1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,740 --> 00:00:17,739 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:17,739 --> 00:00:21,739 to present to you portraits from the lives of the Companions, 4 00:00:21,739 --> 00:00:24,739 by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 5 00:00:25,769 --> 00:00:26,769 may Allah have mercy upon him. 6 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:34,229 Al-Ala' Ibn al-Hadrami, may Allah be pleased with you. 7 00:00:51,270 --> 00:00:55,270 The warriors, those seeking martyrdom, moved their camels forward, 8 00:00:55,270 --> 00:01:00,270 and resumed their bitter struggle against the Dahna desert in the Empty Quarter, 9 00:01:00,270 --> 00:01:05,269 until, by the permission of Allah and in His cause, they conquered its scorching sands, 10 00:01:05,269 --> 00:01:07,269 subdued its deadly wilderness, 11 00:01:07,269 --> 00:01:09,269 and terrified its ferocious beasts. 12 00:01:09,269 --> 00:01:14,269 They made the desert complain of their footsteps more than they complained of it. 13 00:01:14,269 --> 00:01:18,269 Whenever they were on the verge of exhaustion, 14 00:01:18,269 --> 00:01:23,269 their brilliant and peerless commander, Al-Ala' Ibn al-Hadrami, would appear before them, 15 00:01:23,269 --> 00:01:28,269 pouring into their hearts a spirit that filled them with resolve and determination, 16 00:01:28,269 --> 00:01:34,269 and imbuing them with a firmness and courage that ignited their zeal and boldness. 17 00:01:34,269 --> 00:01:39,269 He reminded them of Allah’s favor and mercy upon them in the Dahna desert, 18 00:01:39,269 --> 00:01:42,269 which increased them in faith upon their faith. 19 00:01:42,269 --> 00:01:47,269 The army of believers continued to press on, through the fatigue of the night and the day, 20 00:01:47,269 --> 00:01:51,269 until they reached Bahrain and encamped in its outskirts. 21 00:01:51,269 --> 00:01:55,400 The inspired commander did not waste a single moment of his time; 22 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,400 he dispatched his scouts everywhere to gather intelligence for him, 23 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,400 and to investigate the conditions. 24 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:06,400 He learned that no sooner had the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 25 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:11,400 passed to the side of his Lord, than the callers of evil arose, saying: 26 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,400 "If Muhammad were a prophet, he would not have died." 27 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,430 Consequently, the people of Bahrain all apostatized from their religion, 28 00:02:18,430 --> 00:02:21,430 and surrendered their leadership to al-Hutam Ibn Dubay'ah. 29 00:02:21,430 --> 00:02:24,430 Not a single person among them remained upon Islam, 30 00:02:24,430 --> 00:02:28,430 except for the people of one village: the village of Juwatha. 31 00:02:29,430 --> 00:02:32,430 As for the news of this faithful village, 32 00:02:32,430 --> 00:02:37,430 there was among them a man from the elite Companions of the Messenger, peace be upon him, 33 00:02:37,430 --> 00:02:40,430 namely al-Jarud Ibn al-Mu'alla. 34 00:02:40,430 --> 00:02:44,430 He had visited the Great Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 35 00:02:44,430 --> 00:02:48,430 and drank from his guidance as much as Allah willed for him to drink. 36 00:02:48,430 --> 00:02:50,430 Then he returned to his people, 37 00:02:50,430 --> 00:02:53,430 and remained among them, calling them to Allah the Almighty, 38 00:02:53,430 --> 00:02:56,430 and teaching them the upright religion. 39 00:02:56,430 --> 00:03:00,430 When he saw that his people were inclined to apostatize with the apostates, 40 00:03:00,430 --> 00:03:02,430 he gathered them and said: 41 00:03:02,430 --> 00:03:03,430 "O my people, 42 00:03:03,430 --> 00:03:07,430 I am going to ask you about a matter, so tell me if you know it." 43 00:03:07,430 --> 00:03:09,430 They said, "Ask." 44 00:03:09,430 --> 00:03:10,430 He said: 45 00:03:10,430 --> 00:03:14,430 "Do you know that Allah had prophets before Muhammad?" 