Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (111) | The virtue of the people of Badr

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

0:03 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

0:13 A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography.

0:17 Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid al-Azimi.

0:23 May Allah preserve him.

0:25 The virtue of the people of Badr.

0:31 Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih,

0:34 on the authority of Mu'adh ibn Rifa'ah ibn Rafi' al-Zuraqi,

0:38 from his father,

0:39 and his father was among those who fought at Badr.

0:42 He said:

0:43 Jibril came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

0:47 and asked,

0:48 "How do you regard the people of Badr among you?"

0:51 He replied,

0:52 "As the best of the Muslims,"

0:54 or a similar expression.

0:56 He said,

0:57 "And likewise are those among the angels who witnessed Badr."

1:01 The two Sheikhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) recorded in their Sahih collections,

1:04 on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

1:08 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,

1:12 "He has indeed witnessed Badr,"

1:14 meaning Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah,

1:17 may Allah be pleased with him.

1:18 "And what do you know? Perhaps Allah looked upon those who witnessed Badr and said,

1:24 'Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.'"

1:28 Al-Hafiz (Ibn Hajar) said in al-Fath,

1:30 "This is a great glad tiding that was not granted to others."

1:34 Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said,

1:36 "As for those who speculated about this, and Allah knows best,

1:40 it is that this address was directed to a people whom Allah, the Exalted, knew

1:44 would never abandon their religion,

1:46 but rather would die in Islam.

1:49 And that although they might commit some of the sins that others commit,

1:54 He, the Exalted, would not leave them persisting in them,

1:58 but would grant them success in sincere repentance and seeking forgiveness,

2:02 and good deeds that erase the effects of those sins.

2:05 Their being singled out for this, to the exclusion of others,

2:08 is because this (state of grace) was realized in them,

2:11 and they are indeed forgiven.

2:13 This does not preclude the fact that forgiveness is attained through means performed by them.

2:18 Just as it does not imply that one should abandon obligatory duties, relying solely on the promise of forgiveness.

2:23 For if it had been attained without continuing to uphold the commandments,

2:28 there would have been no need thereafter for prayer, fasting, or Hajj,

2:33 nor for zakat or jihad.

2:35 This is impossible.

2:37 Among the most obligatory of duties is repentance after such acts.

2:40 Thus, the guarantee of forgiveness does not necessitate the abandonment of the means to attain that forgiveness.

2:45 Likewise, for those whom the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave glad tidings of Paradise,

2:50 or informed that they were forgiven,

2:53 neither he nor any of the Companions understood this

2:56 as a license for them to commit sins and acts of disobedience,

2:59 or as an exemption from performing obligatory duties.

3:02 Rather, these individuals were even more diligent, cautious, and fearful after receiving the glad tidings than they were before,

3:08 such as the ten who were given the glad tidings of Paradise.

3:12 Imam Muslim recorded in his Sahih,

3:14 on the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

3:17 A servant of Hatib came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, complaining about Hatib,

3:24 saying, "O Messenger of Allah, Hatib will surely enter the Fire!"

3:29 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied,

3:33 "You have lied; he will not enter it,

3:35 for he witnessed Badr and al-Hudaybiyah."

3:38 Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih,

3:41 on the authority of Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

3:45 Umm al-Rabi' bint al-Bara',

3:48 who was the mother of Harithah ibn Suraqah,

3:51 came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said,

3:54 "O Prophet of Allah,

3:56 will you not tell me about Harithah?"

3:59 He had been killed on the day of Badr,

4:01 struck by a stray arrow,

4:03 meaning one whose shooter was unknown.

4:05 "If he is in Paradise, I will be patient,

4:08 but if it is otherwise,

4:10 I will weep for him intensely."

4:13 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,

4:16 "O mother of Harithah,

4:18 there are many gardens in Paradise,

4:21 and your son has attained the highest Firdaws."

4:24 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said,

4:27 "In this is a great indication of the virtue of the people of Badr."

4:31 Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih,

4:34 on the authority of Mu'adh ibn Rifa'ah ibn Rafi',

4:37 and Rifa'ah was among the people of Badr,

4:40 and Rafi' was among the people of al-'Aqabah.

4:43 He used to say to his son,

4:45 "It does not please me that I witnessed Badr instead of al-'Aqabah."

4:48 Al-Hafiz said in al-Fath,

4:51 "What appears to be the case is that Rafi' ibn Malik

4:54 did not hear from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

4:57 an explicit statement preferring the people of Badr over others,

5:00 so he said what he said based on his own reasoning.

5:03 His rationale was that al-'Aqabah

5:06 was the origin of the support for Islam,

5:09 and the cause of the Hijrah from which it grew.

5:13 However, virtue is in the hand of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills,

5:16 and Allah knows best."

5:19 A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography.

5:44 [The text continues]

5:47 with the remainder.

5:50 May He heal them.

Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (111) | The virtue of the people of Badr

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