1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,500 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:04,500 --> 00:00:07,099 Echoes from the pulpit. 3 00:00:07,099 --> 00:00:12,550 Salman al-Farisi, may Allah be pleased with him. 4 00:00:12,550 --> 00:00:14,949 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh, 5 00:00:14,949 --> 00:00:19,989 Khalid Ibn 'Abd al-Hammudi, may Allah preserve him. 6 00:00:19,989 --> 00:00:23,899 Praise be to Allah, the Generous, the Self-Sufficient, 7 00:00:23,899 --> 00:00:26,730 The Powerful, the Protector. 8 00:00:26,730 --> 00:00:30,620 Praise be to Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing, 9 00:00:30,620 --> 00:00:33,789 The All-Wise, the All-Knowing, 10 00:00:33,789 --> 00:00:36,380 The Benign, the Merciful. 11 00:00:36,380 --> 00:00:40,060 Praise be to Allah in times of ease and hardship. 12 00:00:40,060 --> 00:00:46,590 Praise be to Allah for blessings that none can enumerate save Allah. 13 00:00:46,590 --> 00:00:50,630 O Allah, to You belongs all praise; we cannot count the praises due to You. 14 00:00:50,630 --> 00:00:53,829 You are as You have praised Yourself. 15 00:00:53,829 --> 00:01:00,179 And I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, alone, with no partner. 16 00:01:00,219 --> 00:01:05,700 “All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah; unto Him belongeth Sovereignty and unto Him belongeth praise, and He is Able to do all things.” (64:1) 17 00:01:05,700 --> 00:01:08,260 He mends the broken, 18 00:01:08,260 --> 00:01:12,019 He consoles and enriches the poor. 19 00:01:12,019 --> 00:01:14,939 O you who are in pain, be patient, 20 00:01:14,939 --> 00:01:17,819 For after patience comes glad tidings. 21 00:01:17,819 --> 00:01:20,659 O you who weep in the night, 22 00:01:20,659 --> 00:01:24,019 The light of dawn shall surely come. 23 00:01:24,019 --> 00:01:26,859 O you who are broken, tell me, 24 00:01:26,859 --> 00:01:29,900 Does Allah ever leave a heart broken forever? 25 00:01:29,939 --> 00:01:32,819 O dear heart, be calm, 26 00:01:32,819 --> 00:01:36,099 For after hardship comes ease. 27 00:01:36,099 --> 00:01:42,859 And I bear witness that our master, our Prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger, 28 00:01:42,859 --> 00:01:45,459 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 29 00:01:45,459 --> 00:01:47,340 Tender-hearted, 30 00:01:47,340 --> 00:01:49,500 Of excellent companionship, 31 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:51,500 Whoever saw him stood in awe of him, 32 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:53,980 And whoever knew him loved him. 33 00:01:53,980 --> 00:01:55,980 Gentle in nature, 34 00:01:55,980 --> 00:01:57,980 A kind companion, 35 00:01:58,060 --> 00:02:03,659 He never turned away a seeker; a beloved whom hearts adore. 36 00:02:03,659 --> 00:02:07,459 You are the beloved, and what love could ever ascend 37 00:02:07,459 --> 00:02:11,419 To the station of your love, my master, and its heights? 38 00:02:11,419 --> 00:02:14,819 May the blessings of Allah be upon you as long as the passage of time 39 00:02:14,819 --> 00:02:17,979 Is spoken of by those who follow; how magnificent you are. 40 00:02:17,979 --> 00:02:20,979 O Allah, send blessings, peace, increase, and grace 41 00:02:20,979 --> 00:02:25,020 Upon Your servant, Your Messenger, Your Prophet, and Your beloved, Muhammad, 42 00:02:25,020 --> 00:02:27,259 And upon his family and his Companions, 43 00:02:27,259 --> 00:02:29,219 And those who are guided by his guidance, 44 00:02:29,219 --> 00:02:32,620 And who follow his path and tread in his footsteps, 45 00:02:32,620 --> 00:02:36,060 And grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 46 00:02:36,060 --> 00:02:38,219 Now then, servants of Allah, 47 00:02:38,219 --> 00:02:40,939 I advise you and myself to fear Allah. 