1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:17,800 Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,800 to present to you snapshots from the lives of the Companions, 4 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,800 written by 'Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 5 00:00:25,829 --> 00:00:26,829 may Allah have mercy upon him. 6 00:00:26,829 --> 00:00:31,910 Mu'adh ibn 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh 7 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:35,909 and his brother Mu'awwid, may Allah be pleased with them both. 8 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,200 While the youth Mu'adh ibn 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh 9 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,200 was among a group of his peers, 10 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,200 playing and enjoying themselves amid the water, shade, and greenery, 11 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,200 the young Meccan preacher came upon them: 12 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:09,200 Mus'ab ibn 'Umair, may Allah be pleased with him. 13 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,200 He greeted them warmly and gently, 14 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:15,200 spoke to them with love and affection, and said: 15 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,200 "Will you not sit with me for a short while, 16 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,200 so that I may tell you about what I have? 17 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,200 If you like what you hear, I will continue; 18 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,200 and if it displeases you, I shall stop." 19 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,200 The young boys looked at one another 20 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,200 with expressions filled 21 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,200 with much contentment and reassurance, 22 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,200 and said, "Of course." 23 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,200 They then gathered around him 24 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,200 like the beads of an elegant necklace 25 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,200 arranged around a radiant neck. 26 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,200 Mus'ab turned to them with a cheerful, friendly face 27 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,200 and addressed them with his sweet, luminous eloquence. 28 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,200 He began telling them about the virtues of Islam, 29 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,200 endearing the sweetness of faith to their hearts, 30 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,200 and instilling in them a dislike for disbelief and idol worship. 31 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,200 He had barely finished his words 32 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,199 when the face of Mu'adh ibn 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh beamed 33 00:02:08,199 --> 00:02:10,199 with the light of faith. 34 00:02:10,199 --> 00:02:12,199 He then looked at him and said, 35 00:02:12,199 --> 00:02:16,199 "What should I do if I wish to enter this religion?" 36 00:02:16,199 --> 00:02:17,199 He replied, 37 00:02:17,199 --> 00:02:20,199 "You go to this well, 38 00:02:20,199 --> 00:02:22,199 purify yourself with its water, 39 00:02:22,199 --> 00:02:27,199 and then bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, 40 00:02:27,199 --> 00:02:30,199 and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, 41 00:02:30,199 --> 00:02:32,199 and the seal of His prophets. 42 00:02:32,199 --> 00:02:36,199 Then turn your face toward Him Who created the heavens and the earth, 43 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:38,199 and perform two units of prayer." 