1 00:00:00,020 --> 00:00:03,020 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,660 --> 00:00:17,660 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:17,660 --> 00:00:22,660 to present to you glimpses from the lives of the Companions, 4 00:00:22,660 --> 00:00:25,660 by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 5 00:00:25,660 --> 00:00:30,440 may Allah have mercy upon him. 6 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,500 Simak Ibn Kharasha, may Allah be pleased with him. 7 00:00:47,909 --> 00:00:56,270 This is the city of the Greatest Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 8 00:00:56,270 --> 00:00:58,270 surging with activity, 9 00:00:58,270 --> 00:01:00,270 in preparation for meeting the enemy. 10 00:01:00,270 --> 00:01:04,269 These are the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 11 00:01:04,269 --> 00:01:09,269 moving to and fro in their iron armor like lions of the thicket, 12 00:01:09,269 --> 00:01:12,269 glowing with a longing to attain martyrdom 13 00:01:12,269 --> 00:01:15,269 and to win the pleasure of Allah. 14 00:01:15,269 --> 00:01:18,340 And here is the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 15 00:01:18,340 --> 00:01:21,340 emerging to the people, clad in his armor, 16 00:01:21,340 --> 00:01:25,340 ready to meet the enemy of Allah and his own enemy. 17 00:01:25,340 --> 00:01:28,430 No sooner did the eyes of the Muslims fall upon him 18 00:01:28,430 --> 00:01:32,430 than their chests ignited with the fires of zeal, 19 00:01:32,430 --> 00:01:36,430 and their hearts were kindled with determination and valor. 20 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:41,430 And here are those young, budding youths from among the Muhajirun and the Ansar, 21 00:01:41,430 --> 00:01:45,430 approaching the noble Messenger, peace be upon him, 22 00:01:45,430 --> 00:01:49,430 none of whom had passed their fifteenth year. 23 00:01:49,430 --> 00:01:52,430 They were bracing their small frames, 24 00:01:52,430 --> 00:01:55,430 puffing out their tender chests, 25 00:01:55,430 --> 00:02:00,430 to appear as men before the Messenger, peace be upon him, 26 00:02:00,430 --> 00:02:03,430 hoping that he would authorize them 27 00:02:03,430 --> 00:02:06,430 and grant them the opportunity to fight under his banner 28 00:02:06,430 --> 00:02:10,430 and to be martyred in the cause of Allah, close to him. 29 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:13,430 Once the crowds had gathered, 30 00:02:13,430 --> 00:02:18,430 the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, raised his sword in his hand and said, 31 00:02:18,430 --> 00:02:21,430 "Who will take this sword by its right?" 32 00:02:21,430 --> 00:02:24,430 Many hands reached out toward him, 33 00:02:24,430 --> 00:02:29,430 all of them wanting to win the sword of the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, 34 00:02:29,430 --> 00:02:31,430 and to be honored with it. 35 00:02:31,430 --> 00:02:35,430 But the noble Messenger, peace be upon him, withheld it, 36 00:02:35,430 --> 00:02:39,430 and said, "Who will take this sword by its right?" 37 00:02:39,430 --> 00:02:43,430 Then men stood up to him, among them Umar Ibn al-Khattab, 38 00:02:43,430 --> 00:02:46,430 al-Zubayr Ibn al-Awwam, and others. 39 00:02:46,430 --> 00:02:48,430 He held it back, 40 00:02:48,430 --> 00:02:51,430 until Simak Ibn Kharasha stood up to him, 41 00:02:51,430 --> 00:02:53,430 a brother of the Banu Sa'ida, 42 00:02:53,430 --> 00:02:55,430 known by the kunya Abu Dujana, 43 00:02:55,430 --> 00:02:56,430 and said, 44 00:02:56,430 --> 00:02:59,430 "And what is the right of your sword, O Messenger of Allah?" 45 00:02:59,430 --> 00:03:02,430 He, peace be upon him, replied, 46 00:03:02,430 --> 00:03:05,430 "That you fight with it in the cause of Allah 47 00:03:05,430 --> 00:03:08,430 until Allah grants you victory or you are killed." 48 00:03:08,430 --> 00:03:10,430 He said, 49 00:03:10,430 --> 00:03:13,430 "I will take it by its right, O Messenger of Allah." 