{"id":25968,"date":"2026-06-22T10:58:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=25968"},"modified":"2026-06-22T10:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:58:55","slug":"hazrat-muaaz-radhiyallahu-anhu-breaking-the-idol-of-amr-bin-jamooh-radhiyallahu-anhu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=25968","title":{"rendered":"Hazrat Muaaz (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) Breaking the Idol of Amr bin Jamooh (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the 13th<\/sup> year after nubuwwat, 70 people from the Ansaar came for Hajj and embraced Islam at the hands of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam). Among them was Hazrat Muaaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) who was from the Banu Salimah tribe of the Ansaar, and was among the first people of is tribe to embrace Islam.<\/p>\n

When the Ansaar returned to Madinah Munawwarah after Hajj, they began inviting people to Islam. Most of the Banu Salimah clan had embraced Islam, besides a few of the elderly people who remained upon disbelief. Among them was Amr bin Jamooh who was among the chiefs and leaders of the Banu Salimah tribe prior to Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) coming to Madinah Munawwarah.<\/p>\n

Amr bin Jamooh used to keep a wooden idol called Manaat in his home. He used to worship this idol and show it great respect and honour. One day, a few of the young men of the Banu Salimah tribe who embraced Islam decided to throw the idol of Amr bin Jamooh in the dump when they found an opportunity to do so. Hence, during the night, Hazrat Muaaz bin Amr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) \u2013 the son of Amr bin Jamooh who had embraced Islam, together with Hazrat Muaaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu), and a group of other youth, secretly entered the house of Amr bin Jamooh, removed his idol, and threw it upside down into one of the dumps of the Banu Salimah where people would throw their waste.<\/p>\n

When Amr bin Jamooh woke up in the morning and found find his idol missing, he exclaimed, \u201cWoe to you! Who has wronged our god (by stealing it) during the night?\u201d He then went out in search of it, until he finally found it lying upside down in the dump. On finding it, he picked it up, washed it, applied perfume to it, and addressed it saying, \u201cBy Allah, if I find out who is doing this to you, I will certainly disgrace him!\u201d<\/p>\n

Each night that passed thereafter, when Amr bin Jamooh would go to sleep, Hazrat Muaaz bin Jabal and Hazrat Muaaz bin Amr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhuma), together with a group of youth, would do the same thing to his idol. The next morning, upon awakening, Amr bin Jamooh would find his idol missing, and would again go out in search of it. Upon finding it, he would wash it, and apply perfume to it.<\/p>\n

When this continued for some time, Amr bin Jamooh hung his sword around the neck of the idol and addressed it saying, \u201cBy Allah, I do not know who is doing this to you, but if there is any good in you, then you will be able to defend yourself! Here is a sword which I give to you (to defend yourself from the evildoers).\u201d<\/p>\n

That night, Hazrat Muaaz bin Jabal and Hazrat Muaaz bin Amr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhuma), together with the group of youth, again returned to the house of Amr bin Jamooh to take away his idol. They removed the sword from the idol\u2019s neck, tied a dead dog to it, and threw both – the dog with the idol tied to it – into one of the wells of the Banu Salimah tribe that was filled with people\u2019s refuse and waste.<\/p>\n

The following morning, Amr bin Jamooh once again found his idol missing. He went out searching for it, until he found in a dump tied to a dead dog. When he saw it in that humiliating and disgraceful state, he realized the truth and embraced Islam. He then addressed the idol saying:<\/p>\n

\u062a\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0644\u0648 \u0643\u0646\u062a \u0625\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0644\u0645 \u062a\u0643\u0646 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u0623\u0646\u062a \u0648\u0643\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0633\u0637 \u0628\u0626\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0642\u0631\u0646<\/p>\n

By Allah! If you were a god, you and a dog would not be tied together in the middle of a well!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0623\u0641 \u0644\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0639\u0643 \u0625\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u062f\u0646\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0627\u0644\u0622\u0646 \u0641\u062a\u0634\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u0639\u0646 \u0633\u0648\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0628\u0646<\/p>\n

Woe to you as a despised god while you are in the dirt and garbage! Now that we have considered you carefully, we have found you (i.e. worshipping you) to be bad deal!<\/em><\/p>\n

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So all praise be to Allah, the Most-High, Possessor of All Bounties, the Bestower of All Blessings, the Provider and Sustainer, and the One who Sent the True Deen (of Islam)<\/em><\/p>\n

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He is the One who granted me salvation (through imaan) before I become trapped in the darkness of the grave!<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0628\u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u062f\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0628\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0646<\/p>\n

He saved me through Ahmed (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), the rightly-guided Nabi who is in charge of the deen of Islam.<\/em><\/p>\n

(Rowdhul Unuf 2\/279)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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