1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,609 --> 00:00:17,609 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:17,609 --> 00:00:21,609 to present to you portraits from the lives of the Companions, 4 00:00:21,609 --> 00:00:25,640 by 'Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 5 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:26,640 may Allah have mercy on him. 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:35,100 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with them both. 7 00:00:52,070 --> 00:00:54,070 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar— 8 00:00:54,070 --> 00:00:56,070 and what can make you know who 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar was! 9 00:00:56,070 --> 00:00:58,070 As for his father, 10 00:00:58,070 --> 00:01:00,070 he was the Commander of the Believers 11 00:01:00,070 --> 00:01:02,070 and the second of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, 12 00:01:02,070 --> 00:01:04,069 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab. 13 00:01:04,069 --> 00:01:06,069 As for his mother, 14 00:01:06,069 --> 00:01:08,069 she was the steadfast, dignified lady, 15 00:01:08,069 --> 00:01:10,069 Zaynab bint Maz'un. 16 00:01:10,069 --> 00:01:12,069 As for his sister, 17 00:01:12,069 --> 00:01:14,069 she was Hafsah, 18 00:01:14,069 --> 00:01:16,069 one of the Mothers of the Believers. 19 00:01:16,069 --> 00:01:18,260 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar was born 20 00:01:18,260 --> 00:01:20,260 in Mecca the Honored. 21 00:01:20,260 --> 00:01:22,260 He embraced Islam while still a young boy, 22 00:01:22,260 --> 00:01:24,260 and was raised in the school of the Messenger, 23 00:01:24,260 --> 00:01:26,260 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 24 00:01:26,260 --> 00:01:28,260 He grew up in the embrace of Islam, 25 00:01:28,260 --> 00:01:30,260 never tainted by the ways of ignorance (Jahiliyyah), 26 00:01:30,260 --> 00:01:32,260 nor ever defiled by the worship of an idol. 27 00:01:32,260 --> 00:01:34,260 He then migrated with his father to Medina 28 00:01:34,260 --> 00:01:36,489 before reaching the age of puberty. 29 00:01:36,489 --> 00:01:38,489 On the day of the Battle of Badr, he was 30 00:01:38,489 --> 00:01:40,519 twelve years 31 00:01:40,519 --> 00:01:42,519 and a few months old. 32 00:01:42,519 --> 00:01:44,519 He came along with a group 33 00:01:44,519 --> 00:01:46,519 of his young peers, 34 00:01:46,519 --> 00:01:48,519 hoping that the noble Messenger, 35 00:01:48,519 --> 00:01:50,519 upon him be the best of blessings 36 00:01:50,519 --> 00:01:52,519 and purest of peace, 37 00:01:52,519 --> 00:01:54,519 would permit them to march out with him. 38 00:01:54,519 --> 00:01:56,519 He permitted some of them 39 00:01:56,519 --> 00:01:58,519 and turned others away 40 00:01:58,519 --> 00:02:00,519 on account of their young age. 41 00:02:00,519 --> 00:02:02,519 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar was 42 00:02:02,519 --> 00:02:04,519 among those whom he turned back. 43 00:02:04,519 --> 00:02:06,519 So the noble, 44 00:02:06,519 --> 00:02:08,520 righteous youths returned weeping, 45 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,520 because they had been deprived of that to which 46 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,520 their great souls had aspired: 47 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,520 the honor of participating in jihad alongside 48 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,520 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah 49 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:18,520 be upon him. 50 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,520 On the day of the Battle of Uhud, 51 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,520 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar had reached 52 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,520 thirteen years and a few months of age. 53 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,520 He came to the Messenger, 54 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,520 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 55 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,520 accompanied by his peers, 56 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,520 seeking his permission to march out with him 57 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,520 to jihad. 