The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 430
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 430 At the time, a sincere young man from among the Muslims named Zaid bin Arqam ra was present. Upon hearing these words regarding the Holy Prophet sa from the mouth of ‘Abdullāh, he became restless, and conveyed news of this incident to the Holy Prophet sa through his paternal-uncle. At the time, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra was sitting in the company of the Holy Prophet sa and upon hearing these words, he became inflamed in anger and indignation. He submitted to the Holy Prophet sa , “O Messenger of Allāh! Grant me permission, I shall behead this hypocritical and seditious man. ” The Holy Prophet sa responded, “Let it be ‘Umar! Would you like people to spread the news that Muḥammad kills his own followers?” Then, the Holy Prophet sa summoned ‘Abdullāh bin Ubayy and his followers, and inquired of them as regards to this matter. ” They all swore that they had not said such things. 1 Some from among the Anṣār also interceded and submitted, “Perhaps Zaid bin Arqam may have been mistaken. ” 2 On this occasion, the Holy Prophet sa accepted the statement of ‘Abdullāh bin Ubayy and his followers, and rejected the submission of Zaid ra. Upon this, Zaid ra was deeply grieved, but Qur’ānic revelation was later sent down in confirmation of Zaid ra , and the hypocrites were declared to be liars. 3 The Holy Prophet sa summoned ‘Abdullāh bin Ubayy and his followers to inform them of this confirmation and instructed Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra to order an immediate departure. 4 It was noon, and generally the Holy Prophet sa would not depart at such an hour, because due to the climate in Arabia, this was a time of intense heat and it was extremely difficult to travel at this time. However, in light of the prevalent circumstances, the Holy Prophet sa considered it best to depart at Ilal-Madīnati. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 4907 * 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, p. 282, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Al-Muraisī‘, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 1 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābut-Tafsīr, Tafsīru Sūratil-Munāfiqīn, Bābu Qaulihī Sawā’un ‘Alaihim Astaghfarta Lahum. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 4905 * Sunanut-Tirmidhī, Kitābu Tafsīril-Qur’ān, Bābu Wa Min Sūratil-Munāfiqīn, Ḥadīth No. 3314 2 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 671, Ghazwatu Banī Muṣṭaliq Bil-Muraisī‘, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 3 * Al-Munāfiqūn (63:9) * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābut-Tafsīr, Tafsīru Sūratil-Munāfiqīn, Bābu Qaulihī Wa Idhā Qīla Lahum Ta‘ālau. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 4904 * Sunanut-Tirmidhī, Kitābu Tafsīril-Qur’ān, Bābu Wa Min Sūratil-Munāfiqīn, Ḥadīth No. 3314 4 * 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)