The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 349
VIII - Blow of a Misfortune, Law of Inheritance, Prohibition of Alcohol, Treachery of the Disbelievers and Two Tragic Incidents 349 What emotions of sincerity were hidden even in this misunderstanding. When the Holy Prophet sa heard the commotion of women mourning outside his home, he inquired, “What is this noise?” It was stated that the women of the Anṣār were lamenting the demise of Ḥamzah ra. Paying regard to their love, the Holy Prophet sa supplicated for their prosperity, but along with this, he also said, “It is forbidden in Islām to mourn in this way. ” 1 Thereafter, the tradition of mourning, i. e. , wailing loudly, striking the body, pulling hair and other customs of this nature were forbidden in Islām. 2 A young Companion came to the Holy Prophet sa , and the Holy Prophet sa noticed that the young man’s face was saddened by the martyrdom of his father. The Holy Prophet sa said, “Jabir, shall I tell you some good news?” Jabir ra said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allāh!” The Holy Prophet sa said: “When your father was presented before Allāh after being martyred, Allāh the Exalted conversed with him directly without a veil and said, ‘Ask of Me whatever it is you desire. ’ Your father submitted, ‘O My Allāh! Your favours are endless, but my desire is that I should be sent back to the world, so that I may give my life for the sake of Your faith once again. ” God responded, “We would have fulfilled this desire of yours except that We have vowed that َ اَنَّھُم ْ لَا یَرْجِعُوْن , i. e. , “No deceased person shall be given life and returned to the world. ” The father of Jabir ra said, “Then, convey news of me to my brothers, so that they develop greater love for Jihād. ” Upon this, the verse was revealed that, “Those who are martyred in the way of God are not dead, rather, they are living and they are spending a life of joy in the presence of their God. ” 3 When Ḥaḍrat Sa‘d bin Mu‘ādh ra , chief of the Aus tribe presented his elderly mother before the Holy Prophet sa , he offered his condolences to her on the martyrdom of her son ‘Amr bin Mu‘ādh ra. She replied, “O Messenger of Allāh! If you are safe then what have we to grieve. ” 4 1 Tārīkhul-Khamīs Fī Aḥwāli Anfasi Nafīs, By Ḥusain bin Muḥammad bin Ḥasan, Volume 1, p. 444, Gharībatu Fī Amri Mu‘āwiyyata. . . . . , Mu’assasatu Sha‘bān, Beirut 2 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 3, p. 12, Aṭ-Ṭabaqatul-Ūlā. . . . . Ḥamzah bin ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 2, p. 452, Ghazwatu Uḥud, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 4 Tārīkhul-Khamīs Fī Aḥwāli Anfasi Nafīs, By Ḥusain bin Muḥammad bin Ḥasan, Volume 1, p. 444, Gharībatu Fī Amri Mu‘āwiyyata. . . . . , Mu’assasatu Sha‘bān, Beirut