CHAPTER 43: STORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPHET’S MOSQUE UPON HIS PLAN
STORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPHET’S MOSQUE UPON HIS PLAN
Al-Hafiz Al-Baihaqi related in ‘Ad-Dala’il’ from Safeenah, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) who said: “When the Messenger of Allah and built the mosque, Abu Bakr brought a stone and placed it, then Umar came and did similar thing and Uthman also came with a stone and placed it whereupon Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: “These are the men that will be in charge of authority after me.”
What is more well-known is the report of Imam Ahmad from Safeenah who said: “Khilafah shall be for thirty years and thereafter there shall be kings.” Then Safeenah said: “Keep track (of the count); Abu Bakr reigned for two years. Umar reigned for ten years. Uthman ruled for twelve years and Ali ruled for six years.” This wording is that of Ahmad. It is also related by Abu Dawood, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa’i through Sa’eed Ibn Jumhan.
I said: At the beginning of the construction of the mosque of the Prophet, there was no minbar (pulpit) upon which address is given. Instead, he would lean against a trunk in his Moosalla (prayer place) by the wall toward the Qiblah. When a pulpit was built for him as will be addressed in its proper section, he gave khutbah (address) on it instead. When he moved away from that trunk it cried like that of a pregnant she-camel in great yearning for what it used to hear of the Khutbah of the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) descended (the pulpit) and embraced it while it continued moaning like a child being quietened as shall be discussed in detail in due course.
By Ibn Katheer
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