48 00:02:40,939 --> 00:02:45,099 “O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him)” (3:102) 49 00:02:45,099 --> 00:02:48,699 “O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him)” (3:102) 50 00:02:48,699 --> 00:02:50,979 O community of believers, 51 00:02:50,979 --> 00:02:56,060 Whoever seeks guidance sincerely and strives for it as it deserves, 52 00:02:56,060 --> 00:02:59,340 Shall be granted success by the permission of Allah. 53 00:02:59,340 --> 00:03:00,979 The Almighty says: 54 00:03:00,979 --> 00:03:05,939 ﴾ And those who strive for Us - We will surely guide them to Our ways. ﴿ 55 00:03:05,939 --> 00:03:09,229 “As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths, and lo! Allah is with the good.” (29:69) 56 00:03:09,229 --> 00:03:11,949 And with us today, O servants of Allah, 57 00:03:11,949 --> 00:03:15,430 Is the story of an intelligent, ambitious young man, 58 00:03:15,430 --> 00:03:19,030 Who loved truth, sincerity, and clarity, 59 00:03:19,030 --> 00:03:23,189 And sacrificed his wealth, his family, and his soul for its sake. 60 00:03:23,229 --> 00:03:26,189 A bold and adventurous youth, 61 00:03:26,189 --> 00:03:28,430 Who left his family and his land, 62 00:03:28,430 --> 00:03:30,870 And traveled between countries, 63 00:03:30,870 --> 00:03:32,990 Serving the elderly, 64 00:03:32,990 --> 00:03:34,909 In search of the true religion. 65 00:03:34,909 --> 00:03:37,710 A youth of sound intellect, 66 00:03:37,710 --> 00:03:39,469 High aspirations, 67 00:03:39,469 --> 00:03:41,590 Strong resolve, 68 00:03:41,590 --> 00:03:43,389 And persistent patience. 69 00:03:43,389 --> 00:03:46,629 Yet, he lived the first part of his life 70 00:03:46,629 --> 00:03:50,469 In a Magian, pagan environment, 71 00:03:50,469 --> 00:03:52,310 That worshipped fire. 72 00:03:52,349 --> 00:03:55,710 He lived in the region of Isfahan, 73 00:03:55,710 --> 00:03:57,349 In the land of Persia, 74 00:03:57,349 --> 00:03:58,469 In Iran. 75 00:03:58,469 --> 00:04:01,990 His father was the leader of the village and its chief, 76 00:04:01,990 --> 00:04:04,789 And he was wealthy and formidable, 77 00:04:04,789 --> 00:04:06,949 Possessing power and authority. 78 00:04:06,949 --> 00:04:08,590 This father 79 00:04:08,590 --> 00:04:11,349 Loved his son with a great love, 80 00:04:11,349 --> 00:04:14,550 So much so that, out of the intensity of his love for him, 81 00:04:14,550 --> 00:04:17,389 He feared for him and confined him to his house, 82 00:04:17,389 --> 00:04:19,870 Just as a slave girl is confined. 83 00:04:19,910 --> 00:04:22,310 In an extraordinary story, 84 00:04:22,310 --> 00:04:25,470 Which we shall learn about today, by the permission of Allah. 85 00:04:25,470 --> 00:04:28,029 So, have you recognized who this young man is? 86 00:04:28,029 --> 00:04:30,029 The adventurous and ambitious one, 87 00:04:30,029 --> 00:04:33,029 The seeker of guidance and truth? 88 00:04:33,029 --> 00:04:35,470 He is the noble Companion, 89 00:04:35,470 --> 00:04:38,110 Salman al-Farisi, 90 00:04:38,110 --> 00:04:40,350 May Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction. 91 00:04:40,350 --> 00:04:42,870 Salman, may Allah be pleased with him, says: 92 00:04:42,870 --> 00:04:45,110 "I strove in the Magian religion, 93 00:04:45,110 --> 00:04:47,470 Until I became the servant of the fire, 94 00:04:47,470 --> 00:04:49,269 The one who tends it, 95 00:04:49,310 --> 00:04:51,709 Never letting it go out for a moment. 96 00:04:51,709 --> 00:04:54,750 My father had a vast estate, 97 00:04:54,750 --> 00:04:56,709 And one day he was occupied and could not attend to it, 98 00:04:56,709 --> 00:04:58,509 So he said to me, 'My son, 99 00:04:58,509 --> 00:05:01,670 I have been kept busy today from my estate, 100 00:05:01,670 --> 00:05:04,709 So go and do such and such there, 101 00:05:04,709 --> 00:05:06,550 And do not stay away from me, 102 00:05:06,550 --> 00:05:08,949 For if you stay away from me, 103 00:05:08,949 --> 00:05:12,029 You will distract me from all my affairs.' 