ يُبْصِرُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَيَّ يَضْرِبُونِّي حَتَّى يَنْفَطَ جَسَدِي وَ أَوْثَقُونِي بِالْحَدِيدِ وَ جَعَلُونِي فِي بَيْتٍ وَ اسْتَوْثَقُوا الْبَابَ بِقُفْلٍ وَ جَاءُوا بِعَجُوزٍ تَحْرُسُ الْبَابَ

He^-asws said: ‘Woe be unto you, O Ibn Al-Kawa! I^-asws was upon the bed of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he^-saww had thrown his^-saww cloak upon me^-asws. Quraysh came, there being a truncheon wherein was its spike. They could not see Rasool-Allah^-saww, so they turned towards me^-asws, hitting me until my^-asws body had sores (injuries), and they fastened me^-asws with the iron and made me to be in a room, and they locked the door with a lock, and they came with an old woman to guard the door.

فَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً يَقُولُ يَا عَلِيُّ فَسَكَنَ الْوَجَعُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ وَ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً آخَرَ يَقُولُ يَا عَلِيُّ فَإِذَا الْحَدِيدُ الَّذِي عَلَيَّ قَدْ تَقَطَّعَ ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً يَا عَلِيُّ فَإِذَا الْبَابُ فُتِحَ وَ خَرَجْتُ وَ الْعَجُوزُ لَا تَعْقِلُ‏

I^-asws heard a voice saying: ‘O Ali^-asws!’ The pain settled and I^-asws did not find it (anymore). And I^-asws heard another voice saying: ‘O Ali^-asws!’, and there the iron which was upon me^-asws had been cut into pieces’. Then I^-asws heard a voice: ‘O Ali^-asws!’, and there the door had opened up and I^-asws went out and the old woman did not even realise.[42]

Note –

P.S. please note Ibn Al-Kawa was a hypocrite and was killed in the battle of Nahrawan by the army of Amir-ul-Momineen^-asws, please see the Appendix for the interpretation of the Verse 9:40

28- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ‏ مَا زَالَ أَبُو كُرْزٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ يَقْفُو أَثَرَ النَّبِيِّ ص فَوَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ الْحَجَرِ يَعْنِي الْغَارَ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ قَدَمُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اللَّهِ أُخْتُ الْقَدَمِ الَّتِي فِي الْمَقَامِ وَ قَالَ هَذِهِ قَدَمُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَوِ ابْنِهِ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Ali Bin Ibrahim Bin Hashim, ‘Abu Kuz Al-Khuzaie did not cease to understand the tracks of the Prophet^-saww, and he paused at the entrance of the rock, meaning the cave. He said, ‘This is a footprint of Muhammad^-saww. By Allah^-azwj it is a counterpart of the footprint which is in the Standing Place (of Ibrahim^-as)’. And he said, ‘And this is the footprint of Abu Quhafa or his son’.

وَ قَالَ مَا جَازُوا هَذَا الْمَكَانَ إِمَّا أَنْ يَكُونُوا صَعِدُوا فِي السَّمَاءِ أَوْ دَخَلُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ جَاءَ فَارِسٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ فِي صُورَةِ الْإِنْسِ فَوَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ لَهُمُ اطْلُبُوهُ فِي هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ فَلَيْسَ هَاهُنَا وَ تَبِعَهُ الْقَوْمُ فَعَمَّى اللَّهُ أَثَرَهُ وَ هُوَ نَصْبُ أَعْيُنِهِمْ وَ صَدَّهُمْ عَنْهُ وَ هُمْ دُهَاةُ الْعَرَبِ وَ كَانَ الْغَارُ ضَيِّقَ الرَّأْسِ فَلَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ص اتَّسَعَ بَابُهُ فَدَخَلَ بِالنَّاقَةِ فَعَادَ الْبَابُ وَ ضَاقَ كَمَا كَانَ فِي الْأَوَّلِ

And he said, ‘They have not exceeded this place. Either they happen to have ascended into the sky or they entered into the ground’. And a horse rider from the Angels came in the face of the human being and paused at the entrance of the cave, and he was saying to them: ‘Seek him^-saww in this canyon, and he^-saww is not over here’, and the people followed him, but Allah^-azwj Obscured his^-saww tracks, and although he^-saww was in front of their eyes, and Blocked them from him^-saww, and they were from the shrewd Arabs, and the cave of a narrow head. When the Prophet^-saww arrived to it, its entrance became capacious, and he^-saww entered with the camel, and the entrance returned and narrowed to just as it had been in the first place’.

الْوَاقِدِيُ‏ لَمَّا خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِلَى الْغَارِ فَبَلَغَ الْجَبَلَ وَجَدَهُ مُصْمَتاً فَانْفَرَجَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْغَارَ

Al-Waqidy – ‘When the Prophet^-saww went out to the cave and reached the mountain, he^-saww found it to be solid, and it cleft asunder until Rasool-Allah^-saww entered the cave’.

زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ وَ أَنَسٌ وَ الْمُغِيرَةُ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ شَجَرَةً صَغِيرَةً فَنَبَتَتْ فِي وَجْهِ الْغَارِ وَ أَمَرَ الْعَنْكَبُوتَ فَنَسَجَتْ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَ أَمَرَ حَمَامَتَيْنِ وَحْشِيَّتَيْنِ فَوَقَفَتَا بِفَمِ الْغَارِ

Zayd Bin Arqam, and Anas (the famous Ahadith fabricator) and Al-Mugheira – ‘Allah^-azwj Commanded a small tree, and it grew in the face of the cave, and Commanded the spider and it spun a web in its face, and Commanded two doves which paused at the opening of the cave’.

وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ أَنْبَتَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى بَابِ الْغَارِ ثُمَامَةً وَ هِيَ شَجَرَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ

And it is reported that Allah^-azwj the Exalted Grew a ‘Sumama’ at the entrance of the cave and it is a small tree’.

الزُّهْرِيُ‏ وَ لَمَّا قَرُبُوا مِنَ الْغَارِ بِقَدْرِ أَرْبَعِينَ ذِرَاعاً تَعَجَّلَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِيَنْظُرَ مَنْ فِيهِ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مَا لَكَ لَا تَنْظُرُ فِي الْغَارِ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ حَمَامَتَيْنِ بِفَمِ الْغَارِ فَعَلِمْتُ أَنْ لَيْسَ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ وَ سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ص مَا قَالَ فَدَعَا لَهُنَ‏ وَ فَرَضَ جَزَاءَهُنَّ فَانْحَدَرْنَ فِي الْحَرَمِ‏

Al-Zuhry – ‘And when they went near to the cave by a measurement of forty cubits, one of them hastened in order to look from its opening, but he returned to his companions. They said to him, ‘What is the matter with you not looking into the cave?’ He said, ‘I saw two doves at the opening of the cave, so I knew that there isn’t anyone in it’; and the Prophet^-saww heard what he said, and he^-saww supplicated for them (doves) and Obligated their Recompense. Then went down into the Sanctuary (Hurrum – not allowed to be harmed therein)’.

وَ رَأَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَاحِداً يَبُولُ قِبَلَهُمْ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَبْصَرُونَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص لَوْ أَبْصَرُونَا لَمَا اسْتَقْبَلُونَا بِعَوْرَاتِهِمْ

And Abu Bakr saw one (of the searchers) urinating in front of them, and he said, ‘He has seen us’. The Prophet^-saww said: ‘If they had seen us, they would not be facing us with their private parts.[43]

29- شي، تفسير العياشي عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ: كَانَتْ خَدِيجَةُ مَاتَتْ قَبْلَ الْهِجْرَةِ بِسَنَةٍ وَ مَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ خَدِيجَةَ بِسَنَةٍ فَلَمَّا فَقَدَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص شَنَأَ الْمُقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ وَ دَخَلَهُ حُزْنٌ شَدِيدٌ وَ أَشْفَقَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ مِنْ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ

Tafseer Al Ayyashi – ‘From Saeed Bin Al Musayyab,

‘From Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws having said: ‘Khadeeja^-asws passed away before the emigration by a year, and Abu Talib^-asws passed away after (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws by a year. When Rasool-Allah^-saww lost them^-as both, he^-saww hated staying at Makkah, and severe grief entered into him^-saww, and he^-saww feared for himself^-saww from the Kafirs of Qureysh.

فَشَكَا إِلَى جَبْرَئِيلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اخْرُجْ مِنَ‏ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُها وَ هَاجِرْ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَيْسَ لَكَ الْيَوْمَ بِمَكَّةَ نَاصِرٌ وَ انْصِبْ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ حَرْباً فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ تَوَجَّهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ

He^-saww complained to Jibraeel^-as of that, and Allah^-azwj Revealed to him^-saww: “O Muhammad^-saww! Exit whose inhabitants are unjust, and emigrate to Al-Medina, for today there isn’t any helper for you^-saww in Makkah, and establish a war to the Polytheists!” At that, Rasool-Allah^-saww headed to Al-Medina’’.[44]

30- شي، تفسير العياشي عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ‏ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتِ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ رَؤُفٌ بِالْعِبادِ فَإِنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِي عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع حِينَ بَذَلَ نَفْسَهُ لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ ص لَيْلَةَ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى فِرَاشِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا طَلَبَتْهُ كُفَّارُ قُرَيْشٍ‏

Tafseer Al Ayyashi, from Jabir,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws having said: ‘As for His^-azwj Words: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking the Pleasure of Allah; and Allah is Affectionate with the servants [2:207], it was Revealed regarding Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws when he^-asws spent his^-asws self for Allah^-azwj and for His^-azwj Rasool^-saww on the night he^-asws lied down upon the bed of Rasool-Allah^-saww, when the Quraysh Kafirs sought him^-saww’’.[45]

31- شي، تفسير العياشي عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: فَدَى عَلِيٌّ ع بِنَفْسِهِ لَبِسَ ثَوْبَ النَّبِيِّ ص ثُمَّ نَامَ مَكَانَهُ فَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَرْمُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عَلِيٌّ ع نَائِمٌ وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَحْسَبُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ

Tafseer Al-Ayyashi, from Ibn Abbas who said, ‘Ali^-asws ransomed himself^-saww wearing the cloth of the Prophet^-as, then slept in his^-saww place. The Polytheists used to pelt Rasool-Allah^-saww, so Abu Bakr came, and Ali^-asws was sleeping, and Abu Bakr reckoned it was the Prophet^-saww of Allah^‑azwj.

فَقَالَ أَيْنَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ إِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَدِ انْطَلَقَ نَحْوَ بِئْرِ مَيْمُونٍ فَأَدْرَكَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ الْغَارَ وَ جَعَلَ ع يُرْمَى بِالْحِجَارَةِ كَمَا كَانَ يُرْمَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ يَتَضَوَّرُ قَدْ لَفَّ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ‏ لَوْ كَانَ صَاحِبُكَ لَا يَتَضَوَّرُ قَدِ اسْتَنْكَرْنَا

He said, ‘Where is the Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj?’ Ali^-asws said: ‘The Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj has gone to the well of Maymoun, go and meet him^-saww. Abu Bakr went and entered the cave with him^-saww, and he^-asws went on being pelted with stones just as Rasool-Allah^-saww used to be pelted, and used to be dizzy having wrapped his^-asws head. They said, ‘You^-asws, if you^-asws were your^-asws companion, would not be pained. We have disliked that from you^-asws.[46]

32- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب تَارِيخُ الطَّبْرَسِيِ‏ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع نَزَلَ بِقُبَاءَ عَلَى أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ‏ بِنْتِ هِدْمٍ وَقْتَ الْهِجْرَةِ لَيْلَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثاً فَرَآهَا تَخْرُجُ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ‏إِلَى طَارِقٍ وَ تَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub, history of Al-Tabarsy – ‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws descended at Quba at Umm Kulsoom, daughter of Hidmi, at the time of emigration, for two nights or three. He^-asws saw her going out every night at midnight to a night comer and take something from him. He^-asws asked her about that.

فَقَالَتْ هَذَا سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ قَدْ عَرَفَ أَنِّي امْرَأَةٌ لَا أَحَدَ لِي فَإِذَا أَمْسَى عَدَا عَلَى أَوْثَانِ قَوْمِهِ فَكَسَرَهَا ثُمَّ جَاءَنِي بِهَا وَ قَالَ احْتَطِبِي بِهَذَا فَكَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَحْتَرِمُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ

She said, ‘This is Sahl Bin Hunayf. He recognises that I am a woman, there is no one for me. When it is evening, he returns to the idols of his people and breaks them, then comes to me with these, and says, ‘Make firewood with this’. Amir Al-Momineen^-asws used to honour him after that.[47]

33- شي، تفسير العياشي عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَجَّالِ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّانِي ع وَ مَعِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْجَهْمِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحَسَنُ إِنَّهُمْ يَحْتَجُّونَ عَلَيْنَا بِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى‏ ثانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُما فِي الْغارِ

‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al Hajal who said,

‘I was in the presence of Abu Al-Hassan^-asws the 2^nd, and with me was Al-Hassan Bin Al-Jaham. Al-Hassan said to him^-asws, ‘They are arguing against us by the Words of Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted: the second of the two when they were both in the cave [9:40]’.

قَالَ وَ مَا لَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ فَوَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَ مَا ذَكَرَهُ فِيهَا بِخَيْرٍ

He^-asws said: ‘And what is for them in that? By Allah^-azwj! By Allah^-azwj! Allah^-azwj has Said: ‘Then Allah Send down His Tranquillity upon His Rasool [9:40]. And he (Abu Bakr) has not been Mentioned with goodness’.

قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَنَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ هَكَذَا تَقْرَءُونَهَا قَالَ هَكَذَا قَرَأْتُهَا

He (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him^-asws, ‘May I be sacrificed for you^-asws! And are you^-asws reciting like this?’ He^-asws said: ‘Like this is how I^-asws am reciting.

قَالَ زُرَارَةُ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ أَ لَا تَرَى أَنَّ السَّكِينَةَ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ‏ وَ جَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلى‏

Zurara said, ‘Abu Ja’far^-asws said: ‘Allah^-azwj Sent down the tranquillity upon His^-azwj Rasool^-saww. Do you not see that the tranquillity was rather Sent down upon His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, and the word of those who disbelieved as low’.

فَقَالَ هُوَ الْكَلَامُ الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ عَتِيقٌ- رَوَاهُ الْحَلَبِيُّ عَنْهُ

He said, ‘It is the speech which Ateeq spoke with’ – Al-Halby reported it from him.[48]

34- م، تفسير الإمام عليه السلام‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ الْعَلِيَّ الْأَعْلَى يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ‏ وَ يَقُولُ لَكَ إِنَّ أَبَا جَهْلٍ وَ الْمَلَأَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ قَدْ دَبَّرُوا يُرِيدُونَ قَتْلَكَ وَ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تُبِيتَ‏ عَلِيّاً فِي مَوْضِعِكَ

‘Tafseer Imam (Hassan Al-Askari^-asws)’: ‘Allah^-azwj the Exalted had Revealed unto him^-saww: ‘O Muhammad^-saww! The Most Exalted Conveys the Greetings to you^-saww and is Saying to you: “Abu Jahl^-la and the heads of the Quraysh have colluded intending to kill you^-saww, and I^-azwj Command you^-saww to get Ali^-asws to sleep overnight in your^-saww place”.

وَ قَالَ لَكَ إِنَّ مَنْزِلَتَهُ مَنْزِلَةُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الذَّبِيحِ مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْخَلِيلِ يَجْعَلُ نَفْسَهُ لِنَفْسِكَ فِدَاءً وَ رُوحَهُ لِرُوحِكَ وِقَاءً

And He^-azwj Says to you^-saww: “His^-asws status is the status of Ismail^-as the sacrificed from Ibrahim^-as the Friend. He^-asws should make his^-asws self to be sacrificed for your^-saww self, and his^-asws soul to save your^-saww soul.

وَ أَمَرَكَ‏ أَنْ تَسْتَصْحِبَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ آنَسَكَ وَ سَاعَدَكَ وَ وَازَرَكَ وَ ثَبَتَ عَلَى مَا يُعَاهِدُكَ وَ يُعَاقِدُكَ كَانَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ رُفَقَائِكَ وَ فِي غُرُفَاتِهَا مِنْ خُلَصَائِكَ‏

And Commands you^-saww that you^-saww should get Abu Bakr to accompany you. If he consoles you^-saww, and assists you^-saww and backs you^-saww, and is steadfast upon what he has promised with you and agreed with you^-saww, he would be in Paradise from your^-saww friends, and in its towers from your^-saww sincere ones.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِعَلِيٍّ ع أَ رَضِيتَ أَنْ أُطْلَبَ‏ فَلَا أُوْجَدَ وَ تُوجَدَ فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُبَادِرَ إِلَيْكَ الْجُهَّالُ فَيَقْتُلُوكَ قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَضِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ رُوحِي لِرُوحِكَ وِقَاءً وَ نَفْسِي لِنَفْسِكَ فِدَاءً

Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Ali^-asws: ‘Are you^-asws pleased if I^-saww am sought, but I^-saww am not found, (instead) you^-asws were to be found, as perhaps the ignorant ones would instigate against you^-asws so they might kill you^-asws?’ He^-asws said: ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! I^-asws am pleased if my^-asws soul happens to be sacrificed for your^-saww soul, and my^-asws self-sacrifice for your^-saww self.

بَلْ رَضِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ رُوحِي وَ نَفْسِي فِدَاءً لِأَخٍ لَكَ أَوْ قَرِيبٍ أَوْ لِبَعْضِ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ تَمْتَهِنُهَا وَ هَلْ أُحِبُّ الْحَيَاةَ إِلَّا لِخِدْمَتِكَ وَ التَّصَرُّفِ بَيْنَ أَمْرِكَ وَ نَهْيِكَ وَ لِمَحَبَّةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ نُصْرَةِ أَصْفِيَائِكَ وَ مُجَاهَدَةِ أَعْدَائِكَ لَوْ لَا ذَلِكَ لَمَا أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَعِيشَ فِي هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً

For sure, I^-asws am pleased if my^-asws soul and my^-asws self are sacrificed for a brother of yours^-saww, or a near one, or for one of the animals of benefit (to you^-saww). And do I^-asws love life except to serve you^-saww and to be expended between your^-saww orders and your^-saww prohibitions, and for the love of your^-saww friends, and helping your^-saww elites, and fighting against your^-saww enemies. Had it not been for that, I^-asws would not love to live in this world even for one moment.

فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى عَلِيٍّ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ قَدْ قَرَأَ عَلَيَّ كَلَامَكَ هَذَا الْمُوَكَّلُونَ بِاللَّوْحِ الْمَحْفُوظِ وَ قَرَءُوا عَلَيَّ مَا أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ مِنْ ثَوَابِهِ فِي دَارِ الْقَرَارِ مَا لَمْ يَسْمَعْ بِمِثْلِهِ السَّامِعُونَ وَ لَا رَأَى مِثْلَهُ الرَّاءُونَ وَ لَا خَطَرَ مِثْلَهُ بِبَالِ الْمُتَفَكِّرِينَ

Rasool-Allah^-saww turned towards Ali^-asws and said to him^-asws: ‘O Abu Hassan^-asws! It has been read out to me^-saww, this speech of yours^-asws, by the ones (Angels) allocated with the Guarded Tablet, and they read out to me^-saww what Allah^-azwj has Prepared with for you^-asws, from its Rewards, in the House of Tranquillity (Paradise), what the like of it has not been heard by the listeners, nor the like of it has been seen by the viewers, nor has the like of it been imagined by the thinkers’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ أَ رَضِيتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَعِي يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ تُطْلَبُ كَمَا أُطْلَبُ وَ تُعْرَفُ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَحْمِلُنِي عَلَى مَا أَدَّعِيهِ فَتَحْمِلُ عَنِّي أَنْوَاعَ الْعَذَابِ

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Abu Bakr: ‘Are you pleased if you happen to be with me, O Abu Bakr, to be sought just as I^-saww would be sought, and it would be recognised that you are the one who was with me^-saww in what I^-saww claim, so you will have to bear a variety of punishments on my^-saww behalf’.

قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَّا أَنَا لَوْ عِشْتُ عُمُرَ الدُّنْيَا أُعَذَّبُ فِي جَمِيعِهَا أَشَدَّ عَذَابٍ لَا يَنْزِلُ عَلَيَّ مَوْتٌ مُرِيحٌ وَ لَا مَنْهَجٌ مُتِيحٌ‏ وَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي مَحَبَّتِكَ لَكَانَ ذَلِكَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَتَنَعَّمَ فِيهَا وَ أَنَا مَالِكٌ لِجَمِيعِ مَمَالِكِ مُلُوكِهَا فِي مُخَالَفَتِكَ وَ هَلْ أَنَا وَ مَالِي وَ وُلْدِي إِلَّا فِدَاؤُكَ

Abu Bakr said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! But I, if I were to live the life-span of the world, being punished during the entirety of it with the most severe punishments – the death not descending upon me for rest, nor any relief, and in that was your^-saww love, that would be more beloved to me – than if I were to be in bliss during it – and I am a king of the entirety of the kingdoms in your^-saww opposition. And am I, and my wealth, and my children, except to be sacrificed for you^-saww?’

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا جَرَمَ إِنِ اطَّلَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قَلْبِكَ وَ وَجَدَ مَا فِيهِ مُوَافِقاً لِمَا جَرَى عَلَى لِسَانِكَ جَعَلَكَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ السَّمْعِ وَ الْبَصَرِ وَ الرَّأْسِ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ وَ مَنْزِلَةِ الرُّوحِ مِنَ الْبَدَنِ كَعَلِيٍّ الَّذِي هُوَ مِنِّي كَذَلِكَ وَ عَلَى فَوْقِ ذَلِكَ لِزِيَادَةِ فَضَائِلِهِ وَ شَرَفِ خِصَالِهِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘No doubt – if Allah^-azwj were to Consider your heart and finds what is in it – as being in accordance to what is flowing upon your tongue, He^-azwj would Make you to be from me^-saww at the status of the hearing, and the sight, and the head from the body, and at the status of the soul from the body, just like Ali^-asws (has already been Appointed) – He^-asws is from me^-saww like that, and Ali^-asws is (in fact) above that due to the additional merits of his^-asws and the nobility of his^-asws characteristics.

يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّ مَنْ عَاهَدَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْكُثْ وَ لَمْ يُغَيِّرْ وَ لَمْ يُبَدِّلْ وَ لَمْ يَحْسُدْ مَنْ قَدْ أَبَانَهُ اللَّهُ‏ بِالتَّفْضِيلِ فَهُوَ مَعَنَا فِي الرَّفِيقِ الْأَعْلَى وَ إِذَا أَنْتَ مَضَيْتَ عَلَى طَرِيقَةٍ يُحِبُّهَا مِنْكَ رَبُّكَ وَ لَمْ تَتْبَعْهَا بِمَا يُسْخِطُ وَ وَافَيْتَهُ بِهَا إِذَا بَعَثَكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ كُنْتَ لِوَلَايَةِ اللَّهِ مُسْتَحِقّاً وَ لِمُرَافَقَتِنَا فِي تِلْكَ الْجِنَانِ مُسْتَوْجِباً

O Abu Bakr! The one who pacts with Allah^-azwj, the does not break and does not change, and does not replace, and does not envy the one who Allah^-azwj Clarifies with the merits – so he would be with us among the lofty friends. And if you were to die upon the way your Lord^-azwj Loves you to be on, and you do not follow it up with what Angers Him^-azwj, and you are loyal to it when He^-azwj does Resurrect you in front of Him^-azwj, you would be deserving of the Wilayah of Allah^-azwj, and obligated our^-asws friendship in those Gardens.

انْظُرْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَنَظَرَ فِي آفَاقِ السَّمَاءِ فَرَأَى أَمْلَاكاً مِنْ نَارٍ عَلَى أَفْرَاسٍ مِنْ نَارٍ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ رِمَاحٌ مِنْ نَارٍ وَ كُلٌّ يُنَادِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ مُرْنَا بِأَمْرِكَ فِي مُخَالِفِيكَ نُطَحْطِحْهُمْ

Look, Abu Bakr!’ He looked at the horizons of the sky, and he saw Angels of fire upon horses of fire, with spears of fire in their hands. Each one of them was calling out, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Order us with your^-saww order regarding your^-saww enemies, and your^-saww adversaries. We shall shatter them!’

ثُمَّ قَالَ تَسَمَّعْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ فَتَسَمَّعَ‏ فَإِذَا هِيَ تُنَادِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ مُرْنِي بِأَمْرِكَ فِي أَعْدَائِكَ أَمْتَثِلْ أَمْرَكَ

Then he^-saww said: ‘Listen to the ground’. He listened, and it was calling out, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Order me with your^-saww order regarding your^-saww enemies. I shall obey your^-saww orders!’

ثُمَّ قَالَ تَسَمَّعْ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ فَسَمِعَهَا تُنَادِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ مُرْنَا بِأَمْرِكَ فِي أَعْدَائِكَ نُهْلِكْهُمْ

Then he^-saww said: ‘Listen to the mountains’. He heard it calling out, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Order us with your^-saww orders regarding your^-saww enemies. We shall destroy them!’

ثُمَّ قَالَ تَسَمَّعْ عَلَى الْبِحَارِ فَأُحْضِرَتِ الْبِحَارُ بِحَضْرَتِهِ وَ صَاحَتِ أَمْوَاجُهَا يَا مُحَمَّدُ مُرْنَا بِأَمْرِكَ فِي أَعْدَائِكَ نَمْتَثِلْهُ

Then he^-saww said: ‘Listen to the oceans’. So the oceans appeared to be in his presence, and their waves shouted, calling out, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Order us with your^-saww orders regarding your^-saww enemies. We shall swallow it’.

ثُمَّ سَمِعَ السَّمَاءَ وَ الْأَرْضَ وَ الْجِبَالَ وَ الْبِحَارَ كُلٌّ يَقُولُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا أَمَرَكَ رَبُّكَ بِدُخُولِ الْغَارِ لِعَجْزِكَ عَنِ الْكُفَّارِ وَ لَكِنِ امْتِحَاناً وَ ابْتِلَاءً لِيُخَلِّصَ‏ الْخَبِيثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَ إِمَائِهِ بِأَنَاتِكَ‏ وَ صَبْرِكَ وَ حِلْمِكَ عَنْهُمْ

Then he heard the sky, and the earth, and the mountains, and the oceans all saying, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Your Lord^-azwj did not Command you^-saww with the entering into the cave out of frustration (inability to defend) from the Kafirs. But, it is a Test and a Trial – in order to sift between the wicked from the good, from His^-azwj servants and His^-azwj maids – with your dignified patience and forbearance from them.

يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَنْ وَفَى بِعَهْدِكَ فَهُوَ مِنْ رُفَقَائِكَ فِي الْجِنَانِ وَ مَنْ نَكَثَ‏ فَإِنَّما يَنْكُثُ عَلى‏ نَفْسِهِ‏ وَ هُوَ مِنْ قُرَنَاءِ إِبْلِيسَ اللَّعِينِ فِي طَبَقَاتِ النِّيرَانِ

O Muhammad^-saww! The one who fulfils his pact – so he would be from your^-saww friends in the Gardens; and the one who breaks it, so it would be against himself he would be breaking, and he would be from the pairings of Iblees^-la the accursed in the layers of the Fires’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِعَلِيٍّ ع يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ السَّمْعِ وَ الْبَصَرِ وَ الرَّأْسِ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ وَ الرُّوحِ مِنَ الْبَدَنِ حُبِّبْتَ إِلَيَّ كَالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ إِلَى ذِي الْغُلَّةِ الصَّادِي

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Ali^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! You^-asws are from me^-saww at the status of the hearing, and the sight, and the head from the body, and the soul from the body. You^-asws are as beloved to me^-saww as the cold water is to the one with intense thirst.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا حَسَنٍ تَغَشَّ بِبُرْدَتِي فَإِذَا أَتَاكَ الْكَافِرُونَ يُخَاطِبُونَكَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقْرِنُ بِكَ تَوْفِيقَهُ وَ بِهِ تُجِيبُهُمْ

Then he^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘O Abu Hassan^-asws! Cover (yourself^-asws) with my blanket, so when the Kafirs come to you^-asws, they would address you, and Allah^-azwj would Pair with you^-asws, His^-azwj Inclination, and by it you^-asws would answer them’.

فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَ الْقَوْمُ شَاهِرُونَ سُيُوفَهُمْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَبُو جَهْلٍ لَا تَقَعُوا بِهِ وَ هُوَ نَائِمٌ لَا يَشْعُرُ وَ لَكِنِ ارْمُوهُ بِالْأَحْجَارِ لِيَتَنَبَّهَ بِهَا ثُمَّ اقْتُلُوهُ فَرَمَوْهُ بِأَحْجَارٍ ثِقَالٍ صَائِبَةٍ فَكَشَفَ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ وَ قَالَ مَا ذَا شَأْنُكُمْ فَعَرَفُوهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلِيٌّ ع

When Abu Jahl^-la and the people came over brandishing their swords, Abu Jahl^-la said to them, ‘Do not fall upon him^-saww while he^-saww is sleeping, not being aware. But pelt him^-saww with the stone in order to wake him^-saww up with it’. They pelted him^-asws with the heavy, solid stones. He^-asws said: ‘What is that which you are doing?’ And they recognised him^-asws, that he^-asws is Ali^-asws.

فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ أَ مَا تَرَوْنَ مُحَمَّداً كَيْفَ أَبَاتَ هَذَا وَ نَجَا بِنَفْسِهِ لِتَشْتَغِلُوا بِهِ‏ وَ يَنْجُو مُحَمَّدٌ لَا تَشْتَغِلُوا بِعَلِيٍّ الْمَخْدُوعِ لِيَنْجُوَ بِهَلَاكِهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ إِلَّا فَمَا مَنَعَهُ أَنْ يَبِيتَ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ إِنْ كَانَ رَبُّهُ يَمْنَعُ عَنْهُ كَمَا يَزْعُمُ

Abu Jahl^-la said to them, ‘Are you not seeing how Muhammad^-saww made this one sleep and saved himself^-saww so that you would be too preoccupied with him^-asws and Muhammad^-saww would be saved. Do not preoccupy yourselves with Ali^-asws, the one deluded in saving Muhammad^-saww by his^-asws own destruction, or else, so what is the meaning of him^-asws spending the night in his^-saww place, if his^-saww Lord^-azwj was Defending him^-saww just as he^-saww claims?’

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع أَ لِي‏ تَقُولُ هَذَا يَا بَا جَهْلٍ بَلِ اللَّهُ قَدْ أَعْطَانِي مِنَ الْعَقْلِ مَا لَوْ قُسِمَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ حمقاء [حَمْقَى‏] الدُّنْيَا وَ مَجَانِينِهَا لَصَارُوا بِهِ عُقَلَاءَ وَ مِنَ الْقُوَّةِ مَا لَوْ قُسِمَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ ضُعَفَاءِ الدُّنْيَا لَصَارُوا بِهِ أَقْوِيَاءَ وَ مِنَ الشَّجَاعَةِ مَا لَوْ قُسِمَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ جُبَنَاءِ الدُّنْيَا لَصَارُوا بِهِ شُجْعَاناً وَ مِنَ الْحِلْمِ مَا لَوْ قُسِمَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ سُفَهَاءِ الدُّنْيَا لَصَارُوا بِهِ حُلَمَاءَ

Ali^-asws said: ‘Is it for me^-asws you^-la are saying, O Abu Jahl^-la? But, Allah^-azwj the Exalted has Granted me^-asws from the intellect, what, if it were to be distributed upon the entirety of stupid ones of the world and its insane ones, they would become intellectuals due to it; and from the strength, what, if it were to be distributed upon the entirety of the weak ones of the world, they would become strong due to it; and from the bravery, what, if it were to be distributed upon the entirety of the cowards of the world, they would be brave due to it; and from the forbearance, what, if it were to be distributed upon the entirety of the fools of the world, they would become forbearing due to it.

وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَمَرَنِي أَنْ لَا أُحْدِثَ حَدَثاً حَتَّى أَلْقَاهُ لَكَانَ لِي وَ لَكُمْ شَأْنٌ وَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكُمْ قَتْلًا

And had it not been that Rasool-Allah^-saww ordered me that I^-asws should not invent a new event until I^-asws meet him^-saww, there would have been for me^-asws and for you all, an occupation, and I^-asws would have killed you all with a killing.

وَيْلَكَ يَا أَبَا جَهْلٍ إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً قَدِ اسْتَأْذَنَهُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ السَّمَاءُ وَ الْأَرْضُ وَ الْجِبَالُ وَ الْبِحَارُ فِي إِهْلَاكِكُمْ فَأَبَى إِلَّا أَنْ يَرْفُقَ بِكُمْ وَ يُدَارِيَكُمْ لِيُؤْمِنَ مَنْ فِي عِلْمِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ لَيُؤْمِنُ مِنْكُمْ وَ يَخْرُجَ مُؤْمِنُونَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِ وَ أَرْحَامِ كَافِرِينَ وَ كَافِرَاتٍ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ أَنْ لَا يَقْطَعَهُمْ عَنْ كَرَامَتِهِ بِاصْطِلَامِهِمْ‏

Woe be unto you, O Abu Jahl^-la, upon you^-la be the curse! Muhammad^-saww has permission for him^-saww in his^-saww ways of the sky and the earth, and the oceans and the mountains regarding your^-la destruction – but he^-saww refused except that he^-saww was being kind with you^-la – in order for him to believe, the one who is in the Knowledge of Allah^-azwj that he would believe from you all, and the Momineen can come out from your loins and the wombs of the Kafir men and Kafir women. Allah^-azwj the Exalted Loves that He^-azwj should not Cut them off from His^-azwj Prestige by their seeking Forgiveness.

وَ لَوْ لَا ذَلِكَ لَأَهْلَكَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ وَ أَنْتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ لَا يَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى طَاعَتِهِ وَ أَنْتُمْ مُضْطَرُّونَ بَلْ مَكَّنَكُمْ بِمَا كَلَّفَكُمْ وَ قَطَعَ مَعَاذِيرَكُمْ

And had it not been that, your Lord^-azwj would have Destroyed you all. Allah^-azwj, He^-azwj is the Self-sufficient, and you are the poor. He^-azwj does not Call you to His^-azwj obedience and you are forced, but He^-azwj Enables you from what you are encumbered with, in order to cut-off your excuses.

فَغَضِبَ أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ بْنُ هِشَامٍ أَخُو أَبِي جَهْلٍ‏ فَقَصَدَهُ بِسَيْفِهِ فَرَأَى الْجِبَالَ قَدْ أَقْبَلَتْ لِتَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ وَ الْأَرْضَ قَدِ انْشَقَّتْ لِتَخْسِفَ بِهِ وَ أَمْوَاجَ الْبِحَارِ نَحْوَهُ مُقْبِلَةً لِتُغْرِقَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَ رَأَى السَّمَاءَ انْحَطَّتْ لِتَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَقَطَ سَيْفُهُ وَ خَرَّ مَغْشِيّاً عَلَيْهِ وَ احْتُمِلَ وَ يَقُولُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ دِيرَ بِهِ‏ لِصَفْرَاءَ هَاجَتْ بِهِ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُلَبِّسَ عَلَى مَنْ مَعَهُ أَمْرَهُ

Abu Al-Bakhtary Bin Hisham got angry and aimed at him^-asws with his sword, but he saw a mountain to have faced him about to fall upon him, and the ground to have clef sunder to submerge him with it. And he saw the waves of the sea around him, coming to drown him in the sea. And he saw the sky to have broken to fall upon him. So his sword fell off and he fell down with faintness upon him, and was carried off, and Abu Jahl^-la was saying, ‘He has been seized by the dizziness, and there is paleness with him’. He^-la wanted to cover up his matter from the ones who were with him^-la.

فَلَمَّا الْتَقَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَعَ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَفَعَ صَوْتَكَ فِي مُخَاطَبَتِكَ‏أَبَا جَهْلٍ إِلَى الْعُلْوِ وَ بَلَغَهُ إِلَى الْجِنَانِ فَقَالَ مَنْ فِيهَا مِنَ الْخُزَّانِ وَ الْحُورِ الْحِسَانِ مَنْ هَذَا الْمُتَعَصِّبُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ إِذْ قَدْ كَذَّبُوهُ وَ هَجَرُوهُ قِيلَ لَهُمْ هَذَا النَّائِبُ عَنْهُ وَ الْبَائِتُ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ يَجْعَلُ نَفْسَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ وِقَاءً وَ رُوحَهُ لِرُوحِهِ فِدَاءً

When Rasool-Allah^-saww met up with Ali^-asws, he^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! Allah^-azwj Raised your^-asws voice during your addressing Abu Jahl^-la, up to the heights, and Made it reach to the Gardens. The one who are therein, from the keepers and the beautiful Houries said, ‘Who is this – who is supporting Muhammad^-saww, when he^-saww has been belied and made to emigrate?’ It was said to them, ‘This is the representative from him^-saww, and overnight sleeper upon his^-saww bed. He^-asws made his^-asws self to save his^-saww (brother’s) self, and his^-asws soul to be sacrificed for his^-saww (brother’s) soul’.

فَقَالَ الْخُزَّانُ وَ الْحُورُ الْحِسَانُ يَا رَبَّنَا فَاجْعَلْنَا خُزَّانَهُ وَ قَالَتِ الْحُورُ الْحِسَانُ فَاجْعَلْنَا نِسَاءَهُ

The keepers and the beautiful Houries said, ‘O our Lord^-azwj! Make us to be his^-asws keepers’. And the Houries said, ‘Make us to be his^-asws women (maids)’.

فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فَأَنْتُمْ لَهُ وَ لِمَنِ اخْتَارَهُ وَ هُوَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِهِ‏ وَ مُحِبِّيهِ يَقْسِمُكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنَ الصَّلَاحِ أَ رَضِيتُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى رَبَّنَا وَ سَيِّدَنَا

Allah^-azwj the Exalted Said to them: “You are for him^-asws, and for the one he^-asws chooses as being from his^-asws friends, and those that love him^-asws – distributing upon them – by the Command of Allah^-azwj – upon the ones, he^-asws is more knowing with from the righteousness. Are you pleased!” They said, ‘Yes, our Lord^-azwj and our Master^-azwj![49]

35- عم، إعلام الورى قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ‏ لَمَّا انْطَلَقَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِلَى الْغَارِ أَنَامَ عَلِيّاً فِي مَكَانِهِ وَ أَلْبَسَهُ بُرْدَهُ فَجَاءَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تُرِيدُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَجَعَلُوا يَرْمُونَ عَلِيّاً ع وَ هُمْ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُ النَّبِيُّ ص فَجَعَلَ يَتَضَوَّرُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرُوا إِذَا هُوَ عَلِيٌّ ع

‘Alaam Al-Wara’ – Ibn Abbas said, ‘When the Prophet^-saww went to the cave, Ali^-asws slept in his^-saww place and he^-saww covered him^-asws with his^-saww cloak. Quraysh came intending to kill Rasool-Allah^-saww and they went on hitting Ali^-asws and they were viewing that it was the Prophet^-saww. He^-asws went on to writhe (in pain). When they looked, then it was Ali^-asws’.

وَ رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ‏ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ‏ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يُجَهِّزَ النَّبِيَّ ص حِينَ كَانَ فِي الْغَارِ يَأْتِيهِ بِالطَّعَامِ وَ الشَّرَابِ وَ اسْتَأْجَرَ لَهُ ثَلَاثَ رَوَاحِلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ص وَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ لِدَلِيلِهِمْ رقيد-

And it is reported by Ali Bin Hashim, from Muhammad Bin Ubeydullah Bin Abu Rafie, from his father, from his grandfather Abu Rafie,

‘Ali^-asws used to provide for the Prophet^-saww when he^-saww was in the cave, coming to him^-saww with the food and the drink and hired three rides for the Prophet^-saww and for Abu Bakr, and to guide them from being caught’.

[وَ قِيلَ‏] وَ خَلَّفَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص لِيُخْرِجَ‏ إِلَيْهِ أَهْلَهُ فَأَخْرَجَهُمْ وَ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُؤَدِّيَ‏ عَنْهُ أَمَانَاتِهِ وَ وَصَايَاهُ وَ مَا كَانَ بِمُؤْتَمَنٍ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالٍ فَأَدَّى عَلِيٌّ ع أَمَانَاتِهِ‏ كُلَّهَا وَ قَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص إِنَّ قُرَيْشاً لَنْ يَفْتَقِدُونِي مَا رَأَوْكَ

And it is said, ‘And the Prophet^-saww left him^-asws behind for him^-asws to bring out his^-saww family to him^-saww, so he^-asws brought them out. And he^-saww instructed him that he^-asws pay back his^-saww entrustments on his^-saww behalf, and his^-saww bequests, and whatever had been entrusted unto him^-saww from any wealth. Ali^-asws paid back his^-saww entrustments, all of them, and the Prophet^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘Surely, Quraysh will never stop searching for me^-saww as you^-asws see’.

