The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 429
IX - Repeated Treachery of the Jews, Compilation and Sequence of the Holy Qur ’ā n, Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Zainab ra , the Great Calumny and Mischief of the Hypocrites 429 from the dangerous outcomes of this mischief. It so happened that a servant of Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra named Jahjāh went to the main spring in Muraisī‘ to fetch some water. Coincidentally, another person named Sinān who was from among the confederates of the Anṣār , arrived at the spring as well. Both of these individuals were ignorant commoners. An altercation ensued between the two of them at the spring, and Jahjāh struck Sinān. That did it, and Sinān began to scream and shout, “O People of the Anṣār! Come to my aid, I have been beaten. ” When Jahjāh saw that Sinān was calling his people to aid him, he also began to call for his own, “O Muhājirīn, come hither, run!” 1 When the Anṣār and Muhājirīn heard this voice, a multitude of them rushed towards the spring with their swords in hand, and before they knew it, quite a large horde of people had gathered. Certain ignorant youngsters were about to attack each other, but a few wise and faithful Muhājirīn and Anṣār arrived on the scene in time, who immediately separated the people and reconciled between them. 2 When the Holy Prophet sa received news of this, he stated that this was a manifestation of ignorant conduct and expressed his displeasure. 3 In this way, the matter was settled. However, when news of this occurrence reached ‘Abdullāh bin Ubayy bin Sulūl, who was also present in this Ghazwah , this evil man desired to revive the disorder. He greatly incited his followers against the Holy Prophet sa and said, “This is all your own fault, it is you who have granted refuge to these strangers and allowed them to rule upon you. You still have an opportunity to relinquish your support for them and they shall leave themselves. ” Eventually, this wretched man went so far as to say: َّ لَئِن ْ رَّجَعْنَا اِلی ٰ الْمَدِیْنَة ِ لَیُخْرِجَن َّ الْاَعَز ُّ مِنْھَا الْاَذَل “Just wait and see, now when we arrive to Madīnah, the most honoured man or people shall exile the most disgraceful person or people from the city. ” 4 1 * Sunanut-Tirmidhī, Kitābu Tafsīril-Qur’ān, Bābu Wa Min Sūratil-Munāfiqīn, Ḥadīth No. 3315 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 670-671, Ghazwatu Banī Muṣṭaliq Bil-Muraisī‘, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, pp. 281-282, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Al- Muraisī‘, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 282, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Al-Muraisī‘, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābut-Tafsīr, Tafsīru Sūratil-Munāfiqīn, Bābu Qaulihī Yaqūlūna La’ir-Raja‘nā Ilal-Madīnati. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 4907 * Sunanut-Tirmidhī, Kitābu Tafsīril-Qur’ān, Bābu Wa Min Sūratil-Munāfiqīn, Ḥadīth No. 3315 4 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābut-Tafsīr, Tafsīru Sūratil-Munāfiqīn, Bābu Qaulihī Yaqūlūna La’ir-Raja‘nā