Nabi family tradition

 Nabi family tradition  (الأُسْرَةُ النَّبَوِيَّةُ): 

The family of the Prophet (ﷺ) was popularly known as the Hashemite family because it traced its family identity upward from his great-grandfather Hashim bin Abd Manaf. In order to get a clear idea about the Prophet (ﷺ), I think it is necessary to discuss the biographies of his grandfather, great-grandfather, that is, the leading people of the previous generations. In this context, the next discussion: 

Hashem: We have already discussed that when the agreement was signed between Banu Abd Manaf and Banu Abduddar regarding the distribution of the posts associated with the Haram, Hashem among the sons of Abd Manaf was given the honor of 'sikbayah' and rifadah i.e. giving water to the pilgrims and entertaining them. is Hashim was a highly respected and noble personality. He was the first person to arrange to feed pilgrims in Mecca by mixing bread with 'shorba' or broth. His original name was ``Amr''. But he started to be called 'Hashim' because he broke bread and mixed it with soup or broth. Because, Hashem means the one who breaks something. It was Hashim who was the first person to make two business trips for the Quraish in summer and winter. Initiated. A poet said about him: 

عمرو الذي هَشَمَ الثريدَ لقومه

قَومٍ بمكة مُسِْنتِين عِجَافِ

سُنَّتْ إليه الرحلتان كلاهما

سَفَرُ الشتاء ورحلة الأصياف  

Meaning: 'Amr is the person who fed the poor people who were suffering from famine in Makkah with pieces of bread soaked in soup or broth and arranged for them to travel on winter and summer day

 .' A very important incident connected with his personal life and subsequent history is that when he reached Madinah on his way to the kingdom of Sham for trade, he married a woman named Salamah bint 'Amr of the tribe of Banu Najjar and stayed there for some time. Then he left his pregnant wife in her father's house and went to the kingdom of Sham and there he passed away in the city of Ghazyah in Palestine. 

Meanwhile, Salamah's unborn child was born on time. According to the calendar, that year was 497 AD. The newborn baby had white hair on his head so Salamah named him Shaybah. Salamah continued to care for him carefully in his father's house. This child of that day was Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather and guardian of the last Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Baby Abdul Muttalib grew like Sasikala day by day, but for a long time no one in the Hashim family came to know about his birth. Hashim was the father of 9 children. Out of 9 people 4 boys and 5 girls. Their names are Asad, Abu Saifi, Nazlah, Abdul Muttalib and Shifa, Khalidah, Za'ifah, Ruqbayya and Jannah respectively. 

Abdul Muttalib: From the above discussion we have already come to know that the duties related to 'Sikbayah' and 'Rifadah' were entrusted to Hashim. After Hashim's death, that responsibility was assigned to his brother Muttalib. He also possessed various virtues and values ​​within the party. No one else in the group had the power to disobey or sway him. He was also famous for his generosity. The Quraysh named him 'Fayyaz' because of his generosity. When Shaybah i.e. Abdul Muttalib reached the age of ten, Muttalib went to Yathrib to bring him to know about him. After reaching there, when he saw Shaybah, tears started flowing from his eyes. Then, hugging him on his chest, he mounted the camel and started his journey towards Makkah. 

But as Shaybah refused to go to Makkah without her mother's permission, Muttalib sought her mother's permission to take her. But when Shaybahar's mother refused to give him permission, Muttalib explained to her that this boy is going to the kingdom of his father and towards Allah's Haram Sharif. Surely this is a matter of great fortune for him.'' 

After hearing this, her mother gave permission to take Shaybah. After obtaining permission, Muttalib mounted him on his camel and proceeded towards Makkah. On reaching Makkah, seeing Shaybah next to Muttalib, the Makkans said that this boy is 'Abdul Muttalib', meaning Muttalib's slave. Muttalib then said, 'No, this is my nephew, the son of my brother Hashim.' From then on he was cherished by Muttalib. 

Muttalib went to the afterlife in Yemen in the Roman Empire when Shaybah reached his youth. After his death, Abdul Muttalib inherited the vacated posts. In course of time, Abdul Muttalib gained such a status in his community that neither his father nor his grandfather was able to have such status. As a virtuous person, all the people of Qaum loved and respected him with utmost sincerity. 

When Muttalib passed away, Nawfal took possession of Abdul Muttalib's quarters by force. As it was not possible for Abdul Muttalib alone to deal with his uncle, he sought help from some people of the Quraish tribe. But they objected saying that it was not possible for them to do anything about the dispute between him and his uncle. Desperate, Abdul Muttalib wrote some poems to his maternal uncle of the Banu Najjar clan, containing a pitiful plea for help. Responding to this call, his uncle Abu Sa'd bin Adi marched towards Makkah with eighty horsemen and landed at a place called Abtah. Abdul Muttalib went there to meet his uncle and requested him to take him home. But Abu Sa'd refused to go to his house until an understanding was reached with Nawfal. Then he advanced and stood near Nana Naofal. 

Nawfal was then sitting with some Quraysh at a place called Hatim. Abu Sa'd unsheathed the sword and said, "By the lord of this holy house, if you do not return the nephew his right, then this sword will tear your chest." Without any hesitation, Nawfal said, "Okay, I returned his right." After hearing this, Abu Sa'd requested some of the leading people of Quraysh to be witnesses in this regard and to give evidence if necessary. Then he went to the house of Abdul Muttalib and after staying there for three days and performing Umrah returned to Madinah. 

After this incident Nawfal entered into an agreement of mutual aid and cooperation with Banu Abde Shams against Banu Hashim. On this side, when the tribe of Banu Khuza'ah noticed that the tribe of Banu Najjar helped Abdul Muttalib, they said that, 'Abdul Muttalib is your son, so is our son. Therefore, it is more our duty to help him.' Because Abde Manaf's mother was related to the tribe of Khuja'ah. In this context, Banu Khuza'ah tribe went to Nadwa and entered into an agreement of aid and cooperation with Banu Hashim against Banu Abde Shams and Banu Nawfal. This treaty made promises that were very helpful for the conquest of Makkah in the later Islamic era. Details will be mentioned at the appropriate place. 

Being associated with Baitullah, there are two special incidents related to Abdul Muttalib. One of them is the incident related to the digging of the 'Yamyam' well and the other is the incident related to the 'Elephant Army'. A brief discussion of the two events follows: 

The summary of this incident is that Abdul Muttalib came to know in a dream that he was being instructed to dig a well and its location was also specified in a dream. Then he woke up and started digging. During the excavation work, all the objects that were thrown into the well by the tribe of Banu Jurhum on the eve of leaving Makkah were recovered from the well. Among the discarded items were a number of swords and armor and two golden stags. Abdul Muttalib welded the doors of the Kaabah with swords, inserted golden deer into the two doors, and arranged for the pilgrims to drink water. 

Another incident that arose during the digging of the Jamzam well was that when the well was revealed, the Quraish started a dispute with Abdul Muttalib and demanded that they too be allowed to participate in the digging. 

Abdul Muttalib said, 'Since he has been ordered to dig this well in a dream, it is not possible for him to allow them to participate in this digging work. But the other Quraish are not to be spared. They decided to go to a female fortune teller from the Banu Sa'd tribe to get an opinion in this regard and started their journey from Makkah for this purpose. But on the way they saw some signs that made it clear to them that the Almighty Allah had appointed the digging of the Well of Zamzam for Abdul Muttalib. So they returned to Makkah without advancing. It was in this context that Abdul Muttalib vowed that if Allah Ta'ala pleases him with ten sons and all of them grow old enough to be able to fend for themselves, then he will dedicate one of his sons to the Baitullah.