1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,469 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,469 --> 00:00:07,469 An abridgment of the book 3 00:00:07,469 --> 00:00:09,470 Ramadan: 4 00:00:09,470 --> 00:00:11,470 Events and Lessons. 5 00:00:11,470 --> 00:00:16,940 The expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, 6 00:00:16,940 --> 00:00:18,940 to demolish al-'Uzza. 7 00:00:18,940 --> 00:00:22,129 The Date: 8 00:00:22,129 --> 00:00:24,129 When five nights remained of Ramadan, 9 00:00:24,129 --> 00:00:26,129 in the eighth year of the Hijrah. 10 00:00:26,129 --> 00:00:31,010 The day of the Conquest of Makkah was 11 00:00:31,010 --> 00:00:33,009 a momentous day among 12 00:00:33,009 --> 00:00:35,009 the days of Islam, 13 00:00:35,009 --> 00:00:37,009 and a radiant era upon the horizon of time. 14 00:00:37,009 --> 00:00:39,009 For on this glorious day, 15 00:00:39,009 --> 00:00:41,009 the idols were demolished, 16 00:00:41,009 --> 00:00:43,009 the statues smashed, 17 00:00:43,009 --> 00:00:45,009 the practice of divining 18 00:00:45,009 --> 00:00:47,009 by arrows torn out from the Sacred House, 19 00:00:47,009 --> 00:00:49,009 and Makkah 20 00:00:49,009 --> 00:00:51,009 and its environs purified from the defilement of polytheism 21 00:00:51,009 --> 00:00:53,009 and idolatry. 22 00:00:53,009 --> 00:00:55,009 The Mother of Cities was proclaimed 23 00:00:55,009 --> 00:00:57,009 a land free from 24 00:00:57,009 --> 00:00:59,009 the deities of the pre-Islamic Jahiliyyah, 25 00:00:59,009 --> 00:01:01,009 and enriched with the worship of the oneness of Allah, 26 00:01:01,009 --> 00:01:03,359 the Lord of all creation. 27 00:01:03,359 --> 00:01:05,359 In the Noble Qur'an, 28 00:01:05,359 --> 00:01:07,359 there is frequent mention of 29 00:01:07,359 --> 00:01:09,359 the futility of idol worship, 30 00:01:09,359 --> 00:01:11,359 along with the continuous call 31 00:01:11,359 --> 00:01:13,359 to the oneness of Allah, the Exalted, 32 00:01:13,359 --> 00:01:15,359 and the rejection of every belief 33 00:01:15,359 --> 00:01:17,359 that contradicts it. 34 00:01:17,359 --> 00:01:19,359 Among those gods 35 00:01:19,359 --> 00:01:21,359 worshipped besides Allah, the Exalted, 36 00:01:21,359 --> 00:01:23,359 by the people of Makkah 37 00:01:23,359 --> 00:01:25,359 was al-'Uzza. 38 00:01:25,359 --> 00:01:27,359 Our Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, says: 39 00:01:27,359 --> 00:01:29,359 "Have you considered al-Lat 40 00:01:29,359 --> 00:01:31,359 and al-'Uzza, 41 00:01:31,359 --> 00:01:33,359 and Manat, the third, the other? 42 00:01:33,359 --> 00:01:35,359 Is the male for you 43 00:01:35,359 --> 00:01:37,359 and for Him the female? 44 00:01:37,359 --> 00:01:39,359 That, 45 00:01:39,359 --> 00:01:41,359 then, is a division 46 00:01:41,359 --> 00:01:43,359 most unfair! 47 00:01:43,359 --> 00:01:45,359 They are not but 48 00:01:45,359 --> 00:01:47,359 names 49 00:01:47,359 --> 00:01:49,359 you have named 50 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:51,359 them, 51 00:01:51,359 --> 00:01:53,549 you 52 00:01:53,549 --> 00:01:57,549 and your forefathers, 53 00:01:57,549 --> 00:01:59,810 for which 54 00:01:59,810 --> 00:02:01,810 Allah has not sent down 55 00:02:01,810 --> 00:02:03,810 any authority. 56 00:02:03,810 --> 00:02:05,810 They follow not 57 00:02:05,810 --> 00:02:07,810 except assumption 58 00:02:07,810 --> 00:02:09,810 and what desires 59 00:02:09,810 --> 00:02:11,810 the souls, 60 00:02:11,810 --> 00:02:13,810 while there has surely come 61 00:02:13,810 --> 00:02:15,810 to them from their Lord 62 00:02:15,810 --> 00:02:18,419 the guidance." 