in so many ways to be tested with power
is so much more difficult than to be
tested with persecution
just like being tested with wealth is so
much harder than being tested with
poverty
why because you have access you have the
ability to displease allah
to take advantage of the one in front of
you who seems to be
weaker and in a position of
powerlessness when you look at the
prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
everything that he embodies of the
perfection of character
shines brightest on the day that he
returned to mecca
because no person was hurt more than the
prophet saws by the people of mecca
the entire persecution and harassment
and killing all of it took place in
targeting the prophet saws and his
family suffered
he suffered sallallahu alaihi wasallam
yet when he comes back to mecca
and fatah though no one would have
blamed him had he taken revenge
he sought something so much greater than
revenge
he sought the hearts and minds of those
people that were in mecca
and everyone that would follow that
would read about the
incident fatah
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so we're past hurdabiya the treaty has
been made and the prophet salisam has
honored
that treaty the muslims have honored
that treaty and islam has spread
throughout the world because of the
ability
to do da'wah in a time of peace now
quraish
they made the mistake of breaking the
treaty of herdabia by facilitating an
attack
on benuchuza which was an ally tribe to
the muslims
and by doing so they violated the treaty
now
the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
clearly had received the news
of this violation of the treaty before
the people of medina would find out
she says that three days before the news
even came back to us
in al-madinah that the people of mecca
had violated the treaty
the prophet salla islam started to make
these preparations for a
large army that would march somewhere
and even abu bakr allah
when he came to visit the prophet saws
he was confused
by the prophet salam's preparations abu
sufyan
was coming from mecca as soon as he knew
about the violation
from his side and he wanted to come to
madina knowing that this was a dumb move
for the people of mecca to try to
salvage
the treaty before it was too late
because he knew
that the muslims had now grown to a
place where
the meccans would not be able to
withstand the force
of the size of the army of the prophet
saws
though the prophet saws had been
honoring that treaty all along so
abu sufyan he gets to medina to try to
talk the prophet salallahu into staying
within
the terms and the prophet saw salam has
already at that point begun
to amass the army that will proceed
towards
mecca and he ignores abu sufyan
and he makes his way to mecca with 10
000 soldiers on the 10th day of ramadan
so we are now
in ramadan and this is the eighth year
and they are
making their way towards mecca under the
prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
in this massive show right of force that
exists at this point
and rasulallah is not going towards
makkah
and rather the prophet salallahu at this
point is assuming the full armor of
battle
and the prophet saw salam has his sword
he has his bow and his arrow sallallahu
islam and he has a shield and he embarks
on this journey
with his camel arihi salatu and the
people
following him towards mecca as the
treaty has now been violated from mecca
therefore there is no reason for the
prophet salla islam at this point
to stay within this treaty now abu
sufyan
in justice would be the first person
killed
right for everything that he did against
the prophet saws
all the times that he killed muslims all
the times he organized
against the prophet saws but rasulullah
is not looking to make an example out of
abu sufyan
rather the prophet saw islam is looking
to demonstrate the example of islam
and so even as many of the companions
are rightfully
angered and they're looking forward to
that moment where they can come back to
mecca and take revenge the prophet
sawsome constantly
cools the temperature of his army
and lets them know that this is going to
be a day of rahma
this is going to be a day of mercy not a
day of slaughter
that this is going to be a day of
reconciliation not revenge we're going
to demonstrate the high ideals of islam
and just as we fought back in bed for
the sake of allah
we will restrain ourselves on this day
for the sake of allah subhanahu ta'alah
so the prophet salisa not only is not
going to punish abu sufyan
but rather says to the prophet
sallallahu alaihi wasallam look abu
sufyan is a proud man
so as you come back into mecca if you
could find a way
to still give him some level of honor
and respect then do so because he's
looking to win hearts
now of course to some of the sahaba the
bilals of the worlds the
mothers of the world may allah be
pleased with them all they just wanted
to take them out
