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Abu Mihjan (ra): The Sahabi With A Substance Use Disorder | 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

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He was fierce on the battlefield, yet fighting a quieter battle within himself.

Abu Mihjan (ra) had a weakness, but it never stopped his courage. He owned his struggle and still showed up for his community, time and again. What finally became his turning point?

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00:00The next person I want to talk about has an almost identical story to him, but he's someone
00:12who SubhanAllah, his conversion to Islam comes so late that it's not clear whether it was at the end of the life of the Prophet ﷺ or if it was before.
00:24And his name is Abu Mihjan al-Thaqafi, may Allah be pleased with him. And as the 'ulama mention, there is a difference of opinion regarding his name. Was it Malik
00:36ibn Habib or Abdullah ibn Habib? But his nickname, his kunyah, is Abu Mihjan, and he is Thaqafi, may Allah be pleased with him. If you remember, we did a whole series on people that are Thaqafi, people that come
00:51from that tribe, because obviously this Thaqafi connection intersects with the whole story of Ta'if and the late entrance into Islam.
01:01And so he's one of the people who, most of the writers, like Ibn Abdul-Barr and Ibn al-Athir, say that he accepted Islam when Thaqif accepted Islam in the ninth year, in Ramadan,
01:16in the life of the Prophet ﷺ. And so he actually is a Sahabi, so he had companionship; he's someone that would be considered a companion, but we don't have any stories of his interactions with the Prophet ﷺ directly because of how
01:28late he would have become Muslim, may Allah be pleased with him. Who is Abu Mihjan? He was one of the people of strength. He was one of the heroes in Jahiliyyah.
01:42He was known to be someone who was extremely courageous. He was a horseman, may Allah be pleased with him. He was a poet, very eloquent, and he was financially of means, so he used to be very generous.
01:56So he checks a lot of boxes, may Allah be pleased with him, in terms of his character: strong, militarily capable, eloquent, and a poet. He comes from a very powerful tribe, Banu Thaqif.
02:06He is very generous and spends his money. But of all of that, the one weakness that he has is al-khamr—alcohol. And that's
02:18why I chose to actually bring his biography next to Nu'man, may Allah be pleased with him, because of the similarities in the story.
02:26Ibn Abdul-Barr says, or narrates: "He would never be able to leave it. Not the punishment of a punisher
02:36nor the blame of a blamer would restrain him from that khamr." He could not give up his alcohol. And so SubhanAllah, he's someone who is overall strong in every way, but he has this weakness.
02:49He's not a weak man by any means. He has many strengths, but he has this glaring weakness. And you know, many of the 'ulama, when they talk about this idea—like how can someone
03:01be so strong in battle but then fall in this regard? And this is a side tangent, but it's actually very important. How is it that someone could be so courageous, so great in so many respects, but somehow
03:13they have this glaring weakness when it comes to their own personal battles, right? Like, how can you imagine a person on the battlefield who's willing to die fi sabil Allah—willing
03:26to die fi sabil Allah—like, face the enemy over and over again, but they can't get over this? And that's why jihad al-nafs, mujahadah al-nafs, is the ultimate battleground. The mujahad
03:38of the self—that a person is able to overcome themselves. Because if you are able to overcome yourself, then you will be able to overcome anybody
03:49else. This was the struggle, the battlefield, that Abu Mihjan, may Allah be pleased with him, struggled with. Now, despite that struggle, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him,
04:01used him. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, used him in battle despite that consistent struggle that he had with alcohol. Which shows you, by the way, that there's still benefit in people, even as they're struggling
04:14with their personal sins. That we don't necessarily disqualify people from the community and say, "Once you're done with this personal sin, then you can come back." No. Like, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, sees benefit in him.