فَاضْطَجَعَ عَلَى فِرَاشِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَكَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تَرَى‏ رَجُلًا عَلَى فِرَاشِ النَّبِيِّ ص فَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَحَبَسَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنْ طَلَبِهِ وَ خَرَجَ عَلِيٌّ ع إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ مَاشِياً عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ فَتَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ

He^-asws lied down upon the bed of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and Quraysh saw a man upon the bed of the Prophet^-saww and they were saying, ‘It is Muhammad^-saww’. But Allah^-azwj Withheld them from seeking him^-saww, and Ali^-asws went out to Al-Medina walking upon his^-asws legs, and his^-saww feet had sores.

فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ رَآهُ النَّبِيُّ ص فَاعْتَنَقَهُ وَ بَكَى رَحْمَةً مِمَّا رَأَى بِقَدَمَيْهِ مِنَ الْوَرَمِ وَ إِنَّمَا يَقْطُرَانِ دَماً فَدَعَا لَهُ بِالْعَافِيَةِ وَ مَسَحَ رِجْلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَشْكُهُمَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ‏

When he^-asws proceeded to Al-Medina, the Prophet^-saww saw him^-asws, hugged him^-asws and cried out in compassion from what he^-saww saw the sores in his^-asws feet, and rather they were dripping blood. He^-saww supplicated for him^-asws with the well-being and wiped his^-asws legs, and he^-asws had no complaints of them after that.[50]

36- فض، كتاب الروضة يل، الفضائل لابن شاذان‏ قِيلَ لَمَّا آخَى سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى بَيْنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ آخَى بَيْنَ جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى إِنِّي آخَيْتُ بَيْنَكُمَا وَ جَعَلْتُ عُمُرَ أَحَدِكُمَا أَطْوَلَ مِنْ عُمُرِ الْآخَرِ فَأَيُّكُمَا يُؤْثِرُ أَخَاهُ بِالْحَيَاةِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَاخْتَارَ كِلَاهُمَا الْحَيَاةَ

The book ‘Al-Rawza Al-Fazail’ of Ibn Shazaan, it is said, ‘When the Glorious and Exalted Established brotherhood between the Angels, it was between Jibraeel^-as and Mikaeel^-as. The Glorious and Exalted Said: “I^-azwj Established brotherhood between you^-as two and Made the lifespan of one of you^-as to be longer than the lifespan of the other, so which one of you^-as would prefer his^-as brother with the life over himself^-as?’ Both of them^-as chose the life.

فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَ فَلَا تَكُونَا مِثْلَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ آخَيْتُ‏ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ حَبِيبِي مُحَمَّدٍ فَآثَرَهُ بِالْحَيَاةِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَ قَدْ بَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ يَفْدِيهِ بِنَفْسِهِ اهْبِطَا فَاحْفَظَاهُ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ

Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Said: “Why don’t you, as two, become like Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws? I^-azwj Established brotherhood between him^-asws and My^-azwj Beloved Muhammad^-saww and he^-asws preferred him^-saww with life over himself^-asws during this night, and he^-asws has slept upon his^-saww bed to ransom himself^-asws. Go down and protect him^-asws from his^-asws enemies!

فَهَبَطَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَجَلَسَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَ مِيكَائِيلُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ هُمَا يَقُولَانِ بَخْ بَخْ لَكَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مَنْ مِثْلُكَ وَ قَدْ بَاهَى اللَّهُ بِكَ مَلَائِكَةَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ فَاخَرَ بِكَ

They^-as went down to the earth and Jibraeel^-as sat by his^-asws head and Mikaeel^-as by his^-asws legs, and they^-as were saying: ‘Congratulations! Congratulations to you^-asws, O son^-asws of Abu Talib^-asws! Who is like you^-asws and Allah^-azwj has Boasted to the Angels of the skies about you^-asws and Prided with/over you^-asws’’.[51]

37- كنز، كنز جامع الفوائد و تأويل الآيات الظاهرة رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ عَنْ عُمَيْرِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ‏ قَالَ: قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ وَ ذَلِكَ حِينَ نَامَ عَلِيٌّ ع عَلَى فِرَاشِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَلْبَسَهُ ثَوْبَهُ وَ جَعَلَهُ مَكَانَهُ وَ كَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَتَوَهَّمُونَ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

‘Kanz Jamie Al Fawaid’ and ‘Taweel Al Ayaat Al Zaahira’ – It is reported by Ahmad Bin Hanbal, from Umeyr Bin Maymoun who said,

‘The Words of the Mighty and Majestic: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking [2:207], and that is when Ali^-asws slept upon the bed of Rasool-Allah^-saww wearing his^-saww cloth and he^-saww him^-asws to be in his^-saww place, and the Polytheists were imagining he^-asws is Rasool-Allah^-saww.

وَ رَوَى الثَّعْلَبِيُّ فِي تَفْسِيرِهِ قَالَ: لَمَّا أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ ص الْهِجْرَةَ خَلَّفَ عَلِيّاً ع لِقَضَاءِ دُيُونِهِ وَ رَدِّ الْوَدَائِعِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ وَ أَمَرَهُ لَيْلَةَ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْغَارِ وَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ بِالدَّارِ وَ قَالَ لَهُ يَا عَلِيُّ اتَّشِحْ بِبُرْدِيَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ ثُمَّ نَمْ عَلَى فِرَاشِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَخْلُصُ‏ إِلَيْكَ مِنْهُمْ مَكْرُوهٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

And it is reported by Sa’alby in his Tafseer who said, ‘When the Prophet^-saww wanted to emigrate he^-saww left Ali^-asws behind to pay off his^-saww debts and return the deposits which were with him^-saww, and he^-saww instructed him^-asws on the night he^-saww went out to the cave, and the Polytheists had surrounded the door, and he^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! Cover up with my^-saww Yemeni cloak, then sleep upon my^-saww bed for their plot will not reach to you^-asws, if Allah^-azwj do Desires’.

فَفَعَلَ مَا أَمَرَهُ فَأَوْحَى عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَى جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ أَنِّي قَدْ آخَيْتُ بَيْنَكُمَا وَ جَعَلْتُ عُمُرَ أَحَدِكُمَا أَطْوَلَ مِنَ الْآخَرِ فَأَيُّكُمَا يُؤْثِرُ صَاحِبَهُ بِالْحَيَاةِ فَاخْتَارَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا الْحَيَاةَ

He^-asws did what he^-asws had been instructed to. Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed to Jibraeel^-as and Mikaeel^-as: “I^-azwj have Established brotherhood between you^-as two and Made the life span of one of you^-as to be longer than the other, so which one of you^-as would prefer his^-as companion with the life?” Each of them chose the life.

فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إليها [إِلَيْهِمَا] أَلَّا كُنْتُمَا مِثْلَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ آخَيْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فَبَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ يَفْدِيهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَ يُؤْثِرُهُ بِالْحَيَاةِ اهْبِطَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ‏ فَاحْفَظَاهُ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ

Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed to them^-as: “Why don’t both of you^-as become like Ali Bin Abu Talib^-asws? I^-azwj Established brotherhood between him^-asws and Muhammad^-saww, and he^-asws slept overnight upon his^-saww bed ransoming himself^-saww and preferring him^-saww with the life. Go down to the earth and protect him^-asws from his^-asws enemies!”

فَنَزَلَا فَكَانَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَ مِيكَائِيلُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ جَبْرَئِيلُ يَقُولُ بَخْ بَخْ مَنْ مِثْلُكَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ يُبَاهِي اللَّهُ بِكَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ

They^-as descended, and Jibraeel^-as came to be by his^-asws head and Mikaeel^-as by his^-asws legs, and Jibraeel^-as said: ‘Congratulations! Congratulations! Who is like you^-asws, O son^-asws of Abu Talib^-asws? Allah^-azwj Boasts about you^-asws to His^-azwj Angels’.

فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ص وَ هُوَ مُتَوَجِّهٌ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فِي شَأْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع‏ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ‏ الْآيَةَ

Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto His^-azwj Rasool^-saww and he^-saww was headed towards Al-Medina, regarding the glory of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws: And from the people there is one who sells his self [2:207] – the Verse’.

وَ رَوَى أَخْطَبُ خُوارِزْمَ حَدِيثاً يَرْفَعُهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ نَزَلَ عَلَيَّ جَبْرَئِيلُ صَبِيحَةَ يَوْمِ الْغَارِ فَقُلْتُ حَبِيبِي جَبْرَئِيلُ أَرَاكَ فَرِحاً فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَ كَيْفَ لَا أَكُونُ كَذَلِكَ وَ قَدْ قَرَّتْ عَيْنِي بِمَا أَكْرَمَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَخَاكَ وَ وَصِيَّكَ وَ إِمَامَ أُمَّتِكَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع

And it is reported by Akhtab Khuwaizm a Hadeeth raising it by his chain to the Prophet^-saww. He said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Jibraeel^-as descended unto me^-saww in the morning on the day of the cave. I^-saww said: ‘My^-saww beloved Jibraeel^-as! I^-saww see you^-as as happy’. He^-as said: ‘O Muhammad^-saww! And how can I^-as not happen to be like that and my^-as eyes have been delighted with what Allah^-azwj has Honoured your^-saww brother^-asws, and your^-saww successor^-asws, and Imam^-asws of your^-saww community Ali Bin Abu Talib^-asws with?’

فَقُلْتُ بِمَا ذَا أَكْرَمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ بَاهَى بِعِبَادَتِهِ الْبَارِحَةَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ وَ قَالَ مَلَائِكَتِي انْظُرُوا إِلَى حُجَّتِي فِي أَرْضِي بَعْدَ نَبِيِّي وَ قَدْ بَذَلَ نَفْسَهُ وَ عَفَّرَ خَدَّهُ فِي التُّرَابِ تَوَاضُعاً لِعَظَمَتِي أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنَّهُ إِمَامُ خَلْقِي وَ مَوْلَى بَرِيَّتِي

I^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj has Honoured him^-asws with what?’ He^-as said: ‘He^-azwj Boasted to His^-azwj Angels last night about his^-asws act of worship and said: “My^-saww Angels! Look at My^-azwj Divine Authority after My^-azwj Prophet^-saww, in My^-azwj earth, and he^-asws has sacrificed himself^-asws and covered his^-asws cheeks in dust in humbleness to My^-azwj Magnificence. I^-azwj Keep you witnesses that he^-asws is an Imam^-asws of My^-azwj creatures and Master^-asws of My^-azwj citizens!”’.[52]

38- مصبا، المصباحين‏ فِي أَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ هَاجَرَ النَّبِيُّ ص مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ مَبْعَثِهِ وَ فِيهَا كَانَ مَبِيتُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَ كَانَتْ لَيْلَةَ الْخَمِيسِ وَ فِي لَيْلَةِ الرَّابِعِ مِنْهُ كَانَ خُرُوجُهُ مِنَ الْغَارِ مُتَوَجِّهاً إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ

(The book) ‘Misbah Al-Misbaheyn’ – During the first night of the month Rabbi Ul-Awwal, the Prophet^-saww emigrated from Makkah to Al-Medina in the year thirteen from his^-saww Sending, and during it Amir Al-Momineen^-asws slept overnight upon his^-saww bed, and it was the night of Thursday; and during the fourth night from it was his^-saww exit from the cave heading to Al-Medina’’.[53]

39- فر، تفسير فرات بن إبراهيم الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَلْجٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ فِي عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ص‏ لَمَّا انْطَلَقَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِلَى الْغَارِ فَأَنَامَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص فِي مَكَانِهِ وَ أَلْبَسَهُ بُرْدَهُ فَجَاءَ قُرَيْشٌ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا النَّبِيَّ ص فَجَعَلُوا يَرْمُونَ عَلِيّاً ع وَ هُمْ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُ النَّبِيُّ ص وَ قَدْ أَلْبَسَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص بُرْدَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَتَضَوَّرُ فَنَظَرُوا فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلِيٌّ ع فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ لَنَائِمٌ وَ لَوْ كَانَ صَاحِبُكَ مَا تَضَوَّرَ لَقَدِ اسْتَنْكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ مِنْكَ

‘Tafseer Furat Bin Ibrahim’ – Al Husayn Bin Al Hakam, from Yahya Bin Abdul Hameed, from Abu Awana, from Abu Balkh, from Amro bin Maymoun, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘Regarding Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, when the Prophet^-saww went to the cave and the Prophet^-saww made him^-asws to sleep in his^-saww place, he^-saww made him^-asws wear his^-saww cloak. Quraysh came intending to kill the Prophet^-saww and they went on hitting Ali^-asws and they were viewing that he^-asws was the Prophet^-saww, and the Prophet^-saww had made him^-asws wear his^-saww cloak. He^-asws twitched (in pain) and they looked, there it was Ali^-asws. They said, ‘You^-asws are sleeping? If it was your^-asws companion, he^-saww would not have twitched. We have disliked that from you^-asws’’.[54]

40- كا، الكافي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‏ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَقْبَلَ يَقُولُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي الْغَارِ اسْكُنْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا وَ قَدْ أَخَذَتْهُ الرِّعْدَةُ وَ هُوَ لَا يَسْكُنُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص حَالَهُ قَالَ لَهُ تُرِيدُ أَنْ أُرِيَكَ أَصْحَابِي مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ وَ أُرِيَكَ جَعْفَراً وَ أَصْحَابَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ يَغُوصُونَ‏

‘Al Kafi’ – Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Awf, from Ali Bin Asbat, from Al Hakam Bin Miskeen, from Yusuf Bin Suheyb,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘I^-asws heard Abu Ja’far^-asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww turned saying to Abu Bakr in the cave: ‘Calm down, for Allah^-azwj is with us!’ And the trepidation had seized him and he was not calming down. When Rasool-Allah^-saww saw his state, he said to him: ‘Do you want me^-saww to show you my^-saww companions from the Helpers in their gathering narrating, and show you Ja’far^-asws and his^-asws companion in the immersing in the sea?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ فَمَسَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِيَدِهِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى الْأَنْصَارِ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى جَعْفَرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ فِي الْبَحْرِ يَغُوصُونَ فَأَضْمَرَ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةَ أَنَّهُ سَاحِرٌ

He said, ‘Yes’. Rasool-Allah^-saww wiped by his^-saww hand upon his face, and he looked at the Helpers narrating and looked at Ja’far^-asws and his^-asws companions swimming in the sea, and he conceived that very moment that he^-saww was a sorcerer.[55]

41- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا خَرَجَ مِنَ الْغَارِ مُتَوَجِّهاً إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ قَدْ كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ جَعَلَتْ لِمَنْ أَخَذَهُ مِائَةً مِنَ الْإِبِلِ فَخَرَجَ سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ فِيمَنْ يَطْلُبُ فَلَحِقَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي شَرَّ سُرَاقَةَ بِمَا شِئْتَ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muawiya Bin Ammar,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws: ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww went out from the cave heading towards Al-Medina, and the Quraysh had made a hundred camels to be for the one who seizes him^-saww, Suraqa Bin Malik Bin Ja’sham went out among the searchers. He caught up with Rasool-Allah^-saww. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! Suffice me^-saww against the evil of Suaqa with whatever You^-azwj Desire to’.

فَسَاخَتْ قَوَائِمُ فَرَسِهِ فَثَنَى رِجْلَهُ ثُمَّ اشْتَدَّ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الَّذِي أَصَابَ قَوَائِمَ فَرَسِهِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مِنْ قِبَلِكَ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُطْلِقَ لِي فَرَسِي فَلَعَمْرِي إِنْ لَمْ يُصِبْكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي‏ لَمْ يُصِبْكُمْ مِنِّي شَرٌّ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَأَطْلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَرَسَهُ

The legs of his horse sank and he doubled his legs then it became tight. He said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! I know, that which afflicted the legs of my horse is from you^-saww, therefore, supplicate to Allah^-azwj to free my horse for me. By my life! No harm will come to you^-saww from me, evil would not afflicted you^-saww from me either’. Rasool-Allah^-saww supplicated and Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Freed his horse.

فَعَادَ فِي طَلَبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَدْعُو رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَيَأْخُذُ الْأَرْضُ قَوَائِمَ فَرَسِهِ فَلَمَّا أَطْلَقَهُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَذِهِ إِبِلِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فِيهَا غُلَامِي وَ إِنِ احْتَجْتَ‏ إِلَى ظَهْرٍ أَوْ لَبَنٍ فَخُذْ مِنْهُ وَ هَذَا سَهْمٌ مِنْ كِنَانَتِي عَلَامَةً وَ أَنَا أَرْجِعُ فَأَرُدُّ عَنْكَ الطَّلَبَ فَقَالَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ‏

He returned in seeking Rasool-Allah^-azwj, until he did that three times, during all that Rasool-Allah^-saww supplicated and the ground seized the legs of his horse. When it was free during the third time, he said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! This camel of mine is in front of you^-saww, my servant is with it, and if you^-saww are needy of a back (for riding) or milk, then take from it, and this arrow from my quiver is a sign, and I shall return, and repel the search away from you^-saww. He^-saww said:’ There is no need for me^-saww regarding what is with you’’.[56]

42- نهج، نهج البلاغة مِنْ كَلَامٍ لَهُ ع‏ اقْتَصَّ فِيهِ ذِكْرَ مَا كَانَ مِنْهُ بَعْدَ هِجْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ ص ثُمَّ لَحَاقَهُ بِهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَتْبَعُ مَأْخَذَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَأَطَأُ ذِكْرَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْعَرْجِ

And from a speech of his^-asws narrating in it mentioning what happened from him^-asws after emigration of the Prophet^-saww, then joining with him^-saww: ‘I^-asws went on to follow the route taken by Rasool-Allah^-saww, following his^-saww mention until I^-asws ended to Al-Arj’.[57]

43- فس، تفسير القمي فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي الْجَارُودِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ‏ إِنَّ مِنْ أَزْواجِكُمْ وَ أَوْلادِكُمْ عَدُوًّا لَكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ‏ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ الْهِجْرَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص تَعَلَّقَ بِهِ ابْنُهُ وَ امْرَأَتُهُ فَقَالُوا نَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ عَنَّا وَ تَدَعَنَا فَنَضِيعَ بَعْدَكَ

‘Tafseer Qummi’ – In a report of Abu Al Jaroud,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws regarding His^-azwj Words: O you those who believe! Surely, from your wives and your children there are enemies for you, therefore be cautious of them, [64:14]. ‘And that is when the man intended migration to Rasool-Allah^-saww (but) was attached with his son and his wife, and they said, ‘We, for the sake of Allah^-azwj (plead) that you are going away from us, and leaving us behind, so we would be wasted after you’.

فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُطِيعُ أَهْلَهُ فَيُقِيمُ فَحَذَّرَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ وَ نِسَاءَهُمْ وَ نَهَاهُمْ عَنْ طَاعَتِهِمْ

Among them was one who obeyed his family, so he stayed (and did not migrate), therefore Allah^-azwj Cautioned them about their sons and their wives, and Prohibited them from obeying them.

وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمْضِي وَ يَذَرُهُمْ وَ يَقُولُ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ لَمْ تُهَاجِرُوا مَعِي ثُمَّ جَمَعَ اللَّهُ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكُمْ فِي دَارِ الْهِجْرَةِ لَا أَنْفَعُكُمْ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ أَبَداً فَلَمَّا جَمَعَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَبُوءَ بِحُسْنٍ وَ بِصِلَةٍ فَقَالَ‏ وَ إِنْ تَعْفُوا وَ تَصْفَحُوا وَ تَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ‏

And among them was one who went and left them, and he was saying, ‘But, by Allah^-azwj! If you do not migrate with me, then Allah^-azwj would (one day) have a gathering between me and you in the house of the migration, nothing will benefit you, ever!’ So, when Allah^-azwj did Gather between him and them, Allah^-azwj Commanded him that he conduct himself with a goodly relationship, so He^-azwj Said: and if you were to excuse, and overlook, and forgive, then Allah is Forgiving, Merciful [64:14]’’.[58]

44- ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الصَّوْلِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الطَّالَقَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: حَلَفَ رَجُلٌ بِخُرَاسَانَ بِالطَّلَاقِ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَيَّامَ كَانَ الرِّضَا ع بِهَا فَأَفْتَى الْفُقَهَاءُ بِطَلَاقِهَا فَسُئِلَ الرِّضَا ع فَأَفْتَى أَنَّهَا لَا تُطَلَّقُ

‘Uyoon Al Akhbar Al Reza^-asws’ – Al Husayn Bin Ahmad L Bayhaqi, from Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Sowly, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Is’haq Al Talaqany, from his father who said,

‘A man vowed with the divorce at Khurasan that Muawiya isn’t from the companions of Rasool-Allah^-saww, during the days Al-Reza^-asws was in it. The jurists issued Fatwa with her being divorced. Al-Reza^-asws was asked, and he^-asws issued a Fatwa: ‘There is no divorce’.

فَكَتَبَ الْفُقَهَاءُ رُقْعَةً فَأَنْفَذُوهَا إِلَيْهِ وَ قَالُوا لَهُ مِنْ أَيْنَ قُلْتَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تُطَلَّقْ فَوَقَّعَ ع فِي رُقْعَتِهِمْ‏ قُلْتُ هَذَا مِنْ رِوَايَتِكُمْ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ لِمُسْلِمَةِ الْفَتْحِ وَ قَدْ كَثُرُوا عَلَيْهِ أَنْتُمْ خَيْرٌ وَ أَصْحَابِي خَيْرٌ وَ لَا هِجْرَةَ بَعْدَ الْفَتْحِ- فَأَبْطَلَ الْهِجْرَةَ وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْ هَؤُلَاءِ أَصْحَاباً لَهُ فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ‏

The jurists wrote a note and had it delivered to him^-asws and they said to him^-asws, ‘From where are you^-asws saying, O son^-asws of Rasool-Allah^-saww, that she is not divorced?’ He^-asws wrote back in their note: ‘I^-asws say this from your own reports from Abu Saeed Al-Khudry that Rasool-Allah^-saww said to a Muslim woman: ‘The victory (conquest of Makkah)’, and you all have frequented a lot of good upon it, and my^-saww companions (as well), good, and there is no emigration after the conquest. Thus the emigration was invalidated (for those who immigrated to Madinah after the victory of Mecca), they were not made to be companions for him^-saww’. They returned to his^-asws words.[59]

45- شي، تفسير العياشي عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَ حُمْرَانَ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالُوا سَأَلْنَاهُمَا عَنْ قَوْلِهِ‏ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ لَمْ يُهاجِرُوا ما لَكُمْ مِنْ وَلايَتِهِمْ مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ حَتَّى يُهاجِرُوا قَالا بِأَنَّ أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ لَا يَرِثُونَ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ

‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Zurara and Humran and Muhammad Bin Muslim,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws and Abu Abdullah^-asws, they (the narrators) said, ‘We asked them^-asws both about His^-azwj Words: and those who believed and did not emigrate, there is nothing for you of their guardianship until they do emigrate [8:72], said: ‘The people of Makkah did not (used to) inherit from the people of Al-Medina’’.[60]

46- كا، الكافي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هَارُونَ عَنِ ابْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ عَمَّارَ بْنَ يَاسِرٍ أَكْرَهَهُ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ وَ قَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِيهِ‏ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَ قَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمانِ‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص عِنْدَهَا يَا عَمَّارُ إِنْ عَادُوا فَعُدْ فَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عُذْرَكَ وَ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَعُودَ إِنْ عَادُوا

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Haroun, from Ibn Sadaqa,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘From Ammar Bin Yasser^-ra disliked the people of Makkah and his^-ra heart was contented with the Eman. So, Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed regarding him^-ra: and his heart is content with the Eman [16:106]. The Prophet^-saww said to him^-ra during it: ‘O Ammar^-ra! If they return, then return, so Allah^-azwj has Revealed your^-ra excuse and Commands you^-ra to return if they return’’.[61]

47- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا مُنِعَ مِيثَمٌ‏ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ التَّقِيَّةِ فَوَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ فِي عَمَّارٍ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ‏ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَ قَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمانِ‏

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Jameel, from Muhammad Bin Marwan who said,

‘Abu Abdullah^-asws said to me: ‘What prevented Meysam^-ra from the dissimulation (Taqiyya)? By Allah^-azwj! He^-ra had known that this Verse has been Revealed regarding Ammar^-ra and his^-ra companions: except for the one coerced, and his heart is content with the Eman [16:106]’’.[62]

48- أَقُولُ فِي تَفْسِيرِ النُّعْمَانِيِّ بِسَنَدِهِ الْمَذْكُورِ فِي كِتَابِ الْقُرْآنِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‏ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ آخَى بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ جَعَلَ الْمَوَارِيثَ عَلَى الْأُخُوَّةِ فِي الدِّينِ لَا فِي مِيرَاثِ الْأَرْحَامِ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى‏ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ هاجَرُوا وَ جاهَدُوا … فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ‏ … أُولئِكَ بَعْضُهُمْ‏ أَوْلِياءُ بَعْضٍ‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ‏ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ لَمْ يُهاجِرُوا ما لَكُمْ مِنْ وَلايَتِهِمْ مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ حَتَّى يُهاجِرُوا

I (Majlisi) am saying – In Tafseer Al Numani by his mentioned chain, in the book of the Quran,

‘From Al-Sadiq^-asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws said: ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww emigrated to Al-Medina, he^-saww established brotherhood between his^-saww companions from the Emigrants and the Helpers, making the inheritances to be upon the brethren in the Religion, not regarding the inheritance of the womb relationships, and that is the Word of the Exalted: Surely those who believed and emigrated with their wealth and their selves in the Way of Allah, sheltered and helped (them), they are guardians of each other [8:72] – up to the Words of the Glorious: and those who believed and did not emigrate, there is nothing for you of their guardianship until they do emigrate [8:72].

فَأَخْرَجَ الْأَقَارِبَ مِنَ الْمِيرَاثِ وَ أَثْبَتَهُ لِأَهْلِ الْهِجْرَةِ وَ أَهْلِ الدِّينِ خَاصَّةً ثُمَّ عَطَفَ بِالْقَوْلِ فَقَالَ تَعَالَى‏ وَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِياءُ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ فَسادٌ كَبِيرٌ

He^-saww took out the relations from the inheritances and affirmed it for the people of the emigration and the people of the Religion in particular. Then there was a Notification with the Word, so the Exalted Said: And those who are committing Kufr are friends of each other, (therefore) if you do not do it, Fitna (strife) would occur in the land and a great mischief [8:73].

فَكَانَ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَصِيرُ مِيرَاثُهُ وَ تَرِكَتُهُ لِأَخِيهِ فِي الدِّينِ دُونَ الْقَرَابَةِ وَ الرَّحِمِ الْوَشِيجَةِ فَلَمَّا قَوِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ‏ النَّبِيُّ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ أَزْواجُهُ أُمَّهاتُهُمْ وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى‏ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُهاجِرِينَ إِلَّا أَنْ‏ تَفْعَلُوا إِلى‏ أَوْلِيائِكُمْ مَعْرُوفاً كانَ ذلِكَ فِي الْكِتابِ مَسْطُوراً فَهَذَا مَعْنَى نَسْخِ آيَةِ الْمِيرَاثِ‏

The one from the Muslims who dies, his inheritance came to be and be left for his brother in the Religion, besides the relatives and the womb relationship connection. When Islam became strong, Allah^-azwj Revealed: The Prophet is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers; and the possessors of the womb relationships, some of them are higher than the others in the Book of Allah, from the Momineen and the Emigrants, except that you should be doing good to your friends. That was in the Veiled Book [33:6]. This is the meaning of the Abrogation of the Verse of inheritance’’.[63]

49- ل، الخصال عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ وَاثِلَةَ فِي خَبَرِ الشُّورَى قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‏ نَشَدْتُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَقَى‏ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حَيْثُ جَاءَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يُرِيدُونَ قَتْلَهُ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي مَضْجَعِهِ وَ ذَهَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص نَحْوَ الْغَارِ وَ هُمْ يَرَوْنَ أَنِّي أَنَا هُوَ فَقَالُوا أَيْنَ ابْنُ عَمِّكَ فَقُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي فَضَرَبُونِي حَتَّى كَادُوا يَقْتُلُونَنِي قَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ لَا

‘Al-Khisaal’ – from Aami Bin Wasila, in a Hadeeth of the consultative council, Amir Al-Momineen^-asws said: ‘I^-asws adjure you all with Allah^-azwj! Is there anyone among you who saved Rasool-Allah^-saww when the Polytheists came intending to kill him^-saww, so I^-asws lay down in his^-saww bed, and Rasool-Allah^-saww went towards the cave and they were viewing that I^-asws was him^-saww, so they said, ‘Where is your^-asws cousin?’ I^-asws said: ‘I^-asws don’t know’. So they hit me^-asws until they almost killed me^-asws?’ They said, ‘O Allah^-azwj, no!’’[64]

50- ج، الإحتجاج عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَوْمَ الشُّورَى‏ نَشَدْتُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ كَانَ يَبْعَثُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ الطَّعَامَ وَ هُوَ فِي الْغَارِ وَ يُخْبِرُهُ الْأَخْبَارَ غَيْرِي قَالُوا لَا

‘Al Ihtijaj’ –

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws having said: ‘Ami Al-Momineen^-asws said on the day of the consultation: ‘I^-asws adjure you all with Allah^-azwj! Is there anyone among you who sent food to Rasool-Allah^-saww while he^-saww was in the cave, and informed him^-saww with the news apart from me^-asws?’ They said, ‘No!’

قَالَ نَشَدْتُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى فِرَاشِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص حِينَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسِيرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ وَقَاهُ بِنَفْسِهِ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ حِينَ أَرَادُوا قَتْلَهُ غَيْرِي قَالُوا لَا

He^-asws said: ‘I^-asws adjure you all with Allah^-azwj! Is there anyone among you who lay down upon the bed of Rasool-Allah^-saww when he^-saww wanted to travel to Al-Medina, and saved him^-saww with his own self from the Polytheists when they wanted to kill him^-saww apart from me^-asws?’ They said, ‘No’’.[65]

51 قل، إقبال الأعمال أن الطبري في تاريخه و أحمد بن حنبل رويا في كتابيهما أن هذا الرجل المشار إليه ما كان عارفا بتوجه النبي ص و أنه جاء إلى مولانا علي ع فسأله عنه فأخبره أنه توجه فتبعه بعد توجهه حتى ظفر به و تأذى رسول الله ص بالخوف منه لما تبعه و عثر بحجر فلق قدمه

‘Iqbal Al Amaal’ – Al Tabari (non-Shia) in his history, and Ahmad Bin Hanbal (non Shia imam), both reported in their books that this man referred to was unaware of the direction in which the Prophet^-saww had gone. He came to our master Ali^-asws and asked him^-asws about the Prophet^-saww. Ali^-asws informed him that the Prophet^-saww had already departed. He then followed the Prophet^-saww after his^-saww departure until he caught up with him^-saww. Rasool-Allah^-saww became frightened when he^-saww was followed by this man, and he^-saww stumbled against a stone that tore his^-saww foot.

فقال الطبري في تاريخه‏ ما هذا لفظه فخرج أبو بكر مسرعا و لحق نبي الله ص في الطريق فسمع جرس‏ أبي بكر في ظلمة الليل فحسبه من المشركين فأسرع رسول الله ص يمشي فقطع‏ قبال نعله ففلق إبهامه حجر و كثر دمها فأسرع المشي

Al Tabari stated in his History, and these are his exact words, ‘Abu Bakr hurried out and caught up with the Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj) on the road. The Prophet^-saww heard the sound of Abu Bakr’s footsteps in the darkness of the night and thought that he was one of the Polytheists. Rasool-Allah^-saww therefore quickened his^-saww pace, and the strap of his^-saww sandal broke. A stone split open his^-saww big toe, causing it to bleed profusely, but he^-saww continued walking rapidly.

فخاف أبو بكر أن يشق على‏ رسول الله ص‏ حين أتاه فانطلقا و رجل رسول الله ص تسيل‏ دما حتى انتهى إلى الغار مع الصبع فدخلاه

Abu Bakr feared that he might cause distress to Rasool-Allah^-saww. When he reached him^-saww, they both proceeded together while blood continued to flow from the foot of Rasool-Allah^-saww until they reached the cave at dawn. They then entered it.

و أصبح الذين كانوا يرصدون رسول الله ص فدخلوا الدار و قام علي ع على فراشه‏ فلما دنوا منه عرفوه فقالوا له أين صاحبك

When morning came, those who had been watching Rasool-Allah^-saww entered the house and found Ali^-asws rising from his^-saww bed. When they approached him^-asws, they recognised him^-asws and asked, ‘Where is your^-asws companion?’

قال لا أدري أ و رقيبا كنت عليه أمرتموه بالخروج فخرج

He^-asws replied, ‘I^-asws do not know. Was I^-asws appointed as his^-saww guardian? You ordered him^-saww to leave, so he^-saww left!’

فانتهروه و ضربوه و أخرجوه إلى المسجد فحبسوه ساعة ثم تركوه و نجا رسول الله ص

They rebuked him^-asws, beat him^-asws, took him^-asws to the Masjid and detained him^-asws there for a while before releasing him^-asws. Thus, Rasool-Allah^-saww escaped.

على ما ذكره الطبري في حديث الهجرة فقال ما هذا لفظه‏ و كان أبو بكر كثيرا ما يستأذن رسول الله ص في الهجرة فيقول له رسول الله ص لا تعجل‏

Based upon what Al Tabari mentioned in a Hadeeth of the Hijra, he said what its wording is, ‘And Abu Bakr used to frequently seek permission of Rasool-Allah^-saww regarding the emigrating. Rasool-Allah^-saww would say to him: ‘Do not be hasty’. (Non Shia history)[66]

52- الْفَائِقُ لِلزَّمَخْشَرِيِّ، خَرَجَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ مُهَاجِراً إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ وَ دَلِيلُهُمَا اللَّيْثِيُّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُرَيْقِطٍ فَمَرُّوا عَلَى خَيْمَتَيْ أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ وَ كَانَتْ بَرْزَةً جَلْدَةً تَحْتَبِي بِفِنَاءِ الْقُبَّةِ ثُمَّ تَسْقِي وَ تُطْعِمُ فَسَأَلُوهَا لَحْماً وَ تَمْراً يَشْتَرُونَهُ مِنْهَا فَلَمْ يُصِيبُوا عِنْدَهَا شَيْئاً مِنْ ذَلِكَ

‘Al-Faiq’ of Al-Zamakhshary – ‘He^-saww went out from Makkah emigrating to Al-Medina, and Abu Bakr and a slave of Abu Bakr Aamir Bin Fuheyra, and Al-Laysi Abdullah Bin Areyqat guided them. They passed by two tents of Umm Ma’bad, and there was a lizard skin flapping at the courtyard of the dome. Then sought drink and food and they asked her for meat and dates they could buy from her, but they could not attain anything from that with her.

وَ كَانَ الْقَوْمُ مُرْمِلِينَ مُشْتِينَ وَ رُوِيَ مُسْنِتِينَ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى شَاةٍ فِي كَسْرِ الْخَيْمَةِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ الشَّاةُ يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ قَالَتْ شَاةٌ خَلَّفَهَا الْجَهْدُ عَنِ الْغَنَمِ فَقَالَ هَلْ بِهَا مِنْ لَبَنٍ قَالَتْ هِيَ أَجْهَدُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ أَ تَأْذَنِينَ أَنْ أَحْلُبَهَا قَالَتْ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتَ بِهَا حَلَباً فَاحْلُبْهَا

Rasool-Allah^-saww looked at a sheep in the corner of the tent and he^-saww said: ‘What is this sheep, O Umm Ma’bad?’ She said, ‘A sheep left behind from the flock’. He^-saww said: ‘Is there any milk with it?’ She said, ‘It is bereft of that’. He^-saww said: ‘Do you allow me^-saww to milk it?’ She said, ‘May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you^-saww! If you^-saww see any milk being with it, then milk it’.

وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ نَزَلَ هُوَ وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِأُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ وَذْفَانَ مَخْرَجِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ شَاةً فَرَأَى فِيهَا بُصْرَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى ضَرْعِهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ بِهَذِهِ لَبَناً وَ لَكِنِ ابْغِينِي شَاةً لَيْسَ فِيهَا لَبَنٌ فَبَعَثَتْ إِلَيْهِ بِعِنَاقِ‏ جَذَعَةٍ فَدَعَا بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَمَسَحَ بِيَدِهِ ضَرْعَهَا وَ سَمَّى اللَّهَ وَ دَعَا لَهَا فِي شَاتِهَا فَتَفَاجَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَ دَرَّتْ وَ اجْتَرَّتْ‏

And it is reported that he^-saww and Abu Bakr descended to Umm Ma’bad, and his^-saww going to Medina became untenable. She sent a sheep to them, and there was no drop of milk in her. He^-saww looked at her udders and said: ‘There is milk with this, but seek a sheep for me^-saww not having any milk in her’. She sent a female goat. Rasool-Allah^-saww called it and wiped his^-saww hand upon her udder and named Allah^-azwj, and supplicated for her regarding (all) her sheep and she was surprised upon it, and its milk flowed.

وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِابْنِ أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ يَا غُلَامُ هَاتِ قَرْواً فَأَتَاهُ بِهِ فَضَرَبَ ظَهْرَ الشَّاةِ فَاجْتَرَّتْ وَ دَرَّتْ وَ دَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ يُرْبِضُ الرَّهْطَ فَحَلَبَ فِيهِ ثَجّاً حَتَّى عَلَاهُ الْبَهَاءُ وَ رُوِيَ الثُّمَالُ

And it is reported that he^-saww said to a son of Umm Ma’bad: ‘O boy! Bring a container’. He came with it, and he^-saww struck the back of the sheep, and it flowed with milk, and he^-saww called for a utensil and laid it down and milked in it to the brim until its top was covered, and Al-Sumal was saturated.

ثُمَّ سَقَاهَا حَتَّى رَوِيَتْ وَ سَقَى أَصْحَابَهُ حَتَّى رَوُوا وَ شَرِبَ آخِرُهُمْ ثُمَّ أَرَاضُوا عَلَلًا بَعْدَ نَهَلٍ ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فِيهِ ثَانِياً بَعْدَ بَدْءٍ حَتَّى مَلَأَ الْإِنَاءَ ثُمَّ غَادَرَهُ عِنْدَهَا ثُمَّ بَايَعَهَا ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلُوا عَنْهَا فَقَلَّمَا لَبِثَتْ حَتَّى جَاءَ زَوْجُهَا أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ يَسُوقُ أَعْنُزاً عِجَافاً تُشَارِكْنَ هَزْلًا

Then he^-saww quenched her until she was saturated, and quenched his^-saww companions until they were saturated, and he^-saww drank as the last of them, then pastured it afterwards. Then he^-saww milked in it for a second time after beginning until the container was filled. Then he^-saww left it with her, then took her allegiance, then departed from her. A little while had passed until her husband Abu Ma’bad came ushering dried-up goats. She welcomed him pleasantly.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ اللَّبَنَ عَجِبَ وَ قَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكِ هَذَا يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ وَ الشَّاءُ عَازِبٌ حِيَالٌ‏ وَ لَا حَلُوبَ فِي الْبَيْتِ قَالَتْ لَا وَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِنَا رَجُلٌ مُبَارَكٌ مِنْ حَالِهِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ صِفِيهِ لِي يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ قَالَتْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا ظَاهِرَ الْوَضَاءَةِ أَبْلَجَ الْوَجْهِ حَسَنَ الْخُلُقِ لَمْ تَعِبْهُ ثُجْلَةٌ وَ لَمْ تُزْرِ بِهِ صُقْلَةٌ

When Abu Ma’bad saw the milk, he wondered and said, ‘From where is this for you, O Umm Ma’bad, and the sheep was dried up, milk-less, and there was no milk in the house?’ She said, ‘No, by Allah^-azwj, except that a Blessed man passed by us, from his^-saww state is such and such’. He said, ‘Described him to me, O Umm Ma’bad’. She said, ‘I saw a man of apparent illumination, radiant of face, goodly manners, not tired by humbleness nor did the morals burden him^-saww’.

