1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:06,889 Treasures of the Seerah. 3 00:00:06,889 --> 00:00:12,779 The beginning of the battle. 4 00:00:12,779 --> 00:00:18,829 The Muslims lined up, and the idolaters lined up— 5 00:00:18,829 --> 00:00:21,629 three hundred and a dozen or so men 6 00:00:21,629 --> 00:00:24,629 against one thousand idolaters. 7 00:00:24,629 --> 00:00:27,699 Then three men from the people of Mecca stepped forward: 8 00:00:27,699 --> 00:00:30,699 'Utbah and Shaybah, the sons of Rabi'ah, 9 00:00:30,699 --> 00:00:32,700 and Al-Walid ibn 'Utbah. 10 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:35,500 They separated from the ranks of the idolaters 11 00:00:35,500 --> 00:00:37,500 and requested a duel, 12 00:00:37,500 --> 00:00:39,500 calling out, "Who will duel us?" 13 00:00:39,500 --> 00:00:43,500 This was a form of warming up for combat 14 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:45,500 that the Arabs used to practice. 15 00:00:45,500 --> 00:00:49,500 So three young men from the Ansar stepped forward to face them: 16 00:00:49,500 --> 00:00:52,500 'Awf and Mu'awwidh, the sons of Al-Harith, 17 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:54,500 and 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah. 18 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:58,500 When they met, the idolaters asked the Muslims, 19 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:00,500 "Who are you?" 20 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:02,500 They replied, "A group from the Ansar." 21 00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:04,500 The idolaters said to them, 22 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:06,500 "Noble equals! 23 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:08,500 But we have no need of you; 24 00:01:08,500 --> 00:01:11,620 we only want the sons of our uncles." 25 00:01:11,620 --> 00:01:13,620 Then their herald called out, 26 00:01:13,620 --> 00:01:18,659 "O Muhammad, send out against us our equals from our own people!" 27 00:01:18,659 --> 00:01:22,659 Whereupon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 28 00:01:22,659 --> 00:01:25,659 "Stand up, O 'Ubaydah ibn al-Harith"— 29 00:01:25,659 --> 00:01:28,659 who was a cousin of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 30 00:01:28,659 --> 00:01:31,659 meeting him in lineage at 'Abd Manaf, 31 00:01:31,659 --> 00:01:34,659 as he was from the descendants of Al-Muttalib ibn 'Abd Manaf, 32 00:01:34,659 --> 00:01:38,659 while the Prophet was from the descendants of Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf— 33 00:01:38,659 --> 00:01:41,659 and he said, "Stand up, O Hamzah! 34 00:01:41,659 --> 00:01:43,659 And stand up, O 'Ali!" 35 00:01:43,659 --> 00:01:47,659 Thus he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) chose his own relatives. 36 00:01:47,659 --> 00:01:50,750 When they stood up and drew near to them, 37 00:01:50,750 --> 00:01:53,750 the idolaters said, "Noble equals!" 38 00:01:53,750 --> 00:01:57,750 So 'Ubaydah ibn al-Harith dueled 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, 39 00:01:57,750 --> 00:02:00,750 Hamzah dueled Shaybah, 40 00:02:00,750 --> 00:02:03,750 and 'Ali dueled Al-Walid ibn 'Utbah. 41 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:06,750 As for Hamzah, he killed his opponent; 42 00:02:06,750 --> 00:02:09,750 as for 'Ali, he killed his opponent; 43 00:02:09,750 --> 00:02:14,750 but as for 'Ubaydah, he and his adversary exchanged two blows, 44 00:02:14,750 --> 00:02:17,750 each striking the other a blow. 45 00:02:17,750 --> 00:02:20,750 Then 'Ali and Hamzah charged at 'Utbah 46 00:02:20,750 --> 00:02:25,750 and killed him, and they carried 'Ubaydah ibn al-Harith away while he was wounded, 47 00:02:25,750 --> 00:02:27,750 his leg having been severed. 