I would
like to present the seriousness and gravity of Zakir Naik's infringements on
Yazeed issue in the court of wise readers and appeal modestly to their soul and
conscience to decide what is haque and what is batil.Brother
Zakir tries to justify his stand on Yazeed on the basis of this claim that
" There is a hadith in Bukhari those people who will conquer
Constantinople they will go heaven and Yazeed (rahi mullah) was the
commander." [REF: Reply by Dr.Zakir Naik on Yazeed Pt.1
13th JULY 2008(ITALY) www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1qgyHCb0Jw]
Dear
Truth Seeking Readers !Decide yourself: Point No. o1To Be Noted :
Brother
Zakir's claim that there is a hadith in Bukhari, "those people who will
conquer Constantinople they will go heaven and Yazeed was the commander",
is a white lie.[ Ref: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqgyHcbojw] I Challenge him on behalf of
Ahle Sunnat Wa Zamaat to produce the hadith of Sahih Bukhari where such words
are mentiond. If he can produce it, each and every Muslim will accept his
stand. But he can't
produce such Hadith. The truth is, he has not read the original text of the
concerned Hadith of Sahih Bukhari and only uttered the words taught by his
Kharizi mentors like a parrot. It's misfortune for Muslim Ummah that Such
ignorant, arrogant and ill-informed person is hyped and marketed as
"Allamatul Muslimin, saviour of Muslim Ummah etc"!!!
Concerned Hadith of Sahih Bukhari: Now, I implore Honourable Readers to go through the concerned Hadith of Sahih Bukhari watchfully and attentively to realize the hollowness of Mr. Ahle Sahih Hadith's Hadith-knowledge :
Narrated
Khalid Bin Madan that Umair bin Al-Aswad Al-Anasi told him that he went to
Ubada bin As-Samit while he was staying in his house at the sea-shore of Hims
with (his wife) Um Haram.Umair said: Um Haram informed us that she heard the Prophet
(PBUH) saying, "Paradise
is granted to the first batch of my followers who will under take a naval
expedition." Um Haram added, "I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Will
I be amongst them?' He replied, 'You are amongst them.' The Prophet (PBUH) then
said, 'The first army
amongst my followers who will invade Caesar's City will be forgiven their
sins.' I asked, 'Will I be one of them, O Allah's Apostle?' He replied
in the negative." [REF: SAHIH BUKHARI: Vol 1, Pg No. 409, 410 (Hadith
No. 2924)
Dear Readers! Sahih Bukhari's Hadith is explicit. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam said, "awwalu jaishin min ummati yaghzoona madinata Qaisara maghfurullahum" i.e.,"The first army amongst my followers who will invade Caesar's City will be forgiven their sins" and Dr. Naik says, "those people who will conquer Constantinople they will go heaven and Yazeed was the commander"!!! Does the name "Constantinpole" exist in Holy Hadith? No, "Madinatu-Qaiser" i.e.,"Caesar's City" exists in the text, not Constantinople. Constantinople is one of the cities of Caesar, not the only city.In any Lughat (Arabic Dictionary) the meaning of the city of Caesar is not only the Constantinople. There used to be many cities. Does Holy Hadith certify all the conquerers of Constantinople will go to heaven? No, Holy Hadith gave glad tiding for the first Muslim army invading Caesar's city.
Did Yazeed take part in the First Expedition to Constantinople?
:
Now, let us be sure, when did Muslims
attack Constantinople for the first time and in which expedition did Eazeed
participate.
1.
Constantinople was first attacked by Hadhrat Ameer Mu'awiyah
(May Allah SWT be well pleased with him) in 32 Hizri. Hafidh Ibn Kathir (R.A.) writes : "Hadhrat
Ameer Mu'awiyah (May Allah SWT be well pleased with him) attacked Rome in A.H.
32 and fought battles after battles till he reached the city of Constantinople."
Ref: Bidayah wan Nihayah, Vol 7, Pg No. 179. It is also written in Tarikh
Kamil, Vol 3, Pg No. 25.. Yazeed did not participate in this expedition.
2. The
next i.e., second attack Rome was launched in the year 42.(A.H) and Yazeed was
not amongst them. It is confirmed in Imam Ibn Al-Athir's Tarikh Al-Kaamil
and also in Allama Ibn Khuldun's works as well. Imam Zahabi's Tareekh-Ul-Islam
also mentions this. Yazeed
did not participate in this expedition.
3. The
next i.e., third attack was made in 43 (A.H) led by Bausar Bin Abi Artha who
attacked Rome and went right up to Constantinpole.Yazeed did not participate in this
expedition.
4. The
4th batch of troops went in 44 or 46(A.H). The commander was Abdur
Rahman Khalid Bin Waleed, son of the great general in Islam Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed
(R.A.) Together with Bausar Bin Abi Artha they
led the first naval expedition in Islam against Rome.
Yazeed did not
participate in this expedition.
5.
The 5th batch of troops to go to Rome was led by Hazrat Abdurahman Al
Qaymi Al-Antha who was its commander.
Yazeed did not participate in this
expedition.
5.