46 00:03:14,430 --> 00:03:16,430 They said, "Yes." 47 00:03:16,430 --> 00:03:17,430 He said: 48 00:03:17,430 --> 00:03:18,430 "Then where are they?" 49 00:03:18,430 --> 00:03:19,430 They said: 50 00:03:19,430 --> 00:03:20,430 "They died." 51 00:03:20,430 --> 00:03:21,430 He said: 52 00:03:21,430 --> 00:03:24,430 "Then Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 53 00:03:24,430 --> 00:03:26,430 has died just as they died. 54 00:03:26,430 --> 00:03:29,430 And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 55 00:03:29,430 --> 00:03:31,430 and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, 56 00:03:31,430 --> 00:03:34,430 and that Allah is Ever-Living and does not die." 57 00:03:34,430 --> 00:03:35,430 They said: 58 00:03:35,430 --> 00:03:39,430 "You are the best of us, the wisest of us, and our leader, 59 00:03:39,430 --> 00:03:41,430 and you have spoken nothing but the truth." 60 00:03:41,430 --> 00:03:43,430 Then they remained steadfast upon Islam, 61 00:03:43,430 --> 00:03:47,430 opposing all of their fellow tribesmen in doing so. 62 00:03:47,430 --> 00:03:50,430 At that, al-Hutam besieged them with his soldiers, 63 00:03:50,430 --> 00:03:52,430 tightened the noose around them, 64 00:03:52,430 --> 00:03:54,430 and cut off their food supplies, 65 00:03:54,430 --> 00:03:58,430 leaving them to die of hunger without war or combat. 66 00:03:58,430 --> 00:04:02,430 Yet that severe siege did not shake their faith. 67 00:04:02,430 --> 00:04:04,430 Their poet said, 68 00:04:04,430 --> 00:04:08,430 seeking help from al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, from afar: 69 00:04:08,430 --> 00:04:11,430 "Convey to Abu Bakr a complaint, 70 00:04:11,430 --> 00:04:14,430 and to the youth of Medina, all of us. 71 00:04:14,430 --> 00:04:17,430 Will you not help a noble people, 72 00:04:17,430 --> 00:04:20,430 sitting in Juwatha, besieged? 73 00:04:20,430 --> 00:04:23,430 We have placed our trust in the Most Merciful, for we 74 00:04:23,430 --> 00:04:26,430 have found patience for those who trust." 75 00:04:26,430 --> 00:04:30,430 No sooner had Al-Ala' Ibn al-Hadrami reached Bahrain 76 00:04:30,430 --> 00:04:34,430 than he sent a disguised messenger to Juwatha, 77 00:04:34,430 --> 00:04:38,430 ordering him to inform al-Jarud of the arrival of the Muslim army, 78 00:04:38,430 --> 00:04:42,430 to strengthen his resolve and the resolve of his people, 79 00:04:42,430 --> 00:04:45,430 and to ask them to prepare for the decisive moment 80 00:04:45,430 --> 00:04:49,430 when the Muslims would decide to strike at their enemy. 81 00:04:49,430 --> 00:04:53,560 Al-Ala' Ibn al-Hadrami realized that he had no power 82 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,560 to fight al-Hutam and his men, 83 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,560 due to their great numbers and his small army, 84 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,560 their strength and his weakness, 85 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,560 and their abundance of equipment and supplies versus his scarcity of resources. 86 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,589 So he dug a trench for his army to take cover in, 87 00:05:08,589 --> 00:05:10,589 and al-Hutam did the same, 88 00:05:10,589 --> 00:05:12,589 because his fear of the Muslims 89 00:05:12,589 --> 00:05:16,589 was no less than the Muslims' fear of him. 90 00:05:16,589 --> 00:05:19,589 The seasoned Muslim commander armed himself with patience, 91 00:05:19,589 --> 00:05:22,589 and took every precaution and care. 92 00:05:22,589 --> 00:05:25,589 The two parties remained for a whole month, engaging in 93 00:05:25,589 --> 00:05:27,589 light skirmishes during the day, 94 00:05:27,589 --> 00:05:30,589 and returning to their trenches at night. 