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As the early life of the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, showed his sensitive social conscience, mainly his readiness to extend help and relief to those who needed them, so did his life after revelation, and so did all the righteous companions who believed in him and followed his steps.
This social conscience on the part of the prophet, SAWA, was not on specific occasions of on specific days, but this conduct accompanied him all days and hours of his life. The reader of his biography can see this profoundly clear on the days on Mecca as well as his days in Madinah. Oppression, torture and harassing the meek believers dominated most days of early Muslims in Mecca, who also sustained pain, poverty, hunger and expulsion from their homes, and even killing. In spite of all the abovementioned, solidarity and relief showed clearly in this period. For example, Ibn Massoud relates saying" The first believers were seven: the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, Abu Bakr, Ammar and his mother Sumaya, Suhaib, Bilal and al Mekdad. As to the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, Allah harnessed his uncle Abu Taleb to protect him. As to Abu Bakr, Allah harnessed his family to protect him. As to the others, the polytheists in Mecca took them and dressed them with iron bars and placed them in the scorching sun. All of them were forced to say what the unsayable (under torture), except Bilal who endured the unbearable for the cause of Allah. He opted to disobey their orders, making them vent their wrath on him, handing him to children who dragged him on the roads of Mecca while he was only uttering Ahadun Ahad( which means no god but Allah" [1]
The following manifestations show how cohesive and close-knit the nascent Muslim society was in terms of solidarity and relief in the Mecca period:
First Manifestation: The Prophet's solidarity with and relief of his companions.
Second Manifestation: Abu Bakr's Rescue of the Oppressed Muslims
Third Manifestation: Mother of the Believers, Khadeeja, in solidarity with and relief of the Messenger of Allah, SAWA
First Manifestation: The Prophet's solidarity with and relief of his companions
The prophet, SAWA, wasn’t able to extend financial aid to the Muslims owing to his poverty. Nor was he allowed using force since Allah hadn’t yet permitted fighting at this period of time. The Muslims then were scattered individuals within a society rejecting their religion and even denying them freedom of belief; they even used the most heinous types of torture to bring them back to idol worshipping. However, the prophet, SAWA, offered them some different kind of relief, it was the good word and glad tiding. The prophet, SAWA, extended moral support to the family of Al Yasser, the father, mother and son, all of whom sustained ordeals and torture for the cause of Allah. Jabir related that the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, passed by Ammar and his family while they were under torture, and said to them "Oh, the Yassers, I bring you good news, you will be rewarded with the Paradise "[2]
The prophet, SAWA, had nothing material to offer to the Yassers , the symbol of loyalty and sacrifice. They were not slaves in need of freedom, nor did he have the power to rescue them form pains and torture. All that he could do was to bring good news to them and give them glad tiding with forgiveness of Allah and the Paradise, urging them to be patient so that this blessed family would set an example to the successive generations[3]
Second Manifestation: Abu Bakr's Rescue of the Oppressed Muslims
Amidst all these brutalities, rescuing the nascent Muslim society was a must, so Abu Bakr Asseddeek took a move and sacrificed most of his money only to buy slave Muslims to rescue them from the brutal torture. In Tabakat Ibn Saad, the narrator said" Bilal came under torture on the part of his relatives who placed him in the scorching sun and placed stones and animals' skins on his body while saying to him" Aren't your gods Lat and Ozza'? , but he only said Ahadun Ahad"only one god, only one god." Abu Bakr passed by and said to the oppressors "why are you torturing this human?". Then the narrator said : He bought him for seven pounces and set him free[6]. The total number of people whom Abu Bakr set free were seven. Ibn Hisham said " By the time Abu Bakr immigrated, he had liberated six people with Bilal being the seventh one: they were Amer Ibn Fuhaira, Um Obais, Zunaira, Al Nahdeya and her daughter who were slaves of a woman from Bani Abduddar tribe. When Abu Bakr passed by the latter two women, he saw their mistress sending them with a load of corn while saying to them" By God I will not absolutely set you free". Abu Bakr then said to their mistress "Stop this torture'. She replied by saying" It is you who spoiled them, so you can rescue them if you want. "How much do you want for them?" , he asked. She demanded a sum of money, took the money from Abu Bakr and left the two women. After buying them, he said " As I bought you, then you are free"
He also passed by a girl slave from Bani Mo'mel, a family affiliated to the tribe of Bani Adey Ibn Kaab. This girl slave was Muslim and Omar Ibn Al Khattab was torturing her so that she abandons Islam, he was then polytheist. He was beating her until he got bored. He then said to her "Now that I got bored with torturing you, I will leave you. She then said to him "I only leave my affairs to Allah who will rescue me from you". So Abu Bakr bought her and set her free. [7] He, May Allah be pleased with him, spent much of his money on rescuing his oppressed and tortured brothers. Ibn Omar, May Allah be pleased with him, said that "When Abu Bakr, May Allah be Pleased with him, embraced Islam, he had 40000 dirhams in his home, and by the time he immigrated to Madinah, he had owned only 5000 dirhams, most of his money was spent on liberating Muslim slaves and help for the cause of Islam"[8] The polytheist society then was stunned by Abu Bakr 's unique example of giving and solidarity, in which he went as far to sacrifice all his money for the cause of those meek, with the society then wondering "Poor Abu Bakr! What profits will he gain when he has set these slaves free",. They asked such a question because they only regarded matters with worldly calculations.
