The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 291
VII - Commencement of War with the Tribes of Najd and the Jews, the Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah and Ḥafṣah, and a Few Miscellaneous Incidents 291 evidence whatsoever, Mr. Margoliouth writes that the Holy Prophet sa invaded the tribe of Banū Qainuqā‘ so that the spoils would compensate for the loss sustained by Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra. Such audacity in historical writing is perhaps a feat which speaks for itself. Then, the irony is that Mr. Margoliouth himself accepts the fact that he has written this on the basis of his own speculation. 1 2 - Jannatul-Baqī‘ and the First Person to be Buried Therein To the end of this year, the Holy Prophet sa proposed the creation of a graveyard in Madīnah for his Companions which was referred to as Jannatul- Baqī‘. After its creation, the Companions were generally buried in this very graveyard. The first Companion to be buried in this graveyard was ‘Uthmān bin Maẓ‘ūn ra. 3 ‘Uthmān ra was from among the most pioneer Muslims, and was extremely righteous and pious. He was a man of ascetic disposition. On one occasion, after becoming a Muslim, he submitted to the Holy Prophet sa , “If the Holy Prophet sa kindly grants permission, it is my desire to abandon the world completely and separate myself from my wife and children, so that I may devote my life wholly to the worship of Allāh. ” However, the Holy Prophet sa did not permit him to do so. 4 As a matter of fact, even with respect to such people who would not abandon the world completely, but would fast and offer Ṣalāt so often that it would affect the rights of their dependents, the Holy Prophet sa would say: “You should offer the right owed to God, you should offer the rights owed to your wives and children, you should offer the right owed to guests, and you should offer the right owed to your own soul. For all of these rights have been appointed by God, and the fulfillment of them is also a form of worship. ” 5 Therefore, the Holy Prophet sa did not permit ‘ Uthmān bin Maẓ‘ūn ra to abandon the world, and whilst prohibiting celibacy and asceticism in Islām, the Holy 1 Mohammed and The Rise of Islām, By David Samuel Margoliouth, The Migration, p. 281, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York & London, The Knickerbocker Press, Third Edition (1905) 2 A Persian proverb which means, ‘Brave is the thief who carries a lamp in hand. ’ [Publishers] 3 Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 4, p. 382, ‘Uthmānubnu Maẓ‘ūn, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) 4 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu Mā Yukrahu Minat-Tabattuli Wal-Khiṣā’i, Ḥadīth No. 5073 5 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābuṣ-Ṣaum, Bābu Haqqil-Jismi Fiṣ-Ṣaum, Ḥadīth No. 1975