Friday Sermon – Khalifatul Masih V – Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Year 2018
Peace be upon you all, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah
I bear witness that Muhammad (saw) is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad (saw) is the Messenger of Allah. Come to Prayer Come to Prayer Come to success Come to success Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is none worthy of worship except Allah. Peace be upon you all,
I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah He is alone and has no partner and I bear witness that Muhammad (saw) is His Servant and Messenger After this I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the accursed. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. The Gracious, the Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee alone do we worship and Thee alone do we implore for help. Guide us in the right path The path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings,
Those who have not incurred displeasure, and those who have not gone astray. In this series of narrating accounts of the lives of the Companions of the Holy Prophet (saw), I will speak about two further Companions. The first one is Hazrat Munzir Bin Muhammad Anasri.
Hazrat Munzir Bin Muhammad belonged to the Banu Jahjabah tribe. Upon migrating to Medina, the Holy Prophet (saw) established a pact of brotherhood between Hazrat Munzir Bin Muhammad and Hazrat Tufail Bin Harith. When Hazrat Zubair bin Al-Awwam (ra), Hazrat Hatib Bin Abi Baltah and Hazrat Abu Sairah Bin Abi Ruham
Migrated to Medina, they stayed at the home of Hazrat Munzir Bin Muhammad. Hazrat Munzir participated in the Battle of Badr and Uhud. He was martyred during the incident of Bi’r-e-Ma’unah. The incident of Bi’r-e-Ma’unah has been mentioned before a number of times in the accounts of other Companions.
I will briefly mention it once again. A detailed account of the martyrdom of Hazrat Munzir has been covered in Seerat Khataman Nabiyyeen, written by Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib. In this book it is written “The Holy Prophet (saw) dispatched a party of the Companions
“under the leadership of Munzir bin ‘Amr Ansari in Safar 4 A.H. “These people were mostly from the Ansar and totalled seventy in number, “and almost all of them were Qaris, i.e., they were well-versed in the Holy Qur’an. “They would collect wood from the jungle by day to make ends meet
“and would spend a better part of the night in worship. “When these people reached a place known as Bi’r-e-Ma’unah, “which was named due to a water well, an individual named Haram bin Milhan, “who was the maternal uncle of Anas bin Malik, “went forward with the message of Islam to Aamir bin Tufail,
“who was chief of the Aamir tribe and paternal nephew of Abu Bara Aamiri. “The rest of the Companions remained behind. “When Haram bin Milhan arrived to meet ‘Aamir bin Tufail and his followers “as an emissary of the Holy Prophet (saw), “at first, they warmly welcomed him in their hypocrisy;
“but after he had been fully seated and made to feel at ease, “and began to preach the message of Islam, “a few evil ones from among them made a signal to someone, “who struck this innocent emissary with a spear from behind and killed him instantly.
“At the time, the following words were on the tongue of Haram bin Milhan: [Arabic]” That is, ‘Allah is the Greatest. By the Lord of the Ka‘bah, I have attained my objective.’ “‘Aamir bin Tufail did not suffice upon the murder of this emissary of the Holy Prophet (saw) alone.
“As a matter of fact, after this he incited the people of his tribe, the Banu ‘Aamir, “to attack the remaining party of Muslims as well, but they refused “and said that they would not attack the Muslims due to the guarantee of Abu Bara’.
“Upon this, ‘Aamir collected the Banu Ri‘l, Dhakwan and ‘Usayyah, etc. “from the tribe of Sulaim,” The same tribes who, according to the narration of Bukhari, had come to the Holy Prophet (saw) as a delegation to request a party, so that they may preach to them
“and attacked this small and helpless community of Muslims. “When the Muslims saw these bloodthirsty beasts racing towards them, “they said, ‘We have no quarrel with you. ‘We have only come with an assignment from the Holy Prophet (saw); we have not come to fight,’
“but they did not listen to a word and murdered them all. “Among the Companions who were present at the time, only one individual was spared, “who had a limp, and had managed to climb to the top of a mountain.
“The name of this companion was Ka‘b bin Zaid.” His account has already been given. “From various narrations it is ascertained that the disbelievers attacked him as well, “due to which he was wounded. “The disbelievers left him for dead, “but in actuality there was still life in him and he survived.
“Two individuals from among this community of Companions had separated from the group “at the time in order to graze their camels, etc. , “and their names were ‘Amr bin Umayyah Damri and Munzir bin Muhammad. “When they looked towards their camp, “lo and behold, they sighted flocks of birds flying about overhead.
“They understood these desert signs.” When birds gather in such a manner, it means that there is some provision of food for them underneath. “They immediately deduced that a battle had taken place. “When they returned, this atrocity of carnage and massacre perpetrated “by the ruthless disbelievers lay before their eyes.
“Upon sighting this scene from afar, they consulted one another as to what they should do. “One suggested that they should escape immediately “and reach Medina in order to inform the Holy Prophet (saw). “The other one, however, did not accept this proposal and said,
‘I shall not flee from where our Amir, Munzir bin ‘Amr has been martyred.’ “Hence, he proceeded forward and was martyred in battle.” Hence, Munzir bin Muhammad, who had gone away in order to graze the camels also confronted the enemies and attained martyrdom. This martyrdom took place on the 4 A.H.
The second companion is Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah. He belonged to the tribe of Lakhm. Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah had a treaty with the Banu Asad. His title was Abu ‘Abdullah and it is also mentioned as Abu Muhammad. Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah was originally from Yemen.
‘Asim bin ‘Umar narrates that when Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah and his servant, Sa’d, migrated from Mecca to Medina, both of them stayed with Hazrat Munzir bin Muhammad bin ‘Uqba. The Holy Prophet (saw) formed a bond of brotherhood between Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah and Hazrat Rukhaila bin Khalid.
In one narration it is mentioned that the Holy Prophet (saw) formed a bond of brotherhood between Hazrat Uwaim bin Sa’idah and Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah. Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah participated in all battles alongside the Holy Prophet (saw), including the Battles of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq [the Trench].
The Holy Prophet (saw) gave him a letter for the purpose of conveying the message of Islam and sent him to Muqauqis, the King of Egypt. Hazrat Hatib was among the archers of the Holy Prophet (saw). It is also mentioned that during the era of ignorance,
Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah was among the elite horsemen and poets of the Quraish. Some say that Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah was the slave of ‘Ubaidullah bin Hameed and that he gained his freedom from his master by way of a written agreement
And he paid the sum of this agreement on the day of the conquest of Mecca. Hazrat Umm-e-Salama narrates that the marriage proposal she received from the Holy Prophet (saw), following the demise of her husband, was sent through Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah.
In one narration it is mentioned that Hazrat Anas bin Malik heard Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah say, “On the day of [the Battle of] Uhud, the Holy Prophet (saw) turned towards me “and was in considerable pain. “This was after the battle had ended when the conditions improved to some extent.
“Hazrat ‘Ali was holding a bowl of water in his hand “and the Holy Prophet (saw) was washing his face with it. “Hatib asked the Holy Prophet (saw) that, ‘Who did this to you?’ “The Holy Prophet (saw) said that ‘Utbah bin Abi Waqqas struck my face with a stone.’
“Hazrat Hatib narrates, ‘I had heard a voice shout that Muhammad had been killed. ‘Hearing this, I have come here in a state as if my soul has left my body, rendering it lifeless.’ “Hazrat Hatib then asked the Holy Prophet (saw), ‘where is ‘Utbah?’
The Holy Prophet (saw) pointed towards one direction and said that he is there. “Hazrat Hatib went in that direction. “He [i.e. Utbah bin Abi Waqqas] was hiding, but Hatib was able to capture him. “Hazrat Hatib struck him with his sword, and severed his head.
“He then took his decapitated head, his belongings and his horse “and brought them to the Holy Prophet (saw). “The Holy Prophet (saw) gave all of these items to Hazrat Hatib and prayed for him. “The Holy Prophet (saw) said, ‘May Allah be pleased with you. May Allah be pleased with you.’”
He repeated this twice. Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah passed away in Medina at the age of sixty five in the year 30 A.H. Hazrat ‘Uthman lead his funeral prayer. Among the details of the letter, which the Holy Prophet (saw) sent to Muqauqis, we find that Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib has mentioned
It to be third letter which was sent to the kings, whereas, Hazrat Khalifat-ul-Masih II has said that it was the fourth letter. Nevertheless, one of the letters, which were sent to the rulers and kings in order to convey the message of Islam, was sent to Muqauqis, the ruler of Egypt.
He was the ruler of Egypt and Alexandria under the command of the Caesar. In other words, he was a hereditary ruler and followed the religion of Christianity, like the Caesar. His personal name was Jurayj bin Mina. He and his subjects belonged to the Coptic nation.
The Holy Prophet (saw) sent a letter through his companion, Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah and the words of this letter were as follows: [Arabic] “I write this letter in the name of Allah, “Who is the Gracious, and who grants the best reward of one’s deeds.
