Refutation of the lies of the Sufi-innovators. Said keeps talking

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Born December 1, 1918 (1916) in Al Ain - died November 2, 2004 in Abu Dhabi. The 14th ruler of the Al Nahyan family, Emir of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates.

Most historians agree that he was born on December 1, 1918, but some also name 1916 (at that time the Bedouin did not record the dates of the birth of children).

Zayd was the youngest of the sons of Sheikh Sultan, who ruled the principality of Abu Dhabi from 1922-1926.

When Sheikh Sultan died, Zayd was only eight years old, and he had to wander a lot around the Arabian Peninsula.

When Zayd was born, Abu Dhabi was one of seven areas along the lower coast of the Persian Gulf that were ruled by sheikhs. The territories were in treaty relations with Great Britain, having signed a number of agreements with it at the end of the 19th century.

While he was growing up, there was not a single school in the modern sense of the word on the coast, and Zayd received an elementary education based on Islamic principles, lived in the desert with Bedouin tribes, got acquainted with the life of these people, their traditions and their amazing ability to survive in harsh conditions.

In the 1930s, Sheikh Shahbat II, the brother of Zayd, who ruled in the principality, instructed him to accompany Western geologists who were looking for hydrocarbons in the desert.

In 1946, Zayd was appointed ruler of his hometown of Al Ain. Under his leadership, active construction began in the oasis, trade revived, and agriculture began to develop.

As early as 1958, oil was found and production began in 1962, and some members of the ruling family were frustrated at the lack of progress under Sheikh Shahbat.

In August 1966, Sheikh Zayed became the emir of the principality of Abu Dhabi, removing Sheikh Shahbat from power.

In December 1971, the emirs of 6 principalities (in February 1972, the emir of Ras Al Khaimah joined them) announced the creation of the UAE federation, electing the ruler of Abu Dhabi as President. This emphasized both the role and place in the federation of Abu Dhabi (the largest, most populous and richest emirate), and the contribution of Sheikh Zayed to the formation and development of a unique state.

Sheikh Zayed served as President of the UAE for almost 38 years.

Sheikh Zayed was considered a relatively liberal ruler. So, with his permission, a private press appeared in the country, which, however, was still forced to resort to independent censorship, avoiding criticism of Zayd and members of the ruling family. The country even declared freedom of religion, which contrasted somewhat in the eyes of the rest of the Arab world with the role of Sheikh Zayed as the Muslim head of state. Other Arab countries, much more conservative, have often been highly critical of the UAE because of religious tolerance for Christians and the freedom enjoyed by employees of Western companies in the UAE.

On December 2, 2001, he was re-elected President of the UAE for a seventh five-year term. Forbes magazine estimated his personal fortune, now inherited by his eldest son Sheikh Khalifa, at $20 billion.

In 1992, Zayed founded the Zayed Foundation with a registered capital of AED 3.671 billion, which became famous for funding many projects such as building mosques, cultural and research centers, and providing assistance to disaster-stricken areas.

He is remembered as the man who "made the desert green". Zayd believed that oil wealth was a gift from God and should be shared with other countries and people in need.

At the initiative of Sheikh Zayed, hospitals, schools and universities were built free of charge for UAE citizens, as well as charitable hospitals in Europe, Asia and Africa. Land was distributed free of charge, which was of great benefit to many landless families, non-Muslim temples were built, which was enthusiastically received by foreign workers, who make up about three-quarters of the population of the UAE, received certain rights and women, albeit within the framework of traditions - to work and education.

In recent years, his health has deteriorated, and in 2000, Zayd underwent a kidney transplant in an American clinic. While he was being examined, his subjects wrote a letter of thanks to the sheikh, accompanying it with one and a half million signatures.

According to the official version, he died on November 2, 2004 in his beloved coastal palace "al-Baher" on the eastern outskirts of the city of Abu Dhabi, having managed on the day of his death to carry out the most grandiose shuffling of the country's government over the previous 27 years. In particular, for the first time in the Persian Gulf countries, a woman was appointed to the post of minister.

No official cause of death was announced.

He was buried on the right side of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, since the day of the funeral, the Koran has been read over his grave continuously 24 hours a day.