44 00:02:38,199 --> 00:02:40,199 Mu'adh said, 45 00:02:40,199 --> 00:02:44,199 "It is as though the beginning of this religion is physical purity through ablution, 46 00:02:44,199 --> 00:02:48,199 and its culmination is spiritual purity through prayer." 47 00:02:48,199 --> 00:02:52,300 Mus'ab ibn 'Umair smiled in admiration of him and said, 48 00:02:52,300 --> 00:02:55,300 "How quickly you have understood, O Mu'adh!" 49 00:02:55,300 --> 00:02:58,300 Then Mu'adh went to the water, purified himself, 50 00:02:58,300 --> 00:03:00,300 uttered the two testimonies of faith, 51 00:03:00,300 --> 00:03:02,300 and performed two units of prayer. 52 00:03:02,300 --> 00:03:06,300 No sooner had his two brothers, Mu'awwid and Khallad, seen him 53 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:08,300 than they embraced Islam as he had, 54 00:03:08,300 --> 00:03:10,300 did as he had done, 55 00:03:10,300 --> 00:03:13,300 and entered the religion of Allah alongside him. 56 00:03:13,300 --> 00:03:17,620 The father of Mu'adh, 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh, was at that time 57 00:03:17,620 --> 00:03:20,620 an old man advanced in years. 58 00:03:20,620 --> 00:03:23,620 He had an idol called Manah, 59 00:03:23,620 --> 00:03:26,620 which he had crafted from precious wood 60 00:03:26,620 --> 00:03:29,620 and endowed with great luster and splendour. 61 00:03:29,620 --> 00:03:32,620 He rivalled his fellow nobles in its magnificence 62 00:03:32,620 --> 00:03:35,620 and devoted himself to its guardianship. 63 00:03:35,620 --> 00:03:38,620 He would go to it in the morning 64 00:03:38,620 --> 00:03:40,620 and return to it in the evening. 65 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:44,620 He never ceased perfuming it with the finest fragrances 66 00:03:44,620 --> 00:03:47,620 and offering it his most cherished sacrifices. 67 00:03:47,620 --> 00:03:51,740 Mu'adh realized that there was no way for his father to embrace Islam 68 00:03:51,740 --> 00:03:54,740 unless this idol was removed from his life. 69 00:03:54,740 --> 00:03:57,810 He knew that his elderly father 70 00:03:57,810 --> 00:04:01,810 could not bear to hear a single offensive word about his idol, 71 00:04:01,810 --> 00:04:04,810 and that it was impossible for him to abandon it 72 00:04:04,810 --> 00:04:06,810 after such long companionship 73 00:04:06,810 --> 00:04:10,810 merely due to the blame of critics or the arguments of debaters. 74 00:04:10,810 --> 00:04:14,810 So he resolved to pursue his goal by another path 75 00:04:14,810 --> 00:04:16,810 besides the path of persuasion, 76 00:04:16,810 --> 00:04:19,810 seeking the help of his brothers and his peers. 77 00:04:19,810 --> 00:04:24,810 One night, he, his two brothers Mu'awwid and Khallad, 78 00:04:24,810 --> 00:04:28,810 and some of their young peers from Banu Salimah went to Manah, 79 00:04:28,810 --> 00:04:31,810 removed it quietly from its place, 80 00:04:31,810 --> 00:04:34,810 and took it to a pit behind the houses 81 00:04:34,810 --> 00:04:36,810 where filth was thrown. 82 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:39,810 They cast it face down into its depths, 83 00:04:39,810 --> 00:04:41,810 retraced their steps, 84 00:04:41,810 --> 00:04:43,810 and then slept along with everyone else, 85 00:04:43,810 --> 00:04:45,810 as though nothing had happened. 86 00:04:45,810 --> 00:04:47,899 When morning came, the old man 87 00:04:47,899 --> 00:04:50,899 went to his idol as was his habit, 88 00:04:50,899 --> 00:04:51,899 but did not find it. 89 00:04:51,899 --> 00:04:53,899 He flew into a rage 90 00:04:53,899 --> 00:04:56,899 and began searching for it everywhere, 91 00:04:56,899 --> 00:05:00,899 until he found it lying face down in the pit. 92 00:05:00,899 --> 00:05:02,899 He pulled it out, 93 00:05:02,899 --> 00:05:04,899 washed it with pure water, 94 00:05:04,899 --> 00:05:07,899 perfumed it with the most expensive scent, 95 00:05:07,899 --> 00:05:10,899 and restored it to its former place. 