1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,599 --> 00:00:17,600 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,600 to present to you 4 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,600 portraits from the lives of the Companions, 5 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,600 by Abd al-Rahman 6 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,629 Ra'fat al-Basha, 7 00:00:25,629 --> 00:00:30,420 may Allah have mercy upon him. 8 00:00:30,420 --> 00:00:32,420 Tamim al-Dari, 9 00:00:32,420 --> 00:00:34,420 may Allah be pleased with him. 10 00:00:51,380 --> 00:00:53,380 The Lakhm tribe of Qahtan migrated 11 00:00:53,380 --> 00:00:55,380 from the lands of blessed Yemen 12 00:00:55,380 --> 00:00:57,380 after the destruction of the Ma'rib Dam, 13 00:00:57,380 --> 00:00:59,380 and settled in the Levant. 14 00:00:59,380 --> 00:01:01,380 A group of them settled 15 00:01:01,380 --> 00:01:03,380 in Ramla and the Golan Heights, 16 00:01:03,380 --> 00:01:05,379 while another group descended 17 00:01:05,379 --> 00:01:07,379 upon Jerusalem. 18 00:01:07,379 --> 00:01:09,379 For a time, it was called Bayt Lahm, 19 00:01:09,379 --> 00:01:11,379 then people corrupted the name, 20 00:01:11,379 --> 00:01:13,379 calling it Bethlehem. 21 00:01:13,379 --> 00:01:15,379 The Lakhmids established contact 22 00:01:15,379 --> 00:01:17,379 with their Roman neighbors, 23 00:01:17,379 --> 00:01:19,379 and some of them embraced Christianity, 24 00:01:19,379 --> 00:01:21,379 while others remained 25 00:01:21,379 --> 00:01:23,379 worshipping Jupiter, 26 00:01:23,379 --> 00:01:25,379 and making pilgrimage to an idol called 27 00:01:25,379 --> 00:01:27,379 al-Uqaysir, which was erected on 28 00:01:27,379 --> 00:01:29,379 the outskirts of the Levant. 29 00:01:29,379 --> 00:01:31,379 Tamim ibn Aws ibn Kharijah 30 00:01:31,379 --> 00:01:33,379 al-Dari al-Lakhmi was, 31 00:01:33,379 --> 00:01:35,379 when he embraced Christianity, 32 00:01:35,379 --> 00:01:37,379 so deeply immersed in it that 33 00:01:37,379 --> 00:01:39,379 he became the monk of Bethlehem. 34 00:01:39,379 --> 00:01:41,379 One day, 35 00:01:41,379 --> 00:01:43,379 Tamim al-Dari had 36 00:01:43,379 --> 00:01:45,379 an errand in a neighboring village, 37 00:01:45,379 --> 00:01:47,379 so he stood up, took his black 38 00:01:47,379 --> 00:01:49,379 cloak, and put it on, 39 00:01:49,379 --> 00:01:51,379 tightened his belt around his waist, 40 00:01:51,379 --> 00:01:53,379 let its ends hang by his side, 41 00:01:53,379 --> 00:01:55,379 and donned the necklace 42 00:01:55,379 --> 00:01:57,379 from which hung 43 00:01:57,379 --> 00:01:59,379 his silver cross. 44 00:01:59,379 --> 00:02:01,379 Then he put on his small cap, 45 00:02:01,379 --> 00:02:03,379 and set his face toward the village. 46 00:02:03,379 --> 00:02:05,379 “When the night grew dark upon him he beheld a star. He said: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: I love not things that set.” (6:76) 47 00:02:05,379 --> 00:02:07,379 A matter occurred to him 48 00:02:07,379 --> 00:02:09,379 that he would not forget for the rest of his life. 49 00:02:09,379 --> 00:02:11,379 Let us leave Tamim 50 00:02:11,379 --> 00:02:13,379 al-Dari to speak, 51 00:02:13,379 --> 00:02:15,379 to tell us his exciting story. 