1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,699 --> 00:00:17,699 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:17,699 --> 00:00:21,699 to present to you glimpses from the lives of the Companions, 4 00:00:21,699 --> 00:00:24,699 by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 5 00:00:25,739 --> 00:00:26,739 may Allah have mercy upon him. 6 00:00:26,739 --> 00:00:33,520 Ka'b ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him. 7 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:52,939 Today’s story is truly intense, 8 00:00:52,939 --> 00:00:54,939 profoundly sincere, 9 00:00:54,939 --> 00:00:59,939 and reaches the absolute pinnacle of intensity, depth, and excitement in storytelling. 10 00:00:59,939 --> 00:01:03,060 I had intended, dear listener, 11 00:01:03,060 --> 00:01:05,060 to narrate it to you myself, 12 00:01:05,060 --> 00:01:13,060 but when I began, I found my expression too inadequate to convey its exquisite, subtle nuances, 13 00:01:13,060 --> 00:01:16,060 its brilliant and masterful imagery, 14 00:01:16,060 --> 00:01:19,060 and its overflowing, surging emotions. 15 00:01:19,060 --> 00:01:23,060 So, I chose to leave that to the protagonist of the story himself, 16 00:01:23,060 --> 00:01:25,060 for he is more eloquent than I, 17 00:01:25,060 --> 00:01:28,060 more capable of expressing the stirrings of his own soul, 18 00:01:28,060 --> 00:01:31,060 and more precise in depicting the whispers of his conscience. 19 00:01:31,060 --> 00:01:34,060 So, listen to Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari, 20 00:01:34,060 --> 00:01:38,060 a Companion of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 21 00:01:38,060 --> 00:01:41,060 for he shall tell you his story. 22 00:01:41,060 --> 00:01:42,260 Ka'b said: 23 00:01:42,260 --> 00:01:46,260 "I never stayed behind from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 24 00:01:46,260 --> 00:01:48,260 in any expedition he undertook, 25 00:01:48,260 --> 00:01:50,260 except for the day of Tabuk. 26 00:01:50,260 --> 00:01:54,290 I had never been stronger or better equipped for an expedition 27 00:01:54,290 --> 00:01:57,290 than I was when I stayed behind from that one. 28 00:01:57,290 --> 00:02:01,290 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 29 00:02:01,290 --> 00:02:04,290 used to conceal his destination whenever he intended an expedition, 30 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:06,290 and would hint at a different one, 31 00:02:06,290 --> 00:02:08,289 except for this expedition. 32 00:02:08,289 --> 00:02:12,289 Perhaps what made the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 33 00:02:12,289 --> 00:02:14,289 not conceal his destination 34 00:02:14,289 --> 00:02:16,289 was that the heat was intense, 35 00:02:16,289 --> 00:02:19,289 the journey was long, 36 00:02:19,289 --> 00:02:21,289 the fruits had ripened, 37 00:02:21,289 --> 00:02:23,289 and the shade was pleasant. 38 00:02:23,289 --> 00:02:27,289 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, prepared himself, 39 00:02:27,289 --> 00:02:30,289 and the Muslims prepared with him. 40 00:02:30,289 --> 00:02:34,289 I began to go to the market to prepare with them, 41 00:02:34,289 --> 00:02:37,289 but I would return each time 42 00:02:37,289 --> 00:02:39,289 without having done anything. 43 00:02:39,289 --> 00:02:41,289 I would say to myself, 44 00:02:41,289 --> 00:02:45,289 'I am capable of preparing at any moment.' 