63 00:02:18,419 --> 00:02:20,419 Ibn Kathir said: 64 00:02:20,419 --> 00:02:22,419 "Al-'Uzza is derived from al-'Aziz (the Mighty), 65 00:02:22,419 --> 00:02:24,419 and it was a tree over which 66 00:02:24,419 --> 00:02:26,419 a structure and curtains had been erected in Nakhlah, 67 00:02:26,419 --> 00:02:28,419 situated between Makkah and at-Ta'if. 68 00:02:28,419 --> 00:02:30,419 Quraysh 69 00:02:30,419 --> 00:02:32,419 used to venerate it, 70 00:02:32,419 --> 00:02:34,419 as Abu Sufyan said on the Day of Uhud: 71 00:02:34,419 --> 00:02:36,419 'We have al-'Uzza, 72 00:02:36,419 --> 00:02:38,419 and you have no 'Uzza!' 73 00:02:38,419 --> 00:02:40,419 So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 74 00:02:40,419 --> 00:02:42,419 'Say: 75 00:02:42,419 --> 00:02:44,419 "Allah is our Protector, 76 00:02:44,419 --> 00:02:46,740 and you have no protector."'" 77 00:02:46,740 --> 00:02:48,740 Al-Bukhari narrated from Abu Hurayrah, 78 00:02:48,740 --> 00:02:50,740 may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 79 00:02:50,740 --> 00:02:52,740 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 80 00:02:52,740 --> 00:02:54,740 "Whoever swears an oath 81 00:02:54,740 --> 00:02:56,740 and says in his oath, 82 00:02:56,740 --> 00:02:58,740 'By al-Lat and al-'Uzza,' 83 00:02:58,740 --> 00:03:00,740 let him say, 84 00:03:00,740 --> 00:03:02,740 'There is no god worthy of worship except Allah.' 85 00:03:02,740 --> 00:03:04,740 And whoever says to his companion, 86 00:03:04,740 --> 00:03:06,740 'Come, let me gamble with you,' 87 00:03:06,740 --> 00:03:08,800 let him give charity." 88 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,800 This applies to 89 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,800 someone who utters it by a slip of the tongue, 90 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,800 just as their tongues 91 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,800 were accustomed to it during the time of 92 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,900 the Jahiliyyah. 93 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:20,900 These are the three explicitly mentioned 94 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:22,900 in His Mighty Book. 95 00:03:22,900 --> 00:03:24,900 He singled this one out for mention— 96 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:26,900 meaning al-'Uzza— 97 00:03:26,900 --> 00:03:28,900 because it was the most famous among them. 98 00:03:28,900 --> 00:03:30,900 Ibn Ishaq said in the Seerah: 99 00:03:30,900 --> 00:03:32,900 "The Arabs had 100 00:03:32,900 --> 00:03:34,900 taken false deities alongside the Ka'bah, 101 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:36,900 which were shrines 102 00:03:36,900 --> 00:03:38,900 they venerated just as they venerated the Ka'bah. 103 00:03:38,900 --> 00:03:40,900 They had custodians and gatekeepers, 104 00:03:40,900 --> 00:03:42,900 offerings were dedicated to them 105 00:03:42,900 --> 00:03:44,900 just as offerings were dedicated to the Ka'bah, 106 00:03:44,900 --> 00:03:46,900 they circumambulated them 107 00:03:46,900 --> 00:03:48,900 just as they circumambulated it, 108 00:03:48,900 --> 00:03:50,900 and they slaughtered sacrifices near them, 109 00:03:50,900 --> 00:03:52,900 though they recognized the Ka'bah's superiority over them, 110 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:54,900 for they knew 111 00:03:54,900 --> 00:03:56,900 that it was the House of Ibrahim, peace be upon him, 112 00:03:56,900 --> 00:03:58,900 and his place of worship. 113 00:03:58,900 --> 00:04:00,900 Thus, Quraysh and Banu 114 00:04:00,900 --> 00:04:02,900 Kinanah possessed al-'Uzza at Nakhlah, 115 00:04:02,900 --> 00:04:04,900 and its custodians 116 00:04:04,900 --> 00:04:06,900 and gatekeepers were Banu Shayban 117 00:04:06,900 --> 00:04:08,900 from Sulaym, the allies of 118 00:04:08,900 --> 00:04:11,150 Banu Hashim." 