He was succeeded by his eldest son Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

"A person is the most precious value. Wealth is worth nothing if it does not serve people, and the state, among all its affairs, should give priority to caring for a person and educating a citizen" Sheikh Zayed said.

In Abu Dhabi, the Zayed Sports City sports complex, as well as the football and cricket stadiums located on its territory, are named after the sheikh.

In honor of the sheikh, the highest order of the state was established.

Sheikh Zayed Road is the name of the E11 highway in Dubai.

In the city of Gudermes of the Chechen Republic, a school of hafiz named after the sheikh was built.

Sheikh Zayed White Mosque in Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Zayed's personal life:

Spouses: Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Mouza bint Suhail Al Khaili) and Fatima bint Mubarak al-Ketbi.

During his long life, Sheikh Zayed raised 19 sons who now hold high government positions or run a business. It is also known that he had 14 daughters.

According to Western sources, Sheikh Zayd was married 9 or 7 times, but in accordance with the prescriptions of Islam, he had no more than 3-4 wives at the same time.

Children: Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahyan; Khalifa ibn Zayd al-Nahyan; Muhammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan.

He loved falconry, horseback riding, traveled through the desert.

In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful!

Hammad ibn Zaid

1. Brief biography

His name:

He - Abu Ismail, Hammad ibn Zayd ibn Dirm- A freed slave of the family of Jarir ibn Hazm al-Jahdami. His nickname is al-Azraq. (See al-Ansab, 1/121)

He was from Basra, his grandfather was a prisoner of Sijistan, and his father Zayd was a prisoner of Hazm Abu Jarir

And when he died he became a slave to his sons Yazid and Jarir. (See Tabaqat al-Kubra, 9/287, al-Sikat, 6/218)

His birth:

Hammad ibn Zayd was born in 98. It is narrated from his mother that he was born during the caliphate of Umar ibn ‘Abdul-Aziz, and from his aunt it is narrated that he was born during the reign of Suleiman ibn ‘Abdul-Malik. (See at-Tarih al-Kabir, 3/25)

Suleiman's reign lasted two years and eight months, from 96 to Safar 99. And the reign of ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul-Aziz lasted two years and five months, it began eight days after the death of Suleiman and lasted for 101 years AH. (See al-Hidaya wal-Irshad fi Marifat Ahlu as-Sika wa Sadad, 1/200)

His teachers:

Hammad ibn Zayd was a contemporary of the greatest Tabieen of Basra and other countries, among them the following:

— Ayyub al-Sikhtayani

Said Hammad ibn Zaid: “Hammad ibn Abi Suleiman came to Basra, but Ayub did not visit him, so we did not visit him. So when Ayub does not visit someone, then we do not visit him.”(See "Tabakatal-Kubra", 9/287)

Said Yahya ibn Ma'in: "Hammad ibn Zayd knew Ayyub well."(See "at-Ta'dyl wa at-Tajrih", 1/524)

Ayyub al-Sikhtayani died when Hammad was 34 years old. (See Tabaqat al-Kubra, 9/287)

— Zayd ibn Dirham (his father)

— Thabit al-Bunani

— Asim ibn Abi al-Najud

— ‘Abdullah ibn Tawus

— ‘Ata ibn as-Sa’ib

— Amr ibn Dinar al-Makki

— Abu Amr al-Nahui

and many other scholars and imams
242, Tarikh al-Kabir, 3/25)

His students:

- al-Ash'as ibn Ishaq al-Sijistani (father of Abu Dawood - the author of "Sunan")

— Sufyan al-Sauri

— ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak

— Sufyan ibn ‘Wayna

— ‘Abdur-Rahman ibn Mahdi

— ‘Ali ibn al-Madini

- Qutayba ibn Sa'id

- Waqi' ibn Jarrah

- and many other students (See "Tahdhib al-Kamal", 7/242-245, al-Mizzi)

The words of scientists about him:

Ibn Sa'd said about him: "Hammad ibn Zayd... was a trustworthy (sik'ah)... Transmitter of a large number of hadiths."(See Tabaqat al-Kubra, 9/287)

