stable community in medinah 632ce.
Praise be to Allaah.
Undoubtedly the society that was established by the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) in Madeenah was an example of a
stable and secure society. That was manifestly apparent from the
moment the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) first
set foot in Madeenah and stated to form the Islamic state.The security
and stabilityof this society were due to a number of reasons and
factors, including the following:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) built the
mosque in Madeenah as soon as he arrived there,which helped to
establish a focal point to which people could turn when calamities
struck, and a place where the Muslims could gather to meet one another
and find out about one another, so they could find out who was sick
and go to visit them, attend the funerals of those who died, help
their poor and arrange marriages for those whowere single.
These are some of the ahaadeeth concerning that:
It was narrated from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him)
that when the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) came to Madeenah, he ordered that the mosqueshould be built,
and he said, "O Banu Najjaar, name me a price for this garden of
yours." They said, "No by Allaah, we will not seek its price except
from Allaah."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2622; Muslim, 524)
It was narrated that al-Bara' ibn 'Aazib said: "[The verse] 'and do
not aim at that which is bad to spend from it' [al-Baqarah 2:267 –
interpretation of the meaning] was revealed concerning us Ansaar. We
used to own date palm trees. A man wouldbring (the harvest) from his
date palms, whether it was a little or a lot. A man would bring one or
two bunches of dates and hang them in the mosque. Ahl al-Suffah – or
according to a report narrated by Ibn Maajah, the poor among the
Muhaajireen – had no food, so if one of them got hungry he would come
and strike the bunch with his stick, andripe and unripe dates would
fall, and he wouldeat them. But there weresome uncharitable people who
would bringa bunch of dates that contained rotten or dried-up dates,
or a bunch that was damaged, and hang it up. Then Allaah revealed the
words (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Spend of the good things which you have (legally)
earned, and of that which We have produced from the earthfor you, and
do not aim at that which is bad to spend from it, (though) you would
not accept it save if you close your eyes and tolerate therein"
[al-Baqarah 2:267]
He said: if any one of you were to be given something like they gave,
he would not accept it unless he did sowith his eyes closed or out of
shyness. He said, after that one of us would bring the best dates that
he had.
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2987; Ibn Maajah, 1822. Classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2389.
Secondly:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) established
brotherhood between the Muhaajireen (the Emigrants who had come from
Makkah) and the Ansaar (helpers, the Muslims in Madeenah). This action
strengthenedthe bonds between the members of the Madeenan society in a
manner previously unheard of. The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) established bonds of brotherhood between non-Arabs
and Arabs, between free men and former slaves, between people of
Quraysh and members of other tribes.So the society became one entity,
after which itwas not surprising that an Ansaari would ask a Muhaajir
to take half of his wealth, or an Ansaariwould offer to divorce one of
his wives so that a Muhaajir could marry her, or a Muhaajir
wouldinherit from an Ansaari, because of the strength of the bonds
between them. Then inheritance between them was abrogated by the verse
on inheritance, but the Ansaar were encouragedto bequeath something to
them. This was an exemplary society.
There follow some of theahaadeeth concerning that:
1 – It was narrated that 'Abd al-Rahmaan ibn 'Awf (may Allaah be
pleased with him) said: When we came to Madeenah, the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) established bonds
of brotherhood between me and Sa'd ibn al-Rabee'. Sa'd ibn al-Rabee'
said: "I am the wealthiest of the Ansaar,so I will give you half
mywealth, and see which ofmy wives you would prefer, I will divorce
her for you, and when she becomes permissible youcan marry her." 'Abd
al-Rahmaan said to him, "I do not need that. Is there a marketplace
where people trade?" Hesaid, "The marketplace of Qaynuqaa'." So the
next day 'Abd al-Rahmaan went there and took some cottage cheese and
ghee, and hedid that the next day. It was not long before 'And
al-Rahmaan came with traces of yellow (perfume) on him. The Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "Have you
gotten married?" He said, "Yes?"He said, "To whom?" He said, "A woman
from among the Ansaar." He said, "How much was themahr?" He said, "A
gold piece equal in weight to a date stone (or a date stone of gold)."
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to him,
"Give a wedding feast (waleemah), even if withone sheep."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,1943.
2 – It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him)
that when the Muhaajireen came to Madeenah, a Muhaajir would inherit
from an Ansaari to the exclusion of the Ansaari's own relatives,
because of the bonds of brotherhood that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) had established between them. When
the verse "And to everyone, We have appointed heirs" [al-Nisa' 4:33 –
interpretation of the meaning] was revealed, that was abrogated.
Andthe phrase "To those also with whom you have made a pledge
(brotherhood)" [al-Nisa' 4:33 – interpretation of the meaning] has to
do with the covenant of helping, supporting and advising one another.
Sothe rights of inheritance no longer apply, but they may bequeath to
one another.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,2170.
Thirdly:
Zakaah was prescribed in the second year of theHijrah, which made the
rich and poor more equal and increased the coherence of the Madeenan
society, and the bonds of brotherhood for the sake of Allaah became
stronger than before. Indeed, the matter went further than zakaah to
include voluntary charity.
It was narrated that Anasibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: Abu Talhah was thewealthiest of the Ansaar of Madeenah in terms
of palm trees, and the dearest of his wealth to him was (the garden
of) Bayraha', which was opposite the mosque. The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to enter it and drink
from good water that was to be found there. Anas said: When the verse
"By no means shall you attain Al-Birr (piety, righteousness — here it
means Allaah's reward, i.e. Paradise), unless you spend (in Allaah's
Cause) of that which you love" [Aal- Imraan 3:92 – interpretation of
the meaning] was revealed, Abu Talhah got up and went to the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, "O
Messenger of Allaah, Allaah says 'By no means shall you attain Al-Birr
(piety, righteousness — here it means Allaah's reward, i.e. Paradise),
unless you spend (in Allaah's Cause) of that which you love' and the
dearest of my wealth to me is Bayraha'. (I give it in) charity for the
sake of Allaah, hoping to earnits reward with Allaah, so dispose of
it, O Messenger of Allaah, as Allaah shows you." The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "Well done,
that is a profitable deal, that is a profitable deal. I have heard
what you said andI think that you should distribute it among your
relatives." Abu Talhah said, "I shall do that, O Messenger of Allaah,"
and he distributed it among his relatives and the sons of his paternal
uncles.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,1392; Muslim, 998
So the signs of harmony appeared among the Muslims in Madeenah, and
the Muhaajireen recognized the rights that their Ansaar brothers had
over them. There are a number of ahaadeeth concerning that, including
the following:
It was narrated that Anas said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) came to Madeenah, the Muhaajireen came to him
and said, "O Messenger of Allaah, we have never seen any people more
generous when they have the means and more helpful when they have
little than the people among whom we have settled. They have looked
after us and they have let us join them and share in all their happy
occasions, to such an extent that we are afraidthat they will take all
thereward. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said, "Not so long as you pray for them and praisethem."
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2487; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2020.
Allaah created loved between the hearts of the people of Madeenah,and
love for the sake of Allaah was one of the symbols of the people that
Allaah enjoined upon them and made it one of the signs of perfect
faith.
It was narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "None ofyou
truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for
himself."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,13; Muslim, 45.
It was narrated that al-Nu'maan ibn Basheer said: The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The
believers, in their mutualmercy, love and compassion, are like a
(single) body; if one partof it feels pain, the rest of the body will
join it instaying awake and suffering fever."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,5665; Muslim, 2586. - - ▓███▓
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