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Yasir Qadhi Seerah EP 071–080 — The Letters, Mu'tah & the Conquest of Makkah

(S010) The letters to the kings → Umrat al-Qada → Mu'tah → the Conquest of Makkah.

Hijri 6–8 AH CE 628–630 CE

Summary of S010 (Sh. Dr. Yasir Qadhi, EP 071–080): the letters to the world kings, Umrat al-Qada and the last great Meccan converts, the Battle of Mu’tah and Dhat al-Salasil, and the climax of the seerah — the Conquest of Makkah.

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  1. EP 071 — The letters to the various rulers sent after Khaybar: the Najashi, Heraclius of Rome, Khosrow of Persia, the Muqawqis of Egypt and the rest; the benefits of the letters as da’wah and diplomacy; and the note that no physical letter of the Prophet ﷺ survives.
  2. EP 072 — Umrat al-Qada: the Quraysh rumour and legitimate PR; three days in Makkah; the marriage to Maymunah, the last wife; Umara bint Hamzah; then the three major conversions — Khalid ibn al-Walid, Amr ibn al-As and Uthman ibn Talha.
  3. EP 073 — Mu’tah 1: what Mu’tah was and why the battle happened; the three named commanders; Abdullah ibn Rawahah; the Ghassanid preparations; the Muslims overwhelmed and the choice of “victory or martyrdom”; the battle, and the Prophet ﷺ narrating it live in Madinah.
  4. EP 074 — Mu’tah 2: victory, loss or draw?; “they are the ones who will fight again”; consoling the bereaved and the fiqh of mourning; the danger of arrogance; the battle in the Byzantine chronicles; and why the Sword of Allah died in his bed.
  5. EP 075 — Recap, then Sariyya Dhat al-Salasil: Amr ibn al-As given command and Abu Ubayda’s humility in serving under him; the Tayammum ijtihad and its fiqh; and the sanctity of human life (Q 4:94).
  6. EP 076 — The Conquest 1: Khuza’a and Banu Bakr; the breach of the treaty and Khuza’a’s appeal; Abu Sufyan’s failed mission to Madinah; the undisclosed destination; and an army in which no Muhajir or Ansari stayed behind.
  7. EP 077 — The Conquest 2: the leaked letter of Hatib ibn Abi Balta’ah, his pardon, and the many benefits drawn from the story.
  8. EP 078 — The Conquest 3: when it took place; the fiqh of when travel begins; meeting al-Abbas on his way to make hijrah (and the dispute over when he accepted Islam); the conversions of Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith and Abdullah ibn Abi Umayya, then of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb.
  9. EP 079 — The Conquest 4: entering Makkah in three columns; “come to my house and you are safe”; the idols cleared; the keys restored to Uthman ibn Talha; the conditional permission to Khuza’a; what made this conquest unique; and those not granted amnesty.
  10. EP 080 — The Conquest 5: the later iman of the new converts; full circle at Mount Safa; “there is no hijrah after the Conquest”; the women’s bay’ah and the exchange with Hind bint Utba; the Ansar reassured; and the further conversions of the 19 days.

Key takeaways

Entries introduced here

Also covered here

Muhammad ﷺ (the whole EP 071–080 arc), Khalid ibn al-Walid (ra) (conversion; Mu’tah “Sword of Allah”; died in bed), Zayd ibn Harithah (ra) & Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (ra) (martyrdom at Mu’tah), The Najashi (Negus) — As'hama ibn Abjar (the letter; the absentee janazah), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (ra) (Heraclius; conversion at the Conquest), al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (ra) (last Muhajir; bringing Abu Sufyan), Hind bint Utba (rha) (striking Abu Sufyan; the women’s bay’ah), Safwan ibn Umayya & Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl (ra) & Wahshi ibn Harb (ra) & Suhayl ibn Amr (ra) (their conversions), Umm Salama (rha) (interceding for her half-brother), Seerah Timeline (7 rows) and Index.

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