The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 109
III - Concept of the Acceptance of Prayer in Islām 109 details are that in Shawwāl 6 A. H. , 1 a few men 2 which were eight in number, 3 from the tribes of ‘ Ukl and ‘Urainah, came to Madīnah, and after expressing their love and affection towards Islām became Muslim. After a stay of some time, the climate of Madīnah affected their spleens and they suffered from a stomach virus. Using this as an excuse, they presented themselves before the Holy Prophet sa. They presented their illness and said, “O Messenger of Allāh! We are Bedouin people and have spent our time living with animals. We are not accustomed to the city life and therefore, we have fallen ill. ” The Holy Prophet sa responded, “If you feel ill in Madīnah, then go out of Madīnah and stay in the inhabitation of our cattle and drink the milk of camels, etc. , You shall become well. ” 4 In another narration, it is recorded that they themselves requested, “O Messenger of Allāh! If you permit us we would like to go outside of Madīnah where your cattle are situated,” and the Holy Prophet sa permitted them to do so. 5 In any case, they sought permission of the Holy Prophet sa and went to live in the pasture which was inhabited by the camels of the Muslims. When these wretched people had setup camp and fully ascertained the state of affairs, and had recovered their health after living in the open climate and drinking the milk of camels, they suddenly attacked the shepherds of these camels one day and killed them. Moreover, in doing so, they were so cruel that first they slaughtered them like animals, and when there was still some life left in them, they pierced their tongues with sharp desert thorns so that when they made a sound or tossed and turned in the agony of thirst, these thorns would add to their suffering. 6 Then, these barbarians did not suffice at this, but took hot matches and rubbed them into the eyes of the half-dead 1 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 296, Sariyyatu Kurz-ibni Jābirin Al- Fihriyyi Ilā ‘Uraniyyīn, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Qiṣṣati ‘Uklin Wa ‘Urainah, Ḥadīth No. 4192 3 Ṣaḥīḥu Muslim, Kitābul-Qasāmati Wal-Muḥāribīna. . . , Bābu Ḥukmil-Muḥāribīna Wal-Murtaddīn, Ḥadīth No. 4357 4 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Qiṣṣati ‘Uklin Wa ‘Urainah, Ḥadīth No. 4192 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Muḥāribīna Min Ahlil-Kuffāri War-Raddah, Bābu Qaulillāhi Ta‘āla Inna- Mā Jazā’ulladhīna Yuḥāribūnallāha Wa Rasūlahu. . . , Ḥadīth No. 6802 5 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 157, Qiṣṣatu ‘Uklin Wa Urainah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 6 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 889, Sariyyatu Kurz- ibni Jābirin Li-Qatlil-Bajāliyyīn-alladhīna Qatalū Yasāran, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 296, Sariyyatu Kurz-ibni Jābirin Al- Fihriyyi Ilā ‘Uraniyyīn, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)