WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:15.449 --> 00:00:18.449 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 00:00:18.449 --> 00:00:22.449 to present to you glimpses from the lives of the Companions. 00:00:22.449 --> 00:00:25.449 By Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 00:00:25.449 --> 00:00:30.359 may Allah have mercy upon him. 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:33.460 Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, 00:00:33.460 --> 00:00:35.460 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:00:51.009 --> 00:00:53.009 This noble Companion 00:00:53.009 --> 00:00:57.009 was a childhood peer of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:00:57.009 --> 00:01:01.009 back when they were two boys growing up in the mountain passes of Makkah. 00:01:01.009 --> 00:01:03.009 He was also his foster brother, 00:01:03.009 --> 00:01:06.010 as they were both nourished by the same breast. 00:01:06.010 --> 00:01:10.010 He was connected to him by the strongest bonds of kinship. 00:01:10.010 --> 00:01:13.010 That is Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, 00:01:13.010 --> 00:01:17.010 the uncle of the Great Messenger, peace be upon him, 00:01:17.010 --> 00:01:20.010 and the master of the martyrs of the Ummah. 00:01:20.010 --> 00:01:26.010 Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, at the time the Noble Messenger—upon him be the best of prayers and purest of salutations—was called to prophethood, 00:01:26.010 --> 00:01:29.010 had just passed his fortieth year. 00:01:29.010 --> 00:01:34.010 He was, at that time, a master among the prominent masters of Quraysh, 00:01:34.010 --> 00:01:37.010 and a formidable leader among their elite. 00:01:37.010 --> 00:01:40.010 Makkah held him in high regard, 00:01:40.010 --> 00:01:45.010 and its people held for him a love mingled with reverence and esteem. 00:01:45.010 --> 00:01:52.010 Despite the close bond between him and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:01:52.010 --> 00:01:55.010 he did not pay much attention to his call, 00:01:55.010 --> 00:02:01.010 and he did not embrace Islam when the Messenger, peace be upon him, warned his closest kin. 00:02:01.010 --> 00:02:04.010 The Hashimite knight was a man of the hunt, 00:02:04.010 --> 00:02:07.010 finding in it his greatest pleasure, 00:02:07.010 --> 00:02:12.009 and exhausting his vibrant, surging energies in its pursuit. 00:02:12.009 --> 00:02:16.199 One day, while he was returning from his hunt, 00:02:16.199 --> 00:02:19.199 with his bow slung over his shoulder and his spear in hand, 00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:22.199 walking with a gait of pride and arrogance, 00:02:22.199 --> 00:02:25.199 a bondwoman of Abd Allah ibn Jud'an intercepted him 00:02:25.199 --> 00:02:27.199 and said to him, 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:34.199 "If you, O Abu 'Umarah, had heard what I heard of Abu al-Hakam’s insults toward your nephew Muhammad, 00:02:34.199 --> 00:02:37.199 and had seen what I saw of his assault upon him, 00:02:37.199 --> 00:02:40.199 you would have a different perspective today." 00:02:40.199 --> 00:02:43.199 No sooner had her words touched his ears 00:02:43.199 --> 00:02:48.199 than he was consumed with rage, his chest heaving with indignation. 00:02:48.199 --> 00:02:53.199 He asked the girl if anyone had seen him while he was insulting him. 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:57.199 She replied, "Yes, many people saw him." 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:00.199 The Hashimite knight turned back on his tracks 00:03:00.199 --> 00:03:02.199 and headed toward al-Safa, 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:06.199 where Abu Jahl was sitting in the midst of a gathering of people. 00:03:06.199 --> 00:03:13.229 He approached him and struck him with his bow, a blow that split his head and drew blood. 00:03:13.229 --> 00:03:16.229 Then, he declared his Islam before the witnesses, 00:03:16.229 --> 00:03:21.229 and proclaimed the word: "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 00:03:21.229 --> 00:03:23.229 He said, challenging them: 00:03:23.229 --> 00:03:25.229 "Here I am, I have embraced Islam. 