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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Mawaddah Association is pleased

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to present to you glimpses from the lives of the Companions,

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by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha,

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may Allah have mercy upon him.

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Jarir ibn Abd Allah al-Bajali,

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may Allah be pleased with you.

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We are here in the mosque of the noble Messenger, peace be upon him,

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shortly before the Farewell Pilgrimage.

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The people have taken their places within its pure courtyards,

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preparing to hear the Friday sermon.

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And here is the noble Prophet, peace be upon him, ascending the pulpit,

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and everyone in the mosque turns into attentive ears and conscious hearts,

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with eyes fixed upon him and attached to him,

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not turning away or wavering.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, began to warn and give glad tidings,

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to exhort and remind,

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and to address the affairs of the Muslims as he was wont to do.

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While they were in this state,

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a large delegation from the Bajilah tribe arrived at the mosque,

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coming from Yemen,

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to declare their Islam before the Messenger, peace be upon him,

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and to pledge allegiance to him to listen and obey in times of ease and hardship.

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The men of the delegation took their places among the throngs of Muslims,

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and at their head was Jarir ibn Abd Allah al-Bajali,

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the master of Bajilah and its obeyed leader.

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Suddenly, the Muslims—who would let nothing distract them from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him—

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turned their eyes toward Jarir ibn Abd Allah.

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They began to gaze at him for a long time and fix their eyes upon him,

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until it seemed to them as if they had an appointment with him,

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or as if someone had described him to them.

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They wanted to confirm his identity and verify his description.

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No sooner had the prayer ended

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than Jarir leaned toward a man from the Muslims sitting next to him and said,

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"Why are the people turning their eyes toward me and staring at me?

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It is as if they have some need of me.

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Is it just a coincidence, or is there something to the matter?"

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The man replied, "The people have not turned their eyes toward you

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except because the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, told us a short while ago

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of your arrival at the head of a delegation from your people.

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He mentioned your description to us and said,

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'A man will enter upon you who is among the best of the people of Yemen,

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on whose face is the mark of royalty.'"

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The features of Jarir ibn Abd Allah al-Bajali brightened when he heard this,

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his face beamed with joy,

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and his soul was gladdened by the description the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had bestowed upon him.

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Once the Prophet, peace be upon him, had finished his prayer, glorification, and supplication,

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Jarir stood before him,

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and the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to him,

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"What brought you, O Jarir?"

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He replied, "I have come to embrace Islam at your hands, I and my people, O Messenger of Allah,

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and to pledge allegiance to you."

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to him,

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"I pledge your allegiance on the condition that you testify that there is no god but Allah,

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and that I am the Messenger of Allah,

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that you establish prayer,

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pay the zakat,

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fast Ramadan,

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perform the pilgrimage to the House,

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offer sincere counsel to every Muslim,

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and obey the ruler,

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even if he be an Abyssinian slave."

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He said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah."

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He extended his right hand to him and pledged his allegiance.

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From that day on,

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the bonds of affection were strengthened between the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and his companion, Jarir ibn Abd Allah al-Bajali.

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He attained such honor from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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and such esteem,

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as only a rare few of his early companions in Islam enjoyed.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, never barred him

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from entering upon him until he passed away,

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and he never met him without smiling and beaming at him.

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Once, he entered upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, in his house,

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and he welcomed him.

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When he could not find anything for him to sit upon,

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he took his own cloak,

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folded it, and threw it for him to sit on.

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Jarir took the cloak,

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pressed it to his chest,

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and began to kiss it, saying,

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"May Allah honor you, O Messenger of Allah, as you have honored me,

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and may Allah cherish you as you have cherished me."

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned to those with him and said,

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"If a noble person of a people comes to you, then honor him."

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No sooner had Jarir ibn Abd Allah al-Bajali embraced Islam

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and joined the battalions of faith

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than he became a person of trust for the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and for his caliphs after him.

