The Hundred Line Poem Describing The Life of The Most Noble of All Creation by Al-Imām Ibn Abī al-ʿIzz al-Ḥanafī Taught by Shaykh Bandar al-Khaybarī

Name of Speaker: Shaykh Bandar ibn Sulaymaan al-Khaybaree الشيخ بندر بن سليمان الخيبري

Country of Speaker: Saudi Arabia المملكة العربية السعودية

Category: Seerah السيرة

Class 01 – Download / Listen [79:08 mins]

[الدرس الأول  – تحميل / استماع – [٧٩:٠٨

Lines of The Poem Covered:

[١] اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الْقَدِيرِ الْبَارِي … ثُمَّ صَلاَتُهُ عَلَى الْمُخْتَارِ

[1] All praise is due to Allāh, The Eternal, The Creator, followed by His Prayers upon the chosen one.

 

[٢] وَبَعْدُ هَاكَ سِيرَةَ الرَّسُولِ … مَنْظُومَةً مُوجَزَةَ الْفُصُولِ

[2] To proceed: Take this biography of the Messenger as a poem comprised of concise segments.

 

 [٣] وْلِدُهُ فِي عَاشِرِ الْفَضِيلِ … رَبِيعٍ الأَوَّلِ عَامَ الْفِيلِ

[3] His birth was on the tenth of the famous month Rabīʿ al-Awwal, during the Year of the Elephant.

 

 [٤] كِنَّمَا الْمَشْهُورُ ثَانِي عَشْرِهِ … فِي يَوْمِ الاِثْنَيْنِ طُلُوعَ فَجْرِهِ

[4] However, the popular opinion is that it was on the twelfth, which was a Monday at the break of dawn,

 

 [٥] وَوَافَقَ الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ نَيْسَانَا … وَقْبَلَه حَيْنُ أَبِيهِ حَانَا

[5] Which corresponds to the twentieth of April, And before his birth, his father passed away.

Points Covered By The Shaykh:

• The Manhaj of The Author
• The Importance of Studying The Sīrah of The Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ 
• The Benefits of Studying The Sīrah of The Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ
• The Different Stages of The Sīrah
• The Correct Way To Give Da’wah Taken From The Sīrah
• The Falsehood of The People of Innovation
• A Detailed Explanation of The Lines 1-5 From The Mīmīyyah Poem
• The Author’s Intention When Authoring His Poem
• The Explanation Regarding The Term “Ḥamd” (Praise)
• The Explanation of Allāh’s Names; Al-Qadīr & Al-Bārī
• The Definition & Meaning of Ṣalāt (Prayers) Upon The Prophet ﷺ
• A Detailed Explanation Regarding The Birth of The Prophet & His Upbringing
• The Lessons To Be Taken From The Prophet Being An Orphan

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Class 02 – Download / Listen [54:32 mins]

[الدرس الثاني  – تحميل / استماع – [٥٤:٣٢

Lines of The Poem Covered:

 [٦] وَبَعْدَ عَامَيْنِ غَدَا فَطِيمَا … جَاءَتْ بِهِ مُرضِعُهُ سَلِيمَا

[6] He was weaned two-years later and safely brought back by his wet-nurse,

 

[٧] حَلِيمَةٌ لِأُمِّهِ وَعَادَتْ … بِهِ لِأَهْلِهَا كَمَا أَرَادَتْ

[7] Ḥalīmah, to his mother. However, she returned with him to her family just as she had wanted.

 

[٨] فَبَعْدَ شَهْرَيْنِ انْشِقَاقُ بَطْنِهِْ … وَقِيلَ بَعْدَ أَرْبَعٍ مِنْ سِنِّهِْ

[8] Two months later his chest was spilt open, although some say this happened when he was four.

 

[٩] وَبَعْدَ سِتٍٍّ مَعَ شَهْرٍ جَاءِ … وَفَاةُ أُمِّهِ عَلَى الْأَبْوَاءِ

[9] At six years old and one month, while returning, his mother passed away at al-Abwāʾ.

  

[١٠] وَجَدُّه لِلْأَبِ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبْ … بَعْدَ ثَمَانٍ مَاتَ مِنْ غَيْرِ كَذِبْ

[10] Then his paternal grandfather, ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, passed away while he was eight, and this is no tale.

 

[١١] ثُمَّ أَبُو طَالِبٍ الْعَمُّ كَفَلْ … خِدْمَتَهُ ثُمَّ إِلَى الشَّامِ رَحَلْ

[11] Then his paternal uncle, Abū Ṭālib, assumed taking care of him, and then he travelled to al-Shām.

 

[١٢] وَذَاكَ بَعْدَ عَامِهِ الثَّانِي عَشَرْ … وَكَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِ (بَحِيـرَا) مَا اشْتَهَرْ

[12] This was while he was twelve years old and it was when the famous incident with Baḥīrā occurred.

 

[١٣] وَسَارَ نَحْوَ الشَّامِ أَشْرَفُ الْوَرَى … فِي عَامِ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ اذْكُرَا

[13] The noblest of mankind travelled to al-Shām at the age of twenty-five – remember this –

 

[١٤] لِأُمِّنَا خَدِيـجَةٍ مُتَّجِرَا … وَعَادَ فِيهِ رَابِحًا مُسْتَبْشِرَا

[14] As a merchant for our mother, Khadījah, returning the same year after having made a profit, being delighted.

 

[١٥] فَكَانَ فِيهِ عَقْدُهُ عَلَيْهَا … وَبَعْدَهُ إِفْضَاؤُهُ إِلَيْهَا

[15] He married her during the same year, and then consummated his marriage with her.

  

[١٦] وَوِلْدُهُ مِنْهَا خَلاَ إِبْرَاهِيمْ … فَالْأَوَّلُ الْقَاسِمُ حَازَ التَّكْرِيـمْ

[16] All of his children were from her except for Ibrāhīm, and the first to earn this distinction was al-Qāsim.

 

[١٧] وَزَيْنَبٌ رُقَيَّةٌ وَفَاطِمَةْ … وَأُمُّ كُلْثُومٍ لَهُنَّ خَاتِمَةْ

[17] Followed by Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Fāṭimah, and Umm Kulthūm, who was the last of the girls;

 

[١٨] وَالطَّاهِرُ الطَّيِّبُ عَبْدُ اللهِ … وَقِيلَ كُلُّ اسْمٍ لِفَرْدٍ زَاهِي

[18] and al-Ṭāhir, al-Ṭayyib, ʿAbd Allāh; but was said that each name belonged to a separate radiant child.

 

[١٩] وَالْكُلُّ فِي حَيَاتِهِ ذَاقُوا الْحِمَامْ … وَبَعْدَهُ فَاطِمَةٌ بِنِصْفِ عَامْ

[19] All of them tasted death during his lifetime, except Fāṭimah who died a half a year after him.

Points Covered By The Shaykh

• The Upbringing of The Prophet
• A Detailed Explanation Regarding The Incident of The Spitting Open of The Prophet’s Chest
• The Deaths of The Prophet’s Mother (ʾĀminah Bint Wahb) & Grandfather (ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib) At A Young Age
• The Wisdom of The Deaths of The Prophet Family At A Young Age
• ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib’s Advice To His Son Abū Ṭālib Before His Death Regarding The Prophet’s Care
• The Prophet’s Journey To Shām On Two Occasions
• A Detailed Description Concerning The Famous Incident of Baḥīrā
• The Prophet’s Marriage To Khadījah Bint Khuwaylid
• The Lives, Marriages & Deaths of The Prophet’s Children

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