Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 194
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa the Holy Prophet. sa (Zad al-Ma‘ad, 2/155; Ibn Hajar Asqalani, Fath al-Bari 7/511) sa. The Holy Prophet" nominated Ja'far bin Abū Talib as the successor of Zaid, should Zaid die, and ‘Abdullāh bin Rawāhah, should Ja'far die. . Should 'Abdullah bin Rawähah also die, the Muslims were to choose their own commander. A Jew who heard this exclaimed, "O Abul Qāsim, if thou art a true Prophet, these three officers whom thou has named are sure to die; for God fulfills the words of a. Prophet. ". Turning to Zaid, he said, "Take it from me, if Muḥammad is true you will not return alive. " Zaid, the true believer that he was, said in reply, "I may return alive or not, but Muḥammad is a true Prophet of God. " (As-Siratul Ḥalabiyyah, Vol. 3, p. 75, ‘Ali Bin Burhanuddin). sa. The following morning the Muslim army set out on its long march. . The Holy Prophet" and the Companions" went some distance with the. Muslim army. A large and important expedition such as this had never before gone without the Holy Prophet" commanding it in person. As the. Holy Prophet walked along to bid the expedition farewell, he counselled and instructed. When they reached the spot where the people of Medina generally bade farewell to friends and relations going to Syria, the Holy. Prophet stopped and said: sa. Sa "I urge you to fear God and to deal justly with the Muslims who go with you. Go to war in the name of Allāh and fight the enemy in Syria, who is your enemy, as well as Allāh's. When you are in Syria, you will meet those who remember God much in their houses of worship. You should have no dispute with them, and give no trouble to them. In the enemy country do not kill any women or children, nor the blind or the old; do not cut down any tree, nor pull down any building. " (As-Siratul Halabiyyah, Vol. 3, Alı Bin Burhanuddın) 194