أحمد محمد لبن Ahmad.M.Lbn
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 | | موضوع: Faatimah bint Al-Khattaab الأربعاء 28 ديسمبر 2016, 7:45 am | |
|  Faatimah bint Al-Khattaab,
May Allaah be pleased with her!
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Faatimah bint Al-Khattaab, may Allaah be pleased with her, narrated that she heard the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, saying: "My Ummah shall continue to be blessed as long as the love of this world has not prevailed among them, and as long as there is no prevalence of corrupt scholars, ignorant reciters of the Quran and tyrants. If all that prevails among them, I fear that Allaah may include them all in punishment."
One of the excellent qualities of Faatimah bint Al-Khattaab is that her story is always mentioned whenever the story of her brother, `Umar's Islam is narrated. Whenever the name of her husband —Sa`eed ibn Zayd, may Allaah be pleased with him, a great companion and one of the ten who were given the glad tiding of Paradise— is mentioned, her name is also mentioned.
Also whenever the name of Khabaab ibn Al-Aratt —the great companion, famous reciter and teacher— is mentioned, her name also features. And each time Soorah Taa Haa is recited, Faatimah bint Al-Khattaab is remembered. It brings to memory that perfect harmony that existed between the recitation of that Soorah and her courage and bravery that mysteriously changed `Umar's Satanic anger into the acceptance of Eemaan and certainty through the grace of Allaah, and then the Prophet's invocation: "O' Allaah, strengthen Islam with the one who is dearer to You of the two `Umars: `Umar ibn Al-Khattaab and `Amr ibn Hishaam64."
The background of her being around the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, necessitates that we make backtrack a little bit into the annals of history in order to understand the foundations upon which one of the greatest early households of Islam in Makkah was built.
Zayd ibn `Amr ibn Nufayl, Sa`eed's father was the root from which this towering, luxuriant, blooming and fruitful branch originated from.
64 He is the one known as Abu Jahl.
During pre-Islamic era, he was not upon the way of Quraysh, for he drew for himself a straight path that kept him away from all Quraysh's reprehensible beliefs and conducts.
Asmaa' bint Abu Bakr said that she saw Zayd ibn `Amr ibn Nawfal reclining on with his back on the Ka`bah saying, "O' Quraysh, by Him Who holds my soul in His Hand! None from among you is upon the religion of Ibraaheem except me.65"
Bukhaari, An-Nasaa'ee and Al-Baghawi also reported that Zayd used to save the new-born baby girls from being buried alive and he would tell whoever wanted to kill his daughter, "Do not kill her, I would pay the expenses of raising her."
Ibn Ishaaq added: And he would say, "O' Allaah, if I had known the dearest face to You, I would have worshipped You through it. But I do not know. He would then prostrate upon his palm."
Moosa ibn `Uqbah said in Al-Maghaazi: "I heard one of those I am pleased with saying that Zayd ibn `Amr used to reproach the Quraysh for slaughtering animals for others beside Allaah."
Bukhaari reported on the authority of Saalim ibn `Abdullaah ibn `Umar who narrated from his father that he said: "Zayd ibn `Amr went to Syria asking about the (true) religion. The Jewish and Christian scholars informed him that the (true) religion is the religion of Ibraaheem.
And Zayd was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He held up his hand and said: `O' Allaah, I make You my witness that I am upon the religion of Ibraaheem."'
Usaamah ibn Zayd narrated that his father said: “I went out with Allaah's Messenger, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, on a hot day in Makkah while I was riding behind him. We met Zayd ibn `Amr and the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, told him: ‘Why am I seeing your people preceding you to Islam?’ Zayd said: ‘It is because of (embracing) this religion that I set out.’”
He also narrated the Hadeeth about his famous meeting with the Jew who told him: "Do not follow our religion lest you have a share of Allaah's wrath", and 65 Reported by Ibn Ishaaq on the authority of Hishaam ibn `Urwah from his father from Asmaa'.
his meeting with the Christian who told him, "Do not follow our religion lest you have a share of the curse of Allaah".
