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The Protection of the Prophet
The protection of Allah for His Prophet from people, and His sufficing of the Prophet against those who injured him.
Allah told His Prophet "Allah protects you from the people" (5:67). And He says, "And be patient under the Judgement of your Lord, surely, you are before Our Eyes" (52:48). And, "Is it not that Allah suffices His worshiper" (39:36).
Allah says, "We suffice you against those who mock" (15:95). "And when the unbelievers plotted against you, they sought to either take you captive or have you killed, or expelled. They plotted – but Allah (in reply) also plotted. Allah is the Best in plotting" (8:30).
Lady Ayesha, Mother of Believers, may Allah be pleased with her, tells us "Before the verse, 'Allah protects you from the people' (5:67) was sent down, the Prophet had guards. After its revelation, he looked out of his tent and asked his guards to leave him saying, 'O people you may go, my Lord, the Mighty, the Glorified has given me protection.'"
Jabir, son Abdullah said, "We went to war with the Prophet in the vicinity before Najd. The Prophet stopped for a rest at mid-day in a certain place and his Companions chose a shade tree for him under which he might rest so he went under the tree, hung his sword on it and slept. While he was sleeping a Bedouin came up to him and drew his sword. He asked, "Who will protect you from me!" "Allah, the Mighty" replied the Prophet . Upon hearing this the hand of the Bedouin started to tremble and his sword fell from his hand. The Prophet "Now, who will protect you from me?" Whereupon the Bedouin, Ghawrath, Al Harith's son replied, "Be the best taker" so the Prophet asked, "Do you bear witness that there is no god except Allah." The Bedouin replied, "No, but I will promise that I will not fight you and I will not be with any who fight against you." Thereupon the Prophet let him go and Ghawrath returned to his companion saying, "I have come to you from the best of all humanity."
Allah protected His Prophet from being seen in the cave by the unbelievers by the signs He prepared for him and by the spider which spun its web for him. These events are well known.
In the collection of Abu Bakr's hadith found at the beginning of Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, it is reported that Abu Bakr was asked by Azib and his son Al Barah about the events which occurred between the Prophet and Suraka during his migration to Medina. Abu Bakr told them many people went out in search for them but it was only Suraka, Malik's son who had a fast horse that reached them and that as Suraka drew near, he had said, "O Messenger of Allah, this bounty hunter has reached us!" Whereupon the Prophet
The protection of Allah for His Prophet from people, and His sufficing of the Prophet against those who injured him.
Allah told His Prophet "Allah protects you from the people" (5:67). And He says, "And be patient under the Judgement of your Lord, surely, you are before Our Eyes" (52:48). And, "Is it not that Allah suffices His worshiper" (39:36).
Allah says, "We suffice you against those who mock" (15:95). "And when the unbelievers plotted against you, they sought to either take you captive or have you killed, or expelled. They plotted – but Allah (in reply) also plotted. Allah is the Best in plotting" (8:30).
Lady Ayesha, Mother of Believers, may Allah be pleased with her, tells us "Before the verse, 'Allah protects you from the people' (5:67) was sent down, the Prophet had guards. After its revelation, he looked out of his tent and asked his guards to leave him saying, 'O people you may go, my Lord, the Mighty, the Glorified has given me protection.'"
Jabir, son Abdullah said, "We went to war with the Prophet in the vicinity before Najd. The Prophet stopped for a rest at mid-day in a certain place and his Companions chose a shade tree for him under which he might rest so he went under the tree, hung his sword on it and slept. While he was sleeping a Bedouin came up to him and drew his sword. He asked, "Who will protect you from me!" "Allah, the Mighty" replied the Prophet . Upon hearing this the hand of the Bedouin started to tremble and his sword fell from his hand. The Prophet "Now, who will protect you from me?" Whereupon the Bedouin, Ghawrath, Al Harith's son replied, "Be the best taker" so the Prophet asked, "Do you bear witness that there is no god except Allah." The Bedouin replied, "No, but I will promise that I will not fight you and I will not be with any who fight against you." Thereupon the Prophet let him go and Ghawrath returned to his companion saying, "I have come to you from the best of all humanity."
Allah protected His Prophet from being seen in the cave by the unbelievers by the signs He prepared for him and by the spider which spun its web for him. These events are well known.
In the collection of Abu Bakr's hadith found at the beginning of Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, it is reported that Abu Bakr was asked by Azib and his son Al Barah about the events which occurred between the Prophet and Suraka during his migration to Medina. Abu Bakr told them many people went out in search for them but it was only Suraka, Malik's son who had a fast horse that reached them and that as Suraka drew near, he had said, "O Messenger of Allah, this bounty hunter has reached us!" Whereupon the Prophet