1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:04,379 --> 00:00:10,509 Mawaddah Association presents: The Ten Promised Paradise. 3 00:00:13,750 --> 00:00:16,850 Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. 4 00:00:17,850 --> 00:00:21,850 Love for the Companions and the Prophet's kin is a established Sunnah, 5 00:00:22,850 --> 00:00:26,850 By which I hope to meet my Lord when He resurrects me. 6 00:00:28,359 --> 00:00:30,359 Love for the Companions and the Prophet's kin... 7 00:00:30,359 --> 00:00:32,359 Here is the Saqifah of Banu Sa'idah, 8 00:00:33,359 --> 00:00:35,359 Where the people gathered to deliberate over a momentous matter: 9 00:00:36,359 --> 00:00:38,359 The matter of the Caliphate. 10 00:00:39,810 --> 00:00:45,810 The Companions differed as to who should be the Caliph over them after the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 11 00:00:46,810 --> 00:00:50,810 The Ansar said, "Let there be a leader from among us, and a leader from among you." 12 00:00:51,810 --> 00:00:56,810 But Abu Bakr said, "No, rather we are the leaders and you are the viziers; 13 00:00:56,810 --> 00:01:00,810 They [Quraysh] hold the most central dwelling among the Arabs and the noblest lineages. 14 00:01:01,810 --> 00:01:04,810 So pledge allegiance either to 'Umar or to Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah." 15 00:01:05,810 --> 00:01:08,840 'Umar replied, "Rather, we pledge allegiance to you! 16 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:15,840 For you are our master, the best of us, and the most beloved of us to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." 17 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,840 So 'Umar took his hand and pledged allegiance to him, and the people pledged allegiance to him. 18 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:25,290 Yes, as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, was given the pledge of Caliphate, 19 00:01:25,290 --> 00:01:27,290 And who could be more deserving of it than him? 20 00:01:28,290 --> 00:01:34,290 He was the strong and trustworthy, the primary vizier of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 21 00:01:35,290 --> 00:01:37,290 And the object of his trust and choice. 22 00:01:38,450 --> 00:01:40,450 Then Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up 23 00:01:41,450 --> 00:01:45,450 And delivered a sermon to the people, saying after praising and glorifying Allah: 24 00:01:46,450 --> 00:01:47,450 "O people! 25 00:01:48,450 --> 00:01:51,450 I have been appointed as your leader, though I am not the best among you. 26 00:01:51,450 --> 00:01:55,450 If I do well, then assist me; and if I do wrong, then set me straight. 27 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:59,450 Truthfulness is a sacred trust, and lying is betrayal. 28 00:02:00,450 --> 00:02:04,450 The weak among you is strong in my sight until I secure his right for him, 29 00:02:05,450 --> 00:02:10,449 And the strong among you is weak in my sight until I take what is due from him. 30 00:02:11,449 --> 00:02:13,449 No people ever abandon jihad in the cause of Allah 31 00:02:14,449 --> 00:02:16,449 Except that Allah strikes them with humiliation; 32 00:02:17,449 --> 00:02:19,449 Nor does immorality ever spread among a people 33 00:02:19,449 --> 00:02:21,449 Except that Allah afflicts them all with tribulation. 34 00:02:22,449 --> 00:02:25,509 Obey me so long as I obey Allah and His Messenger; 35 00:02:26,509 --> 00:02:30,509 But if I disobey Allah and His Messenger, then you owe me no obedience." 36 00:02:31,509 --> 00:02:38,120 Various factions of the Arabs apostatized and withheld the zakat after the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 37 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,120 Yet Allah kept firm the people of the two cities: 38 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:43,120 Mecca and Medina, 39 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,120 As well as the people of at-Ta'if, 40 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,120 Along with a few scattered individuals here and there. 