52 00:02:15,379 --> 00:02:17,500 Tamim al-Dari said: 53 00:02:17,500 --> 00:02:19,500 "I was residing in the Levant 54 00:02:19,500 --> 00:02:21,500 when the Prophet, 55 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:23,500 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was sent. 56 00:02:23,500 --> 00:02:25,500 I went out to the neighboring places 57 00:02:25,500 --> 00:02:27,500 to attend to some of my needs, 58 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:29,500 when night overtook me 59 00:02:29,500 --> 00:02:31,500 at a deep, dark valley. 60 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:33,500 Awe seized me, 61 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:35,500 and fear crept into my soul. 62 00:02:35,500 --> 00:02:37,500 I remembered what the Arabs 63 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:39,500 used to say about seeking refuge 64 00:02:39,500 --> 00:02:41,500 with the jinn in such 65 00:02:41,500 --> 00:02:43,500 situations. 66 00:02:43,500 --> 00:02:45,500 So I called out, 'I am under the protection of the 67 00:02:45,500 --> 00:02:47,500 master of this valley tonight.' 68 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:49,500 Then I took to my resting place 69 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:51,500 to sleep, 70 00:02:51,500 --> 00:02:53,500 when suddenly a caller called out, 71 00:02:53,500 --> 00:02:55,500 whom I could not see, saying: 72 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:57,500 'Seek refuge with Allah, O man, 73 00:02:57,500 --> 00:02:59,500 and seek protection with Him, 74 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:01,500 for the jinn do not protect anyone against Allah.' 75 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:03,629 I said to the voice, 76 00:03:03,629 --> 00:03:05,629 'I adjure you by Allah, 77 00:03:05,629 --> 00:03:07,629 are you telling the truth?' 78 00:03:07,629 --> 00:03:09,629 He replied: 79 00:03:09,629 --> 00:03:11,629 'The Messenger of the unlettered has emerged, 80 00:03:11,629 --> 00:03:13,629 so we have believed and followed him. 81 00:03:13,629 --> 00:03:15,629 The guile of the jinn has been thwarted, 82 00:03:15,629 --> 00:03:17,629 and they have been pelted with shooting stars. 83 00:03:17,629 --> 00:03:19,629 So go to the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds, 84 00:03:19,629 --> 00:03:21,729 and embrace Islam.'" 85 00:03:21,729 --> 00:03:23,729 Tamim al-Dari said: 86 00:03:23,729 --> 00:03:25,729 "My soul calmed down a little, 87 00:03:25,729 --> 00:03:27,729 and I spent my night recalling 88 00:03:27,729 --> 00:03:29,729 what the voice had said, 89 00:03:29,729 --> 00:03:31,729 and pondering it. 90 00:03:31,729 --> 00:03:33,729 I began to remember what I used to read 91 00:03:33,729 --> 00:03:35,729 in the Torah and the Gospel 92 00:03:35,729 --> 00:03:37,729 about the appearance of a new prophet." 93 00:03:37,729 --> 00:03:39,729 Tamim said: 94 00:03:39,729 --> 00:03:41,729 "When morning came, I went to the monastery of Job, 95 00:03:41,729 --> 00:03:43,729 where there was 96 00:03:43,729 --> 00:03:45,729 an elderly monk 97 00:03:45,729 --> 00:03:47,729 whose knowledge and understanding I trusted. 