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

**Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman
**Series:** The Firsts (Sahaba Stories) | The Forerunners of Islam
**Published:** 2024-09-17
**YouTube:** https://youtu.be/jvcManriVk4
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/tulayha-ibn-khuwaylid-from-false-prophet-to-shaheed-the-firsts
**Topics:** History, Life of the Prophet (seerah)

## Description
Is your faith journey complicated? Wait until you hear this story. He embraced Islam. Then he left it. Then he committed the worst sins. He thought he could repent again. After so many twists and turns, you might be surprised at how his story ended. The Firsts is a weekly video series that...

## Transcript
**[0:00]** As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. A'udhu billahi minash shaytanir rajim. Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Alhamdulillahi rabbil 'alameen. Wa la 'udwana illa 'ala al-dhalimeen. Wa al-'aqibatu lilmuttaqeen.

**[0:17]** Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik 'ala 'abdika wa rasulika Muhammadin sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim tasleeman kathira. So alhamdulillah, last week we covered the story of Ka'ab, who of course was a poet. And we kind of used the story of Ka'ab, radiAllahu ta'ala anhu,

**[0:35]** as a window into the life of the poets that rejected the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and who used to incite against the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam. And so we talked about the kindness of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, the grace of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam,

**[0:51]** with those poets, how the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam was able to use those poets after they had repented. Of course, this is for the ones who did actually repent. Tonight we're going to be covering who, in my opinion, is probably like the most complicated companion of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam.

**[1:09]** So just a reminder here, we're not talking about companions in order of virtue. There are some companions where there are a few paragraphs about them, and they are from the earliest of the companions of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam. But we're just trying to get dimensions now, and windows into the lives of the companions,

**[1:27]** so that if you were to walk into the masjid of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, what type of people would you encounter, and what did they actually represent? So when I say tonight is one of the most complicated Muslims, because he is the only man that we know that claimed prophethood and then repented.

**[1:46]** That claimed prophethood and then repented. So you have false poets, you have warriors, tribal chiefs, you have the Thumamas of the world, and people that rejected the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam for obvious reasons, political reasons. But imagine a man claiming prophethood and then repenting to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

**[2:05]** And it's really a remarkable story that we have. But before we get to him, I want to actually speak about this dimension inshaAllah ta'ala. So first and foremost we start with the hadith of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, where he said, لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَنبَعِثَ دَجَّالُونَ كَذَّابُونَ قَرِيبٌ مِن ثَلَثِينَ

**[2:26]** The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said that the hour will not be established until you have nearly 30 lying dajjals. 30 dajjals that will be lying. What will they be lying about? قال صلى الله عليه وسلم كلهم يزعموا أنه رسول الله

**[2:44]** Every single one of those dajjals will claim that they are a messenger of Allah, that they are a prophet of Allah and there is no prophet after me. Now throughout history you have scholars that will sort of categorize

**[2:59]** those people that have claimed prophethood from the time of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam to their time. Obviously you have people, subhanAllah and I say this not to be diminishing or condescending but you have many people that might have a mental disorder that would claim all sorts of things about themselves.

**[3:15]** I mean I have met people in my own life that have claimed everything from Dhul Qarnayn to the Mahdi to a prophet and I don't mock them. They are people who Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala we hope has raised the pen from. They are not people that we would actually look at as punishable or sinful in any way

**[3:31]** because this is simply their mental state. But these people would have to be people who actually were able to amass movements around their claim to prophethood. Right? And you can find throughout history these attempts and of course all the way from the time of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam until even recent history

**[3:49]** with deviant movements that have people that claim to be prophets of Allah and claim that Khatam al-Nabiyeen, that the seal of prophethood does not mean the final prophet. There can still be a prophet after him and that will use mental gymnastics to try to create room for another prophet of Allah.

**[4:06]** So the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said that there will be about 30 of them before the day of judgment. And subhanAllah you could trace around that number from the time of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam until now false prophets who were able to actually amass a significant set of followers.

