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'''Laylat al- | '''Laylat al-Mabīt''' (Arabic: لیلة المبیت, the night of sleeping) is the title of the night in which [[the Prophet (s)]] emigrated from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]], and because of the decision of [[Quraysh]] to assassinate the Prophet (s), [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] slept in his bed, so the assassins will not notice his absence. The [[verse]] 207 of [[sura al-Baqara]] is revealed about the sacrifice of Imam 'Ali (a) for saving the life of the Prophet (s). | ||
==Plan of Assassination of the Prophet (s)== | ==Plan of Assassination of the Prophet (s)== | ||
After the demise of [[Abu Talib]], [[Quraysh]] polytheists intensified the harassment of Muslims. [[The Prophet (s)]], seeing the life of Muslims is in danger, and after an allegiance with the people of | After the demise of [[Abu Talib]], [[Quraysh]] polytheists intensified the harassment of Muslims. [[The Prophet (s)]], seeing the life of Muslims is in danger, and after [[Pledge of 'Aqaba|an allegiance with the people of Yathrib]], ordered Muslims to emigrate to Yathrib. So they started to emigrate to Yathrib covertly in small groups.<ref>Ibn Hisham, ''Sira l-nabawiyya'', vol.1 p.480</ref> | ||
===Consultation in Dar al-Nadwa=== | ===Consultation in Dar al-Nadwa=== | ||
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===Information of the Prophet (s)=== | ===Information of the Prophet (s)=== | ||
After the decision of Quraysh to assassinate the Prophet (s), [[Jabra'il]] (Gabriel) informed the Prophet (s) about the plan and revealed the [[verse]] 30 of [[sura al-Anfal]]: "When the faithless plotted against you to take you captive, or to kill or expel you. They plotted and Allah devised, and Allah is the best of devisers", so the Prophet (s) decided to emigrate to [[Yathrib]].<ref>Halabi, ''Sira'', vol.2 p.32</ref> While he was leaving, he recited: "And We have put a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, then We have blind-folded them, so they do not see" (36:9), so the polytheists could not see him.<ref>Subhani, ''Furugh abadiyyat'', vol.1 p.420</ref> | After the decision of Quraysh to assassinate the Prophet (s), [[Jabra'il]] (Gabriel) informed the Prophet (s) about the plan and revealed the [[verse]] 30 of [[sura al-Anfal]]: "When the faithless plotted against you to take you captive, or to kill or expel you. They plotted and Allah devised, and Allah is the best of devisers", so the Prophet (s) decided to emigrate to [[Yathrib]].<ref>Halabi, ''Sira'', vol.2 p.32</ref> While he was leaving, he recited: "And We have put a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, then We have blind-folded them, so they do not see" (Q 36:9), so the polytheists could not see him.<ref>Subhani, ''Furugh abadiyyat'', vol.1 p.420</ref> | ||
In the night of the 1 of [[Rabi' al-Awwal]], [[the Prophet (s)]] told [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]: "the angel descended to me and informed me that Quraysh polytheists are united to kill me, and he recommended me from my God to emigrate from my people, and go to the [[Thawr cave]] tonight, and he ordered me to order you to sleep in my bed so my trace will become hidden by that; so what do you say and what will you do?", so 'Ali (a) said: "will you be safe by my sleeping there?", the Prophet (s) said: "yes", so Imam 'Ali (a) smiled and bowed down to [[ | ===Events of that Night=== | ||
