Quiz time (70
): Which Sahabi as a first commander to violate the month of Rajab by attacking
enemies & a Verse revealed later?
Ans:
Abdullaah
ibn Jahsh Al-Asdi(may Allah be pleased with him)
He
is nicknamed Abu Muhammad, and his mother is Umaymah bint 'Abd Al-Muttalib, the
aunt of the Prophet, sallallaahu
'alayhi wa sallam. Thus he was the maternal cousin of the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam & his
sister, Zaynab bint Jahsh, was a wife of the Prophet.
The
Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
dispatched him at the head of the platoon of Nakhlah in the month of Rajab, 2 A.H.
Ibn
Abu Hatim reported that Jundub bin `Abdullah said: ... Consequently, the
Messenger relieved Abu `Ubaydah from command, appointed `Abdullah bin Jahsh
instead, gave him some written instructions and commanded him not to read the
instructions until he reached such and such area. He also said to `Abdullah: (Do
not compel any of your men to continue marching with you thereafter.)
When
`Abdullah read the instructions, he recited Istirja` ﴿saying,
`Truly! to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return'; and refer to
(2:156)﴾ and
said, "I hear and obey Allah and His Messenger.'' He then told his
companions the story and read the instructions to them, and two men went back
while the rest remained.
Then,
a caravan belonging to the Quraysh passed by carrying raisins, food stuff and
some trade items for the Quraysh. `Amr bin Hadrami, whose name was `Abdullah
bin `Abbad, was in the caravan, as well as `Uthman bin `Abdullah bin
Al-Mughirah and his brother Nawfal bin `Abdullah from the tribe of Makhzum, and
Al-Hakam bin Kaysan, a freed slave of Hisham bin Al-Mughirah.
The
Companions conferred among themselves. That day was the last day in the
(sacred) month of Rajab. They at first hesitated and did not like to attack
them. They then began encouraging themselves and decided to kill whomever they
could among the disbelievers and to confiscate whatever they had.
Hence,
Waqid bin `Abdullah At-Tamimi shot an arrow at `Amr bin Al-Hadrami and killed
him. `Uthman bin `Abdullah and Al-Hakam bin Kaysan gave themselves up, while
Nawfal bin `Abdullah was able to outrun them in flight. Later on, `Abdullah bin
Jahsh and his companions went back to Allah's Messenger in Al-Madinah with the
caravan and the two prisoners.
When
the Sariyah came back to Allah's Messenger, he said to them: (I have not commanded you to conduct warfare
during the Sacred Month. )
Meanwhile,
the Jews were pleased about what happened to Allah's Messenger. They said, `
Amr bin Hadrami was killed by Waqid bin `Abdullah: `Amr, means the war has
started, Hadrami means the war has come, as for Waqid (bin `Abdullah): the war
has raged (using some of the literal meanings of these names to support their
fortune-telling!).'' But, Allah made all that turn against them.
"They ask you about fighting in the sacred
month. Say: Fighting therein is an enormity as well as preventing (people) from
the path of God and disbelief in Him. Expelling people from the Masjid al-Haram is a greater sin
in the eyes of God. Moreover, persecution is greater than killing." [Al-Qur'an 2:217]
When
these blessed verses were revealed, the Prophet's mind was eased. He took the
caravan and ransomed the prisoners. He became pleased with 'Abdullah ibn Jahsh
and his men. Their expedition was certainly a major event in the early life of
the Muslim community ...
He
also undertook the two emigrations to Habashah (Ethiopia) and to Madeenah with
his family where he witnessed the great Battle of Badr. He was martyred during
the Battle of Uhud, as he asked Allah The Almighty to give him martyrdom and He
granted him his wish.
For
more details:
Link:
https://sunnahonline.com/library/history-of-islam/300-abdullah-ibn-jahsh
Link:
Read Tafsir ibn Kathir : http://www.recitequran.com/tafsir/en.ibn-kathir/2:219
Allah
knows the best .
By
Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli
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