Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

And in the Ṣaḥeeḥain, from the (long) Ḥadeeth of Anas Ibn Maalik رضيُاهللُعنه regarding
the incident of al-Israa’ (the Prophet’s night journey from Masjid al-Ḥaraam to Masjid
al-Aqsa) – which will be mentioned later on – there is another incident of cut opening
of the chest on that night, and that it was washed with Zamzam water. There is no
contradiction in these two narrations, as the incident of cutting open of the chest
happened twice: once during the childhood of the Prophet ‏,ﷺ and the other during
the night of al-Israa’, in preparation for his ﷺ ascension to be in the company of the
most exalted group (i.e. the angels) and to meet his Lord عزُوجل and be in His
presence.
سبحانهُوُ‏ تعاىل
The purpose (here is to mention) the blessings of the Prophet ﷺ which were
bestowed upon Ḥaleemah al-Sa`diyyah and her family while he was still an infant.
Moreover, he ﷺ returned (to the people of) Hawaazin their families who were taken
as the captives of war (by the Muslims) after the battle which took place (between
them and the Muslims). This incident happened a month after the conquest of Makkah.
They had appealed to the Prophet ﷺ through their relationship with him through
breastfeeding. So he ﷺ freed the captives, taking pity on them, and treating them
with kindness. This will be discussed in detail later on, In shaa Allaah. 26
Muḥammad Ibn Is-ḥaaq said concerning the incident of Hawaazin, on the authority of
`Amr Ibn Shu`aib, on the authority of his father, that his grandfather said: “We were
with the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ in Ḥunain, after we had taken their wealth and
(their families) as captives, the people of Hawaazin send their delegates and they had
‏!ﷺ (now) accepted Islaam (and became Muslims). They said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah
We are (from your) family and relatives, and you know well what calamity has befallen
us. Have mercy on us, may Allaah have mercy on you.’ Their spokesperson, Zuhair Ibn
Ṣard, stood up and said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah ‏!ﷺ Among the captives under the
thatched are those who are your maternal aunts and your nurses who looked after you.
The reality is that the Aḥaadeeth regarding the “cutting open of the chest” are authentic, and there is no doubt
about them, (and no one doubts them) except for those who have weak Imaan (Faith) or who have no Imaan (in
the first place). As for the defect he is claiming, there is no truth to it except for mere claims, and just for
distracting (or entertaining) the readers.
قدرُ‏ هللا ‏ُوماُشاءُ‏ - book passed away before he could complete his task of checking the entire رمحهُاهلل [TN: The Shaikh 26
or other books on the Prophet’s biography ‏”السريةُالنبوية“‏ One can refer to the original book of Imaam Ibn Katheer ‏.فعل
to read more about this incident.]
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