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00:00:07631 the Greatest Men of Islam 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,000 - Untranslated subtitle - 2 00:00:02,590 --> 00:00:07,631 The Greatest Men of Islam (Abu Bakr as-Siddiq) Part 2 3 00:00:46,345 --> 00:00:53,939 The Greatest Men of Islam 4 00:00:58,459 --> 00:01:03,485 Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (May Allah be pleased with him) Part 2 5 00:01:12,090 --> 00:01:20,841 Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (May Allah be pleased with him) 6 00:01:20,987 --> 00:01:28,203 Cave of Thawr Muhammad (PBUH) Mashallah Tabarakallah. 7 00:01:29,982 --> 00:01:33,220 The Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) Hijra 8 00:01:33,220 --> 00:01:36,726 from Mecca to Medina 9 00:01:36,726 --> 00:01:43,608 has changed Muslims lives radically. 10 00:01:43,608 --> 00:01:47,284 The Prophet (PBUH) and his companions started 11 00:01:47,284 --> 00:01:49,981 to establish a nation 12 00:01:49,981 --> 00:01:56,413 that will soon rule over the land 13 00:01:56,413 --> 00:02:00,612 and topple the great empires that dominated 14 00:02:00,612 --> 00:02:02,971 before the advent of Islam. 15 00:02:03,274 --> 00:02:05,412 Allah is the predominant. 16 00:02:05,861 --> 00:02:10,709 During the the lifetime of the Prophet's Muhammad in Medina, 17 00:02:10,709 --> 00:02:16,007 Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was proven day after day 18 00:02:16,007 --> 00:02:19,421 to be his Caliph for this new nation. 19 00:02:19,421 --> 00:02:25,198 That nation had to defend itself by fighting many battles against 20 00:02:25,198 --> 00:02:29,567 the enemies who didn't wish for it to be powerful. 21 00:02:29,567 --> 00:02:34,268 Therefore, the Prophet (PBUH), Abu Bakr and the companions 22 00:02:34,268 --> 00:02:39,057 were always leading the major battles including 23 00:02:39,057 --> 00:02:41,569 the conquest fo Mecca. 24 00:02:41,569 --> 00:02:46,110 However, Abu Bakr's character didn't show up clearly 25 00:02:46,110 --> 00:02:49,293 till hardships reared up. 26 00:02:49,293 --> 00:02:54,019 After the Prophet's death, 27 00:02:54,019 --> 00:02:58,232 even the senior companions were at loss on what to do. 28 00:02:58,232 --> 00:03:04,052 Only Abu Bakr remained self-composed and fully in charge. 29 00:03:04,052 --> 00:03:08,009 However, his kind heart and calmness didn't prevent him 30 00:03:08,009 --> 00:03:11,562 from declaring the Wars of Apostasy. 31 00:03:11,562 --> 00:03:16,399 Despite the incidents that Muslims were going through, 32 00:03:16,399 --> 00:03:21,591 As-siddiq decided to wage the war. 33 00:03:21,591 --> 00:03:26,096 Otherwise, only Allah knows what would have happened to Muslims. 34 00:03:27,676 --> 00:03:32,690 Abu Bakr never missed a battle with the Prophet (PBUH), 35 00:03:32,690 --> 00:03:37,421 and he even leaded some battles himself. 36 00:03:37,421 --> 00:03:43,584 He was also one of the companions who stood firm at battles like Uhud and Hunayn. 37 00:03:43,584 --> 00:03:49,213 Battles that threatened the existance of Islam and the idea of Jihad. 38 00:03:49,213 --> 00:03:52,941 Abu Bakr played a special role at them: 39 00:03:52,941 --> 00:03:56,413 He was the head of the army at the battle 40 00:03:56,413 --> 00:04:00,136 of Khaybar for the first two days and at the 3rd day 41 00:04:00,136 --> 00:04:04,033 victory was finally achieved by Ali ibn Abi Talib. 42 00:04:04,033 --> 00:04:06,866 Besides, As-Siddiq went with 43 00:04:06,866 --> 00:04:11,038 the highest contribution at the battle of Tabouk. 44 00:04:11,038 --> 00:04:15,461 His stance at the battle of Badr was well-known and renowned. 45 00:04:15,461 --> 00:04:20,910 When the Prophet (PBUH) consulted his companions before Badr battle 46 00:04:20,910 --> 00:04:26,184 and asked: "What is your view in the matter? " Abu Bakr was the first 47 00:04:26,184 --> 00:04:28,524 to answer and well did he answer! 