“This letter is from Muhammad, the servant of Allah and His Messenger, “to Maqauqis, Chief of the Copts. “Peace be on him who follows the guidance. “After this, O Ruler of Egypt! I invite you to the guidance of Islam.
“Embrace Islam and accept the peace of God, for this is the only way to salvation. “Allah the Exalted shall grant you a double reward. “But if you reject this invitation, in addition to yourself, “the sin of the Copts shall be on your shoulders as well.
“O People of the Book! Come to a word equal between us and you “that we worship none but Allah; and that we associate no partner with Him in any case, “and that some of us take not others as our Master and Lord. “But if they turn away, then say,
‘Bear witness that we are followers of the One God and obedient to Him.’” This was the letter, which the Holy Prophet (saw) sent to the king. When Hatib bin Abi Balta‘ah (ra) reached Alexandria, he met with an attendant in the royal court, and after gaining access to Maqauqis,
Presented the letter of the Holy Prophet (saw) to him. Maqauqis read the letter and in somewhat of a teasing tone, said, “If your master is actually a Prophet of God, instead of sending me this letter, why did he not supplicate to God that He should make me subservient to him?”
In other words, so that God would enable the Holy Prophet (saw) to become his ruler. Hatib responded, “If this objection is valid, then it falls upon Jesus (as) as well, “because he did not supplicate against his opponents in this manner.”
Then, by way of advice he said, “You should contemplate in a serious manner, “because prior to this, in this very country of yours, there has been a person (i.e. the Pharaoh) “who claimed that he was the Lord and Ruler of the entire world,
“but God seized him in such a manner that he became a lesson for all subsequent generations. “I sincerely submit to you, therefore, that you should take a lesson from others, “and not become one from whom others take a lesson.”
Seeing that he is responding in a courageous manner, Maqauqis said, “The fact is that we already have a religion, therefore, “until we find a more superior one, we cannot leave our faith.” Hatib responded, “Islam is a religion “which relieves a person from the need of all other faiths. It is the final law.
“However, it surely does not require you to relinquish your belief in the Messiah of Nazareth. “As a matter of fact, it teaches belief in all the truthful Prophets of God. “Just as Moses (as) gave glad tidings of the advent of Jesus,
“so too, Jesus (as) gave glad tidings of the advent of our Prophet (saw).” At this, Maqauqis began to contemplate and took to silence. However, sometime thereafter, in another sitting when several high dignitaries of the church were present as well, Maqauqis inquired of Hatib,
“I have heard that your Prophet was exiled from his homeland. “Why did he not pray against those who drove him out, so that they would be destroyed?” Why did the Prophet not curse those that drove him out of his home in Mecca,
So they would be destroyed and the Prophet could live in peace? “Hatib responded, ‘Our Prophet was only forced into exile from his homeland, ‘but your Messiah was actually apprehended by the Jews, ‘who attempted to bring his life to an end on the cross;
‘yet, he was unable to pray against his enemies and destroy them.’ “Maqauqis was very impressed and said, ‘You are undoubtedly a wise man, and have been sent as an emissary by a wise man.’ “After this, he said, ‘I have reflected upon what you have said about your Prophet,
‘and have found that he has not taught anything evil, nor has he forbidden anything good.’ “Then he placed the letter of the Holy Prophet (saw) in an ivory box, sealed it “and handed it over to one of his responsible female servants.” Nonetheless, Maqauqis honoured the letter of the Holy Prophet (saw).
“After this, Maqauqis summoned a scribe who was well-versed in Arabic, “then he dictated the following letter addressed to the Holy Prophet (saw), “and handed it over to Hatib. The text of the letter is as follows: ‘In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
‘This letter is from Maqauqis, Chief of the Copts, to Muhammadsa, the son of ‘Abdullah. ‘Peace be upon you. ‘I have read your letter, understood its contents, and pondered over your invitation. ‘I knew that a Prophet was to appear,
‘but I thought that he would be raised in the country of Syria (not in Arabia). ‘I have treated your emissary with honour, ‘and send two girls, who are held in high esteem by the Copts. ‘these girls belong to noble families,
‘I also send you some garments and a mule so that you may ride upon it. ‘Peace be upon you.’” He then signed it. “This letter demonstrates that Maqauqis of Eygpt treated the emissary of the Holy Prophet (saw) “with reverence, and to some extent, he took an interest
“in the invitation of the Holy Prophet (saw) as well. “However, in any case, he did not accept Islam. “It is ascertained by other narrations that he passed away as a follower of the Christian faith. “By the manner of his speech, it seems that although he took an interest in religious matters,
“he did not possess the serious nature that was required in this respect. “For this reason, apparently, even though he acted respectfully, “he dismissed the invitation of the Holy Prophet (saw).” The two girls sent by Maqauqis were named Mariyyah and Sīrīn and they were both sisters.
