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200 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Section: On the building of the holy mosque during the period of the residence of the Messenger of God ( W S ) at the home ofAba Ayyab, may God be pleased with him. There are differences of opinion as to the length of his stay there. Al-Waqidi stated seven months, while others refer to less than one month hut God knows best. Al-Bukhwi stated that Ishaq b. Mansiir related to him, from 'Abd al-Samad, who quotes a hadith from his father, as follows, "Aha al-Tayyah Yazid b. Yumayd al-Dabbi related to us, quoting Anas b. Malik, who said, 'When the Messenger of God (SAAS) came to Medina, he stayed in the upper part of the town in the quarter named for the Bana 'Amr b. 'Awf. He stayed among them for 14 nights, then sent a message to the chiefs of the Bana al-Najjiir who came wearing their swords. It's as if I can still see the Messenger of God (SAAS) riding his camel with Abii Bakr mounted behind him and the chiefs of the Bana al-Najjar all around him until they reached the courtyard of Abn Ayyilb's house. "'He used to pray wherever he happened to be when time for prayer came; he would even pray in sheep pens. "'Then he ordered that the mosque he built. He summoned the chiefs of the Bana al-Najja, and when they came he asked them, "0 Bann al-Najjar, what price for this wall of yours?" They replied, "Oh no, by God, we'll seek its price from God, the Almighty and Glorious, alone!"' "Anas Ibn Mdik then said 'This wall enclosed the following: the graves of polytheists, ruins and date-palms. The Messenger of God (SAAS) ordered that the graves be unearthed, the ruins levelled and the date-palms be cut down; this was done. "'They (created a wall of) palm trees at the qiblah (the front of the mosque), and constructed its two door posts out of stones. They set about gathering stones, chanting in rajaz verse as they did so. The Messenger of God (SAAS) worked along with them, saying, "0 God, there is no good but that of the afterlife; please aid the Helpers and the Emigrants!"'" Al-Bnkhiiri related this in other places, as did Muslim from a hadfth of Abn 'Abd al-Samad and 'Abd al-WGth b. Sa'id. A hadith from the sahib of al-Bukhwi quoted earlier, from al-Znhri, from Wrwa, stated that the mosque had been a midud - a shed for dates -belonging to two orphan youths, Sahl and Suhayl, who were under the care of As'ad b. Zurara. The Messenger of God (SAAS) made an offer of money to them but they replied, "No; we will give it to you, Messenger of God." But he refused, and bought it from them instead and then built a mosque on it. The Messenger of God (SAAS) would chant as he moved the earth along with the others, "This load is not a load of Khaybar; this, 0 Lord, is cleaner and purer." And he would say,
IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA'TL IBN KATH~R 201 "0 God, real reward is that of the other world, so have mercy on the Helpers and the Emigrants." Miisa b. Wqba related that As'ad b. Zuraa compensated the orphans for the land with some date-palms he had on land that was otherwise uncultivated but he also mentions the view that the Messenger of God (SAAS) bought it from them. My own comment is that Muhammad b. Iskq also related that the date shed was owned by two orphaned youths who were under the care of Mu$dh b. 'Afra', and that they were Sahl and Subayl, both sons of 'Amr. But God knows best. Al-Bayhaqi related through Abii Bakr b. Abii al-Dunya, quoting al-Hasan b. Hammad al-Dabbi, quoting 'Abd al-Rabm b. Sulaymm, from Ism~~il b. Muslim, from al-Hasan, who said, "When the Messenger of God (SAAS) built the mosque, his Companions helped him; he worked along with them, carrying the bricks so that his chest became brown. He told them, 'Build an carish, a trellis roof, lie that of Moses.' I asked al-Hasan, 'What was the "trellis of Moses"?' He replied, 'When he raised his hands they would reach the 'arish, meaning the roof."' This hadirh is incomplete in its chain. It is related from a hadith of Hammad b. Salama, from Abii Sinm, from Ya'la b. Shaddad b. Aws, from Wbada, that the Helpers collected money which they took to the Messenger of God (SAAS), saying, ''0 Messenger of God, build and embellish this mosque; how long do we have to pray beneath these palm fronds?" He replied, "I don't want to outdo my brother Moses; just a trellis roof like that of Moses." This is a unique tradition from this source. Abii Da)iid stated, "Muhammad b. Hatim related to us, quoting 'Abd All& b. Miisa, from Sinm, from Fir%, from 'Atiyya al-'Awfi, from Ibn Wmar, that the mosque of the Prophet (SAAS) initially had its walls made of palm trunks above which was a light roof made of palm fronds. It deteriorated in the Caliphate of Abe Bakr and he rebuilt it, again with palm trunks and fronds. It again fell apart in the Caliphate of Wthmm and he rebuilt it using bricks; it remains in a good state today." This (tradition) is unique. Abti Da)iid also stated, "Mujahid b. Miisa related to us, quoting Ya'qiib b. Ibrahim from his father, from Abn Saih, from Nafic from Ibn Wmar, to the effect that the mosque had been built at the time of the Messenger of God (SAAS) from bricks and that it had a roof of palm fronds, with pillars made of palm trunks. Abo Bakr made no improvements to it, but Wmar enlarged it, rebuilding it in the same manner as in the time of the Prophet (SAAS), that is, with bricks and palm fronds; he also restored its wooden pillars. Wthma, God bless him, made changes and major additions. He had its walls built with cut stone and plaster, its pillars of stone and its roof of teak."
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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