00:03:25.229 --> 00:03:29.229 If it is within the power of Quraysh to turn me away from Islam, 00:03:29.229 --> 00:03:31.389 then let them try." 00:03:31.389 --> 00:03:34.389 When the Banu Makhzum saw the blood of their master, Abu Jahl, 00:03:34.389 --> 00:03:37.389 streaming from his head and covering his face, 00:03:37.389 --> 00:03:40.389 they rose up against Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, 00:03:40.389 --> 00:03:42.389 wanting to harm him. 00:03:42.389 --> 00:03:44.389 But Abu Jahl 00:03:44.389 --> 00:03:47.389 said to them, "Leave Abu 'Umarah alone, 00:03:47.389 --> 00:03:50.389 for I have indeed insulted his nephew, 00:03:50.389 --> 00:03:54.460 when I reviled and cursed him before a crowd of people." 00:03:54.460 --> 00:03:56.460 In the blink of an eye, 00:03:56.460 --> 00:03:59.460 the news of Hamzah’s conversion spread throughout Makkah, 00:03:59.460 --> 00:04:03.460 and the news struck the polytheists like a thunderbolt. 00:04:03.460 --> 00:04:07.460 As for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:04:07.460 --> 00:04:12.460 you may speak as you wish of his joy at his uncle’s conversion, without restraint. 00:04:12.460 --> 00:04:14.460 And as for the Muslims, 00:04:14.460 --> 00:04:20.459 say what you will of their delight at the addition of this Qurayshi leader to their ranks. 00:04:20.459 --> 00:04:26.459 For they had known no two days in Makkah more joyful to their hearts or dearer to their souls 00:04:26.459 --> 00:04:29.459 than the day of the conversion of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, 00:04:29.459 --> 00:04:33.459 and the day of the conversion of Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib. 00:04:33.459 --> 00:04:34.459 No sooner had they embraced Islam 00:04:34.459 --> 00:04:39.459 than they resolved with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:04:39.459 --> 00:04:42.459 to go out to the Ka'bah and circumambulate it, 00:04:42.459 --> 00:04:47.519 and to perform their prayer there in the sight and presence of Quraysh. 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:51.519 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, responded to them, 00:04:51.519 --> 00:04:57.519 and went out under their protection, one in front of him and the other behind him, 00:04:57.519 --> 00:05:00.519 until he reached the Sacred Ka'bah. 00:05:00.519 --> 00:05:02.519 He circumambulated the House seven times, 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:06.519 and prayed the Dhuhr prayer there, safe and reassured. 00:05:06.519 --> 00:05:08.519 Then he departed to the House of al-Arqam, 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:11.519 while the eyes of Quraysh watched him, 00:05:11.519 --> 00:05:15.519 and their hearts were torn with rage and malice toward him. 00:05:15.519 --> 00:05:20.579 When the Messenger, peace be upon him, migrated to Madinah, 00:05:20.579 --> 00:05:25.579 the first banner he commissioned was for his uncle, Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, 00:05:25.579 --> 00:05:28.579 and it was the first banner commissioned in Islam. 00:05:28.579 --> 00:05:30.579 On the day of Badr, 00:05:30.579 --> 00:05:35.579 Hamzah fought the polytheists with the most intense and greatest of efforts. 00:05:35.579 --> 00:05:38.579 He was a heavy burden upon the polytheists, 00:05:38.579 --> 00:05:40.579 and a source of severe affliction for them. 00:05:40.579 --> 00:05:44.579 No sooner had the two hosts met on that glorious day 00:05:44.579 --> 00:05:47.579 than Hamzah emerged like a grey camel, 00:05:47.579 --> 00:05:51.579 having placed a mark on his chest to distinguish him from others, 00:05:51.579 --> 00:05:54.579 and to indicate him to anyone who sought him out. 00:05:54.579 --> 00:06:00.579 His mark was a red ostrich feather that he had fixed to his chest. 00:06:00.579 --> 00:06:03.579 Then, there emerged from the ranks of the polytheists 00:06:03.579 --> 00:06:06.579 al-Aswad ibn Abd al-Asad al-Makhzumi, 00:06:06.579 --> 00:06:09.579 a fierce man of ill character. 00:06:09.579 --> 00:06:12.579 He said, "I swear by al-Lat and al-'Uzza, 00:06:12.579 --> 00:06:15.579 I shall drink from the Muslims' cistern, 00:06:15.579 --> 00:06:17.579 or I shall destroy it, 00:06:17.579 --> 00:06:19.579 or I shall die before it." 00:06:19.579 --> 00:06:22.579 Hamzah, may Allah be pleased with him, stepped out to meet him, 00:06:22.579 --> 00:06:25.579 and struck him a blow that severed his leg. 00:06:25.579 --> 00:06:29.579 He fell on his back, with blood gushing from him, 00:06:30.579 --> 00:06:34.579 and he began to crawl toward the cistern to fulfill his oath, 00:06:34.579 --> 00:06:38.649 but Hamzah finished him off before he could reach his goal. 00:06:38.649 --> 00:06:41.649 Then, after him, emerged 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, 00:06:41.649 --> 00:06:44.649 accompanied by his brother Shaybah and his son al-Walid. 