Yasir Qadhi – The People of Taif and The Interesting Conversion Story of The Tribe of Thaqif

			Today short, hotter Inshallah, one of the incidents of the Sierra which I find a lot of benefits and
wisdom. And as we're all aware, the incident of thought is well known to, and it's been discussed so
many times, but the trajectory of what happened to the people of thought if the way that they
accepted Islam there are so many benefits and wisdoms in this the tribe of thought if was the name
of the tribe of five, who can remind me
		

			Sutcliffe that was called for Cliff, and setif and Quraysh, who are two rival tribes, right? They
thought themselves to be the best of the Arabs. The tribal stative was one of the most obstinate and
arrogant tribes and it accepted Islam with great difficulty. We know the incident of thought if the
process went there, they rejected Him, and they treated him very cruelly, and the name of Ibn Abd
the ideal comes up the one who was the chieftain of the tribe of thought, if so, the Prophet
sallallahu Sallam went back to Makkah, Allah azza wa jal blessed him with Medina. After the conquest
of Makkah, in the eighth year of the hijra, in the month of Shawwal, the prophets have some right
		

			after concrete Makkah attempted to conquer as well. The famous battle of her name took place her
name, her name was a partial victory. Because much of the army that was fighting against the
Muslims, they fled back to thought if so her name itself was a victory in terms of minima in terms
of getting the wealth, but the Warriors the majority of them fled back to thought if they were not
captured. And so the Prophet system then from her name, went up to thought if this is now the eighth
year of the hedgerow, right 10 years have gone by since he visited thought if the first time and he
laid siege to fall if, for more than one month, he laid siege to five books of CRRC 40 days, he
		

			attempted multiple tactics, Sandman and fantasy like he had a given idea. He now gave the idea which
idea did he give and thought if
		

			the conduct is there, that's back in the in the trench men journey, the catapults so he taught the
Muslims how to build a rudimentary catapult which was unknown to the Arabs. Why because life is at
the top of a mountain and thought it has fortresses thought if had a massive gate and wall right.
And Sandman or Farsi taught them to build a man Jania a catapult in order to try to defeat the
system. But it was too much. Then the Muslims began to burn the crops outside of thought if right
and when they did so the people of thought if begged for mercy for their children and crops because
you know, when you destroy crops, right, it's not like destroying a building. What's the difference?
		

			A building you build it in one week, crops will require 2030 years. Crops means the legacy of its
like long term, and it's also even bad for the victors because when you conquer the city, and there
are no crops to feed you it's actually even bad for the victors. Right. So they begged that at least
don't destroy our crops. So the Prophet says Adam gave that command don't destroy the crops, okay.
After 40 days, the profits of Saddam decided that will leave life. So he went back to Medina thought
if he's still unconquered, in the meantime, one of their chieftains one of their most respected
elders, or whatever Mr. Ruda thought coffee by the way, pause here, put note in the Treaty of per
		

			day, BIA wrote what was the one who went to the process and grabbed him by the beard as a mess
gesture of brotherhood, you know, they would, they would grab by the beard when they're speaking
right? And oh, what was the one who grabbed him by the beard and one of the Sahaba and Malia Robin
Sharma who is also from the tribe of Tel Aviv, he hit him with his spear the with the the hilt of
the sword, and he said, Get your filthy hand off the beard of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam right? So not You're not allowed to do this to the Prophet SAW Selim. But I'll move here
attempted to bring the Treaty of Arabia like he was soft, and he wanted the Quran she said, sorry,
		

			not a Muslim.
		

			Or whatever was true, or what was he tried to bring a reconciliation? And he said to the people of
Quraysh let them in what's wrong. I mean, it's not a big deal, but they didn't listen to him. So I
had a soft spot, eventually accepted Islam. He visited the process him in Widener, the eighth year
of the hijra, the prophets Assam said or Ottawa, I am worried for your life. If you go back to
thought if I wrote a word laughed and said, You have soul, Allah, my people, my own, they will
listen to me. You don't know the respect I have amongst my people. If I say anything to them, they
will obey me. That was the case before Islam. So the President said okay, if you want to go go, and
		

			he wants to back and he stood
		

			On his house, he called the people and he said, oh people I have an announcement to make. What is
the announcement? A shadow Allah ilaha illAllah Muhammad Allah rasool Allah, destroy your idol
worship Allah alone. And he continued to exhort them until one of the refugees stood up in front of
everybody took his his bone marrow and killed him, shot him on his own house and he fell down dead.
And nobody did anything to defend. This was his fate. He died a Shaheed at the hands of his own
people, despite the fact before this point in time, he was the most respected person of thought if
even he could not imagine his people doing what he did the proper system knew better than him. And
		

			the problem is that actually I think I'm worried for you, if you go back stay here in Medina. He
said, No, jasola My people you know, you don't know the respect they have for me, actually, the
process of knew his people better than he knew his own people. So they killed or whatever the
minister with a tapa V. He died a shaheed. So then the prophets ism, continued the conquest, he's
sending letters to more coworkers to kiss Rob, you know, to Kaiser, he's sending letters to all of
these, he doesn't send letters to time, let them be, because there's nothing to be done for the
people of life. Until finally, everything is conquered, except life. And that's when the people have
		

