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Abdullah was insensitive to the seriousness of his desertion and felt as if he had been
badly treated, so he left the prayer line stepping over the heads of the congregation
saying, "One would suppose I had done something terrible, I only got up to strengthen
his position!" As he reached the door of the Mosque an Ansar was entering and asked
him why he was leaving whereupon he repeated what he had just said so the Ansar
advised, "Go back and let the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) ask for
your forgiveness." Steeped in blind pride, Abdullah refused saying, "By Allah, it is not
necessary for him to do so!"
Revelations Concerning Uhud
A few days after the engagement, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) received
several verses concerning various aspects of the hostilities and its participants. One
such verse spoke of previously unknown frailty of the tribes of Salamah and Haritha who
had at one point considered desertion, but Allah turned to them in His Mercy and
strengthened them, so that they fought with great valor against the unbelievers.
"Two parties of you were about to fail,
badly treated, so he left the prayer line stepping over the heads of the congregation
saying, "One would suppose I had done something terrible, I only got up to strengthen
his position!" As he reached the door of the Mosque an Ansar was entering and asked
him why he was leaving whereupon he repeated what he had just said so the Ansar
advised, "Go back and let the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) ask for
your forgiveness." Steeped in blind pride, Abdullah refused saying, "By Allah, it is not
necessary for him to do so!"
Revelations Concerning Uhud
A few days after the engagement, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) received
several verses concerning various aspects of the hostilities and its participants. One
such verse spoke of previously unknown frailty of the tribes of Salamah and Haritha who
had at one point considered desertion, but Allah turned to them in His Mercy and
strengthened them, so that they fought with great valor against the unbelievers.
"Two parties of you were about to fail,