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The [[Battle of Hamra' al-Asad]], in the 4 AH/625, was the first battle that Jabir has participated in. It took place after the Battle of Uhud. As Prophet Muhammad (s) said, only the soldiers attended the Battle of Uhud were allowed to participate in this battle. However Jabir was the only exception, after Prophet Muhammad (s) accepted his excuse. | The [[Battle of Hamra' al-Asad]], in the 4 AH/625, was the first battle that Jabir has participated in. It took place after the Battle of Uhud. As Prophet Muhammad (s) said, only the soldiers attended the Battle of Uhud were allowed to participate in this battle. However Jabir was the only exception, after Prophet Muhammad (s) accepted his excuse. | ||
==Relationship with Prophet Muhammad (s)== | ===Relationship with Prophet Muhammad (s)=== | ||
According to some of the historical accounts, Jabir had a friendly relationship with [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]. When Jabir became ill, Prophet went to visit him. It's said Jabir thought he's going to die then he wanted to divide his bequest to his sisters, so he asked Prophet Muhammad (s) about its rules. However the Prophet promised him a long life. Answering to the question of Jabir on dividing the bequest a verse was sent down to the Prophet (s) which is known as the [[Aya of Kalala]]. | According to some of the historical accounts, Jabir had a friendly relationship with [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]. When Jabir became ill, Prophet went to visit him. It's said Jabir thought he's going to die then he wanted to divide his bequest to his sisters, so he asked Prophet Muhammad (s) about its rules. However the Prophet promised him a long life. Answering to the question of Jabir on dividing the bequest a verse was sent down to the Prophet (s) which is known as the [[Aya of Kalala]]. | ||
==The Three Caliphs== | ===The Three Caliphs=== | ||
There is no information on Jabir b. 'Abd Allah attitude toward the first caliph, [[Abu Bakr]]. It's probable that he was among [[Ansar]] (Helpers) and [[Muhajirun]] (Emigrants) in [[Medina]]. After some time he joined the supporters of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]]. | There is no information on Jabir b. 'Abd Allah attitude toward the first caliph, [[Abu Bakr]]. It's probable that he was among [[Ansar]] (Helpers) and [[Muhajirun]] (Emigrants) in [[Medina]]. After some time he joined the supporters of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]]. | ||
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Jabir has fought alongside with [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] in the [[Battle of Siffin]]. In the last days of Imam 'Ali's (a) Caliphate, [[Muawiya]] army attacked and plundered cities, including [[Medina]], to take the [[oath of allegiance]] from people. [[Busr b. Artat]] was the one who attacked Medina in 40 AH/660 to take an oath of allegiance from people including Banu Salama, the tribe of Jabir. Jabir thought taking oath of allegiance to Busr b. Artat would be going astray. So he hid in [[Umm Salama]]'s house, Prophet Muhammad's wife. Finally, in order to avoid bloodshed, Jabir took Umm Salama's advice and took an oath of allegiance to Busr. | Jabir has fought alongside with [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] in the [[Battle of Siffin]]. In the last days of Imam 'Ali's (a) Caliphate, [[Muawiya]] army attacked and plundered cities, including [[Medina]], to take the [[oath of allegiance]] from people. [[Busr b. Artat]] was the one who attacked Medina in 40 AH/660 to take an oath of allegiance from people including Banu Salama, the tribe of Jabir. Jabir thought taking oath of allegiance to Busr b. Artat would be going astray. So he hid in [[Umm Salama]]'s house, Prophet Muhammad's wife. Finally, in order to avoid bloodshed, Jabir took Umm Salama's advice and took an oath of allegiance to Busr. | ||
== | ===Umayyad Dynasty=== | ||
Jabir was well aware of [[Qur'an]] and [[Sunna]], so he was annoyed by the wrongdoings and [[bid'as]] (innovations) of [[Umayyad]]. It was so unbearable to him that he wished to become deaf in order to not hearing the news of Bid'as. | |||
[[Al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf]] was the governor of [[Hijaz]] from 72 to 75 A.H (691 to 694). He went to [[Medina]] in 74 AH/693 and stayed there for two months, where he treated people with contempt. He also tortured several [[Sahaba|Sahabas]] of Prophet Muhammad (s) including Jabir b. 'Abd Allah. The only reaction of Jabir was changing his behavior toward him. He also said Hajjaj must not attend his [[funeral prayer]]. | |||
===Transferring the Prophet Muhammad's (s) Minbar=== | |||
When [[Muawiya]] came to power he decided to transfer the [[minbar]] (pulpit) of Prophet Muhammad (s) to Damascus in 50 AH/670. Jabir was among those who dissuaded him and changed his mind. | |||
== | ==The Travels of Jabir b. 'Abd Allah== | ||
Jabir | Jabir traveled to [[Egypt]] in 50 AH/670 where a number of Egyptians have narrated hadith from him. [[Maslama b. Mukhallad al-Ansari]], a tribal member of Jabir, was the governor of Egypt in that time. As Ibn Manda said in his accounts, Jabir traveled to [[Sham]] and Egypt along with Maslama. | ||
[[ | According to hadith sources, Jabir traveled to Sham in order to acquire a hadith on [[Qisas]] (retaliation) from [['Abdullah b. Unays]]; the exact time is unknown. He traveled to Sham in the time of Muawiya, but Muawiya ignored him. Jabir was upset, so he refused a 600 Dinar gift from Muawiya and returned to [[Medina]]. Considering the behavior of Muawiya toward Jabir, Umayyad caliphs constantly treated the people of Medina with contempt which was originated from the murder of the third Caliph, [['Uthman]]. | ||
==Demise== | ===Demise=== | ||
[[File:تصویری از قبرستان بقیع.jpg|thumbnail]] | [[File:تصویری از قبرستان بقیع.jpg|thumbnail]] | ||
Jabir has lived the last year of his lifetime near the [[Ka'ba]] in [[Mecca]]. Some members of [[Tabi'un]] including Ata' ibn abi Rabbah and Amru ibn Dinar have met him in that time. Jabir became blind during the last years of his life and then he passed away in Medina. Al-Mizzi gave some reports on the time of Jabir's demise; the times are different from 68 to 79 A.H. According to a group of historians and hadith narrators, Jabir has passed away in 78 A.H at the age of 94. It's said Aban ibn Uthman, the governor of Medina, performed the funeral prayer on his body. | Jabir has lived the last year of his lifetime near the [[Ka'ba]] in [[Mecca]]. Some members of [[Tabi'un]] including Ata' ibn abi Rabbah and Amru ibn Dinar have met him in that time. Jabir became blind during the last years of his life and then he passed away in Medina. Al-Mizzi gave some reports on the time of Jabir's demise; the times are different from 68 to 79 A.H. According to a group of historians and hadith narrators, Jabir has passed away in 78 A.H at the age of 94. It's said Aban ibn Uthman, the governor of Medina, performed the funeral prayer on his body. | ||