98 00:03:47,729 --> 00:03:49,729 I told him the news, 99 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:51,729 and asked him about it. He said: 100 00:03:51,729 --> 00:03:53,729 'The voice told you the truth, 101 00:03:53,729 --> 00:03:55,729 for this Prophet is emerging from the land of Makkah, 102 00:03:55,729 --> 00:03:57,729 and he is the best of the prophets. 103 00:03:57,729 --> 00:03:59,729 Hasten to him, 104 00:03:59,729 --> 00:04:01,729 and let no one precede you 105 00:04:01,729 --> 00:04:03,729 to him if you are able.'" 106 00:04:03,729 --> 00:04:05,919 Tamim al-Dari cast off 107 00:04:05,919 --> 00:04:07,919 his monastic garments, 108 00:04:07,919 --> 00:04:09,919 and accompanied a brother of his named Hind. 109 00:04:09,919 --> 00:04:11,919 They began to traverse 110 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:13,919 the road between Bethlehem 111 00:04:13,919 --> 00:04:15,919 and Medina, 112 00:04:15,919 --> 00:04:17,920 to meet the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 113 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:19,920 and announce 114 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,920 their Islam before him, 115 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,949 and reside in his proximity. 116 00:04:23,949 --> 00:04:25,949 When the two brothers reached Medina, 117 00:04:25,949 --> 00:04:27,949 they made their mounts kneel 118 00:04:27,949 --> 00:04:29,949 near the mosque, 119 00:04:29,949 --> 00:04:31,949 and approached the Messenger of Allah, 120 00:04:31,949 --> 00:04:33,949 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 121 00:04:33,949 --> 00:04:35,949 The two brothers greeted him 122 00:04:35,949 --> 00:04:37,949 with the greeting of Islam, 123 00:04:37,949 --> 00:04:39,949 and announced before him the word of monotheism, 124 00:04:39,949 --> 00:04:41,949 and entered the religion of Allah. 125 00:04:41,949 --> 00:04:43,949 Then, 126 00:04:43,949 --> 00:04:45,949 Tamim said to the Prophet, peace and blessings of 127 00:04:45,949 --> 00:04:47,949 Allah be upon him: 128 00:04:47,949 --> 00:04:49,949 "Allah will manifest your religion, O Messenger of Allah, 129 00:04:49,949 --> 00:04:51,949 and spread your banner 130 00:04:51,949 --> 00:04:53,949 across the horizons. 131 00:04:53,949 --> 00:04:55,949 I have left behind 132 00:04:55,949 --> 00:04:57,949 my family and my homeland, 133 00:04:57,949 --> 00:04:59,949 and I have come to devote myself to Allah 134 00:04:59,949 --> 00:05:01,949 and His Messenger. 135 00:05:01,949 --> 00:05:03,949 So grant me my village, 136 00:05:03,949 --> 00:05:05,949 Jabrin, if Allah grants victory 137 00:05:05,949 --> 00:05:07,949 to the Muslims, 138 00:05:07,949 --> 00:05:09,949 and they possess Jerusalem." 139 00:05:09,949 --> 00:05:11,949 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 140 00:05:11,949 --> 00:05:14,050 "It is yours." 141 00:05:14,050 --> 00:05:16,050 Tamim said: "Write for me 142 00:05:16,050 --> 00:05:18,050 a document for that, O Messenger of Allah." 143 00:05:18,050 --> 00:05:20,050 So the Prophet, 144 00:05:20,050 --> 00:05:22,050 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wrote 145 00:05:22,050 --> 00:05:24,139 a document for him to that effect. 