Introduction

  • Quran revealed multiple times 
  • People with disability, born blind
  • Had high status
  • Relative of Khadijah 
  • His mother was called the mother of the blind child 
  • Accepts islam really

Story of Abasa

  • People of the Nadi
    • أَرَأَيتَ الَّذي يَنهىٰ ۝ عَبدًا إِذا صَلّىٰ ۝ أَرَأَيتَ إِن كانَ عَلَى الهُدىٰ ۝ أَو أَمَرَ بِالتَّقوىٰ ۝ أَرَأَيتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّىٰ ۝ أَلَم يَعلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرىٰ ۝ كَلّا لَئِن لَم يَنتَهِ لَنَسفَعًا بِالنّاصِيَةِ ۝ ناصِيَةٍ كاذِبَةٍ خاطِئَةٍ ۝ فَليَدعُ نادِيَهُ ۝ سَنَدعُ الزَّبانِيَةَ ۝ كَلّا لا تُطِعهُ وَاسجُد وَاقتَرِب
  • (1) Utbah b. Rabiah w/ son (2) Shaybah, (3) Umayyah, (3) Walid b. Mughirah, (4) Abu Jahl
  • ibn Umm Maktum came looking for Rasulullah ﷺ  
  • “Teach me from what Allah has taught you!”
  • Frustrated
  • 16 ayat for this treatment
  • Proof of prophethood
    • عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّىٰ ۝ أَن جاءَهُ الأَعمىٰ ۝ وَما يُدريكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكّىٰ ۝ أَو يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكرىٰ ۝ أَمّا مَنِ استَغنىٰ ۝ فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدّىٰ ۝ وَما عَلَيكَ أَلّا يَزَّكّىٰ ۝ وَأَمّا مَن جاءَكَ يَسعىٰ ۝ وَهُوَ يَخشىٰ ۝ فَأَنتَ عَنهُ تَلَهّىٰ ۝ كَلّا إِنَّها تَذكِرَةٌ ۝ فَمَن شاءَ ذَكَرَهُ ۝ في صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ ۝ مَرفوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ ۝ بِأَيدي سَفَرَةٍ ۝ كِرامٍ بَرَرَةٍ ۝
  • Rasulullah ﷺ  used to stand for him and say:
  • مرحبًا بمن عاتبني فيه ربي
  • All of these died in Badr, except Walid who died before Hijrah

Virtues of Ibn Umm Maktum

Hijrah

  • Known to be the second person to come to Madinah, 
  • First one was Musab b. Umayr
  • They were teaching the people the Quran.

Badr

  • Wanted to participate in Badr, but did not get a spot
  • Made a dua to Allah to reveal an excuse for him
  • لاَ يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ} دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ زَيْدًا فَجَاءَ بِكَتِفٍ فَكَتَبَهَا وَشَكَا ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ ضَرَارَتَهُ فَنَزَلَتْ لَّا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْقَٰعِدُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ أُو۟لِى ٱلضَّرَرِ وَٱلْمُجَٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ ۚ فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُجَٰهِدِينَ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ عَلَى ٱلْقَٰعِدِينَ دَرَجَةً ۚ وَكُلًّا وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَفَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُجَٰهِدِينَ عَلَى ٱلْقَٰعِدِينَ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ۝ دَرَجَٰتٍ مِّنْهُ وَمَغْفِرَةً وَرَحْمَةً ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

The Muaddhin

  • Eat and drink until you hear the Adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum
  • Bilal used to give the Adhan of Qiyam al-Layl
  • Allah wanted to honor him even though he couldn't see Fajr

The Imam

  • اسْتَخْلَفَ ابْنَ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ وَهُوَ أَعْمَى

The One in Charge

  • Aisha feeding him and honoring him decades after his passing
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Story of Abasa
Virtues of Ibn Umm Maktum
Hijrah
Badr
The Muaddhin
The Imam
The One in Charge