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The Prophetic biography

السيرة

Sīrah — the life of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as the pattern of mercy.

Passages on the life of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ — the Meccan years, the hijra, the battles, the conquest, the farewell pilgrimage — drawn from al-Mubārakpūrī's sealed nectar and the classical prophetic biographies.

In short

Ibn Kathīr, in al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya, follows the life in order: the migration to the Anṣār in Madīnah, the consultation before Badr where the Anṣār promised to follow him wherever he led, and the Farewell Pilgrimage. Al-Ghazālī, in the Iḥyāʾ's Book of the Prophetic Character, shows him tying a stone to his belly from hunger, and in the Evils of the Tongue records his advice to Muʿādh: fear Allah, speak the truth, keep trusts and promises, spread peace and be humble. So read the sīrah as a pattern to follow, not only a story.

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From the Pen of

Imam al-Ghazali

10 passages
  1. "and entered upon the messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and looked at him. The hadith of Aisha recounts the day the messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed away. In the early part of the day, he showed signs of improvement. So the men dispersed to their homes and affairs in a state of joy, leaving the messenger of Allah with the women. While they were in this hopeful and happy state, the messenger of Allah said, Leave me, for this is an angel seeking permission to enter. The narration continues with the coming of the angel of death, followed by the arrival of Gabriel, and then the return of the angel of death,"

  2. "In the two Sahihs, he also said while digging the trench with the phrase "So bless the Ansar and the Muhajirah," and in another narration, "So forgive," and in Muslim's narration, "So honor. Both have the narration from Sahl ibn Sa'd, "So forgive the Muhajirun and Ansar." These are in the two Sahihs. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would place a pulpit for Hassan in the mosque, upon which he would stand to defend or boast about the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him."

  3. "words, deeds, intention and belief. I ask of you the good which your servant and Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, asked from you, and I seek refuge in you from the evil which your servant and Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, sought refuge from. Whatever you decree for me, make its outcome righteousness. We then supplicate with what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, advised Fatima, may Allah be pleased with her, to say, O Living, O Self-sustaining, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, there is no deity but you. By your mercy I seek help and from your punishment I seek protection. Do not leave me to myself or to any of your creation for the blink of"

  4. "as agreed upon from the hadith of Jabir involving the digging of the trench, where it states that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had tied a stone to his belly. Ibn Hibban also mentioned in his "Sahih" that it was "hijaz" with a closed "ha" and ending in 'z', the plural of 'hija'. This is not a supported view, and this has been countered by what is narrated by Al-Tirmidhi from the hadith of Abu Talha, where they complained to the Messenger of Allah about hunger and lifted their clothes to reveal stones tied to their bellies, and the Messenger of Allah lifted his clothes to reveal two stones, and all its narrators are trustworthy."

  5. "was among those who denied his death, Ali was paralyzed, and Uthman was struck dumb. Umar went out to the people, declaring that the messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had not died. He insisted that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, would return him, and he would sever the hands and feet of the hypocrites who wished for his death. He compared this to the promise made to Moses, asserting that the Prophet would return. In another narration, he warned, O people, hold your tongues regarding the messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, for he has not died. By Allah, if I hear anyone mention that the messenger of Allah,"

  6. "she will be a safeguard for him from the fire into paradise. Ibn Abbas reported that the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, said, no one will have two daughters and treat them well for as long as they accompany him, except that they will lead him to paradise. Anas reported that the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, said, whoever has two daughters or two sisters and treats them well for as long as they accompany him, will be with me in paradise like these, holding two fingers together. Anas also narrated that the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, said, whoever goes to one of the markets of the Muslims, buys something, and brings it"

  7. "with his wives. Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said she heard the sounds of Abyssinians playing on the day of Ashura. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, asked if she wanted to watch. She said yes, so he called them, and they came. The Messenger of Allah stood between the doors, placed his hand on the door, and she placed her chin on his hand as they played. He asked if it was enough, and she said, Be silent twice or thrice. Then he asked again, and she said yes, so he signaled them to leave. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, The most complete of believers in faith are those with the best character"

  8. "I wanted, since I lacked that lineage among them, to earn a favor to protect my relatives. I did not do this out of disbelief, nor satisfaction with disbelief after Islam, nor apostasy from my religion. The Messenger of God said, "He has told you the truth. Umar said, "Allow me to strike the neck of this hypocrite. The Prophet said, "He participated in the battle of Badr, and how do you know, perhaps God has looked upon the people of Badr and said, 'Do as you wish, for I have forgiven you.'" The Messenger of God distributed shares, and a man from the Ansar said, "This is a division by which the face of God is not intended."

