1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,560 The best of generations in their conduct and example, 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:13,560 Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:15,560 Mawaddah Association 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:17,559 Presents: 6 00:00:17,559 --> 00:00:21,620 Portraits from the Lives of the Tabi'un 7 00:00:21,620 --> 00:00:26,039 By Dr. Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 8 00:00:26,039 --> 00:00:28,039 May Allah have mercy upon him. 9 00:00:28,039 --> 00:00:33,380 Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, 10 00:00:33,380 --> 00:00:35,380 May Allah have mercy upon him. 11 00:00:43,509 --> 00:00:47,509 Has the news of this noble Tabi'i reached you? 12 00:00:47,509 --> 00:00:51,509 He gathered glory from all its corners, 13 00:00:51,509 --> 00:00:54,539 Until nothing of it escaped him. 14 00:00:54,539 --> 00:00:57,539 For his father was Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq, 15 00:00:57,539 --> 00:01:00,539 And his mother was the daughter of Kisra Yazdegerd, 16 00:01:00,539 --> 00:01:02,539 The last of the Persian kings. 17 00:01:02,539 --> 00:01:05,540 His paternal aunt was 'A'ishah, the Mother of the Believers, may Allah be pleased with her. 18 00:01:05,540 --> 00:01:08,540 And above all that, 19 00:01:08,540 --> 00:01:12,540 He crowned his head with the crown of piety and knowledge. 20 00:01:12,540 --> 00:01:18,670 Do you think there is any glory above this for which competitors might vie? 21 00:01:18,670 --> 00:01:23,959 That is al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq, 22 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,959 One of the seven jurists of Medina, 23 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,959 The most knowledgeable of the people of his time, 24 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,959 The sharpest of them in intellect, and the most intense of them in piety. 25 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:39,659 So let us begin the story of his life from its inception. 26 00:01:39,659 --> 00:01:46,659 Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad was born in the final years of the caliphate of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with him. 27 00:01:46,659 --> 00:01:50,659 But the young child had barely begun to stir in his nest, 28 00:01:50,659 --> 00:01:55,659 When the violent winds of discord (fitnah) swept through the lands of the Muslims. 29 00:01:55,659 --> 00:02:00,689 The devout and ascetic Caliph, the Possessor of the Two Lights, was martyred, 30 00:02:00,689 --> 00:02:04,689 While he was bent over the pages of the Qur'an. 31 00:02:04,689 --> 00:02:09,689 Then the great conflict erupted between the Commander of the Believers, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, 32 00:02:09,689 --> 00:02:13,689 And Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, the governor of the Levant. 33 00:02:13,689 --> 00:02:19,689 In a terrifying and staggering series of successive events, 34 00:02:19,689 --> 00:02:24,689 The young child found himself being carried with his sister from Medina to Egypt. 35 00:02:24,689 --> 00:02:28,689 For they had to join their father, 36 00:02:28,689 --> 00:02:34,689 After he had become its governor on behalf of the Commander of the Believers, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. 37 00:02:34,689 --> 00:02:39,689 Then he saw the bloody claws of discord reach out to his father, 38 00:02:39,689 --> 00:02:41,689 Killing him in the most heinous of ways. 39 00:02:41,689 --> 00:02:46,819 He then found himself being moved once again from Egypt to Medina, 40 00:02:46,819 --> 00:02:50,819 After the supporters of Mu'awiyah had seized control of it. 41 00:02:50,819 --> 00:02:53,819 He had become an orphan, bereft and alone. 42 00:02:53,819 --> 00:03:00,639 Al-Qasim would speak of this journey of suffering, his eyes filled with tears, 43 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,639 Saying: "When my father was killed in Egypt, 44 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,639 My uncle 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr came, 45 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:12,639 He took me and my little sister and brought us to Medina. 