Walid ibn Uqba
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Walid ibn Uqba was one of the companions
of Muhammad
.
, a man who tried to kill Muhammad and finally died as a non-Muslim, and thus the brother of Umm Kulthum bint Uqba. He was also a half-brother of Uthman
.
in his A Great Compilation of Fatwa
:
The above verse's context has been explained by the commentators, where the word "believer" referred to Ali bin Abi Talib and the "transgressor" (fasiq) referred to Walid bin 'Uqba.
Walid also once lied about a matter and that led to the revelation of the following verse in the Chapter Al Hujurat of Quraan where God forbids Muslims from blindly believing any news transmitted by a transgressor:
As Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips says, “great caution must always be taken when dealing with information conveyed by people of doubtful character, those whose honesty has not yet been proven or by known sinners”. However, we find in the Sunni hadith collections traditions of the Prophet (s) on the authority of al-Walid! See, for example:
q Abu Dawud, Sunan, (1973), Kitab al-Tarajjul, bab fi'l-khuluq li'r-rijal, vol. 4, p. 404, hadith number 4181
q Ahmad bin Hanbal, al-Musnad, awwal musnad al-madaniyyin ajma'in, hadith 15784
Al-Walid's wickedness did not end during the Prophet's (s) time. He was appointed governor of al-Kufah by 'Uthman, the third caliph, where his wickedness continued. Once he led the morning prayers in a condition of intoxication and prayed four instead of two units. He was subsequently given the punishment on the orders of 'Uthman. This incident is mentioned in countless sources including some mentioned above, as well as:
q Sahih al-Bukhari (English translation), volume 5, book 57, number 45; volume 5, book 58, number 212
q Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, (English translation: History of al-Tabari, The Crisis of the Early Caliphate), volume XV, p. 120
Sahaba
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of Muhammad
Muhammad
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Family
He was the son of Uqbah ibn Abu Mu'aytUqbah ibn Abu Mu'ayt
Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt was a member of the Quraish tribe.He had two children, both becoming Muslims: Walid ibn Uqba and Umm Kulthum bint Uqba.Uqba assaulted Muhammad because he was preaching monotheism...
, a man who tried to kill Muhammad and finally died as a non-Muslim, and thus the brother of Umm Kulthum bint Uqba. He was also a half-brother of Uthman
Uthman
Uthman ibn Affan was one of the companions of Islamic prophet, Muhammad. He played a major role in early Islamic history as the third Sunni Rashidun or Rightly Guided Caliph....
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in his A Great Compilation of Fatwa
A Great Compilation of Fatwa
The Great Compilation of Fatwa is a collection of religious tracts written by the 13th century Sunni Islamic scholar Ibn Taymiyyah.-Description:...
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Revelation of the Quranic verse
Walid was regarded a transgressor and an open sinner by God in the Quraan as follows:The above verse's context has been explained by the commentators, where the word "believer" referred to Ali bin Abi Talib and the "transgressor" (fasiq) referred to Walid bin 'Uqba.
Walid also once lied about a matter and that led to the revelation of the following verse in the Chapter Al Hujurat of Quraan where God forbids Muslims from blindly believing any news transmitted by a transgressor:
As Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips says, “great caution must always be taken when dealing with information conveyed by people of doubtful character, those whose honesty has not yet been proven or by known sinners”. However, we find in the Sunni hadith collections traditions of the Prophet (s) on the authority of al-Walid! See, for example:
q Abu Dawud, Sunan, (1973), Kitab al-Tarajjul, bab fi'l-khuluq li'r-rijal, vol. 4, p. 404, hadith number 4181
q Ahmad bin Hanbal, al-Musnad, awwal musnad al-madaniyyin ajma'in, hadith 15784
Al-Walid's wickedness did not end during the Prophet's (s) time. He was appointed governor of al-Kufah by 'Uthman, the third caliph, where his wickedness continued. Once he led the morning prayers in a condition of intoxication and prayed four instead of two units. He was subsequently given the punishment on the orders of 'Uthman. This incident is mentioned in countless sources including some mentioned above, as well as:
q Sahih al-Bukhari (English translation), volume 5, book 57, number 45; volume 5, book 58, number 212
q Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, (English translation: History of al-Tabari, The Crisis of the Early Caliphate), volume XV, p. 120