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Salama ibn al-Akwa (ra): The Fastest Runner In Medina | The Firsts
The Firsts | The Forerunners of Islam

The Firsts | The Forerunners of Islam

Trendsetters, Revivers, and Strangers

Trendsetters, Revivers, and Strangers

Zaid Ibn Amr (ra): A One Man Ummah

Zaid Ibn Amr (ra): A One Man Ummah

Waraqa Ibn Nawfal: The First to Confirm Prophethood

Waraqa Ibn Nawfal: The First to Confirm Prophethood

Khadijah (ra): His First Love, Our First Mother

Khadijah (ra): His First Love, Our First Mother

Umm Ayman (ra): The Woman Who Never Stopped Caring

Umm Ayman (ra): The Woman Who Never Stopped Caring

Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra): Courageous & Steadfast

Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra): Courageous & Steadfast

The First Family: The Beautiful Marriage of Ali and Fatima

The First Family: The Beautiful Marriage of Ali and Fatima

The First Family - Part 2: From Love to the Pain of Death

The First Family - Part 2: From Love to the Pain of Death

Abu Bakr (ra): Second to None in the Pursuit of God

Abu Bakr (ra): Second to None in the Pursuit of God

Abu Bakr (ra) - Part 2: Setting His Own Standards

Abu Bakr (ra) - Part 2: Setting His Own Standards

Abu Bakr (ra) - Part 3: There Will Never Be Another One

Abu Bakr (ra) - Part 3: There Will Never Be Another One

The Plague that Killed Sahaba and the Coronavirus

The Plague that Killed Sahaba and the Coronavirus

Zayd Ibn Al Haritha (ra): Loved and Liberated

Zayd Ibn Al Haritha (ra): Loved and Liberated

Sumayyah (ra): The First Martyr

Sumayyah (ra): The First Martyr

Khabbab Ibn Al Aratt (ra) - Under Burning Hot Coals

Khabbab Ibn Al Aratt (ra) - Under Burning Hot Coals

Bilal ibn Rabah (ra): The Voice of Certainty

Bilal ibn Rabah (ra): The Voice of Certainty

Suhaib Ibn Sinan Al Rumi (ra): From Persia, to Rome, to Paradise

Suhaib Ibn Sinan Al Rumi (ra): From Persia, to Rome, to Paradise

Al-Arqam Ibn Abil Arqam: The House of Islam

Al-Arqam Ibn Abil Arqam: The House of Islam

Lubaba Bint Al-Harith (ra): The First Woman After Khadijah (ra)

Lubaba Bint Al-Harith (ra): The First Woman After Khadijah (ra)

Zaynab Bint Muhammad (saw): The First Daughter (ra)

Zaynab Bint Muhammad (saw): The First Daughter (ra)

Uthman Ibn Affan (ra): The Possessor of Two Lights

Uthman Ibn Affan (ra): The Possessor of Two Lights

Uthman Ibn Affan (ra) - Part 2: The Possessor of Two Lights

Uthman Ibn Affan (ra) - Part 2: The Possessor of Two Lights

Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas (ra): His Prayers Always Answered

Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas (ra): His Prayers Always Answered

Abdullah Ibn Masood (ra): A Mighty Legacy of Qur'an

Abdullah Ibn Masood (ra): A Mighty Legacy of Qur'an

Abu Dharr Al Ghifari (ra): Living and Dying Alone

Abu Dharr Al Ghifari (ra): Living and Dying Alone

Jafar Ibn Abi Talib (ra): Flying in Paradise

Jafar Ibn Abi Talib (ra): Flying in Paradise

Najashi - Ashama Ibn Abjar (ra): The Righteous King

Najashi - Ashama Ibn Abjar (ra): The Righteous King

Umm Salama (ra): A Separated Family (Part 1)

Umm Salama (ra): A Separated Family (Part 1)

Umm Salama (ra): A Legacy of Wisdom (Part 2)

Umm Salama (ra): A Legacy of Wisdom (Part 2)

Umm Habiba (ra): A Dream Come True (Part 1)

Umm Habiba (ra): A Dream Come True (Part 1)

Umm Habiba (ra) - Part 2: Royalty Redefined

Umm Habiba (ra) - Part 2: Royalty Redefined

Saffiyah Bint Abdul Mutallib (ra) : A Warrior Aunt

Saffiyah Bint Abdul Mutallib (ra) : A Warrior Aunt

Zubayr Ibn Awwam (ra): The Disciple

Zubayr Ibn Awwam (ra): The Disciple

Asma Bint Abi Bakr (ra) : The Possessor of Two Waist Belts

Asma Bint Abi Bakr (ra) : The Possessor of Two Waist Belts

Talha Ibn Ubaydillah (ra): The Living Martyr

Talha Ibn Ubaydillah (ra): The Living Martyr

Abu Hudhaifa Ibn Utbah (ra): Seeking Another Status

Abu Hudhaifa Ibn Utbah (ra): Seeking Another Status

Saalim Mawla Abu Hudhaifa (ra) : The Imam of the People of Quran

Saalim Mawla Abu Hudhaifa (ra) : The Imam of the People of Quran

Sawda Bint Zama’a (ra): The Prophet’s Joy

Sawda Bint Zama’a (ra): The Prophet’s Joy

Abu Ubaydah Ibn Al Jarrah (ra): The Trustworthy One

Abu Ubaydah Ibn Al Jarrah (ra): The Trustworthy One

Abdurrahman Ibn Awf (ra): A Generous Soul

Abdurrahman Ibn Awf (ra): A Generous Soul

Hamza Ibn Abdulmuttalib (ra): The Lion of Allah | The Firsts by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Hamza Ibn Abdulmuttalib (ra): The Lion of Allah | The Firsts by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Miqdad Ibn Aswad (ra) : Better Than A Thousand Men | The Firsts

Miqdad Ibn Aswad (ra) : Better Than A Thousand Men | The Firsts

Khawla Bint Hakim & Uthman Ibn Madhun: The Righteous Couple | The Firsts

Khawla Bint Hakim & Uthman Ibn Madhun: The Righteous Couple | The Firsts

Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra) - The Convert Who Changed The World | The Firsts

Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra) - The Convert Who Changed The World | The Firsts

Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): 10 Unique Virtues | The Firsts

Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): 10 Unique Virtues | The Firsts

Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): The Opening of Jerusalem | The Firsts with Dr. Omar Suleiman

Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): The Opening of Jerusalem | The Firsts with Dr. Omar Suleiman

Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): His Leadership, His Legacy, His Death | The Firsts

Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): His Leadership, His Legacy, His Death | The Firsts

Abu Jandal, Abdullah, & Suhayl Ibn Amr (ra) : Switching Sides | The Firsts

Abu Jandal, Abdullah, & Suhayl Ibn Amr (ra) : Switching Sides | The Firsts

Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktum (ra): After Abasa | The Firsts with Dr. Omar Suleiman

Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktum (ra): After Abasa | The Firsts with Dr. Omar Suleiman

Musab Ibn Umair (ra): The Man Who Gave It All | The Firsts

Musab Ibn Umair (ra): The Man Who Gave It All | The Firsts

Al-Shifa bint Abdullah (ra): The Healer and Scholar | The Firsts Shorts

Al-Shifa bint Abdullah (ra): The Healer and Scholar | The Firsts Shorts

Khunais ibn Hudhafah (ra): The First Husband of Hafsa (ra) | The Firsts Shorts

Khunais ibn Hudhafah (ra): The First Husband of Hafsa (ra) | The Firsts Shorts

Abdullah ibn Hudhafah (ra): The Man Who Wouldn't Flinch | The Firsts Shorts

Abdullah ibn Hudhafah (ra): The Man Who Wouldn't Flinch | The Firsts Shorts

Atika bint Zayd (ra) - The Wife of Many Martyrs | The Firsts Shorts

Atika bint Zayd (ra) - The Wife of Many Martyrs | The Firsts Shorts

Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah (ra) - The Guilt Trip That Led To Captivity | The Firsts Shorts

Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah (ra) - The Guilt Trip That Led To Captivity | The Firsts Shorts

Utbah ibn Ghazwan (ra) | The Humble Governor | The Firsts Shorts

Utbah ibn Ghazwan (ra) | The Humble Governor | The Firsts Shorts

Shurahbil Ibn Hasana (ra): The Scribe and Commander | The Firsts Shorts

Shurahbil Ibn Hasana (ra): The Scribe and Commander | The Firsts Shorts

Abdullah ibn Jahsh (ra): An Accepted Prayer | The Firsts Shorts

Abdullah ibn Jahsh (ra): An Accepted Prayer | The Firsts Shorts

Abu Ahmad Abd Ibn Jahsh (ra): The Other Blind Companion | The Firsts Shorts

Abu Ahmad Abd Ibn Jahsh (ra): The Other Blind Companion | The Firsts Shorts

Zaynab Bint Khuzayma (ra): The Mother of the Poor | The Firsts Shorts

Zaynab Bint Khuzayma (ra): The Mother of the Poor | The Firsts Shorts

Ukasha ibn al-Mihsan (ra): He Beat You To It | The Firsts Shorts

Ukasha ibn al-Mihsan (ra): He Beat You To It | The Firsts Shorts

Nuaym Ibn Abdullah (ra): Redirecting History | The Firsts Shorts

Nuaym Ibn Abdullah (ra): Redirecting History | The Firsts Shorts

Subay'a Al-Aslamiyya (ra): The Iddah of a Widow | The Firsts Shorts

Subay'a Al-Aslamiyya (ra): The Iddah of a Widow | The Firsts Shorts

Khalid Ibn Sa’id Ibn al-'As (ra): A Dream of the Prophet | The Firsts

Khalid Ibn Sa’id Ibn al-'As (ra): A Dream of the Prophet | The Firsts

Rayta Bint Al-Harith (ra): Poisoned on the Way | The Firsts Shorts

Rayta Bint Al-Harith (ra): Poisoned on the Way | The Firsts Shorts

Anisa, Al-Numan, and Amir (ra): On A Boat From Abysinnia | The Firsts

Anisa, Al-Numan, and Amir (ra): On A Boat From Abysinnia | The Firsts

Amir Ibn Fuhayra (ra): The Guide on the Hijrah | The Firsts

Amir Ibn Fuhayra (ra): The Guide on the Hijrah | The Firsts

Zinneera (ra) and Aflah (ra): The Tortured Ones | The Firsts

Zinneera (ra) and Aflah (ra): The Tortured Ones | The Firsts

Umm Kulthum Bint Uqbah Ibn Abi Muayt (ra): The Enemy's Daughter | The Firsts

Umm Kulthum Bint Uqbah Ibn Abi Muayt (ra): The Enemy's Daughter | The Firsts

Mihja, Umayr, and Ubayda (ra): The Martyrs of Badr | The Firsts

Mihja, Umayr, and Ubayda (ra): The Martyrs of Badr | The Firsts

Loving the Ansar | The Firsts

Loving the Ansar | The Firsts

As’ad Ibn Zurara (ra): The First Convert of Madinah | The Firsts

As’ad Ibn Zurara (ra): The First Convert of Madinah | The Firsts

Usayd Ibn Hudayr (ra): Transformed by the Quran | The Firsts

Usayd Ibn Hudayr (ra): Transformed by the Quran | The Firsts

Sa'ad Ibn Muadh (ra): The Man Who Shook The Throne | The Firsts

Sa'ad Ibn Muadh (ra): The Man Who Shook The Throne | The Firsts

Sa'ad Ibn Ubadah (ra): The Generous Chief | The Firsts

Sa'ad Ibn Ubadah (ra): The Generous Chief | The Firsts

Umm Sulaym (ra): Her Dowry Was Islam | The Firsts

Umm Sulaym (ra): Her Dowry Was Islam | The Firsts

Anas ibn Malik (ra): In Service of the Beloved | The Firsts

Anas ibn Malik (ra): In Service of the Beloved | The Firsts

Umm Haram (ra): When Dreams Come True | The Firsts

Umm Haram (ra): When Dreams Come True | The Firsts

Ubadah ibn al-Samit (ra): A Man Equal to a Thousand Men | The Firsts

Ubadah ibn al-Samit (ra): A Man Equal to a Thousand Men | The Firsts

Al Bara' Ibn Malik (ra): The Underestimated Hero | The Firsts

Al Bara' Ibn Malik (ra): The Underestimated Hero | The Firsts

Abu Ayyub Al Ansari (ra): The Host of the Prophet | The Firsts

Abu Ayyub Al Ansari (ra): The Host of the Prophet | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Salam (ra): The Righteous Rabbi | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Salam (ra): The Righteous Rabbi | The Firsts