146 00:05:24,139 --> 00:05:26,139 Then the days passed, 147 00:05:26,139 --> 00:05:28,139 and the armies of the Muslims began 148 00:05:28,139 --> 00:05:30,139 to spread in the vast land of Allah, 149 00:05:30,139 --> 00:05:32,139 east and west. 150 00:05:32,139 --> 00:05:34,139 The fortresses of polytheism began 151 00:05:34,139 --> 00:05:36,139 to crumble under the hooves 152 00:05:36,139 --> 00:05:38,139 of the best of believers, fortress after fortress. 153 00:05:38,139 --> 00:05:40,139 The glad tidings of conquest 154 00:05:40,139 --> 00:05:42,139 followed one another to the city of 155 00:05:42,139 --> 00:05:44,139 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 156 00:05:44,139 --> 00:05:46,139 and no sooner would one 157 00:05:46,139 --> 00:05:48,139 piece of good news arrive than another would follow, 158 00:05:48,139 --> 00:05:50,139 until it was 159 00:05:50,139 --> 00:05:52,139 the year fifteen of the Hijrah, 160 00:05:52,139 --> 00:05:54,139 when the bearer of good news came 161 00:05:54,139 --> 00:05:56,139 to the Commander of the Faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattab, 162 00:05:56,139 --> 00:05:58,139 from his commander, Amr ibn al-As, 163 00:05:58,139 --> 00:06:00,139 bringing him the news 164 00:06:00,139 --> 00:06:02,139 of the surrender of Jerusalem, 165 00:06:02,139 --> 00:06:04,139 and informing him of the insistence 166 00:06:04,139 --> 00:06:06,139 of its people that the 167 00:06:06,139 --> 00:06:08,139 Caliph of the Muslims, Umar ibn al-Khattab, 168 00:06:08,139 --> 00:06:10,139 be the one to conclude the peace treaty for them, 169 00:06:10,139 --> 00:06:12,139 and inviting him to travel 170 00:06:12,139 --> 00:06:14,139 to the first of the two Qiblahs, 171 00:06:14,139 --> 00:06:16,339 in the two sanctuaries. 172 00:06:16,339 --> 00:06:18,339 So the Faruq, may Allah be pleased with 173 00:06:18,339 --> 00:06:20,339 him, set out for the liberated land of Palestine, 174 00:06:20,339 --> 00:06:22,339 and personally concluded 175 00:06:22,339 --> 00:06:24,339 the peace treaty for its people. 176 00:06:24,339 --> 00:06:26,339 The banners of Islam were raised 177 00:06:26,339 --> 00:06:28,339 over the hills of Jerusalem, 178 00:06:28,339 --> 00:06:30,339 and the sounds of the Adhan echoed 179 00:06:30,339 --> 00:06:32,339 throughout the Golan, 180 00:06:32,339 --> 00:06:34,339 where the Lakhm tribe resided. 181 00:06:34,339 --> 00:06:36,339 Here, the youth of Lakhm, 182 00:06:36,339 --> 00:06:38,339 Tamim al-Dari, stood before Umar ibn al-Khattab 183 00:06:38,339 --> 00:06:40,339 and said: 184 00:06:40,339 --> 00:06:42,339 "O Commander of the Faithful, 185 00:06:42,339 --> 00:06:44,339 this is Jerusalem, which Allah has conquered 186 00:06:44,339 --> 00:06:46,339 for the Muslims, 187 00:06:46,339 --> 00:06:48,339 and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 188 00:06:48,339 --> 00:06:50,339 gifted me my village, 189 00:06:50,339 --> 00:06:52,339 Jabrin. 190 00:06:52,339 --> 00:06:54,339 So fulfill for me what 191 00:06:54,339 --> 00:06:56,339 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gifted me." 192 00:06:56,339 --> 00:06:58,339 One of the 193 00:06:58,339 --> 00:07:00,339 Companions stood up and said: 194 00:07:00,339 --> 00:07:02,339 "And who bears witness to that for you?" 195 00:07:02,339 --> 00:07:04,339 Umar ibn al-Khattab said: 196 00:07:04,339 --> 00:07:06,339 "I bear witness to that." 197 00:07:06,339 --> 00:07:08,339 And the Faruq fulfilled 198 00:07:08,339 --> 