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Walid ibn Uqba (Template:Lang-ar) was one of the companions of Muhammad.
Biography
Family
He was the son of Uqbah ibn Abu Mu'ayt, a man who tried to kill Muhammad and finally died as a non-Muslim, and thus the brother of Umm Kulthum bint Uqba.[1] He was also a half-brother of Uthman.
Ibn Taymiya, a 13th century Sunni Islamic scholar in his A Great Compilation of Fatwa:
The Companions would pray behind people whom they knew to be open transgressors, such as when Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud and other Companions would pray behind Walid ibn 'Uqba ibn Abi Mu'it, who may have recently drunken alcohol (when he was praying) and would wind up praying four rakaats.
Revelation of the Quranic verse
Walid was regarded a transgressor and an open sinner by God in the Quran as follows:
Is he then who is a believer like he who is a transgressor (fasiq)? They are not equal[2] .
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.[3][4][5]
Walid also once lied about a matter and that led to the revelation of the following verse in the Chapter Al Hujurat of Quran where God forbids Muslims from blindly believing any news transmitted by a transgressor:[6][7][8][9]
O ye who believe! if a wicked person (fasiq) comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done.[10]
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
See also
References
- ^ Bukhari, Al. Sahih Bukhari, Volume 06, Book 60. p. 339.
- ^ Quran, Chapter Al Sajdah, Verse 18.
- ^ Qurtubi, Al (1947). Tafsir, Cairo Edition, Volume 14. p. 105.
- ^ Tabari, Al. Tafsir Jami al Bayan.
- ^ Wahidi, Al. Asbab al Nuzul, Dar al Bayan Turath Edition. p. 291.
- ^ Tabari, Al (1987). Tafsir Quran al Azim. Vol. 04. Beirut. p. 224.
- ^ Qurtubi, Al (1947). Tafsir. Vol. 16. Cairo. p. 311.
- ^ Suyuti & Mahalli, Al (1924). Tafsir al Jalalayn. Vol. 01. Cairo. p. 185.
- ^ Bilal Philips, Abu Ameenah. Tafsir Al Hujurat. Riyadh. pp. 62–63.
- ^ Quran, Chapter Al Hujurat, Verse 06.
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