# Ka’b ibn Zuhayr (ra): The Story of the First Burda | The Firsts **Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman **Series:** The Firsts (Sahaba Stories) | The Forerunners of Islam **Published:** 2024-09-10 **YouTube:** https://youtu.be/_mnddXGH8k8 **URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/kab-ibn-zuhayr-the-story-of-the-first-burda-the-firsts **Topics:** History, Life of the Prophet (seerah) ## Description Prior to his conversion, Ka’b ibn Zuhayr (ra) is responsible for the latest diss tracks coming out about Islam. He’s insulting the Prophet ﷺ, the Muslims, and making implications about Muslim women. But as the Prophet ﷺ’s power grows, the world is closing in on the poet. Where will he go? The... ## Transcript **[0:00]** The Story of the First Burda So last week we spoke about Thumamah (رضي الله تعالى عنه) and the dynamics surrounding Thumamah (رضي الله تعالى عنه), a man **[0:15]** who comes to the Prophet (ﷺ) in a very unique way and who occupies a very particular position of power that he's then able to convert and use for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So I mentioned to you subhanAllah that as we're getting to this category of people, **[0:32]** failed assassins, failed prophets, false prophets, that you start to see very unique characters that have their conversion moment with the Prophet (ﷺ). So I wanted to actually talk about a very particular person tonight inshaAllah ta'ala **[0:50]** because he fits a unique mold and that is he is a poet. Now let me take a step back and actually frame it in the modern context, bidnillahi ta'ala, what we're witnessing. There's a saying that every Israeli accusation is what? **[1:07]** Does anybody know how to complete that sentence? Every accusation is a confession, right? Every Israeli accusation is a confession. Everything that they accuse the Palestinians of, they in fact are guilty of, right? It's very interesting when you look at the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) **[1:25]** that every accusation they leveled against the Prophet (ﷺ) was actually a confession. What do I mean by that? They called the Prophet (ﷺ) a poet, they called the Prophet (ﷺ) what else? They called him sahir, they called him sha'ir, **[1:42]** they threw every single thing at the Prophet (ﷺ). So they called him a poet. And poets at the time were the ultimate propagandists, right? They're the most dangerous and potent people in society because their voice is the media of the time. **[1:57]** And what did they do to try to delegitimize the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? They used poetry, right? And so they used all sorts of nasty poetry against him, they used poetry against the Qur'an to prove, **[2:12]** to try to prove that the Qur'an was just poetry or an attempt at poetry. They used poetry to dehumanize the Muslims. And so the nastiest type of poetry, and usually the scholars of seerah as they narrate it, they don't actually put this part in there, **[2:28]** was the poetry that was used against Muslim women. And subhanAllah I remember going to Srebrenica, we were coming out of another anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia, and looking at the walls, and some of the things that were written about Bosnian women by the Serb soldiers, right? **[2:44]** It's a particular way of harassment, and we see it right now with the Israeli soldiers posing in lingerie in Gaza, only humiliating themselves. So it is the nastiest form of humiliation, and it is a humiliation that actually comes back to the one that is saying it. **[2:59]** So it's not befitting of the one that puts it out there. And so you see some of the poets start to descend into that, and that's what makes them so dangerous. And as we said about Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, who was of course killed by Muhammad ibn Maslamah (رضي الله تعالى عنه), **[3:14]** that these poets also became warmongers in many ways. They were inciting wars against the Prophet (ﷺ) and against the Muslims. So that's the first thing, the poets. As for a sahir, they called the Prophet (ﷺ) a soothsayer. **[3:30]** And in reality they tried to employ soothsayers against the Prophet (ﷺ). So you find the very famous example of Labid, who literally infiltrated and pretended to be a servant of the Prophet (ﷺ) **[3:45]** to try to cast a spell on the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and try to demolish him with the strongest form of sorcery. So every accusation they made against the Prophet (ﷺ) was in fact a confession of the tactics that they would use at their time **[4:03]** against the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Now I find it subhanAllah like very interesting when you just kind of take this framework through one person. So the man that we're going to speak about today inshaAllah ta'ala and spend a little bit of time with, **[4:18]** is a man by the name of Ka'b ibn Zuhair. Ka'b ibn Zuhair (رضي الله تعالى عنه). And you'll notice there are a lot of Ka'bs in the seerah and it's important to distinguish. The ugly inciter of poetry, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, **[4:33]** and now we have Ka'b ibn Zuhair (رضي الله تعالى عنه). And you actually get a very important look at Mecca through the childhood of this young man. So his father is a man by the name of Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma. **[4:53]** Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma. And so those of you that are into the history of the Arabs, this is going to refresh a lot of your memory hopefully. They had in the Ka'bah seven poems that they used to hang. **[5:09]** What were they called? Mu'allaqat. Very good. So they had the seven poems that were hung. And these were considered the seven greatest poems that told the history of the Arabs. So they would tend to cover much of the history of tribes, **[5:26]** the history of some of the legendary battles that took place between the Arabs. The idea was that this shaped the entire society that had been inherited by Quraysh at that time. And these poems were considered the basis of Arabic history, **[5:44]** the basis of genealogy, the basis of language. So they have to contain a lot. They have to give you history. They have to give you a precision with the usage of language that makes them absolutely unquestionable from which you can build other poetry. **[6:00]** And they have to give you the history of tribes as well. And they occupied, subhanAllah, such an important imagery at that time. There's actually a really good article by Dr. Jonathan Brown called The Social Context of Pre-Islamic Poetry, **[6:15]** Poetic Imagery, and Social Reality in the Mu'allaqat. Again, The Social Context of Pre-Islamic Poetry, Poetic Imagery, and Social Reality in the Mu'allaqat. So these seven poems, just imagine in the Kaaba, they had idols and they had these, right? **[6:30]** Of course, there were other things as well, but it kind of gives you an idea of the elevation of this poetry. And so amongst those Mu'allaqat, amongst those hung poems, they had the Mu'allaqa of Antara ibn Shaddad al-Absi, **[6:47]** and they had this particular one from Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma. And the poem of Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma basically spoke to some of the old battles between two major tribes, **[7:02]** Banu Abs and Zubyan. So just imagine this long war epic written by Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma. What does this have to do with the person we're talking about today? This is the father of the man that we're talking about today, and you can't understand this Sahabi unless you understand his father. **[7:20]** He lives close to the time of the Prophet (ﷺ), so some of these Mu'allaqat were written in 2nd century, 3rd century, 4th century, 5th century. This is considered the latest of the Mu'allaqat. It's the last of the seven hanging poems. He was so honored in that society, **[7:35]** when you talk about the