1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,539 --> 00:00:17,539 Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:17,539 --> 00:00:22,539 to present to you snapshots from the lives of the Companions, 4 00:00:22,539 --> 00:00:25,539 authored by 'Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 5 00:00:25,539 --> 00:00:30,070 may Allah have mercy on him. 6 00:00:30,070 --> 00:00:34,299 Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him. 7 00:00:49,659 --> 00:00:53,659 On the day the light of prophethood illuminated Yathrib, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh 8 00:00:53,659 --> 00:00:56,659 was a knight among the most influential knights of Yathrib in status, 9 00:00:56,659 --> 00:01:00,659 possessing the highest authority and the most expansive prestige. 10 00:01:00,659 --> 00:01:03,659 He stood at the pinnacle of Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal, 11 00:01:03,659 --> 00:01:07,659 while Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal stood at the pinnacle of the Aws clan, 12 00:01:07,659 --> 00:01:10,659 and he was the young leader and master of the Aws. 13 00:01:10,659 --> 00:01:14,659 He listened to the news of the Meccan caller to Islam, Mus'hab ibn 'Umayr, 14 00:01:14,659 --> 00:01:17,659 yet paid it little attention. 15 00:01:17,659 --> 00:01:22,659 He knew that Mus'hab had settled as a guest of his maternal cousin, As'ad ibn Zurarah, 16 00:01:22,659 --> 00:01:28,659 and that they were cooperating to spread the call to the new religion throughout Yathrib. 17 00:01:28,659 --> 00:01:33,659 However, he refrained from obstructing their path out of respect for his cousin's rights over him. 18 00:01:33,659 --> 00:01:39,849 While the master of the Aws was walking in the outskirts of the homes of Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal, 19 00:01:39,849 --> 00:01:42,849 accompanied by Usayd ibn al-Hudayr, 20 00:01:42,849 --> 00:01:48,849 he suddenly spotted the Meccan caller and his host in an orchard near his people's dwellings, 21 00:01:48,849 --> 00:01:51,849 resting in the shade of its palm trees 22 00:01:51,849 --> 00:01:54,849 and drinking from its well, 23 00:01:54,849 --> 00:01:59,849 surrounded by a group of believers in the new religion 24 00:01:59,849 --> 00:02:03,849 who had gathered around Mus'hab, asking him to instruct them in Allah's religion 25 00:02:03,849 --> 00:02:06,849 and to recite to them portions of the Book of Allah. 26 00:02:06,849 --> 00:02:09,879 This deeply offended the master of the Aws, 27 00:02:09,879 --> 00:02:14,879 and it pained him that the boldness of his cousin and his guest had reached such an extent 28 00:02:14,879 --> 00:02:18,879 that they openly proclaimed the religion of Muhammad in his very stronghold. 29 00:02:18,879 --> 00:02:21,879 So he said to Usayd ibn al-Hudayr: 30 00:02:21,879 --> 00:02:23,879 "May you not lack a father, O Usayd! 31 00:02:23,879 --> 00:02:27,879 Go to those two and deal with this Meccan man 32 00:02:27,879 --> 00:02:30,879 who has come to slander our religion, 33 00:02:30,879 --> 00:02:34,879 revile our gods, and beguile our weak-minded ones. 34 00:02:34,879 --> 00:02:38,879 Rebuke him sternly so that he never approaches our homes after today." 35 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:40,879 He then added, saying: 36 00:02:40,879 --> 00:02:43,879 "Were it not that Ibn Zurarah is my cousin, 37 00:02:43,879 --> 00:02:45,879 holding the close relation to me that you know, 38 00:02:45,879 --> 00:02:47,879 I would have spared you the task, 39 00:02:47,879 --> 00:02:50,879 and I would have dealt with them myself." 40 00:02:50,879 --> 00:02:53,909 Usayd ibn al-Hudayr grabbed his spear 41 00:02:53,909 --> 00:02:55,909 and headed toward As'ad ibn Zurarah 42 00:02:55,909 --> 00:02:58,909 and his companion, Mus'hab ibn 'Umayr, 43 00:02:58,909 --> 00:03:00,909 until he stood directly before them. 44 00:03:00,909 --> 00:03:03,909 Mus'hab greeted him with a cheerful face 45 00:03:03,909 --> 00:03:05,909 and gentle words, 46 00:03:05,909 --> 00:03:07,909 beginning to invite him to Islam. 