rayhana

Among the wives of the Holy Prophet (PBUH),

 two were of Jewish backgrounds
- one of which was Rayhana bint Zayd (RA). Through her marriage to the
 Prophet (PBUH), she too was blessed with the title of “Ummul Mo'mineen”-
 mother of the believers.

She originally belonged to the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadir and she was previously married to Al-Hakim, who belonged to the tribe of Banu Qurayza. In 627, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) defeated the army of Banu Qurayza after a siege that lasted for twenty-five days. All the men belonging to the Banu Qurayza tribe were executed on the charge of treason and the women and children were enslaved by the Muslims.

Rayhana bint Zayd (RA) was amongst the enslaved and had become a widow at the time. According to Islamic sources, she was a beautiful young woman. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) took her under his custody and offered her the chance to embrace Islam. Moreover, he also told her if she was to accept Islam, he would marry her. According to some sources, initially, she is known to have refused the offer out of love for her deceased husband and her faith. However, eventually, she changed her mind and converted to Islam. Upon this news, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) freed her and married her.(by islamicfinder)

Ibn Sa'd wrote that Rayhana went on to be manumitted and subsequently married to Muhammad upon her conversion to Islam.^[6][7] Al-Tha'labi agreed that she became one of Muhammad's wives and cited evidence that he paid a mahr for her. Ibn Hajar makes reference to Muhammad giving Rayhana a home upon their marriage.^[8] Antonie Wessels suggested that Muhammad married Rayhana for political reasons due to her dual affiliation with both the Banu Nadir and Banu Qurayza tribes, while Lesley Hazleton felt it was evidence of Muhammad creating alliances.^[9][10] Conversely, Barakat Ahmad felt such rationale to support the notion of Rayhana and Muhammad's marriage was "meaningless" due to the annihilation of both tribes by Muhammad's forces.^[1

Rayhana bint Zayd

 `Umar Ibn al-Hakam narrated: "The Messenger of God freed Rayhana Bint Zaid Ibn`Amr Ibn Khunaqa. She had been married to a loving and honouring husband. She said, 'I shall never have a husband after him.' She was beautiful. When Banu Quraiza were taken captive, the booty was shown to the Messenger of God, and she was among the captives that were shown him so he commanded her to be set aside. He used to have a choice from each booty. She herself narrated, 'When I was set aside, he chose me and sent me to the house of Umm al-Mundsir Bint Qais for some days till he had the captives killed and the spoils distributed. Then the Messenger of God entered upon me, and when I was too shy to meet him, he called me and sat me between his hands. He said, "If you choose God and His Messenger, the Messenger of God will choose you for himself." I said, "I choose God and His Messenger." So when I surrendered, he freed me, married me, and gave me twelve ounces [of gold] as a bridal gift as he would do with his wives. He consummated the marriage with me in the house of Umm al-Mundsir, and he used to distribute for me as he did all his wives, and commanded me to be veiled.' The Messenger of God was fond of her and he granted her all she asked for. She was told, 'Had you asked the Messenger of God for Banu Quraiza, he would have freed them.' She answered, 'He reclined with me after he had already distributed the booty.' He reclined with her frequently and she remained with him till she died. He buried her in al-Baqi`. He married her in Muharram, six years after the Migration."

 Muhammad Ibn Ka`b narrated: "Rayhana was among those God gave him as captives. She was a beautiful woman. When her husband was killed, she was taken captive and became the choice of the Messenger of God in the battle with Banu Quraiza. When the Messenger of God gave the freedom to choose either Islam or her religion, she chose Islam. Then the Messenger of God freed her, married her and had her veiled. She was strongly jealous over him once, which made him divorce her one time while she was still at her place. She could not bear that and wept profusely, then the Messenger of God entered on her when she was in that state and remarried her. She remained with him till she died.

