Day 17 Ramadhan - Step 20

 

Day 17 Ramadhan - Step 20- Step 15 Sufi Ramadhan Secrets and Gems by ~Sajad Ali~

Today marks 17th Ramadhan day of Battle Badr, by saying dua "People of Badr - 'Ahl Badri and their names is Dua of attaining sainthood- wilaya and Tawassul. (al-Fatiha for there souls)

The 1st ever battle Allah Ta’ala allowed, on the 17th day of the 1st Ramadhan decreed by Allah, in the 2nd year after Hijrah. Location: 80 miles south west of Madina Shareef.

To be a 'Badri' was a great distinction among the noble Sahabah RadhiAllahu.

To be a 'Ahl Badri' was a great distinction among the noble Sahabah. why

The Ahl Badri were 313

This is the same number of in the Battle with sayyid David 313.

Also there were 313 Rasuls - Messengers.

Total 124,000 prophets, which:

313 Rasuls - Messenger prophets.the others were Nabi -prophets without a wahi (revelation)25 mentioned in Quran of which5/6 are called the Ulul-Azam Rasool - The Mighty Messengers.Nuh and Ibrahim and Musa and 'Isa (as) and Muhammad ﷺ. And they were the possessors of Shari'ahs.

Others mention 18.
They are those noble messengers mentioned in Surah al-An'am and they are eighteen: Ibrahim and Ishaq and Ya'qub and Nuh and Dawud and Sulaiman and Ayyub and Yusuf and Musa and Harun and Zakariyya and Yahya and 'Isa and Ilyas and Isma'il and al-Yasa' and Yunus and Lut (as). And al-Hasan bin al-Fadal chose this view due to His (swt) saying (about them): "These are they whom Allah guided, therefore follow their guidance."(6: 90)


The 313 "Badri" spiritually represent the 313 rasuls and the today spiritually represent the highest Sufi masters too.

14 Sahaba (Companions) were martyred in the Battle of Badr. Their names are shown below. 
1. Harithah ibn Suraqa ash-Shahid al-Khazraji, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
2. Dhu'sh-shimilayn ibn 'Abd 'Amr ash-Shahid al-Muhajiri, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
3. Rafi' ibn al-Mu'alli ash-Shahid al-Khazraji, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
4. Sa'd ibn Khaythama ash-Shahid al-Awsi, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
5. Safwan ibn Wahb ash-Shahid al-Muhajiri, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
6. Aqil ibn al-Bukayr ash-Shahid al-Muhajiri, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
7. Ubaydah ibn al-Harith ash-Shahid al-Muhajiri, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
8. Umayr ibn al-Humam ash-Shahid al-Khazraji, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
9. Umayr ibn Abi Waqqas ash-Shahid al-Muhajiri, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
10. Awf ibn al-Harith ash-Shahid al-Khazraji, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
11. Mubash-shir ibn 'Abdu'l Mundhir ash-Shahid al-Awsi, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
12. Mu'awwidh ibn al-Harith ash-Shahid al-Khazraji, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
13. Mihja' ibn Salih ash-Shahid al-Muhajiri, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
14. Yazid ibn al-Harith ibn Fushum ash-Shahid al-Khazraji, Rady Allahu 'Anhu
Al-Fatiha! for their noble souls Ameen

  

Badr Martyrs 

**Dua of Asma’ Ahl al-Badr***
**he names of the Muslim warriors of the Battle of Badr**
We should remind ourselves that Asma’ Ahl Badr (the names of the Muslim warriors of the Battle of Badr) are Jalali (Majestic). They need the Jamal (Beauty) of Salawat (invocation of blessings) to cool them. So before we recite these, and after completing the recitation, it is recommended to recite Durood Shareef 100 times. Or instead, we can recite Qasadah al-Burda.

