No one wanted to, no one was looking forward to it. They left them behind to make the Hijra, to make the migration to Madina. When the Muslims of Mecca left Mecca, they were in dire straits. And that is something that we see, especially in the example of the Ansar and the Muhajirun. And years later, the Prophet (pbuh) said, “if I was called upon to fulfil that obligation, I would fulfill it even today, even after everything that’s happened”.Īnd so this idea of offering refuge, this idea of accepting those that are different, those that are strangers, is a part of our Deen and it’s a part of the way of our Prophet Muhammad, to not just do the bare minimum, but to go above and beyond.
And so the Prophet (pbuh), and those who signed onto that contract, said “we will provide that”. If you weren’t with the tribe and you were in big trouble, there was no one that had your back. There was no governor, there was no police, the tribes would police each other. That no one can take advantage of them because it was a tribal society. Because of the tribalism that existed in the city of Mecca, that there was many a time where, if someone came to Makkah without jewar, without protection, they would be taken advantage of.Īnd so the Prophet signed on to this monumental agreement, saying that if anyone were to come to Mecca without protection, that we will be the people who provide them protection. But even the Prophet, before he was a Prophet, signed a pact. To have that not only before the hijra, not only before the migration of the Prophet (pbuh), but especially afterward. If anyone would come to them seeking protection, seeking refuge, that they would offer that to them. They had this practice of jewar, which is that protection. But if we look at the great example of the companions of the Prophet (pbuh). And it’s something that has been in our history since the very beginning. That is something that we seek from Allah every single day, which is refuge – something that we are taught from the very beginning, this idea of offering safety and security. In today’s Khutbah, I would like to remind us that every time we read the Quran, what do we do every day? When we want to read the Quran, what is the first thing we have to say before we say بِسْ مِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ, what do we say? And the words that he brought via the angel Jibrael from Allah, the Quran. My dear brothers and sisters, all praises are due to Allah the One that has blessed us with food, with shelter, with security, safety, and the greatest blessing of them all, which is that of Imaan, which is that of لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ, and that of the way of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul – it is those who will be the successful. They love those who emigrated to them and find not any want in their breasts of what the emigrants were given but give preference over themselves, even though they are in privation. Wa allatheena tabawwaoo a lddara wa aleemana min qablihim yuhibboona man hajara ilayhim wala yajidoona fee sudoorihim hajatan mimma ootoo wayuthiroona AAala anfusihim walaw kana bihim khasasatun waman yooqa shuhha nafsihi faolaika humu almuflihoon aĪnd those who were settled in al-Madinah and the faith before them.
Seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled.
And I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and messenger. And we seek refuge in Him from the evils of our selves. We praise Him, we seek His assistance and we ask for His forgiveness.
In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. You can listen to Imam Adam’s Khutbah above (starts at 05:50), watch it below (starts at 09:26), or read the summary below.
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