58 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,520 The Prophet looked at them with a 59 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,520 deliberate gaze, then examined them 60 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,520 one by one. 61 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,520 He accepted those he accepted 62 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,520 and turned back those he turned back. 63 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,520 Among those turned back was 64 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,520 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar. 65 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,520 So they returned weeping, 66 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:52,520 because their tender age 67 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,520 had stood between them and jihad. 68 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,650 On the day of the Battle of the Trench (al-Khandaq), 69 00:02:56,650 --> 00:02:58,650 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar had turned 70 00:02:58,650 --> 00:03:00,650 fifteen years old. 71 00:03:00,650 --> 00:03:02,650 So he and a group 72 00:03:02,650 --> 00:03:04,650 of his peers came forward, 73 00:03:04,650 --> 00:03:06,650 dragging their swords on the ground 74 00:03:06,650 --> 00:03:08,650 and stretching their statures 75 00:03:08,650 --> 00:03:10,650 upward, 76 00:03:10,650 --> 00:03:12,650 asking the Prophet, peace be upon him, 77 00:03:12,650 --> 00:03:14,650 to permit them to fight in jihad. 78 00:03:14,650 --> 00:03:16,650 This time, he granted them permission. 79 00:03:16,650 --> 00:03:18,650 At that moment, they were overwhelmed 80 00:03:18,650 --> 00:03:20,650 with joy; 81 00:03:20,650 --> 00:03:22,650 delight overflowed upon their faces, 82 00:03:22,650 --> 00:03:24,680 and radiant happiness beamed from them. 83 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,680 Thereafter, he took part in 84 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,680 all the military expeditions undertaken by 85 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,939 the Muslims. 86 00:03:30,939 --> 00:03:32,939 He entered Mecca alongside the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah 87 00:03:32,939 --> 00:03:34,939 be upon him, 88 00:03:34,939 --> 00:03:36,939 in the Year of the Conquest, 89 00:03:36,939 --> 00:03:38,939 being then twenty years of age. 90 00:03:38,939 --> 00:03:40,939 When the noble Prophet, 91 00:03:40,939 --> 00:03:42,939 upon him be the best of blessings 92 00:03:42,939 --> 00:03:44,939 and purest of peace, saw him, 93 00:03:44,939 --> 00:03:46,939 he began to praise him and say: 94 00:03:46,939 --> 00:03:48,939 "'Abdullah is indeed..." 95 00:03:48,939 --> 00:03:51,060 "'Abdullah is indeed..." 96 00:03:51,060 --> 00:03:53,060 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar was 97 00:03:53,060 --> 00:03:55,060 a singular exemplar of a young man 98 00:03:55,060 --> 00:03:57,060 who grew up in the obedience of Allah, 99 00:03:57,060 --> 00:03:59,060 so much so that it was said: 100 00:03:59,060 --> 00:04:01,060 "The most master of himself among the youth of Quraysh 101 00:04:01,060 --> 00:04:03,060 was 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar." 102 00:04:03,060 --> 00:04:05,060 And no wonder, 103 00:04:05,060 --> 00:04:07,060 for he was a young man 104 00:04:07,060 --> 00:04:09,060 whose heart was attached to the mosques. 105 00:04:09,060 --> 00:04:11,060 The mosque was his dwelling place 106 00:04:11,060 --> 00:04:13,060 whenever he sought rest, 107 00:04:13,060 --> 00:04:15,060 and the mosque was his sanctuary of worship 108 00:04:15,060 --> 00:04:17,129 whenever he desired devotion. 109 00:04:17,129 --> 00:04:19,129 He related about himself, saying: 110 00:04:19,129 --> 00:04:21,129 "Indeed, during the lifetime of the Messenger, 111 00:04:21,129 --> 00:04:23,129 peace be upon him, 112 00:04:23,129 --> 00:04:25,129 whenever anyone saw a vision, 113 00:04:25,129 --> 00:04:27,129 he would recount it to the Messenger of Allah, 114 00:04:27,129 --> 00:04:29,129 peace be upon him. 115 00:04:29,129 --> 00:04:31,129 At that time, I was an unmarried, 116 00:04:31,129 --> 00:04:33,129 young lad, 117 00:04:33,129 --> 00:04:35,160 and I used to sleep in the Prophet's Mosque. 