04:26He's an asset to the community overall, even as he's struggling with this personal weakness of alcohol. So he's not discarded from the community. He can still serve Allah, the Exalted,
04:37but he still has to struggle against himself for the sake of Allah, the Exalted. With that being said, just like with Nu'man, accountability is still there. And so 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, carried out the hadd—the flogging for khamr—on him
04:51seven times. Seven times. And one report says even eight times that he was brought to Sayyidina 'Umar, may Allah
05:02be pleased with him, and he was flogged for the crime of khamr—of drinking wine—seven or eight times. So just like Nu'man, this is a repeated relapse that he had.
05:15May Allah, the Exalted, be pleased with them both. And 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, exiled him to an island in the sea. 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, basically exiled him at some point.
05:27Because of the repeated offense of alcohol, he sent a man to be with him. Abu Mihjan ran away and caught up with Sa'd ibn Abi Waqas, may Allah be pleased with him, at al-Qadisiyyah.
05:37Abu Mihjan, may Allah be pleased with him, ran away and he caught up with Sa'd ibn Abi Waqas, may Allah be pleased with him, in Persia. As Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, was about to undergo the legendary Battle of al-Qadisiyyah.
05:49Like the most consequential battle with the Persian Empire was about to happen. And Abu Mihjan, may Allah be pleased with him, was a man of heroic capacity in the battlefield.
06:01He knows how to take on the enemy. He lives for this. Someone who lives for the battlefield, Abu Mihjan lives for the battlefield. So he says to Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, that please, let me fight with you.
06:15Let me go out on the battlefield. I don't want to be exiled; let me go out on the battlefield. 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to Sa'd to restrain him, to hold Abu Mihjan,
06:26to restrain him because of everything that he was doing, because he kept on returning to that sin over and over again. So Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, despite him saying that he really wants to go out and
06:39fight in the Battle of Qadisiyyah, Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, instead basically chained him. He locked him up and said, "I'll deal with you later, right?" Right now we have an important battle to deal with, and Amir al-Mu'minin 'Umar, may Allah
06:53be pleased with him, flogged you multiple times for the alcohol. For now, I will leave you in this way, restrained, and later on, I'll deal with you in that case.
07:01And so as he was in these chains, he was chanting these lines of poetry: "What grief, what sorrow is it
07:10that the horses are driven by their spears while I am here in this pathetic state, bound in my chains?"
07:21He said, "What grief, what sorrow is it that the horses are driven by their spears, while
07:29I am here in this pathetic state bound in my chains, right? Like, what a terrible state to be in." And he cried because he realized that the sin that he had committed was keeping him
07:44from a deep moment with the companions of the Prophet, and perhaps it also dawned upon him that his wasting away personally was hurting his community.
07:54Like, they could benefit from me. They need me right now. I could be there with them, but because I keep on drinking alcohol over and over and over again, this sin is keeping me from being able to be the person that I want to
08:07be. So what does he do? He pleads to the wife of Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, and he says, "You know, let me go.
08:21And I promise that if Allah, the Exalted, allows me to return from this battlefield, not killed fi sabil Allah—in His path—that I will come back to you and I will put myself in these chains, and no one will need to know.
08:35Let me go. This is my tawbah, right? To go and to fight for the sake of Allah, the Exalted. And he said, "And if I am killed, then you're rid of me anyway.
08:48Like, if I die a martyr, then you're rid of me anyway. And if I don't die, then I'll come back and I'll put myself in the chains, and you won't be in trouble. Because at the end of the day, Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, is going to come home, and he's going to find me in the chains."
09:01SubhanAllah, she believed him. She could tell that he was sincere and he's not a man that's trying to escape accountability. He's actually a man who's asking permission to go and fight for the sake of Allah, the Exalted,
09:12and perhaps be redeemed and then returned back to accountability for the sin that he now realizes is getting in the way of him realizing his own potential. So he's asking for the chains to be removed just long enough for him to go and to participate
09:26in the Battle of Qadisiyyah. So he takes one of the horses of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqas, may Allah be pleased with him, that was known as al-Balqa, and he wraps his face, may Allah be pleased with him, and he shows up right at the
09:38moment that Qadisiyyah starts. And he takes his spear and he's fighting so bravely, right and left, just cutting through
09:51the enemy. And then at the end, when people were looking for the man whose face was wrapped—the masked
10:01man that was on the al-Balqa who was going throughout the opposing enemy—he disappeared.