As Maqauqis stated in his letter, they were both from the Coptic nation, which was the same nation to which Maqauqis belonged. These girls were not ordinary people, rather, according to the letter of Maqauqis, they were, ‘held in high esteem by the Copts.’
Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib (ra) says: “In actuality, it seems that an ancient practice among “the Egyptians was that they would present girls who belonged to their own families “or were nobles of the nation to such revered guests with whom “they desired to foster stronger ties.”
He then further writes, “As such, when Abraham (as) went to Egypt, “the Chief of Egypt presented a noble girl (i.e., Hagar) to him as well for marriage, “who gave birth to Ishmael (as), and through him, became the mother of many other Arabian tribes.
“In any case, when the two girls sent by Maqauqis arrived in Madinah, “the Holy Prophet (saw) married Mariyyah, the Copt, himself, “and gave her sister Sirin to the renowned poet, Hassan bin Thabit (ra) in marriage. “Mariyyah is the same blessed lady who gave birth to Harzat Ibrahim,
“the son of the Holy Prophet (saw), “who was the only child born to him during his era of prophethood. “It is also worthy of mention that due to the preaching of Hatib bin Abi Balta‘ah, “both these girls had become Muslim even before reaching Madinah.
“The mule which was sent to the Holy Prophet (saw) on this occasion as a gift was white in colour. “The Holy Prophet (saw) would often ride on it and in the Battle of Hunain, “the very same mule was used by the Holy Prophet (saw).”
Hazrat Musleh (ra) elaborates further regarding the letter that was sent to Muqawqis: “This letter including the wording of it is exactly the same “which was written for the King of Rome. “The only difference was that it read:
‘If you do not accept it, the burden of sins of the Roman people will be on your shoulders’ and the other letter read: ‘the burden of sins of the Coptic people will be on your shoulders.’ “When Hatib (ra) arrived in Egypt, Muqawqis was not in the capital, rather he was in Alexandria.
“Hatib went to Alexandria where the King had arranged for a gathering along the sea shore. “It might be that this location was on an Island and he may have taken a boat to get there. “Since there were stringent security measures in place, “Hatib raised the letter up above and raised slogans.
“The King instructed that this person should be presented before him.” He (as) further writes: “Hatib also said to Muqawqis, ‘By God, Moses never prophesied about Jesus as Jesus did regarding Muhammad (saw). ‘So we call you to Muhammad (saw) in the same way as you call the Jews to Jesus.’
“He then said that ‘Every prophet is sent to a nation and it is their duty to obey him. ‘So as you have witnessed the era of this prophet, whom God Almighty has sent for the whole world, ‘it is your duty to accept him.
‘Furthermore, our faith does not restrict you from following Jesus the Messiah, ‘rather we call others to believe in him as well.’” Thus, these were the people who preached their faith with great courage and wisdom. They had no fear of whoever was before them, be they a governor, a ruler or a king.
With regards to the incident of the woman taking a letter from Medina to the Meccans, it was the same Hatib bin Abi Balta’ who sent the letter with her and informed of the impending arrival of the Holy Prophet (saw).
It is narrated that when the Holy Prophet (saw) set off to Mecca with the army to conquer Mecca, one companion, Hatib bin Abi Balta’ sent a letter with a woman to the Quraish of Mecca. Before the details of this incident Imam Bukhari has stated the following Quranic verse,
This has been mentioned in the commentary of Bukhari by Hazrat Syed Zainul Abideen Shah [Arabic] That is, ‘O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends.’ Hazrat Ali (ra) relates that: “The Holy Prophet (saw) sent me, Zubair and Miqdad bin Aswad
“saying that you must go and when you reach a place called Rawdah Khakh “there will be a woman on camel-back and she will have a letter which you must take from her. “We departed and our horses running at full speed.
“When we reached Rawdah Khakh we saw that there was a woman on camel-back. “We asked her to produce the letter. “She replied that she does not have any letter. “We then said that you will show us the letter “otherwise we will have to strip you of your clothes to find it.
