1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,450 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:04,450 --> 00:00:06,450 Mawaddah Association 3 00:00:06,450 --> 00:00:08,580 presents: 4 00:00:08,580 --> 00:00:10,580 The Ten Promised Paradise — 5 00:00:10,580 --> 00:00:14,980 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, 6 00:00:14,980 --> 00:00:16,980 may Allah be pleased with him. 7 00:00:16,980 --> 00:00:22,980 "Love of the Companions and the Prophet’s kin is a Sunnah 8 00:00:22,980 --> 00:00:28,160 by which I meet my Lord when He resurrects me." 9 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,629 Love of the Companions. 10 00:00:31,629 --> 00:00:33,630 When the Battle of Siffin came to an end, 11 00:00:33,630 --> 00:00:35,630 and the Commander of the Faithful, 12 00:00:35,630 --> 00:00:37,630 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), returned 13 00:00:37,630 --> 00:00:39,630 to Kufa, 14 00:00:39,630 --> 00:00:41,630 there broke away from his army 15 00:00:41,630 --> 00:00:43,630 eight thousand fighters. 16 00:00:43,630 --> 00:00:45,630 They rejected the arbitration, 17 00:00:45,630 --> 00:00:47,630 saying, 18 00:00:47,630 --> 00:00:49,630 "Judgment belongs to none but Allah!" 19 00:00:49,630 --> 00:00:52,020 On a Friday, 20 00:00:52,020 --> 00:00:54,020 while 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) 21 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:56,020 was upon the pulpit delivering a sermon to the people, 22 00:00:56,020 --> 00:00:58,020 a man suddenly stood up 23 00:00:58,020 --> 00:01:00,020 and said, 24 00:01:00,020 --> 00:01:02,020 "Judgment belongs to none but Allah!" 25 00:01:02,020 --> 00:01:04,019 Then another stood up 26 00:01:04,019 --> 00:01:06,019 and shouted, 27 00:01:06,019 --> 00:01:08,019 "Judgment belongs to none but Allah!" 28 00:01:08,019 --> 00:01:10,019 Then men rose from various corners of the mosque, 29 00:01:10,019 --> 00:01:12,019 echoing the very same cry. 30 00:01:12,019 --> 00:01:14,019 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) 31 00:01:14,019 --> 00:01:16,019 gestured to them with his hand, 32 00:01:16,019 --> 00:01:18,019 commanded them to sit down, 33 00:01:18,019 --> 00:01:20,019 and said: 34 00:01:20,019 --> 00:01:22,019 "Indeed, judgment belongs to none but Allah. 35 00:01:22,019 --> 00:01:24,019 A statement of truth 36 00:01:24,019 --> 00:01:26,019 by which falsehood is intended! 37 00:01:26,019 --> 00:01:28,019 The judgment of Allah 38 00:01:28,019 --> 00:01:30,019 is awaited regarding you. 39 00:01:30,019 --> 00:01:34,019 For now, you have three guarantees from me as long as you remain with us: 40 00:01:34,019 --> 00:01:36,019 we will not bar you from the mosques of Allah 41 00:01:36,019 --> 00:01:38,019 wherein His name is mentioned; 42 00:01:38,019 --> 00:01:40,019 we will not deny you 43 00:01:40,019 --> 00:01:42,019 your share of the spoils of war as long as your hands 44 00:01:42,019 --> 00:01:44,019 are joined with ours; 45 00:01:44,019 --> 00:01:46,019 and we will not initiate fighting against you until 46 00:01:46,019 --> 00:01:48,019 you fight us." 47 00:01:48,019 --> 00:01:50,019 He then continued his sermon. 48 00:01:50,019 --> 00:01:52,689 These Kharijites withdrew 49 00:01:52,689 --> 00:01:54,689 from Kufa, 50 00:01:54,689 --> 00:01:56,689 abandoned the army of the Commander 51 00:01:56,689 --> 00:01:58,689 of the Faithful, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib 52 00:01:58,689 --> 00:02:00,689 (may Allah be pleased with him), 53 00:02:00,689 --> 00:02:02,689 and encamped at a place called Harura'. 54 00:02:02,689 --> 00:02:04,689 For this reason, 55 00:02:04,689 --> 00:02:06,689 they were called the Haruriyyah. 56 00:02:06,689 --> 00:02:08,689 They were among 57 00:02:08,689 --> 00:02:10,689 the most intensely devoted of people 58 00:02:10,689 --> 00:02:12,689 in worship: 59 00:02:12,689 --> 00:02:14,689 their faces were gaunt from staying up at night in prayer, 60 00:02:14,689 --> 00:02:16,689 their hands and knees were calloused 61 00:02:16,689 --> 00:02:18,689 from extensive prostration, 62 00:02:18,689 --> 00:02:20,689 and their lips were parched 63 00:02:20,689 --> 00:02:22,689 from their constant recitation of the Qur'an. 64 00:02:22,689 --> 00:02:24,689 Yet, they were 65 00:02:24,689 --> 00:02:26,689 just as the Prophet 66 00:02:26,689 --> 00:02:28,689 (peace be upon him) described when he said: 67 00:02:28,689 --> 00:02:30,689 "There will emerge among you a people 68 00:02:30,689 --> 00:02:32,689 compared to whose prayer 69 00:02:32,689 --> 00:02:34,689 you would belittle your own prayer, 70 00:02:34,689 --> 00:02:36,689 your fasting compared to their fasting, 71 00:02:36,689 --> 00:02:38,689 and your deeds compared to their deeds. 