118 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,160 Then I saw in a dream as if 119 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,160 two angels seized me and took 120 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,160 me to the Fire, 121 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,160 and behold, it had two horns like a well, 122 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,160 and behold, I saw therein 123 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,160 people whom I recognized. 124 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,160 I began to say: 'I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire! 125 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,160 I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire!' 126 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,160 Then another angel met me 127 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,160 and said: 128 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,160 'You have nothing to fear; you 129 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,189 shall not be alarmed.' 130 00:04:59,189 --> 00:05:01,189 So I recounted my dream to my sister, 131 00:05:01,189 --> 00:05:03,189 Mother of the Believers Hafsah, 132 00:05:03,189 --> 00:05:05,189 and she recounted it to the noble Messenger, 133 00:05:05,189 --> 00:05:07,189 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 134 00:05:07,189 --> 00:05:09,189 Thereupon he said: 135 00:05:09,189 --> 00:05:11,189 'What an excellent man 'Abdullah is, 136 00:05:11,189 --> 00:05:13,189 if only he would pray during the night!' " 137 00:05:13,189 --> 00:05:15,189 No sooner had he heard that 138 00:05:15,189 --> 00:05:17,189 than he resolved 139 00:05:17,189 --> 00:05:19,189 never to sleep at night except a little. 140 00:05:19,189 --> 00:05:21,189 And so it was that 141 00:05:21,189 --> 00:05:23,189 when people laid their sides down 142 00:05:23,189 --> 00:05:25,189 upon their beds, he would pray 143 00:05:25,189 --> 00:05:27,189 as much as Allah willed him to pray, 144 00:05:27,189 --> 00:05:29,189 then he would retire to bed 145 00:05:29,189 --> 00:05:31,189 and doze briefly like a bird, 146 00:05:31,189 --> 00:05:33,189 then rise, perform ablution, 147 00:05:33,189 --> 00:05:35,189 and pray, 148 00:05:35,189 --> 00:05:37,189 and then doze briefly like a bird. 149 00:05:37,189 --> 00:05:39,189 He would do that throughout the night 150 00:05:39,189 --> 00:05:41,189 four or five times. 151 00:05:41,189 --> 00:05:43,220 Indeed, 152 00:05:43,220 --> 00:05:45,220 the noble Companions testified to 'Abdullah 153 00:05:45,220 --> 00:05:47,220 Ibn 'Umar's profound righteousness, 154 00:05:47,220 --> 00:05:49,220 and the youth of the 'Umari lineage validated their testimony 155 00:05:49,220 --> 00:05:51,220 concerning him and fulfilled it 156 00:05:51,220 --> 00:05:53,220 through his deeds. 157 00:05:53,220 --> 00:05:55,220 It was narrated from Jabir that he said: 158 00:05:55,220 --> 00:05:57,220 "There is none among us 159 00:05:57,220 --> 00:05:59,220 who lived to see the worldly life 160 00:05:59,220 --> 00:06:01,220 but that it swayed him and he swayed toward it, 161 00:06:01,220 --> 00:06:03,220 except for 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar." 162 00:06:03,220 --> 00:06:05,480 When 'Umar 163 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,480 Ibn al-Khattab, may the pleasure of Allah 164 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,480 be upon him, joined the Highest Companion, 165 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,480 and the caliphate passed to the Possessor of the Two Lights, 166 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,480 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan, 167 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,480 he wished to entrust the office of judgeship 168 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,480 to 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar. 169 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,480 He said to him: "Judge between 170 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,480 the people, O 'Abdullah, 171 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,480 for you are among the most knowledgeable of Muslims 172 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,480 in the religion of Allah, and the most prolific among them 173 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,480 in narrating the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, 174 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,480 peace be upon him." 175 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,480 But he adamantly 176 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,480 refused, saying: 177 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,480 "I will not judge between two people, 178 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,480 nor will I lead two people in prayer." 179 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,480 'Uthman said: "Your father 180 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,480 used to judge between the people while the Messenger, 181 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,480 peace be upon him, was alive; 182 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,480 so what prevents you?" 183 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,480 He replied: 184 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,480 "My father used to judge, 185 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,480 and whenever an issue perplexed him, 186 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,480 he would ask the Prophet, peace be upon him; 187 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,480 and whenever 188 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:57,480 an issue perplexed the Prophet, peace be upon him, 189 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,480 he would ask Gabriel, 190 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,480 peace be upon him; 191 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,480 but I find no one 192 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,480 whom I can ask." Then he said to him: 193 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,480 "Have you not heard the Prophet, peace 194 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,480 be upon him, say: 195 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,480 'Whoever seeks refuge in Allah 196 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,480 has indeed sought refuge with a true protector,' 197 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,480 meaning he has turned to an ultimate sanctuary 198 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,480 and sought refuge in a true haven?" 199 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,480 He replied, "Indeed, 200 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,480 I heard it." 201 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:23,480 Then he said, "I seek refuge in Allah 202 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,480 from your appointing me as a judge." 203 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,480 So 'Uthman exempted him 204 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,480 from that, and said to him, 205 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,480 "Do not inform anyone of this, 206 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,480 for the Muslims 207 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,480 are in need of someone to judge among them 208 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,579 with justice." 209 00:07:37,579 --> 00:07:39,579 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar was not 210 00:07:39,579 --> 00:07:41,579 merely a devout worshipper and an ascetic; 211 00:07:41,579 --> 00:07:43,579 rather, he was alongside that 212 00:07:43,579 --> 00:07:45,579 a courageous warrior. 213 00:07:45,579 --> 00:07:47,579 He campaigned with the Muslim armies 214 00:07:47,579 --> 00:07:49,579 in the Levant, Iraq, 215 00:07:49,579 --> 00:07:51,579 Basra, and Persia, 216 00:07:51,579 --> 00:07:53,579 and took part alongside 'Amr ibn al-'As 217 00:07:53,579 --> 00:07:55,579 in the conquest of Egypt. 