46 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,639 No sooner had we reached it, 47 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:19,639 Than my aunt 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, sent for us. 48 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,639 She took us from my uncle's house to her own, 49 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,639 And raised us in her care. 50 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:31,639 I have never seen a mother or father more kind than she, 51 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,639 Nor more compassionate. 52 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,639 She would feed us with her own hands, while she herself would not eat with us; 53 00:03:37,639 --> 00:03:41,639 If any of our food remained, she would eat it. 54 00:03:41,639 --> 00:03:45,639 She would show us the tenderness of a nursing mother toward a weaned child, 55 00:03:45,639 --> 00:03:49,639 Washing our bodies and combing our hair, 56 00:03:49,639 --> 00:03:52,639 And dressing us in the purest white garments. 57 00:03:52,639 --> 00:03:57,639 She never ceased to urge us toward goodness and habituate us to its practice, 58 00:03:57,639 --> 00:04:01,639 While forbidding us from evil and compelling us to abandon it. 59 00:04:01,639 --> 00:04:06,639 She was diligent in teaching us what we could grasp of the Book of Allah, 60 00:04:06,639 --> 00:04:12,639 And narrating to us what we could understand of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 61 00:04:12,639 --> 00:04:16,639 She would increase our joy and delight during the two Eids; 62 00:04:16,639 --> 00:04:19,639 When the eve of 'Arafah arrived, 63 00:04:19,639 --> 00:04:21,639 She would trim my hair, 64 00:04:21,639 --> 00:04:24,639 And wash me and my sister. 65 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:26,639 When morning came, 66 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:28,639 She would dress us in new clothes, 67 00:04:28,639 --> 00:04:32,639 And send us to the mosque to perform the Eid prayer. 68 00:04:32,639 --> 00:04:34,639 When we returned from it, 69 00:04:34,639 --> 00:04:38,639 She would gather me and my sister and provide for us. 70 00:04:40,300 --> 00:04:42,300 One day, 71 00:04:42,300 --> 00:04:44,300 She dressed us in white clothes, 72 00:04:44,300 --> 00:04:47,300 Then she sat me on one of her knees, 73 00:04:47,300 --> 00:04:51,300 And sat my sister on her other knee. 74 00:04:51,300 --> 00:04:54,300 She had summoned my uncle 'Abd al-Rahman. 75 00:04:54,300 --> 00:04:56,300 When he entered, 76 00:04:56,300 --> 00:04:58,300 She greeted him and then spoke, 77 00:04:58,300 --> 00:05:01,300 Praising Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 78 00:05:01,300 --> 00:05:04,300 And extolling Him as He deserves. 79 00:05:04,300 --> 00:05:10,300 I have never seen a speaker, man or woman, before or since, 80 00:05:10,300 --> 00:05:14,300 More eloquent in tongue or sweeter in expression than she. 81 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:16,300 Then she said: 82 00:05:16,300 --> 00:05:17,300 "O my brother, 83 00:05:17,300 --> 00:05:23,300 I have continued to see you turning away from me since you took these two children from you, 84 00:05:23,300 --> 00:05:25,300 And I brought them to myself. 85 00:05:25,300 --> 00:05:30,300 By Allah, I did not do that out of arrogance toward you, nor out of suspicion of you, 86 00:05:30,300 --> 00:05:34,300 Nor out of accusing you of falling short in their care. 87 00:05:34,300 --> 00:05:37,370 But you are a man with wives, 88 00:05:37,370 --> 00:05:42,370 And they are two small children who cannot manage their own affairs. 89 00:05:42,370 --> 00:05:46,370 I feared that your wives might see something from them that they would dislike, 90 00:05:46,370 --> 00:05:49,370 And thus not be pleased with them. 91 00:05:49,370 --> 00:05:55,399 I found that I was more entitled than they to take charge of their affairs in this situation. 92 00:05:55,399 --> 00:05:57,399 Now they have grown, 93 00:05:57,399 --> 00:06:01,399 And have become capable of managing their own affairs. 94 00:06:01,399 --> 00:06:04,399 So take them and bring them to yourself." 95 00:06:04,399 --> 00:06:09,459 My uncle 'Abd al-Rahman took us and brought us to his house. 96 00:06:09,459 --> 00:06:13,970 However, the young boy of the house of Bakr 97 00:06:13,970 --> 00:06:19,970 Remained with his heart attached to the house of his aunt, the Mother of the Believers, may Allah be pleased with her. 98 00:06:19,970 --> 00:06:24,970 For it was on the ground of her house, perfumed with the scents of Prophethood, that he grew up, 99 00:06:24,970 --> 00:06:28,970 And in the care of its mistress that he was raised and nurtured, 100 00:06:28,970 --> 00:06:32,970 And from her overflowing compassion that he drank and was satisfied. 