Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
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Asbab <strong>al</strong>-Nuzul<br />
which these people have come for. I have composed some poetry, so hear it!’ He said: ‘Let us hear it’.<br />
<strong>Al</strong>-Aqra‘ said:<br />
To you we have come so that people recognise our merit<br />
When they boast to us upon mentioning noble traits.<br />
We are the leaders of people at any company<br />
In the land of Hijaz there is nothing like Darim.<br />
In every single raid we have a fourth of the booty<br />
Whether the raid is in Najd or the land of <strong>al</strong>-Taha’im.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, said: ‘Stand up, O Hassan, and respond to<br />
him’. Hassan stood up and said:<br />
Banu Darim, do not boast, for your boasting<br />
Turns to your disadvantage upon mentioning noble traits.<br />
You lost your minds when you boasted to us when you are<br />
Our chattels, some of you wet nurses and some servants.<br />
<strong>The</strong> best glory and high rank you could ever get<br />
Is to come next to us upon mentioning those who are nobler.<br />
If you have come to spare your lives<br />
And we<strong>al</strong>th and share what is to be shared,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n ascribe not an equ<strong>al</strong> to <strong>Al</strong>lah and embrace Islam<br />
And do not boast to the Prophet about Darim.<br />
Otherwise, by the Lord of the House, our hands will strike<br />
Your necks with sharp swords.<br />
<strong>Al</strong>-Aqra‘ ibn Habis said: ‘Indeed, Muhammad is assisted; I do not know what this matter is. <strong>The</strong>ir orator<br />
spoke better than ours and their poet composed better poetry than that of our poet’. <strong>Al</strong>-Aqra‘ then drew<br />
closer to the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, and said: ‘I bear witness that that<br />
there is no deity except <strong>Al</strong>lah and that you are the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah’, upon which the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
bless him and give him peace, said to him: ‘Whatever happened before will not harm you!’ <strong>The</strong> Messenger<br />
of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, gave them gifts and clothed them. Voices were raised<br />
and much clamour ensued before the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace. <strong>Al</strong>lah,<br />
ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, therefore reve<strong>al</strong>ed these verses (Lift not up your voices above the voice of the Prophet…) up<br />
to His words (… and immense reward)”.<br />
(O ye who believe! If an evil-liver bring you tidings, verify it…) [49:6-8].<br />
<strong>The</strong>se verse were reve<strong>al</strong>ed about <strong>al</strong>-W<strong>al</strong>id ibn ‘Uqbah ibn Abi Mu‘ayt. <strong>The</strong> Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless<br />
him and give him peace, sent him to collect the poor-due from Banu’l-Must<strong>al</strong>iq. However, there was an<br />
old enmity between him and them in the pre-<strong>Islamic</strong> period. When these people heard of his coming,<br />
they came out to receive him out of reverence for <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, and His Messenger. But he was<br />
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