1 00:00:00,020 --> 00:00:02,020 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:16,339 --> 00:00:18,339 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:18,339 --> 00:00:20,339 to present to you 4 00:00:20,339 --> 00:00:22,339 portraits from the lives of the Companions, 5 00:00:22,339 --> 00:00:24,339 by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 6 00:00:26,339 --> 00:00:29,839 may Allah have mercy upon him. 7 00:00:29,839 --> 00:00:31,839 Salman al-Farisi, 8 00:00:31,839 --> 00:00:33,869 may Allah be pleased with him. 9 00:00:45,229 --> 00:00:48,320 This story of ours 10 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,320 is the story of one who sought the truth, 11 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,320 a seeker of Allah. 12 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,320 It is the story of Salman al-Farisi, 13 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,320 may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction. 14 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,350 Let us leave 15 00:00:58,350 --> 00:01:00,350 the stage to Salman himself 16 00:01:00,350 --> 00:01:02,350 to narrate the events of his story to us, 17 00:01:02,350 --> 00:01:04,349 for his own feeling of them 18 00:01:04,349 --> 00:01:06,349 is deeper, and his account 19 00:01:06,349 --> 00:01:08,349 of them is more precise and truthful. 20 00:01:08,349 --> 00:01:10,349 Salman said: 21 00:01:10,349 --> 00:01:12,349 "I was a Persian youth from the people 22 00:01:12,349 --> 00:01:14,349 of Isfahan, from a village 23 00:01:14,349 --> 00:01:16,349 called Jayyan. 24 00:01:16,349 --> 00:01:18,349 My father was the village chief (dehqan), 25 00:01:18,349 --> 00:01:20,349 the wealthiest 26 00:01:20,349 --> 00:01:22,349 of its people, and the highest in status. 27 00:01:22,349 --> 00:01:24,349 I was the most beloved 28 00:01:24,349 --> 00:01:26,349 of Allah’s creation to him since 29 00:01:26,349 --> 00:01:28,349 I was born. Then, his love for me 30 00:01:28,349 --> 00:01:30,349 continued to intensify and grow 31 00:01:30,349 --> 00:01:32,349 with the passing of days, until 32 00:01:32,349 --> 00:01:34,349 he confined me to the house out of fear 33 00:01:34,349 --> 00:01:36,349 for me, just as one confines 34 00:01:36,349 --> 00:01:38,349 young girls. I strove 35 00:01:38,349 --> 00:01:40,349 in Magianism (Zoroastrianism) until 36 00:01:40,349 --> 00:01:42,349 I became the caretaker of the fire we 37 00:01:42,349 --> 00:01:44,349 used to worship, 38 00:01:44,349 --> 00:01:46,349 and the task of keeping it lit was entrusted to me 39 00:01:46,349 --> 00:01:48,349 so that it would not flicker for a moment, 40 00:01:48,349 --> 00:01:50,379 neither by night nor by day. 41 00:01:50,379 --> 00:01:52,379 My father owned a vast 42 00:01:52,379 --> 00:01:54,379 estate that yielded us 43 00:01:54,379 --> 00:01:56,379 a great harvest. My father 44 00:01:56,379 --> 00:01:58,379 would oversee it and gather the yield. 45 00:01:59,379 --> 00:02:01,379 Then, on one occasion, 46 00:02:01,379 --> 00:02:03,379 he was preoccupied from going to the estate, 47 00:02:03,379 --> 00:02:05,379 so he said, 48 00:02:05,379 --> 00:02:07,379 'My son, 49 00:02:07,379 --> 00:02:09,379 I have been preoccupied from the estate by what you see, 50 00:02:09,379 --> 00:02:11,379 so go to it 51 00:02:11,379 --> 00:02:13,379 and take charge of its affairs for me today.' 52 00:02:13,379 --> 00:02:15,379 I went out, heading toward our estate. 