قال أبو معبد هو و الله صاحب قريش الذي ذكر لنا من أمره ما ذكر بمكة لقد هممت أن أصحبه و لأفعلن إن وجدت إلى ذلك سبيلا و لقد أصبح‏ صوت بمكة عاليا يسمعون الصوت و لا يدرون من صاحبه‏

Abu Ma’bad said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! He is the master of Quraysh whom they mentioned to us of his matter what is mentioned at Makkah. I had thought of accompanying him and I will do so if I find a way to that’. And in the morning a loud shout was heard in Makkah and it was not known who the shouter was: – (A poem)

جزى الله رب الناس خير جزائه‏		رفيقين قالا خيمتي أم معبد
هما نزلاها بالهدى و اهتدت بهم		فقد فاز من أمسى رفيق محمد
فيا لقصي ما زوى الله عنكم		به من فعال لا يجازى‏ و سودد
ليهنئ بني كعب مقام فتاتهم		و مقعدها للمؤمنين بمرصد
سلوا أختكم عن شاتها و إنائها		فإنكم إن تسألوا الشاة تشهد
دعاها بشاة حائل فتحلبت		له بصريح ضرة الشاة مزبد
فغادرها رهنا لديها بحالب		يرددها في مصدر ثم مورد

‘May Allah^-azwj, the Lord^-azwj of mankind, grant the finest of His^-azwj Rewards to the two companions who rested at the tent of Umm Ma’bad. They stayed with her, bringing guidance, and through them she was guided. Indeed, whoever becomes a companion of Muhammad^-saww has attained success. O descendants of Qusayy! How much goodness and nobility has Allah^-azwj Withheld from you through his^-saww departure, deeds and honour that can never be adequately rewarded! Let the descendants of Ka’b rejoice in the hospitality offered by their young woman and in her dwelling, which became a place of welcome for the believers. Ask your sister about her sheep and her vessel, for if you were to ask the sheep itself, it would bear witness. She brought him^-saww a ewe that was barren and gave no milk, yet it yielded for him^-saww pure, frothy milk from its udder. He^-saww left it with her as a lasting blessing, to be milked again and again, whether it was going out to pasture or returning from it’.[67]

باب 7 نزوله ص المدينة و بناؤه المسجد و البيوت و جمل أحواله إلى شروعه في الجهاد

CHAPTER 7 – HIS^-saww DESCENT AT AL-MEDINA AND HIS^-saww BUILDING THE MASJID AND THE HOUSE AND A SUMMARY OF HIS^-saww SITUATIONS UP TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE JIHAD

1- عم، إعلام الورى رُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيِ‏ قَالَ كَانَ بَيْنَ لَيْلَةِ الْعَقَبَةِ وَ بَيْنَ مُهَاجَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ كَانَتْ بَيْعَةُ الْأَنْصَارِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَيْلَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ وَ قُدُومُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص الْمَدِينَةَ فِي شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ لِاثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً خَلَتْ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ

‘Alaam Al-Wara’ – It is reported from Ibn Shahab Al-Zuhry who said, ‘Between the night of Al-Aqaba and emigration of Rasool-Allah^-saww were three months. The allegiance of the Helpers to Rasool-Allah^-saww was on the night of Al-Aqaba in Zil Hajj and the arrival of Rasool-Allah^-saww at Al-Medina was during the month of Rabbi Al-Awwal, twelfth night vacant from it on the day of Monday.

وَ كَانَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ خَرَجُوا يَتَوَكَّفُونَ أَخْبَارَهُ‏ فَلَمَّا أَيِسُوا رَجَعُوا إِلَى مَنَازِلِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَلَمَّا وَافَى ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ سَأَلَ عَنْ طَرِيقِ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَدَلُّوهُ فَرَفَعَهُ الْآلُ فَنَظَرَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَ هُوَ عَلَى أُطُمٍ إِلَى رُكْبَانِ ثَلَاثَةٍ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَى طَرِيقِ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ

And the Helpers went out awaiting his^-saww news (presence). When they despaired, they returned to their houses. When they returned, Rasool-Allah^-saww came. When he^-saww reached Zul Huleyfa, he^-saww asked the clan of Amro Bin Awf the road, and they pointed it. Some dust was raised and he^-saww looked at a man from the Jews and he was upon his knees passing upon the road of the clan of Amro Bin Awf.

فَصَاحَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمَةِ هَذَا صَاحِبُكُمْ قَدْ وَافَى فَوَقَعَتِ الصَّيْحَةُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَخَرَجَ الرِّجَالُ وَ النِّسَاءُ وَ الصِّبْيَانُ مُسْتَبْشِرِينَ لِقُدُومِهِ يَتَعَادَوْنَ‏ فَوَافَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَصَدَ مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءَ وَ نَزَلَ وَ اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ بَنُو عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ سُرُّوا بِهِ وَ اسْتَبْشَرُوا وَ اجْتَمَعُوا حَوْلَهُ

He shouted, ‘O community of Muslims! This is your guy who has come!’ The shout occurred in Al-Medina, so the men and the women and the children came out rejoicing at his^-saww arrival and dancing. Rasool-Allah^-saww arrived and aimed for the Masjid Quba and descended, and the clan of Amro Bin Awf gathered pleased with him^-saww, and they rejoiced and gathered around him^-saww.

وَ نَزَلَ عَلَى كُلْثُومِ بْنِ الْهِدْمِ شَيْخٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَمْرٍو صَالِحٍ مَكْفُوفِ الْبَصَرِ وَ اجْتَمَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ بُطُونُ الْأَوْسِ وَ كَانَتْ بَيْنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ عَدَاوَةٌ فَلَمْ يَجْسُرُوا أَنْ يَأْتُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لِمَا كَانَ بَيْنَهُمْ مِنَ الْحُرُوبِ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَتَصَفَّحُ الْوُجُوهَ فَلَا يَرَى أَحَداً مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ قَدْ كَانَ قَدِمَ عَلَى بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَبْلَ قُدُومِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص نَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَنَزَلُوا فِيهِمْ

And old man from the clan of Amro Salih lodged with Kulsoom Bin Al-Hidam, blind of sight, and the family of Al-Aws gathered to him, and there was enmity between Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj, and they did not have the courage to come to Rasool-Allah^-saww when there were the wars between them. Rasool-Allah^-saww turned around and browsed the faces but did not see anyone from Al-Khazraj, and people from the Emigrants had proceeded to the clan of Amro Bin Awf before the arrival of Rasool-Allah^-saww and they lodged with them.

وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص لَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ جَاءَ النِّسَاءُ وَ الصِّبْيَانُ فَقُلْنَ‏

طَلَعَ الْبَدْرُ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ ثَنِيَّاتِ‏ الْوَدَاعِ‏		وَجَبَ الشُّكْرُ عَلَيْنَا مَا دَعَا لِلَّهِ دَاعٍ‏

And it is reported that when the Prophet^-saww arrived at Al-Medina the women and the children came and said (a couplet), ‘The full moon has emerged to us from the obstacles of the valley; the thanks is obligated upon us whatever is supplicated to Allah^-azwj in a supplication’.

وَ كَانَ سَلْمَانُ الْفَارِسِيُّ عَبْداً لِبَعْضِ الْيَهُودِ وَ قَدْ كَانَ خَرَجَ مِنْ بِلَادِهِ مِنْ فَارِسَ يَطْلُبُ الدِّينَ الْحَنِيفَ الَّذِي كَانَ أَهْلُ الْكُتُبِ يُخْبِرُونَهُ بِهِ فَوَقَعَ إِلَى رَاهِبٍ مِنْ رُهْبَانِ النَّصَارَى بِالشَّامِ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَ صَحِبَهُ فَقَالَ اطْلُبْهُ بِمَكَّةَ فَثَمَّ مَخْرَجُهُ وَ اطْلُبْهُ بِيَثْرِبَ فَثَمَّ مُهَاجَرُهُ

And Salman Al-Farsi^-ra was a slave of one of the Jews and he^-ra had come out from his^-ra city from Persia seeking the upright Religion which the People of the Book had informed him^-ra with. He came to a monk from the Christian monks at Syria. He^-ra asked him about that and accompanied him. He said, ‘Seek him^-saww at Makkah, and then will be his^-saww exit, and seek him^-saww at Yasrib (Madinah), then would be his^-saww emigration.

فَقَصَدَ يَثْرِبَ فَأَخَذَهُ بَعْضُ الْأَعْرَابِ فَسَبَوْهُ وَ اشْتَرَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَكَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي نَخْلِهِ وَ كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ عَلَى النَّخْلَةِ يَصْرِمُهَا فَدَخَلَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ يَا بَا فُلَانٍ أَ شَعَرْتَ أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُسْلِمَةَ قَدْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ فَقَالَ سَلْمَانُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا الَّذِي تَقُولُ فَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ مَا لَكَ وَ لِلسُّؤَالِ عَنْ هَذَا أَقْبِلْ عَلَى عَمَلِكَ

He^-ra aimed for Yasrib, and one of the Bedouins seized him^-ra and imprisoned him^-ra and a man from the Jews bought him^-ra, and he^-ra used to work in his plantation. And during that day he^-ra was upon the plantation, cutting it. A man from the Jews came to its owner and said, ‘O so and so! Are you aware that these Muslims, their Prophet^-saww has arrived to them?’ Salman^-ra said, ‘May I^-ra be sacrificed for you! What is that which you are saying?’ His companion said to him^-ra, ‘What is it to you^-ra and the questioning about this? Return to your work!’

قَالَ فَنَزَلَ وَ أَخَذَ طَبَقاً فَصَيَّرَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الرُّطَبِ وَ حَمَلَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا هَذَا قَالَ هَذِهِ صَدَقَةُ تُمُورِنَا بَلَغَنَا أَنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ غُرَبَاءُ قَدِمْتُمْ هَذِهِ الْبِلَادَ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا مِنْ صَدَقَاتِنَا

He said, ‘He^-ra descended and grabbed a tray and placed some of those dates and carried it to Rasool-Allah^-saww. Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him^-ra: ‘What is this?’ He^-ra said: ‘These are charity of our dates. It reached us that you (Muslims) are poor people. You^-saww have arrived to this city, so I^-ra loved it if you^-saww could eat from our charity’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص سَمُّوا وَ كُلُوا فَقَالَ سَلْمَانُ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَ عَقَدَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ هَذِهِ وَاحِدَةٌ يَقُولُهَا بِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said (to his^-saww companions): ‘Name (Allah^-azwj) and eat!’ Salman^-ra said within himself^-ra, and clasped his^-ra finger, ‘This is one’, saying it in Persian.

ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ بِطَبَقٍ آخَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا هَذِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَلْمَانُ رَأَيْتُكَ لَا تَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ وَ هَذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ أَهْدَيْتُهَا إِلَيْكَ فَقَالَ ص سَمُّوا وَ كُلُوا وَ أَكَلَ ع فَعَقَدَ سَلْمَانُ بِيَدِهِ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَ قَالَ هَذِهِ آيَتَانِ‏ يَقُولُهَا بِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ

Then he^-ra came to him^-saww with another tray. Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him^-ra: ‘What is this?’ Salman^-ra said to him^-saww, ‘I^-ra saw that you^-saww did not eat the charity, and this is a gift to you^-saww’. He^-saww said (to his^-saww companions): ‘Name (Allah^-azwj) and eat!’, and he^-saww ate (as well). Salman^-ra clasped his hand and said, ‘These are two signs’, in Persian.

ثُمَّ دَارَ خَلْفَهُ فَأَلْقَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ كَتِفِهِ الْإِزَارَ فَنَظَرَ سَلْمَانُ إِلَى خَاتَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ الشَّامَةِ فَأَقْبَلَ يُقَبِّلُهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ فَارِسَ قَدْ خَرَجْتُ مِنْ بِلَادِي مُنْذُ كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ حَدَّثَهُ بِحَدِيثِهِ

Then he^-ra circled behind him^-saww and Rasool-Allah^-saww cast off the cloth from his^-saww shoulder and Salman^-ra looked at the seal of the Prophet-hood and the mole. He^-ra came and kissed it. Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him^-ra: ‘Who are you^-ra?’ He^-ra said, ‘I^-ra am a man from the people of Persia. I^-ra have come out from my^-ra city since such and such (time)’, and he^-ra narrated to him^-saww of his^-ra narration.

فَأَسْلَمَ وَ بَشَّرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبْشِرْ وَ اصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَيَجْعَلُ لَكَ فَرَجاً مِنْ هَذَا الْيَهُودِيِّ

He^-ra became a Muslim and Rasool-Allah^-saww gave him^-ra glad tidings saying to him^-ra: ‘Receive glad tidings and be patient, for Allah^-azwj will Make Relief to be for you^-ra from this Jew’.

فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَارَقَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ نَزَلَ عَلَى بَعْضِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ بَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِقُبَاءَ نَازِلًا عَلَى كُلْثُومِ بْنِ الْهِدْمِ‏ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمَغْرِبَ وَ الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ جَاءَهُ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ مُقَنِّعاً فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ فَرِحَ بِقُدُومِهِ

When it was evening Abu Bakr separated from Rasool-Allah^-saww and entered Al-Medina and lodged with one of the Helpers, and Rasool-Allah^-saww remained at Quba lodging with Kulsoom Bin Al-Hidam. When Rasool-Allah^-saww prayed Al-Maghrib and Al-Isha Salat the last, As’ad Bin Zurara came to him^-saww masked and greeted to Rasool-Allah^-saww and rejoiced with his^-saww arrival.

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنْ أَسْمَعَ بِكَ فِي مَكَانٍ فَأَقْعُدَ عَنْكَ إِلَّا أَنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْأَوْسِ مَا تَعْلَمُ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ آتِيَهُمْ فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ هَذَا الْوَقْتُ لَمْ أَحْتَمِلْ أَنْ أَقْعُدَ عَنْكَ

Then he said, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! I did not think that if I hear about you^-saww in any place and I would sit back from you^-saww, except that there is between us and our brethren from Al-Aws is what you^-saww know, so I disliked it to bring them. When it was this time, I could not bear to sit back from you^-saww’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِلْأَوْسِ مَنْ يُجِيرُهُ مِنْكُمْ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِوَارُنَا فِي جِوَارِكَ فَأَجِرْهُ قَالَ لَا بَلْ يُجِيرُهُ بَعْضُكُمْ فَقَالَ عُوَيْمُ بْنُ سَاعِدَةَ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ نَحْنُ نُجِيرُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَجَارُوهُ وَ كَانَ يَخْتَلِفُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَيَتَحَدَّثُ عِنْدَهُ وَ يُصَلِّي خَلْفَهُ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Al-Aws, ‘Who from you will employ him?’ They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Our neighbourhood is in your^-saww neighbourhood’. He^-saww said: ‘But one of you should employ him’. Uwaym Bin Saida and Sa’ad Bin Khaysama said, ‘We will employ him, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ They employed him and used to come and go to Rasool-Allah^-saww and discuss with him^-saww, and prayed Salat behind him^-saww.

فَبَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْماً فَجَاءَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَدْخُلُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَإِنَّ الْقَوْمَ مُتَشَوِّقُونَ إِلَى نُزُولِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ ص لَا أَرِيمُ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ حَتَّى يُوَافِيَ أَخِي عَلِيٌّ ع وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَدْ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ احْمِلِ الْعِيَالَ وَ اقْدَمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَا أَحْسَبُ عَلِيّاً يُوَافِي قَالَ بَلَى مَا أَسْرَعَهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

Rasool-Allah^-saww remained for fifteen days, and Abu Bakr came to him^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Enter Al-Medina for the people are desirous to your^-saww advent to them. He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww will not move from this place until my^-saww brother^-asws Ali^-asws comes’; and Rasool-Allah^-saww had sent a message to him^-asws to carry the dependants and arrive. Abu Bakr said, ‘I don’t reckon Ali^-asws will come’. He^-saww said: ‘Yes, very quickly, if Allah^-azwj so Desires’.

فَبَقِيَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْماً فَوَافَى عَلِيٌّ ع بِعِيَالِهِ‏

He^-saww remained for ten days and Ali^-asws arrived with his^-saww dependants.

فَلَمَّا وَافَى كَانَ سَعْدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ يَكْسِرَانِ أَصْنَامَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ كَانَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ شَرِيفٍ فِي بَيْتِهِ صَنَمٌ يَمْسَحُهُ وَ يُطَيِّبُهُ وَ لِكُلِّ بَطْنٍ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ صَنَمٌ فِي بَيْتٍ لِجَمَاعَةٍ يُكْرِمُونَهُ وَ يَجْعَلُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْدِيلًا وَ يَذْبَحُونَ لَهُ

When he^-asws arrived, Sa’ad Bin Al-Rabie and Abdullah Bin Rawaha were breaking the idols of Al-Khazraj, and every nobleman who had an idol in his house was wiping it and perfuming it, but there was a family from Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj had an idol of the community they were honouring it and making a towel to be upon it and sacrificing to it.

فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ‏ الِاثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَخْرَجُوهَا مِنْ بُيُوتِهِمْ وَ بُيُوتِ مَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ السَّبْعُونَ كَثُرَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَ فَشَا وَ جَعَلُوا يَكْسِرُونَ الْأَصْنَامَ

When twelve from the Helpers arrived, they brought it out from their houses and the houses of the one who obeyed them. When seventy arrived, Islam was abundance and spread and they went on breaking the idols.

قَالَ وَ بَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بَعْدَ قُدُومِ عَلِيٍّ ع يَوْماً أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ رَاحِلَةً فَاجْتَمَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ بَنُو عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ‏ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقِمْ عِنْدَنَا فَإِنَّا أَهْلُ الْجَدِّ وَ الْجَلَدِ وَ الْحَلْقَةِ وَ الْمَنَعَةِ فَقَالَ ص خَلُّوا عَنْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مَأْمُورَةٌ

He said, ‘And Rasool-Allah^-saww remained after the arrival of Ali^-asws for a day or two days, then rode departing. The clan of Amro Bin Awf gathered to him^-saww and they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Stay with us, for we are the people of generosity, and the patience, and the (inner) circle, and the conferment’. He^-saww said: ‘Leave it (camel) alone for it is Commanded’.

وَ بَلَغَ الْأَوْسَ وَ الْخَزْرَجَ خُرُوجُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَلَبِسُوا السِّلَاحَ وَ أَقْبَلُوا يَعْدُونَ حَوْلَ نَاقَتِهِ‏ لَا يَمُرُّ بِحَيٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَّا وَثَبُوا فِي وَجْهِهِ وَ أَخَذُوا بِزِمَامِ نَاقَتِهِ وَ تَطَلَّبُوا إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ خَلُّوا سَبِيلَهَا فَإِنَّهَا مَأْمُورَةٌ حَتَّى مَرَّ بِبَنِي سَالِمٍ

The (news of) of the coming out of Rasool-Allah^-saww reached Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj, so they wore the weapons and came surrounding around his^-saww camel, not passing by any one alive from the live ones of the Helpers except and they leapt in his face and grabbed the rein of his camel and requested to him^-saww that he^-saww lodges with them, and Rasool-Allah^-saww was saying: ‘Free its way for it is Commanded’, until it passed by the clan of Salim.

وَ كَانَ خُرُوجُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ قُبَاءَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَوَافَى بَنِي سَالِمٍ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَتَعَرَّضَتْ لَهُ بَنُو سَالِمٍ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلُمَّ إِلَى الْجَدِّ وَ الْجَلَدِ وَ الْحَلْقَةِ وَ الْمَنَعَةِ فَبَرَكَتْ نَاقَتُهُ عِنْدَ مَسْجِدِهِمْ وَ قَدْ كَانُوا بَنَوْا مَسْجِداً قَبْلَ قُدُومِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص

And the exit of Rasool-Allah^-saww from Quba was on the day of Friday, and the clan of Salim arrived during the decline of the sun, and the clan of Salim presented to him^-saww, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Come to the generous, and the patience and the (inner) circle and the (people of) conferment’. The camel knelt at their Masjid, and they had built the Masjid before the arrival of Rasool-Allah^-saww.

فَنَزَلَ فِي مَسْجِدِهِمْ وَ صَلَّى بِهِمُ الظُّهْرَ وَ خَطَبَهُمْ وَ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَسْجِدٍ خَطَبَ فِيهِ بِالْجُمُعَةِ وَ صَلَّى إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَ كَانَ الَّذِينَ صَلَّوْا مَعَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ مِائَةَ رَجُلٍ

He^-saww descended in their Masjid and prayed with them the Zohr Salat and addressed them, and it was the first Masjid in which he^-saww addressed in with the Friday (Salat), and prayed (facing) towards Bayt Al-Mqadas, and those who prayed Salat with him^-saww during that time were one hundred men.

ثُمَّ رَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص نَاقَتَهُ وَ أَرْخَى زِمَامَهَا فَانْتَهَى إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ يَقْدِرُ أَنَّهُ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ النُّزُولُ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ بَعْدَ أَنْ ثَارَتِ الْغَيْرَةُ وَ أَخَذَ كُمَّهُ وَ وَضَعَهُ عَلَى أَنْفِهِ يَا هَذَا اذْهَبْ إِلَى الَّذِينَ غَرُّوكَ وَ خَدَعُوكَ وَ أَتَوْا بِكَ فَانْزِلْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا تَغُشَّنَا فِي دِيَارِنَا

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww rode his^-saww camel and dangled its rein and it ended up to Abdullah Bin Abayy and paused at him, and he was able to present to him the lodging with him. Abdullah Bin Abay said to him^-saww after honour nudged him, and he grabbed his sleeve and placed it upon his nose (and said), ‘O this one going to those who deceived you and cheat you and transgressed you to descend to them and we did not deceive in our houses’.

فَسَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَى دُورِ بَنِي الْحُبْلَى الذَّرَّ فَخَرَّبَ دُورَهُمْ فَصَارُوا نُزَّالًا عَلَى غَيْرِهِمْ وَ كَانَ جَدُّ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ يُقَالُ لَهُ ابْنُ الْحُبْلَى فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَا يَعْرِضُ فِي قَلْبِكَ مِنْ قَوْلِ هَذَا شَيْ‏ءٌ فَإِنَّا كُنَّا اجْتَمَعْنَا عَلَى أَنْ نُمَلِّكَهُ عَلَيْنَا وَ هُوَ يَرَى الْآنَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ سَلَبْتَهُ أَمْراً قَدْ كَانَ أَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَانْزِلْ عَلَيَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي الْخَزْرَجِ وَ لَا فِي الْأَوْسِ أَكْثَرُ فَمِ بِئْرٍ مِنِّي وَ نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الْجَلَدِ وَ الْعِزِّ فَلَا تُجِزْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

Allah^-azwj Caused the particles to overcome upon the clan of Hubla and these ruined their houses, and they came to descend to others, and the grandfather of Abdullah Bin Abayy was called Ibn Al-Hubla. Sa’ad Bin Ubada said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Do not expose anything in your^-saww heard from the words of this, for we had gathered upon that we would make him a ruler upon us, and he sees now you^-saww have removed his command which he had presided upon. Descend to me, O Rasool-Allah^-saww, for there isn’t anyone among Al-Khazraj nor among Al-Aws with more mouths of camels than me, and we are the people of patience and the honour, so do not disappoint us, O Rasool-Allah^-saww’.

فَأَرْخَى زِمَامَ نَاقَتِهِ وَ مَرَّتْ تَخُبُّ بِهِ حَتَّى انْتَهَتْ إِلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ الَّذِي هُوَ الْيَوْمَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَسْجِداً إِنَّمَا كَانَ مِرْبَداً لِيَتِيمَيْنِ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ يُقَالُ لَهُمَا سَهْلٌ وَ سُهَيْلٌ وَ كَانَا فِي حَجْرِ أَسْعَدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ فَبَرَكَتِ النَّاقَةُ عَلَى بَابِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ خَالِدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ فَنَزَلَ عَنْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

He slackened the rein of his^-saww camel and passed by with him^-saww until he ended up to the door of the Masjid which is today, and it did not happen to be a Masjid, but rather was a centre for two orphans from Al-Khazraj called Sahl and Suheyl and they were in the chamber of As’ad Bin Zurara. The camel knelt at the door of Abu Ayoub Khalid Bin Zayd, so Rasool-Allah^-saww descended at it.

فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ وَ سَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَوَثَبَتْ أُمُّ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ إِلَى الرَّحْلِ فَحَلَّتْهُ فَأَدْخَلَتْهُ مَنْزِلَهَا فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرُوا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَيْنَ الرَّحْلُ فَقَالُوا أُمُّ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَدْ أَدْخَلَتْهُ بَيْتَهَا فَقَالَ ص الْمَرْءُ مَعَ رَحْلِهِ وَ أَخَذَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ بِزِمَامِ النَّاقَةِ فَحَوَّلَهَا إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ

When he descended, the people gathered and asked him^-saww to descend with them. Umm Abu Ayoub leapt to the ride and let it loose and it entered her house. When they frequented upon it, Rasool-Allah^-saww: ‘Where is the ride?’ They said, ‘Um Abu Ayoub has entered it into her house’. He^-saww said: ‘The person is with his ride’, and As’ad Bin Zurara grabbed a rein of the camel and turned it around to his house.

وَ كَانَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ لَهُ مَنْزِلٌ أَسْفَلُ وَ فَوْقَ الْمَنْزِلِ غُرْفَةٌ فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يَعْلُوَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي الْعُلْوُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمِ السُّفْلُ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَعْلُوَ فَوْقَكَ فَقَالَ ص السُّفْلُ أَرْفَقُ بِنَا لِمَنْ يَأْتِينَا

And Abu Ayoub had a house for him^-saww at the bottom, and above the house there was a room, and he disliked to be above Rasool-Allah^-saww so he said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww, may my father and my mother be sacrificed for you^-saww! Is the top (floor) preferable to you^-saww or the bottom, for I dislike it if I was above you^-saww’. He^-saww said: ‘The bottom. It would be kinder with us for the ones who come to us’.

قَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَكُنَّا فِي الْعُلْوِ أَنَا وَ أُمِّي فَكُنْتُ إِذَا اسْتَقَيْتُ الدَّلْوَ أَخَافُ أَنْ يَقَعَ مِنْهُ قَطْرَةٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ كُنْتُ أَصْعَدُ وَ أُمِّي إِلَى الْعُلْوِ خَفِيّاً مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُ وَ لَا يَحُسُّ بِنَا وَ لَا نَتَكَلَّمُ إِلَّا خَفِيّاً وَ كَانَ إِذَا نَامَ ص لَا نَتَحَرَّكُ وَ رُبَّمَا طَبَخْنَا فِي غُرْفَتِنَا فَنُجِيفُ الْبَابَ عَلَى غُرْفَتِنَا مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُصِيبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص دُخَانٌ

Abu Ayoub said, ‘We were in the top, I and my mother, and whenever I lowered the bucket, I feared that a drop from it would fall upon Rasool-Allah^-saww, and my mother and I used to climb upstairs stealthily from where he^-saww would not know nor feel us nor speak except softly, and whenever he^-saww slept we did not move, and sometimes we cooked in our room, so we closed the door to our room fearing that the smoke might hit Rasool-Allah^-saww.

وَ لَقَدْ سَقَطَتْ جَرَّةٌ لَنَا وَ أُهَرِيقَ الْمَاءُ فَقَامَ أُمُّ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ إِلَى قَطِيفَةٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَنَا وَ اللَّهِ غَيْرُهَا فَأَلْقَتْهَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْمَاءِ تَسْتَنْشِفُ بِهِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَسِيلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ كَانَ يَحْضُرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ وَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ كَانَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ يَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ غَدَاءً وَ عَشَاءً فِي قَصْعَةِ ثَرِيدٍ عَلَيْهَا عُرَاقٌ فَكَانَ يَأْكُلُ مَعَهُ مَنْ جَاءَ حَتَّى يَشْبَعُونَ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّ الْقَصْعَةُ كَمَا هِيَ

And (one day) a jar of our fell down, and the water was spilt, so Umm Abu Ayoub stood up to a cloth which by Allah^-azwj there did not happen to be any other than it for us and threw it upon that water, to dry it up with it, fearing that something from it might flow to Rasool-Allah^-saww. And Rasool-Allah^-saww used to attend to the Muslims from Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj and the Emigrants, and Abu Amama As’ad bin Zurara used to send to him some porridge in a bowl every day, morning and evening, having froth upon it, and he^-saww would eat it along with the ones who came until they were satiated, then return the bowl just as it was.

وَ كَانَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ يَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ عَشَاءً وَ يَتَعَشَّى مَعَهُ مَنْ حَضَرَهُ وَ تُرَدُّ الْقَصْعَةُ كَمَا هِيَ وَ كَانُوا يَتَنَاوَبُونَ فِي بَعْثِ الْغَدَاءِ وَ الْعَشَاءِ إِلَيْهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ وَ الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ وَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ

And Sa’ad Bin Ubadah used to send to him^-saww dinner every night and he^-saww would share it with the ones who would be present and return the bowl just as it was; and they would take turns regarding sending the breakfast and the dinner to him^-saww – As’ad Bin Zurara, and Sa’ad bin Khaysama, and Al-Munzar Bin Amro, and Sa’ad bin Al-Rabie, and Aseyd Bin Huzeyr.

قَالَ فَطَبَخَ لَهُ أُسَيْدٌ يَوْماً قِدْراً فَلَمْ يَجِدْ مَنْ يَحْمِلُهَا فَحَمَلَهَا بِنَفْسِهِ وَ كَانَ رَجُلًا شَرِيفاً مِنَ النُّقَبَاءِ فَوَافَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ رَجَعَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ حَمَلْتَهَا بِنَفْسِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ أَجِدْ أَحَداً يَحْمِلُهَا فَقَالَ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ

He said, ‘One day Aseyd cooked a pot for him^-as and could not find anyone to carry it, so he carried it himself, and he was a nobleman from the chiefs. He came across Rasool-Allah^-saww and he^-saww had returned from the Salat. He^-saww said: ‘You are carrying it yourself?’ He said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! I could not find anyone to carry it’. He^-saww said: ‘May Allah^-azwj Bless upon you all from the People^-asws of the Household’.

وَ فِي كِتَابِ دَلَائِلِ النُّبُوَّةِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الْمَدِينَةَ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَهَا جَاءَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ بِرِجَالِهَا وَ نِسَائِهَا فَقَالُوا إِلَيْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ دَعُوا النَّاقَةَ فَإِنَّهَا مَأْمُورَةٌ فَبَرَكَتْ عَلَى بَابِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَخَرَجَتْ جَوَارٍ مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ يَضْرِبْنَ بِالدُّفُوفِ وَ هُنَّ يَقُلْنَ‏

نَحْنُ جَوَارٍ مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ		يَا حَبَّذَا مُحَمَّدٌ مِنْ جَارٍ

And in the book ‘Dalail Al-Nabuwwah’, from Anas Bin Malik (well known fabricator) who said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww arrived at Al-Medina. When he^-saww entered it, the Helpers came with their men and their women and said, ‘To us, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘Leave the camel, for it is Commanded’. It knelt at the door of Abu Ayoub. Then neighbours from the clan of Najjar came out striking with the tambourines and they were saying, ‘We are the neighbours from the clan of Najj, how excellent is Muhammad^-saww as a neighbour’.

فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ أَ تُحِبُّونَنِي فَقَالُوا بَلَى‏ وَ اللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَنَا وَ اللَّهِ أُحِبُّكُمْ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ

Rasool-Allah^-saww came out to them and said: ‘Do you all love me^-saww?’ They said, ‘Yes, by Allah^-azwj, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘By Allah^-azwj! I^-saww love you all!’ – three times’.

قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ وَ جَاءَتْهُ الْيَهُودُ قُرَيْظَةُ وَ النَّضِيرُ وَ قَيْنُقَاعُ فَقَالُوا يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِلَى مَا تَدْعُو قَالَ إِلَى شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنِّي الَّذِي تَجِدُونَنِي مَكْتُوباً فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَكُمْ بِهِ عُلَمَاؤُكُمْ أَنَّ مَخْرَجِي بِمَكَّةَ وَ مُهَاجَرِي فِي هَذِهِ الْحَرَّةِ

Ali Bin Ibrahim Bin Hashim – A group of Jews of (the clans of) Qureyza and Al-Nazeyr and Qaynuqa came and said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! What are you^-saww calling to?’ He^-saww said: ‘To the testimony that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and I^-saww am a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj, and I^-saww am the one you are finding me^-saww written in the Torah, and the one whom your scholars have informed that my^-saww coming would be at Makkah and my^-saww emigration in this (mount) Al-Hira.

وَ أَخْبَرَكُمْ عَالِمٌ‏ مِنْكُمْ جَاءَكُمْ مِنَ الشَّامِ فَقَالَ تَرَكْتُ الْخَمْرَ وَ الْخَمِيرَ وَ جِئْتُ إِلَى الْبُؤْسِ‏ وَ التُّمُورِ لِنَبِيٍّ يُبْعَثُ فِي هَذِهِ الْحَرَّةِ

And a scholar of yours (Ibn Hawash the monk), came to you from Syria an informed you saying, ‘You will leave the alcohol and the intoxicants and come to the difficulties and the poverty and the dates due to a Prophet^-saww being Sent in this stony region.

مَخْرَجُهُ بِمَكَّةَ وَ مُهَاجَرُهُ هَاهُنَا وَ هُوَ آخِرُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ أَفْضَلُهُمْ يَرْكَبُ الْحِمَارَ وَ يَلْبَسُ الشَّمْلَةَ وَ يَجْتَزِئَ بِالْكِسْرَةِ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ حُمْرَةٌ وَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ يَضَعُ سَيْفَهُ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ لَا يُبَالِي مَنْ لَاقَى وَ هُوَ الضَّحُوكُ الْقَتَّالُ يَبْلُغُ سُلْطَانُهُ مُنْقَطَعَ الْخُفِّ وَ الْحَافِرِ

His^-saww coming would be at Makkah and his^-saww emigration over here, and he^-saww is the last of the Prophets^-as and their^-as superior. He^-azwj will ride the donkey and wear the cloak, and he^-saww will break with the crumbs, there will be redness in his^-saww eyes and a seal of the Prophet-hood between his^-saww shoulders, and he^-saww will place his^-saww sword upon his^-saww shoulder not caring who he^-saww meets (in battle), and he^-saww will be bright-faced of the fighting, his^-saww authority will reach to the end-point of the shoes (infantry) and the hooves (cavalry)’.

فَقَالُوا لَهُ قَدْ سَمِعْنَا مَا تَقُولُ وَ قَدْ جِئْنَاكَ لِنَطْلُبَ مِنْكَ الْهُدْنَةَ عَلَى أَنْ لَا نَكُونَ لَكَ وَ لَا عَلَيْكَ وَ لَا نُعِينَ عَلَيْكَ أَحَداً وَ لَا نَتَعَرَّضَ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ وَ لَا تَتَعَرَّضَ لَنَا وَ لَا لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا حَتَّى نَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَا يَصِيرُ أَمْرُكَ وَ أَمْرُ قَوْمِكَ‏

They said to him^-saww, ‘We have heard what you^-saww said and we have come to you^-saww to seek the truce from you upon that we will neither be for you^-saww nor against you^-saww, nor will we assist anyone against you^-saww, nor will we plot to anyone from your^-saww companions, nor will you^-saww plot to us nor to anyone from our companions until we look at what becomes of your^-saww matter and matter of your^-saww people’.

فَأَجَابَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى ذَلِكَ وَ كَتَبَ بَيْنَهُمْ كِتَاباً أَلَّا يُعِينُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ لَا عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ بِلِسَانٍ وَ لَا يَدٍ وَ لَا بِسِلَاحٍ وَ لَا بِكُرَاعٍ فِي السِّرِّ وَ الْعَلَانِيَةِ لَا بِلَيْلٍ وَ لَا بِنَهَارٍ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدٌ فَإِنْ فَعَلُوا فَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي حِلٍّ مِنْ سَفْكِ دِمَائِهِمْ وَ سَبْيِ ذَرَارِيِّهِمْ وَ نِسَائِهِمْ وَ أَخْذِ أَمْوَالِهِمْ

Rasool-Allah^-saww answered them to that and an agreement was written out between them that they will not assist against Rasool-Allah^-azwj, nor against anyone from his^-saww companions by tongue, nor hand, nor weapon, nor by legs in the secret and the open, neither by night nor by day, Allah^-azwj being a Witness upon them with that. If they were to do that, then Rasool-Allah^-saww would be in leeway from spilling their blood and imprisoning their offspring, and their womenfolk, and seizing their wealth.

وَ كَتَبَ لِكُلِّ قَبِيلَةٍ مِنْهُمْ كِتَاباً عَلَى حِدَةٍ وَ كَانَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّى أَمْرَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ حُيَيُ بْنُ أَخْطَبَ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ قَالَ لَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ جُدَيُ بْنُ أَخْطَبَ وَ أَبُو يَاسِرِ بْنُ أَخْطَبَ مَا عِنْدَكَ

And he^-saww wrote an agreement for each tribe from them upon a limit, and the one who was in charge of the affairs of the clan of Al-Nazeyr was Huyay Bin Akhtab. When he returned to his house his brothers Juday Bin Akhtab and Abu Yasser Bin Akhtab said to him, ‘What is with you?’

قَالَ هُوَ الَّذِي نَجِدُهُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَ الَّذِي بَشَّرَنَا بِهِ عُلَمَاؤُنَا وَ لَا أَزَالُ لَهُ عَدُوّاً لِأَنَّ النُّبُوَّةَ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ وُلْدِ إِسْحَاقَ وَ صَارَتْ فِي وُلْدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَ لَا نَكُونُ تَبَعاً لِوُلْدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ أَبَداً

He said, ‘He^-saww is the one we find to be in the Torah, and the one whom our scholars gave us the glad tidings with, and I will not cease to be an enemy to him^-saww because the Prophet-hood came out from the sons of Is’haq^-as and came to be in the sons of Ismail^-as, and we cannot happen to be followers of the son of Ismail^-as, ever!’

وَ كَانَ الَّذِي وَلِيَ أَمْرَ قُرَيْظَةَ كَعْبَ بْنَ أَسَدٍ وَ الَّذِي وَلِيَ أَمْرَ بَنِي قَيْنُقَاعَ مُخَيْرِيقٌ وَ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مَالًا وَ حَدَائِقَ فَقَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ تَعْلَمُونَ‏ أَنَّهُ النَّبِيُّ الْمَبْعُوثُ فَهَلُمُّوا نُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَ نَكُونُ قَدْ أَدْرَكْنَا الْكِتَابَيْنِ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ قَيْنُقَاعُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ

And the one who was in charge of the affairs of (the clan of) Qureyza was Ka’ab Bin Asaf, and the one who was in charge of the affairs of the clan of Qaynaqa was Mukheyriq, and he was the wealthiest in wealth and gardens. He said to his people, ‘Don’t you know that he^-saww is the Sent Prophet^-saww? Come, let us believe in him^-saww, we have come across two Books (Torah and Quran)’. But (the clan of) Qaynaqa did not answer him to that.

قَالَ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّي فِي الْمِرْبَدِ بِأَصْحَابِهِ. فَقَالَ لِأَسْعَدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ اشْتَرِ هَذَا الْمِرْبَدَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَسَاوَمَ الْيَتِيمَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالا هُوَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا إِلَّا بِثَمَنٍ فَاشْتَرَاهُ بِعَشَرَةِ دَنَانِيرَ وَ كَانَ فِيهِ مَاءٌ مُسْتَنْقَعٌ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَسِيلَ‏ وَ أَمَرَ بِاللَّبِنِ فَضُرِبَ فَبَنَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَحَفَرَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَنُقِلَتْ مِنَ الْحَرَّةِ

He said, ‘And Rasool-Allah^-saww used to pray Salat in the market with his^-saww companions. He^-saww said to As’ad Bin Zurara: ‘Buy this market from its owners’. He bargained with the two orphans over it. They said, ‘It is for Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘No, except with a price’. He^-saww bought it with ten Dinars, and there was marsh water in it. Rasool-Allah^-saww instructed with it and it was drained, and he^-saww instructed with the construction, and Rasool-Allah^-saww struck its foundations and dug in the ground. Then he^-saww instructed with the stone, and these were transported over from the stony ground.

فَكَانَ‏ الْمُسْلِمُونَ يَنْقُلُونَهَا فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَحْمِلُ حَجَراً عَلَى بَطْنِهِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْطِنِي أَحْمِلْهُ عَنْكَ قَالَ لَا اذْهَبْ فَاحْمِلْ غَيْرَهُ فَنَقَلُوا الْحِجَارَةَ وَ رَفَعُوهَا مِنَ الْحُفْرَةِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ وَجْهَ الْأَرْضِ

The Muslims used to transfer (the stones), so Rasool-Allah^-saww came and carried a stone upon his^-saww belly. Abu Aseyd Bin Huzeyr met him^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Give me, I will carry it on your^-saww behalf’. He^-saww said: ‘No, go away’, and he^-saww carried another one. The stones were transferred, and they raised it from the pit until it reached the surface of the ground.

