The Prophetic Blueprint: Guidance for Modern Living | Sidi Mohammad Alboni (Part 13)

Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. We continue with our study of the S of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. And last time, last week when we stopped, we were um approaching the the the events, the major events of the battle of inshallah. And today we will try to go as much as we can. We might not be able to finish all of the events. So we'll try to cover as much as we can. And this is happening inshallah. Now we are in the third year after the hijra. And we saw what happened with the battle of Pedr. It it was really an immense calamity for the the the for the people and um subhan Allah tensions were high were really really high. And we talked about how much suffering they had and they spent the entire year from the second to the third year after Hijra with all of that turmoil in Quraysh. And Abu Sufyan basically being the the lone survivor of of the biggest leaders in in in Quray in Mecca. And now he's spending an entire uh year rallying up the troops and working um just to um get more people to join his cause. And eventually he managed to gather an army of 3,000 men 3,000 men to just fight the Muslims and fight the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. So meanwhile [sighs] the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam had the the scouting unit the reconnaissance unit monitoring the movements in Arabia. So this is the names that we should be very familiar with by now. The the and and their group they are surveying the Arabian Peninsula and they are gathering crucial information about the the Quraysh and their movements and they're bringing back the all of that information to the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. So they reported that oh messenger of Allah is preparing for war. His army is approximately 3,000 really strong men. And the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam he gathered the companions and he informed informed them of a vision that he have seen a dream that he have seen sallallahu alaihi wasallam and we know his dreams to be truth sallallahu alaihi wasallam. So he saw I saw my dream cows being slaughtered and I saw a breach in the head of my sword and I saw myself placing my hand in a strong armor. Subhan Allah. And the companions they asked him sallallahu alaihi wasallam they asked messenger of Allah how did you how did you inter interpret this vision? So the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam explained to them that as for the cows being slaughtered it means that some of my companions will be killed. As for the breach in the in the head of my sword, it means that a man from my family will be killed. And we know that later on it turned out to be and and as if that that my hand entering a strong armor um I would interpret this to mean Medina. Medina is being that strong armor. Subhan Allah. This meant that the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam had inclined to remain in Medina and fortify in the city to fortify within the city against the enemy and all of these troops that are coming towards them. However, he as always sallallahu alaihi wasallam would consult with the companions. Should we go out? Should we go and confront them outside of Medina, meet them on the road or should we just stay in the city and fortify oursel in the city and just be in Medina and protect Medina? And from the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam as we always uh like hear him always saying but the companions were they were really eager to just go to battle. They were really eager to fight. Why would that be the case? Because subhan Allah most of them they hadn't really participated in the battle of Bedr. Bedr was not a general mobilization of troops for the Muslim. If you remember when we talked about the about this at that time uh the number of companions they were Muslims around like who are capable to bear arms around a thousand men. Uh but not all of them went with the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam to to go to bedr. Why is that the case? Because sallallahu alaihi wasallam initially he told them that we are heading out to to to get that to inter to intercept the caravan and whoever is ready should join me now and whoever was ready and had his mount ready they joined him and they ended up joining around 313 in total. So now they returned victorious with that great victory of the the great battle of Pedr alhamdulillah and then and but those companions who didn't really um witness the that great battle they really uh gone really felt sorrow and just missing out of that on that great reward and that great achievement for the Muslims. So now they are really burning with eagerness to just fight. They they they just wanted to show the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam that they are capable. They want to stand by him and they are capable warriors. So as he always does sallallahu alaihi wasallam he consulted with them. He's saying oh advise me oh people. So the consultation resulted in the decision that we go out and we fe we face the enemy outside of Medina. And the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam agreed with the consultation. Let's do it. Let's go. So he sallallahu alaihi wasallam would return to his chamber and he would ask say prepare me for battle. And may Allah be pleased with her, she would began to dress him sallallahu alaihi wasallam in his armor, put on his full battle gear. Shortly after the companions, they regretted their decision in a way. They they felt that they had pressured