218 00:07:55,579 --> 00:07:57,579 He resided there for a considerable time, 219 00:07:57,579 --> 00:07:59,579 and hadiths were narrated from him 220 00:07:59,579 --> 00:08:01,579 by more than forty of its people. 221 00:08:01,579 --> 00:08:03,699 And when the fitnah 222 00:08:03,699 --> 00:08:05,699 erupted between 'Ali ibn Abi Talib 223 00:08:05,699 --> 00:08:07,699 and Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, 224 00:08:07,699 --> 00:08:09,699 may Allah be pleased with them both, 225 00:08:09,699 --> 00:08:11,699 some people began searching 226 00:08:11,699 --> 00:08:13,699 for someone other than the two of them for the caliphate. 227 00:08:13,699 --> 00:08:15,699 A delegation 228 00:08:15,699 --> 00:08:17,699 of influential leaders and decision-makers went 229 00:08:17,699 --> 00:08:19,699 to 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar and said, 230 00:08:19,699 --> 00:08:21,699 "Give us your hand so that we may pledge allegiance to you, 231 00:08:21,699 --> 00:08:23,699 for you are the master of the Arabs 232 00:08:23,699 --> 00:08:25,699 and the son of their master, 233 00:08:25,699 --> 00:08:27,699 and the best of people, and the son of the best of people." 234 00:08:27,699 --> 00:08:29,699 But he said, 235 00:08:29,699 --> 00:08:31,699 "I am not the best of people; 236 00:08:31,699 --> 00:08:33,700 rather, I am just a servant among the servants of Allah, 237 00:08:33,700 --> 00:08:35,700 hoping in Allah and fearing Him. 238 00:08:35,700 --> 00:08:37,700 By Allah, you will never cease 239 00:08:37,700 --> 00:08:39,700 excessively praising a man until 240 00:08:39,700 --> 00:08:41,700 you ruin him! 241 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:43,769 And if you pledge allegiance to me, 242 00:08:43,769 --> 00:08:45,769 what then 243 00:08:45,769 --> 00:08:47,769 shall I do with the people of the East?" 244 00:08:47,769 --> 00:08:49,769 They said, "They will pledge allegiance to you, 245 00:08:49,769 --> 00:08:51,769 or else you fight them until they submit 246 00:08:51,769 --> 00:08:53,769 in allegiance to you." 247 00:08:53,769 --> 00:08:55,769 He replied, "By Allah, 248 00:08:55,769 --> 00:08:57,769 I would not want the caliphate to yield 249 00:08:57,769 --> 00:08:59,769 to me for seventy years, 250 00:08:59,769 --> 00:09:01,769 if because of me there were killed 251 00:09:01,769 --> 00:09:03,960 even a single Muslim man." 252 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:05,960 The heart of 'Abdullah 253 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:07,960 ibn 'Umar remained throughout his life 254 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:09,960 deeply attached to the Messenger of Allah, 255 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:11,960 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 256 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,960 He would be guided by his guidance, 257 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,960 follow his actions, 258 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:17,960 tread his paths, 259 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,960 memorize whatever he heard from him, 260 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:21,960 and hold fast to it with his molar teeth. 261 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,960 The Messenger, 262 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:25,960 peace be upon him, 263 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,960 was never mentioned in his presence 264 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,059 without him weeping bitterly over his parting. 265 00:09:30,059 --> 00:09:32,059 In addition to that, he was 266 00:09:32,059 --> 00:09:34,059 possessed of immense fear of Allah, 267 00:09:34,059 --> 00:09:36,059 and his eyes would overflow 268 00:09:36,059 --> 00:09:38,059 with tears at the recitation of the Qur'an. 269 00:09:38,059 --> 00:09:40,059 Never did he recite the words of the Exalted: 270 00:09:40,059 --> 00:09:42,059 "Has the time not come 271 00:09:42,059 --> 00:09:44,059 “Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those who believe to submit to Allah's reminder and to the truth which is revealed, that they become not as those who received the scripture of old but the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened, and many of them are evil-livers.” (57:16) 272 00:09:44,059 --> 00:09:46,059 for their hearts to humble at the remembrance of Allah..." 