119 00:04:11,150 --> 00:04:13,150 When five nights remained of Ramadan 120 00:04:13,150 --> 00:04:15,150 in the eighth year, 121 00:04:15,150 --> 00:04:17,149 right after the Conquest of Makkah, 122 00:04:17,149 --> 00:04:19,149 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent 123 00:04:19,149 --> 00:04:21,149 Khalid ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased 124 00:04:21,149 --> 00:04:23,149 with him, to demolish al-'Uzza, 125 00:04:23,149 --> 00:04:25,149 and so he demolished it. 126 00:04:25,149 --> 00:04:27,339 Ibn al-Kalbi said: 127 00:04:27,339 --> 00:04:29,339 "The one who first instituted al-'Uzza 128 00:04:29,339 --> 00:04:31,339 was Zalim ibn As'ad. 129 00:04:31,339 --> 00:04:33,339 It was located in a valley in Nakhlah, 130 00:04:33,339 --> 00:04:35,339 and it was the greatest 131 00:04:35,339 --> 00:04:37,339 of idols among Quraysh. 132 00:04:37,339 --> 00:04:39,339 They used to visit it, 133 00:04:39,339 --> 00:04:41,339 dedicate offerings to it, 134 00:04:41,339 --> 00:04:43,339 and seek proximity through sacrifices near it. 135 00:04:43,339 --> 00:04:45,339 Quraysh had indeed 136 00:04:45,339 --> 00:04:47,339 set aside a sacred sanctuary for it in the valley of 137 00:04:47,339 --> 00:04:49,339 Hurad, making it a sacred precinct 138 00:04:49,339 --> 00:04:51,339 to rival the sanctuary of the Ka'bah. 139 00:04:51,339 --> 00:04:53,339 And Quraysh 140 00:04:53,339 --> 00:04:55,339 accorded it special veneration." 141 00:04:55,339 --> 00:04:57,339 For that reason, 142 00:04:57,339 --> 00:04:59,339 Zayd ibn 'Amr ibn Nufayl said— 143 00:04:59,339 --> 00:05:01,339 who had devoted himself to pure monotheism 144 00:05:01,339 --> 00:05:03,339 during the Jahiliyyah, abandoning 145 00:05:03,339 --> 00:05:05,339 its worship and the worship of other 146 00:05:05,339 --> 00:05:07,470 idols: 147 00:05:07,470 --> 00:05:09,470 "I have abandoned both al-Lat and al-'Uzza together; 148 00:05:09,470 --> 00:05:11,470 thus does 149 00:05:11,470 --> 00:05:13,470 the resolute, patient person act. 150 00:05:13,470 --> 00:05:15,470 Neither al-'Uzza do I worship, 151 00:05:15,470 --> 00:05:17,470 nor its two daughters, 152 00:05:17,470 --> 00:05:19,470 nor do I visit the two idols of Ghanam, 153 00:05:19,470 --> 00:05:21,470 nor do I visit Hubal, 154 00:05:21,470 --> 00:05:23,470 though he was once our lord 155 00:05:23,470 --> 00:05:25,470 in times past when my intellect was tender." 156 00:05:25,470 --> 00:05:27,660 When the year of the Conquest came, 157 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:29,660 the Prophet, peace be upon him, summoned 158 00:05:29,660 --> 00:05:31,660 Khalid ibn al-Walid 159 00:05:31,660 --> 00:05:33,660 and said: 160 00:05:33,660 --> 00:05:35,660 "Go to a tree 161 00:05:35,660 --> 00:05:37,660 in the valley of Nakhlah and cut it down." 162 00:05:37,660 --> 00:05:39,660 So Khalid set out, 163 00:05:39,660 --> 00:05:41,660 and when 164 00:05:41,660 --> 00:05:43,660 its custodian, Dubayyah, saw him, 165 00:05:43,660 --> 00:05:45,730 Dubayyah said to al-'Uzza: 166 00:05:45,730 --> 00:05:47,730 "O 'Uzza, launch a fierce assault 167 00:05:47,730 --> 00:05:49,730 and do not fail! 168 00:05:49,730 --> 00:05:51,730 Cast off your veil against Khalid 169 00:05:51,730 --> 00:05:53,730 and tuck up your robes! 170 00:05:53,730 --> 00:05:55,730 For if you do not kill 171 00:05:55,730 --> 00:05:57,730 Khalid today, you will incur 172 00:05:57,730 --> 00:05:59,730 swift disgrace and be defeated!" 173 00:05:59,730 --> 00:06:01,889 Thereupon 174 00:06:01,889 --> 00:06:03,920 Khalid said: "O 'Uzza, disbelief be upon you, 175 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:05,920 not praise! 