the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam to something that he did not really prefer. He's clear from the interpretation of his vision of his dream that he his preference is to stay in Medina and fortify that they can all fortify them themselves within Medina. So they went they sent a delegation to the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam and they s told him oh messenger of Allah perhaps we forced you into this decision if you wish we can remain and fortify ourselves in Medina. But the beloved sallallahu alaihi was sallallahu alaihi wasallam told them a prophet once he has put on his armor for battle would one never like won't remove it until Allah has judged between him and his enemy. Subhan Allah. That's the resolve the resolve of Satan Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam. We are preparing for battle. We go for battle. And this is a lesson for us Muslims. We are followers of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam and we learn from his guidance. As Muslims, it's basically whenever we want to make a critical decision, it's and then we rely on Allahh. We go with the with the full means. We have we do we go and consult with others. We consult with with everyone around us as much as we can and then we we have that prayer of of of asking for Allah guidance and then we place full trust in Allah and we just proceed like what would really his hesitation and second guessing would be good for. [sighs] So the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam would set out with the companions and now the Quraysh army they camped outside of Medina and the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam went out to confront them and meet them towards the north of Medina in an the area of the way from Medina to the first problem faced the Muslims which was this problem it was within subhan Allah. So as I mentioned the first uh like the the like they were like the companions who went or the Muslims who went out with him sallallahu alaihi wasallam now they are one 1,000 men fighters going out with him sallallahu alaihi wasallam but suddenly Abdullah this is the head of the hypocrites the head of the he suddenly on the midway out he stood out and said this battle will not end with victory I'm returning and those who are with me those my group are going back with me. I want I don't want to go basically and fight with you all. Subh at this time he has been working in in in secret in secrecy just gathering followers among uh the the hypocrites. And think of this 300 men out of the thousand. one almost onethird of the Muslims who went out with him sallallahu alaihi wasallam they were actually faking their faith and and pretending to be Muslims and they were hypocrites and they were practing that practicing that hypocrisy. So that was the first almost the first confrontation between the the the Muslims and the hypocrites and subhan Allah it was this the battle of of this was the f the first event where the hypocrisy start to really show it its true face and its true nature. So subhan Allah like they they spend all of the time before they are praying next to the Muslims they they are attending the the jamas and they are attending the the massages and they are praising the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. They are acting as if they are Muslims, but they they they were never truly believers. And and the companions never suspected them. But then Abdullah and his group just withdraw and heading back to Medina. One after another, one after another, they all left. And Allahh, he revealed, Allah revealed verses in the Quran reassuring the companions, companions not to really fear, but rather see this really as a blessing. It was truly truly truly a blessing that the hypocrites decide to betray the Muslims and and leave them on on on on the way back. Where is the victory? Where is the blessing in that? So, let's reflect on on on the verse. Subhan Allah. Um when um like when what would be better like would it be better just to be a mixed army of 1,000 troops and they were they were be like in the midst of the battle and just in the midst of the the battle they are just like fleeing or would it be better for them to flee or or just betray the Muslims and leave before the battle even start and now we have 700 purified army of truly true believers. Subhan Allah. If if they would have remained, they would have really weakened the army. They they would have spread discord uh within the Muslims in the midst of the battle in the worst of the times. So it was truly better for them to for all of the hypocrites to just leave before the battle even started. And now the Muslims, the true Muslims, the true believers, they know their enemies. They know their faces. They know who are these uh people who are acting against them, claiming to be Muslims. And this was only the beginning. This is again the first time, the first confrontations between the hypocrites and the and the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam and the companions. And that was the first major blow to the Muslims. They are now reduced to 700 against 3,000. And subhan Allah, those who put their trust in Allah, they will always receive his divine uh assistance and success and ease will come from Allah and Allah alone. So the battlefield and the conditions in the battlefield turned out to be really perfectly suited for the Muslims despite their smaller numbers. So now we are talking about the 3,000 enemy soldiers against 700 Muslims. But where would that battle take place? So it was fought beside the mount of so the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam he set out and they set their camps next to that mount. And now I want you to imagine with me that battlefield. It's like imagine it like you're seeing it from above like from Google maps and you are seeing the view from from uh above. So the the the mount of of um it's it's not just one a single peak. It's an extended range mountain range uh ridges and um it's like this is on the left side. This is the left side of mountain and this is like the mountain mount of and to the left side of it there's a small hill which was later known to be jabalat the the archer's hill. So the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam he put out the strategy that is really suited to their numbers that he he was like he basically the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam his biggest concern his one concern that if the Qurishi army of 3,000 men 3,000 warriors if they have managed to completely surrounded the Muslims and encirculate them attacking them from front and from the back that would be really disastrous. So his goal is to to force Abu Sufyan and his army for direct confrontation preventing them from surrounding the Muslims. So we see that now that he sallallahu alaihi wasallam he positioned positioned the army such that the left side of the army will be stationed to to to jab rumat this archer's hill um and and the right side of the army will be alongside the bases of that mount and he selected this narrowest passage uh in the in the pathways where the the companions uh would really be able to stand there with their numbers and the and and the the the the the the Kufar or the Mushik or the Quran army they will have to face them number by number they can't really outnumber them because it's almost it's a bottleneck and he sallallahu alaihi wasallam one critical part of the plan what critical part of the strategy that would he would reinforce it this plan with the placement with the positioning of really skilled archers on that hill on that jabal or the arial archers hill and those are really were expert marksmen they were they were able to strike from a distance. They they are able to strike and and hit the target with high precision and they can shoot arrows with rapid succession and they would use spears. They were really excellent in that in that skill and sallallahu alaihi wasallam provided them with sufficient supply of arrows and spears. Why is that the case again? Because in that setting, in that strategy, if Abu Sufyan would want to line up the army, they are three times the size of the Muslims and any attempt to go and surround the the the Muslims anyway would go from around them. It will be stopped by the the archers. So if they would the Quri forces would try any kind of maneuver around the Muslims, the archer will get to strike them and they they would fail basically fail. And that narrow passage as I mentioned ensured that as long as the archer remained alert and steadfast, no one could surround the Muslims. And and the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam he assigned 50 of those skilled archers under the command of Abdullah. And they were giving they were given an explicit and firm instructions. The sallallahu alaihi wasallam told the archers if you see us victorious gathering the spoils do not come down. And if you see us defeated, even if the birds are peeking at our bodies, do not come down until I send you the orders. Subhan Allah. Subhan Allah. Like no matter what is the outcome of of that uh battle, if it's victory or loss, you stay there and you remain there until you receive the command. So now let's look at uh the the the formation of the the the Quri army. So Abu Sufyan, the chief commander. Now he would position his his his troops and he would put on the right section of the army under the leadership of Abu Jah. He is the son of Abujah. Abujal who was killed in the battle of Badr and um subhan Allah he would later take on the the the be one of the commanders of Mecca. He is now the new leader and uh but he is really young. He's really lacked wisdom and he will you will see subhan Allah his actions in the future clearly showing his lack of wisdom but subhan Allah by the will of Allah later on he embraced Islam and subhan Allah he become one of the companions subhan Allah with the will of Allah so again um on the left side of the the Quri army uh there was and this is the first time we mention this name who was giving the his first mission, his first mission in combat and Abu Safyan said to himself like this is Benu. Benu are really known to be really fierce fighters and they are really known to be known for their really great skills at war and among them we have this young star has risen. So he gave him the command to be in command of this left section of the army and subhan Allah he would make his mark. Unfortunately, he was not yet within with the Muslims at the time, but he would surely as we all know, he accepted Islam later on and he was the one of the greatest leaders of of of the Muslims in in battles. Subhan Allah. [sighs] So with with Abufan he assigned 300 mites and uh because Khaled he really loved speed in all of his battle. If you just study Sierra and his focus on his his war strategies, they really teach them. And in warmmies and in in militarymies, he really liked swiftness. He really liked agility. He really hated heavy armor because sometimes just in the midst of the battle, if he saw that the strategy was not really working, he would want to change it in in an instant. He wanted just to launch something in a sudden and and do something different. So he really valued speed and he really valued maneuverability. So