honor of the poets, he was so honored in that society that he essentially amassed a huge fortune that was looked at as barely rivaled just by virtue of his poetry. **[7:50]** And there was particularly a man by the name of Harimu ibn Sinan, and he's the leader of Banu Zubyan, and he ended the battle between Abs and Zubyan, and he paid all the blood money to basically put that battle to rest. Every time he saw this man, **[8:06]** every time he saw him, he would give him servants, he'd give him wealth, he'd give him wine, he'd give him animals. Basically, he was a rich man, and when he saw Zuhayr, he credited him for so much **[8:21]** just by writing that poem about the battle coming together and how it ends that he keeps spoiling him with more and more and more and more and more wealth. And the man that we're going to be speaking about is going to inherit that from his father. So Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma, **[8:38]** basically at his time, right at the time the Prophet (ﷺ) is born, so he lived to the birth of the Prophet (ﷺ), but he didn't live to see Islam. At his time, he was considered the greatest poet in society. So when we talk about Shu'ara, **[8:54]** when we talk about the poets of the time, he is the poet, the king poet at the time. Now very few people in that society could access that poetry truly, so they used to study his poetry, they used to study the way it was constructed, **[9:10]** they used to study the grammar implications and things of that sort, and one of the few literate people was Umar ibn Khattab. So if you were literate, then you especially appreciated poetry, if you could read and you could write. And Ibn Abbas, he says that **[9:33]** that I went out with Umar on the first battle that I got to go along with him. Remember Abdullah ibn Abbas became Muslim as a child basically later on, so he's explaining what he's learning from Umar on his first time with him. **[9:48]** So he said, I went out with Umar (رضي الله تعالى عنه) on the very first battle. And Umar knew that Ibn Abbas knew poetry, he knew language, he knew so much, right, that positioned him to be the scholar of this ummah. **[10:03]** He was a well-rounded scholar. So he said to him, you know, recite to me some of the shi'r, li sha'ar al-shu'ara, of the poet of all poets. It shows you, by the way, the permissibility, right, in these types of settings especially, **[10:20]** of things that would be motivational, things that would pump you up, right. Of course, they had the Quran, they had their du'a, they had so much, but it shows you the permissibility in these types of things of having a poem or having a nasheed or having something else **[10:36]** to fit the occasion. So Ibn Abbas said to him, ومن هو يا أمير المؤمنين? Who is the poet of all poets? So he said, ابن أبي سلمة. He said, it's this man, Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma. فقلت له, وبما صار كذلك؟ **[10:52]** And how did he become the poet of all poets? And this is really, really important because, you know, they say if you look at the culture of a time, you understand what that culture values, right. You look at the music, you look at the lyrics of something, and it gives you an idea about that culture as a whole. **[11:08]** So he says about his poetry, he says why I liked his poetry. He says, لا يتبع حوشي الكلام. He doesn't speak foolishness, number one. And he says, ولا يعضل في المنطق. **[11:24]** And he doesn't, you know, he doesn't betray logic, like he uses his proper logic. ولا يمتدح أحدا إلا بما فيه. And he said, and he doesn't praise anyone, **[11:39]** except with what is actually in them. So when he speaks about a people, like he's not someone who just goes ahead and sings these songs about people, or makes these poems about people. And he exaggerates, which was a tendency at the time, right. You want to bribe from someone powerful, **[11:54]** you start making up all these lyrics about them. And he says, ولا يقول إلا ما يعرف. And he only speaks that which he knows. So he says, I like his lyrics for those four reasons. Match that up to any musical composition today. **[12:11]** Before you say, is it halal or is it haram? You'll get your answer, right. Don't start talking about musical instruments and things of that sort. You could acapella that thing all you want. The lyrics are complete, in complete contradiction of everything that we would hold of value. **[12:27]** So Umar (رضي الله عنه) was saying what? He's saying, I love his poetry because it's not just eloquent, it's wholesome. And that is of course when it comes to شعر الجهلية, the poetry of the days of ignorance, that it is permissible to recite the poetry from before Islam so long as it's wholesome. **[12:45]** And it was praiseworthy in that sense. So this is the father, and he's Umar (رضي الله عنه)'s favorite poet. He's the favorite poet of Uthman (رضي الله عنه). Umar (رضي الله عنه) and so many of the other Sahaba reference him as their favorite poet. **[13:01]** And again, he died before Islam. Now what's really interesting is that he rises to fame and he has two sons. His oldest son is Ka'b. And he didn't want Ka'b to be a poet. **[13:19]** And there are a few reasons. One of them obviously is the corruptible nature of poetry at the time. And the other one, it seems that he didn't want Ka'b to ruin his legacy. Like I built myself a legacy, I built myself a name in society, **[13:35]** you might not be able to live up to this. Then you're gonna end up bringing us down, right? You're gonna end up bringing down the name, right? The name of Zuhair. So he didn't want Ka'b to recite poetry. Again, there are two different explanations given for this. But he actually tries to persuade him **[13:52]** to not do poetry, right? But Ka'b insists. And he even says that one time he threatened me, he says, He said, listen, if I ever hear you recite poetry, **[14:07]** I'm gonna hit you for every single time I hear you recite a word of poetry. Don't do it. I don't want you to do what I do. I don't want you to try to rise in these ranks. One man is enough for this, right? Again, either because you're gonna get corrupted or you're going to make me look bad **[14:24]** because you're not gonna be able to recite lines the way that I do. But eventually Ka'b said, I kept on learning poetry in private. I kept on studying my father's poetry until I came to him and I had the audacity to recite to him lines of poetry **[14:39]** and I impressed him. So he quizzed me. And he twisted lines on me. And he did this and he did that until I was impressive enough to basically get his license. He said, you know what, fine. You can do poetry. **[14:55]** You know, it's like you would think you're talking about like football or basketball or like some sort of violent sport. Go ahead and do poetry. You have the ability and clearly he's going to carry on the same spirit of poetry of his father or so his father thinks. **[15:11]** Now SubhanAllah, one of the things that's narrated in the books of Siyam is that Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma used to, in gathering sort of that knowledge of literacy, you have to study everything around you. You have to know your history. **[15:27]** You have to know the history of everyone around you. You have to know the history of Ahl al-Kitab, the people of the book. You have to know the history of the Torah and the Injil. You have to know everything in order to compose and not slip. You're a perfectionist, right? And so in that, he knew **[15:44]** of a prophet that the people of the book were expecting. All right? And some of the books of Siyam, they narrate that he had a dream before he passed away. It's very profound, SubhanAllah, that there was a rope that was hanging down **[16:00]** from the sky. And he tried to grab onto the rope, but the rope was too far away from him. And the way he interpreted that dream was that this awaited prophet in this region, I'm not going to live to see him. **[16:15]** Right? So he advises his sons that if