The end of the Hadeeth reads that the Jew and the Christian told him: "What you are looking for has already emerged in your country.
Allaah has sent a Prophet whose star is already out. So all those you have seen are upon an error." Zayd said: "I then returned and I did not notice anything.”66
Al-Faakihi reported on the authority of `Aamir ibn Rabee`ah who said: "I met Zayd ibn `Amr while he was outside Makkah heading for Hiraa' and he said: ‘`Aamir, I have parted ways with my people and followed the religion of Ibraaheem and Ismaa`eel. Ibraaheem used to pray facing this house (meaning the Ka`bah).
And I am expecting a Prophet from the descendants of Ismaa`eel and then from the children of `Abdul-Muttalib. I do not think that I will remain alive till his emergence so that I can believe in him and testify to his truthfulness and that he is really a Prophet."'
`Aamir added: “When I embraced Islam, I conveyed his salutation to the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam. He returned the salutation and invoked Allaah to bless him. He then said: ‘I saw him in Paradise dragging his coat tails.’”
Al-Baghawi reported on the authority of Ibn `Umar who said that Sa`eed ibn Zayd and `Umar asked the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, as to whether it was permissible to invoke Allaah's forgiveness for Zayd ibn `Amr and he answered in the affirmative.
At-Tayaalisi reported in his Musnad that Sa`eed ibn Zayd asked the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam: "My father is as you have already seen and been informed. Can I ask Allaah to forgive him?" The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said: "Yes, and he will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection as a nation in himself."
It is from this pleasant and noble origin that Sa`eed emerged as pure jewel.
He was one of the forefront men who were sincere to Allaah and sacrificed their souls and wealth in the way of Allaah, seeking His pleasure.
Faatimah bint Al-Khattaab had a pure heart that was free from the filth and 66 Reported by Abu Yala, ar-Rawyani and al-Hakim.
Deviations of the age of ignorance. Her purity met with Weed's and then the two noble elements were joined together in a marriage that gave birth to a pure Islamic home and untainted seed of Eemaan and that in turn, produced ripe fruits.
It is enough an honour and glory for her and her husband, that Allaah make them the cause of `Umar's acceptance of Islam. Allaah guides whomever He wants to the straight path.
We are not going to repeat the story, but we have to give attention to some points so that we can understand the meanings and goals and take guidance from them. This is because `Umar's Islam is not an ordinary event that can be overshadowed by the course of Da`wah. It was rather like a vibrating tremor.
He accepted Islam few days after Hamzah (the Prophet's uncle) did so. Some historians strongly believed that it was three days after Hamzah's Islam and others opined that it was a little more than three days.
When someone has cardiac ailment which causes the heart to stop functioning or pulsating, he is given electrifying jolts of, sometimes, high frequencies in an attempt to bring back the heart beats and blood circulation into the body. Sometimes, the attempt succeeds and sometimes it fails leading to the patient's death. This is because; in the latter case, the situation must have reached a hopeless state.
In our view, `Umar and Hamzah's embrace of Islam was a kind of electrifying jolts on the heart of the Quraysh that failed to pulsate with good and understanding of the truth and that failed to awaken from its forgetfulness.
Indeed, Hamzah's embrace of Islam as well as `Umar's had shaken the Quraysh; but the satanic jolt that had taken root in the deepness of their hearts allowed them nothing increase in disbelief, aversion, misguidance and evil.
`Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, was sitting down in the company of some Qurayshi chiefs chatting away in the courtyard of the Ka`bah. They were troubled with the spread of Muhammad's, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, call, the increase in the rank of his followers and their steadfastness and audacity in making fool of the Qurayshi idols like Al-Laata, Al-`Uzza, Al-Manaata and others.
`Umar became extremely enraged. He stood up from the gathering and decided then and there to kill Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, and spare the Quraysh the embarrassment that his religion had caused them and the havoc it had wreaked upon their unity where members of the same family had become disunited.