95 00:05:30,589 --> 00:05:34,589 Throughout this, Al-Ala' was sharp of hearing, 96 00:05:34,589 --> 00:05:36,589 keen of sight, 97 00:05:36,589 --> 00:05:40,589 and intensely attentive to everything happening behind the enemy's trenches, 98 00:05:40,589 --> 00:05:43,589 waiting for the opportunity that would allow him 99 00:05:43,589 --> 00:05:47,689 to pounce on his enemy during one of their moments of negligence. 100 00:05:47,689 --> 00:05:49,689 One night, 101 00:05:49,689 --> 00:05:52,689 the Muslim scouts and spies 102 00:05:52,689 --> 00:05:55,689 heard a commotion in the enemy camp, 103 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:58,689 and saw unusual movement from afar. 104 00:05:58,689 --> 00:06:00,689 Al-Ala' said to his men: 105 00:06:00,689 --> 00:06:02,689 "Who will bring us news of the people?" 106 00:06:02,689 --> 00:06:06,689 A man named Abdullah Ibn Hadhf stood up to him 107 00:06:06,689 --> 00:06:07,689 and said: 108 00:06:07,689 --> 00:06:10,689 "I will bring you their news, O Commander." 109 00:06:10,689 --> 00:06:12,689 He commissioned him for that task, 110 00:06:12,689 --> 00:06:14,689 warned him, advised him, 111 00:06:14,689 --> 00:06:16,879 and entrusted him to Allah. 112 00:06:16,879 --> 00:06:19,879 Abdullah Ibn Hadhf went toward the enemy trenches, 113 00:06:19,879 --> 00:06:21,879 hidden by the cover of darkness, 114 00:06:21,879 --> 00:06:24,879 and crossed the trenches with agility and caution. 115 00:06:24,879 --> 00:06:27,879 When he was inside their camp, 116 00:06:27,879 --> 00:06:29,879 they noticed him and captured him. 117 00:06:29,879 --> 00:06:31,879 At that moment, 118 00:06:31,879 --> 00:06:33,879 he began to cry out for help, calling: 119 00:06:33,879 --> 00:06:36,879 "O Abjar! O Abjar!" 120 00:06:36,879 --> 00:06:38,879 The Abjar he called upon 121 00:06:38,879 --> 00:06:40,879 was a man from the Banu 'Ijl, 122 00:06:40,879 --> 00:06:43,879 of high standing in al-Hutam's army. 123 00:06:43,879 --> 00:06:46,879 Abdullah's mother was from the 'Ijl tribe. 124 00:06:46,879 --> 00:06:49,879 Abjar came to him and asked about his lineage, 125 00:06:49,879 --> 00:06:51,879 so he identified himself and said to him: 126 00:06:51,879 --> 00:06:53,879 "You are my maternal uncles." 127 00:06:53,879 --> 00:06:55,879 He recognized him and granted him protection, 128 00:06:55,879 --> 00:06:57,879 and inquired about his situation. 129 00:06:57,879 --> 00:06:58,879 He said: 130 00:06:58,879 --> 00:07:00,879 "I lost my way, 131 00:07:00,879 --> 00:07:02,879 and landed among your soldiers, 132 00:07:02,879 --> 00:07:04,879 so they took me prisoner." 133 00:07:04,879 --> 00:07:06,879 Abjar said to him: 134 00:07:06,879 --> 00:07:08,879 "By Allah, I think you 135 00:07:09,879 --> 00:07:12,069 have come to your maternal uncles." 136 00:07:12,069 --> 00:07:14,069 Abdullah said to him: 137 00:07:14,069 --> 00:07:15,069 "Leave that aside, 138 00:07:15,069 --> 00:07:18,069 and feed me, for hunger has killed me." 139 00:07:18,069 --> 00:07:20,069 He offered him food, 140 00:07:20,069 --> 00:07:23,069 and he began to eat it slowly and deliberately, 141 00:07:23,069 --> 00:07:25,069 to learn about the state of the people, 142 00:07:25,069 --> 00:07:28,069 and to uncover the secrets of their news. 143 00:07:28,069 --> 00:07:31,069 When he had achieved what he wanted, he said: 144 00:07:31,069 --> 00:07:33,069 "Provide for me, give me a mount, 145 00:07:33,069 --> 00:07:36,069 and grant me passage until I reach my people's camp." 146 00:07:36,069 --> 00:07:39,069 So he provided for him, gave him a mount, 147 00:07:39,069 --> 00:07:43,069 and sent someone with him to escort him until he reached safety. 148 00:07:43,069 --> 00:07:46,139 When he arrived at the Muslim camp, 149 00:07:46,139 --> 00:07:49,139 he informed Al-Ala' that the people were celebrating 150 00:07:49,139 --> 00:07:51,139 one of their occasions, 151 00:07:51,139 --> 00:07:55,139 that they had scattered jars of wine everywhere, 152 00:07:55,139 --> 00:07:58,139 and were drinking from them greedily, 153 00:07:58,139 --> 00:08:01,139 until drunkenness overcame them, 154 00:08:01,139 --> 00:08:03,139 leaving them between sleeping, stuporous, 155 00:08:03,139 --> 00:08:06,139 and rowdy, not knowing what they were doing, 156 00:08:06,139 --> 00:08:10,139 and that his 'Ijli relative was among the latter group. 