this prophet comes or if this Mustafa, this chosen one comes, then embrace him. Right? So I'm going to die before I can reach that rope. And SubhanAllah, it was indeed the case **[16:33]** that he died before the prophet, SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam, received divine revelation. So Zuhair passes away. Now in the process, his two sons inherit from him. Ka'ab inherits his wealth, **[16:49]** the majority of his wealth, and he inherits his position as well. So Ka'ab is the natural heir to Zuhair when it comes to being the master poet and is the person who immediately ascends that throne of poetry amongst the Arabs. **[17:07]** Now, mind you, SubhanAllah, by the way, that a lot of times we talk about like Hassan ibn Thabit (رضي الله تعالى عنه) and Abdullah ibn Rawaha (رضي الله عنه) and other poets at the time or other companions that were known for their poetry. That his schemes would have been studied by everyone. **[17:22]** Okay? So Ka'ab inherits the wealth, he inherits the position, and it's basically he and his brother, and his brother's name is Buja'ir. Buja'ir. Buja'ir and Ka'ab. So Ka'ab is the older brother, Buja'ir is the younger brother. **[17:38]** Now, they are interestingly situated. They're from a tribe called Bani Muzayna. And Bani Muzayna doesn't live in Mecca, it doesn't live in Medina. So it's technically one of the outer tribes somewhere along the path of the Hijrah. **[17:53]** All right? So initially when the Prophet salAllahu alayhi wa sallam receives revelation, they don't have to respond to it the way that others would have to respond to it. He's able to almost dodge the issue and not have to respond the way that **[18:08]** others that are immediately affected by it, especially in Mecca, would have to respond to it. But generally speaking, the poets did not like the advent of the Qur'an. And you think about it in that society, what the implications of the Qur'an are for the poets. **[18:27]** Number one, your poetry is generally frowned upon and looked upon as invalid because the Qur'an is superior to anything that came before it. Number two, the position that's used to exercise in society, you can imagine the festivals, the poets and everyone surrounding them, **[18:43]** and all of the fasaad, and all of the corruption that came with that. You have to let that go now. The exploitation, the bribery, everything that comes with that, it's almost like a musician today becoming Muslim and worse. Right? So poets generally did not react positively to Islam **[19:03]** because of what it did to their position, what it meant for them and the implications for them. Now some poets immediately recognized the superiority of the Qur'an and the fact that there is no way that this is human composition and they embraced Islam. **[19:19]** The majority of them took a position from Islam that was the opposite and generally became condemnable. So Ka'b basically positions himself that he doesn't like the spirit of Islam that is emanating **[19:34]** and the implications of Islam where he kind of has amassed his wealth and he's amassed his position and he partakes in the jahili festivals, the ignorant festivals on a regular basis and now Islam is threatening that. The idol worship creates an entire environment for him **[19:49]** and all of that is gone. So he takes a hostile position to the Prophet (ﷺ). Now his hostility does not really increase, until the Prophet (ﷺ) goes to Al-Madinah. **[20:04]** And the reason for that is that he and his brother Bujair were in a valley nearby the Prophet (ﷺ) as the Prophet (ﷺ) was with his companions. Mind you, subhanAllah, he could not recall ever seeing the Prophet (ﷺ), meeting the Prophet (ﷺ) or directly hearing his da'wah. **[20:24]** But he knows enough about him to where he doesn't like him (ﷺ), he doesn't like what he represents. So Bujair, his younger brother and him are close by, they can see the Muslims from a distance. And Bujair says to Ka'b, I want to go listen to what he has to say. **[20:43]** And Ka'b doesn't want to hear what the Prophet (ﷺ) has to say. Bujair insists, he goes and he meets the Prophet (ﷺ) and he listens to the message of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he embraces Islam. **[21:00]** So he doesn't actually come back to Ka'b, he stays with the Prophet (ﷺ) and the younger brother Bujair, who also had some poetry, is poetic, but we don't have any records of his poetry except for the poetic words he used with his brother when calling him to Islam. Bujair becomes a companion, Bujair actually participates with the Prophet (ﷺ) in his ghazawat, in his battles, and is considered an early Muslim in that sense. **[21:24]** So around the time after the hijrah, but he's not written from the people of Badr. So sometime, a few years, two or three years after the Prophet (ﷺ) makes his way to Medina, Bujair (ﷺ) embraces Islam. This enrages Ka'b because his younger brother is taken away from him and he feels like has come under the influence of the Prophet (ﷺ). **[21:47]** And the way Ka'b is positioning the Prophet (ﷺ) is that this is a cult. Islam is a cult and it's basically the brainless people. You can read it in his hijrah and his attacks on the Messenger (ﷺ) that you're being followed by illiterate brainless people. **[22:05]** Right? They're the slaves of society. They're the people who can't read. They're the people who get impressed by anything. You know, many of the same stereotypes that would be used about people of religion as a whole now, right? These people got too smart for themselves. So he insults the Prophet (ﷺ), he insults the Muslims in that way. **[22:24]** So he sends a message to Bujair. And he says, **[22:48]** Very powerful lines of poetry. I'm not even going to bother trying to do a word for word. I will simply convey the meaning of what he's saying to him. He's saying basically convey a message to Bujair, a message from his brother. On what basis, right? On what basis besides your own lowly self have you been guided to this supposed message of yours? **[23:09]** To a path that you didn't inherit from your mother or your father, nor did you find even your brother upon. Like where did you get this from? This complete foreign message to us, what we grew up on and what we know as intelligent people. What led you away from the path of your family? **[23:27]** The path of your father, the path of your mother, the path of your brother. And he said basically the meaning of Abu Bakr gave you a cup of something intoxicating, right? That you were intoxicated by Abu Bakr's cup and you became a follower because it seemed to quench something inside of you. **[23:46]** And you thought that it did something for you. But in reality, basically you're drinking the Kool-Aid, right? You're going far away from common sense and from the dignity that has come to you from your family, from your father, from your mother, from your great tribe. **[24:01]** So Ka'b becomes hostile and this is the type of poetry that he shares. And the Prophet (ﷺ) said, you know, he's right about one thing. لم ينفي عليه آباه ولا أمه. He did not find his father or his mother upon this. **[24:17]** Basically the Prophet (ﷺ) turned it into a praise that you were courageous enough to follow the truth even if you did not find your family upon this. Afterwards, Ka'b starts to increase his attacks on the Prophet (ﷺ). **[24:33]** So having the position that he has and then being isolated conveniently from Mecca and Medina from a safe distance, he's able to write these poems and these poems get recited against the Muslims in different circles. So you imagine like the new diss track, the new lyrics that come out about Islam. **[24:54]** Ka'b is authoring them, people are literally taking them and reciting them in the public squares in Mecca, insulting the Prophet (ﷺ), insulting Islam, insulting the Muslims, calling them all sorts of names and then insulting and making implications about Muslim women as well. **[25:10]** What's happening around him? The Prophet (ﷺ) is obviously victorious in Badr and Uhud and as time goes on you have Khandaq and Hudaybiyyah. The da'wah of the Prophet (ﷺ) is growing. **[25:25]** He is sort of dodging the climate in Mecca and Medina. But the world is closing in on him after Fath Makkah. After Fath Makkah, the world is closing in on him. So he's increasing in his poetry but it's getting more difficult for him to insert his poetry about the Prophet (ﷺ) in these different spaces. **[25:45]** At that point, his brother who was amongst those that went with the Prophet (ﷺ) to Hunayn and to Ta'if, his brother writes him a letter knowing that he's kind of on the run at this point and the Prophet (ﷺ) at this point, right, he has a death sentence, right? **[26:06]** Again, he's inciting against the Prophet (ﷺ) so he is an enemy of the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) has given the permission, right, that if he's found then he could be killed because he's considered a warmonger at the time. **[26:22]** So Bujair writes a letter to him and Bujair asks the Prophet (ﷺ) for the permission to call him, right, to find that way and the Prophet (ﷺ) of course does not object to people that come without force and that don't have to be put in this situation. **[26:43]** So Bujair sends him a letter and he says to him, Listen my brother, إِن كَانَتْ لَكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ حَاجَةً If you have in you anything, if this is resonating with you, come to the Prophet (ﷺ) فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَقْتُلُ أَحَدًا جَاءَهُ تَائِبًا **[27:00]** He doesn't kill anyone that comes to him repentant. Like the Prophet (ﷺ) has forgiven people that have done way worse than you. He forgave Ikramah, he forgave Abu Sufyan ibn Harith, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, he forgave Safwan ibn Umayyah. He's forgiving the people of Ta'if. **[27:16]** Like he's not out to get you, it's not because the Prophet (ﷺ) wants to let your blood flow, just like we said about Thumamah. It's not what he's after here. So just come to him repentant and he's not going to hurt you. **[27:31]** And he authored him some lines of poetry. So you know that this family is way too poetic when their letters even have poetry to each other. So he says فَمَنْ مُبَلِّغٌ كَعْبًا فَهَلَّكَ فِي الَّتِي تَلُومُ عَلَيْهَا بَاطِلًا وَهِيَ أَحْزَمُ **[27:48]** إِلَى اللَّهِ لَا الْعُزَّ وَلَا الْلَٰةَ وَحدَهُ فَتَنْجُ إِذَا كَانَ النَّجَاءُ وَتُسْلِمُ لَدَيْ يَوْمَ لَا يَنْجُو وَلَيْسَ بِمُفْلِتٍ مِنَ النَّارِ إِلَّا طَاهِرُ الْقَلْبِ مُسْلِمُ **[28:03]** And then he goes on he says فَدِينُ زُهَيْرٍ وَهُوَ لَا شَيْءَ غَيْرُهُ وَدِينُ أَبِي سُلْمَ عَلَيَّ مُحَرَّمُ So he says who will convey to Ka'b? Remember Ka'b said who will convey to Bujaid? He said who's going to tell Ka'b? That's a poetic instrument. **[28:20]** Who's going to tell him? Some of this stuff sounds so modern it's interesting, right? Who's going to tell him? Who's going to tell Ka'b? Are you still blaming Islam? Are you still blaming this affair unjustly? Or have you come to realize when it is actually far more coherent **[28:36]** and far wiser than anything that you have? Turn to Allah, not to Allah, not to Al-Izza, only Him so that you can be saved on a day when you will need to be saved. And on a day when no one will escape from the fire except for one who has a pure heart and who is a Muslim. **[28:53]** And he says the religion of Zuhair is nothing but this and the religion of Abu Sulma is forbidden upon me. I've made it Muharram for myself. So he's calling to him and he's telling him, listen it's about time for you to recognize where you are now. So Ka'b mentions that the earth is constricting, **[29:11]** it's like it's suffocating me, he's on the run. And one of the things subhanAllah that's really interesting about the psychology of many of these people is that they saw, and this comes from not the exact right place, but there is something to it. **[29:26]** They saw that if Allah gives the Prophet (ﷺ) victory that means he was on something. That is the way that many of them were thinking and you hear it in many of the stories that we already covered. Look, if he gets there, we'll follow him because that means he's upon something. And if he doesn't, then we're going to assume **[29:41]** that he actually has nothing. So Ka'b is thinking about it and he wants to convert to Islam now. So Ka'b, (رضي الله تعالى عنه), what he says is, he says, I snuck into Medina. **[29:56]** Alright, and this is where the story gets very interesting. He said, I basically reached out to someone who I had mawadda with, like an old friend, and I stayed with him. So not Bujair, stayed with him. And then he said that I went to the masjid **[30:14]** at Salatul Fajr and I wrapped myself. Alright. And he said that I basically made out who the Prophet (ﷺ) was, it's Fajr time. So I went close to the Prophet (ﷺ) **[30:30]** after Salatul Fajr. I shook his hand. By the way, this is very dangerous because I mean technically speaking, you could be executed at any moment. If anybody in the masjid realizes who you are before you get a chance to actually say who you are, you're done. Right. **[30:45]** But he says, you know, I went to the Prophet (ﷺ), wada'tu yadi fi yadihi (ﷺ), I put my hand in his hand. And the Prophet (ﷺ) didn't know who I was. Or at least it didn't seem like he knew who I was. Of course, we know the story of Umair bin Wahab (رضي الله تعالى عنه) and others. **[31:01]** So he said, I said to him, and this is from his brilliance. I said to him, Ya Rasulullah, in Ka'abah ibn Zuhayr, ataaka ta'iban musliman fahal anta qabilun minhu? in ana ji'tuka bihi? He said, listen, you know, **[31:17]** just hypothetically speaking, you know, Ka'ab ibn Zuhayr, who you've basically put a sentence out on now because of all that he's done. He's done some pretty bad stuff. If he came to you repenting, would you forgive him if I brought him to you? So he's pretending that he's not Ka'ab, **[31:34]** but he's someone that could catch Ka'ab. I'm not Ka'ab, but I know where to find Ka'ab. So the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, he says, of course, if you brought Ka'ab, you who's not Ka'ab, and he was repentant for what he had done, **[31:52]** then he would be forgiven. A very important point here that the scholars mentioned, there are many narrations of people in this situation who came to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and they didn't become Muslim. Their idea of being forgiven was simply releasing hostility. **[32:08]** Right? As we saw with Sufyan ibn Umayyah, by the way. Right? That, you know, basically resigning to a place of no hostility. But he's saying, if he came to you, ta'ib and Muslim. I'm like, I don't know if my brother was really sure about what he was saying **[32:23]** when he said that. So the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, of course. So Ka'ab, (رضي الله تعالى عنه), he unwraps his face and he says, ana ka'ab wa ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah wa ashhadu annaka rasool Allah. **[32:38]** I am Ka'ab and I bear witness that there is only one God and that you are the messenger of Allah. Now it shows you that everyone knew exactly who he was. One of the ansar jumped on him right away. Right? He was like, no, I'm not letting this go. **[32:53]** And the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam told him to stop. He said, ya rasool Allah, da'ani adribu anuqa, let me kill him. This is Ka'ab. Like, we know who he is. We got him, right? He's here in the masjid. We finally have him. And the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam **[33:08]** said, da'ahu anka innahu ja'a ta'iban. Just leave him alone. He came repenting. Now what happens here, right? This is Salatul Fajr and it's in the masjid. What happens in this situation now, **[33:23]** SubhanAllah, immortalizes some of his poetry. He's a poet and he's clearly prepared for this moment with the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. And