ثُمَّ بَنَاهُ أَوَّلًا بِالسَّعِيدَةِ لَبِنَةً لَبِنَةً ثُمَّ بَنَاهُ بِالسَّمِيطِ وَ هُوَ لَبِنَةٌ وَ نِصْفٌ ثُمَّ بَنَاهُ بِالْأُنْثَى وَ الذَّكَرِ لَبِنَتَيْنِ مُخَالِفَتَيْنِ وَ رَفَعَ حَائِطَهُ قَامَةً وَ كَانَ مُؤَخَّرُهُ‏ مِائَةَ ذِرَاعٍ

Then he^-saww built the first with ‘Al-Saeeda’ (a type of brick), brick by brick, then built it with ‘Al-Sameyt’ and it is a brick and a half, building it with the female (brick) and the male (brick), two different bricks, and raised a standing wall and distanced it by one hundred cubits.

ثُمَّ اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحَرُّ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَظْلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ ظِلًّا فَرَفَعَ ص أَسَاطِينَهُ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الْمَسْجِدِ إِلَى مَا يَلِي الصَّحْنَ بِالْخَشَبِ ثُمَّ ظَلَّلَهُ وَ أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ سَعَفَ النَّخْلِ فَعَاشُوا فِيهِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ سَقَفْتَ سَقْفاً قَالَ لَا عَرِيشٌ كَعَرِيشِ مُوسَى الْأَمْرُ أَعْجَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ

Then the heat intensified upon them, so they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! If you^-saww could raise a shade upon it’. He^-saww raised its pillars in the front of the Masjid to what follows the courtyard, with wood. Then he^-saww shaded it and cast the leaves of the palm trees over it, and they lived in it. They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! If you^-saww could roof a roof (ceiling)’. He^-saww said: ‘No, shade is like the shade of Musa^-as. The matter is more urgent than that’.

وَ ابْتَنَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنَازِلَهُ وَ مَنَازِلَ أَصْحَابِهِ حَوْلَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَ خَطَّ لِأَصْحَابِهِ خِطَطاً فَبَنَوْا فِيهِ مَنَازِلَهُمْ وَ كُلٌّ شَرَعَ‏ مِنْهُ بَاباً إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَ خَطَّ لِحَمْزَةَ وَ شَرَعَ بَابَهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَ خَطَّ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع مِثْلَ مَا خَطَّ لَهُمْ وَ كَانُوا يَخْرُجُونَ مِنْ مَنَازِلِهِمْ فَيَدْخُلُونَ الْمَسْجِدَ

And Rasool-Allah^-saww built their house and the houses of his^-saww companions around the Masjid and drew a line for his^-saww companions some time and they built their houses in it, and every door from it opened to the door of the Masjid, and drew a line for Hamza^-asws and opened its door to the Masjid, and drew a line for Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws like what he^-saww had drawn for them, and they were coming out from their houses and entering the Masjid.

فَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تَأْمُرَ كُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ بَابٌ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ أَنْ يَسُدَّهُ وَ لَا يَكُونَ لِأَحَدٍ بَابٌ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ إِلَّا لَكَ وَ لِعَلِيٍّ ع وَ يَحِلُّ لِعَلِيٍّ فِيهِ مَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ

Jibraeel^-as descended unto him^-saww and said: ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Allah^-azwj Commands you^-saww to instruct every one who has a door for him to the Masjid that he should close it and there should not happen to be a door for anyone to the Masjid except for you^-saww and for Ali^-asws, and there is Permission for Ali^-asws in it what is Permissible for you^-saww’.

فَغَضِبَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَ غَضِبَ حَمْزَةُ وَ قَالَ أَنَا عَمُّهُ يَأْمُرُ بِسَدِّ بَابِي وَ يَتْرُكُ بَابَ ابْنِ أَخِي وَ هُوَ أَصْغَرُ مِنِّي فَجَاءَهُ

His^-saww companions were angered and Hamza^-asws was angered and said, ‘I^-asws am his^-saww uncle and he^-saww instructs with the closing of my^-asws door, and leave the door of the son^-asws of his^-saww brother, and he^-asws is younger than me^-asws!’ He^-asws came to him^-saww.

فَقَالَ يَا عَمِّ لَا تَغْضَبَنَّ مِنْ سَدِّ بَابِكَ وَ تَرْكِ بَابِ عَلِيٍّ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا أَنَا أَمَرْتُ بِذَلِكَ‏ وَ لَكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ بِسَدِّ أَبْوَابِكُمْ وَ تَرْكِ بَابِ عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَضِيتُ وَ سَلَّمْتُ لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ

He^-saww said: ‘O uncle^-asws! Do not be angry from the closure of your^-asws door and the leaving of the door of Ali^-asws (kept open), for by Allah^-azwj, it was not I^-saww who instructed with that, but Allah^-azwj Commanded with the closure of your doors and leaving the door of Ali^-asws (open)’. He^-asws said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! I^-asws am pleased and submit to Allah^-azwj and to His^-azwj Rasool^-saww’.

قَالَ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص حَيْثُ بَنَى مَنَازِلَهُ كَانَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ع عِنْدَهُ فَخَطَبَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَنْتَظِرُ أَمْرَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ خَطَبَهَا عُمَرُ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقِيلَ‏ لِعَلِيٍّ ع لِمَ لَا تَخْطُبُ فَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا عِنْدِي شَيْ‏ءٌ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَا يَسْأَلُكَ شَيْئاً

He (the narrator) said, ‘And Rasool-Allah^-saww, when he^-saww built his^-saww house, (Syeda) Fatima^-asws was with him^-saww. Abu Bakr proposed for her^-asws. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww shall await the Command of Allah^-azwj’. Then Umar proposed for her^-asws, and he^-saww said similar to that. It was said to Ali^-asws, ‘Why don’t you^-asws propose for (Syeda) Fatima^-asws?’ He^-asws said: ‘By Allah^-azwj! There is nothing with me^-asws’. It was said to him^-asws, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww will not ask you^-asws for anything’.

فَجَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَاسْتَحْيَا أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ فَرَجَعَ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي فَاسْتَحْيَا فَرَجَعَ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَا عَلِيُّ أَ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

He^-asws came to Rasool-Allah^-saww, but was too shy to ask him^-saww, and he^-asws returned. Then he^-asws came to him^-saww during the second day, but was shy, and he^-asws returned. Then he^-asws came to him^-saww during the third day. Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! Is there a need for you^-asws?’ He^-asws said: ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’

فَقَالَ لَعَلَّكَ جِئْتَ خَاطِباً قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ هَلْ عِنْدَكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ يَا عَلِيُّ قَالَ مَا عِنْدِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ إِلَّا دِرْعِي فَزَوَّجَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلَى اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ أُوقِيَّةً وَ نَشٍ‏ وَ دَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ دِرْعَهُ

He^-saww said: ‘Perhaps you^-asws have come as a proposer’. He^-asws said: ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘Is there anything with you^-asws, O Ali^-asws?’ He^-asws said: ‘There is nothing with me^-asws, O Rasool-Allah^-saww, except my^-asws armour’. So, Rasool-Allah^-saww got him^-asws married upon twelve ounces and a half, and handed over his^-asws shield to him^-asws.

فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص هَيِّئْ مَنْزِلًا حَتَّى تُحَوَّلَ فَاطِمَةُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَاهُنَا مَنْزِلٌ إِلَّا مَنْزِلُ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ وَ كَانَ لِفَاطِمَةَ ع يَوْمَ بَنَى بِهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع تِسْعُ سِنِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْنَا مِنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ قَدْ أَخَذْنَا عَامَّةَ مَنَازِلِهِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘Set up a house until I^-saww transfer (Syeda) Fatima^-asws to it’. Ali^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! There is no house over here except the house of Haris Bin Al-Numan’. On that day Amir Al-Momineen^-asws built at it, there were nine years for (Syeda) Fatima^-asws. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘By Allah^-azwj! We are embarrassed from Haris bin Al-Numan. We have taken the generality of his homes’.

فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ حَارِثَةَ فَجَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا وَ مَالِي لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ وَ اللَّهِ مَا شَيْ‏ءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا تَأْخُذُهُ وَ الَّذِي تَأْخُذُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا تَتْرُكُهُ

That reached Haris, so he came to Rasool-Allah^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! I and my wealth are for Allah^-azwj and for His^-azwj Rasool^-saww. By Allah^-azwj! There is nothing more beloved to me than what you^-saww would take, and that which you^-saww take is more beloved to me than what you^-saww leave’.

فَجَزَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص خَيْراً فَحُوِّلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ع فِي مَنْزِلِ حَارِثَةَ وَ كَانَ فِرَاشُهُمَا إِهَابَ‏ كَبْشٍ جَعَلَا صُوفَهُ تَحْتَ جُنُوبِهِمَا

Rasool-Allah^-saww supplicated for goodly Recompense for him and he^-saww transferred Fatima^-asws to Ali^-asws in the house of Haris, and their^-asws bed was the skin of a ram, its wool made to be under its sides.

قَالَ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّي إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ مُدَّةَ مُقَامِهِ بِمَكَّةَ وَ فِي هِجْرَتِهِ حَتَّى أَتَى لَهُ سَبْعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ فَلَمَّا أَتَى لَهُ سَبْعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ عَيَّرَتْهُ الْيَهُودُ وَ قَالُوا لَهُ أَنْتَ تَابِعٌ لَنَا تُصَلِّي إِلَى قِبْلَتِنَا وَ نَحْنُ أَقْدَمُ مِنْكَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ

He (the narrator) said, ‘And Rasool-Allah^-saww used to pray Salat (facing) towards Bayt Al-Maqdas for the duration of his^-saww stay in Makkah, and during his^-saww emigration until seven months came for it. When seven months came for it, the Jews faulted him^-saww and said to him^-saww, ‘You^-saww are a follower of ours. You^-saww pray to our direction, and we are more ancient than you^-saww are regarding the Salat’.

فَاغْتَمَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُحَوِّلَ اللَّهُ قِبْلَتَهُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَخَرَجَ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى آفَاقِ السَّمَاءِ يَنْتَظِرُ أَمْرَ اللَّهِ وَ خَرَجَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي سَالِمٍ الَّذِي جَمَعَ فِيهِ أَوَّلَ جُمُعَةٍ كَانَتْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ صَلَّى بِهِمُ الظُّهْرَ هُنَاكَ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ وَ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ‏ قَدْ نَرى‏ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّماءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضاها الْآيَاتِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww was gloomy from that and loved that Allah^-azwj would Turn his^-saww direction to the Kabah. He^-saww went out in the middle of the night and looked at the horizons of the sky awaiting the Command of Allah^-azwj, and he^-saww went out during that day to the Masjid of the clan of Salim in which he^-saww had gathered for the first Friday Salat in it which was in Al-Medina and he^-saww prayed Al-Zohr Salat (leading) them over there with two Units towards Bayt Al-Maqdas and two Units towards the Kabah, and it was Revealed upon him^-saww: We have Seen the turning of your face towards the sky, so We will be Turning you towards a Qiblah you will be pleased with; [2:144] – the Verses.

ثُمَّ نَزَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص آيَةُ الْقِتَالِ وَ أُذِنَ لَهُ فِي مُحَارَبَةِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ هِيَ قَوْلُهُ‏ أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلى‏ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ‏

Then the Verse of fighting was Revealed unto Rasool-Allah^-azwj and Permitted for him^-saww in battling Quraysh, and it is: There is Permission (to fight) for those who are fought against because they are oppressed, and surely Allah is Able upon Helping them [22:39] Those who are expelled from their homes without right only because they are saying, ‘Our Lord is Allah’. [22:40]’’.[68]

2- كا، الكافي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع ابْنَ كَمْ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَوْمَ أَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ أَ وَ كَانَ كَافِراً قَطُّ إِنَّمَا كَانَ لِعَلِيٍّ ع حَيْثُ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ رَسُولَهُ ص عَشْرُ سِنِينَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ كَافِراً وَ لَقَدْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ بِرَسُولِهِ ع وَ سَبَقَ النَّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِرَسُولِهِ وَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ بِثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ

Al Kafi in ‘Al Rwaza’ – Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Abu Hamza, from Saeed Al Musayyab who said,

‘I asked Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, ‘How old was Ali^-asws on the day he^-asws became a Muslim?’ So he^-asws said: ‘What? Was he^-asws an infidel ever? But rather, when Allah^-azwj Sent His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, Ali^-asws was ten years old, and he^-asws was never an infidel on that day, and he^-asws had believed in Allah^-azwj, and in His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, and preceded all of the people to the faith by Allah^-azwj and by His^-azwj Rasool^-saww and to the Salat by three years’.

وَ كَانَتْ أَوَّلُ صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص الظُّهْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ كَذَلِكَ فَرَضَهَا اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَلَى مَنْ أَسْلَمَ بِمَكَّةَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّيهَا بِمَكَّةَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ يُصَلِّيهَا عَلِيٌّ ع مَعَهُ بِمَكَّةَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مُدَّةَ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ حَتَّى هَاجَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ خَلَّفَ عَلِيّاً ع فِي أُمُورٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَقُومُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُ

And the first Salat that he^-asws Prayed with the Rasool-Allah^-saww was Al-Zohr (Midday) of two units and that is what Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted had Obligated it as upon the one who became a Muslim at Makkah – two units, two units, and the Rasool-Allah^-saww had prayed two units at Makkah, and Ali^-asws had prayed it with him^-saww as two units for a period of ten years until the Rasool-Allah^-saww migrated to Al-Medina, and left Ali^-asws behind regarding the matters which no one part from him^-asws could have dealt with.

وَ كَانَ خُرُوجُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ مَكَّةَ فِي أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ مِنْ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ وَ ذَلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخَمِيسِ مِنْ سَنَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ الْمَبْعَثِ وَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ لِاثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً خَلَتْ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ مَعَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَنَزَلَ بِقُبَاءَ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ الْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَزَلْ مُقِيماً يَنْتَظِرُ عَلِيّاً ع يُصَلِّي الْخَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ

And the going out of the Rasool-Allah^-saww from Makkah was during the first of the Rabbi-ul-Awwal, and that was the day of Thursday on the thirteenth year from the Mab’as (Declaration of Prophet-hood), and journeyed to Al-Medina over twelve nights from the Month of Rabbi Ul-Awwal with the setting of the sun. He^-saww descended at Quba, so he^-saww Prayed Al-Zohr two units, and Al-Asr two units. Then he^-saww did not cease to stay there, awaiting Ali^-asws. He^-saww Prayed five Salats of two units, two units.

وَ كَانَ نَازِلًا عَلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهُمْ بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْماً يَقُولُونَ لَهُ أَ تُقِيمُ عِنْدَنَا فَنَتَّخِذَ لَكَ مَسْجِداً فَيَقُولُ لَا إِنِّي أَنْتَظِرُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ قَدْ أَمَرْتُهُ أَنْ يَلْحَقَنِي وَ لَسْتُ مُسْتَوْطِناً مَنْزِلًا حَتَّى يَقْدَمَ عَلِيٌّ وَ مَا أَسْرَعَهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَقَدِمَ عَلِيٌّ ع‏ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص فِي بَيْتِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَنَزَلَ مَعَهُ

And he^-saww stayed at (the house of) Amro Bin Awf for about ten days. They were saying to him^-saww, ‘Stay with us, so we will build for you^-saww house and a Masjid’. He^-saww said; ‘No. I^-saww am awaiting Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and have ordered him^-asws to meet me^-saww, and will not settle in a house until Ali^-asws comes, and he^-asws will not be long, Allah^-azwj Willing. Ali^-asws came to the Prophet^-saww at the house of Amro Bin Awf and stayed with him^-saww.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلِيٌّ تَحَوَّلَ مِنْ قُبَاءَ إِلَى بَنِي سَالِمِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَ عَلِيٌّ ع مَعَهُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ مَعَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ فَخَطَّ لَهُمْ مَسْجِداً وَ نَصَبَ قِبْلَتَهُ وَ صَلَّى بِهِمْ فِيهِ الْجُمُعَةَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ خَطَبَ خُطْبَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَاحَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ الَّتِي كَانَ قَدِمَ‏ عَلَيْهَا وَ عَلِيٌّ ع مَعَهُ لَا يُفَارِقُهُ يَمْشِي بِمَشْيِهِ وَ لَيْسَ يَمُرُّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِبَطْنٍ مِنْ بُطُونِ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَّا قَامُوا إِلَيْهِ يَسْأَلُونَهُ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ خَلُّوا سَبِيلَ النَّاقَةِ فَإِنَّهَا مَأْمُورَةٌ

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww, when Ali^-asws arrived to him^-saww, transferred from Quba to the Clan of Saalim Bin Awf, and Ali^-asws was with him^-saww, on the day of Friday at sunrise. So they drew a boundary for him^-saww for a Masjid, and established its Qiblah (direction of Salat). He^-saww Prayed with them the Friday Salat of two units, and preached them two sermons. Then he^-saww went to Al-Medina upon the she-camel which he^-saww had come upon, and Ali^-asws was with him^-saww, not separating from him^-saww, walking with him^-saww step by step. And there was no neighbourhood from the neighbourhoods of the Helpers which Rasool-Allah^-saww passed by except that they stood up for him^-saww asking him^-saww to descend to them. He^-saww would say to them: ‘Make way for the she-camel for it is Commanded’.

فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَاضِعٌ لَهَا زِمَامَهَا حَتَّى انْتَهَتْ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي تَرَى وَ أَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى بَابِ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص الَّذِي يُصَلِّي عِنْدَهُ بِالْجَنَائِزِ فَوَقَفَتْ عِنْدَهُ وَ بَرَكَتْ وَ وَضَعَتْ جِرَانَهَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَقْبَلَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ مُبَادِراً حَتَّى احْتَمَلَ رَحْلَهُ فَأَدْخَلَهُ مَنْزِلَهُ وَ نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ عَلِيٌّ ع مَعَهُ حَتَّى بُنِيَ لَهُ مَسْجِدُهُ وَ بُنِيَتْ لَهُ مَسَاكِنُهُ وَ مَنْزِلُ عَلِيٍّ ع فَتَحَوَّلَا إِلَى مَنَازِلِهِمَا

It went and the Rasool-Allah^-saww had freed its reins until it ended up at the place which you see’, and he^-asws gestured by his^-asws hands to the door of the Masjid of the Rasool-Allah^-saww by which the funeral Salats are performed. He^-asws said: ‘It paused at it and knelt, and placed itself upon the ground. Rasool-Allah^-saww descended, and Abu Ayyub welcomed him^-saww to the extent that he carried his^-saww saddle bag and made him^-saww to enter his house. And the Rasool-Allah^-saww and Ali^-asws stayed with him until they built for him^-saww, his^-saww Masjid, and built for him^-saww his^-saww house, and a house for Ali^-asws. They two of them^-asws transferred to their^-asws houses’.

فَقَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص حِينَ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَأَيْنَ فَارَقَهُ

Saeed Bin Al-Musayyab (the narrator) said to Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, ‘May I be sacrificed for you^-asws, Abu Bakr was with Rasool-Allah^-saww when he^-saww arrived at Al-Medina. So when did he separate from him^-saww?’

فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى قُبَاءَ فَنَزَلَ بِهِمْ يَنْتَظِرُ قُدُومَ عَلِيٍّ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ انْهَضْ بِنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَإِنَّ الْقَوْمَ قَدْ فَرِحُوا بِقُدُومِكَ وَ هُمْ يَسْتَرِيثُونَ إِقْبَالَكَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَانْطَلِقْ بِنَا وَ لَا تَقُمْ هَاهُنَا تَنْتَظِرُ عَلِيّاً فَمَا أَظُنُّهُ يَقْدَمُ إِلَيْكَ إِلَى شَهْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص كَلَّا مَا أَسْرَعَهُ وَ لَسْتُ أَرِيمُ حَتَّى يَقْدَمَ ابْنُ عَمِّي وَ أَخِي فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَحَبُّ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي إِلَيَّ فَقَدْ وَقَانِي بِنَفْسِهِ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

He^-asws said: ‘Abu Bakr was with him^-saww when the Rasool-Allah^-saww proceeded to Quba, and he^-saww decided to wait for Ali^-asws. Abu Bakr said to him^-saww, ‘Come with us to Al-Medina, for the people would rejoice at your^-saww arrival there and are eager to welcome you^-saww. So come with us and do not stay over here waiting for Ali^-asws, from what I can see, it would take him^-asws a month to come to you^-asws’. Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him: ‘Never! He^-asws will not be long, and I^-saww will not move until my^-saww cousin^-asws, and my^-saww brother^-asws for the sake of Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic, and the most beloved to me^-saww of my^-saww Family comes over, for he^-asws saved me^-saww from the Polytheists by being in my^-saww place’.

قَالَ فَغَضِبَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ اشْمَأَزَّ وَ دَاخَلَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَسَدٌ لِعَلِيٍّ ع وَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ أَوَّلَ عَدَاوَةٍ بَدَتْ مِنْهُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي عَلِيٍّ ع وَ أَوَّلَ خِلَافٍ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ تَخَلَّفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِقُبَاءَ حَتَّى يَنْتَظِرَ عَلِيّاً

He^-asws said; ‘Abu Bakr was angry and was disgusted by it, and envy for Ali^-asws entered into him due to that, and that was the first enmity initiated from him to Rasool-Allah^-saww with regards to Ali^-asws, and the first of his opposition to the Rasool-Allah^-saww. He went until he entered Al-Medina, and left behind Rasool-Allah^-saww at Quba waiting for Ali^-asws’.

قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَمَتَى زَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَاطِمَةَ ع مِنْ عَلِيٍّ ع فَقَالَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ بَعْدَ الْهِجْرَةِ بِسَنَةٍ وَ كَانَ لَهَا يَوْمَئِذٍ تِسْعُ سِنِينَ‏

(The narrator) said, ‘I said to Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, ‘When did Rasool-Allah^-saww get (Syeda) Fatima^-asws married to Ali^-asws?’ He^-asws said: ‘At Al-Medina, a year after the Migration, and she was in her^-asws ninth year’.

قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ خَدِيجَةَ ع عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا فَاطِمَةُ ع وَ قَدْ كَانَتْ خَدِيجَةُ مَاتَتْ قَبْلَ الْهِجْرَةِ بِسَنَةٍ وَ مَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ خَدِيجَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا بِسَنَةٍ

Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws said: ‘And there was no birth to the Rasool-Allah^-saww from (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws upon the nature of Al-Islam except for (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws had passed away a year before the Migration, and Abu Talib^-asws had passed away a year after her^-asws passing away.

فَلَمَّا فَقَدَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص سَئِمَ الْمُقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ وَ دَخَلَهُ حُزْنٌ شَدِيدٌ وَ أَشْفَقَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ مِنْ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ فَشَكَا إِلَى جَبْرَئِيلَ ع ذَلِكَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ اخْرُجْ مِنَ‏ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُها وَ هَاجِرْ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَيْسَ لَكَ الْيَوْمَ بِمَكَّةَ نَاصِرٌ وَ انْصِبْ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ حَرْباً فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ تَوَجَّهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ

When both of them^-as passed away, the Rasool-Allah^-saww got tired of staying at Makkah, and was overcome by intense grief and sympathised with himself^-saww from the infidels of Quraysh. He^-saww informed Jibraeel^-as about that, so Allah^-azwj Revealed unto him^-saww: “Go out from the town where (its) people are unjust and Migrate to Al-Medina, for today there is no helper for you^-saww at Makkah, and establish a war against the Polytheists”. Rasool-Allah^-saww heeded that and directed himself^-saww to Al-Medina’.

فَقُلْتُ فَمَتَى فُرِضَتِ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى مَا هُمْ عَلَيْهِ الْيَوْمَ

I (the narrator) said to him^-asws, ‘When did the Salat became Obligatory upon the Muslims in the form that they are praying today?’

فَقَالَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ حِينَ ظَهَرَتِ الدَّعْوَةُ وَ قَوِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْجِهَادَ زَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي الصَّلَاةِ سَبْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ فِي الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَةً وَ فِي الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ أَقَرَّ الْفَجْرَ عَلَى مَا فُرِضَتْ لِتَعْجِيلِ نُزُولِ مَلَائِكَةِ النَّهَارِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ لِتَعْجِيلِ عُرُوجِ مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّيْلِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ

He^-asws said: ‘At Al-Medina when the Call was made apparent, and Al-Islam was strong, and Allah^-azwj Decreed Al-Jihaad upon the Muslims, and the Rasool-Allah^-saww increased in the Salat, seven units – two units in Al-Zohr, and two units in Al-Asr, and one cycle in Al-Maghrib, and two units in Al-Isha, and accepted Al-Fajr upon what it had been Obligated in order to expedite the descent of the Angels of the day from the sky and to expedite that rising of the Angels of the night to the sky.

وَ كَانَ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ يَشْهَدُونَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ فَلِذَلِكَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ وَ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كانَ مَشْهُوداً يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَ تَشْهَدُهُ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ وَ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ‏

And the Angels of the night and the Angels of the day had been testifying with the Rasool-Allah^-saww for Al-Fajr Prayer, so that is the Statement of Allah^-azwj: Surely the recitation at dawn was always witnessed [17:78], witnessed by the Muslims and witnessed by the Angels of the day and Angels of the night’’.[69]

3- كا، الكافي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ ع يَقُولُ‏ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص بَنَى مَسْجِدَهُ بِالسَّمِيطِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَثُرُوا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَسْجِدِ فَزِيدَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali Bin Muhammad and Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Al Mugheira, from Abdullah Bin Sinan,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws, said, ‘I heard him^-asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww, his^-saww Masjid was built in Al-Sameyt manner (brick by brick). Then the Muslims became numerous, so they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! If only you^-saww would order with the Masjid so there would be an increase in it’. He^-saww said: ‘Yes’.

فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَزِيدَ فِيهِ وَ بَنَاهُ بِالسَّعِيدَةِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَثُرُوا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَسْجِدِ فَزِيدَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَزِيدَ فِيهِ وَ بَنَى جِدَارَهُ بِالْأُنْثَى وَ الذَّكَرِ ثُمَّ اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحَرُّ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَسْجِدِ فَظُلِّلَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ

He^-saww ordered with it, and there was an increase in it, and it was built Al-Saeedat manner (a brick by half brick). Then the Muslims became numerous, and they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! If only you^-saww would order with the Masjid so there can be an increase in it’. He^-saww said: ‘Yes’. He^-saww ordered with it, and there was an increase in it, and its walls were built in the male and female manner (Zakr bil Unsa – i.e. two opposite sides). Then the heat became intense upon them, so they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! If only you^-saww would order with the Masjid, so there can be shade’. He^-saww said: ‘Yes’.

فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَأُقِيمَتْ فِيهِ سَوَارِي مِنْ جُذُوعِ النَّخْلِ ثُمَّ طُرِحَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْعَوَارِضُ وَ الْخَصَفُ وَ الْإِذْخِرُ فَعَاشُوا فِيهِ حَتَّى أَصَابَتْهُمُ الْأَمْطَارُ فَجَعَلَ الْمَسْجِدُ يَكِفُ عَلَيْهِمْ‏ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَسْجِدِ فَطُيِّنَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا عَرِيشٌ كَعَرِيشِ مُوسَى ع

He^-saww ordered with it, and the straps from palm trunks were placed therein. Then the beams and the baskets, and the grass was thrown on top of it. They lived therein (under the shade) until the rain hit them. But the Masjid became inappropriate for them, and they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! If only you^-saww would order us, so we would apply clay upon it’. Rasool-Allah^-saww said to them: ‘There shall be no shafts like the shafts of Musa^-as’.

فَلَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ كَانَ جِدَارُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُظَلَّلَ قَامَةً فَكَانَ إِذَا كَانَ الْفَيْ‏ءُ ذِرَاعاً وَ هُوَ قَدْرُ مَرْبِضِ عَنْزٍ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ فَإِذَا كَانَ‏ ضِعْفَ ذَلِكَ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ

It did not cease to be like that until Rasool-Allah^-saww passed away, and its wall was such that it would shade an upright person. When it (the shadow) was on one cubit, and it was like the crouching goat, Al-Zohr Salāt was prayed, and when it was double that, Al-Asr was prayed’.

وَ قَالَ ع السَّمِيطُ لَبِنَةٌ لَبِنَةٌ وَ السَّعِيدَةُ لَبِنَةٌ وَ نِصْفٌ وَ الذَّكَرُ وَ الْأُنْثَى لَبِنَتَانِ مُخَالِفَتَانِ‏

And he^-asws said: ‘Al-Sameyt, is a brick by brick, and Al-Saeeda is a brick and a half brick, and Al-Zakr Bil Unsa is building two opposite sides’’.[70]

4- كا، الكافي أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍ‏ عَنْ عُبَيْسِ بْنِ‏ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: لَمَّا دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص الْمَدِينَةَ خَطَّ دَوْرَهَا بِرِجْلِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ بَاعَ رِبَاعَهُ فَلَا تُبَارِكْ لَهُ‏

‘Al Kafi’ – Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan Bin Ali, from Ubeys Bin Hisham, from Abdul Samad Bin Bashir, from Muawiya Bin Ammar,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘When the Prophet^-saww entered Al-Medina, drew its houses (outline) with his^-saww leg, then said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! One who sells its four corners do not Bless him!’’.[71]

5- كا، الكافي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّا نَأْتِي الْمَسَاجِدَ الَّتِي حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَبِأَيِّهَا أَبْدَأُ

‘Al Kafi’ – Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Hilal, from Uqba Bin Khalid who said,

‘I asked Abu Abdullah^-asws, ‘We go to the Masjid which is around Al-Medina, so which of these shall I begin with?’

فَقَالَ ابْدَأْ بِقُبَاءَ فَصَلِّ فِيهِ وَ أَكْثِرْ فَإِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَسْجِدٍ صَلَّى فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي هَذِهِ الْعَرْصَةِ ثُمَّ ائْتِ مَشْرَبَةَ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ‏ فَصَلِّ فِيهَا وَ هِيَ مَسْكَنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ مُصَلَّاهُ ثُمَّ تَأْتِي مَسْجِدَ الْفَضِيحِ‏ فَتُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَقَدْ صَلَّى فِيهِ نَبِيُّكَ ص‏

He^-asws said: ‘Begin with (Masjid) Quba and pray Salat in it and frequently for it is the first Masjid Rasool-Allah^-saww prayed Salat in it in this land. Then go to the drinking place of mother of Ibrahim^-as (Mariah the Coptic) and pray Salat in it, and it is a dwelling of Rasool-Allah^-saww and his^-saww praying place. Then go to Masjid Al-Fazeeh and pray Salat in it, for your Prophet^-saww has prayed Salat in it’’.[72]

6- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ‏ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الَّذِي‏ أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوى‏ فَقَالَ مَسْجِدُ قُبَاءَ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I asked him^-asws about the Masjid whose foundation was upon the piety, and he^-asws said: ‘Masjid Quba’’.[73]

7- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب سَلْمَانُ قَالَ: لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ص الْمَدِينَةَ تَعَلَّقَ النَّاسُ بِزِمَامِ النَّاقَةِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَا قَوْمِ دَعُوا النَّاقَةَ فَهِيَ مَأْمُورَةٌ فَعَلَى بَابِ مَنْ بَرَكَتْ فَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashoub – Salman^-ra said, ‘When the Prophet^-saww arrived at Al-Medina, the people clung to the rein of the camel. The Prophet^-saww said: ‘O people! Leave the camel, for it is Commanded, for whichever door it kneels at, I^-saww will be with him.

فَأَطْلِقُوا زِمَامَهَا وَ هِيَ تَهِفُّ فِي السَّيْرِ حَتَّى دَخَلَتِ الْمَدِينَةَ فَبَرَكَتْ عَلَى بَابِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ أَفْقَرُ مِنْهُ فَانْقَطَعَتْ قُلُوبُ النَّاسِ حَسْرَةً عَلَى مُفَارَقَةِ النَّبِيِّ ص فَنَادَى أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَا أُمَّاهْ افْتَحِي الْبَابَ فَقَدْ قَدِمَ سَيِّدُ الْبَشَرِ وَ أَكْرَمُ رَبِيعَةَ وَ مُضَرَ مُحَمَّدٌ الْمُصْطَفَى وَ الرَّسُولُ الْمُجْتَبَى

They freed its reins and it was quick in its travel until it entered Al-Medina and knelt at the door of Abu Ayoub Al-Ansari, and there did not happen to be in Al-Medina poorer than him. The hearts of the people were rent asunder in anguish upon separation of the Prophet^-saww. Abu Ayoub called out, ‘O mother, open the door, for the chief of the people has arrived, and the most honourable of the (tribes of) Rabie and Muzar, Muhammad^-saww the Chosen one, and the Selected Rasool^-saww’.

فَخَرَجَتْ وَ فَتَحَتِ الْبَابَ وَ كَانَتْ عَمْيَاءَ فَقَالَتْ وَا حَسْرَتَاهْ لَيْتَ كَانَتْ لِي عَيْنٌ أَبْصُرُ بِهَا وَجْهَ سَيِّدِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مُعْجِزَةِ النَّبِيِّ ص فِي الْمَدِينَةِ أَنَّهُ وَضَعَ كَفَّهُ عَلَى وَجْهِ أُمِّ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَانْفَتَحَتْ عَيْنَاهَا

She came out and opened the door and she was blind. She said, ‘Oh the regret! If only there was an eye for me, I would see by it the face of my Master Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ So, the first miracle of the Prophet^-saww in Al-Medina was that he^-saww placed his^-saww palm upon the face of the mother of Abu Ayoub, and her eyes opened up (with vision).[74]

8- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب‏ هَاجَرَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِالْهِجْرَةِ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ ثَلَاثٍ وَ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةً وَ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ وَ صَارَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْغَارِ وَ رُوِيَ سِتَّةُ أَيَّامٍ وَ دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ مِنْ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ وَ قِيلَ الْحَادِي عَشَرَ وَ هِيَ السَّنَةُ الْأُولَى مِنَ الْهِجْرَةِ فَرَدَّ التَّارِيخَ إِلَى الْمُحَرَّمِ‏

‘Al-Manaqib of Ibn Shehr Ashoub – The Prophet^-saww emigrated to Al-Medina and instructed his^-saww companions with the emigration, and he^-saww was fifty three years old, and his^-saww emigration was on the day of Monday, and he^-saww was in the cave for three days, and it is reported, for six days, and he entered Al-Medina on the day of Monday the twelfth of Rabbi Al-Awwal, and it is said, the eleventh, and it is the first year from the emigration, and the history refers it as the sacred month.

وَ كَانَ نَزَلَ بِقُبَاءَ فِي دَارِ كُلْثُومِ بْنِ الْهِدْمِ ثُمَّ بِدَارِ خَيْثَمَةَ الْأَوْسِيِّ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَ يُقَالُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ يَوْماً إِلَى بُلُوغِ عَلِيٍّ ع وَ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ وَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَقْبِلُونَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ إِلَى قُبَاءَ وَ يَنْصَرِفُونَ فَأَسَّسَ بِقُبَاءَ مَسْجِدَهُمْ وَ خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَ نَزَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ صَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الَّذِي بِبَطْنِ الْوَادِي

And he^-saww descended at Quba in the house of Kulsoom Bin Al-Hidmi, then in the house of Khaysama Al-Aws for three days, and it is said, ‘twelve days up to the arrival of Ali^-asws and the People^-asws of the Household, and the people of Al-Medina used to come to greet him^-saww at Quba every day and leaving, and their Masjid was established at Quba, and he^-saww went out on the day of Friday and descended at Al-Medina, and he^-saww prayed Salat in the Masjid which is in the middle of the valley.

قَالَ النَّسَوِيُّ فِي تَارِيخِهِ‏ أَوَّلُ صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا فِي الْمَدِينَةِ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ عَلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَلَمَّا أَتَى لِهِجْرَتِهِ شَهْرٌ وَ أَيَّامٌ تَمَّتْ صَلَاةُ الْمُقِيمِ وَ بَعْدَ ثَمَانِيَةِ أَشْهُرٍ آخَى بَيْنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ فِيهَا شَرَّعَ الْأَذَانَ

Al-Nasawy said in his history, ‘The first Salat he^-saww prayed in Al-Medina was Salat Al-Asr, then he^-saww descended to Abu Ayoub. When three months and some days came to his^-saww emigration, the Salat of the staying was completed, and after eighteen months he^-saww established brotherhood between the Momineen, and in it was the inception of the Azaan’’.[75]

9- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ص يَسْتَقْبِلُونَهُ وَ يَنْصَرِفُونَ عِنْدَ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَدَخَلُوا يَوْماً فَقَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ص فَأَوَّلُ مَنْ رَآهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ صَرَخَ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ يَا بَنِي قَيْلَةَ هَذَا جَدُّكُمْ قَدْ جَاءَ فَنَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص عَلَى كُلْثُومِ بْنِ هِدْمٍ وَ كَانَ يَخْرُجُ فَيَجْلِسُ لِلنَّاسِ فِي بَيْتِ سَعْدِ بْنِ خَيْثَمَةَ

‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashoub – ‘It is reported that the companions of the Prophet^-saww used to come to greet him^-saww and leaving at noon. One day they came, and the Prophet^-saww arrived and the first one who saw him^-saww was a man from the Jews. When he saw him^-saww he shouted at the top of his voice, ‘O clan of Qayla! This is your grandfather who has come’. The Prophet^-saww descended at Kulsoom Bin Hidmi, and he^-saww used to go out and sit for the people in the house of Sa’ad Bin Khaysama.

وَ كَانَ قِيَامُ عَلِيٍّ ع بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ ص ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ ثُمَّ لَحِقَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَنَزَلَ مَعَهُ عَلَى كُلْثُومٍ وَ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي بَيْتِ حَبِيبِ بْنِ إِسَافٍ‏ فَأَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ص بِقُبَاءَ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ وَ الثَّلَاثَاءِ وَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ وَ الْخَمِيسِ وَ أَسَّسَ مَسْجِدَهُ وَ صَلَّى يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الَّذِي فِي بَطْنِ الْوَادِي وَادِي رانوقا [رَانُونَاءَ]- فَكَانَتْ أَوَّلَ صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ

And the stay of Ali^-asws after the Prophet^-saww was for three nights, then he^-asws caught up with Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he^-asws descended with him^-saww at Kulsoom, and Abu Bakr was in the house of Habeeb Bin Isaf. The Prophet^-saww stayed at Quba on the day of Monday, and Tuesday, and Wednesday, and Thursday, and his^-saww Masjid was established and he^-saww prayed Salat on the day of Friday in the Masjid which is in the midst of the valley, Ranuqa valley, and it was the first Salat he^-saww prayed in Al-Medina.

ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ غَسَّانُ‏ بْنُ‏ مَالِكٍ وَ عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ فِي رِجَالٍ مِنْ بَنِي سَالِمٍ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقِمْ عِنْدَنَا فِي الْعَدَدِ وَ الْعِدَّةِ وَ الْمَنَعَةِ فَقَالَ خَلُّوا سَبِيلَهَا فَإِنَّهَا مَأْمُورَةٌ يَعْنِي نَاقَتَهُ ثُمَّ تَلَقَّاهُ زِيَادُ بْنُ لَبِيدٍ وَ فَرْوَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو فِي رِجَالٍ مِنْ بَنِي بَيَاضَةَ فَقَالَ كَذَلِكَ‏ ثُمَّ اعْتَرَضَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ وَ خَارِجَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ فِي رِجَالٍ مِنْ بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ‏

Then Gasan Bin Malik and Abbas Bin Ubada came to be among men from the clan of Salim and they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Stay with us among the number and the term and the force’. He^-saww said: ‘Free its way for it is Commanded’ – meaning his^-saww camel. Then Zayd Bin Labeyd and Farwa Bin Amro came among men from the clan of Bayaza, and he^-saww said similar to that. Then Sa’ad Bin Al-Rabie and Kharja Bin Zayd and Abdullah Bin Rawaha presented to him^-saww among men from the clan of Al-Haris Bin Al-Khazraj.

فَانْطَلَقَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا وَازَتْ دَارَ بَنِي مَالِكِ بْنِ النَّجَّارِ بَرَكَتْ عَلَى بَابِ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ مِرْبَدٌ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ فَلَمَّا بَرَكَتْ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَمْ يَنْزِلْ وَ ثَبَتَ فَسَارَتْ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَاضِعٌ لَهَا زِمَامَهَا لَا يَثْنِيهَا بِهِ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ‏ إِلَى خَلْفِهَا فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَى مَبْرَكِهَا أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ فَبَرَكَتْ ثُمَّ تَجَلْجَلَتْ وَ رَزَمَتْ‏ وَ وَضَعَتْ جِرَانَهَا فَنَزَلَ عَنْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

It (camel) went until it was by the house of the clan of Mali Bin Al-Najar, it knelt at the door of the Masjid of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and on that day it was a market of two orphan boys from the clan of Najjar. When it knelt and Rasool-Allah^-saww had not descended and stabilised. It did not travel far and Rasool-Allah^-saww placed (down) its reins for it, not getting off it, then turned around to its back. It returned to its kneeling the first kneeling, then it rolled over and placed down its side, and Rasool-Allah^-saww descended from it.