104 00:05:12,029 --> 00:05:14,110 So I went out, intending to go to the estate, 105 00:05:14,110 --> 00:05:17,790 But I passed by one of the churches of the Christians. 106 00:05:17,829 --> 00:05:20,029 When I heard their voices, 107 00:05:20,029 --> 00:05:22,990 I entered to see what they were doing. 108 00:05:22,990 --> 00:05:24,949 Their prayer impressed me, 109 00:05:24,949 --> 00:05:26,750 And I became interested in their faith. 110 00:05:26,750 --> 00:05:28,670 By Allah, I did not leave them 111 00:05:28,670 --> 00:05:30,509 Until the sun set, 112 00:05:30,509 --> 00:05:32,350 And I neglected my father's estate, 113 00:05:32,350 --> 00:05:34,029 And did not go to it. 114 00:05:34,029 --> 00:05:35,389 I asked them, 115 00:05:35,389 --> 00:05:37,949 'Where is the origin of this religion?' 116 00:05:37,949 --> 00:05:39,629 They said, 'In Ash-Sham (Syria).' 117 00:05:39,629 --> 00:05:41,350 So I returned to my father, 118 00:05:41,350 --> 00:05:43,389 Who had sent people in search of me, 119 00:05:43,389 --> 00:05:45,949 And had been distracted by me from all his affairs. 120 00:05:45,949 --> 00:05:47,949 When I came to him, he said, 121 00:05:47,949 --> 00:05:49,110 'My son, 122 00:05:49,110 --> 00:05:50,310 Where were you?' 123 00:05:50,310 --> 00:05:53,269 I said, 'I passed by a church of the Christians, 124 00:05:53,269 --> 00:05:55,949 And I was impressed by what I saw of their religion.' 125 00:05:55,949 --> 00:05:57,670 He said, 'My son, 126 00:05:57,670 --> 00:05:59,910 Your religion and the religion of your forefathers 127 00:05:59,910 --> 00:06:01,230 Is better than that.' 128 00:06:01,230 --> 00:06:02,990 I said, 'No, by Allah, 129 00:06:02,990 --> 00:06:05,189 It is better than our religion.' 130 00:06:05,189 --> 00:06:06,910 He feared for me, 131 00:06:06,910 --> 00:06:09,029 So he put shackles on my legs, 132 00:06:09,029 --> 00:06:11,069 And imprisoned me in his house. 133 00:06:11,069 --> 00:06:13,870 I sent word to the Christians, saying, 134 00:06:13,910 --> 00:06:16,829 'If a caravan from Ash-Sham comes to you, 135 00:06:16,829 --> 00:06:18,189 Then inform me.' 136 00:06:18,189 --> 00:06:21,589 When merchants from the Christians arrived, 137 00:06:21,589 --> 00:06:23,110 They informed me about them. 138 00:06:23,110 --> 00:06:25,990 When they intended to return to their country, 139 00:06:25,990 --> 00:06:28,470 I cast off the iron from my legs, 140 00:06:28,470 --> 00:06:30,189 And went out with them, 141 00:06:30,189 --> 00:06:32,110 Until I arrived in Ash-Sham. 142 00:06:32,110 --> 00:06:33,269 I asked, 143 00:06:33,269 --> 00:06:36,069 'Who is the most knowledgeable of this religion?' 144 00:06:36,069 --> 00:06:38,310 They said, 'The bishop in the church.' 145 00:06:38,310 --> 00:06:40,149 So I went to him and said, 146 00:06:40,149 --> 00:06:42,550 'I have become interested in this religion, 147 00:06:42,589 --> 00:06:44,629 And I would like to be with you, 148 00:06:44,629 --> 00:06:46,910 To serve you and learn from you, 149 00:06:46,910 --> 00:06:48,470 And pray with you.' 150 00:06:48,470 --> 00:06:49,750 He said, 'Enter,' 151 00:06:49,750 --> 00:06:51,189 So I entered with him. 152 00:06:51,189 --> 00:06:53,629 But I realized he was a bad man; 153 00:06:53,629 --> 00:06:55,430 He would command them to give charity, 154 00:06:55,430 --> 00:06:57,149 And encourage them to do so, 155 00:06:57,149 --> 00:06:59,470 But when they collected something, 156 00:06:59,470 --> 00:07:01,029 He would hoard it for himself, 157 00:07:01,029 --> 00:07:03,069 And would not give it to the poor, 158 00:07:03,069 --> 00:07:07,750 Until he had collected seven jars of gold and silver. 159 00:07:07,750 --> 00:07:10,069 I hated him with an intense hatred, 160 00:07:10,110 --> 00:07:12,750 When I saw him doing what he was doing. 161 00:07:12,750 --> 00:07:13,829 Then he died, 162 00:07:13,829 --> 00:07:16,629 And the Christians gathered to bury him. 163 00:07:16,629 --> 00:07:17,910 I said to them, 164 00:07:17,910 --> 00:07:20,269 'He was a bad man, 165 00:07:20,269 --> 00:07:22,269 He used to do such and such,' 166 00:07:22,269 --> 00:07:24,350 And I showed them his hoard. 