50 00:03:13,430 --> 00:03:15,430 So he gave it to him. 51 00:03:15,430 --> 00:03:19,689 At that, necks craned toward Abu Dujana, 52 00:03:19,689 --> 00:03:24,689 to whom the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, had granted his sword, 53 00:03:24,689 --> 00:03:29,689 preferring him over the elders of the Muhajirun and the knights of the Ansar. 54 00:03:29,689 --> 00:03:33,849 Abu Dujana was not unknown in war 55 00:03:33,849 --> 00:03:36,849 among the Companions of the Messenger, peace be upon him, 56 00:03:36,849 --> 00:03:38,849 nor was his status obscure; 57 00:03:38,849 --> 00:03:42,849 for they all acknowledged him as a brave warrior 58 00:03:42,849 --> 00:03:44,849 who did not fear death. 59 00:03:44,849 --> 00:03:48,849 They all knew his red bandana, 60 00:03:48,849 --> 00:03:51,849 which he would tie around his head when the battle grew fierce. 61 00:03:51,849 --> 00:03:53,849 The two armies met, 62 00:03:53,849 --> 00:03:56,849 and they called it the "Bandana of Death." 63 00:03:56,849 --> 00:04:02,849 They all marveled at the gait with which he strutted between the ranks 64 00:04:02,849 --> 00:04:04,849 to challenge his peers. 65 00:04:04,849 --> 00:04:10,849 Nevertheless, some of the noble Companions envied him for this distinction 66 00:04:10,849 --> 00:04:15,849 which the Greatest Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, had granted him. 67 00:04:15,849 --> 00:04:18,850 Let us leave the narration to one of them 68 00:04:18,850 --> 00:04:21,850 to tell us the story of Abu Dujana 69 00:04:21,850 --> 00:04:23,850 and the impact it had on him. 70 00:04:23,850 --> 00:04:25,850 Al-Zubayr Ibn al-Awwam said, 71 00:04:25,850 --> 00:04:27,850 "I felt a sense of grievance 72 00:04:27,850 --> 00:04:32,850 when I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, to give me his sword, 73 00:04:32,850 --> 00:04:34,850 and he refused me, 74 00:04:34,850 --> 00:04:36,850 but gave it to Abu Dujana. 75 00:04:36,850 --> 00:04:40,850 I said to myself, 'I am the son of Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib, 76 00:04:40,850 --> 00:04:43,850 the aunt of the Messenger, peace be upon him, 77 00:04:43,850 --> 00:04:48,850 and I am at the pinnacle of Quraysh in lineage and glory. 78 00:04:48,850 --> 00:04:50,850 I stood before him 79 00:04:50,850 --> 00:04:53,850 and asked him to give me the sword before him, 80 00:04:53,850 --> 00:04:56,850 yet he turned away from me and gave it to him.' 81 00:04:56,850 --> 00:04:59,850 'By Allah, I will watch what he does with it.' 82 00:04:59,850 --> 00:05:03,910 Then he set off, and I followed in his footsteps. 83 00:05:03,910 --> 00:05:06,910 When he stood before the ranks of the polytheists, 84 00:05:06,910 --> 00:05:10,910 he took out his red bandana and tied it around his head. 85 00:05:10,910 --> 00:05:12,910 When the Ansar saw him, 86 00:05:12,910 --> 00:05:15,910 they turned to one another and said, 87 00:05:15,910 --> 00:05:19,910 'Abu Dujana has tied the Bandana of Death around his head.' 88 00:05:19,910 --> 00:05:24,910 This is what they would say to him whenever he wore it. 89 00:05:24,910 --> 00:05:29,939 Then he drew the sword of the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, with his right hand, 90 00:05:29,939 --> 00:05:34,939 and began to walk with a strutting, proud gait between the ranks. 91 00:05:34,939 --> 00:05:38,939 The Messenger, peace be upon him, looked at him and said, 92 00:05:38,939 --> 00:05:42,939 'This is a gait that Allah and His Messenger detest, 93 00:05:42,939 --> 00:05:44,939 except in this situation.' 94 00:05:44,939 --> 00:05:49,939 Meaning the situation of meeting the enemies of Allah and His Messenger, peace be upon him. 95 00:05:49,939 --> 00:05:51,939 Then Abu Dujana set off, 96 00:05:51,939 --> 00:05:55,939 chanting a song that shook hearts, 97 00:05:55,939 --> 00:05:59,939 and filled chests with zeal and chivalry. 98 00:05:59,939 --> 00:06:01,980 Then he advanced toward the polytheists, 99 00:06:01,980 --> 00:06:04,980 charging and maneuvering through their ranks, 100 00:06:04,980 --> 00:06:07,980 and he would not encounter anyone but that he killed him. 101 00:06:07,980 --> 00:06:11,069 There was a man in the army of the polytheists 102 00:06:11,069 --> 00:06:14,069 who made it his habit to track the wounded Muslims 103 00:06:14,069 --> 00:06:18,069 and finish them off one after another. 104 00:06:18,069 --> 00:06:21,069 I saw Abu Dujana heading toward him, 105 00:06:21,069 --> 00:06:24,069 and I saw the man drawing near to Abu Dujana, 106 00:06:24,069 --> 00:06:27,069 so I prayed to Allah to bring them together, 107 00:06:27,069 --> 00:06:32,069 and to make the death of this disbeliever at the hands of Abu Dujana. 108 00:06:32,069 --> 00:06:34,069 It was not long before they met, 109 00:06:34,069 --> 00:06:39,069 and they exchanged two blows with their swords in less than the blink of an eye. 110 00:06:39,069 --> 00:06:43,069 Abu Dujana caught his opponent's blow with his shield, 111 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,069 which split the shield in two. 112 00:06:45,069 --> 00:06:47,069 As for the blow of Abu Dujana, 113 00:06:47,069 --> 00:06:50,069 it struck the polytheist in a fatal spot, 114 00:06:50,069 --> 00:06:54,069 and he left him behind, swimming in his own blood. 115 00:06:54,069 --> 00:06:56,069 He continued to charge through the ranks, 116 00:06:56,069 --> 00:07:01,069 defending the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, with his sword, 117 00:07:01,069 --> 00:07:03,069 confronting his enemies. 118 00:07:03,069 --> 00:07:06,069 I would see him at times to his right, 119 00:07:06,069 --> 00:07:08,069 and at times to his left, 120 00:07:08,069 --> 00:07:11,069 and at times in front of him or behind him. 121 00:07:12,170 --> 00:07:17,170 Then Abu Dujana saw a person maneuvering among the ranks of the polytheists, 122 00:07:17,170 --> 00:07:19,170 inciting their enthusiasm 123 00:07:19,170 --> 00:07:24,170 and urging them to kill the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him. 124 00:07:24,170 --> 00:07:28,170 He approached him and swung his sword at his head, 125 00:07:28,170 --> 00:07:31,170 but he soon turned the sword away from him. 126 00:07:31,170 --> 00:07:34,170 I approached him and asked him about that, 127 00:07:34,170 --> 00:07:36,170 and he said, 128 00:07:36,170 --> 00:07:39,170 'I realized that it was one of the women 129 00:07:39,170 --> 00:07:44,170 whom Abu Sufyan Ibn Harb had brought with him to the battle, 130 00:07:44,170 --> 00:07:48,170 so I honored the sword of the Greatest Messenger, peace be upon him, 131 00:07:48,170 --> 00:07:50,170 too much to kill a woman with it.' 132 00:07:50,170 --> 00:07:54,230 At that moment, I knew that the Messenger, peace be upon him, 133 00:07:54,230 --> 00:07:57,230 had placed his sword in its rightful place, 134 00:07:57,230 --> 00:08:01,230 and I said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.'" 135 00:08:01,230 --> 00:08:05,519 Abu Dujana continued to defend Islam and the Muslims 136 00:08:05,519 --> 00:08:08,519 with the sword of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 137 00:08:08,519 --> 00:08:11,519 as long as the noble Messenger, peace be upon him, 138 00:08:11,519 --> 00:08:13,519 was alive. 139 00:08:13,519 --> 00:08:17,519 When the Greatest Messenger, peace be upon him, 140 00:08:17,519 --> 00:08:19,519 joined the Highest Companion, 141 00:08:19,519 --> 00:08:22,519 Abu Dujana placed himself and his sword 142 00:08:22,519 --> 00:08:24,519 in obedience to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, 143 00:08:24,519 --> 00:08:28,519 the Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 144 00:08:28,519 --> 00:08:31,519 When the Banu Hanifa apostatized with the apostates, 145 00:08:31,519 --> 00:08:35,519 and they began to leave the religion of Allah in droves, 146 00:08:35,519 --> 00:08:38,519 and followed the false prophet Musaylima the Liar, 147 00:08:38,519 --> 00:08:43,519 al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, prepared a large army for them, 148 00:08:43,519 --> 00:08:48,519 in which he gathered the prominent Companions from the Muhajirun and the Ansar. 149 00:08:48,519 --> 00:08:51,519 At their forefront was Abu Dujana, 150 00:08:51,519 --> 00:08:55,519 the bearer of the sword of the Messenger of Allah, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him. 151 00:08:55,519 --> 00:09:00,519 Then he entrusted the banner of the army to the Sword of Allah, Khalid Ibn al-Walid. 152 00:09:00,519 --> 00:09:05,580 The soldiers of the Muslims poured upon the enemies of Allah with the force of a calamity, 153 00:09:05,580 --> 00:09:09,580 and Musaylima and those with him stood against them like mountains. 154 00:09:09,580 --> 00:09:15,580 Battles raged between the two parties that would turn the hair of children gray from their horror, 155 00:09:15,580 --> 00:09:18,580 and the killing increased between the two sides. 156 00:09:18,580 --> 00:09:21,580 Yet the high number of casualties only increased them 157 00:09:21,580 --> 00:09:24,580 in zeal, unity, and ferocity. 158 00:09:24,580 --> 00:09:29,580 Then it was not long before the tide turned in favor of the Muslims against their enemy, 159 00:09:29,580 --> 00:09:32,580 after a long trial and intense hardship. 160 00:09:32,580 --> 00:09:37,580 Musaylima the Liar and thousands upon thousands of his soldiers retreated 161 00:09:37,580 --> 00:09:42,580 to the garden that became known thereafter as the Garden of Death. 162 00:09:42,580 --> 00:09:46,679 They fortified themselves behind its impregnable walls, 163 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,679 and took cover behind its locked doors. 164 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,710 When the Muslims were exhausted by strategies, 165 00:09:52,710 --> 00:09:55,710 al-Bara' Ibn Malik al-Ansari performed 166 00:09:55,710 --> 00:10:01,710 the most daring heroic act known to the history of sacrifice on the face of the earth, 167 00:10:01,710 --> 00:10:06,710 as he managed to open the gates of the garden to the Muslim soldiers. 168 00:10:06,710 --> 00:10:10,710 The Companions of the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, surged 169 00:10:10,710 --> 00:10:14,710 into the Garden of Death like a flood, 170 00:10:14,710 --> 00:10:18,710 and descended upon those within it like the hand of fate. 171 00:10:18,710 --> 00:10:21,710 Some of them entered the garden through its gates, 172 00:10:21,710 --> 00:10:26,710 while others threw themselves over its walls. 173 00:10:26,710 --> 00:10:30,710 Abu Dujana was one of them. 174 00:10:30,710 --> 00:10:36,740 Abu Dujana threw himself into the garden from over one of its high walls, 175 00:10:36,740 --> 00:10:40,740 and when he fell to the ground, his leg was broken. 176 00:10:40,740 --> 00:10:43,740 He did not care about it, nor did he pay it any mind, 177 00:10:43,740 --> 00:10:48,740 but rather he drew the sword of the Messenger of Allah, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, 178 00:10:48,740 --> 00:10:50,740 and began to cut through the ranks, 179 00:10:50,740 --> 00:10:53,740 relying on his sound leg, 180 00:10:53,740 --> 00:10:56,740 until he reached Musaylima the Liar. 181 00:10:56,740 --> 00:10:59,740 He swung at him with a blow of his sword, 182 00:10:59,740 --> 00:11:03,740 at the very moment that Wahshi Ibn Harb aimed 183 00:11:03,740 --> 00:11:05,740 a strike at him with his spear. 184 00:11:05,740 --> 00:11:11,740 The false prophet fell between them, slain and wallowing in his blood. 185 00:11:11,740 --> 00:11:12,740 At that point, 186 00:11:12,740 --> 00:11:17,740 the companions of Musaylima turned upon the knight who was fighting with one leg, 187 00:11:17,740 --> 00:11:20,740 wanting to finish him off. 188 00:11:20,740 --> 00:11:23,740 He continued to fight them, and they fought him, 189 00:11:23,740 --> 00:11:25,740 until his strength failed, 190 00:11:25,740 --> 00:11:29,740 and the sword blows and spear thrusts multiplied upon him, 191 00:11:29,740 --> 00:11:32,740 and he fell as a martyr. 192 00:11:32,740 --> 00:11:34,899 But Abu Dujana 193 00:11:34,899 --> 00:11:37,899 did not close his eyes for the final time 194 00:11:37,899 --> 00:11:40,899 until he saw the soldiers of the Muslims 195 00:11:40,899 --> 00:11:45,899 raising the banners of Islam on the land of Yamama. 196 00:11:45,899 --> 00:11:53,110 The Messenger, peace be upon him, gave him his sword, 197 00:11:53,110 --> 00:11:59,139 and preferred him over the elders of the Muhajirun and the knights of the Ansar.