S11E14: Testing of the Prominent Companions of the Prophet: The Battle of Chains and Other Events

<p>Some of the events where the prominent companions of the prophet were tested</p> <p>first is the battle of chains:</p> <p>there was a tribe in Najd who was a bitter enemy of the prophet. The Prophet has said that the Satan’s horn will rise from Najd. This tribe took protection of the mountains and prepared an army to fight the Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad PBUH. the prophet gave leadership of an army to Abu bakar and ordered to fight them tell they were finished. Abu Baker wasn't considered a strong fighter or general the enemy asked who he was and Abubakar replied I'm here to finish you they told him that we are large in number and if he doesn't leave we will kill him and send his head and body to Medina upon hearing this he'd retreated the prophet upon seeing Abubakar scolded him and as dinner didn't they tell you to stay there and fight till the end</p> <p>After this the prophet gave the flag to Omar and asked him to go to fight the enemy. It was again a test of Omar and his bravery but the same thing happened the army kept going back and forth and Omar came back empty handed as he was scared. The prophet blamed him that I had given explicit orders to fight those people and not to return till they were defeated.</p> <p>After this the prophet gave the commandership to Amir Abbas to lead the army Amir was considered a skillful general but he also retreated. Next slide after three failed attempts prophet gave the flag to imam Ali al Salam hey Mama Lee went to the army who asked who was he and he replied I am Ali son of Abu Talib. He did not retreat he camped nearby and then the next morning he started the sudden war one hour before the dawn. Victory was given by Allah and imam Ali tied all of the enemy in chains and brought them to Medina. This is also the point when the Surah al Hadid was revealed.</p> <p>Upon seeing the victory of imam Ali AS the prophet said that if I wasn't worried that what will people do after hearing what I know about your attributes I would tell them your blessings and they would st