47 00:03:07,909 --> 00:03:10,909 He started reciting verses from the Qur'an to him— 48 00:03:10,909 --> 00:03:13,909 verses capable of softening hardened hearts 49 00:03:13,909 --> 00:03:15,909 and winning over averse souls— 50 00:03:15,909 --> 00:03:19,909 until Usayd's face beamed and his countenance relaxed. 51 00:03:19,909 --> 00:03:21,909 He said to Mus'hab: 52 00:03:21,909 --> 00:03:24,909 "How beautiful and fine these words are! 53 00:03:24,909 --> 00:03:27,909 What do you do if you wish to enter 54 00:03:27,909 --> 00:03:29,909 into this new religion?" 55 00:03:29,909 --> 00:03:32,909 He replied: "You wash yourself, purify your garment, 56 00:03:32,909 --> 00:03:35,909 testify to the testimony of truth, 57 00:03:35,909 --> 00:03:37,909 and pray two rak'ahs for Allah. 58 00:03:37,909 --> 00:03:40,909 And this water is right beside you." 59 00:03:40,909 --> 00:03:43,909 So Usayd immediately stepped to the water and washed, 60 00:03:43,909 --> 00:03:46,909 testified to the testimony of truth, 61 00:03:46,909 --> 00:03:48,909 and prayed two rak'ahs for Allah. 62 00:03:48,909 --> 00:03:50,909 Then he said to Mus'hab: 63 00:03:50,909 --> 00:03:52,909 "Behind me is a man who, 64 00:03:52,909 --> 00:03:56,909 if he follows you two, not a single person from his tribe will lag behind. 65 00:03:56,909 --> 00:03:58,909 I will send him to you right now, 66 00:03:58,909 --> 00:04:00,909 so handle him with fine tact." 67 00:04:00,909 --> 00:04:04,069 Usayd returned to the gathering of his people, 68 00:04:04,069 --> 00:04:07,069 and when Sa'd ibn Mu'adh saw him approaching, 69 00:04:07,069 --> 00:04:10,069 he looked at him and said to those around him: 70 00:04:10,069 --> 00:04:13,069 "I swear by Allah, Usayd has returned to you 71 00:04:13,069 --> 00:04:16,069 with a different face than the one he left with." 72 00:04:16,069 --> 00:04:18,069 Then he turned to him and said: 73 00:04:18,069 --> 00:04:20,069 "What have you done, O Usayd?" 74 00:04:20,069 --> 00:04:21,069 He replied: 75 00:04:21,069 --> 00:04:23,069 "I spoke to the two men, 76 00:04:23,069 --> 00:04:26,069 and by Allah, I saw nothing objectionable in them." 77 00:04:26,069 --> 00:04:29,069 Sa'd ibn Mu'adh stood up in anger, 78 00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:32,069 took the spear from Usayd's hand, and said: 79 00:04:32,069 --> 00:04:35,069 "By Allah, I see you have accomplished nothing! 80 00:04:35,069 --> 00:04:38,069 If this state of affairs continues like this, 81 00:04:38,069 --> 00:04:41,069 I will surely find them tomorrow in my own home, 82 00:04:41,069 --> 00:04:43,069 inviting my wife and children 83 00:04:43,069 --> 00:04:47,230 to abandon my religion and the religion of my forefathers!" 84 00:04:47,230 --> 00:04:50,230 Sa'd ibn Mu'adh marched toward where 85 00:04:50,230 --> 00:04:52,259 Mus'hab and his companion were sitting. 86 00:04:52,259 --> 00:04:54,259 When his cousin, 87 00:04:54,259 --> 00:04:56,259 As'ad ibn Zurarah, saw him approaching, 88 00:04:56,259 --> 00:04:58,259 he said to Mus'hab: 89 00:04:58,259 --> 00:04:59,259 "O Mus'hab! 90 00:04:59,259 --> 00:05:02,259 By Allah, the master of his people has come to you! 91 00:05:02,259 --> 00:05:04,259 If he follows you, 92 00:05:04,259 --> 00:05:07,259 not a single one of them will stay behind. 93 00:05:07,259 --> 00:05:09,259 So consider carefully how you will handle him." 94 00:05:09,259 --> 00:05:13,259 No sooner had Sa'd reached them and stood over them, 95 00:05:13,259 --> 00:05:15,259 than he turned sharply toward his cousin 96 00:05:15,259 --> 00:05:17,259 and confronted him, saying: 97 00:05:17,259 --> 00:05:19,259 "O Abu Umamah! 98 00:05:19,259 --> 00:05:20,259 By Allah, 99 00:05:20,259 --> 00:05:23,259 were it not for the kinship between you and me, 100 00:05:23,259 --> 00:05:25,259 you would not have dared treat me like this! 101 00:05:25,259 --> 00:05:28,259 Do you intrude upon our homes with that which we hate?" 102 00:05:28,259 --> 00:05:31,360 Mus'hab ibn 'Umayr intervened 103 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,360 with his cheerful face and sweet words, 104 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,360 saying: "Will you not sit and listen? 