WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.000 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 00:00:04.379 --> 00:00:10.509 Mawaddah Association presents: The Ten Promised Paradise. 00:00:13.750 --> 00:00:16.850 Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:00:17.850 --> 00:00:21.850 Love for the Companions and the Prophet's kin is a established Sunnah, 00:00:22.850 --> 00:00:26.850 By which I hope to meet my Lord when He resurrects me. 00:00:28.359 --> 00:00:30.359 Love for the Companions and the Prophet's kin... 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:32.359 Here is the Saqifah of Banu Sa'idah, 00:00:33.359 --> 00:00:35.359 Where the people gathered to deliberate over a momentous matter: 00:00:36.359 --> 00:00:38.359 The matter of the Caliphate. 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. 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." 00:00:51.810 --> 00:00:56.810 But Abu Bakr said, "No, rather we are the leaders and you are the viziers; 00:00:56.810 --> 00:01:00.810 They [Quraysh] hold the most central dwelling among the Arabs and the noblest lineages. 00:01:01.810 --> 00:01:04.810 So pledge allegiance either to 'Umar or to Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah." 00:01:05.810 --> 00:01:08.840 'Umar replied, "Rather, we pledge allegiance to you! 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." 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. 00:01:20.840 --> 00:01:25.290 Yes, as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, was given the pledge of Caliphate, 00:01:25.290 --> 00:01:27.290 And who could be more deserving of it than him? 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, 00:01:35.290 --> 00:01:37.290 And the object of his trust and choice. 00:01:38.450 --> 00:01:40.450 Then Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up 00:01:41.450 --> 00:01:45.450 And delivered a sermon to the people, saying after praising and glorifying Allah: 00:01:46.450 --> 00:01:47.450 "O people! 00:01:48.450 --> 00:01:51.450 I have been appointed as your leader, though I am not the best among you. 00:01:51.450 --> 00:01:55.450 If I do well, then assist me; and if I do wrong, then set me straight. 00:01:56.450 --> 00:01:59.450 Truthfulness is a sacred trust, and lying is betrayal. 00:02:00.450 --> 00:02:04.450 The weak among you is strong in my sight until I secure his right for him, 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. 00:02:11.449 --> 00:02:13.449 No people ever abandon jihad in the cause of Allah 00:02:14.449 --> 00:02:16.449 Except that Allah strikes them with humiliation; 00:02:17.449 --> 00:02:19.449 Nor does immorality ever spread among a people 00:02:19.449 --> 00:02:21.449 Except that Allah afflicts them all with tribulation. 00:02:22.449 --> 00:02:25.509 Obey me so long as I obey Allah and His Messenger; 00:02:26.509 --> 00:02:30.509 But if I disobey Allah and His Messenger, then you owe me no obedience." 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, 00:02:39.120 --> 00:02:41.120 Yet Allah kept firm the people of the two cities: 00:02:42.120 --> 00:02:43.120 Mecca and Medina, 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:45.120 As well as the people of at-Ta'if, 00:02:46.120 --> 00:02:48.120 Along with a few scattered individuals here and there. 00:02:48.120 --> 00:02:50.250 Thus the extraordinary character of Abu Bakr shone forth— 00:02:51.250 --> 00:02:53.250 The character of a courageous leader 00:02:54.250 --> 00:02:56.250 Who was nurtured in the prophetic school of Muhammad 00:02:57.250 --> 00:02:59.250 And was its most distinguished student. 