48 00:02:27,750 --> 00:02:32,819 He passed away three days later (may Allah be pleased with him). 49 00:02:32,819 --> 00:02:34,819 Thus this duel ended. 50 00:02:34,819 --> 00:02:37,819 Quraysh became enraged at that, 51 00:02:37,819 --> 00:02:41,819 and they charged at the Muslims as one man. 52 00:02:41,819 --> 00:02:46,819 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood supplicating his Lord, Exalted is He, 53 00:02:46,819 --> 00:02:48,819 saying: 54 00:02:48,819 --> 00:02:52,819 "O Allah, if this band of Muslims is destroyed today, You will not be worshipped! 55 00:02:53,819 --> 00:02:57,819 O Allah, if You will, You will never be worshipped after this day!" 56 00:02:57,819 --> 00:02:59,819 He went to great lengths in his supplication, 57 00:02:59,819 --> 00:03:04,819 raising his hands so high that his cloak fell from his shoulders. 58 00:03:04,819 --> 00:03:08,819 Abu Bakr al-Siddiq placed it back upon him and said, 59 00:03:08,819 --> 00:03:10,819 "Sufficient for you, O Messenger of Allah! 60 00:03:10,819 --> 00:03:13,909 You have implored your Lord persistently." 61 00:03:13,909 --> 00:03:17,909 Thereupon, Allah (blessed and exalted is He) revealed to the angels: 62 00:03:17,909 --> 00:03:21,909 “When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger.” (8:12) 63 00:03:21,909 --> 00:03:24,909 ﴿I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved﴾, 64 00:03:24,909 --> 00:03:28,909 and Allah (blessed and exalted is He) revealed to His Messenger: 65 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:33,909 “When ye sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): I will help you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank.” (8:9) 66 00:03:33,909 --> 00:03:37,909 meaning that they were a reinforcement following one after another to assist you. 67 00:03:37,909 --> 00:03:40,909 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) dozed off 68 00:03:40,909 --> 00:03:42,909 for a brief moment, 69 00:03:42,909 --> 00:03:44,909 then he said, 70 00:03:44,909 --> 00:03:46,909 "Rejoice, O Abu Bakr! 71 00:03:46,909 --> 00:03:50,909 Here is Jibril, with dust upon his front teeth." 72 00:03:50,909 --> 00:03:53,979 And regarding them, His saying (Exalted is He) was revealed: 73 00:03:53,979 --> 00:03:59,979 “Allah had already given you the victory at Badr, when ye were contemptible. So observe your duty to Allah in order that ye may be thankful.” (3:123) 74 00:03:59,979 --> 00:04:03,979 “Allah had already given you the victory at Badr, when ye were contemptible. So observe your duty to Allah in order that ye may be thankful.” (3:123) 75 00:04:03,979 --> 00:04:06,979 ﴿When you said to the believers, "Is it not enough for you that your Lord should reinforce you..."﴾ 76 00:04:06,979 --> 00:04:10,979 ﴿"Is it not enough for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down? Yes, if you remain steadfast..."﴾ 77 00:04:10,979 --> 00:04:22,980 “When thou didst say unto the believers: Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should support you with three thousand angels sent down (to your help)?” (3:124) 78 00:04:22,980 --> 00:04:25,980 “Nay, but if ye persevere, and keep from evil, and (the enemy) attack you suddenly, your Lord will help you with five thousand angels sweeping on.” (3:125) 79 00:04:25,980 --> 00:04:29,980 “Nay, but if ye persevere, and keep from evil, and (the enemy) attack you suddenly, your Lord will help you with five thousand angels sweeping on.” (3:125) 80 00:04:29,980 --> 00:04:33,980 ﴿...your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand angels having marks of distinction.