Once we have recited the salawat, we can come to the Asma’ Ahl al-Badr.
Please recite Sayyidina before each name and Radi ALLAHu ‘Anhu (Allah is pleased with him) after each name. Allahumma Agithna ya Giyath al-Mustaghitheen bi Haqqi
(O Allah! O The Succour of those who seek help, save us for the sake of).. 
See link http://almiskeenah.com/archives/4538


***Dua on Completion of Asm'a Ahl Badr -From Jabr ul Kasr)***
This is part of the supplication upon completion of the recitation of the names of the warriors of the battle of Badr.

Allahumma Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyumu Ya Mujibu Ya Mu'ti ya Wadudu
Ya Hasibu Ya ' alim al-asrar Ya Khaliq al-layli wa'n nahar

As-aluka bi-hurmati Asmaika'l Husna wa sirri'l Qur'an i'l 'Azim
wa bi jahi Nabiyyika'l Mustafa 'alayhi afdalu's salat wa atammu't taslim
wa bi fadli ali Badr i'l Kiram

an tansura'l Islam waqdi kulla hajatina Ya Arham ar-rahimin
amin

Translation of the Supplication
O Allah! O The Ever-Living, O the Self-Existing by Whom all subsist,
O The Responder, O The Giver, O The Loving One,
O The Reckoner, O The Knower of mysteries,
O The Creator of night and day.

I beg of you for the sake of Your Most Beautiful Names
and the mystery of the Glorious Qur'an,
and for the sake of Your Chosen Prophet Muhammad,
on him be the choicest blessings and complete peace,
and for the sake of the noble warriors of the Battle of Badr,
that You help the religion of Islam and fulfil all our needs
O The Most Merciful of those who show mercy.

Note: This is only part of the supplication from Jabr u'l Kasr fi Nazm Asma' Ahl Badr (Mending The Broken: A Eulogy on the Names of the Warriors of the Battle of Badr), Maktaba Isha'ah al-Islam, Delhi, n.d, p. 25-26.

Incident Before The Battle of Badr. (17th Ramadan)
An Incident Before The Battle of Badr, Showing The Love The Sahaba Had For The Messenger of Allah ﷺ

RasoolAllah ﷺ was straightening the lines of the ranks as if he was straightening the lines for prayer and he was holding an arrow in his hands. He came up to one of the soldiers, Sawad bin Ghuazzaiyya, who was protruding a bit from the line. So RasoolAllah ﷺ slightly nudged him back with his arrow.

Sawad (RadiAllahu Anhu) said,“Oh RasoolAllah ﷺ you have hurt me, I want to retaliate.”
This was just before the battle. Here was one soldier who was saying to The Prophet of Allah that he wants to retaliate with him.

So RasoolAllah ﷺ exposed his stomach to Sawad and said “Go ahead and retaliate.”
RasoolAllah ﷺ didn’t get angry, he ﷺ didn’t ask his soldiers to throw him in prison, because a soldier is talking to the head of the military in such a fashion. He simply allowed him to retaliate.

So Sawad (RadiAllahu Anhu) hugs RasoolAllah ﷺ and he kisses his stomach. That was his retaliation.

RasoolAllah ﷺ asked Sawad why did he do that?

Sawad (RadiAllahu Anhu) said, “Oh Messenger of Allah, you can see what is about to happen. I wanted my last contact with you to be my skin touching yours.”
Sawad (RadiAllahu Anhu) was saying that he might die during the battle, they were facing death then. The last thing he wanted in this world was to make his skin touch RasoolAllah’s ﷺ skin. This was how much they loved RasoolAllah ﷺ.

Sawad (RadiAllahu Anhu) who was accidentally hurt by RasoolAllah ﷺ used this opportunity to kiss and hug RasoolAllah ﷺ. The Muslims did not think that because of RasoolAllah ﷺ, they were having to fight or even death. They all were willingly ready to face death for the sake of Allah Azzawajal and his servant and Messengerﷺ.

RasoolAllah ﷺ then made dua for Sawad (RadiAllahu Anhu). (he was later martyred in the battle).

It is this love for Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that we need to develop. Love for Prophet Muhammed ﷺ isn’t just words. Love for him means putting everything on the line for Prophet Muhammed ﷺ our wealth, family, money, children, our talents, everything that we can sacrifice.

