Quiz Time (66) who was that Sahabi wrote a letter to people of Makkah secretly but Allah revealed to Prophet (saw) about this Letter?

 

Quiz Time (66) who was that Sahabi wrote a letter to people of Makkah secretly but Allah revealed to Prophet (saw) about this Letter?

 

 

Ans:  Hatib bin Abi Balta`ah(R.a).

 

 

(1. O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies as protecting friends, showing affection towards them, while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth, and have driven out the Messenger and yourselves because you believe in Allah, your Lord! If you have come forth to strive in My cause and to seek My good pleasure. You show friendship to them in secret, while I am All-Aware of what you conceal and what you reveal. And whosoever of you (Muslims) does that, then indeed he has gone (far) astray from the straight path.) (2. Should they gain the upper hand over you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you with evil, and they desire that you should disbelieve.) (3. Neither your relatives nor your children will benefit you on the Day of Resurrection. He will judge between you. And Allah is the All-Seer of what you do.)[Al-Qur’an ch 60 Verse 1-3]

The story of Hatib bin Abi Balta`ah is the reason behind revealing the beginning of this honorable Surah. Hatib was among the Early Emigrants and participated in the battle of Badr. Hatib had children and wealth in Makkah, but he was not from the tribe of Quraysh. Rather, he was an ally of `Uthman. When the Messenger of Allah decided to conquer Makkah, after its people broke the peace treaty between them, he ordered the Muslims to mobilize their forces to attack Makkah.

 

 

Hatib wrote a letter and sent it to the people of Makkah, with a woman from the tribe of Quraysh, informing them of the Messenger's intent to attack them. He wanted them to be indebted to him (so that they would grant safety to his family in Makkah). Allah the Exalted conveyed this matter to His Messenger, because He accepted the Prophet's invocation (to Him to conceal the news of the attack). The Prophet sent someone after the woman and retrieved the letter. This story is collected in the Two Sahihs.

 

`Umar said, `O Allah's Messenger! Allow me to chop off the head of this hypocrite!' The Prophet said, (He attended Badr. What can I tell you, perhaps Allah looked at those who attended Badr and said, "O the people of Badr, do what you like, for I have forgiven you.'')'' The Group with the exception of Ibn Majah, collected this Hadith using various chains of narration that included Sufyan bin `Uyaynah. Al-Bukhari added in his narration in the chapter on the Prophet's battles.

[Tafsir ibn Kathir ch 60 Verse 1-3]

 

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By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli



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