so he will say to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, the original Burda. **[33:40]** I'm going to have to like, qualify this a million times. If you go to YouTube and search Burda, you're going to get a poem that was written way later, hundreds of years after the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, by a man by the name of Al-Busayri, Imam Busayri in Egypt, right? **[33:55]** And he saw a dream. He says he saw a dream where he recited these lines to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam gave him his Burda. He gave him his mantle. This is not the same Burda, nor is it the one of Ahmad Shawqi, right? The great poet. **[34:11]** This is the first Burda, the first actual Burda, that's recorded in history. And the only one that we know recited, obviously to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, that has this type of a connotation. **[34:27]** Basically, he authors, or he shares with the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam one of the most eloquent poems in history. And can anyone tell me what the name of that poem is? Anybody? Have you ever heard of Bana Tu'ad? **[34:46]** There you go. I was looking for you. I knew Abu Amr was going to get it, mashallah. I tested my father with it, by the way, and he immediately started rattling off the lines. I was like, I get it, okay. So this is one of the most poetic expressions in history. **[35:01]** But it's very interesting, because Bana Tu'ad literally means, Su'ad left me. Su'ad left me. It's a poem of 60 lines. It's a poem of 60 lines. **[35:16]** And he doesn't start talking about the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam until line 40. But this line, or these lines, are all weaved poetically and beautifully into the praise of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, but it takes a long time to get there. **[35:32]** And the lines are extremely complicated and you start to decipher, you know, line by line, and it's hard to even figure out the connections. And that's why this man's poetry is studied, right, in terms of scheme, in terms of how he would do it, **[35:48]** because he's considered an expert in madhh, in hijab, in al-hikm, he's considered an expert in praise, in diss poetry, which was what Hassan al-Muthabith (رضي الله عنه) used to do, in wisdom and parables, he kind of has it all. And it seems like the first 20 lines, **[36:05]** he's talking about a woman named Su'ad who left him. But in reality, right, many of the scholars of language, they say that Su'ad here is jahiliya. Su'ad here, he's referring to the days of ignorance. And he's referring to the betrayal of the dunya, **[36:21]** like basically I lived this life of lavishness and I lived this life of enjoying everything that I possibly could, I had the wealth, I had the women, I had the wine, I had it all. I traveled the earth and lived this incredible life and it abandoned me, **[36:37]** or it showed me its reality. So he's talking about jahiliya and he's talking about dunya. He goes on to talk about the worldly life and material life and his journeying through, and then he comes to the Prophet (ﷺ). So again, even that is a debate. Who is Su'ad? **[36:53]** Is Su'ad an actual woman or is Su'ad referring to the days of ignorance? So it's 60 lines and the last 20 are of the Prophet (ﷺ) and it's too long to actually go through all of them. **[37:09]** But you can actually listen to what he says to the Prophet (ﷺ). He says, أُنبِئْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوْعَدَنِي وَالْعَفْوَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَأْمُولُ He said that I was told that the Prophet (ﷺ) had promised me that, **[37:25]** or he had set out to kill me. But seeking pardon from the Prophet (ﷺ) is always hoped for. A man like the Prophet (ﷺ). مَهْلًا هَدَاكَ الَّذِي أَعْطَاكَ نَافِلَةَ الْقُرْآنِ فِيهَا مَوَاعِيدٌ وَتَفْصِيلٌ **[37:40]** He said, you know, مَهْلًا, you know, almost like, be calm, be calculated, O you who has received all of this wisdom, right? You've received the beauty of the Qur'an with all of its instruction, with all of its wisdom, with all of its details. So surely, **[37:55]** you're not going to be hasty when you have with you something as beautiful as the Qur'an. لَا تَأْخُذَنِّي بِأَقْوَالِ الْوُشَاتِ وَلَمْ أُذْنِبْ وَقَدْ كَثُرَتْ فِيَّ الْأَقَوِيلُ He says, listen, do not immediately assume **[38:10]** that everything that's been said about me is true. Like I know, I have a bad reputation at this point, but don't assume that everything is true about me. So to be slow because of what guides you, **[38:25]** not to be hasty in taking me, and not to be hasty in what you've heard about me, right, Ya Rasulullah. And he says, لَقَدْ أَقُومُ مَقَامًا لَوْ يَقُومُ بِهِ أَرَى وَأَسْمَعُ مَا لَوْ يَسْمَعُ الْفِيلُ He said that if I'm in a position right now, **[38:42]** and seeing and hearing something, that if in my position was an elephant, لَظَلَّ يُرْعَدُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ مِنَ الرَّسُولِ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ تَنْوِيلُ An elephant would shiver and tremble **[38:57]** out of fear in front of you, O Messenger of Allah, if an elephant was in this situation. Who am I? This small human being in front of you. حَتَّى وَضَعْتُ يَمِينِ لَا أُنَازِعُهُ فِي كَفِّ ذِي نَغَمَاتٍ قِيلُهُ الْقِيلُ **[39:13]** Till I put my hand in the hand of the Prophet (ﷺ), a man who is in such a position that what he says happens as he says it. Like he knows the position of power that the Prophet (ﷺ) is in. **[39:30]** لَذَاكَ أَهْيَبُ عِنْدِي إِذْ أُكَلِّمُهُ وَقِيلَ إِنَّكَ مَنْسُوبٌ وَمَسْئُولُ He said, that in this situation, it is more dreaded by me when I speak to him, and I am told that you have been questioned **[39:45]** and you must now answer. So he's conveying to the Prophet (ﷺ) the difficulty of the situation, but then he's just pouring out these beautiful lines of poetry. And by the way, he's not reading from an iPhone. SubhanAllah, I mean, it's a long poem and it's beautiful and the lyrics are perfect, **[40:04]** right? Just so perfectly composed and it shows you the brain of this man as he starts to flow with the Prophet (ﷺ) and to the end of it, he says, إِنَّ الرَّسُولَ لَسَيْفٌ يُسْتَضَٓاءُ بِهِ مُهَنَّدٌ مِنْ سُيُوفِ اللَّهِ مَسْلُولُ فِي فِتْيَةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ قَالَ قَائِلُهُمْ بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ لَمَّا أَسْلَمُوا زُولُ **[40:27]** It's so profound, he says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is surely a sword from whose light is sought, right? Like a shiny sword. And he says one of the swords of Allah (ﷻ) and he mentions Muhannad, an Indian blade **[40:44]** that is unsheathed, right? So the finest metal, the finest swords unsheathed were from Al-Hind. There was a fascination. That's why you have like half of the people named Hind back then. Hind, Muhannad. So he's saying like an unsheathed Indian sword shining. **[41:01]** Like that's how your light is sought. And obviously it conveys by using that example the power of the Prophet (ﷺ), his authority as well as his eloquence. And he praises Quraysh, he praises the Muhajireen and he says these the small group of people **[41:16]** from the Quraysh who were in the valley of Mecca and when they were told to submit to Islam they immediately said go. Like they were ready to go with the Prophet (ﷺ). By the way, SubhanAllah, it's very interesting. He was angry with all of the Ansar because of the Ansari man that jumped on him. **[41:35]** So initially his poetry, he's praising only the Muhajireen and he took a stance with all of the Ansar. And then the Prophet (ﷺ) told him to praise the Ansar. He said you abused the Ansar with your tongue, now praise the Ansar with your tongue, right? You have to praise them as well. **[41:51]** So he authored lines praising the Ansar as well. Now obviously when this happens, the Prophet (ﷺ), he stands up, he takes off his burda, he