			thought if realize we have no allies, the people of Turkey, if we don't have any allies, what are we
going to do now? So then they decided to send a delegation, see if they could carve out some type of
middle ground, see if they can work out some, you know, reconciliation between, you know, whatever
they're upon between, you know, this new empire and power that they know as Islam. And so, now,
here's a bit of a gray area of controversy. According to some books, the same even up the allele,
who taunted the Prophet system was sent, according to others, it was a relative, so we're not 100%
certain, but either way, somebody from that family, the either the same person, which of course has
		

			very interesting implications, right. And I wish I could say that certainly make the story. But
unfortunately, I have to be a little more academic and say, we're not certain is it that same
individual? Remember when he came to thought if 1011 years ago, the three chieftains mocked him,
right? And they made fun of him? It is very possible one of those is now in the delegation. And it
is possible it's a relative we're not 100% Certain, right. In any case, regardless of whether it's
the same person or not the Prophet sallallahu I think he was salam honored them. He set up special
VIP tents outside the masjid for them, he made sure they were given the utmost hospitality he
		

			allowed them to interact and see Islam firsthand. This was by the way a tactic the process I'm
always employed, the psychology of seeing the Ummah, right, this is and we understand this point
that Allah is not just argumentation Dawa is absorbing an Islamic ethos Islamic Society see how
Muslims are see the generosity see the clock, so he wanted them to interact with the Muslims and
everyday just treating them nicely. They spent, we don't know exactly probably 14 days or maybe more
they spent in Medina and the process of did not bring up any negotiations, he just wants them to see
just wants them to live in the city of Medina and see the beauty of the club of the Sahaba until
		

			finally they began to rethink through but still they're not certain. So even at the alien or his
cousin or brother again, as I said we're not so sure certain the same person or somebody from that
family, he approaches his yellow suit Allah, you know, are actually on Mohammed is not a Muslim yet.
Excuse me. We have we haven't undergoes we want to make a surah want to make a treaty. So the
President said okay, what is your conditions? What do you have in mind? So they said And subhanAllah
what is one of the most bizarre incidents in the Sierra to be honest, right? They said, we, we are
willing to accept your faith but with some conditions. Number one, we're not going to give up Zina.
		

			Number two, we're not gonna give up drinking alcohol. And number three, we're not going to give up
our idol.
		

			What type of Islam is this? Okay, what we get some compromise but we're gonna remain upon certain
things that we are. So the Prophet says that um, said,
		

			Xena is haram there's no they said the other suit Allah Medina, but we have to do Zina. That's what
they said literally, right. We have to do Xena stuff. That's their mentality. Okay. We are people
who are always traveling and we're not we cannot be monogamous and the promise that Allah has made
Zina haram Okay, how about Hummer? Yeah, rasool Allah we're used to Hamid we live in the mountains
we are big gives us comfort and whatnot. And the President said it is from the instrum
		

			Mr. shaytaan, etcetera, etcetera, we cannot make any, you know, compromise here. So they said what
do we have to do to embrace your faith, the process that you have to pray five times a day, we
cannot pray five times a day, that's too difficult. So, and this is really interesting soon and
Aveda would has this, the process agreed for a period of time that they pray two times a day. He
gave that concession for a period of time now from this a lot of controversy amongst leader fuqaha
Is this an exception? Or what I personally believe a new converts. You give him some laxity. You
know, a new convert literally if he accepts Islam right now, you cannot expect him to learn Arabic
		

			learn the fatwa and start praying for Judo or arson Maghrib as it is, you give him case by case, you
know, like some leeway for a while. And this is the position of some ruler, martyrs also the one
that I adopted, the one who is in charge looks at this new convert and gently pushes him. So the
process agreed that they don't have to pray five times a day. You can start with two prayers a day.
Then they said what else do we have to do? The giving of Zika ya rasool Allah we cannot give zakat
that's our money, okay, we have to go for jihad, the pastor, you have to go for jihad, or sudo we're
not going to fight with you. We're not going to lose our children for you. The Prophet has allowed
		

			them knows that Ka, and no jihad. Pause here. A few days later, when they left, he explained to the
Sahaba what is the psychology he goes, say at Assad, the own wasa Yuja he don't. Yes, this is the
condition I gave, but I know that they're going to be fasting and praying or giving Zika and they're
going to be doing jihad just give them some time for Eman to get in. This isn't a permanent
condition, even though they thought it was permanent. Right? But the prophecy isn't new. It's just a
matter of time. They're going to join the group. But for now I need to get their get their you know,
Ema and get them to accept Islam. So then they said yeah rasool Allah one thing we cannot give up.
		

			What is that? Our idol.
		