On his way to the Prophet's place, a man from Bani Makhzoom met him and perceived the rage in his face. He asked `Umar, "Where are you going?" `Umar answered, "To Muhammad ibn `Abdullaah! I want to kill him and free the Arabs from his trial!"
The man then told him, "Do you think that the clan of `Abd Manaaf would leave you alone if you kill him? Put your own house in order first!"
`Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, asked in utter amazement and extreme rage, "What do you mean and whom do you mean?"
The man answered, "Your sister, Faatimah and your brother-in-law, Sa`eed ibn Zayd. They have followed Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam!"
`Umar then said: "Are you sure? Woe unto them from me!"
He changed his direction and headed for the house of his sister, Faatimah, holding the handle of his sword raging like a furious bull and roaring like a lion, while the scum has formed on his lips.
Until that moment, the call to Islam was characterised with secrecy except for a few companions who used to pronounce their Islam openly like Abu Bakr, the young `Ali, Sa`d ibn Abu Waqqaas and Az-Zubayr ibn Al-`Awwaam, may Allaah be pleased with them.
The Messenger of Allaah adopted the policy of secrecy in order to protect the faith, safeguard the lives of the new Muslims and prevent anything that could impede the progress of Da’wah. This is a necessary arrangement for the success of the movement.
Or the believers should migrate with their religion away from the place of confrontation —as those who migrated to Abyssinia did— until Allaah accomplishes a matter already destined, and Allaah is Predominant over His affair.
The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, has companions and followers whom he chose to be the link between himself and the Muslims. These companions served as a link between the head of the mission and the main body of the Muslims, conveying to them whatever was being revealed of the verses of the Quran and teaching them, guiding them, reminding them of Allaah and conveying to them the Prophet's instructions.
One of these conveyers was Khabaab ibn Al-Aratt. He was the one in charge of contacting Sa`eed and Faatimah. He would get information from the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, and come to them secretly to teach them what he had learned.
‘Umar arrived at the house of his sister and brother-in-law. At the entrance, he heard some murmuring but could not recognise its wordings properly. He violently knocked at the door and shouted!
Khabaab quickly ran into hiding in a corner of the house. Faatimah hide the script they were reading and her husband rushed to open the door for `Umar. They have all realised that it was `Umar, and that his violent knocking at the door and the echo of his voice were signs of an imminent danger and confrontation.
He asked, "What is this murmuring I was hearing?"
They denied that there was any murmuring.
He then addressed them harshly and threatened them of terrible consequences if it was true that they had followed Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, his religion.
It was there and then that his sister, Faatimah confronted him boldly and said it loud and clear without any fear that she and her husband had accepted Islam and testified that there is no deity worthy of being worshipped but Allaah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, is the Messenger of Allaah!
All of a sudden, `Umar pounced on Sa`eed and thrown him on the floor. When Faatimah dashed forward to defend her husband `Umar gave her a brutal slap on her face that she started bleeding.
It was the sight of the wrongfully shed blood that served as the ray of light that illuminated `Umar's heart, removed the screen from his eye and the stain that had covered his heart.
He moved to Sa`eed and lifted him off the floor and moved to his sister Faatimah and wiped the blood off her face.
On one hand, `Umar was bewildered by his sister's and her husband's insistence upon the religion of Islam, come what may. On the other, he emotionally metamorphosed into a positive human being, with sense of good awakened in his innerself.
He then started talking to his sister and her husband in a friendly way until she brought out the script that contained the beginning of Soorah Taa Ha.67
When `Umar wanted to read it, she prevented him and asked him to cleanse himself first and have a wash. He quickly did as she requested.
Faatimah's brave and courageous stand, the spirited manner in which she faced the confrontation and the purity of her soul and conscience revealed to us her strong personality, especially when we know that the other side of the confrontation is `Umar ibn Al-Khattaab.
`Umar read the clear verses of the Book of Allaah. It was as if he had heard something similar somewhere before and turned away from it or that he did not understand its meaning because his heart was then sealed from the truth.
Now, he was voluntarily reading the verses and reflecting upon their meanings.