53 00:02:15,379 --> 00:02:17,379 While I was on the way, 54 00:02:17,379 --> 00:02:19,379 I passed by a church 55 00:02:19,379 --> 00:02:21,379 of the Christians, 56 00:02:21,379 --> 00:02:23,379 and I heard their voices inside 57 00:02:23,379 --> 00:02:25,379 as they were praying. 58 00:02:25,379 --> 00:02:27,379 This caught my attention. 59 00:02:27,379 --> 00:02:29,379 I had known nothing of 60 00:02:29,379 --> 00:02:31,379 the affairs of the Christians or the affairs 61 00:02:31,379 --> 00:02:33,379 of others among the followers of religions, 62 00:02:33,379 --> 00:02:35,379 because of how long my father had kept me 63 00:02:35,379 --> 00:02:37,379 hidden from people in our house. 64 00:02:37,379 --> 00:02:39,379 When I heard their voices, 65 00:02:39,379 --> 00:02:41,379 I entered to see what they were doing. 66 00:02:41,379 --> 00:02:43,379 When I observed them, 67 00:02:43,379 --> 00:02:45,379 their prayer impressed me, 68 00:02:45,379 --> 00:02:47,379 and I felt a desire for their religion. 69 00:02:47,379 --> 00:02:49,379 I said, 70 00:02:49,379 --> 00:02:51,379 'By Allah, this is better than what 71 00:02:51,379 --> 00:02:53,379 we are upon.' By Allah, 72 00:02:53,379 --> 00:02:55,379 I did not leave them until the sun set, 73 00:02:55,379 --> 00:02:57,379 and I did not go to 74 00:02:57,379 --> 00:02:59,379 my father's estate. 75 00:02:59,379 --> 00:03:01,379 Then I asked them, 76 00:03:01,379 --> 00:03:03,379 'Where is the origin of this religion?' 77 00:03:03,379 --> 00:03:05,379 They said, 'In the land of Ash-Sham (Syria).' 78 00:03:05,379 --> 00:03:07,419 When night fell, 79 00:03:07,419 --> 00:03:09,419 I returned to our house. 80 00:03:09,419 --> 00:03:11,419 My father met me and asked me 81 00:03:11,419 --> 00:03:13,419 about what I had done. 82 00:03:13,419 --> 00:03:15,419 I said, 'O my father, 83 00:03:15,419 --> 00:03:17,419 I passed by some people 84 00:03:17,419 --> 00:03:19,419 praying in a church of theirs, 85 00:03:19,419 --> 00:03:21,419 and I was impressed by what I saw of their religion, 86 00:03:21,419 --> 00:03:23,419 and I remained with them 87 00:03:23,419 --> 00:03:25,419 until the sun set.' 88 00:03:25,419 --> 00:03:27,419 My father was alarmed by what I had done 89 00:03:27,419 --> 00:03:29,419 and said, 'O my son, 90 00:03:29,419 --> 00:03:31,419 there is no good in that religion. 91 00:03:31,419 --> 00:03:33,419 Your religion 92 00:03:33,419 --> 00:03:35,419 and the religion of your forefathers is better than it.' 93 00:03:35,419 --> 00:03:37,419 I said, 'No, 94 00:03:37,419 --> 00:03:39,419 by Allah, their religion 95 00:03:39,419 --> 00:03:41,419 is better than our religion.' 96 00:03:41,419 --> 00:03:43,419 My father feared what I was saying 97 00:03:43,419 --> 00:03:45,419 and worried that I would apostatize from my religion, 98 00:03:45,419 --> 00:03:47,419 so he confined me to the house 99 00:03:47,419 --> 00:03:49,419 and put shackles on my legs. 100 00:03:49,419 --> 00:03:51,419 When the opportunity 101 00:03:51,419 --> 00:03:53,419 presented itself to me, 102 00:03:53,419 --> 00:03:55,419 I sent word to the Christians, saying, 103 00:03:55,419 --> 00:03:57,419 'If a caravan comes to you 104 00:03:57,419 --> 00:03:59,419 intending to go to the land of Ash-Sham, 105 00:03:59,419 --> 00:04:01,419 then inform me.' 106 00:04:01,419 --> 00:04:03,419 It was only a short while 107 00:04:03,419 --> 00:04:05,419 before a caravan arrived 108 00:04:05,419 --> 00:04:07,419 heading to Ash-Sham, 109 00:04:07,419 --> 00:04:09,419 and they informed me of it. 110 00:04:09,419 --> 00:04:11,419 I devised a trick regarding my shackles until I removed them, 111 00:04:11,419 --> 00:04:13,419 and I went out with them in secret 112 00:04:13,419 --> 00:04:15,419 until we reached 113 00:04:15,419 --> 00:04:17,420 the land of Ash-Sham. 114 00:04:17,420 --> 00:04:19,420 When we arrived there, 115 00:04:19,420 --> 00:04:21,420 I asked, 'Who is the best man 116 00:04:21,420 --> 00:04:23,420 among the people of this religion?' 