وَ احْتَمَلَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ‏ رَحْلَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَ نَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص فِي بَيْتِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَ سَأَلَ عَنِ الْمِرْبَدِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ لِسَهْلٍ وَ سُهَيْلٍ يَتِيمَيْنِ لِمُعَاذِ بْنِ عَفْرَاءَ فَأَرْضَاهُمَا مُعَاذٌ وَ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ص بِبِنَاءِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَ عَمِلَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِنَفْسِهِ فَعَمِلَ فِيهِ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَ الْأَنْصَارُ وَ أَخَذَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ يَرْتَجِزُونَ وَ هُمْ يَعْمَلُونَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ‏

 

لَئِنْ قَعَدْنَا وَ النَّبِيُّ يَعْمَلُ‏		فَذَاكَ مِنَّا الْعَمَلُ الْمُضَلَّلُ‏

And Abu Ayoub carried his^-saww saddle and placed it in his house, and the Prophet^-saww descended in the house of Abu Ayoub and asked about the market. He informed him^-saww and it belongs of Sahl and Suheyl, two orphans of Muaz Bin Afra’a. Muaz presented them and the Prophet^-saww instructed with the building of the Masjid, and Rasool-Allah^-saww worked in it himself^-saww. The Emigrants, and the Helpers worked in it, and the Muslims took to holding (bricks) and they were working. One of them said (a couplet), ‘If we sit idle while the Prophet is working, then that would indeed be a misguided deed on our part’.

وَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَقُولُ لَا عَيْشَ إِلَّا عَيْشَ الْآخِرَةِ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمِ الْأَنْصَارَ وَ الْمُهَاجِرَةَ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَقُولُ‏

لَا يَسْتَوِي مَنْ يَعْمَلُ الْمَسَاجِدَا		يَدْأَبُ فِيهَا قَائِماً وَ قَاعِداً
وَ مَنْ يَرَى عَنِ الْغُبَارِ حَائِدا

 

And the Prophet^-saww was saying: ‘There is no true life except the life of the Hereafter. O Allah^-azwj, have Mercy on the Helpers and the Emigrants!’ And Ali^-asws Bin Abi Talib^-asws was saying: ‘Those who build mosques, labouring tirelessly in them, standing and sitting, are not equal to those who turn away to avoid the dust’.

ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَ مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ إِلَى مَسَاكِنِهِ الَّتِي بُنِيَتْ لَهُ وَ قِيلَ كَانَ مُدَّةُ مُقَامِهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى أَنْ بَنَى الْمَسْجِدَ وَ بُيُوتَهُ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ إِلَى صَفَرٍ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْقَابِلَةِ

Then he^-saww moved from the house of Abu Ayoub to his^-saww own dwelling which was built for him^-saww, and it is said the duration of his^-saww stay in Al-Medina up to the building of the Masjid and his^-saww house was from the month of Rabbi Al-Awwal up to Safar of the following year’’.[76]

Notes –

فَقَالَ ص‏ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي‏ أَحْمَدُهُ وَ أَسْتَعِينُهُ وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَ أَسْتَهْدِيهِ وَ أُومِنُ بِهِ وَ لَا أَكْفُرُهُ وَ أُعَادِي مَنْ يَكْفُرُهُ

He^-saww said: ‘The Praise is for Allah^-azwj Whom I^-saww praise, whose Assistance I^-saww seek, whose Forgiveness I^-saww implore, and whose Guidance I^-saww request. I^-saww believe in Him^-azwj and do not disbelieve in Him^-azwj, and I^-saww oppose whoever disbelieves in Him^-azwj.

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَرْسَلَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَ النُّورِ وَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ عَلى‏ فَتْرَةٍ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ‏ وَ قِلَّةٍ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَ ضَلَالَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَ انْقِطَاعٍ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ وَ دُنُوٍّ مِنَ السَّاعَةِ وَ قُرْبٍ مِنَ الْأَجَلِ

I^-saww testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj Alone, without any partner, and I^-saww testify that Muhammad^-saww is His^-azwj servant and His^-azwj Rasool^-saww. He^-azwj Sent him^-saww with guidance, light and admonition, during an interval in which no Messengers^-as had been Sent, when knowledge was scarce, people had gone astray, a long period had elapsed, the Hour was drawing near, and the appointed time of death was approaching.

مَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ رَشَدَ وَ مَنْ يَعْصِهِمَا فَقَدْ غَوَى وَ فَرَطَ وَ ضَلَّ ضَلالًا بَعِيداً أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ خَيْرُ مَا أَوْصَى بِهِ الْمُسْلِمُ الْمُسْلِمَ أَنْ يَحُضَّهُ‏ عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ وَ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ

Whoever obeys Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Rasool^-saww has indeed been rightly guided, and whoever disobeys them has gone astray, transgressed and wandered far into straying! I^-saww enjoin upon you the fear of Allah^-azwj for the finest advice that one Muslim can give another is to encourage him to seek the Hereafter and instruct him to fear Allah^-azwj.

فَاحْذَرُوا مَا حَذَّرَكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ‏ وَ إِنَّ تَقْوَى اللَّهِ لِمَنْ عَمِلَ بِهِ عَلَى وَجَلٍ وَ مَخَافَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِ عَوْنُ صِدْقٍ عَلَى مَا تَبْغُونَ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْآخِرَةِ

Therefore, beware of that against which Allah^-azwj has Warned you concerning Himself^-azwj. Indeed, for whoever acts with fear of Allah^-azwj, in awe and apprehension of his Lord^-azwj the fear of Allah^-azwj is a genuine aid in attaining what he seeks concerning the Hereafter.

وَ مَنْ يُصْلِحُ الَّذِي بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ فِي السِّرِّ وَ الْعَلَانِيَةِ لَا يَنْوِي بِذَلِكَ إِلَّا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ يَكُنْ لَهُ ذِكْراً فِي عَاجِلِ أَمْرِهِ وَ ذُخْراً فِيمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ حِينَ يَفْتَقِرُ الْمَرْءُ إِلَى مَا قَدَّمَ وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ سِوَى ذَلِكَ يَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَها وَ بَيْنَهُ أَمَداً بَعِيداً وَ يُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُ وَ اللَّهُ رَؤُفٌ بِالْعِبادِ

Whoever sets right his relationship with Allah^-azwj, both privately and publicly, intending nothing thereby except to seek Allah^-azwj‘s Pleasure, will gain a good reputation in his present life and a treasure for the life after death, when a person will be in desperate need of whatever he has sent ahead. As for anything other than that, will wish that between it and him there was a long duration and Allah Cautions you all Himself; and Allah is Compassionate to the servants [3:30].

وَ الَّذِي صَدَقَ قَوْلُهُ وَ نَجَزَ وَعْدُهُ لَا خُلْفَ لِذَلِكَ فَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ‏ ما يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ وَ ما أَنَا بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ

He^-azwj Whose Word is true and Whose Promise is fulfilled, will never fail in His^-azwj Promise, for He^-azwj Says: My Word will not change in My Presence, and I am not the least unjust to the servants! [50:29].

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فِي عَاجِلِ أَمْرِهِ‏ وَ آجِلِهِ فِي السِّرِّ وَ الْعَلَانِيَةِ فَإِنَّهُ‏ مَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّئاتِهِ وَ يُعْظِمْ لَهُ أَجْراً وَ مَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ‏ فَقَدْ فازَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً وَ إِنَّ تَقْوَى اللَّهِ تُوقِي مَقْتَهُ وَ تُوقِي عُقُوبَتَهُ وَ تُوقِي سَخَطَهُ وَ إِنَّ تَقْوَى اللَّهِ تُبَيِّضُ الْوُجُوهَ وَ تُرْضِي الرَّبَّ وَ تَرْفَعُ الدَّرَجَةَ

Therefore, fear Allah^-azwj in your immediate and future affairs, both privately and publicly, for That is a Command of Allah Revealed to you, and one who fears Allah, He would Remove his evil deeds from him and Magnify the Recompense for him [65:5]. Whoever fears Allah^-azwj has indeed attained a tremendous triumph. Indeed, the fear of Allah^-azwj protects a person from His^-azwj Displeasure, His^-azwj Punishment and His^-azwj Wrath. The fear of Allah^-azwj brightens faces, pleases the Lord^-azwj and elevates one’s rank.

خُذُوا بِحَظِّكُمْ وَ لَا تُفَرِّطُوا فِي جَنْبِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ عَلَّمَكُمُ اللَّهُ كِتَابَهُ وَ نَهَجَ لَكُمْ سَبِيلَهُ لِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَ يَعْلَمَ الْكَاذِبِينَ فَأَحْسِنُوا كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكُمْ وَ عَادُوا أَعْدَاءَهُ‏

Take advantage of your allotted share of goodness and do not neglect your duty towards Allah^-azwj. Allah^-azwj has Taught you His^-azwj Book and made His^-azwj path clear to you, so that He^-azwj may Distinguish those who are truthful from those who are liars. Therefore, do good just as Allah^-azwj has Done good to you, oppose His^-azwj enemies.

وَ جاهِدُوا فِي اللَّهِ‏ حَقَّ جِهادِهِ هُوَ اجْتَباكُمْ‏ وَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ‏ لِيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ وَ يَحْيى‏ مَنْ حَيَّ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ

And strive hard in (the Way of) Allah, with a striving which He is Rightful of. He Chose you all – He named you all as the Muslims [22:78] to destroy the ones to be destroyed from a clear proof and to Revive the ones to be revived from a clear proof [8:42].

وَ لَا حَوْلَ‏ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ فَأَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ‏ وَ اعْمَلُوا لِمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يُصْلِحْ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ يَكْفِهِ اللَّهُ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَقْضِي عَلَى النَّاسِ وَ لَا يَقْضُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَ يَمْلِكُ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

And there is neither Might nor Strength except with Allah^-azwj, therefore frequent from the Zikr of Allah^-azwj and work for what is after the death, for the one who reconciles what is between him and Allah^-azwj, Allah^-azwj would Suffice him and between the people, that is because Allah^-azwj Judges upon the people, and they cannot judge upon Him^-azwj, and He^-azwj has Control of the people and they cannot have control of Him^-azwj! Allah^-azwj is the Greatest, and there is neither Might nor Strength except with Allah^-azwj, the Exalted, the Mighty!’

و قال في المنتقى‏ في حوادث السنة الأولى من الهجرة إنه ص لبث في بني عمرو بن عوف بضع عشرة ليلة و أسس المسجد الذي‏ أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوى‏ فصلى فيه رسول الله ص ثم دخل المدينة ثم ذكر كيفية دخوله المدينة و صلاة الجمعة و الخطبة نحو ما تقدم‏

And he said in ‘Al Mantaqa’ regarding the events of the first year from the Hijrah, ‘He^-saww remained among the clan of Amro Bin Awf some ten nights and laid the foundation of the Masjid which was founded upon the piety [9:108]. Rasool-Allah^-saww prayed Salat in it, then entered Al-Medina’ – Then he mentioned the method of his^-saww entering Al-Medina, and the Friday Salat, and the sermon, approximate to what has preceded.

ثم قال‏ و إنه لما بنى رسول الله ص مسجده طفق ينقل معهم اللبن وَ يَقُولُ وَ هُوَ يَنْقُلُ اللَّبِنَ‏

هَذَا الْحِمَالُ لَا حِمَالُ خَيْبَرَ

هَذَا أَبَرُّ رَبِّنَا وَ أَطْهَرُ

Then he said, ‘And when Rasool-Allah^-saww was building his^-saww Masjid, he^-saww carried the bricks with them, and he^-saww was saying (a couplet) while carrying the bricks: This load, not the load of Khyber! This is more rightoues, our Lord^-azwj, and purer!’

وَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ الْأَجْرَ أَجْرُ الْآخِرَةِ فَارْحَمِ الْأَنْصَارَ وَ الْمُهَاجِرَةَ

And he^-saww said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! The Recompense is Recompense of the Hereafter, so Mercy the Helpers (Ansaar) and the Emigrants (Muhajirs)’.

روي عن أبي هريرة قال‏ جاء ذئب إلى راعي غنم فأخذ منها شاة فطلبه الراعي حتى انتزعها منه فصعد الذئب على تل فأقعى و استثفر و قال عمدت إلى رزق رزقنيه الله انتزعته مني

It is reported from Abu Hureyra (weel known fabricator) who said, ‘A wolf came to a shepherd tending his sheep and seized one of them. The shepherd pursued the wolf until he snatched the sheep away from it. The wolf then climbed onto a hill, sat back on its haunches, tucked its tail between its thighs and said, ‘You have taken away from me the provision that Allah^-azwj had Granted me!’

فقال الرجل بالله إن رأيت كاليوم ذئب يتكلم قال الذئب أعجب من هذا رجل في النخلات بين الحرتين يخبركم بما مضى و ما هو كائن عندكم

The man exclaimed, ‘By Allah^-azwj! I have never seen anything like this day, a wolf that speaks!’ The wolf replied, ‘Even more astonishing than this is a man among the palm trees between the two rocky plains, who informs you of what has passed and what is yet to come’.

و كان الرجل يهوديا فجاء إلى النبي ص فأخبره خبره و صدقه النبي ص ثم قال ص إنها أمارة من أمارات الساعة أوشك الرجل أن يخرج فلا يرجع حتى تحدثه نعلاه بما أحدث أهله بعده‏

The man was a Jew, so he went to the Prophet^-saww and informed him of what had happened. The Prophet^-saww confirmed that he had spoken the truth and then said, ‘Indeed, this is one of the Signs of the Hour. Soon a man will leave his home and, before he returns, his sandals will tell him what his family has done in his absence’.

قَالَ أَنَسٌ‏ لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمَدِينَةَ أُخْبِرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ بِقُدُومِهِ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَائِلُكَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ فَإِنْ أَخْبَرْتَنِي بِهَا آمَنْتُ بِكَ قَالَ وَ مَا هُنَّ

Anas (well known fabricator) said, ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww arrived at Al-Medina, Abdullah Bin Salam was informed of his^-saww arrival. He came to him^-saww. He said, ‘I want to ask you^-saww about such things no one can know these except a Prophet^-as! If you^-saww were to inform me with these, I will believe in you^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘And what are these?’

قَالَ سَأَلَهُ‏ عَنِ الشَّبَهِ وَ عَنْ أَوَّلِ شَيْ‏ءٍ يَأْكُلُهُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ وَ عَنْ أَوَّلِ شَيْ‏ءٍ يَحْشُرُ النَّاسَ‏

He (the narrator) said, ‘He asked him^-saww about the resemblances (between the child and the parent), and about the first thing the people of Paradise will be eating, and about the first thing gathering the people.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِنَّ جَبْرَئِيلُ آنِفاً قَالَ ذَاكَ عَدُوُّ الْيَهُودِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Jibraeel^-as informed me^-saww with these just now’. He said, ‘That is an enemy of the Jews!’

قَالَ أَمَّا الشَّبَهُ فَإِذَا سَبَقَ مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ مَاءَ الْمَرْأَةِ ذَهَبَ بِالشَّبَهِ وَ إِذَا سَبَقَ مَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ مَاءَ الرَّجُلِ ذَهَبَتْ بِالشَّبَهِ

He^-saww said: ‘As for the resemblance, when the fluid of the man precedes the fluid of the woman, it (child) goes to his resemblance, and when the fluid of the woman precedes the fluid of the man, it (child) goes with her resemblance.

وَ أَمَّا أَوَّلُ شَيْ‏ءٍ يَأْكُلُهُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ فَزَائِدُ كَبِدِ الْحُوتِ وَ أَمَّا أَوَّلُ شَيْ‏ءٍ يَحْشُرُ النَّاسَ فَنَارٌ تَجِي‏ءُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ فَتَحْشُرُهُمْ إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ

And as for the first thing the people of Paradise will be eating, it is liver of the fish (whale); and as for the first thing gathering the people, it is a fire which will come from the eastern direction. It will gather them to the west’.

فَأَمْسَكَ وَ قَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ قَوْمٌ بُهْتٌ‏ وَ إِنَّهُمْ إِنْ سَمِعُوا بِإِسْلَامِي بَهَتُونِي فَأَخْبِئْنِي عِنْدَكَ وَ ابْعَثْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَسَلْهُمْ عَنِّي

He withheld and said, ‘I testify you^-saww are a Messenger^-saww of Allah^-azwj!’ And he said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! The Jews are a slanderous people, and they, if they hear of my being a Muslim, they will slander me, so hide me with you^-saww. Send someone to summon them and ask them about me!’

فَخَبَأَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَجَاءُوا فَقَالَ أَيُّ رَجُلٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ فِيكُمْ قَالُوا هُوَ خَيْرُنَا وَ ابْنُ خَيْرِنَا وَ سَيِّدُنَا وَ ابْنُ سَيِّدِنَا وَ عَالِمُنَا وَ ابْنُ عَالِمِنَا

Rasool-Allah^-saww hid him and sent someone to summon them. They came. He^-saww said: ‘Which (kind of) man is Abdullah Bin Salam among you all?’ They said, ‘He is our best and son of our best, and our chief and son of our chief, and our scholar and son of our scholar!’

قَالَ أَ رَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَسْلَمَ أَ تُسْلِمُونَ فَقَالُوا أَعَاذَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ

He^-saww said: ‘What is your view, if he were to become a Muslim, will you become Muslims?’ They said, ‘May Allah^-azwj Refuge him from that!’

فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَلَامٍ اخْرُجْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ

He^-saww said: ‘O Abdullah Bin Salam, come out to them!’ When he emerged to them, he said, ‘I testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj, and I testify that Muhammad^-saww is a Messenger^-saww of Allah^-azwj!’

قَالُوا شَرُّنَا وَ ابْنُ شَرِّنَا وَ جَاهِلُنَا وَ ابْنُ جَاهِلِنَا فَقَالَ ابْنُ سَلَامٍ قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ قَوْمٌ بُهْتٌ

They said, ‘He is our evil one son of an evil one, and our ignorant one and son of our ignorant one!’ Ibn Salam said, ‘I did inform you^-saww, O Rasool-Allah^-saww, that the Jews are a slanderous people!’’

روي‏ أنه كان امرأة من بني النجار يقال لها فاطمة بنت النعمان لها تابع من الجن و كان يأتيها فأتاها حين هاجر النبي ص فانقض‏ على الحائط فقالت ما لك لم تأت كما كنت تأتي قال قد جاء النبي الذي يحرم الزنى و الحرام

It is reported that there was a woman from the clan of Al-Najjar called Fatima Bint Al Numan. She had a follower Jinn and he used to come to her. He came to her when the Prophet^-saww emigrated and made a sound on top of the wall. She said, ‘What is the matter with you not coming like what you have been coming to me?’ He said, ‘There has come the Prophet^-saww who has prohibited the adultery and the forbidden acts!’

و فيها مات البراء بن معرور و كان أول من تكلم ليلة العقبة حين لقي رسول الله ص السبعون من الأنصار فبايعوه و هو أحد النقباء توفي قبل قدوم رسول الله ص المدينة بشهر فلما قدم رسول الله ص انطلق بأصحابه فصلى على قبره و قال اللهم اغفر له و ارحمه و ارض عنه و قد فعلت و هو أول من مات من النقباء

And during it (year of Hijra) Al-Bara’a Bin Marour died, and he was the first one who had spoken on the night of Al-Aqaba when seventy of the Helpers had met Rasool-Allah^-saww and pledged allegiance to him^-saww, and he was one of the captains who had died a month before arrival of Rasool-Allah^-saww at Al-Medina. When Rasool-Allah^-saww arrived, he^-saww went with his^-saww companions and prayed Salat at his grave and said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! Forgive him, and Mercy him, and be Satisfied with him! And He^-azwj has Done so!’ – and he was the first captain to have died.

وَ لَمَّا مَاتَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ جَاءَتْ بَنُو النَّجَّارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالُوا قَدْ مَاتَ نَقِيبُنَا فَنَقِّبْ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنَا نَقِيبُكُمْ

And when As’ad Bin Zurara dies, the clan of Al Najjar came to Rasool-Allah^-saww. They said, ‘Our captain has died, so appoint a captain upon us!’ Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am your captain!’’

باب 8 نوادر الغزوات و جوامعها و ما جرى بعد الهجرة إلى غزوة بدر الكبرى و فيه غزوة العشيرة و بدر الأولى و النخلة

CHAPTER 8 – MISCELLANEOUS – THE MILITARY EXPEDITIONS AND ITS SUMMARY AND WHAT FLOWED AFTER THE EMIGRATION TO THE GREAT BATTLE OF BADR, AND DURING IT THE MILITARY EXPEDITION OF AL ASHEERA AND BADR THE FIRST AND AL NAKHLA

الآيات البقرة كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتالُ وَ هُوَ كُرْهٌ لَكُمْ وَ عَسى‏ أَنْ تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئاً وَ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ وَ عَسى‏ أَنْ تُحِبُّوا شَيْئاً وَ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَكُمْ وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَ أَنْتُمْ لا تَعْلَمُونَ

The Verses – (Surah) Al Baqarah: Fighting is enjoined upon you, and it is an object of dislike to you; and it may be that you dislike a thing while it is good for you, and it may be that you love a thing while it is evil for you, and Allah Knows, while you do not Know [2:216]

يَسْئَلُونَكَ عَنِ الشَّهْرِ الْحَرامِ قِتالٍ فِيهِ قُلْ قِتالٌ فِيهِ كَبِيرٌ وَ صَدٌّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ كُفْرٌ بِهِ وَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرامِ وَ إِخْراجُ أَهْلِهِ مِنْهُ أَكْبَرُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ الْفِتْنَةُ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ وَ لا يَزالُونَ يُقاتِلُونَكُمْ حَتَّى يَرُدُّوكُمْ عَنْ دِينِكُمْ إِنِ اسْتَطاعُوا الآية

They are asking you about the Sacred month, the fighting during it. Say: ‘The fighting during it is grievous, and blocking from the Way of Allah and Kufr in it and (blocking from) the Sacred Masjid, and expelling its inhabitants from it is more grievous in the Presence of Allah; and the strife is more grievous than the fighting. And they will not be ceasing fighting you until they return you from your Religion, if they can; [2:217]

الآية النساء يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ فَانْفِرُوا ثُباتٍ أَوِ انْفِرُوا جَمِيعاً

The Verses – (Surah) Al Nisaa: O you who believe! Take your precaution, then go forth in detachments or go forth altogether [4:71]

وَ إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ لَمَنْ لَيُبَطِّئَنَّ فَإِنْ أَصابَتْكُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قالَ قَدْ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ إِذْ لَمْ أَكُنْ مَعَهُمْ شَهِيداً

And surely among you is one who would rather stay back! So if a misfortune befalls you he would say: ‘Allah Favoured upon me when I did not happen to be present with them’ [4:72]

وَ لَئِنْ أَصابَكُمْ فَضْلٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ لَيَقُولَنَّ كَأَنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَ بَيْنَهُ مَوَدَّةٌ يا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ فَأَفُوزَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً

And if Grace from Allah comes to you, he would be speaking out as if there had not been any cordiality between you and him: ‘I wish I had been with them, then I would have been successful with a great success’ [4:73] 

فَلْيُقاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ الْحَياةَ الدُّنْيا بِالْآخِرَةِ وَ مَنْ يُقاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْراً عَظِيماً

So let them fight in the Way of Allah, those who are selling the life of the world for the Hereafter; and the one who fights in the Way of Allah, whether he is killed or overcomes, We will soon be Granting him a great Recompense [4:74]

وَ ما لَكُمْ لا تُقاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجالِ وَ النِّساءِ وَ الْوِلْدانِ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنا أَخْرِجْنا مِنْ هذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُها وَ اجْعَلْ لَنا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا وَ اجْعَلْ لَنا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ نَصِيراً

And what is the matter with you not fighting in the Way of Allah? And the weak ones from the men and the women, and the children are saying, ‘Our Lord! Exit us from this town whose inhabitants are oppressors, and Make for us to be a Guardian from You, and Make for us to be a persistent helper [4:75]

الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُقاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُقاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ الطَّاغُوتِ فَقاتِلُوا أَوْلِياءَ الشَّيْطانِ إِنَّ كَيْدَ الشَّيْطانِ كانَ ضَعِيفاً

Those who believe are fighting in the Way of Allah, and those who are disbelieving are fighting in the way of the tyrant. Therefore fight the friends of the Satan, surely the strategy of the Satan would always be weak [4:76]

و قال تعالى‏ فَما لَكُمْ فِي الْمُنافِقِينَ فِئَتَيْنِ وَ اللَّهُ أَرْكَسَهُمْ بِما كَسَبُوا أَ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَهْدُوا مَنْ أَضَلَّ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُ سَبِيلًا

And the exalted Said: So what is the matter with you being (divided into) two groups regarding the hypocrites, and Allah Returned them (to Kufr) due to what they earned? Are you intending to guide the one whom Allah has Let to stray? And the one Allah Lets to stray, so you will never find a way being there for him [4:88]

وَدُّوا لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ كَما كَفَرُوا فَتَكُونُونَ سَواءً فَلا تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْهُمْ أَوْلِياءَ حَتَّى يُهاجِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَخُذُوهُمْ وَ اقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ وَ لا تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْهُمْ وَلِيًّا وَ لا نَصِيراً

They would love it if you were to disbelieve just as they are disbelieving, so you would be the same; therefore do not take friends from them until they emigrate in the Way of Allah. But if they turn back, seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and neither take a friend from them nor a helper [4:89]

إِلَّا الَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ إِلى‏ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَ بَيْنَهُمْ مِيثاقٌ أَوْ جاؤُكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُهُمْ أَنْ يُقاتِلُوكُمْ أَوْ يُقاتِلُوا قَوْمَهُمْ وَ لَوْ شاءَ اللَّهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقاتَلُوكُمْ فَإِنِ اعْتَزَلُوكُمْ فَلَمْ يُقاتِلُوكُمْ وَ أَلْقَوْا إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَمَ فَما جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلًا

Except those who are arriving to a group who, between you and them is a covenant, or they are coming to you with regret in their hearts that they (either have to) fight you or fight their people; and if Allah had so Desired, He would have Caused them to overcome upon you, and they would have fought you. But if they isolate from you and do not fight you, and cast the peace towards you, then Allah has not Made for you a way against them [4:90]

سَتَجِدُونَ آخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَ يَأْمَنُوا قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّما رُدُّوا إِلَى الْفِتْنَةِ أُرْكِسُوا فِيها فَإِنْ لَمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَ يُلْقُوا إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَمَ وَ يَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَ اقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَ أُولئِكُمْ‏ جَعَلْنا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطاناً مُبِيناً

You will be finding others wanting to be safe from you and be safe from their people. Every time they return to the strife, they go back into it. So if they do not hold back from you and cast the peace towards you, and they restrain their hands, seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and they, against them for you is a clear Authorisation [4:91]

و قال سبحانه‏ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا وَ لا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقى‏ إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِناً تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ الْحَياةِ الدُّنْيا فَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَغانِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ كَذلِكَ كُنْتُمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَبَيَّنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ كانَ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيراً

And the Glorious Said: O you who believe! When you strike (swords) in the Way of Allah, distinguish, and do not be saying for the one who casts the peace towards you, ‘He isn’t a Momin’. Are you seeking the life of the world? But, in the Presence of Allah are abundant gains. Like that is how you used to be before, then Allah Favoured upon you. Therefore distinguish (first). Allah would always be Informed of what you are doing [4:94]

و قال سبحانه‏ وَ إِذا كُنْتَ فِيهِمْ فَأَقَمْتَ لَهُمُ الصَّلاةَ فَلْتَقُمْ طائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَكَ وَ لْيَأْخُذُوا أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَإِذا سَجَدُوا فَلْيَكُونُوا مِنْ وَرائِكُمْ وَ لْتَأْتِ طائِفَةٌ أُخْرى‏ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا فَلْيُصَلُّوا مَعَكَ وَ لْيَأْخُذُوا حِذْرَهُمْ وَ أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ وَدَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ تَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ أَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَ أَمْتِعَتِكُمْ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَيْلَةً واحِدَةً وَ لا جُناحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنْ كانَ بِكُمْ أَذىً مِنْ مَطَرٍ أَوْ كُنْتُمْ مَرْضى‏ أَنْ تَضَعُوا أَسْلِحَتَكُمْ وَ خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْكافِرِينَ عَذاباً مُهِيناً

And when you (O Rasool) are among them, so establish the Salat for them, and let a group of them stand with you, and let them take their weapons. So when they have performed Sajda, let them happen to be behind you, and let another group come, who have not prayed yet, so let them pray Salat with you, and let them take their precaution and their weapons. Those who are committing Kufr would love it if you were neglectful from your weapons and your belongings so they could attack upon you with a united attack. And there is no blame upon you if there was harm with you from rain or if you were sick, that you place down your weapons, and take your precautions; Surely Allah has Prepared for the Kafirs a humiliating Punishment [4:102]

فَإِذا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلاةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ قِياماً وَ قُعُوداً وَ عَلى‏ جُنُوبِكُمْ فَإِذَا اطْمَأْنَنْتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ كانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتاباً مَوْقُوتاً

So when you have fulfilled the Salat, then mention Allah standing and sitting, and upon your sides. But when you are secure, then establish the Salat. Surely the Salat was always a timed Ordinance for the Momineen [4:103]

وَ لا تَهِنُوا فِي ابْتِغاءِ الْقَوْمِ إِنْ تَكُونُوا تَأْلَمُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْلَمُونَ كَما تَأْلَمُونَ وَ تَرْجُونَ مِنَ اللَّهِ ما لا يَرْجُونَ وَ كانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً

So when you have fulfilled the Salat, then mention Allah standing and sitting, and upon your sides. But when you are secure, then establish the Salat. Surely the Salat was always a timed Ordinance for the Momineen [4:103]

المائدة يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تُحِلُّوا شَعائِرَ اللَّهِ وَ لَا الشَّهْرَ الْحَرامَ وَ لَا الْهَدْيَ وَ لَا الْقَلائِدَ وَ لَا آمِّينَ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرامَ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَ رِضْواناً وَ إِذا حَلَلْتُمْ فَاصْطادُوا وَ لا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ أَنْ صَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرامِ أَنْ تَعْتَدُوا وَ تَعاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَ التَّقْوى‏ وَ لا تَعاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَ الْعُدْوانِ وَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقابِ‏

(Surah) Al Maidah: O you who believe! Do not violate the rituals of Allah nor the Sacred Month, nor the offerings, nor the sacrificial animals, nor ones resorting to the Sacred House seeking the Grace from their Lord and Pleasure; and when you are free (from the Ihram), then (you can) hunt, and do not let not hatred of a people – due to their hindering you from the Sacred Masjid – make you exceed the limits; and assist each other upon the righteousness and the piety; and do not assist each other upon the sin and the aggression, and fear Allah; surely Allah is severe of the Punishment  [5:2]

و قال تعالى‏ وَ لا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلى‏ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا اعْدِلُوا هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوى‏

And the Exalted Said: O you who believe! Be firm witnesses of Allah with fairness, and do not let hatred of a people make you unjust; and be just, it is closer to the piety, [5:8]

و قال تعالى‏ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ هَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَنْ يَبْسُطُوا إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنْكُمْ وَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ‏

O you who believe! Recall the Favours of Allah upon you when a people resolved to extend their hands towards you, but He Restrained their hands from you; and fear Allah; and let the Momineen be reliant upon Allah [5:11]

و قال تعالى‏ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَ النَّصارى‏ أَوْلِياءَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِياءُ بَعْضٍ وَ مَنْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ

O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians as friends; they are friends of each other; and the one from you who befriends them, so he is from them; Allah does not Guide the unjust people [5:51]

فَتَرَى الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ يُسارِعُونَ فِيهِمْ يَقُولُونَ نَخْشى‏ أَنْ تُصِيبَنا دائِرَةٌ فَعَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِالْفَتْحِ أَوْ أَمْرٍ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَيُصْبِحُوا عَلى‏ ما أَسَرُّوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ نادِمِينَ

So you will see those in whose hearts is a disease hastening among them saying, ‘We fear that a calamity would befall us’. But perhaps Allah would either Come with the victory or a Command from Him, so they would become regretful upon what they are hastening regarding themselves [5:52]

وَ يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَ هؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ أَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمانِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ لَمَعَكُمْ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمالُهُمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا خاسِرِينَ‏

And those who believe are saying, ‘Are they those who are swearing by Allah with the most forceful of their oaths that they are with you?’ Their deeds would be Confiscated and they would become losers [5:53]

الأنفال‏ وَ قاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَ يَكُونَ الدِّينُ كُلُّهُ لِلَّهِ فَإِنِ انْتَهَوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِما يَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

(Surah) Al Anfal: And fight them until Fitna (strife) does not happen and the Religion, all of it happens to be for Allah. So if they desist, then Allah Sees what they are doing [8:39]

و قال تعالى‏ وَ لا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَبَقُوا إِنَّهُمْ لا يُعْجِزُونَ

And the Exalted Said: And they should not reckon, those who are committing Kufr, that they can outstrip. They cannot frustrate (you) [8:59]

وَ أَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَ مِنْ رِباطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَ عَدُوَّكُمْ وَ آخَرِينَ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ لا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ وَ ما تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَ أَنْتُمْ لا تُظْلَمُونَ

And prepare for them whatever force you are able to and from the equipped cavalry horses, frightening by it the enemies of Allah and your enemies, and others from besides them you are not knowing of, but Allah Knows them. And whatever you spend from anything in the Way of Allah, it would be Fulfilled to you and you would not be wronged [8:60]

وَ إِنْ جَنَحُوا لِلسَّلْمِ فَاجْنَحْ لَها وَ تَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

And if they incline towards peace, then incline to it and rely upon Allah; surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing [8:61]

وَ إِنْ يُرِيدُوا أَنْ يَخْدَعُوكَ فَإِنَّ حَسْبَكَ اللَّهُ هُوَ الَّذِي أَيَّدَكَ بِنَصْرِهِ وَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ

And if they intend to deceive you – then surely Allah is Sufficient for you; He is the One Who Assisted you with His Help and with the Momineen [8:62]

وَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ لَوْ أَنْفَقْتَ ما فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً ما أَلَّفْتَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَ لكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِنَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

And He United their hearts. Had you spent all of what is in the earth in its entirety, you could not have united their hearts, but Allah United them. He is Mighty, Wise [8:63]

يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ حَسْبُكَ اللَّهُ وَ مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

O you Prophet! Allah is sufficient for you and the one who follows you from the Momineen [8:64]

يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ حَرِّضِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى الْقِتالِ إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ عِشْرُونَ صابِرُونَ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِ وَ إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا أَلْفاً مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لا يَفْقَهُونَ

O you Prophet! Urge the Momineen upon the fighting. If there happen to be twenty patient ones from you, they would overcome two hundred, and if there happen to be two hundred of you, they would overcome a thousand from those who commit Kufr because they are a people not understanding [8:65]

الْآنَ خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْكُمْ وَ عَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ ضَعْفاً فَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ صابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِ وَ إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ أَلْفٌ يَغْلِبُوا أَلْفَيْنِ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ‏

For now, Allah has Lightened from you and Knows that among you there are weak ones. So if there happen to be one hundred patient ones form you, they would overcome two hundred, and if there happen to be a thousand from you, they would overcome two thousand by the Permission of Allah, and Allah is with the patient ones [8:66]

التوبة يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَتَّخِذُوا آباءَكُمْ وَ إِخْوانَكُمْ أَوْلِياءَ إِنِ اسْتَحَبُّوا الْكُفْرَ عَلَى الْإِيمانِ وَ مَنْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ مِنْكُمْ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

(Surah) Al Twaba: O you who believe! Do not take your fathers and your brothers as friends if they love the Kufr over the Eman, and the ones from you who befriend them, so these, they are the unjust ones [9:23]

قُلْ إِنْ كانَ آباؤُكُمْ وَ أَبْناؤُكُمْ وَ إِخْوانُكُمْ وَ أَزْواجُكُمْ وَ عَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَ أَمْوالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوها وَ تِجارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسادَها وَ مَساكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَها أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ جِهادٍ فِي سَبِيلِهِ فَتَرَبَّصُوا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ وَ اللَّهُ لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفاسِقِينَ

Say: ‘If it was your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your clan, and your acquired wealth, and the slowdown in trade you fear, and the dwellings you are pleased with are more beloved to you than Allah and His Rasool and the Jihad in the Way of Allah, then wait until Allah Comes with his Command; and Allah does not Guide the mischief making people’ [9:24]

لَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي مَواطِنَ كَثِيرَةٍ

Allah has Helped you in many places, [9:25]

و قال تعالى‏ وَ قاتِلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَافَّةً كَما يُقاتِلُونَكُمْ كَافَّةً

And the Exalted Said: ‘and fight the Polytheists altogether just as they are fighting you altogether; [9:36]

و قال سبحانه‏ يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَ الْمُنافِقِينَ وَ اغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ مَأْواهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَ بِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ

And the Glorious Said: O you Prophet! Fight the Kafirs and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them; and their abode is Hell, and evil is the destination [9:73]

و قال تعالى‏ وَ ما كانَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لِيَنْفِرُوا كَافَّةً فَلَوْ لا نَفَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ فِرْقَةٍ مِنْهُمْ طائِفَةٌ لِيَتَفَقَّهُوا فِي الدِّينِ وَ لِيُنْذِرُوا قَوْمَهُمْ إِذا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَحْذَرُونَ

And the Exalted Said: And it was not for the Momineen to go forth altogether, so why don’t a group of them from every sect from them go forth to obtain understanding in the Religion and let them warn their people when they return to them, perhaps they would be cautious [9:122]

يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ يَلُونَكُمْ مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ وَ لْيَجِدُوا فِيكُمْ غِلْظَةً وَ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ‏

O you who believe! Fight those of the Kafirs who are near to you and let them find harshness in you all, and know that Allah is with the pious [9:123]

الحج‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍ كَفُورٍ

(Surah) Al Hajj: Surely Allah will Defend those who believe. Surely Allah does not Love all treacherous Kafirs [22:38]

أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلى‏ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ

There is Permission (to fight) for those who are fought against because they are oppressed, and surely Allah is Able upon Helping them [22:39]

الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ وَ لَوْ لا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَهُدِّمَتْ صَوامِعُ وَ بِيَعٌ وَ صَلَواتٌ وَ مَساجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا اسْمُ اللَّهِ كَثِيراً وَ لَيَنْصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ

Those who are expelled from their homes without right only because they are saying, ‘Our Lord is Allah’. And if Allah does not Repel the people, some of them by the others, the Monasteries and Churches, and Synagogues and Masjid would have been demolished, wherein the Name of Allah is mentioned a lot. And Allah will Help the one who Helps him, surely Allah is Strong, Mighty [22:40]

محمد وَ يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَوْ لا نُزِّلَتْ سُورَةٌ فَإِذا أُنْزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ مُحْكَمَةٌ وَ ذُكِرَ فِيهَا الْقِتالُ رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ الْمَغْشِيِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ فَأَوْلى‏ لَهُمْ

And those who believe are saying: ‘If only a Chapter would be Revealed!’ But when a Decisive Chapter is Revealed, and fighting is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is a disease looking at you with the look of one fainting from the death. Woe unto them! [47:20]

طاعَةٌ وَ قَوْلٌ مَعْرُوفٌ فَإِذا عَزَمَ الْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا اللَّهَ لَكانَ خَيْراً لَهُمْ

Obedience and a gentle word (is better), so when the matter is determined, had they ratified Allah it would have been better for them [47:21] 

فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِنْ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَنْ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ تُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحامَكُمْ‏

So if perhaps you were to be rulers, you would make mischief in the land and cut off your relationships [47:22]

إلى قوله تعالى‏ فَلا تَهِنُوا وَ تَدْعُوا إِلَى السَّلْمِ وَ أَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ وَ اللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَ لَنْ يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمالَكُمْ‏

Up to the Words of the Exalted: So do not slacken and call to the peace while you are on top, and Allah is with you and will never Deprive you for your deeds [47:35] 

الفتح‏ هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِيَزْدادُوا إِيماناً مَعَ إِيمانِهِمْ وَ لِلَّهِ جُنُودُ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ كانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً

(Surah) Al Fat’h: He is the One Who Sent down the tranquillity into the hearts of the Momineen in order to increase Eman along with their Eman, and for Allah are the armies of the skies and the earth, and Allah was always Knowing, Wise [48:4]

لِيُدْخِلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِناتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهارُ خالِدِينَ فِيها وَ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئاتِهِمْ وَ كانَ ذلِكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً

For Him to Enter the Momineen and the Mominaat into the Gardens, the rivers flowing from beneath these, abiding eternally therein, and He would Expiate their evil deeds from them, and that would be the Mighty success in the Presence of Allah [48:5]

وَ يُعَذِّبَ الْمُنافِقِينَ وَ الْمُنافِقاتِ وَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَ الْمُشْرِكاتِ الظَّانِّينَ بِاللَّهِ ظَنَّ السَّوْءِ عَلَيْهِمْ دائِرَةُ السَّوْءِ وَ غَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لَعَنَهُمْ وَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَهَنَّمَ وَ ساءَتْ مَصِيراً

And He would Punish the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women, and the Polytheistic men and the Polytheistic women, the thinkers of evil thoughts with Allah. Upon them is the evil field of thought, and Allah is Wrathful upon them and Curses them and has Prepared Hell for them, and (it is) an evil destination [48:6] 

وَ لِلَّهِ جُنُودُ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ كانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزاً حَكِيماً

And for Allah are armies of the skies and the earth, and Allah was always Mighty, Wise [48:7]

إلى قوله تعالى‏ قُلْ لِلْمُخَلَّفِينَ مِنَ الْأَعْرابِ سَتُدْعَوْنَ إِلى‏ قَوْمٍ أُولِي بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ تُقاتِلُونَهُمْ أَوْ يُسْلِمُونَ فَإِنْ تُطِيعُوا يُؤْتِكُمُ اللَّهُ أَجْراً حَسَناً وَ إِنْ تَتَوَلَّوْا كَما تَوَلَّيْتُمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذاباً أَلِيماً

Up to the Words of the Exalted: Say to those from the Bedouins who stayed behind, ‘You will be called to (fight) a people of extreme violence, to fight them or they submit. So if you obey, Allah would Give you an excellent Recompense, and if you turn back just as you had turned back beforehand, He would Punish you with a painful Punishment [48:16] 

إلى قوله سبحانه‏ فَأَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ أَثابَهُمْ فَتْحاً قَرِيباً

Up to the Words of the Glorious: so He Sent down the tranquillity upon them and Rewarded them with a near victory [48:18]

وَ مَغانِمَ كَثِيرَةً يَأْخُذُونَها وَ كانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزاً حَكِيماً

And they would be taking many spoils of war, and Allah was always Mighty, Wise [48:19] 

وَعَدَكُمُ اللَّهُ مَغانِمَ كَثِيرَةً تَأْخُذُونَها فَعَجَّلَ لَكُمْ هذِهِ وَ كَفَّ أَيْدِيَ النَّاسِ عَنْكُمْ وَ لِتَكُونَ آيَةً لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ يَهْدِيَكُمْ صِراطاً مُسْتَقِيماً

Allah Promises you many spoils of war you would be taking, and He Hastened this one for you and Restrained the hands of the people from you, and for it to be a Sign for the Momineen and (for) Him to Guide you to a Straight Path [48:20]

وَ أُخْرى‏ لَمْ تَقْدِرُوا عَلَيْها قَدْ أَحاطَ اللَّهُ بِها وَ كانَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيراً

And others you were not able upon, Allah had Encompassed these, and Allah would always be Able upon all things [48:21]

وَ لَوْ قاتَلَكُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوَلَّوُا الْأَدْبارَ ثُمَّ لا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّا وَ لا نَصِيراً

And if those who commit Kufr were to fight you, they would turn their backs, then they will neither find a guardian nor a helper [48:22]

سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَ لَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا

(This) is a Sunnah of Allah which has passed from before, and you will never find any changes in the Sunnah of Allah [48:23]

الحجرات‏ إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْتابُوا وَ جاهَدُوا بِأَمْوالِهِمْ وَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أُولئِكَ هُمُ الصَّادِقُونَ‏

(Surah) Al Hujuraat: But rather, the Momineen are those who believe in Allah and His Rasool, then they do not doubt, and they strive with their wealth and their selves in the Way of Allah. Those, they are the truthful [49:15]

الحديد لا يَسْتَوِي مِنْكُمْ مَنْ أَنْفَقَ مِنْ قَبْلِ الْفَتْحِ وَ قاتَلَ أُولئِكَ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَنْفَقُوا مِنْ بَعْدُ وَ قاتَلُوا وَ كُلًّا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْحُسْنى‏ وَ اللَّهُ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ

(Surah) Al Hadeed: They are not the same – the ones from you who spent from before the conquest (of Makkah) and fought, are of a greater level than those who are spending from after (the conquest) and fighting. And to each (of them) Allah has Promised the good, and Allah is Informed with what you are doing [57:10]

الحشر وَ ما أَفاءَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَما أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَ لا رِكابٍ وَ لكِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسَلِّطُ رُسُلَهُ عَلى‏ مَنْ يَشاءُ وَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ

(Surah) Al Hashr: And whatever Allah Awarded unto His Rasool from them, so (it is) what you (Muslims) did not make an expedition upon it, neither by horses nor camels, but Allah Empowers His Rasool upon ones He so desires to, and Allah is Able upon all things [59:6] 

ما أَفاءَ اللَّهُ‏ عَلى‏ رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرى‏ فَلِلَّهِ وَ لِلرَّسُولِ وَ لِذِي الْقُرْبى‏ وَ الْيَتامى‏ وَ الْمَساكِينِ وَ ابْنِ السَّبِيلِ كَيْ لا يَكُونَ دُولَةً بَيْنَ الْأَغْنِياءِ مِنْكُمْ وَ ما آتاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَ ما نَهاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا وَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقابِ

Whatever Allah Bestows upon His Rasool from the people of the towns, so it is for Allah and His Rasool, and for the near of kin, and the orphans, and the poor, and the travellers, so that it would not happen to be circulated between the rich ones from you. And whatever the Rasool gives you, so take it, and whatever he forbids you from, then refrain; and fear Allah, surely Allah is severe of the Punishment [59:7]

لِلْفُقَراءِ الْمُهاجِرِينَ الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيارِهِمْ وَ أَمْوالِهِمْ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ رِضْواناً وَ يَنْصُرُونَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ أُولئِكَ هُمُ الصَّادِقُونَ‏

(It is) for the poor (from the) emigrants, those who went out from their homes and their wealth seeking Grace from Allah and Pleasure, and they are helping Allah and His Rasool. Those, they are the truthful [59:8] 

الصف‏ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلى‏ تِجارَةٍ تُنْجِيكُمْ مِنْ عَذابٍ أَلِيمٍ

(Surah) Al Saff: O you those who believe! Shall I point you upon a trade rescuing you from a painful Punishment? [61:10]

تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ تُجاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوالِكُمْ وَ أَنْفُسِكُمْ ذلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

You should believe in Allah and His Rasool, and struggle in the Way of Allah with your wealth and your selves. That is better for you if only you knew [61:11]

يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَ يُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهارُ وَ مَساكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِي جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ ذلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

He will Forgive your sins for you and Enter you into Gardens beneath which the rivers flow, and goodly dwellings in the Gardens of perpetuity. That is the mighty success [61:12] 

وَ أُخْرى‏ تُحِبُّونَها نَصْرٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ فَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ وَ بَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

And another thing you love – Help from Allah and a near victory. And give glad tidings to the Momineen [61:13]

يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا أَنْصارَ اللَّهِ كَما قالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوارِيِّينَ مَنْ أَنْصارِي إِلَى اللَّهِ قالَ الْحَوارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنْصارُ اللَّهِ فَآمَنَتْ طائِفَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ وَ كَفَرَتْ طائِفَةٌ فَأَيَّدْنَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلى‏ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا ظاهِرِينَ‏

O you those who believe! Become helpers of Allah, just as Isa Ibn Maryam said to the disciples: ‘Who are my helpers to Allah?’ The disciples said, ‘We are helpers of Allah!’ Then a party from the Children of Israel believed, and a party committed Kufr, so We Aided those who believed against their enemies, and they became prevalent [61:14]

التحريم‏ يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَ الْمُنافِقِينَ وَ اغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ مَأْواهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَ بِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ

(Surah) Al Tahreem: O you, the Prophet! Do Jihad against the Kafirs and the hypocrites and be harsh against them, and their abode is Hell, and (it is) the evil destination [66:9].

Note –

عن أبي جعفر ع أنه قال‏ المراد بقوله‏ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَ بَيْنَهُمْ مِيثاقٌ‏ هو هلال بن عويم السلمي‏ واثق عن قومه رسول الله ص و قال في موادعته على أن لا تحيف يا محمد من أتانا و لا نحيف من أتاك‏ فنهى الله سبحانه أن يعرض لأحد عهد إليهم

From Abu Ja’far^-asws, he^-asws said: ‘The Intent of His^-azwj Words: a group who, between you and them is a covenant [4:90] is Hilal Bin Uweym Al Salmy who concluded an agreement with Rasool-Allah^-saww on behalf of his people, and he said in his farewell, ‘Indeed, O Muhammad^-saww! You will not wrong anyone who comes to us, nor will we wrong anyone who comes to you^-saww’. Allah^-azwj the Glorious Prohibited aggression to anyone having a pact with them’.

و قيل‏ نزلت في محلم بن خثامة الليثي و كان بعثه النبي ص في سرية فلقيه عامر بن الأضبط الأشجعي فحياه بتحية الإسلام و كان بينهما أَخِيَّةٌ فرماه بسهم فقتله فلما جاء إلى النبي ص جلس بين يديه و سأله أن يستغفر له فقال ص لا غفر الله لك

And it is said, ‘It is also said that this Verse was revealed concerning Muhallam Bin Jassamah Al Laysi, whom the Prophet^-saww had sent on a military expedition. He encountered Amir Bin Al Adbat Al Ashja’i, who greeted him with the Islamic greeting of peace. There was an existing bond of protection between them, yet Muhallam shot him with an arrow and killed him. When Muhallam returned to the Prophet^-saww, he sat before him^-saww and asked him^-saww to seek the Forvieness of Allah^-azwj on his behalf. The Prophet^-saww replied, ‘May Allah^-azwj not forgive you!’

فانصرف باكيا فما مضت عليه سبعة أيام حتى هلك و دفن فلفظته الأرض فقال ص لما أخبر به إن الأرض تقبل من هو شر من محلم صاحبكم و لكن الله أراد أن يعظم من حرمتكم ثم طرحوه بين صدفي‏ الجبل و ألقوا عليه الحجارة

Muhallam departed weeping, and within seven days he died and was buried. However, the earth cast his body out of the grave. When the Prophet^-saww was informed of this, he said, ‘Indeed, the earth accepts people who are worse than your companion Muhallam, but Allah^-azwj Wished to impress upon you the greatness of your sanctity!’ They then placed his body between two sides of a mountain and covered it with stones’.

و قَالَ الطَّبْرِسِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْبَاقِرُ ع: نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِي رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي رَبِيعَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحُطَمُ

And Al Tabarsee said, ‘Abu Ja’far Al Baqir^-asws said: ‘This Verse: (and do not assist each other upon the sin and the aggression, and fear Allah [5:2]) was Revealed regarding a man from the clan of Rabie call Hutam’.

و قال السدي‏ أقبل الحطم بن هند البكري حتى أتى رسول الله ص وحده و خلف خيله خارج المدينة فقال إلى ما تدعو و قد كان النبي ص قال لأصحابه يدخل عليكم اليوم رجل من بني ربيعة يتكلم بلسان شيطان

Al Suddi said, ‘Al Hutam Bin Hind Al Bakri approached Rasool-Allah^-saww alone, leaving his horsemen outside Medina. He asked, ‘What is it that you^-saww are calling people towards?’ The Prophet^-saww had already told his^-saww companions, ‘Today, a man from clan of Rabi’ah will come to you, speaking with the tongue of Satan^-la!’

فلما أجابه النبي ص قال أنظرني لعلي أسلم و لي من أشاوره فخرج من عنده فقال رسول الله ص لقد دخل بوجه كافر و خرج بعقب غادر فمر بسرح من سروح المدينة فساقه و انطلق به

When the Prophet^-saww answered his question, the man said, ‘Give me some time, for perhaps I may embrace Islam, but I have people whom I must consult.’ He then departed. Rasool-Allah^-saww said, ‘He entered with the face of a disbeliever and departed with the conduct of a treacherous man.’ As he passed by one of the grazing herds belonging to the people of Medina, he drove it away and took it with him.

و هو يرتجز و يقول‏

تدلفها الليل بسواق حطم.		ليس براعي إبل و لا غنم.
و لا بجزار على ظهر وضم.		باتوا نياما و ابن هند لم ينم.
بات يقاسيها غلام كالزلم.		خدلج الساقين ممسوح القدم.

And he was chanting the following verses as he drove the animals away, ‘Through the night, Al Hutam drives them onward, urging them along. He is neither a shepherd of camels nor a keeper of sheep, nor a butcher standing over his slaughtering block. They spent the night asleep, but the son of Hind did not sleep. All night, a young man, slender and straight as an arrow shaft, with well-formed legs and smooth feet, struggled to drive them onward’.

ثم أقبل من عام قابل حاجا قد قلد هديا فأراد رسول الله ص أن يبعث إليه فنزلت هذه الآية وَ لَا آمِّينَ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرامَ‏

 Then, in the following year, he returned intending to perform the Hajj, bringing sacrificial animals adorned with garlands. Rasool-Allah^-saww intended to send men after him, but the following Verse was Revealed: nor ones resorting to the Sacred House [5:2].

قال الطبرسي رحمه الله‏ اختلف في سبب نزوله و إن كان حكمه عاما لجميع المؤمنين فقال عطية بن سعد العوفي و الزهري لما انهزم أهل بدر قال المسلمون لأوليائهم من اليهود آمنوا قبل أن يصيبكم الله بيوم مثل يوم بدر فقال مالك بن ضيف أعزكم‏ إن أصبتم رهطا من قريش لا علم لهم بالقتال أما لو أردنا أن نستجمع عليكم‏ لم يكن لكم يدان بقتالنا

Al Tabarsee said: “There are differing accounts concerning the occasion of the Revelation of this Verse, although its ruling applies generally to all believers. Atiyyah Bin Sa’d Al Awfi and Al Zuhri said, ‘When the people of Badr were defeated, the Muslims said to their Jewish allies, ‘Embrace Islam before Allah^-azwj Afflicts you with a day like the Day of Badr!’ Malik Bin Dayf replied, ‘Has your victory over a group of Qureysh who had no knowledge of warfare made you arrogant? If we were to gather our forces against you, you would have no ability to fight us!’

فجاء عبادة بن الصامت الخزرجي إلى رسول الله ص فقال يا رسول الله إن لي أولياء من اليهود كثير عددهم قوية أنفسهم شديدة شوكتهم و إني أبرأ إلى الله و رسوله من ولايتهم و لا مولى‏ إلا الله و رسوله

Ubadah Bin Al Samit Al Khazraji then came to Rasool-Allah^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! I have many Jewish allies. They are numerous, confident in themselves and possess considerable military strength. I hereby renounce before Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Messenger my allegiance to them, and I have no protector except Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Messenger^-saww!’

فقال عبد الله بن أبي لكني لا أبرأ من ولاية اليهود لأني أخاف الدوائر و لا بد لي منهم

Abdullah Bin Ubayy said, ‘As for me, I will not renounce my alliance with the Jews, because I fear the changing fortunes of war, and I cannot dispense with them!’

فقال رسول الله ص يا أبا الجناب‏ ما نفست به من ولاية اليهود على عبادة بن‏ الصامت فهو لك دونه فقال إذا أقبل فأنزل الله الآية

Rasool-Allah^-saww then said, ‘O Abu Al Hubab, the alliance with the Jews that you have desired for yourself instead of Ubadah Bin Al Samit is yours rather than his.’ He replied, ‘In that case, I accept it.’ Allah^-azwj then Revealed the Verse’. (O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians as friends; they are friends of each other; and the one from you who befriends them, so he is from them; Allah does not Guide the unjust people [5:51])

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ أَنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِي حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ حَيْثُ كَتَبَ إِلَى قُرَيْشٍ يُخْبِرُهُمْ بِخَبَرِ النَّبِيِّ ص لَمَّا أَرَادَ فَتْحَ مَكَّةَ

And it is reported from Abu Ja’far^-asws and Abu Abdulla^-asws: ‘It was Revealed regarding Hatib Bin Abu Yalta’a whereby he had written to Qureyn with the information of the Prophet^-saww when he^-saww intended the conquest of Makkah’.

وَرَدَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِينَ ع‏ أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ ثَمَانِينَ مَوْطِناً

It has been referred from Al-Sadiqyen (5^th & 6^th Imam^-asws), they said: ‘These were eighty places’. (regarding: Allah has Helped you in many places [9:25])

وَ رُوِيَ فِي قِرَاءَةِ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ ع‏ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ بِالْمُنَافِقِينَ قَالُوا لِأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص لَمْ يَكُنْ يُقَاتِلُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَتَأَلَّفُهُمْ وَ لِأَنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَا يُظْهِرُونَ الْكُفْرَ وَ عِلْمُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِكُفْرِهِمْ لَا يُبِيحُ قَتْلَهُمْ إِذَا كَانُوا يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِيمَانَ

And in the recitation of People^-asws of the Household: O you, the Prophet! Do Jihad against the Kafirs along with the hypocrites [66:9]. They said, ‘Because the Prophet^-saww did not battle the hypocrites, and rather he^-saww used to win their hearts, and because the hypocrites were not manifesting the Kufr, and Allah^-azwj the Exalted Knew of their Kufr. He^-azwj did not Legalise battling them when they were manifesting the Eman’.

و قال في قوله تعالى‏ جاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَ الْمُنافِقِينَ‏ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ بِالْمُنَافِقِينَ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَمْ يُقَاتِلْ مُنَافِقاً قَطُّ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَتَأَلَّفُهُمْ‏

And he said regarding Words of the Exalted: O you, the Prophet! Do Jihad against the Kafirs and the hypocrites [66:9]. It is reported from Abu Abdullah^-asws, he^-asws read it as: O you, the Prophet! Do Jihad against the Kafirs along with the hypocrites [66:9], and said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘He^-saww did not fight the hypocrites at all! But rather, he^-saww used to win their hearts’.

وَ قَالَ الْبَاقِرُ ع: كَانَ هَذَا حِينَ كَثُرَ النَّاسُ فَأَمَرَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَنْفِرَ مِنْهُمْ طَائِفَةٌ وَ تُقِيمَ طَائِفَةٌ لِلتَّفَقُّهِ وَ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْغَزْوُ نَوْباً

And Al Baqir^-asws said: ‘This was when the people were a lot, so Allah^-azwj Commanded them that a group from them should go and a group should stay for the pondering (understanding religion), and that the military expeditions, the participation would be in rotation’. (Regarding: so why don’t a group of them from every sect from them go forth to obtain understanding in the Religion [9:122])

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَوْمَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ قَسَمْتُمْ لِلْمُهَاجِرِينَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِكُمْ وَ دِيَارِكُمْ وَ تُشَارِكُونَهُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الْغَنِيمَةِ وَ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ دِيَارُكم وَ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَ لَا يُقْسَمُ لَكُمْ شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْأَنْصَارُ بَلْ نَقْسِمُ لَهُمْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِنَا وَ دِيَارِنَا وَ نُؤْثِرُهُمْ بِالْغَنِيمَةِ وَ لَا نُشَارِكُهُمْ فِيهَا فَنَزَلَتْ‏ وَ يُؤْثِرُونَ عَلى‏ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ الْآيَةَ

And from Ibn Abbas, who said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said on the day of (battling) the clan of Al-Nazeer: ‘If you wish, you may share your wealth and homes with the Emigrants (Muhajirun), and you will then share with them in these spoils of war. Alternatively, if you wish, you may retain your homes and wealth, but nothing from the spoils will be allocated to you.’ The Helpers (Ansaar) replied, ‘Rather, we shall share our wealth and homes with them, give them preference over ourselves in the distribution of the spoils, and take no share of those spoils alongside them!’ Therefore it was Revealed: and they are preferring (others) over their own selves [59:9] – the Verse.

1- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْبَزَنْطِيِّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: شِعَارُنَا يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَ شِعَارُنَا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ يَا نَصْرَ اللَّهِ اقْتَرِبْ اقْتَرِبْ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Al Bazanty, from Muawiya Bin Ammar,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Our^-asws slogan is ‘O Muhammad^-saww! O Muhammad^-saww!’ and our^-asws slogan on the Day of Badr was, ‘O victory of Allah^-azwj! Draw nearer! Draw nearer!’

وَ شِعَارُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ يَا نَصْرَ اللَّهِ اقْتَرِبْ وَ يَوْمَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ يَا رُوحَ الْقُدُسِ أَرِحْ وَ يَوْمَ بَنِي قَيْنُقَاعَ يَا رَبَّنَا لَا يَغْلِبُنَّكَ وَ يَوْمَ الطَّائِفِ يَا رِضْوَانُ

And a slogan of the Muslims on the Day of Ohad was, ‘O Victory of Allah^-azwj, draw nearer!’; and on the Day of the Clan of Nazeer, ‘O Holy Spirit, Grant rest!’; and on the Day of the Clan of Qaynuqa, ‘O our Lord^-azwj, You^-azwj will not be overcome!’; and on the Day of Al-Ta’if, ‘O Rizwaan!’

وَ شِعَارُ يَوْمِ حُنَيْنٍ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ يَوْمِ الْأَحْزَابِ‏ حم‏ لَا يُنْصَرُونَ وَ يَوْمِ بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ يَا سَلَامُ أَسْلِمْهُمْ وَ يَوْمِ الْمُرَيْسِيعِ وَ هُوَ يَوْمُ بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ أَلَا إِلَى اللَّهِ الْأَمْرُ

And a slogan on the Day of Hunayn, ‘O Clan of Abdullah! O Clan of Abdullah!’ and on the Day of Al-Ahzaab, ‘Ha Meem! They shall not be visualising!’, and on the Day of the Clan of Qureyza, ‘O Salaam! Make them submit!’ and on the Day of Al-Muraysi’e and it is the Day of the Clan of Al-Mustalaq, ‘Indeed! To Allah^-azwj (return) the matters!’

وَ يَوْمِ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ أَلا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ‏ وَ يَوْمِ خَيْبَرَ يَوْمِ الْقَمُوصِ يَا عَلِيُّ ائْتِهِمْ مِنْ عَلُ وَ يَوْمِ الْفَتْحِ نَحْنُ عِبَادُ اللَّهِ حَقّاً حَقّاً وَ يَوْمِ تَبُوكَ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ وَ يَوْمِ بَنِي الْمُلَوَّحِ أَمِتْ أَمِتْ وَ يَوْمَ صِفِّينَ‏ يَا نَصْرَ اللَّهِ

And on the Day of Hudaybiya, ‘Indeed! Curse of Allah^-azwj is upon the unjust’; and on the Day of Khyber (also known as) the Day of Al-Qamous, ‘O Ali^-asws! Come upon them from the heights!’; and on the Day of Al-Fat’h, ‘We are servants of Allah^-azwj, truly, truly!’; and on the Day of Tabuk, ‘O One! O Self-Sufficient!’ and on the Day of Al-Malouh, ‘Kill! Kill (Cause to die)!’ and on the Day of Siffeen, ‘O Victory of Allah^-azwj!’

وَ شِعَارُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَ شِعَارُنَا يَا مُحَمَّدُ

And a slogan of Al-Husayn^-asws, ‘O Muhammad^-saww!’; and our^-asws slogan is, ‘O Muhammad^-saww!’’[77]

2- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قَدِمَ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ مَا شِعَارُكُمْ قَالُوا حَرَامٌ قَالَ بَلْ شِعَارُكُمْ حَلَالٌ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from one of his companions, from Al Sakuny,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Some people from (the clan of) Muzayna arrived to the Prophet^-saww. He^-saww said: ‘What is your slogan?’ They said, ‘Prohibited’. He^-asws said: ‘But, your slogan is Permissible’’.[78]

3- وَ رُوِيَ أَيْضاً أَنَّ شِعَارَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ يَا مَنْصُورُ أَمِتْ وَ شِعَارَ يَوْمِ أُحُدٍ لِلْمُهَاجِرِينَ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ‏ وَ لِلْأَوْسِ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏

And it is reported as well that the slogan of the Muslims on the day (battle) of Badr was, ‘O Supported community!’ And the slogan of the Emigrants on the day (battle) of Ohad was, ‘O clan of Abdul Rahman’, and for Al-Aws was, ‘O clan of Abdullah’’.[79]

4 نَوَادِرُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع‏ مِثْلَ الْخَبَرَيْنِ وَ فِي آخِرِ الْأَخِيرَةِ يَا بَنِي عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ

‘Nawadir’ of Al Rawandy, by his chain,

‘From Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws similar to the two Ahadeeth, and at the end of the last one, ‘O clan of Ubeydullah’’.[80]

5- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِسَرِيَّةٍ بَعَثَهَا لِيَكُنْ شِعَارُكُمْ حم لَا يُنْصَرُونَ فَإِنَّهُ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَظِيمٌ

And by this chain, said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘For a brigade it is Sent for it to become your slogan, ‘Ha Meem’, for them to be Helped, for it is a Name from the Names of Allah^-azwj the Exalted, the Magnificent’’.[81]

6- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: كَانَ شِعَارُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَوْمَ مُسَيْلَمَةَ يَا أَصْحَابَ الْبَقَرَةِ وَ كَانَ شِعَارُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَعَ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ أَمِتْ أَمِتْ

And by this chain from Ali^-asws having said: ‘A slogan of the companions of Rasool-Allah^-saww on the day (battle) of Musaylama was, ‘O companions of Al-Baqara’, and the slogan of the Muslims with Khalid Bin Al-Waleed was, ‘Community, community!’’.[82]

7- مع، معاني الأخبار ابْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنِ السَّعْدَآبَادِيِّ عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِمَالٍ كَثِيرٍ فَقَالَ الْكَثِيرُ ثَمَانُونَ فَمَا زَادَ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى‏ لَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي مَواطِنَ كَثِيرَةٍ وَ كَانَتْ ثَمَانِينَ مَوْطِناً

‘Ma’any Al Akhbar’ – Ibn Al Mutawakkal, from Al Sa’dabady, from Al Barqy, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from one of our companions,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said regarding a man who vowed that he would give in charity with a lot of wealth. He^-asws said: ‘The ‘lot’ is eighty, and it does not exceed due to the Words of Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted: Allah has Helped you in many places [9:25]. The places were eighty places’’.[83]

8- فس، تفسير القمي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ: كَانَ الْمُتَوَكِّلُ قَدِ اعْتَلَّ عِلَّةً شَدِيدَةً فَنَذَرَ إِنْ عَافَاهُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِدَنَانِيرَ كَثِيرَةٍ أَوْ قَالَ دَرَاهِمَ كَثِيرَةٍ فَعُوفِيَ فَجَمَعَ الْعُلَمَاءَ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَاخْتَلَفُوا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ عَشَرَةُ آلَافٍ وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ مِائَةُ أَلْفٍ

Tafseer Qummi – Muhammad Bin Uman who said,

‘Al-Mutawakkil became sick with a severe illness, so he vowed that if Allah^-azwj were to Cure him, he would give in charity a lot of Dinars, or he said, ‘a lot of Dirhams’. He became healthy, and he gathered the scholars to ask them about that (How much constitutes ‘a lot’). They differed among themselves. One of them said, ‘Ten thousand’, and one of them said, ‘A hundred thousand’.

فَلَمَّا اخْتَلَفُوا قَالَ لَهُ عُبَادَةُ ابْعَثْ إِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّكَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الرِّضَا ع فَاسْأَلْهُ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ الْكَثِيرُ ثَمَانُونَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رُدَّ إِلَيْهِ الرَّسُولَ فَقُلْ مِنْ أَيْنَ قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ مِنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لِرَسُولِهِ‏ لَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي مَواطِنَ كَثِيرَةٍ وَ كَانَتِ الْمَوَاطِنُ ثَمَانِينَ مَوْطِناً

When they differed, a slave said to him, ‘Send (the question) to your cousin Ali Bin Muhammad bin Ali Al-Reza^-asws and ask him^-asws about that’. He sent a message to him^-asws to ask him^-asws. He^-asws said: ‘A lot – equates to eighty’. They (Scholars) said, ‘Return the messenger back to him^-asws to say, ‘From where do you^-asws say this?’ He^-asws replied: ‘From the Words of the Exalted: Allah has Helped you in many places [9:25]. The places were eighty places’’.[84]

9- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي ابْنُ مَخْلَدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ النَّحْوِيِ‏ عَنْ حَنْبَلِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُكَيْمٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ حَبَّةَ الْعُرَنِيِّ عَنْ حَقِيبَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ كِتَاباً فَرَقَّعَ بِهِ دَلْوَهُ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ ابْنَتُهُ عَمَدْتَ إِلَى كِتَابِ سَيِّدِ الْعَرَبِ فَرَقَّعْتَ بِهِ دَلْوَكَ لَيُصِيبَنَّكَ بَلَاءٌ

‘Al Amaaly’ of the Sheykh Al Tusy – Ibn Makhlad, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahid Al Nahwy, from Hanbal Bin Is’haq, from Amro Bin Awn, from Abdullah Bin Hukeym, from Sufyan, from Abu Is’haq, from Habba Al Urany, from Haqeyba,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww wrote a letter to him and he patched his bucket with it. His daughter said to him, ‘You are deliberating to patch your bucket with a letter of the Chief of the Arabs? The calamities will afflict you’.

قَالَ فَأَغَارَتْ عَلَيْهِ خَيْلُ النَّبِيِّ ص فَهَرَبَ وَ أُخِذَ كُلُّ قَلِيلٍ وَ كَثِيرٍ هُوَ لَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بَعْدُ مُسْلِماً فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص انْظُرْ مَا وَجَدْتَ مِنْ مَتَاعِكَ قَبْلَ قِسْمَةِ السِّهَامِ فَخُذْهُ‏

He (the narrator) said, ‘The cavalry of the Prophet^-saww attacked him and he fled and took every small and big thing which was for him. Then he came afterwards as a Muslim, and the Prophet^-saww said to him: ‘Look around. Whatever you find from your belongings before the division of the shares, then take it.[85]

10- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص جَيْشاً إِلَى خَثْعَمٍ فَلَمَّا غَشِيَهُمُ اسْتَعْصَمُوا بِالسُّجُودِ فَقُتِلَ بَعْضُهُمْ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالَ أَعْطُوا الْوَرَثَةَ نِصْفَ الْعَقْلِ‏ بِصَلَاتِهِمْ وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص أَلَا إِنِّي بَرِي‏ءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ نَزَلَ مَعَ مُشْرِكٍ فِي دَارِ الْحَرْبِ‏

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww sent an army to Khas’am. So when they overcame them, they exempted themselves by (performing) the Sajdah. Some of them were killed, and (the news of) that reached the Prophet^-saww. He^-saww said: ‘Give to the inheritors half the compensation due to their Prayer’. And the Prophet^-saww said: ‘Indeed! I^-saww disavow from every Muslim who lodges with a Polytheist in the battlefield’’.[86]

11 نَوَادِرُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‏ مِثْلَهُ

‘Nawadir’ of Al Rawandy, by his chain,

‘From Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Amir Al-Momineen^-asws’ – similar to it’.[87]

12- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَا تَقْتُلُوا فِي الْحَرْبِ إِلَّا مَنْ جَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَوَاسِي

And by this chain, said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Do not kill in the war except the one whom the solace (help/aid) flows upon’’.[88]

13- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ أَمِيرُ الْقَوْمِ أَقْطَفُهُمْ دَابَّةً

And by this chain, said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Emir of the people is the most generous of them of rides’’.[89]

14- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‏ لَمَّا بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ لَا تُقَاتِلْ أَحَداً حَتَّى تَدْعُوَهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ يَهْدِ اللَّهُ عَلَى يَدِكَ رَجُلًا خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ وَ لَكَ وَلَاؤُهُ

And by this chain, said, ‘Ali^-asws said: ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww sent me^-asws to Al-Yemen, said: ‘O Ali^-asws! Do not fight anyone until you^-asws call him to Al-Islam, and I^-saww swear by Allah^-azwj! If Allah^-azwj were to Guide one man upon your^-asws hands it would be better for you^-asws than whatever the sun emerges upon, and his loyalty would be to you^-asws.[90]

15- كا، الكافي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ فِي كِتَابٍ لِعَلِيٍّ ع أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَتَبَ كِتَاباً بَيْنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ مَنْ لَحِقَ بِهِمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ أَنَّ كُلَّ غَازِيَةٍ غَزَتْ بِمَا يُعَقِّبُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ الْقِسْطِ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُجَارُ حُرْمَةٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ أَهْلِهَا وَ إِنَّ الْجَارَ كَالنَّفْسِ غَيْرَ مُضَارٍّ وَ لَا إِثْمٍ وَ حُرْمَةُ الْجَارِ عَلَى الْجَارِ كَحُرْمَةِ أُمِّهِ وَ أَبِيهِ

‘Al Kafi’ – Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Talha Bin Zayd,

From Abu Abdullah^-asws, from his father^-asws having said: ‘I^-asws read in the Book of Ali^-asws that Rasool-Allah^-saww wrote an ordinance between the Emigrants and the Helpers and the one who attaches with them from the people of Yasrab that: ‘Every combatant who combats must be with step by step with the enjoining of the good and the equity between the Muslims, for a war is not allowed except by the permission of its rightful ones, and that the neighbour is like the self without harm and sin; and the sanctity of the neighbour upon the neighbour is like the sanctity of his own mother and his own father.

لَا يُسَالِمُ مُؤْمِنٌ دُونَ مُؤْمِنٍ فِي قِتَالٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا عَلَى عَدْلٍ سَوَاءً

No Momin should make peace besides a Momin during the fighting in the Way of Allah^-azwj except upon justice and equality’’.[91]

16- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: أَغَارَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ عَلَى سَرْحِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَنَادَى فِيهَا مُنَادٍ يَا سُوءَ صَاحِبَاهْ‏ فَسَمِعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْجَبَلِ‏ فَرَكِبَ فَرَسَهُ فِي طَلَبِ الْعَدُوِّ وَ كَانَ أَوَّلَ أَصْحَابِهِ لَحِقَهُ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ وَ كَانَ تَحْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ سَرْجٌ دَفَّتَاهُ لِيفٌ لَيْسَ فِيهِ أَشَرٌ وَ لَا بَطَرٌ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Talha Bin Zayd,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘The Polytheists raided upon a free-pasture land of Al-Medina, so a caller among it called out, ‘O evil morning’. So, Rasool-Allah^-saww heard it among the cavalry, so he^-saww rode out on his^-saww horse in seeking of the enemy, and the first of his^-saww companions to catch up with him^-saww was Abu Qatada upon a horse of his. And there was a saddle of palm leaves beneath him^-saww, not having anything superficial or pride-worthy.

فَطَلَبَ الْعَدُوَّ فَلَمْ يَلْقَوْا أَحَداً وَ تَتَابَعَتِ الْخَيْلُ فَقَالَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْعَدُوَّ قَدِ انْصَرَفَ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ نَسْتَبِقَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَاسْتَبَقُوا فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص سَابِقاً عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ أَنَا ابْنُ الْعَوَاتِكِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ إِنَّهُ لَهُوَ الْجَوَادُ الْبَحْرُ يَعْنِي فَرَسَهُ‏

He^-saww sought the enemy but did not come across any, and the (Muslim) cavalry followed him^-saww up. Abu Qatada said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! The enemy has disperse, so I think we should race back’. He^-saww said: ‘Yes’. They raced back and Rasool-Allah^-saww came first over them all. Then he^-saww turned towards them, so he^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am a son^-saww of the ‘Awateek’ from Quraysh. It is steed of the ocean’, meaning his^-saww horse’’.[92]

قَالَ الْجَوْهَرِيُ‏ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَوْمَ حُنَيْنِ أَنَا ابْنُ الْعَوَاتِكَ مِنْ سُلَيْمٍ

Al Jowhary said, ‘The Prophet^-saww said on the day of Huneyn: ‘I^-saww a son of the ‘Awateek’ from Suleym’.

العواتك جمع عاتكة و أصل عاتكة المتضمخة بالطيب و العواتك ثلاث نسوة كن من أمهات النبي ص إحداهن عاتكة بنت هلال بن فالج بن ذكوان و هي أم عبد مناف بن قصي و الثانية عاتكة بنت مرة بن هلال بن فالج و هي أم هاشم بن عبد مناف و الثالثة عاتكة بنت الأوقص بن مرة بن هلال و هي أم وهب أبي آمنة أم النبي ص فالأولى من العواتك عمة الثانية و الثانية عمة الثالثة و بنو سليم تفخر بهذه الولادة و يعني جداته و هن تسع عواتك ثلاث منهن من بني سليم

Explanation – ‘Al-Awateek’ is a plural of ‘Aatika’ a name originally referring to a woman who perfumes herself abundantly. The Awatik were three women among the female ancestors of the Prophet^-saww. The first was Atikah Bint Hilal Bin Falij Bin Zakwan, who was the mother of Abd Manaf Bin Qusayy^-as. The second was Atikah Bint Murrah Bin Hilal Bin Falij, who was the mother of Hashim Bin Abd Manaf^-as. The third was Atikah Bint Al Awqas Bin Murrah Bin Hilal, who was the mother of Wahb, the father of Aaminah^-as, the mother of the Prophet^-saww. The first of these women was the paternal aunt of the second, and the second was the paternal aunt of the third. The tribe of Banu Sulaym takes pride in this ancestral connection. The Prophet^-saww was referring to his^-saww female ancestors, nine of whom were named Atikah, three of them belonging to the clan of Sulaym.

17- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْبَزَنْطِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ أَوْ جاؤُكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُهُمْ أَنْ يُقاتِلُوكُمْ أَوْ يُقاتِلُوا قَوْمَهُمْ‏ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ لِأَنَّهُمْ جَاءُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالُوا إِنَّا حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُنَا أَنْ نَشْهَدَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَلَسْنَا مَعَكَ وَ لَا مَعَ قَوْمِنَا عَلَيْكَ ‏

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Al Bazanty, from Aban, from Al Fazal Abu Al Abbas,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws regarding the Words of Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic: or they are coming to you with regret in their hearts that they (either have to) fight you or fight their people; [4:90]. He^-asws said: ‘(It was) Revealed with regards to the Clan of Mudlij because they had come to the Rasool-Allah^-saww, and they said, ‘There are constrictions in our chests that we should testify that you^-saww are the Rasool-Allah^-saww, for we are neither with you^-saww nor are we with our people against you^-saww’.

قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ صَنَعَ بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ وَادَعَهُمْ إِلَى أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُوَهُمْ فَإِنْ أَجَابُوا وَ إِلَّا قَاتَلَهُمْ

He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘How did the Rasool-Allah^-saww deal with them?’ He^-asws said; ‘He^-saww said that he^-saww would leave them until he^-saww was free from dealing with the Arabs, then he^-saww would call them (to Al-Islam), to see if they answered or else he^-saww would fight against them’’.[93]

18- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب‏ لَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ سَبْعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ مِنَ الْهِجْرَةِ نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ بِقَوْلِهِ‏ أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقاتَلُونَ‏ الْآيَةَ وَ قَلَّدَ فِي عُنُقِهِ سَيْفاً

(The book) ‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashoub – When it was after seven months from the emigration, Jibraeel^-as descended with His^-azwj Words: There is Permission (to fight) for those who are fought against [22:39], and collared a sword in his^-as nose’.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ غِمْدٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ حَارِبْ بِهَذَا قَوْمَكَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

And in a report – ‘There did not happen to be a sheath for it, and he^-as said to him^-saww: ‘Battle against your^-saww people with this until they say, ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj’.