105 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,360 If you are pleased with what we say and desire it, 106 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,360 you may accept our call; 107 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:46,360 and if you dislike it, we will depart from you at once." 108 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,360 These words softened Sa'd's heart, and he said: 109 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,360 "By Allah, that is fair. 110 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,360 Present what you have." 111 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,459 So Mus'hab began 112 00:05:55,459 --> 00:05:57,459 presenting Islam to Sa'd ibn Mu'adh 113 00:05:57,459 --> 00:06:00,550 in the most beautiful manner possible, 114 00:06:00,550 --> 00:06:02,550 and recited to him from the Qur'an 115 00:06:02,550 --> 00:06:04,550 that which humbled his heart, 116 00:06:04,550 --> 00:06:06,550 brought serenity to his limbs, 117 00:06:06,550 --> 00:06:08,550 and lifted his soul in devotion. 118 00:06:08,550 --> 00:06:11,550 It was not long before he said to Mus'hab: 119 00:06:11,550 --> 00:06:15,550 "What does one do who wishes to enter into this goodness? 120 00:06:15,550 --> 00:06:18,550 By Allah, I have never heard speech more righteous 121 00:06:18,550 --> 00:06:20,550 or noble than this." 122 00:06:20,550 --> 00:06:23,680 The master of the Aws did not leave his spot 123 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,680 until he had declared the word of truth 124 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,680 and joined the caravan of faith. 125 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:32,060 Sa'd ibn Mu'adh picked up his spear 126 00:06:32,060 --> 00:06:35,060 and turned back to the gathering of his people. 127 00:06:35,060 --> 00:06:38,060 When they saw him approaching, they said: 128 00:06:38,060 --> 00:06:40,060 "We swear by Allah, 129 00:06:40,060 --> 00:06:44,060 Sa'd has returned to you with a different face than the one he left with." 130 00:06:44,060 --> 00:06:47,060 When he reached the gathering, he said: 131 00:06:47,060 --> 00:06:49,060 "O Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal! 132 00:06:49,060 --> 00:06:52,060 How do you know my standing among you?" 133 00:06:52,060 --> 00:06:54,060 They said: "You are our master in truth, 134 00:06:54,060 --> 00:06:56,060 the best of us in judgment, 135 00:06:56,060 --> 00:06:58,100 and the most complete of us in intellect." 136 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:03,100 He said: "Then the speech of your men and women is forbidden to me 137 00:07:03,100 --> 00:07:08,319 until you believe in Allah and His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." 138 00:07:08,319 --> 00:07:12,319 By evening, there was not a single man or woman in the homes of Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal 139 00:07:12,319 --> 00:07:15,579 except that they had become Muslims. 140 00:07:15,579 --> 00:07:17,579 From that day onward, 141 00:07:17,579 --> 00:07:19,579 Mus'hab ibn 'Umayr— 142 00:07:19,579 --> 00:07:21,579 the first messenger of Islam— 143 00:07:21,579 --> 00:07:25,579 moved to the home of the master of the Aws, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, 144 00:07:25,579 --> 00:07:28,610 taking his house as a sanctuary for the call, 145 00:07:28,610 --> 00:07:31,610 until there remained not a single household among the Ansar 146 00:07:31,610 --> 00:07:36,610 except that it contained Muslim men and Muslim women. 147 00:07:36,610 --> 00:07:41,610 Thus, the gates of Yathrib were opened wide before the Emigrants from Mecca, 148 00:07:41,610 --> 00:07:45,610 who began arriving in groups and individually, 149 00:07:45,610 --> 00:07:49,610 finding within its borders protection and security. 150 00:07:49,610 --> 00:07:53,959 Indeed, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's acceptance of Islam was a great blessing for Islam 151 00:07:53,959 --> 00:07:56,959 and a source of grace for the Muslims. 