1 00:00:00,020 --> 00:00:03,740 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,740 --> 00:00:13,269 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 3 00:00:13,269 --> 00:00:17,769 A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography. 4 00:00:17,769 --> 00:00:23,120 Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid al-Azimi. 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,120 May Allah preserve him. 6 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:31,910 The virtue of the people of Badr. 7 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:34,909 Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih, 8 00:00:34,909 --> 00:00:38,409 on the authority of Mu'adh ibn Rifa'ah ibn Rafi' al-Zuraqi, 9 00:00:38,409 --> 00:00:39,909 from his father, 10 00:00:39,909 --> 00:00:42,409 and his father was among those who fought at Badr. 11 00:00:42,409 --> 00:00:43,409 He said: 12 00:00:43,409 --> 00:00:47,409 Jibril came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 13 00:00:47,409 --> 00:00:48,409 and asked, 14 00:00:48,409 --> 00:00:51,409 "How do you regard the people of Badr among you?" 15 00:00:51,409 --> 00:00:52,409 He replied, 16 00:00:52,409 --> 00:00:54,409 "As the best of the Muslims," 17 00:00:54,409 --> 00:00:56,409 or a similar expression. 18 00:00:56,409 --> 00:00:57,409 He said, 19 00:00:57,409 --> 00:01:01,409 "And likewise are those among the angels who witnessed Badr." 20 00:01:01,409 --> 00:01:04,500 The two Sheikhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) recorded in their Sahih collections, 21 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:08,500 on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 22 00:01:08,500 --> 00:01:12,000 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 23 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,500 "He has indeed witnessed Badr," 24 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:17,000 meaning Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah, 25 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,500 may Allah be pleased with him. 26 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:24,000 "And what do you know? Perhaps Allah looked upon those who witnessed Badr and said, 27 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:28,040 'Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.'" 28 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,040 Al-Hafiz (Ibn Hajar) said in al-Fath, 29 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:34,040 "This is a great glad tiding that was not granted to others." 30 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,540 Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said, 31 00:01:36,540 --> 00:01:40,040 "As for those who speculated about this, and Allah knows best, 32 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:44,040 it is that this address was directed to a people whom Allah, the Exalted, knew 33 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,540 would never abandon their religion, 34 00:01:46,540 --> 00:01:49,040 but rather would die in Islam. 35 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:54,040 And that although they might commit some of the sins that others commit, 36 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:58,040 He, the Exalted, would not leave them persisting in them, 37 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,040 but would grant them success in sincere repentance and seeking forgiveness, 38 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,040 and good deeds that erase the effects of those sins. 39 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,039 Their being singled out for this, to the exclusion of others, 40 00:02:08,039 --> 00:02:11,039 is because this (state of grace) was realized in them, 41 00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:13,539 and they are indeed forgiven. 42 00:02:13,539 --> 00:02:18,539 This does not preclude the fact that forgiveness is attained through means performed by them. 43 00:02:18,539 --> 00:02:23,539 Just as it does not imply that one should abandon obligatory duties, relying solely on the promise of forgiveness. 44 00:02:23,539 --> 00:02:28,039 For if it had been attained without continuing to uphold the commandments, 45 00:02:28,039 --> 00:02:33,039 there would have been no need thereafter for prayer, fasting, or Hajj, 46 00:02:33,039 --> 00:02:35,039 nor for zakat or jihad. 47 00:02:35,039 --> 00:02:37,039 This is impossible. 48 00:02:37,039 --> 00:02:40,539 Among the most obligatory of duties is repentance after such acts. 49 00:02:40,539 --> 00:02:45,039 Thus, the guarantee of forgiveness does not necessitate the abandonment of the means to attain that forgiveness. 