**[4:24]** Now the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam used the word Dajjalun that they are Dajjala, they are people who are liars and deceivers. But what makes Al-Masih al-Dajjal, the Antichrist, the Ad-Dajjal so different and so significant is what?

**[4:39]** Can anyone tell me what makes him different from these people? He claims to be Allah himself. So some of the scholars said he initially doesn't come outward and claim to be God himself, claim to be Allah himself. He might use tricks in the beginning and he might even start with Rasulullah

**[4:55]** like claiming to be a messenger of Allah. But at some point Al-Masih al-Dajjal, may Allah protect us from his fitna, will claim to be God himself, right? Will claim to be Allah himself making him the most dangerous of all of the claimants that are to come.

**[5:11]** So this sin is not like any sin, right? It literally involves Kufr of the highest order. And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in Surah Al-An'am, verse 93 وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنَ اَفْتَرَىٰ عَلَىٰ اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ قَالَ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ شَيْءٍ

**[5:31]** Who is worse, who is a greater transgressor than the one who attributes a lie to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala or who says that revelation has come to me and nothing has come to them of revelation. So it's actually in the Quran, the gravity of the sin of claiming to be a prophet,

**[5:50]** claiming to be someone who receives revelation. Ibn Taymiyyah said, من ادعى النبوة وهو كاذب Those that claim to be prophets while they are liars. فهو من أكثر الكفار وأظلم الظالمين That whoever claims to be a prophet is of the worst of the disbelievers.

**[6:08]** The most disbelieving of the disbelievers is someone who claims to be a prophet. And the most transgressing or the greatest oppressor amongst the oppressors is the one who claims to be a prophet of Allah. Now obviously, what all of this will do is help you appreciate

**[6:26]** what Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radiAllahu anhu inherited. 'Aam al-wufud is the year, the year of delegation, right before the Prophet ﷺ passes away, and tribes are coming to the Prophet ﷺ to embrace Islam. Some tribes, there is no doubt, are merely reading the political situation.

**[6:45]** They live sort of in between the major states, the major hubs of power, and they ally themselves to those hubs of power in hopes that they too can benefit from that power. Some of them are undoubtedly insincere in their Islam.

**[7:01]** They're reading this as the best political move to come to the Prophet ﷺ and to embrace Islam in this regard, because right now he has become the dominant force in the region. Once the Prophet ﷺ passes away,

**[7:16]** and it wasn't long after 'aam al-wufud, after the year of delegation, Abu Bakr radiAllahu anhu has a lot on his hands. Why? Because this is the perfect opportunity for this tribal leader who used to oppose the Prophet ﷺ and who was trying to preserve their idols.

**[7:32]** Now idol worship is gone. This was never about theology. Now I need to build on the dominant power structure, which is tawheed. It's not idolism anymore. It's not idolatry anymore. It's tawheed, it's monotheism. So I want to build on the dominant power structure.

**[7:48]** So what better way to say I'm an extension of the Prophet ﷺ, I too am a Prophet of Allah. So it becomes a ploy and a trick for tribal chiefs who never really had Islam settle in their hearts to say, okay, I have a new way, a new trick, a new sorcery, right, to claim power in the region.

**[8:08]** Several factors are working against Abu Bakr radiAllahu anhu here. Number one, you've got to think about the fact that like people didn't really understand the concept of a nabi, the concept of God and prophethood that much if they're living disconnected from everything.

**[8:24]** Like these are very vague concepts. And Islam is meant to be simple. Tawheed, the idea of the oneness of God and prophets that were sent by that one God can be understood even by a Bedouin in the desert. But at the same time to manipulate that concept with them

**[8:39]** wasn't that hard, right. They didn't know the Prophet ﷺ. Many of them never got to live with the Prophet ﷺ. They never got that first-hand exposure of the Prophet ﷺ for Iman to really settle in their hearts and some of them fell for it that you know what, sure there's one God, this man is now saying

**[8:55]** that he too is a messenger of Allah but he's not changing anything fundamentally about the idea of one God, which was something that had settled into the hearts of many people. So it's expedience, it's power and there are many reasons for you to oppose now

