أحمد محمد لبن Ahmad.M.Lbn
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 | | موضوع: Hafsah الثلاثاء 20 ديسمبر 2016, 10:23 am | |
| Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, Mother of the Faithful
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She is the daughter of `Umar ibn al-Khattaab, may Allaah be pleased with them.
In Arabic language, hafs is one of the names of the lion. The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, would often address `Umar as Abd Hafs.
There is a story for behind her entering the household of prophethood as a wife of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam.
She was married to a man known as Hisn ibn Hudhaafah who witnessed the Battle of Badr and then fell ill at Madeenah and died. Hafsah then became a widow.
It has been part of Arab culture, either in the age of ignorance or after the emergence of Islam, that a man makes efforts to marry off his daughter, sister or any woman in his guardianship —without any inconvenience— to someone he believed was good and suitable. This is because; her continuous stay in his house as an unmarried girl or a widow is regarded a great shame.
So when Hafsah became a widow, it pained `Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, and he was distressed. He went out one day heading for the house of the nearest person to him who was Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq, may Allaah be pleased with him. He informed him of what is in his mind and offered him Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, in marriage. Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, kept silent and did not utter a word. `Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, left his house greatly distressed and embittered.
And `Uthmaan came to his mind.
Since his wife, Ruqayyah, the Prophet's daughter was dead; he was in a better position to respond favourably to his offer. So he made for his house and offered him his daughter in marriage. But `Uthmaan told him, "I do not want to marry today."
Who was she that can replace Ruqayyah, may Allaah be pleased with her, in `Uthmaan's, may Allaah be pleased with him, house after both of them have enjoyed the life with each other for many years? And `Uthmaan, may Allaah be pleased with him, was in a psychological state that could not allow him to propose marriage or to marry.
`Umar's, may Allaah be pleased with him, distress increased.
The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, then saw him in that condition.
He asked him about the matter and `Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, told him of his encounter with Abu Bakr and `Uthmaan, may Allaah be pleased with them. Bitterness and rage against them could be noticed in his speech and the way he talked.
The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, calmed him down and then said: "Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, shall marry someone who is better than `Uthmaan and `Uthmaan shall marry someone who is better than Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with them."
`Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, stood up, somewhat calmed, but he was still scratching his head over the meaning of the Prophet's, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, statement. When Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, met him, he approached him and they talked with each other.
`Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, informed him of what he heard from the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, and he told Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, that he could not understand the statement.
Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, smiled and said: "I have heard the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, mentioning Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her. But I would not like to reveal his secret. If he had not shown his interest in marrying her I would have married her. So do not bear any grudge against me."
`Uthmaan, may Allaah be pleased with him, came to the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, in his softness, bashfulness and sorrow. He was tearful and gloomy. He said: "My marriage relationship with you has come to an end with the death of Ruqayyah, O' Messenger of Allaah!"
The noble Messenger, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, sympathised with him and then said: "I have given you her sister, Umm Kulthoom, in marriage. If I had had ten daughters, I would have given them to you in marriage (one after the other)."
That is how the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, married Hafsah and `Uthmaan married Umm Kulthoom, may Allaah be pleased with them. And that is how Hafsah enter the household of the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, as one of the mothers of the faithful.
Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, was a devoted worshipper, very pious, always fasting and praying in the night. She was the closest to `Aa`ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, among the Prophet's, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, wife. It is as if they were two sisters. They were always in agreement and never disagreed.
However, Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, had in her nature an aspect of the meaning of her name: She was somewhat stern and tough. Perhaps, she inherited that from her father `Umar Al-Faarooq, may Allaah be pleased with them. This sternness was increased by the death of her first husband, making her easily irritated.
It was this nature of hers that caused the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, to divorce her once after which he took her back.
We need to wait a little bit concerning his taking her back, for there is something in it that shows the status of `Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him.
Ibn Sa`d recorded that the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, divorced Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, once and then took her back because the angel Gabriel told him, "Take Hafsah back, for she frequently fasts and prays in the night. And she is your wife in Paradise."
Humayd ibn Anas, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that, "The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, divorced Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, and he was thereafter commanded to take her back, and he did so.”
'Uqbah ibn `Aamir, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, divorced Hafsah, `Umar's, may Allaah be pleased with them, daughter. When `Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, heard this, he strewed sand over his head and said: "Allaah will no more care about `Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, and his daughter after she has been divorced [by the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam]." So angel Gabriel came to the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, the following day and told him, "Allaah commands you to take back Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, as a way of showing compassion to `Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, (her father)."
Abu Saalih, in his version of the narration said: "`Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, entered the place of Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, while she was crying and he asked her whether the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, has divorced her. He said to her, `He had divorced you once and took you back only because of me. If he divorces you again, I will never speak to you again.’”22
After that, Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, was keen never to annoy the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, again until he died.
Here, dear reader, we need to point to a new and illuminating aspect of Hafsah's, may Allaah be pleased with her, personality, in addition to her other values and qualities.
Angel Gabriel described her for the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, that she was frequently performing (voluntary) fasting and night prayers, and that she is one of his wives in Paradise.
These are degrees and ranks, as well as practical attributes and spiritual activities.
22. Narrated by Abu Ya’laa
Another quality you can add to her credit is the fact that she could read and write, a quality that was very rare among womenfolk then, even among men. The new thing that attracts our attention here is that her house was the place in which the revealed verses of Quran written on palm branches, slates and other materials were kept.
She was entrusted with the most honourable and the greatest thing. And she deserved that.
This was the case since the time of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, up to the time of `Uthmaan, may Allaah be pleased with him. When `Uthmaan, may Allaah be pleased with him, was compiling the Quran and copying it in a single book form, those kept with Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, was the primary sources in doing so.
This role played by Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, transcended her life in the house of the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, unto Islam itself. It was full of religiosity, activities, orderliness and a course of action.
We cannot but make a stop, as a means of honouring the mother of the faithful, Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her. For, she was the custodian of the Book of Allaah. She preserved it in her heart and in her house.
Whenever we open a copy of the Quran to read it, we have to remember the Angel entrusted with the Revelation (Gabriel) and his reverberating sound, the impact the verses had on the heart of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, and the scribes of the Revelations: `Ali, Zayd and others, may Allaah be pleased with them.
We have to remember Abu Bakr and `Umar, may Allaah be pleased with them, and their compilations of the Quran; and `Uthmaan and his resoluteness, trustworthiness and sense of duty; and finally Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, and her preservation of the Book.
We have to remember and seek guidance from Allaah, the Great in His Majesty.
At the beginning of the year 44 A.H., Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, departed from this world and joined the company of the loved ones, Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, and his companions. |
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