Imam Ahmad said: "Hammad ibn Zayd of the Imams of the Muslims".(See al-Jarh wa Ta'deel, 1/177, Ibn Abu Hatim)

Abu Ya'la al-Khalili said: “Hammad bin Zayed… was trustworthy. There is unanimity (on its merits and credibility). He narrated hadiths which are in two books of authentic hadiths. And the imams approved of him… And there were correspondences between Malik ibn Anas and him, and he admired the opinion of Malik. His grandchildren were qadis and followers of the Maliki madhhab.(See al-Irshad fi Marifat ‘ulama al-Hadith, 2/498, al-Khalili)

‘Abdur-Rahman ibn Mahdi said: "The imams of the people of their age were the following four - Hammad ibn Zayd in Basra, Sufyan in Kufa, Malik in Hijaz, and al-Awza'i in Sham."(See Ahadith fi zam al-kalam, 5/169-170)

Also said ‘Abdur-Rahman ibn Mahdi: “I have not yet seen anyone more knowledgeable in ‘aqida and in hadiths related to ‘aqida than Hammad ibn Zayd.”(See al-Jarh wa Ta'deel, 1/177, Khuliyat al-Auliya, 6/257)

He also said: "I have not seen a faqih in Basra more knowledgeable than Hammad ibn Zayd."

was asked Yazid ibn Zura'i about Hammad ibn Zayd and Hammad ibn Salam: "Which one is more authentic in the hadeeth?", he said: "Hammad ibn Zayd and the latter were righteous people."(See al-Jarh wa Ta'dul, 1/181)

Said Suleiman ibn Harb:“I heard Hammad ibn Zayd narrating a hadeeth and he said, ‘I heard it 50 years ago and I didn’t narrate it until today.’”(See al-Jarh wa Ta'dul, 1/178)

Said ‘Ubaidu-Allah ibn al-Hasan: "... If you are looking for knowledge, take it from two Hammads."(See al-Jarh wa Ta'dul, 1/179) ‘Ubaidu-Allah means Imams Hammad ibn Salam and Hammad ibn Zayd.

Both of them narrated from many imams and their hadiths were transmitted by scholars. (See as-Siyar, 7/464)

Ibn al Mubarak said: “O he who seeks knowledge! Go and learn from Hammad ibn Zayd, you will gain knowledge and patience...then write it down (knowledge)."(See as-Siyar, 7/459, at-Tarih al-Kabir, 3/25, Khuliyat al-Awliya, 6/258) Then Ibn al-Mubarak says: “And beware of innovations [coming] from the messages of Amr ibn ‘Ubayd.”(See al-Kamil fi du' fa ar-Rijal, 5/100, Ibn 'Adi) Amr ibn 'Ubayd is the leader of the Mu'tazilites of that time who called for innovation.

Muhammad ibn at-Taba' said: "I have rarely seen a man wiser than Hammad ibn Zayd."(See "al-Jarkh wa Ta'dyl", 1/182)

Said Ibn Hibban: “He was one of the great memorizers and [was] a religious, righteous man. All the hadiths that he told, he recited them from memory. And he was blind."(See Mashahir ‘Ulama al-Amsar, p. 248)

Said Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani: “Hammad ibn Zayd… was a faqih… trustworthy. It was said that he was blind. Perhaps blindness came to him in the later years of his life, as it is reliably transmitted what he wrote.(See Taqrib al-Tahzib, p. 268)

‘Abdur-Rahman ibn Mahdi said: "If you see anyone from Basra who loves Hammad, then he is a follower of the Sunnah."(See al-Jarh wa Ta'dul, 1/183)

Imam al-Dhahabi said: “I am not aware of the disagreement among scholars that Hammad ibn Zayd was one of the Imams of the Salaf, and one of the most experienced, honest, and infallible memorizers, despite the fact that he transmitted a huge number of hadiths. May Allah have mercy on him."(See al-Siyar, 7/461, al-Dhahabi)

He is also praised Qadi ‘Iyad, calling him a faqih, a muhaddis, an imam, an adherent of the Sunnah, etc.

