<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) It is recommended to receive the Mujāhids upon their return from Jihad, to honor them and share with them the joy of the victory granted by Allah.<br> 2) It describes the faith-based life of the Muslim society during the Prophet’s time. Everyone was chiefly concerned about supporting the religion of Allah and achieving victory for it. Even women and children would rejoice upon hearing the news of Jihad and the victory of Muslims. What are the concerns of our women and children today?<br> Note:<br> A particular song became common among people in connection with the Hijrah. It is claimed that when the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, women and children went out to meet him, singing and beating the tambourines. The anthem begins with “the full moon has risen above us, from Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘...”.<br> This story, however, has no authentic Isnād (chain of narration) in the books of Sirah (Prophet’s biography) or Hadith.<br> Moreover, it is incorrect from a reality perspective, as the Hadith at hand refutes it. Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘ lies outside Madinah in the direction of the Levant. A traveler from Makkah to Madinah, the route of the Prophet’s Hijrah, would not pass by it except if he took the route to the Levant (which he did not). So, how would the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) have passed it by when he came from the direction of Makkah?!<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br> Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘: a place to the north of Madinah. It is called 'Wadā‘', which means 'farewell' in Arabic, because when anyone set out to travel north, he would bid farewell there.