1a] Biography of the Prophet

1a]
Commentary on the verse "And We have sent you (O Muhammad) not but as
a mercy for the Alameen (mankind, jinns and all that exists)"
[al-Anbiya' 21:107]
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He said: "I suffered at the hands of your people, and the worst that I
suffered from them was the day of al-'Aqabah,when I presented myself
to Ibn 'Abd Yaleel ibn 'AbdKulaal, and he did not respond to what I
wanted. So I went, with signs of distress on my face, and I did not
recoveruntil I was in Qarn al-Tha'aalib, where I liftedmy head and saw
that a cloud was shading me. I looked and saw therein Jibraa'eel
(peace be upon him), who called me and said: Allaah has heard what
your people said to you, and how they have rejected you. He has sent
to you the angel of the mountains, so that you can tell him to do
whatever you want to them. Then he called the angel of the mountains
tome and he greeted me with salaam, then said: O Muhammad, Allaah has
heard what your people have said to you, and I amthe angel of the
mountains. Your Lord has sent me so that you can tell me what to do.
What do you want? If you wish I will bring together the two mountains
of Makkahto crush them. The Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him) said tohim: "Rather I hope that Allaah will
bring forth from their loins people who will worship Allaah alone, not
associating anything with Him."
Secondly:
More than one of the scholars have stated that the Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) did not kill anyone with his own hand
except Ubay ibn Khalaf, whom he killed onthe day of Uhud.
Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was the most
perfect of people in terms of his courage that is required of leaders
in war,but he did not kill anyone with his hand except Ubay ibn
Khalaf, whom hekilled on the day of Uhud. He did not kill anyone
elsewith his own hand before or after that.
End quote from Minhaaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah, 8/57
Perhaps Allah, may He be exalted, intended the severest punishment for
this wretch, so He decreedthat he should be killed atthe hands of the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), for hewas one of
the most hostile of people towards him and his religion. Al-Bukhaari
(4076) narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas(may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"Allah becomes extremely angrywith the one who is killedby a Prophet
and the anger of Allah became severe against the one who caused the
face of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) to bleed.
Ahmad (3858) narrated from Ibn Mas'ood (may Allah be pleased with him)
that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
said: "The most severely punished of people on the Day of Resurrection
will be a man who was killed by a Prophet or who killed a Prophet, or
a leader of misguidance or an image maker."
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in as-Saheehah,281
Thirdly:
There is no doubt that, although the Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) did not kill anyone with his own hand
exceptthis wretch, he is the one who prescribed and enjoined jihad and
urged the Muslims to go out on jihad. There is no contradiction
between the fact that he prescribedand enjoined jihad and killed that
wretch or anyone else, and the words of Allah, may He beexalted,
(interpretation of the meaning) "And We have sent you (O Muhammad )
not but as a mercy for the Alameen (mankind, jinns and all that
exists)" [al-Anbiya' 21:107], because Allah, may He be exalted, only
sent him to bring people forth from darkness to light, and to guide
them to His straight path. He prescribed for him jihad for His sake
and to fight His enemies who wanted to extinguish the light of Allah
and spread mischief on earth.
Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of themeaning):
"O Prophet (Muhammad )!Strive hard against the disbelievers and the
hypocrites, and be harsh against them, their abode is Hell, - and
worst indeedis that destination"
[at-Tawbah 9:73]
"O Prophet (Muhammad )!Urge the believers to fight"
[al-Anfaal 8:65].
Jihad for the sake of Allah and fighting the enemies of Allah were
among the greatest means of spreading this religion and bringing
people out from the darkness of kufr to the light of faith. This isthe
greatest mercy that people can attain: that Allah saves them from kufr
and guides them to faith, and brings them outof darkness into light.
Because of this mercy (resulting from jihad), which people may not
realize, our Lord was amazed at it (this mercy), as it says in the
hadeeth.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: I heard theMessenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: :->