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310 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD killed on my expedition, then this is for my sons al-Fadl, 'Abd Allah and Qathm?' 'LAl-cAbba~ responded, 'By God, I certainly know you're the Messenger of God; no one except myself and Umm al-Fad1 knew that.'" Ibn Ishaq related this from Ibn Abii Najih, from CAta', from Ibn 'Abbas. It is established in the phih of al-Bukhm, through Miisa b. Wqba that Al- Zuhri stated, "Anas b. Malik related to me as follows, 'Some Helpers requested to see the Messenger of God (SAAS). They asked him, "Give us permission and we will leave the ransom money for our sister's son al-'Abbs." He replied, "No, by God, you won't leave a single dirham for him!""' Al-Bukhai stated, "Ibrhim b. Tahmm said, from 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Suhayb, from Anas, that the Prophet (SAAS) was brought money from al-Bahrayn and ordered that it be distributed in the mosque. It was the largest sum of money that was ever brought to him. AlLCAbbas came to him and said, '0 Messenger of God, give me some; I paid ransom for myself and for Wqayl.' 'Take some,' he told him. AlLCAbbastuffed money into his gown, then moved away, dragging it, but was unable to do so. He asked, 'Tell someone to lift it up for me!' 'No, I won't,' he replied. 'Then you lift it upon me,' he asked. 'No, I won't,' he repeated. Al- 'Abbas then scattered some of the money and made to go, again dragging it, but he could not. Again he asked, 'Tell someone to lift it up on me!' 'No, I won't,' be said. AlLCAbbas scattered some more of the money then lifted it up on his shoulders and left. The Messenger of God (SAAS) gazed after him until he was lost to our sight, amazed at his cupidity. And the Messenger of God (SAAS) did not rise to collect a single dirham of the money." Al-Bayhaqi stated, "Al-Hzkii told us, quoting al-Asamm, from Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Jabbzr, from Yanus, from Asbat b. Navr, from Ismacil b. 'Abd al-Ralpn~n al-Suddi, who said, 'The ransom for al-'Abb~s and his two cousins 'Aqil b. Abii Talib and Nawfal b. al-Hitrith b. CAbd al-Mu@b amounted to 400 dinars for each man. Then the Almighty threatened the rest, saying, "If they want to betray you, tbey have previously betrayed God. And so He took control of them. And God is knowledgeable, wise"'" (sarut al-Anfafi VIII, v.71). It is well known that the prisoners at Badr numbered 70, while the number of polytheists killed was also 70, as was related in more than one ahadith that have been given above and will be given hereafter, if God wills it. This is also stated in a hadith of &Bar%' b. 'Azib, in the ~ahih collection of al-Bukh~ri, namely that at Badr tbey killed 70 and captured 70. Masa b. Wqba stated, "At the battle of Badr 6 Muslims of Quraysh were killed and 8 of the Helpers, while 49 of the polytheists were killed and 39 were taken prisoner." Al-Bayhaqi related it thus from him and went on to state that Ibn Lahi'a
IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA'TL IBN KATH~R 311 reported it similarly, from Abii d-Aswad, from Wrwa, concerning the number of the Muslims who died as martyrs, and the number of polytheists who were killed. - Al-Bayhaqi continued, "Al-Ham related to us, quoting al-A~amm, quoting Ahad b. 'Abd d-Jabbiir, from Yiinus b. Bukayr, from Muhammad b. Ishiiq, who said, 'At Badr 11 of the Muslims died as martyrs, 4 from Quraysh and 7 from among the Helpers, while more than a score of the polytheists were killed."' In another passage, al-Bayhaqi stated, "With the Messenger of God (SAAS) there were 40 prisoners, while their dead were of a similar number." Al-Bayhaqi then related, through Aba Sdih, al-Layth's secretary, from d-Layth, from Wqayl, from al-Zuhri, who said, "The first of the Muslims killed was Mihja', the freed-man of Wmar, and a Helper. More than 70 of the polytheists were killed that day, a similar number of them being taken prisoner." Al-Bayhaqi went on, "Ibn Wahb related it from Yiinus b. Yazid, from al-Zuhri, from Wrwa b. al-Zubayr. He commented, "It is this that we have related that is the most authentic account of the number of polytheists killed and taken prisoner." He then gave evidence of this, referring to what both he and al-Bukhari had derived through Abii Ishiiq, from al-Bar2 b. 'Azib, stating, "At the battle of Uhud, the Messenger of God (SAAS) placed 'Abd Alliih b. Jubayr in command of the archers, and they hit 70 of us. The Prophet (SAAS) and his men had struck down 140 of the polytheists at Badr, 70 being killed and 70 being taken captive." I would comment that the fact is that the total number of polytheists at Badr was between 900 and 1,000. Qatiida asserted that they were 950 men, as if he were deriving his information from what we have stated. But God knows best. In the had& of Wmar given above, it is stated that they were more than 1,000; however, the first account is what is authentic, since the Prophet (SAAS) stated, "The enemy force was between 900 and 1,000." The Muslim forces that day totalled some tens above 300 men, as evidence shows that will he given hereafter, if God wills it, along with their names. It has been previously stated in the hadith of al-Hakam, from Miqsam, from Ihn 'Abb%, that the battle of Badr took place on Friday, the 17th of Ramadiin; Wrwa b. d-Zubayr also stated this, as did Qaada, Ism%'il, alSuddi al-Kabir and Abii Ja'far al-Biiqir. Al-Bayhaqi related, through Qutayba, from Jarir, from d-A'mash, from Ibmhim, from d-Aswad, from 'Abd All& b. Mas'iid, who said with reference to the laylat ~l-~adr.~~ "Search for it with 11 nights remaining of the month, for Badr took place on the morning of that date." 65. The term refers to that night m the munth uCRamadm when revelanon of the QurQn first occurred
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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In the Name of God, the Beneficent,
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ABOUT THIS SERIES THIS series of Ar
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