In the night of the 1 of [[Rabi' al-Awwal]], [[the Prophet (s)]] told [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]: "the angel descended to me and informed me that Quraysh polytheists are united to kill me, and he recommended me from my God to emigrate from my people, and go to the [[Thawr cave]] tonight, and he ordered me to order you to sleep in my bed so my trace will become hidden by that; so what do you say and what will you do?", so 'Ali (a) said: "will you be safe by my sleeping there?", the Prophet (s) said: "yes", so Imam 'Ali (a) smiled and bowed down to perform [[Sajdat al-Shukr]] out of happiness, then said: "go as you are ordered, may my ears, eyes, and the very heart be sacrificed for you, order me as you wish, I am like your assistant, I will do it as you want, and my success is only by [[Allah]]."<ref>Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', vol.19 p.60</ref> the Prophet (s) said: "sleep in my bed, and put on my clothes, and I inform you that Allah tests his friends according to their faith and their rank in His religion, so the most hardly tested people are the prophets, then their successors, etc., so He is testing you and is testing me with you, like He tested His friend [[Ibrahim (a)]], and [[Isma'il (a)]] (when Ibrahim was commanded to slaughter Isma'il), so be patient, be patient, for 'indeed Allah’s mercy is close to the virtuous'" then embraced Imam 'Ali (a) and both cried, then they separated.<ref>Tusi, ''Amali'', p.466</ref> | |||
The polytheists, besieged the house of the Prophet (s) from the beginning of the night and they were expecting the midnight to attack, but [[Abu Lahab]] said: "some women and children are in the house and maybe they become harmed and later this will be a shame for us between 'Arabs" (So they postponed the attack to the sunrise.)<ref>Halabi, ''Sira'', vol.2 p.32</ref> | The polytheists, besieged the house of the Prophet (s) from the beginning of the night and they were expecting the midnight to attack, but [[Abu Lahab]] said: "some women and children are in the house and maybe they become harmed and later this will be a shame for us between 'Arabs" (So they postponed the attack to the sunrise.)<ref>Halabi, ''Sira'', vol.2 p.32</ref> | ||
Imam 'Ali (a) slept in the bed of the Prophet (s), the polytheists were throwing little stones to him to ensure that someone is sleeping in the bed, and they were certain that he is the Prophet (s).<ref>Tusi, ''Amali'', p.298</ref> | Imam 'Ali (a) slept in the bed of the Prophet (s), the polytheists were throwing little stones to him to ensure that someone is sleeping in the bed, and they were certain that he is the Prophet (s).<ref>Tusi, ''Amali'', p.298</ref> | ||
In the morning when they attacked the house with drawn swords, saw Imam 'Ali (a) in the bed of the Prophet (s), they said: "where is Muhammad?" Imam 'Ali (a) said: "were you entrusted him to me that you are asking me about him? Were not you saying that you will expel him from your land? They attacked Imam 'Ali (a) and beat him saying: you were tricking us for the night! Then they started to search for the Prophet (s).<ref>Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', vol.19 p.92</ref> | In the morning when they attacked the house with drawn swords, saw Imam 'Ali (a) in the bed of the Prophet (s), they said: "where is Muhammad?" Imam 'Ali (a) said: "were you entrusted him to me that you are asking me about him? Were not you saying that you will expel him from your land? They attacked Imam 'Ali (a) and beat him saying: you were tricking us for the night! Then they started to search for the Prophet (s).<ref>Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', vol.19 p.92</ref> | ||
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== Blessing of Angels on 'Ali == | |||
The Prophet (s) said: Allah told [[Jabra'il]] and [[Mika'il]]: "I have made you two brothers and made the life of one of you shorter than the other, which one of you would prefer his brother (to live longer)?" both of them disliked the death, then Allah told them: "are not you like My friend, 'Ali b. Abi Talib, I made him brother with My Prophet, and he preferred him to live, then slept in his bed, sacrificing his life for him, both of you descend to the earth, and protect him from his enemies" then Jabra'il descended to top of his head and Mika'il descended to down of his feet and Jabra'il said: "good for someone like you, O the son of Abu Talib, that Allah is proud in you in front of the angles."<ref>Saduq, ''Amali'', p.469; Fakhr Razi, ''Mafatih al-ghayb'', vol.5 p.174; Haskani, ''Shawahid'', vol.1 p.123</ref> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||