# Fadl ibn Abbas (ra): How The Prophet ﷺ Made Him Lower His Gaze | The Firsts **Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman **Series:** The Firsts (Sahaba Stories) | The Forerunners of Islam **Published:** 2025-08-05 **YouTube:** https://youtu.be/eBWYLsvKE0c **URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/fadl-ibn-abbas-how-the-prophet-taught-him-to-lower-his-gaze-the-firsts **Topics:** History, Life of the Prophet (seerah) ## Description He rode behind the Prophet ﷺ, stood by him in battle, and carried him to his final resting place. Fadl ibn Abbas (ra) may not be well-known, but his life was filled with unforgettable moments: from the powerful lesson behind “lower your gaze” to riding with the Prophet ﷺ on his camel during Hajj.... ## Transcript **[0:00]** Al-Abadila Alhamdulillah, Rabbul Alameen, we are in the thick of covering Al-Abadila, the four Abdullahs. Abdullah ibn Abbas, Abdullah ibn Umar, Abdullah ibn Zubair and Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As. **[0:20]** May Allah be pleased with them all. One of the things that I wanted to do was to take a detour to talk about some of the brothers of Abdullah ibn Abbas. And you'll understand exactly why. It is actually, subhanAllah, one of the most beautiful sections that you can find, **[0:38]** giving you again that insight into the life of the Prophet (ﷺ), how he loved his family, how he treated his family and how Allah ﷻ crafted a path for each one of them for greatness. So we're actually going to cover, inshaAllah, in three different sections, three brothers of Abdullah ibn Abbas. **[0:59]** So three sons of Al-Abbas, three brothers of Abdullah ibn Abbas. May Allah be pleased with them all. And I want to sort of set the stage by starting off with two things. Number one, if there is ever a family, subhanAllah, that you're reading about in the seerah of the Prophet (ﷺ), **[1:18]** where it just seems like they have it all, like subhanAllah, everyone amongst them is exceedingly good looking, everyone amongst them is exceedingly blessed. It's like when you see a family and you say that's a beautiful family, mashaAllah, that's the family of Al-Abbas. **[1:33]** It's very clear that every single one of them had haybah. Haybah is awe, right? Like that aura that they talk about, right? That the family of Al-Abbas, when they walked anywhere, everybody talked about them. Everyone looked at Al-Abbas. They thought he was the one that was conquering Jerusalem. **[1:48]** They thought he was Umar ibn al-Khattab. When you saw Abdullah ibn Abbas, you said I've never seen anyone like that young man. And that's how all of his brothers were as well, subhanAllah, in their own way. That's the first thing. The second thing is that, can you imagine how hard it is to be the brother of Abdullah ibn Abbas? **[2:05]** Like think about the story of Yusuf (alayhi as-salam), right? And Yusuf is this perfect young man. And that instigated jealousy on behalf of all the other brothers. Now if you're the brother of Abdullah ibn Abbas (رضي الله تعالى عنهما), you are meant to be outshined. **[2:22]** You can't keep up with this guy. He's too perfect in every regard. But subhanAllah, what you'll find here is that the story is not one of jealousy, unlike the brothers of Yusuf (alayhi as-salam). The story is one of admiration, and each one of the brothers looking at what Abdullah ibn Abbas was covering **[2:39]** and saying, what can I do to cover the rest? Because clearly, we have in our family a gem, al-bahar. We have the ocean, habr al-ummah, the scholar of the ummah. So how can we each find our place in the life of the Prophet (ﷺ) **[2:56]** and furthering the beautiful religion of al-Islam in a way that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala would be pleased with us. So those are the first two things that I want us to start off with in terms of a premise. And the first son that we're going to cover bi-idhnillahi ta'ala is al-Fadl ibn Abbas. **[3:13]** RadhiAllahu ta'ala anhuma. Al-Fadl ibn Abbas. And al-Abbas's name is Abu al-Fadl. Because al-Fadl is the oldest one, radhiAllahu ta'ala anhum. So let's talk about him inshaAllah ta'ala. Al-Fadl ibn Abbas, radhiAllahu ta'ala anhuma, is the oldest son of al-Abbas as well as Lubaba. **[3:33]** May Allah be pleased with them both. And I want to remind you all, if you scroll down the playlist and you go to al-Abbas, radhiAllahu ta'ala anhum. Al-Abbas was blessed with many children. He was blessed with 15 children, mashaAllah, that we actually know of. **[3:48]** And you think about, wa waladun salih yad'u lah. The Prophet (ﷺ) talking about a righteous child that would make du'a for you. I mean, if you have Abdullah ibn Abbas, you're kind of set in terms of your mizan, in terms of your scale. But Allah blessed him with so many children. **[4:05]** And they're all special in their own right, even though sometimes you'll find just a line about them. So you have al-Fadl, who's the oldest. You obviously have Abdullah. You have Ubaidullah. You have Qutham. You have Abdurrahman. You have Umm Habib. You have Al-Harith. You have Awn. You have Safiyyah. **[4:23]** You have a child named Tammam. And it's said that he was severe in battle, that he was a strong young man. And that's all that you have about him. But all of them have