1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,580 --> 00:00:17,579 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:17,579 --> 00:00:22,579 to present to you glimpses from the lives of the Companions, 4 00:00:22,579 --> 00:00:25,579 by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 5 00:00:25,579 --> 00:00:30,230 may Allah have mercy upon him. 6 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:32,229 Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr, 7 00:00:32,229 --> 00:00:34,229 may Allah be pleased with him. 8 00:00:51,210 --> 00:00:53,210 She reached the outskirts of Yathrib—the one with the two belts, 9 00:00:53,210 --> 00:00:56,210 Asma bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq— 10 00:00:56,210 --> 00:00:59,210 exhausted and weary. 11 00:00:59,210 --> 00:01:01,210 For the other Muhajirun (emigrants) 12 00:01:01,210 --> 00:01:04,209 were suffering the hardships of travel alone, 13 00:01:04,209 --> 00:01:06,209 whereas she 14 00:01:06,209 --> 00:01:09,209 was enduring, beyond the hardships of travel, 15 00:01:09,209 --> 00:01:11,209 the hardships of pregnancy as well. 16 00:01:11,209 --> 00:01:15,209 No sooner had Asma set down her burdens in Quba, 17 00:01:15,209 --> 00:01:19,209 on the outskirts of Yathrib, than labor came upon her, 18 00:01:19,209 --> 00:01:22,209 and she gave birth to a boy whose arrival 19 00:01:22,209 --> 00:01:25,209 the City of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 20 00:01:25,209 --> 00:01:26,209 had been awaiting. 21 00:01:26,209 --> 00:01:28,209 This was because the Jews of the city 22 00:01:28,209 --> 00:01:31,209 had spread among the people 23 00:01:31,209 --> 00:01:36,209 the rumor that their rabbis had cast a spell upon the Muslim emigrants, 24 00:01:36,209 --> 00:01:39,209 and that this spell would render them infertile, 25 00:01:39,209 --> 00:01:42,209 so that no child would be born to them thereafter. 26 00:01:42,209 --> 00:01:45,209 Thus, no sooner had the news of the blessed boy’s birth 27 00:01:45,209 --> 00:01:47,209 spread among the Muslims 28 00:01:47,209 --> 00:01:50,209 than the corners of the city of the Greatest Messenger, 29 00:01:50,209 --> 00:01:52,209 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 30 00:01:52,209 --> 00:01:54,209 rang out with the declaration of Allah’s oneness and greatness (tahlil and takbir). 31 00:01:54,209 --> 00:01:56,209 The Muslims turned to one another, 32 00:01:56,209 --> 00:01:59,209 exchanging glad tidings and shouting, 33 00:01:59,209 --> 00:02:02,269 "The Jews have lied! The Jews have lied!" 34 00:02:02,269 --> 00:02:05,269 The blessed newborn was carried 35 00:02:05,269 --> 00:02:08,270 to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 36 00:02:08,270 --> 00:02:10,270 who placed him in his lap. 37 00:02:10,270 --> 00:02:12,270 He then called for a date, 38 00:02:12,270 --> 00:02:14,270 chewed it in his noble mouth, 39 00:02:14,270 --> 00:02:17,270 and placed it into the mouth of the fortunate boy, 40 00:02:17,270 --> 00:02:19,270 who swallowed it with ease. 41 00:02:19,270 --> 00:02:21,270 He then named him Abd Allah, 42 00:02:21,270 --> 00:02:24,270 which was the name of his grandfather, al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. 43 00:02:24,270 --> 00:02:26,270 And he gave him the kunya (patronymic) Abu Bakr, 44 00:02:26,270 --> 00:02:28,270 which was his own. 45 00:02:28,270 --> 00:02:31,270 Then he commanded al-Siddiq to call the adhan in his ear, 46 00:02:31,270 --> 00:02:33,270 and he did so. 47 00:02:33,270 --> 00:02:37,270 Thus, the first thing to enter the belly of that fortunate newborn 48 00:02:37,270 --> 00:02:41,270 was the saliva of the Messenger of Allah, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him. 49 00:02:41,270 --> 00:02:45,270 And the first sound to settle in his ear was the sound of the adhan, 50 00:02:45,270 --> 00:02:49,270 raised by al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction. 