and the prophet sallallahu alaihi
wasallam is looking for
a way to grow this community
so he announces sallallahu when he
enters into mecca
mandela whoever enters into the house of
abu sufyan
is safe and he continues to march
forward
it is the 17th day of ramadan which is
by the way the same day as badr and the
prophet sliced them as marching forth
and abu sufyan is standing next to it
he's looking at this army and abu sufyan
is saying to the abbas your nephew
has amassed he's amassed an incredible
army at this point
no one's going to be able to stand up
against him at this point i mean this is
an incredible
army and says
it is prophethood this is not a worldly
demonstration this is prophethood this
is allah subhanahu ta'ala blessing his
messenger sallallahu alaihi sallam
with what he promised him isn't it time
that you recognize him as rasulullah
that you recognize that he is indeed the
messenger of allah
next they pitched the tent for the
prophet salallahu sallam on the
outskirts of mecca
rasulullah salem prayed much and did
much sajdah
out of sukhur out of prostration of
gratitude to allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
for the moment that was ahead of him and
then the prophet salisa proceeds into
mecca
and ahead of him is
who is carrying the main flag on one
side you have
and also commanding a portion of the
muslim army at this point
is
enters into mecca and the army descends
upon mecca from all directions
by all means this is going to be payback
and revenge right remember how the
meccans acted in uh
with the muslims after badr even though
they were the ones that drove them out
so by all means it seems to be that way
but rasulallah enters in that day
and his nose was almost touching the
back of his camel meaning he entered in
with humility
not riding proudly but rather in
humility to allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
and what was the prophet salaam saying
the whole time was he chanting some
slogans of ignorance no
the sahaba said rasulullah saison was
reading surat al-fattah he was reading
quran
the whole time so he had his nose close
to the camel's back
and he was reading reading the quran
and thanking allah ta'ala and praising
allah subhanahu ta'ala for that moment
and rasulallah proceeds straight to the
kaaba
and the people of mecca now i mean they
can't do anything right they have to
watch this and
they just have to wish for the best so
they're watching the prophet sallam
do what he's going to do and the sahaba
are not
fully privy to what the prophet saisam
is going to do
so rasool allah says go straight to the
kaaba that home that he wants
was a part of rebuilding that was built
by his father ibrahim alaihi
salaam and islam and where he once put
the black stone
to pull all of mecca together and the
prophet saw sallam goes
around the kaaba and with his bow
the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
starts to pull down the idols that are
erected
around the kaaba over 300 of them
erected around the kaaba
and the prophet saison recites
and say the truth has come and falsehood
has vanished
verily falsehood is bound to vanish and
he says that sallallahu alaihi wasallam
as he's pulling down the idols then the
prophet salaam does talath around the
kaaba the way that he used to do
then rasool allah says goes to the door
of the kaaba
and he calls uthman even
and he takes the keys of the kaaba
uthman was a recent convert at this
point
he takes the keys of the ka'ba from him
he opens the door of the ka'ba
and then he hands it back to uthman and
he says take it
for you have the right to this until the
day of judgment
and these keys will not be taken from
you except by allah except by
an unjust tyrant so this was a sign that
the prophet saws again
is reconciling and he's acknowledging
these places
and he leaves the keys with this
particular tribe that until today
it is only from banu that the keys of
the kaaba
can remain in accordance with the hadith
of the prophet sallallahu alaihi
wasallam
and the prophet salallahu as it goes
through benosheba
which is the larger tribe the keys go
through there he then
proceeds into the cabbage who enters the
kaaba with him
the prophet saws though he is
reconciling hearts he's not ditching his
companions those that struggled and
strove
who enters with him and the prophet saw
some goes into the kaaba
and he starts to remove the idols and he
looks and he sees the images
of the prophets and the false gods that
are on the walls of the cabin the
prophet's life some orders
that they be wiped over and then the
prophet says in them continues to
prostrate and pray out of thankfulness
in the kaaba
inside the cabbage the people of mecca
are completely silent watching the scene
unfold what's he going to do next
he walks out sallallahu alaihi wasallam
on the steps of the kaaba
and he looks out to the scene and he
says
there is no god but him
he fulfilled his promise