takes off his cloak. So this is real life now, right? He takes off his mantle and he puts it on him. **[42:07]** Right? SubhanAllah, this man walked in wrapped up, not sure if he was going to get out safe. And now the Prophet (ﷺ) is giving him an assurance of safety and this is of course a gift at the time that conveys the appreciation for the words that he said. **[42:23]** Right? So he walked in, wrapped in afraid to be killed, he's coming out and he's donning the burda of the Prophet (ﷺ) in Medina. Right? And this of course, subhanAllah, fits the same spirit. Many of the ulema mention, you can't just read this just in the tradition of the Arabs **[42:39]** at the time, like just give him a burda because that's how you reward a poet. Right? Give him your burda to show that what he expressed is that superior. That it fits the way the Prophet (ﷺ) was softening the hearts of the people. Like this man is about to give up a life of going and serenading the Kisras of the world **[42:59]** and the Caesars of the world and all of these tribes and stuff like that. I'll give you something better than that. The same way that he was softening the hearts of Abu Sufyan and Safwan and these types of people, this is a way of softening his heart as well. You know what? **[43:14]** Here. This is my approval of you and this is my love for you. And as you can imagine, this man never gave up that burda. Right? Like he wore it everywhere. So Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, (رضي الله تعالى عنه), accepts Islam and starts to author all of **[43:35]** these lines in praise of the Prophet (ﷺ) and for Islam and defending the Muslims. Right? And at the same time, he's always wearing the cloak of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). And subhanAllah, it became known. **[43:52]** You know Mu'awiyah, (رضي الله تعالى عنه), said, كان أشعر أهل الجهلية that the most poetic of the people of Jahiliyyah in terms of poetry was Zuhayr. وأشعر أهل الإسلام and the most poetic of the people of Islam was Ka'b ibn Zuhayr. So his father was the master poet of Jahiliyyah. **[44:09]** His son, Ka'b, becomes the master poet of Islam and he was called Hakim ash-Shu'ara. His father was called Hakim ash-Shu'ara as was he, you know, the wise one or the great one of the poets. So he used to walk around with this burda. **[44:27]** So what happens is that Mu'awiyah tries to buy it off of him. And he says, no way you're not getting it from me. All right? So he holds on to it for the rest of his life. And he's in Medina and he authors poetry in praise of the Prophet (ﷺ). Well, after the Prophet (ﷺ) passes away. **[44:43]** And then, subhanAllah, when he passes away, Mu'awiyah manages to get his inheritors to sell it to him. So he couldn't buy it from him directly, but he could buy it from his inheritors. And Ka'b, his son and his grandchildren all became poets as well. **[44:59]** And they all authored poetry. So it kind of became in the family. So Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma's sphere was unfounded. His name remained sort of eternal in history, right? As far as this great poet. And the son carried on the name and of course became a sha'ar of Islam, as did the children. **[45:17]** But that's when you kind of have this mythology of sorts, or I don't even want to say mythology because that indicates that it was all fake. But this aura that surrounds the mantle of the Prophet (ﷺ). And it became the tradition then that the Khulafa would pass down this mantle and that **[45:34]** the kings would have it. Of course, the problem becomes at some point, you've got multiple people claiming to have the same burda. So I'm just going to put this out there that if you go to Topkapi Palace in Turkey, that that's what they claim is the burda of the Prophet (ﷺ). **[45:50]** Wallahu a'lam. Right? And Allah knows best. But obviously, I mean, we live in a time where even the Black Stone, or you know, there was a time when even the Black Stone was stolen. How do you verify these things? How do you maintain it? Allahu a'lam, right? So I'm not going to get myself in trouble. I'm just going to say that verification is very difficult, obviously, with these things. **[46:09]** But there is a whole science of trying to verify this and trying to ensure that this was indeed the mantle of the Prophet (ﷺ), the burda of the Prophet (ﷺ). And you know, they've had multiple ceremonies with it. And you know, every year where, you know, even back then actually the king or the Khalifa **[46:26]** would visit it and they would, you know, do something with it. Right? So it comes from this interaction from him and the Prophet (ﷺ) and then obviously everything after that becomes an extension, right, of that initial incident. **[46:42]** But it went on that obviously his name became this great name in Islamic history. And so when you ask who's the master of poets, you know Hassan, (رضي الله تعالى عنه), you know some of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ). It is Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, (رضي الله تعالى عنه), in this sense, who's sort of looked **[46:58]** at as the most superior in his poetry. The next person I'll mention, subhanAllah, because he was also in the same spirit, just because we have a few more minutes inshaAllah ta'ala, in the same spirit forgiven at the end of Islam, one of these poets, is a name, a man by the name of Abdullah Nazzab Ali. **[47:18]** And this was a man who wrote poetry against Islam from the heart of Mecca, battle after battle after battle after battle. And not only that, but to give you an image, he was considered the opponent of Hassan ibn **[47:34]** Uthabit (رضي الله تعالى عنه) before things went down. So he and Hassan ibn Uthabit would exchange poems against each other, sort of like the best of Mecca versus the best of Medina, being Hassan ibn Uthabit the poet of the Prophet (ﷺ). **[47:49]** And when the Prophet (ﷺ) came to Mecca and fathah Mecca, he fled and Hassan essentially wrote a poem mocking him for running away. So again, the culture of poetry, subhanAllah. **[48:06]** So he wrote a long poem mocking him and making fun of him for running away from the Prophet (ﷺ). And it's actually in the books of Sirah, this actual poem where he's making fun of him. And eventually he also converts to Islam from afar. **[48:21]** He hears that the Prophet (ﷺ) is granting amnesty. He comes back from Yemen to the Prophet (ﷺ). Remember you had a whole bunch of people that fled to, in the direction of Abyssinia, in the direction of Yemen. But something beautiful about him is that when he walks into Mecca, the Prophet (ﷺ) **[48:37]** sees him from afar. And here's the thing, subhanAllah. He fled with some of his family. And he decided when he was, well you know what, I'm going to go back and become Muslim. And his family said, wait a minute, you know, we wanted to become Muslim a long time ago. **[48:55]** Now you're going to be the one to, you took us on this journey, now you're going to be the one to go back to the Prophet (ﷺ) and leave us behind, right? So he really held out. But he comes to the Prophet (ﷺ) and when the Prophet (ﷺ) is sitting with his companions, he sees him approaching from afar. **[49:11]** And the Prophet (ﷺ) says, as he is coming from afar, wallahi inni la'araa fee wajhihi nurul iman. I can see from his face from afar the light of faith. Something happened to him and he's coming to embrace Islam and indeed he came. **[49:29]** The Prophet (ﷺ) told the Sahaba to stand down and he comes to the Prophet (ﷺ) so regretful and he authors poetry about his own humiliation and how, you know, he spent all of these years against the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) embraces him and tells him that Islam does **[49:47]** away with everything that came before it and he also stays in Mecca and becomes a Muslim and dies as a Muslim in Mecca and is buried in Jannatul Mu'alla. The point being, subhanAllah, that when you look at these people, this sort of represents **[50:03]** a category. These people are no less significant than the chieftains and the tribal leaders at the time who were attacking Islam. And the Prophet (ﷺ) had the heart and he had the appetite to even forgive them and what ends up happening as a result is what we see today that instead of having this angry narrative, **[50:23]** this angry poetry against Islam about a vengeful Prophet, you have poetry about the forgiveness of the Prophet (ﷺ) who's looking at the people that incited war against him. And the Prophet (ﷺ) is overlooking their faults. Next week, bidn alayhi ta'ala, we're going to talk about probably in my mind one of the **[50:42]** most interesting people because a false Prophet, someone who actually claimed nubuwwah, who repented. So inshaAllah ta'ala next week we'll talk about him as we're talking about these unique figures that embrace afterwards. So we ask Allah (ﷻ) to be pleased with Ka'b ibn Zuhair and Bujaid ibn Zuhair and to be **[51:00]** pleased with all the campaigns of the Prophet (ﷺ) and send his peace and blessings upon him (ﷺ) and his family. Allahumma ameen. 