00:03:00.250 --> 00:03:02.250 For the very first command he issued 00:03:03.250 --> 00:03:05.250 Was the dispatch of the army of Usamah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:03:06.250 --> 00:03:10.250 That very army which the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had ordered. 00:03:11.250 --> 00:03:13.250 The people spoke to him regarding that, 00:03:14.250 --> 00:03:15.250 Fearing that Medina would be left undefended 00:03:15.250 --> 00:03:17.250 And become an easy target for its enemies. 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, 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! 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?" 00:03:37.250 --> 00:03:39.250 He also ordered the fighting against the apostates 00:03:40.250 --> 00:03:42.250 And against anyone who differentiated between prayer and zakat. 00:03:42.250 --> 00:03:44.250 Some of the Companions objected, saying, 00:03:45.250 --> 00:03:47.250 "How can we fight them when they are Muslims?" 00:03:48.250 --> 00:03:49.250 Abu Bakr responded, 00:03:50.250 --> 00:03:53.250 "That I should fall from the sky to the earth and be snatched away by birds 00:03:54.250 --> 00:03:57.250 Is dearer to me than agreeing with you on this view!" 00:03:58.250 --> 00:04:02.250 And he said to them, "By Allah, even if all of you abandon me, 00:04:03.250 --> 00:04:06.250 I will fight them alone until my neck is severed! 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! 00:04:10.250 --> 00:04:13.250 Or do you doubt that the promise of Allah is true?" 00:04:14.250 --> 00:04:19.569 Thus, Allah preserved the integrity of Islam through this stance of as-Siddiq. 00:04:20.569 --> 00:04:22.980 As-Siddiq ordered Usamah's army to march 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. 00:04:29.980 --> 00:04:31.980 He ordered guards to be stationed around Medina, 00:04:32.980 --> 00:04:36.980 And Abu Bakr set out walking alongside the army while Usamah was riding. 00:04:37.980 --> 00:04:38.980 Usamah said to him, 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!" 00:04:44.980 --> 00:04:49.980 He replied, "By Allah, you shall not dismount, and by Allah, I shall not ride! 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?" 00:04:54.980 --> 00:04:59.110 The departure of the army at that moment proved to be of the utmost strategic benefit, 00:05:00.110 --> 00:05:02.110 For they did not pass by any Arab clan 00:05:03.110 --> 00:05:05.110 Except that the clan was awestruck by them and said, 00:05:05.110 --> 00:05:07.110 "Had these people not possessed great strength, 00:05:08.110 --> 00:05:10.110 The likes of these soldiers would never have departed from their midst! 00:05:11.110 --> 00:05:13.110 Let us leave them alone until they engage the Byzantines: 00:05:14.110 --> 00:05:17.110 If the Byzantines are victorious, they will have spared us the burden of fighting them; 00:05:18.110 --> 00:05:21.110 And if Usamah is victorious, then Islam has firmly prevailed." 00:05:22.110 --> 00:05:25.110 Indeed, Usamah's army was victorious, 00:05:26.110 --> 00:05:29.110 And they returned safe and sound, and Islam stood firm. 00:05:30.110 --> 00:05:32.110 During the absence of Usamah's army— 00:05:32.110 --> 00:05:35.689 During the absence of Usamah's army from Medina, 00:05:36.689 --> 00:05:38.689 When most of the Companions were with him— 00:05:39.689 --> 00:05:43.689 Delegations came to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, in Medina, 00:05:44.689 --> 00:05:47.689 Asking him to exempt them from zakat. 00:05:48.689 --> 00:05:49.689 But he refused their demand, 00:05:50.689 --> 00:05:52.689 So they returned harboring ill intentions. 