51 00:02:49,270 --> 00:02:53,300 Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr possessed a nobility of lineage 52 00:02:53,300 --> 00:02:57,300 such as few people have ever attained. 53 00:02:57,300 --> 00:02:59,300 His father was al-Zubayr Ibn al-Awwam, 54 00:02:59,300 --> 00:03:03,300 the disciple (hawari) of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 55 00:03:03,300 --> 00:03:06,300 and one of the ten promised Paradise. 56 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:11,300 His mother was Asma bint Abi Bakr, the one with the two belts. 57 00:03:11,300 --> 00:03:14,300 His maternal grandfather was Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, 58 00:03:14,300 --> 00:03:19,300 the Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his intimate friend. 59 00:03:19,300 --> 00:03:22,300 His maternal aunt was Aisha, Mother of the Believers, 60 00:03:22,300 --> 00:03:24,300 the innocent and exonerated. 61 00:03:25,300 --> 00:03:29,300 His paternal grandmother was Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib, 62 00:03:29,300 --> 00:03:33,370 the aunt of the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him. 63 00:03:33,370 --> 00:03:36,370 And his father’s aunt was Khadija bint Khuwaylid, 64 00:03:36,370 --> 00:03:39,370 the lady of the women of the Arabs. 65 00:03:39,370 --> 00:03:43,370 Can any honor surpass such honor, other than the honor of Islam? 66 00:03:43,370 --> 00:03:47,370 And can any glory exceed this glory, other than the glory of faith? 67 00:03:47,370 --> 00:03:51,530 Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr grew up in the house of Prophethood, 68 00:03:51,530 --> 00:03:54,530 walked upon the soil of that pure home, 69 00:03:54,530 --> 00:03:57,530 and was disciplined by its sublime manners. 70 00:03:57,530 --> 00:04:01,530 He was the most beloved of Allah’s creation to his aunt Aisha, 71 00:04:01,530 --> 00:04:06,530 after the noble Messenger of Allah, upon him be the best of prayers and purest of salutations, 72 00:04:06,530 --> 00:04:10,530 and after her father, al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction. 73 00:04:10,530 --> 00:04:14,530 When Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr reached the age of seven, 74 00:04:14,530 --> 00:04:17,529 his father, al-Zubayr Ibn al-Awwam, ordered him 75 00:04:17,529 --> 00:04:21,529 to go to the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, 76 00:04:21,529 --> 00:04:26,529 and pledge allegiance to him to hear and obey in times of ease and hardship. 77 00:04:26,529 --> 00:04:30,529 He went to the noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 78 00:04:30,529 --> 00:04:34,529 accompanied by Abd Allah Ibn Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib, 79 00:04:34,529 --> 00:04:37,529 who was a young boy of similar age. 80 00:04:37,529 --> 00:04:41,529 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saw them 81 00:04:41,529 --> 00:04:43,529 approaching him to pledge allegiance, 82 00:04:43,529 --> 00:04:45,529 just as mature men would do, 83 00:04:45,529 --> 00:04:48,529 he smiled with delight at their actions, 84 00:04:48,529 --> 00:04:52,529 extended his noble hand to them, and accepted their pledge. 85 00:04:52,529 --> 00:04:56,620 Throughout his life, Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr 86 00:04:56,620 --> 00:04:58,620 remembered this pledge, 87 00:04:58,620 --> 00:05:00,620 and remained committed to it in all his affairs, 88 00:05:00,620 --> 00:05:06,620 instructing his children to follow the way of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 89 00:05:06,620 --> 00:05:10,660 Once, his son was absent from the house for a long time, 90 00:05:10,660 --> 00:05:12,660 and when he returned, he said to him, 91 00:05:12,660 --> 00:05:14,660 "Where were you, my son?" 92 00:05:14,660 --> 00:05:15,660 He replied, 93 00:05:15,660 --> 00:05:19,660 "I found a group of people the likes of whom I have never seen. 94 00:05:19,660 --> 00:05:22,660 They were remembering Allah the Exalted, 95 00:05:22,660 --> 00:05:24,660 and one of them would wail and tremble 96 00:05:24,660 --> 00:05:27,660 until he fainted from the fear of Allah." 