their pathway. Al-Fadl, though, is the oldest. And because he's the oldest, he carries certain responsibilities from the family of al-Abbas **[4:43]** that make his biography special, even though it's very short. So we're starting off with al-Fadl ibn Abbas. May Allah be pleased with him and his parents. Now his kunya, kunya means you are named after your oldest son. **[5:00]** I realize some people ask me, what is this kunya you keep talking about? His kunya was Abu Muhammad. Abu Muhammad, the father of Muhammad, even though he never had a son. So al-Fadl will actually only have a daughter named Umm Qutham. **[5:17]** They're all Umm Qutham, Zaynab, Ruqayya, they all kind of go around in the family of the Prophet. So he only will have one daughter named Umm Qutham. His kunya was Abu Muhammad. And some of the scholars say initially his kunya was Abu al-Abbas. Because the expectation in the culture is that the oldest son is the one who names his oldest son after who? **[5:37]** I just want to make sure you all are still awake. The father. The oldest son usually names after his father. He'll name his first born after his father. But because he did not have a son, Abdullah ibn Abbas named his first son al-Abbas. **[5:56]** So basically he became the Abu al-Abbas of the family. So Abdullah ibn Abbas is Abu al-Abbas, Abdullah ibn Abbas. And in that situation al-Fadl no longer had the nickname or the kunya of Abu al-Abbas. One more thing in terms of names, and I'm only going to put this out there. **[6:13]** And it's very confusing. So if you don't catch what I'm saying, it's alright. But if you were to google al-Fadl ibn Abbas, and this is one of the reasons why, by the way, you can't rely on AI, because AI is going to mix all this stuff up for you. There is Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib. **[6:32]** They keep naming their kids after each other. And he is one of the great warriors of Karbala, who fought alongside al-Husayn (رضي الله تعالى عنه). And so if you plug in al-Fadl ibn Abbas, you're going to get a bunch of Karbala stuff and a bunch of stuff from the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib. **[6:49]** And it's not the same person. This is the oldest son of al-Abbas and the cousin of the Prophet (ﷺ). So let's talk a little bit about him insha'Allah ta'ala. His title is Ridfu Rasulillahi (ﷺ). **[7:06]** Ridfu Rasulillahi (ﷺ). Which means the riding companion of the Prophet (ﷺ). And you're going to get that look into the life of the Prophet (ﷺ) anytime we're talking about young people, especially from his family, that the Prophet (ﷺ) was taking these young people and he was putting them on his back **[7:24]** and he was riding with them and he was giving them all personal advice. Every single one of them has their precious moments with the Prophet (ﷺ). And he was very mindful of that (ﷺ). So Ridfu Rasulillahi (ﷺ) al-Fadl ibn Abbas, **[7:40]** the oldest cousin of the Prophet (ﷺ) from the side of al-Abbas. He was born about 614. 614, so about four years after the Prophet (ﷺ) received revelation. **[7:56]** His description according to Abdullah ibn Abbas is that he was extremely handsome. So he attracted a lot of attention to himself because of the good looks that Allah ﷻ blessed him with. Remember al-Abbas is a good looking man **[8:11]** and the family of the Prophet (ﷺ), they all have beauty, subhanAllah. It's within their family as a whole. So he is noted for how attractive he is and that's going to play a part in the most prominent narration about him. **[8:26]** So he's a very handsome young man and he went alongside his father in all of the affairs of al-Abbas to basically grow up to be his number two. So I want you to actually see life through his lens, especially when you have a short biography and let your mind paint the picture. **[8:44]** Al-Abbas takes him to everything that al-Abbas has to do to basically raise him to be his replacement when that time comes. So he's the one that's attending the tribal meetings. He's the one that is attending some of the important negotiations **[9:00]** alongside his father, (رضي الله تعالى عنه). And he will stay with his father until the farewell hajj. I'm sorry, until Fath Mecca, until the conquest of Mecca. So he lives in Mecca while the Prophet (ﷺ) is in Medina. **[9:18]** He doesn't grow up with the Prophet (ﷺ). He grows up with his father al-Abbas. And he does not announce his Islam, publicize his Islam until the Prophet (ﷺ) comes back to Mecca victorious, **[9:34]** which was also the case of his father. So how Muslim was he before Fath Mecca? Allah wa'ala. We don't know. Before the conquest of Mecca, how much Islam he actually practiced, right? We know that al-Abbas (رضي الله تعالى عنه) was concealing his Islam **[9:49]** and we know that Lubaba (رضي الله تعالى عنها) was not concealing her Islam, that she was actually publicly Muslim. So where he leans, we're not really sure, but his story starts with the Prophet (ﷺ) coming to Mecca. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) comes to Mecca **[10:04]** and he immediately brings al-Abbas (رضي الله تعالى عنه) close to him and the Prophet (ﷺ) appoints al-Abbas to be basically his ambassador, his spokesperson, his emissary to everyone and everything around. You want to get to the Prophet (ﷺ), you have to go through al-Abbas. **[10:19]** You want to send messages to him, you go through al-Abbas. The Prophet (ﷺ) sends messages through him. So al-Fadl recalls that this was the point in which the Prophet (ﷺ) started to make me his riding companion. So you know the famous narration of the Prophet (ﷺ) and Abdullah ibn Abbas **[10:37]** where they're riding together? Al-Fadl is the most prominent son of al-Abbas to ride alongside the Prophet (ﷺ). The most common child that you'll see riding alongside the Prophet (ﷺ). So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has his cousin again and he rides with him in Fath Mecca. **[10:56]** And then immediately after the conquest of Mecca comes the Battle of Hunayn. So quick recap, when the Prophet (ﷺ) conquered Mecca once again, opened Mecca once again, **[11:11]** they then went out to foil the plot of some of the Bedouin tribes, the Hawazin, who were plotting a nasty plot against the Prophet (ﷺ). So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took the Muslims that he came with from Medina, as well as the new Muslims of Mecca, **[11:27]** and they went out to the Battle of Hunayn. And this is one of the most difficult battles in the life of the Prophet (ﷺ). Allah Azawajal mentions it that, أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ كَثْرَتُكُمْ You were amazed by your numbers, **[11:42]** you thought, well we're too many to be defeated here. But when you're talking about going into the desert and fighting these tribes and things of that sort, you have to actually be very prepared because even though they were less in number, they had all sorts of tricks up their sleeves. And Allah Azawajal is teaching the Muslims a lesson **[12:00]** that it was never your numbers that won anything. It's when Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is with you. So this was a difficult battle, where the Prophet (ﷺ) was riding and he had with him Al-Fadl. (رضي الله تعالى عنه) And in that battle, Al-Fadl becomes a first. **[12:17]** The first what? He was the first one to carry the raya of Banu Hashim, the standard of Banu Hashim, the flag of Banu Hashim, after Islam. So he's the flag bearer of Banu Hashim. **[12:32]** And the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is keeping his family close. And remember the Prophet (ﷺ) is overjoyed that he now has around him his cousins, who were holding out on Islam, and now they were reunited, and they are close to the messenger of Allah (ﷺ). **[12:50]** And it was in that battle, the Battle of Hunayn, that when things became difficult, people fled in all directions. The messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found himself standing in the middle of the battlefield saying, أنا نبي لا كذب, أنا ابن عبد المطلب **[13:06]** I am the Prophet, there is no lie. There is no lie, I am the son of Abdul Muttalib. And the Prophet (ﷺ) found himself with only eight people that stood right around him, as thousands were around, **[13:23]** and then eventually they reconvened. But there were eight people who stood with the Prophet (ﷺ) in those difficult moments of battle. One of them was Al-Fadl ibn Abbas. So he kind of earned another layer of love and respect **[13:39]** from the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) by standing there alongside the Prophet (ﷺ) in that difficult moment, and proving his courage and his sincerity immediately after the advent of Islam. And of course there were others like Al-Abbas, like Ali, **[13:56]** like Abu Sufyan ibn Harith, the twin of the Prophet (ﷺ) who we spoke about before. The family of the Prophet (ﷺ) that stood close to him in those moments. And this was the first moment of Al-Fadl with the Prophet (ﷺ). **[14:11]** When is the second moment? And the most prominent moment, it is in the Hajj of the Prophet (ﷺ), in the Hajj of the messenger of Allah (ﷺ). So Al-Fadl ibn Abbas (رضي الله تعالى عنهما), he says that **[14:27]** أَفَاضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ عَرَفَاتٍ وَرِطْفُهُ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ The Prophet (ﷺ) during Hajj, he left Arafah and his riding companion, **[14:42]** the one that was riding on the camel with him was Usama ibn Zaid (رضي الله تعالى عنهما). The beloved one, the son of the beloved one of the Prophet (ﷺ), the son of Zaid ibn Harith. Zaid was family to the Prophet (ﷺ). **[14:57]** Zaid was the adopted son of the Prophet (ﷺ). Zaid ibn Muhammad before, he went back to be Zaid ibn Harith but still the family of the Prophet (ﷺ). So I want you to imagine the Hajj playing out. We're not too far from Dhil Hijjah. Arafah to Muzdalifah, the Prophet (ﷺ) put Usama ibn Zaid behind him. **[15:17]** Imagine being the one guy out of 144,000 people that gets to ride behind the Prophet (ﷺ) on his camel. It's an incredible honor, right? And so the Prophet (ﷺ) was giving the family members, each one of them, their share. **[15:35]** And that's how mindful he is (ﷺ) of every single step. So I want you to imagine the scene of Hajj. He said that the Prophet (ﷺ) put Usama ibn Zaid on his back on the day of Arafah and he bolted towards Muzdalifah (ﷺ) extremely fast. **[15:56]** So the sunnah, we know, even the speeds between Hajj, the sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ) was to proceed quickly