“Upon this she took out the letter from the bun of her hair “and we took that letter to the Holy Prophet (saw). “When it was opened we saw that it was from Hatib bin Abi Balta’ to the disbelievers of Mecca “informing them of the intentions of the Holy Prophet (saw).
“The Holy Prophet (saw) summoned Hatib bin Abi Balta’ and asked, ‘What is all this? “He replied ‘O Messenger of Allah, do not make haste in your decision regarding me. ‘I was such a man who came and met the Quraish, I am not from among them.
‘Whereas the other Muhajireen [emigrants] who were with you have relatives in Mecca through whom ‘they have been able to safeguard their possessions and wealth. ‘It was my desire to confer a favour upon someone in Mecca as I have no relatives there,
‘so perhaps as a result of this favour they might take care of me ‘and I did not do so out of disbelief or apostasy. ‘Neither have I denied you nor have I become an apostate and left the fold of Islam. ‘I did not do it for this reason because after accepting Islam
‘I could never desire to return to disbelief, I assure you.’ “When the Holy Prophet (saw) heard this he said that he has spoken the truth. “Hazrat Umar (ra) who was present at the time said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, allow me to kill this hypocrite.’
“The Holy Prophet (saw) answered that : ‘This man fought in the Battle of Badr, ‘little do you know that God Almighty has witnessed what the people have done ‘during the Battle of Badr and said no matter what you do I have covered up your sins.’”
Hazrat Waliullah Shah Sahib writes under the explanation of a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari that: “In another Hadith this woman is called a disbeliever “and those sent to find her were Hazrat Ali (ra), Hazrat Abu Marsad Ghanwi and Hazrat Zubair. “Similarly, he writes that this woman was riding the camel.”
Regarding her hiding the letter he writes that: “In another narration that when she saw that it was a grave matter she turned to the cloth tied “on her back, took out the letter and placed it before us. “Then we brought this woman to the Holy Prophet (saw).
“Hazrat Umar said that he has betrayed the Messenger of Allah and the believers. ‘O Messenger of Allah, allow me to kill him.’ “The Holy Prophet (saw) answered, ‘Was he not among those who fought in the Battle of Badr?’ “He then said that,
‘I expect that God Almighty has witnessed what happened in Badr and said whatever you do ‘I have decreed Paradise for you and forgiven you your sins.’ “When Hazrat Umar (ra) heard this he wept saying ‘God Almighty and is Messenger know better’.” Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) also sent Hazrat Hatib to Muqawqis in Egypt
And agreed on a peace treaty which lasted between the two parties until the attack of ‘Amr bin ‘Aas on Egypt. It is recorded regarding Hazrat Hatib that he had a good strong build, a light beard, a lowered neck, had a short stature and had stubby fingers.
Ya’qub bin Atbah relates that on the day of Hatib bin Abi Balt’a’s demise he left behind 4000 Dirhams. He sold grain for a living and left his inheritance in Medina. Hazrat Jabir relates that once the servant of Hazrat Hatib went to the Holy Prophet (saw) to make a complaint.
He came to complain about his master i.e. Hazrat Hatib. The servant said “O messenger of Allah, Hatib will surely go to hell.” He must have reproached him or said something severe. The Holy Prophet (saw) replied that: “You have lied, he will never enter the Fire
“as he participated in the Battle of Badr and Sulh Hudaibiyyah.” As it has been mentioned Hazrat Hatib was a trader and would sell his produce at the markets. What is the Islamic injunction with regards to selling goods and setting prices? Whilst mentioning this in reference to him Hazrat Musleh Mau’ud states,
“Since the time of the Holy Prophet (saw) the Islamic government in Medina “has had control over the prices of goods.” That is to say that when the markets were open the Islamic government would set the prices. Hence, in one Hadith we read that, Hazrat Umar was walking through a market in Medina
And saw that a man named Hatib bin Abi Balta’ had two sacks of dried grapes, or in other places it is written raisins. Hazrat Umar asked about the rates to which he replied 2 mudd for a Dirham, i.e.for one Dirham you receive 2 mudd.
This rate was lower and cheaper than the average rate in the market, so Hazrat Umar ordered him to sell them at his home as it is very cheap and they will not allow him to sell at such low rates in the market, as this will disrupt the rate of the market
And the people will begin harbouring ill-thoughts and doubts about the vendors. People will say to those who have higher rates that they are selling to us at a wrong price. Hazrat Musleh Mau’ud writes that: “The scholars have had a heated debate about this topic.