00:07:10,339 the gift of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 199 00:07:10,339 --> 00:07:12,459 to Tamim al-Dari. 200 00:07:12,459 --> 00:07:14,459 Tamim al-Dari remained devoted 201 00:07:14,459 --> 00:07:16,459 ever since he embraced Islam 202 00:07:16,459 --> 00:07:18,459 to the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 203 00:07:18,459 --> 00:07:20,459 and he would hardly 204 00:07:20,459 --> 00:07:22,459 ever leave it. 205 00:07:22,459 --> 00:07:24,459 He dedicated himself to the word of Allah, 206 00:07:24,459 --> 00:07:26,459 reciting it through the hours of the night 207 00:07:26,459 --> 00:07:28,459 and the edges of the day, 208 00:07:28,459 --> 00:07:30,459 until he would complete the entire Qur'an 209 00:07:30,459 --> 00:07:32,459 once every seven days. 210 00:07:32,459 --> 00:07:34,459 He committed his entire self 211 00:07:34,459 --> 00:07:36,459 to the service of the Book of Allah, 212 00:07:36,459 --> 00:07:38,459 being one of the four 213 00:07:38,459 --> 00:07:42,459 who had compiled the Qur'an during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 214 00:07:42,459 --> 00:07:44,459 Tamim al-Dari experienced 215 00:07:44,459 --> 00:07:46,459 the joy of worship, 216 00:07:46,459 --> 00:07:48,459 and thereafter, he would not trade it 217 00:07:48,459 --> 00:07:50,459 for any worldly pleasure. 218 00:07:50,459 --> 00:07:52,459 He tasted the sweetness 219 00:07:52,459 --> 00:07:54,459 of the night vigil (tahajjud), 220 00:07:54,459 --> 00:07:56,459 and he turned toward it with his body 221 00:07:56,459 --> 00:07:58,459 and his soul, committing himself to it 222 00:07:58,459 --> 00:08:00,589 with the utmost dedication. 223 00:08:00,589 --> 00:08:02,589 When the night would fall 224 00:08:02,589 --> 00:08:04,589 and people would lay their sides down to rest, 225 00:08:04,589 --> 00:08:06,589 he would rise from his sleep, 226 00:08:06,589 --> 00:08:08,589 perform his ablution perfectly, 227 00:08:08,589 --> 00:08:10,589 and reach for a garment of his 228 00:08:10,589 --> 00:08:12,589 that he had purchased for a thousand dirhams. 229 00:08:12,589 --> 00:08:14,589 He would wrap himself in it, 230 00:08:14,589 --> 00:08:16,589 adorning himself completely 231 00:08:16,589 --> 00:08:18,589 and perfectly to stand before 232 00:08:18,589 --> 00:08:20,589 the King of kings, 233 00:08:20,589 --> 00:08:22,589 seeking to draw near to Him in private, 234 00:08:22,589 --> 00:08:24,589 away from the people. 235 00:08:24,589 --> 00:08:26,589 He would then spend his entire night 236 00:08:26,589 --> 00:08:28,589 in prayer, reciting the verses 237 00:08:28,589 --> 00:08:30,589 of the Qur'an. 238 00:08:30,589 --> 00:08:32,590 Whenever he passed by a verse 239 00:08:32,590 --> 00:08:34,590 mentioning Paradise, he would yearn 240 00:08:34,590 --> 00:08:36,590 truly to reach it, 241 00:08:36,590 --> 00:08:38,590 and when he passed by another 242 00:08:38,590 --> 00:08:40,590 mentioning the Fire, 243 00:08:40,590 --> 00:08:42,590 he would let out a sigh as if the flames 244 00:08:42,590 --> 00:08:44,590 of Hell were within his very chest. 