117 00:04:23,420 --> 00:04:25,420 They said, 'The bishop, 118 00:04:25,420 --> 00:04:27,420 the caretaker of the church.' 119 00:04:27,420 --> 00:04:29,420 So I went to him and said, 120 00:04:29,420 --> 00:04:31,420 'I have developed a desire for Christianity, 121 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:33,420 and I would like to stay with you, 122 00:04:33,420 --> 00:04:35,420 serve you, learn from you, 123 00:04:35,420 --> 00:04:37,420 and pray with you.' 124 00:04:37,420 --> 00:04:39,420 He said, 'Enter.' 125 00:04:39,420 --> 00:04:41,420 I entered and began to serve him. 126 00:04:41,420 --> 00:04:43,420 Then it was not long 127 00:04:43,420 --> 00:04:45,420 before I realized that the man 128 00:04:45,420 --> 00:04:47,420 was a man of evil; 129 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:49,420 he would command his followers to give charity 130 00:04:49,420 --> 00:04:51,420 and entice them with its reward, 131 00:04:51,420 --> 00:04:53,420 but when they gave him 132 00:04:53,420 --> 00:04:55,420 something to spend in the way of Allah, 133 00:04:55,420 --> 00:04:57,420 he would hoard it for himself 134 00:04:57,420 --> 00:04:59,420 and give the poor and the needy 135 00:04:59,420 --> 00:05:01,420 nothing of it, 136 00:05:01,420 --> 00:05:03,420 until he had collected seven jars 137 00:05:03,420 --> 00:05:05,420 of gold. 138 00:05:05,420 --> 00:05:07,420 I despised him with a deep hatred 139 00:05:07,420 --> 00:05:09,420 for what I saw of him. 140 00:05:09,420 --> 00:05:11,420 Then it was not long before he died. 141 00:05:11,420 --> 00:05:13,420 The Christians gathered to bury him, 142 00:05:13,420 --> 00:05:15,420 and I said to them, 143 00:05:15,420 --> 00:05:17,420 'He was a man of evil; 144 00:05:17,420 --> 00:05:19,420 he would command you to give charity and entice you 145 00:05:19,420 --> 00:05:21,420 to do so, but when you brought it 146 00:05:21,420 --> 00:05:23,420 to him, he would hoard it for himself 147 00:05:23,420 --> 00:05:25,420 and give the needy 148 00:05:25,420 --> 00:05:27,420 nothing of it.' 149 00:05:27,420 --> 00:05:29,420 They said, 'How did you know that?' 150 00:05:29,420 --> 00:05:31,420 I said, 'I 151 00:05:31,420 --> 00:05:33,420 will show you his treasure.' 152 00:05:33,420 --> 00:05:35,420 They said, 'Yes, 153 00:05:35,420 --> 00:05:37,420 show it to us.' I showed them 154 00:05:37,420 --> 00:05:39,420 its location, and they extracted 155 00:05:39,420 --> 00:05:41,420 from it seven jars filled 156 00:05:41,420 --> 00:05:43,420 with gold and silver. 