Salman Al Farsi (ra): The Truth Seeker | The Firsts

Salman Al Farsi (ra): The Truth Seeker | The Firsts

Salman Al Farsi (ra): Back to Persia | The Firsts

Salman Al Farsi (ra): Back to Persia | The Firsts

Abu Darda (ra): The Scholar Who Wouldn't Sleep | The Firsts

Abu Darda (ra): The Scholar Who Wouldn't Sleep | The Firsts

Abdullah Ibn Rawahah (ra): The Warrior Poet | The Firsts

Abdullah Ibn Rawahah (ra): The Warrior Poet | The Firsts

Ka'ab Ibn Malik (ra): The Greatest Story of Repentance | The Firsts

Ka'ab Ibn Malik (ra): The Greatest Story of Repentance | The Firsts

Hassan Ibn Thabit (ra): The Master of All Poets | The Firsts

Hassan Ibn Thabit (ra): The Master of All Poets | The Firsts

Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (ra): The Woman Warrior | The Firsts

Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (ra): The Woman Warrior | The Firsts

Zayd ibn Thabit (ra): The Scribe of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Zayd ibn Thabit (ra): The Scribe of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Muadh Ibn Jabal (ra): Most Knowledgeable & Beloved | The Firsts

Muadh Ibn Jabal (ra): Most Knowledgeable & Beloved | The Firsts

Ubayy ibn Ka'b (ra): The Master of all Reciters | The Firsts

Ubayy ibn Ka'b (ra): The Master of all Reciters | The Firsts

Umm Waraqa bint Abdullah (ra): The Martyred Hafidha | The Firsts

Umm Waraqa bint Abdullah (ra): The Martyred Hafidha | The Firsts

Asma Bint Yazid (ra): The Orator of the Women | The Firsts

Asma Bint Yazid (ra): The Orator of the Women | The Firsts

Amr ibn Al Jamuh (ra): No Limping in Jannah | The Firsts

Amr ibn Al Jamuh (ra): No Limping in Jannah | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubayy (ra): The son of the Chief Hypocrite | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubayy (ra): The son of the Chief Hypocrite | The Firsts

Hanzala Ibn Abi Amr (ra) and Jameela (ra): When Angels Bathe You | The Firsts

Hanzala Ibn Abi Amr (ra) and Jameela (ra): When Angels Bathe You | The Firsts

Jabir ibn Abdullah (ra): The Orphan With 7 Sisters | The Firsts

Jabir ibn Abdullah (ra): The Orphan With 7 Sisters | The Firsts

Kulthum ibn al-Hadm (ra) and Sa'ad ibn Khaythamah (ra): The Hosts of Masjid Quba | The Firsts

Kulthum ibn al-Hadm (ra) and Sa'ad ibn Khaythamah (ra): The Hosts of Masjid Quba | The Firsts

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): The Early Years of Sacrifice | The Firsts

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): The Early Years of Sacrifice | The Firsts

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): The Love Story | The Firsts

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): The Love Story | The Firsts

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): Slander and Death of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): Slander and Death of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): Legacy and Life after Rasulallah ﷺ | The Firsts

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): Legacy and Life after Rasulallah ﷺ | The Firsts

Hafsa bint Umar (ra): Saved by Devotion | The Firsts

Hafsa bint Umar (ra): Saved by Devotion | The Firsts

Zaynab bint Jahsh (ra): The Longest Arm | The Firsts

Zaynab bint Jahsh (ra): The Longest Arm | The Firsts

Juwayriya bint al-Harith (ra): A Blessing to Her People | The Firsts

Juwayriya bint al-Harith (ra): A Blessing to Her People | The Firsts

Safiyya bint Huyayy (ra): A Heart of Gold | The Firsts

Safiyya bint Huyayy (ra): A Heart of Gold | The Firsts

Maymunah bint al-Harith (ra): A Blessed Wedding | The Firsts

Maymunah bint al-Harith (ra): A Blessed Wedding | The Firsts

Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (ra): The Secret Keeper | The Firsts

Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (ra): The Secret Keeper | The Firsts

Tufayl ibn Amr (ra): The Hidden Legend | The Firsts

Tufayl ibn Amr (ra): The Hidden Legend | The Firsts

Abu Huraira (ra): The Preserver of Hadith | The Firsts

Abu Huraira (ra): The Preserver of Hadith | The Firsts

Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (ra): A Voice Like No Other | Sahaba Stories (The Firsts)

Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (ra): A Voice Like No Other | Sahaba Stories (The Firsts)

Umm Ma’bad (ra): The Description of the Prophet ﷺ |  The Firsts

Umm Ma’bad (ra): The Description of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Suraqa ibn Malik (ra): The Bounty Hunter |  The Firsts

Suraqa ibn Malik (ra): The Bounty Hunter | The Firsts

Burayda ibn al-Husayb (ra): An Unlikely Convert | The Firsts

Burayda ibn al-Husayb (ra): An Unlikely Convert | The Firsts

The Amwas Plague | The Firsts Documentary Special

The Amwas Plague | The Firsts Documentary Special

Abu Dujana (ra): The Red Bandana | The Firsts

Abu Dujana (ra): The Red Bandana | The Firsts

Asim ibn Thabit (ra): Protector of Faith | The Firsts

Asim ibn Thabit (ra): Protector of Faith | The Firsts

Khubayb ibn Addiy (ra): A Prisoner of Many Miracles | The Firsts

Khubayb ibn Addiy (ra): A Prisoner of Many Miracles | The Firsts

Saeed ibn Amir (ra): Haunted by Murder | The Firsts

Saeed ibn Amir (ra): Haunted by Murder | The Firsts

Rabiah ibn Kab (ra): Falling in Love with the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Rabiah ibn Kab (ra): Falling in Love with the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Abu Saeed al-Khudri (ra): The Jewel of Madinah | The Firsts