97 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:30,660 "So I sat with them all day long." 98 00:05:30,660 --> 00:05:31,660 He said to him, 99 00:05:31,660 --> 00:05:36,660 "Do not sit with them after this time, my son, ever. 100 00:05:36,660 --> 00:05:40,660 For I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 101 00:05:40,660 --> 00:05:41,660 reciting the Qur'an, 102 00:05:41,660 --> 00:05:47,660 and remembering Allah the Blessed and Exalted in the most excellent, profound, and sincere manner. 103 00:05:47,660 --> 00:05:53,660 And I saw Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, may Allah be pleased with them, 104 00:05:53,660 --> 00:05:55,660 reciting the Qur'an 105 00:05:55,660 --> 00:05:57,660 and remembering Allah as well, 106 00:05:57,660 --> 00:06:00,660 yet none of them were afflicted by any of this." 107 00:06:00,660 --> 00:06:03,660 "Do you think that these companions of yours 108 00:06:03,660 --> 00:06:08,660 are more fearful of Allah than Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali?" 109 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:12,980 Just as Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr was raised in righteousness and piety, 110 00:06:12,980 --> 00:06:18,980 he was also raised in horsemanship and warfare from his earliest youth. 111 00:06:18,980 --> 00:06:23,980 His father was extremely keen to have him witness the military expeditions, 112 00:06:23,980 --> 00:06:26,980 and to take him along to distant lands, 113 00:06:26,980 --> 00:06:29,980 so that he might attend battles and witness the conquests. 114 00:06:29,980 --> 00:06:35,980 He took him along on the day of Yarmouk from Medina to the Levant, 115 00:06:35,980 --> 00:06:38,980 and singled him out with a thoroughbred horse, 116 00:06:38,980 --> 00:06:41,980 and hired a guardian to look after it for him. 117 00:06:41,980 --> 00:06:47,100 Thus, he was able to witness the greatest battle in the history of Islam at close range, 118 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:51,100 to see the massive armies in their charges and retreats, 119 00:06:51,100 --> 00:06:54,100 and to accompany them in defeat and victory. 120 00:06:54,100 --> 00:06:58,100 He became a man of war just as he was a worshiper of the night. 121 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:03,300 Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr never missed a battle fought by the Muslims 122 00:07:03,300 --> 00:07:06,300 from the time he became capable of bearing arms. 123 00:07:06,300 --> 00:07:10,300 In every battle the mujahidin fought, he had 124 00:07:10,300 --> 00:07:12,300 an impact that was noted and praised. 125 00:07:12,300 --> 00:07:18,300 Among these was when the Caliph of the Muslims, Uthman Ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction, 126 00:07:18,300 --> 00:07:22,300 authorized his governor in Egypt to conquer North Africa. 127 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:25,300 The invading army set out toward its objective, 128 00:07:25,300 --> 00:07:29,300 but it was not long before news of them ceased to reach the Caliph, 129 00:07:30,300 --> 00:07:33,300 which caused him great concern and distress. 130 00:07:33,300 --> 00:07:39,300 So he sent Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr at the head of a group of Muslim cavalry 131 00:07:39,300 --> 00:07:43,300 to reinforce the army and bring back news of them. 132 00:07:43,300 --> 00:07:46,300 Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr met the invading army 133 00:07:46,300 --> 00:07:48,300 and examined its condition. 134 00:07:48,300 --> 00:07:55,300 He found that its commander was fighting the polytheists from morning until noon every day, 135 00:07:55,300 --> 00:08:01,300 and then both his army and theirs would rest due to the harsh weather and intense heat. 136 00:08:01,300 --> 00:08:06,300 He quickly suggested that he divide his army into two parts: 137 00:08:06,300 --> 00:08:09,300 one part to fight the first half of the day, 138 00:08:09,300 --> 00:08:12,300 and one part to fight the second half of the day, 139 00:08:12,300 --> 00:08:16,300 so that the two groups could alternate resting while the fighting continued. 