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[Al-Baraa ibn Ma’roor (ra): He Made Two Good Mistakes | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/al-baraa-ibn-maroor-he-made-two-good-mistakes-the-firsts.md) - [Al-Baraa ibn Aazib (ra): With the Prophet ﷺ In the Trenches | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/al-baraa-ibn-aazib-with-the-prophet-in-the-trenches-the-firsts.md) - [Umayr ibn Sa’d (ra): The Young Man Who Exposed His Father | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umayr-ibn-sad-the-young-man-who-exposed-his-father-the-firsts.md) - [Zayd ibn al-Arqam (ra): Exposer of Hypocrites | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zayd-ibn-al-arqam-exposer-of-hypocrites-the-firsts.md) - [Fatima bint Qays (ra): She Preserved Hadiths About Dajjal and Divorce | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/fatima-bint-qays-she-preserved-hadiths-about-dajjal-and-divorce-the-firsts.md) - [Usama ibn Zayd (ra): The Prophet ﷺ’s Chosen Grandson | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/usama-ibn-zayd-the-prophets-chosen-grandson-the-firsts-2.md) - [Abdullah ibn Amr (ra): The One Who Preserved The Sunnah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-amr-the-one-who-preserved-the-sunnah-the-firsts.md) - [Urwa ibn az-Zubayr (ra): The First Muslim Historian | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/urwa-ibn-zubayr-the-first-muslim-historian-the-firsts.md) - [Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr (ra): The Defender of Mecca | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-zubayr-the-defender-of-mecca-the-firsts.md) - [Abdullah ibn Umar (ra): The Prophet’s ﷺ Shadow | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-umar-the-prophets-shadow-the-firsts.md) - [Qutham ibn Abbas (ra): The Prophet’s ﷺ Lookalike | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/qutham-ibn-abbas-the-prophets-lookalike-the-firsts.md) - [Ubaydullah ibn Abbas (ra): The Rich Little Brother | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/ubaydullah-ibn-abbas-the-rich-little-brother-the-firsts.md) - [Fadl ibn Abbas (ra): How The Prophet ﷺ Made Him Lower His Gaze | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/fadl-ibn-abbas-how-the-prophet-taught-him-to-lower-his-gaze-the-firsts.md) - [Abdullah ibn Abbas (ra): The Ocean of Knowledge | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-abbas-the-ocean-of-knowledge-the-firsts.md) - [The Four Abdullahs (ra) Every Muslim Should Know | Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-four-abdullahs-every-muslim-should-know.md) - [Abdullah ibn Ja’far (ra): The Story of My Mother’s Ancestor | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-jafar-story-of-my-mothers-ancestor-the-firsts.md) - [Umm Kulthum bint Ali (ra): Daughter of Nobility and Tragedy | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-kulthum-bint-ali-daughter-of-nobility-and-tragedy-the-firsts.md) - [Zaynab bint Ali (ra): A Voice of Courage | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zaynab-bint-ali-a-voice-of-courage-the-firsts.md) - [Loving Husayn (ra) and Hating Yazid](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/loving-husayn-and-hating-yazid.md) - [Husayn ibn Ali (ra): Redefining Victory in Karbala | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/husayn-ibn-ali-redefining-victory-in-karbala-the-firsts.md) - [Hasan ibn Ali (ra): The Beloved Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/hasan-ibn-ali-beloved-grandson-of-the-prophet-the-firsts.md) - [Ammar ibn Yasir (ra): A Legacy of Sacrifice | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/ammar-ibn-yasir-a-legacy-of-sacrifice-the-firsts.md) - [Tamim al-Dari (ra): The Palestinian Sahabi That Met Dajjal | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/tamim-al-dari-the-palestinian-sahabi-that-met-dajjal-the-firsts.md) - [Jarir ibn Abdullah (ra): The Yusuf of this Ummah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/jarir-ibn-abdullah-the-yusuf-of-this-ummah-the-firsts.md) - [Adi ibn Hatim al-Tai (ra): From Christian King to Companion | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/adi-ibn-hatim-al-tai-from-christian-king-to-companion-the-firsts.md) - [Abbad ibn Bishr (ra): The Friend of the Qur’an | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abbad-ibn-bishr-the-friend-of-the-quran-the-firsts.md) - [Thabit ibn Qays (ra): Promised Jannah After A Sin | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/thabit-ibn-qays-promised-jannah-after-a-sin-the-firsts.md) - [Zayd ibn al-Khattab (ra): The Quiet Brother of Omar (ra) | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zayd-ibn-al-khattab-the-quiet-brother-of-omar-the-firsts.md) - [Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid (ra): From False Prophet to Shaheed | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/tulayha-ibn-khuwaylid-from-false-prophet-to-shaheed-the-firsts.md) - [Thumama ibn Uthal (ra): The most powerful Muslim of his time? | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/thumama-ibn-uthal-the-most-powerful-muslim-of-his-time-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Muhammad ibn Maslama (ra): The Knight of Rasulullah ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/muhammad-ibn-maslama-the-knight-of-rasulullah-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [A Foiled Conspiracy: Umayr ibn Wahb (ra) & Safwan ibn Umayyah (ra) | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/a-foiled-conspiracy-umayr-ibn-wahb-and-safwan-ibn-umayyah-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [The Children of Ta’if Who Stoned the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-children-of-taif-who-stoned-the-prophet-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Abu Mahdhura (ra): The Kid Who Mocked Adhan | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-mahdhura-the-kid-who-mocked-adhan-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Abu Bakra (ra): The Freed Slave of Allah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-bakra-the-freed-slave-of-allah-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [The Jinn Who Became Muslim | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-jinn-who-became-muslim-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Addas (ra) of Ta’if: The Brother of Yunus (as) | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/addas-of-taif-the-brother-of-yunus-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [The Prophet ﷺ’s Bodyguard: Mughira ibn Shu‘ba (ra) | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-prophet-bodyguard-mughira-ibn-shuba-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Urwa ibn Masud (ra): The Chief Who Resembled Isa (as) | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/urwa-ibn-masud-the-chief-who-resembled-isa-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [The Most Honored Man By The Prophet