 Allegation- Rahyana was the Concubine of the Prophet Muhammad (p)

This claim is found in Ibn Ishaq page 466. However there is no reliable chain of tranmission for this claim or story. According to other and stronger/better Islamic sources, Rahyana was the wife of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) see Ibn Sa'd Volume 8 pages 92-93 and Ibn Hajar, Isabaha, Volume 4, page 309. Also according to Islamic historian Ibn Kathir, Rayhana was the wife of the Prophet Muhammad (See Ibn Kathir, Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya, Volume 4, page 415) So Rayhana was the wife of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). According to Islamic sources Rahyana died before the Prophet Muhammad (see al-Halabi, Nur al-Din. Sirat-i-Halbiyyah. Uttar Pradesh: Idarah Qasmiyyah Deoband. vol 2, part 12, pg. 90.)

according to ronen yitzak western galilee college israel [10] Amongst those who had lost their husbands i was Rayhana bint Zayd b. Umar b. Khinafa of Banu Nadir. She had been married to a man named al-Hakim from Banu Qurayza and had now become a widow. Islamic sources say that she was so young and beautiful that she impressed Muhammad, who immediately offered her the opportunity of converting to Islam and marrying him. “If you chose Allah and his Messenger,” the Prophet told her, “I shall take you for myself.” However, Rayhana had loved and respected her husband very much and said, “I will not exchange him for any other man” (Ibn Sa‘d: 8.129- 30; al-Salihi, 231-32). Furthermore, she clung to her Judaism, refusing to convert to Islam, saying that she preferred to live the life of a slave as long as she stayed a Jew. Nevertheless, Muhammad did not relent and she agreed to consider his offer (Ibn Sa‘d: 8.131; Ibn Hisham: 2.693).

11] It did not take long for Rayhana to decide that she was better off converting to Islam than living the life of a slave in Hijaz. Ibn Sa’iya informed the Prophet, when he was sitting with his friends, that Rayhana had converted to Islam. The Prophet commanded her release and married her immediately. The hasty marriage of Muhammad to Rayhana contradicts the Qur’an, which commands widows to wait for four months and ten days before remarrying in order to ensure that they were not pregnant. Some modern historians, who noticed this discrepancy, claimed that Muhammad waited the required time (Hisham and Bakhtiar: 393; Lings: 233; Anwar: 51); classic historians did not pay any attention to this issue. [12] An examination of the period indicates that it is unlikely that Muhammad waited the required time before marrying Rayhana (al-Tabari: 3.1359-64; al-‘Asqalani: 4.309: Ibn Hisham: 2.693). The siege on the city of Medina began in March–April 627 and the massacre of Banu Qurayza was carried out immediately after its completion (Ahmad: 68). The Prophet’s wedding to Rayhana was in the month of the Muharram in the sixth year of the Hijra (May-June 627) (al-Salihi: 232; Hisham and Bakhtiar: 392). This means that the time that had passed from the massacre until Muhammad’s wedding to Rayhana was at the most two months and that there is no doubt that Muhammad did not wait the required time before the wedding.

 [13] The Prophet gave Rayhana a dowry before the wedding, as he had given all the other women he had married – 12 head of cattle. He also instructed her to cover her face with a hijab (veil), just as he had instructed the rest of his wives (Ibn Sa‘d: 8: 130; al-Salihi: 232). The hijab also distinguished the wives of the Prophet from the rest of the Muslim women and bestowed them with a special position, as is attested in the Qur’an, “when you borrow (from the wives of the Prophet) any object, ask for it over the screen” (Q 33:53). However, the hijab originated only in 626, when the Prophet married Zaynab bint Jahsh. Prior to this, the Prophet’s wives did not wear a hijab. When Muhammad realized that his tactless and impolite friends sat with him alongside his wife, he preferred to draw her away from them bymeans of a hijab and then instructed the rest of his wives to wear it (Mernissi: 86-87; alBukhari: 7.49).