273 00:09:46,059 --> 00:09:48,059 except that weeping completely overcame him. 274 00:09:48,059 --> 00:09:50,120 On one occasion, 275 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,120 'Ubaydullah 276 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,120 ibn 'Umayr recited before him, 277 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,120 and he wept profusely, shedding tears 278 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,120 until his garments were soaked, 279 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,120 and his sobbing almost tore 280 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,120 the strings of his heart. 281 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,120 A man was present in the gathering 282 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,120 who felt such pity for him that he was about 283 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,120 to step up to the reciter 284 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,120 and say to him, "Stop, 285 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,120 for you have caused distress to the elder!" 286 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,340 Many 287 00:10:15,340 --> 00:10:17,340 seekers of knowledge used to write 288 00:10:17,340 --> 00:10:19,340 to him, wishing 289 00:10:19,340 --> 00:10:21,340 that he provide them with his sincere counsel 290 00:10:21,340 --> 00:10:23,379 and precious guidance. 291 00:10:23,379 --> 00:10:25,379 He would answer their requests 292 00:10:25,379 --> 00:10:27,379 with enduring words 293 00:10:27,379 --> 00:10:29,440 that stand the test of time. 294 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,440 Among these was that one of them 295 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,440 sent a letter to him, saying, 296 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,440 "Write to me, O Abu 'Abd 297 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,440 al-Rahman, the sum of the entire religion." 298 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,440 So he wrote back to him, saying, 299 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,440 "Indeed, knowledge is vast; 300 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,440 but if you are able 301 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,440 to meet Allah with your back light 302 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,440 of the blood of Muslims, 303 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,440 your stomach empty of their wealth, 304 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,440 restraining your tongue from 305 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,440 their honors, and adhering to their community, 306 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,629 then do so." 307 00:10:56,629 --> 00:10:58,629 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar made it 308 00:10:58,629 --> 00:11:00,629 his constant practice to feed others 309 00:11:00,629 --> 00:11:02,629 and to show benevolence to the poor 310 00:11:02,629 --> 00:11:04,629 and orphans, to the extent that 311 00:11:04,629 --> 00:11:06,629 numerous accounts were narrated about him in this regard, 312 00:11:06,629 --> 00:11:08,629 and there were recorded 313 00:11:08,629 --> 00:11:10,629 abundant traditions concerning him. 314 00:11:10,629 --> 00:11:12,629 Among them is that 315 00:11:12,629 --> 00:11:14,629 he once craved 316 00:11:14,629 --> 00:11:16,629 a fish, so his wife 317 00:11:16,629 --> 00:11:18,629 Safiyyah searched for a fish 318 00:11:18,629 --> 00:11:20,629 until she found one. 319 00:11:20,629 --> 00:11:22,629 Then she prepared it exquisitely 320 00:11:22,629 --> 00:11:24,629 and brought it before him. 321 00:11:24,629 --> 00:11:26,629 Just then, he heard the call 322 00:11:26,629 --> 00:11:28,629 of a poor beggar at the door, 323 00:11:28,629 --> 00:11:30,629 so he said, "Give 324 00:11:30,629 --> 00:11:32,629 the fish to him." 325 00:11:32,629 --> 00:11:34,629 Safiyyah said, "I adjure you 326 00:11:34,629 --> 00:11:36,629 by Allah to strengthen yourself 327 00:11:36,629 --> 00:11:38,629 with some of it!" 328 00:11:38,629 --> 00:11:40,629 But he insisted, "Give it 329 00:11:40,629 --> 00:11:42,629 to him." She then said, 330 00:11:42,629 --> 00:11:44,629 "We will satisfy him with something else instead." 