Chapter 3: Some of the Signs which took place at the Birth of the

Messenger of Allaah ﷺ Muhammad Ibn Is-haaq reported (in al-Seerah) on the authority of Hassaan Ibn Thaabit رضي اهلل عنه that he said: ❝By Allaah! I was a lad of seven or eight years, I had not reached maturity but I understood all that I had heard, and I heard a Jew shouting at the top of his voice in Attmah (a place) in Yathrib (another name for al-Madeenah), saying: “O group of Jews!”, till they gathered around him and said: “Woe to you! What is the matter?” He said: “Tonight the star of Ahmad has risen, indicating his birth.”❞ 16 Abu Nu`aim and Muhammad Ibn Hibbaan reported on the authority of Usaamah Ibn Zaid that Zaid Ibn `Amr Ibn Nufail said: ❝A rabbi from the rabbis of Syria informed me: “A prophet has emerged or will soon emerge in your land (country), as the star (indicating) his emergence has appeared. So return to your land and believe in him and follow him.”❞ 17 18 16 Shaikh al-Albaanee said: The chain of this narration is “Hasan” (good). 17 Shaikh al-Albaanee said: The chain of this narration is also “Hasan” (good). [TN: The complete hadith is mentioned in chapter 8] 18 [TN: The scholars from the people of the Book were aware of the emergence of the Prophet ﷺ, and they had recognized him like how one recognizes his own children, but they disbelieved out of stubbornness. Allaah تعاىل said: ﴿ الَّذ ين آتـ يـ ن اه م ال ك ت اب يـ ع ر ف ون ه ك م ا يـ ع ر ف ون أ بـ ن اء ه م ۖ َّو إ ن ف ر يقًا مِّنـ ه م ل ي ك ت م ون َّاحل ق و ه م يـ ع ل م ون﴾ {Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognize him (Muhammad ﷺ) as they recognize their sons. But verily, a party of them conceals the truth while they know it - [i.e. the qualities of Muhammad ﷺ which are written in the Tauraat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)].} [Surah al-Baqarah (2): 146] ﴿ الَّذ ين آت` َ يـ ن اه م ال ك ت اب يـ ع ر ف ون ه ك م ا يـ ع ر ف ون أ بـ ن اء ه م ۖ الَّذ ين خ س ر وا أ نف س ه م فـ ه م ّل يـ ؤ م ن ون﴾ {Those to whom We have given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognize him (i.e. Muhammad ﷺ as a Messenger of Allaah), as they recognize their own sons. Those who destroy themselves will not believe.} [Surah al-An`aam (6): 20] Narrated Anas رضي اهلل عنه: A young Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet ﷺ and he became sick. So the Prophet ﷺ went to visit him. He ﷺ sat near his head and asked him to embrace Islaam. The boy looked at his father, who was sitting there; the latter told him to: ‘obey Abu al-Qaasim’. So the boy embraced Islaam. The Prophet ﷺ came out saying: ❝Praises be to Allaah Who saved the boy through me from the Hell-fire.❞ [sahih alBukhaaree (1356) and Sunan Abu Dawood (3095) and the wording are his]]