﴾ 81 00:04:33,980 --> 00:04:39,980 “Nay, but if ye persevere, and keep from evil, and (the enemy) attack you suddenly, your Lord will help you with five thousand angels sweeping on.” (3:125) 82 00:04:40,980 --> 00:04:44,980 ﴿And Allah made it not except as good tidings for you and to reassure your hearts thereby.﴾ 83 00:04:44,980 --> 00:04:48,980 ﴿And to reassure your hearts thereby.﴾ 84 00:04:48,980 --> 00:04:55,980 “Allah ordained this only as a message of good cheer for you, and that thereby your hearts might be at rest - Victory cometh only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise -” (3:126) 85 00:04:55,980 --> 00:05:00,069 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came out 86 00:05:00,069 --> 00:05:01,069 from the doorway of the shelter, 87 00:05:01,069 --> 00:05:04,069 leaping in his armor and saying: 88 00:05:04,069 --> 00:05:08,069 “The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.” (54:45) 89 00:05:08,069 --> 00:05:11,069 ﴿The assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs.﴾ 90 00:05:11,069 --> 00:05:14,069 Then he took a handful of pebbles, 91 00:05:14,069 --> 00:05:16,069 faced Quraysh with it, and said, "May these faces be disfigured!" 92 00:05:16,069 --> 00:05:19,069 And he (peace be upon him) threw them at them, 93 00:05:19,069 --> 00:05:22,069 and there was not a single man among them but that some of what the Messenger of Allah threw struck him. 94 00:05:22,069 --> 00:05:26,069 What the Messenger (peace be upon him) threw struck him, 95 00:05:26,069 --> 00:05:30,069 and regarding this is the saying of Allah (blessed and exalted is He): 96 00:05:30,069 --> 00:05:32,069 “Ye (Muslims) slew them not, but Allah slew them. And thou (Muhammad) threwest not when thou didst throw, but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair test from Him. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower.” (8:17) 97 00:05:32,069 --> 00:05:35,100 ﴿And you threw not when you threw, but it was Allah who threw.﴾ 98 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:37,100 And the Muslims charged fiercely against the disbelievers, 99 00:05:37,100 --> 00:05:39,100 and victory was achieved. 100 00:05:39,100 --> 00:05:42,810 Treasures of the Seerah. 101 00:05:42,810 --> 00:05:49,170 Moments filled with lessons. 102 00:05:49,170 --> 00:05:53,740 'Umayr ibn al-Humam (may Allah be pleased with him) 103 00:05:53,740 --> 00:05:57,740 heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 104 00:05:57,740 --> 00:06:00,740 "By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, 105 00:06:00,740 --> 00:06:03,740 no man fights them today 106 00:06:03,740 --> 00:06:07,740 and is killed enduring patiently, seeking reward, advancing and not retreating, 107 00:06:07,740 --> 00:06:10,740 except that Allah will admit him into Paradise." 108 00:06:10,740 --> 00:06:12,740 And he was saying, 109 00:06:12,740 --> 00:06:16,740 "Stand up to a Paradise whose width is as vast as the heavens and the earth!" 110 00:06:16,740 --> 00:06:19,860 'Umayr ibn al-Humam stood up and said, 111 00:06:19,860 --> 00:06:22,860 "O Messenger of Allah! Fine, fine!" 112 00:06:22,860 --> 00:06:25,860 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) asked, 113 00:06:25,860 --> 00:06:29,860 "What prompts you to say, 'Fine, fine'?" 114 00:06:29,860 --> 00:06:33,860 He replied, "Nothing, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, 115 00:06:33,860 --> 00:06:36,860 except my hope that I may be among its people." 116 00:06:36,860 --> 00:06:39,860 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 117 00:06:39,860 --> 00:06:42,860 giving him glad tidings, "Indeed, you are among its people." 