1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,220 --> 00:00:18,219 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:18,219 --> 00:00:22,219 to present to you glimpses from the lives of the Companions, 4 00:00:22,219 --> 00:00:25,219 by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 5 00:00:25,219 --> 00:00:27,260 may Allah have mercy upon him. 6 00:00:27,260 --> 00:00:31,019 Zayd ibn Harithah, 7 00:00:32,140 --> 00:00:34,340 may Allah be pleased with him. 8 00:00:47,460 --> 00:00:51,460 Sa'dah bint Tha'labah set out to visit her kin among the Banu Ma'n. 9 00:00:51,460 --> 00:00:56,460 She was accompanied by her young son, Zayd ibn Harithah al-Ka'bi. 10 00:00:56,460 --> 00:00:59,460 No sooner had she arrived in the lands of her people 11 00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:02,460 than the cavalry of the Banu al-Qayn raided them. 12 00:01:02,460 --> 00:01:05,459 They seized their wealth, drove off their camels, 13 00:01:05,459 --> 00:01:07,459 and took their children captive. 14 00:01:07,459 --> 00:01:10,549 Among those they carried off with them 15 00:01:10,549 --> 00:01:13,650 was her son, Zayd ibn Harithah. 16 00:01:13,650 --> 00:01:16,650 Zayd was at that time a young boy, 17 00:01:16,650 --> 00:01:18,650 barely eight years of age. 18 00:01:18,650 --> 00:01:20,650 They brought him to the market of 'Ukaz 19 00:01:20,650 --> 00:01:22,650 and offered him for sale. 20 00:01:22,650 --> 00:01:25,650 He was purchased by a wealthy man among the notables of Quraysh, 21 00:01:25,650 --> 00:01:28,650 Hakim ibn Hizam ibn Khuwaylid, 22 00:01:28,650 --> 00:01:30,650 for four hundred dirhams. 23 00:01:30,650 --> 00:01:33,650 He also bought a group of other boys with him 24 00:01:33,650 --> 00:01:35,650 and returned with them to Makkah. 25 00:01:35,650 --> 00:01:39,650 When his aunt, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, learned of his arrival, 26 00:01:39,650 --> 00:01:43,650 she visited him, greeting him and welcoming him. 27 00:01:43,650 --> 00:01:46,650 He said to her, "O Aunt, 28 00:01:46,650 --> 00:01:50,650 I have purchased a group of boys from the market of 'Ukaz. 29 00:01:50,650 --> 00:01:53,650 Choose whichever of them you wish, 30 00:01:53,650 --> 00:01:55,680 for he is a gift for you." 31 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,680 Lady Khadijah examined the faces of the boys 32 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,680 and chose Zayd ibn Harithah, 33 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,680 due to the signs of nobility she saw in him. 34 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,680 She took him away. 35 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,680 It was only a short time later 36 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,680 that Khadijah bint Khuwaylid married 37 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,680 Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah. 38 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,680 She wished to honor him and present him with a gift, 39 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,680 and she found nothing better than her cherished boy, Zayd ibn Harithah, 40 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,680 so she gifted him to him. 41 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,680 While this fortunate boy 42 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,680 was being raised under the care of Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, 43 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,680 enjoying his noble companionship, 44 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,680 and benefiting from his beautiful character, 45 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:36,680 his mother, devastated by his loss, could not stem her tears, 46 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,680 nor could her anguish be calmed, 47 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,680 nor could she find rest. 48 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,680 What added to her grief upon grief 49 