72 00:02:38,689 --> 00:02:40,689 They recite the Qur'an, 73 00:02:40,689 --> 00:02:42,689 but it does not surpass their collarbones. 74 00:02:42,689 --> 00:02:44,689 They pass through the religion 75 00:02:44,689 --> 00:02:46,689 just as an arrow passes 76 00:02:46,689 --> 00:02:48,750 straight through the target" — 77 00:02:48,750 --> 00:02:50,750 meaning they depart from the religion 78 00:02:50,750 --> 00:02:52,750 as rapidly as an arrow leaves the bow, 79 00:02:52,750 --> 00:02:54,879 swift and clean. 80 00:02:54,879 --> 00:02:56,879 And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 81 00:02:56,879 --> 00:02:58,879 "If I were to reach them, 82 00:02:58,879 --> 00:03:00,879 I would surely slaughter them as the people of 'Ad were destroyed." 83 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:02,879 He also said: 84 00:03:02,879 --> 00:03:04,879 "Fighting them is an obligation 85 00:03:04,879 --> 00:03:06,879 upon every Muslim." 86 00:03:06,879 --> 00:03:09,520 The Commander of the Faithful, 87 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,520 'Ali ibn Abi Talib 88 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,520 (may Allah be pleased with him), dispatched to them 89 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,520 the scholar of the Ummah and the exegete 90 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,520 of the Qur'an, 'Abdullah 91 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,520 ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), 92 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,520 to debate with them 93 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,520 and engage them in dialogue, 94 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,520 so that it might influence them. 95 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,620 So there went out to them 96 00:03:27,620 --> 00:03:29,620 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him 97 00:03:29,620 --> 00:03:31,620 and his father), 98 00:03:31,620 --> 00:03:33,620 having dressed in the finest 99 00:03:33,620 --> 00:03:35,620 Yemeni garments. 100 00:03:35,620 --> 00:03:37,620 He came upon them where 101 00:03:37,620 --> 00:03:39,680 they were gathered, 102 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,680 and they said, "Welcome, 103 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,680 O Ibn 'Abbas! 104 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,680 What is this fine cloak you are wearing?" 105 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,680 He said to them, 106 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,680 "What fault do you find in me? 107 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,680 I have seen upon the Messenger of Allah 108 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,680 (peace be upon him) the very finest 109 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,680 of garments." 110 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:57,680 And he recited the words of the Exalted: 111 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,680 "Say, 'Who has forbidden the adornment 112 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:01,680 of Allah which He has produced 113 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,680 for His servants, and the good things 114 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,680 of provision?'" 