118 00:06:42,860 --> 00:06:46,860 So he brought out some dates and began eating from them, 119 00:06:46,860 --> 00:06:49,860 then he said, "If I were to live 120 00:06:49,860 --> 00:06:52,860 long enough to eat these dates of mine, 121 00:06:52,860 --> 00:06:55,860 that would indeed be a long life!" 122 00:06:55,860 --> 00:06:58,860 So he threw away the dates, stepped forward, and fought 123 00:06:58,860 --> 00:07:01,860 until he was killed (may Allah be pleased with him). 124 00:07:01,860 --> 00:07:05,819 Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) said: 125 00:07:05,819 --> 00:07:08,819 "While a man from among the Muslims 126 00:07:08,819 --> 00:07:11,819 was pursuing a man from among the idolaters 127 00:07:11,819 --> 00:07:14,819 ahead of him, he suddenly heard the crack of a whip 128 00:07:14,819 --> 00:07:17,819 above him and the voice of a rider saying, 129 00:07:17,819 --> 00:07:20,819 'Advance, Haizum!' He looked at the idolater 130 00:07:20,819 --> 00:07:23,819 ahead of him and saw him fallen slain. So the Ansari came 131 00:07:23,819 --> 00:07:26,819 and informed the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 132 00:07:26,819 --> 00:07:29,819 and he said, 'You have spoken the truth; 133 00:07:29,819 --> 00:07:32,819 that was from the reinforcements of the third heaven.'" 134 00:07:32,819 --> 00:07:37,170 And Abu Dawud al-Mazini 135 00:07:37,170 --> 00:07:39,170 (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 136 00:07:39,170 --> 00:07:42,170 "I was pursuing a man from among the idolaters 137 00:07:42,170 --> 00:07:45,170 to strike him, when his head fell off 138 00:07:45,170 --> 00:07:48,170 before my sword could even reach him, 139 00:07:48,170 --> 00:07:51,620 so I knew that someone else had killed him." 140 00:07:51,620 --> 00:07:54,620 And a man from the Ansar came 141 00:07:54,620 --> 00:07:57,620 bringing Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib as a captive. 142 00:07:57,620 --> 00:08:00,620 Al-'Abbas had marched out with the idolaters 143 00:08:00,620 --> 00:08:03,620 reluctantly, so he was captured. 144 00:08:03,620 --> 00:08:06,620 The Ansari said, "O Messenger of Allah, I captured Al-'Abbas!" 145 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:09,620 Al-'Abbas said, "No, by Allah, this man did not capture me! 146 00:08:09,620 --> 00:08:12,620 I was captured by a bald man 147 00:08:12,620 --> 00:08:15,620 with the handsomest face, 148 00:08:15,620 --> 00:08:18,620 riding a piebald horse, 149 00:08:18,620 --> 00:08:21,620 and I do not see him among these people." 150 00:08:21,620 --> 00:08:24,620 The Ansari said, "I captured him, O Messenger of Allah!" 151 00:08:24,620 --> 00:08:27,620 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 152 00:08:27,620 --> 00:08:30,620 "Be quiet, for Allah supported you 153 00:08:30,620 --> 00:08:33,870 with a noble angel." 154 00:08:34,870 --> 00:08:37,870 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: 155 00:08:37,870 --> 00:08:40,870 "I was in the rank on the day of Badr when I turned around, 156 00:08:40,870 --> 00:08:43,870 and there on my right and on my left 157 00:08:43,870 --> 00:08:46,870 were two very young boys. 158 00:08:46,870 --> 00:08:49,870 One of them said to me, 'O uncle, 159 00:08:49,870 --> 00:08:52,870 show us Abu Jahl!' 160 00:08:52,870 --> 00:08:55,870 I said, 'What will you two do with him?' 161 00:08:55,870 --> 00:08:58,870 He said, 'We were informed that he reviles the Messenger of Allah 162 00:08:58,870 --> 00:09:01,870 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 163 00:09:01,870 --> 00:09:04,870 If I see him, I will point him out to you.' 164 00:09:04,870 --> 00:09:07,870 One of them said, 'By the One in Whose Hand 165 00:09:07,870 --> 00:09:10,870 is my soul, if I see him, my person shall not part 166 00:09:10,870 --> 00:09:13,870 from his person until whichever of us is decreed to die first dies!' I marvelled 167 00:09:13,870 --> 00:09:16,870 at that. It was not long before I saw 168 00:09:16,870 --> 00:09:19,870 Abu Jahl moving about among the people, 169 00:09:19,870 --> 00:09:22,870 so I said, 'Do you see that man? 170 00:09:22,870 --> 00:09:25,870 He is your target whom you were asking about.' 