176 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,920 Indeed, I have seen that Allah has 177 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,019 humiliated you." 178 00:06:10,019 --> 00:06:12,019 He then struck her, splitting her head, 179 00:06:12,019 --> 00:06:14,019 and she turned into ashes. 180 00:06:14,019 --> 00:06:16,019 Then he chopped down the tree 181 00:06:16,019 --> 00:06:18,019 and killed Dubayyah, the custodian. 182 00:06:18,019 --> 00:06:20,050 Then he returned to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 183 00:06:20,050 --> 00:06:22,050 and informed him. 184 00:06:22,050 --> 00:06:24,050 So he said: 185 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:26,050 "That was al-'Uzza, 186 00:06:26,050 --> 00:06:28,050 and there is no 'Uzza for the Arabs after her; 187 00:06:28,050 --> 00:06:30,050 indeed, she 188 00:06:30,050 --> 00:06:32,209 will never be worshipped after this day." 189 00:06:32,209 --> 00:06:34,209 Around that same time 190 00:06:34,209 --> 00:06:36,209 in Ramadan of that year, 191 00:06:36,209 --> 00:06:38,209 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings 192 00:06:38,209 --> 00:06:40,209 be upon him, dispatched 'Amr ibn al-'As 193 00:06:40,209 --> 00:06:42,209 to demolish Suwa' 194 00:06:42,209 --> 00:06:44,209 in the land of Hudhayl, 195 00:06:44,209 --> 00:06:46,209 and he dispatched Sa'd ibn Zayd 196 00:06:46,209 --> 00:06:48,209 al-Ashhali to demolish Manat, 197 00:06:48,209 --> 00:06:50,209 which was located at al-Mushallal 198 00:06:50,209 --> 00:06:52,209 and belonged to the Aws, the Khazraj, and Ghassan. 199 00:06:52,209 --> 00:06:54,209 Glimpses 200 00:06:54,209 --> 00:06:56,209 from the Seerah of Khalid ibn al-Walid, 201 00:06:56,209 --> 00:06:58,660 may Allah be pleased with him. 202 00:06:58,660 --> 00:07:00,660 Indeed, Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) is 203 00:07:00,660 --> 00:07:02,660 an exemplar— 204 00:07:02,660 --> 00:07:04,660 a unique model of noble men 205 00:07:04,660 --> 00:07:06,660 who etched with their magnificent 206 00:07:06,660 --> 00:07:08,660 deeds their names 207 00:07:08,660 --> 00:07:10,660 upon the wall of time, 208 00:07:10,660 --> 00:07:12,660 leaving their praise shining brightly 209 00:07:12,660 --> 00:07:14,660 in the memory of eternity. 210 00:07:14,660 --> 00:07:16,689 A few short years 211 00:07:16,689 --> 00:07:18,689 of a life of greatness 212 00:07:18,689 --> 00:07:20,689 entered Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him)— 213 00:07:20,689 --> 00:07:22,689 eternal like his name— 214 00:07:22,689 --> 00:07:24,689 into the history of the great, 215 00:07:24,689 --> 00:07:26,689 remaining an advanced academy 216 00:07:26,689 --> 00:07:28,689 from whose genius 217 00:07:28,689 --> 00:07:30,689 great minds graduate, 218 00:07:30,689 --> 00:07:32,689 and from the legacy of whose 219 00:07:32,689 --> 00:07:34,689 extraordinary military deeds 220 00:07:34,689 --> 00:07:36,689 generations after generations drink. 221 00:07:36,689 --> 00:07:39,040 Indeed, Abu Sulayman 222 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,040 (may Allah be pleased with him) was a model 223 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,040 of the seasoned commander 224 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,040 who mastered 225 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,040 the art of leadership, 226 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,040 excelled at crafting battle plans, 227 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,040 and knew how to direct them. 228 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,040 He was a fine example 229 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,040 of a great man 230 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,040 who humbles himself before the truth, 231 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,040 bows to it, 232 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,040 casts aside arrogant pride, 233 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,040 and answers the call of prudent reason 234 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,040 and the invitation of the upright religion. 