أَهْلُ السِّيَرِ أَنَّ جَمِيعَ مَا غَزَا النَّبِيُّ ص بِنَفْسِهِ سِتٌّ وَ عِشْرُونَ غَزْوَةً عَلَى هَذَا النَّسَقِ الْأَبْوَاءُ بُوَاطُ الْعُشَيْرَةُ بَدْرٌ الْأُولَى‏ بَدْرٌ الْكُبْرَى السَّوِيقُ‏ ذي [ذُو] أَمْرٍ- أُحُدٌ نَجْرَانُ بَنُو سُلَيْمٍ الْأَسَدُ بَنُو النَّضِيرِ ذَاتُ الرِّقَاعِ بَدْرٌ الْآخِرَةُ دُومَةُ الْجَنْدَلِ الْخَنْدَقُ بَنُو قُرَيْظَةَ بَنُو لِحْيَانَ بَنُو قَرَدٍ بَنُو الْمُصْطَلِقِ الْحُدَيْبِيَةُ خَيْبَرُ الْفَتْحُ حُنَيْنٌ الطَّائِفُ تَبُوكُ

(It is reported by) the people of Al-Seyr, ‘The entirety of the battles which the Prophet^-saww fought himself^-saww were twenty six military expeditions upon this manner – Al-Nasaq, Al-Abwa’a Buwat, Al-Asheera, Badr the first, Badr the great, Al-Suweyq, Zi Amr, Ohad, Najran, clan of Suleym, Al-Asad, clan of Al-Nazeyr, Zat Al-Riqa’a, Badr the last, Dowmat Al-Jandal, Al-Khandaq, clan of Qureyza, clan of Lihyan, clan of Qarad, clan of Al-Mustalaq, Al-Hudeybiya, Al-Fat’h, Hunayn, Al-Taif, Tabuk.

وَ يُلْحَقُ بِهَا بَنُو قَيْنُقَاعَ قَاتَلَ فِي تِسْعٍ وَ هِيَ بَدْرٌ الْكُبْرَى وَ أُحُدٌ وَ الْخَنْدَقُ وَ بني [بَنُو] قُرَيْظَةَ وَ بني [بَنُو] الْمُصْطَلِقِ وَ بني [بَنُو] لِحْيَانَ وَ خَيْبَرُ وَ الْفَتْحُ وَ حُنَيْنٌ وَ الطَّائِفُ‏

And the clan of Qaynaqa adhered with it, fighting among nine, and it is Badr the great, and Ohad, and Al-Khandaq, and clan of Qureyza, and clan of Al-Mustalaq, and clan of Lihyan, and Khyber, and Fat’h, and Hunayn, and al Taif.

وَ أَمَّا سَرَايَاهُ فَسِتٌّ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ أَوَّلُهَا سَرِيَّةُ حَمْزَةَ لَقِيَ أَبَا جَهْلٍ بِسِيفِ الْبَحْرِ فِي ثَلَاثِينَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ بَعَثَ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فِي طَلَبِ عِيرٍ ثُمَّ عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ بَعْدَ سَبْعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ فِي سِتِّينَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ نَحْوَ الْجُحْفَةِ إِلَى أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَتَرَامَوْا بِالْأَحْيَاءِ

As for the brigades, so these were thirty six. The first of these was the battalion of Hamza^-asws. He^-asws met Abu Jahl^-la with the sword ‘Al-Bahr’ among thirty from the Emigrants. And in Zil-Qadah send Sa’ad Bin Abu Waqas in seeking a caravan. Then Ubeyda Bin Al-Haris after seven months among sixty from the Emigrants around Al-Juhfa to Abu Sufyan and spread in the towns.

ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ‏ وَ غَزَا فِي رَبِيعٍ الْآخِرِ إِلَى قُرَيْشٍ وَ بَنِي ضَمْرَةَ وَ كُرْزِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ الْفِهْرِيِّ حَتَّى بَلَغَ بُوَاطَ السَّنَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ فِي صَفَرٍ غَزَا وَدَّانَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْأَبْوَاءَ وَ فِي رَبِيعٍ الْآخِرِ غَزْوَةَ الْعُشَيْرَةِ مِنْ بَطْنِ يَنْبُعَ وَ وَادَعَ فِيهَا بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ وَ ضَمْرَةَ وَ أَغَارَ كُرْزُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ الْفِهْرِيُّ عَلَى سَرْحِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَخْلَفَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ وَ خَرَجَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ وَادِي سَفَوَانَ‏ بَدْرٍ الْأُولَى وَ حَامِلُ لِوَائِهِ عَلِيٌّ

Ibn Is’haq – And he^-saww led a military expedition during Rabbi Al-Akher to Quraysh and the clan of Zamra and Kurz Bin Jabir Al-Fihry until it reached Buwat in the twelfth year. During Safar he^-saww had a military expedition Waddan until it reached Al-Abwa’a. And in Rabbi Al-Akher, there was the military expedition of Al-Usheyra from the midst of Yanbu and during it the clan of Mudlaj and Zamra and Aghar Kurz Bin Jabir Al-Fihry dispatched to Al-Medina, and he^-saww left behind Zayd Bin Haris upon Al-Medina and went out until he^-saww reached the valley of Safwan, Badr the first, and its flag was carried by Ali^-asws.

ثُمَّ بَعَثَ فِي آخِرِ رَجَبٍ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ جَحْشٍ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ لِيَرْصُدَ قُرَيْشاً فَقَتَلَ وَاقِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ التَّمِيمِيُّ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْجَمُوحِ الْحَضْرَمِيَ‏ وَ هَرَبَ الْحَكَمُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ وَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الدَّارِ وَ أَخُوهُ‏ وَ اسْتَأْمَنَ الْبَاقُونَ وَ اسْتَاقُوا الْعِيرَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص

Then he^-saww sent, during the end of Rajab, Abdullah Bin Jahash among his^-saww companions in order to monitor Quraysh, and Waqid Bin Abdullah Al-Tameemy killed Amro Bin Al-Jamouh Al-Hazramy and Harb Al-Hakam Bin Kaysan and Umsan Bin Abdul Dar and his brother, and the rest sought safety, and they surrendered the caravan to the Prophet^-saww.

فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِالْقِتَالِ فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَ ذَلِكَ تَحْتَ النَّخْلَةِ فَسُمِّيَ غَزْوَةَ النَّخْلَةِ فَنَزَلَ‏ يَسْئَلُونَكَ عَنِ الشَّهْرِ الْحَرامِ قِتالٍ فِيهِ‏ الْآيَةَ فَأَخَذَ الْعِيرَ وَ فَدَى الْأَسِيرَيْنِ ثُمَّ غَزَا بَدْرَ الْكُبْرَى‏

He^-saww said: ‘By Allah^-azwj! I^-saww did not order you with the fighting during the Sacred month’, and that was beneath the palm tree (Nakhla), and the military expedition was named as ‘Al-Nakhla’. It was Revealed: They are asking you about the Sacred month, the fighting during it. [2:217] – the Verse. He^-saww seized the caravan and two captives ransomed themselves. Then there was the battle of Badr the great’’.[94]

19- أَقُولُ فِي تَفْسِيرِ النُّعْمَانِيِّ بِسَنَدِهِ الْمَذْكُورِ فِي كِتَابِ الْقُرْآنِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي ذِكْرِ النَّاسِخِ وَ الْمَنْسُوخِ‏ وَ مِنْهُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَمَّا بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً ص أَمَرَهُ فِي بَدْءِ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِالدَّعْوَةِ فَقَطْ وَ أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ‏

I (Majlisi) say, ‘In Tafseer Al-Numany, by his mentioned chain, in the book of the Quran – ‘From Al-Sadiq^-asws said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws said during the mention of the Abrogative and the Abrogated (Verses), and from it is: ‘When Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Sent Muhammad^-saww, Commanded him^-saww during the commencement of his^-saww matter that he^-saww should call with the calling only, and Revealed unto him^-saww: –

يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْناكَ شاهِداً وَ مُبَشِّراً وَ نَذِيراً وَ داعِياً إِلَى اللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَ سِراجاً مُنِيراً وَ بَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِأَنَّ لَهُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ فَضْلًا كَبِيراً وَ لا تُطِعِ الْكافِرِينَ وَ الْمُنافِقِينَ وَ دَعْ أَذاهُمْ وَ تَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ كَفى‏ بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلًا ‏

O Prophet! Surely, We have Sent you as a witness, and as a bearer of glad tidings and as a warner [33:45] And as one inviting to Allah by His Permission, and as an illuminating lamp [33:46] And give glad tidings to the Momineen that for them would be a great Grace from Allah [33:47] And do not obey the Kafirs and the hypocrites, and leave their hurtful (talk), and rely upon Allah, and suffice with Allah as a Protector [33:48].

فَبَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ بِالدَّعْوَةِ فَقَطْ وَ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ لَا يُؤْذِيَهُمْ فَلَمَّا أَرَادُوهُ بِمَا هَمُّوا بِهِ مِنْ تَبْيِيتٍ‏ أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِالْهِجْرَةِ وَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ الْقِتَالَ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَهُ‏ أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلى‏ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ

Allah^-azwj Sent him with the calling only and Commanded him^-saww that he^-saww should not harm them. When they intended with what they hand plotted with his^-saww Household, Allah^-azwj the Exalted Commanded him^-saww with the emigration and Obligated the fighting upon him^-saww. The Glorious Said: There is Permission (to fight) for those who are fought against because they are oppressed, and surely Allah is Able upon Helping them [22:39].

فَلَمَّا أَمَرَ النَّاسَ بِالْحَرْبِ جَزِعُوا وَ خَافُوا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ أَ لَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَ أَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَ آتُوا الزَّكاةَ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقِتالُ إِذا فَرِيقٌ مِنْهُمْ يَخْشَوْنَ النَّاسَ كَخَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ أَوْ أَشَدَّ خَشْيَةً وَ قالُوا رَبَّنا لِمَ كَتَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا الْقِتالَ لَوْ لا أَخَّرْتَنا إِلى‏ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ‏ أَيْنَما تَكُونُوا يُدْرِكْكُمُ الْمَوْتُ وَ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ فِي بُرُوجٍ مُشَيَّدَةٍ فَنَسَخَتْ آيَةُ الْقِتَالِ آيَةَ الْكَفِّ

When he^-saww ordered the people with the war, they panicked and feared, so Allah^-azwj the Exalted Revealed: Have you not seen those to whom it was said: ‘Restrain your hands, and establish the Salat and give the Zakat; but when fighting is Prescribed upon them, then a group of them are fearing the people like fearing Allah or more intense fear, and they are saying, ‘Our Lord! Why did You Prescribe the fighting upon us? If only You had delayed it for us to a near term’. [4:77] – up to the Words of the Glorious: Wherever you may happen to be, the death will overtake you, and even if you are in lofty towers; [4:78]. Thus, the Verse of the fighting Abrogated the Verse of the restraint.

فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ وَ عَرَفَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى حَرَجَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَنْزَلَ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ‏ وَ إِنْ جَنَحُوا لِلسَّلْمِ فَاجْنَحْ لَها وَ تَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ‏ فَلَمَّا قَوِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَ كَثُرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ فَلا تَهِنُوا وَ تَدْعُوا إِلَى السَّلْمِ وَ أَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ وَ اللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَ لَنْ يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمالَكُمْ‏ فَنَسَخَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي أُذِنَ لَهُمْ فِيهَا أَنْ يَجْنَحُوا

When it was the day of (battle of) Badr and Allah^-azwj Recognised the critical situation of the Muslims, Revealed unto His^-azwj Prophet^-saww: And if they incline towards peace, then incline to it and rely upon Allah; [8:61]. When the Muslims became stronger and the Muslims were a lot, Allah^-azwj the Exalted Revealed: So do not slacken and call to the peace while you are on top, and Allah is with you and will never Deprive you for your deeds [47:35]. This Verse Abrogated the Verse in which there is Permission for them to incline (to them).

ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ فِي آخِرِ السُّورَةِ فَاقْتُلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ وَ خُذُوهُمْ وَ احْصُرُوهُمْ‏ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ وَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فَرَضَ الْقِتَالَ عَلَى الْأُمَّةِ فَجَعَلَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الْوَاحِدِ أَنْ يُقَاتِلَ عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ‏ إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ عِشْرُونَ صابِرُونَ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِ‏ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ

Then Allah^-azwj the Glorious Revealed in another Chapter: then kill the Polytheists wherever you find them, and take them as captives [9:5] – up to the end of the Verse. And from that is that Allah^-azwj the Exalted Imposed the fighting upon the community, so He^-azwj Made it upon the one man that he should fight ten from the Polytheists, so He^-azwj Said: If there happen to be twenty patient ones from you, they would overcome two hundred, [8:65] – up to the end of the Verse.

ثُمَّ نَسَخَهَا سُبْحَانَهُ فَقَالَ‏ الْآنَ خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْكُمْ وَ عَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ ضَعْفاً فَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ صابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِ‏ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَنَسَخَ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ مَا قَبْلَهَا فَصَارَ مَنْ فَرَّ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي الْحَرْبِ إِنْ كَانَتْ عِدَّةُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ رَجُلَيْنِ لِرَجُلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ فَارّاً مِنَ الزَّحْفِ وَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْعِدَّةُ رَجُلَيْنِ لِرَجُلٍ كَانَ فَارّاً مِنَ الزَّحْفِ

Then the Glorious Abrogated it Saying: For now, Allah has Lightened from you and Knows that among you there are weak ones. So, if there happen to be one hundred patient ones form you, they would overcome two hundred, [8:66] – up to the end of the Verse. Thus, this Verse Abrogated what was before it, so the one from the Momineen who fled during the war, even if the number of the Polytheists were more than two men to a man, he would not have happened to have fled from the army, and even though the number were to meant to a man, he would (still deemed to have fled from the army’.

وَ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ع وَ نُسِخَ قَوْلُهُ سُبْحَانَهُ‏ وَ قُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْناً يَعْنِي الْيَهُودَ حِينَ هَادَنَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

And he^-asws continued the Hadeeth upon his^-asws words: and you would be saying to the people good words, [2:83] – meaning the Jews when Rasool-Allah^-saww guided them.

فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مِنْ غَزَاةِ تَبُوكَ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ قاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَ لا بِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى‏ وَ هُمْ صاغِرُونَ‏ فَنَسَخَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ تِلْكَ الْهُدْنَةَ

When he^-saww returned from the military expedition of Tabuk, Allah^-azwj the Exalted Revealed: Fight those who are not believing in Allah, nor in the Last Day, [9:29] – up to His^-azwj Words: and they are belittled [9:29]. Thus, this Verse Abrogated that truce’’.[95]

20- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْبَزَنْطِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‏ أَنَّ ثُمَامَةَ بْنَ أُثَالٍ‏ أَسَرَتْهُ خَيْلُ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ قَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمْكِنِّي مِنْ ثُمَامَةَ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Al Bazanty, from Aban Bin Usman, from Zurara,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws: ‘Samama Bin Asaal was captured by the cavalry of the Prophet^-saww, and Rasool-Allah^-saww had said: ‘O Allah^-azwj ! Enable me^-saww from Samama’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنِّي مُخَيِّرُكَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ أَقْتُلُكَ قَالَ إِذاً تَقْتُلَ عَظِيماً أَوْ أُفَادِيكَ قَالَ إِذاً تَجِدُنِي غَالِياً أَوْ أَمُنُّ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ إِذاً تَجِدُنِي شَاكِراً فِي الْوَثَاقِ‏

Rasool-Allah^-saww said to him: ‘I^-saww shall give you one choice from three. (Either) I^-saww kill you’. He said, ‘Then you would have killed a great one’. (He^-saww said): ‘Or I^-saww shall let you ransom yourself’. He said, ‘Then you will find me expensive’. (He^-saww said): ‘Or I^-saww shall grant safety unto you’. He said, ‘Then you^-saww will find me grateful’.

قَالَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ مَنَنْتُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ قَدْ وَ اللَّهِ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَيْثُ رَأَيْتُكَ وَ مَا كُنْتُ لِأَشْهَدَ بِهَا وَ أَنَا فِي الْوَثَاقِ‏

He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww have hereby granted safety upon you’. He said, ‘Then I testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and you^-saww are a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj. By Allah^-azwj! I did know you^-saww were a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj when I saw you^-saww, but I could not testify with it while I was in bondage’’.[96]

21- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ أَظُنُّهُ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ سَرِيَّةً دَعَاهُمْ فَأَجْلَسَهُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ سِيرُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ وَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ لَا تَغُلُّوا وَ لَا تُمَثِّلُوا وَ لَا تَغْدِرُوا وَ لَا تَقْتُلُوا شَيْخاً فَانِياً وَ لَا صَبِيّاً وَ لَا امْرَأَةً وَ لَا تَقْطَعُوا شَجَراً إِلَّا أَنْ تُضْطَرُّوا إِلَيْهَا

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muawiya Bin Ammar who said, ‘I think it was Abu Hamza Al Sumaly,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws: ‘‘Whenever Rasool-Allah^-azwj wanted to send a battalion, so he^-saww would call them and have them seated in front of him^-saww. Then he^-saww would be saying to them: ‘March in the Name of Allah^-azwj, and with Allah^-azwj, and in the Way of Allah^-azwj, and upon the Religion of Rasool-Allah^-saww. Neither commit excesses, nor mutilate, nor be treacherous, nor kill the dying elderly nor children, nor the woman, nor cut down a tree except if you are desperate to it.

وَ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَدْنَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَوْ أَفْضَلِهِمْ نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَهُوَ جَارٌ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ كَلامَ اللَّهِ‏ فَإِنْ تَبِعَكُمْ فَأَخُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَ إِنْ أَبَى فَأَبْلِغُوهُ مَأْمَنَهُ وَ اسْتَعِينُوا بِاللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ‏

And whichever man from the lowest of the Muslims or the most superior of them sympathises with a man from the Polytheists, so he is a neighbour (friend) until he hears the Speech of Allah^-azwj. So if he were to follow you, so he is your brother in the Religion, and if he refuses, so deliver him to his safety, and seek Assistance with Allah^-azwj against him’’.[97]

22- كا، الكافي الْعِدَّةُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ وَ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً دَعَا بِأَمِيرِهَا فَأَجْلَسَهُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ وَ أَجْلَسَ أَصْحَابَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ سِيرُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

‘Al Kafi’ – The number, from Ahmad, from Al Washa, form Muhammad Bin Humran and Jameel,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Whenever Rasool-Allah^-saww sent a battalion, called its commander and had him seated to his^-saww side and seated his companions in front of him, then said: ‘March in the Name of Allah^-azwj!’’.

وَ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَ الْحَدِيثِ الْأَوَّلِ‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ مِثْلَهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فِي أَقْصَى الْعَسْكَرِ فَأَدْنَاهُ فَهُوَ جَارٌ

And he mentioned similar to the first Hadeeth, then said, ‘Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Jameel,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws – similar to it, except that he^-saww said: ‘whichever man from the Muslims looks at a man from the Polytheists with pity in the remoteness of the army and its lowest (rank), so he is a neighbour (friend)’’.[98]

23- كا، الكافي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‏ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يُلْقَى السَّمُّ فِي‏ بِلَادِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww forbade from throwing poison in a city of the Polytheists’’.[99]

24- كا، الكافي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‏ مَا بَيَّتَ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَدُوّاً قَطُّ

‘Al Kafi’ – Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abbad Bin Suheyf who said,

‘I heard Abu Abdullah^-asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww did not attack an enemy at night at all!’’[100]

25- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْمِنْقَرِيِّ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ مَدِينَةٍ مِنْ مَدَائِنِ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ هَلْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَاءُ أَوْ تُحْرَقَ بِالنَّارِ أَوْ تُرْمَى بِالْمَنَاجِيقِ‏ حَتَّى يُقْتَلُوا وَ فِيهِمُ النِّسَاءُ وَ الصِّبْيَانُ وَ الشَّيْخُ الْكَبِيرُ وَ الْأُسَارَى مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ التُّجَّارُ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Al Minqary, from Hafs Bin Giyas who said,

‘I asked Abu Abdullah^-asws about a city from the cities of the people of war, ‘Is it allowed to send the water upon them (a flood), or burn with the fire, or thrown with the catapults until they are killed and there would be among them women, and children, and the elderly, and the prisoners from the Muslims, and the traders?’

فَقَالَ يُفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ بِهِمْ وَ لَا يُمْسَكُ عَنْهُمْ لِهَؤُلَاءِ وَ لَا دِيَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ لَا كَفَّارَةَ

He^-saww said: ‘You can do that with them and do not withhold from them due to them, and there is no wergild upon them for the Muslims nor any expiation’.

وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ النِّسَاءِ كَيْفَ سَقَطَتِ الْجِزْيَةُ عَنْهُنَّ وَ رُفِعَتْ عَنْهُنَّ

And I asked him^-asws about the women, ‘How come the tax has been dropped from them and raised away from them?’

فَقَالَ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص نَهَى عَنْ قِتَالِ النِّسَاءِ وَ الْوِلْدَانِ فِي دَارِ الْحَرْبِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُقَاتِلُوا فَإِنْ قَاتَلَتْ أَيْضاً فَأَمْسِكْ عَنْهَا مَا أَمْكَنَكَ وَ لَمْ تَخَفْ حَالًا

He^-asws said: ‘Because Rasool-Allah^-azwj forbade from fighting the women and the children in the arena of war, except if they are fighting. If they were to fight as well, then withhold from them whatever you are able to, and do not fear disturbance’’.[101]

26- كا، الكافي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص كَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ بِسَرِيَّةٍ دَعَا لَهَا

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws: ‘The Prophet^-saww, whenever he^-saww sent a battalion, supplicated for it’’.[102]

27- كا، الكافي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص كَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ أَمِيراً لَهُ عَلَى سَرِيَّةٍ أَمَرَهُ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي خَاصَّةِ نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ عَامَّةً

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin Sadaqa,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘When the Prophet^-saww sent a commander of his^-saww upon a battalion, ordered him with fear of Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic in particularly for himself, then regarding his companions in general.

ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اغْزُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى قَاتِلُوا مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ وَ لَا تَغْدِرُوا وَ لَا تَغُلُّوا وَ لَا تُمَثِّلُوا وَ لَا تَقْتُلُوا وَلِيداً وَ لَا مُتَبَتِّلًا فِي شَاهِقٍ وَ لَا تُحْرِقُوا النَّخْلَ وَ لَا تُغْرِقُوهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَ لَا تَقْطَعُوا شَجَرَةً مُثْمِرَةً وَ لَا تُحْرِقُوا زَرْعاً لِأَنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ لَا تَعْقِرُوا مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ مِمَّا يُؤْكَلُ لَحْمُهُ إِلَّا مَا لَا بُدَّ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ

Then he^-saww was saying: ‘Attack in the Name of Allah^-azwj, and in the Way of Allah^-azwj. Fight the one who disbelieves in Allah^-azwj, and neither be treacherous, nor commit excesses, nor mutilate, nor kill any child nor any meditator in the heights, nor burn the palm tree nor drown it with the water, nor cut down a fruit-bearing tree, nor burn down plantations because you all do not know perhaps you might be needy to it, and do not hamstring the animals from what its flesh can be eaten except what is inevitable for you for eating it.

وَ إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ عَدُوّاً لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ فَادْعُوهُمْ إِلَى إِحْدَى ثَلَاثٍ فَإِنْ هُمْ أَجَابُوكُمْ إِلَيْهَا فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْهُمْ وَ كُفُّوا عَنْهُمْ وَ ادْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ دَخَلُوا فِيهِ فَاقْبَلُوهُ مِنْهُمْ وَ كُفُّوا عَنْهُمْ وَ ادْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْهِجْرَةِ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ فَعَلُوا فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْهُمْ وَ كُفُّوا عَنْهُمْ وَ إِنْ أَبَوْا أَنْ يُهَاجِرُوا وَ اخْتَارُوا دِيَارَهُمْ وَ أَبَوْا أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا فِي دَارِ الْهِجْرَةِ كَانُوا بِمَنْزِلَةِ أَعْرَابِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

And when you meet enemies of the Muslims, so call them upon to one of the three, so if they were to respond to you to it, then accept from them and restrain yourselves from them – call them to Al-Islam, so if they were to enter into it, so accept it from them and restrain yourselves from them; and call them to the emigration after (the call to) Al-Islam, so if they were to do that, then accept it from them and restrain yourselves from them, and if they refuse to emigrate and choose their houses and refuse to enter into the house of the migration, they would be at the status of the Bedouin Momineen.

يَجْرِي عَلَيْهِمْ مَا يَجْرِي عَلَى أَعْرَابِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ لَا يَجْرِي لَهُمْ فِي الْفَيْ‏ءِ وَ لَا فِي الْقِسْمَةِ شَيْ‏ءٌ إِلَّا أَنْ يُهَاجِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

There shall flow upon them what flows upon the Bedouin Muslims, and there shall not flow anything with regards to the war booty nor any distribution, except if they migrate in the Way of Allah^-azwj.

فَإِنْ أَبَوْا هَاتَيْنِ فَادْعُوهُمْ إِلَى إِعْطَاءِ الْجِزْيَةِ عَنْ يَدٍ وَ هُمْ صَاغِرُونَ فَإِنْ أَعْطَوُا الْجِزْيَةَ فَاقْبَلْ مِنْهُمْ وَ كُفَّ عَنْهُمْ وَ إِنْ أَبَوْا فَاسْتَعِنِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ جَاهِدْهُمْ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ

If they refuse these two, so call them to the payment of the taxation by the hands and they are belittled. If they were to pay the taxation, accept it from them and restrain yourselves from them, and if they refuse, so seek Assistance of Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic against them, and fight them regarding Allah^-azwj with a rightful Jihad.

وَ إِذَا حَاصَرْتَ أَهْلَ الْحِصْنِ فَأَرَادُوكَ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْزِلُوا عَلَى حُكْمِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَلَا تَنْزِلْ بِهِمْ وَ لَكِنْ أَنْزِلْهُمْ عَلَى حُكْمِكُمْ ثُمَّ اقْضِ فِيهِمْ بَعْدَ مَا شِئْتُمْ

And when the people of the fort are surrounded, so they respond that they would descend (come out) upon the Judgements of Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic, so do not let them out except upon your decision, then judge among them afterwards whatever you so desire to.

فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ تَرَكْتُمُوهُمْ عَلَى حُكْمِ اللَّهِ لَمْ تَدْرُوا تُصِيبُوا حُكْمَ اللَّهِ فِيهِمْ أَمْ لَا وَ إِذَا حَاصَرْتَ‏ أَهْلَ حِصْنٍ فَإِنْ آذَنُوكَ عَلَى أَنْ تُنْزِلَهُمْ عَلَى ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ وَ ذِمَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَلَا تُنْزِلْهُمْ وَ لَكِنْ أَنْزِلْهُمْ عَلَى ذِمَمِكُمْ وَ ذِمَمِ آبَائِكُمْ وَ إِخْوَانِكُمْ فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ تُخْفِرُوا ذِمَمَكُمْ وَ ذِمَمَ آبَائِكُمْ وَ إِخْوَانِكُمْ

If you all were to leave them upon the Judgement of Allah^-azwj, you would not know whether you harmed the Judgement of Allah^-azwj regarding them or not. And when you surround the people of the fort, so if they were to ask your permission upon them descending upon the responsibility of Allah^-azwj and the responsibility of His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, so do not let them descend, but get them to descend upon your own responsibilities and the responsibility of your fathers and your brothers.

كَانَ أَيْسَرَ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ أَنْ تُخْفِرُوا ذِمَّةَ اللَّهِ وَ ذِمَّةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏

Failing your responsibility and the responsibilities of your father and your brothers would be easier upon you on the Day of Judgement than if you were to fail the responsibility of Allah^-azwj and the responsibility of His^-azwj Rasool^-saww’’.[103]

28- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ الْمِنْقَرِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي النَّضْرُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبَجَلِيُ‏ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ‏ قَالَ: قَالَ لِيَ الْحَجَّاجُ- وَ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ خُرُوجِ النَّبِيِّ ص إِلَى مَشَاهِدِهِ فَقُلْتُ شَهِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بَدْراً فِي ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ وَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ وَ شَهِدَ أُحُداً فِي سِتِّمِائَةٍ وَ شَهِدَ الْخَنْدَقَ فِي تِسْعِمِائَةٍ فَقَالَ عَمَّنْ قُلْتَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَقَالَ ضَلَّ وَ اللَّهِ مَنْ سَلَكَ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِهِ‏

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father and Ali Bin Muhammad, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Suleyman Bin Dawood Al Minqary who said, ‘Al Nazr Bin Ismail Al Bajaly informed me from Abu Hamza Al Sumaly, from Shahr Bin Hawshab who said,

‘Al-Hajjaj said to me and asked me about the going out of the Prophet^-saww to his^-saww overseeing it (the battles), so I said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww oversaw (the battle of) Badr among three hundred and thirteen (combatants), and oversaw (the battle of) Ohad among six hundred (combatants), and oversaw (the battle of) Khandaq among nine hundred (combatants)’. He said, ‘From whom are you saying it, from Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws?’ So I said, ‘Strayed is the one, by Allah^-azwj, who walks upon other than his^-asws way’’.[104]

29- كا، الكافي الْعِدَّةُ عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ أَشْيَمَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ وَ الْبَزَنْطِيِّ قَالا قَالَ‏ مَا أُخِذَ بِالسَّيْفِ فَذَلِكَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ يُقَبِّلُهُ بِالَّذِي يَرَى كَمَا صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ ص بِخَيْبَرَ قَبَّلَ سَوَادَهَا وَ بَيَاضَهَا يَعْنِي أَرْضَهَا وَ نَخْلَهَا وَ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ لَا يَصْلُحُ قَبَالَةُ الْأَرْضِ وَ النَّخْلِ وَ قَدْ قَبَّلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص خَيْبَرَ وَ عَلَى الْمُتَقَبِّلِينَ سِوَى قَبَالَةِ الْأَرْضِ الْعُشْرُ وَ نِصْفُ الْعُشْرِ فِي حِصَصِهِمْ

‘Al Kafi’ – ‘The number, from Ibn Isa, from Ibn Asheym, from Safwan and Al Bazanty both said,

‘He^-asws said: ‘And whatever is taken by the sword, so that is up to the Imam^-asws. He^-asws would contract it with one whom he^-asws sees fit to, just as Rasool-Allah^-saww had done with Khyber. He^-saww contracted its black and its white, meaning its land and its palm trees, and the people were saying, ‘It is not correct to contract the land and the palm trees’; and Rasool-Allah^-saww had contracted Khyber, and upon the contractees, besides the contract of the land, was the tenth and half the tenth in their shares.

وَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الطَّائِفِ أَسْلَمُوا وَ جَعَلُوا عَلَيْهِمُ الْعُشْرَ وَ نِصْفَ الْعُشْرِ وَ إِنَّ مَكَّةَ دَخَلَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنْوَةً فَكَانُوا أُسَرَاءَ فِي يَدِهِ فَأَعْتَقَهُمْ وَ قَالَ اذْهَبُوا فَأَنْتُمُ الطُّلَقَاءُ

And he^-asws said: ‘The people of Al-Taif became Muslims, and the one-tenth and half of the one-tenth was made to be upon them, the people of Makkah, Rasool-Allah^-saww entered it forcibly. Thus, they were captives in his^-saww hands, but he^-asws freed them and said: ‘Go, for you are all free!’’.[105]

30- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ الْقَاسَانِيِّ عَنِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيِّ عَنِ الْمِنْقَرِيِّ عَنْ حَفْصٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع قَالَ: بَعَثَ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّداً ص بِخَمْسَةِ أَسْيَافٍ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْهَا شَاهِرَةٌ فَلَا تُغْمَدُ حَتَّى تَضَعَ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزارَها

Al Kafi – Ali, from his father and Al Qasany, from Al Isbahany, from Al Minqary, from Hafs,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws having said: ‘Allah^-azwj Sent Muhammad^-saww with five swords, three of these were unsheathed, and they would not be sheathed until the wars come to an end, and the wars will never come to an end’.

وَ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ فَسَيْفٌ عَلَى مُشْرِكِي الْعَرَبِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ فَاقْتُلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ وَ خُذُوهُمْ وَ احْصُرُوهُمْ وَ اقْعُدُوا لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ فَإِنْ تابُوا يَعْنِي آمَنُوا وَ أَقامُوا الصَّلاةَ وَ آتَوُا الزَّكاةَ فَإِخْوانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ‏ فَهَؤُلَاءِ لَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا الْقَتْلُ أَوِ الدُّخُولُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَ ذَرَارِيُّهُمْ سَبْيٌ عَلَى مَا سَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَإِنَّهُ سَبَى وَ عَفَا وَ قَبِلَ الْفِدَاءَ

And he^-asws continued the Hadeeth up to he^-asws said: ‘A sword is against the Polytheist Arabs. Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Said: then kill the Polytheists wherever you find them, and take them as captives and sit waiting for them in every ambush. So if they repent  – meaning believe, and establish the Salat and give the Zakat, [9:5], so they are your brothers in Religion. They are the ones from whom nothing would be accepted except for the killing or their entry into Al-Islam, and their wealth and their offspring would be made captives upon what was a Sunnah of Rasool-Allah^-saww, for he^-saww made captives, and forgave, and accepted the ransom.

وَ السَّيْفُ الثَّانِي عَلَى أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ وَ قُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْناً نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِي أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ ثُمَّ نَسَخَهَا قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ قاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَ لا بِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَ لا يُحَرِّمُونَ ما حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ لا يَدِينُونَ دِينَ الْحَقِّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتابَ حَتَّى يُعْطُوا الْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يَدٍ وَ هُمْ صاغِرُونَ‏

And the second sword is upon the people under the responsibility (Ahl Al-Zimma). Allah^-azwj the Exalted Says: and you would be saying to the people good words [2:83]. This Verse was Revealed regarding the Ahl Al-Zimma, then it was Abrogated by the Words of the Mighty and Majestic: Fight those who are not believing in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor are they sanctifying what Allah and His Rasool Sanctified, nor are they making it to be a religion, the Religion of the Truth, from those Given the Book, until they give the tribute by hand and they are belittled [9:29].

فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْهُمْ فِي دَارِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا الْجِزْيَةُ أَوِ الْقَتْلُ وَ مَا لَهُمْ فَيْ‏ءٌ وَ ذَرَارِيُّهُمْ سَبْيٌ وَ إِذَا قَبِلُوا الْجِزْيَةَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرُمَ عَلَيْنَا سَبْيُهُمْ وَ حَرُمَتْ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَ حَلَّتْ لَنَا مَنَاكِحُهُمْ‏ وَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْهُمْ فِي دَارِ الْحَرْبِ حَلَّ لَنَا سَبْيُهُمْ وَ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَنَا مُنَاكَحَتُهُمْ وَ لَمْ يُقْبَلْ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا الدُّخُولُ فِي دَارِ الْإِسْلَامِ أَوِ الْجِزْيَةُ أَوِ الْقَتْلُ

As for the ones who were from them in the house of Al-Islam, nothing would be accepted from him except for the taxation, or the killing, and their wealth would be Fey (war booty), and their offspring would be made captives. When they accept the taxation upon themselves, their captives would be Prohibited unto us, and their wealth would be Prohibited, and marrying them would be Permissible for us. And the ones from them who were in the house of the war, it would be Permissible for us to make them captives, and their wealth, and it would not be Permissible for us to marry them, and nothing would be accepted from them except for the entry into the house of Al-Islam, or the taxation, or the killing.

وَ السَّيْفُ الثَّالِثُ سَيْفٌ عَلَى مُشْرِكِي الْعَجَمِ يَعْنِي التُّرْكَ وَ الدَّيْلَمَ وَ الْخَزَرَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ فَضَرْبَ الرِّقابِ حَتَّى إِذا أَثْخَنْتُمُوهُمْ فَشُدُّوا الْوَثاقَ فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ وَ إِمَّا فِداءً حَتَّى تَضَعَ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزارَها

And the third sword is a sword upon the non-Arab Polytheists, meaning the Turks, and Al-Daylam, and Al-Khazar. Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Says in the beginning of the Chapter in which He^-azwj Mentioned those who disbelieved, so He^-azwj Related their story, then Said: So when you meet (in battle) those who are committing Kufr, then strike the necks until when you have captured them, so tighten the bond. Then either a favour (set free) afterwards or a ransom, until the war places its burden (terminates). [47:4].

فَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ‏ فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ يَعْنِي بَعْدَ السَّبْيِ مِنْهُمْ‏ وَ إِمَّا فِداءً يَعْنِي الْمُفَادَاةَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَهَؤُلَاءِ لَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا الْقَتْلُ أَوِ الدُّخُولُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَ لَا يَحِلُّ لَنَا مُنَاكَحَتُهُمْ مَا دَامُوا فِي دَارِ الْحَرْبِ‏

As for His^-azwj Words and afterwards Meaning after taking captives from them, and or let them ransom (themselves) Meaning the ransoming between them and the people of Al-Islam. So they are the ones from whom nothing would be accepted except for the killing, or the entry into Al-Islam, and marrying them would not be Permissible for us for as long as they are in the arena of the war’.

وَ الْخَبَرُ طَوِيلٌ أَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ مَوْضِعَ الْحَاجَةِ

And the Hadeeth is lengthy and we have taken from it the needed subject matter’’.[106]

31- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص بَعَثَ بِسَرِيَّةٍ فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا قَالَ مَرْحَباً بِقَوْمٍ قَضَوُا الْجِهَادَ الْأَصْغَرَ وَ بَقِيَ الْجِهَادُ الْأَكْبَرُ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَا الْجِهَادُ الْأَكْبَرُ قَالَ جِهَادُ النَّفْسِ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws: ‘The Prophet^-saww sent a battalion. When they returned, he^-saww said: ‘Welcome to a people who fulfilled the smaller Jihad and there still remains the bigger Jihad’. It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww, ‘And what is the bigger Jihad?’ He^-saww said: ‘Jihad of the self’’.[107]

32 نَوَادِرُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع‏ مِثْلَهُ

(The book) ‘Nawadi’ of Al-Rawandy, by his chain from Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws – similar to it’’.[108]

33- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ نُصِرْتُ بِالصَّبَا وَ أُهْلِكَتْ عَادٌ بِالدَّبُورِ

And by this chain, said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww was helped by Al-Saba (wind), and (the people of) Aad were destroyed by Al-Dabour (wind)’’.[109]

34- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‏ اعْتَمَّ أَبُو دُجَانَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُ‏ وَ أَرْخَى عَذَبَةَ الْعِمَامَةِ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَتَبَخْتَرُ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَمِشْيَةٌ يُبْغِضُهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَّا عِنْدَ الْقِتَالِ‏

And by this chain, said,

‘Ali^-asws said: ‘‘Abu Dajjana Al-Ansary wore a turban on the Day of Ohad and loosened his turban to be between his shoulders until he started swaggering (boastful). So Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘This is the walking which Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Hates, except during the fighting.[110]

35- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ بُرَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الزُّبَيْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا فِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الَّذِينَ أَخْرَجَهُمْ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ وَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ أُحِلَّ لَهُمْ جِهَادُهُمْ بِظُلْمِهِمْ إِيَّاهُمْ وَ أُذِنَ لَهُمْ فِي الْقِتَالِ الْخَبَرَ

‘Al Kafi’  – Ali, from his father, from Bakr Bin Salih, from Al Qasim Bin Bureyd, from Abu Amro Al Zubeyri,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘This Verse: There is Permission (to fight) for those who are fought against because they are oppressed, [22:39], was Revealed regarding the Emigrants, those whom the people of Makkah expelled from their houses and their wealth, it is Permissible for them to fight against them due to their oppressing them, and it is Permissible for them regarding the fighting’ – the Hadeeth’.[111]

36- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّمَا صَالَحَ الْأَعْرَابَ عَلَى أَنْ يَدَعَهُمْ فِي دِيَارِهِمْ وَ لَا يُهَاجِرُوا عَلَى إِنْ دَهِمَهُ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ دَهْمٌ أَنْ يَسْتَنْفِرَهُمْ فَيُقَاتِلَ بِهِمْ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الْغَنِيمَةِ نَصِيبٌ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Azina, from Zurara, from Abdul Kareem Bin Utba Al Hashimy,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘But rather the Bedouins were reconciled upon that they would be left to be in their houses and will not emigrate upon that if they were to be raided from his^-saww enemies with a raid they would be fending them off and they would be fighting with them, and there would be no share for them from the war booty’’.[112]

37- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ع قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص خَرَجَ بِالنِّسَاءِ فِي الْحَرْبِ حَتَّى يُدَاوِينَ الْجَرْحَى وَ لَمْ يَقْسِمْ لَهُنَّ مِنَ الْفَيْ‏ءِ وَ لَكِنَّهُ نَفَّلَهُنَ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn altogether from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at,

‘From one of the two (5^th or 6^th Imam^-asws) having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww went out with the women during the water until they were treating the wounds, and he^-saww did not apportioned (anything) for them from the war booty, but gifted it voluntarily to them’’.[113]

38- كا، الكافي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع‏ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَجْرَى الْخَيْلَ الَّتِي أُضْمِرَتْ مِنَ الْحَصْبَاءِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ وَ سَبَّقَهَا مِنْ ثَلَاثِ نَخَلَاتٍ فَأَعْطَى السَّابِقَ عَذْقاً وَ أَعْطَى الْمُصَلِّيَ عَذْقاً وَ أَعْطَى الثَّالِثَ عَذْقاً

‘Al Kafi’ – Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ibn Isa, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Talha Bin Zayd,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww raced the cavalry horse which were harboured, from Al-Hafya to the Masjid of the clan of Zureyq, and awarded there from three palm trees (clusters of dates). He^-saww gave the first one a cluster, and gave the second one a cluster, and gave the third one a cluster’’.[114]

39- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ غِيَاثِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع‏ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَجْرَى الْخَيْلَ وَ جَعَلَ سَبَقَهَا أَوَاقِيَّ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ

And by this chain, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Giyas Bin Ibrahim,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww raced the cavalry horse and made an ounce of silver to be for the one coming first.[115]

40- كا، الكافي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ظَرِيفٍ‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ وَ أَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَ مِنْ رِباطِ الْخَيْلِ‏ قَالَ الرَّمْيُ‏

‘Al Kafi’ – Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Imran Bin Musa, from Al-Hassan Bin Zareyf, from Abdullah Bin Al Mugheira, raising it, said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said regarding the Words of Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic: And prepare for them whatever force you are able to and from the equipped cavalry horses [8:60]. He^-saww said: ‘The archery’’.[116]

41 نَوَادِرُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ: غَزَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص غَزَاةً فَعَطِشَ النَّاسُ عَطَشاً شَدِيداً فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص هَلْ مَنْ يَنْبَعِثُ‏ بِالْمَاءِ فَضَرَبَ النَّاسُ يَمِيناً وَ شِمَالًا فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى فَرَسٍ أَشْقَرَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قِرْبَةٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص اللَّهُمَّ وَ بَارِكْ فِي الْأَشْقَرِ

‘Nawadir’ of Al-Rawandy – By his chain from Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww sent a battalion in battle and the people were thirsty with severe thirst. The Prophet^-saww said: ‘Is there anyone who would like to be dispatched for the water?’ The people looked right and left, then a blonde man came riding a horse, having a canteen in front of him. The Prophet^-saww said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! Bless the blonde man!’’[117]

42- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ نَجْرَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي غَزَاةٍ وَ مَعَهُ فَرَسٌ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَسْتَأْنِسُ إِلَى صَهِيلِهِ فَفَقَدَهُ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ فَرَسُكَ فَقَالَ اشْتَدَّ عَلَيَّ شِبَعُهُ فَخَصَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص مَثَّلْتَ بِهِ‏ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى أَنْ يَقُومَ الْقِيَامَةُ الْخَبَرَ

And by this chain, said, ‘A man from Najran was with Rasool-Allah^-saww in a military expedition, and there was a horse with him, and Rasool-Allah^-saww was comforted by its neighing. He^-saww missed him, so he^-saww sent for him. He^-saww said: ‘What happened to your horse?’ He said, ‘Its movement was difficult upon me, so I castrated it’. The Prophet^-saww said: ‘Resemble the cavalry horses with it by tying up in its forelocks is better up to the Establishment of the Hour’ – the Hadeeth’.[118]

43- عم، إعلام الورى قال أهل السير و المفسرون‏ إن جميع ما غزا رسول الله ص بنفسه ست و عشرون غزوة و إن جميع سراياه التي بعثها و لم يخرج معها ست و ثلاثون سرية و قاتل ص من غزواته في تسع غزوات و هي بدر و أحد و الخندق و بنو قريظة و المصطلق و خيبر و الفتح و حنين و الطائف

(The book) ‘Alam Al-Wara’ – The people of Seerah (of Rasool-Allah^-saww and the interpreters (of the Quran) said that the entirety of the military expeditions carried out by Rasool-Allah^-saww by himself^-saww were twenty six battles, and the entirety of his^-saww battalions which he^-saww sent and did not go out with them were thirty six battalions, and he^-saww fought in his^-saww battles, and these are – Badr, and Ohad, and Al-Khandaq, and clan of Qureyza, and Al-Mustaliq, and Khyber, and Al-Fat’h, and Hunayn, and Al-Taif.