41 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,250 Thus the extraordinary character of Abu Bakr shone forth— 42 00:02:51,250 --> 00:02:53,250 The character of a courageous leader 43 00:02:54,250 --> 00:02:56,250 Who was nurtured in the prophetic school of Muhammad 44 00:02:57,250 --> 00:02:59,250 And was its most distinguished student. 45 00:03:00,250 --> 00:03:02,250 For the very first command he issued 46 00:03:03,250 --> 00:03:05,250 Was the dispatch of the army of Usamah, may Allah be pleased with him, 47 00:03:06,250 --> 00:03:10,250 That very army which the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had ordered. 48 00:03:11,250 --> 00:03:13,250 The people spoke to him regarding that, 49 00:03:14,250 --> 00:03:15,250 Fearing that Medina would be left undefended 50 00:03:15,250 --> 00:03:17,250 And become an easy target for its enemies. 51 00:03:18,250 --> 00:03:23,250 But he declared, "By Allah, even if dogs were to drag the anklets of the women of Medina, 52 00:03:24,250 --> 00:03:29,250 I would never turn back an army dispatched by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him! 53 00:03:30,250 --> 00:03:36,250 Do you command me to be the first to untie a knot tied by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?" 54 00:03:37,250 --> 00:03:39,250 He also ordered the fighting against the apostates 55 00:03:40,250 --> 00:03:42,250 And against anyone who differentiated between prayer and zakat. 56 00:03:42,250 --> 00:03:44,250 Some of the Companions objected, saying, 57 00:03:45,250 --> 00:03:47,250 "How can we fight them when they are Muslims?" 58 00:03:48,250 --> 00:03:49,250 Abu Bakr responded, 59 00:03:50,250 --> 00:03:53,250 "That I should fall from the sky to the earth and be snatched away by birds 60 00:03:54,250 --> 00:03:57,250 Is dearer to me than agreeing with you on this view!" 61 00:03:58,250 --> 00:04:02,250 And he said to them, "By Allah, even if all of you abandon me, 62 00:04:03,250 --> 00:04:06,250 I will fight them alone until my neck is severed! 63 00:04:07,250 --> 00:04:10,250 Even if they withhold from me a single hobbling cord [of zakat], I will wage jihad against them over it! 64 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:13,250 Or do you doubt that the promise of Allah is true?" 65 00:04:14,250 --> 00:04:19,569 Thus, Allah preserved the integrity of Islam through this stance of as-Siddiq. 66 00:04:20,569 --> 00:04:22,980 As-Siddiq ordered Usamah's army to march 67 00:04:23,980 --> 00:04:28,980 Toward its objective that had been designated by the Prophet, peace be upon him, before his demise. 68 00:04:29,980 --> 00:04:31,980 He ordered guards to be stationed around Medina, 69 00:04:32,980 --> 00:04:36,980 And Abu Bakr set out walking alongside the army while Usamah was riding. 70 00:04:37,980 --> 00:04:38,980 Usamah said to him, 71 00:04:38,980 --> 00:04:43,980 "O successor of the Messenger of Allah, by Allah, you will either ride or I will dismount!" 72 00:04:44,980 --> 00:04:49,980 He replied, "By Allah, you shall not dismount, and by Allah, I shall not ride! 73 00:04:50,980 --> 00:04:53,980 What harm is there for me to get my feet dusty in the cause of Allah for an hour?" 74 00:04:54,980 --> 00:04:59,110 The departure of the army at that moment proved to be of the utmost strategic benefit, 75 00:05:00,110 --> 00:05:02,110 For they did not pass by any Arab clan 76 00:05:03,110 --> 00:05:05,110 Except that the clan was awestruck by them and said, 77 00:05:05,110 --> 00:05:07,110 "Had these people not possessed great strength, 78 00:05:08,110 --> 00:05:10,110 The likes of these soldiers would never have departed from their midst! 79 00:05:11,110 --> 00:05:13,110 Let us leave them alone until they engage the Byzantines: 80 00:05:14,110 --> 00:05:17,110 If the Byzantines are victorious, they will have spared us the burden of fighting them; 81 00:05:18,110 --> 00:05:21,110 And if Usamah is victorious, then Islam has firmly prevailed." 