
Jabir ibn Abdullah (ra): The Orphan With 7 Sisters
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The Tribe of Benu Salima
Jabir ibn Abdul-A'laa is from the tribe of Benu Salima. This is a prominent tribe that immediately galvanized around the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam and welcomed him to Medina. They literally shifted their entire lives to being in the service of the Prophet, says bi'admila. Now why did we buy houses next to Maszid al-Kiblatan? There's actually a very important explanation for this: Ibn Hajj Jafar said he didn't want community to be concentrated in one area because he wanted it to spread.
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