101 00:06:32,970 --> 00:06:38,160 So he began to divide his time between her house and his uncle's house. 102 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:43,160 The memories of his aunt's fragrant, gentle, and sheltering home remained 103 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:47,160 Alive in his mind as long as he lived. 104 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:52,160 Listen to some of his accounts of those memories, as he says: 105 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:57,189 "I said one day to my aunt 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her: 106 00:06:57,189 --> 00:07:02,189 'O Mother, uncover for me the grave of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 107 00:07:02,189 --> 00:07:07,189 And the graves of his two companions, for I wish to see them.' 108 00:07:07,189 --> 00:07:11,189 The three graves were still inside her house, 109 00:07:11,189 --> 00:07:15,189 And she had covered them with something that concealed them from sight. 110 00:07:15,189 --> 00:07:20,189 So she uncovered for me three graves, neither raised high nor flattened, 111 00:07:20,189 --> 00:07:26,189 Which had been leveled with the small red pebbles that were in the courtyard of the mosque. 112 00:07:26,189 --> 00:07:31,189 I said: 'Where is the grave of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?' 113 00:07:31,189 --> 00:07:35,189 She pointed with her hand and said: 'This one.' 114 00:07:35,189 --> 00:07:40,189 Then two large tears rolled down her cheeks, 115 00:07:40,189 --> 00:07:44,189 And I hastened to wipe them away so that I would not see them. 116 00:07:44,189 --> 00:07:50,259 The grave of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was placed in front of the graves of his two companions. 117 00:07:50,259 --> 00:07:54,259 I said: 'And where is the grave of my grandfather, Abu Bakr?' 118 00:07:54,259 --> 00:08:02,420 She said: 'Here it is,' and he was buried at the head of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 119 00:08:02,420 --> 00:08:05,420 I said: 'And this is the grave of 'Umar?' 120 00:08:05,420 --> 00:08:12,420 She said: 'Yes,' and the head of 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was at the waist of my grandfather, 121 00:08:12,420 --> 00:08:18,079 Close to the feet of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." 122 00:08:18,079 --> 00:08:24,079 When the young man of the house of Bakr grew up, he had memorized the Book of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 123 00:08:24,079 --> 00:08:30,079 And had taken from his aunt 'A'ishah the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 124 00:08:30,079 --> 00:08:33,080 As much as Allah willed for him to take. 125 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,080 Then he turned toward the noble Prophetic Sanctuary, 126 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:43,080 And devoted himself to the circles of knowledge that were scattered in every corner of it, 127 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:47,080 Just as the bright stars are scattered across the face of the sky. 128 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:53,080 He narrated from Abu Hurayrah, 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas, 129 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:57,080 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, 'Abdullah ibn Ja'far, 130 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:01,080 'Abdullah ibn Khabbab, Rafi' ibn Khadij, 131 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,080 Aslam the freedman of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, 132 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:10,080 And others, may Allah be pleased with them, until he became an independent scholar (mujtahid) and leader. 133 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:14,080 He became one of the most knowledgeable people of his time regarding the Sunnah. 134 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:19,080 For a man was not considered a man among them until he had mastered the Sunnah. 