  9. "will not harm you whatever you miss of the world: truthfulness in speech, preserving trusts, good character, and purity of food." After the death of the Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, addressed the people, saying: "The Messenger of Allah stood among us as I stand now a year ago, then wept, and said: 'Adhere to truthfulness, for it is with righteousness, and both are in Paradise.'" Muadh reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, advised him: "I advise you to fear Allah, speak the truth, fulfill trusts, keep promises, spread peace, and be humble.""

  10. "have spoken the truth. Zayd ibn Arkam said that a man from the Jews came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and said, O Abu al-Qasim, don't you claim that the people of Paradise will eat and drink therein? Then he said to his companions, If he admits this, I will refute him. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, Indeed, by the one in whose hand is my soul, each one of them will be given the strength of a hundred men in eating and drink. The Hadith from Abu Hurairah, where the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, Whoever enters Paradise will enjoy and never be miserable."

From the Pen of

Ibn Kathir

11 passages
  1. "those who are fought against because they have been wronged, and indeed Allah is capable of granting them victory. From Surah Al-Hajj, the Ansar embraced Islam and supported it along with those who sought refuge with them. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, instructed his companions from the Muhajirun and those in Makkah to migrate to Al-Medina and join their brothers from the Ansar. He assured them, Indeed, Allah has made for you brothers and a home in which you will be safe. They began their migration in groups while the Messenger of Allah remained in Makkah awaiting permission from his Lord to leave. The first to migrate to Al-Medina from the companions"

  2. "Badr. Abu Bakr advised him, then he consulted them again, and Umar gave his advice. Then some of the Ansar said, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is referring to us, O group of Ansar. One of the Ansar said, O Messenger of Allah, we will not say as the children of Israel said to Moses, go you and your Lord and fight. Indeed, we are sitting right here. But by the One who sent you with the truth, if you were to take us to the depths of Barak al-Ghamad, we would follow you. This is a sound chain of narration according to the conditions of Sahih. Ahmad also reported from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger"

  3. "shackled prisoner, while he is bound and restrained. It is said, and Allah knows best, that when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, heard this poetry, he remarked, If this had reached me before his killing, I would have shown him kindness. Ibn Ishaq reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was met by Abu Hind, the freedman of Farwa ibn Amr al-Bayadi, who was his barber. Abu Hind brought a container filled with a mixture of dates and flour as a gift for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. The Prophet accepted it and instructed the Ansar to take care of it. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be"

  4. "trees, hoping it was the town my companion had described, but it did not settle in my heart. While I was with him, a cousin of his from Banu Qurayza came from Al-Madinah, bought me, and took me to Al-Madinah. By Allah, it wasn't long before I saw it and recognized it by the description of my companion. I stayed there, and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was sent and remained in Makkah for as long as he did. I did not hear anything of him due to my work as a slave. Then he migrated to Al-Madinah, and by Allah, I was at the top of a date palm belonging to my master, doing some work. My master was sitting"

  5. "Hijra and its first month Muharram to avoid confusion in the system, and Allah knows best. Now, with Allah's help, let's consider the blessed year of the Hijra. It began while the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was residing in Mecca. He had pledged allegiance to the Ansar during the second pledge of Aqaba, as mentioned, in the middle of the days of Tashriq, which is the night of the 12th of Dhul Hijjah before the year of the Hijra."