171 00:09:25,870 --> 00:09:28,870 They struck him until they killed him, 172 00:09:29,870 --> 00:09:32,870 then they departed to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 173 00:09:32,870 --> 00:09:35,870 He asked, 'Which of you 174 00:09:35,870 --> 00:09:38,870 killed him?' Each one of them 175 00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:41,870 said, 'I killed him.' 176 00:09:41,870 --> 00:09:44,870 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, 177 00:09:44,870 --> 00:09:47,870 'Have you wiped your swords?' 178 00:09:47,870 --> 00:09:50,870 They said, 'No.' So the Messenger 179 00:09:50,870 --> 00:09:53,870 (peace be upon him) looked at both swords 180 00:09:53,870 --> 00:09:56,870 and said, 'Both of you killed him.'" 181 00:09:56,870 --> 00:09:59,870 "Both of you killed him." 182 00:09:59,870 --> 00:10:02,870 And when Abu Jahl fell, 183 00:10:02,870 --> 00:10:05,870 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him 184 00:10:05,870 --> 00:10:08,870 and said to him, "Allah has disgraced you, 185 00:10:08,870 --> 00:10:11,870 O enemy of Allah!" 186 00:10:11,870 --> 00:10:14,940 Abu Jahl said, "Is there any man higher than one whom you have killed?"— 187 00:10:14,940 --> 00:10:17,940 despite his disbelief and obstinacy, 188 00:10:17,940 --> 00:10:21,000 he was nevertheless among the brave men of the Arabs. 189 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,000 Then Abu Jahl said, 190 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,000 "Tell me, who has won the day?" 191 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,000 He replied, "Allah and His Messenger." 192 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,000 Then 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud stood up 193 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,000 and placed his foot upon the neck of Abu Jahl. 194 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:39,000 Abu Jahl said, 195 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,000 "You have climbed a steep ascent, O little shepherd of sheep!" 196 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,000 Ibn Mas'ud said, 197 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,000 "So I severed his head at that point, 198 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,000 then I took it to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 199 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,000 When the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw it, 200 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,000 he said, 'This is the Pharaoh 201 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,450 of this Ummah.'" 202 00:11:01,450 --> 00:11:04,450 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) 203 00:11:04,450 --> 00:11:07,450 was a friend of Umayyah ibn Khalaf in Mecca. 204 00:11:07,450 --> 00:11:10,450 On the day of Badr, 205 00:11:10,450 --> 00:11:13,450 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf passed by Umayyah ibn Khalaf 206 00:11:13,450 --> 00:11:16,450 while he was standing with his son, holding his hand, 207 00:11:16,450 --> 00:11:19,450 while 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf was carrying coats of armor 208 00:11:19,450 --> 00:11:22,450 that he had looted as spoils. 