Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

These were (some of) the men who went to al-Najaashee. The Quraish dispatched `Amr
Ibn al-`Aaṣ and `Umaarah Ibn al-Waleed (in their pursuit) with gifts (for al-Najaashee).
When they (`Amr and `Umaarah) entered upon al-Najaashee, they prostrated before
him. Then they took up positions before him, one (standing) to his right and the other
to his left, and they said to him: ‘A group of people from our tribe have taken up
residence in your land. They have turned away from us and our religion.’ Al-Najaashee
clothes, and Allaah’s Messenger ﷺ came to our house and I (Umm al-`Alaa’) said, (addressing the dead
`Uthmaan): “O Abu al-Saa’ib! May Allaah be merciful to you. I testify that Allaah has honored you.” The Prophet
said to me: ❝How do you know that Allaah has honored him?❞ I replied: “I do not know, O Allaah’s ﷺ
Messenger ‏!ﷺ May my parents be sacrificed for you.” Allaah’s Messenger ﷺ said: ❝As regards `Uthmaan,
by Allaah, he has died and I really wish him every good, yet, by Allaah, although I am Allaah’s Messenger, yet I
do not know what will be done to him.❞ Umm al- `Alaa’ added: “By Allaah, I shall never attest the piety of
anyone after him.” [Ṣaḥeeḥ al-Bukhaaree (1243, 2687, 3929, 7003, 7018)]
We affirm the categories of “Shaheed” (martyrdom), as mentioned in the Ḥadeeth - the one who dies of the
plague, the one who dies of a stomach disease, the one who drowns, the one who is crushed beneath a falling
wall, and the martyr who is killed for the sake of Allaah. So, whoever is killed in one of these ways, then we can
think good for them, but we should not explicitly label anyone as “Shaheed” or “from the people of the Jannah”
because these are from the matters of the unseen. We affirm Jannah and the status of martyrdom only to those
who have been mentioned in the Qur’aan and the Sunnah.]
233 [TN: Others who also migrated to Abyssinia were Umm Ḥabeebah and Umm Salamah:
Narrated `Aaishah ‏:رضيُاهللُعنها Umm Ḥabeebah and Umm Salamah رضيُاهللُعنهنا mentioned about a church they had
seen in Abyssinia in which there were pictures. They told the Prophet ﷺ about it, on which he ﷺ said: ❝If
any religious man dies amongst those people they would build a place of worship at his grave and make these
pictures in it. They will be the worst creature in the sight of Allaah on the Day of Resurrection.❞ [Ṣaḥeeḥ Al-
Bukhaaree (427, 1341, 3873) and Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim (528-16)]
The long Ḥadeeth of Umm Salamah رضيُاهللُعنها will be mentioned later in this chapter.
Also, the ones who migrated to Abyssinia were `Uthmaan Ibn `Affaan and his wife, Ruqayyah, the daughter of the
‏.ﷺ Prophet
`Uthmaan رضي ‏ُاهلل ‏ُعنه said to `Ubaidullaah Ibn `Adee Ibn al-Khiyaar: “O my nephew! Did you ever meet Allaah’s
Messenger ‏”?ﷺ `Ubaidullaah said: ‘No, but his knowledge has reached me as it has reached the virgin in her
seclusion.’ `Uthmaan then recited the Tashahhud and said: “No doubt, Allaah has sent Muḥammad ﷺ with the
Truth and has revealed to him His Book (i.e. Qur’aan) and I was amongst those who responded to the call of Allaah
and His Apostle and I had faith in Muḥammad’s Mission, and I had performed the first two migrations, and I
enjoyed the company of Allaah’s Messenger ‏,ﷺ and gave the pledge of allegiance to him. By Allaah, I never
disobeyed him and never cheated him till Allaah caused him to die. Then Allaah made Abu Bakr the Caliph, and by
Allaah, I was never disobedient to him, nor did I cheat him. Then `Umar became the Caliph, and by Allaah, I was
never disobedient to him, nor did I cheat him. Then I became Caliph.” [Ṣaḥeeḥ al-Bukhaaree (3696, 3872)]
Ibn Shihaab narrated: “`Uthmaan Ibn `Affaan and his wife, Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allaah
ﷺ while he ﷺ first migrated from Makkah to Abyssinia. Then they returned to the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ
was still in Makkah. Then they migrated to al-Madeenah.” [Al-Ḥaakim reported in “al-Mustadrak” (4246)]]
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