00:06:44.649 --> 00:06:48.649 When they stepped away from the ranks, they called for a duel. 00:06:48.649 --> 00:06:51.649 In the blink of an eye, there rose to meet them 00:06:51.649 --> 00:06:55.649 three young men from the Ansar, as straight as spear shafts. 00:06:55.649 --> 00:06:58.649 'Utbah said to them, "Who are you?" 00:06:58.649 --> 00:07:01.649 They replied, "A group from the Ansar." 00:07:01.649 --> 00:07:05.649 He said, "Go back; we have no need of you." 00:07:05.649 --> 00:07:07.649 Then they called out, "O Muhammad, 00:07:07.649 --> 00:07:10.649 bring out to us our peers from our own people." 00:07:10.649 --> 00:07:13.649 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:07:13.649 --> 00:07:16.649 "Rise, O 'Ubaydah ibn al-Harith, 00:07:16.649 --> 00:07:19.649 and rise, O Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, 00:07:19.649 --> 00:07:22.649 and rise, O 'Ali ibn Abi Talib." 00:07:22.649 --> 00:07:26.649 'Utbah said, "Now, yes, these are noble peers." 00:07:26.649 --> 00:07:29.649 'Ali went out to al-Walid ibn 'Utbah, 00:07:29.649 --> 00:07:32.649 and they were two young men of similar age, 00:07:32.649 --> 00:07:33.649 and he killed him. 00:07:33.649 --> 00:07:35.649 Then Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib went out 00:07:35.649 --> 00:07:37.649 to Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah, 00:07:37.649 --> 00:07:40.649 and they were of similar age, 00:07:40.649 --> 00:07:41.649 and he killed him. 00:07:41.649 --> 00:07:43.649 And 'Ubaydah ibn al-Harith went out 00:07:43.649 --> 00:07:45.649 to 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, 00:07:45.649 --> 00:07:47.649 and they were two elderly men, 00:07:47.649 --> 00:07:48.649 and he killed him. 00:07:48.649 --> 00:07:52.649 Then 'Ubaydah was martyred, succumbing to his wounds. 00:07:52.649 --> 00:07:55.649 No sooner were the three champions of Quraysh killed 00:07:55.649 --> 00:07:57.649 in a matter of moments 00:07:57.649 --> 00:07:59.649 than the heat of the battle intensified. 00:07:59.649 --> 00:08:01.649 Hamzah fought with a ferocity 00:08:01.649 --> 00:08:03.649 that filled the hearts of the polytheists 00:08:03.649 --> 00:08:05.649 with hatred for him and schemes against him. 00:08:05.649 --> 00:08:07.810 At Uhud, 00:08:07.810 --> 00:08:09.810 the polytheists wanted 00:08:09.810 --> 00:08:12.810 to take revenge on the killer of their men in general, 00:08:12.810 --> 00:08:14.810 and they wanted 00:08:14.810 --> 00:08:16.810 to take revenge on Hamzah in particular, 00:08:16.810 --> 00:08:19.810 after he had humiliated their leaders at Badr 00:08:19.810 --> 00:08:22.810 and killed those of their chiefs who were killed. 00:08:22.810 --> 00:08:24.810 When Hamzah saw the defeat 00:08:24.810 --> 00:08:26.810 that had befallen the Muslims, 00:08:26.810 --> 00:08:27.810 he surged and raged, 00:08:27.810 --> 00:08:29.810 and began to call out, 00:08:29.810 --> 00:08:32.809 "I am the Lion of Allah and the Lion of the Messenger of Allah, 00:08:32.809 --> 00:08:34.809 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:08:34.809 --> 00:08:36.809 O Allah, I disavow to You 00:08:36.809 --> 00:08:38.809 what these people have brought," 00:08:38.809 --> 00:08:41.809 meaning Abu Sufyan and his companions, 00:08:41.809 --> 00:08:44.809 "and I apologize to You for what these people have done," 00:08:44.809 --> 00:08:46.809 meaning the scattering of the Muslims 00:08:46.809 --> 00:08:49.809 away from their Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:08:49.809 --> 00:08:52.809 He began to wield his sword right and left, 00:08:52.809 --> 00:08:54.809 until he attained martyrdom, 00:08:54.809 --> 00:08:56.809 treacherously, at the hands of 00:08:56.809 --> 00:08:59.809 an Abyssinian slave named Wahshi. 00:08:59.809 --> 00:09:01.970 When the women of the polytheists learned 00:09:01.970 --> 00:09:03.970 of the fall of the Muslim champions, 00:09:03.970 --> 00:09:05.970 led by the Lion of Allah, 00:09:05.970 --> 00:09:07.970 Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, 00:09:07.970 --> 00:09:09.970 a group of them rushed forward, 00:09:09.970 --> 00:09:12.970 led by Hind bint 'Utbah, 00:09:12.970 --> 00:09:14.970 whose father, brother, 00:09:14.970 --> 00:09:16.970 and uncle had been killed at Badr 00:09:16.970 --> 00:09:18.970 at the hands of Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, 00:09:18.970 --> 00:09:20.970 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, 00:09:21.970 --> 00:09:23.970 and 'Ubaydah ibn al-Harith. 