Chapter 15 of 272 min read

3. Al-Hijrah - From an individual (to abandon the doer (of a deed)).

الهجرة عن المذنب وحديث الجيش الذي يُخسف به

* * * 20 Collected: al-Bukhari (6077), Kitab a/-Adab, (6237), Kitab al-Ista'dhaan. ai-Muslim (2560), Kitab a/-Birr w al-Silah. 21 Collected: al-Bukhari (4418), Kitab al-Magaazi'; ai-Muslim (2769), Kitab a/-Tawbah. This tradition concerns Ka'b ibn Malik and his non participation in the Battle of Tabuk. Consult hadith Number 21, page 239. An explanationof Riyadhal-Saliheenfromthe wordsof the Masterof the Messengers hadith. Number 2. It has been related by the Mother of the Believers, the Mother of 'Abdullah, 'Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah (~J.,J$.'i,J-P) said: An army shall conduct a military expedition against the Ka 'bah. When they [arrive at] the land of Bayda'a, they shall be devoured [by the earth], from the first of them to the last of them. 'Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: 0 Messenger of Allah, how can it be that they shall be devoured, from the first of them to the last of them, when there shall be markets and those not from amongst them [with them]. He said: They shall be devoured, from the first of them to the last of them, thereafter they shall be resurrected upon their intentions. Agreed upon. This is the text of al-Bukhari.[2] The Explanation. His statement: An army shall conduct a military expedition against the Ka'bah: The Noble Ka 'bah, safeguarded and preserved by Allah, the One who has delivered it from every evil design. The Ka 'bah is the House of Allah, constructed by Ibraheem (r:lL-) i:lLaJ1 <"l.) and his son Isma'eel (r'lL-) i~1 ~). They established the foundations of the House, declaring: [21 Collected: al-Bukhari (2117), Kitab al-Buyu '; aI-Muslim (2884), Kitab al-Fitan. An explanation of Riyadha1-Saliheen fromthe words of the Master of the Messengers • II' ~4 /// ,j. ~\~\~i~\\:...·\~~ },.. "\ r;;- 0--- • tor: .J T /' Our Lord accept (this service) from us, Verily You are the All-Hearing and the All-Knowing [Surah al-Baqarah : Ayah 127]. The [Ka'bah] is the House which Abrah desired to attack from Yemen. He therefore orchestrated a vast military expedition comprising of an immense army. He positioned a mammoth elephant at it's vanguard, intending to employ it as a means of demolishing the Ka 'bah, the House of Allah. As the army approached the Ka 'bah, they arrived at a place named al Mugammas, here the elephant balked and refused to continue. The army started to chide and rebuke the beast, in an attempt to persuade it to proceed towards the Ka'bah, however it refused to continue. When the army returned towards Yemen, the elephant hastened and increased it's pace. It was for this reason that the Messenger of Allah (,..L--J <# .l.1 J..o) stated in the Expedition of Hudaybeeyah, (concerning his camel al-Qaswa 'a, who balked without reason): .1.1 ;';' ....... "t'"", *~~~\~l;~~\,?~~* '" /' al-Qaswa'a did not balk and kneel down, and that is not from her character. 1 He uttered this statement in response to the Companions' observation: ....... <", ....... <'''''' *~~\'?~~~\'?~* [al-Qaswa'a] balked and knelt down (without reason).2 The Prophet C..L-.J~.l.,~) was defending the camel, for oppression is impermissible, even if the matter concerns animals. I Collected: a1-Bukhari (2731), Kitab al-Shuroot. 2 Ibid. An explanation of Riyadhal-Saliheen fromthe wordsof the Masterof the Messengers His statement: al-Qaswa'a did not balk and kneel down, and that is not from her character: Denoting: Disposition. He (rl-J~:'I J-) continued to explain: However He obstructed her, the Elephant's Impeder.' The Elephant's Impeder: He is the Lord, Glory be to Him, the Most High. The Messenger ofAllah (rl-J~:'IJ-) continued: »> /~ '" " ,.:" J."" ." ~ *' r-~~ ~-~~~i U\Jl\~~n ~~ ..... \~~ ...~ :.it:..:Uoi:a .. :.\l~ *' ..rr:- .~ ~ 'j>" o---">~ --/.; _ ~~ », ~--.$.~ ~ "".. " " By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, they (the unbelievers from the Quraysh) ask me not concerning a plan, glorifying the Sacred Sanctuaries of Allah, except that I shall respond to them." It is important to note that the Ka 'bah was attacked from the direction of

Chapter 15 of 272 min read

3. Al-Hijrah - From an individual (to abandon the doer (of a deed)).

الهجرة عن المذنب وحديث الجيش الذي يُخسف به

* * * 20 Collected: al-Bukhari (6077), Kitab a/-Adab, (6237), Kitab al-Ista'dhaan. ai-Muslim (2560), Kitab a/-Birr w al-Silah. 21 Collected: al-Bukhari (4418), Kitab al-Magaazi'; ai-Muslim (2769), Kitab a/-Tawbah. This tradition concerns Ka'b ibn Malik and his non participation in the Battle of Tabuk. Consult hadith Number 21, page 239. An explanationof Riyadhal-Saliheenfromthe wordsof the Masterof the Messengers hadith. Number 2. It has been related by the Mother of the Believers, the Mother of 'Abdullah, 'Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah (~J.,J$.'i,J-P) said: An army shall conduct a military expedition against the Ka 'bah. When they [arrive at] the land of Bayda'a, they shall be devoured [by the earth], from the first of them to the last of them. 'Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: 0 Messenger of Allah, how can it be that they shall be devoured, from the first of them to the last of them, when there shall be markets and those not from amongst them [with them]. He said: They shall be devoured, from the first of them to the last of them, thereafter they shall be resurrected upon their intentions. Agreed upon. This is the text of al-Bukhari.[2] The Explanation. His statement: An army shall conduct a military expedition against the Ka'bah: The Noble Ka 'bah, safeguarded and preserved by Allah, the One who has delivered it from every evil design. The Ka 'bah is the House of Allah, constructed by Ibraheem (r:lL-) i:lLaJ1 <"l.) and his son Isma'eel (r'lL-) i~1 ~). They established the foundations of the House, declaring: [21 Collected: al-Bukhari (2117), Kitab al-Buyu '; aI-Muslim (2884), Kitab al-Fitan. An explanation of Riyadha1-Saliheen fromthe words of the Master of the Messengers • II' ~4 /// ,j. ~\~\~i~\\:...·\~~ },.. "\ r;;- 0--- • tor: .J T /' Our Lord accept (this service) from us, Verily You are the All-Hearing and the All-Knowing [Surah al-Baqarah : Ayah 127]. The [Ka'bah] is the House which Abrah desired to attack from Yemen. He therefore orchestrated a vast military expedition comprising of an immense army. He positioned a mammoth elephant at it's vanguard, intending to employ it as a means of demolishing the Ka 'bah, the House of Allah. As the army approached the Ka 'bah, they arrived at a place named al Mugammas, here the elephant balked and refused to continue. The army started to chide and rebuke the beast, in an attempt to persuade it to proceed towards the Ka'bah, however it refused to continue. When the army returned towards Yemen, the elephant hastened and increased it's pace. It was for this reason that the Messenger of Allah (,..L--J <# .l.1 J..o) stated in the Expedition of Hudaybeeyah, (concerning his camel al-Qaswa 'a, who balked without reason): .1.1 ;';' ....... "t'"", *~~~\~l;~~\,?~~* '" /' al-Qaswa'a did not balk and kneel down, and that is not from her character. 1 He uttered this statement in response to the Companions' observation: ....... <", ....... <'''''' *~~\'?~~~\'?~* [al-Qaswa'a] balked and knelt down (without reason).2 The Prophet C..L-.J~.l.,~) was defending the camel, for oppression is impermissible, even if the matter concerns animals. I Collected: a1-Bukhari (2731), Kitab al-Shuroot. 2 Ibid. An explanation of Riyadhal-Saliheen fromthe wordsof the Masterof the Messengers His statement: al-Qaswa'a did not balk and kneel down, and that is not from her character: Denoting: Disposition. He (rl-J~:'I J-) continued to explain: However He obstructed her, the Elephant's Impeder.' The Elephant's Impeder: He is the Lord, Glory be to Him, the Most High. The Messenger ofAllah (rl-J~:'IJ-) continued: »> /~ '" " ,.:" J."" ." ~ *' r-~~ ~-~~~i U\Jl\~~n ~~ ..... \~~ ...~ :.it:..:Uoi:a .. :.\l~ *' ..rr:- .~ ~ 'j>" o---">~ --/.; _ ~~ », ~--.$.~ ~ "".. " " By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, they (the unbelievers from the Quraysh) ask me not concerning a plan, glorifying the Sacred Sanctuaries of Allah, except that I shall respond to them." It is important to note that the Ka 'bah was attacked from the direction of