167 00:07:24,350 --> 00:07:26,430 When they extracted it, they said, 168 00:07:26,430 --> 00:07:28,790 'By Allah, we will never bury him.' 169 00:07:28,790 --> 00:07:31,269 So they crucified him and pelted him with stones. 170 00:07:31,269 --> 00:07:33,230 Then they brought another man, 171 00:07:33,230 --> 00:07:34,990 And placed him in his stead. 172 00:07:34,990 --> 00:07:37,389 I have never seen anyone better than him, 173 00:07:37,389 --> 00:07:39,189 Nor more ascetic in this world, 174 00:07:39,230 --> 00:07:41,269 Nor more desirous of the Hereafter. 175 00:07:41,269 --> 00:07:43,389 I loved him with a great love, 176 00:07:43,389 --> 00:07:45,629 And I stayed with him for a time. 177 00:07:45,629 --> 00:07:47,550 Then death approached him, 178 00:07:47,550 --> 00:07:48,829 So I said to him, 179 00:07:48,829 --> 00:07:50,550 'Death has approached you, as you see, 180 00:07:50,550 --> 00:07:52,509 So to whom do you entrust me?' 181 00:07:52,509 --> 00:07:53,990 He said, 'My son, 182 00:07:53,990 --> 00:07:56,430 By Allah, I do not know anyone today 183 00:07:56,430 --> 00:07:58,269 Who is upon what I was upon, 184 00:07:58,269 --> 00:08:01,470 Except a man in Mosul, in Iraq, 185 00:08:01,470 --> 00:08:02,670 Who is so-and-so, 186 00:08:02,670 --> 00:08:03,790 So join him.' 187 00:08:03,790 --> 00:08:05,230 So I traveled to him, 188 00:08:05,230 --> 00:08:07,709 And told him my story, and he said to me, 189 00:08:07,709 --> 00:08:08,949 'Stay with me.' 190 00:08:08,990 --> 00:08:10,430 So I stayed with him, 191 00:08:10,430 --> 00:08:12,910 And I found him to be upon the way of his companion. 192 00:08:12,910 --> 00:08:14,110 It was not long 193 00:08:14,110 --> 00:08:15,829 Before death approached him. 194 00:08:15,829 --> 00:08:16,750 I said to him, 195 00:08:16,750 --> 00:08:19,189 'Death has approached you from Allah, as you see, 196 00:08:19,189 --> 00:08:21,470 So to whom do you entrust me?' 197 00:08:21,470 --> 00:08:22,910 He said, 'My son, 198 00:08:22,910 --> 00:08:24,910 By Allah, I do not know a man 199 00:08:24,910 --> 00:08:27,029 Who is upon what we were upon, 200 00:08:27,029 --> 00:08:29,709 Except a man in Nusaybin, in Ash-Sham, 201 00:08:29,709 --> 00:08:31,029 Who is so-and-so, 202 00:08:31,029 --> 00:08:32,269 So join him.' 203 00:08:32,269 --> 00:08:33,389 When he passed away, 204 00:08:33,389 --> 00:08:36,710 I set out until I reached the master of Nusaybin. 205 00:08:36,710 --> 00:08:37,629 I came to him, 206 00:08:37,669 --> 00:08:39,350 and told him my story. 207 00:08:39,350 --> 00:08:41,149 He said, "Stay with me." 208 00:08:41,149 --> 00:08:42,590 So I stayed with him, 209 00:08:42,590 --> 00:08:45,029 and I found him to be upon the same path as his predecessor. 210 00:08:45,029 --> 00:08:47,830 By Allah, it was not long before death came upon him. 211 00:08:47,830 --> 00:08:49,149 I said to him, 212 00:08:49,149 --> 00:08:51,230 "To whom do you entrust me?" 213 00:08:51,230 --> 00:08:52,669 He said, "O my son, 214 00:08:52,669 --> 00:08:54,789 by Allah, I know of no one 215 00:08:54,789 --> 00:08:56,549 who remains upon our way 216 00:08:56,549 --> 00:08:58,710 except for a man in Ammuriya, 217 00:08:58,710 --> 00:08:59,950 in Turkey. 218 00:08:59,950 --> 00:09:01,669 If you wish, go to him, 219 00:09:01,669 --> 00:09:03,590 for he is upon our way." 220 00:09:03,590 --> 00:09:05,509 When he passed away, I set out 221 00:09:05,549 --> 00:09:08,309 until I reached the master of Ammuriya. 222 00:09:08,309 --> 00:09:10,190 I told him my story, 223 00:09:10,190 --> 00:09:11,789 and he said, "Stay with me." 224 00:09:11,789 --> 00:09:13,269 So I stayed with him, 225 00:09:13,269 --> 00:09:15,590 and he was upon the guidance of his companions. 226 00:09:15,590 --> 00:09:17,750 Then I earned a living, 227 00:09:17,750 --> 00:09:20,110 until I possessed some cows 228 00:09:20,110 --> 00:09:21,309 and a small flock of sheep. 