157 00:05:43,420 --> 00:05:45,420 When they saw it, they said, 158 00:05:45,420 --> 00:05:47,420 'By Allah, we will not bury him.' 159 00:05:47,420 --> 00:05:49,420 Then they crucified him and pelted him 160 00:05:49,420 --> 00:05:51,420 with stones. Then, 161 00:05:51,420 --> 00:05:53,420 not long after, 162 00:05:53,420 --> 00:05:55,420 they appointed another man 163 00:05:55,420 --> 00:05:57,420 in his place, and I stayed with him. 164 00:05:57,420 --> 00:05:59,420 I have never seen a man 165 00:05:59,420 --> 00:06:01,420 more ascetic regarding this world, 166 00:06:01,420 --> 00:06:03,420 nor more desirous of the Hereafter, 167 00:06:03,420 --> 00:06:05,420 nor more diligent in 168 00:06:05,420 --> 00:06:07,420 worship by night and day. 169 00:06:07,420 --> 00:06:09,420 I loved him with a great 170 00:06:09,420 --> 00:06:11,420 love and stayed with him. 171 00:06:11,420 --> 00:06:13,420 When death approached him, 172 00:06:13,420 --> 00:06:15,420 I said to him, 173 00:06:15,420 --> 00:06:17,420 'O so-and-so, 174 00:06:17,420 --> 00:06:19,420 to whom do you entrust me? 175 00:06:19,420 --> 00:06:21,420 And with whom do you advise me to be after you?' 176 00:06:21,420 --> 00:06:23,420 He said, 177 00:06:23,420 --> 00:06:25,420 'O my son, 178 00:06:25,420 --> 00:06:27,420 I do not know anyone who is upon what I was upon, 179 00:06:27,420 --> 00:06:29,420 except for a man in Mosul; 180 00:06:29,420 --> 00:06:31,420 he is so-and-so. 181 00:06:31,420 --> 00:06:33,420 He has not distorted or changed. 182 00:06:33,420 --> 00:06:35,420 So join him.' 183 00:06:35,420 --> 00:06:37,420 When my companion died, 184 00:06:37,420 --> 00:06:39,420 I joined the man in Mosul. 185 00:06:39,420 --> 00:06:41,420 When I arrived to him, 186 00:06:41,420 --> 00:06:43,420 I told him my story 187 00:06:43,420 --> 00:06:45,420 and said to him, 'So-and-so 188 00:06:45,420 --> 00:06:47,420 advised me at his death that I should 189 00:06:47,420 --> 00:06:49,420 join you and informed me that you are 190 00:06:49,420 --> 00:06:51,420 holding fast to what he was upon 191 00:06:51,420 --> 00:06:53,420 of the truth.' He said, 192 00:06:53,420 --> 00:06:55,420 'Stay with me.' 193 00:06:55,420 --> 00:06:57,420 I stayed with him and found him 194 00:06:57,420 --> 00:06:59,420 to be in the best of states. 195 00:06:59,420 --> 00:07:01,420 Then it was not long before he died. 196 00:07:01,420 --> 00:07:03,420 When death approached him, 197 00:07:03,420 --> 00:07:05,420 I said to him, 198 00:07:05,420 --> 00:07:07,420 'O so-and-so, the decree of Allah 199 00:07:07,420 --> 00:07:09,420 You know what Allah has decreed regarding my situation. 200 00:07:09,420 --> 00:07:11,420 And you know what you know of my affairs. 201 00:07:11,420 --> 00:07:13,420 So to whom do you 202 00:07:13,420 --> 00:07:15,420 recommend I go? He said, 203 00:07:15,420 --> 00:07:17,420 "My son, 204 00:07:17,420 --> 00:07:19,420 by Allah, I do not know of any man who is upon 205 00:07:19,420 --> 00:07:21,420 the same path we were upon, 206 00:07:21,420 --> 00:07:23,420 except for a man in Mosul, 207 00:07:23,420 --> 00:07:25,420 and he is so-and-so; so join him." 208 00:07:25,420 --> 00:07:27,420 When the man was hidden 209 00:07:27,420 --> 00:07:29,420 in his grave, I joined 210 00:07:29,420 --> 00:07:31,420 the companion in Mosul, 211 00:07:31,420 --> 00:07:33,420 and I informed him of my story and what 212 00:07:33,420 --> 00:07:35,420 my master had instructed me to do. 213 00:07:35,420 --> 00:07:37,420 He said to me, "Stay with us." 214 00:07:37,420 --> 00:07:39,420 So I stayed with him and found him 215 00:07:39,420 --> 00:07:41,420 to be upon the same 216 00:07:41,420 --> 00:07:43,420 goodness as his two predecessors. 