Abu Saeed al-Khudri (ra): The Jewel of Madinah | The Firsts

Khalid ibn al-Walid (ra): Becoming the Sword of Allah | The Firsts

Khalid ibn al-Walid (ra): Becoming the Sword of Allah | The Firsts

Khalid ibn al-Walid (ra): The Legendary Military General | The Firsts

Khalid ibn al-Walid (ra): The Legendary Military General | The Firsts

Amr ibn al-As (ra): His Wicked Father and “Better” Brother | The Firsts

Amr ibn al-As (ra): His Wicked Father and “Better” Brother | The Firsts

Amr ibn al-As (ra): The Conqueror of Egypt | The Firsts

Amr ibn al-As (ra): The Conqueror of Egypt | The Firsts

Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl (ra): The Pious Son of Pharoah | The Firsts

Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl (ra): The Pious Son of Pharoah | The Firsts

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (ra): Forgiving the Enemy | The Firsts

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (ra): Forgiving the Enemy | The Firsts

The Prophet ﷺ’s Brother: Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (ra) | The Firsts

The Prophet ﷺ’s Brother: Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (ra) | The Firsts

Mothers of the Prophet ﷺ: Amina and Halima al-Sa’diyya | The Firsts

Mothers of the Prophet ﷺ: Amina and Halima al-Sa’diyya | The Firsts

Hakim ibn Hizam (ra): When Money Stops Mattering | The Firsts

Hakim ibn Hizam (ra): When Money Stops Mattering | The Firsts

When Allah Guided the Children of Abu Lahab | The Firsts

When Allah Guided the Children of Abu Lahab | The Firsts

The Most Honored Man By The Prophet ﷺ: Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (ra) | The Firsts

The Most Honored Man By The Prophet ﷺ: Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (ra) | The Firsts

Urwa ibn Masud (ra): The Chief Who Resembled Isa (as) | The Firsts

Urwa ibn Masud (ra): The Chief Who Resembled Isa (as) | The Firsts

The Prophet ﷺ’s Bodyguard: Mughira ibn Shu‘ba (ra) | The Firsts

The Prophet ﷺ’s Bodyguard: Mughira ibn Shu‘ba (ra) | The Firsts

Addas (ra) of Ta’if: The Brother of Yunus (as) | The Firsts

Addas (ra) of Ta’if: The Brother of Yunus (as) | The Firsts

The Jinn Who Became Muslim | The Firsts

The Jinn Who Became Muslim | The Firsts

Abu Bakra (ra): The Freed Slave of Allah | The Firsts

Abu Bakra (ra): The Freed Slave of Allah | The Firsts

Abu Mahdhura (ra): The Kid Who Mocked Adhan | The Firsts

Abu Mahdhura (ra): The Kid Who Mocked Adhan | The Firsts

The Children of Ta’if Who Stoned the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

The Children of Ta’if Who Stoned the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

A Foiled Conspiracy: Umayr ibn Wahb (ra) & Safwan ibn Umayyah (ra) | The Firsts

A Foiled Conspiracy: Umayr ibn Wahb (ra) & Safwan ibn Umayyah (ra) | The Firsts

Muhammad ibn Maslama (ra): The Knight of Rasulullah ﷺ | The Firsts

Muhammad ibn Maslama (ra): The Knight of Rasulullah ﷺ | The Firsts

Thumama ibn Uthal (ra): The most powerful Muslim of his time? | The Firsts

Thumama ibn Uthal (ra): The most powerful Muslim of his time? | The Firsts

Ka’b ibn Zuhayr (ra): The Story of the First Burda | The Firsts

Ka’b ibn Zuhayr (ra): The Story of the First Burda | The Firsts

Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid (ra): From False Prophet to Shaheed | The Firsts

Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid (ra): From False Prophet to Shaheed | The Firsts

Zayd ibn al-Khattab (ra): The Quiet Brother of Omar (ra) | The Firsts

Zayd ibn al-Khattab (ra): The Quiet Brother of Omar (ra) | The Firsts

Thabit ibn Qays (ra): Promised Jannah After A Sin | The Firsts

Thabit ibn Qays (ra): Promised Jannah After A Sin | The Firsts

Abbad ibn Bishr (ra): The Friend of the Qur’an | The Firsts

Abbad ibn Bishr (ra): The Friend of the Qur’an | The Firsts

Adi ibn Hatim al-Tai (ra): From Christian King to Companion | The Firsts

Adi ibn Hatim al-Tai (ra): From Christian King to Companion | The Firsts

Jarir ibn Abdullah (ra): The Yusuf of this Ummah | The Firsts

Jarir ibn Abdullah (ra): The Yusuf of this Ummah | The Firsts

Tamim al-Dari (ra): The Palestinian Sahabi That Met Dajjal | The Firsts

Tamim al-Dari (ra): The Palestinian Sahabi That Met Dajjal | The Firsts

Ammar ibn Yasir (ra): A Legacy of Sacrifice | The Firsts

Ammar ibn Yasir (ra): A Legacy of Sacrifice | The Firsts

Hasan ibn Ali (ra): The Beloved Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Hasan ibn Ali (ra): The Beloved Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Husayn ibn Ali (ra): Redefining Victory in Karbala | The Firsts

Husayn ibn Ali (ra): Redefining Victory in Karbala | The Firsts

Loving Husayn (ra) and Hating Yazid

Loving Husayn (ra) and Hating Yazid

Zaynab bint Ali (ra): A Voice of Courage | The Firsts

Zaynab bint Ali (ra): A Voice of Courage | The Firsts

Umm Kulthum bint Ali (ra): Daughter of Nobility and Tragedy | The Firsts

Umm Kulthum bint Ali (ra): Daughter of Nobility and Tragedy | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Ja’far (ra): The Story of My Mother’s Ancestor | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Ja’far (ra): The Story of My Mother’s Ancestor | The Firsts

The Four Abdullahs (ra) Every Muslim Should Know | Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Four Abdullahs (ra) Every Muslim Should Know | Dr. Omar Suleiman

Abdullah ibn Abbas (ra): The Ocean of Knowledge | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Abbas (ra): The Ocean of Knowledge | The Firsts

Fadl ibn Abbas (ra): How The Prophet ﷺ Made Him Lower His Gaze | The Firsts

Fadl ibn Abbas (ra): How The Prophet ﷺ Made Him Lower His Gaze | The Firsts

Ubaydullah ibn Abbas (ra): The Rich Little Brother | The Firsts

Ubaydullah ibn Abbas (ra): The Rich Little Brother | The Firsts

Qutham ibn Abbas (ra): The Prophet’s ﷺ Lookalike | The Firsts

Qutham ibn Abbas (ra): The Prophet’s ﷺ Lookalike | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Umar (ra): The Prophet’s ﷺ Shadow | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Umar (ra): The Prophet’s ﷺ Shadow | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr (ra): The Defender of Mecca | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr (ra): The Defender of Mecca | The Firsts

