The Life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

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by  Ibn Kathir, 4 volumes

TheLi/e
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VOLUME IV
Ai-SEraal-NaiJawiyya
Ibn Kathlr
Translatedby Professor Trevor Le Gassick
Reviewedby Dr Muneer Fareed
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CONTENTS
Foreword xiii
AboutthisSeries xv
CenterforMuslimContributiontoCivilization:BoardofTrustees XVll
CenterforMuslimContributiontoCivilization:Board xviii
IntroductionbyMuncerFareed xix
Translator'sPreface xxviii
VolumeIV
The Year9AH. I
ANACCOUNTOFTHEExPEDITIONTOTABUKINRAJABOF9AH. I
Thosewhoweptandalsothosewhomadeexcusestoremainbehind. 4
ANACCOUNTOFHOW,ONHISWAYTOTABUK,THEMESSENGEROFGoD
(~AAS)PASSEDBYTHEDWELLINGSOFThAMODANDTHEIR
FORTIF1CATIONSATAL-J:lIJR. 12
ANACCOUNTOFTHEADDRESSTHEMESSENGEROFGoD(SAAS)GAVEAT
TABOKATAPALMTREETHERE. 15
ANACCOUNTOFTHEPRAYERSPOKENFORMU'XWIYAB.ABUMU'XWIYA-
IFINDEEDAUTHENTIC. I7
TheArrivaloftheMessengerfrom CaesartotheMessengerofGod (SAAS)
at Tabuk. 18
ThePeacePacttheMessengerofGod (SAAS) madewiththeGovernorofAyla
andthepeopleofJarbiPandAdhrubwhilehewasencampedat Tabuk, beftre
hisreturn. 20
TheDispatchbytheMessengerofGod(SAAS) ofKhalidb. al-Walidto
UkaydirDuma. 21
ANACCOUNTOFTHEAL-I;>IRARMOSQUE. 26
TheIjadithofKa'bb.Malik, mayGodbepleasedwithhim, asquotedby
al-Bukhart, mayGodhavemercyuponhim. 29
Reftrencetodisobedientpersonsotherthanthosewhohadremainedbehind. 34
ANACCOUNTOFTHEEVENTSAFTERTHERETURNOFTHEMESSENGEROFGoD
(SAAS)FROMTABUKTOMEDINA. 35
TheArrivalofaDelegationfrom Thaq;ftotheMessengerofGod(SAAS)
inRama4anof9AH. 37
ANACCOUNTOFTHEDEATHOF'ARDALLAHB. UBAYY,MAYGoDFIND
HIMREPULSIVE! 45
TheDispatchbytheMessengerofGod(SAAS) ofAbuBakr, 'The Trusting', in
commandofthePilgrimageintheyear9AHandtherevelationofSuratBartt>a
(i.e. al-Tawba;IX). 48
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Eventsthatoccurredinthatyear, 9AHduringRajahofwhichtheexpedition
to Tabuk tookplace. 52
THEBOOKOFDELEGATIONSTHATCAMETOTHE
MESSENGEROFGOD(SAAS) 53
Chapter: OntheexcelknceofBanu Tamtm. 61
TheDelegationfrom Banu'Abdal-Qftys. 62
TheStoryofThumarnaandthedelegationfromBani!J.:Ianifa,amongwhom
wasMusaylima, 'TheImpostor',mayGoddamnhim! 65
TheDelegationfrom thepeopleofNajran. 71
TheDelegationofBana'Amirandthestoryof'Amirb. al-TufaylandArbadb.
Qftys, mayGoddamnthemboth! 76
TheArrivalofOimamb. Tha'iabatoseetheMessengerofGod ($AAS),
onbehalfofhistribeofBanuSa'db. Bakr. 81
TheDelegationofTa'twith 'ZaydoftheHorses'may Godbepkasedwithhim. 85
TheStoryof'Adib.J.:Iatimal-Ta'i. 86
TheDelegationofFarwab.Musayk al-Muradi, oneofhispeopk'skaders, tothe
MessengerofGod ($AAS). 95
TheArrivalof'Amrb. Ma'dtKarib withpersonsfrom (Banu) Zabid. 96
TheArrivalofal-Ash'athb.QftysinaDelegationfrom Kinda. 98
TheArrivalofA'shab.Mazin totheProphet ($AAS). 99
TheArrivalof$uradb.'AbdAllahal-Azdtamongsomemenofhistribe, and
thenafterthemthedelegationofthepeopleofJurash. 100
TheArrivalofaMessengerfromtheKingsofljimyarto theMessengerofGod
($AAS). 101
TheArrivalofJartrb.'AbdAllahal-BajaltandhisacceptanceofIslam. 105
TheArrivaltotheMessengerofGod($AAS), ofWa'tlb. ljujrb. Rab!'ab.