45 00:02:45,289 --> 00:02:48,289 I continued to procrastinate in this manner 46 00:02:48,289 --> 00:02:50,289 until the Muslims became earnest in their preparations, 47 00:02:50,289 --> 00:02:53,289 and I had not completed any of my own. 48 00:02:53,289 --> 00:02:55,349 While I was in that state, 49 00:02:55,349 --> 00:02:58,349 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 50 00:02:58,349 --> 00:03:00,349 and those with him set out. 51 00:03:00,349 --> 00:03:03,349 I intended to set out after them 52 00:03:03,349 --> 00:03:04,349 and catch up with them, 53 00:03:04,349 --> 00:03:06,349 and I wish I had done so, 54 00:03:06,349 --> 00:03:09,349 but it was not decreed for me. 55 00:03:09,349 --> 00:03:14,349 Soon after, I was overcome with grief and regret for what I had done. 56 00:03:14,349 --> 00:03:16,349 What added to my grief 57 00:03:16,349 --> 00:03:20,349 was that whenever I went out from my house and walked among the people, 58 00:03:20,349 --> 00:03:24,349 I saw no one but a man accused of hypocrisy, 59 00:03:24,349 --> 00:03:27,349 or one who was incapacitated, whom Allah had excused for his incapacity. 60 00:03:27,349 --> 00:03:30,349 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did not mention me 61 00:03:30,349 --> 00:03:32,349 until he reached Tabuk. 62 00:03:32,349 --> 00:03:34,349 He said to his Companions, 63 00:03:34,349 --> 00:03:37,349 'What has happened to Ka'b ibn Malik?' 64 00:03:37,349 --> 00:03:39,349 A man from Banu Salamah said, 65 00:03:39,349 --> 00:03:42,349 'He was held back by his two beautiful garments 66 00:03:42,349 --> 00:03:44,349 and his looking at his own sides.' 67 00:03:44,349 --> 00:03:46,419 Mu'adh ibn Jabal said, 68 00:03:46,419 --> 00:03:48,419 'What a terrible thing you have said! 69 00:03:48,419 --> 00:03:50,419 By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, 70 00:03:50,419 --> 00:03:53,419 we know nothing of him but good.' 71 00:03:53,419 --> 00:03:56,449 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, remained silent 72 00:03:56,449 --> 00:03:58,449 and added nothing. 73 00:03:58,449 --> 00:04:02,539 Then it reached me that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 74 00:04:02,539 --> 00:04:04,539 had turned back toward Medina. 75 00:04:04,539 --> 00:04:06,539 My grief overcame me, 76 00:04:06,539 --> 00:04:09,539 and I began to consider lying, saying to myself, 77 00:04:09,539 --> 00:04:13,539 'How can I apologize to him and escape his anger tomorrow?' 78 00:04:13,539 --> 00:04:17,540 I sought the advice of every wise person in my family, 79 00:04:17,540 --> 00:04:19,540 but I found no solution with them. 80 00:04:19,540 --> 00:04:21,540 When it was said to me 81 00:04:21,540 --> 00:04:24,540 that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 82 00:04:24,540 --> 00:04:26,540 was approaching, 83 00:04:26,540 --> 00:04:28,540 falsehood departed from me, 84 00:04:28,540 --> 00:04:31,540 and I knew that I would not escape his anger 85 00:04:31,540 --> 00:04:33,540 with anything involving a lie. 86 00:04:33,540 --> 00:04:35,540 So, I resolved to speak the truth. 87 00:04:35,540 --> 00:04:38,740 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, arrived 88 00:04:38,740 --> 00:04:40,740 in Medina. 89 00:04:40,740 --> 00:04:42,740 Whenever he returned from a journey, 90 00:04:42,740 --> 00:04:44,740 he would begin with the mosque, 91 00:04:44,740 --> 00:04:46,740 where he would pray two rak'ahs. 92 00:04:46,740 --> 00:04:49,740 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, finished 93 00:04:49,740 --> 00:04:52,740 the two rak'ahs, he sat for the people. 94 00:04:52,740 --> 00:04:55,740 Those who had stayed behind, like me, came to him, 95 00:04:55,740 --> 00:04:58,740 offering excuses and swearing oaths to him. 96 00:04:58,740 --> 00:05:01,740 They were over eighty men. 97 00:05:01,740 --> 00:05:05,740 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, accepted from them 98 00:05:05,740 --> 00:05:07,740 based on what they professed, 99 00:05:07,740 --> 00:05:09,740 asked forgiveness for them, 100 00:05:09,740 --> 00:05:11,740 and left their inner secrets to Allah. 