ﷺ: Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (ra) | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-most-honored-man-by-the-prophet-abbas-ibn-abd-al-muttalib-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [When Allah Guided the Children of Abu Lahab | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/when-allah-guided-the-children-of-abu-lahab-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Hakim ibn Hizam (ra): When Money Stops Mattering | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/hakim-ibn-hizam-when-money-stops-mattering-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Mothers of the Prophet ﷺ: Amina and Halima al-Sa’diyya | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-mothers-of-the-prophet-amina-halima-al-sadiyya-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [The Prophet ﷺ’s Brother: Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (ra) | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-prophets-brother-abu-sufyan-ibn-al-harith-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (ra): Forgiving the Enemy | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-sufyan-ibn-harb-forgiving-the-enemy-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl (ra): The Pious Son of Pharoah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/ikrimah-ibn-abu-jahl-the-pious-son-of-pharoah-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Amr ibn al-As (ra): The Conqueror of Egypt | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/amr-ibn-al-as-the-conqueror-of-egypt-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Amr ibn al-As (ra): His Wicked Father and “Better” Brother | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/amr-ibn-al-as-part-1-his-wicked-father-and-better-brother-the-firsts-omar-suleiman.md) - [Khalid ibn al-Walid (ra): The Legendary Military General | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/khalid-ibn-al-walid-ra-the-legendary-military-general-the-firsts.md) - [Khalid ibn al-Walid (ra): Becoming the Sword of Allah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/khalid-ibn-al-walid-ra-becoming-the-sword-of-allah-the-firsts.md) - [Abu Saeed al-Khudri (ra): The Jewel of Madinah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-saeed-al-khudri-ra-the-jewel-of-madinah-the-firsts.md) - [Rabiah ibn Kab (ra): Falling in Love with the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/rabiah-ibn-kab-ra-falling-in-love-with-the-prophet-the-firsts.md) - [Saeed ibn Amir (ra): Haunted by Murder | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/saeed-ibn-amir-ra-haunted-by-murder-the-firsts.md) - [Khubayb ibn Addiy (ra): A Prisoner of Many Miracles | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/khubayb-ibn-addiy-ra-a-prisoner-of-many-miracles-the-firsts.md) - [Asim ibn Thabit (ra): Protector of Faith | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/asim-ibn-thabit-ra-protector-of-faith-the-firsts.md) - [Abu Dujana (ra): The Red Bandana | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-dujana-ra-the-red-bandana-the-firsts.md) - [The Amwas Plague | The Firsts Documentary Special](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/the-amwas-plague-the-firsts-documentary-special.md) - [Burayda ibn al-Husayb (ra): An Unlikely Convert | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/burayda-ibn-al-husayb-ra-an-unlikely-convert-the-firsts.md) - [Suraqa ibn Malik (ra): The Bounty Hunter | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/suraqa-ibn-malik-ra-the-bounty-hunter-the-firsts.md) - [Umm Ma’bad (ra): The Description of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-mabad-ra-the-description-of-the-prophet-the-firsts.md) - [Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (ra): A Voice Like No Other | Sahaba Stories (The Firsts)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-musa-al-ashari-ra-a-voice-like-no-other-the-firsts-sahaba-stories.md) - [Abu Huraira (ra): The Preserver of Hadith | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abu-huraira-ra-the-preserver-of-hadith-the-firsts.md) - [Tufayl ibn Amr (ra): The Hidden Legend | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/tufayl-ibn-amr-ra-the-hidden-legend-the-firsts.md) - [Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (ra): The Secret Keeper | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/hudhayfah-ibn-al-yaman-ra-the-secret-keeper-the-firsts.md) - [Maymunah bint al-Harith (ra): A Blessed Wedding | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/maymunah-bint-al-harith-ra-a-blessed-wedding-the-firsts.md) - [Safiyya bint Huyayy (ra): A Heart of Gold | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/safiyya-bint-huyayy-ra-a-heart-of-gold-the-firsts.md) - [Juwayriya bint al-Harith (ra): A Blessing to Her People | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/juwayriya-bint-al-harith-ra-a-blessing-to-her-people-the-firsts.md) - [Zaynab bint Jahsh (ra): The Longest Arm | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zaynab-bint-jahsh-ra-the-longest-arm-the-firsts.md) - [Hafsa bint Umar (ra): Saved by Devotion | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/hafsa-bint-umar-ra-saved-by-devotion-the-firsts.md) - [Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): Legacy and Life after Rasulallah ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/aisha-bint-abu-bakr-ra-legacy-and-life-after-rasulallah-the-firsts.md) - [Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): Slander and Death of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/aisha-bint-abu-bakr-ra-slander-and-death-of-the-prophet-the-firsts.md) - [Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): The Love Story | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/aisha-bint-abu-bakr-ra-the-love-story-the-firsts.md) - [Aisha bint Abu Bakr (ra): The Early Years of Sacrifice | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/aishah-bint-abu-bakr-ra-the-early-years-of-sacrifice-the-firsts.md) - [Kulthum ibn al-Hadm (ra) and Sa'ad ibn Khaythamah (ra): The Hosts of Masjid Quba | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/kulthum-ibn-al-hadm-ra-and-saad-ibn-khaythamah-ra-the-hosts-of-masjid-quba-the-firsts.md) - [Jabir ibn Abdullah (ra): The Orphan With 7 Sisters | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/jabir-ibn-abdullah-ra-the-orphan-with-7-sisters-the-firsts.md) - [Hanzala Ibn Abi Amr (ra) and Jameela (ra): When Angels Bathe You | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/hanzala-ibn-abi-amr-ra-and-jameela-ra-when-angels-bathe-you-the-firsts.md) - [Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubayy (ra): The son of the Chief Hypocrite | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/abdullah-ibn-abdullah-ibn-ubayy-ra-the-son-of-the-chief-hypocrite-the-firsts.md) - [Amr ibn Al Jamuh (ra): No Limping in Jannah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/amr-ibn-al-jamuh-ra-no-limping-in-jannah-the-firsts.md) - [Asma Bint Yazid (ra): The Orator of the Women | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/asma-bint-yazid-ra-the-orator-of-the-women-the-firsts.md) - [Umm Waraqa bint Abdullah (ra): The Martyred Hafidha | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-waraqa-bint-abdullah-ra-the-martyred-hafidha-the-firsts.md) - [Ubayy ibn Ka'b (ra): The Master of all Reciters | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/ubayy-ibn-kab-ra-the-master-of-all-reciters-the-firsts.md) - [Muadh Ibn Jabal (ra): Most Knowledgeable & Beloved | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/muadh-ibn-jabal-ra-most-knowledgeable-and-beloved-the-firsts.md) - [Zayd ibn Thabit (ra): The Scribe of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zayd-ibn-thabit-ra-the-scribe-of-the-prophet-the-firsts.md) - [Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (ra): The Woman Warrior | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/nusaybah-bint-kaab-ra-the-woman-warrior-the-firsts.md) - [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)