135 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:24,549 When the young man of the house of Bakr had completed his tools of knowledge, 136 00:09:24,549 --> 00:09:29,549 People flocked to him, seeking knowledge from him with passion, 137 00:09:29,549 --> 00:09:33,580 And he turned to them, bestowing it upon them with generosity. 138 00:09:33,580 --> 00:09:40,580 He would come to the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, every morning, 139 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:42,580 At a time he never missed. 140 00:09:42,580 --> 00:09:46,580 He would pray two rak'ahs to enliven the mosque, 141 00:09:46,580 --> 00:09:51,580 Then he would take his place in front of the door of 'Umar in the noble Rawdah, 142 00:09:51,580 --> 00:09:56,580 Between the grave of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his pulpit. 143 00:09:56,580 --> 00:10:00,580 Students of knowledge would gather around him from every place, 144 00:10:00,580 --> 00:10:04,580 And drink from his pure, refined sources, 145 00:10:04,580 --> 00:10:07,740 Which filled their thirsty souls. 146 00:10:07,740 --> 00:10:09,740 Not much time passed, 147 00:10:09,740 --> 00:10:12,740 Before al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, 148 00:10:12,740 --> 00:10:16,740 And his cousin Salim ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, 149 00:10:16,740 --> 00:10:19,740 Became the two trusted leaders of Medina, 150 00:10:19,740 --> 00:10:21,740 Its two obeyed masters, 151 00:10:21,740 --> 00:10:23,740 And its two influential figures, 152 00:10:23,740 --> 00:10:29,740 Even though they held no office or authority. 153 00:10:29,740 --> 00:10:31,740 The people made them their leaders, 154 00:10:31,740 --> 00:10:35,740 Because of the piety and godliness they possessed, 155 00:10:35,740 --> 00:10:39,740 The knowledge and fiqh they carried in their hearts, 156 00:10:39,740 --> 00:10:44,740 And the asceticism they displayed regarding what was in the hands of others, 157 00:10:44,740 --> 00:10:47,809 And their desire for what is with Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 158 00:10:47,809 --> 00:10:50,809 Their status in the hearts of the people reached such a point 159 00:10:50,809 --> 00:10:53,809 That the Umayyad caliphs and their governors 160 00:10:53,809 --> 00:10:56,809 Would not decide any matter 161 00:10:56,809 --> 00:10:58,809 Regarding the affairs of Medina 162 00:10:58,809 --> 00:11:00,809 Except with their counsel. 163 00:11:00,809 --> 00:11:03,809 Among these instances was when al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik 164 00:11:03,809 --> 00:11:07,809 Resolved to expand the noble Prophetic Sanctuary. 165 00:11:07,809 --> 00:11:12,809 He could not achieve this cherished wish 166 00:11:12,809 --> 00:11:16,809 Unless he demolished the old mosque from its four sides, 167 00:11:16,809 --> 00:11:21,809 Removed the houses of the wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 168 00:11:21,809 --> 00:11:23,809 And incorporated them into the mosque. 169 00:11:23,809 --> 00:11:26,809 These were matters that were difficult for the people, 170 00:11:26,809 --> 00:11:29,809 And they were not pleased with them. 171 00:11:29,809 --> 00:11:34,809 So he wrote to 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, his governor in Medina, saying: 172 00:11:34,809 --> 00:11:40,899 "I have decided to expand the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 173 00:11:40,899 --> 00:11:44,899 Until it becomes two hundred cubits by two hundred cubits. 174 00:11:44,899 --> 00:11:46,899 Demolish its four walls, 175 00:11:46,899 --> 00:11:51,899 Incorporate into it the chambers of the wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 176 00:11:51,899 --> 00:11:54,899 Purchase the houses in its surroundings, 177 00:11:54,899 --> 00:11:57,899 And move the qiblah forward if you are able. 178 00:11:57,899 --> 00:12:02,899 You can do this because of the status of your maternal uncles, the family of al-Khattab, 179 00:12:02,899 --> 00:12:05,970 And their position in the hearts of the people. 180 00:12:05,970 --> 00:12:08,970 If the people of Medina refuse you that, 181 00:12:08,970 --> 00:12:13,970 Then seek the help of al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Salim ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, 182 00:12:13,970 --> 00:12:16,970 And involve them with you in the matter. 183 00:12:16,970 --> 00:12:20,970 Pay the people the prices of their houses generously. 