8.2. HER CHILDHOOD
When the Prophet (peace be upon him) emigrated to Madinah, Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a little girl but aware of the surrounding events. Here is Safiyyah relating a dialogue that took place between her father and her uncle Abu Yasir after they visited the Prophet (peace be upon him) in Madinah.
Safiyyah says, “I was my father’s and my uncle’s favorite child. When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to Madinah and stayed at Quba’, my parents went to him at night and when they returned, they looked disconcerted and worn out. I received them cheerfully but to my surprise no one of them turned to me. They were so grieved that they did not feel my presence. I heard my uncle, Abu Yasir, saying to my father, ‘Is it really him?’ He said, ‘Yes, by Allah’. My uncle said, ‘Can you recognize him and confirm this?’ He said, ‘Yes’. My uncle said, ‘How do you feel towards him?’ He said, ‘By Allah I shall be his enemy as long as I live.”’
This story illustrates Safiyyah’ s awareness and intelligence. It also shows that the Jews had known of the Prophet’s prophethood, and knew him as well as they knew their children. Nevertheless, they harbored feelings of hatred and bitterness for Islam and for the Prophet (peace be upon him). The story in addition to this shows the great enmity and hatred that Huyayy felt against the Messenger of Allah. Safiyyah did not inherit anything from her father because Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) made her heart ready for Islam and prepared her soul for faith.
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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