209 00:11:22,450 --> 00:11:25,450 When Umayyah saw him, he said, 210 00:11:25,450 --> 00:11:28,450 "Would you be interested in me? I am better than these coats of mail 211 00:11:28,450 --> 00:11:31,580 that you have with you." 212 00:11:31,580 --> 00:11:34,580 He replied, "I have never seen a day like today!" 213 00:11:34,580 --> 00:11:37,580 "Do you have no need for milk?" 214 00:11:37,580 --> 00:11:40,580 So 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf cast away the coats of mail 215 00:11:40,580 --> 00:11:43,580 and took them both by the hand, walking with them. 216 00:11:43,580 --> 00:11:46,580 Umayyah then said to 'Abd al-Rahman, 217 00:11:46,580 --> 00:11:49,580 "Who was the man among you marked with an ostrich feather on his chest?" 218 00:11:49,580 --> 00:11:52,580 I replied, "That was Hamzah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib." 219 00:11:52,580 --> 00:11:55,580 He said, "He is the one who wrought 220 00:11:55,580 --> 00:11:58,580 all that havoc upon us!" 221 00:11:58,580 --> 00:12:01,740 'Abd al-Rahman said, 222 00:12:01,740 --> 00:12:04,740 "By Allah, while I was leading them both, 223 00:12:04,740 --> 00:12:07,740 Bilal suddenly saw him with me— 224 00:12:07,740 --> 00:12:10,740 and Umayyah was the very one who used to torture Bilal in Makkah. 225 00:12:10,740 --> 00:12:13,740 Bilal exclaimed, 'The chief of disbelief! 226 00:12:13,740 --> 00:12:16,740 Umayyah ibn Khalaf! May I not survive if he survives!' 227 00:12:16,740 --> 00:12:19,740 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf said, 228 00:12:19,740 --> 00:12:22,740 'O Bilal, they are my captives!' 229 00:12:22,740 --> 00:12:25,740 He repeated, 'May I not survive if he survives!' 230 00:12:25,740 --> 00:12:28,740 Then he cried out at the top of his voice, 231 00:12:28,740 --> 00:12:31,740 'O Ansar of Allah! The chief of disbelief, 232 00:12:31,740 --> 00:12:34,740 Umayyah ibn Khalaf! May I not survive if he survives!' 233 00:12:34,740 --> 00:12:37,740 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf said, 234 00:12:37,740 --> 00:12:40,740 'So they encircled us until they forced us into a corner, 235 00:12:41,740 --> 00:12:44,740 while I was trying to defend him. 236 00:12:44,740 --> 00:12:47,740 Then a man struck with a sword from behind, 237 00:12:47,740 --> 00:12:50,740 and a man struck his son, who fell to the ground. 238 00:12:50,740 --> 00:12:53,830 Umayyah let out a scream the likes of which I had never heard before.' 239 00:12:53,830 --> 00:12:56,830 So I said, 'Save yourself! 240 00:12:56,830 --> 00:12:59,830 There is no escape for you, 241 00:12:59,830 --> 00:13:02,830 for by Allah, I cannot avail you against them in the least.' 242 00:13:02,830 --> 00:13:05,830 He said, 'So they smote them with their swords until 243 00:13:05,830 --> 00:13:08,830 they finished them both off.'" 244 00:13:08,830 --> 00:13:11,830 'Abd al-Rahman used to say, "May Allah have mercy on Bilal! 245 00:13:11,830 --> 00:13:14,830 My coats of mail were lost, 246 00:13:14,830 --> 00:13:18,379 and he bereaved me of my captives." 247 00:13:18,379 --> 00:13:25,149 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography. 248 00:13:25,149 --> 00:13:29,879 The Outcome of the Battle. 249 00:13:29,879 --> 00:13:32,879 Fourteen men among the Muslims were martyred in this battle: 250 00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:35,879 fourteen men, 251 00:13:35,879 --> 00:13:38,879 six from the Muhajirun 252 00:13:38,879 --> 00:13:41,879 and eight from the Ansar. 253 00:13:41,879 --> 00:13:44,879 A similar number of the enemy were taken captive, 254 00:13:44,879 --> 00:13:47,879 most of whom were leaders and chieftains. 