Urwa ibn az-Zubayr (ra): The First Muslim Historian | The Firsts

Urwa ibn az-Zubayr (ra): The First Muslim Historian | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Amr (ra): The One Who Preserved The Sunnah | The Firsts

Abdullah ibn Amr (ra): The One Who Preserved The Sunnah | The Firsts

Usama ibn Zayd (ra): The Prophet ﷺ’s Chosen Grandson  | The Firsts

Usama ibn Zayd (ra): The Prophet ﷺ’s Chosen Grandson | The Firsts

Fatima bint Qays (ra): She Preserved Hadiths About Dajjal and Divorce | The Firsts

Fatima bint Qays (ra): She Preserved Hadiths About Dajjal and Divorce | The Firsts

Zayd ibn al-Arqam (ra): Exposer of Hypocrites | The Firsts

Zayd ibn al-Arqam (ra): Exposer of Hypocrites | The Firsts

Umayr ibn Sa’d (ra): The Young Man Who Exposed His Father | The Firsts

Umayr ibn Sa’d (ra): The Young Man Who Exposed His Father | The Firsts

Al-Baraa ibn Aazib (ra): With the Prophet ﷺ In the Trenches | The Firsts

Al-Baraa ibn Aazib (ra): With the Prophet ﷺ In the Trenches | The Firsts

Al-Baraa ibn Ma’roor (ra): He Made Two Good Mistakes | The Firsts

Al-Baraa ibn Ma’roor (ra): He Made Two Good Mistakes | The Firsts

Bishr ibn al-Baraa (ra): The Story Behind the Poisoning of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Bishr ibn al-Baraa (ra): The Story Behind the Poisoning of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Umm Mahjan (ra): The Woman Who Cleaned the Masjid | The Firsts

Umm Mahjan (ra): The Woman Who Cleaned the Masjid | The Firsts

Zahir ibn Haram (ra): Low Self-Esteem Until He Met the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Zahir ibn Haram (ra): Low Self-Esteem Until He Met the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts

Julaybib (ra): The Most Beautiful Story | The Firsts

Julaybib (ra): The Most Beautiful Story | The Firsts

Safina (ra): The Prophet’s ﷺ “Ship” | The Firsts

Safina (ra): The Prophet’s ﷺ “Ship” | The Firsts

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Salama ibn al-Akwa (ra): The Fastest Runner In Medina | The Firsts
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Salama ibn al-Akwa (ra): The Fastest Runner In Medina | The Firsts

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Salama ibn al-Akwa (ra): The Fastest Runner In Medina | The Firsts

He chased a band of mounted raiders on foot, alone, with nothing but a bow.

Salama ibn al-Akwa’ (ra) was the fastest of the Prophet’s ﷺ Companions, and Dr. Omar Suleiman calls him the closest thing the Sahabah had to a track runner. His biographers say he could outrun a galloping horse, and he fought as an archer on foot, shooting as he ran. When raiders drove off the Prophet’s ﷺ camels a few days before Khaybar, he ran after them until the horsemen caught up, and the Prophet ﷺ called him the best of the Muslims’ foot soldiers. Under the tree at Hudaybiyyah he was the first to pledge allegiance, and the Prophet ﷺ had him pledge three times.