His death:

Hammad ibn Zayd, may Allah have mercy on him, died on Friday 10th Ramadan 179, at the age of 81 years. The funeral prayer for him was led by Suleiman ibn ‘Ali al-Hashimi, the ruler of Basra, during the reign of Harun ar-Rashid. (See Tabaqat al-Kubra, 9/287)

Hammad passed away 6 months after the death of Imam Malik bin Anas, rahimah Allah. (See as-Siyar, 7/462)

His family:

Noted Maliki Scholar Qadi ‘Iyad in the biography of the grandson of Hammad ibn Zayd - Isma'il ibn Ishaq ibn Isma'il ibn Hammad, writes:

“Before mentioning his biographies, we will briefly mention a few news about the family of Hammad ibn Zayd, and their great status ... The members of this family, despite their number and fame, were from the most knowledgeable families in Iraq, and the most distinguished and religious. They spread the Maliki madhhab of fiqh there (in Iraq) and people learned it from them. And among them was a great imam of fiqh, a scholar of Hadith and Sunnah. All of them were adherents of the Sunnah.(See Tartib al-Madarib wa taqrib al-Masalik, 4/276-278)

2. His belief (‘aqida) in the Attributes of Allah

Imam Hammad ibn Zaid said: “ Jahmits are similar to a person who was asked: "Do you have a date palm in the house?", He said: "Yes." He was asked: "Does she have leaves?", he says: "No." He was asked: "Does it have branches?" He said: "No." He was asked: “Does she have a stump?” He said: “No.” They asked him: “She has a trunk”, he says: “No”. He was asked: "Does she have roots?", He says "No." It was said to him: "There is no date palm in your house!"

Such a person is like the Jahmits who were told: "Do you have a God?" They said: "Yes." They were asked: "Does He speak?", they say: "No." They were asked: “Does He have a Hand?” They said: “No.” They were asked: “Does He have a Foot?” They say: “No.” They were asked: "He has
Finger?” they say, “No.” They were asked, "Does He become pleased and is He angry?" They said, "No." It was said to them: “You have no God.”

(Reported by Ibn Shahin in Sharh Mazahib Ahlu as-Sunnah, pp. 34-35; She is also mentioned by Ibn Abu Ya'la in Ibtal at-Ta'wilat, 1/55, and by Abu al-Qasim al-Asbahani at-Taymi in "al-Huja fi bayan al-Mahajah"; authentic isnad)

Imam al-Dhahabi narrates that Hammad ibn Zaid and his teacher Ayyub as-Sikhtayani said about the sect of the Jahmits and the Mu'tazilites: “Indeed, their basis is to say: there is no one above the heavens.”

(See Mukhtasar al-'Uluw, 132, its isnad is reliable, and from Hammad Ibn Zayd 'Abdullah ibn Ahmad was transmitted in Sunnah, 1/118, Ibn Batta in Ibana, 3/194, Imam Ahmad in Musnade, 6/457, No. 27627, and other imams)

Said Imam al-Dhahabi commenting on these words: “I will say: The words of the Salaf, the Imams of the Sunnah, the Companions, Allah, His Prophet and the believers, is that Allah, the Mighty [and] Majestic, is above the sky, and that Allah is above the Throne, and that Allah is above His seven heavens, and that He descends into the near heaven."(See Mukhtasar al-‘Uluw, p. 146)

May Allah have mercy on this Imam Ahl-Sunnah!

Translation: Imam-Ali Salafi

His full name is Said ibn Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufail ibn Abdulizzi ibn Riyah ibn Abdullah ibn Razah ibn Adi ibn Kaab ibn Luayyu, Ghalib, Fihr, Malik, Nazar, Kinanat, Khuzaymat, Mudrikat, Ilyas, Muzar, Nizar, Muaaddi, Adnan .

He was one of the first to accept Islam, he was delighted with the news of Paradise during his lifetime. Said ibn Zayd participated in the battle in Damascus. When the population submitted, Abu Ubaidah appointed him governor in Damascus. He was one of the first governors of the Muslims in Damascus.

Said's father was a cousin of the ruler of the faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattab. Zaid professed the religion of Ibrahim, but did not live to see the revelation of the prophecy to our Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).