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,680 was that she did not know if he was alive, so that she might hope for him, 50 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,680 or dead, so that she might despair of him. 51 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,840 As for his father, 52 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,840 he began to search for him in every land, 53 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,840 asking every caravan about him, 54 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,840 and pouring his longing for him into sad poetry 55 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:01,840 that would break hearts, 56 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,840 as he said: 57 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,870 "I wept for Zayd, not knowing what became of him; 58 00:03:07,870 --> 00:03:11,870 is he alive to be hoped for, or has his time come? 59 00:03:11,870 --> 00:03:15,870 By Allah, I do not know, and I am ever asking: 60 00:03:15,870 --> 00:03:19,870 Did the plains consume him, or did the mountains? 61 00:03:19,870 --> 00:03:22,870 The sun reminds me of him at its rising, 62 00:03:22,870 --> 00:03:26,870 and his memory returns when it sets and fades. 63 00:03:26,870 --> 00:03:29,870 I shall drive my camels hard across the earth, 64 00:03:29,870 --> 00:03:33,870 and I will not tire of wandering, nor shall the camels tire. 65 00:03:33,870 --> 00:03:37,870 My life may end, or my fate may overtake me, 66 00:03:37,870 --> 00:03:41,870 for every person is mortal, even if hope deceives him." 67 00:03:41,870 --> 00:03:45,259 During one of the Hajj seasons, 68 00:03:45,259 --> 00:03:48,259 a group from Zayd's tribe set out for the Sacred House. 69 00:03:48,259 --> 00:03:51,259 While they were circumambulating the Ancient House, 70 00:03:51,259 --> 00:03:54,259 they suddenly came face to face with Zayd. 71 00:03:54,259 --> 00:03:58,259 They recognized him, he recognized them, and they questioned one another. 72 00:03:58,259 --> 00:04:02,259 When they had completed their rites and returned to their lands, 73 00:04:02,259 --> 00:04:04,259 they informed Harithah of what they had seen 74 00:04:04,259 --> 00:04:07,259 and told him what they had heard. 75 00:04:07,259 --> 00:04:10,259 Harithah lost no time in preparing his mount, 76 00:04:10,259 --> 00:04:14,259 and he carried enough wealth to ransom the apple of his eye, 77 00:04:14,259 --> 00:04:18,259 the joy of his heart, and he took his brother Ka'b with him. 78 00:04:18,259 --> 00:04:22,259 They set off together, hastening their journey toward Makkah. 79 00:04:22,259 --> 00:04:26,259 When they reached it, they entered upon Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah 80 00:04:26,259 --> 00:04:30,319 and said to him, "O son of 'Abd al-Muttalib, 81 00:04:30,319 --> 00:04:32,319 you are the neighbors of Allah; 82 00:04:32,319 --> 00:04:35,319 you free the captive, feed the hungry, 83 00:04:35,319 --> 00:04:38,319 and aid the distressed. 84 00:04:38,319 --> 00:04:41,319 We have come to you regarding our son who is with you. 85 00:04:41,319 --> 00:04:44,319 We have brought you wealth to ransom him, 86 00:04:44,319 --> 00:04:47,319 so show us favor and ransom him for us as you wish." 87 00:04:47,319 --> 00:04:51,319 Muhammad said, "And who is the son you mean?" 88 00:04:51,319 --> 00:04:55,319 They replied, "Your boy, Zayd ibn Harithah." 89 00:04:55,319 --> 00:04:59,319 He said, "Would you like something better than the ransom?" 90 00:04:59,319 --> 00:05:02,319 They asked, "And what is that?" 91 00:05:02,319 --> 00:05:05,319 He said, "I will call him for you, 92 00:05:05,319 --> 00:05:08,319 and let him choose between me and you. 93 00:05:08,319 --> 00:05:11,319 If he chooses you, he is yours without any payment, 94 00:05:11,319 --> 00:05:14,319 and if he chooses me, then by Allah, 95 00:05:14,319 --> 00:05:17,319 I am not one to turn away from one who chooses me." 96 00:05:17,319 --> 00:05:20,319 They said, "You have been fair, 97 00:05:20,319 --> 00:05:23,480 and you have exceeded in fairness." 98 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,480 Muhammad called Zayd and said, "Who are these?" 