 14] Even though Rayhana kept declaring her love to Muhammad before his friends and saying that she would not take another man in his place, Muhammad decided to divorce her because she was very jealous. After a short time, he relented because of his love for her and agreed to bring her back to his house (Hisham and Bakhtiar: 392-93; al-Salihi: 232). The reason for this was his great love for Rayhana and his growing yearning for her during the time she had been banished. Therefore, he was ready to forgive and have her return to him (Hisham and Bakhtiar: 392). [15] Rayhana’s behavior – her banishment and her return – was not typical of the wives of the Prophet. Some of the Islamic historians and others claimed that Rayhana’s position was more that of a concubine than of the Prophet’s wife and remained such until the day of her death (Ibn Sa‘d: 8.130; Bennett: 251; Ascha: 90). They maintained this even though other historians, including the writer of the Prophet’s biography, Ibn Ishaq, claimed that Rayhana’s position was similar to that of the rest of Muhammad’s wives (Ibn Hisham: 2.693). In 631, about a year before the death of Muhammad, Rayhana died and was buried at al-Bak’i – the principal cemetery in Medina (Ibn Sa‘d: 8.131

Cheating and deception ?

Cheating and deception are despicable characteristics that are beneath a decent person.  Intentionally distorting the truth in order to mislead others contradicts the values of honesty, which requires an attitude of sincerity, straightforwardness, and fairness that leaves no room for cheating, lying, trickery, or deceit.  There are many texts from the Quran and the Sunnah conveying the meaning that cheating, whether the target be Muslims or non-Muslims, is forbidden.

Accepting the guidance of Islam leads a person to truthfulness, which means a person completely avoids cheating, cheating, and back-stabbing.  The Prophet of Islam said:

"Whoever bears arms against us is not one of us, and whoever cheats us is not one of us." (Saheeh Muslim)

According to another report, the Prophet passed by a pile of food in the market.  He put his hand inside it and felt dampness, although the surface was dry.  He said:

"O owner of the food, what is this?’

The man said, ‘It was damaged by rain, O Messenger of God.’

He said, ‘Why did you not put the rain-damaged food on top so that people could see it!  Whoever cheats us is not one of us." (Saheeh Muslim)

Muslim society is based on purity of feeling, love, sincerity towards every Muslim, and fulfillment of promises to every member of society.  Its members are endowed with piety, truthfulness, and faithfulness.  Cheating and deception are alien characters in contrast to the noble character of a true Muslim.  There is no room in it for swindlers, double crossers, tricksters, or traitors.

Islam views cheating and deception as heinous sins, a source of shame to the one guilty of committing them, both in this world and the next.  The Prophet, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, did not merely denounce them by excluding them from the Muslim community in this world, he also announced that on the Day of Judgment every traitor would be raised carrying the flag of his betrayal.  A caller will cry out from the vast arena of judgment, pointing to him, drawing attention to him:

"Every traitor will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection and it will be said: This is the betrayer of so-and-so." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)

The shame of traitors – men and women - will be immense.  Those who thought that their betrayal had been forgotten will find it right there, exposed for the whole world to see on banners raised high held by their own hands!

Their shame will increase even more when they meet with the Prophet of Mercy, the advocate of the sinners on that terrifying and horrible Day.  Their crime is of such enormity that it will deprive them of divine mercy and the Prophet’s intercession.  The Prophet of Islam said:

"God said: There are three whom I will oppose on the Day of Resurrection: a man who gave his word and then betrayed it; a man who sold a free man into slavery and kept the money; and a man who hired someone, benefited from his labor, then did not pay his wages." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)

One should steer clear of all the various forms of deceit and deception present in today’s society.  Cheating is common in examinations, business transactions, and even between spouses and loved ones.  Placing a label on domestically-made products to make it seem that it is imported is a kind of fraud.  Some people give wrong advice when their council is sought and thus deceive the person who believes he is getting good advice.  An employee should do the job for what he is paid for without any deception or cheating.  Rulers rig  the ballot to win elections and cheat the whole nation.  Cheating between spouses and having extra-marital affairs is widespread in modern society.  A Muslim should value himself too highly to be among those who cheat or deceive perchance one might fall in the category of hypocrites about whom the Prophet said:

"There are four characteristics, whoever has all of them is a true hypocrite, and whoever has one of them has one of the qualities of a hypocrite until he gives it up: when he is trusted, he betrays; when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he disputes, he resorts to slander." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim)

Therefore, a Muslim who has true Islamic sensitivities avoids deceit, cheating, treachery, and lying no matter what benefits or profits such activities might bring him, because Islam considers those guilty of such deeds to be hypocrites.(via islamreligion)

anti-semitic ?

some rumor - hadiths ?