331 00:11:44,629 --> 00:11:46,629 She went and said to the beggar, 332 00:11:46,629 --> 00:11:48,629 "He had craved this 333 00:11:48,629 --> 00:11:50,629 fish." The beggar replied, 334 00:11:50,629 --> 00:11:52,629 "By Allah, I crave it as well." 335 00:11:52,629 --> 00:11:54,629 So she bought it back from him 336 00:11:54,629 --> 00:11:56,659 for a dinar, thus satisfying him, 337 00:11:56,659 --> 00:11:58,659 and then said to her husband, 338 00:11:58,659 --> 00:12:00,659 "We have satisfied the beggar 339 00:12:00,659 --> 00:12:02,659 and given him a generous gift." 340 00:12:02,659 --> 00:12:04,700 Ibn 'Umar asked the man, 341 00:12:04,700 --> 00:12:06,700 "Did they satisfy you, are you pleased, 342 00:12:06,700 --> 00:12:08,700 and did you receive the price?" 343 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:10,700 He replied, "Yes." 344 00:12:10,700 --> 00:12:12,700 So he turned to his family and said, 345 00:12:12,700 --> 00:12:14,700 "Now, give it 346 00:12:14,700 --> 00:12:17,019 to him!" 347 00:12:17,019 --> 00:12:19,019 His wife was once reproached regarding his emaciation, 348 00:12:19,019 --> 00:12:21,019 and it was said to her, 349 00:12:21,019 --> 00:12:23,019 "Will you not show gentleness to this elder?" 350 00:12:23,019 --> 00:12:25,019 She replied, "What can I do 351 00:12:25,019 --> 00:12:27,019 with him? By Allah, 352 00:12:27,019 --> 00:12:29,019 whenever I prepare food for him, 353 00:12:29,019 --> 00:12:31,019 he invites others to eat it with him." 354 00:12:31,019 --> 00:12:33,019 So she sent word to the poor 355 00:12:33,019 --> 00:12:35,019 who used to sit along his path 356 00:12:35,019 --> 00:12:37,019 whenever he left the mosque, 357 00:12:37,019 --> 00:12:39,019 fed them, 358 00:12:39,019 --> 00:12:41,019 and said to them, "Do not sit 359 00:12:41,019 --> 00:12:43,049 in his path." 360 00:12:43,049 --> 00:12:45,049 When he came home, he said, 361 00:12:45,049 --> 00:12:47,049 "Send food to such-and-such poor people." 362 00:12:47,049 --> 00:12:49,049 She replied, 363 00:12:49,049 --> 00:12:51,049 "We have already sent them 364 00:12:51,049 --> 00:12:53,049 what you desire, and even more than you desire." 365 00:12:53,049 --> 00:12:55,049 He said, 366 00:12:55,049 --> 00:12:57,049 "Rather, you only intended 367 00:12:57,049 --> 00:12:59,049 that I should have no dinner tonight!" 368 00:12:59,049 --> 00:13:01,049 Then he got up and did not eat 369 00:13:01,049 --> 00:13:03,299 a thing. 370 00:13:03,299 --> 00:13:05,299 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, 371 00:13:05,299 --> 00:13:07,299 alongside all of that, 372 00:13:07,299 --> 00:13:09,299 used to draw close to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, 373 00:13:09,299 --> 00:13:11,299 through every possible means; 374 00:13:11,299 --> 00:13:13,299 whenever his soul fancied anything 375 00:13:13,299 --> 00:13:15,299 of wealth or possessions, he would give it away. 376 00:13:16,399 --> 00:13:18,399 His enslaved servants came to know this, 377 00:13:18,399 --> 00:13:20,399 so they began to use it as a stratagem 378 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:22,399 with him; whenever 379 00:13:22,399 --> 00:13:24,399 one of them longed for emancipation, 380 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:26,399 he would roll up his sleeves in worship 381 00:13:26,399 --> 00:13:28,399 and dedicate himself to the mosque. 382 00:13:28,399 --> 00:13:30,399 Whenever he saw him in that state, 383 00:13:30,399 --> 00:13:32,399 he was pleased with it from him 384 00:13:32,399 --> 00:13:34,399 and would set him free. 385 00:13:34,399 --> 00:13:36,399 His companions would say to him, 386 00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:38,399 "O Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, 387 00:13:38,399 --> 00:13:40,399 they only wish to deceive you 388 00:13:40,399 --> 00:13:42,399 with this worship of theirs!" 