235 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,139 He was a shining example 236 00:08:07,139 --> 00:08:09,139 of a believing commander 237 00:08:09,139 --> 00:08:11,139 who seeks his reward 238 00:08:11,139 --> 00:08:13,139 from Allah alone, 239 00:08:13,139 --> 00:08:15,139 counting his work as stored with Him, 240 00:08:15,139 --> 00:08:17,139 never seeking military ranks 241 00:08:17,139 --> 00:08:19,139 or promotions, 242 00:08:19,139 --> 00:08:21,139 nor clinging eagerly 243 00:08:21,139 --> 00:08:23,139 to the station he reached. 244 00:08:23,139 --> 00:08:25,139 He never exploited 245 00:08:25,139 --> 00:08:27,139 his military position 246 00:08:27,139 --> 00:08:29,139 to pursue his personal whims 247 00:08:29,139 --> 00:08:31,139 or satisfy his worldly desires. 248 00:08:31,139 --> 00:08:33,360 He was 249 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,360 a burnished sword 250 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,360 with which Allah struck down the heads of falsehood, 251 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,360 raised the banner of truth, 252 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,360 and removed 253 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,360 from the path of Islam's spreading light 254 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,360 dense veils of injustice 255 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,360 and darkness that stood 256 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,360 in its way, until he reached 257 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,360 with the hooves of Islam's cavalry horses 258 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,360 the lands of Byzantium and Persia. 259 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,519 Let us draw closer 260 00:08:55,519 --> 00:08:57,519 to his life for a moment 261 00:08:57,519 --> 00:08:59,519 to know this great man 262 00:08:59,519 --> 00:09:01,519 who entered 263 00:09:01,519 --> 00:09:03,519 the world as a newborn in Makkah, 264 00:09:03,519 --> 00:09:05,519 and whose pure body was embraced 265 00:09:05,519 --> 00:09:07,519 in death by a plot 266 00:09:07,519 --> 00:09:09,519 of land in the Levant. 267 00:09:09,519 --> 00:09:11,779 His Name and Lineage, 268 00:09:11,779 --> 00:09:14,000 may Allah be pleased with him: 269 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,000 He is the great commander 270 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,000 and noble Companion, 271 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,000 Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah 272 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,000 ibn 'Abdullah 273 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,000 ibn 'Umar ibn Makhzum al-Qurashi 274 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,000 al-Makhzumi, 275 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,000 the Sword of Allah, Abu Sulayman, 276 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,000 one of the most famous brave warriors. 277 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,000 He was never defeated in the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah) 278 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,000 nor in Islam. 