255 00:13:47,879 --> 00:13:50,879 On the authority of Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him), 256 00:13:50,879 --> 00:13:53,879 the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 257 00:13:53,879 --> 00:13:56,879 ordered on the day of Badr concerning twenty-four 258 00:13:56,879 --> 00:13:59,879 men from the chieftains of Quraysh, 259 00:13:59,879 --> 00:14:02,879 and they were thrown into a filthy well of Badr. 260 00:14:02,879 --> 00:14:05,879 Then he (peace be upon him) walked back to it 261 00:14:05,879 --> 00:14:08,879 on the third day 262 00:14:09,879 --> 00:14:12,879 and stood over the edge of the well. 263 00:14:12,879 --> 00:14:15,879 He began calling out to them by their names and their fathers' names: 264 00:14:15,879 --> 00:14:18,879 "O so-and-so, son of so-and-so! 265 00:14:18,879 --> 00:14:21,879 O so-and-so, son of so-and-so! 266 00:14:21,879 --> 00:14:24,879 Would it not have pleased you to have obeyed Allah and His Messenger? 267 00:14:24,879 --> 00:14:27,879 For we have indeed found true what our Lord promised us; have you found true what your Lord promised you?" 268 00:14:27,879 --> 00:14:30,879 “And the dwellers of the Garden cry unto the dwellers of the Fire: We have found that which our Lord promised us (to be) the Truth. Have ye (too) found that which your Lord promised the Truth? They say: Yea, verily. And a crier in between them crieth: The curse of Allah is on evil-doers,” (7:44) 269 00:14:30,879 --> 00:14:33,879 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 270 00:14:33,879 --> 00:14:36,879 "O Messenger of Allah, 271 00:14:36,879 --> 00:14:39,879 why do you speak to bodies that have no souls in them?" 272 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:42,879 The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, 273 00:14:42,879 --> 00:14:45,879 "By Him in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, 274 00:14:45,879 --> 00:14:48,879 you do not hear what I say any better than they do, 275 00:14:48,879 --> 00:14:51,879 except that they cannot respond." 276 00:14:51,879 --> 00:14:54,940 What is well known among the scholars 277 00:14:54,940 --> 00:14:57,940 is that the deceased does not hear the speech of the living, 278 00:14:57,940 --> 00:15:00,940 except as reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) 279 00:15:00,940 --> 00:15:03,940 in his statement: "Indeed, he hears the thud of their sandals." 280 00:15:03,940 --> 00:15:06,940 As for after that, 281 00:15:06,940 --> 00:15:09,940 he is preoccupied with his own state. 282 00:15:09,940 --> 00:15:12,940 Their hearing here was a specific miracle 283 00:15:12,940 --> 00:15:15,940 granted to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 284 00:15:15,940 --> 00:15:18,940 Ibn Ishaq said: 285 00:15:18,940 --> 00:15:21,940 The first person to arrive with the news of the defeat of Quraysh 286 00:15:21,940 --> 00:15:24,940 was a man named Al-Haysaman 287 00:15:24,940 --> 00:15:27,940 ibn 'Abd Allah al-Khuza'i. 288 00:15:27,940 --> 00:15:30,940 They asked him, "What news do you bring?" 289 00:15:31,940 --> 00:15:34,940 He replied, "Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah was killed, 290 00:15:34,940 --> 00:15:37,940 as were Abu al-Hakam ibn Hisham, 291 00:15:37,940 --> 00:15:40,940 Umayyah ibn Khalaf," 292 00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:43,940 and he enumerated a number of chieftains by name. 293 00:15:43,940 --> 00:15:46,940 When he began listing the nobles of Quraysh, 294 00:15:46,940 --> 00:15:49,940 Safwan ibn Umayyah, who was sitting near the Hijr, said: 295 00:15:49,940 --> 00:15:52,940 "By Allah, if this man is in his right mind, 296 00:15:52,940 --> 00:15:55,940 ask him about me!" 297 00:15:55,940 --> 00:15:58,940 They asked, "What happened to Safwan ibn Umayyah?" 