those three knights they were on his on on his command and on that section and they were like really fast knights and they were just observing and waiting to for an opportunity and now imagine being in in in that battlefield and imagine now with all of that formation and the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam now he's also on the side of the Muslims and raising the morale of the of the companions and he would go and tell them he would sallallahu alaihi wasallam he'd raise his sword the sword of the beloved sallallahu alaihi am he'd raise his sword and display it to the Muslims and he will say who will fight with this sword fulfilling its due rights. Subhan imagine being there and seeing the sword of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. You just immediately raise your hand and say me me oh beloved me me oh messenger of Allah. And that's exactly what happened. All the companions they start saying we I I'll take it oh messenger of Allah. Except for one of the companion he he instead of just immediately jumping and and saying I'll take it. I'll take it. He asked the question and he said well um you said to fulfill its due right so what is its due right or messenger of Allah and the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam responded he said that it's due right is to really strike the heads of the pol both boththeists uh with it and and and that's it due right so he said I'll take it and I'll fulfill it due right and subhan Allah the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam handing him the sword his sword being handed to that great companion and who That companion is Abu Djanna. And then he tied on his red red band. Now he's turning into really a superhero with the sword of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. He put his red band on his head and now he is taking the sword of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam and he is walking with full confidence and he's like swaggering really with the swaggering stride as if he's telling everyone look at me. Look at me. I have his sword sallallahu alaihi wasallam in my hand. And [snorts] the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam seeing this he pointed at him and he said this is a walk that Allah despises except in this situation because this is a display of pride it's a display of arrogance and we know how arrogance is dis disliked by Allahh except when we are confronting the enemy it was indeed it was an excellent show of force an excellent show of courage so now the battle line lines um had formed and the combat was about to just erupt. There was this time there was no individual challenges, no duels because the such the the level of hostility and the resentment that the Quri people harbored against the Muslims. So immediately when the the lines they were fixed the battle began. Sod he had a strategy that we must reach the enemy's uh flag barrier and we kill him and this is to crash their morale. We know that the flag is very important at at their time in war. This is just an announcement that we are still there. We are still fighting. So he coordinated with that we form a small unit of the three of us basically just the three of them. They will just guard each other's back and just that small group they will just go in and push and they will just penetrate the the the enemy ranks and they're they were targeting basically Abdar. So this is a clan from Quray that their sole responsibility is carrying the banner at wars and in different events. Subhan Allah. If we study more about that tribal society, every tribe has their own basically honor. Uh some tribes their honor is to serve the the the the people who come for some tribes their their honor is just to to to do this and that and Benu Abdar their honor was to to hold the banner and nine men from Benu Abdar they stood around the flag brothers and cousins they are just protecting that's their sole mission their sole goal is to protect that banner at all cost so at the start of the battle says He now he's distinguished by this or orchestr feather that he he had and he like rushed through with his companions and they started like going in and going in and he would reach that flag bearer and he killed the first one causing the flag of the people to fall and then the second man that poor man picked it up and says killed him instantaneously and he continued And until he swed six of the the the nine different flag areas and Ali and they finish the remaining three the seventh the eighth and the nine men and now the the banner the enemy banner lays on the ground. No one dared to to really come and pick it up they know whoever will pick it up they will immediately be targeted and they will be immediately be struck down. So it was within few hours that victory seemed imminent and subhan Allah if we look at this we find there were 60 verses in the surah dedicated just for the battle of so the first verse began begins or remember oh Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam when you set out from your home early in the morning to position the believers for battle and Allah will continue as the battle unfolds. Allah will say, subhan Allah. Indeed, Allah fulfilled his promise to you. And when initially initially you were swept them away by his will, then your courage weakened and you disputed about the the command and you disobeyed after Allah brought victory within your reach. So what happened? [sighs] What was this kind of where did they disobey the command? So in the beginning of the battle he actually attempted to execute that maneuver. He attempted even not a single time, a few times he attempted to go and just go behind the Muslims and go and try to surround the Muslims, but every single attempt was blocked and the the the the ranks of the the the Qurayshi people seeing the their flag is now on the on the on the on the battlefield and they are really being fought fiercely by the the Muslims, they started just to to just lose confidence in their ability to continue. So they started their pranks start to break and they started to flee and subhan Allah they even start to flee so much so that their women were exposed. Subhan Allah the the Qur women have came with them to the to the battlefield first and foremost to help to aid to the wound. But most importantly they also wanted to see their revenge. They wanted to have their own revenge and see the revenge in their own eyes. But now the Quran men they were fleeing. And when a man sees the death before him, he would really run without even looking back, not even checking on his own family. Subhan Allah. So especially when he is not having that belief and in belief system that supports him. So that battlefield with all of the theat army now escaping and leaving now is littered with just abandoned weapons and shield and armor. And and it was the norm that in battle if a Muslim would kill an enemy and there are witnesses that have seen that this sahabi or this companion killed so and so he will collect uh the the spoils from from that uh from like all of the the the arms and all of the equipments of as a personal personal spoils. So that meant just to in incentivize the the fighters. But at that moment, think of the 50 archers, those who were stationed on that hill, they are seeing the battlefield basically emptying. A lot of the people either killed or retreating. And the Muslims now are collecting the spoils. While the the the that opportunity is happening, the shaitan Satan came into the picture as may Allah curse him always seek an opportunity. So he started whispering to them and I want you to remember these were great companions. They were the the the earliest of of the Muslims, the earliest of the believers. They were these companions were just mere human. They lived a world of trials and subhan Allah many of them they were really poor like think of this they were like so poor they had even just barely enough to eat just a few set of armors would have really changed their life completely upside down. So the archers on that seeing this they started little by little to go and seek permission seek permission from them from their commander that oh abdah the battle is over we let us just go and and collect some of those bounty and um he he said I will not descend. The messenger of Allah commanded us to remain and stay steadfast here. After a short while [clears throat] they just returned and they kept persuading him again and again until they eventually disobeyed his command. They disobeyed the command of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam first and foremost and they disobeyed the command of their immediate commander. 40 out of 50 of those archers descended leaving only 10 steadfast alongside Abdah on the mount of on the mount of jabat. So, Khaled now seeing the 40 archers had descended. Uh, [snorts] and now he took he takes his 300 group and they in very quick they just run and they stormed that mount faster than lighting and they killed the the the archers there and the archers with him. They were among the first martyrs of the battle of Allah. Those who remained steadfast and they listened to the command of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. So now Khalid he sees control over the the hill and now the the left section of the Muslim army is exposed. And imagine imagine that situation. Imagine that you are thinking that your back is protected, your back is secured and you suddenly look on your left and you will see Khaled Wid alongside him 300 really strong men knights and Khaled just started signaling to Abu Sufyan announcing his position. So he's began shouting the slogan of Quraysh and he's commanding all of the people with him to just shout that that slogan exalt Hubal exalt hub. This is the slogan of the idol worshippers. The hubal was the greatest idol in in Mecca and and that's their their slogan meaning that we are there we are there. We are still there. We are fighting. We are winning. So Abu Sufyan now and the fleeing began to really regain their confidence. their forces now are on top of that hill and their banner is in in Khaled's hand and now the the he will plant it on the on jabat on the on the archer's hill and that morale restored for foresh so those who were fleeing they started to return and they started actually what the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam fear would happen did actually end up happening so that the 300 knights they will start to come from the hill and the and and the Muslims start to be um circled within the Qur army which was previously failed but now succeeded. It's just an instant the tide of the battle turned. The Muslims had been on the verge of victory but it's in just a moment by just disobeying the command of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam victory will turn into defeat. Subhan Allah. Look at the Quranic verse. Look at Allahh warning us about this. So let those be beware who descend from his command these tribulations strike them or a painful punishment. Subhan Allah. This is a warning for all of us. For all of us Muslims, if we disobey the command of Allah subhanaa tala, if we disobey the command of his beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam, this is what we will face. We will face either tribulations or we will face punishment and we see the state of the Muslims today. Subhan Allah. Unfortunately, so now exalt Halu Hubal being shouted from the left the the Quri people they are attacking from the front and the attack is happening from the the behind and the companions they really fell into a state of panic. The beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam was under really an intense assault and the enemy as if they were really impressed by the strategy of Snamza they tried to implement that same exact strategy against the Muslims. So everyone from them they rushed towards the Muslim flag barrier. And who was holding the the the the the Muslim banner at that time? It was it was held by the non but the the noble companion. Subhan Allah. This young man, this young great elite companion who had once had everything that the world could could offer, but he sacrificed it all just for the sake of Allahh. and he migrated and we talk about his migration and he was the first ambassador in Islam. Subhan Allah. And he was the one who spread faith in all of Medina. Now all of that hard work all of it would b for subhan Allah like no more struggles. This is the highest level of paradise is awaits him. So the the the the the the Kureshi people they started attacking him and one of the the that army he's not from himself he was from a tribe that is allied with Quraysh in the name of Abdullah so Abdah he approached and he's so coward that he's now would not even try to face him face to face he would just seek an opportunity and he would find one spot where he would just cowardly go and he would strike Musab on his right hand that is holding the banner and the banner and he would just lose he would lose like cut off his entire hand and that banner would fall. Subhan Allah. But Sa he did not even flinch. He would immediately grabbed the the banner with his left hand. This is very similar to what happened with Jaffar. Subhan Allah. In the battle of Ma as we will see inshallah for them the the the Islamic banner it was more precious than their own blood like blood was pouring from his wound and the the banner is so precious that he would not even flinch a second. He will just immediately grab the banner and and and carry it forward. And subhan Allah subhan Allah reflect on this and look at our state today. If we are just praying in jama and maybe just a bee flying by like what would happen to the worshippers who are just standing in line in their prayers we you would see the panic that would happen there. There's like if there's just one ant that is crawling on the prayer mat like people maybe turning their heads or maybe just tracing that ant with their eyes. Subhan Allah. For he lost his entire hand. and his entire hand is severed and now he's holding the banner with his left hand and he like this person he would go and even he strike his left hand and say would embrace the the the the banner the Islamic banner with with whatever remained and would just like trying just to hug it and and keep it hug himself wrapping himself around that banner until he eventually will strike him from his stomach so fiercefully that it pierced through his his attack and fell as a martyr. Subhan, he was really an icon for the companions. Like, do you know what that even means? Like, he was a symbol of a man who gave up literally everything for the sake of Allahh. He never lived to see the victories of Islam. He never lived to to to to see the Muslims and their conquest and the prosperity that would come much later. He never seen any of that and he sacrificed he had really came from extreme wealthy background. He could have lived a life of luxury that he got would get anything that he would desire. He would get get married to the most beautiful of the women. He would enjoy the finest of the comforts but he gave it all for Allah subhana tala and he just wanted to be there next to the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. And now it's the time for the battle of of of where now he is he is being martyed. Subhan Allah. And S Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam subhan Allah would would search after the battle and he will seem and and he will try they are just working to to bury the the the the martyrs and subhan Allah they will try just to to shroud him. He he they did not even have a single shroud that will will cover all of his body. He had nothing. This once privileged son of wealth now own nothing. Not even a full length of cloth for burial. So they would try to cover his head. His feet will will be exposed. They will cover his feet. His heads head was exposed. So the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam covered his head with the cloth and placed leaves on on his leaves before burying him. This is and after after the the conquest of Sham and say now sometimes would gather the companions and they would say to them do not be deceived by the comfort and the luxuries that we see now before us. We are merely people whose rewards have been hence for us in this world. By Allah I have on the day of had nothing but a single cloth. If he cover his head his feet will were exposed. If he cover his feet his head will was exposed. Subhan Allah. This is who was killed by and again he was not from and he even had the resemblance of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. So Abdah he thought that he have killed the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam. So he started like shouting with all of his voice just to spread even more confusion among the Muslims. I've killed Muhammad. I have killed Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam. So now imagine yourself in that moment in that battlefield again. There's exalt Hubal from the side and then shortly after the attack is happening and they are surrounded and someone is suddenly shouting I have killed Muhammad and chaos just broke broke out. Some of the companions they fled towards Medina. [clears throat] Some of them ran out of fear. Other remember the dream and the vision of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam where he said I have put my arm in in in a strong armor. So saying let us retreat to to protect the city. Let's retreat to protect Medina and not lose it. And some of them they retreated out of fear and now the number of the defenders of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam was dwelling and he was still alive and subhan Allah no one sensed distress or despair from him sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Instead he did something remarkable. He began announcing his location. Subhan Allah. Look at this ultimate courage. He is now in the midst of the the the battle and he is only surrounded by just few companions who were left. They would say only around 20 of the companions left with him out of 700. Imagine this. And he now he's announcing his location and he is announcing his position sallallahu alaihi wasallam saying I am the prophet. No lie I am the son of Abdutib. Subhan Allah. Subh look at that Calvary. Look at that bravery. Look at that courage of him sallallahu alaihi wasallam. But that call that call really made all of the troop troops around him. They were really like turning this into really a the biggest defense that the Muslims could could ever have held. And we'll talk about the subhan allah the the the martyrs of of uh before we talk about the events that took place and how that that battle ended we need to really im memorialize these names and we need to know these names and know the sas of these people. These were the the greatest of the companions. Some of these names are not very uh famous but these are these are the earliest Muslims. They have so they have done so much for us now to be living in this country practicing our faith in in freedom. So we need to know their names and we need to recognize their contributions and their sacrifices. So we'll try to mention maybe around 7 to 8 maybe today we'll just mention a couple and inshallah we'll continue mentioning more uh next week inshallah. And even the battle of it's even mentioned in the terms of the martyrs. There were 70 of the companions that were martyed on on that day. And subhan Allah we'll start with the mentioning first. We talked about we mentioned abdah who was on the hill leading the archers and now we talk about oram haram or haram depending on on the narrations. So sa his full named he was the father of a very well-known companion. He he is the father of abdah. So when we recite the hadith of the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam and we often hear many hadith many authentic hadith narrated by and we say may Allah be pleased with both of them that's in reference to jabir and in reference to his father Abdah both of them were from the early and and and great Muslims. So what is his story? What is the story of Abdullah? So before the battle both the father and the the son two men from the Ansar they were preparing for for battle. They're preparing to go and fight with the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam and the mother has passed away and it's the like she left behind her the father the son and nine other daughters nine other sisters for say nabir so would it be reasonable for both of them both of the men just to leave for battle leaving all of the nine daughters alone behind that that won't be reasonable so someone would had to stay behind and sabir he was pleading with his father saying oh my father please I want to fight alongside the messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam please let me take your place [clears throat] but his father replied no my son let's draw for it subhan Allah subhan allah so they just decided to draw lots and the lot fell in the favor of the father and saber he began just to weave and and tell his father and telling him like please let me just take your place and his father reassuring him my son By Allah, were it not for paradise, I would not have let let you I would have let you go instead. But I cannot. It's paradise. Subhan Allah. Subhan Allah. This is a very important lesson that we need to take from S. Never favor anyone over the mercy of Allah. If Allah grants you his mercy, subhana tala, do not say no, let me give it to someone else. Subhan Allah. Sometimes you witness this very often like if you see the worshippers they are standing in the first row for prayer and the imam have not said a lock but have not basically commenced the prayer and someone with a well a well-known figure they would arrive and then one of those people who are standing in the first line will just say please hi please uncle please come and take my place I'll just move back this is not really proper adab with Allah subhana ta is as if that person is saying to Allah Well, I know that u like you are giving me that mercy, but I'm not in need of of your mercy. I'm going to give it to somewhere else who may be in more need of it. Allahh would say if if they knew what's in in the first line, they would draw lots for it. This is the first straw in in in the prayer is a mercy from Allah. If grants you that mercy, don't give it to someone else. This is just we need to show that proper adup to Allah subhana tala and and and just hold to to to as much to his mercy as as we can subhana tala. So he refused to let his son take his place because the the lot was done and it was fell in his his uh favor. So Jabar he basically stayed behind with his sisters and his father Abdullah he went forth and he was martyed in the battle of in the battle of Ahad. And after Subhan Allah after the battle they came to identify the martyrs but his body was so disfigured that they could barely recognize him. Subhan Allah. Subhan Allah. Look at the the the hatred and how much hatred as an emotion really drives the ugliest out of people. Because of all of that hatred, it was not enough for them to kill them the the martyrs. They went even to go and militate the corpses, the milit the bodies, the placed bodies of these martyrs, the martyed companions. So the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam seeing the body of Abdullah he said to the companions if Jabar comes from Medina to bid farewell to his father do not let him see see him instead send him my way. So when Jabar he was looking for the body of his father and he went they would not let him in and he went to complain to the to to the messenger of Allah and he said oh messenger of Allah I just want to go and see my father. So Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam would take the hand of Sabrdah and he would go with him and walk with him to see his dad and Snabir stood before his father's mutilated body and gaze upon this heartbreaking sight and he just pulled his like sleeve and over his face and he started weeping and the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam would comfort him and saying oh my son weep weep for him or do not weep but know that the angels continue to shade him with their wings and subhan Allah Then he gives him the greatest of the news. He tell him, "Oh rejoice, rejoice, oh jabir." And he asked in what, "O messenger of Allah." He's just seeing his father being mutilated and and killed. And now he's saying rejoice. And he's asking the messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam why would I rejoice? And and the response from the prophet sallall alaihi wasallam is just amazing that revelation that he got that he would tell him that Allah he did Allahh did not speak to anyone except from behind a veil except for your father. Oh J Allah spoke to him directly without a barrier. Subhan Allah he he talked to you to to your father without a barrier. And then Allah said to him, "My servant, wish for something." And Abdullah replied, "Oh Lord, I wish to return to the world so that I may die again in your cause, for I have found the sweetness of martyrdom." Subhan Allah. Subhan Allah. Imagine this. Imagine seeing paradise and seeing the the the the greatest of the blessing and the gifts that someone would get in in Jenna in in paradise. And what is his wish? that when Allah is asking him for his wish, he is wishing just for the taste of that martyrdom once more. Subhan Allah. Allahh would saydah my decree has been set. They shall not return to this world. So Abdah made another request. He said, "Oh Lord, then let my people on earth know of my happiness." And thus Allah revealed this verse. Never think of those martyed in the cause of Allah as dead. In fact, they are alive with their Lord, well provided for, rejoice in Allah's bounty and being delighted for those yet to join them. There will be no fear for them, nor they will grief. Subhan Allah. Subhan Allah. This is this is the the the ayah. This is what was revealed for for for um and this is the re revelation about and all of the martyrs that would follow on his path. The second companion, the great companion that will mention his story and we'll briefly try to end inshallah before Aisha prayer is announced. Subhan Allah. He was 70 years old. He was really an an an an old man and he was one from from the Ansar and he was even exempt from from battle. He was even exempt from fighting not only because of his age but he was basically araj he would walk with a cane. So his sons were young and they were capable and they told him father we will suffice you in battle. Please let us just go and you stay behind. But he insisted no I want to go and I want to be with the messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam and I want to fight alongside the messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam. So they pleaded again and again father please we suffice you in battle and he insisted. So they just went and and and he went even and complained to the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam about his sons and the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam telling him oh I'm but you are like this is your condition you are exempt basically you don't have to go to battle he said so so what oh messenger of Allah I surely love to enter paradise with this very limb of mine subhan Allah and when the beloved sallallahu alaihi wasallam sees his sincerity he says leave him perhaps Allah will grant him martyrdom And subh the side of it's just was astonishing. He was leaping on one leg. He was not even like walking with his limb. He was even jumping on one leg just with that kind of futura with that kind of at even 70 years of age fighting and want to give victory and just fighting for the cause of Allah until he was killed until he was moder. And the messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam he looked at the sky and said he was true with Allah and Allah was true with him. I now see walking in paradise with his name. So inshallah we'll end here and we'll continue inshallah next week with more of the stories of of the the martyrs of the battle of Muhammad