157 00:08:10,139 --> 00:08:14,139 Al-Ala' did not waste a single minute of time, 158 00:08:14,139 --> 00:08:17,139 so he sent word to al-Jarud ordering him to attack 159 00:08:17,139 --> 00:08:19,139 the enemies from the rear, 160 00:08:19,139 --> 00:08:22,139 while he himself launched his army toward them from the front, 161 00:08:22,139 --> 00:08:25,139 moving like arrows in the dimness of the darkness. 162 00:08:25,139 --> 00:08:27,139 He stormed the drunken army's 163 00:08:27,139 --> 00:08:30,139 fortified trenches from every side, 164 00:08:30,139 --> 00:08:35,139 and set his swords upon the necks of the enemy soldiers without mercy. 165 00:08:35,139 --> 00:08:39,139 The battle ended in a dire catastrophe for the apostate army 166 00:08:39,139 --> 00:08:41,139 and its leader, al-Hutam. 167 00:08:41,139 --> 00:08:43,139 As for the army's commander, 168 00:08:43,139 --> 00:08:48,139 he was asleep when the Muslims descended upon his camp like a thunderbolt, 169 00:08:48,139 --> 00:08:50,139 and nothing awakened him from his stupor 170 00:08:50,139 --> 00:08:53,139 but the clashing of swords and the thrusting of spears, 171 00:08:53,139 --> 00:08:55,139 and the sounds of *tahlil* and *takbir*. 172 00:08:55,139 --> 00:08:59,139 He jumped up in panic and mounted his horse, 173 00:08:59,139 --> 00:09:02,139 but the stirrup of his saddle snapped, 174 00:09:02,139 --> 00:09:04,139 so he began to call out: 175 00:09:04,139 --> 00:09:07,139 "I am al-Hutam! Who will fix my stirrup for me?" 176 00:09:07,139 --> 00:09:11,139 One of the Muslim soldiers approached him and said: 177 00:09:11,139 --> 00:09:14,139 "Raise your leg, O Commander, so I may fix it for you." 178 00:09:14,139 --> 00:09:16,139 When he raised his leg, 179 00:09:16,139 --> 00:09:20,139 he struck him with his sword and severed it from his body completely. 180 00:09:20,139 --> 00:09:24,139 He fell to the ground, blood gushing from him, 181 00:09:24,139 --> 00:09:27,139 and the pain searing his liver. 182 00:09:27,139 --> 00:09:32,139 At that, he began to ask everyone who passed by to finish him off, 183 00:09:32,139 --> 00:09:34,139 to be rid of his pain, 184 00:09:34,139 --> 00:09:38,139 and to escape the trampling of the feet of the defeated who were passing over him. 185 00:09:38,139 --> 00:09:40,139 He remained in this state 186 00:09:40,139 --> 00:09:43,139 until one of the Muslim soldiers killed him, 187 00:09:43,139 --> 00:09:46,139 without knowing who he really was. 188 00:09:46,139 --> 00:09:48,139 As for the army, 189 00:09:48,139 --> 00:09:52,139 it suffered a crushing and terrible defeat. 190 00:09:52,139 --> 00:09:56,139 One group fell dead in the trenches they had dug with their own hands, 191 00:09:56,139 --> 00:09:58,139 which became their graves, 192 00:09:58,139 --> 00:10:01,139 and another group was taken prisoner by the Muslims. 193 00:10:01,139 --> 00:10:04,139 However, the bulk of the army 194 00:10:04,139 --> 00:10:07,139 fled to the ships anchored on the shores, 195 00:10:07,139 --> 00:10:11,139 and turned their backs, escaping to the island of Darin. 196 00:10:11,139 --> 00:10:15,200 Al-Ala' Ibn al-Hadrami had liberated Bahrain, 197 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,200 and restored it to the fold of Islam. 198 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:24,200 But do you think that a hero and mujahid like him could ever rest, 199 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,200 Nor can he close his eyes in sleep, 200 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:30,200 as long as the apostates roam freely and securely in his vicinity, 201 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,200 entrenched on the island of Darin.