Dr. Jenkins [Distinguished Professor History, Baylor University, Co-Director for Baylor’s Program on Historical Studies of Religion in the Institute for Studies of Religion, and Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University] performs a thorough analysis of the Qur’an’s alleged anti-Semitic verses and concludes:

 In order to make such texts look vicious, anti-Islamic critics systematically exaggerate the Jewish element in the passage… [2] The Qur’an offers nothing vaguely as explicit as the New Testament passages in which Jesus himself, who is for Christians the incarnation of the Divine, speaks so furiously against “the Jews.” It is the Jesus of the New Testament who calls his enemies the children not of Abraham but of the Devil, the Father of Lies. That same Jesus denounces the Jews of his day, warning that “this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world.” He was not condemning all Jews in any racial sense, but was rather attacking rival factions and leaders in his day. And that is the model we find in the Qur’an. [3] In reality, the Qur’an has nothing that need be taken as a condemnation of Jews, or of any ethnic group.

 The fact is that no scripture prior to the Qur’an so much as acknowledges salvation as a possibility for adherents to other faiths. The Qur’an explicitly and repeatedly declares that the Jews will be amongst the parties of Paradise: “Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians—whichever party from among these truly believes in God and the Last Day and does good deeds—shall have their reward with their Lord, and no fear shall come upon them, nor shall they grieve.

 The Qur’an dedicates a whole chapter (Chapter 17) to the Bani Isra’il—the Children of Israel—and considers the Israelites to be a nation bestowed with special Divine favor.
 Islam does not censure Jews because they are Jews. The Qur’an specifically states that Jews will be amongst the parties of Paradise [12] and that Muslims can marry from among the People of the Book. [13] The Qur’an does censure certain Jews, however, who have strayed from the teachings of the Torah—the Torah and Gospels, too, censure such Jews. This Qur’anic censure serves not only to urge those particular Jews to rectify their behavior, but also as an example for Muslim

 The allegation that Islam is anti- semitic is dangerous because it creates fear of Islam and of Muslims when no such basis for that fear exist ( via muhammadfactcheck)

Are Hadiths Anti-Semitic? There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him ...

 

 

Exposing Jewish Myths Towards Islam - Jews for Allah

 “Did Jews Get Expelled From Arabia?”

Is the Quran anti-semitic? | The Islamic Shari'a Council

Debunking the Extremist Myth That Islam is Anti-Jewish - TIME

slam: References to Jews in the Koran - Jewish Virtual Library

Is Islam Anti-Semitic? - Alislam.org

Is There Anti Semitism in The Quran? - IslamiCity

Is the Quran Anti-Semitic? (All parts) - The Religion of Islam

• hate speech ? / intolerant ?

terrorist?

 The Prophet being made victorious with “terror” only means that Allāh casts terror into the hearts of the enemies, not that Allāh literally terrified them: “We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve”–(Qur’an 3:151; 8:14; 59:13).
  Mohammad only preached the Divine Message. Had the enemies not first taken up the sword to cast “terror” into Mohammad and his followers Mohammad would not have had to resort to casting “terror” into his attackers in self-defense.
  That Mohammad was given “the keys of the treasures of the world.” What are the keys of the treasures? Knowledge! And after the death of the Prophet, Muslims used the keys/knowledge and brought benefits to mankind.    ( via no god but allah.org )

 

 

Bukhari: Allah's Apostle said, "I have been made victorious with Terror" (Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220)

The full narration reads as follows:

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with ru'b (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's Apostle has left the world and now you, people, are bringing out those treasures (i.e. the Prophet did not benefit by them). (Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220)

By using the word 'Terror' for ru'b, the Islam-hater intends to convey the following definition of terror:

Violence committed or threatened by a group to intimidate or coerce a population, as for military or political purposes. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

However, the word ru'b does not have that meaning at all. It refers to fright and anxiety. In fact, we can derive a better understanding of ru'b by examing other ahadith:

The Prophet (peace be upon him) saod: "I was given victory through Ru`b: the enemy becomes filled with Ru`b even though they are the distance of a month's journey away from me." (Ahmad #20337)

