Lesson 2: Statements on the virtue of the Seerah of the messenger ﷺ (OPTIONAL) Flashcards
Principle regarding the virtue of knowledge
شَرَفَالعِلْمِبِشَرَفِالمَعْلُومِ
The nobility of knowledge comes from the nobility of what is known-what is being learned about and studied
Statement of Az Zuhri on the virtue of Seerah
> قَالَالزُّهْرِيُّ:”فِيعِلْمِالْمَغَازِيعِلْمُالْآخِرَةِوَالدُّنْيَا.”
Muhammed ibn Hisham Az Zuhri said, “In the knowledge of military expeditions (the seerah), there is knowledge of the hereafter and the world.”
Statement of Sufyan Ibn Uyaynah on the virtue of Seerah
> قالسُفْيَانُبْنُعُيَيْنَةَ:”إِنَّرَسُولَاللهِصَلَّىاللهُعَلَيْهِوَسَلَّمَهُوَالْمِيزَانُالْأَكْبَرُ،فَعَلَيْهِتُعْرَضُالْأَشْيَاءُ،عَلَىخُلُقِهِوَسِيرَتِهِوَهَدْيِهِ،فَمَاوَافَقَهَافَهُوَالْحَقُّ،وَمَاخَالَفَهَافَهُوَالْبَاطِلُ.”
SufyanibnUyaynahsaid,“Indeed,theMessengerofAllah,peaceandblessingsbeuponhim,isthegreatestscale.Thingsarepresentedagainsthischaracter,conduct,andguidance.Whatalignswithitisthetruth,andwhatcontradictsitisfalsehood.”
So the scale for us is the messenger ﷺ that is used to scale everyone’s character, conduct, actions and so on. Whatever is in line with it is correct, whatever isn’t is falsehood
So, in order to scale everyone speech and actions to the prophet ﷺ we need to know his life.
Statement of أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله الحاكم النيسابوري
Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi on the virtue of Seerah
> هَذَا النَّوْعُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْعُلُومِ مَعْرِفَةُ مَغَازِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَرَايَاهُ وَبُعُوثِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ إِلَى مُلُوكِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَمَا يَصِحُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، وَمَا يَشِذُّ وَمَا أَبْلَى كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ فِي تِلْكَ الْحُرُوبِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، وَمَنْ ثَبَتَ، وَمَنْ هَرَبَ، وَمَنْ جَبُنَ عَنِ الْقِتَالِ، وَمَنْ كَرَّ، وَمَنْ تَدَيَّنَ بِنُصْرَتِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَمَنْ نَافَقَ، وَكَيْفَ قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْغَنَائِمَ، وَمَنْ زَادَ، وَمَنْ نَقَصَ، وَكَيْفَ جَعَلَ سَلَبَ الْقَتِيلِ بَيْنَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةِ، وَكَيْفَ أَقَامَ الْحُدُودَ فِي الْغُلُولِ، وَهَذِهِ أَنْوَاعٌ مِنَ الْعُلُومِ الَّتِي لَا يَسْتَغْنِي عَنْهَا عَالِمٌ
“This type of knowledge encompasses the understanding of the military campaigns of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), his expeditions, his letters to the kings of the polytheists, what is authentic and what is not, how each companion performed in those battles before him—who remained firm, who fled, who showed cowardice in battle, who fought bravely, who was loyal to supporting him (peace be upon him), who hypocritized, how the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) distributed the spoils, who increased or decreased, how he allocated the spoils between two or three people, and how he enforced the limits regarding theft. These are types of knowledge no scholar can do without.”
Statements of Abu Muhammed Ibn hazm on the virtue of Seerah
> قال أبو محمد ابن حزم رحمه الله: (من أراد خير الآخرة، وحكمة الدنيا، وعدل السيرة، والاحتواء على محاسن الأخلاق – كلها – واستحقاق الفضائل بأسرها؛ فليقتد بمحمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وليستعمل أخلاقه، وسيره ما أمكنه، أعاننا الله على الاتساء به، بمنه، آمين)
Abu Muhammed Ibn Hazm, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “Whoever desires the good of the hereafter, the wisdom of this world, just conduct, and the encompassing of all good morals and the attainment of all virtues, let him emulate Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and follow his morals and way of life as much as he can. May Allah help us in emulating him, by His grace, Ameen.”