229 00:09:21,309 --> 00:09:23,669 Then the decree of Allah came upon him. 230 00:09:23,669 --> 00:09:25,590 When he was near death, I said to him, 231 00:09:25,590 --> 00:09:27,389 "To whom do you entrust me?" 232 00:09:27,389 --> 00:09:28,750 He said, "O my son, 233 00:09:28,750 --> 00:09:30,909 by Allah, I know of no one 234 00:09:30,909 --> 00:09:33,509 who remains upon what we were upon. 235 00:09:33,509 --> 00:09:35,029 However, 236 00:09:35,070 --> 00:09:37,950 the time has cast its shadow for a Prophet who will be sent 237 00:09:37,950 --> 00:09:39,429 with the religion of Ibrahim. 238 00:09:39,429 --> 00:09:41,309 He will emerge in the land of the Arabs, 239 00:09:41,309 --> 00:09:44,190 and will migrate to a land between two lava fields, 240 00:09:44,190 --> 00:09:45,830 among which are date palms. 241 00:09:45,830 --> 00:09:47,350 He has signs 242 00:09:47,350 --> 00:09:48,509 that are not hidden: 243 00:09:48,509 --> 00:09:50,029 he eats from a gift, 244 00:09:50,029 --> 00:09:51,830 but does not eat from charity, 245 00:09:51,830 --> 00:09:54,549 and between his shoulders is the seal of prophethood. 246 00:09:54,549 --> 00:09:55,950 If you are able 247 00:09:55,950 --> 00:09:58,909 to reach that land, then do so." 248 00:09:58,909 --> 00:10:00,309 He said: Then he died. 249 00:10:00,309 --> 00:10:02,149 I remained in Ammuriya 250 00:10:02,149 --> 00:10:04,269 for as long as Allah willed that I remain. 251 00:10:04,309 --> 00:10:06,710 Then a group of merchants passed by me, 252 00:10:06,710 --> 00:10:07,870 and I said to them, 253 00:10:07,870 --> 00:10:09,990 "Carry me to the land of the Arabs, 254 00:10:09,990 --> 00:10:12,350 and I will give you these cows of mine 255 00:10:12,350 --> 00:10:13,710 and my small flock of sheep." 256 00:10:13,710 --> 00:10:14,909 They said, "Yes." 257 00:10:14,909 --> 00:10:16,830 So I gave them to them, 258 00:10:16,830 --> 00:10:18,350 and they carried me with them. 259 00:10:18,350 --> 00:10:20,549 Then they wronged me, 260 00:10:20,549 --> 00:10:23,149 and sold me to a Jewish man. 261 00:10:23,149 --> 00:10:25,110 I remained with him as a slave. 262 00:10:25,110 --> 00:10:26,870 While I was with him, 263 00:10:26,870 --> 00:10:30,230 a cousin of his arrived from Medina, 264 00:10:30,230 --> 00:10:31,710 and he bought me from him, 265 00:10:31,710 --> 00:10:33,750 and took me to Medina. 266 00:10:33,789 --> 00:10:35,350 By Allah, it was not long 267 00:10:35,350 --> 00:10:37,629 after I saw it 268 00:10:37,629 --> 00:10:40,549 that I recognized it by the description my master had given me. 269 00:10:40,549 --> 00:10:41,950 So I stayed there. 270 00:10:41,950 --> 00:10:43,909 Then the Messenger of Allah, 271 00:10:43,909 --> 00:10:46,029 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was sent. 272 00:10:46,029 --> 00:10:48,350 He remained in Mecca for as long as he remained, 273 00:10:48,350 --> 00:10:50,350 then he migrated to Medina. 274 00:10:50,350 --> 00:10:51,629 By Allah, 275 00:10:51,629 --> 00:10:54,750 I was at the top of a palm tree belonging to my master, 276 00:10:54,750 --> 00:10:56,029 working on it, 277 00:10:56,029 --> 00:10:58,429 and my master was sitting beneath it, 278 00:10:58,429 --> 00:11:00,629 when a cousin of his approached 279 00:11:00,629 --> 00:11:02,350 and stood before him. 280 00:11:02,350 --> 00:11:03,830 He said, "O so-and-so, 281 00:11:03,830 --> 00:11:05,950 may Allah fight the Banu Qayla, 282 00:11:05,950 --> 00:11:07,470 the Aws and the Khazraj. 283 00:11:07,470 --> 00:11:10,710 By Allah, they are gathered right now at Quba 284 00:11:10,710 --> 00:11:13,710 around a man who arrived from Mecca today, 285 00:11:13,710 --> 00:11:15,870 claiming that he is a Prophet." 286 00:11:15,870 --> 00:11:17,549 When I heard this, 287 00:11:17,549 --> 00:11:19,110 a trembling seized me, 288 00:11:19,110 --> 00:11:22,269 until I thought I would fall upon my master. 