245 00:08:44,590 --> 00:08:46,590 One night, he recited the words of the Almighty: 246 00:08:46,590 --> 00:08:48,590 "Or do 247 00:08:48,590 --> 00:08:50,590 those who commit 248 00:08:50,590 --> 00:08:52,590 evil deeds think that We will make 249 00:08:52,590 --> 00:08:54,590 them like those 250 00:08:54,590 --> 00:08:56,590 who have believed and done 251 00:08:56,590 --> 00:08:58,590 righteous deeds, [so that] 252 00:08:58,590 --> 00:09:00,590 their life 253 00:09:00,590 --> 00:09:02,590 and their death 254 00:09:02,590 --> 00:09:04,590 would be 255 00:09:04,590 --> 00:09:06,690 equal? How evil 256 00:09:06,690 --> 00:09:10,059 is their judgment!" 257 00:09:10,059 --> 00:09:12,059 A trembling seized him 258 00:09:12,059 --> 00:09:14,059 out of awe of Allah, 259 00:09:14,059 --> 00:09:16,059 and he was overcome by dread 260 00:09:16,059 --> 00:09:18,059 from the fear of His punishment. 261 00:09:18,059 --> 00:09:20,059 He continued to pray with this 262 00:09:20,059 --> 00:09:22,059 verse from the time of Isha until the dawn broke. 263 00:09:22,059 --> 00:09:24,220 Every time he repeated it, 264 00:09:24,220 --> 00:09:26,220 his weeping intensified 265 00:09:26,220 --> 00:09:28,220 in anguish at the terror of that Great Day. 266 00:09:28,220 --> 00:09:30,379 Once, sleep overcame 267 00:09:30,379 --> 00:09:32,379 Tamim, 268 00:09:32,379 --> 00:09:34,379 and he did not rise for the night vigil, 269 00:09:34,379 --> 00:09:36,379 so he punished himself 270 00:09:36,379 --> 00:09:38,379 by standing in prayer for a full year 271 00:09:38,379 --> 00:09:40,379 without sleeping. 272 00:09:40,379 --> 00:09:42,509 Tamim al-Dari remained 273 00:09:42,509 --> 00:09:44,509 a resident of the city of the Messenger of Allah, 274 00:09:44,509 --> 00:09:46,509 peace be upon him, 275 00:09:46,509 --> 00:09:48,509 until the martyrdom of 276 00:09:48,509 --> 00:09:50,509 Dhu al-Nurayn, Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him. 277 00:09:50,509 --> 00:09:52,509 He then left the city, 278 00:09:52,509 --> 00:09:54,509 sorrowful and grieving for the Caliph 279 00:09:54,509 --> 00:09:56,509 of the Muslims, 280 00:09:56,509 --> 00:09:58,509 the companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 281 00:09:58,509 --> 00:10:00,509 He returned to 282 00:10:00,509 --> 00:10:02,509 his homeland to meet his end 283 00:10:02,509 --> 00:10:04,509 in his village in the Levant. 284 00:10:04,509 --> 00:10:06,700 May Allah be pleased 285 00:10:06,700 --> 00:10:08,700 with Tamim al-Dari, 286 00:10:08,700 --> 00:10:10,700 the devout worshipper, 287 00:10:10,700 --> 00:10:12,700 buried in the Golan region. 288 00:10:12,700 --> 00:10:14,700 May Allah grant him light 289 00:10:14,700 --> 00:10:16,700 in his grave and settle him 290 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:18,700 in the highest gardens of Paradise. 291 00:10:18,700 --> 00:10:23,519 Tamim al-Dari was 292 00:10:23,519 --> 00:10:25,519 one of the four 293 00:10:25,519 --> 00:10:27,519 who collected the Qur'an during the 294 00:10:27,519 --> 00:10:29,519 time of the Messenger of Allah, 295 00:10:29,519 --> 00:10:31,519 peace be upon him. 296 00:10:31,519 --> 00:10:34,450 Muhammad, 297 00:10:34,450 --> 00:10:36,450 and with his companions, he 298 00:10:36,450 --> 00:10:38,450 built the lofty structure. 299 00:10:38,450 --> 00:10:40,450 O seeker, 300 00:10:40,450 --> 00:10:42,450 assist me, and let me pour forth 301 00:10:42,450 --> 00:10:44,450 in their praise; shall we 302 00:10:44,450 --> 00:10:46,450 continue?