In the previous article, we discussed several stories of the steadfastness of friends at the beginning of the missionary period confidential In this second part we will continue the story of Abu Dzar al-Ghifari and Khalid bin Sa’id May Allah bless him and grant him peacetwo friends who showed courage and fortitude after accepting Islam. Apart from that, we will also see the development of prayer laws and the attitude of the Quraysh community towards the Prophet ﷺ’s preaching which was starting to spread.
Abu Dzar’s courage expressed his Islam
Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (Abu Dharr al-Ghafari) also included in the ranks as wise as the enemy. He comes from Bedouin Arab circles. He is also a person who speaks fluent Arabic and speaks sweetly.
When news about Rasulullah ﷺ reached him, Abu Dharr sent his brother to Makkah to look for information about him. He asked him to listen to the Prophet ﷺ’s speech, then conveyed the news to him again. After doing what Abu Dzar ordered, he told what he had found. His brother said that this person had noble morals and spoke words that were not poetry.
Hearing his brother’s words, Abu Dzar felt dissatisfied. Finally, Abu Dzar himself would search for and find the Prophet. He prepared supplies to go to Mecca. After arriving in Makkah, Abu Dhar went to the Grand Mosque and looked for him ﷺ. But the problem was, Abu Dzar did not know the Prophet ﷺ. He also didn’t like asking about him because he knew the hatred of the Quraysh towards anyone related to the Prophet ﷺ.
Night falls. Ali bin Abi Talib saw Abu Dzar. He knew that Abu Dzar was a foreigner. Ali invited Abu Dzar to his house and treated him. Neither of them asked anything to each other until three days had passed. After three days had passed, Ali said to Abu Dzar, “Will you tell me what brought you here?”
Abu Dzar replied, “If you promise and swear to guide me, I will do it.”
Ali promised, then Abu Dzar told him the purpose of his visit. After hearing Abu Dzar’s explanation, Ali said, “Indeed it is true. He is the Messenger of Allah.”
Then Ali asked Abu Dzar to follow him tomorrow morning. If Ali saw something that he was afraid would harm Abu Dzar, Ali would give him a sign to stand up as if he was urinating. If Ali continued walking, Abu Dzar was asked to continue following him until he entered the place where Ali had entered.
Abu Dzar did so. He continued to follow Ali until Ali came to meet the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Abu Dzar listened to his words and immediately converted to Islam at that place. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ordered Abu Dzar to return to his people and preach to them until his orders came to him.
Abu Dzar said, “By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, I will preach my Islam loudly among them.”
Abu Dzar then came out and came to the Grand Mosque, then shouted in the loudest voice, “I testify that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”
Hearing Abu Dzar’s words, the people got up and beat him until Abu Dzar fell. Al-‘Abbas came, then lay his body on top of Abu Dzar to protect him. Al-‘Abbas said, “Woe to you! Don’t you know that he comes from Ghifar? And that your trade route to Syria passes through their area?” So Al-‘Abbas saved Abu Dzar from them. This story was narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Also read: The Prophet’s perseverance, may God bless him and grant him peace
Khalid bin Sa’id’s fortitude in facing his father
Between the two as wise as the enemy is Khalid bin Sa’id bin Al-‘Ash bin Umayyah (Khalid bin Saeed bin Al-Aas bin Umayyah). His father was a highly respected Quraysh leader.
It is said that Khalid once dreamed that he would fall into a deep ravine. Then the Prophet ﷺ came to save him from the abyss. After awakening from his sleep, Khalid came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “What are you calling for, O Muhammad?”
Rasulullah ﷺ answered, “I invite you to worship Allah alone who has no partners; to abandon the worship of stones which do not hear, do not see, do not harm, and do no good; that you do good to your parents; that you do not kill your children for fear of poverty; that you do not approach abominations, whether visible or hidden; that you do not kill a soul which Allah has forbidden except for a valid reason; that you do not approach the property of an orphan except in the best way until he reaches maturity; so that you complete the measure and weight fairly; so that you act justly in your words, even though you have to give the decision to your close relatives;
Khalid bin Sa’id also converted to Islam. When his father found out that Khalid bin Sa’id had converted to Islam, his father was angry with him and hurt him. Even his father withheld food from him. Khalid then left his father’s house, went to Rasulullah ﷺ, and was always with him around Mecca.
Prayer and ablution during da’wah confidential
Apart from that, the increasing number of people who converted to Islam led to the time of preaching confidential It also became the beginning of the building of worship and faith of Muslims. Prayer is a form of worship that is required in preaching confidential However, scholars differ regarding the number of rak’ahs and the time they are carried out during the secret da’wah period. Some scholars are of the opinion that at that time, Muslims were required to pray in the morning before sunrise and in the afternoon before sunset. The obligation to pray five times a day using the procedures known today was only established during the events of Isra’ and Mi’raj.
It is also reported that Jibril taught the Prophet ﷺ how to perform ablution during the early days of his prophethood.
Ibn Hisham explained that when the time for prayer had arrived, the Prophet ﷺ and his companions went into the hills and hid their prayers from their people.
The initial attitude of the Quraysh towards the Prophet’s preaching ﷺ
Even though Rasulullah ﷺ’s preaching was still confidential and individual, it seems that the news had reached the Quraish polytheists. It’s just that they don’t really care about it.
Muhammad al-Ghazali explained, “Perhaps they thought that Muhammad was just one of those people with religious tendencies, who spoke about divinity and His rights, as did Umayyah bin Abi Shalt (Umayyah bin Abi Garam)Quss bin Sa’idah (Qass bin Saida)and ‘Amr bin Nufail (Amr bin Nufayl). However, Quraish began to feel worried about the spread of news about him and the spread of his influence. So they began to observe from time to time how his fate and his preaching ended.”
These are some of the descriptions of Islamic preaching at that time confidential Abu Dzar showed his courage in declaring his faith in front of the Quraysh, while Khalid bin Sa’id chose to defend Islam even though he had to face his father’s opposition. At the same time, Rasulullah ﷺ built the Muslim community with worship and revelation, while the Quraysh began to observe the development of da’wah which they initially considered trivial. The seeds of faith that grow in secret will eventually grow into a power that can no longer be ignored. God bless.
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Writer: Fajar Rianto
Article Muslim.or.id
Reference:
Nūr Al-Yaqīn fī Sīrah Sayyid Al-Mursalīn, by Muhammad Al-Khudhari.
Ar-Rahīq Al-Makhtum, by Shafiyurrahmān Al-Mubārakfūri.
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