**[9:12]** you know Abu Bakr radiAllahu ta'ala anhu and the Khilafah al-Madinah. Your tribe might not like Quraysh and the Prophet ﷺ is Qurayshi, Abu Bakr radiAllahu anhu is Qurayshi. So you might now reject Islam for that reason. Or a tribe that you're fighting

**[9:29]** is allied to Quraysh. Or Madinah as a power structure, this Madinatun Nabi, this idea of this being the command center annoys you, bothers you, we can't deal with this type of a power structure and we'd rather find another thing.

**[9:45]** Or we simply don't want to pay Zakah. Right? Which is why Abu Bakr radiAllahu anhu was so strict on the idea of Zakah. Because if you let up on a pillar of Islam here, right, in a systematic fashion, you lose it all. And that's why Abu Bakr radiAllahu anhu said

**[10:01]** to me, them not paying Zakah is just like them not praying Salah. Like this is at the core of the religion. Zakah is like Salah. It's a pillar of Islam. So some of them said the Prophet ﷺ is dead, we don't want to pay Zakah anymore. In any case, it helps you appreciate

**[10:16]** how Abu Bakr radiAllahu anhu has to solidify this in a matter of just two years. Right? Islam is very volatile outside of Madinah. Right? And outside of Mecca in this regard. So the first person who claims Prophethood,

**[10:33]** we've spoken about him significantly already, is Musaylimah al-Kadhab, the great liar. Musaylimah al-Kadhab. And he's not only a false prophet, he's a murderer, he is someone who is viciously brutalizing the companions of the Prophet ﷺ.

**[10:49]** And because of where he's situated, remember we talked about Thumama radiAllahu anhu and that area of Al-Najd, because of where he's situated, he can garner that same type of power envelope that once suffocated Mecca on behalf of the Prophet ﷺ.

**[11:05]** Okay? So he can consolidate power amongst those tribes, and he does consolidate a significant amount of power amongst those tribes, and he wages war against the Muslims in many ways.

**[11:20]** Now the thing about him is that he also gave people ideas. Right? He's the first person to really come up with this scheme. Alright? Let me just claim that I'm a prophet just like Muhammad ﷺ. And now that Muhammad ﷺ is dead, he can't really negate my prophethood.

**[11:37]** Right? Now he negated the Prophet of Musaylimah while he was still alive ﷺ, but others can start to make that claim now. So they've got a scheme. They've got a game here that they can play based upon Musaylimah al-Kadhab.

**[11:52]** So as the scholars mentioned, he bears the punishment of all of the false prophets after him. Because he's the one that came up with this idea of being a false prophet, Musaylimah, claiming to be Rasulullah, after Muhammad, Rasulullah ﷺ.

**[12:08]** Now just quickly, because there are only two of them, two of these false prophets, that actually died Muslim. One of them is Tuleyha, who we're going to speak about in detail tonight. So this is all just a build up to Tuleyha so that you can understand the environment

**[12:24]** of Tuleyha. Another person is a woman by the name of Sajjah bint al-Harith. Alright? Now Sajjah bint al-Harith is not someone who ever meets the Prophet ﷺ. There's no thubut,

**[12:39]** no firm evidence, nothing establishing a meeting between her and the Prophet ﷺ. She is a Christian woman. She's a poet, a Christian woman. And she is from a very powerful family. Her father is the chief of Banu Tamim.

**[12:54]** Her mother is from Taghlib. Basically if you go about a hundred miles behind Yamama, towards al-Iraq, about a hundred kilometers, not miles, you have this entire region which is controlled by her tribe.

**[13:10]** Alright? Banu Tamim. And you really start to understand when the Prophet ﷺ describes like the horn of the devil, the fitna coming from that direction, almost all the false prophets are coming from that direction. Alright? From the direction of Iraq. Alright?

**[13:25]** Najd is in the direction of Iraq. Right? So she has a very powerful father, the chief of the tribe, very powerful mother. They kind of control the region. She's beautiful. She's a poet. Right? And again poetry is the sorcery of the Arabs.