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00:00So we continue with Alhamdulillah in the stories of those touched by the Prophet ﷺ, all of these
00:14companions who have this miracle of being touched by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and having something healed within them or upon them that will be seen later on.
00:24I want you to think about the admiration that people have for athletes and particularly those that just have this natural, raw athleticism. They're fast, they're strong, whatever it may be.
00:37So the companion that we're covering is actually a name that comes up multiple times in the books of hadith, and he is the fastest of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Meaning,
00:48especially for those kids that want to grow up and want to be fast and want to race, if there was a track runner from the Sahaba of the Prophet ﷺ, it is this man. His name
00:57is Salama ibn al-Akwa' radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, Salama ibn al-Akwa' radiAllahu ta'ala anhu. Salama was the fastest of the Sahaba of the Prophet ﷺ.
01:09Now, his name is Salama ibn Amr ibn Sinan, and his grandfather is actually the one who has the famous name of al-Akwa'.
01:18Now, al-Akwa' means something that is slightly curved, something that's bent, and most of the commentators say that he had a bend in his wrist, and so that was his nickname. And
01:29so even though Salama is technically his grandson, Salama ibn Amr ibn Sinan, who is al-Akwa', he's still known as Salama ibn al-Akwa' radiAllahu ta'ala anhu.
01:41So he had a slight curve in his wrist, and some of the narrations say in his neck, but that's why he was nicknamed with that. As for Salama radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, he comes from a very particular tribe and a very
01:55particular subgroup amongst that tribe. If you remember when we talked about the hijrah of the Prophet ﷺ, the Prophet ﷺ meets a random person along the way, and this Bedouin, who he meets in the middle of the desert
02:09on the way of the hijrah route, asks what his name is, ends up embracing Islam, and going back to his tribe and bringing 80 households to embrace Islam with the Prophet ﷺ in the middle of the hijrah.
02:22So subhanAllah, while the Prophet ﷺ is fleeing Mecca, he has more households that embrace Islam just on the way, just meeting a person on the way radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, and that man is convinced immediately, and he goes and he brings his tribe to embrace Islam.
02:36That man's name was Buraida al-Aslami, Buraida radiAllahu ta'ala anhu. He was the chief of the tribe of Aslam.
02:45So Aslam was a tribe that was very used to the harsh elements of the desert, and they had elite warriors amongst them, elite warriors amongst them.
02:57And so Salama radiAllahu ta'ala anhu was from Banu Aslam, and he and his brothers all fit that mold. They're all elites in terms of their archery skills, in terms of their horsemanship skills,
03:08in terms of their athleticism and their ability to understand war. And so you'll find that he has a brother, Habib ibn Amr ibn al-Akwa', who becomes a sahabi,
03:20becomes a mujahid fi sabilillah. He has a famous brother as well, Malik ibn Amr, and then he has an uncle. And we'll actually start the story of Salama from his uncle, because his uncle gives us
03:35a window into his life. His uncle, who we could do a whole episode on, but we will just simply use him, inshaAllah ta'ala, his story, to take us into the life of Salama.
03:47His uncle is named Amr ibn al-Akwa', Amr ibn al-Akwa'. Pay attention again to the names. Salama is the grandson of al-Akwa', technically, but he's known as Salama ibn al-Akwa'.
04:01Amr is the actual son of al-Akwa'. So he's the paternal uncle of Salama, and he has a powerful story that is narrated in Sahih Muslim.
04:12Salama radiyaAllahu ta'ala narrates that we went out with the Prophet ﷺ on the day of Khaybar.
04:22One of the men said to Amr, his uncle, "Oh Amr, if you would let us hear some of your poetry, some of your poetry, some of the war chants."
04:36"If you could get us ready for the battle that is ahead." So Amr radiyaAllahu ta'ala started to get them ready, and he started to lead the chants as they were on their way marching towards Khaybar.
04:48Amr was a very lovable character, was a very lovable character. The Prophet ﷺ looked at him, and Salama is watching this, he's his nephew, and he
04:58said, "Yarhamuhullah," may Allah have mercy on him. What does that mean? The Prophet ﷺ knows that he's going to be a shaheed.
05:10So he looked at him almost with that eye of love and care and admiration. "Yarhamuhullah," he's going to be a martyr, may Allah have mercy on him.
05:20So one of the sahaba said, "Wajabat ya Rasulullah," when you say something like that, it becomes mandatory for him, ya Rasulullah. "Lawla matta'atana bihi,"
05:30if only you would let Amr live for a longer time amongst us, so we could enjoy his company. Again, this is the uncle of Salama.
05:39"Falamma tasafal qawm, kana sayfu Amr fihi qisar." When the two armies met at Khaybar, Amr actually was one of the people that went out for the
05:50duel, and it says that his sword was a bit short, so there was something wrong with his sword. In any case, what really makes it interesting is that he goes into the battle, into the
06:02duel, and he accidentally, in the battle, hit himself. He struck himself, okay?
06:12So he died from his own strike, by accident, you understand? Because everything is new to the sahaba. They don't know how to make sense of a situation until the Prophet ﷺ explains it to them, okay?
06:26So Amr radiyallahu anhu technically dies from his own strike, unintentionally. Very interesting. So what's his case? Is he a suicide? Is he a shaheed? What is his case? What do you think?
06:38He's a shaheed, of course. It wasn't on purpose, right? But the sahaba don't know that. So Salama, who is the nephew that is going to take the reins from his uncle and sort
06:49of lead the way now as the key mujahid from this group of people, from this tribe, "Qala ra'ani Rasool Allah ﷺ wa huwa akhidun biyadi."
07:00So the Prophet ﷺ saw me. I was looking very pale, sad. He took my hand ﷺ and he said, "Malik, Malik, what is it? What's wrong with you?"
07:13So Salama says, "Wa ana abki," I was crying. I said, "Ya Rasool Allah, batala amal Amr?" Oh Messenger of Allah, did all of Amr's work go to waste?
07:26All of his ibadah, all of his battle, did it all go to waste? That's how we get an introduction to Salama's life. Prophet ﷺ said, why would you say that?
07:37And he said, may my mother and father be sacrificed for you, ya Rasool Allah. People are claiming this. So clearly a conversation happened after Khaybar, and it was one of those things. It's awkward. What do we do about this situation? He accidentally struck himself and died from his own blow.
07:52Clearly Salama heard someone say that. So the Prophet ﷺ said, "You know, who said that?" So I told him so and so and so and so. In one narration he said, Sayyid ibn Hudair. So I'm hearing some of the companions, and they're saying, "It seems like Amr died as
08:05a suicide, not as a shaheed, right?" So the Prophet ﷺ said, "Kadhaba man qalahu, inna lahu lajrayn." The Prophet ﷺ said,
08:14whoever says that is lying. Verily, for him are two rewards. Qala wa jama'a bayna asbay'i,
08:21he gathered his two fingers, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, right? To say that he has two rewards, two rewards in that case.
08:35"Qala innahu la jahidun mujahid," right? He was a person who was a striving man, and he was a person, jahidun mujahid, like he strove in his ibadah and his worship, mujahid, and he was fighting in the cause of Allah
