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Yasir Qadhi Seerah EP 051–060 — The Massacres, Banu Nadir, the Slander & the Trench

(S008) al-Raji & Bir Ma'una → the wives → Banu Nadir → al-Muraysi' & the Slander → the Battle of Khandaq.

Hijri 4–5 AH CE 625–627 CE

Summary of S008 (Sh. Dr. Yasir Qadhi, EP 051–060): the dark year of treachery after Uhud — two massacres of the reciters, the expulsion of a second Jewish tribe, a portrait of the Prophet’s ﷺ household, the trial of the Slander of Aisha (rha), and the great siege of Khandaq that turned the tide of the Seerah.

Episode map

  1. EP 051 — The expedition of Abdullah ibn Unays; the massacre at al-Raji and the execution of Khubayb ibn Adi; the massacre at Bir Ma’una — each with its lessons.
  2. EP 052 — The wives of the Prophet ﷺ up to this point: Sawda, Aisha, Hafsa, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Umm Salama (and Zaynab bint Jahsh deferred) — then “the battle that didn’t take place” (Badr al-Maw’id) and Ghazwa Dhat al-Riqa (both grouped here).
  3. EP 053 — The expulsion of Banu Nadir: the mounting tensions, the assassination attempt, the siege and exile, the law of fay’, the tafsir of Surah al-Hashr, and the dispute over when it happened.
  4. EP 054 — Zayd ibn Thabit learns Hebrew; the final prohibition of alcohol; the sabab al-nuzul of “no compulsion in religion” (freedom of religion in Islam); the birth of al-Hasan; the Expedition of al-Muraysi’, its dating and outcome, and the marriage to Juwayriyya.
  5. EP 055 — The return from al-Muraysi’: the Ansari–Muhajir quarrel; Zayd ibn Arqam exposing Abdullah ibn Ubayy and the revelation of Surah al-Munafiqun; Ibn Ubayy’s believing son; Maslaha (Public Welfare) as a source of law; the Slander of Aisha (rha) begins — and why the books never state the accusation.
  6. EP 056 — The Slander, part 2: Surah al-Nur declares her innocence; Abu Bakr’s sadaqa to Mistah; Zaynab’s testimony; the instigators and the spreaders; Safwan and Hassan ibn Thabit; the lessons on slander, ghibah and namimah.
  7. EP 057 — Khandaq 1: the Banu Nadir assemble the Confederates; the news reaches Madinah; the freeing of Salman al-Farisi and his idea of the trench; the women and children at al-Fari’; digging the trench.
  8. EP 058 — Khandaq 2: the food miracles and the prophecies of al-Sham, Persia and Yemen (and of Ammar’s death); the Muslim battle plan; the leaders and numbers of the ahzab; how long the digging took; the siege; Banu Qurayza change sides.
  9. EP 059 — Khandaq 3: the treachery confirmed and the hypocrites made worse; the Quraysh stalled at the trench; the skirmishes, the casualties and the death-wound of Sa’d ibn Mu’adh; missing Salat al-Asr; Nuaym ibn Mas’ud arrives and the tide turns.
  10. EP 060 — Khandaq 4: the Sabbath ruse splitting the alliance; the worst night of weather and Hudhayfah’s reconnaissance; the Quraysh withdraw; why the windstorm only drove them off; the outcome, and what Allah used for the victory.

Key takeaways

Entries introduced here

Also covered here

Muhammad ﷺ (the whole EP 051–060 arc), Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul (Nadir, Surah al-Munafiqun, the Slander, Khandaq desertion), Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (ra) (the Slander, his death-wound & the shaking of the Throne), Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (ra) (the hawari; Nawfal at the trench), Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) (the Slander counsel; Amr ibn Abd Wud), Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (ra) (the night spy mission), Muhammad ibn Maslamah (the Nadir ultimatum), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (ra) (al-Raji; Confederate command), Nifaq (Hypocrisy) (Surah al-Munafiqun; the Slander; Khandaq), Ghanima (Spoils of War) (vs fay’), Ahl al-Suffa (The People of the Suffa) (the Bir Ma’una martyrs), Seerah Timeline, Index.

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