His father even blamed him for what he did, saying to him once" Oh, my son, I see you liberate weak slaves, why don’t you liberate strong male salves to protect you and guard you against your enemies? Reply to his father, he said" Oh, my father, I only set slaves free seeking Good Pleasure of Allah, Glorified and Exalted Be He". So it is no wonder that Allah, Glorified and Exalted Be He, revealed verses of Qu'ran which will continue to be recited until the Doomsday.[9] Allah said" Those who spend their wealth for increase in self- purification * And have in their minds no favor from anyone for which a reward is expected to return* But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High* and soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction. (He) who brings (forth) his wealth to cleanse himself.
And in no way has anyone in his presence any favor to be recompensed,
Except for seeking the Face of his Lord, The Most Exalted.[10] And indeed he will eventually be satisfied
Third Manifestation: Mother of the Believers, Lady Khadijah Bint-Khuwaylid, in solidarity with and relief of the Messenger of Allah, SAWA
It is a unique example of giving and sacrificing money for the cause of Islam. Lady Khadijah Bint-Khuwaylid, who topped Quraish's highly connected women, offered all her property for the nascent religion. She not only offered her money but she also offered moral support to the prophet, SAWA. We can surely say that she strongly supported the Islamic Call materially and morally since the onset of the Wahy on the prophet, SAWA, until she died, May Allah be pleased with her. The Messenger of Allah, SAWA, acknowledged her sympathy and her noble solidarity, saying in appreciation of her "Actually she believed in me while the people disbelieved, trusted me while the people rejected my Call, and supported me with her money while the people let me down, and Allah granted me children from her while my other wives didn’t[11]
Fourth manifestation: Prophet Institutionalizes Charity
The prophet, SAWA, started to lay down a system for an institutionalized charity among Muslims. For the nascent society in Mecca underwent ordeals and crises which made cooperation and organized charity that inevitable. Author of Asseera al Halabeya[12] relates that at the Mecca stage "The Messenger, SAWA, sent converts to Islam to stay as guests at the home of the rich Muslims where they shared them with their meals.[13]
Also the prophet, SAWA, forged brotherhood bonds between the master and the slave, between the powerful and the meek so that the nascent society gets more cohesive. Ibn Abbas related that "The prophet, SAWA, forged brotherhood bonds between Al Zubair and Ibn Masoud[14]. Ibn Sayed Annas says "bonds of brotherhood were forged twice, one before the Hegira when Muhajireen (immigrants) promoted brotherhood among each other to help hold firm to Islam and the mission. The prophet,SAWA, promoted brotherhood between them as were the cases with brotherhood between Abu Bakr and Omar, Hamza and Zaid Ibn Hareth, Othman and Abdurrahman Ibn Awf , Al Zubair and Ibn Masoud, Obaida Ibn el Hareth and Bilal, Mosab Ibn Omair and Saad Ibn Abu Wakkas, Abu Obaida and Salem the Mawla of Abu Huzaifa,
Said Ibn Zaid and Talha Ibn Obaid Allah, and Ali and himself, SAWA.[15]
Fifth Manifestation: Do Muslims accept Relief from Disbelievers?
