The First Musaylimah and His Companions

THE FIRST MUSAYLIMAH

AND HIS COMPANIONS

Musaylimah the Liar had become a Muslim and later claimed prophethood in the year 10 A.H.. He claimed partnership in prophethood with the Messenger of Allah PBUHAP. He wrote to the Messenger of Allah PBUHAP saying, “I am a partner with you, you have half of the earth, and I have the other half, but Quraysh is an unjust nation.” So the Messenger of Allah PBUHAP wrote back and said, “From Muhammad the Messenger of Allah to Musaylimah the Liar: After all [the introductions], the earth belongs to Allah and He bequeaths it to whomever He pleases of His servants, and the best outcome is for the

righteous.” Tarikh al-Yaqubi, p. 130.

Banu Hanifa and others who claimed to follow Islam ended up following Musaylimah the Liar, while other tribes followed other false claimants such as Talha bin Khuwaylid who also claimed prophethood at the time of the Prophet PBUHAP. Talha used to order them to abandon prostration in prayers saying, “Allah does not establish [a decree] by covering your faces [in dust] nor disfiguring your backs.”

Moreover, a group of savages and thugs followed Sujaah bint al-Harith, who also claimed prophethood. And when she went to Banu Hanifa in al-Yamama, the news of her claim reached Musaylimah the Liar, so he became frightened and sent someone to ask her for his safety so she granted him that. He then came to her and said, “We have half of the earth and Quraysh would have had the other half if they had been just, so Allah gave you the half that Quraysh turned down.” So she said to him, “Come down,” and he said, “Have your companions leave,” so she did, and he staked a tent, fastened it and then he met her inside. She said to him, “What has your Lord revealed to you?” He said, “Have you not seen your Lord, what he did with the pregnant one, He brought out from her the breath of life that goes about, between the dermis and organs.” He mentioned another saying to her and she said, “I bear witness that you are a prophet.” Then they committed adultery. Then a caller cried out, “Musaylimah, the messenger of Allah, has relieved you from two prayers which Muhammad has brought to you: the Fajr prayer and the Isha prayer.” Al-Kamal fi al-Tareekh,

Vol 2 p. 355.

These false prophets are liars who were followed by savages and thugs in the early time of Islam despite their lack of proofs and evidences to support their false claims, and what is strange is that their matter became more extreme after the death of the Messenger of Allah PBUHAP even though their morally corrupt ways were enough to prove that they are liars!!