152 00:07:56,959 --> 00:08:00,959 He displayed monumental stances in supporting the call, 153 00:08:00,959 --> 00:08:03,959 filling the noble Prophet's heart, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 154 00:08:04,959 --> 00:08:06,959 with love and admiration for him. 155 00:08:07,149 --> 00:08:12,149 On the day of Badr, when the Messenger, peace be upon him, set out 156 00:08:12,149 --> 00:08:14,149 to intercept the caravan of Quraysh, 157 00:08:14,149 --> 00:08:18,149 he soon found himself in a critical situation. 158 00:08:18,149 --> 00:08:23,149 This was because the Muslims had set out with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 159 00:08:23,149 --> 00:08:26,149 merely to capture a caravan 160 00:08:26,149 --> 00:08:30,149 guarded by no more than forty men; 161 00:08:30,149 --> 00:08:34,149 however, the situation suddenly shifted into a confrontation with a formidable army 162 00:08:34,149 --> 00:08:40,149 driven by obstinacy, fueled by grudges, and impelled by defiance. 163 00:08:40,149 --> 00:08:44,149 The noble Messenger, peace be upon him, had with him 164 00:08:44,149 --> 00:08:48,149 only three hundred and seventeen men, 165 00:08:48,149 --> 00:08:51,149 and he had to make a decisive choice: 166 00:08:51,149 --> 00:08:54,179 either return to Medina, 167 00:08:54,179 --> 00:08:58,179 leaving the army of the idolaters to range freely through the land 168 00:08:58,179 --> 00:09:03,179 and flaunt its power before the tribes dwelling between Mecca and Medina, 169 00:09:03,179 --> 00:09:08,179 or confront the massive idolater army with his small force. 170 00:09:08,179 --> 00:09:13,440 This decision hinged upon the stance of the Ansar, 171 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,440 because the bulk of his army was drawn from them, 172 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:20,440 and they were the ones who would bear the brunt of the battle on their shoulders. 173 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:26,600 Furthermore, when they gave allegiance to the Messenger, peace be upon him, at the Second Pledge of 'Aqabah, 174 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:32,600 they pledged to protect him only as they protected themselves, their children, and their families, 175 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:36,600 without promising to fight alongside him outside their own lands. 176 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,659 At that moment, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh stood up 177 00:09:39,659 --> 00:09:43,659 and announced in decisive, resolute words 178 00:09:43,659 --> 00:09:48,659 the determination of the Ansar to engage in battle alongside the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 179 00:09:48,659 --> 00:09:51,659 He said: "O Messenger of Allah! 180 00:09:51,659 --> 00:09:54,659 We have believed in you, affirmed your truth, 181 00:09:54,659 --> 00:09:59,659 and given you our oaths and covenants to hear and obey. 182 00:09:59,659 --> 00:10:02,659 So proceed, O Messenger of Allah, to whatever you intend! 183 00:10:02,659 --> 00:10:04,659 For by Him Who sent you with the truth, 184 00:10:04,659 --> 00:10:07,659 if you were to cross this sea with us, 185 00:10:07,659 --> 00:10:09,659 we would plunge into it with you! 186 00:10:09,659 --> 00:10:11,659 Indeed, O Messenger of Allah, we are 187 00:10:11,659 --> 00:10:12,659 steadfast in war, 188 00:10:12,659 --> 00:10:14,659 truthful upon encounter! 189 00:10:14,659 --> 00:10:18,659 And perhaps Allah will show you from us that which delights your eyes." 190 00:10:18,659 --> 00:10:21,700 The Messenger, peace be upon him, was overjoyed 191 00:10:21,700 --> 00:10:24,700 with the utmost joy and delight by this. 192 00:10:24,700 --> 00:10:27,700 He entrusted the banner of the Ansar to Sa'd ibn Mu'adh 193 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:31,700 and the banner of the Emigrants to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. 