Abu-l Aas ibn ar-Rabiah R.A Sahaba

Abu-l Aas belonged to the Abd ash-Shams clan of the Quraysh. He was in the major of his youth, handsome and very outstanding looking. He was the epitome of Arab chivalry and was endowed with all the characteristics of dignity, manliness and generosity. He took large dignity in the customs of his ancestors. Abu-l Aas inherited the Quraysh love for trade. The Quraysh of course were renowned to be experts of the two yearly dealing expeditions. the winter expedition to the south, to Yemen. and the summer expedition to the north. to Syria. These two expeditions are cited in the Quran in the section entitled after the Quraysh. The caravans of Abu-l Ads habitually plied between Makkah and Syria. Each caravan was made up of two century men and a century camels. People would entrust their riches and their items to him to trade on their behalf because of his ability as a merchant. his honesty and his trustworthiness. The maternal auntie of Abu-l Aas was Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the wife of Muhammad ibn Abdullah. She treated him like a mother would her own child, with love and affection. Muhammad too was exceedingly fond of him. The years went by rapidly in the house of Muhammad and Khadijah. Zanaib, their eldest female child, shortly increased up and blossomed forward like a beautiful flower. She was much searched after in wedding ceremony by the children of reputable Makkan nobles. And why not? She was one of the most differentiated Makkan young women in lineage and communal standing. She was blessed with the most honorable dad and mother. And she had the finest principles and behavior. Which one of these scions of Makkan nobility would win her hand? Abu-l Aas ibn Rabi'ah was the one who did. Abu-l Aas and Zaynab were only wed a couple of years when the Divine lightweight of Islam radiated over Makkah. Muhammad, the dad of Zaynab, was now the Prophet of God, dispatched to express the belief of guidance and truth. He was instructed to express the note of Islam first to his family and closest relatives. The first women to accept as factual in him and accept Islam were his wife Khadijah and his daughters Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatimah. Fatimah was very juvenile at the time. Zaynab's married man although did not like departing the belief of his forefathers and he denied to take up the belief which his wife now pursued whereas he was absolutely dedicated to her and loved her affectionately with a untainted and genuine love. Before long, the battle between the Prophet, calm be upon him, and the Quraysh evolved and increased bitter. The Quraysh sensed that it was intolerable for their children to stay wed to Muhammad's daughters. They furthermore advised that it would be an humilitating and tough position for Muhammad if his daughters were to be returned to his household. So they went to Abu-l Aas and said: "Divorce your wife, Abu-l Aas, and drive her back to her father's house. We will then wed you to any of the most charming and noble women of the Quraysh you desire." "No, by God," said Abu-l Aas firmly. "I will not end wedding ceremony my wife and I manage not desire to have in her location any woman in all the world." Muhammad's other two daughters, Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum were separated by their husbands and returned to his home. The Prophet in detail was very satisfied when they came back to him and he had wanted that Abu-l Aas would furthermore come back Zaynab to him except that at that time he had no power to compel him to manage so. The regulation forbidding the wedding ceremony of a Muslim woman to a nonbelieving man was not yet in force. The Prophet, calm be on him, migrated to Madinah and his objective became stronger. The Quraysh sensed even more endangered by him ,red went out to battle him at Badr. Abu-l Aas was compelled to proceed along with the Quraysh army. He did not actually have d yearn to battle the Muslims neither did he seem any inclination to connect them. But his place amidst the Quraysh- one of respect and believe - impelled him to proceed along with their crusade contrary to Muhammad. The assault of Badr completed in d awful beat for the Quraysh and the forces of shirk. Some were slain, some were taken detainee and some organised to escape. Among those, who were taken detainee was Abu-l Aas, the married man of Zaynab. The Prophet repaired allowances for the ransom of the prisoners of conflict changing from one 1000 to four 1000 dirhams, as asserted by the riches and communal standing of the prisoner. Quraysh messengers went to and fro between Makkah and Madinah bearing the ransom cash to free their relations held in Madinah. Zaynab dispatched her messenger to Madinah bearing the ransom demand to free her husband. The ransom allowance encompassed a necklace which her mother, Khadijah, had granted to her before she died. When the Prophet glimpsed the necklace, his face at one time became enclosed with a veil of unhappiness and he sensed a rush of tenderness for his daughter. He turned to his companions and said: "Zaynab has dispatched this allowance to ransom Abu-l Aas. If you glimpse fit to set free her detainee and come back her ownership to her, then manage so." "Yes," his companions agreed. "We will manage anything we can to soothe your eyes and make you happy." The Prophet set one status on Abu-l Aas before he set free him, that he should drive his female child