We should love RasoolAllahs ﷺ Message, his way, and his Sunnah. his beloveds. We should also ask Allah Azzawajal to make us love his Shari’a.

O Allah! O The Ever-Living, O the Self-Existing by Whom all subsist, O The Responder, O The Giver, O The Loving One, O The Reckoner, O The Knower of mysteries,O The Creator of night and day. I beg of you for the sake of Your Most Beautiful Namesand the mystery of the Glorious Qur’an, and for the sake of Your Chosen Prophet Muhammad, on him be the choicest blessings and complete peace, and for the sake of the noble warriors of the Battle of Badr, that You help the religion of Islam and fulfil all our needs. O The Most Merciful of those who show mercy…Ameen!

**Reason why the list is greater than 313***
According to scholars of sirah (history, biography), 313 companions took part in the Battle of Badr of whom 82 were the Muhajirin and 231 were the Ansar (61 Awsi and 170 Khazraji). Wallahu A’lam (Allah Knows Best).

The number of Companions that are normally listed in Classics of Muslim Spirituality are more than those who actually took part because there are some Companions who were considered by the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam to be Ahl Badr (The Warriors of Badr) even though they were not actually present because they were sent by him on special assignments elsewhere at that time.

Another reason why the list is greater than 313 is that in some instances, Muslim historians and the ‘ulama (the learned) are not absolutely sure from the evidence they have collected whether a particular Companion was actually present at Badr or not. So, perhaps they have decided to err in including the name rather than to err in leaving it out. For that reason perhaps, Imam ibn Kathir lists 321, Imam al-Barzanji lists 368, Mawlana Khalid al-Baghdadi lists 366, Shaykh ‘Abdur Rahman Chohravi mentions 357, Shaykh Mustafa Rushdi ad-Dimishqi has 356 while Shaykh ‘AbdurRahman al-Azhariyy has 385.

We should remind ourselves that Asma’ Ahl Badr (the names of the Muslim warriors of the Battle of Badr) are Jalali (Majestic). They need the Jamal (Beauty) of Salawat (Invocation of Blessings) to cool them. So before we recite these, and after completing the recitation, it is recommended to recite Durood Shareef 100 times. Or instead, we can recite Qasidah al-Burda. Once we have recited the Salawat, we can come to the Asma’ Ahl al-Badr.

The two main tribes of Madina were Aws and Khazraj. 

The Ansar (Helpers) of Madina, are thus classified either as Awsi (belonging to the Aws tribe) or Khazraji (belonging to the Khazraj tribe).

The 'Asharatu'l Mubash-shara, the ten who were promised Paradise by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, are listed first. The rest of the Companions are listed in alphabetical order. The Companions who are known by their kunya (plural: kuna), that is, as "fathers of so-and-so", are traditionally listed last.

Fourteen Sahaba (Companions) were martyred in the Battle of Badr. Their names are shown in bold. Al-Fatiha!

Mawla means "freedman, freed from slavery". So, "mawla Rasulillah" means one emancipated from slavery by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

Abu means "father of". So, Abu Ayyub means "father of Ayyub".
Halif means ally. So 'Usaymah halif min Ashja' means 'Usaymah, an ally from the clan of Ashja'

 Any ref on reciting ashaby badar names is a source for dua acceptation ?
Its known is Hadith that calling the Names of dwellers of Paradise, that Allah "send down Mercy Tanzil al Rahma" from Hadith.

What isnt understood by those who pray salah what they are reading for in salah you do the very same thing in a comprehensive manner by giving them all salam when you say; "As-salamu Alaika Ayyuhan Nabiyu Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatoh Assalamu Alaina wa 'ala ibadillahis-sulaiheen" meaning Peace be upon you, Oh Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings Peace be on us and on all righteous slaves of Allah".

 Salam is talking to someone and giving them attention, and the "righteous slaves of Allah" are all the saints of Allah and Sahabah the highest ranking saints and these are the dwellers of Paradise.