194 00:10:31,700 --> 00:10:33,820 On the day of the Trench, 195 00:10:33,820 --> 00:10:36,820 Sa'd had another legendary stance; 196 00:10:36,820 --> 00:10:39,820 when the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 197 00:10:39,820 --> 00:10:43,820 saw the severity of the siege imposed by the Confederates upon the people of Medina, 198 00:10:43,820 --> 00:10:46,820 he wished to lighten their burden, 199 00:10:46,820 --> 00:10:48,820 So he negotiated with the leaders of Ghatafan 200 00:10:48,820 --> 00:10:51,820 to offer them a third of Medina's produce 201 00:10:51,820 --> 00:10:54,820 if they abandoned fighting the Muslims, 202 00:10:54,820 --> 00:10:56,820 and they agreed to those terms. 203 00:10:56,820 --> 00:10:58,820 When Sa'd ibn Mu'adh learned 204 00:10:58,820 --> 00:11:02,820 of what was transpiring between the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 205 00:11:02,820 --> 00:11:03,820 and Ghatafan, 206 00:11:03,820 --> 00:11:06,820 he approached the Prophet (peace be upon him) 207 00:11:06,820 --> 00:11:09,820 and asked, "Is this something you desire, 208 00:11:09,820 --> 00:11:11,820 so that we may execute it for you? 209 00:11:11,820 --> 00:11:13,820 Or is it something Allah has commanded you to do, 210 00:11:13,820 --> 00:11:15,820 so that we must hear and obey? 211 00:11:15,820 --> 00:11:19,820 Or is it a strategy you are devising for us to lighten our burden?" 212 00:11:19,820 --> 00:11:21,820 The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, 213 00:11:21,820 --> 00:11:24,820 "Rather, it is something I am doing for your sake. 214 00:11:24,820 --> 00:11:26,820 By Allah, I only initiated this 215 00:11:26,820 --> 00:11:30,820 because I saw the Arabs uniting against you as one single bow." 216 00:11:30,820 --> 00:11:33,820 Sa'd ibn Mu'adh said to him, 217 00:11:33,820 --> 00:11:35,820 "O Messenger of Allah, 218 00:11:35,820 --> 00:11:41,820 by Allah, we and these people were once steeped in polytheism and idol worship, 219 00:11:41,820 --> 00:11:46,820 and they never aspired to take a single fruit from us except through purchase or hospitality! 220 00:11:46,820 --> 00:11:49,919 Now that Allah has honored us with Islam 221 00:11:49,919 --> 00:11:51,919 and dignified us through you, 222 00:11:51,919 --> 00:11:53,919 shall we give them our wealth? 223 00:11:53,919 --> 00:11:55,919 By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, 224 00:11:55,919 --> 00:11:57,919 we shall give them nothing but the sword 225 00:11:57,919 --> 00:12:00,919 until Allah judges between us and them, 226 00:12:00,919 --> 00:12:04,019 for He is the best of judges!" 227 00:12:04,019 --> 00:12:07,019 The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) was overjoyed 228 00:12:07,019 --> 00:12:09,019 by Sa'd's words 229 00:12:09,019 --> 00:12:11,110 and called off the arrangement. 230 00:12:11,110 --> 00:12:13,110 On that very day of the Trench, 231 00:12:13,110 --> 00:12:16,110 Sa'd was struck by an arrow that severed his medial arm vein, 232 00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:19,110 bringing him to the brink of death. 233 00:12:19,110 --> 00:12:23,110 As the young hero of Islam, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, lay dying, 234 00:12:23,110 --> 00:12:29,110 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) placed Sa'd's head in his lap, 235 00:12:29,110 --> 00:12:32,110 covered him with a white garment, 236 00:12:32,110 --> 00:12:36,210 and looked at him with profound sorrow and grief, praying: 237 00:12:36,210 --> 00:12:39,210 "O Allah, indeed Sa'd strove in Your cause, 238 00:12:39,210 --> 00:12:41,210 believed Your Messenger, 239 00:12:41,210 --> 00:12:43,210 and fulfilled his duty. 240 00:12:43,210 --> 00:12:47,210 So receive his soul with the best reception You have ever granted any soul." 241 00:12:47,210 --> 00:12:50,210 At that, Sa'd's face brightened with joy 242 00:12:50,210 --> 00:12:52,210 even as he wrestled with the pangs of death, 243 00:12:52,210 --> 00:12:55,210 and he opened his eyes and said, 244 00:12:55,210 --> 00:12:58,210 "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. 245 00:12:58,210 --> 00:13:01,210 I bear witness that you are indeed the Messenger of Allah." 246 00:13:01,210 --> 00:13:07,799 Then his pure soul departed. 247 00:13:07,799 --> 00:13:09,830 Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, 248 00:13:09,830 --> 00:13:12,830 the standard-bearer of the Ansar at Badr.