217 00:07:43,420 --> 00:07:45,420 By Allah, it was not long before 218 00:07:45,420 --> 00:07:47,420 death came to him. When death 219 00:07:47,420 --> 00:07:49,420 approached him, I said to him, 220 00:07:49,420 --> 00:07:51,420 "You have known of my affairs what 221 00:07:51,420 --> 00:07:53,420 you have known, so to whom do you 222 00:07:53,420 --> 00:07:55,420 recommend I go?" He said, 223 00:07:55,420 --> 00:07:57,420 "My son, 224 00:07:57,420 --> 00:07:59,420 by Allah, I do not know of anyone 225 00:07:59,420 --> 00:08:01,420 who remains upon our path except 226 00:08:01,420 --> 00:08:03,420 for a man in Amorium, 227 00:08:03,420 --> 00:08:05,420 so join him." 228 00:08:05,420 --> 00:08:07,420 So I joined him, 229 00:08:07,420 --> 00:08:09,420 and I informed him of my story. 230 00:08:09,420 --> 00:08:11,420 He said, "Stay." 231 00:08:11,420 --> 00:08:13,420 So I stayed with a man 232 00:08:13,420 --> 00:08:15,420 who was, by Allah, upon the guidance 233 00:08:15,420 --> 00:08:17,420 of his companions. I had acquired 234 00:08:17,420 --> 00:08:19,420 while with him some cows and a flock of sheep. 235 00:08:19,420 --> 00:08:21,420 Then it was not long before there befell him 236 00:08:21,420 --> 00:08:23,420 what had befallen his companions 237 00:08:23,420 --> 00:08:25,420 by the decree of Allah. When 238 00:08:25,420 --> 00:08:27,420 death approached him, I said to him, 239 00:08:27,420 --> 00:08:29,420 "You know of my affairs 240 00:08:29,420 --> 00:08:31,420 what you know, so to whom do you 241 00:08:31,420 --> 00:08:33,419 recommend I go, and what do you command me 242 00:08:33,419 --> 00:08:35,419 to do?" 243 00:08:35,419 --> 00:08:37,419 He said, "My son, 244 00:08:37,419 --> 00:08:39,419 by Allah, I do not know that there is 245 00:08:39,419 --> 00:08:41,419 anyone left among the people upon the face 246 00:08:41,419 --> 00:08:43,419 of the earth who holds fast 247 00:08:43,419 --> 00:08:45,419 to what we were upon. 248 00:08:45,419 --> 00:08:47,419 However, a time has cast its shadow 249 00:08:47,419 --> 00:08:49,419 in which there will emerge in the land 250 00:08:49,419 --> 00:08:51,419 of the Arabs a Prophet who is sent 251 00:08:51,419 --> 00:08:53,419 with the religion of Ibrahim, then he will migrate 252 00:08:53,419 --> 00:08:55,419 from his land to a land between 253 00:08:55,419 --> 00:08:57,419 two lava fields, where there are palm trees. 254 00:08:57,419 --> 00:08:59,419 He has signs that are not hidden: 255 00:09:00,419 --> 00:09:02,419 he eats of the gift, 256 00:09:02,419 --> 00:09:04,419 but he does not eat of the zakat, 257 00:09:04,419 --> 00:09:06,419 and between his shoulder blades is the seal of prophethood. 258 00:09:06,419 --> 00:09:08,419 So if you are able to reach 259 00:09:08,419 --> 00:09:10,419 that land, then do so." 260 00:09:10,419 --> 00:09:12,419 Then his time came. 261 00:09:12,419 --> 00:09:14,419 I remained after him 262 00:09:14,419 --> 00:09:16,419 in Amorium for a time, 263 00:09:16,419 --> 00:09:18,419 until a group of merchants 264 00:09:18,419 --> 00:09:20,419 from the Arab tribe of Kalb passed by. 265 00:09:20,419 --> 00:09:22,419 I said to them, 266 00:09:22,419 --> 00:09:24,419 "If you take me with you 267 00:09:24,419 --> 00:09:26,419 to the land of the Arabs, 268 00:09:26,419 --> 00:09:28,419 I will give you these cows and my flock of sheep." 