Said's mother was Fatima, the daughter of Najat ibn Malih.

Zaid's father was not a pagan because he refused to worship idols. He addressed the Quraysh saying: "None of you follows the religion of Ibrahim except me." Zayd practiced monotheism before the light of Islam shone over the world. He told his friend Amir: "I am waiting for a Prophet from the descendants of Ismail." To an Arab who wanted to bury his daughter alive, he said: "I will pay your expenses for her until she grows up."

Once Said asked: “O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), my father was like the one who reached you and saw you. If he came to you, would he believe in you and follow you, would you ask Allah for forgiveness of his sins? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: “Yes, I will ask for the forgiveness of his sins, verily, he will rise with my community.”

Said ibn Zayd converted to Islam before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) chose the house of a 16-year-old Meccan youth al-Arqam ibn Abu al-Arqam as a place of secret meetings for the first Muslims. Said and his wife Fatima were among the first to help this true religion. Said's wife was the sister of Umar ibn al-Khattab. Hubbab came to their house. He read them the book of the Almighty and taught them the precepts of religion.

Once Umar took his sword and left the house, going to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), wanting to kill him. Nuaym ibn Abdallah met him and asked: “Where are you going, O Umar?” Upon learning of his purpose, he said, "Why don't you fix things in your house?" Umar asked: “Which of my family do you mean?” Nuaym said: "Your sister and her husband, they became followers of the religion of Muhammad."

Umar returned to his sister and son-in-law. And they had Khabbab ibn al-Arattu, who had with him a scroll with the surah "Ta-ha" and read it to them. When Umar knocked, Khabbab hid. Fatimah bint al-Khattab grabbed the scroll and hid it. Umar, approaching the house, heard Khabbab reciting the Koran to her. When he entered, he demanded a scroll. Zaid and Fatima denied having him. Umar grabbed his son-in-law Said ibn Zayd and threw him to the ground. Fatima bint al-Khattab came to his defense to protect her husband. Umar hit her and wounded her until she bled. When he did this, his sister and son-in-law told him: “Yes, we accepted Islam, we believed in Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Do whatever you want!" When Umar saw his sister's blood, he regretted what he had done and repented. He asked his sister to bring a scroll. Umar could write and read. When he said this, she hoped that he would accept Islam and said to him: “O my brother! You are impure in your paganism! It can only be touched when it is pure!” Umar performed ablution as his sister taught him. She gave him a scroll, which he read, and finished reading on the verse:

إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي

“Indeed, I am Allah! There is no god but Me. Worship Me and pray to remember Me” (Sura “Ta-ha”, ayat 14).

Umar said: “How beautiful are these words, and how blessed they are!” So these three became the reason for Umar to accept Islam.

Desire to become a martyr

Abu Nuaym in his book Al-Khuliya describes Said ibn Zayd as follows:

كان بالحق قوالاً ولماله بذالاً ولهواه قامعاً وقتالاً

"He spoke the truth, spent his possessions, and fought his passions." Said ibn Zayd was honored with the happiness of loving the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He participated in the battles of the Prophet, protecting him from the infidels.

He is considered one of those who fought at Badr, despite the fact that he did not participate in the battle, because he was sent by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Medina to learn about the news of the Quraysh. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him a share of the booty of the battle of Badr and said:

لقد كان سعيد في حاجة الله و رسوله و لولا ذالك ما فاتته المعركة

“Said fulfilled the ‘need’ of Allah and his Messenger, if not for this, he would not have missed the battle.”

He can be compared to an ordinary soldier who did not strive for glory. Said ibn Zayd did not aspire to honors and supremacy. When he was appointed governor of Damascus, he wrote a letter to Abu Ubaida ibn al-Jarrah asking him to be relieved of his post and allowed to join jihad. When Abu Ubaydah read the letter, he fulfilled his request. Said ibn Zayd sought to get into the thick of the battle, hoping to become a martyr - fallen in the path of Allah, exposing himself to the spears and swords of enemies, but Allah does what He wants.

