WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:12.140 Stop and learn about the companions, scholars and notables 00:00:12.140 --> 00:00:16.140 A new challenge from me 00:00:16.140 --> 00:00:25.609 I am one of the companions of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, among the poor immigrants 00:00:25.609 --> 00:00:33.609 I am one of the notables of the people of Suffah and one of those who cry whom God excused by His saying 00:00:33.609 --> 00:00:43.609 Nor for those who, when they come to you for you to bear, say, “I cannot find anything to bear for you,” so turn away 00:00:43.609 --> 00:00:54.210 They turned away with their eyes overflowing with tears, saddened by the fact that they did not have anything to spend on 00:00:54.210 --> 00:01:00.399 I used to stay at the door of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, when I was home or traveling 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:04.400 When we were in Tabuk, I went for something I needed 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:14.400 When I returned to the house of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, I found him and his guests having dinner. 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:27.530 When I came up to him, he said, “Where have you been since tonight?” I told him, and two men went out with me, so we were three, all of us hungry 00:01:27.530 --> 00:01:35.719 So the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, entered the house and asked for something to eat, but he did not find anything 00:01:35.719 --> 00:01:44.719 So he came out to us and called Bilal, O Bilal, is there any dinner for these people? 00:01:44.719 --> 00:01:54.170 He said, “No, by the One who sent you with the truth.” He said, “Look, perhaps you will find something.” 00:01:54.170 --> 00:02:07.170 So the scab began to shake it off, one by one, and the date and two dates fell until I saw seven dates in front of him, may God bless him and grant him peace. 00:02:07.170 --> 00:02:15.360 Then he called for a plate and put the dates in it, then he placed his hand on the dates and said the name of God 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:28.360 He said, “Eat in the name of God.” So we ate, and I counted 54 dates that I had eaten. He prepared them and ate them in the other hand 00:02:28.360 --> 00:02:39.360 And two friends, they do what I do. We were satisfied and raised our hands, and the seven dates were as they were 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:52.419 After the death of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, I went to the Levant, striving for the sake of God, ascetic in this world, turning away from it. 00:02:52.419 --> 00:03:03.449 Had it not been said that Abu Najih did this and take this as an example to follow, I would have spent all my money in the path of God 00:03:03.449 --> 00:03:14.699 Then I went to one of the valleys of Lebanon and worshiped God until I died. Some of the followers came to me and said: 00:03:14.699 --> 00:03:25.699 We came to you as visitors, as returnees, and as quotations, so you told us a hadith that you heard from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. 00:03:25.699 --> 00:03:35.770 I told them that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, led us in the morning prayer one day and then came to us 00:03:35.770 --> 00:03:49.830 So he preached to us an eloquent sermon that made eyes shed tears and hearts terrified, and it was said, O Messenger of God, as if it were a farewell sermon. 00:03:49.830 --> 00:04:05.060 So what did he pledge to us? He said, “I advise you to fear God, listen, and obey. And if a servant commands against you, then he is the one of you who will live after that.” 00:04:05.060 --> 00:04:20.149 He will see a lot of difference, so you should adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and bite on it with your molars. 00:04:20.149 --> 00:04:30.180 And beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is an innovation, and every innovation is a misguidance 00:04:30.180 --> 00:04:43.209 One of the princes gave a man a donkey from the spoils before he swore an oath. I said to the man, “It is not yours to take, and it is not his to give you.” 00:04:43.209 --> 00:04:52.399 It was as if you were in hell, carrying it on your neck. The man was afraid and returned the donkey to the prince 00:04:52.399 --> 00:05:03.560 When I saw the change in people’s conditions and their lenience in rights, I wanted God to take me to Him, so I used to pray 00:05:03.560 --> 00:05:16.939 Oh God, I have grown in age and my bones are weak, so take me to You. One day while I was in the Damascus Mosque, I was praying and praying that I would be taken. 00:05:16.939 --> 00:05:32.259 I saw one of the most beautiful men wearing a thick green coat, and he said to me, “What is this that you pray with?” I said, “How do I pray, my nephew?” 00:05:32.259 --> 00:05:49.810 He said, “Say, ‘Oh God, do good deeds and reach the deadline.’” I said, “How beautiful this is.” Then I turned around and did not find anyone, so who am I?