  6. "So Ali abandoned the proposal. When the Messenger of God, God's peace and blessings be upon him, died, she asked Abu Bakr for her inheritance, and he informed her that the Messenger of God, God's peace and blessings be upon him, had said: We are not inherited from; whatever we leave is charity. So she asked that her husband be made administrator over this charitable endowment, but he declined, saying: I provide for those whom the Messenger of God used to provide for, and I fear that if I leave off anything the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to do, I shall go astray."

  7. "been defeated in the nearest land. From Surah Ar-Rum, Al-Suhayli said, his killing occurred on a Tuesday ten days into Jumada al-Awwal in the ninth year of the Hijrah and Allah knows best. When the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, wrote to him inviting him to Islam, he became angry and tore up the letter. He then wrote to his deputy in Yemen telling him what he had said. In some narrations it is reported that the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to the messenger of Badhan, indeed my lord has killed your lord tonight."

  8. "It is narrated from Anas that when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, set out to Badr, he consulted the Muslims. Umar advised him, and then he consulted them again. The Ansar said, O group of Ansar, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, means you. They responded, Then we will not say to him as the children of Israel said to Moses, Go, you and your Lord, and fight."

  9. "less. Where was Abu Bakr at that time? And where was Bilal? Both of these points are strange, unless it is said that this was when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was older. Either this journey occurred after this, or the statement that he was 12 years old at that time is not preserved. It has been mentioned by Al-Waqidi that some said the age of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, at that time was 9 years, and Allah knows best. Al-Waqidi reported that when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reached 12 years of age, his uncle Abu Talib took him to Syria in a caravan for trade. They stopped at the monk Bahira, who spoke to Abu Talib"

  10. "man and that you have companions who are strangers in need. This is something I have for charity, and I see you as more deserving of it than others. I offered it to him, and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to his companions, Eat, but he himself did not eat. I thought to myself, This is one sign. Later, I gathered something else and went to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, who had moved to Medina. I said, I saw that you do not eat from charity, and this is a gift I have honored you with. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ate from it and invited his companions to eat with him. I thought to myself, These"

  11. "the Ansari, of the Khazraj, Abu Muhammad, the orator of the Ansar. He was also called the orator of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. It is firmly established that the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave him glad tidings of martyrdom, and the hadith has already been cited among the proofs of prophethood. He was slain as a martyr on the day of Yamama, the banner of the Ansar being in his hand that day. Al-Tirmidhi related, with a chain meeting the conditions of Muslim, on the authority of Abu Hurayra, that the Messenger of God said: "What an excellent man is Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas.""

From the Pen of

Imam al-Dhahabī

8 passages
  1. ""I will judge according to the Book of Allah. If it is not found there, then according to what the Messenger of Allah has judged." The Prophet further asked, "If it is not found in what the Messenger has judged?" Mu'adh responded, "I will exert my own reasoning and will not fall short." The Prophet praised him, saying, "Praise be to Allah who has guided the messenger of the Messenger of Allah to what pleases the Messenger of Allah.""

  2. "and his legacy continues to be honored by Muslims around the world. 1. Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, appointed Abu Bakr and Umar among a group of the Muhajirun and placed Abu Ubaydah in charge of them. When they arrived at Amr ibn al-As, he declared, "I am your leader." The Muhajirun responded, "You are the leader of your companions, and our leader is Abu Ubaydah." Amr insisted, "You are reinforcements sent to me." Observing this, Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, known for his good character and obedience to the commands of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, graciously relinquished leadership to Amr."

  3. "During the Battle of the Confederates, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, drew the trench, and the Muhajirun and the Ansar disputed over Salman al-Farisi, who was a strong man. The Muhajirun said, "Salman is from us." The Ansar said, "Salman is from us." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Salman is from us, the People of the House.""