Said ibn Zayd did not strive for worldly goods during the reign of Umar ibn al-Khattab. He spent a share of the booty on the poor, although he himself was in need, because the preference of his brother for himself was one of the qualities of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

One day, Arwa bintu Uwais began to claim that Said appropriated part of her land. Her complaint was sent to Medina to Marwan ibn Hakam. Said ibn Zaid said to the judge: “How can I appropriate her land when I heard the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?: “He who treacherously appropriated even an inch of land will be surrounded by seven walls of Hell on the Day of Judgment.” O Allah, if she lies, deprive her of her eyesight and bury her in her own land." Not much time passed before she became blind, fell into a pit and died.

This is not surprising, since the prayer of the oppressed is accepted and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “You are afraid of the prayers of the oppressed, because there is no barrier between him and Allah.”

Said, may Allah be pleased with him, died in Aqiq when he was fifty-one years old. He is buried in Medina.

Abdullah ibn Salam, may Allah be pleased with him, was a Jewish rabbi before accepting Islam.

After accepting Islam, he became one of the closest and most learned followers of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he tells the story of another Jewish rabbi living in Medina named Zayd ibn Suriya. Zayd ibn Suriya, may Allah be pleased with him, converted to Islam later. But how did he convert to Islam? Here is his story:

Abdullah ibn Salam says that Zayd ibn Suriya studied the scriptures. He also studied in detail the description of the person (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his character. He said to himself: “I find every feature described that is given in the story of the Prophet promised in our writings, and I understand that all these descriptions clearly and obviously fit Muhammad, the son of Abdullah, with the exception of two. The two characteristics that are mentioned in our scriptures, by which we can identify the promised last Messenger, I have not yet seen in him. And these two characteristics, qualities are, firstly, that his condescension and patience surpasses the ignorance shown towards him. And secondly, the more ignorance is manifested towards him, the more patient and indulgent he becomes.- And he added - I wanted to see if these two qualities also manifested in him. To this end, I approached him and began to study him carefully. I was constantly looking for opportunities to watch him."

Then he said: “Once, being nearby, I approached him. He left the house with Ali ibn Abu Talib, his son-in-law, it was Ali, may Allah be pleased with him- That is, at that moment there were only the Prophet, may Allah bless him and welcome him, and Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, - and I was nearby, watching him and listening. At that moment a visitor came and said: “O Messenger of Allah! I come from such and such area.- Shortly before that, their tribe converted to Islam, but they had certain problems, they had famine and drought, people began to starve - And therefore, O Messenger of Allah, I am afraid that they may become disillusioned and being in such despair, they may turn away from religion. Now, do you have anything, can you help with something so that I can take it for them?

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned to Ali, may Allaah be pleased with him, and said to him: "Oh Ali! Production, harvest from the orchard of such and such a person, is there anything left of this? Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: “No, O Messenger of Allah! Nothing left". That is, He intended to take some of the food and give it to this Bedouin so that he could return to his tribe with provisions.

Zayd ibn Suriya continues his story: “I realized that this is a very good moment for me to intervene, and I decided to take advantage of it. Then I stepped forward and said, “O Muhammad! If I now give you property and money on the condition that you give me a harvest from such and such an orchard when the time comes to harvest the fruits, then I will give you payment now, and you will give me a harvest, products later.

The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "I will not give you a harvest from this particular garden, but I will give you a harvest." On this they agreed.

Zayd ibn Suriya says: "I opened my wallet and took out all the gold dinars I had." One version says that he had 80 dinars and he gave everything to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 80 gold coins. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took the gold and gave it to the Bedouin, saying: "Use it." He also told Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, to help him buy food for this tribe.

Zayd ibn Suriya then continues: “Then I began to wait for the harvest time. And not on the day of our agreement, but a few days before the conclusion of our agreement, I went to demand the repayment of my debt from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,- That is, he deliberately went ahead of schedule, ahead of time. He says - I approached the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when he was returning from the funeral, his companions were with him. He was about to sit down against the wall right before I approached him, among all his companions, the whole group. I approached him- and as they say in one of the versions - I grabbed him by the collar. - He grabbed the upper part of the cloak of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and pulled it off with force, so that the cloak fell from his noble shoulders. Then he continued - Then I grabbed him by the collar and twisted him. - And he said - "O Muhammad! Where is my money? Where are my products? I know that you are the sons of Abdulmuttalib- referring to the whole family of Abdulmuttalib, he said - and I know you very well, because I have lived among you, watched you and learned about you. And I know that all the sons of Abdul Muttalib are widely known for never paying their debts. So where is my debt? Where are my products that you promised?