279 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,000 He was one of the nobles of 280 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,000 Quraysh during the Jahiliyyah. 281 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,059 His Acceptance of Islam, 282 00:09:40,059 --> 00:09:42,190 may Allah be pleased with him: 283 00:09:42,190 --> 00:09:44,190 Scholars differed regarding the time of his conversion 284 00:09:44,190 --> 00:09:46,190 and migration. It was said 285 00:09:46,190 --> 00:09:48,190 in the seventh year after 286 00:09:48,190 --> 00:09:50,190 Khaybar, and it was said before it, 287 00:09:50,190 --> 00:09:52,190 and it was said on the first day 288 00:09:52,190 --> 00:09:54,190 of Safar in the eighth year 289 00:09:54,190 --> 00:09:56,190 of the Hijrah. 290 00:09:56,190 --> 00:09:58,190 Ibn Hajar preferred the view that 291 00:09:58,190 --> 00:10:00,190 he accepted Islam between al-Hudaybiyyah 292 00:10:00,190 --> 00:10:02,799 and the Conquest of Makkah. 293 00:10:02,799 --> 00:10:04,990 His Specialization, may Allah be pleased with him: 294 00:10:04,990 --> 00:10:06,990 He was a military commander 295 00:10:06,990 --> 00:10:08,990 of the first order, 296 00:10:08,990 --> 00:10:10,990 both in the Jahiliyyah and in Islam. 297 00:10:10,990 --> 00:10:12,990 His battle plans 298 00:10:12,990 --> 00:10:14,990 and military tactics were 299 00:10:14,990 --> 00:10:16,990 among the causes of 300 00:10:16,990 --> 00:10:19,149 victory in his battles. 301 00:10:19,149 --> 00:10:21,149 In the Jahiliyyah, 302 00:10:21,149 --> 00:10:23,149 the custodianship of the dome (al-Qubbah) 303 00:10:23,149 --> 00:10:25,149 and the reins of the horses (al-A'innnah) were entrusted to him. 304 00:10:25,149 --> 00:10:27,149 As for the dome, 305 00:10:27,149 --> 00:10:29,149 they would set it up 306 00:10:29,149 --> 00:10:31,149 and assemble within it 307 00:10:31,149 --> 00:10:33,149 whatever supplies they equipped the army with; 308 00:10:33,149 --> 00:10:35,149 as for the reins, 309 00:10:35,149 --> 00:10:37,149 he was 310 00:10:37,149 --> 00:10:39,309 the leader of Quraysh's cavalry 311 00:10:39,309 --> 00:10:41,309 in wars. 312 00:10:41,309 --> 00:10:43,309 He fought alongside the disbelievers of Quraysh 313 00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:45,309 in wars up until the Umrah of al-Hudaybiyyah, 314 00:10:45,309 --> 00:10:47,309 and his role in turning 315 00:10:47,309 --> 00:10:49,309 the tide of battle in the Battle of 316 00:10:49,309 --> 00:10:51,309 Uhud is well known. 317 00:10:51,309 --> 00:10:53,309 In Islam, 318 00:10:53,309 --> 00:10:55,309 he held the lion's share, 319 00:10:55,309 --> 00:10:57,309 as will be mentioned. 320 00:10:57,309 --> 00:10:59,309 Due to his preoccupation with this specialization, 321 00:10:59,309 --> 00:11:01,309 he did not narrate from the Messenger of Allah 322 00:11:01,309 --> 00:11:03,309 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 323 00:11:03,309 --> 00:11:05,309 except a few hadiths, 324 00:11:05,309 --> 00:11:07,309 such as the hadith about eating lizard 325 00:11:07,309 --> 00:11:09,309 in the house of his maternal aunt 326 00:11:09,309 --> 00:11:11,309 Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) 327 00:11:11,309 --> 00:11:13,309 at the dining sheet of the Messenger of Allah 328 00:11:13,309 --> 00:11:15,309 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 329 00:11:15,309 --> 00:11:17,309 and his statement in which he said: 330 00:11:17,309 --> 00:11:19,309 "Nine swords were broken 331 00:11:19,309 --> 00:11:21,309 in my hand 332 00:11:21,309 --> 00:11:23,309 on the day of Mu'tah, 333 00:11:23,309 --> 00:11:25,309 and nothing remained in my hand 334 00:11:25,309 --> 00:11:27,309 except a Yemeni broadsword." 