**[13:42]** And so she, I mean this is like, by the way, probably the worst conception of women's empowerment in history. She said, if all these men can claim to be prophets, why can't a woman be a false prophet too? Alright? So talk about like the most twisted feminism

**[13:57]** you've ever seen in history. You've got male false prophets. Hey, wait a minute. I want to be a false prophet too. Let me claim Nubu'a as well so that I can join the party. So what does she do? She actually claims to be a prophet.

**[14:12]** She's got the power structure of both of her parents. And she's got a big region. And it's kind of caving in on Abu Bakr radiAllahu ta'ala anhu from that side. Right? Because you've already got Musaylimah, the problem of Musaylimah. Now you have this problem developing

**[14:28]** behind him. And she manages to gather about 4,000 or 5,000 followers. And she's also thinking purely like opportunism here. Like this is purely a political ploy for her. Never met the Prophet sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam.

**[14:43]** There is no, there's no theology here. So this is merely jump on the bandwagon. And she's powerful enough. She's got the look. She's got the speech. She's got the power, political power. She's powerful enough to be the first fake female prophet.

**[14:58]** All right? It gets more interesting because she says, you know what? Musaylimah, he's got a big army and he's claiming to be a prophet. What better than two false prophets to get together? Musaylimah hears of her beauty.

**[15:13]** You've got to be a particular type of weird to be doing this type of stuff, right? Musaylimah burns incense in his home. Tries to seduce her. She comes into his home to meet him to discuss the proposition

**[15:28]** of two prophets joining forces against Medina, against Abu Bakr radiAllahu anhu. It is as silly as it sounds, right? And remember Musaylimah's Quran, how silly and garbage it was. So she asked him to recite some Quran. So he recites some like stuff about women.

**[15:44]** Some romance, fake Quran from Musaylimah to Sajjah. Sajjah says, all right, like I know he's a liar, but at the same time, he has a lot of power, a lot of followers.

**[15:59]** So she goes back to her home. She says, all right, I think I'm going to get together with Musaylimah and the first prophet, male prophet and the first female prophet after the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam will get married and we'll have a whole thing. All right? It gets even weirder. They say, well, what's the mahr? So she goes back to Musaylimah and says, what's the mahr?

**[16:18]** Musaylimah says, cancel Fajr and Isha for your people. So he canceled two salahs as a mahr for her. It just keeps getting weirder. By the way, I could stay with this story and the details don't get any more flattering.

**[16:35]** And it shows you how crazy these people had become and how drunk with power they are and just trying to shut down Islam or take over. And you got to keep in mind, these people are coming from idolatry. They used to just make gods when they felt like it.

**[16:50]** And they controlled power based upon how they could fashion their gods and use those idols to command power. So if they could do that with God himself, of course they could do that with the concept of prophethood and nubuwa as well. So Musaylimah marries Sajjah. Now what happens is that once Khalid ibn al-Walid radiAllahu anhu defeats Musaylimah, she flees.

**[17:15]** What's very interesting about her is that she goes to al-Iraq. She flees to al-Iraq and then later on, she repents. She becomes a Muslim woman. They say, hasuna islamaha. Like when Islam actually came to Iraq and she actually understood what Islam was.

**[17:34]** Because remember, she never actually interacted with Islam before. She actually became a Muslim and she actually died as a Muslimah and janaza was prayed on her in Basra in Iraq. And her janaza was led by Samurah ibn Jundab radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, a companion of the Prophet ﷺ, led her janaza.

**[17:52]** So subhanAllah, the first female fake prophet who was married to Musaylimah, the worst false prophet in the history of Islam, repented to Allah, died a Muslim and a companion led her janaza in Iraq. SubhanAllah.

**[18:11]** Now, if you notice, I'm not saying radiAllahu anha. Why? It's not because of the gravity of her crime. It's because she doesn't meet the status of a companion because she never met the Prophet ﷺ as a Muslim. So there's no dispute about that part of things. You have to be considered.