With the onset of the Islamic Call, disbelievers of Quraish embarked on using the carrot and stick policy. First they tried to tempt the prophet, SAWA, with money, publicity, women and other temptations, but the prophet, SAWA, rejected all these temptations, as steadfast as a mountain and maintaining his Call out of his belief in Allah and certainty of His victory. However, the prophet, SAWA, wasn’t immune agaist their harassment, so under the weight of these ordeals he, SAWA, accepted his uncle's protection but without renouncing his Call. Ibn Kathir says in Asseera al Annabaweya "Quraish sent for Abu Taleb telling him to stop his nephew from pursuing his new Call. He said" Oh my nephew, your tribe came to me and said such and such, so keep me and you out of crises and don’t overload me or yourself, and steer clear of your sayings which hurt their feelings". " "
The Messenger of Allah, SAWA, thought that his uncle sought to let him down or that he got too weak to protect him, so the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, said to him" Oh, my uncle, if the sun were placed on my right hand and the moon on my left hand to abandon this mission, I would not abandon it until either Allah will it to dominate or I will die for it", then the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, wept and left.
When he saw the hardships suffered by the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, he called him and said" Oh my nephew, go ahead with your mission and do as you like, I vow that I will not let you down at all"
Ibn Isaac went on narrating: Then Abu Taleb improvised some poetic verses among which was his saying" By Allah, they shall not reach you with all their power until I die and am buried, so go ahead with your mission, and don’t worry"[16]
Quraish also thought of another idea. They offered Abu Taleb to exchange the prophet, SAWA, with Emara Ibn el Walid, but Abu Taleb rejected their demand in spite of the mischief and mockery he underwent due to his protection of the prophet, SAWA. Ibn Hisham relates that Quraish said to Abu Taleb: This is Emara Ibn el Waleed, the most beautiful and smartest young man in Quraish, adopt him and take advantage of his good mentality and his support, and give us your nephew who deviated from your and your forefathers ' religion and pit your tribe against each other and mocked at their mentalities to kill him and it will be a matter of a man replaced by another. Hearing this, Abu Taleb said: What a losing bargain you are offering me! How can I accept to take your son to raise him for you while giving you my son to kill him? By Allah this will never happen.[17]
Al Mot'am Ibn Adey and his protection to the Messenger of Allah, SAWA
Following the death of Abu Taleb, the prophet, SAWA, left Mecca after Quraish rejected his Call, and headed for Taif hoping that Allah open their hearts to the religion of Islam. But, rather, he met a more amount of harassment than anywhere else. He sought protection but no one responded to him except Al Mot'am Ibn Aday. Ibn Hisham states that" When the prophet, SAWA, left the Taif locals after they rejected his Call, he headed for Hera'a, Mecca, and asked Al Akhnas Ibn Shuraik for protection but he said to him" I am an ally, and the ally must not protect enemies. Then he sent for Suhail Ibn Amr but he sent him a message that Bani Amer his tribe was not to wage a war on Bani Kaab. So he sent for al Mot'am Ibn Adey who responded to that, and he and his family appeared armed before the people. They went out to the mosque and he sent for the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, to enter the mosque. So the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, entered the mosque and made tawaf and prayers then he headed home[18]. The prophet, SAWA, didn’t forget this favor of Mot'am Ibn Adey, thanking him for protecting him.
It was strange that the tribal sentiments and blood bonds moved Abu Lahab to defend the prophet, SAWA, after the death of his uncle Abu Taleb, although he was his bitterest enemy. In Tabakat Ibn Saad, he relates that" when Abu Taleb and Khadeeja Bint Khuwaylid died- both died nearly in the same month, the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, suffered two calamities, so he stayed at home and rarely went out. Quraish intensified its harassment more than before. When Abu Lahab knew this, he went to him and said" Oh , Mohammed, go ahead with your mission and do what you did at Abu Taleb 's life, I swear by Allat no one will touch you as long as I am alive[19]
Abu Lahab went as far as to fight one of his fellow polytheists from Quraish in defense of the prophet, SAWA.. One day, a man by name of Ibn Al Ghitala embarked on insulting the prophet, SAWA, which moved tribalism in the heart of Abu Lahab in defense of his nephew. On this Ibn Kathir relates" Ibn Al Ghitala insulted the prophet, SAWA. This prompted Abu Lahab to assault him until he took to heel while shouting" Oh, Quraish, Abu Otba ( he means Abu Lahab) reneged from his religion. So Quraish went to him to verify whether he embraced Islam, but Abu Lahab said to them" I didn’t abandon the religion of Abdul Muttaleb, but I protect my nephew from any harassment. Then Quraish said to Abu Lahab "It is good that you maintain your family bonds". The prophet, SAWA, then spent days going out without anyone touching of Quraish touching him.