Though we did say earlier that the ray of light that illuminated the heart of `Umar was the human sentiment that he felt within himself when he saw the blood covering the face of his sister, Faatimah, we can now confidently say that it was the noble Quran with its clear verses that completely transformed him and turned him into an upright man.
`Umar spoke, and the first word he uttered was, "Where is Muhammad?"
67 Soorah 20 of the Glorious Quran.
Faatimah and Sa`eed felt some fear within themselves, believing that `Umar was still insistent on harming the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam.
But `Umar allayed their fear and announced to them that he only wanted to embrace Islam in his presence. They then told him that the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was in the House of Arqam at Safaa.
It was then that Khabaab came out of hiding and told `Umar: "Rejoice, O' `Umar! You have been blessed with the Prophet's invocation. I heard him invoking Allaah to strengthen Islam with you."
This increased `Umar in confidence and he felt happier. His sister who, for a long time, had been wishing for his guidance so that he could help the Muslims was also extremely happy.
Here, many people would think that Khabaab's running into hiding was as a result of fear. This was the impression of many. Nothing is further from the truth.
The reason for Khabaab's going into hiding away from `Umar was not out of fear for his own life. It was rather to avoid revealing the secret that was then a fundamental factor in Da`wah work.
This is the only probable interpretation for this incidence because the personality of Khabaab that was splendidly influenced by his Islam and Eemaan could not have allowed him to fear anyone besides Allaah, The Exalted.
The evidence for this is what Al-Baroodi reported that Khabaab was the sixth person to accept Islam and that he was the first person to proclaim his Islam in the public. He was severely punished for this.68 How could a person whose quality is this then fear anyone besides Allaah?
It was therefore from the house of Faatimah and Sa`eed that `Umar emerged, and what an emergence!
It is an emergence that left its mark, since that day, on the course of the movement of Islamic mission from the time of the Messenger of Allaah and beyond.
68 Al-Isaabah, vol. 1, p. 416.
This emergence of `Umar was and is still remembered for generations and until Allaah shall inherit the earth and all that is therein.
`Umar came to the House of Arqam and knocked on the door. One of the present companions looked through a crack and came back terrified and worried saying: "Messenger of Allaah, it is the son of Al-Khattaab!"
The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, smiled and said: "Be calm! `Umar has come to you with the blaze of Islam shinning between his eyes!"
Allaahu Akbar! The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, was saying this though he had not yet seen `Umar!
Indeed, the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, was seeing things with the light of Prophethood and sincere invocation that resulted in truthful acceptance.
Allaah Says (what means):
{And when My slaves ask you [O' Muhammad] concerning Me, then [answer them], I am indeed near [to them by My Knowledge]. I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me [without any mediator or intercessor]. So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright.} [Quran 2: 186]
The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, called on Allaah and Allaah answered his invocation. He invoked Allaah for `Umar's acceptance of Islam and acceptance soon came from Allaah, the All-Powerful, Most-Beneficent.
The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, then commanded that the door be opened for `Umar.
When the door was opened, the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, advanced towards `Umar while all those who were present moved back. He grabbed `Umar with the collars of his garment, pulled him strongly and then said: "O' son of Al-Khattaab! What are you waiting for? It is high time you embraced Islam!"
And `Umar spoke and he said: "I testify that there is no deity worthy of being worshipped except Allaah and that you, Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, are the Messenger of Allaah!"
The Muslims who were present there raised their voice in a Takbeer that resonated throughout the house and whose echo reached those who were at the Ka`bah.
`Umar's Islam was a victory for the Muslims! Allaah strengthened him with Islam and strengthened Islam with him.
With Umar's acceptance of Islam, the call of Islam came out of the secrecy into the public and Allaah made a distinction between the truth and falsehood. The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, then titled him Al-Faarooq, and gave him the nickname, Abu Hafs.
May Allaah be pleased with Faatimah bint Al-Khattaab and please her! She was indeed Islam's key to `Umar's heart. Her house was the starting point of his reversion to the truth and guidance.
Unto Allaah belongs the disposal of all affairs, and His is the favour at all times. |
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