96 00:05:10,899 --> 00:05:15,899 Mu'adh and his companions repeated their deed with the idol time and again, 97 00:05:15,899 --> 00:05:19,899 while the old man persisted in taking it out of the pit every time, 98 00:05:19,899 --> 00:05:21,899 washing it, and perfuming it. 99 00:05:21,899 --> 00:05:24,899 On the fourth night, 100 00:05:24,899 --> 00:05:26,899 weariness overtook him. 101 00:05:26,899 --> 00:05:29,899 He went to the idol before going to sleep, 102 00:05:29,899 --> 00:05:32,899 took a sharpened sword, hung it around its neck, 103 00:05:32,899 --> 00:05:34,899 and said to it, 104 00:05:34,899 --> 00:05:35,899 "O Manah, 105 00:05:35,899 --> 00:05:37,899 if you are truly a god, 106 00:05:37,899 --> 00:05:41,899 then defend yourself against those who seek to harm you 107 00:05:41,899 --> 00:05:43,899 and treat you ill. 108 00:05:43,899 --> 00:05:45,899 Here is the sword with you, 109 00:05:45,899 --> 00:05:47,899 so do with it as you wish." 110 00:05:47,899 --> 00:05:50,060 When morning came, 111 00:05:50,060 --> 00:05:53,060 he found his idol in that same pit, 112 00:05:53,060 --> 00:05:55,060 bound together with a dead dog. 113 00:05:55,060 --> 00:05:58,060 This time he did not pull it out of its place; 114 00:05:58,060 --> 00:06:01,060 rather, he left it where it was, 115 00:06:01,060 --> 00:06:04,060 and bore witness that there is no god but Allah, 116 00:06:04,060 --> 00:06:07,060 and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 117 00:06:07,060 --> 00:06:11,129 Mu'adh and his two brothers were overjoyed by their father's acceptance of Islam, 118 00:06:11,129 --> 00:06:13,129 and their eyes were delighted by his faith. 119 00:06:13,129 --> 00:06:18,129 The faithful household transformed into one of the strongholds of Islam in Yathrib, 120 00:06:18,129 --> 00:06:22,129 after everyone in it embraced the religion of Islam 121 00:06:22,129 --> 00:06:29,129 and all its inhabitants were illuminated by the prophethood of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 122 00:06:29,129 --> 00:06:33,290 Not long after Mu'adh ibn 'Amr embraced Islam, 123 00:06:33,290 --> 00:06:39,290 the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, arrived in Medina as an emigrant. 124 00:06:40,290 --> 00:06:45,290 Mu'adh and his brothers turned to him like a thirsty person rushing to cool water, 125 00:06:45,290 --> 00:06:49,290 attaching themselves to him as a mother attaches to her only child, 126 00:06:49,290 --> 00:06:52,290 accompanying him as a devoted lover accompanies his beloved. 127 00:06:52,290 --> 00:06:55,290 They would go with him whenever he went out, 128 00:06:55,290 --> 00:06:58,290 return with him whenever he returned, 129 00:06:58,290 --> 00:07:01,290 pray behind him whenever the time for prayer arrived, 130 00:07:01,290 --> 00:07:04,290 and attend his exhortations and guidance 131 00:07:04,290 --> 00:07:08,290 whenever he sat to admonish his Companions and teach them the religion of Allah, 132 00:07:08,290 --> 00:07:14,290 until Mu'adh and his brothers became the finest flower among the youth of Yathrib, 133 00:07:14,290 --> 00:07:17,290 and the delight of Islam and its people. 134 00:07:17,290 --> 00:07:21,319 Then the days passed swiftly and smoothly 135 00:07:21,319 --> 00:07:23,319 over the young, righteous youths, 136 00:07:23,319 --> 00:07:26,350 and the Great Battle of Badr took place. 137 00:07:26,350 --> 00:07:31,350 Mu'adh and his brother Mu'awwid had a renowned and memorable stance in it, 138 00:07:31,350 --> 00:07:37,350 which the history of Islam recorded in letters of light on its brightest pages. 139 00:07:37,350 --> 00:07:43,350 Let us listen to the eminent Companion 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Auf, may Allah be pleased with him, 140 00:07:43,350 --> 00:07:47,350 and hear a part of his account concerning the two of them, 141 00:07:47,350 --> 00:07:51,350 for he witnessed from them that which aroused his astonishment and admiration. 