Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Chapter 25: The mentioning of those who were the foremost in
accepting Islaam
Ibn Is-ḥaaq reported on the authority of Iyyaas Ibn `Afeef, from his father (`Afeef), and
`Afeef was the half-brother of al-Ash`ath, from the same mother. `Afeef said: “I used to
be a trader and came to Mina during the Ḥajj season. Al-`Abbaas Ibn `Abdul-Muṭṭalib
was also a trader, so I came to him for trading purposes.” `Afeef further said: “While we
were together, a man came out of the tent and began offering the Salaah (prayer)
while facing in the direction of the Ka`bah; then a woman came out and began to pray
(with him), then a young boy emerged and began to pray with him.” I said: “O al-
رضيُاهللُ‏ `Abbaas! What is this religion? I don’t know what religion this is!” He (al-`Abbaas
he claims that Allaah has sent him ‏,(ﷺ)‏ said: “This is Muḥammad Ibn `Abdullaah ‏(عنه
(as a Messenger) and that the treasures of Kisraa (Persia) and Caesar will be conquered
by him, and this woman is his wife, Khadeejah Bint Khuwailid, who believed in him, and
this young boy is his cousin, `Alee Ibn Abu Ṭaalib, who also believed in him.” `Afeef said:
“Oh, I much I wish I had accepted Islaam on that day, for I would have been the
fourth.” 169
In another narration, `Afeef said: “A man came out of a nearby tent and looked at the
sun. When he saw that the sun had declined, he began offering the Salaah.”…then he
mentioned how Khadeejah stood there behind him (praying).
Ibn Jareer reported from his chain, on the authority of Yahya Ibn `Afeef, that `Afeef
said: “During the Jaahiliyyah (pre-Islaamic days of ignorance) I came to Makkah and
visited al-`Abbaas Ibn `Abdul-Muṭṭalib. When the sun rose and hung high in the sky –
and I was looking at the Ka`bah at that time – a young man approached (the Ka`bah)
and glanced at the sky, then he faced the Ka`bah and stood facing in that direction.
169 (Shaikh al-Albaanee said): This narration is not in the book: “Seerah al-Nabawiyyah” of Ibn Hishaam. Rather,
this is from his (Ibn Hishaam’s) narration on the authority of Ziyaad Ibn `Abdullaah al-Bakkaa’ee, from Ibn Is-ḥaaq
which was mentioned in his introduction. As for this narration, then it is from the narrations of Yunus Ibn Bukair,
from Ibn Is-ḥaaq, as Ibn Katheer had mentioned in his original book. And from this route, Ibn Jareer had reported
it in his “Taareekh” (2/311), but this Chain is “Ḍha`eef” (Weak). Iyyaas Ibn `Afeef is “Majhool” (unknown). Al-
Dhahabee pointed this out when he said: “No one reported from him except for his son, Ismaa`eel.” And this
Ismaa`eel is (like his father, i.e. “Majhool”). But even after this, Ibn Ḥibbaan mentioned both of them (as reliable
narrators) in his book “al-Thiqaat” (as Ibn Ḥibbaan was well known for his leniency). Anyhow, this narration has a
follow-up (i.e. there is another narration to support its meaning) which has also been reported by Ibn Jareer. See
the next narration.
[TN: This was also reported in Musnad Aḥmad (1787)]
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