5. Would you like to meet him outside the institution? (cont.)

٥. هل تودّ مقابلته خارج المؤسسة؟ (تابع)

He took the ﬂag in his right hand until it was cut off. He then took the ﬂag by his left hand until it too was severed. He then embraced the ﬂag, holding it with his upper arms until he was killed. He was only thirty-three years old. Ibn 'Umar said, "I came across Ja'far's body that day, and counted ﬁfty stab wounds and cuts,not one of which were on his back. Allah recompensed him for that with two wings in Paradise with which he may ﬂy wherever he wishes.He was also struck by a Roman soldier who cut him in two halves with a sword." When Ja'far was killed, 'Abdullah bin Rawahah took up the ﬂag and moved forward on his horse, but slightly hesitated to advance towards the enemies, and said: Do not criticise me! End of story? "O soul! I have sworn that you will ﬁght! You will ﬁght, or you will be forced to ﬁght! When people have assembled and shouted the war cry, Why do I see you hating to enter Paradise?" As he then dismounted from his horse, his cousin came to him with a meaty bone, saying, "Have some of this, for you have suffered much these days." He took it and ate a little, then heard a noise coming from a certain direction. He looked at the bone he was eating and said, "You are still engaged in this world!" He threw down the bone, took his sword, pressed forward and fought until he was killed – may Allah be pleased with him. The ﬂag fell once again and the Muslims became confused, whilst the disbelievers rejoiced. All the while, the ﬂag was being trampled all over under the dust. Suddenly, there came the brave Companion, Thabit bin Arqam and he raised the ﬂag once again and shouted,"O Muslims! I have the ﬂag! Choose your leader!" They shouted back at him, "You be the leader!" "I will not!" replied Thabit. They then suggested Khalid bin al-Walid, and when he took the ﬂag, he fought ﬁercely, so much so that he would say afterwards, "Nine swords were broken in my hand on the day of Mu'tah, until nothing was left in my hand except a Yemeni sword." Khalid then withdrew with the army into their camps, as did the Romans. Khalid also feared returning to Madinah with the army the same night, in case the Romans followed them. Hence, Do not criticise me! End of story? when they woke up, Khalid changed the positions of the army by switching the rear division with the front, and right ﬂank with the left. When the battle commenced and the Romans came forth, every division from them noticed new ﬂags and banners amongst the Muslims and new faces. They became confused and said, "Perhaps, they received reinforcements last night", and became panic-stricken. The Muslims managed to kill a great number of them, whilst only twelve men were killed from amongst the Muslims. Khalid then retreated with the army by the evening and continued his way back to Madinah. When they arrived in Madinah, they saw the children racing towards them. When the women met them, they began to throw dust in the face of the army saying, "You ﬂeers! Do you run away while ﬁghting in the path of Allah?" When the Prophet heard this, since he knew that they had no choice and did all they could, he said in their defence, "They do not run away! They will turn around and attack, if Allah wills!" This was the end of the matter for him. Surely, they were all brave men who did not fall short of their duty, but they were still human beings, and what they were faced with was beyond their strength. This was the end of the matter and therefore, there was no beneﬁt left in criticism.This was always the method of the Prophet . When the disbelievers heard that the Messenger of Allah was heading towards Makkah with his army for a conquest, they became terriﬁed.The Messenger of Allah sent to them a man who would announce to all the Makkans: Do not criticise me! End of story? - Whoever enters his home and closes his door shall be safe. - Whoever enters the Mosque shall be safe. - Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan shall be safe. The people began to ﬂee from the Prophet . Meanwhile, some of the horsemen of Quraysh gathered together in order to ﬁght, but their people refused. A group of them decided to meet at a place called al-Khandamah. They were: Safwan bin Umayyah, 'Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl, Suhayl bin 'Amr and others who had gathered together at al-Khandamah to ﬁght. Hamas bin Qays was actually preparing his weapon before the Prophet made his way to Makkah.