50 00:02:45,039 --> 00:02:50,539 Likewise, for those whom the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave glad tidings of Paradise, 51 00:02:50,539 --> 00:02:53,539 or informed that they were forgiven, 52 00:02:53,539 --> 00:02:56,539 neither he nor any of the Companions understood this 53 00:02:56,539 --> 00:02:59,039 as a license for them to commit sins and acts of disobedience, 54 00:02:59,039 --> 00:03:02,039 or as an exemption from performing obligatory duties. 55 00:03:02,039 --> 00:03:08,539 Rather, these individuals were even more diligent, cautious, and fearful after receiving the glad tidings than they were before, 56 00:03:08,539 --> 00:03:12,069 such as the ten who were given the glad tidings of Paradise. 57 00:03:12,069 --> 00:03:14,569 Imam Muslim recorded in his Sahih, 58 00:03:14,569 --> 00:03:17,569 on the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 59 00:03:17,569 --> 00:03:24,569 A servant of Hatib came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, complaining about Hatib, 60 00:03:24,569 --> 00:03:29,069 saying, "O Messenger of Allah, Hatib will surely enter the Fire!" 61 00:03:29,069 --> 00:03:33,069 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 62 00:03:33,069 --> 00:03:35,569 "You have lied; he will not enter it, 63 00:03:35,569 --> 00:03:38,569 for he witnessed Badr and al-Hudaybiyah." 64 00:03:38,569 --> 00:03:41,599 Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih, 65 00:03:41,599 --> 00:03:45,599 on the authority of Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 66 00:03:45,599 --> 00:03:48,099 Umm al-Rabi' bint al-Bara', 67 00:03:48,099 --> 00:03:50,599 who was the mother of Harithah ibn Suraqah, 68 00:03:51,099 --> 00:03:54,599 came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said, 69 00:03:54,599 --> 00:03:56,599 "O Prophet of Allah, 70 00:03:56,599 --> 00:03:59,099 will you not tell me about Harithah?" 71 00:03:59,099 --> 00:04:01,599 He had been killed on the day of Badr, 72 00:04:01,599 --> 00:04:03,599 struck by a stray arrow, 73 00:04:03,599 --> 00:04:05,599 meaning one whose shooter was unknown. 74 00:04:05,599 --> 00:04:08,599 "If he is in Paradise, I will be patient, 75 00:04:08,599 --> 00:04:10,599 but if it is otherwise, 76 00:04:10,599 --> 00:04:13,599 I will weep for him intensely." 77 00:04:13,599 --> 00:04:16,600 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 78 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,600 "O mother of Harithah, 79 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,600 there are many gardens in Paradise, 80 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,600 and your son has attained the highest Firdaws." 81 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,730 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said, 82 00:04:27,730 --> 00:04:31,819 "In this is a great indication of the virtue of the people of Badr." 83 00:04:31,819 --> 00:04:34,819 Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih, 84 00:04:34,819 --> 00:04:37,819 on the authority of Mu'adh ibn Rifa'ah ibn Rafi', 85 00:04:37,819 --> 00:04:40,819 and Rifa'ah was among the people of Badr, 86 00:04:40,819 --> 00:04:43,819 and Rafi' was among the people of al-'Aqabah. 87 00:04:43,819 --> 00:04:45,819 He used to say to his son, 88 00:04:45,819 --> 00:04:48,819 "It does not please me that I witnessed Badr instead of al-'Aqabah." 89 00:04:48,819 --> 00:04:51,920 Al-Hafiz said in al-Fath, 90 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,920 "What appears to be the case is that Rafi' ibn Malik 91 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,920 did not hear from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 92 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,920 an explicit statement preferring the people of Badr over others, 93 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,920 so he said what he said based on his own reasoning. 94 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,920 His rationale was that al-'Aqabah 95 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,920 was the origin of the support for Islam, 96 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,920 and the cause of the Hijrah from which it grew. 97 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,920 However, virtue is in the hand of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills, 98 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,920 and Allah knows best." 99 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,399 A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography. 100 00:05:44,750 --> 00:05:47,980 [The text continues] 101 00:05:47,980 --> 00:05:50,980 with the remainder. 102 00:05:50,980 --> 00:05:54,680 May He heal them.