82 00:05:22,110 --> 00:05:25,110 Indeed, Usamah's army was victorious, 83 00:05:26,110 --> 00:05:29,110 And they returned safe and sound, and Islam stood firm. 84 00:05:30,110 --> 00:05:32,110 During the absence of Usamah's army— 85 00:05:32,110 --> 00:05:35,689 During the absence of Usamah's army from Medina, 86 00:05:36,689 --> 00:05:38,689 When most of the Companions were with him— 87 00:05:39,689 --> 00:05:43,689 Delegations came to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, in Medina, 88 00:05:44,689 --> 00:05:47,689 Asking him to exempt them from zakat. 89 00:05:48,689 --> 00:05:49,689 But he refused their demand, 90 00:05:50,689 --> 00:05:52,689 So they returned harboring ill intentions. 91 00:05:53,689 --> 00:05:54,689 Then the rightly-guided Caliph, 92 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:57,689 Having read treachery in the faces of those people, 93 00:05:58,689 --> 00:05:59,689 Perceived their baseness, 94 00:05:59,689 --> 00:06:01,689 And discerned their malicious intent, 95 00:06:02,689 --> 00:06:03,689 Said to his companions: 96 00:06:04,689 --> 00:06:05,689 "The land around you is in disbelief, 97 00:06:06,689 --> 00:06:08,689 And their delegation has seen how few you are. 98 00:06:09,689 --> 00:06:10,689 You do not know 99 00:06:11,689 --> 00:06:13,689 Whether you will be attacked by night or by day, 100 00:06:14,689 --> 00:06:16,689 And their nearest forces are merely a postal stage away from you. 101 00:06:17,689 --> 00:06:21,689 These people had hoped that we would accept their terms and make a truce with them, 102 00:06:22,689 --> 00:06:23,689 But we have rejected their demands 103 00:06:24,689 --> 00:06:26,689 And repudiated their treaty. 104 00:06:27,689 --> 00:06:28,689 So be prepared and get ready!" 105 00:06:29,689 --> 00:06:33,689 As-Siddiq devised a tightly coordinated defensive plan: 106 00:06:34,689 --> 00:06:37,689 He instructed the people of Medina to spend the night in the Mosque 107 00:06:38,689 --> 00:06:41,689 So they would be in complete readiness to defend, 108 00:06:42,689 --> 00:06:46,689 And he organized guards stationed at the mountain passes of Medina, 109 00:06:47,689 --> 00:06:48,689 Keeping watch around it through the night 110 00:06:49,689 --> 00:06:51,689 To repel any incoming raid. 111 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,720 The intuition of as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, proved true: 112 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,779 Three days after the return of the apostate delegations, 113 00:07:00,779 --> 00:07:04,779 Having made sure that Usamah's army was far from Medina, 114 00:07:05,779 --> 00:07:07,779 Some tribes raided Medina by night, 115 00:07:08,779 --> 00:07:10,779 Leaving part of their force behind at Dhu Husa, 116 00:07:11,779 --> 00:07:13,779 A place near Medina, 117 00:07:14,779 --> 00:07:16,779 To serve as rear support and reinforcements. 118 00:07:17,819 --> 00:07:19,819 The guards at the mountain passes noticed them 119 00:07:20,819 --> 00:07:22,819 And sent word to as-Siddiq. 120 00:07:22,819 --> 00:07:25,819 He sent word back to them: "Hold your positions," 121 00:07:26,819 --> 00:07:27,819 Which they did. 122 00:07:28,819 --> 00:07:30,819 Then he marched out toward the enemy with the people from the Mosque, 123 00:07:31,819 --> 00:07:32,819 Causing the enemy to scatter. 124 00:07:33,819 --> 00:07:35,819 The Muslims pursued them on their camels 125 00:07:36,819 --> 00:07:37,819 Until they reached Dhu Husa, 126 00:07:38,819 --> 00:07:39,819 Where the enemy reinforcements ambushed them 127 00:07:40,819 --> 00:07:42,819 And rolled inflated skin bags before the camels' faces— 128 00:07:43,819 --> 00:07:45,819 These were inflated butter-skins, 129 00:07:46,819 --> 00:07:48,819 Which are the most terrifying things to camels. 130 00:07:49,819 --> 00:07:51,819 The Muslims' camels bolted while the men were upon them, 131 00:07:52,819 --> 00:07:54,819 And they lost control of their reins 132 00:07:55,819 --> 00:07:57,819 Until the camels carried them back into Medina. 133 00:07:58,819 --> 00:08:00,819 Yet not a single Muslim was thrown or harmed. 