The legend says that Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was standing next to him at that moment and he was trembling with rage. The text of the hadith tells that he seemed to be twisted. Meaning, his shoulders were trembling and twisted, as if he were some kind of round object. I will explain this point. If you imagine a round object and if you spin it, what will happen? You spin it, and when it's ready to fall to the floor, it starts to move off its axis. This is what happens if you take a coin for example and spin it, at first it will spin on its axis, but then when it loses speed and is ready to fall, you will notice that it will move off its axis before it falls completely.

The narrator of the hadith, Abdullah ibn Salam, said that the shoulders and arms of the companion of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, spun in the same way. Like a round object about to fall. He was like this because of his burning anger. Then he, Umar ibn al-Khattab, shouted loudly and said: "Hey, you! If it were not for the Messenger of Allah, I swear by Allah, I would have cut your skull in half.”

And as Zayd ibn Suriya himself says, all the while Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, shouted at him and threatened him in this way, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, calmly looked at the companion of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him and smiled.

And he said to him: “O Umar! “Imagine, that man had just insulted him in this way in the presence of all his companions, attacked him, pulled off his cloak, roughly twisted his collar, and then insulted him in front of his whole family. And the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, looked at Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and smiled. Just listen to the words he said. He did not answer Zayd ibn Suriya, but said, turning to Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, - Oh Umar! You shouldn't do that, and we both demand wrong words from you. And we both demand that you say something different. O Umar, what we both want is for you to tell me to pay my debt and for him to tell him to claim his debt nicely.”

Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to the Companion Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him: "Oh Umar! Go with him and pay him his debt."

At this, Zayd ibn Suriya left as they had to take food from another place. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) called Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to him and said to him: "Oh Umar! Give him 20 sakhs on top of his debt- 20 sakhs, as I often mentioned about it and told earlier in books, so sakh is not a measurement of weight, it was a measure. It was a ladle, a ladle, dishes for measure. There were 5 muds in the sakha, and mud is one bowl. So sakh is not a weight, it is a measure. The Arabs traded in dates and did not use weight, but measure. One sakh contains approximately 3 and a half kilograms, that is, 3 kilograms 500 grams. And the Prophet said to give him an extra 20 sakhs, about 70 extra pounds of dates. And why? He said - O Umar, give him 20 extra sahs for scaring him.”

Companion Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, left. When they met at the appointed place to pay the debt, Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, gave him dates, and then added an extra 20 sahs. He began to ask him: “What is this?”. To which the companion of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered me to give you an extra 20 sahs because I frightened you.”

Then Zayd ibn Suriya asked him: "You know who I am?".

Companion Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “No. Who are you?" .

He replied, "I am Zaid."

Companion Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, asked: “Which Zayd?”

He replied: Zayd ibn Suriya.

Companion Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, heard about him before because he was a rabbi, a famous Jewish rabbi. And he asked: “Zayd ibn Suriya al-Khibr? Zayd ibn Suriya, rabbi?.

He answered: "Yes."

And he asked : “How could you speak to the Messenger of Allah in such a way? You are an educated person, a Jewish sage, a rabbi.How could a person like you speak like that to the Messenger of Allah?”

Of course, Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, may have been a Bedouin, but even he was shocked that such an educated person, a famous rabbi, like Zaid ibn Suriya could behave like that. Although at first Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, did not recognize his face, but he undoubtedly heard about him.

To this Zayd ibn Suriya, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: “I had a reason for this.- He continued - I have studied our scriptures and I have studied the personality of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. I realized that all the qualities mentioned in the words of the prophecy about the last Messenger can be found in him, with the exception of two, and these two characteristics, qualities are: firstly, that his forbearance and patience surpasses the ignorance shown towards him. And secondly, the more ignorance is manifested towards him, the more patient and indulgent he becomes.- And he added - I personally wanted to see, to make sure that he has these two qualities, and everything I did was done in order to see and testify, confirm that he, the Messenger of Allah, has these qualities.

He further said: "Oh Umar! I testify that there is no god but Allah and that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is His Messenger.”. Then he mentioned these words: “I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, Islam as my religion and Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as the Messenger of Allah.”

He then went to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and announced his acceptance of Islam. It was about him, about Zayd ibn Suriya, that after accepting Islam he changed for the better, he served Islam well. He did not live long after that, dying as a martyr in one of the battles. Here is a story about a former Jewish rabbi. And that story perfectly illustrates what is mentioned in the Qur'an and Hadith. This is also discussed in the hadith from Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al-As (meaning): “He was neither rude nor cruel-hearted, and he is such even in relation to evil people, on the contrary, he does not pay attention to their shortcomings, justifies them and forgives them.”

This is exactly what the Torah says, and according to al-Bukhari, Zayd ibn Suriya read about this in the Holy Scriptures, after which he tested, tested the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

This is how the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was a mercy to all. He was so not only in relation to Muslims, and not only in relation to individuals, but in relation to all. Allah Almighty in Surah al-Anfal mentions that the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) restrained punishment from Allah Almighty. Allah says: "And Allah will not punish them while you are among them."

Thus, he was mercy and mercy, and his presence served as a protection from punishment. It saved and protected the pagans from punishment despite their actions against it. He is mercy itself, and not only in relation to the pagans, but also in relation to the munafiqs - hypocrites.

one of the companions and most devoted followers of Muhammad, his freedman and adopted son, died in the first half of the 7th century

Biography

Zayd ibn Thabit was born in Medina. His father came from the Khazraj tribe and died as a result of internecine war with another Medinan tribe of Aus in the battle of Buas. Due to his young age, he was unable to take part in the battle of Badr and his first battle was at the battle of the ditch, where he participated in digging a protective trench around Medina.

Zayd was literate and had a good memory. He knew how to write in Syriac and Aramaic and was often near the prophet Muhammad in order to write down the revelations sent down to Muhammad. As the secretary of the Prophet Muhammad, Zayd corresponded and translated letters that came to him in other languages. It was believed that he was a hafiz, i.e. knew the entire Quran by heart and was a mufassir (interpreter of the Quran).

Zayd was one of the participants in the meeting in the sakif of the Banu Said, where he supported the candidacy of Abu Bakr for the post of first caliph. He was well versed in the rules for the division of property, was one of the compilers of the divan of the tribes under the righteous caliph Umar, and led the division of booty after the battle of Yarmuk. During the reign of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan, Zayd was the judge (qadi) of Medina and the custodian of the state treasury.

Koran

During the time of the Prophet Muhammad, the transmission of the Qur'an was carried out mainly orally. After the death of Muhammad in the town of Yamama, a battle took place against the false prophet Musailima, during which about 70 hafiz (experts on the Koran) were killed. Concerned about the possibility of losing the Qur'an, Caliphs Abu Bakr and Umar ordered Zayd ibn Thabit to begin work on collecting the verses of the Qur'an into a single book and compose a complete written text of the Qur'an.

While working on a collection of the Qur'an, Abu Bakr instructed Zayd to rely on written evidence that had been collected from the people of Mecca and Medina. Umar ibn al-Khattab was entrusted with the collection of fragments of the Koran. Through the efforts of Zayd and other companions, the first complete written copy of the Qur'an (Mushaf) was written, which was kept by the wife of the Prophet Muhammad Hafsa. Zayd used his own knowledge, the records of parts and verses that existed in Mecca and Medina, and what the companions of the Prophet Muhammad recited to him by heart.

In 650, during the reign of Caliph Uthman, disputes began to arise frequently among Muslims regarding the correct reading of the Koran, then, on the orders of the Caliph, Zayd, along with three Meccans (Abdallah ibn al-Zubair, Sa "dom ibn al-As and Abdurrahman ibn al-Harith) compiled the official written text of the Qur'an, which was declared the only true and obligatory for all Muslims.The main executor of the work was Zayd and the text was based on the text kept by Hafsa bint Umar.The official copy was duplicated and sent to all the main centers of the Caliphate.