298 00:15:58,940 --> 00:16:01,940 Al-Haysaman replied, "There he is, sitting in the Hijr! 299 00:16:01,940 --> 00:16:04,940 By Allah, I saw his father and his brother when they were killed!" 300 00:16:04,940 --> 00:16:07,940 In this manner, Quraysh received 301 00:16:07,940 --> 00:16:10,940 the news of the crushing defeat on the field of Badr. 302 00:16:10,940 --> 00:16:13,940 Among the anecdotes is that 303 00:16:13,940 --> 00:16:16,940 a man named Al-Aswad ibn al-Muttalib, 304 00:16:16,940 --> 00:16:19,940 three of whose sons were struck down on the day of Badr, 305 00:16:19,940 --> 00:16:22,940 desired to weep over them, 306 00:16:22,940 --> 00:16:25,940 but Quraysh had publicly forbidden wailing. 307 00:16:25,940 --> 00:16:28,940 He was blind, 308 00:16:28,940 --> 00:16:31,940 and during the night he heard the voice of a wailing woman. 309 00:16:31,940 --> 00:16:34,940 So he sent his servant boy, saying, 310 00:16:34,940 --> 00:16:37,940 "Go and see: has weeping been permitted?" 311 00:16:37,940 --> 00:16:40,940 because he wanted to weep. 312 00:16:40,940 --> 00:16:43,940 Weeping had been prohibited so that people would not be continually reminded of this calamity. 313 00:16:43,940 --> 00:16:46,940 He said, "Perhaps I may weep for Abu Hakimah"— 314 00:16:46,940 --> 00:16:49,940 meaning his son— 315 00:16:49,940 --> 00:16:53,009 "for my heart is burning within me." 316 00:16:53,009 --> 00:16:56,009 The boy returned and said, "It is only a woman 317 00:16:56,009 --> 00:16:59,009 weeping for a stray camel she has lost." 318 00:16:59,009 --> 00:17:02,169 Thereupon Al-Aswad ibn al-Muttalib recited: 319 00:17:02,169 --> 00:17:05,170 "Does she weep because a camel went missing, 320 00:17:05,170 --> 00:17:08,170 keeping her awake in sleepless distress? 321 00:17:08,170 --> 00:17:11,170 Then let her not weep for a stray camel, but rather 322 00:17:11,170 --> 00:17:14,170 over Badr, where fortunes fell short! 323 00:17:14,170 --> 00:17:17,170 Over Badr and the noble chiefs of its sons— 324 00:17:17,170 --> 00:17:20,170 of Makhzum and the kin of Abu al-Walid! 325 00:17:20,170 --> 00:17:23,170 Weep, if you must weep, over 'Aqil, 326 00:17:23,170 --> 00:17:26,170 and weep for Harith, the lion of lions! 327 00:17:26,170 --> 00:17:29,170 Weep for them all, without naming them one by one, 328 00:17:29,170 --> 00:17:32,170 though Abu Hakimah has no equal! 329 00:17:32,170 --> 00:17:35,170 Behold, men have come to lead after them 330 00:17:35,170 --> 00:17:38,170 who, were it not for the day of Badr, 331 00:17:38,170 --> 00:17:41,170 would never have risen to leadership!" 332 00:17:41,170 --> 00:17:44,839 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography. 333 00:17:44,839 --> 00:17:51,779 The Passing of Ruqayyah, the Daughter of the Prophet. 334 00:17:51,779 --> 00:17:54,779 Usamah ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 335 00:17:54,779 --> 00:17:59,470 "The news of victory reached us just as we were leveling 336 00:17:59,470 --> 00:18:02,470 the earth over Ruqayyah, the daughter of 337 00:18:02,470 --> 00:18:05,470 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 338 00:18:05,470 --> 00:18:08,470 after her passing. 339 00:18:08,470 --> 00:18:11,470 The Prophet (peace be upon him) 340 00:18:11,470 --> 00:18:14,470 had left me behind with 'Uthman to care for her, 341 00:18:14,470 --> 00:18:17,470 as she was gravely ill when 342 00:18:17,470 --> 00:18:20,470 the Prophet (peace be upon him) set out, 343 00:18:20,470 --> 00:18:23,470 and he commanded 'Uthman to remain with her." 344 00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:27,079 Treasures of the Prophetic Biography.