140 00:08:16,300 --> 00:08:21,300 In this way, he would not give the enemy a chance to catch their breath. 141 00:08:21,300 --> 00:08:24,329 The army commander was pleased with the proposed plan 142 00:08:24,329 --> 00:08:26,329 and ordered its implementation, 143 00:08:26,329 --> 00:08:31,329 willingly and voluntarily relinquishing command to Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr. 144 00:08:31,329 --> 00:08:36,330 The two armies fought the next day as they had fought every day. 145 00:08:36,330 --> 00:08:39,330 When noon arrived, 146 00:08:39,330 --> 00:08:42,330 the enemies began to withdraw as was their custom, 147 00:08:42,330 --> 00:08:45,330 but they were shocked and surprised by the Muslims, 148 00:08:45,330 --> 00:08:49,330 who continued the fight with an army full of vigor, 149 00:08:49,330 --> 00:08:51,330 sharpened resolve, 150 00:08:51,330 --> 00:08:53,330 and abundant energy. 151 00:08:53,330 --> 00:08:55,330 Panic struck their hearts, 152 00:08:55,330 --> 00:08:58,330 disorder entered their ranks, 153 00:08:58,330 --> 00:09:01,330 and the signs of defeat appeared upon them. 154 00:09:01,330 --> 00:09:04,330 At that moment, Ibn al-Zubayr saw the opportunity was ripe, 155 00:09:04,330 --> 00:09:07,330 so he chose thirty of his strongest men 156 00:09:07,330 --> 00:09:10,330 and said to them, "Guard my back, 157 00:09:10,330 --> 00:09:13,580 and you will see what I am about to do." 158 00:09:13,580 --> 00:09:15,580 Jarjir, the king of the enemies 159 00:09:15,580 --> 00:09:19,580 and commander of their army, was stationed in the center of his camp, 160 00:09:19,580 --> 00:09:22,580 riding his grey pack-horse. 161 00:09:22,580 --> 00:09:27,580 He had two slave girls with him shading him with peacock feathers. 162 00:09:27,580 --> 00:09:31,580 Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr said to the men he had chosen, 163 00:09:31,580 --> 00:09:34,580 "I am going toward him, so follow me, 164 00:09:34,580 --> 00:09:37,580 and repel from me the treachery of anyone who opposes me." 165 00:09:37,580 --> 00:09:39,580 Then he moved toward Jarjir, 166 00:09:39,580 --> 00:09:43,580 steady of heart, firm of resolve, and measured of step. 167 00:09:43,580 --> 00:09:47,710 He began to cut through the ranks with both hands in calm composure. 168 00:09:47,710 --> 00:09:49,710 The people thought he was an envoy 169 00:09:49,710 --> 00:09:52,710 who had come from the Muslims to negotiate. 170 00:09:52,710 --> 00:09:55,710 When he reached the center of the camp, 171 00:09:55,710 --> 00:09:58,710 the king realized his intent and feared his might, 172 00:09:58,710 --> 00:10:00,710 so he turned to flee. 173 00:10:00,710 --> 00:10:02,710 But Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr caught up with him 174 00:10:02,710 --> 00:10:05,710 and struck him a blow that threw him to the ground. 175 00:10:05,710 --> 00:10:07,710 Then he pounced upon him, 176 00:10:07,710 --> 00:10:10,710 finished him off, and severed his head, 177 00:10:10,710 --> 00:10:12,710 hoisting it upon his spear. 178 00:10:12,710 --> 00:10:14,710 Then he raised his voice in takbir, 179 00:10:14,710 --> 00:10:17,710 and the Muslims shouted takbir in response to him. 180 00:10:17,710 --> 00:10:20,710 Zeal stirred the souls of the Muslims, 181 00:10:20,710 --> 00:10:23,710 and panic spread in the hearts of the polytheists, 182 00:10:23,710 --> 00:10:25,710 so they turned their backs and fled, 183 00:10:25,710 --> 00:10:27,710 leaving their rears exposed to Ibn al-Zubayr 184 00:10:27,710 --> 00:10:32,000 and his soldiers fighting in the cause of Allah. 