115 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,680 They asked, "What brought you here?" 116 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,680 He said: 117 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,680 "I have come to you from 118 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,680 the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) — 119 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,680 from the Emigrants and the Ansar — 120 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,680 and from 121 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,680 the cousin of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 122 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,680 and his son-in-law, 123 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,680 to convey to you what they say, 124 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,680 and so that you may tell me what you say. 125 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,680 For upon them 126 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,680 the Qur'an descended, 127 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,680 and they understand its interpretation better than you do, 128 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,680 whereas there is not among you 129 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,680 a single one of them. 130 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,680 Tell me: what grievance do you hold 131 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,680 against the cousin of the Messenger of Allah 132 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,680 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 133 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:43,680 his son-in-law, the Emigrants, 134 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,779 and the Ansar?" 135 00:04:45,779 --> 00:04:47,779 They said, "We hold against him 136 00:04:47,779 --> 00:04:49,779 three things." 137 00:04:49,779 --> 00:04:51,779 He asked, "What are they?" 138 00:04:51,779 --> 00:04:53,779 They said, "As for one of them, 139 00:04:53,779 --> 00:04:55,779 he appointed men 140 00:04:55,779 --> 00:04:57,779 to arbitrate in the matter of Allah, 141 00:04:57,779 --> 00:04:59,779 yet Allah says: 142 00:04:59,779 --> 00:05:01,779 'Judgment belongs to none but Allah.' 143 00:05:01,779 --> 00:05:03,779 What do men have to do with judgment?" 144 00:05:03,779 --> 00:05:05,779 Ibn 'Abbas 145 00:05:05,779 --> 00:05:07,779 (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) said, 146 00:05:07,779 --> 00:05:09,839 "That is one. What else?" 147 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,839 They said, "As for 148 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,839 the second, 149 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:15,839 he fought, yet took neither captives nor spoils of war. 150 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:17,839 If they were disbelievers, 151 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:19,839 their captivity was lawful; 152 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,839 and if they were believers, 153 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:23,839 neither their captivity 154 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:25,839 nor fighting them was lawful." 155 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:27,939 He said, "That is two. 156 00:05:27,939 --> 00:05:29,939 What is the third?" 157 00:05:29,939 --> 00:05:32,100 They said, "He erased 158 00:05:32,100 --> 00:05:34,100 from himself the title 159 00:05:34,100 --> 00:05:36,100 of Commander of the Faithful. 160 00:05:36,100 --> 00:05:38,100 If he is not the Commander of the Faithful, 161 00:05:38,100 --> 00:05:40,100 then he must be the commander of the disbelievers." 162 00:05:40,100 --> 00:05:42,100 He said, 163 00:05:42,100 --> 00:05:44,100 "Do you have any grievance 164 00:05:44,100 --> 00:05:46,100 other than this?" 165 00:05:46,100 --> 00:05:48,100 They said, "This is sufficient 166 00:05:48,100 --> 00:05:50,100 for us." 167 00:05:50,100 --> 00:05:52,100 He said to them, 168 00:05:52,100 --> 00:05:54,100 "Tell me: if I recite to you 169 00:05:54,100 --> 00:05:56,100 from the Book of Allah 170 00:05:56,100 --> 00:05:58,100 and the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 171 00:05:58,100 --> 00:06:00,100 that which refutes your claim, 172 00:06:00,100 --> 00:06:02,100 will you recant?" 