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They entrusted him with momentous affairs

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and relied upon him for great tasks.

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Shortly before the death of the noble Prophet, peace be upon him,

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he called Jarir to him and said,

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"Will you relieve me of Dhu al-Khalasah, O Jarir?"

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He said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah."

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This Dhu al-Khalasah, which the noble Prophet, peace be upon him, wanted

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to be relieved of before he departed this life,

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was a group of idols in the city of Tabalah,

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a seven-night journey from Makkah on the way to Yemen.

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They were painted white,

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and inscriptions were carved upon them like crowns.

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Dhu al-Khalasah was tended by the sons of Umamah,

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and it was venerated by the tribes of Khath'am, Bajilah, and Azd.

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They would make pilgrimage to it, circumambulate it, and sacrifice before it,

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to the point that they called it the "Yemeni Ka'bah."

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The Prophet, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, chose Jarir for this mission

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because of his leadership in Bajilah and his status among the Yemeni tribes.

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Jarir carried out the command of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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and chose for this expedition one hundred and fifty brave, seasoned horsemen.

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When he was about to depart, he came to bid farewell to the Prophet, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him,

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and complained to him that he could not stay steady on horseback due to his great height and stature.

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The noble Prophet, peace be upon him, struck his chest and said,

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"O Allah, make him steady and make him a guide who is rightly guided."

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After that, he was among the steadiest of horsemen on the backs of thoroughbred steeds.

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Jarir proceeded with his men to Dhu al-Khalasah, killed its attendants, and smashed its structures.

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He set fire to its idols, then sent a messenger to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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to bring him the good news of the destruction of that idol which had grieved and concerned him,

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and the site of which later became the threshold of the great mosque of Tabalah.

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Jarir did not return to Madinah after the destruction of Dhu al-Khalasah, but continued his journey to Yemen

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to invite its kings to Islam by the command of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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He arrived at Dhu al-Kala' al-Asfar, the greatest king of Yemen at that time,

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presented to him the virtues of Islam, read some of the Qur'an to him, and warned and gave him glad tidings.

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Allah opened the king's heart to faith, and he soon testified that there is no god but Allah

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and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

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Dhu al-Kala' rejoiced greatly at the faith with which Allah had honored him after his polytheism,

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so on the day he embraced Islam, he freed four thousand slaves, then migrated with his people to Madinah.

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He found that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had already passed away,

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so he and his people settled in Hims and made it their home and residence.

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When the caliphate passed to al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him,

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Jarir ibn Abd Allah placed himself, his sword, and his people at his command.

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Abu Bakr dispatched him to crush the sedition of apostasy in the lands of Yemen,

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and Jarir performed the task in the best possible manner.

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He continued to fight the apostates until he broke their power and brought them back into the fold of Islam.

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When the caliphate passed to Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,

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Jarir was for him an excellent companion, advisor, and commander.

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Umar found great comfort in him,

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and he admired his sharp intelligence and his ready wit in critical situations.

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Among these was when Umar was in a gathering with Jarir ibn Abd Allah,

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and a group of Muslims were waiting for prayer.

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Someone among the people passed wind,

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and the people fell silent and still,

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each fearing that it might be thought to have come from him.

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Umar feared that embarrassment might drive the person who passed wind

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to enter the prayer without performing ablution.

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So he said, "I command the one who passed wind to stand up and perform ablution."

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The people began to look at one another,

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so Jarir ibn Abd Allah stepped forward and said,

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"Command us, O Commander of the Faithful, to all perform ablution."

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Umar was relieved and said,

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"Yes, all of you perform ablution."

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Then he turned to Jarir and said,

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"May Allah have mercy on you; you were a noble man in the Age of Ignorance,

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and you are a noble man in Islam."

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Then the people all performed ablution.

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You were a noble man in the Age of Ignorance,

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and you are a noble man in Islam.

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Umar ibn al-Khattab,

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and what a noble man.