289 00:11:22,269 --> 00:11:23,950 I climbed down from the palm tree, 290 00:11:23,950 --> 00:11:26,070 and began saying to his cousin, 291 00:11:26,070 --> 00:11:28,750 "What are you saying?" 292 00:11:28,750 --> 00:11:30,269 My master became angry, 293 00:11:30,309 --> 00:11:32,470 and struck me a severe blow. 294 00:11:32,470 --> 00:11:34,669 Then he said, "What do you have to do with this?" 295 00:11:34,669 --> 00:11:35,909 Salman said: 296 00:11:35,909 --> 00:11:38,590 I said, "I only wanted to verify the news." 297 00:11:38,590 --> 00:11:39,990 When evening came, 298 00:11:39,990 --> 00:11:41,990 I took some food 299 00:11:41,990 --> 00:11:43,590 that I had collected, 300 00:11:43,590 --> 00:11:46,190 and went to the Messenger of Allah, 301 00:11:46,190 --> 00:11:48,549 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 302 00:11:48,549 --> 00:11:49,909 while he was at Quba. 303 00:11:49,909 --> 00:11:51,269 I entered upon him 304 00:11:51,269 --> 00:11:52,389 and said to him, 305 00:11:52,389 --> 00:11:54,309 "It has reached me 306 00:11:54,309 --> 00:11:56,110 that you are a righteous man, 307 00:11:56,110 --> 00:11:58,710 and you have companions with you who are strangers 308 00:11:58,710 --> 00:12:00,190 and in need. 309 00:12:00,700 --> 00:12:03,379 This is something I had for charity, 310 00:12:03,379 --> 00:12:05,899 and I saw that you are more deserving of it than others." 311 00:12:05,899 --> 00:12:07,700 He said: So I brought it near to him. 312 00:12:07,700 --> 00:12:09,500 The Messenger of Allah, 313 00:12:09,500 --> 00:12:12,659 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to his companions, 314 00:12:12,659 --> 00:12:13,460 "Eat," 315 00:12:13,460 --> 00:12:15,700 but he held back and did not eat. 316 00:12:15,700 --> 00:12:17,100 I said to myself, 317 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:18,740 "This is one." 318 00:12:18,740 --> 00:12:20,059 Then I turned away from him. 319 00:12:20,059 --> 00:12:21,500 I gathered something else, 320 00:12:21,500 --> 00:12:24,139 then I came to him after he had moved from Quba 321 00:12:24,139 --> 00:12:25,419 to Medina. 322 00:12:25,419 --> 00:12:26,460 I said to him, 323 00:12:26,460 --> 00:12:28,980 "I saw that you do not eat charity, 324 00:12:29,019 --> 00:12:30,700 and this is a gift 325 00:12:30,700 --> 00:12:32,299 with which I honor you." 326 00:12:32,299 --> 00:12:34,620 He said: So the Messenger of Allah, 327 00:12:34,620 --> 00:12:36,980 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, ate from it, 328 00:12:36,980 --> 00:12:39,460 and ordered his companions, so they ate with him. 329 00:12:39,460 --> 00:12:41,059 I said to myself, 330 00:12:41,059 --> 00:12:43,059 "These are two." 331 00:12:43,059 --> 00:12:44,299 Salman said: 332 00:12:44,299 --> 00:12:46,139 Then I came to the Messenger of Allah, 333 00:12:46,139 --> 00:12:48,100 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 334 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:50,220 while he was at Baqi' al-Gharqad, 335 00:12:50,220 --> 00:12:52,740 following a funeral of one of his companions, 336 00:12:52,740 --> 00:12:54,419 and he had two cloaks upon him. 337 00:12:54,419 --> 00:12:55,899 I greeted him, 338 00:12:55,899 --> 00:12:57,419 then moved behind him, 339 00:12:57,460 --> 00:12:59,019 looking at his back 340 00:12:59,019 --> 00:13:00,620 to see if I would see the seal 341 00:13:00,620 --> 00:13:02,899 that my master had described to me. 342 00:13:02,899 --> 00:13:04,980 When he saw me move behind him, 343 00:13:04,980 --> 00:13:06,539 he knew what I wanted, 344 00:13:06,539 --> 00:13:08,860 so he cast his cloak off his back. 345 00:13:08,860 --> 00:13:10,659 I looked at the seal, 346 00:13:10,659 --> 00:13:11,740 and I recognized it. 347 00:13:11,740 --> 00:13:14,659 I threw myself upon him, kissing him and weeping. 348 00:13:14,659 --> 00:13:16,379 He said to me, "Move around." 