Wa'ilb. Ya'mural-ljOf!ramtb. Hunayda, oneoftheKingsofYemen. 108
TheArrivalofLaqttb. 'Amiral-Muntafiqb.AbURazinal-'Aqilitothe
MessengerofGod ($AAS). 109
TheArrivalofZiyadb. al-Harithal-$udil't, mayGodbepleasedwithhim. 112
TheArrivalofal-ljarithb. ljassanAI-BakrftotheMessengerofGod($AAS). 115
TheArrivalo[,Abdal-Ra/tmanb. AbuCUqayl, withhispeople. 116
TheArrivalofTariqb. 'AbdAllahandhiscompanions. 116
TheArrivaloftheDelegatefrom Farwa b. 'Amral-Judhamt, theRulerofthe
LandsofMu'an, bringingnewsofhisacceptanceofIslamtotheMessengerofGod
($AAS). 118
TheArrivalofTamtmai-Dartto theMessengerofGod (SAAS), andhis
informinghimaboutal-Jassasaandaboutwhatheheardfrom al-Dajjal,
'TheImposter,'concerningthemissionoftheProphetandthefaith ofthose
believinginhim. 119
TheDelegationfrom BanuAsad. 120
TheDelegationfrom Banu'Abs. 120
TheDelegationfromBanuFazara. 121
CONTENTS vii
TheDelegationfromBanuMurra. 121
TheDelegationfromBanilTha'laba. 121
TheDelegationfrom BanaMuhiirib. 122
TheDelegationfromBanilKiliib. 122
TheDelegationfrom BanilRU'asb. Kilab. 122
TheDelegationfrom BanilcAqilb. Kacb. 123
TheDelegationfrom BanilQushayrb. Kacb. 123
TheDelegationfrom Banaal-Bakkii'. 124
TheDelegationfrom Kinana. 124
TheDelegationfromAhsjac. 125
TheDelegationfrom Biihila. 125
TheDelegationfrom BanilSulaym. 125
TheDelegationfromBanilHiliilb, <Amir. 126
TheDelegationofBanaBakrb. WiJ'il. 126
TheDelegationfrom Taghlib. 127
DelegationsfromthepeopleofYemen. 127
TheDelegationfrom Khawlan. 127
TheDelegationfromJu'fl. 127
SECTION:ONTHEARRIvALOFTHEDELEGATIONBANOAZDTOTHE
MEsSENGEROFGOD(SAAS). 128
TheDelegationfrom Kinda. 129
TheDelegationofAI-Sadif. 129
TheDelegationfrom Kushayn. 129
TheDelegationofAI-SibaC• 130
The Year /0AH. 133
Chapter: Onthedispatch bytheMessengerofGod(SAASj ofKhiilidb. al-Walid. 133
ThedispatchbytheMessengerofGod(SAASj ofthecommanderstothepeopleof
Yemen, invitingthemto God, AlmightyandGloriousisHe, camepriortotheJ;,ijjat
al-wadiic. 135
Chapteronthedispatch bytheMessengerofGod(SAASj ofcAlib.AbuTiiliband
Khalidb. al-Walidto Yemen, before~ijjatal-wadiic, 'TheFarewellPilgrimage'. 142
BOOKONTHEl;IUJATAL-WADAc,
'THEFAREWELLPILGRIMAGE',IN10AH. 149
Chapter: ltiformationonthefactthattheProphet (SAASj, madeonlyonefull
pilgrimagefromMedina, havingpreviouslydepartedfOrthree'umra, 'lesser',
pilgrimages. 150
Chapter: OnthedateofthedepartureoftheProphet (SAASj,fromMedina onthe
~ijjatal-wadac. 152
Chapter:A descriptionofthedepartureoftheMessengerofGod(SAASj,from
Medina toMeccaforthepilgrimage. 154
Chapter: theplacefrom whichtheProphet (SAASj recitedthetalbiyya;the
differingviewsonthisexpressedbythesources.Andthelikelytruthregardingthis. 162
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ReferencetothosewhostatethattheProphet (SAASj adoptedtheIbramfrom
theMosqueatDhual-lfulayfaafterthePrayer. 162
Chapter: OnadiscussionandexaminationofhowtheProphet (SAASjperformed