101 00:05:11,740 --> 00:05:13,740 Then I came to him. 102 00:05:13,740 --> 00:05:15,740 When I greeted him, 103 00:05:15,740 --> 00:05:18,740 he smiled the smile of one who is angry, then said, 104 00:05:18,740 --> 00:05:20,740 'Come here.' 105 00:05:20,740 --> 00:05:23,740 I walked until I sat before him. 106 00:05:23,740 --> 00:05:25,740 He said to me, 107 00:05:25,740 --> 00:05:27,740 'What held you back, O Ka'b? 108 00:05:27,740 --> 00:05:30,740 Had you not purchased your mount?' 109 00:05:30,740 --> 00:05:31,740 I said, 110 00:05:31,740 --> 00:05:34,740 'By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, 111 00:05:34,740 --> 00:05:37,740 if I had sat before anyone else among the people of this world, 112 00:05:37,740 --> 00:05:40,740 I would have escaped his anger with an excuse I could fabricate for him. 113 00:05:40,740 --> 00:05:44,740 For, by Allah, I have been given eloquence and a way with words. 114 00:05:44,740 --> 00:05:46,740 But, by Allah, 115 00:05:46,740 --> 00:05:50,740 I knew that if I told you a lie today 116 00:05:50,740 --> 00:05:52,740 to satisfy you, 117 00:05:52,740 --> 00:05:55,740 Allah would soon make you angry with me. 118 00:05:55,740 --> 00:05:59,740 And if I told you the truth, which would anger you, 119 00:05:59,740 --> 00:06:02,740 I hope for Allah’s pardon through it. 120 00:06:02,740 --> 00:06:04,740 By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, 121 00:06:04,740 --> 00:06:07,740 I had no excuse for what I did. 122 00:06:08,740 --> 00:06:13,740 I have never been stronger or better equipped than I was when I stayed behind from you.' 123 00:06:13,740 --> 00:06:16,740 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 124 00:06:16,740 --> 00:06:19,740 'As for this man, he has spoken the truth.' 125 00:06:19,740 --> 00:06:21,740 Then he turned to me and said, 126 00:06:21,740 --> 00:06:24,740 'Rise until Allah decides your case.' 127 00:06:24,740 --> 00:06:27,740 I rose and left the mosque. 128 00:06:27,740 --> 00:06:29,769 Ka'b said, 129 00:06:29,769 --> 00:06:32,769 'Soon, men from my tribe followed me 130 00:06:32,769 --> 00:06:33,769 and said to me, 131 00:06:33,769 --> 00:06:37,769 "By Allah, we have never known you to commit a sin before this. 132 00:06:37,769 --> 00:06:42,769 Why were you unable to apologize to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 133 00:06:42,769 --> 00:06:45,769 as the others who stayed behind did?" 134 00:06:45,769 --> 00:06:48,769 By Allah, they continued to rebuke me 135 00:06:48,769 --> 00:06:52,769 until I intended to return to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 136 00:06:52,769 --> 00:06:54,769 and declare myself a liar.' 137 00:06:54,769 --> 00:06:57,769 But I soon asked them, 138 00:06:57,769 --> 00:07:00,769 'Has anyone else shared in what I have done?' 139 00:07:00,769 --> 00:07:02,769 They said, 'Yes, 140 00:07:02,769 --> 00:07:04,769 two men who said exactly what you said, 141 00:07:04,769 --> 00:07:07,769 and were told exactly what you were told.' 142 00:07:07,769 --> 00:07:09,769 I asked, 'Who are they?' 143 00:07:09,769 --> 00:07:10,769 They said, 144 00:07:10,769 --> 00:07:14,769 'Murarah ibn al-Rabi' and Hilal ibn Umayyah.' 145 00:07:14,769 --> 00:07:16,769 They were two righteous men 146 00:07:16,769 --> 00:07:18,769 who had witnessed Badr. 147 00:07:18,769 --> 00:07:21,769 I said, 'Then I have an example in them.' 148 00:07:21,769 --> 00:07:23,769 So I went on. 149 00:07:23,769 --> 00:07:25,769 Ka'b ibn Malik said, 150 00:07:25,769 --> 00:07:30,769 'Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, forbade anyone from speaking to us three, 151 00:07:30,769 --> 00:07:32,769 out of all those who had stayed behind. 