  4. "servant. Abu Masud then said, O Messenger of Allah, I will never beat a servant of mine after that. In another narration, the whip fell from his hand out of awe for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. He then said, He is free for the sake of Allah. The Prophet replied, If you had not done so, the fire would have scorched you on the Day of Resurrection. Muslim narrated from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, Whoever strikes a servant of his with a blow that he does not deserve or slaps him, his expiation is to free him. Hakim Ibn Hizm reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, Indeed, Allah punishes those who punish"

  5. "one boasts over Allah's servants with the honor and blessings granted to him. It is reported from Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, While a young man from among those before you was walking in a fine garment, he was proud and boastful when the earth swallowed him, and he will continue to sink in it until the Day of Resurrection. Similarly, Usama reported hearing Ibn Umar say, I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say, Whoever drags his garment in arrogance, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, during his last illness, advised regarding the prayer and kindness to"

  6. "Abu Bakr." Then Umar came and said, "Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we will return." Muhammad ibn 'Amr narrated from 'Aisha, who said: "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, along with Abu Bakr and 'Umar, attended Sa'd ibn Mu'adh while he was dying in the tent set up for him." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was in the mosque. 'Aisha said, "By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, I can distinguish the crying of Abu Bakr from the crying of Umar, even while I am in my chamber. They were as Allah described: 'Compassionate among themselves.'" Alqamah asked, "O mother! How did the Messenger of Allah,"

  7. "anything that people say except in three cases in war reconciling between people and the conversation between a husband and wife. Sahal Ibn Sa'd Al Saidi may Allah be pleased with him narrated that the messenger of Allah peace be upon him was informed of discord among the Banu Amr Ibn Auf so he went to reconcile them with some of his companions. Abu Huraira may Allah be pleased with him reported that the messenger of Allah peace be upon him said there is nothing better than walking to prayer or reconciling between people. The 54th major sin harmed to the servants of Allah and overstepping against them. The messenger"

  8. "authentic hadith, loving the Ansar is part of faith and hating them is part of hypocrisy. This is due to their precedence in faith and their struggle against the enemies of Allah in the presence of the messenger of Allah. Likewise, loving Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, is part of faith and hating him is part of hypocrisy. The virtues of the companions can only be recognized by reflecting on their conditions, their biographies and their legacies during the life of the messenger of Allah and after his death. They hastened to faith, struggled against the disbelievers, spread the religion, manifested the"

From the Pen of

Ibn al-Qayyim

3 passages
  1. "أَبُو مُسْلِم الخَوْلَانِي, may اللّٰه be pleased with him, recounted a narration from عَوْف بْن مَالِك الأَشْجَعِيّ, may اللّٰه be pleased with him. He said, "We were with the Messenger of اللّٰه, peace be upon him, nine, or eight, or seven of us, and he said: 'Will you not pledge allegiance to the Messenger of اللّٰه?' We were newly pledged to him, so we said: 'We have pledged allegiance to you, O Messenger of اللّٰه.' Then he repeated, 'Will you not pledge allegiance to the Messenger of اللّٰه?' We responded again, 'We have pledged allegiance to you, O Messenger of اللّٰه.' He asked a third time, and we extended our hands, saying, 'We have pledged allegiance to you,"

  2. "It is not fitting for a servant to seek help from other servants when everything they need can be found with their Master. In صَحِيح مُسْلِم, it is narrated from عَوْف بْن مَالِك الأَشْجَعِيّ that he said: "We were with the Messenger of اللّٰه, peace be upon him, nine, or eight, or seven of us. He said: 'Will you not pledge allegiance to the Messenger of اللّٰه?' We had recently pledged allegiance, so we said: 'We have pledged allegiance to you, O Messenger of اللّٰه.' Then he said: 'Will you not pledge allegiance to the Messenger of اللّٰه?' So we extended our hands and said: 'We have pledged allegiance to you, O Messenger of اللّٰه."

  3. "It is also mentioned that he would add in the name of Allah The messenger of Allah peace be upon him said these toilets are frequented by jinn So when one of you goes to the lavatory, let him say I seek refuge in Allah from impurity and defilement The messenger of Allah peace be upon him advised none of you should fail to say when entering his place Oh Allah I seek refuge in you from the unclean filthy impure defiling accursed devil the messenger of Allah peace be upon him said the barrier between the jinn and the private parts of the children of Adam when entering the lavatory is to say in the name of Allah"

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