The Bonds of Faith Are the Bases of the Links Between Men
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Title: The Bonds of Faith Are the Bases of the Links Between Men
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Abstract: ... t received the prisoners of war (from Badr), he divided them among his companions and said: "Treat them well." Abu `Aziz ibn `Umayr ibn Hashim, the full brother of Mus`ab ibn `Umayr was among the prisoners. Abu `Aziz said: "My brother passed me, and said to the Ansari who had captured me: ‘Don’t release him. His mother is rich; perhaps she will pay you a ransom for him.’" (See Ibn Kathir, al Bidayah, 1/106-7) Ibn Hisham said: This Abu `Aziz was the flag-bearer for the Mushrikun after al Nadr ibn Al Harith had been killed. When his brother (Mus`ab) spoke thus to Abu al Yusr, who had captured him, Abu `Aziz said to him: "O my brother, is this what you recommend for me?" Mus`ab said to him: "He (Abu al Yusr) is my brother, not you." Al Tirmidhi (Sunan 5/90, Kitab al Tafsir) narrated with an isnad which he said was hasan sahih: Ibn Abu `Umar told us that Sufyan informed him from `Amr bin Dinar who had heard Jabir ibn `Abd Allah say: "We were on a campaign (ghazwah) (Sufyan said: "They think it was the ghazwah against Banu al Mustaliq) when one of the Muhajirun pushed one of the Ansar … `Abd Allah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul heard about this and said: "Have things gone so far? By Allah, when we return to Madinah, the stronger will throw out the weaker." His son `Abd Allah ibn `Abd Allah said to him: "By Allah, you will not go back until you admit that you are the weaker and the Messenger of Allah is the stronger," and his father did so. `Abd Allah ibn `Abd Allah ibn Ubayy used to treat his father well and respect him (al Humaydi, Musnad 2/520), but in his opinion, the interests of faith had priority. So when he saw his father insulting the Muslims, he made an offer to the Prophet to kill his father and bring his head to him. (Al Haythami, Majma` al-Zawa’id, 9/318) The Qur’an explains the priority of faith in the story of Nuh, peace be upon him, and his son: "And Nuh called upon his Lord, and said: ‘O my Lord! Surely my son is of my family! And Your promise is true, and You are the most just of Judges!’ He said: ‘O Nuh! He is not of your family: for his conduct is unrighteous. So ask not of Me that of which you have no knowledge! I give you counsel, lest you act like the ignorant!""(Hud 11:45-46) God explained that, although Nuh’s son was part of his family according to blood-relationship, he was not really part of his family because he abandoned the truth, and neither believed in God nor followed His Prophet. The Qur’an gave the reason for the severing of the bonds between Nuh and his son when it said: "His conduct is not righteous." If a relationship as close as this could be demolished when it conflicted with faith, then it is more likely that ties of blood, race, nation, and color will be demolished when they conflict with the interests of faith. Islam has confined brotherhood and close friendship to the believers only. Allah said: "The believers are but a single brotherhood.." (al-Hujurat 49:10), and forbade close friendship between believers and unbelievers, whether they be Mushrikun, Jews or Christians, even if they were their father... [Full Article...]