184 00:12:20,970 --> 00:12:23,970 You have in this two righteous predecessors, 185 00:12:23,970 --> 00:12:28,259 They are 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and 'Uthman ibn 'Affan." 186 00:12:28,259 --> 00:12:34,259 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz summoned al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Salim ibn 'Abdullah, 187 00:12:34,259 --> 00:12:37,259 And a group of the notables of Medina, 188 00:12:37,259 --> 00:12:40,259 And read to them the letter of the Commander of the Believers. 189 00:12:40,259 --> 00:12:45,320 They were pleased with what the Caliph had resolved and hastened to implement it. 190 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:49,320 When the people saw the two scholars of Medina and its two great leaders 191 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:53,320 Participating in the demolition of the mosque with their own hands, 192 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,320 They rose with them as one man, 193 00:12:56,320 --> 00:13:00,379 And carried out what was stated in the letter of the Commander of the Believers. 194 00:13:00,379 --> 00:13:03,379 The victorious armies of the Muslims 195 00:13:03,379 --> 00:13:09,379 Were at that time knocking on the doors of the fortresses leading to the city of Constantinople, 196 00:13:09,379 --> 00:13:12,379 And seizing them one after another, 197 00:13:12,379 --> 00:13:17,379 Under the leadership of the brave commander Maslamah ibn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, 198 00:13:17,379 --> 00:13:21,379 In preparation for the conquest of Constantinople itself. 199 00:13:21,379 --> 00:13:25,480 When the King of Rome learned of the Commander of the Faithful’s intention 200 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,480 to expand the noble Prophet’s Mosque, 201 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:32,480 he wished to appease him and draw near to him with what would please him. 202 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:36,480 He sent him one hundred thousand mithqals of gold, 203 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:42,480 and dispatched with it one hundred of the most skilled builders from the lands of Rome. 204 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:46,480 He also provided the workers with forty loads of mosaic tiles. 205 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:51,610 Al-Walid sent all of this to Umar Ibn Abd al-Aziz, 206 00:13:51,610 --> 00:13:54,610 so that he might use it to assist in the construction of the mosque. 207 00:13:54,610 --> 00:13:59,610 Umar spent it according to the counsel of al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad and his companions. 208 00:13:59,610 --> 00:14:04,240 Indeed, al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad was 209 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:09,240 the person who most closely followed the example of his grandfather, al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. 210 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,240 To the point that people would say, 211 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:15,240 "Abu Bakr did not leave behind a son who resembles him more than this young man." 212 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:20,240 He resembled him in the nobility of his character and the excellence of his virtues, 213 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,240 in the firmness of his faith and the intensity of his piety, 214 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,240 and in his magnanimity and generosity. 215 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:32,269 Many sayings and actions have been recorded from him that testify to this. 216 00:14:33,269 --> 00:14:37,269 Among them is that a Bedouin came to him in the mosque and asked, 217 00:14:37,269 --> 00:14:42,269 "Which of you is more knowledgeable, you or Salim Ibn Abd Allah?" 218 00:14:42,269 --> 00:14:46,269 He ignored him, so the man repeated the question. 219 00:14:46,269 --> 00:14:51,269 He said, "Subhan Allah," and the man repeated it a third time. 220 00:14:51,269 --> 00:14:56,269 He then said to him, "That is Salim, O son of my brother; he is sitting over there." 221 00:14:56,269 --> 00:15:00,299 Those in the gathering remarked, "May Allah bless his father!" 