**[18:28]** You can't be in a discussion about being a companion unless you met the Prophet ﷺ as a Muslim. So in any case, she's not a companion, but at the same time, the books, the scholars will say, may Allah forgive her and be pleased with her because at the end of the day, she repented to Allah subhanahu ta'ala.

**[18:47]** Perhaps she had no idea what this affair was, what Islam was when she joined in that evil plot of hers. And once she kind of understood it, she went to herself, retired into a corner in Iraq, prayed to Allah subhanahu ta'ala for forgiveness. May Allah forgive her and have mercy upon her.

**[19:06]** Now with that, we introduce the second greatest fitna in this regard. And his name is Tuleyha ibn Khuwaylid ibn Nawfal al-Asadi.

**[19:23]** So we're going to talk about Tuleyha tonight and we're going to spend some time with Tuleyha ibn Khuwaylid. Now really interesting about him, so first of all, his name Tuleyha is the tasgheer, it's the diminutive of Talha. So the name Tuleyha is like smaller Talha.

**[19:41]** Really interesting about him is that even though his name is Khuwaylid Nawfal al-Asadi, he has no relationship to Khadijah radiAllahu anha ibn Khuwaylid, whose brother was Nawfal and from Banu Asad. It's an entirely different Banu Asad.

**[19:58]** So he belongs to another Banu Asad altogether. There's Banu Asad of Quraysh, which is the tribe of our mother Khadijah radiAllahu ta'ala anha, and then there is Banu Asad of Najd. So he's from the same area as Musaylimah al-Kadhab.

**[20:17]** And he is a powerful chief of his people as well. So he's a chief of Najd, he is extremely wealthy, he has a great presence, he's closer to Medina, he's situated closer to Medina than Musaylimah.

**[20:32]** He's not as far as Yamama, he's between Yamama and Medina, is where you have that Banu Asad. And when he hears about the Prophet ﷺ, initially he opposes Islam very early on. So he was actually allied to Quraysh in Mecca, similar to Thumama radiAllahu ta'ala anhu.

**[20:50]** He was allied to Quraysh in Mecca, and so he aids Mecca for several years in trying to fight the Prophet ﷺ and squash Islam in Medina. So he's not neutral. He is aiding in the skirmishes for several years, basically from Uhud onwards

**[21:10]** until the death of the Prophet ﷺ. If you remember in the Battle of Khandaq, they amassed this huge army, Al-Ahzab, right? Of different tribes and all these different battalions to try to crush Islam in Medina.

**[21:26]** So he actually participated, his tribe, whether he himself was present or not, his tribe participated in Al-Ahzab against the Muslims in Medina. So they were actively in battle with the Prophet ﷺ, and even in Khaybar, Tuleyha, tried to agitate from the outside against the Prophet ﷺ.

**[21:47]** All of this without having met the Prophet ﷺ. At the end of the day, these people were beholden to a certain narrative about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, largely coming from Mecca. They dominated the airwaves, they dominated the media of the time, and they had fed these people this propaganda that the Prophet ﷺ was a threat,

**[22:07]** that he was coming to destroy idols and tribes and break up families, and so he bought it. Tuleyha is one of those people who will come to the Prophet ﷺ in 'Aam al-Wufud, in what's known as the year of the delegation.

**[22:22]** So again, ninth year after Hijrah, tribes are coming from all over to embrace Islam with the Prophet ﷺ. And there's a very specific ayah of Qur'an that now will, inshaAllah ta'ala, will hopefully have this background to enrich it a bit for you when you read it.

**[22:43]** Banu Asad, when they came to the Prophet ﷺ, they were ten men. Amongst them, a man by the name of Dharar ibn al-Azwar al-Asadi (رضي الله عنه). If you haven't watched it yet, please go back and watch the documentary I filmed in Jordan

**[23:02]** about the plague of Amwas, the companions who died as shuhada in the plague of Amwas. So Dharar (رضي الله عنه), it goes on to become basically Khalid (رضي الله عنه)'s right-hand man. And he is one of the most righteous of the companions,

**[23:17]** one of the most righteous warriors that you will find later on. But right now, he's from the same tribe as Tuleyha. He's from Banu Asad of Najd. He's coming to the Prophet ﷺ to embrace Islam on this year. So you have Dharar ibn al-Azwar. You have a man by the name of Wabisa ibn Ma'bad.

