THE STORY OF THE PROPHET’S MARRIAGE TO MAIMOONAH
Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrated that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married Maimoonah, may Allah be pleased with her, in the course of that journey while he was in a sacral state. It was ‘Abbas Ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with him, who married her to him. Ibn Hisham related: She had entrusted her affairs to her sister, Umm Fadhl, may Allah be pleased with her, and she in turn entrusted her to her husband ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, and Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married her and gave her a dowry of four hundred dirhams.
As-Suhaili added that when the Prophet’s proposal was conveyed to her she was riding a camel, she said, “The camel and whatever is on it are for Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. It is concerning her that the following Verse was revealed: “…and a believing woman if she offers herself to the Prophet, and the Prophet wishes to marry her; a privilege for you only, not for the (rest of) the Believers.” (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:50)
As-Suhaili added: Ad-Daraqutni related through Abul-Aswad, the orphan of ‘Urwah, and through Matar Al-Warraq on the authority of ‘Ikrimah from Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married Maimoonah, may Allah be pleased with her, while he was in the state of Halal. Thus, they re-interpret the first version of Ibn ‘Abbas’ narration that he was in a state of Ihram i.e., in the sacred month.
As-Suhaili added: Ad-Daraqutni related through Abul-Aswad, the orphan of ‘Urwah, and through Matar Al-Warraq on the authority of ‘Ikrimah from Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married Maimoonah, may Allah be pleased with her, while he was in the state of Halal. Thus, they re-interpret the first version of Ibn ‘Abbas’ narration that he was in a state of Ihram i.e., in the sacred month.
It is also recorded in Saheeh Al-Bukhari on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married Maimoonah while he was in the state of Ihram.”
The Prophet’s Departure From Makkah After Completing his ‘Umrah
On the authority of Al-Bara’ who narrated: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, went out for the ‘Umrah in the month of DhulQa‘dah, the people of Makkah did not allow him to enter their city till he agreed to conclude a peace treaty with them by virtue of which he would stay in Makkah for three days only (in the following year). When the agreement was being written, the Muslims wrote: “This is the peace treaty, which Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah has concluded.” The polytheists objected and said (to the Prophet), “We do not agree with you on this, for if we knew that you are indeed a Messenger of Allah we would not have prevented you for anything (i.e. entering Makkah), but you are only Muhammad the son of ‘Abdullah.” Then he said to ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him: “Erase (the title of) ‘Messenger of Allah’.” ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, objected and said, “No, by Allah, I will never erase you (i.e. your name).” Then Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, took the writing sheet but since he did not know a better writing, so he wrote (or got the following written): “This is the peace treaty which Muhammad, the son of ‘Abdullah, has concluded:
Muhammad should not bring arms into Makkah except sheathed swords, and should not take with him any person of the people of Makkah, even if such a person wants to follow him, and if any of his companions wants to stay in Makkah, he should not forbid him.”
(The following year) when the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered Makkah and the allowed period of stay elapsed, the infidels came to ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, “Tell your companion (Muhammad) to go out, as the allowed period of his stay has finished.” So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed (from Makkah) and the daughter of Hamzah, may Allah be pleased with him, followed him shouting, “O Uncle, O Uncle!” ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, took her by the hand and said to Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, “Take the daughter of your uncle.” So she made her ride (on her horse). (When they reached Madinah) ‘Ali, Zaid and Ja‘afar, may Allah be pleased with them all, quarreled about her. ‘Ali said, “I took her for she is the daughter of my uncle.” Ja‘afar said, “She is the daughter of my uncle and her aunt is my wife.” Zaid said, “She is the daughter of my brother.” On that, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave her to her aunt [the wife of Zaid] and said: “The aunt is of the same status as the mother.” He then said to ‘Ali: “You are from me, and I am from you,” and said to Ja‘far: “You resemble me in appearance and character,” and said to Zaid: “You are our brother and our freed slave.” ‘Ali said to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, “Will you marry the daughter of Hamzah?” The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “She is the daughter of my foster brother.” Al-Bukhari exclusively related it from this route.
The Acceptance of Islam of ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘As, Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed and ‘Uthman Ibn Talhah Ibn Abi Talhah
The Hadith concerning the story of ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘As’ acceptance of Islam after the Battle of Khandaq has been earlier cited under the heading: The story of ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘As and Najashi and his acceptance of Islam at his hand.
Al-Waqidi said: On the authority of his Shaikh, Abdul Hameed, who narrated that I said to Zaid Ibn Abi Habeeb: “Were you told of the time of the arrival of ‘Amr and Khalid?” He said, “No, but he merely said it was before ‘The Conquest’.” So I said: “My father informed me that ‘Amr, Khalid and ‘Uthman Ibn Talhah arrived in the month of Safar, 8th year of Hijrah.
Shortly afterward, while recounting the event of his death (as contained in Saheeh Muslim), we shall relate the context of his acceptance of Islam, his good companionship to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, throughout his (the Prophet’s) lifetime, and he died while feeling regret for his actions during his reign as governor shortly after the Prophet’s death, along with a description of his death.
By: Ibn Katheer
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