152 00:07:32,769 --> 00:07:35,769 People avoided us and changed toward us, 153 00:07:35,769 --> 00:07:38,769 until the very earth felt strange to me. 154 00:07:38,769 --> 00:07:41,769 It was no longer the earth I knew. 155 00:07:41,769 --> 00:07:45,829 We remained in that state for fifty nights. 156 00:07:45,829 --> 00:07:47,829 As for my two companions, 157 00:07:47,829 --> 00:07:51,829 they remained submissive and stayed in their houses, weeping. 158 00:07:51,829 --> 00:07:52,829 But as for me, 159 00:07:52,829 --> 00:07:55,829 I was the youngest and most resilient of the three. 160 00:07:55,829 --> 00:07:59,829 I would go out and attend prayer with the Muslims 161 00:07:59,829 --> 00:08:01,829 and walk in the markets, 162 00:08:01,829 --> 00:08:03,829 but no one would speak to me. 163 00:08:03,829 --> 00:08:07,829 I would come to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 164 00:08:07,829 --> 00:08:11,829 and greet him while he was in his gathering after prayer, 165 00:08:11,829 --> 00:08:13,829 then I would say to myself, 166 00:08:13,829 --> 00:08:17,829 "Did he move his lips to return my greeting or not?" 167 00:08:17,829 --> 00:08:21,829 I would try to pray near him, 168 00:08:21,829 --> 00:08:23,829 so I could steal a glance at him. 169 00:08:23,829 --> 00:08:27,860 When I was occupied with my prayer, he would look at me, 170 00:08:27,860 --> 00:08:30,860 but when I turned toward him, he would turn away from me. 171 00:08:30,860 --> 00:08:33,990 When the people’s coldness toward me lasted too long, 172 00:08:33,990 --> 00:08:35,990 my distress became severe. 173 00:08:35,990 --> 00:08:38,990 I climbed the wall of the garden of Abu Qatadah, 174 00:08:38,990 --> 00:08:41,990 who was my cousin and the most beloved of people to me. 175 00:08:41,990 --> 00:08:43,990 I greeted him, 176 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:46,990 but by Allah, he did not return my greeting. 177 00:08:46,990 --> 00:08:49,990 I said, "O Abu Qatadah, 178 00:08:49,990 --> 00:08:51,990 I adjure you by Allah, 179 00:08:51,990 --> 00:08:56,990 do you know that I love Allah and His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?" 180 00:08:56,990 --> 00:08:58,990 He remained silent. 181 00:08:58,990 --> 00:09:00,990 I repeated it to him, and he remained silent. 182 00:09:00,990 --> 00:09:02,990 I repeated it again, 183 00:09:02,990 --> 00:09:03,990 and he said, 184 00:09:03,990 --> 00:09:05,990 "Allah and His Messenger know best." 185 00:09:05,990 --> 00:09:07,990 At that, 186 00:09:07,990 --> 00:09:10,990 I turned back from where I had come. 187 00:09:10,990 --> 00:09:13,990 Then, something unexpected happened. 188 00:09:13,990 --> 00:09:18,990 While I was walking in the market of Medina, with no one speaking to me, 189 00:09:18,990 --> 00:09:22,990 a Nabataean from the Nabataeans of Syria said, 190 00:09:22,990 --> 00:09:25,990 "Who will direct me to Ka'b ibn Malik?" 191 00:09:25,990 --> 00:09:27,990 People pointed toward me. 192 00:09:27,990 --> 00:09:31,990 He came to me and handed me a letter from the King of Ghassan. 193 00:09:31,990 --> 00:09:33,990 It read: 194 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:34,990 "To proceed: 195 00:09:34,990 --> 00:09:37,990 It has reached me that your master has treated you coldly. 196 00:09:37,990 --> 00:09:41,090 Come join us, and we will comfort you." 197 00:09:41,090 --> 00:09:43,090 I said when I read it, 198 00:09:43,090 --> 00:09:45,090 "This, too, is a trial." 199 00:09:45,090 --> 00:09:49,090 I directed the letter toward the glowing light. 