			We cannot give up our idol. A robber was the name of the idol. A lot was outside a robber was
inside. Their main idol was a robber. They said we cannot this is we have our entire culture, our
entire theology built around among this. So give us a few years, then we'll give up idolatry allow
us to worship for a few more years. The president said no. They said Okay, three, no. Two years. No
one year No. Six months. No one month no, it must be destroyed immediately. This was no compromise.
They begged they pleaded zero compromise. We understand this point. And this shows you Subhanallah
he compromised on prayer for a while he compromised with them on sadaqa NZQA. He compromised you
		

			know on doing jihad with the Prophet system, all of this compromise. But idolatry. There is no
compromise. You cannot worship other than Allah and be a Muslim. No. So then they said, but ya
Rasulullah at least we should not don't tell us to destroy our own God. Don't tell us to destroy our
own idol. So the problem said okay, I will send you people from Medina to destroy. So he did allow
them this. And even in this there's wisdom, maybe some hardliners say no, no, you must destroy we're
gonna see a destroyed from your hearts. But see, you know, Ibn Abbas has a statement not regards to
the tribe of faith. But overall, Ibn Abbas has a statement reported in Sahih Muslim, he said, there
		

			were people who accepted Islam outwardly, even as their hearts hated it. But Allah subhana wa Tada
brought to them and their hearts into Islam. Ibn Abbas is describing a phenomenon in Medina, a
phenomenon that was well known. There were people who did not want to embrace Islam, but they did it
in this case for political reasons. And slowly Islam crept into their heart. And this shows us and
I've been very blunt in my Sierra lectures, we don't have any problem saying this, we incentivize
conversion. we incentivize conversion, go ahead and convert for whatever reason, if you want to
convert, convert, and we are confident we have the truth. So eventually, Iman will enter your heart,
		

			right? That's the way we look at it. we incentivize conversion, no problem. So the Prophet system
allowed them to not destroy their own idol. He said, I will send people to destroy you don't have to
destroy it. Now, the story doesn't finish here. One final anecdote, which actually has some humor in
it as well. So the process some said, how did it get worried, and I'll Molera even shorter, but Elmo
hero was the only Sahabi from the tribe of thief who lived in Medina. So movie revenue share about
was from the tribe of octave. He himself has a long story I mentioned in my theater lectures and my
Sahaba lectures, very interesting story and you know, some sad bits as well and he's now living in
		

			Medina, but he's from the tribe of Turkey born and raised on time.
		

			You know, a Mojito is related to Otowa and everybody knows him. So I'll Mahira then comes with
holidaylender will lead to destroy the idol of his youth. This is the idol he worshipped as a child,
and Emiliana comes and he says to Khalid, hey, look, give me the X and just go along with what I'm
going to do. Just don't do anything. Okay, so I'll move the camera takes the axe takes you know, the
hammer, whatever it is, and he jumps on the the idol, we assume it's a big idol. And he cracks it
hard. And then he drops the axe drops and he pretends he's having a spasm. Okay. The tribe stands
up. Ah, look, you see, a robber is attacking robbers defending itself, right? He's did an entire
		

			practical joke of the highest level, like Ibrahim alayhis salam, you know, so many centuries ago
said, Oh, that idol did it right. He pretended to have a spasm as if something's happening. The
entire tribe is jumping for joy. What does that show their emotion? What does that show where their
loyalties lie? Right? And when they're jumping for joy, then I'll move Hira stands up, completely
normal holds the axe and he says people used to say Phil Heath are the most intelligent, but will
Allah He I am telling you 13 And he's one of them is the most outwork the most foolish. You think
bricks and stones control you? Let me show you the reality. And he then continue to destroy until
		

			nothing was left. Right. This is how you teach to hate to people that need to be taught it in that
manner. Right now. Subhanallah you know, it took a while for them. But as we know, the people of
Turkey Fanta if eventually they prayed five times a day, they're now fasting, praying, they're of
the most righteous of Muslims. And we stop here and remind ourselves 15 years ago, what did the
angel Jibreel say to the process? And and what did you build a process and say back to him. Gibreel
said, If you want your rasool Allah Allah has given you permission. Get rid of these people. They're
obstinate, they deserve it. If you want, we will hammer them, nothing will be left of them. And the
		

			process is thinking long term. And he said no, even if they are abstinent from their progeny from
their children, there shall be righteous people. And this is the exact reality we find to this day.
The people of thought so far have the best of people have the kindness, the people of the warmth,
and they are the descendants of the people of the thief. And also the o'clock of the process and
will lie amazing. You know, when somebody does something really nasty to me, hurts me and then comes
to apologize, I have to just bring up a little bit you know, just poke a little bit and then say,
okay, you're forgiven human nature. When they came to the process of whether it's the same person or
		

			his relative. The process I'm in never brought up what they had done to him. He didn't bring it up
because there's no personal grudge. His heart was so pure. He didn't even mention how they
humiliated him. He was just generous, Kadeem hospitable, showing them the utmost kindness. How do
you think that made them feel? So really, in this incident and the story of the people have thought
if so much benefit so much points for us to think about? We ask Allah subhana wa Tada to allow us to
gain that that mercy, that purity to allow us to walk in the footsteps of our promises and to have
genuine care for other people and to forgive what they have done to us and inshallah we'll continue
		

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