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asked the womenfolk of his tribe to go to the Mosque and pray for Hamza, this they did
and after a while the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) thanked them, then
supplicated for them and told them to return home.
The Debt of Abdullah
Jabir, Abdullah’s father had been martyred during the hostilities at Uhud and had, due to
circumstances, taken over the course of two years several loans from his Jewish
neighbors. No sooner Jabir's creditors learned of his death they wasted no time in
pressing Abdullah to settle the matter. There was very little to offer, however there was
the harvest of his father's date palms that Abdullah hoped would satisfy them, but all
refused saying the harvest was insufficient.
The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) was concerned when he learned of Abdullah's
predicament, so he went to him immediately and asked him to request his creditors to
come and see him. The creditors arrived and the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
supplicated to Allah, whereupon each creditor, to their absolute amazement, received
dates equal to the repayment of Jabir's debt. They were even more astonished when
they observed the remaining amount of dates equaled that of Jabir's usual annual crop,
and after a while the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) thanked them, then
supplicated for them and told them to return home.
The Debt of Abdullah
Jabir, Abdullah’s father had been martyred during the hostilities at Uhud and had, due to
circumstances, taken over the course of two years several loans from his Jewish
neighbors. No sooner Jabir's creditors learned of his death they wasted no time in
pressing Abdullah to settle the matter. There was very little to offer, however there was
the harvest of his father's date palms that Abdullah hoped would satisfy them, but all
refused saying the harvest was insufficient.
The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) was concerned when he learned of Abdullah's
predicament, so he went to him immediately and asked him to request his creditors to
come and see him. The creditors arrived and the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
supplicated to Allah, whereupon each creditor, to their absolute amazement, received
dates equal to the repayment of Jabir's debt. They were even more astonished when
they observed the remaining amount of dates equaled that of Jabir's usual annual crop,