So if we want to have the best life, family and so on, we should learn from his ﷺ’s seerah.
- > قال ابن حزم : “ .. فإن سيرة محمد ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لمن تدبرها تقتضي تصديقه ضرورة ، وتشهد له بأنه رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ حقا ، فلو لم تكن له معجزة غير سيرته لكفىIbn Hazm said: “The life of Muhammad (peace be upon him) for those who reflect upon it, necessarily requires believing in him, and testifies that he is truly the Messenger of Allah. If he had no other miracle than his life, it would suffice.”
Poem of Al Hafidh abu tahir as silafee on the virtue of Seerah
> دين النبي وشرعة أخباره … وأجل علم يقتفي آثارهمن كان مشتغلا بها وبنشرها … بين البرية لاعفت آثاره
“ThereligionoftheProphetandtheguidanceofhisstories…Themosthonoredknowledgefollowstheirtraces.Whoeverisengagedinitandspreadsit…Amongthepeople,theirtraceswillnotbeerased.”
Statement of Ibn Jawzi on the virtue of Seerah
> وقال ابن الجوزي: “رأيت الاشتغال بالفقه وسماع الحديث لا يكاد يكفي في صلاح القلب إلا أن يمزج بالرقائق والنظر في سيرة السلف الصالح، وأصلح سيرة سيرة نبينا صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم”. وقال أيضا: “وأصل الأصول العلم، وأنفع العلوم النظر في سير الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم وأصحابه، قال الله تعالى:{أولئك الذين هدى الله فبهداهم اقتده}(لأنعام:90)
Ibn al-Jawzi said: “I have seen that engaging in jurisprudence and hearing hadiths is barely enough for the rectification of the heart unless it is mixed with the tender reflections and looking into the lives of the righteous predecessors, and the best of all lives is the life of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions).” He also said: “The foundation of all foundations is knowledge, and the most beneficial of knowledge is looking into the lives of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions. Allah Almighty said: {Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example} (Al-An’am: 90).”
Statement of Abual-Qasimal-Suhayli on the virtue of Seerah
> قال ابي القاسم السهيلى في الروض الأنف: فهذه جملة تشرئب إلى معرفتها أنفس الطالبين وترتاح بالمذاكرة بها قلوب المتأدبين، وكل ما كان من باب المعرفة لنبينا ومتصلاً بأخبار سيرته مما يونق الأسماع ويهز بأرواح المحبة ،الطباع والحمد الله على ما علم من ذلك
Abu al-Qasim al-Suhayli said in “Al-Rawd Al-Unuf”: “This is a summary that eager souls yearn to know, and hearts of the well-mannered rejoice in discussing. Everything related to the knowledge of our Prophet and connected to the news of his biography pleases the ears and stirs the spirits of loving natures. Praise be to Allah for what He has taught us of that.”
This connects to the statement of Imam az-Zuhri:
> في علم المغازي علم الآخرة والدنيا
In the knowledge of military expeditions (the seerah), there is knowledge of the hereafter and the world.”
Statement of Muwaffaqal-DinAbdal-Latifal-Baghdadion the virtue of Seerah
> قَالَ موفق الدين عبد اللطيف البغدادي “وَيَنْبَغِي أَن تكون سيرتك سيرة الصَّدْر الأول فاقرأ سيرة النَّبِي صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم وتتبع “أَفعاله وأحواله واقتف آثاره وتشبه بِهِ مَا أمكنك وبقدر طاقتك
Muwaffaq al-Din Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi said, “Your conduct should be like the conduct of the early followers. Read the biography of the Prophet (peace be upon him), follow his actions and states, and emulate him as much as you can and to the best of your ability.”
So, what’s required from everyone is to follow the early generations, and read the prophetic Seerah, then follow his actions, and tread the path that he treaded, and try to imitate him as much as one’s able to.