269 00:09:28,419 --> 00:09:30,419 They said, "Yes, 270 00:09:30,419 --> 00:09:32,419 we will take you." 271 00:09:32,419 --> 00:09:34,419 So I gave them to them, 272 00:09:34,419 --> 00:09:36,419 and they took me with them. 273 00:09:36,419 --> 00:09:38,419 Until, when we reached Wadi al-Qura, 274 00:09:38,419 --> 00:09:40,419 they betrayed me and sold me 275 00:09:40,419 --> 00:09:42,419 to a man of the Jews. 276 00:09:42,419 --> 00:09:44,419 I entered into his service, 277 00:09:44,419 --> 00:09:46,419 and it was not long before a cousin of his 278 00:09:46,419 --> 00:09:48,419 from the tribe of Banu Qurayza 279 00:09:48,419 --> 00:09:50,419 came and bought me from him, 280 00:09:50,419 --> 00:09:52,419 and he took me with him to Yathrib. 281 00:09:52,419 --> 00:09:54,419 I saw the palm trees that my companion 282 00:09:54,419 --> 00:09:56,419 in Amorium had mentioned to me, 283 00:09:56,419 --> 00:09:58,419 and I recognized the city by the description 284 00:09:58,419 --> 00:10:00,419 he had given me. 285 00:10:00,419 --> 00:10:02,419 I stayed there with him. 286 00:10:02,419 --> 00:10:04,419 The Prophet was, at that time, 287 00:10:04,419 --> 00:10:06,419 calling his people in Makkah, 288 00:10:06,419 --> 00:10:08,419 but I did not hear any mention of him 289 00:10:08,419 --> 00:10:10,419 due to my preoccupation with the duties 290 00:10:10,419 --> 00:10:12,580 of slavery. 291 00:10:12,580 --> 00:10:14,580 Then it was not long before the Messenger migrated 292 00:10:14,580 --> 00:10:16,580 to Yathrib. 293 00:10:16,580 --> 00:10:18,580 By Allah, I was at the top of a palm tree 294 00:10:18,580 --> 00:10:20,580 for my master, doing some work, 295 00:10:20,580 --> 00:10:22,580 and my master was sitting 296 00:10:22,580 --> 00:10:24,580 beneath it, when his cousin 297 00:10:24,580 --> 00:10:26,580 approached and said to him, 298 00:10:26,580 --> 00:10:28,580 "May Allah fight the Banu Qayla! 299 00:10:28,580 --> 00:10:30,580 By Allah, they are now 300 00:10:30,580 --> 00:10:32,580 gathered at Quba 301 00:10:32,580 --> 00:10:34,580 around a man who arrived among them 302 00:10:34,580 --> 00:10:36,580 today from Makkah, 303 00:10:36,580 --> 00:10:38,580 claiming that he is a Prophet." 304 00:10:38,580 --> 00:10:40,580 No sooner had I heard his words than 305 00:10:40,580 --> 00:10:42,580 I was seized by something like a fever, 306 00:10:42,580 --> 00:10:44,580 and I trembled violently, 307 00:10:44,580 --> 00:10:46,580 until I feared that I would 308 00:10:46,580 --> 00:10:48,580 fall upon my master. 309 00:10:48,580 --> 00:10:50,580 I hastened to descend from the palm tree, 310 00:10:50,580 --> 00:10:52,580 and I began saying to the man, 311 00:10:52,580 --> 00:10:54,580 "What are you saying? 312 00:10:54,580 --> 00:10:56,580 Repeat the news to me." 313 00:10:56,580 --> 00:10:58,580 My master became angry and struck me a 314 00:10:58,580 --> 00:11:00,580 severe blow and said to me, 315 00:11:00,580 --> 00:11:02,580 "What is this to you? 316 00:11:02,580 --> 00:11:04,580 Return to the work you were doing." 317 00:11:04,580 --> 00:11:06,580 When evening came, 318 00:11:06,580 --> 00:11:08,580 I took something of the dates 319 00:11:08,580 --> 00:11:10,580 that I had gathered, 320 00:11:10,580 --> 00:11:12,580 and I headed to where the 321 00:11:12,580 --> 00:11:14,580 Messenger was staying. I entered 322 00:11:14,580 --> 00:11:16,580 upon him and said, "It 323 00:11:16,580 --> 00:11:18,580 has reached me that you are a righteous man 324 00:11:18,580 --> 00:11:20,580 and that you have companions 325 00:11:20,580 --> 00:11:22,580 who are in need. 326 00:11:22,580 --> 00:11:24,580 This is something I had 327 00:11:24,580 --> 00:11:26,580 for zakat, and I saw that you are 328 00:11:26,580 --> 00:11:28,580 more deserving of it than others." 