خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Khuzoohu faghullooh
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
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69:30Ayah 152
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‘Seize him — addressing the keepers of Hell — then fetter him bind his hands to his necks in fetters
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We will call on the guards of Hell. He said: “Abu Jahl said: ‘If I see Muhammad praying, then I shall stomp upon his neck.’ So the Prophet said: ‘If he does, he will be visibly seized by the angels.’”
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent Abdullah ibn Ghalib al-Laythi along with a detachment and I was also with them. He ordered them to attach Banu al-Mulawwih from all sides at al-Kadid. So we went out and when we reached al-Kadid we met al-Harith ibn al-Barsa al-Laythi, and seized him. He said: I came with the intention of embracing Islam, and I came out to go to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). We said: If you are a Muslim, there is no harm if we keep you in chains for a day and night; and if you are not, we shall tie you with chains. So we tied him with chains.
I saw Ali (Allah be pleased with him) catching hold of his left hand) by his right hand on the wrist above the navel.
Abu Dawud said: Sa'id b. Jubair narrated the words: "above the navel". Abu Mijlaz reported the words: "below the navel". This has also been narrated by Abu Hurairah. But that is not strong.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent horsemen to Najd and they arrested and brought a man called Thumama bin
Uthal, the chief of Yamama, and they fastened him to one of the pillars of the Mosque. When Allah's
Apostle came up to him; he asked, "What have you to say, O Thumama?" He replied, "I have good
news, O Muhammad!" Abu Huraira narrated the whole narration which ended with the order of the
Prophet "Release him!"
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent some horse men to Najd and they brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal from
Bani Hanifa. They fastened him to one of the pillars of the mosque.
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