00:09:23.970 --> 00:09:25.970 She began to roam among the slain, 00:09:25.970 --> 00:09:28.970 disemboweling the bodies, gouging out eyes, 00:09:28.970 --> 00:09:31.970 cutting off ears, and mutilating noses. 00:09:31.970 --> 00:09:34.970 Then she made from the noses and ears 00:09:34.970 --> 00:09:37.970 necklaces and anklets with which she adorned herself, 00:09:37.970 --> 00:09:39.970 and she gave her jewelry to Wahshi 00:09:39.970 --> 00:09:42.970 as a reward for killing Hamzah. 00:09:42.970 --> 00:09:46.970 When Hind reached Hamzah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:09:46.970 --> 00:09:48.970 she split open his chest, 00:09:48.970 --> 00:09:50.970 tore out his liver, and chewed it, 00:09:50.970 --> 00:09:52.970 but she could not swallow it, so she spat it out. 00:09:52.970 --> 00:09:56.970 And from this, she was called "the eater of the liver." 00:09:56.970 --> 00:09:58.970 When the dust of battle settled, 00:09:58.970 --> 00:10:01.970 and the news of the mutilation of the Muslims spread, 00:10:01.970 --> 00:10:04.970 a deep sadness blanketed Madinah. 00:10:04.970 --> 00:10:07.970 Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib, 00:10:07.970 --> 00:10:11.970 the aunt of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came forward 00:10:11.970 --> 00:10:13.970 to see what had befallen her brother. 00:10:13.970 --> 00:10:16.970 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said 00:10:16.970 --> 00:10:18.970 to her son, al-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam, 00:10:18.970 --> 00:10:20.970 "Meet her and turn her back, 00:10:20.970 --> 00:10:23.970 so that she does not see what has happened to her brother." 00:10:23.970 --> 00:10:25.970 He hurried to her and said, 00:10:25.970 --> 00:10:26.970 "O Mother, 00:10:26.970 --> 00:10:29.970 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:10:29.970 --> 00:10:31.970 commands you to return." 00:10:31.970 --> 00:10:33.970 She said, "And why? 00:10:33.970 --> 00:10:35.970 It has reached me that he was mutilated, just as my brother was. 00:10:35.970 --> 00:10:37.970 And that was for the sake of Allah. 00:10:37.970 --> 00:10:41.970 By Allah, I shall remain patient and seek reward from Allah, if He wills. 00:10:41.970 --> 00:10:46.000 Al-Zubayr then informed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:47.000 of what she had said. 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:48.000 He replied, 00:10:48.000 --> 00:10:50.000 "Let her pass." 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:52.000 She came to her brother, 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:53.000 looked at him, 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:55.000 prayed over him, 00:10:55.000 --> 00:10:57.000 recited the *istirja'* (saying 'to Allah we belong'), and sought forgiveness for him. 00:10:57.000 --> 00:10:59.000 Then she said, 00:10:59.000 --> 00:11:00.000 "These are two garments 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:03.000 I have brought to shroud him in." 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:05.000 Al-Zubayr said, 00:11:05.000 --> 00:11:08.000 "When we intended to shroud Hamza in them, 00:11:08.000 --> 00:11:12.000 we found beside him a martyr from the Ansar 00:11:12.000 --> 00:11:15.000 who had been mutilated just as Hamza had been. 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:20.000 We felt a sense of discomfort and modesty in shrouding Hamza in two garments 00:11:20.000 --> 00:11:22.000 while the Ansari had no shroud at all. 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:25.000 So we said: one garment for Hamza, 00:11:25.000 --> 00:11:27.000 and one garment for the Ansari." 00:11:27.000 --> 00:11:29.129 Then we looked, 00:11:29.129 --> 00:11:32.129 and one of the two garments was larger than the other. 00:11:32.129 --> 00:11:34.129 We drew lots between them, 00:11:34.129 --> 00:11:38.129 and we shrouded each of them in the garment that fell to his lot. 00:11:38.129 --> 00:11:41.129 Hamza was a tall man, 00:11:41.129 --> 00:11:43.129 so if the garment covered his head, 00:11:43.129 --> 00:11:44.129 his feet would be exposed, 00:11:44.129 --> 00:11:47.129 and if it covered his feet, his head would be exposed. 