142 00:07:51,350 --> 00:07:54,350 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Auf said: 143 00:07:54,350 --> 00:07:59,350 "While I was standing in the rank on the day of Badr, I looked around me, 144 00:07:59,350 --> 00:08:02,350 and there, to my right and my left, 145 00:08:02,350 --> 00:08:06,350 were two young boys from the youth of the Ansar. 146 00:08:06,350 --> 00:08:08,350 One of them nudged me, 147 00:08:08,350 --> 00:08:10,350 so I leaned close to him and said, 148 00:08:10,350 --> 00:08:13,350 'Are you nudging me, my boy?' 149 00:08:13,350 --> 00:08:14,350 He said, 'Yes.' 150 00:08:14,350 --> 00:08:16,350 I asked, 'And what do you want?' 151 00:08:16,350 --> 00:08:17,350 He said, 152 00:08:17,350 --> 00:08:20,350 'O uncle, do you know Abu Jahl?' 153 00:08:20,350 --> 00:08:22,350 I said, 'Yes.' 154 00:08:22,350 --> 00:08:23,350 He said, 155 00:08:23,350 --> 00:08:25,350 'Point him out to me.' 156 00:08:25,350 --> 00:08:26,350 I said, 157 00:08:26,350 --> 00:08:29,350 'And what do you need with him, my nephew?' 158 00:08:29,350 --> 00:08:30,350 He said, 159 00:08:30,350 --> 00:08:34,350 'I have been informed that he reviles the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, 160 00:08:34,350 --> 00:08:36,350 and plots to kill him. 161 00:08:36,350 --> 00:08:38,350 By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, 162 00:08:38,350 --> 00:08:41,350 if I see him, I shall attack him, 163 00:08:41,350 --> 00:08:46,350 and I will not part from him until whichever of us is decreed to die first meets his end.' 164 00:08:46,350 --> 00:08:49,350 I looked at him with a smile, full of amazement, 165 00:08:49,350 --> 00:08:51,350 and asked, 'Who are you?' 166 00:08:51,350 --> 00:08:52,350 He said, 167 00:08:52,350 --> 00:08:55,350 'Mu'adh ibn 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh.' 168 00:08:55,350 --> 00:08:57,350 Then I stood upright in the rank, 169 00:08:57,350 --> 00:09:00,350 and the other boy approached me and nudged me. 170 00:09:00,350 --> 00:09:01,350 I leaned toward him, 171 00:09:01,350 --> 00:09:04,350 and he said to me something similar to what his companion had said. 172 00:09:04,350 --> 00:09:06,350 I asked him, 'Who are you?' 173 00:09:06,350 --> 00:09:07,350 He said, 174 00:09:07,350 --> 00:09:09,350 'Mu'awwid ibn 'Amr.' 175 00:09:09,350 --> 00:09:10,350 I asked, 176 00:09:10,350 --> 00:09:13,350 'And who is this standing to my right?' 177 00:09:13,350 --> 00:09:14,350 He said, 178 00:09:14,350 --> 00:09:16,350 'He is my brother, Mu'adh.' 179 00:09:16,350 --> 00:09:22,350 Nothing could have pleased me more than standing between those two men rather than anyone else, 180 00:09:22,350 --> 00:09:25,350 save the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him. 181 00:09:25,350 --> 00:09:27,419 It was not long 182 00:09:28,419 --> 00:09:31,419 before I saw Abu Jahl moving among Quraysh, 183 00:09:31,419 --> 00:09:34,419 so I turned to them and said, 184 00:09:34,419 --> 00:09:35,419 'O my nephews, 185 00:09:35,419 --> 00:09:39,419 do you see that man moving among the people?' 186 00:09:39,419 --> 00:09:40,419 They said, 'Yes.' 187 00:09:40,419 --> 00:09:41,419 I said, 188 00:09:41,419 --> 00:09:44,419 'That is your man whom you were asking about.' 189 00:09:44,419 --> 00:09:46,419 Mu'adh said: 190 00:09:46,419 --> 00:09:48,419 "No sooner had I recognized Abu Jahl 191 00:09:48,419 --> 00:09:49,419 and made sure it was him, 192 00:09:49,419 --> 00:09:51,419 than I headed in his direction. 193 00:09:51,419 --> 00:09:54,419 The polytheists were surrounding him 194 00:09:54,419 --> 00:09:57,419 as though he were in a forest of men. 195 00:09:57,419 --> 00:10:00,419 A man from among the Muslims who was watching me said to me, 196 00:10:00,419 --> 00:10:03,419 'Beware of Abu Jahl, young boy! 197 00:10:03,419 --> 00:10:07,419 Reaching him is a difficult task for you.' 198 00:10:07,419 --> 00:10:12,419 By Allah, his words only increased my resolve and determination. 