349 00:13:16,379 --> 00:13:18,379 So I moved to be in front of him, 350 00:13:18,379 --> 00:13:20,500 and I told him my story, 351 00:13:20,500 --> 00:13:21,539 and it pleased him, 352 00:13:21,539 --> 00:13:23,980 and he liked for his companions to hear it. 353 00:13:23,980 --> 00:13:25,539 Then Salman 354 00:13:25,539 --> 00:13:26,779 was occupied by his state of servitude, 355 00:13:26,820 --> 00:13:29,139 until he missed two battles: 356 00:13:29,139 --> 00:13:30,379 Badr and Uhud. 357 00:13:30,379 --> 00:13:33,419 The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to him, 358 00:13:33,419 --> 00:13:35,340 "Make a contract of manumission, O Salman." 359 00:13:35,340 --> 00:13:36,820 So he made a contract with his master 360 00:13:36,820 --> 00:13:38,740 for three hundred palm saplings 361 00:13:38,740 --> 00:13:40,940 to be planted for him in the soil, 362 00:13:40,940 --> 00:13:43,220 and that he would also pay him forty 363 00:13:43,220 --> 00:13:44,899 ounces of gold. 364 00:13:44,899 --> 00:13:48,100 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said 365 00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:49,299 to his companions, 366 00:13:49,299 --> 00:13:50,820 "Help your brother." 367 00:13:50,820 --> 00:13:52,500 They helped me: this one 368 00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:54,179 with thirty saplings, 369 00:13:54,179 --> 00:13:55,580 and this one with twenty, 370 00:13:55,620 --> 00:13:57,779 each according to what he could afford, 371 00:13:57,779 --> 00:13:59,419 until there were gathered for me 372 00:13:59,419 --> 00:14:01,340 three hundred saplings. 373 00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:03,340 He said to the Messenger of Allah, 374 00:14:03,340 --> 00:14:05,340 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 375 00:14:05,340 --> 00:14:07,019 "Go, O Salman, 376 00:14:07,019 --> 00:14:08,659 and prepare the ground for them," 377 00:14:08,659 --> 00:14:09,980 meaning: dig for them. 378 00:14:09,980 --> 00:14:11,379 "And when you have finished, 379 00:14:11,379 --> 00:14:12,500 come to me, 380 00:14:12,500 --> 00:14:15,299 so that I may be the one to place them with my own hands." 381 00:14:15,299 --> 00:14:17,820 I went and prepared the ground for them, 382 00:14:17,820 --> 00:14:19,740 then I came to him and informed him. 383 00:14:19,740 --> 00:14:23,179 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, went out with me to them, 384 00:14:23,220 --> 00:14:26,179 and we began bringing the saplings to him, 385 00:14:26,179 --> 00:14:27,700 meaning the small palm shoots, 386 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:29,620 and the Messenger of Allah, 387 00:14:29,620 --> 00:14:32,179 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, placed them with his own hand. 388 00:14:32,179 --> 00:14:33,940 When we had finished, 389 00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:36,980 by the One in whose hand is the soul of Salman, 390 00:14:36,980 --> 00:14:40,259 not a single sapling died. 391 00:14:40,259 --> 00:14:41,779 So I fulfilled the palm trees, 392 00:14:41,779 --> 00:14:43,460 but the money remained upon me. 393 00:14:43,460 --> 00:14:46,659 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was brought 394 00:14:46,659 --> 00:14:49,220 something like an egg of gold. 395 00:14:49,220 --> 00:14:50,220 Then he said, 396 00:14:50,220 --> 00:14:52,740 "What has the Persian who is under contract done?" 397 00:14:52,779 --> 00:14:54,259 He said: So I was called to him. 398 00:14:54,259 --> 00:14:56,299 He said, "Take this, 399 00:14:56,299 --> 00:14:58,940 and pay off what is upon you, O Salman." 400 00:14:58,940 --> 00:15:01,100 I said, "And where would this reach 401 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:03,299 "What is upon me, O Messenger of Allah?" 402 00:15:03,299 --> 00:15:04,820 He said, "Take it." 403 00:15:04,820 --> 00:15:07,220 "For Allah will fulfill it on your behalf." 