134 00:08:01,939 --> 00:08:03,939 The enemy presumed the Muslims were weakened, 135 00:08:04,939 --> 00:08:07,939 So they sent the news to their fellow apostates, 136 00:08:08,939 --> 00:08:09,939 Who rushed to join them, 137 00:08:10,939 --> 00:08:14,939 Unaware of the decree Allah had willed against them. 138 00:08:16,139 --> 00:08:18,139 Abu Bakr spent that night preparing; 139 00:08:19,139 --> 00:08:20,139 He mobilized the people, 140 00:08:20,139 --> 00:08:22,139 Then set out on foot that very night, 141 00:08:23,139 --> 00:08:25,139 With an-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin commanding the right flank, 142 00:08:26,139 --> 00:08:29,139 'Abdullah ibn Muqarrin commanding the left flank, 143 00:08:30,139 --> 00:08:32,139 Suwayd ibn Muqarrin commanding the rearguard, 144 00:08:33,139 --> 00:08:34,139 Accompanied by the camel-riders. 145 00:08:35,139 --> 00:08:36,139 Dawn did not break 146 00:08:37,139 --> 00:08:39,139 Before they and the enemy stood on the same battlefield. 147 00:08:40,139 --> 00:08:42,139 The treacherous enemy was caught completely by surprise 148 00:08:43,139 --> 00:08:46,139 As the swords of the Muslims struck through their ranks. 149 00:08:47,139 --> 00:08:49,139 By the mid-morning of that day, 150 00:08:50,139 --> 00:08:52,139 The enemy had turned and fled, 151 00:08:53,139 --> 00:08:56,139 And the Muslims pursued them until they reached Dhu al-Qassah. 152 00:08:57,139 --> 00:09:01,139 There, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, left an-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin 153 00:09:02,139 --> 00:09:04,139 Along with a detachment of Muslims, 154 00:09:05,139 --> 00:09:07,139 And returned with the rest of the people to Medina. 155 00:09:08,139 --> 00:09:13,740 Then as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, resolved fearlessly to fight the apostates: 156 00:09:14,740 --> 00:09:20,740 He tied eleven battle standards under the command of Khalid and the sincere heroes, 157 00:09:21,740 --> 00:09:23,740 Ordering them to eliminate the apostates 158 00:09:24,740 --> 00:09:26,740 Across all regions of the Arabian Peninsula. 159 00:09:27,740 --> 00:09:31,740 Among the instructions as-Siddiq gave to these armies, he said: 160 00:09:32,740 --> 00:09:33,740 "O people! 161 00:09:34,740 --> 00:09:35,740 Halt, for I give you ten admonitions, 162 00:09:36,740 --> 00:09:37,740 So memorize them from me: 163 00:09:38,740 --> 00:09:40,740 Do not betray, do not embezzle spoils of war, 164 00:09:40,740 --> 00:09:42,740 Do not act treacherously, do not mutilate the dead, 165 00:09:43,740 --> 00:09:47,740 Do not kill a young child, an old man, or a woman, 166 00:09:48,740 --> 00:09:50,740 Do not uproot palm trees nor burn them, 167 00:09:51,740 --> 00:09:53,740 Do not cut down a fruit-bearing tree, 168 00:09:54,740 --> 00:09:59,740 And do not slaughter a sheep, a cow, or a camel except for food. 169 00:10:00,740 --> 00:10:04,740 You will surely pass by people who have devoted themselves to monasteries; 170 00:10:05,740 --> 00:10:07,740 Leave them to that which they have devoted themselves." 171 00:10:08,740 --> 00:10:14,100 The army dispatched by Abu Bakr marched under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid 172 00:10:15,100 --> 00:10:17,100 To fight Musaylimah the Liar. 173 00:10:18,100 --> 00:10:19,100 The two opposing forces clashed 174 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:23,100 And fought fiercely at al-Yamamah, 175 00:10:24,100 --> 00:10:26,100 Until Allah extinguished the sedition of Musaylimah 176 00:10:27,100 --> 00:10:29,100 By the sword of Khalid and those with him. 177 00:10:30,100 --> 00:10:35,100 During that battle, many of the Companions who were memorizers of the Qur'an were martyred— 178 00:10:35,100 --> 00:10:38,100 Said to be seven hundred, or even more. 179 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:44,100 Thus began the consideration to compile the Qur'an before the remaining memorizers were killed, 180 00:10:45,100 --> 00:10:49,100 Which will be the opening topic of our next session, Allah willing. 181 00:11:06,789 --> 00:11:08,789 [Chant:] They are the distinguished men: 182 00:11:09,789 --> 00:11:10,789 They are Talhah, 183 00:11:11,789 --> 00:11:13,789 Ibn 'Awf, 184 00:11:14,789 --> 00:11:16,789 Az-Zubayr, 185 00:11:17,789 --> 00:11:18,789 Abu 'Ubaydah, 186 00:11:19,789 --> 00:11:23,789 The two Sa'ds, and the Caliphs.