 The meaning is thus obvious that when the enemies' attempts to detroy the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) failed, they began to fear him as he grew in strength in Arabia and gained more followers. They feared and hated the religion he brought which preached equality and morality and would remove them from their position of corrupt tyrants who enslaved the poor and the non-arabs. It was fear of the mysterious power which granted Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his followers such rapid success. This fear was not the fear that resulted from past combat, as many Islam-haters would have us believe, rather it was a type of fear which prevented further combat. As Jalal Abualrub notes:

 Ru`b ', means, ‘Fear': Here is a list of some of the Islamic resources explaining, ‘Ru`b', as, ‘Fear', and, ‘Awe': Fat`h al-Bari bi Shar`h Sahih al-Bukhari ; Tu`hfat al-A`hwadhi bi Shar'h Jami' at-Tirmidhi ; and, Shar`h Sunan an-Nasaii . These books were written by Muslim Scholars explaining Hadeeths contained in, Sahih al-Bukhari , and the Sunan collections of Imams at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasaii, respectively.... ...Al-Waqidi said in his, Maghazi , that Juwairiyah Bint al-Harith said, “ We were at the Muraisii` area when the Messenger of Allah marched forth towards us. I heard my father say, ‘There has come to us a gathering that we cannot resist.' I saw men and horses in such numbers that I cannot describe. After I became Muslim and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, married me I looked at the Muslims and found their numbers to be less than what I had thought. I knew that this was Ru`b that Allah, the Exalted, throws in the hearts of the polytheists.' ” There are manysimilar examples in which the enemies of Islam, who, just like the Muraisii` people, had gathered armies to attack Madinah and the Prophet, scattered throughout the desert in fear when they heard that the Prophet had gathered an army to resist their treacherous attacks. Many lives were saved through Allah throwing fear in the hearts of the enemies of Muhammad, peace be upon them, because his enemies feared him, fled and did not meet him in battle. Thus, ‘fear', in the Hadeeth...saved Muslims and many of their enemies the hardship of battle and warfare. (Abualrub,The Prophet of Mercy, emphasis added)

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Comparative Religion: "I have been made victorious with terror..."

And when you journey in the earth, there is no blame on you if you shorten the prayer, if you fear that those who disbelieve will cause you distress, surely the unbelievers are your open enemy. (4:101)

This verse is immediately followed by another verse which I believe is self explanatory.

When you [Prophet] are with the believers, leading them in prayer, let a group of them stand up in prayer with you, taking their weapons with them, and when they have finished their prostration, let them take up their positions at the back. Then let the other group, who have not yet prayed, pray with you, also on their guard and armed with their weapons: the disbelievers would dearly like you to be heedless of your weapons and baggage, “in order for them to take you in a single assault.” You will not be blamed if you lay aside your arms when you are overtaken by heavy rain or illness, but be on your guard. Indeed, God has prepared a humiliating punishment for the disbelievers.(4:102)

 The above verses were revealed at the time of war when the Muslims were under threat from the unbelievers. The unbelievers were fighting the Muslims and wanted to finish them off as stated in the Qur’an, “in order for them to take you in a single assault.” Under the given circumstances and in the given context, the unbelievers were indeed an open enemy of the Muslims! When the British were ruling India , the Indians who fought for Independance were an open enemy to the British and the British were the open enemies to the Indians. Therefore it would be totally illogical to say that the Indians and the British are still open enemies of each other because Indian fought the British. Similarly it would be really illogical to argue that Muslims believe that unbelievers are their enemies.

On the contrary the Qur’an states –

“And if any of the unbelievers seeks your protection, then you may protect him so that he may hear the words of God, then let him off to reach his sanctuary. This (kindness) should be done because they are a people who do not know (the beauty of Islam).” (Quran 9:6)

“But if the enemy incline towards peace, thou shall also incline towards peace, and trust in God: for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all there is).” (Noble Quran, 8:61)

“Fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for God loveth not transgressors. (The Noble Quran, 2:190)”

“God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers. (The Noble Quran, 60:8) ( by islaminuk.)

 

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