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Thursday, 01 December 2022 09:10

The Second Pledge of the Ansaar – Part Four

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Before taking the pledge at the blessed hand of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Hazrat Abul Haytham bin Tayhaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) anxiously asked, “O Prophet of Allah! There is something that I wish to ask. We have some ties with the Jews. After we establish our relationship with you, our ties with the Jews will be severed. Let it not be such that when Allah Ta‘ala makes you victorious and grants you assistance, then you will return to Makkah leaving us (floundering) here in Madinah Munawwarah.”

Hearing this, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) smiled and said, “Never! Your life is my life! You are mine and I am yours! Your enemies are my enemies and your allies are my allies.” Upon this, they all enthusiastically and joyfully extended their hands to pledge allegiance.

Hazrat Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) mentions, “The first person to pledge allegiance at the blessed hands of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was Hazrat As’ad bin Zuraarah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) (who was the most fortunate). Thereafter, Hazrat Baraa bin Ma’roor (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) pledged allegiance, and then Hazrat Usaid bin Hudhair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).”

(In order to further strengthen this pledge), Hazrat Abbaas bin Ubaadah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) addressed the Khazraj and said, “O people of Khazraj! Do you realise what you are pledging? Understand that you are pledging to wage war with the Arabs and the non-Arabs. If you have the slightest thought that in future, when faced with devastating catastrophes, you would apprehensively abandon this, then you might as well give up now. By Allah! To abandon the pledge then, out of fear, will be a source of humiliation in this world as well as the next. If, however, you are prepared to suffer the adversities of the future, you are willing to sacrifice your wealth and lives, and you are eager to remain staunch upon this pledge, then by Allah, this will be a source of your success and fortune in this world as well as in the next.”

In one voice, they all agreed, “Yes, we are pledging our allegiance upon this! We are not reluctant to sacrifice our wealth and lives for Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)! By Allah! Even if we are faced with calamities, we can never violate this pledge!” 

(Extracted from Seeratul Mustafa 1/342-343)

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