1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,439 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,439 --> 00:00:13,000 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:22,629 A summary of the Prophetic biography. 4 00:00:22,629 --> 00:00:27,750 The departure of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, to Ta'if. 5 00:00:27,750 --> 00:00:37,000 When the affliction upon the Messenger of Allah and his Companions intensified following the death of Abu Talib, 6 00:00:37,039 --> 00:00:41,920 The Messenger of Allah set out for Ta'if, 7 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:47,320 Hoping that they would shelter him, support him against his people, and protect him from them. 8 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,840 The Messenger of Allah headed toward Ta'if, 9 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:57,920 Either because it was the second center of power and influence in the Hijaz after Makkah, 10 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:05,579 Or because his maternal relatives through Halimah al-Sa'diyah were from the tribe of Thaqif. 11 00:01:05,620 --> 00:01:12,500 The Messenger of Allah decided to set out for Ta'if on foot. 12 00:01:12,500 --> 00:01:16,739 Accompanied by his freedman, Zayd ibn Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him, 13 00:01:16,739 --> 00:01:26,620 He sought support and protection from Thaqif against his own people. 14 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:33,099 The arrival of the Messenger of Allah in Ta'if. 15 00:01:33,099 --> 00:01:37,980 When the Messenger of Allah reached Ta'if, 16 00:01:37,980 --> 00:01:40,540 He went to three brothers, 17 00:01:40,579 --> 00:01:44,459 Who were at that time the leaders and notables of Thaqif. 18 00:01:44,459 --> 00:01:48,140 They were 'Abd Ya Layl, Mas'ud, and Habib, 19 00:01:48,140 --> 00:01:50,799 The sons of 'Amr ibn 'Umayr. 20 00:01:50,799 --> 00:01:55,280 The Messenger of Allah sat with them, 21 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,280 And invited them to Allah and to support Islam. 22 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,159 One of them said, 23 00:02:01,159 --> 00:02:05,790 "He would tear the coverings of the Ka'bah if Allah had truly sent you." 24 00:02:05,790 --> 00:02:07,590 Another said, 25 00:02:07,629 --> 00:02:11,469 "Could Allah not find anyone to send other than you?" 26 00:02:11,469 --> 00:02:13,189 The third said, 27 00:02:13,189 --> 00:02:16,310 "By Allah, I will never speak to you. 28 00:02:16,310 --> 00:02:19,789 If you are a Messenger from Allah as you claim, 29 00:02:19,789 --> 00:02:24,270 You are too significant for me to speak back to you. 30 00:02:24,270 --> 00:02:26,830 And if you are lying about Allah, 31 00:02:26,830 --> 00:02:29,830 It is not fitting for me to speak to you." 32 00:02:29,830 --> 00:02:34,349 The Messenger of Allah rose from their presence, 33 00:02:34,349 --> 00:02:37,150 Having despaired of receiving support from Thaqif. 34 00:02:37,189 --> 00:02:38,750 He said to them, 35 00:02:38,750 --> 00:02:41,110 "Since you have acted as you have, 36 00:02:41,110 --> 00:02:42,870 Then keep my visit a secret." 37 00:02:42,870 --> 00:02:44,469 But they did not do so. 38 00:02:44,469 --> 00:02:50,069 The Messenger of Allah stayed among them for ten days, 39 00:02:50,069 --> 00:02:53,069 During which they incited their foolish ones and their slaves against him, 40 00:02:53,069 --> 00:02:55,789 Who would insult him and shout at him. 41 00:02:55,789 --> 00:02:59,030 They harmed him with the most severe of harms, 42 00:02:59,030 --> 00:03:02,229 And inflicted upon him and his companion what his own people had not. 43 00:03:02,229 --> 00:03:05,949 They told him, "Leave our land." 44 00:03:05,949 --> 00:03:08,509 Their foolish ones stood in two rows, 45 00:03:08,509 --> 00:03:11,150 And began pelting him with stones, 46 00:03:11,150 --> 00:03:15,830 Until the feet of the Messenger of Allah bled. 47 00:03:15,830 --> 00:03:20,030 Zayd ibn Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him, shielded him with his own body, 48 00:03:20,030 --> 00:03:23,710 Until he sustained head wounds. 49 00:03:23,710 --> 00:03:27,150 The Messenger of Allah departed, 50 00:03:27,150 --> 00:03:30,919 From Ta'if back to Makkah, heavy-hearted. 51 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,840 During that return journey, 52 00:03:34,879 --> 00:03:38,360 He called upon his Lord with the well-known supplication: 53 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:43,560 "O Allah, to You I complain of the weakness of my strength and the scarcity of my resources, 54 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,199 And my insignificance in the eyes of the people. 55 00:03:46,199 --> 00:03:48,639 O Most Merciful of the merciful, 56 00:03:48,639 --> 00:03:51,360 You are the Lord of the oppressed, 57 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,319 And You are my Lord. 58 00:03:53,319 --> 00:03:55,400 To whom will You entrust me? 59 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,039 To a distant person who treats me harshly, 60 00:03:58,039 --> 00:04:01,240 Or to an enemy to whom You have given control over my affairs? 61 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:06,080 If You are not angry with me, then I do not care, 62 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,300 But Your protection is more encompassing for me. 63 00:04:10,300 --> 00:04:15,060 I seek refuge in the light of Your Face, by which the darkness is illuminated, 64 00:04:15,060 --> 00:04:19,019 And by which the affairs of this world and the Hereafter are set right, 65 00:04:19,019 --> 00:04:21,579 From Your anger descending upon me, 66 00:04:21,579 --> 00:04:24,600 Or Your wrath befalling me. 67 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,800 To You I submit until You are pleased, 68 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,199 And there is no power and no strength except through You." 69 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:56,660 If the longing of the worlds for one another is long, 70 00:04:56,660 --> 00:05:03,629 Then the longing toward You has no limit. 71 00:05:03,629 --> 00:05:10,240 May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised, 72 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:18,339 And lips move with the remainder of the truth.