The 6th batch
of troops went in 49 (A.H.) and the commander was again Hazrat Malik Bin
Hubairah and Hazrat Fazala Bin Ubair was also the commander and from his hands
the city of Ceasar in Rome was conquered and the booty was won.Yazeed did not participate in
this expedition.
6. In 49 A.H. 7th Batch made
expedition
to Constantinople and a Sahabi participated in it named Yazeed Bin
Shajara Ar-Rahaani who was from Damasccus and not Yazeed Bin Muawiah.Yazeed did not participate in
this expedition.
8. The 8th batch of troops made expedition to Constantinople in 50 (A.H) which mention's the name of Yazeed Bin Muawiya.
IN
WHICH EXPEDITION DID YAZID PARTICIPATE?
The crux of the question is in which expedition did Yaazid take
part? History provides four opinions in this regard:
1. Eaazid
participated in the battle of Rome in 49 A.H. and he reached
Constantinople. Bidayah wan Nihayah, Vol 8, Pg. No. 34,narrates: In
49 A.H. Yazid bin Mu'awiyah attacked the kingdom of Rome and reached
Constantinople.
2. Yazid
participated in the siege of 50 A.H. Umdatul Qari, Vol 5, Pg No 558,
narrates: "Muslims reached Constantinople in this attack and laid siege to
it and Yazid was the commander on the behalf of his father."
.
3. Yazid
participated in the attack of 52 A.H. Imam Badruddin 'Aini, noted Commentator
of Sahih Bukhari, preferred this opinion and said that this opinion is to be
preferred that Yazid participated in the 52 A.H.attack of
Constantinople.Umdatul Qari, Vol 10, Kitab ul Jihad, Pg No. 244.
4. Hadhrat Mu'awiyah (R.A.) sent Yazid in 55A.H. to attack
Constantinople, as given in Al Isabaa fi marifati Sahabah.
.
No evidence proves
that Yazid was part in the first siege of Constantinople, because
Constantinople had been attacked by Muslim Muzahids multiple times before
it. Claiming that yazid participated under the Hadhrat Abdur Rahman bin
Khalid bin Walid (R.A.) and is therefore forgiven is a fabrication as it
is not supported by any of the books of Hadith, Rijal or History.
Yazeed was sent to Battlefield as
punishment by Muawiya (R.A.) : Imam Bukhari narrates in his
Sahih that," Verily, acts are rewarded according to the intentions." Zakir Naik and Ahle Bidah should
disclose to the Muslims the reality and true nature of their
hero Yazeed's participation in Zihaad to Constantinople. Why do they
suppress its backdrop ? why do they hinder and
conceal the truth? Let us be acquainted with the panorama of
history on this issue and InshaAllah haque and batil will become more
vivid and dazzling.
Yazeed who
partcipated in the 7th expedition, de facto, did not participate
spontaneously and sincerely. He was sent to the battlefield as the punishment
by his father by Holy Sahabi Sayedina Aamir Muwiya (R.A.) due to his
hypocricy and arrogance. All history books record this incident. Ibn
Atheer records it in Tarikh Kamil Vol 3, Pg No. 314, under the incidents of 49
and 50 A.H. Tabari records it inTarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk or
Tarikh at-Tabari, Published By Cairo: Dar al-Ma'arif. Allama Badruddin Ayini,
the noted Commentator of Sahih Bukhari writes:
"Hadhrat Ameer
Mu'awiyah (R.A.) sent a huge army to Rome in 50 A.H. Hadhrat Sufyan
bin 'Auf (R.A.) was appointed as the commander of the army and Yazid was
ordered to go with the army. Yazid started making excuses, cited illness and
did not go. Hadhrat Ameer Mu'awiyah (R.A.) also did not go. In this journey,
the Mujahideen faced hunger, thirst and a host of other difficulties. When
Yazid was told about this, he recited some couplets, in of other difficulties. When
Yazid was told about this, he recited some couplets, in which he said:
"I don't care about the fever,
difficulties which the army faces at the
Firqodona (place name), at der murran,
I am sitting on a high mattress and
Umme
Kulthoom (Yazid's wife) is with me."
. When Hadhrat Ameer Mu'awiyah came to
know of this, he said with an oath, that Yazid should be definitely sent to the
commander Hadhrat Sufyan bin 'Auf (May
Allah SWT be well pleased with him), so that he understands the difficulties of
the Mujahideen."
Ref : Umdatul Qari Vol 10, Kitab Ul Jihad.
Humble Challenge and Appeal
to Zakir Naik : Brother
Zakir Naik ! There is not a single hadeeth in Sahih Bukhari where it is said that
“those
people who will conquer Constantinople they will go heaven and Yazeed was
the commander". This is
a white lie. If you can roduce such hadeeth where it is mentioned that “those people who
will conquer Constantinople they will go heaven and Yazeed was the commander", you will be rewarded Rs ten lakh instantly.We challenge
you to produce it. We shall accept your standpoint. Otherwise , make tawba for
telling lie in the name of sahih Bukhari and desert firqa-parasti. our Holy Prophet said, “ The one who attributes
lie to me has his place in Zahannam [ Sahih Bukhari – Vol 01 – Page 41 –
Hadeeth No 106 ] .
Wa maa alaina illal balaag.