200 00:09:49,090 --> 00:09:51,090 I cast the letter into it. 201 00:09:51,090 --> 00:09:53,090 Ka'b said: 202 00:09:53,090 --> 00:09:56,090 When forty nights of the fifty had passed, 203 00:09:56,090 --> 00:10:00,090 a man came to me from the Prophet, peace be upon him. 204 00:10:00,090 --> 00:10:04,090 He said, "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 205 00:10:04,090 --> 00:10:07,090 commands you to separate from your wife." 206 00:10:07,090 --> 00:10:10,090 I asked, "Should I divorce her, or what should I do?" 207 00:10:10,090 --> 00:10:14,090 He replied, "No, but separate from her and do not approach her." 208 00:10:14,090 --> 00:10:17,090 He sent the same message to my two companions. 209 00:10:17,090 --> 00:10:19,090 I said to my wife, 210 00:10:19,090 --> 00:10:22,090 "Go to your family and stay with them 211 00:10:22,090 --> 00:10:25,090 until Allah decides this matter." 212 00:10:25,090 --> 00:10:27,090 So she went to her family. 213 00:10:27,090 --> 00:10:30,090 As for the wife of Hilal Ibn Umayyah, 214 00:10:30,090 --> 00:10:33,090 she came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 215 00:10:33,090 --> 00:10:36,090 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 216 00:10:36,090 --> 00:10:40,090 Hilal is an elderly man with no servant. 217 00:10:40,090 --> 00:10:42,090 Do you dislike that I serve him?" 218 00:10:42,090 --> 00:10:45,090 He replied, "No, but he must not approach you." 219 00:10:45,090 --> 00:10:49,090 She said, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, 220 00:10:49,090 --> 00:10:52,090 he has not ceased weeping since he confined himself to his house 221 00:10:52,090 --> 00:10:54,090 until this very day." 222 00:10:54,090 --> 00:10:56,090 Ka'b said: 223 00:10:56,090 --> 00:10:58,090 At that time, some of my family said to me, 224 00:10:58,090 --> 00:11:02,090 "If only you would ask the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 225 00:11:02,090 --> 00:11:03,090 regarding your wife, 226 00:11:03,090 --> 00:11:07,090 for he might grant you permission just as he granted Hilal Ibn Umayyah." 227 00:11:07,090 --> 00:11:10,120 I said, "By Allah, I will not do so. 228 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:14,120 How do I know what the Messenger, peace be upon him, might say to me, 229 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,120 given that I am a young man?" 230 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:17,120 Ka'b said: 231 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:20,120 I remained in that state for another ten nights, 232 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:23,120 until fifty nights were complete for us. 233 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:27,149 When I performed the dawn prayer on the morning of the fiftieth night, 234 00:11:27,149 --> 00:11:30,149 while I was on the roof of one of our houses, 235 00:11:30,149 --> 00:11:33,149 and the earth, despite its vastness, had become constrained for me, 236 00:11:33,149 --> 00:11:36,149 and my own soul had become severely constricted, 237 00:11:36,149 --> 00:11:40,149 I heard the voice of a crier from the top of Mount Sal' 238 00:11:40,149 --> 00:11:42,149 calling out at the top of his voice, 239 00:11:42,149 --> 00:11:44,149 "O Ka'b Ibn Malik, rejoice!" 240 00:11:44,149 --> 00:11:47,149 "O Ka'b Ibn Malik, rejoice!" 241 00:11:47,149 --> 00:11:49,149 No sooner did the sound reach my ears 242 00:11:49,149 --> 00:11:52,149 than I fell down prostrate to Allah, 243 00:11:52,149 --> 00:11:55,149 for I knew that relief had come to me, 244 00:11:55,149 --> 00:11:58,149 and that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 245 00:11:58,149 --> 00:12:01,149 had announced this to his Companions. 246 00:12:01,149 --> 00:12:03,149 People began to come to congratulate me. 247 00:12:03,149 --> 00:12:07,149 The first of them to reach me was a rider who came on his horse. 