99 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,540 He said, "This is my father, 100 00:05:29,540 --> 00:05:33,540 Harithah ibn Sharahil, and this is my uncle, Ka'b." 101 00:05:33,540 --> 00:05:36,639 He said, "I have given you the choice: 102 00:05:36,639 --> 00:05:39,639 if you wish, go with them, 103 00:05:39,639 --> 00:05:42,639 and if you wish, stay with me." 104 00:05:42,639 --> 00:05:45,639 He said without delay or hesitation, 105 00:05:45,639 --> 00:05:48,769 "Rather, I will stay with you." 106 00:05:48,769 --> 00:05:51,769 His father said, "Woe to you, Zayd! 107 00:05:51,769 --> 00:05:54,769 Do you choose slavery over your father and mother?" 108 00:05:54,769 --> 00:05:57,769 He replied, "I have seen from this man 109 00:05:57,769 --> 00:06:00,769 something that makes me unable to ever leave him." 110 00:06:00,769 --> 00:06:03,769 When Muhammad saw from Zayd 111 00:06:03,769 --> 00:06:06,769 what he saw, he took him by the hand, 112 00:06:06,769 --> 00:06:09,769 led him out to the Sacred House 113 00:06:09,769 --> 00:06:12,769 before the assembly of Quraysh, 114 00:06:12,769 --> 00:06:15,769 and said, "O assembly of Quraysh, 115 00:06:15,769 --> 00:06:18,769 bear witness that this is my son; he inherits from me and I inherit from him." 116 00:06:18,769 --> 00:06:21,860 His father and uncle were satisfied, 117 00:06:21,860 --> 00:06:24,860 left him with Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, 118 00:06:24,860 --> 00:06:27,860 and returned to their people with peaceful hearts 119 00:06:27,860 --> 00:06:30,860 and easy minds. From that day on, 120 00:06:30,860 --> 00:06:33,860 Zayd ibn Harithah began to be called Zayd ibn Muhammad. 121 00:06:33,860 --> 00:06:36,860 He continued to be called that 122 00:06:36,860 --> 00:06:39,860 until the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, was sent, 123 00:06:39,860 --> 00:06:42,860 and Islam abolished adoption, 124 00:06:42,860 --> 00:06:45,860 as the words of the Almighty were revealed: 125 00:06:45,860 --> 00:06:48,860 "Call them by their fathers." 126 00:06:48,860 --> 00:06:51,860 So he became known as Zayd ibn Harithah. 127 00:06:51,860 --> 00:06:54,860 Zayd did not know, when he chose Muhammad 128 00:06:54,860 --> 00:06:57,860 over his mother and father, what a prize he had won, 129 00:06:57,860 --> 00:07:00,860 nor did he know that his master, 130 00:07:00,860 --> 00:07:03,860 whom he preferred over his family and kin, 131 00:07:03,860 --> 00:07:06,860 was the master of the first and the last, 132 00:07:06,860 --> 00:07:09,860 and the Messenger of Allah to all of His creation. 133 00:07:09,860 --> 00:07:12,860 It never crossed his mind 134 00:07:12,860 --> 00:07:15,860 that a heavenly state would rise upon the face of the earth, 135 00:07:15,860 --> 00:07:18,860 filling the space between the East and the West 136 00:07:18,860 --> 00:07:21,860 with righteousness and justice, and that he himself 137 00:07:21,860 --> 00:07:24,860 would be the first brick in the construction 138 00:07:24,860 --> 00:07:27,959 of this great state. 139 00:07:27,959 --> 00:07:30,959 None of that was in Zayd's mind; 140 00:07:30,959 --> 00:07:33,959 it was only the grace of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills, 141 00:07:33,959 --> 00:07:36,959 and Allah is the Possessor of great bounty. 142 00:07:36,959 --> 00:07:39,990 For not many years had passed 143 00:07:39,990 --> 00:07:42,990 since this incident of choosing 144 00:07:42,990 --> 00:07:45,990 when Allah sent His Prophet, Muhammad, 145 00:07:45,990 --> 00:07:49,250 with the religion of guidance and truth, 146 00:07:49,250 --> 00:07:52,250 and Zayd ibn Harithah was the first of the men to believe in him. 147 00:07:52,250 --> 00:07:55,379 And is there any precedence above this precedence 148 00:07:55,379 --> 00:07:58,379 for which the competitors compete? 149 00:07:58,379 --> 00:08:01,379 Zayd ibn Harithah became the confidant 150 00:08:01,379 --> 00:08:04,379 of the secret of the Messenger of Allah, a commander 151 00:08:04,379 --> 00:08:07,379 of his expeditions and detachments, 152 00:08:07,379 --> 00:08:10,379 and one of his deputies over Madinah whenever 153 00:08:10,379 --> 00:08:13,439 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed. 154 00:08:13,439 --> 00:08:16,439 And just as Zayd loved the Prophet 155 00:08:16,439 --> 00:08:19,439 and preferred him over his mother and father, 156 00:08:19,439 --> 00:08:22,439 the noble Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, loved him, 157 00:08:22,439 --> 00:08:25,439 treated him as his own family and son, 158 00:08:26,439 --> 00:08:29,439 rejoiced at his arrival when he returned to him, 159 00:08:29,439 --> 00:08:32,440 and met him with a welcome that no one else 160 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,440 was privileged to receive. 161 00:08:35,500 --> 00:08:38,500 Here is 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 162 00:08:38,500 --> 00:08:41,500 depicting for us a scene of the 163 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:44,500 joy of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 164 00:08:44,500 --> 00:08:47,500 at meeting Zayd: 165 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:50,500 "Zayd ibn Harithah arrived in Madinah 166 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:53,500 while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was [at home], 167 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:56,500 and he knocked on the door. 168 00:08:56,500 --> 00:08:59,500 The Messenger rose to meet him, unclothed, 169 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:02,500 wearing nothing but what covered between his navel and his knee, 170 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:05,500 and he went to the door, dragging his garment, 171 00:09:05,500 --> 00:09:08,500 then embraced him and kissed him. 172 00:09:08,500 --> 00:09:11,500 By Allah, I never saw the Messenger of Allah unclothed before or after that." 173 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:14,570 The news of the Prophet's love 174 00:09:14,570 --> 00:09:17,570 for Zayd spread among the Muslims and became widely known, 175 00:09:17,570 --> 00:09:20,570 so they called him "Zayd the Beloved," 176 00:09:20,570 --> 00:09:23,570 a title of the beloved of the Messenger of Allah, 177 00:09:23,570 --> 00:09:26,570 and his son Usamah was called after him 178 00:09:26,570 --> 00:09:29,629 "The Beloved of the Messenger of Allah and the son of his beloved." 179 00:09:29,629 --> 00:09:32,629 In the eighth year of the Hijrah, 180 00:09:32,629 --> 00:09:35,629 Allah, in His infinite wisdom, willed 181 00:09:35,629 --> 00:09:38,659 to test the beloved with the loss of his beloved. 182 00:09:38,659 --> 00:09:41,659 For the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, 183 00:09:41,659 --> 00:09:44,659 had sent al-Harith ibn 'Umayr al-Azdi 184 00:09:44,659 --> 00:09:47,659 with a letter to the King of Busra, inviting him [to Islam]. 185 00:09:48,659 --> 00:09:51,659 When al-Harith reached Mu'tah in eastern Jordan, 186 00:09:51,659 --> 00:09:54,659 one of the Ghassanid princes, 187 00:09:54,659 --> 00:09:57,659 Shurahbil ibn 'Amr, intercepted him, 188 00:09:57,659 --> 00:10:00,659 seized him, and bound him tightly, 189 00:10:00,659 --> 00:10:03,659 then brought him forward and struck off his head. 190 00:10:03,659 --> 00:10:06,659 This weighed heavily upon the Prophet, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, 191 00:10:06,659 --> 00:10:09,659 for no messenger of his had ever been killed before him. 192 00:10:09,659 --> 00:10:12,659 He prepared an army of three thousand fighters 193 00:10:12,659 --> 00:10:15,659 to invade Mu'tah, 194 00:10:15,659 --> 00:10:18,659 an army [led by] his beloved Zayd ibn Harithah, 195 00:10:18,659 --> 00:10:21,659 and he said, "If Zayd is struck down, 196 00:10:21,659 --> 00:10:24,700 then the command is for Ja'far ibn Abi Talib; 197 00:10:24,700 --> 00:10:27,700 if Ja'far is struck down, 198 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:30,700 it is for 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah; 199 00:10:30,700 --> 00:10:33,700 If Abdullah is struck down, 200 00:10:33,700 --> 00:10:36,950 then the Muslims shall choose a man from among them. 201 00:10:36,950 --> 00:10:39,950 The army proceeded until it reached Ma'an, 202 00:10:39,950 --> 00:10:42,950 in eastern Jordan, 203 00:10:43,950 --> 00:10:46,950 to defend the Ghassanids. 