The Du`a of Badr consists in supplicating Allah Most High by means of the Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) and Companions who fought at the battle of Badr through the recitation of each and every single one of them. They numbered 314 according to Ibn Ishaq (Sira 1:317), a figure elsewhere ranging between 305 (Ibn Sa`d, Tabaqat 2:11) to 319 (Muslim, Sahih, al-Jihad wal-Siyar, al-imdad bil-mala’ika fi ghazwat Badr): over 60 Emigrants (Muhajirun) and over 240 Helpers (Ansar) (Bukhari, 

Sahih, Maghazi, `iddat ashab Badr) – Allah be well-pleased with them and grant them the Highest Paradise. The Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) declared them all to be dwellers of Paradise.

There are several works, both in verse and in prose, that list their names, usually in alphabetical order. Among such works:
Sayf al-Nasr bil-Sadat al-Kiram Ahl Badr by Sayyid Ibrahim b. Idris al-Sanusi (d. 1304/1887);

Jaliyat al-Akdar wal-Sayf al-Battar bil-Salat `ala al-Mukhtar by our Grandshaykh Mawlana Diya’ al-Din Khalid b. Ahmad al-Baghdadi 
(1190-1242/1776-1827); 

and Asma’ Ashab Badr ridwan Allah `alayhim ajma`in by Shaykh `Abd al-Latif al-Shami, reproduced in the encyclopedia of du`as entitled al-Qulub al-Dari`a (p. 27-46, 319 names) by the great Turkish Naqshbandi Hadith scholar Shaykh Ahmad Diya’ al-Din Gumushanevi (1227-1311/1812-1894), a grandstudent of Mawlana Khalid through Shaykh Ahmad b. Sulayman al-Arwadi.

It is praiseworthy to recite such works with the intention of blessing and to supplicate Allah Most High by means of them, without any restriction whatsoever.
The two main tribes of Madina were Aws and Khazraj. The Ansar (Helpers) of Madina, are thus classified either as Awsi (belonging to the Aws tribe) or Khazraji (belonging to the Khazraj tribe).

The 'Asharatu'l Mubash-shara, the ten who were promised Paradise by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, are listed first. The rest of the Companions are listed in alphabetical order. The Companions who are known by their kunya (plural: kuna), that is, as "fathers of so-and-so", are traditionally listed last.

Fourteen Sahaba (Companions) were martyred in the Battle of Badr. Their names are shown in bold. Al-Fatiha!

Mawla means "freedman, freed from slavery". So, "mawla Rasulillah" means one emancipated from slavery by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

Abu means "father of". So, Abu Ayyub means "father of Ayyub".
Halif means ally. So 'Usaymah halif min Ashja' means 'Usaymah, an ally from the clan of Ashja'

The Battle of Badr - some facts
Let's start out with the setting of Badr: The Muslims were fighting, but against who were they fighting? (Quaraish)

The Quaraish were the leading tribe controlling Mecca, host to the Kaaba, which was a great source of wealth to them, as it was home to many different idol-worshipping religions' pilgrimages. When Islam started to gain some support they saw it as a threat to their economic foothold, and did everything they could to stop Islam. They started beating, raping, and torturing the Muslims- even attempted to assassinate the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), so in turn the Muslims had to leave Mecca and go to Medina where they would be safe. Unfortunately the Meccans kept persecuting them, resulting in this first major battle.

There were only 300 Muslims fighting in the Battle of Badr. How many men did the Meccans have fighting? (About 1000)

The Muslims were outnumbered three to one, so the result of the battle came as a sign from God that they could actually win this war. Most of the Muslim warriors who fought in that day were recent converts called ansars, who only pledged to defend Medina, and so they were well within their rights to leave, but when the Prophet-(peace be upon him), asked if they would like to leave, one of the ansars said, "If you Muhammad (peace be upon him), order us to plunge our horses into the sea, we would do so."