173 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:04,100 They said, "Yes." 174 00:06:04,100 --> 00:06:06,100 He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 175 00:06:06,100 --> 00:06:08,100 "As for your statement that 176 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:10,100 he appointed men to arbitrate in the matter of Allah, 177 00:06:10,100 --> 00:06:12,100 I recite to you 178 00:06:12,100 --> 00:06:14,100 that Allah has delegated 179 00:06:14,100 --> 00:06:16,100 His judgment to men 180 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:18,100 over something worth merely a quarter of a dirham; 181 00:06:18,100 --> 00:06:20,100 for Allah, Blessed and Exalted, commanded 182 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:22,100 that they arbitrate concerning it. 183 00:06:22,100 --> 00:06:24,100 Have you not considered the word of Allah, Blessed and Exalted: 184 00:06:42,100 --> 00:06:44,100 'Judged by two just men 185 00:06:44,100 --> 00:06:46,100 among you as an offering 186 00:06:46,100 --> 00:06:48,100 “O ye who believe! Kill no wild game while ye are on the pilgrimage. Whoso of you killeth it of set purpose he shall pay its forfeit in the equivalent of that which he hath killed, of domestic animals, the judge to be two men among you known for justice, (the forfeit) to be brought as an offering to the Ka'bah; or, for expiation, he shall feed poor persons, or the equivalent thereof in fasting, that he may taste the evil consequences of his deed. Allah forgiveth whatever (of this kind) may have happened in the past, but whoso relapseth, Allah will take retribution from him. Allah is Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong).” (5:95) 187 00:06:48,100 --> 00:06:50,100 or an expiation: the feeding of needy people 188 00:06:50,100 --> 00:06:52,100 or the equivalent of that 189 00:06:52,100 --> 00:06:54,100 in fasting, 190 00:06:54,100 --> 00:06:56,100 that he may taste 191 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:58,100 the consequence of his deed.' 192 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:00,100 It was of the judgment of Allah 193 00:07:00,100 --> 00:07:02,100 that He delegated it to men 194 00:07:02,100 --> 00:07:04,100 to judge therein, 195 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:06,100 though had He willed, He would have decided it Himself. 196 00:07:06,100 --> 00:07:08,100 I adjure you by Allah: 197 00:07:08,100 --> 00:07:10,100 is the judgment of men to bring reconciliation, 198 00:07:10,100 --> 00:07:12,100 or regarding a rabbit, more worthy?" 199 00:07:12,100 --> 00:07:14,100 They said, "Indeed, 200 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:16,100 is clearly superior?" 201 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:18,100 Then he continued, 202 00:07:18,100 --> 00:07:20,100 "And concerning a dispute between a man and his wife, 203 00:07:20,100 --> 00:07:22,100 Allah Almighty says: 204 00:07:22,100 --> 00:07:24,100 'And if you fear a breach 205 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:26,100 between them, 206 00:07:26,100 --> 00:07:28,100 appoint an arbitrator from his folk 207 00:07:28,100 --> 00:07:30,100 appoint an arbitrator from his folk 208 00:07:30,100 --> 00:07:32,100 and an arbitrator from her folk; 209 00:07:32,100 --> 00:07:34,100 if they desire 210 00:07:34,100 --> 00:07:36,100 reconciliation, 211 00:07:36,100 --> 00:07:38,100 Allah will bring 212 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:40,100 Allah will bring about harmony between them. 213 00:07:40,100 --> 00:07:42,100 Truly Allah 214 00:07:42,100 --> 00:07:44,100 has ever been All-Knowing, 215 00:07:44,100 --> 00:07:46,100 All-Aware.' 216 00:07:46,100 --> 00:07:48,100 I adjure you by Allah: 217 00:07:48,100 --> 00:07:50,100 is men arbitrating to reconcile 218 00:07:50,100 --> 00:07:52,100 between people and prevent the shedding of their blood 219 00:07:52,100 --> 00:07:54,100 superior, or their arbitrating over the private parts 220 00:07:54,100 --> 00:07:56,100 of a woman?" The people fell silent, 221 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:58,100 so he asked them, 222 00:07:58,100 --> 00:08:00,100 "Have I answered this point of yours?" 223 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:02,129 They replied, "Yes." 224 00:08:02,129 --> 00:08:04,129 Then he said, 225 00:08:04,129 --> 00:08:06,129 "As for your saying that he fought 226 00:08:06,129 --> 00:08:08,129 but took neither captives nor spoils of war: 227 00:08:08,129 --> 00:08:10,129 would you take your mother 'A'ishah captive? 228 00:08:10,129 --> 00:08:12,129 Would you deem permissible 229 00:08:12,129 --> 00:08:14,129 to do with her what you deem permissible 230 00:08:14,129 --> 00:08:16,129 with other women, when she is your mother? 