335 00:11:27,309 --> 00:11:29,309 He even said: 336 00:11:29,309 --> 00:11:31,309 "Jihad distracted me 337 00:11:31,309 --> 00:11:33,309 from learning much 338 00:11:33,309 --> 00:11:35,570 of the Qur'an." 339 00:11:35,570 --> 00:11:37,570 His Virtues, may Allah be pleased with him: 340 00:11:37,570 --> 00:11:39,789 First: 341 00:11:39,789 --> 00:11:41,789 The Messenger of Allah 342 00:11:41,789 --> 00:11:43,789 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 343 00:11:43,789 --> 00:11:45,789 titling him as one of the swords of Allah. 344 00:11:45,789 --> 00:11:47,789 On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), 345 00:11:47,789 --> 00:11:49,789 the Prophet 346 00:11:49,789 --> 00:11:51,789 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 347 00:11:51,789 --> 00:11:53,789 announced the deaths of Zayd, Ja'far, 348 00:11:53,789 --> 00:11:55,789 and Ibn Rawahah to the people 349 00:11:55,789 --> 00:11:57,789 before there came to them 350 00:11:57,789 --> 00:11:59,789 news of them. 351 00:11:59,789 --> 00:12:01,789 He said: "Zayd took the banner 352 00:12:01,789 --> 00:12:03,789 and was struck down; 353 00:12:03,789 --> 00:12:05,789 then Ja'far took it 354 00:12:05,789 --> 00:12:07,789 and was struck down; 355 00:12:07,789 --> 00:12:09,789 then Ibn Rawahah took it 356 00:12:09,789 --> 00:12:11,789 and was struck down"—and his eyes 357 00:12:11,789 --> 00:12:13,789 were overflowing with tears— 358 00:12:13,789 --> 00:12:15,789 "until a sword 359 00:12:15,789 --> 00:12:17,789 from the swords of Allah took it, 360 00:12:17,789 --> 00:12:19,820 whereupon Allah granted them victory." 361 00:12:19,820 --> 00:12:21,820 He became known by this noble title. 362 00:12:21,820 --> 00:12:24,179 Second: 363 00:12:24,179 --> 00:12:26,179 The defense of him by the Messenger of Allah 364 00:12:26,179 --> 00:12:28,179 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 365 00:12:28,179 --> 00:12:30,179 when it was said of him 366 00:12:30,179 --> 00:12:32,179 that he withheld zakat. 367 00:12:32,179 --> 00:12:34,620 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), 368 00:12:34,620 --> 00:12:36,620 he said: 369 00:12:36,620 --> 00:12:38,620 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered 370 00:12:38,620 --> 00:12:40,620 the giving of charity. 371 00:12:40,620 --> 00:12:42,620 It was said: 372 00:12:42,620 --> 00:12:44,620 "Ibn Jamil, Khalid ibn al-Walid, 373 00:12:44,620 --> 00:12:46,620 and al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib withheld it." 374 00:12:46,620 --> 00:12:48,690 So the Prophet 375 00:12:48,690 --> 00:12:50,690 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 376 00:12:50,690 --> 00:12:52,690 "As for Khalid, 377 00:12:52,690 --> 00:12:54,690 you are doing an injustice 378 00:12:54,690 --> 00:12:56,690 to Khalid, 379 00:12:56,690 --> 00:12:58,690 for he has devoted his armor 380 00:12:58,690 --> 00:13:00,690 and equipment in the cause of Allah." 381 00:13:00,690 --> 00:13:02,879 Third: 382 00:13:02,879 --> 00:13:04,879 The praise of the Messenger of Allah 383 00:13:04,879 --> 00:13:06,879 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for him 384 00:13:06,879 --> 00:13:08,879 as being an excellent young man of the tribe. 385 00:13:08,879 --> 00:13:11,139 Abu 'Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 386 00:13:11,139 --> 00:13:13,139 I heard the Messenger of Allah 387 00:13:13,139 --> 00:13:15,139 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 388 00:13:15,139 --> 00:13:17,139 say: 389 00:13:17,139 --> 00:13:21,139 "Khalid is a sword from the swords of Allah (Mighty and Majestic is He), 390 00:13:21,139 --> 00:13:23,139 and an excellent young man of the tribe." 