“Some have presented such narrations where later on Hazrat Umar changed his mind on “what he previously believed, but whatever the case may be “the scholars have accepted Hazrat Umar’s (ra) view as a principal to be practiced upon “and they have written that it is the duty of the Islamic government
“to set the rates of the markets, “otherwise there will be a change in the morals and integrity of the people.” But one should always bear in mind that only those thing are mentioned which are brought to the market and sold openly. Those goods which are not brought to the market
And sold on an individual basis are not mentioned here. Thus, with regards to those goods which are brought to the market and sold the clear Islamic injunction is that the rate should be determined in order to prevent the vendors from increasing and lowering the prices.
Furthermore, the scholars have written some narrations and Ahadith which give support to this. Another duty of the Islamic government is to provide grazing fields and to dig wells to provide water. In this regard the Holy Prophet (saw) once appointed Hazrat Hatib for this task.
According to one narration on the return from the Battle of Banu Mustaliq the Holy Prophet (saw) passed by a placed called Naqee’. He saw a very large plain of land and grass. The land was very vast, vegetation was everywhere and there were many wells. The water of the land was also very clean.
The Holy Prophet (saw) enquired about the water in the wells and in reply it was said “O messenger of Allah, the water is very good, “but whenever we praise these wells the water diminishes and remains at the bottom.” The Holy Prophet (saw) hence instructed Hazrat Hatib bin Abi Balta’ to dig a well
And to make Naqee’ the grazing land, i.e. the official grazing land which will be under the rule of the government. Hazrat Bilal bin Harith Mazni was appointed to oversee this work. Hazrat Bilal said, “O Messenger of Allah, how much of this land should I make the grazing land?”
It is a very vast land, so how much of it should be for grazing? The Holy Prophet (saw) answered that, “Before the sun rises at Fajr have a man “with a loud voice, as the voice at night reaches very far, “to stand on the hill named Mukammal, which is a small mountain there,
“then as far as his voice can be heard you should “make the land for the horses and camels of the Mujahideen to graze.” This too was a measure used, there is no mention of feet or miles. Appoint people in different direction and the furthest person to whom your voice reaches
Would be the boundary of the grazing ground and the grazing ground will be for such horses and camels of the Muslim mujahideen which can be used in battle. This ground is public treasury and property of the state
And the horses and camels of those mujahideen who will go out for battle can graze there. Upon this Hazrat Bilal asked, “O Messenger of Allah, “what is your verdict regarding the grazing animals of ordinary Muslims?” There are many grazing animals of ordinary Muslims that graze in open fields and grazing grounds.
“What is your opinion and verdict regarding them?” The Holy Prophet replied, “They will not enter in it, “this is only for those people who prepare their animals for Jihad.” Hazrat Bilal asked, “O Messenger of Allah! What is your verdict regarding those weak man and woman
“who have small numbers of cattle and are unable to move with them for grazing?” Certain poor people had small numbers of sheep and goats. They were unable to even obtain milk from them and they cannot go anywhere else as they are feeble, elderly or are women.
Upon this the Holy Prophet replied, “Let them graze, “the feeble and weak are permitted to let their cattle graze from the state grazing grounds.” Thus the national treasure should be used for the for the benefit of the nation;
However, if a poor person is in need of it for a personal matter then they can. Speaking of the high morals of Hazrat Haatib Bin Abi Balta, the author Seeratus Companions has written that “Loyalty – to the utmost level “- beneficence and truthfulness were his outstanding qualities.
“He would take care of his friends and family. “At the conquest of Makkah, the letter that he sent with a woman to the idolaters of Mecca, “which I have already mentioned was due to affection and love that he had for his family.
“The Holy Prophet also took his good intention and truthfulness in consideration and forgave him.” May Allah enable us to adopt the high qualities of the companions and continues to elevate their status. All praise is due to Allah. We laud Him, we beseech help from Him and ask His protection;
We confide in Him, we trust Him alone and we seek protection against the evils and mischief of our souls and from the bad results of our deeds. Whomsoever He guides on the right path, none can misguide him; and whosoever He declares misled, none can guide him onto the right path.
And we bear witness that none deserves to be worshipped except Allah. We bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. O servants of Allah! May Allah be merciful to you. Verily, Allah commands you to act with justice, to confer benefits upon each other
And to do good to others as one does to one ‘s kindred and forbids evil which pertain to your own selves and evils which affect others and prohibits revolts against a lawful authority. He warns you against being unmindful. You remember Allah; He too will remember you;
Call Him and He will make a response to your call. And verily divine remembrance is the highest virtue.