They kept away from the prophet, SAWA, out of fear of Abu Lahab until Okba Ibn Abu Maeet and Abu Jahl came along to Abu Lahab and said to him" Tell your nephew where your father went after death" Abu Lahab then asked " Oh, Mohammed, where is Abdul Muttaleb after his death?" the prophet , SAWA, replied by saying : "He is with his people" so Abu Lahab went back to them and said " I asked him and he answered that Abdul Muttaleb is with his people. Then they said to him: He claims that he is in the Hell. So Abu Lahab said "Oh, Mohammed, will Abdul Muttaleb enter the Hell"? "Yes, and he will enter the Hell whoever has died on the same religion of Abdul Muttaleb", said the Messenger of Allah, SAWA. So Abu Lahab said: From now on, I will be your enemy as long as you claim that Abdul Muttaleb is in the Hell",
Since then, he along with all Quraish started to intensify more harassment against the prophet , SAWA,[20]
However, some of Quraish people extended their solidarity to the prophet. This solidarity didn’t stop at the prophet, SAWA, but it extended to include his companions. In spite of deviation from the doctrines of Allah, Glorified and Exalted Be He, there were remnants of values and principles including protecting of the oppressed. Ibn Hisham states by saying: When Abu Bakr suffered from Quraish' s harassment , he intended to immigrate to Abyssinia territories . when he reached Berak el Ghamad area, Ibn Addoghonna the head of Al Karrah tribe met him and asked " Where to, Abu Bakr?". Abu Bakr replied by saying "My townspeople forced me to leave, so I sought to go anywhere to worship my Lord, Glorified and Exalted Be He. Then Ibn Addoghonna said "the like of you, Abu Bakr must not be expelled or leave, as you extend relief to those in distress, observe good relations with your relatives, help the meek and you are hospitable to guests, and you are also advocate of justice. I vow to protect you and I ask you to come back and worship your Lord in your country.
Abu Bakr was accompanying Al Hareth Ibn Khaled. Then Abu Bakr said" I have one of my tribe".
"Leave him to go wherever he likes and you come back to your family. At this, Abu Bakr said" I hate to leave my companion, but Al Hareth said to him" Go wherever you want, but I will go ahead with my journey and my companions." He (AL Hareth) went on his journey to Abyssinia.
So Abu Bakr went back to Mecca together with Ibn Addoghonna who appeared before the Quraish disbelievers and said" The like of Abu Bakr must not be expelled from his homeland, how dare you expel a man who extend relief to those in distress and help the meek and is hospitable to guests and advocate of justice?!!. So Quraish observed Ibn Addoghonna's protection of Abu Bakr.
The same story was related with different phrases as follows: So Quraish observed the protection of Ibn Addoghonna to Abu Bakr and said to him: Let Abu Bakr worship his Lord in his home and pray and recite as he likes provided that he don’t go public with his worship[21].
"Stay here as long as you like", he said to them, with Jaafar saying that he ordered food and clothes for them.[22] The solidarity and relief which Al Nagashi offered Muslims who fled with their belief was a unique one. Although he wasn’t a convert to Islam yet, as he didn’t coerce them to embrace his religion or extradite them to their country to be tortured and persecuted. Rather, he protected and supported them and secured freedom of worship for them, thus setting an example in solidarity of the non Muslims with the Muslims.
Sixth Manifestation: Economic Blockade, a case tudy
Persecutions and ordeals outreached Muslims, now that the tyrants of Mecca decided to declare economic and psychic blockade on the Muslims. The books dealing with the prophet's biography state that blockade which lasted for nearly three years. According to the prophet's biography, "Then the polytheists toughened as many sanctions on Muslims as they could, until the Muslims' ordeal reached its worst, and Quraish went as far as to plot to publicly kill the Messenger of Allah, SAWA.
When Abu Taleb knew what Quraish embarked on, he gathered Bani Abdul Muttaleb and told them to take the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, into their area and ordered them to protect him from being killed. So Bani Abdul Muttaleb, both Muslims and disbelievers adhered to Abu Taleb 's orders. Some of Bani Abdul Muttaleb defended the prophet out of tribalism, other did so out of believing in Islam.
