![]() ![]() ![]() When that woman contemplated her attempt, she must have realized that if she were to be successful, she would have avenged the defeat of her people. If you were a king (meaning that if his claim to prophethood was false), then I would have rid people of you.” Follow the Sharia Zone She said, “I thought that if you were truly a Prophet, you would not be harmed. She did not deny having poisoned the lamb. When the woman was brought before the Prophet, he asked her about her motives. The woman herself brought the lamb and told the Prophet that she had prepared it as a present to him. Moreover, there was no question about the identity of the perpetrator of that ghastly attempt on the life of the Prophet. Yet the immediate reaction of the Prophet was that the woman must not be killed. ![]() Such a person hardly ever escapes the death penalty. Anyone caught making or preparing to make such an attempt is normally charged with high treason and with making an aggression on the state and all its people. In any state, an attempt on the life of the president or monarch is always viewed very seriously. In order to appreciate the significance of the story quoted in the hadith at hand, we have to remember that the Prophet was the head of the Islamic state, in addition to his being a Prophet and a messenger from Allah to all humankind. Khaibar fell to the Prophet after a long siege culminating in a fierce fighting to win several of the many forts of which this Jewish stronghold consisted. One such attempt took place soon after the Prophet won the battle of Khaibar that he fought against the Jews of Madinah, resulting in the destruction of the Jewish military power in Arabia. During his life, the Prophet had many enemies who plotted against his life. When the attempt is the result of careful plotting, then the hostility is deeply rooted. Perhaps the description “a personal enemy” cannot be attached more appropriately than to one who tries to kill someone. That characteristic is forgiveness of one’s enemies. Here, we are giving a few brief notes on one characteristic that manifested itself in the Prophet’s behavior in a variety of situations. It is important to study how the Prophet treated other people in a comprehensive range of situations in order to understand the Islamic approach to social relations. It is needless to say that this applies, in perhaps greater measure, to social behavior and relations with other people. Hence the Prophet’s example provides guidance to us in all spheres of life. Everything in people’s lives is evaluated from the Islamic viewpoint. In Islam there is no differentiation between religious and “worldly” matters. Some people may think that this applies to matters of religion only. When the woman was brought to him, people suggested, ‘Shall we kill her?’ The Prophet said, ‘No.’ I have recognized the effects of that poisoning in the Prophet’s throat ever since.” ( Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Ahmad, and others).įollowing the Prophet’s example in any situation is to make sure of choosing the right course of action. Anas, a close Companion of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) reported, “A Jewish woman brought a poisoned lamb to the Prophet, and he ate of it. ![]()
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