QuizTime(72): What was the name of the Prophet Mohammed(pbuh)'s camels?

QuizTime(72): What was the name of the Prophet Mohammed(pbuh)'s camels?

Ans: 1) al-Qaswaa, 2) al-‘Adbaa’ & 3) al-Jad’aa’.

Al-Waqidi related, with full chains of authorities, that the Messenger of God (SAAS) took the camel called al-Qaswaa’'. He also said, "Abu Bakr had bought both camels for 800 dirhams." Ibn 'Asakir related through Abu Usma, from Hisham, from his father from 'A'isha, who said, "(The camel he chose was) al-Jad'aa'." Al-Suhayli related this similarly from Ibn Ishnq, that it was al-Jad'aa'. But God knows best.

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Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his section on the animals owned by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): Of camels he had al-Qaswaa’, and it was said that she was the camel on which he made his Hijrah; and al-‘Adbaa’ and al-Jad’aa’.

Source: Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya Vol 1 & Vol 2. By Ibn Kathir.

Were al-‘Adbaa’ and al-Jad’aa’ one and the same, or two different camels?

There is some difference of opinion concerning this. Al-‘Adbaa’ was the camel who had never been defeated in a race, then a Bedouin came on a young camel, which beat her in a race. This upset the Muslims, but the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When Allaah raises the status of something in this world, He inevitably brings it down again.” At the battle of Badr, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took as booty a dromedary which had belonged to Abu Jahl and had a silver ring in its nose. He took it to be sacrificed on the day of al-Hudaybiyah in order to annoy the mushrikeen.



Allah knows the best .

 

By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli



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