Zaynab to him without delay. As shortly as he come to Makkah, Abu-l Aas started producing arrangements to convey out his promise. He organised his wife to arrange herself for the excursion and notified her that her father's messengers were waiting for her just out-of-doors Makkah. He arranged provisions and a climb on for her and instructed his male sibling, Amr ibn ar-Rabi'ah, to escort her and hand her over in person to the Prophet's emissaries. Amr slung his bow over his bears, took up his quiver of projectiles, put Zaynab in her hawdaj and left Makkah with her in the very broad lightweight of day, in full outlook of the Quraysh. The Quraysh were furious. They chased Zaynab and Amr until they apprehended up with them. Zaynab was scared. Amr stood ready with his bow and projectile and shouted: "By God, if any man arrive beside to her, I would plunge this projectile in his neck". Amr was renowned to be an very good marksman. Abu Sufyan ibn Hath, who had by this time connected the Quraysh assembly, went up to Amr and said: "Son of my male sibling, put away your projectile and let me converse to you." This Amr did and Abu Sufyan went on: "What you have finished is not prudent. You left with Zaynab in full outlook of the people. All the Arabs understand the catastrophes we endured at Badr at the hands of her dad, Muhammad. If you depart with his female child in the open as you have finished, the tribes would accuse us of cowardice and they would state that we have been humiliated. Return with her and inquire her to stay in her husband's dwelling for a couple of days in order that persons could state that we conveyed her back. Thereafter you can take her away calmly and furtively from us and take her to her father. We have no require to detain her." Amr acquiesced to this and Zaynab returned to Makkah. A couple of days subsequent, in the middle of the evening Amr took Zaynab and presented her over to the Prophet's emissaries just as his male sibling had instructed. After the exodus of his wife, Abu-l Aas resided on in Makkah for some years. Then, soon before the conquest of Makkah, he left for Syria on a dealing mission. On the come back excursion from Syria his caravan comprised of some one century camels and one century and seventy men. As the caravan advanced Madinah, a detachment of Muslims took them by surprise. They impounded the camels and took the men as captives to the Prophet. Abu-l Aas although organised to escape. During the evening which was throw very dark, Abu-l Aas went into Madinah fearful and alert. He sought round until he came to Zaynab's house. He inquired her for defence and she provided it to him. At dawn, the Prophet, calm be on him, came out to the masjid to present the Dawn Prayer. He stood erect in the mihrab and said "Allahu Akbar" to start the Prayer. The Muslims behind him did the same. At that issue Zaynab yelled from the women's part of the masjid: "O people! I am Zaynab the female child of Muhammad. I have granted defence to Abu-l Aas. Do give him your defence also." When the Prayer was completed, the Prophet turned to the congregation and said: "Have you learned what I heard?" "Yes, Messenger of Allah," they replied. "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, I knew not anything of this until I learned what you heard. He is inquiring defence from the Muslims." Back at dwelling the Prophet said to his daughter: "Prepare a location of rest for Abu-l Aas and let him understand that you are not lawful for him." He then summoned the men of the expeditionary force which had taken the camels and the men of the caravan and said to them: "You have taken the possessions of this man. If you are kind to him and come back his house, we would be pleased. If although you manage not acquiesce then the items is booty sanctioned by God which you have a right to." "We would absolutely come back his possessions to him, Messenger of God," they answered and when Abu-l Aas came to assemble his items, they said to him: "You pertains to the Quraysh nobility. You are the relation of the Messenger of God and his son-in-law. Would you accept Islam? We would hand over all this riches to you. You would then have for your own pleasure anything riches and possessions the Makkans entrusted to you, and stay with us here in Madinah." "What an bad thing you are inquiring me manage, to go in a new belief while committing an proceed of treachery!" Abu-I Aas retorted. Abu-l Aas returned to Makkah with the caravan and presented over all the riches and items to their rightful owners. Then he asked: "O persons of Quraysh! Is there any cash left with me belonging to any one of you which he has not taken?" "No," came the reply. "And may God bless you with goodness. We have really discovered you noble and trustworthy." Then Abu-I Aas announced: "Since I have now presented over to you what is rightfully yours, I now affirm that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. By God, the only thing that stopped me from affirming my acceptance of Islam while I was with Muhammad in Madinah was my worry that you would believe that I did so only to befitting your wealth. Now that I have released my believe in this issue, I now affirm that I am a Muslim..." Abu-l Aas then left for Madinah where the Prophet obtained him hospitably and returned his wife to him. The Prophet utilised to state about him: "He talked to me and was honest to me. He made pledges to me and stayed trustworthy to his word."