404 00:15:07,220 --> 00:15:08,539 So I took it. 405 00:15:08,539 --> 00:15:10,340 And I weighed out for them from it. 406 00:15:10,340 --> 00:15:13,259 By the One in whose hand is the soul of Salman, 407 00:15:13,259 --> 00:15:16,419 it was forty ounces. 408 00:15:16,419 --> 00:15:18,460 So I paid them their full due. 409 00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:20,659 And after that, Salman was able 410 00:15:20,740 --> 00:15:24,539 to witness with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 411 00:15:24,539 --> 00:15:25,659 the Battle of the Trench. 412 00:15:25,659 --> 00:15:28,059 And he is the one who suggested digging it. 413 00:15:28,059 --> 00:15:30,419 Thereafter, he did not miss a single battle with him. 414 00:15:30,419 --> 00:15:33,700 He passed away, may Allah be pleased with him, during the caliphate of 'Uthman. 415 00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:36,460 In the year thirty-three of the Hijrah. 416 00:15:36,460 --> 00:15:39,100 May Allah be pleased with Salman and grant him satisfaction. 417 00:15:39,100 --> 00:15:41,299 And with all the Companions. 418 00:15:41,299 --> 00:15:42,500 I say what you hear. 419 00:15:42,500 --> 00:15:44,019 And I ask Allah for forgiveness for myself and for you. 420 00:15:44,019 --> 00:15:45,340 So seek His forgiveness. 421 00:15:45,340 --> 00:15:48,899 For He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 422 00:15:48,899 --> 00:15:51,259 Praise be to Allah. 423 00:15:51,259 --> 00:15:52,860 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 424 00:15:52,860 --> 00:15:54,220 And the ultimate outcome belongs to the righteous. 425 00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:56,620 And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. 426 00:15:56,620 --> 00:16:01,059 And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 427 00:16:01,059 --> 00:16:03,419 To proceed, servants of Allah: 428 00:16:03,419 --> 00:16:08,360 In the story of Salman, may Allah be pleased with him, there are many lessons and morals. 429 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,159 Among them is the importance of a sound natural disposition (fitra). 430 00:16:11,159 --> 00:16:14,679 For Allah blessed Salman with a sound natural disposition. 431 00:16:14,679 --> 00:16:19,480 And He made the truth beloved to him until he preferred it over everything else. 432 00:16:19,519 --> 00:16:22,879 His father was a man of wealth and the leader of his people. 433 00:16:22,879 --> 00:16:25,320 And he loved him with an intense love. 434 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:29,559 Yet, he sacrificed all of that in order to reach 435 00:16:29,559 --> 00:16:31,960 the true religion and the truth. 436 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:33,399 The second point: 437 00:16:33,399 --> 00:16:35,039 That whoever strives finds. 438 00:16:35,039 --> 00:16:36,720 And whoever sows reaps. 439 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,200 For Salman al-Farisi, may Allah be pleased with him, was 440 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,399 a man who strove with the utmost diligence. 441 00:16:43,399 --> 00:16:46,399 He first strove in the religion of Zoroastrianism, 442 00:16:46,399 --> 00:16:49,399 until he reached the rank of the servant of the fire. 443 00:16:49,399 --> 00:16:53,279 Then he reached the highest ranks in the religion of Christianity. 444 00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:55,960 Then he reached in the religion of Islam 445 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,840 a status beyond which there is no further. 446 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,240 The third point: 447 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,399 That an open mind, 448 00:17:01,399 --> 00:17:03,720 one that searches for the truth, 449 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,440 is the greatest trait of the successful, 450 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,200 after the guidance of Allah.