222 00:15:00,299 --> 00:15:05,299 He disliked saying "I am more knowledgeable than him," for that would be praising himself, 223 00:15:05,299 --> 00:15:09,299 and he disliked saying "He is more knowledgeable than me," for that would be a lie. 224 00:15:09,299 --> 00:15:11,299 Yet he was more knowledgeable than Salim. 225 00:15:11,299 --> 00:15:15,809 It was also seen once in Mina, 226 00:15:15,809 --> 00:15:21,809 while the people of the various lands, the pilgrims to the House of Allah, were crowding around him from every side, 227 00:15:21,809 --> 00:15:23,809 and they were asking him questions. 228 00:15:23,809 --> 00:15:26,809 He would answer them with what he knew, 229 00:15:26,809 --> 00:15:29,809 and regarding what he did not know, he would say to them, 230 00:15:29,809 --> 00:15:33,840 "I do not know, I do not know, I do not know." 231 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,840 They were astonished by this, 232 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,840 so he said to them, "We do not know everything you ask about, 233 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,840 and if we did know, we would not conceal it, 234 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,840 for it is not lawful for us to conceal it. 235 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:50,840 For a man to live in ignorance after knowing what Allah requires of him 236 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:56,570 is better for him than to speak of what he does not know." 237 00:15:56,570 --> 00:15:58,570 On one occasion, 238 00:15:58,570 --> 00:16:02,570 he exerted himself in distributing charity among those entitled to it. 239 00:16:02,570 --> 00:16:06,570 He strove in that as much as he was able, 240 00:16:06,570 --> 00:16:09,629 and gave everyone their due right. 241 00:16:09,629 --> 00:16:13,629 However, one of them was not satisfied with the portion he was given, 242 00:16:13,629 --> 00:16:17,730 so he came to him in the mosque while he was standing in prayer, 243 00:16:17,730 --> 00:16:20,730 and began to speak about the charity. 244 00:16:20,730 --> 00:16:22,730 His son said to the man, 245 00:16:22,730 --> 00:16:25,730 "By Allah, you are speaking about a man 246 00:16:25,730 --> 00:16:29,730 who has not taken a single dirham or daniq from your charity, 247 00:16:29,730 --> 00:16:32,730 nor has he even taken a single date from it." 248 00:16:32,730 --> 00:16:34,759 Al-Qasim shortened his prayer, 249 00:16:34,759 --> 00:16:37,759 turned to his son, and said, 250 00:16:37,759 --> 00:16:42,759 "My son, do not speak henceforth about what you do not know." 251 00:16:42,759 --> 00:16:45,759 People said, "His son spoke the truth," 252 00:16:45,759 --> 00:16:48,759 but he intended to discipline him, 253 00:16:48,759 --> 00:16:52,759 and to guard his tongue from speaking excessively. 254 00:16:52,759 --> 00:16:57,419 Al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad lived 255 00:16:57,419 --> 00:17:00,419 until he was over seventy-two years old. 256 00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:04,420 However, he lost his sight when he was an old man. 257 00:17:04,420 --> 00:17:07,490 In the last year of his life, 258 00:17:07,490 --> 00:17:10,490 he set out for Makkah, intending to perform Hajj. 259 00:17:10,490 --> 00:17:14,490 While he was on his way, death came to him. 260 00:17:14,490 --> 00:17:17,619 When he felt his end approaching, 261 00:17:17,619 --> 00:17:19,619 he turned to his son and said, 262 00:17:19,619 --> 00:17:21,650 "When I die, 263 00:17:21,650 --> 00:17:25,650 shroud me in the garments I used to pray in: 264 00:17:25,650 --> 00:17:28,650 my shirt, my lower garment, and my cloak, 265 00:17:28,650 --> 00:17:32,680 for that was the shroud of your grandfather, Abu Bakr." 266 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,680 "Then level my grave, 267 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,680 and join your family. 268 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,710 And beware of standing by my grave 269 00:17:39,710 --> 00:17:42,710 and saying, 'He was such and such,' 270 00:17:42,710 --> 00:17:44,710 for I was nothing." 271 00:17:44,710 --> 00:17:53,980 If I had any say in the matter, 272 00:17:53,980 --> 00:17:56,980 I would have appointed al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad to the Caliphate, 273 00:17:56,980 --> 00:17:59,980 said Umar Ibn Abd al-Aziz. 274 00:18:30,769 --> 00:18:32,769 They filled life 275 00:18:32,769 --> 00:18:35,769 with the pride of their deeds, 276 00:18:35,769 --> 00:18:39,799 and the world flourished through them.