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5. Would you like to meet him outside the institution? (cont.)

٥. هل تودّ مقابلته خارج المؤسسة؟ (تابع)

He took the ﬂag in his right hand until it was cut off. He then took the ﬂag by his left hand until it too was severed. He then embraced the ﬂag, holding it with his upper arms until he was killed. He was only thirty-three years old. Ibn 'Umar said, "I came across Ja'far's body that day, and counted ﬁfty stab wounds and cuts,not one of which were on his back. Allah recompensed him for that with two wings in Paradise with which he may ﬂy wherever he wishes.He was also struck by a Roman soldier who cut him in two halves with a sword." When Ja'far was killed, 'Abdullah bin Rawahah took up the ﬂag and moved forward on his horse, but slightly hesitated to advance towards the enemies, and said: Do not criticise me! End of story? "O soul! I have sworn that you will ﬁght! You will ﬁght, or you will be forced to ﬁght! When people have assembled and shouted the war cry, Why do I see you hating to enter Paradise?" As he then dismounted from his horse, his cousin came to him with a meaty bone, saying, "Have some of this, for you have suffered much these days." He took it and ate a little, then heard a noise coming from a certain direction. He looked at the bone he was eating and said, "You are still engaged in this world!" He threw down the bone, took his sword, pressed forward and fought until he was killed – may Allah be pleased with him. The ﬂag fell once again and the Muslims became confused, whilst the disbelievers rejoiced. All the while, the ﬂag was being trampled all over under the dust. Suddenly, there came the brave Companion, Thabit bin Arqam and he raised the ﬂag once again and shouted,"O Muslims! I have the ﬂag! Choose your leader!" They shouted back at him, "You be the leader!" "I will not!" replied Thabit. They then suggested Khalid bin al-Walid, and when he took the ﬂag, he fought ﬁercely, so much so that he would say afterwards, "Nine swords were broken in my hand on the day of Mu'tah, until nothing was left in my hand except a Yemeni sword." Khalid then withdrew with the army into their camps, as did the Romans. Khalid also feared returning to Madinah with the army the same night, in case the Romans followed them. Hence, Do not criticise me! End of story? when they woke up, Khalid changed the positions of the army by switching the rear division with the front, and right ﬂank with the left. When the battle commenced and the Romans came forth, every division from them noticed new ﬂags and banners amongst the Muslims and new faces. They became confused and said, "Perhaps, they received reinforcements last night", and became panic-stricken. The Muslims managed to kill a great number of them, whilst only twelve men were killed from amongst the Muslims. Khalid then retreated with the army by the evening and continued his way back to Madinah. When they arrived in Madinah, they saw the children racing towards them. When the women met them, they began to throw dust in the face of the army saying, "You ﬂeers! Do you run away while ﬁghting in the path of Allah?" When the Prophet heard this, since he knew that they had no choice and did all they could, he said in their defence, "They do not run away! They will turn around and attack, if Allah wills!" This was the end of the matter for him. Surely, they were all brave men who did not fall short of their duty, but they were still human beings, and what they were faced with was beyond their strength. This was the end of the matter and therefore, there was no beneﬁt left in criticism.This was always the method of the Prophet . When the disbelievers heard that the Messenger of Allah was heading towards Makkah with his army for a conquest, they became terriﬁed.The Messenger of Allah sent to them a man who would announce to all the Makkans: Do not criticise me! End of story? - Whoever enters his home and closes his door shall be safe. - Whoever enters the Mosque shall be safe. - Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan shall be safe. The people began to ﬂee from the Prophet . Meanwhile, some of the horsemen of Quraysh gathered together in order to ﬁght, but their people refused. A group of them decided to meet at a place called al-Khandamah. They were: Safwan bin Umayyah, 'Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl, Suhayl bin 'Amr and others who had gathered together at al-Khandamah to ﬁght. Hamas bin Qays was actually preparing his weapon before the Prophet made his way to Makkah.

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