248 00:12:07,149 --> 00:12:11,149 Others also went to my two companions to congratulate them. 249 00:12:11,149 --> 00:12:14,149 When the one whose voice I had heard came to me, 250 00:12:14,149 --> 00:12:16,149 I took off my two garments for him, 251 00:12:16,149 --> 00:12:19,149 and clothed him in them for his good news. 252 00:12:19,149 --> 00:12:22,149 By Allah, I owned nothing else at that time. 253 00:12:22,149 --> 00:12:25,149 Then I borrowed two garments and put them on, 254 00:12:25,149 --> 00:12:29,149 and set out to the Messenger, peace be upon him. 255 00:12:29,149 --> 00:12:32,149 The Muslims met me in groups, 256 00:12:32,149 --> 00:12:35,149 congratulating me on my repentance and saying, 257 00:12:35,149 --> 00:12:39,149 "May Allah’s acceptance of your repentance be blessed, O Ibn Malik!" 258 00:12:39,149 --> 00:12:41,149 I entered the mosque, 259 00:12:41,149 --> 00:12:45,149 and there was the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 260 00:12:45,149 --> 00:12:47,149 sitting with people around him. 261 00:12:47,149 --> 00:12:51,149 His face was radiant, as if it were a piece of the moon. 262 00:12:51,149 --> 00:12:53,149 When I greeted him, 263 00:12:53,149 --> 00:12:56,149 he said, his face beaming with joy, 264 00:12:56,149 --> 00:12:58,149 "Rejoice, O Ka'b! 265 00:12:58,149 --> 00:13:01,149 Rejoice, O Ka'b, at the best day that has passed over you 266 00:13:01,149 --> 00:13:03,149 since your mother gave birth to you." 267 00:13:03,149 --> 00:13:05,149 I asked, "Is it from you, O Messenger of Allah, 268 00:13:05,149 --> 00:13:08,149 or from Allah, the Almighty and Majestic?" 269 00:13:08,149 --> 00:13:11,149 He replied, "No, rather it is from Allah." 270 00:13:11,149 --> 00:13:13,149 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 271 00:13:13,149 --> 00:13:17,149 part of my repentance is that I strip myself of all my wealth, 272 00:13:17,149 --> 00:13:23,149 and give it as charity for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, peace be upon him." 273 00:13:23,149 --> 00:13:26,149 The Messenger, peace be upon him, said, 274 00:13:26,149 --> 00:13:29,149 "Keep some of your wealth, O Ka'b, 275 00:13:29,149 --> 00:13:31,149 for it is better for you." 276 00:13:31,149 --> 00:13:34,250 I said, "Then I shall keep my share in Khaybar, 277 00:13:34,250 --> 00:13:36,250 and give the rest as charity." 278 00:13:36,250 --> 00:13:39,250 Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 279 00:13:39,250 --> 00:13:42,250 Allah has saved me only through truthfulness. 280 00:13:42,250 --> 00:13:44,250 Part of my repentance 281 00:13:44,250 --> 00:13:47,250 is that I will not speak anything but the truth as long as I live." 282 00:13:47,250 --> 00:13:51,340 May Allah be pleased with Ka'b Ibn Malik al-Ansari, 283 00:13:51,340 --> 00:13:55,340 the poet of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 284 00:13:55,340 --> 00:13:59,340 He defended Islam with his tongue and his pen. 285 00:13:59,340 --> 00:14:03,340 Allah revealed Qur'an concerning him and his companions, 286 00:14:03,340 --> 00:14:07,340 which is still recited in the hours of the night and at the ends of the day, 287 00:14:07,340 --> 00:14:13,340 and will continue to be recited until Allah inherits the earth and those upon it. 288 00:14:13,340 --> 00:14:20,679 Ka'b Ibn Malik, the poet of the Messenger, peace be upon him, 289 00:14:20,679 --> 00:14:24,679 and one of the truthful Ansar 290 00:14:24,679 --> 00:14:26,840 whom Allah forgave, 291 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,840 and about whom He revealed Qur'an. 292 00:14:36,100 --> 00:14:38,610 O poetry, be generous 293 00:14:38,610 --> 00:14:40,610 in their praise, for are they not eternal?