When Quraish realized that Bani Abdul Muttaleb stood up against any attempt on the life of the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, and made up their mind to maintain that, the polytheists from Quraish met and unanimously agreed not to sit with them, trade with them or enter their homes until they handed over the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, to Quraish for being killed. They made a written vow herein they insisted not to accept reconciliation with Bani Hashem, nor would they have mercy on them until they handed him over to be killed.[23]
"the written sanctions were hung inside Kaaba, and, accordingly, Bani Hashem came under siege and economic blockade without livelihood for about three years until they got too exhausted; their children were heard crying inside their houses.[24]
"When they were besieged and economically blocked in their houses, Abu Taleb told the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, to come to his own sleeping room every night to deter anyone attempting on his life. Once the people of Bani Hashem tribe slept, he ordered one of his sons or brothers or cousins to exchange the sleeping room with the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, while the Messenger, SAWA, slept in some other sleeping places so as not to be seen by plotters.[25]
The honorable companions suffered the worst ordeal.Otba Ibn Ghazwan related saying "I was one of seven people with the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, and we had no food but leaves, until our mouths soared.[26] Saad Bin Abu Wakkas described this ordeal by saying "we along with the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, suffered tough livelihood and Zalaf [27] When we came under this starvation, we had no option but to endure it. One night I went out with the Messenger of Allah, SAWA. I was walking away to make water when I heard something making a sound. Verifying, I was surprised at a piece of a camel skin, took it, burned it and put it between two stones, crushed it and had it with some water, thus becoming stronger for three days. [28] But this unjust paper of sanctions was eliminated by some of Quraish individuals who still had remnants of favor to their kinships and relatives, including Hisham Ibn Amr Ibn Rabeea "who came in disguise to the houses of Bani Hashem and Bani Abdul Muttaleb at night with his camel being loaded with wikr [29]. Once he approached the houses, he took off his hood and then entered the houses of the starved people, distributing food among them. [30]
He also walked to Zubair Ibn Abu Umayah Ibn el Mogheera [31] saying" Oh, Zuhair, how are you enjoying food, clothing and women while your uncles are in starvation as you know! They are not traded with, no one comes to marry from them nor are they allowed to marry from others?!!! I swear by Allah that if they were the uncles of Abul Hakam Ibn Hisham, he would not respond to this economic blockade on them. "I don’t know what to do! I am only one man. I swear by Allah if I had another man, I would go and cut it", Zuhair said. Then Hisham said that he found that man." Who is that man", Zuhair Asked. Hisham told him that he was that man who sought, so Zuhair asked him to look for a third one. So he went to Al Mot'am Ibn Adey and said to him" How are you satisfied with the distress and starvation of two families of Bani Abduddar tribe while you are a witness to that, are you satisfied with what Quraish is doing? Al Mot'am said just as Zuhair said before, mainly that he was one man and he sought another one. Hisham told him that he was the second man who he was seeking, but also asked a third one. So Hisham told him that there was a third person, mainly Zuhair Ibn Abu Umayah; Al Mot'am sought for a fourth person. So Hisham went to Al Bokhtory Ibn Hisham and told him nearly the same he told al Mot'am Ibn Aday. Al Bokhtory also asked if anyone could help him with this matter, i.e., to cut the paper of economic blockade imposed on Bani Abdul Muttaleb and Banu Hashem. Hisham told him that [32] I along with Zuhair Ibn Abu Umayah and Al Mot'am Ibn Adey will be with you", he said, but al Bokhtory asked for a fifth one.Hisham went to Zam'a Ibn El Aswad Ibn Al Muttaleb and spoke to him, reminding him of the blood bonds with Bani Abdul Muttaleb and Bani Hashem. Zam'a asked him if anyone could help eliminate this economic blockade. Hisham answered him in the affirmative and named the other persons. Then they headed for Khatm Al Hagoon area, upper Mecca, at night and met there and decided to continue efforts until they obliterated this paper of economic blockade.Zuhair said to them" I will be the first to speak". In the morning, they headed to their entertainment sittings and Zuhair went to Kaaba and made a tawaf (walking around the Kaaba mosque as worship), then he turned to the people and said" Oh, People of Mecca, how can we be satisfied with food and clothing while Bani Hashem are not traded with? By Allah I will not sit until this unjust paper is cut. At Kaaba then was Abu Jahl who said to him" By Allah you are a liar and it will not be cut. Then Zam'a said to him" I swear that it is you who is the outright liar, and we were not satisfied when it was written. Abul Bokhtory then said" Zam'a is right, we are not satisfied with the items of this paper nor do we allow it. Hisham said nearly the same. Then Abu Jahl said "This is a plot which was concocted and discussed somewhere at night", Abu Jahl grumbled. When al Mota'a got up to cut it, he realized that the woodworm ate up the paper except the word Bismikallahum which means in the name of Allah. [33] Quraish tyrants tightened their blockade on the Messenger of Allah, SAWA. It was related that Abu Jahl Ibn Hisham met Hakim Ibn Hizam Ibn Khuwaylid Ibn Assad walking with one of his slaves holding some corn in his hand and taking it to his aunt Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid while she was with the Messenger of Allah in the Abu Taleb neighborhood. When he saw this, he shouted at him saying "Are you taking this food to Bani Hashem? By Allah I will not leave you until I expose you in Mecca. Abul Bokhtory Ibn Hisham Ibn el Hareth Ibn Assad countered by saying to Abu Jahl "Why are you standing in his way? Abu Jahl replied by saying that Hakim was taking food to Bani Hashem.