00:05:53.689 --> 00:05:54.689 Then the rightly-guided Caliph, 00:05:55.689 --> 00:05:57.689 Having read treachery in the faces of those people, 00:05:58.689 --> 00:05:59.689 Perceived their baseness, 00:05:59.689 --> 00:06:01.689 And discerned their malicious intent, 00:06:02.689 --> 00:06:03.689 Said to his companions: 00:06:04.689 --> 00:06:05.689 "The land around you is in disbelief, 00:06:06.689 --> 00:06:08.689 And their delegation has seen how few you are. 00:06:09.689 --> 00:06:10.689 You do not know 00:06:11.689 --> 00:06:13.689 Whether you will be attacked by night or by day, 00:06:14.689 --> 00:06:16.689 And their nearest forces are merely a postal stage away from you. 00:06:17.689 --> 00:06:21.689 These people had hoped that we would accept their terms and make a truce with them, 00:06:22.689 --> 00:06:23.689 But we have rejected their demands 00:06:24.689 --> 00:06:26.689 And repudiated their treaty. 00:06:27.689 --> 00:06:28.689 So be prepared and get ready!" 00:06:29.689 --> 00:06:33.689 As-Siddiq devised a tightly coordinated defensive plan: 00:06:34.689 --> 00:06:37.689 He instructed the people of Medina to spend the night in the Mosque 00:06:38.689 --> 00:06:41.689 So they would be in complete readiness to defend, 00:06:42.689 --> 00:06:46.689 And he organized guards stationed at the mountain passes of Medina, 00:06:47.689 --> 00:06:48.689 Keeping watch around it through the night 00:06:49.689 --> 00:06:51.689 To repel any incoming raid. 00:06:52.720 --> 00:06:55.720 The intuition of as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, proved true: 00:06:55.720 --> 00:06:59.779 Three days after the return of the apostate delegations, 00:07:00.779 --> 00:07:04.779 Having made sure that Usamah's army was far from Medina, 00:07:05.779 --> 00:07:07.779 Some tribes raided Medina by night, 00:07:08.779 --> 00:07:10.779 Leaving part of their force behind at Dhu Husa, 00:07:11.779 --> 00:07:13.779 A place near Medina, 00:07:14.779 --> 00:07:16.779 To serve as rear support and reinforcements. 00:07:17.819 --> 00:07:19.819 The guards at the mountain passes noticed them 00:07:20.819 --> 00:07:22.819 And sent word to as-Siddiq. 00:07:22.819 --> 00:07:25.819 He sent word back to them: "Hold your positions," 00:07:26.819 --> 00:07:27.819 Which they did. 00:07:28.819 --> 00:07:30.819 Then he marched out toward the enemy with the people from the Mosque, 00:07:31.819 --> 00:07:32.819 Causing the enemy to scatter. 00:07:33.819 --> 00:07:35.819 The Muslims pursued them on their camels 00:07:36.819 --> 00:07:37.819 Until they reached Dhu Husa, 00:07:38.819 --> 00:07:39.819 Where the enemy reinforcements ambushed them 00:07:40.819 --> 00:07:42.819 And rolled inflated skin bags before the camels' faces— 00:07:43.819 --> 00:07:45.819 These were inflated butter-skins, 00:07:46.819 --> 00:07:48.819 Which are the most terrifying things to camels. 00:07:49.819 --> 00:07:51.819 The Muslims' camels bolted while the men were upon them, 00:07:52.819 --> 00:07:54.819 And they lost control of their reins 00:07:55.819 --> 00:07:57.819 Until the camels carried them back into Medina. 00:07:58.819 --> 00:08:00.819 Yet not a single Muslim was thrown or harmed. 00:08:01.939 --> 00:08:03.939 The enemy presumed the Muslims were weakened, 00:08:04.939 --> 00:08:07.939 So they sent the news to their fellow apostates, 00:08:08.939 --> 00:08:09.939 Who rushed to join them, 00:08:10.939 --> 00:08:14.939 Unaware of the decree Allah had willed against them. 00:08:16.139 --> 00:08:18.139 Abu Bakr spent that night preparing; 00:08:19.139 --> 00:08:20.139 He mobilized the people, 00:08:20.139 --> 00:08:22.139 Then set out on foot that very night, 00:08:23.139 --> 00:08:25.139 With an-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin commanding the right flank, 00:08:26.139 --> 00:08:29.139 'Abdullah ibn Muqarrin commanding the left flank, 00:08:30.139 --> 00:08:32.139 Suwayd ibn Muqarrin commanding the rearguard, 00:08:33.139 --> 00:08:34.139 Accompanied by the camel-riders. 