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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الجهادBook of Jihad
Prophecy of the Prophet for Sayyida Umm Waraqah (RA)
Hadith 530
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا الْمُلَائِيُّ، نا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ جُمَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَتْنِي جَدَّتِي ، عَنْ أُمِّ وَرَقَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، وَكَانَتْ قَدْ جَمَعَتِ الْقُرْآنَ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ غَزَا بَدْرًا قَالَتْ لَهُ: أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَخْرُجَ مَعَكَ أُدَاوِي جَرْحَاكُمْ وَأُمَرِّضَ مَرْضَاكُمْ، لَعَلَّ أَنْ تُهْدَى لِي شَهَادَةٌ، قَالَ: ((إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَهَّدَ لَكِ شَهَادَةً)) ، فَكَانَ يُسَمِّيهَا الشَّهِيدَةَ، وَكَانَ أَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَؤُمَّ أَهْلَ دَارِهَا، فَكَانَ لَهَا مُؤَذِّنٌ، فَكَانَتْ تَؤُمُّ أَهْلَ دَارِهَا حَتَّى غَمَّتْهَا جَارِيَةٌ لَهَا وَغُلَامٌ لَهَا، كَانَتْ قَدْ دَبَرَتْهُمَا فَقَتَلَاهَا فِي إِمَارَةِ عُمَرَ، فَقِيلَ إِنَّ أُمَّ وَرَقَةَ قُتِلَتْ قَتَلَهَا غُلَامُهَا وَجَارِيَتُهَا، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ فِي النَّاسِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ أُمَّ وَرَقَةَ غَمَّتْهَا جَارِيَتُهَا وَغُلَامُهَا حَتَّى قَتْلَاهَا، وَإِنَّهُمَا هَرَبَا، فَأَتَى بِهِمَا، فَصَلَبَهُمَا، فَكَانَا أَوَّلَ مَصْلُوبَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ عُمَرُ: صَدَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ: ((انْطَلِقُوا بِنَا نَزُورُ الشَّهِيدَةَ)).
Sayyida Umm Waraqah bint Abdullah bin Harith Ansariyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: She had memorized the Qur'an. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to go for the Battle of Badr, she said to him: "Do you permit me to go with you? I will treat and nurse your wounded and sick, perhaps Allah will grant me martyrdom." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah has written martyrdom for you." Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to call her 'the martyr' and he ordered her to lead her household in prayer. She had a mu'adhdhin (caller to prayer), and she continued to lead her household in prayer until her slave girl and her slave strangled her. She had told both of them that after her death they would be free. Both of them killed her during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). It became well known that Umm Waraqah had been killed, and that her slave and slave girl had killed her. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) announced among the people: "Umm Waraqah's slave girl and her slave strangled her and killed her, and both have fled." They were brought and crucified, and they were the first to be executed in Madinah. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke the truth. He used to say: 'Come with us, we will meet the martyr.'"
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that the prophecy made by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) came true. This was a miracle of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). It is also understood that women can lead other women in prayer (imamah), but a woman cannot lead men in prayer. This is because there is no evidence anywhere in Islamic law (shari‘ah) for appointing a woman as the imam of men, and Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, has given men superiority over women, and women are also deficient in religion and intellect. Imam Ibn Hazm (rahimahullah) states: It is not permissible for a woman to lead men in prayer. (Al-Muhalla bil Athar: 3/135) It is also understood that a woman cannot give the call to prayer (adhan), which is why they appointed a male muezzin and did not give the adhan themselves.
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that the prophecy made by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) came true. This was a miracle of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). It is also understood that women can lead other women in prayer (imamah), but a woman cannot lead men in prayer. This is because there is no evidence anywhere in Islamic law (shari‘ah) for appointing a woman as the imam of men, and Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, has given men superiority over women, and women are also deficient in religion and intellect. Imam Ibn Hazm (rahimahullah) states: It is not permissible for a woman to lead men in prayer. (Al-Muhalla bil Athar: 3/135) It is also understood that a woman cannot give the call to prayer (adhan), which is why they appointed a male muezzin and did not give the adhan themselves.
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 530