10:09Now some of the Sahaba, what do you think they said? What do you think they thought? A male angel. They said he must have been an angel.
10:23"Innahu malak." Because this man appears out of nowhere, and we have witnessed this in the Battle of Badr. This man appears out of nowhere and he does what he does, and suddenly he disappears. He must be an angel.
10:38He must be a malak. Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, he kind of recognizes: number one, his horse. Number two, the fighting style of Abu Mihjan is really pronounced, right? Number two, the fighting style of Abu Mihjan is really pronounced, right?
10:52Like he has an identity and if you're a war commander, you can kind of tell these different types of things. But he also can't reconcile it because he knows that Abu Mihjan is chained and was left behind.
11:03So he comes home and Abu Mihjan is in his chains. He went back to the wife of Sa'd radiallahu ta'ala anhu wa'anha and he said, put me back
11:14in these chains, stayed in his chains and when Sa'd radiallahu ta'ala anhu comes back, the wife of Sa'd tells him what happened.
11:24Sa'd radiallahu ta'ala anhu is so moved, so emotional that he goes to Abu Mihjan and
11:33he releases him and he says, by Allah, after today, I will never strike a man again through whom Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala granted the Muslims what he granted them on his hands.
11:47Like you're free. I'm not going to strike you again. And Abu Mihjan, he responds and he says that, I used to drink it, qad kuntu ashrabuha, idh
11:59yuqamu alayya al-hadd wa athuru minha. He says that I used to drink it and then the hadd would be carried out on me and I would be purified from the sin because the hadd, it purifies you from the sin. The punishment purifies me from the sins.
12:14And he says, but now, la wallahi la ashrabuha abada. This time, I swear by Allah that I will never drink it again. And one of the narrations in Abd al-Razzaq, by the way, Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq, he says
12:28something very interesting. He says that I only used to continue to drink it because I was too proud to say that Abu Mihjan left off something because someone hit him. Shows you the deception of Shaytan, like I'm not going to give this up because someone
12:42hit me. It's like someone says that I'm not going to start doing what Allah Azawajal commanded me to do because other people told me to do it. I'm going to do it when I want to do it. That's a trick of Shaytan. I'm not going to leave off the sin because somebody else told me to leave it off.
12:54I'm going to leave it off because I want to leave it off. So it's a trick of Shaytan. But Abu Mihjan radiyallahu ta'ala anhu, he says, I will never return to it again, whether you flog me or not.
13:07And Subhan'Allah, he never returned to that sin ever again. And his heart was conquered and he resumed fi Sabilillah.
13:17And he is amongst those, radiyallahu ta'ala anhu, who the ulama say he died in one of the futuhat, whether some of them say Azerbaijan and some of them say in other places.
13:28But the point is, is that whether it was in Azerbaijan or it was in Jurjan, one of the conquests that he continued in his ways, fi Sabilillah, having broken off the shackles
13:40of that sin of returning to the alcohol. And he used to have a poem that he would say, he said,
13:48رأيت الخمر صالحة وفيها خصال تهلك الرجل الحليم. He said that I used to see khamr, alcohol, as pleasant, yet within it there are traits
14:00that can destroy the most patient and forbearing man, someone that is haleem. فلا والله أشربها حياتي. I will never again in my life drink it. ولا أشفي بها أبداً سقيمة.
14:13And I will never use it to treat someone who is sick again. And so he became one of those success stories of someone that left off the sin, this major
14:27sin of alcohol. And his legacy does not become a person who's drunk. His legacy becomes what the best identity was of him, someone who was mujahid fi Sabilillah, and sincere in that. Radi allahu ta'ala anhu.