Abul Bokhtory then told him that he was going to give back some food which he earlier borrowed from his aunt, adding (so, are you to ban him from giving back her food?!!!! Let the man go". Abu Jahl, may Allah expel him from His mercy, refused to let Hakim go, and the two were locked in fierce quarrel until Abul Bokhtory ended it by taking a camel skin and hit Abu Jahl until he injured him severely[34] In spite of the hard times which the Muslims suffered in this blockade, Allah, Glorified and Exalted Be He, sent them His support after they withstood and rallied with the Messenger of Allah, SAWA; Allah sent the woodworm which ate up the paper with all unfair items therein, thus ending the blockade on the Muslims, thanks to Allah.
Seventh manifestation: Al Ansar supported the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, and Muslims in Mecca
The Muslims in Yasreb-turned- Madinah spared no effort in supporting and relief of the prophet, SAWA, and his companions who were suffering torture and oppression. They sent seventy of their best leaders to pledge their allegiance to him that they would support and protect him. Jabir related that "The Messenger of Allah, SAWA, spent ten years in Mecca meeting with the people in their homes and markets especially Okaz and Majannah. He met with them in general and on public occasions in particular, saying "who can accommodate me? Who can protect me until I communicate the Call of Allah/ He will be in the Paradise who do so". However , he didn’t find anyone to support or accommodate him, to the extent that people in Yemen and Modar always warned their relatives who would head for Mecca to keep away from the prophet, SAWA," lest he misguide you" they said. Even he walked and met them in their caravans and offered them the Call of Islam. He kept this way until Allah sent us from Yasreb, and we accommodated and believed in him. when any man of us met him in Mecca, he embraced Islam and went back to his people in Yasreb and offered Islam to them; no house of al Ansar was left without some of its family members embracing Islam and even observing it publicly. Then all Mecca people plotted against him. "How can we leave the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, wandering and chased in Mecca Mountains and suffering fear? So seventy of us left for Mecca until they met him on the Hajj occasion, pre Islam hajj, and we promised to meet at al Akaba. We walked into Mecca individually until we met the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, and said to him" Oh, the Messenger of Allah, SAWA, we would like to pledge our allegiance to you, how can we attain this? The Messenger of Allah, SAWA, replied by saying to them" would you promise me to obey me in all your cases, and to spend money for the cause of Allah both in richness or poverty, and to enjoin all that is right and prohibit what is wrong, and to say the right without fearing anything for the cause of Allah. You also should support and stand by me, and to protect me when I immigrate to your town, to protect me just as you do to yourselves and wives and children, and you will be rewarded with the Paradise ". So we rose to give him our allegiance, but Assad Ibn Zurarah, the youngest of the seventy men, except I, said "Think over, our people of Yasreb. We didn’t come here except that we know that he is the messenger of Allah, so to accommodate him in your town is a declaration of war on all Arabs, which could lead to killing the best of you. So are you sure you can support and protect him and you will be rewarded with the Paradise from Allah? Otherwise, you can apologize and leave him. So , you had better decide on your position, as this will be better in the sight of Allah. Hearing this, they said to him" Oh, Assad, we swear by Allah that we will not break this allegiance nor shall we allow anyone to strip it of us". So we rose and took his allegiance, with the prophet saying his conditions and promising the paradise for them[35].The allegiance prompted the Ansar to support the prophet, SAWA, and save the Call from persecution. They hoped for jihad out of deterring any misgiving which could happen to the Call. Al Abbas Ibn Obada Ibn Nadhla said to the prophet, SAWA" I swear by Allah who sent you with the right, we can come at the people on Mena with our swords if you allow us." But the prophet, SAWA, said" we haven’t been allowed that, but go back to your tents ". "So we went back to our tents and slept until the morning", Al Abbas said[36].
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