he aided his servant meaning the prophet
sallallahu alaihi wasallam
and he did away with the confederates
himself subhanahu ta'ala so the prophet
saws is not acknowledging
or not attributing the victory to
himself but rather he is attributing
the victory to allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
then the prophet saison calls out to
quraish he says
o people of quraysh verily allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala has abolished
all of the pride and conceitedness that
you used to take in jahali in the days
of ignorance
in your tribes and your ancestors and
all of the disputes between tribes i am
crushing them
under my foot right now subhanallah
remember when the kaaba was constructed
the prophet saw some brought the people
together now he's doing the same thing
he says
all of the tribal warfare and all of
this silliness it's gone now i'm putting
it under my foot
and he said sallallahu islam because all
of you are from adam
and adam is from torah adam is from dirt
and then the prophet saws recited the
verse
verily we have created you from male and
female and made you into nations and
tribes
that you may get to know one another
verily the most honorable of you
in the sight of allah is the one who is
most pious verily allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala
is all knowing ever acquainted the
prophet salallahu would then
put bilaaru to stand on the ka'ba to
really solidify what he is saying
to call the adhan from the kaaba and
then the prophet sliced them and of
course people objected but it doesn't
matter some of them object
this is the new system the new way that
equality
is granted and that the basis of
superiority
is piety in the sight of allah subhanahu
ta'ala and none deserved more to stand
on the kaaba and call allah
who was once under the feet of those
pagans so the prophet salaam establishes
that forbidden demonstrates what he is
saying with this verse
then the prophet saws still on the steps
of the kaaba
and quraish humbled they can't do
anything
the prophet saws calls out to them he
says
what do you think i'm going to do to you
what should i do with you i mean
what would you do if you were in my
situation what should be done to you
and they said
they said you will do good you are a
noble brother
and the son of a noble brother so
they're hoping
that the prophet saws you know when he
punishes them
when he punishes them he will not punish
them
too severely and you notice that the
prophet saws always responds with quran
he said rather i will say to you what my
brother yusuf ali his salam
said to his brothers
he's teaching them quran action with
every incident that's taking place
there is no blame upon you today may
allah
forgive you he is the most
merciful of those who show mercy
go for you are free subhanallah no
punishment on the people of makkah and
you can imagine
what this did to the hearts of the
people of mecca how many people
converted
out of seeing the superior ethics of the
prophet salallahu alaihi wasallam if
there was any doubt in their hearts that
he was the messenger of allah
it was all solved in that moment of
humility and mercy from him
but then there's something else where is
he going to stay what's going to happen
next
he's conquered mecca he has done away
with the idol salallahu he told the
people they can go free
the prophet sawsome would remain in
mecca for about 19
days and at this point
his home has been conquered the home
that he used to stay with khadija
it was taken when he was run out
he wants them to take the home that they
grew up in meaning abu talib's house so
he says to the prophet saws
aren't you going to go back to your own
home ya rasulullah the prophet saws
your older brother did he leave any
inheritance for us and
had sold all of his property so
basically the prophet saws options
are to stay somewhere else or to retake
one of the homes that they were driven
out of and the prophet saws
does not want to disrupt what he is
establishing in the moment
so they said to the prophet says
where are you going to stay where are
you going to stay he said pitch me a
tent in herjoon
and hajjun is significant for many
reasons one
it was where quraish initially signed
the treaty to boycott benuhashem
and through that boycott came the deaths
of abu talib
two this is where
buried and so the prophet saw wanted to
be near the grave of khadija
who never got to witness the glory of
madinah nor the glory of the opening of
mecca
and three and this is very important it
indicates that the prophet saws is still
a traveler and so we don't know where
he's going to stay at this point
in these days as we exert ourselves with
all sorts of good deeds that our prophet
salallahu taught us
we invite you to spend in the way of
allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
so that we may all further ourselves
along this journey
and draw closer to him
you