00:11:47.129 --> 00:11:49.129 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:11:49.129 --> 00:11:52.129 "Cover his head with the garment, 00:11:52.129 --> 00:11:55.129 and place some leaves over his feet." 00:11:55.129 --> 00:12:01.129 Do not ask about the grief of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for his uncle. 00:12:01.129 --> 00:12:06.129 For he, peace be upon him, looked upon a scene the likes of which he had never seen more painful. 00:12:06.129 --> 00:12:08.129 He said, 00:12:08.129 --> 00:12:10.129 "May the mercy of Allah be upon you. 00:12:10.129 --> 00:12:12.129 You were indeed one who maintained ties of kinship, 00:12:12.129 --> 00:12:14.129 and one who performed many good deeds." 00:12:14.129 --> 00:12:19.129 "By Allah, I shall surely mutilate seventy of them if I gain victory over them." 00:12:19.129 --> 00:12:24.129 Then Jibril descended upon him before he had left his place with the words of the Almighty, 00:12:24.129 --> 00:12:32.129 “If ye punish, then punish with the like of that wherewith ye were afflicted. But if ye endure patiently, verily it is better for the patient.” (16:126) 00:12:32.129 --> 00:12:39.129 “If ye punish, then punish with the like of that wherewith ye were afflicted. But if ye endure patiently, verily it is better for the patient.” (16:126) 00:12:39.129 --> 00:12:43.129 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, made expiation for his oath, 00:12:43.129 --> 00:12:45.129 and refrained from that. 00:12:45.129 --> 00:12:49.129 The Messenger, peace be upon him, then gave orders regarding the martyrs, 00:12:49.129 --> 00:12:52.129 and they were buried in groups. 00:12:52.129 --> 00:12:53.129 He said, 00:12:53.129 --> 00:12:56.129 "See which of them had memorized the most Qur'an, 00:12:56.129 --> 00:12:59.129 and place him in front of his companions." 00:12:59.129 --> 00:13:02.129 Then he stood over them all and said, 00:13:02.129 --> 00:13:04.129 "I am a witness over these." 00:13:04.129 --> 00:13:07.129 "There is no one wounded in the cause of Allah 00:13:07.129 --> 00:13:12.129 but that Allah will resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection with his wound bleeding; 00:13:12.129 --> 00:13:14.129 the color will be the color of blood, 00:13:14.129 --> 00:13:16.129 and the scent will be the scent of musk." 00:13:16.129 --> 00:13:21.320 When the Messenger, peace be upon him, had covered them with their earth, 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:24.320 he returned to Medina, sorrowful and grieving. 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:29.320 He passed by one of the houses of the Ansar from the tribe of Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal, 00:13:29.320 --> 00:13:33.320 and heard the women weeping and wailing over their dead. 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:36.320 Their grief stirred his own grief, 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:39.320 and their anguish ignited his own. 00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:43.320 Tears flowed from his noble eyes, and he said, 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:47.350 "But Hamza has no one to weep for him." 00:13:47.350 --> 00:13:52.350 The men of the Ansar heard the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:13:52.350 --> 00:13:54.350 and it weighed heavily upon their hearts. 00:13:54.350 --> 00:14:00.350 They ordered their women to go to the house of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:14:00.350 --> 00:14:02.350 to weep for his uncle. 00:14:02.419 --> 00:14:08.419 When the Messenger, peace be upon him, heard their weeping for Hamza, he said, 00:14:08.419 --> 00:14:10.419 "May Allah have mercy on the Ansar. 00:14:10.419 --> 00:14:13.419 Return, may Allah have mercy on you. 00:14:13.419 --> 00:14:16.419 You have indeed offered consolation and comfort." 00:14:16.419 --> 00:14:22.879 Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib is the Lion of Allah, 00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:26.879 and the Lion of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:30.909 and the master of the martyrs of the Muslims. 00:14:35.970 --> 00:14:38.970 [The text here is garbled/corrupted in the source and does not translate to coherent meaning]. 00:14:38.970 --> 00:14:43.970 [The text here is garbled/corrupted in the source and does not translate to coherent meaning].