199 00:10:12,419 --> 00:10:14,419 Then I rushed toward him, 200 00:10:14,419 --> 00:10:16,419 and once I was within reach, 201 00:10:16,419 --> 00:10:19,419 I leaped at him and struck him a blow with my sword 202 00:10:19,419 --> 00:10:22,419 that severed his leg and brought him to the ground. 203 00:10:22,419 --> 00:10:25,419 My brother Mu'awwidh was following closely behind me, 204 00:10:25,419 --> 00:10:27,419 and as soon as he stood over Abu Jahl, 205 00:10:27,419 --> 00:10:29,419 he fell upon him with his sword, 206 00:10:29,419 --> 00:10:31,419 striking him relentlessly, 207 00:10:31,419 --> 00:10:34,419 while the spears of the polytheists tried to push him away 208 00:10:34,419 --> 00:10:36,419 and struck at him from every side, 209 00:10:36,419 --> 00:10:38,419 until his wounds overwhelmed him, 210 00:10:38,419 --> 00:10:41,419 and he fell martyred by his side. 211 00:10:41,419 --> 00:10:42,419 As for me, 212 00:10:42,419 --> 00:10:45,419 his son, 'Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl, struck down 213 00:10:45,419 --> 00:10:47,419 upon my shoulder with his sword, 214 00:10:47,419 --> 00:10:50,419 severing my left hand from my shoulder, 215 00:10:50,419 --> 00:10:54,419 though it remained hanging only by a strip of skin at my side. 216 00:10:54,419 --> 00:10:57,419 Yet I continued fighting throughout the entire day, 217 00:10:57,419 --> 00:11:00,419 dragging it behind me as I moved. 218 00:11:00,419 --> 00:11:02,419 When it caused me great pain 219 00:11:02,419 --> 00:11:04,419 and began hindering me from fighting, 220 00:11:04,419 --> 00:11:07,419 I placed its palm on the ground, 221 00:11:07,419 --> 00:11:09,419 stepped firmly on it with my foot, 222 00:11:09,419 --> 00:11:11,419 and kept pulling upward 223 00:11:11,419 --> 00:11:13,419 until I completely severed it from my body, 224 00:11:13,419 --> 00:11:15,419 and cast it to the ground. 225 00:11:15,419 --> 00:11:18,539 When the battle came to an end, 226 00:11:19,539 --> 00:11:22,539 the bearer of glad tidings came to inform the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 227 00:11:22,539 --> 00:11:24,539 of the death of Abu Jahl. 228 00:11:24,539 --> 00:11:26,539 The Prophet asked the bearer of good news, 229 00:11:26,539 --> 00:11:29,539 "By Allah, beside Whom there is no other deity, 230 00:11:29,539 --> 00:11:31,539 has that truly happened?" 231 00:11:31,539 --> 00:11:33,539 He replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah, 232 00:11:33,539 --> 00:11:35,539 he has indeed met his end." 233 00:11:35,539 --> 00:11:36,539 Thereupon, he said, 234 00:11:36,539 --> 00:11:39,539 "Allah is the Greatest! Allah is the Greatest! 235 00:11:39,539 --> 00:11:42,539 All praise is due to Allah, Who fulfilled His promise, 236 00:11:42,539 --> 00:11:44,639 and granted victory to His servant." 237 00:11:44,639 --> 00:11:45,639 To conclude, 238 00:11:45,639 --> 00:11:48,639 Mu'adh ibn 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh continued 239 00:11:48,639 --> 00:11:52,639 defending the sanctuary of Islam with a single hand 240 00:11:52,639 --> 00:11:56,639 during the lifetime of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 241 00:11:56,639 --> 00:12:00,639 and throughout the eras of his two companions, Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them). 242 00:12:00,639 --> 00:12:04,639 Then, during the caliphate of Dhu al-Nurayn 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, 243 00:12:04,639 --> 00:12:07,639 Mu'adh answered the call of his Lord, 244 00:12:07,639 --> 00:12:09,639 his right hand accompanying him, 245 00:12:09,639 --> 00:12:11,639 while his other hand— 246 00:12:11,639 --> 00:12:16,639 he had hoped it had preceded him to the Gardens of Delight. 247 00:12:16,639 --> 00:12:24,299 "I would not have been pleased to stand between any two men other than them, 248 00:12:24,299 --> 00:12:27,299 whoever they might be, 249 00:12:27,299 --> 00:12:31,299 apart from the Messenger, peace be upon him." 250 00:12:31,299 --> 00:12:34,899 — 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf 251 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,320 Source