During the heat of the Battle of Badr, the Prophet Muhammad-(peace be upon him) was said to have done what? (Thrown Sand)

Thrown sand into the air in the direction of the enemy. It is said that Muhammad-(peace be upon him), threw sand into the air, and God made the sand go into the Quaraish's eyes giving the Muslim army a chance.

The Battle of Badr is a battle in Islamic history in which it is said that angels participated. One angel who revealed the Quran to the Prophet-(peace be upon him) also commanded the thousands of angels at Badr. Who was this angel? (Gabriel) Azrael is the Angel of Death who with some helpers rip the soul out of the body when someone dies. Michael is responsible for thunder and lightning and is responsible for giving out rewards to good people in life. Israfil is responsible for blowing the horn signaling the Day of Judgement. Gabriel was in charge of bringing the revelation to all the prophets, and commanded the thousands of angels in Badr. 

From the Quran, "Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: 'I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks.'" (Quran 8:9)

Also, it is said that there was a conversation between Gabriel and Muhammad about this, which went: Gabriel asked, "How do you look upon the warriors of Badr among yourselves?" The Prophet said, "As the best of the Muslims." Or said a similar statement. On that, Gabriel said, "And so are the Angels who participated in the Badr."

At the beginning of the Battle of Badr, three of the Meccans challenged three of the Muslims for a small skirmish between them. One of the future Caliphs (He was also one of the key issues of controversy which resulted in the first major schism in Islam) was in the skirmish, along with two other soldiers. Who was this Caliph? (sayyiduna Ali)

At the start of the battle, three Quaraish enemies (Utbah, the father-in-law of Abu Sufyan, his brother Shaybah, and Al-Walid son of Utbah) called out to the Muslim ranks and challenged them. Three ansars came out of the ranks and answered the challenge. But the Quaraish refused their acceptance saying that they had no feud with Medinites, but wanted to defeat the Meccan Muslims. 

So, Ali and Ubaydah, cousins of the Prophet-(peace be upon him), and Hamzah his uncle, came out to accept the challenge. Hamzah killed Shaybah, and Ali killed Al-Walid quickly. However Ubaybah was mortally wounded by Utbah. Though Hamzah rushed to his aid and killed Utbah, it was too late. Angry, three Quaraish lunged at the two remaining Muslim champions but they too fell. As did another three who rushed them. Then the Quaraish became hesitant and when they were still in shock, Muhammad-(peace be upon him) ordered his army to charge into the Meccan lines starting the full-pitched battle.

What else is God said to have done to the Meccan's the night before the Battle of Badr? (Heavy rain fell on the hill where they were camped)

Both armies were camped behind two hills leading into the valley where the battle would take place. It is said that during the night, it rained heavily on the hill which the Quaraish side needed to get to the battle, making it hard to climb. However, it only rained just right on the Muslim side, making the ground not too sandy, and not too muddy, and easier to climb. As a result, the sun (and the heat) was up by the time they got to the summit. And the Muslims could set up another camp and rest.

What key resource at Badr were the Muslims able to cut off from the enemy? (Wells)

Badr was a frequent caravan stop for people traveling from Mecca to Medina because of its wells. For whatever reason, the commanders of the Quaraish did not feel the need to ask allying tribes for reinforcements.

How many Muslims died in the Battle of Badr? (Fourteen)

Only fourteen Muslims died, whereas the Quaraish lost seventy.

How many Meccans did the Muslims capture in the Battle of Badr? (seventy)

Not only did the severely outnumbered Muslims kill seventy Quarish, but they managed to capture another seventy. Showing why they thought that they won this battle because of their allegiance to God.

What happened to the majority of the captured Meccans at the Battle of Badr? (They were let go)

All but four were let go eventually, some even converted to Islam after they were set free. As for the four that weren't set free, they were killed. Two of them were killed by angry Muslims because they (as part of the persecution of the Muslims in Mecca) dumped a bucket of sheep excrement on Muhammad-(peace be upon him). One of the Quaraish leaders was killed by two angry Muslims because of the way they had been treated by him. Likewise, the fourth killed by one of his former slaves, Bilal, who was also the first muezzin.