1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,359 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,359 --> 00:00:12,919 Muhammad, peace be upon him. 3 00:00:12,919 --> 00:00:17,440 A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 4 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:25,870 The story of the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. 5 00:00:25,870 --> 00:00:32,189 There are various accounts regarding the conversion of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, despite their weakness. 6 00:00:32,189 --> 00:00:36,780 It appears that Islam took root in his heart, may Allah be pleased with him. 7 00:00:37,100 --> 00:00:40,700 It gradually took hold of him, bit by bit. 8 00:00:40,700 --> 00:00:43,340 The first instance of this occurring in his heart 9 00:00:43,340 --> 00:00:46,939 is what Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih. 10 00:00:46,939 --> 00:00:51,020 On the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 11 00:00:51,020 --> 00:00:53,740 ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 12 00:00:53,740 --> 00:00:57,340 "While I was sleeping near their idols, 13 00:00:57,579 --> 00:01:01,060 a man came with a calf and slaughtered it. 14 00:01:01,060 --> 00:01:03,100 Then a crier shouted out— 15 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:06,819 I have never heard a crier with a louder voice than his— 16 00:01:06,819 --> 00:01:08,019 saying: 17 00:01:08,019 --> 00:01:09,540 'O Jalih! 18 00:01:09,540 --> 00:01:11,140 A successful matter! 19 00:01:11,140 --> 00:01:12,900 An eloquent man 20 00:01:12,900 --> 00:01:16,609 says: There is no god but You.' 21 00:01:16,609 --> 00:01:18,409 The people jumped up, 22 00:01:18,409 --> 00:01:19,370 and I said, 23 00:01:19,370 --> 00:01:23,370 'I will not leave until I know what is behind this.' 24 00:01:23,370 --> 00:01:24,810 Then he called out again: 25 00:01:24,810 --> 00:01:26,250 'O Jalih! 26 00:01:26,329 --> 00:01:27,890 A successful matter! 27 00:01:27,890 --> 00:01:29,730 An eloquent man 28 00:01:29,730 --> 00:01:30,930 says: 29 00:01:30,930 --> 00:01:33,650 There is no god but Allah.' 30 00:01:33,650 --> 00:01:34,930 So I stood up, 31 00:01:34,930 --> 00:01:38,629 and it was not long before it was said, 'This is a Prophet.'" 32 00:01:38,629 --> 00:01:41,060 Imam al-Bayhaqi said: 33 00:01:41,060 --> 00:01:46,579 "The apparent meaning of this narration suggests that ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, himself 34 00:01:46,579 --> 00:01:50,579 heard a crier shouting from the calf that was slaughtered." 35 00:01:50,620 --> 00:01:57,500 This is also explicit in a weak narration regarding the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. 36 00:01:57,500 --> 00:02:01,579 However, the rest of the narrations indicate that this was a soothsayer 37 00:02:01,579 --> 00:02:05,099 who was reporting what he had seen and heard. 38 00:02:05,099 --> 00:02:07,090 And Allah knows best. 39 00:02:07,090 --> 00:02:11,409 Then Imam al-Bayhaqi cited the hadith of Sawad ibn Qarib, 40 00:02:11,409 --> 00:02:12,770 and said: 41 00:02:12,770 --> 00:02:15,849 "It is likely that this is the same soothsayer 42 00:02:15,849 --> 00:02:19,909 whose name was not mentioned in the authentic hadith." 43 00:02:19,949 --> 00:02:22,550 Al-Hafiz [Ibn Hajar] said in al-Fath: 44 00:02:22,550 --> 00:02:29,030 "The author alluded to including this story in the chapter on the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, 45 00:02:29,030 --> 00:02:33,270 based on what has been reported from ‘A’ishah and Talhah, may Allah be pleased with them, 46 00:02:33,270 --> 00:02:35,710 regarding ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, 47 00:02:35,710 --> 00:02:43,819 that this story was the cause of his conversion, may Allah be pleased with him." 48 00:02:43,819 --> 00:02:50,259 The empowerment of the Muslims through the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. 49 00:02:50,259 --> 00:02:53,219 Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih 50 00:02:53,259 --> 00:02:57,139 on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 51 00:02:57,139 --> 00:03:01,020 "We have remained empowered ever since ‘Umar converted to Islam." 52 00:03:01,020 --> 00:03:03,259 Al-Hafiz said in al-Fath: 53 00:03:03,259 --> 00:03:08,539 "This is because of the firmness and strength he possessed in the cause of Allah the Exalted." 54 00:03:08,539 --> 00:03:13,219 Imam Ahmad recorded in Fada'il al-Sahabah with a hasan (sound) chain of narration 55 00:03:13,219 --> 00:03:17,219 on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 56 00:03:17,219 --> 00:03:20,219 "The conversion of ‘Umar was a conquest, 57 00:03:20,219 --> 00:03:23,340 his migration was a victory, 58 00:03:23,340 --> 00:03:26,500 and his authority was a mercy." 59 00:03:26,500 --> 00:03:30,460 Al-Hakim recorded in al-Mustadrak with a chain of narration that is acceptable, 60 00:03:30,460 --> 00:03:34,419 on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 61 00:03:34,419 --> 00:03:39,259 "By Allah, we were unable to pray at the Ka‘bah openly 62 00:03:39,259 --> 00:03:41,020 until ‘Umar converted to Islam." 63 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,659 Mawaddah Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain.