1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:06,400 He is the mu'adhdhin of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:12,400 He was the first to raise the adhan in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,400 Which was constructed in Medina. 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:20,399 He continued to raise the adhan for a period of nearly ten years. 6 00:00:20,399 --> 00:00:24,399 His resonant voice would ring out from atop the mosque. 7 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:29,460 His voice became linked to an era of radiance. 8 00:00:29,460 --> 00:00:33,460 Of loftiness at the peak, and echoes in the ranks of glory. 9 00:00:33,460 --> 00:00:36,460 A voice like the brilliance of light and lightning. 10 00:00:36,460 --> 00:00:40,560 So much so that one can hardly mention the adhan of Bilal. 11 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,560 Without recalling the era with which it was associated. 12 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,560 It was the time of honor, dignity, the call to faith, and victory. 13 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,719 The time of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 14 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:55,719 Bilal was deeply affected by this. 15 00:00:55,719 --> 00:01:01,719 He refused to call the adhan again after the passing of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 16 00:01:01,719 --> 00:01:06,780 Or perhaps his soul could not bear to stand and call the adhan again. 17 00:01:06,780 --> 00:01:10,780 For whenever he remembered the Beloved Chosen One. 18 00:01:10,780 --> 00:01:16,040 His sorrow would surge, his eyes would well with tears, and his voice would grow hoarse. 19 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:20,040 Therefore, Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, went. 20 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,040 To Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. 21 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,040 Saying, "O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah." 22 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:31,040 "I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say:" 23 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:35,040 "'The best deed of the believer is jihad in the cause of Allah.'" 24 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,040 Abu Bakr said to him: 25 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,040 "What is it that you desire, O Bilal?" 26 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:45,140 He replied, "I wish to remain stationed in the cause of Allah until I die." 27 00:01:45,140 --> 00:01:47,140 Abu Bakr asked: 28 00:01:47,140 --> 00:01:49,140 "And who will call the adhan for us?" 29 00:01:49,140 --> 00:01:51,140 Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 30 00:01:51,140 --> 00:01:54,140 While his eyes were overflowing with tears: 31 00:01:54,140 --> 00:01:58,200 "I will not call the adhan for anyone after the Messenger of Allah." 32 00:01:58,200 --> 00:01:59,200 Abu Bakr said: 33 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,200 "Rather, stay and call the adhan for us, O Bilal." 34 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,390 Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: 35 00:02:05,390 --> 00:02:08,389 "If you freed me to be yours," 36 00:02:08,389 --> 00:02:10,389 "Then let it be as you wish." 37 00:02:10,389 --> 00:02:13,460 "But if you freed me for the sake of Allah," 38 00:02:13,460 --> 00:02:16,460 "Then leave me to the One for whom you freed me." 39 00:02:16,460 --> 00:02:18,460 Abu Bakr said: 40 00:02:18,460 --> 00:02:21,710 "I freed you for the sake of Allah, O Bilal." 41 00:02:21,710 --> 00:02:24,710 So he traveled to the Levant, may Allah be pleased with him. 42 00:02:24,710 --> 00:02:27,710 Where he remained stationed and engaged in jihad. 43 00:02:27,710 --> 00:02:31,280 And after many years. 44 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:37,280 Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, in his dream. 45 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,280 And he was saying: 46 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,280 "What is this estrangement, O Bilal?" 47 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,500 "Has the time not come for you to visit us?" 48 00:02:45,500 --> 00:02:47,500 He awoke feeling sorrowful. 49 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:49,500 So he rode to Medina. 50 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:52,500 To the grave of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 51 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:55,500 He began to weep beside it and press himself against it. 52 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:58,659 Then al-Hasan and al-Husayn approached. 53 00:02:58,659 --> 00:03:01,659 He began to kiss them and embrace them. 54 00:03:01,659 --> 00:03:03,659 They said to him: 55 00:03:03,659 --> 00:03:05,659 "We long for you to call the adhan." 56 00:03:05,659 --> 00:03:08,860 So he went up to the roof of the mosque to call the adhan. 57 00:03:08,860 --> 00:03:11,139 When he said: 58 00:03:11,139 --> 00:03:13,210 "Allah is the Greatest," 59 00:03:13,210 --> 00:03:15,210 "Allah is the Greatest," 60 00:03:15,210 --> 00:03:17,210 Medina trembled. 61 00:03:17,210 --> 00:03:19,210 When he said: 62 00:03:19,210 --> 00:03:22,210 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah," 63 00:03:22,210 --> 00:03:24,210 Its trembling increased. 64 00:03:24,210 --> 00:03:26,370 When he said: 65 00:03:26,370 --> 00:03:29,370 "I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," 66 00:03:29,370 --> 00:03:31,370 The Companions wept. 67 00:03:31,370 --> 00:03:37,500 The Companions who had known the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, wept. 68 00:03:37,500 --> 00:03:40,500 As Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, called the adhan. 69 00:03:40,500 --> 00:03:44,530 They wept as they had never wept before. 70 00:03:44,530 --> 00:03:47,909 And at the time of his death, may Allah be pleased with him. 71 00:03:47,909 --> 00:03:50,909 His wife was weeping beside him. 72 00:03:50,909 --> 00:03:54,939 He said, "Do not weep." 73 00:03:54,939 --> 00:03:56,939 "Tomorrow we shall meet the beloved ones," 74 00:03:56,939 --> 00:03:59,939 "Muhammad and his companions."