from Arafah to Muzdalifah. That he was moving his camel (ﷺ) quickly and Usama ibn Zaid was on his back. **[16:11]** So that's the first ride. Now, he mentions, (رضي الله تعالى عنه), that أردفني رسول الله ﷺ من جمع إلى منا. The Prophet (ﷺ) took me as his riding companion from Muzdalifah to Mina. **[16:32]** So I got that honor to be the one holding on to the Prophet (ﷺ) from Muzdalifah to Mina. قَالَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُلَبِّ حَتَّى رَمَى الْجَمْرَةِ ﷺ The Prophet (ﷺ) kept on saying, لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ **[16:51]** إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ until he threw the stones at Jamrat al-'Aqaba. And then the Prophet (ﷺ) changed and said, اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ **[17:10]** You take that from Al-Fadl. So I want you just to appreciate how your fiqh comes to you. Like now you have millions of people doing this, and it comes from Al-Fadl riding behind the Prophet (ﷺ) and narrating every word that he was saying. So he said, we did the Talbiya until we stoned Jamrat al-'Aqaba, **[17:29]** and then we started to do Takbirat. But that's not where the most famous incident of Al-Fadl comes. Al-Fadl is forever associated with lower your gaze. How? **[17:44]** Many of you have heard the story, but now you'll get some more context to it. Al-Fadl (رضي الله عنه), he was riding with the Prophet (ﷺ), and Abdullah ibn Abbas, his brother, he narrates that Yawm al-Nahr, the day of Eid, **[18:00]** that Al-Fadl was on the back of the Prophet (ﷺ). قَالَ وَكَانَ الْفَضْلُ رَجُلًا وَضِيءًا Fadl was a super good looking man, extremely handsome young man. **[18:16]** So he said, فَوَقَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَى اللَّهُ عَنِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلنَّاسِ يُفْتِيهِمْ By the way, this is all taking me back to Hajj, subhanAllah. May Allah grant us all an accepted Hajj. Allahuma Ameen. Said that the Prophet (ﷺ) got down from his camel, **[18:31]** I'm trying to give you the visual, and he started to give the people fatwa. I mean, subhanAllah, that one Hajj of the Prophet (ﷺ) has guided people now for over a thousand Hajj's. They only got one Hajj with him (ﷺ). **[18:46]** So the Prophet (ﷺ) stood on the day of Al-Nahr, on the day of the sacrifice, the day of Eid, and he started to answer the people's questions. So Al-Fadl did what? Al-Fadl held the camel of the Prophet (ﷺ), while the people came to the Prophet (ﷺ) one by one, **[19:02]** and they started to ask the Prophet (ﷺ) questions. Everyone's coming to him (ﷺ) with the smallest issues. I can tell you, subhanAllah, that in Hajj, every Muslim is a baby. What do I mean? **[19:17]** It's like, you know, someone's trying to learn how to do salah and things of that sort. If you've never done Hajj before, it's an overwhelming experience. Did I break my ihram? Can I do this? Wait a minute, we went here first. What do we do now? People are panicking. The Prophet (ﷺ) doesn't have a WhatsApp group **[19:33]** to communicate to everyone at the same time. He also is going to slaughter with his hand (ﷺ), 63, right? With his own hand (ﷺ). He's going to make his own du'a. **[19:48]** He's going to talk to everybody. He has to give the khutbah of Arafah, the khutbah of Eid. Incredible. (ﷺ) So al-Fadl is standing there, and the people are coming, lining up to ask the Prophet (ﷺ) their questions about Hajj. So, Abdullah says, **[20:05]** فأقبلت امرأة من خثع There is a woman that came from Khath'am, a young woman from a tribe of Khath'am. So he said, وضيئة And she was also extremely attractive. She was very good looking. **[20:20]** So al-Fadl is a very good looking young man. She's a very good looking young woman. تستفت رسول الله ﷺ And she was asking the Prophet (ﷺ) a question. فجعل الفضل ينظر إليها So al-Fadl started to look at her. **[20:36]** And on top of that, وتنظر إليه And she was looking at him. He's attractive, she's attractive, right? So they started to look at each other. And the Prophet (ﷺ), he looked at al-Fadl, **[20:51]** he put his hands on his cheek, and he turned his face that way. And he went back to talking to the woman. And then he did it again. So the Prophet (ﷺ) went, kindly, let's adjust your face this way young man. **[21:06]** Went back talking to the woman. He did it three times (ﷺ) And al-Fadl just got the message, lower your gaze. Keep your eyesight down. And this is subhanAllah, one of the most beautiful hadith of the tarbiyah of the Prophet (ﷺ). **[21:22]** Just as you see the Prophet (ﷺ) speaking to Abdullah ibn Abbas and giving him attention. This is also tarbiyah in how you correct, like how he's admonishing his young cousin. He's not smacking him, he's not saying, اتق الله اعوذ بالله **[21:37]** and yelling at him. Nor is he ignoring him. Like there's a lot going on right now. The Prophet (ﷺ) could ignore him, technically, right? Like the elements are pretty overwhelming. But the Prophet (ﷺ) gently just moves his face to the side. Moves his face to the side. **[21:52]** Moves his face to the side. And afterwards, al-Fadl then narrates, فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَرِيدَةَ اللَّهِ فِي الْحَجِّ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا That, O Messenger of Allah, **[22:07]** the fard of hajj, which Allah ﷻ has made mandatory upon all of His servants, has reached my father, while he is an old man, and she said, لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَن يَسْتَوِيَ عَلَىٰ الرَّاحِلَ **[22:22]** Like he's too old to get up on the riding animal. Like he can't do hajj. He's really, really, really struggling. So, فَهَلْ يَقْضِي عَنْهُ أَن أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ So would it be sufficient if I was to perform hajj on his behalf? **[22:37]** My father can't do hajj, can I perform hajj on his behalf? And the Prophet (ﷺ) said, Yes, you can do hajj on his behalf. So, the حُكُم the ruling of a person doing hajj on behalf of their parents after they've done their own hajj, or on behalf of the deceased, also comes from this hadith. **[22:52]** You can see how we learned our deen. The way to gently admonish, the order to lower your gaze, the way that the Prophet (ﷺ) dealt with so many different people at the same time, all of it is taken from this particular narration. **[23:08]** And in one narration, and in the Sunnah there is a weakness, but it's mentioned in Thiqat ibn Hibban and others, ibn Hibban, that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to Al-Fadl after that, يَبْنَ أَخِي O son of my brother, إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمٌ مَن مَلَكَ فِيهِ **[23:23]** سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ وَلِسَانَهُ غُفِرَ لَهُ Like, O my nephew. Right? Or, O, you know, like he's speaking to him in a loving way (ﷺ). Like, after the woman went away. O my nephew, this is an incredible day. Like, we're all going to slip **[23:39]** in our lives, but don't slip on Arafah or on Hajj. Like, this is not a day that you want to ruin the reward. So, O my nephew, this is a mighty day in the sight of Allah ﷻ. Whoever controls their eyes **[23:54]** and controls their ears and controls their tongue, will be forgiven on this day. So, basically, like, don't be offended. I'm not trying to humiliate you. I'm trying to preserve your ajr for you. I'm trying to preserve your reward for you. (ﷺ). **[24:10]** وَرَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنهُ So, he is forever documented as the sahabi and lowering the gaze. Like, that is his one major hadith, incident that includes al-fadl. (رضي الله تعالى عنه) But, of course, there's so much more in his relationship **[24:26]** with the Prophet (ﷺ). Where else did he get to be with the Prophet (ﷺ)? He accompanied the Prophet (ﷺ) in his very last days and his last moments. And so, there is an incident where a member of the Prophet (ﷺ) **[24:41]** could no longer walk. And he had to be carried (ﷺ) by two men. The two men that were carrying him were Ali and al-fadl. Ali ibn Abi Talib (رضي الله تعالى عنهم) and al-fadl ibn Abbas **[24:56]** (رضي الله عنهما) So, he got to be with the Prophet (ﷺ) carrying him to his final resting place (ﷺ). He carried him (ﷺ) to the house of Aisha (رضي الله تعالى عنها) وعن أبيها where the Prophet (ﷺ) would pass away. **[25:13]** He participated then. So, he was with the Prophet (ﷺ) when he passed away. He is the only child of al-Abbas who participated in every single aspect of the funeral of the Prophet (ﷺ). Because again, he is the oldest. **[25:29]** So, he washed the body of the Prophet (ﷺ). He got to walk the Prophet (ﷺ) home. He got to wash the body of the Prophet (ﷺ). He got to enter into the grave of the Prophet (ﷺ). Receive the body of the Prophet (ﷺ) and lay the lahd of the Prophet (ﷺ). **[25:44]** So, he participated in every single element of the passing of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). And then after the Prophet (ﷺ) passed away al-Fadl (رضي الله تعالى عنه) what's narrated about him. **[25:59]** Again, that courage that he showed in the battle of Hunayn. He took part. Jihad في سبيل الله Constant battle في سبيل الله. And subhanAllah, there is something that's just going to, that clicks at some point where you start to realize the geography of the Sahaba. **[26:15]** He fought under Abu Ubaidah (رضي الله تعالى عنه) in the opening of Ash-Sham. So, he was largely involved in the conquests and in the battlefields going into Ash-Sham. And he fought in Yarmouk in particular **[26:30]** the famous battle of Yarmouk with the shield of the Prophet (ﷺ). So, he had some of the armor of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). So, you think about like the armor of the Messenger (ﷺ) and his cousin going out to Ash-Sham and participating **[26:46]** in these battles. And particularly, he was involved in the Fath of Amman. SubhanAllah. So, now you go to Jordan, you go to Al-Urdun. Obviously, it was all Ash-Sham. And you see Amman. **[27:01]** The opening of Amman, he was in the front lines of the opening of Amman fighting against the Roman soldiers. And one of the narrations about him is that Al-Fadl and Al-Zubair (رضي الله تعالى عنه) were in the front lines. And each one of them was fighting **[27:16]** like a thousand men. Extremely brave, extremely courageous. And you imagine like the opening of that place with the armor of the Prophet (ﷺ) and like a thousand men going forth for the sake of Allah. And as the soldiers would flee them, **[27:32]** then you had other of the sahaba that would go forth until Al-Zubair (رضي الله تعالى عنه) managed to kill the commander of the Byzantine army that day in Amman. And that was the opening of what is now **[27:47]** Amman in Jordan. So Al-Fadl was there in the opening of Amman. Right? And he passes away (رضي الله تعالى عنه) either in battle, in the battle of Yarmouk. Some of the scholars say he died in the plague of Amwas. **[28:02]** As a shaheed in the plague of Amwas. Like many of the other companions. SubhanAllah who you would have thought would have died in the battlefield, but they succumbed to the plague of Amwas. And so he's buried in Al-Sham (رضي الله تعالى عنه). So this is the oldest son of Al-Abbas **[28:19]** noted for his courage. He carries that bravery alongside the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in the battle of Hunayn. And he also gives us one look at the life of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) **[28:35]** in his Tarbiyah (رضي الله تعالى عنه) Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) the companion of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) on his camel. 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[Hassan Ibn Thabit (ra): The Master of All Poets | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/hassan-ibn-thabit-ra-the-master-of-all-poets-the-firsts.md) - [Ka'ab Ibn Malik (ra): The Greatest Story of Repentance | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/kaab-ibn-malik-ra-the-greatest-story-of-repentance-the-firsts.md) - [Abdullah Ibn Rawahah (ra): The Warrior Poet | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-rawahah-ra-the-warrior-poet-the-firsts.md) - [Abu Darda (ra): The Scholar Who Wouldn't Sleep | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-darda-ra-the-scholar-who-wouldnt-sleep-the-firsts.md) - [Salman Al Farsi (ra): Back to Persia | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/salman-al-farsi-ra-back-to-persia-the-firsts.md) - [Salman Al Farsi (ra): The Truth Seeker | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/salman-al-farsi-ra-the-truth-seeker-the-firsts.md) - [Abdullah ibn Salam (ra): The Righteous Rabbi | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-salam-ra-the-righteous-rabbi-the-firsts.md) - [Abu Ayyub Al Ansari (ra): The Host of the Prophet | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-ayyub-al-ansari-ra-the-host-of-the-prophet-the-firsts.md) - [Al Bara' Ibn Malik (ra): The Underestimated Hero | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/al-bara-ibn-malik-ra-the-underestimated-hero-the-firsts.md) - [Ubadah ibn al-Samit (ra): A Man Equal to a Thousand Men | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/ubadah-ibn-al-samit-ra-a-man-equal-to-a-thousand-men-the-firsts.md) - [Umm Haram (ra): When Dreams Come True | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-haram-ra-when-dreams-come-true-the-firsts.md) - [Anas ibn Malik (ra): In Service of the Beloved | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/anas-ibn-malik-ra-in-service-of-the-beloved-the-firsts.md) - [Umm Sulaym (ra): Her Dowry Was Islam | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-sulaym-ra-her-dowry-was-islam-the-firsts.md) - [Sa'ad Ibn Ubadah (ra): The Generous Chief | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/saad-ibn-ubadah-ra-the-generous-chief-the-firsts.md) - [Sa'ad Ibn Muadh (ra): The Man Who Shook The Throne | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/saad-ibn-muadh-ra-the-man-who-shook-the-throne-the-firsts.md) - [Usayd Ibn Hudayr (ra): Transformed by the Quran | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/usayd-ibn-hudayr-ra-transformed-by-the-quran-the-firsts.md) - [As’ad Ibn Zurara (ra): The First Convert of Madinah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/asad-ibn-zurara-ra-the-first-convert-of-madinah-the-firsts.md) - [Loving the Ansar | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/loving-the-ansar-the-firsts.md) - [Mihja, Umayr, and Ubayda (ra): The Martyrs of Badr | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/mihja-umayr-and-ubayda-the-martyrs-of-badr-the-firsts.md) - [Umm Kulthum Bint Uqbah Ibn Abi Muayt (ra): The Enemy's Daughter | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-kulthum-bint-uqbah-ibn-abi-muayt-the-firsts.md) - [Zinneera (ra) and Aflah (ra): The Tortured Ones | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zinneera-ra-and-aflah-ra-the-tortured-ones-the-firsts.md) - [Amir Ibn Fuhayra (ra): The Guide on the Hijrah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/amir-ibn-fuhayra-ra-the-guide-on-the-hijrah-the-firsts.md) - [Anisa, Al-Numan, and Amir (ra): On A Boat From Abysinnia | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/anisa-al-numan-and-amir-ra-on-a-boat-from-abysinnia-the-firsts.md) - [Rayta Bint Al-Harith (ra): Poisoned on the Way | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/rayta-bint-al-harith-poisoned-on-the-way-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Khalid Ibn Sa’id Ibn al-'As (ra): A Dream of the Prophet | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/khalid-ibn-said-ibn-al-as-ra-a-dream-of-the-prophet-the-firsts.md) - [Subay'a Al-Aslamiyya (ra): The Iddah of a Widow | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/subaya-al-aslamiyya-ra-the-iddah-of-a-widow-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Nuaym Ibn Abdullah (ra): Redirecting History | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/nuaym-ibn-abdullah-redirecting-history-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Ukasha ibn al-Mihsan (ra): He Beat You To It | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/ukasha-ibn-al-mihsan-ra-he-beat-you-to-it-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Zaynab Bint Khuzayma (ra): The Mother of the Poor | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zaynab-bint-khuzayma-ra-the-mother-of-the-poor-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Abu Ahmad Abd Ibn Jahsh (ra): The Other Blind Companion | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-ahmad-abd-ibn-jahsh-ra-the-other-blind-companion-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Abdullah ibn Jahsh (ra): An Accepted Prayer | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-jahsh-ra-an-accepted-prayer-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Shurahbil Ibn Hasana (ra): The Scribe and Commander | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/shurahbil-ibn-hasana-ra-the-scribe-and-commander-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Utbah ibn Ghazwan (ra) | The Humble Governor | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/utbah-ibn-ghazwan-ra-the-humble-governor-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah (ra) - The Guilt Trip That Led To Captivity | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/ayyash-ibn-abi-rabiah-ra-the-guilt-trip-that-led-to-captivity-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Atika bint Zayd (ra) - The Wife of Many Martyrs | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/atika-bint-zayd-ra-the-wife-of-many-martyrs-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Abdullah ibn Hudhafah (ra): The Man Who Wouldn't Flinch | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-hudhafah-ra-the-man-who-wouldnt-flinch-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Khunais ibn Hudhafah (ra): The First Husband of Hafsa (ra) | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/khunais-ibn-hudhafah-ra-the-first-husband-of-hafsa-ra-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Al-Shifa bint Abdullah (ra): The Healer and Scholar | The Firsts Shorts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/al-shifa-bint-abdullah-ra-the-healer-and-scholar-the-firsts-shorts.md) - [Musab Ibn Umair (ra): The Man Who Gave It All | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/musab-ibn-umair-ra-the-man-who-gave-it-all-the-firsts.md) - [Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktum (ra): After Abasa | The Firsts with Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-umm-maktum-after-abasa-the-firsts.md) - [Abu Jandal, Abdullah, & Suhayl Ibn Amr (ra) : Switching Sides | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-jandal-abdullah-suhayl-ibn-amr-ra-switching-sides-the-firsts.md) - [Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): His Leadership, His Legacy, His Death | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/omar-ibn-al-khattab-his-leadership-his-legacy-his-death-the-firsts.md) - [Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): The Opening of Jerusalem | The Firsts with Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/omar-ibn-al-khattab-ra-the-opening-of-jerusalem-the-firsts-with-dr-omar-suleiman.md) - [Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra): 10 Unique Virtues | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/omar-ibn-al-khattab-10-unique-virtues-the-firsts.md) - [Omar Ibn Al Khattab (ra) - The Convert Who Changed The World | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/omar-ibn-al-khattab-the-convert-who-changed-the-world-the-firsts.md) - [Khawla Bint Hakim & Uthman Ibn Madhun: The Righteous Couple | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/khawla-bint-hakim-and-uthman-ibn-madhun-the-righteous-couple-the-firsts.md) - [Miqdad Ibn Aswad (ra) : Better Than A Thousand Men | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/miqdad-ibn-aswad-better-than-a-thousand-men-the-firsts.md) - [Hamza Ibn Abdulmuttalib (ra): The Lion of Allah | The Firsts by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/hamza-ibn-abdulmuttalib-the-lion-of-allah.md) - [Abdurrahman Ibn Awf (ra): A Generous Soul](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdurrahman-ibn-awf-a-generous-soul.md) - [Abu Ubaydah Ibn Al Jarrah (ra): The Trustworthy One](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-ubaydah-ibn-al-jarrah-ra-the-trustworthy-one.md) - [Sawda Bint Zama’a (ra): The Prophet’s Joy](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/sawda-bint-zamaa-ra-the-prophets-joy.md) - [Saalim Mawla Abu Hudhaifa (ra) : The Imam of the People of Quran](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/saalim-mawla-abu-hudhaifa-the-imam-of-the-people-of-quran.md) - [Abu Hudhaifa Ibn Utbah (ra): Seeking Another Status](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-hudhaifa-ibn-utbah-seeking-another-status.md) - [Talha Ibn Ubaydillah (ra): The Living Martyr](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/talha-ibn-ubaydillah-the-living-martyr.md) - [Asma Bint Abi Bakr (ra) : The Possessor of Two Waist Belts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/asma-bint-abi-bakr-the-possessor-of-two-waist-belts.md) - [Zubayr Ibn Awwam (ra): The Disciple](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zubayr-ibn-awwam-the-disciple.md) - [Saffiyah Bint Abdul Mutallib (ra) : A Warrior Aunt](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/saffiyah-bint-abdul-mutallib-a-warrior-aunt.md) - [Umm Habiba (ra) - Part 2: Royalty Redefined](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-habiba-ra-part-2-royalty-redefined.md) - [Umm Habiba (ra): A Dream Come True (Part 1)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-habiba-ra-a-dream-come-true-part-1.md) - [Umm Salama (ra): A Legacy of Wisdom (Part 2)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-salama-ra-a-legacy-of-wisdom-part-2.md) - [Umm Salama (ra): A Separated Family (Part 1)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-salama-a-separated-family-part-1.md) - [Najashi - Ashama Ibn Abjar (ra): The Righteous King](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/najashi-ashama-ibn-abjar-the-righteous-king.md) - [Jafar Ibn Abi Talib (ra): Flying in Paradise](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/jafar-ibn-abi-talib-flying-in-paradise.md) - [Abu Dharr Al Ghifari (ra): Living and Dying Alone](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-dharr-al-ghifari-ra-living-and-dying-alone.md) - [Abdullah Ibn Masood (ra): A Mighty Legacy of Qur'an](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-masood-ra-a-mighty-legacy-of-quran.md) - [Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas (ra): His Prayers Always Answered](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/saad-ibn-abi-waqqas-his-prayers-always-answered.md) - [Uthman Ibn Affan (ra) - Part 2: The Possessor of Two Lights](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/uthman-ibn-affan-the-possessor-of-two-lights-2.md) - [Uthman Ibn Affan (ra): The Possessor of Two Lights](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/uthman-ibn-affan-the-possessor-of-two-lights.md) - [Zaynab Bint Muhammad (saw): The First Daughter (ra)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zaynab-bint-muhammad-the-first-daughter.md) - [Lubaba Bint Al-Harith (ra): The First Woman After Khadijah (ra)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/lubaba-bint-al-harith-ra-the-first-woman-after-khadijah-ra.md) - [Al-Arqam Ibn Abil Arqam: The House of Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/al-arqam-ibn-abil-arqam-the-house-of-islam.md) - [Suhaib Ibn Sinan Al Rumi (ra): From Persia, to Rome, to Paradise](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/suhaib-ibn-sinan-al-rumi-from-persia-to-rome-to-paradise.md) - [Bilal ibn Rabah (ra): The Voice of Certainty](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/bilal-ibn-rabah-the-voice-of-certainty-the-firsts.md) - [Khabbab Ibn Al Aratt (ra) - Under Burning Hot Coals](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/khabbab-ibn-al-aratt-under-burning-hot-coals.md) - [Sumayyah (ra): The First Martyr](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/sumayyah-the-first-martyr.md) - [Zayd Ibn Al Haritha (ra): Loved and Liberated](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zayd-ibn-al-haritha-loved-and-liberated.md) - [The Plague that Killed Sahaba and the Coronavirus](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-plague-that-killed-sahaba-and-the-coronavirus.md) - [Abu Bakr (ra) - Part 3: There Will Never Be Another One](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-bakr-part-3-there-will-never-be-another-one.md) - [Abu Bakr (ra) - Part 2: Setting His Own Standards](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-bakr-al-siddiq-part-2-setting-his-own-standards-lecture.md) - [Abu Bakr (ra): Second to None in the Pursuit of God](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-bakr-al-siddiq-second-to-none-in-the-pursuit-of-god.md) - [The First Family - Part 2: From Love to the Pain of Death](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-first-family-part-2-from-love-to-the-pain-of-death.md) - [The First Family: The Beautiful Marriage of Ali and Fatima](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-beautiful-marriage-of-ali-and-fatima.md) - [Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra): Courageous & Steadfast](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/ali-ibn-abi-talib-courageous-and-steadfast.md) - [Umm Ayman (ra): The Woman Who Never Stopped Caring](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-ayman-the-woman-who-never-stopped-caring.md) - [Khadijah (ra): His First Love, Our First Mother](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/khadijah-his-first-love-our-first-mother.md) - [Waraqa Ibn Nawfal: The First to Confirm Prophethood](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/waraqa-ibn-nawfal-the-first-to-confirm-prophethood.md) - [Zaid Ibn Amr (ra): A One Man Ummah](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zaid-ibn-amr-a-one-man-ummah.md) - [Trendsetters, Revivers, and Strangers](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/trendsetters-revivers-and-strangers-the-firsts-series.md) - [The Firsts | The Forerunners of Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-firsts-the-forerunners-of-islam.md)