185 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,000 Allah honored Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr, 186 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,000 for he possessed, above all his other virtues, 187 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,000 the loftiness of piety and the purity of righteousness, 188 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:45,000 as he lived standing in prayer by night and fasting by day, 189 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,000 with a heart attached to the houses of Allah. 190 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,000 People used to call him "the Dove of the Mosque." 191 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:56,000 It was known that he divided the nights of his life into three: 192 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:00,000 one night he would spend standing in prayer until morning, 193 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:05,000 one night he would spend bowing until morning, 194 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:10,000 and one night he would spend prostrating until morning as well. 195 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,000 He had stances during the seasons of worship 196 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,000 that shook the hearts of the Muslims, 197 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,000 and stirred the hidden depths of faith in their hearts. 198 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,000 Among these is what was narrated by Muhammad Ibn Abd Allah al-Thaqafi, 199 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,000 He said: ‘Abdullah Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) came out to us, 200 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:30,000 one day before the Day of Tarwiyah, while he was in the state of ihram. 201 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:34,000 He recited the talbiyah in a manner more beautiful than any I had ever heard, 202 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,100 and indeed, like nothing else I have ever heard. 203 00:11:36,100 --> 00:11:39,100 Then he praised Allah with the most abundant praise, 204 00:11:39,100 --> 00:11:41,100 and extolled Him with the most excellent commendation. 205 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:44,100 He then said: ‘To proceed: 206 00:11:44,100 --> 00:11:47,100 You have come from various horizons, 207 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:50,100 as delegations to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 208 00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:53,100 It is the right of Allah to honor those who come to Him as His delegation. 209 00:11:53,100 --> 00:11:56,100 So whoever among you has come seeking what is with Allah, 210 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:59,100 know that one who seeks Allah shall not be disappointed. 211 00:11:59,100 --> 00:12:02,100 Verify your words with your deeds, 212 00:12:02,100 --> 00:12:05,100 for the essence of speech is action. 213 00:12:05,100 --> 00:12:07,100 And intention, intention! 214 00:12:07,100 --> 00:12:09,100 For deeds are but by intentions. 215 00:12:09,100 --> 00:12:12,100 Fear Allah, fear Allah regarding these days of yours, 216 00:12:12,100 --> 00:12:15,100 for they are days in which sins are forgiven.’ 217 00:12:15,100 --> 00:12:17,129 Then he recited the talbiyah, 218 00:12:17,129 --> 00:12:19,129 and the people recited the talbiyah along with him. 219 00:12:19,129 --> 00:12:21,129 I have never seen a day, 220 00:12:21,129 --> 00:12:24,129 in which there were more people weeping than on that day. 221 00:12:24,129 --> 00:12:26,220 Furthermore, 222 00:12:26,220 --> 00:12:30,220 ‘Abdullah Ibn al-Zubayr spent his entire life, 223 00:12:30,220 --> 00:12:33,220 struggling for what he believed to be the truth, 224 00:12:33,220 --> 00:12:36,220 until he was killed near the sacred Ka‘bah. 225 00:13:09,490 --> 00:13:13,029 Among those who wept at the time of his death, 226 00:13:13,029 --> 00:13:16,029 was ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both).