thepilgrimage, whetherasthebajjal-ifrad, theal-tamattu', ortheal-qiran. 167
ACCOUNTSINDICATINGTHATTHEPROPHET(SAAS)PERFORMEDTHEHAJJ
AL-IFRAD. 167
ACCOUNTOFJABIRB. 'ABoALLAHSUPPORTINGHISHAVINGPERFORMEDTHE
IcIAJJAL-IFRAD. 170
THEACCOUNTOF'ABoAlLAHB. 'UMARREGARDINGTHEHAJJAL-IFRAD. 171
THEACCOUNTOFIBN'ABBASFORTHEIcIAJJAL-IFRAD. 171
ReferencetothosewhostatethattheProphet (SAASj performedthebajj
al-Tamattu'. 172
ACCOUNTSOFTHEPILGRIMAGEASNARRATEDBYTIIOSEWHOMAINTAINTHAT
THEMESSENGEROFGoo(SAAS)PERFORMEDTHEIcIAJJAL-QIRAN,ALONGWITH
THERELEVANTAlclADlTH. 179
THEACCOUNTOFTHECOMMANDEROFTHEBELIEVERS,'UMARB. AL-KHATfAB,
MAYGooBEPLEASEDWITHHIM. 179
ANACCOUNTRELATINGTOTHETWOCOMMANDERSOFTHEBELIEVERS,
'UTHMANAND'Au,MAYGooBEPLEASEDWITHTHEMBOTH. 181
THEACCOUNTOFANASB.MALIK,MAYGooBEPLEASEDWITHHIM. 182
Bakrb.'AbdAllahal-Muzani. 183
Thiibital-Bunani. 183
lfumaydb. Tiruwayh al-Ta';'il. 183
lfumaydb. Hiliilal-'Adawial-Bafri. 184
FromZaydb.Aslam. 184
FromSalimb.Abual-Ja'dai-GhatAflinial-Kuft. 185
FromSulaymanb. Tarkhanal-Taymi. 186
FromSuwaydb.lfujayr. 186
From'AbdAllahb. ZaydAbuQjlabaal-Jarmi. 186
From'Abdal-'Azizb. Suhayb. 187
From'Alib. Zaydb.Jud'an. 187
FromQatiidab. Da'amaal-Sadiisi. 187
FromMUf'abb. Sulaymal-Zubayri, theirfreed-man. 187
From Yabya b. Isbaqal-lfaqrami. 187
FromAbuAsma'al-Sayqal. 188
FromAbuQudamaal-lfanaft;hisnameisalsogivenasMubammadb. 'Ubayd. 188
Thelfadithofal-Bara'b. <Azibonthebajjal-Qjran. 189
CONTENTS ix
THEACCOUNTOF]ABIRB. 'ABDALLAH,MAYGoDBEPLEASEDWITHHIM. 189
A difftrentlineoftransmissionfromJabir. 190
THEACCOUNTOFABuTALI;IAZAYDB. SAHLAL-ANgARl,MAYGoDBE
PLEASEDWITHHIM. 190
THEACCOUNTOFSURAQAB. MALIKB.]U'SHUM. 191
THEACCOUNTOFSA'DB.ABoWAQQ.AgFROMTHEPROPHET(SAAS),TOTHE
EFFEGrTIIATHEPERFORMEDmEI;IAJJWITHTHE(UMRA,THISCONSTITUTING
THE!;IAJJAL-QIRAN. 191
THEACCOUNTOF'ABDALLAHB.ABuAWFA. 192
THEACffiUNTOF'ABDALLAHB. 'ABBASONTHISSUBJECT. 192
THEACffiUNTOF'ABDALLAH,SONOF'UMAR,MAYGoDBEPLEASEDWITH
THEMBOTH. 193
THEACffiUNTOF'lMRANB.!:IUgAYN,MAYGoDBEPLEASEDWITHHIM. 194
THEACffiUNTOFAL-HiRMAsB. ZIYADAL-BAHILI. 194
THEACCOUNTOF!:IAFgA,DAUGHTEROF'UMAR, 'THEMOTHEROFTHE
BELIEVERS',MAYGODBEPLEASEDWITHHER. 195
1l-IEACCOUNTOF(A)ISHA,'THEMOTHEROFTHEBELIEVERS',MAYGoDBE
PLEASEDWITHHER. 196
ACffiUNTSSUBSTANTIATINGTHOSESTATINGTHATTHEMEsSENGEROFGOD
(SAAS)ANNOUNCEDTHESTATEOFI!;IRAMANDDIDNOTINITIALLYSPEOFYA
!;IAJJORAN'UMRA,ANDTHENTHEREAFTERRENDEREDITSPECIFIC. 201
ANACffiUNTOFTHEREOTATIONOFTHETALB'Y¥AMADEBYTHEMESSENGER
OFGoD(SAAS). 203
ThelfadithofJabirB. 'AbdAllah, mayGodbepleasedwithhim, onthebijja
oftheMessengerofGod(SAAS). 207
ANACffiUNTOFTHOSEPLACESINWHICHTHEMESSENGEROFGoD(SAAS)
PRAYEDWHILETRAVELLINGFROMMEDINATOMECCAONHIS'UMRAAND
HIS!;IAJJ. 213
Chapter: TheentryoftheProphet (SAAS) intoMecca, mayGodtheAlmightyand
Glorious, honouritwell. 215
DescriptionsoftheCircumambulationsmadebytheMessengerofGod (SAAS). 217