389 00:13:42,399 --> 00:13:44,399 But he would reply, "Whoever deceives us 390 00:13:44,399 --> 00:13:46,659 by Allah, we allow ourselves to be deceived for His sake." 391 00:13:46,659 --> 00:13:48,659 Moreover, he would frequently 392 00:13:48,659 --> 00:13:50,659 not merely stop 393 00:13:50,659 --> 00:13:52,659 at freeing the slave, 394 00:13:52,659 --> 00:13:54,659 but would bestow upon him ample wealth 395 00:13:54,659 --> 00:13:56,659 to facilitate for him the means of a decent 396 00:13:56,659 --> 00:13:58,659 and comfortable life. 397 00:13:58,659 --> 00:14:00,659 An example of this is what 'Abdullah ibn Dinar reported, 398 00:14:00,659 --> 00:14:02,659 He narrated, 399 00:14:02,659 --> 00:14:04,659 "I set out with 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar 400 00:14:04,659 --> 00:14:06,659 toward Makkah, intending to perform 'Umrah. 401 00:14:06,659 --> 00:14:08,659 We stopped to rest along the way, 402 00:14:08,659 --> 00:14:10,659 when there came down toward us 403 00:14:10,659 --> 00:14:12,659 a shepherd from the mountain. 404 00:14:12,659 --> 00:14:14,659 Ibn 'Umar wanted to test him, 405 00:14:14,659 --> 00:14:16,659 so he asked, 'Are you an enslaved shepherd?' 406 00:14:16,659 --> 00:14:18,659 He replied, 'Yes.' 407 00:14:18,659 --> 00:14:20,659 Ibn 'Umar said, 'Sell me a sheep 408 00:14:20,659 --> 00:14:22,659 from the flock, 409 00:14:22,659 --> 00:14:24,659 and if your master asks you about it, 410 00:14:24,659 --> 00:14:26,750 tell him that a wolf ate it.' 411 00:14:26,750 --> 00:14:28,750 The shepherd responded, 'Then where is Allah, 412 00:14:28,750 --> 00:14:30,909 the Mighty and Majestic?' 413 00:14:30,909 --> 00:14:32,909 Thereupon, 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar wept 414 00:14:32,909 --> 00:14:34,909 and said, 'Indeed, 415 00:14:34,909 --> 00:14:36,909 where is Allah, the Mighty and Majestic?'" 416 00:14:36,940 --> 00:14:38,940 Later, he sent for the shepherd and bought him 417 00:14:38,940 --> 00:14:40,940 from his owner, 418 00:14:40,940 --> 00:14:42,940 along with the flock he had been tending, 419 00:14:42,940 --> 00:14:45,100 and set him free. 420 00:14:45,100 --> 00:14:47,100 Last but not least, 421 00:14:47,100 --> 00:14:49,100 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar was 422 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:51,100 extraordinarily generous, never holding back 423 00:14:51,100 --> 00:14:53,139 his wealth. 424 00:14:53,139 --> 00:14:55,139 On one occasion, he was brought twenty-some 425 00:14:55,139 --> 00:14:57,139 thousand dirhams, 426 00:14:57,139 --> 00:14:59,139 and he did not rise from his gathering until 427 00:14:59,139 --> 00:15:01,139 he had spent every last bit of it in the cause of Allah. 428 00:15:01,139 --> 00:15:03,139 What is more, 429 00:15:03,139 --> 00:15:05,139 a beggar then came to him 430 00:15:05,139 --> 00:15:07,139 when he had nothing left, 431 00:15:07,139 --> 00:15:09,139 so he borrowed an amount from someone 432 00:15:09,139 --> 00:15:11,139 and handed it to the beggar. 433 00:15:11,139 --> 00:15:13,230 Furthermore, 434 00:15:13,230 --> 00:15:15,230 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar lived 435 00:15:15,230 --> 00:15:17,230 until he was well over 436 00:15:17,230 --> 00:15:19,230 eighty years of age. 437 00:15:19,230 --> 00:15:21,230 When certainty (death) approached him, 438 00:15:21,230 --> 00:15:23,230 he said to some of his companions, 439 00:15:23,230 --> 00:15:25,259 "I do not grieve over anything 440 00:15:25,259 --> 00:15:27,259 in this worldly life except for three: 441 00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:29,259 the thirst of mid-day fasts, 442 00:15:29,259 --> 00:15:31,259 the struggle of standing in nightly prayer, 443 00:15:31,259 --> 00:15:33,259 and that I did not fight 444 00:15:33,259 --> 00:15:35,519 the rebellious faction." 445 00:15:35,519 --> 00:15:37,519 May Allah be pleased with this Companion, 446 00:15:37,519 --> 00:15:39,519 may Allah be pleased with the illustrious 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar 447 00:15:39,519 --> 00:15:41,519 Ibn al-Khattab. 448 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:43,519 He lived righteous and devout, 449 00:15:43,519 --> 00:15:45,519 and died as an ascetic worshipper. 450 00:15:45,519 --> 00:15:50,750 Even as a youth, 451 00:15:50,750 --> 00:15:52,750 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar was 452 00:15:52,750 --> 00:15:54,750 deeply attached at heart to the mosques.