فأول سرية بعثها أنه بعث حمزة بن عبد المطلب‏ في ثلاثين راكبا فساروا حتى بلغوا سِيفَ البحر من أرض جهينة فلقوا أبا جهل بن هشام في ثلاثين و مائة راكب من المشركين‏ فحجز بينهم مجدي‏ بن عمرو الجهني فرجع الفريقان و لم يكن بينهما قتال

The first battalion he^-saww sent is that he^-saww sent Hamza^-asws Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws among thirty riders, and they travelled until they reached Sayf Al-Bahr from the land of Juheyna and they met Abu Jahl Bin Hisham^-la among one hundred and thirty riders from the Polytheists, and Majdy Bin Amro Al-Jahny hindered between them, and the two parties returned and the fighting did not take place between them.

ثم غزا رسول الله ص أول غزوة غزاها في صفر على رأس اثني عشر شهرا من مَقْدَمِهِ المدينةَ حتى بلغ الأبواء يريد قريشا و بني ضمرة ثم رجع و لم يلق كيدا فأقام بالمدينة بقية صفر و صدرا من شهر ربيع الأول

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww battled the first battle he^-saww battled during Safar at the beginning of twelve months from his^-saww arrival at Al-Medina until it he^-saww reached Al-Abwa’a intending Quraysh and the clan of Zamra, then he^-saww returned and did not come across any traps. He^-saww stayed in Al-Medina at Quba during Safar and most of the month of Rabbi Al-Awwal.

و بعث في مقامه ذلك عبيدة بن الحارث في ستين راكبا من المهاجرين ليس فيهم أحد من الأنصار و كان أول لواء عقده رسول الله ص فالتقى هو و المشركون على ماء يقال له أحيا و كانت بينهم الرماية و على المشركين أبو سفيان بن حرب‏

And he^-saww sent during that say of this, Ubeyda Bin Al-Haris among sixty riders from the Emigrants, there not being anyone from the helpers among them, and it was the first flag Rasool-Allah^-saww had tied. He^-saww and the Polytheists met (in battle) at the water called Ahyaa, and there some shooting of arrows between them, and the head of the Polytheists was Abu Sufyan bin Harb.

ثم غزا رسول الله ص في شهر ربيع الآخر يريد قريشا حتى بلغ‏ بواط و لم يلق كيدا

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww battled during the month Rabbi Al-Akhar intending Quraysh until he^-saww reached Bawat, and did not come across any traps.

ثم غزا غزوة العشيرة يريد قريشا حتى نزل العشيرة من بطن ينبع و أقام بها بقية جمادى الأولى و ليالي من جمادى الآخرة و وادع فيها بني مدلج و حلفاءهم من بني ضمرة

The he^-saww had a battle, battle of Al-Usheyra, intending Quraysh, until he^-saww encamped at Al-Asheera from the midst of Yanbu, and stayed at it for the rest of Jamadi Al-Awwal and some night from Jamadi Al-Akhar, and reconciled in it the clan of Madlaj and their allies from the clan of Zamra.

فَرُوِيَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَفِيقَيْنِ‏ فِي غَزْوَةِ الْعُشَيْرَةِ فَقَالَ لِي عَلِيٌّ هَلْ لَكَ يَا أَبَا الْيَقْظَانِ فِي هَذَا النَّفْرِ مِنْ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي عَيْنٍ لَهُمْ‏ نَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ يَعْمَلُونَ فَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ فَنَظَرْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ غَشِيَنَا النَّوْمُ فَعَمَدْنَا إِلَى صَوْرٍ مِنَ النَّخْلِ فِي دَقْعَاءَ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَنِمْنَا فِيهِ

It is reported from Ammar Bin Yasser^-ra who said, ‘I^-ra and Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws were two friends during the military expedition Al-Usheyra, and Ali^-asws said to me: ‘O Abu Al-Yaqzan! Is there for you^-ra among these persons from the clan of Madlaj, working in a spring of theirs, we can look how they are working?’ We came to them and we looked at them for a while, then sleep overcame us, so we deliberated to a small palm tree in the ground and we slept at it.

فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا هَبَّنَا إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِقَدَمِهِ فَجَلَسْنَا وَ قَدْ تَتَرَّبْنَا مِنْ تِلْكَ الدَّقْعَاءِ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِعَلِيٍّ ع يَا أَبَا تُرَابٍ لِمَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ التُّرَابِ‏ فَقَالَ أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَشْقَى النَّاسِ قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَحْمَرُ ثَمُودَ الَّذِي عَقَرَ النَّاقَةَ وَ الَّذِي يَضْرِبُكَ يَا عَلِيُّ عَلَى هَذِهِ وَ وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ حَتَّى يَبُلَّ مِنْهَا هَذِهِ وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ

By Allah^-azwj! We had not woken up except Rasool-Allah^-saww had arrived. So, we sat up and we had been nourished from that small palm tree. On that day, Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Ali^-asws: ‘O Abu Turab!’ because dust was upon him^-asws. He^-saww said: ‘Shall I^-saww inform you with the most wretched of the people?’ We said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! He^-saww said: ‘Red one of Samood who hamstrung the she-camel, and the one who will strike you^-asws, O Ali^-asws, upon this’ – and Rasool-Allah^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon his^-asws head’ ‘Until this is soaked (by blood)’ – and he^-saww placed his^-as hand upon his^-asws beard.

ثُمَّ رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنَ الْعُشَيْرَةِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمْ يُقِمْ بِهَا عَشْرَ لَيَالٍ حَتَّى أَغَارَ كُرْزُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ الْفِهْرِيُّ عَلَى سَرْحِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي طَلَبِهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ وَادِياً يُقَالُ لَهُ سَفَوَانُ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ بَدْرٍ وَ هِيَ غَزْوَةُ بَدْرٍ الْأُولَى وَ حَامِلُ لِوَائِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ اسْتَخْلَفَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ وَ فَاتَهُ كُرْزٌ فَلَمْ يُدْرِكْهُ فَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَأَقَامَ جُمَادَى وَ رجب [رَجَباً] وَ شَعْبَانَ وَ كَانَ بَعَثَ‏ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فِي ثَمَانِيَةِ رَهْطٍ فَرَجَعَ وَ لَمْ يَلْقَ كَيْداً

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww returned from Al-Usheyra to Al-Medina, and did not say at it for ten nights until Kurz Bin Jabir Al-Fihry attacked upon Al-Medina. So, Rasool-Allah^-saww went out in seeking him until he^-saww reached a valley called Safwan, from the area of Bad, and it is the first battle of Badt, and Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws carried its flag, and he^-saww left behind Zayd Bin Haris behind upon Al-Medina, and Kurz escaped. He^-saww did not come across him, so Rasool-Allah^-saww returned and stayed for two Jamadis and Rajab and Shaban, and between that he^-saww sent Sa’ad Bin Abu Waqas among a group of eighty, and he returned and did not come across any traps.

ثُمَّ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ جَحْشٍ إِلَى نَخْلَةَ وَ قَالَ كُنْ بِهَا حَتَّى‏ تَأْتِيَنَا بِخَبَرٍ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ لَمْ يَأْمُرْهُ بِقِتَالٍ وَ ذَلِكَ فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَ كَتَبَ لَهُ كِتَاباً وَ قَالَ اخْرُجْ أَنْتَ وَ أَصْحَابُكَ حَتَّى إِذَا سِرْتَ يَوْمَيْنِ فَافْتَحْ كِتَابَكَ وَ انْظُرْ فِيهِ‏ وَ امْضِ لِمَا أَمَرْتُكَ

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww sent Abdullah Bin Jahash to Nakhla and said, ‘Be at it until you come to us with news from the news of Quraysh’, and did not instruct him to fight, and that was during the Sacred month, and he^-saww wrote a letter for him and said, ‘You and your companions go out until when two days pass by, then open your letter and look into it and accomplish what I^-saww have ordered you with’.

فَلَمَّا سَارَ يَوْمَيْنِ وَ فَتَحَ الْكِتَابَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ أَنِ امْضِ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ نَخْلَةَ فَتَأْتِيَنَا مِنْ أَخْبَارِ قُرَيْشٍ بِمَا يَصِلُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْهُمْ‏ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ حِينَ قَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ سَمْعاً وَ طَاعَةً مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ رَغْبَةٌ فِي الشَّهَادَةِ فَلْيَنْطَلِقْ مَعِي

When two days passed, he opened the letter and in it was: ‘Go until you descend at Makhla and you come to us from the new of Quraysh with what arrives to you from them’. He said to his companions when he read the letter, ‘Listen and obey! One who has for him a desire of martyrdom, then let him come with me’.

فَمَضَى مَعَهُ الْقَوْمُ حَتَّى إِذَا نَزَلُوا نَخْلَةَ مَرَّ بِهِمْ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ وَ الْحَكَمُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ وَ عُثْمَانُ وَ الْمُغِيرَةُ ابْنَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَعَهُمْ تِجَارَةٌ قَدِمُوا بِهَا مِنَ الطَّائِفِ أُدْمٌ وَ زَبِيبٌ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمُ الْقَوْمُ أَشْرَفَ لَهُمْ وَاقِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ وَ كَانَ قَدْ حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالُوا عُمَّارٌ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْهُمْ بَأْسٌ وَ ائْتَمَرَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ هِيَ آخِرُ يَوْمٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ

The group went with him until they descended at Nakhla, Amro Bin Al-Hazramy and Al-Hakam Bin Kaysan and Usman and Al-Mugheira, two sons of Abdullah passed by them, there being traders with them, coming from Al-Taif with raisins. When the group saw them, Waqid Bin Abdullah supervised them, and he had shaved his head. They said, ‘O pilgrims of Umrah! There isn’t any problem upon you from them’. And the companions of Rasool-Allah^-saww performed Umra and it was the last day of Rajab.

فَقَالُوا لَئِنْ قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَقْتُلُونَهُمْ فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَ لَئِنْ تَرَكْتُمُوهُمْ لَيَدْخُلُنَّ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ مَكَّةَ فَلَيَمْنَعُنَّ مِنْكُمْ فَأَجْمَعَ الْقَوْمُ عَلَى قَتْلِهِمْ فَرَمَى وَاقِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ التَّمِيمِيُّ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ بِسَهْمٍ فَقَتَلَهُ وَ اسْتَأْمَنَ‏ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَكَمُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ وَ هَرَبَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ فَأَعْجَزَهُمْ وَ اسْتَاقُوا الْعِيرَ فَقَدِمُوا بِهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏

They said, ‘If you were to kill them, you would have killed them during the Sacred month, and if you were to leave them, you will be entering Makkah in this night, they will prevent you’. The group reached a consensus to kill them, and Waqid Bin Abdullah Al-Tameemi shot Amro Bin Al-Hazrany with an arrow and killed him; Usman Bin Abdullah and Al-Hakam Bin Kaysan were captured; Al-Mugheira Bin Abdullah fled and frustrated them; they captured the caravan and brought it to Rasool-Allah^-saww.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِالْقِتَالِ فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَ أَوْقَفَ الْأَسِيرَيْنِ وَ الْعِيرَ وَ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً وَ سُقِطَ فِي أَيْدِي الْقَوْمِ وَ ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ هَلَكُوا وَ قَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ اسْتَحَلَّ مُحَمَّدٌ الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ‏ يَسْئَلُونَكَ عَنِ الشَّهْرِ الْحَرامِ قِتالٍ فِيهِ‏ الْآيَةَ

He^-saww said to them: ‘By Allah^-azwj! I^-saww had not instructed you to fight during the Sacred month and arrest the two captives and the caravan’, and he^-saww did not take anything from it; it fell into the hands of the group, and they thought that they had been destroyed, and Quraysh said, ‘Muhammad^-saww Legalises the (fighting during) the Sacred month’. Allah^-azwj the Glorious Revealed: They are asking you about the Sacred month, the fighting during it. Say: ‘The fighting during it [2:217] – the Verse.

فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ ذَلِكَ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْعِيرَ وَ فِدَاءَ الْأَسِيرَيْنِ وَ قَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ نَطْمَعُ لَنَا أَنْ يَكُونَ غَزَاةً فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ‏ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ الَّذِينَ هاجَرُوا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ‏ أُولئِكَ يَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَ اللَّهِ‏ الْآيَةَ وَ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ قَبْلَ بَدْرٍ بِشَهْرَيْنِ‏

When that was Revealed, Rasool-Allah^-saww seized the caravan and let the two captives ransom themselves, and the Muslims said, ‘We wish there was a military expedition for us (as well). Allah^-azwj Revealed regarding them: Those who believed and those who emigrated [2:218] – up to His^-azwj Words: they are hoping for the Mercy of Allah [2:218] – the Verse. And this was two months before (battle of) Badr’’.[119]

44- نهج، نهج البلاغة فِي حَدِيثِهِ‏ كُنَّا إِذَا احْمَرَّ الْبَأْسُ اتَّقَيْنَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا أَقْرَبَ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ مِنْهُ

Nahj Al-Balagah, in a Hadeeth of his^-asws: ‘When the difficulties intensified, we saves ourselves with Rasool-Allah^-saww, so there did not happen to be anyone from us more closer to the enemy than him^-saww’’.[120]

45- فس، تفسير القمي‏ يَسْئَلُونَكَ عَنِ الشَّهْرِ الْحَرامِ قِتالٍ فِيهِ قُلْ قِتالٌ فِيهِ كَبِيرٌ وَ صَدٌّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ كُفْرٌ بِهِ وَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرامِ وَ إِخْراجُ أَهْلِهِ مِنْهُ أَكْبَرُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ‏

Tafseer Al Qummi – They are asking you about the Sacred month, the fighting during it. Say: ‘The fighting during it is grievous, and blocking from the Way of Allah and Kufr in it and (blocking from) the Sacred Masjid, and expelling its inhabitants from it is more grievous in the Presence of Allah; [2:217]

فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ سَبَبُ نُزُولِهَا أَنَّهُ لَمَّا هَاجَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ بَعَثَ السَّرَايَا إِلَى الطُّرُقَاتِ الَّتِي تَدْخُلُ مَكَّةَ تَتَعَرَّضُ لِعِيرِ قُرَيْشٍ حَتَّى بَعَثَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ جَحْشٍ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى نَخْلَةَ وَ هِيَ بُسْتَانُ بَنِي عَامِرٍ لِيَأْخُذُوا عِيرَ قُرَيْشٍ أَقْبَلَتْ مِنَ الطَّائِفِ

‘The reason for its Revelation was that when Rasool-Allah^-saww emigrated to Al-Medina, he^-saww sent the artillery units on the roads which led to Makkah, in order to expose the caravans of the Quraysh. He^-saww sent Abdullah Bin Jahash among a number of his companions to a palm tree – and it was the orchard of the Clan of Aamir – in order to seize camels of Quraysh when they return from Al-Ta’if.

عَلَيْهَا الزَّبِيبُ وَ الْأُدْمُ وَ الطَّعَامُ فَوَافَوْهَا وَ قَدْ نَزَلَتِ الْعِيرُ وَ فِيهِمْ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَضْرَمِيِ‏ وَ كَانَ‏ حَلِيفاً لِعُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ ابْنُ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنَ جَحْشٍ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَزِعُوا وَ تَهَيَّئُوا لِلْحَرْبِ وَ قَالُوا هَؤُلَاءِ أَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ فَأَمَرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَحْشٍ أَصْحَابَهُ أَنْ يَنْزِلُوا وَ يَحْلَقُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ فَنَزَلُوا وَ حَلَقُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ

Upon it (the caravan) were raisins, and the goods, and foodstuff. And the caravan had encamped, and in it was Amro Bin Abdullah Al-Hazramy, and he was an ally of Otba Bin Rabi’e. So, when Al-Hazramy looked at Abdullah Bin Jahash and his companions, he panicked and prepared for the battle, and they (his companions) said, ‘They are the companions of Muhammad^-saww’. And Amr Abdullah Bin Jahash instructed his companions that they encamp and shave off their heads. They encamped and shaved off their heads.

فَقَالَ ابْنُ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ عُمَّارٌ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ بَأْسٌ فَاطْمَأَنُّوا وَ وَضَعُوا السِّلَاحَ فَحَمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَحْشٍ فَقُتِلَ ابْنُ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ وَ أَفْلَتَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَ أَخَذُوا الْعِيرَ بِمَا فِيهَا وَ سَاقُوهَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ‏ مِنْ رَجَبٍ مِنَ الْأَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ فَعَزَلُوا الْعِيرَ وَ مَا كَانَ عَلَيْهَا فَلَمْ يَنَالُوا مِنْهَا شَيْئاً

Ibn Al-Hazramy said, ‘They are a worshipping people. There isn’t any problem upon us from them’. When they were reassured and they placed down their weapons, Abdullah Bin Jahash attacked them. He killed Ibn Al-Hazramy and killed his companions; they seized the caravan along with whatever was in it, and ushered it to Al-Medina. And that was during the first day of Rajab from the Sacred months. They isolated the caravan along with whatever was upon it, and did not take anything from it.

فَكَتَبَتْ قُرَيْشٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّكَ اسْتَحْلَلْتَ الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ وَ سَفَكْتَ فِيهَا الدَّمَ وَ أَخَذْتَ الْمَالَ وَ كَثُرَ الْقَوْلُ فِي هَذَا وَ جَاءَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ يَحِلُّ الْقَتْلُ فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ

The Quraysh wrote to Rasool-Allah^-saww, ‘You^-saww have legalised the Sacred month and shed the blood in it, and seized the wealth’. And the words were numerous regarding this, and the companions of Rasool-Allah^-saww came over and they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Is the killing Permissible during the Sacred month?’

فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ‏ يَسْئَلُونَكَ عَنِ الشَّهْرِ الْحَرامِ قِتالٍ فِيهِ قُلْ قِتالٌ فِيهِ كَبِيرٌ وَ صَدٌّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ كُفْرٌ بِهِ وَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرامِ وَ إِخْراجُ أَهْلِهِ مِنْهُ أَكْبَرُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ الْفِتْنَةُ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ‏

So Allah^-azwj Revealed: They are asking you about the Sacred month, the fighting during it. Say: ‘The fighting during it is grievous, and blocking from the Way of Allah and Kufr in it and (blocking from) the Sacred Masjid, and expelling its inhabitants from it is more grievous in the Presence of Allah; and the strife is more grievous than the fighting [2:217].

قَالَ الْقِتَالُ فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ عَظِيمٌ وَ لَكِنَّ الَّذِي فَعَلَتْ بِكَ قُرَيْشٌ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مِنَ الصَّدِّ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ الْكُفْرِ بِاللَّهِ وَ إِخْرَاجِكَ مِنْهُ هُوَ أَكْبَرُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ‏ وَ الْفِتْنَةُ يَعْنِي الْكُفْرَ بِاللَّهِ‏ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ‏

He said, ‘The fighting during the Sacred month is grievous, but that which the Quraysh did with you^-asws – O Muhammad^-saww – from the blocking from the Sacred Masjid, and the Kufr with Allah^-azwj, and expelling you^-saww from it, is more grievous in the Presence of Allah^-azwj, and the strike – meaning the Kufr with Allah^-azwj – is more grievous than the killing.

ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ‏ الشَّهْرُ الْحَرامُ بِالشَّهْرِ الْحَرامِ وَ الْحُرُماتُ قِصاصٌ فَمَنِ اعْتَدى‏ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدى‏ عَلَيْكُمْ‏

Then it was Revealed unto him^-saww: The Sacred Month with the sacred Month and the Sacred things are (subject to) retaliation; So the one who assaults upon you, then assault upon him with the like of what he assaulted upon you; [2:194]’’.[121]

Notes –

روي عن أبي سعيد الخدري قال‏ لما صرفت القبلة إلى الكعبة أتى رسول الله ص مسجد قباء فقدم جدار المسجد إلى موضعه اليوم و أسسه بيده و نقل رسول الله ص و أصحابه الحجارة لبنائه و كان يأتيه كل سبت ماشيا

It is reported from Abu Saeed Al Khudri who said, ‘When the Qibla was changed to the Kaaba, Rasool-Allah^-saww came to Masjid Quba, he^-saww moved a wall of the Masjid to its place today and built its foundation by his^-saww hand, and Rasool-Allah^-saww and his^-saww companions moved (carried) the stone for its constructions, and he^-saww used to come to it walking every Saturday’.

روي عن أبي سعيد الخدري قال‏ نزل فرض شهر رمضان بعد ما صرفت القبلة إلى الكعبة بشهر في شعبان على رأس ثمانية عشر شهرا من مهاجر رسول الله ص فأمر رسول الله ص في هذه السنة بزكاة الفطر قبل أن يفرض الزكاة في الأموال

It is reported from Abu Saeed Al Khudri who said, ‘The obligation of the month of Ramazan was Revealed a month after the turning of the Qiblah to the Kaaba during Shaban, eighteen months from the migration of Rasool-Allah^-saww. In this year Rasool-Allah^-saww ordered with Zakat Al Fitr before he obligation of Zakat on wealth.

باب 9 تحول القبلة

CHAPTER 9 – DIVERSION OF THE QIBLAH

الآيات البقرة سَيَقُولُ السُّفَهاءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ ما وَلَّاهُمْ عَنْ قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِي كانُوا عَلَيْها قُلْ لِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَ الْمَغْرِبُ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشاءُ إِلى‏ صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ

The Verses – (Surah) Al Baqarah: The fools among the people will be saying: ‘What has turned them away from their Qiblah which they were upon?’ Say: ‘For Allah is the East and the West; He Guides the one He so Desires to, to the Straight Path’ [2:142]

وَ كَذلِكَ جَعَلْناكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطاً لِتَكُونُوا شُهَداءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَ يَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيداً وَ ما جَعَلْنَا الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي كُنْتَ عَلَيْها إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَنْ يَتَّبِعُ الرَّسُولَ مِمَّنْ يَنْقَلِبُ عَلى‏ عَقِبَيْهِ وَ إِنْ كانَتْ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللَّهُ وَ ما كانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمانَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَؤُفٌ رَحِيمٌ

And like that, We Made you (Imams) as an intermediary community in order for you (Imams) to become witnesses upon the people, and the Rasool to become a witness upon you. And We did not Make the Qiblah which you were upon except for Us to Know who follows the Rasool from the one turns upon his heels; and even though it may be grievous, except upon those Guided by Allah. And Allah will not Waste your Eman, as Allah is Affectionate, Merciful with the people.  [2:143]

قَدْ نَرى‏ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّماءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضاها فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرامِ وَ حَيْثُ ما كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ وَ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتابَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَ مَا اللَّهُ بِغافِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

We have Seen the turning of your face towards the sky, so We will be Turning you towards a Qiblah you will be pleased with; So turn then your face towards the Sacred Masjid; and wherever you are, turn your face towards it. And those who have been Given the Book are knowing that it is the Truth from their Lord; and Allah is not heedless of what they are doing [2:144]

Notes –

وَ رَوَاهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ‏ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: تَحَوَّلَتِ الْقِبْلَةُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ بَعْدَ مَا صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ص ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَ بَعْدَ مُهَاجَرِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ صَلَّى إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سَبْعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ

And it is reported by Ali Bin Ibrahim by his chain, from Al-Sadiq^-asws having said: ‘The Qiblah was diverted to the Kabah after the Prophet^-saww had prayed Salat for thirteen years toward Bayt Al-Maqdis, and seven months after his^-saww migration to Al-Medina. He^-saww prayed Salat toward Bayt Al-Maqdis for seven months’.

قَالَ ثُمَّ وَجَّهَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ كَانُوا يُعَيِّرُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَ يَقُولُونَ أَنْتَ تَابِعٌ لَنَا تُصَلِّي إِلَى قِبْلَتِنَا

He (the narrator) said, ‘Then Allah^-azwj the Exalted Diverted him^-saww toward the Kabah, and that is because the Jews had been taunting Rasool-Allah^-saww and saying, ‘You^-saww are our follower praying toward our Qiblah (direction)!’

فَاغْتَمَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ ذَلِكَ غَمّاً شَدِيداً وَ خَرَجَ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى آفَاقِ السَّمَاءِ يَنْتَظِرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي ذَلِكَ أَمْراً فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ وَ حَضَرَ وَقْتُ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ كَانَ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَنِي سَالِمٍ قَدْ صَلَّى مِنَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَأَخَذَ بِعَضُدَيْهِ وَ حَوَّلَهُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ

Rasool-Allah^-saww was saddened by that with severe sadness, and he^-saww went out in the middle of the night looking at the horizon of the sky awaiting a Command of Allah^-azwj regarding that. When it was morning and the time of Al Zohr Salat presented, he^-saww was in the Masjid of the clan of Saalim, having already prayed two units. Jibraeel^-as descended unto him^-as and grabbed his^-saww forearms and turned him^-saww toward the Kabah.

وَ أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ‏ قَدْ نَرى‏ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّماءِ الْآيَةَ فَكَانَ صَلَّى‏ رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَ السُّفَهَاءُ ما وَلَّاهُمْ عَنْ قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِي‏ كانُوا عَلَيْها

And it was Revealed unto him^-saww: We have Seen the turning of your face towards the sky [2:144] – the Verse. Thus, he^-saww prayed two units (half the Salat) toward Bayt Al-Maqdis, and two units toward the Kabah. The Jews and the foolish ones said, ‘What has turned them away from their Qiblah which they were upon?’ [2:142].

قَدْ نَرى‏ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ‏ قَالَ الْمُفَسِّرُونَ‏ كَانَتِ الْكَعْبَةُ أَحَبَّ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لِجَبْرَئِيلَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ صَرَفَنِي عَنْ قِبْلَةِ الْيَهُودِ إِلَى غَيْرِهَا

(Regarding: We have Seen the turning of your face towards the sky [2:144] – the Verse. The interpreters said, ‘The Kabah was the more beloved of the two Qiblahs to Rasool-Allah^-saww. He^-saww said to Jibraeel^-as: ‘I^-saww would love it if Allah^-azwj were to turn me away from the Qiblah of the Jews to something else!’

فَقَالَ لَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ إِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدٌ مِثْلُكَ وَ أَنْتَ كَرِيمٌ عَلَى رَبِّكَ فَادْعُ رَبَّكَ وَ سَلْهُ

Jibraeel^-as said to him^-saww: ‘But rather, I^-as am a servant like you^-saww, and you^-saww are honourable to your^-saww Lord^-azwj, so supplicate to your^-saww Lord^-azwj and ask him^-saww!’

ثُمَّ ارْتَفَعَ جَبْرَئِيلُ وَ جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُدِيمُ النَّظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ رَجَاءَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ بِالَّذِي سَأَلَ رَبَّهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ أَيْ قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِي السَّمَاءِ لِانْتِظَارِ الْوَحْيِ فِي أَمْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ

Then Jibraeel^-as rose up and Rasool-Allah^-saww went on to constantly look at the sky, hoping that Jibraeel^-as would come to him^-saww with that which he^-saww had asked his^-saww Lord^-azwj for, so Allah^-azwj Revealed the Verse, i.e. We have Seen the turning of your^-saww face toward the sky to await the Revelation regarding the matter of the Qiblah’.

1- شي، تفسير العياشي عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الزُّبَيْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: لَمَّا صَرَفَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ عَنْ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ص أَ رَأَيْتَ صَلَاتَنَا الَّتِي كُنَّا نُصَلِّي إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ مَا حَالُنَا فِيهَا وَ حَالُ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ أَمْوَاتِنَا وَ هُمْ يُصَلُّونَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ

‘Tafseer Ayyashi’ – From Abu Amro Al Zubeyri,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘When Allah^-azwj Exchanged (the Qiblah) of His^-azwj Prophet^-saww to the Kabah from Bayt Al-Maqdas, the Muslims said to the Prophet^-saww, ‘What is your^-saww view of our Salats which we have prayed (facing) towards Bayt Al-Maqdas, what is our state regarding these, and the state of the ones from our deceased one and they were praying towards Bayt Al-Maqdas?’

فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ‏ وَ ما كانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمانَكُمْ‏ فَسَمَّى الصَّلَاةَ إِيمَاناً الْخَبَرَ

Allah^-azwj the Exalted Revealed: And Allah will not Waste your Eman, as Allah is Affectionate, Merciful with the people.  [2:143] – so He^-azwj Named the Salat as Eman’ – the Hadeeth’.[122]

2- يب، تهذيب الأحكام الطَّاطَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ مَتَى صُرِفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ بَعْدَ رُجُوعِهِ مِنْ بَدْرٍ

‘Tahzeeb Al Ahkam’ of Al Tatary, from Muhammad Bin Abu Hamza, from Muawiya Bin Ammar,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him^-asws, ‘When did Allah^-azwj Divert Rasool-Allah^-saww to the Kabah?’ He^-asws said: ‘After his^-saww return from Badr.[123]

3- يب، تهذيب الأحكام الطَّاطَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى‏ وَ ما جَعَلْنَا الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي كُنْتَ عَلَيْها إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَنْ يَتَّبِعُ الرَّسُولَ مِمَّنْ يَنْقَلِبُ عَلى‏ عَقِبَيْهِ‏ أَمَرَهُ بِهِ

‘Tahzeeb Al Ahkam’ of Al Tatary, from Muhammad Bin Abu Hamza, from Ibn Muskan, from Abu Baseer,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘‘I asked him^-asws about the Words of Allah^-azwj: And We did not Make the Qiblah which you were upon except for Us to Know who follows the Rasool from the one turns upon his heels [2:143], was he^-saww Commanded with it?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَ‏ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ يُقَلِّبُ وَجْهَهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَعَلِمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ‏ قَدْ نَرى‏ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّماءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضاها

He^-asws said: ‘Yes. Rasool-Allah^-saww used to turn his^-saww face towards the sky (time and again), so Allah^-azwj Knew what was in his^-saww self (heart), so He^-azwj Said We have Seen the turning of your face towards the sky, so We will be Turning you towards a Qiblah you will be pleased with [2:144]’’.[124]

4- يب، تهذيب الأحكام الطَّاطَرِيُّ عَنْ وُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ع‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى‏ سَيَقُولُ السُّفَهاءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ ما وَلَّاهُمْ عَنْ قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِي كانُوا عَلَيْها قُلْ لِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَ الْمَغْرِبُ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشاءُ إِلى‏ صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ اللَّهُ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ

‘Tahzeeb Al Ahkam’ of Al tatary, from Wuheyb, from Abu Baseer,

‘From one of the two (5^th or 6^th Imam^-asws) regarding the Words of the Exalted: The fools among the people will be saying: ‘What has turned them away from their Qiblah which they were upon?’ Say: ‘For Allah is the East and the West; He Guides the one He so Desires to, to the Straight Path [2:142]. I said to him^-asws, ‘Allah^-azwj Commanded him^-saww that he^-saww should Pray Salat towards Bayt Al-Maqdas?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ أَ لَا تَرَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ‏ وَ ما جَعَلْنَا الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي كُنْتَ عَلَيْها إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَنْ يَتَّبِعُ الرَّسُولَ مِمَّنْ يَنْقَلِبُ عَلى‏ عَقِبَيْهِ وَ إِنْ كانَتْ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللَّهُ وَ ما كانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمانَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَؤُفٌ رَحِيمٌ‏

He^-asws said: ‘Do you not see that Allah^-azwj the Exalted is Saying: And We did not Make the Qiblah which you were upon except for Us to Know who follows the Rasool from the one turns upon his heels; and even though it may be grievous, except upon those Guided by Allah. And Allah will not Waste your Eman, as Allah is Affectionate, Merciful with the people.  [2:143]’

قَالَ إِنَّ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ أَتَوْهُمْ وَ هُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَدْ صَلَّوْا رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَقِيلَ لَهُمْ إِنَّ نَبِيَّكُمْ قَدْ صُرِفَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَتَحَوَّلَ النِّسَاءُ مَكَانَ الرِّجَالِ وَ الرِّجَالُ مَكَانَ النِّسَاءِ وَ جَعَلُوا الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْبَاقِيَتَيْنِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَصَلَّوْا صَلَاةً وَاحِدَةً إِلَى قِبْلَتَيْنِ فَلِذَلِكَ سُمِّيَ مَسْجِدُهُمْ مَسْجِدَ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ

He^-asws said: ‘The Clan of Abd Al-Ashal came to them and they were in the Salat, and they had Prayed two Units towards Bayt Al-Maqdas. It was said to them, ‘Your Prophet^-saww has changed towards the Kabah’. The women have turned to be in the place of men (forward), and the men in place of the women (at the back); and they Prayed the remaining two Units towards the Kabah, Thus, they Prayed one Salat to two Qiblahs. Therefore, due to that, their Masjid is named as Masjid Qiblatain (Two Qiblahs)’.[125]

5- كا، الكافي عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّي إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ فَكَانَ يَجْعَلُ الْكَعْبَةَ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ فَقَالَ أَمَّا إِذَا كَانَ بِمَكَّةَ فَلَا وَ أَمَّا إِذَا هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَنَعَمْ حَتَّى حُوِّلَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ

‘Al Kafi’ – Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I asked him^-asws, ‘Was Rasool-Allah^-saww praying Salat (facing) towards Bayt Al-Maqdas?’ He^-asws said: ‘Yes’. I said, ‘He^-saww was making the Kabah to be behind his^-saww back’. He^-asws said: ‘But, when he^-saww was at Makkah, so no, and as for when he^-saww emigrated to Al-Medina, then yes, until he^-saww was Diverted towards the Kabah’’.[126]

6- يه، من لا يحضر الفقيه‏ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْمُقَدَّسِ بَعْدَ النُّبُوَّةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً بِمَكَّةَ وَ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْراً بِالْمَدِينَةِ ثُمَّ عَيَّرَتْهُ الْيَهُودُ فَقَالُوا لَهُ إِنَّكَ تَابِعٌ لِقِبْلَتِنَا فَاغْتَمَّ لِذَلِكَ غَمّاً شَدِيداً

‘Man La Yahzar Al Faqeeh’ – Rasool-Allah^-saww prayed Salat (facing) towards Bayt Al-Maqdas after the Prophet-hood, for ten years in Makkah, and nineteen months in Al-Medina. The Jews faulted him^-saww and said to him^-saww, ‘You^-saww are following our Qiblah’. He^-saww was gloomy at that with intense gloom.

فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ‏ خَرَجَ ص يُقَلِّبُ وَجْهَهُ فِي آفَاقِ السَّمَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى مِنَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ جَاءَهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ‏ قَدْ نَرى‏ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّماءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضاها الْآيَةَ

When it was during one of the nights, he^-saww went out and turned his^-saww face towards the horizons of the sky. When it was morning, he^-saww prayed the morning Salat. When he^-saww had prayed two Units from Al-Zohr Salat, Jibraeel^-as came to him^-saww and said to him^-saww: ‘We have Seen the turning of your face towards the sky, so We will be Turning you towards a Qiblah you will be pleased with; [2:144] – the Verse.

ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ النَّبِيِّ ص فَحَوَّلَ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ وَ حَوَّلَ مَنْ خَلْفَهُ وُجُوهَهُمْ حَتَّى قَامَ الرِّجَالُ مَقَامَ النِّسَاءِ وَ النِّسَاءُ مَقَامَ الرِّجَالِ فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ صَلَاتِهِ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَ آخِرُهَا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ

Then he^-as grabbed the hand of the Prophet^-saww and turned his^-saww face towards the Kabah, and the ones who were behind him^-saww turned their faces (as well) to the extent that the men were standing in the place of the women, and the women in place of the men. The beginning of his^-saww Salat was towards Bayt Al-Maqdas and its end towards the Kabah.

فَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ مَسْجِداً بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ قَدْ صَلَّى أَهْلُهُ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَحَوَّلُوا نَحْوَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ صَلَاتِهِمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَ آخِرُهَا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَسُمِّيَ ذَلِكَ الْمَسْجِدُ مَسْجِدَ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ‏

The news reached Masjid at Al-Medina, and its people had prayed two Units from Al Asr, and they turned towards the Kabah, for the beginning of their Salat was towards Bayt Al-Maqdas and its ending was towards the Kabah. Thus, that Masjid was named ‘Masjid Qiblatain’ (Masjid of two Qiblahs).

فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ صَلَاتُنَا إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ تَضِيعُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ وَ ما كانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمانَكُمْ‏ يَعْنِي صَلَاتَكُمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَ قَدْ أَخْرَجْتُ الْخَبَرَ فِي ذَلِكَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فِي كِتَابِ النُّبُوَّةِ

The Muslims said, ‘Our Salats towards Bayt Al-Maqdas have been wasted, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed: And Allah will not Waste your Eman [2:143] – meaning your Salats towards Bayt Al-Maqdis’’.[127]

Notes –

فِي تَفْسِيرِ النُّعْمَانِيِّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‏ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا بُعِثَ كَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ إِلَى قِبْلَةِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سُنَّةَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

In Tafseer Al Numani, by his chain to Al-Sadiq^-asws, he^-asws said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws said: ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww began his^-saww mission, the Salat used to be toward the direction of Bayt Al-Maqdis, being a practice of the children of Israel’.

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