14:40And I want to conclude and bring these two stories to something that's very relevant to our lifetimes, insha'Allah. And then I'll end here because we won't have time to take on another biography given what we have tonight.
14:53But there are two things that you'll notice here in curing someone from a sin that is addictive. And I want to be clear here that none of this means that you don't seek the specific means
15:04to cure that specific addiction, whatever that addiction may be. That that's one of the ways that you're sincere fi Sabilillah. If there are ways that are particular to getting rid of this particular addiction or a sin
15:16that you keep on relapsing into, then take those means. Those means are a means to, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala, an end of Allah's pleasure. Along with tawbah and along with whatever it may be.
15:27Seek help and do what you have to do to get out of that addiction. But there are two very specific interjections that you have here in the story of Nu'man radiyallahu ta'ala anhu and then the story of Abu Mihjan radiyallahu ta'ala anhu.
15:40In the case of Nu'man radiyallahu ta'ala anhu, it's the belief that Allah's love is bigger than your sin. Allah's love is bigger than your sin.
15:51So don't think that your sin is too big to be forgiven. Don't think that your sin has disqualified you forever. Don't despair in the mercy of Allah. And even in the idea that Allah can still love you.
16:05This is actually one of the beautiful things about Al-Wadud. You know, sometimes we forgive people, but we can't love them again, right? We say, I forgive you, but I'll never be able to love you again, right? Like it's just too much.
16:20Allah 'Azza wa Jall, when He says, "La taqnatu min rahmatillah," Al-'Afu, Al-Ghafur, Al-Wadud, Allah 'Azza wa Jall invites you back into a relationship of love, where you could still be a wali of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala after having committed a major sin.
16:34May Allah 'Azza wa Jall protect us all and may Allah make us amongst those people. So in the case of Nu'man radiyallahu ta'ala anhu, the belief that Allah's love is bigger than your sin. In the case of Abu Mihjan radiyallahu ta'ala anhu, the belief that your purpose is bigger than your sin.
16:48And what's the difference between those two things? You know, you look at someone after the genocide in Gaza, who maybe woke up to the world as a young person and said, what am I doing? What am I doing with my life?
17:03What am I wasting away in? What purpose do I have to serve in this world? Right? Like here I am, spoiling myself, getting mad about all types of silly things, becoming
17:17saddened over things that really don't deserve a person to become sad over, my joy, my happiness, my sadness, my days are tied to things that are so superficial in their nature, and people
17:31are being slaughtered in Gaza. I need to do something. I need to wake up to this world. I need to realize I have a purpose here. Allah 'Azza wa Jall has put me here for a purpose beyond just spending extravagantly
17:45on myself with sin. I have talent that I need to unlock. I have a way that I can serve.
17:54And ultimately sin is when you serve yourself to an end, even if that end transgresses the boundaries of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. But it's very self-serving. Sin is very selfish in its nature, right? Like you don't care who you hurt, even yourself.
18:09No, I'm going to move away from that. I have an ummah that's depending on me. I have a community that's depending on me. I have a reason that Allah put me on this earth and this time to do something great.
18:21And my sins are getting in the way of unlocking that greatness. This is a realization that a person should have as they come into serious episodes of the ummah.
18:33And so what woke Abu Mihjan up was what am I doing with myself? I'm here drinking alcohol and people are fighting one of the most consequential battles in the history of Islam. And here I am. What a loser I am right now. I should be there, right?
18:47Doing something great. And so let the greatness of your purpose and your calling put aside these sins that serve
19:00such small parts of us and are so small in their thinking and the desires that they fulfill. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala make us a people that connect to His love, that connect to His greatness.
19:13May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala forgive us for our shortcomings. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala be pleased with the companions of the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. May Allah Azawajal join us with the messenger of Allah, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
19:25His beloved family, His companions with whom he is pleased. And may Allah Azawajal make us amongst them. Allahumma amin. Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.