00:08:35.139 --> 00:08:36.139 Dawn did not break 00:08:37.139 --> 00:08:39.139 Before they and the enemy stood on the same battlefield. 00:08:40.139 --> 00:08:42.139 The treacherous enemy was caught completely by surprise 00:08:43.139 --> 00:08:46.139 As the swords of the Muslims struck through their ranks. 00:08:47.139 --> 00:08:49.139 By the mid-morning of that day, 00:08:50.139 --> 00:08:52.139 The enemy had turned and fled, 00:08:53.139 --> 00:08:56.139 And the Muslims pursued them until they reached Dhu al-Qassah. 00:08:57.139 --> 00:09:01.139 There, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, left an-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin 00:09:02.139 --> 00:09:04.139 Along with a detachment of Muslims, 00:09:05.139 --> 00:09:07.139 And returned with the rest of the people to Medina. 00:09:08.139 --> 00:09:13.740 Then as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, resolved fearlessly to fight the apostates: 00:09:14.740 --> 00:09:20.740 He tied eleven battle standards under the command of Khalid and the sincere heroes, 00:09:21.740 --> 00:09:23.740 Ordering them to eliminate the apostates 00:09:24.740 --> 00:09:26.740 Across all regions of the Arabian Peninsula. 00:09:27.740 --> 00:09:31.740 Among the instructions as-Siddiq gave to these armies, he said: 00:09:32.740 --> 00:09:33.740 "O people! 00:09:34.740 --> 00:09:35.740 Halt, for I give you ten admonitions, 00:09:36.740 --> 00:09:37.740 So memorize them from me: 00:09:38.740 --> 00:09:40.740 Do not betray, do not embezzle spoils of war, 00:09:40.740 --> 00:09:42.740 Do not act treacherously, do not mutilate the dead, 00:09:43.740 --> 00:09:47.740 Do not kill a young child, an old man, or a woman, 00:09:48.740 --> 00:09:50.740 Do not uproot palm trees nor burn them, 00:09:51.740 --> 00:09:53.740 Do not cut down a fruit-bearing tree, 00:09:54.740 --> 00:09:59.740 And do not slaughter a sheep, a cow, or a camel except for food. 00:10:00.740 --> 00:10:04.740 You will surely pass by people who have devoted themselves to monasteries; 00:10:05.740 --> 00:10:07.740 Leave them to that which they have devoted themselves." 00:10:08.740 --> 00:10:14.100 The army dispatched by Abu Bakr marched under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid 00:10:15.100 --> 00:10:17.100 To fight Musaylimah the Liar. 00:10:18.100 --> 00:10:19.100 The two opposing forces clashed 00:10:20.100 --> 00:10:23.100 And fought fiercely at al-Yamamah, 00:10:24.100 --> 00:10:26.100 Until Allah extinguished the sedition of Musaylimah 00:10:27.100 --> 00:10:29.100 By the sword of Khalid and those with him. 00:10:30.100 --> 00:10:35.100 During that battle, many of the Companions who were memorizers of the Qur'an were martyred— 00:10:35.100 --> 00:10:38.100 Said to be seven hundred, or even more. 00:10:39.100 --> 00:10:44.100 Thus began the consideration to compile the Qur'an before the remaining memorizers were killed, 00:10:45.100 --> 00:10:49.100 Which will be the opening topic of our next session, Allah willing. 00:11:06.789 --> 00:11:08.789 [Chant:] They are the distinguished men: 00:11:09.789 --> 00:11:10.789 They are Talhah, 00:11:11.789 --> 00:11:13.789 Ibn 'Awf, 00:11:14.789 --> 00:11:16.789 Az-Zubayr, 00:11:17.789 --> 00:11:18.789 Abu 'Ubaydah, 00:11:19.789 --> 00:11:23.789 The two Sa'ds, and the Caliphs.