329 00:11:28,580 --> 00:11:30,580 Then I brought it near to him. 330 00:11:30,580 --> 00:11:32,580 He said to his companions, 331 00:11:32,580 --> 00:11:34,580 "Eat," but he withheld his hand 332 00:11:34,580 --> 00:11:36,580 and did not eat. I said 333 00:11:36,580 --> 00:11:38,580 to myself, "This is 334 00:11:38,580 --> 00:11:40,580 one." Then I left. 335 00:11:40,580 --> 00:11:42,580 I began to gather some more dates. 336 00:11:42,580 --> 00:11:44,580 When the Messenger moved 337 00:11:44,580 --> 00:11:46,580 from Quba to Madinah, 338 00:11:46,580 --> 00:11:48,580 I came to him and said, 339 00:11:48,580 --> 00:11:50,580 "I saw that you do not eat 340 00:11:50,580 --> 00:11:52,580 the zakat, and this is a gift 341 00:11:52,580 --> 00:11:54,580 with which I honor you." 342 00:11:54,580 --> 00:11:56,580 So he ate from it, 343 00:11:56,580 --> 00:11:58,580 and he commanded his companions, and they ate with him. 344 00:11:58,580 --> 00:12:00,580 I said to myself, 345 00:12:00,580 --> 00:12:02,580 "This is the second." 346 00:12:02,580 --> 00:12:04,580 Then I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 347 00:12:04,580 --> 00:12:06,580 while he was at Baqi' al-Gharqad, 348 00:12:06,580 --> 00:12:08,580 where he was burying one of his companions. 349 00:12:08,580 --> 00:12:10,580 I saw him sitting, 350 00:12:10,580 --> 00:12:12,580 wearing two garments. 351 00:12:12,580 --> 00:12:14,580 I greeted him, 352 00:12:14,580 --> 00:12:16,580 then I moved around to look at his back, 353 00:12:16,580 --> 00:12:18,580 hoping to see the seal 354 00:12:18,580 --> 00:12:20,580 that my companion in Amorium had described to me. 355 00:12:20,580 --> 00:12:22,580 When the Prophet saw me 356 00:12:22,580 --> 00:12:24,580 looking at his back, 357 00:12:24,580 --> 00:12:26,580 he understood my purpose, so he cast 358 00:12:26,580 --> 00:12:28,580 his garment from his back. 359 00:12:28,580 --> 00:12:30,580 I looked and saw the seal, 360 00:12:30,580 --> 00:12:32,580 and I recognized it. I threw myself upon him, 361 00:12:32,580 --> 00:12:34,580 kissing him and weeping. 362 00:12:34,580 --> 00:12:36,580 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 363 00:12:36,580 --> 00:12:38,580 "What is your story?" 364 00:12:38,580 --> 00:12:40,580 So I told him my story, 365 00:12:40,580 --> 00:12:42,580 and he was amazed by it, 366 00:12:42,580 --> 00:12:44,580 and he was pleased that his 367 00:12:44,580 --> 00:12:46,580 companions should hear it from me. 368 00:12:46,580 --> 00:12:48,580 So I let them hear it, 369 00:12:48,580 --> 00:12:50,580 and they were amazed by it with the greatest amazement, 370 00:12:50,580 --> 00:12:52,580 and they were pleased with it with the greatest pleasure. 371 00:12:52,580 --> 00:12:54,580 So peace be upon 372 00:12:54,580 --> 00:12:56,580 Salman al-Farisi, 373 00:12:56,580 --> 00:12:58,580 the day he stood searching for the truth 374 00:12:58,580 --> 00:13:00,580 in every place. 375 00:13:00,580 --> 00:13:02,580 And peace be upon Salman al-Farisi, 376 00:13:02,580 --> 00:13:04,580 the day he recognized the truth 377 00:13:04,580 --> 00:13:06,580 and believed in it with the firmest 378 00:13:06,580 --> 00:13:08,580 faith. And peace 379 00:13:08,580 --> 00:13:10,580 be upon him the day he died, 380 00:13:10,580 --> 00:13:14,500 and the day he is raised to life. 381 00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:16,500 Salman is of us, the People of the House, 382 00:13:16,500 --> 00:13:19,389 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.