231 00:08:16,129 --> 00:08:18,129 For if you say, 232 00:08:18,129 --> 00:08:20,129 'We deem permissible with her what 233 00:08:20,129 --> 00:08:22,129 we deem permissible with others,' 234 00:08:22,129 --> 00:08:24,129 you have committed disbelief. 235 00:08:24,129 --> 00:08:26,129 And if you say, 'She is not our mother,' 236 00:08:26,129 --> 00:08:28,129 you have also committed disbelief, 237 00:08:28,129 --> 00:08:30,129 for Allah says: 238 00:08:30,129 --> 00:08:32,129 'The Prophet is closer to the believers 239 00:08:32,129 --> 00:08:34,129 than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers.' 240 00:08:34,129 --> 00:09:01,580 Thus you are caught between two grave errors, so find a way out of them!" The men began looking at one another, and he asked, "Have I answered this point?" They replied, "Yes." He then said, "As for your saying that he erased from himself the title 'Commander of the Believers', I shall bring you something that will satisfy you: 241 00:09:01,580 --> 00:09:15,580 on the day of al-Hudaybiyyah, the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made peace with the polytheists, and he said to 'Ali, 'Write, O 'Ali: This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has agreed upon.' 242 00:09:15,580 --> 00:09:37,700 But the polytheists objected, 'Had we known you were the Messenger of Allah, we would not have fought you.' So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, 'Erase it, O 'Ali! O Allah, You know that I am the Messenger of Allah. Erase it, O 'Ali, and write: This is what Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah has agreed upon.' 243 00:09:38,700 --> 00:10:00,860 O people, by Allah, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is better than 'Ali, yet he erased his own title, and erasing it did not divest him of prophethood! Have I answered this point?" They said, "Yes." Consequently, two thousand of them recanted, while the rest persisted in their delusion. 244 00:10:00,860 --> 00:10:12,470 The Commander of the Believers, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), had forbidden his companions to initiate fighting against the Kharijites unless they committed an act of violence. 245 00:10:13,470 --> 00:10:19,470 Meanwhile, 'Ali was preoccupied with the affair of Mu'awiyah and those with him in the Levant. 246 00:10:19,470 --> 00:10:35,470 Yet these Kharijites spread widespread corruption across the land; they were scrupulous about trivial matters while boldly committing major atrocities, shedding sacred blood and terrorizing peaceful people. 247 00:10:36,470 --> 00:10:47,470 Among their atrocities was that they came upon 'Abdullah ibn Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), a companion of the Messenger of Allah and the son of his Companion. 248 00:10:48,470 --> 00:10:57,539 They seized him along with his wife. Then one of them noticed a fallen date on the ground, picked it up, and placed it into his mouth. 249 00:10:57,539 --> 00:11:05,539 Another said to him, "That date belongs to a non-Muslim under covenant! On what grounds did you make it permissible for yourself?" So he cast it out of his mouth. 250 00:11:06,539 --> 00:11:15,539 'Abdullah ibn Khabbab said to them, "Shall I not point you to what is of far greater sanctity to you than this?" 251 00:11:15,539 --> 00:11:26,539 They said, "Yes." He said, "I am of far greater sanctity than this!" But they paid no heed to his words; they brought him forward and struck off his head. 252 00:11:27,539 --> 00:11:33,539 Then they took his pregnant wife, ripped open her belly, and cast out her fetus. 253 00:11:34,730 --> 00:11:42,730 When the Commander of the Believers heard of this, he sent word to them: "Hand over to us those among you who killed 'Abdullah ibn Khabbab." 254 00:11:42,730 --> 00:11:54,730 They brazenly answered, "All of us killed him!" 'Ali asked, "Did all of you truly kill him?" They said, "Yes." He proclaimed, "Allahu Akbar!" 255 00:11:55,730 --> 00:12:05,399 He then ordered his companions to prepare to fight them. The Commander of the Believers mounted the pulpit and delivered a sermon to the people, 256 00:12:05,399 --> 00:12:15,399 saying, "What do you think? Shall you march against the people of the Levant, or turn back toward those who have endangered your families left behind?" 