Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Chapter 26: Mentioning of Hamza’s conversion to Islaam
[TN: Nothing authentic is mentioned regarding this.] 184
184 [TN: Due to the weakness of the narration, Shaikh al-Albaanee had omitted this chapter in his “Ṣaḥeeḥ al-
Seerah”. Since, the narration is famous and widespread, it was mentioned here to highlight the reason for its
weakness.
Ibn Katheer mentioned in “al-Seerah”: Yunus Ibn Bukair reported from Muḥammad Ibn Is-ḥaaq that a man from
the tribe of Aslam – a man with fine memory - informed him that Abu Jahl blocked the path of the Messenger of
Allaah at al-Ṣafaa and, and reviled and cursed him, inflicting insults on his religion. Hamzah Ibn `Abdul Muṭṭalib
ُ was informed about this, who then went up to Abu Jahl and, standing right there over him, gave him a عنه
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terrible beating with his bow on the head that fractured his skull. Some men from Quraish, from the tribe of
Banee Makhzoom approached Hamzah to help Abu Jahl against him. They said to Hamzah: ‘So, we see that you
are abandoning (the religion of your father) then!’ Hamzah replied: ‘And who is going to stop me? When I now
see clearly and can testify that he is the Messenger of Allaah ‏,ﷺ and that what he says is the truth. I will not
retract, so you just go on and stand in my way, if you are serious!’ Abu Jahl then said: ‘Leave Abu `Umaarah alone.
By Allaah, I did really badly insult his nephew.’ When Hamzah accepted Islaam, Quraish knew that the Messenger
of Allaah ﷺ had gained strength and was protected, and so they refrained from doing what they used to do to
him previously. Then Hamzah recited some lines of poetry.
Ibn Is-ḥaaq added: Then Hamzah went home where Shaiṭaan came to him and said: ‘You are one of the chiefs of
Quraish, and you have followed this apostate and have abandoned the religion of your forefathers! Death is
better for you than what you have done!’ Hamzah then addressed his inner self, saying: ‘O Allaah! If what I have
done was right, then make me believe it in my own heart! Or else, find me some way out of my predicament!’ He
then spent a night worse than he ever had before due to the whisperings of the Shaiṭaan. Next morning he went
to the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ and said to him: ‘O nephew! I have fallen into a trap from which I don’t know
how to escape. I don’t know whether continuing as I am is wiser for me, or whether it is a terrible mistake. Please
talk to me. O nephew, I really need you to talk to me.’ So the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ went over to him and
talked and preached to him, telling him both what frightened and cheered him. Allaah placed Imaan in his heart
because of what he was told by the Messenger of Allaah ‏.ﷺ Hamzah therefore said: ‘I do truly testify that you
are telling the truth. O nephew! Make your faith public, I would not like to own what is under the sky while
keeping to my former religion.’ So Hamzah was one of those through whom Allaah fortified this religion. – end of
quote from “al-Seerah”
This was also reported by al-Ḥaakim (4878) from the route of Yunus Ibn Bukair, from Ibn Is-ḥaaq, from a man
from the tribe of Aslam – a man with fine memory - informed him; and from the route of al-Ḥaakim, al-Baihaqee
reported it in “al-Dalaa’il”. The chain of this narration is “Mu`ḍhal Ḍha`eef” (weak because of omission of two or
more consecutive narrators from the chain of narration) as it is apparent. Al-Ṭabaraanee also reported a similar
narration in “al-Kabeer” (2926), from the route of Ibn Is-ḥaaq, from Ya`qoob Ibn `Utbah Ibn al-Mugheerah Ibn al-
Akhnas, the ally of Banee Zahrah, except that the narration by al-Ḥaakim is more complete. Al-Haithamee said in
“al-Majma`” (9/267): “This was reported by al-Ṭabaraanee in a “Mursal” form, and its narrators are reliable.”
The unknown man from the chain of al-Ḥaakim is not Ya`qoob Ibn `Utbah that is named in the chain of al-
Ṭabaraanee because, Ya`qoob is from Banee Zahrah (tribe) while the unknown man is from the tribe of Aslam.
Moreover, this Ya`qoob is from Atbaa` al-Taabi`een (followers of the students of the Companions). So, even
though Ya`qoob is reliable, this narration is “Mu`ḍhal” (as at least two consecutive narrators are missing).]
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