08:49subhanahu wa ta'ala. And he said, "Qalla arabiyun nasha'a biha mitla." There are very few Arab men that have been raised, or that produced what was produced out of your uncle Amr, radiAllahu ta'ala anhu.
09:04So this is the uncle, and this is a sahabi in his own right and one of the martyrs of Islam who has a very unique story, because I don't think that there is another story of a man who accidentally hit himself and that caused his own death in the middle of battle, radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, from which we derive fiqh.
09:19This is the uncle of Salama. Salama radiAllahu ta'ala anhu is a person who was extremely courageous, extremely brave, had a lot of audacity in the midst of battle, just like
09:29his uncle. And the description of him as a sahabi, radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, introduces him. "Qala kana yasbiqu al-farasa raqdan."
09:42That he could outpace, he could outrun the fastest horseman. And he actually goes on to explain that Salama radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, as scholars mention about him, the historians, it's not like he would outpace a person who could barely
09:54ride a horse. Salama could outrace, on his feet, a galloping horse. So if you talk about the fastest companion of the Prophet ﷺ, it is undoubtedly him.
10:04And there are several narrations about this. In fact, there's a long narration in Sahih Muslim about a very particular ghazwa, a particular battle, which we'll talk about.
10:14But one of the Ansar, basically on the way back from one of the ghazawat, he says, "Is there anyone that wants to race me to Medina?" And he was considered amongst the fastest of the Ansar.
10:29So he said, "Ala musabiqun ila al-Madina?" Is anyone going to race me back to Medina? So Salama radiAllahu ta'ala anhu stood up and he said, "I am that person." And he basically left him completely in the dust.
10:43So that is Salama radiAllahu ta'ala anhu. If you want an image of him, what he was famous for amongst the companions, he was that. But here's the thing about him: he wasn't just the super fast companion. He also had
10:54the unique ability to fire his arrows while he was running. So he was an archer, and the Aslamis, the Banu Aslam, they were known for their archery. So he was someone who could shoot arrows while he was running.
11:09So he was someone who could shoot arrows while he was running. So in battle, he wouldn't ride on a horse, he would literally run on foot between the battlefield and he could shoot arrows and he could throw spears at the same time.
11:20And they said he had perfect accuracy and he wouldn't need to slow down. So while he's running, he can throw an arrow, he can throw a spear, and he always hits his target radiyallahu ta'ala anhu.
11:33And so this is his reputation amongst the companions. He's the mighty fast companion who can hit with complete accuracy. Some of the stories with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, one of them where he narrates a
11:47miracle before he himself experiences one of these miracles by the touch of the Prophet ﷺ is the Hadith of Hudaybiyyah. So by the way, Salama is one of those who narrates many many ahadith. In fact, you'll now hear inshaAllah ta'ala when you're listening to the books of hadith
12:01his name and you'll know. In total about 77 ahadith from Salama radiyallahu ta'ala anhu. He was one of those who was present at Bayat al-Ridwan, at the pledge under the tree on the day of Hudaybiyyah.
12:14And he says we were with the Prophet ﷺ and there were 50 goats that we could not give water to and we ourselves were thirsty.
12:27So he says, so the Prophet ﷺ sat on the edge of the well of Hudaybiyyah. Qala fa imma da'a wa imma bazaqa feeha. He either would make da'a or he spits into the well.
12:40And he said, so the well immediately filled up to the brim. So he said the Prophet ﷺ was able to provide water to all of us, 1400 men and even he said
12:55fa saqayna wa staqayna, that we were able to provide for our animals as well. From the Prophet ﷺ spitting into the well of Hudaybiyyah and making da'a and the well
13:04from his touch ﷺ completely filling up. So he witnessed this from the Prophet ﷺ. Qala thumma da'ana Rasulullah ﷺ lil bay'ah. Then the Prophet ﷺ called us to pledge
13:19allegiance fi asli shajarah, at the root of the tree. Qala fa bay'atuhu awwala an-nas. I was the first person to give him bay'ah. So in that famous incident bay'atu ridwan,
13:32he says I was the first person, maybe he was really fast, just ran up to the front. But he said I was the first person to give the bay'ah to the Prophet ﷺ. Okay, so he
13:43said after I gave the bay'ah to the Prophet ﷺ, some other people were there and like Salama is still eager, so he has a unique distinction. The Prophet ﷺ looked at him
13:58between the people giving him bay'ah and he said bay'ah ya Salama. He told me again to give the oath again. So Salama got up eagerly and he gave bay'ah to the Prophet ﷺ a second
14:13time and the Prophet ﷺ noticed that Salama had no weapons with him. Of course they weren't going out for a fight, they were going out for Umrah. So imagine when he came and he
14:26gave the bay'ah to the Prophet ﷺ, the Prophet ﷺ grabbed some weaponry and he handed it to Salama and then he started to take bay'ah from the people again. Salama radiyallahu anhu, what did
14:41he do? He came back and he's sitting next to the Prophet ﷺ. He said bay'ah ya Salama, if you want to give bay'ah again you can. So he gave the bay'ah the third time. So he
14:54took bay'ah al-Ridwan, the pledge under the tree that Allah ﷻ talks about being pleased with the people on that day, he took the pledge three times with the Prophet ﷺ. So the Prophet
15:05ﷺ said what happened to your weapons that I gave you? So he said ya Rasulullah I gave them to my uncle, at that time his uncle Amr was still alive. He said I gave my weapons
15:15to my uncle Amr. So the Prophet ﷺ gave him weapons again and he came back and he was missing weapons again. So the Prophet ﷺ said what happened to your weapons? I gave
15:26you a shield, I gave you some weapons. He gave them away again. The Prophet ﷺ laughed and he said that you are like the saying that someone would say Allahumma abghini habiban
15:40huwa ahabbu ilayya min nafsi. Which was a saying amongst the Arabs, O Allah send me a friend who I love more than I love myself. The meaning of the saying amongst the Arabs
15:52is that this person is so selfless that he enjoys giving away more than he enjoys keeping for himself. So the Prophet ﷺ was praising him, he laughed at him. Every time he would give him something, he'd give it away. And every time he gave bay'ah, he comes and he
16:05kind of shows that eagerness with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ accepts his
16:12bay'ah. Now his most heroic feat, so he's not just someone that could race the Sahaba, his most heroic feat and it's narrated partly in Bukhari and Muslim and it's a very, very
16:25long hadith by the way, is what took place in what's known as the Battle of Al-Ghaba.
16:33So this is right before Khaybar. It's about three days before Khaybar that this takes
16:42place and it's one of the ambushes that takes place against the Prophet ﷺ. So the Prophet
16:50ﷺ obviously was with his companions and they're anticipating what is to come next. And during that night, Salamah says the Prophet ﷺ sent his riding beasts with Rabah and
17:04I went along with him and basically it's preparing for the Ghazwa, preparing for what's going
17:11to come. And he said that I noticed the ambush that came. They ambushed and they attacked
17:23the shepherd, Rabah, they attacked Abu Ghifari's son and they murdered the shepherd, they captured the shepherd's wife and they stole 20 of the camels and they started to go away. Salamah
17:37stood up and he said, Ya Sabaha, Ya Sabaha, which is basically a morning raid, a morning raid, a morning raid that we've been attacked, we've been attacked. So Salamah radiyallahu anhu, he chases
17:48after them by himself with his arrows and with his bow. And he starts to shoot at each
17:58one of them while he's pursuing them by foot. And one by one, he keeps striking every single one of them. So by himself, he's just running after them. They're on camels, they've got
18:11the animals, they've got everything. He's running after them and he's chasing after them and he's shooting them one by one. And on top of that, Salamah radiyallahu anhu said that they were dropping things behind them because of the speed of the pursuit. So he was marking
18:25the things that they were dropping on the way, for the way back. While he's pursuing them. And while that's happening, Abu Qatada, who will be the next companion that we talk
18:38about, Abu Qatada radiyallahu ta'ala anhu al-Ansari, who was Faris Rasulullah ﷺ, the horseman of the Prophet ﷺ. He jumps on his horse and he starts pursuing as well. So Salamah
18:47is going after them and he's striking them one by one while he is on foot. And he's calling out, ana ibn al-Akwa'a wal yawmu yawmu al-ruda'a. That I am ibn al-Akwa'a and today is the
19:02day that these humiliated people will be basically taken care of, they'll be handled. So he's getting them one by one by one by one by one until he manages to get all of them. Between
19:14him and Abu Qatada, they got all of them. And so they come back to the Prophet ﷺ and
19:21the Prophet ﷺ is so impressed, so amazed. So obviously the Prophet ﷺ gives him like a handsome spoil, but the Prophet ﷺ says, khayru fursanina Abu Qatada, that the best
19:35of our horsemen is Abu Qatada, who we'll speak about. And he says, wa khayru rajjalatina Salamah ibn al-Akwa'a. And the best of our runners, our soldiers, our foot soldiers is
19:47Salamah ibn al-Akwa'a radiyallahu ta'ala anhu. So he gave him two shares of the spoils and he gave Salamah radiyallahu ta'ala anhu so much honor, especially on the way back
19:59from Khaybar. And of course Khaybar is where the uncle of Salamah radiyallahu ta'ala anhu would fall. It is also at Khaybar that when the Prophet ﷺ called for Sayyidina Ali radiyallahu ta'ala anhu, remember when the Prophet ﷺ called for Ali and Ali radiyallahu anhu had
20:13a sickness in his eye. Salamah is the one who was sent to bring Ali radiyallahu ta'ala anhu to the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ of course put his saliva in the eye of Ali radiyallahu ta'ala anhu and it healed the eye of Ali and Ali radiyallahu anhu took the
20:27banner of Khaybar until he was granted victory. Now I want you to imagine meeting Salamah much later on in life. And this is in fact one of the narrations and it's in al-Bukhari.
20:40It's narrated by Yazid ibn Abi Ubaid. He says, رَأَيْتُ أَثَرَ ضَرْبَةٍ فِي سَاقِ سَلَمَةٍ I saw a scar on the shin of Salamah radiyallahu ta'ala anhu, فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَى مُسْلِمَ
20:55مَا هَذِهِ الضَّرْبَةُ I said to him, Oh Abu Muslim, what is the strike on your leg? So he said, هَذِهِ ضَرْبَةٌ أَصَابَتْنِي يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ that this was a strike that hit me on Khaybar. So people called out and
21:09they said, أُصِيبَ سَلَمَةُ أُصِيبَ سَلَمَةُ Salamah's been struck, Salamah's been struck. So clearly his leg was basically busted open, right? And bleeding profusely. قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
21:23I came to the Prophet ﷺ. قَالَ فَنَفَثَ فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ نَفَثَاتٍ The Prophet ﷺ blew on it three times and he says, فَوَاللَّهِ I swear by
21:34Allah فَمَا اشْتَكَيْتُهَا حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ I have never felt pain on that spot until this day. From the moment that the Prophet ﷺ blew on it and he healed the leg of Salamah
21:47رضي الله تعالى عنه. Salamah رضي الله تعالى عنه says, غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ
21:56He said I fought seven ghazwas which are obviously the large battles alongside the Prophet ﷺ. قَالَ وَخَرَجْتُ فِي تِسْعِ سَرَايَا And I went out on nine expeditions. A ghazwa
22:10is a big battle, a sariyya is when the Prophet ﷺ would send a small force. So he said I went out seven battles with the Prophet ﷺ, I went out in nine expeditions with the Prophet
22:22ﷺ and he says مَرَّةً عَلَيْنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَمَرَّةً عَلَيْنَا أُسَامَةُ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ He said one time the Prophet ﷺ appointed Abu Bakr as our commander رضي الله عنه and one time he appointed Usama ibn Zayd رضي
22:35الله تعالى عنه as our commander. Now what happens to him when fitna arises amongst the companions? When fitna arose amongst the companions, Ibn Sa'ad says about him that
22:48Salama was شُجَاعًا رَامِيًا He was someone who was brave, he was someone who was great at obviously throwing his arrows and he was a person who was فَاضِلًا
23:00He was a person who was of great nobility. He says فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ رضي الله تعالى عنه When Uthman رضي الله تعالى عنه was killed خَرَجَ إِلَى الرَّبَذَةِ He went out to the area of Rabadha. Rabadha
23:13is most famously associated in the story of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari رضي الله عنه where he basically did izla where he left the people. He withdrew from the people because
23:23he didn't want anything to do with obviously what was happening in terms of the fitna that he was seen. Rabadha about a hundred miles from Medina, open space. Imagine someone retiring
23:35to the desert, wants nothing to do with people fighting amongst themselves at that point which shows you subhanAllah the sincerity of his character. So fast, so brave, so courageous but once Muslims start fighting each other, he says I want no part of it whatsoever. He
23:50got married, he had children and he stayed away basically, you know, herding goats and avoiding the fitna amongst the companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Abdur Rahman ibn Razin
24:03says I visited Salama at Rabadha and he was an old man. So Salama put his hands like this and he says بَايَعْتُ بِهَاتَيْنِ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ
24:18Like subhanAllah, like you talk about reminiscing. He's like these two hands, I gave bayat to the Prophet ﷺ with these two hands. And so Abdur Rahman ibn Razin started to kiss
24:29the hands and he said you know that subhanAllah these noble hands that had given bayat to the Prophet ﷺ and that served in the cause of Allah ﷻ for all of those years. So he
24:40stayed in Rabadha until there was just a few nights before his death. So he went back
24:49to Madinah right before he was going to die and he passed away in Madinah 74 years after
24:57hijrah. So very very very late in life. He outlived the majority of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ and subhanAllah avoiding fitna and coming like a lover to Madinah and
25:10just those last few days of his life رضي الله تعالى عنه and Allah عز و جل blessed him to die back in Madinah Munawwara and he is one of the companions that is buried
25:19in Al-Baqi' رضي الله تعالى عنه and his children narrated from him. Iyas ibn Salama who is one of the seniors of the Tabi'een in Madinah who narrated many things from his
25:34father. Umar, his son Umar ibn Salama also narrated many many things from his father. Many of the rulings of fiqh, especially in terms of traveling and food and how to deal
25:46with different situations, come from him رضي الله تعالى عنه, and also many of the narrations of Hudaybiyyah and Khaybar come from him رضي الله تعالى عنه that pledged with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.