204 00:10:46,950 --> 00:10:49,950 And one hundred thousand polytheist Arabs joined him. 205 00:10:49,950 --> 00:10:52,950 This massive army encamped not far 206 00:10:52,950 --> 00:10:55,950 from the Muslims' positions. 207 00:10:55,950 --> 00:10:58,950 The Muslims stayed in Ma'an for two nights, 208 00:10:58,950 --> 00:11:01,980 consulting about what to do. 209 00:11:01,980 --> 00:11:04,980 Then one said, "Shall we write to the Messenger of Allah, 210 00:11:04,980 --> 00:11:07,980 inform him of the number of our enemy, 211 00:11:07,980 --> 00:11:10,980 and await his command?" 212 00:11:10,980 --> 00:11:13,980 "We do not fight by numbers, nor by strength, nor by multitude. 213 00:11:13,980 --> 00:11:16,980 Rather, we fight by means of this religion." 214 00:11:16,980 --> 00:11:19,980 "So go forth to what you set out for, 215 00:11:19,980 --> 00:11:22,980 and Allah has guaranteed you victory in one of two good outcomes: 216 00:11:22,980 --> 00:11:25,980 either triumph, 217 00:11:25,980 --> 00:11:28,980 or martyrdom." 218 00:11:28,980 --> 00:11:31,980 Then the two armies met on the battlefield of Mu'tah. 219 00:11:31,980 --> 00:11:34,980 The Muslims fought a battle that astonished the Romans 220 00:11:34,980 --> 00:11:37,980 and filled their hearts with awe for these three thousand 221 00:11:37,980 --> 00:11:40,980 who stood against an army of two hundred thousand. 222 00:11:40,980 --> 00:11:43,980 Zayd ibn Harithah fought valiantly 223 00:11:43,980 --> 00:11:46,980 for the banner of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 224 00:11:46,980 --> 00:11:49,980 a struggle for which the history of heroism 225 00:11:49,980 --> 00:11:52,980 had no equal, until his body was pierced 226 00:11:52,980 --> 00:11:55,980 by hundreds of spears, and he fell dead, 227 00:11:55,980 --> 00:11:58,980 swimming in his blood. 228 00:11:58,980 --> 00:12:01,980 Then Ja'far ibn Abi Talib took the banner from him, 229 00:12:01,980 --> 00:12:04,980 and defended it with the noblest defense, 230 00:12:04,980 --> 00:12:07,980 until he joined his companion. 231 00:12:07,980 --> 00:12:10,980 Then Abdullah ibn Rawahah took the banner from him, 232 00:12:10,980 --> 00:12:13,980 and fought for it with the most valiant struggle, 233 00:12:13,980 --> 00:12:16,980 until he met the same fate as his two companions. 234 00:12:16,980 --> 00:12:19,980 The people then appointed Khalid ibn al-Walid over them, 235 00:12:19,980 --> 00:12:22,980 who had recently embraced Islam. 236 00:12:22,980 --> 00:12:25,980 He then withdrew the army and saved it from certain annihilation. 237 00:12:25,980 --> 00:12:29,049 News of Mu'tah reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 238 00:12:29,049 --> 00:12:32,049 and the martyrdom of the three commanders, 239 00:12:32,049 --> 00:12:35,049 and he grieved for them with a grief he had never grieved before. 240 00:12:35,049 --> 00:12:38,049 He went to their families to offer condolences. 241 00:12:38,049 --> 00:12:41,049 When he reached the house of Zayd ibn Harithah, 242 00:12:41,049 --> 00:12:44,049 his young daughter clung to him, 243 00:12:44,049 --> 00:12:47,049 weeping profusely. 244 00:12:47,049 --> 00:12:50,049 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, wept 245 00:12:50,049 --> 00:12:53,049 until he was overcome. 246 00:12:53,049 --> 00:12:56,049 Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah said to him, 247 00:12:56,049 --> 00:12:59,049 "O Messenger of Allah, what makes you weep?" 248 00:13:00,049 --> 00:13:03,049 The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied, 249 00:13:03,049 --> 00:13:09,179 "This is the weeping of a beloved for his beloved." 250 00:13:09,179 --> 00:13:12,340 "By Allah, 251 00:13:12,340 --> 00:13:15,340 Zayd ibn Harithah was indeed worthy of command, 252 00:13:15,340 --> 00:13:18,340 and he was the most beloved of people to him, 253 00:13:18,340 --> 00:13:21,340 Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah."