S7 E12: The Captives of Badr: Separating Fact from Fiction | Dr Hatem (5/6)

In this episode, we explore the story of the Captives of Badr, as mentioned in the Quran. The Muslims took 70 persons from Quraish as captives, including big personalities. Despite the Prophet's initial refusal and a revelation from Allah stating that no Prophet should take captives until achieving a decisive victory, the Ansar insisted on taking captives driven by their desire for the spoils of war and to change their lifestyle from poverty to wealth. The podcast highlights the love of dunya (worldly gain) among some of the Ansar, which caused them to act against the interests of Islam and the Prophet's teachings. Furthermore, the podcast debunks the claim that Omar opposed the Prophet's decision to take captives, and it was actually the Ansar who insisted on taking captives despite the Prophet's warning. The Ansar were warned by the Prophet that the same number of people they took as captives and disobeyed Allah with would be killed in the next battle, but still took 70 captives. In the subsequent battle of Uhud, 70 Ansar were killed, which was seen as a punishment for taking the captives.

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