Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Al-Baihaqee further said: Abu Moosaa had witnessed the incident which took place
between Ja`far and al-Najaashee, and he was also one of those who reported this. (See
the earlier narration).
And he also said: Perhaps the sub-narrator was using his imagination when he reported
it with the wording: “The Prophet ﷺ instructed us to depart…” and Allaah knows
best. 239
‏:رضيُاهللُعنه This is how Imaam al-Bukhaaree reported it in his “Ṣaḥeeḥ” from Abu Moosaa
“We received the news of the departure of the Prophet ﷺ (to al-Madeenah) while
couldn’t attend the رضي ‏ُاهلل ‏ُعنه to al-Madeenah. She passed away during the battle of Badr and `Uthmaan ﷺ
battle as he was instructed by the Prophet ﷺ to take care of her during her sickness. 2) Some like Ibn Mas`ood
3) Badr. had already migrated to al-Madeenah but before the battle of ﷺ returned after the Prophet رضيُاهللُعنه
And the others like Ja`far Ibn Abu Ṭaalib and Abu Moosaa al-Ash`aree رضيُاهللُعنهما returned after the conquest of
Khaibar.
Jaabir Ibn `Abdullaah رضيُاهللُعنهما said: When Ja`far Ibn Abu Ṭaalib رضيُاهللُعنه returned from Abyssinia, the Messenger
of Allaah ﷺ said: ❝I do not know what I should rejoice about more, the conquest of Khaibar or the return of
Ja`far?❞
Shaikh al-Albaanee said in his checking of “Fiqh al-Seerah”: This Ḥadeeth is “Ḥasan” and it was reported by al-
Ḥaakim in “al-Mustadrak” (4249). Al-Ṭabaraanee reported in al-Kabeer (1469) as a “Mursal” (hurried or
disconnected) narration from al-Sha`bee, and its chain (till al-Sha`bee) is “Ṣaḥeeḥ”. In another narration, al-
Ḥaakim in al-Mustadrak (4941) has connected this from a different route that al-Sha`bee narrated from Jaabir,
but in its chain is some weakness and this is why al-Dhahabee said in “al-Talkhees”: “What is correct is that this is
a “Mursal” narration.” This has another route, al-Baihaqee reported it, as was mentioned in “al-Bidaayah”
(4/206), from Abu al-Zubair from Jaabir, but in its chain is someone who I do not know. It has further supporting
chain from the Ḥadeeth of Abu Juhaifah, reported by al-Ṭabaraanee in “al-Sagheer” (30) and “al-Kabeer” (1470)
but its chain is “Ḍha`eef” (Weak). See “al-Majma`” (9/272) of al-Haithamee for more benefits. In the end, the
Ḥadeeth with all the different routes is “Qawiy” (Strong), and al-Ḥaakim had graded it as “Ṣaḥeeḥ”. [Fiqh al-
Seerah (1/379)]]
239 I (al-Albaanee) say: “The possibility that this was the imagination of the sub-narrator is most likely, especially
when in the chain there is one (Abu Is-ḥaaq) who got mixed-up, as was mentioned earlier. But al-Ḥaafiẓh said in
“al-Fatḥ” (7/189): “It is possible to reconcile (these different wordings), perhaps Abu Moosaa first migrated (from
Yemen) to Makkah and accepted Islaam. Then the Prophet ﷺ instructed him to migrate with those who were
migrating to Abyssinia. He (Abu Moosaa) perhaps then went to the land of his people (Yemen), which is opposite
to Abyssinia, towards its east. When the news that the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions have settled in al-
Madeenah reached him, he and those from his people who had accepted Islaam migrated towards al-Madeenah.
But the wind outburst took their ship towards Abyssinia. And this is what might have happened, and this way, two
reports are reconciled. This is what is relied upon, and Allaah knows best. This is why Abu Moosaa said: “We
received the news of the migration of the Prophet ﷺ (to al-Madeenah) while we were in Yemen”, (i.e. he is
referring to news that reached him about the Prophet’s migration to al-Madeenah) and not referring to the news
‏”…ﷺ of the advent of the Prophet
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