257 00:12:16,399 --> 00:12:24,399 They cried, "No, rather we must turn back against these Kharijites!" So he said, "March against them in the Name of Allah! 258 00:12:25,399 --> 00:12:33,399 For I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say, 'A faction will break away at a time of discord among the people; 259 00:12:33,399 --> 00:12:42,399 they will be fought by the closer of the two parties to the truth. Their distinguishing sign among them is a man whose hand is like a woman's breast.'" 260 00:12:43,399 --> 00:12:56,070 So the army advanced toward them until both forces met at al-Nahrawan. The Battle of al-Nahrawan took place in Safar of the thirty-eighth year of the Prophetic Hijrah. 261 00:12:56,070 --> 00:13:04,070 The leader of the Kharijites was 'Abdullah ibn Wahb al-Rasibi, and the two sides clashed in fierce combat, 262 00:13:05,070 --> 00:13:11,070 to the extent that 'Ali's cavalry began to falter and fall back under the fierce onslaught of the Kharijites. 263 00:13:12,070 --> 00:13:23,070 Seeing this, 'Ali called out, "O people! If you are fighting merely for my sake, by Allah, I have nothing with which to reward you! 264 00:13:23,070 --> 00:13:29,139 But if you are fighting for the sake of Allah, then let this not be your fighting!" 265 00:13:30,139 --> 00:13:38,259 At that, the army launched a single, decisive charge until they routed the Kharijites, slaying most of them, and praise be to Allah. 266 00:13:39,259 --> 00:13:46,360 When the battle ended, 'Ali said, "Search among them for the mutilated man, 267 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,360 meaning the man whose hand resembles a woman's breast." 268 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,360 They searched for him but could not find him. 269 00:13:53,360 --> 00:14:01,389 So 'Ali himself set out to search until he came upon a heap of corpses piled one on top of another. 270 00:14:02,389 --> 00:14:11,389 He said, "Move them aside!" And beneath them, right against the ground, they found him matching the exact description given by the Prophet (peace be upon him). 271 00:14:12,389 --> 00:14:16,389 Thereupon, 'Ali proclaimed the Takbir, and the people joined in crying "Allahu Akbar!" 272 00:14:17,389 --> 00:14:26,389 Then he said, "Allah spoke the truth, and His Messenger conveyed it! By Allah, I neither lied nor was I lied to!" 273 00:14:27,899 --> 00:14:35,899 The Commander of the Believers, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, returned to Kufah after crushing the Kharijite uprising. 274 00:14:36,899 --> 00:14:43,899 But as the days passed, the Commander of the Believers observed that matters had grown deeply distressing for him; 275 00:14:43,899 --> 00:14:52,899 his army became mutinous, and the people of Iraq opposed him, failed to stand by him, and even stirred up dissent against him. 276 00:14:53,899 --> 00:15:00,899 All of this occurred while their leader was 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, the best of all people on earth in that era! 277 00:15:01,899 --> 00:15:08,899 In spite of this, they deserted him and let him down, until he grew weary of life and longed for death. 278 00:15:08,899 --> 00:15:15,970 He would frequently say, "What holds back their most wretched one? Why does he not come to kill?" 279 00:15:16,970 --> 00:15:19,970 meaning: "What is their most wretched one waiting for before he assassinates me?" 280 00:15:20,970 --> 00:15:29,970 This was because the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had said to him one day, while 'Ammar ibn Yasir was with them: 281 00:15:30,970 --> 00:15:36,970 "Shall I not inform you both of the most wretched of all people?" They replied, "Certainly, O Messenger of Allah!" 282 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:44,000 The Prophet said, "The pale-skinned wretch of Thamud who hamstrung the she-camel, 283 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:53,000 and the one who will strike you, O 'Ali, upon this—meaning the crown of his head—until this—meaning his beard—is drenched from it." 284 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:58,059 And 'Ali was heard supplicating, saying: 285 00:15:59,059 --> 00:16:04,059 "O Allah, I have grown weary of them and they have grown weary of me; I am sick of them and they are sick of me! 286 00:16:05,059 --> 00:16:07,059 Relieve me of them, and relieve them of me! 287 00:16:08,059 --> 00:16:14,059 What prevents their most wretched one from dying it with blood?" and he placed his hand upon his beard. 