Participation
in Hilf-ul-Fudool
A person from the city of Zubayd
came to Makkah to sell his goods. A person named ‘Aas bin Waail bought goods
from him, but did not make the payment. The trader requested for help from some
of the tribes, but none of them helped him. He then climbed Mount Abi Qubays¹
and made a request for help to everyone. Upon this, some peace-loving people of
Quraish launched a reform movement.
Prominent chiefs gathered at the
house of Abdullah bin Jud’aan, where Sayyiduna Zubair Bin Abdul Muttalib (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُ), the uncle of the
Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّم), suggested that they should make a mutual agreement. The
chiefs of Quraysh entered into an agreement and made a firm intention that they
would eradicate unrest, protect travellers, help the poor, support the
oppressed and hold cruel people to account.
The Holy Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) also participated in
this agreement. Even after the declaration of prophethood, the Beloved Prophet
(صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم)
would express joy upon participating in this agreement, and would say: “I was
so pleased due to this agreement that if someone had given me red camels in
return of this agreement, I would not have felt as pleased. Even today, if an
oppressed person calls me for help under this agreement, I am ready to help
him.”²
Referance:
¹ Abu Qubays is a mountain which is located outside Masjid
al-Haraam near Safa and Marwa. By the Divine command, this was the first
mountain to be created in the world. This mountain is also called ‘Al-Ameen’.
(Tafsir ad-Durr al-Manthur, vol 2, pg. 266, Balad al-Amin, pg. 206)
² Al-Raud-ul-Unuf, vol. 1, p. 242-244
Referance:
¹ Seerat-un-Nabawiyyah by Ibn-e-Hishaam, vol. 1, p. 265
Second
Business Trip to the Levant
The Final Messenger of Allah (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) possessed a sublime
character from the beginning. When he reached the age of 25, his truthfulness
and honesty became acclaimed everywhere. He became famous as “Sadiq” (the
truthful) and “Ameen” (the trustworthy) all around Makkah.
There was an esteemed and wealthy
noblewoman of Makkah, named “Khadija”. She needed an honest person who could
take her trade goods to the Levant for sale and return with a profit for her.
When the acclaim of his
trustworthiness and truthfulness reached her, she sent him a message, saying:
“Take my trade goods to the Levant. I will pay you double the amount that I pay
others.”
The Holy Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) accepted this
request of hers and departed for the Levant with the trade goods. The slave of
Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا),
named ‘Maysarah’, was also accompanying him in this trip who would serve him
and fulfil his other needs.
Once again, when the Holy Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) reached Busra, the
famous city of the Levant, he (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) rested near the place of worship of a monk named ‘Nastoora’.
That monk already knew Maysarah. Due to this, he came to him, and pointing
towards the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّم), asked him: “Who is that under this tree?” Maysarah replied:
“He is a dweller of Makkah, and belongs to the Banu Hashim tribe; his name is
‘Muhammad’ and his title is ‘Ameen’”.
The monk said: “No one except a
prophet stopped under this tree.” He then asked: “Does redness remain in his
eyes?”
Maysarah replied: “Yes, it does, and
it remains all the time.”
Having heard this, Nastoora said:
“He is the last Prophet of Allah Almighty. I can see all those signs in him
which I read in the Torah and the Zaboor. I wish I could be alive when he (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) declares his
prophethood. If I stay alive, I will help him fully, and spend my entire life
serving him. O Maysarah! I advise you not to ever leave him; keep serving him,
because Allah Almighty has blessed him with prophethood.”
The Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) returned soon after
selling the trade goods. When his caravan reached Makkah, Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) was sitting on her
roof. She saw that two angels had shaded the Final Messenger of Allah (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) from the sun.
Observing this left a profound effect on Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا).
After a few days, when she discussed
this matter with her slave Maysarah, he told her that he witnessed such
incidents throughout the journey. Maysarah then told her about the wondrous
scenes he saw about the Beloved Prophet’s (صَلَّى
اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) truthfulness, honesty, treating others
kindly, sympathising with them, understanding matters and business acumen. He
also mentioned how Nastoora monk had wholeheartedly expressed his love for the
Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم)
and what he had predicted about him.
Having heard this, Sayyidatuna
Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) developed great
reverence and devotion for the Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى
اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم).
Marrying
Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا)
Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) was a wealthy and
very respectable woman of Makkah. She belonged to Banu Asad Bin Abdul ‘Uzaa, a
branch of the Quraysh tribe. Three generations above, her lineage joins the
lineage of the Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم).¹
The people of Makkah would call her
by the title ‘Taahirah’, i.e. ‘the chaste one’, due to her chastity. She was 40
years old at that time. She had married twice and both her husbands had passed
away. Very rich and affluent people sent her marriage proposals, but she turned
them down and had decided not to get married again.
Referance:
¹ Faizan-e-Khadija-tul-Kubra, p. 35-38
Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) called Sayyidatuna
Safiyyah (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) and sought some
information regarding the personal details of the Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم). Then, almost 3
months after returning from the journey of the Levant, she sent him a marriage
proposal.
Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) herself mentioned
the reason for liking him in this way: “I liked him because of his noble
character and truthfulness.”
The Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) mentioned this
marriage proposal to the elders of his family and uncles (younger brothers of
his father). They accepted the marriage proposal. The Beloved Prophet’s (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) Nikah was performed
in which his uncle, Abu Taalib, delivered the Khutbah and fixed a Haq Mahr of
20 camels from his own wealth.¹
Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) remained in the
servitude of the Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) for almost 25 years. He (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) did not marry any
other woman during her life. Except for one son of the Holy Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم), Sayyiduna Ibrahim (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُ), all his other
children were born to Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ
اللهُ عَنْهَا). Sayyidatuna Khadija (رَضِیَ اللهُ
عَنْهَا) sacrificed all her wealth for the Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم), and spent her
entire life under his servitude.
Referance:
¹ Sharh al-Zurqaani ‘ala al-Mawahib, vol. 1, p. 370 – 376,
summarised
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