48 00:04:28,524 --> 00:04:34,400 Also, As-Siddiq always standed up for the Prophet (PBUH), and defended him against 49 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:39,981 any harm from the disbelievers of Quraysh in the battle of Badr and others. 50 00:04:39,981 --> 00:04:43,432 It happened at Badr battle that 51 00:04:43,432 --> 00:04:48,352 a father kills his son or vice versa. 52 00:04:48,352 --> 00:04:54,090 As his son was a disbeliever 53 00:04:54,090 --> 00:04:59,443 Abu Bakr wanted to fight his son. 54 00:04:59,443 --> 00:05:03,854 Yet Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) disapproved: 55 00:05:03,854 --> 00:05:10,170 "Pray don't, and let us continue to profit by your wise counsels. 56 00:05:10,170 --> 00:05:15,034 You are very valuable to me." 57 00:05:15,034 --> 00:05:20,018 When the Prophet (PBUH) was prayimg and beseeching Allah 58 00:05:20,018 --> 00:05:23,054 for victory in Badr battle, 59 00:05:23,054 --> 00:05:26,004 Abu Bakr had pity on him and said: 60 00:05:26,004 --> 00:05:31,858 'O Prophet of Allah! You have sufficiently beseeched Allah, 61 00:05:31,858 --> 00:05:35,408 indeed He shall fulfill what He promised you.' 62 00:05:35,408 --> 00:05:40,756 The Prophet (PBUH) then was rejoiced and described to the companions 63 00:05:40,756 --> 00:05:44,768 what was revealed to him about the disbelievers' fall 64 00:05:44,768 --> 00:05:47,213 before the day of the battle. 65 00:05:47,213 --> 00:05:49,845 The Prophet (PBUH) said: 66 00:05:49,845 --> 00:05:54,540 "This is the place where Abu Jahl will fall and here is 67 00:05:54,540 --> 00:05:59,973 Utbah's and Shaybah's. They died just where the Prophet (PBUH) described. 68 00:06:12,712 --> 00:06:17,211 It is also known that the Prophet (PBUH) 69 00:06:17,211 --> 00:06:23,526 let Abu Bakr stay where he can oversee the battle. 70 00:06:23,526 --> 00:06:26,763 After Muslims' victory in the battle of Badr, 71 00:06:26,763 --> 00:06:33,238 Both Abu Bakr and Umar ibn Al-Khattab held contrary views about the captives: 72 00:06:33,238 --> 00:06:38,546 Abu Bakr suggested that the Prophet (PBUH) ransom them; 73 00:06:38,546 --> 00:06:44,035 saying: "They are after all your relatives". However, Umar insisted that 74 00:06:44,035 --> 00:06:47,197 the Prophet (PBUH) kills them, 75 00:06:47,197 --> 00:06:52,088 and he said: " Let Hamza ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib kills his brother 76 00:06:52,088 --> 00:06:55,898 Al-'Abbas , and let Ali kills his brother 'Aqil. 77 00:06:55,898 --> 00:06:59,059 Otherwise, they will come back to kill you". 78 00:06:59,059 --> 00:07:01,731 Umar was so admanat about this. 79 00:07:01,731 --> 00:07:06,221 After listening to both views, the Prophet (PBUH) said to 80 00:07:06,221 --> 00:07:11,591 Abu Bakr: "You are like Abraham who said: "He who follows me is one 81 00:07:11,591 --> 00:07:17,013 of us, and he who disobeys me, then Allah, you are most merciful". 82 00:07:17,013 --> 00:07:21,913 And like Jesus who said: "If you punish them, they are your servants. 83 00:07:21,913 --> 00:07:25,288 If you forgive them, you are mighty and wise." 84 00:07:25,288 --> 00:07:28,387 He said to Umar: "You are like Noah who said 85 00:07:28,387 --> 00:07:31,848 "Allah, don't leave on earth a nonbeliever". 86 00:07:31,848 --> 00:07:36,851 You are also like Moses who said: "Allah destroy their properties and 87 00:07:36,851 --> 00:07:39,261 harden their hearts so they won't 88 00:07:39,261 --> 00:07:43,249 convert before they are punished." The Prophet said: 89 00:07:43,249 --> 00:07:46,617 "Allah softens the hearts of some people-softer 90 00:07:46,617 --> 00:07:51,195 than milk, and hardens the hearts of others-harder than stone." 91 00:07:57,857 --> 00:08:01,653 All Abu Bakr's unique stances continue 92 00:08:01,653 --> 00:08:04,304 after Badr battle.
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