What is your opinion of those who say that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was defeated on the Day of Uhud? And was the defeat the end of the battle?
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The questioner : What is your opinion of those who say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was defeated on the Day of Uhud?
The Shaykh : Was the Messenger defeated?
The questioner : Yes, and is that correct? And is it stated categorically that the defeat lasted until the end of the battle?
The Shaykh : As for it being stated categorically, it is certainly the biggest of lies; as for it being qualified, there is also consideration in that; because the noble verse...
The questioner : In Al Imran, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May you be a keeper of it, if Allah wills?
The questioner : May Allah make it easy
The Shaykh : You are saying, of course, the verse that contains "to a group" ?
The questioner :[Al-Anfal 8:16] .
The Shaykh : So the one who is attached to a group is not defeated, correct?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is too noble and honored to be, what, defeated? But the strategy, or as he (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) said: A, deception or stratagem requires that one be in this place and move to another place, so this is not a defeat and is not attributed to the Messenger, neither categorically nor qualifiedly; as for some individuals who are known to have been defeated, this is of course a clear matter and it is not strange for them because they are human beings, yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, one of the doctors discussed this with me and said the Prophet was defeated, and the doctor has a standing.
The Shaykh : The doctors are a calamity of the time.
The questioner : But I told him that I reviewed all the historians on this, meaning most of them and the reliable ones, especially Ibn al-Qayyim in al-Zad (may Allah have mercy on him), who said about this battle a narration from Ibn Abbas that said: "By Allah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not achieve a victory like Uhud." I said, how do you face this text, which is authentic from Ibn Abbas? How do you face this text? And then how do you face the other text that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) caught up with them at Hamra al-Asad and pursued them, is that not a victory after that? He said: The Prophet was defeated, with this word and without argument. I said, and I askedThe Shaykh : Muhammad about this issue, and he said, absolutely not categorically, we say if...
The Shaykh : No, it is not categorically, neither categorically nor qualifiedly.
The questioner : But we might say only at the beginning, and at the end the victory...?
The Shaykh : I told you, may Allah reward you, this is the strategy of war in the battle, this is...
The Shaykh : Was the Messenger defeated?
The questioner : Yes, and is that correct? And is it stated categorically that the defeat lasted until the end of the battle?
The Shaykh : As for it being stated categorically, it is certainly the biggest of lies; as for it being qualified, there is also consideration in that; because the noble verse...
The questioner : In Al Imran, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May you be a keeper of it, if Allah wills?
The questioner : May Allah make it easy
The Shaykh : You are saying, of course, the verse that contains "to a group"
or one attached to a group
أو متحيزا إلى فئةThe questioner :
unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company
إلا متحرفا إلى قتال أو متحيزا إلى فئةThe Shaykh : So the one who is attached to a group is not defeated, correct?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is too noble and honored to be, what, defeated? But the strategy, or as he (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
War is deception
الحرب خُدعةThe questioner : Shaykh, one of the doctors discussed this with me and said the Prophet was defeated, and the doctor has a standing.
The Shaykh : The doctors are a calamity of the time.
The questioner : But I told him that I reviewed all the historians on this, meaning most of them and the reliable ones, especially Ibn al-Qayyim in al-Zad (may Allah have mercy on him), who said about this battle a narration from Ibn Abbas that said: "By Allah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not achieve a victory like Uhud." I said, how do you face this text, which is authentic from Ibn Abbas? How do you face this text? And then how do you face the other text that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) caught up with them at Hamra al-Asad and pursued them, is that not a victory after that? He said: The Prophet was defeated, with this word and without argument. I said, and I askedThe Shaykh : Muhammad about this issue, and he said, absolutely not categorically, we say if...
The Shaykh : No, it is not categorically, neither categorically nor qualifiedly.
The questioner : But we might say only at the beginning, and at the end the victory...?
The Shaykh : I told you, may Allah reward you, this is the strategy of war in the battle, this is...
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