288 00:16:15,059 --> 00:16:26,740 Meanwhile, the Kharijites had hatched a plot to assassinate 'Ali, Mu'awiyah, and 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with them all). 289 00:16:27,740 --> 00:16:35,740 They assigned three men from among themselves for this task: 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam al-Muradi, al-Burak ibn 'Abdullah al-Tamimi, 290 00:16:36,740 --> 00:16:38,740 and 'Amr ibn Bakr al-Tamimi. 291 00:16:38,740 --> 00:16:47,740 They gathered in Mecca and swore a pact to kill these three Companions and rid the people of them. 292 00:16:48,740 --> 00:16:53,740 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam said, "I will take care of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib for you." 293 00:16:54,740 --> 00:16:57,740 Al-Burak said, "I will take care of Mu'awiyah for you." 294 00:16:58,740 --> 00:17:02,740 And 'Amr ibn Bakr said, "I shall spare you the trouble of 'Amr ibn al-'As." 295 00:17:03,740 --> 00:17:09,740 They made a solemn pledge to execute their mission or perish in the attempt, 296 00:17:10,740 --> 00:17:15,740 appointing the night of the seventeenth of Ramadan to carry out their plot. 297 00:17:16,930 --> 00:17:21,930 Ibn Muljam departed for Kufah to execute his sinister mission. 298 00:17:22,930 --> 00:17:23,930 On the appointed night, 299 00:17:24,930 --> 00:17:29,930 'Ali ibn Abi Talib came out of his home for the Fajr prayer, 300 00:17:29,930 --> 00:17:36,930 calling out, "O people, prayer! Prayer!" as was his daily habit. 301 00:17:37,930 --> 00:17:43,930 Ibn Muljam intercepted him, shouting, "Judgment belongs to Allah, O 'Ali, not to you!" 302 00:17:44,930 --> 00:17:47,930 He then struck him on the head with his sword and fled. 303 00:17:48,930 --> 00:17:51,930 The people pursued him until they captured him and brought him back, 304 00:17:52,930 --> 00:17:55,930 while they carried 'Ali to his house. 305 00:17:55,930 --> 00:18:01,930 'Ali said, "Imprison this man. If I die, execute him; 306 00:18:02,930 --> 00:18:05,930 but if I live, wounds are subject to just retribution." 307 00:18:06,930 --> 00:18:12,960 'Ali remained in this condition throughout Friday and Saturday night, 308 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:14,960 and passed away on the eve of Sunday, 309 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:21,960 when eleven nights remained of the month of Ramadan in the year forty of the Hijrah, 310 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,960 at the age of fifty-eight. 311 00:18:27,599 --> 00:18:32,599 Before his death, the Commander of the Believers, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, bequeathed 312 00:18:33,599 --> 00:18:36,599 that musk he had kept in his possession be placed in his embalming perfumes (hanut), 313 00:18:37,599 --> 00:18:43,599 saying, "This is the remainder of the embalming perfume of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." 314 00:18:44,599 --> 00:18:47,599 His son al-Hasan led his funeral prayer, 315 00:18:48,599 --> 00:18:50,599 and he was buried at the governor's residence (Dar al-Imarah) in Kufah, 316 00:18:50,599 --> 00:18:54,599 out of fear that the Kharijites might unearth his grave. 317 00:18:55,599 --> 00:19:01,210 Al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) said after burying his father: 318 00:19:02,210 --> 00:19:06,210 "A man has departed from you today whom none of the earliest generations surpassed in knowledge, 319 00:19:07,210 --> 00:19:08,210 nor can any of the later generations ever equal. 320 00:19:09,210 --> 00:19:12,210 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 321 00:19:13,210 --> 00:19:15,210 would dispatch him, handing him the banner, 322 00:19:16,210 --> 00:19:18,210 and he would not return until Allah had granted him victory. 323 00:19:18,210 --> 00:19:21,210 And he left behind neither gold nor silver 324 00:19:22,210 --> 00:19:25,210 save for seven hundred dirhams remaining from his stipend, 325 00:19:26,210 --> 00:19:28,210 which he had set aside to purchase a servant for his family." 326 00:19:51,089 --> 00:19:59,089 and Ibn 'Awf, al-Zubayr, and Abu 'Ubaydah, 327 00:20:00,089 --> 00:20:04,089 the two Sa'ds, and the caliphs.