391 00:13:23,139 --> 00:13:25,460 Fourth: 392 00:13:25,460 --> 00:13:27,460 The supplication of the Messenger of Allah 393 00:13:27,460 --> 00:13:29,460 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for him 394 00:13:29,460 --> 00:13:31,580 for victory. 395 00:13:31,580 --> 00:13:33,580 On the authority of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari 396 00:13:33,580 --> 00:13:35,580 (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: 397 00:13:35,580 --> 00:13:37,580 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 398 00:13:37,580 --> 00:13:39,580 "O Allah, 399 00:13:39,580 --> 00:13:41,580 he is a sword from 400 00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:43,580 Your swords, so grant him victory." 401 00:13:43,580 --> 00:13:45,970 Fifth: 402 00:13:45,970 --> 00:13:47,970 The praise of the senior Companions 403 00:13:47,970 --> 00:13:50,419 for him. Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) said regarding him— 404 00:13:50,419 --> 00:13:52,419 and he was his maternal cousin— 405 00:13:52,419 --> 00:13:54,419 "Women have never 406 00:13:54,419 --> 00:13:56,419 given birth to 407 00:13:56,419 --> 00:13:58,450 the likes of Khalid." 408 00:13:58,450 --> 00:14:00,450 And he also said regarding him, 409 00:14:00,450 --> 00:14:02,450 when he learned that the women of Banu al-Mughirah 410 00:14:02,450 --> 00:14:04,450 had gathered to weep for him: 411 00:14:04,450 --> 00:14:06,580 "There is no harm in them 412 00:14:06,580 --> 00:14:08,580 pouring forth their tears 413 00:14:08,580 --> 00:14:10,580 over Abu Sulayman, 414 00:14:10,580 --> 00:14:12,580 so long as there is no throwing of dust 415 00:14:12,580 --> 00:14:14,669 or wailing." 416 00:14:14,669 --> 00:14:16,669 Throwing dust refers to placing soil on the head, 417 00:14:16,669 --> 00:14:18,669 while wailing refers to loud, raised 418 00:14:18,669 --> 00:14:20,990 voices. 419 00:14:20,990 --> 00:14:22,990 And when he passed away, 420 00:14:22,990 --> 00:14:24,990 Omar uttered the prayer of loss and said: 421 00:14:24,990 --> 00:14:26,990 "By Allah, he was a fortress against 422 00:14:26,990 --> 00:14:28,990 the throats of the enemy, 423 00:14:28,990 --> 00:14:30,990 and a man of blessed character." 424 00:14:30,990 --> 00:14:32,990 He likewise said: 425 00:14:32,990 --> 00:14:34,990 "May Allah have mercy on Abu Sulayman. 426 00:14:34,990 --> 00:14:36,990 What is with Allah is far better for him 427 00:14:36,990 --> 00:14:38,990 than the state he was in. 428 00:14:38,990 --> 00:14:40,990 Indeed, he died blessed 429 00:14:40,990 --> 00:14:42,990 and lived praised." 430 00:14:42,990 --> 00:14:45,309 His death (may Allah be pleased with him): 431 00:14:45,309 --> 00:14:47,309 He died in his bed 432 00:14:47,629 --> 00:14:49,629 in the year 21 AH 433 00:14:49,629 --> 00:14:51,629 in Homs, 434 00:14:51,629 --> 00:14:53,629 and he was buried in a village 435 00:14:53,629 --> 00:14:55,629 a mile away from Homs. 436 00:14:55,629 --> 00:14:57,629 His grave has remained 437 00:14:57,629 --> 00:14:59,629 well-known there to this day, 438 00:14:59,629 --> 00:15:01,629 and those who claim 439 00:15:01,629 --> 00:15:03,629 that he died in Medina are mistaken. 440 00:15:03,629 --> 00:15:05,820 When he passed away, 441 00:15:05,820 --> 00:15:07,820 nothing was found in his possession 442 00:15:07,820 --> 00:15:09,820 except his horse, his servant, 443 00:15:09,820 --> 00:15:11,820 and his weapons. 444 00:15:11,820 --> 00:15:13,820 He had said: 445 00:15:13,820 --> 00:15:15,820 "When I die, 446 00:15:15,820 --> 00:15:17,820 look to my weapons and my horse, 447 00:15:17,820 --> 00:15:19,820 and dedicate them as equipment 448 00:15:19,820 --> 00:15:21,820 in the cause of Allah." 449 00:15:21,820 --> 00:15:27,899 Ramadan: Events and Lessons.