**[23:34]** You have Tuleyha. To get to the point here, of the ten men, the chief of them at the time, or the person that was speaking prior to Tuleyha was Hadrami ibn Amr.

**[23:49]** And he said to the Prophet ﷺ, as he comes to meet him in the masjid with these other nine men, some tribes eager, some tribes not so eager, some tribes very sincere, some tribes politically opportunistic.

**[24:05]** So he says to the Prophet ﷺ as he has the nine men with him, he says, Ya Rasulullah, Ataynaka natadarra'u allayla albahima fee sanatin shahba'a. That we have come to you under the dark stars,

**[24:20]** like meaning in the darkest of nights. It was a difficult journey to get to you, in a difficult season. Like we went through a lot to come to you. Walam tabAAath ilayna baAAtha. And you didn't even send us a messenger. You didn't send us an ambassador.

**[24:35]** What's he trying to do? He's trying to garner favor with the Prophet ﷺ to say, we went through a lot to come to you and to become Muslim. So next time you read the ayah in Surat al-Hujurat, where Allah ﷻ says at the very end of Surat al-Hujurat,

**[24:51]** Yamunnoona alayka an aslamoo, Qul laa tamunnoo alayya islamakum, balillaahu yamunnoo alaykum an hadakum lil-eemani in kuntum sadiqeen. That they try to impress upon you this favor, like we became Muslim.

**[25:07]** And we have embraced faith. And Allah is saying to the Prophet ﷺ to say to them, look, basically you're not doing me a favor. You're not doing us a favor by becoming Muslim. Do not boast about your Islam or,

**[25:22]** you know, confer this upon us as if it's a favor that you're doing towards us. Rather Allah has a favor upon you by guiding you to Islam if you are truthful. In kuntum sadiqeen.

**[25:37]** And it kind of gives you some more understanding of like what's happening with the Bedouin tribes at the end of Surat al-Hujurat. Aslamna, we became Muslim. Wait until Iman enters into your heart. There's a process here.

**[25:52]** And especially for a tribe like this, that's really just reading the politics of the situation, don't sit there and say you owe us a favor because we became Muslim. There are people around the world that would do anything to come to the Prophet ﷺ and embrace Islam.

**[26:08]** And if they lost every limb of their body in order to come to the Prophet ﷺ and have that opportunity to have faith, then it would be worth it for them. So you're not doing Allah any favors when you make yourself out to be Muslim. Or when you say that we've become believers.

**[26:24]** So throw that to the side. Every time you read Surat al-Hujurat, think of Tuleyha and this group of men that came to the Prophet ﷺ, braving the dark night in a difficult year and saying that no one was even sent to us.

**[26:39]** And Allah ﷻ saying, you should be grateful that Islam came to you. Not that we should be grateful to you for becoming Muslim. In any case, Tuleyha assumes the power. And when he heard the Prophet ﷺ was dying,

**[26:55]** and he heard about what Musaylimah al-Kadhab was doing, Musaylimah who is not too far away from him, again he's situated between Musaylimah and Muhammad ﷺ, he basically thought to himself, you know what, pretty good idea.

**[27:10]** I can do the same thing. We've got a region, we've got a layer, where we can assemble enough tribes and I will claim to be a Prophet of Allah. So Tuleyha brings together Banu Asad,

**[27:25]** he brings together Ghafafan, another tribe, and the chief of Ghafafan is a man by the name of Uyayn ibn Hussain, who says, you know what, a living Prophet is better than a dead Prophet for like trying to garner more power.

**[27:40]** So the Prophet ﷺ is dead, I don't really believe him, I don't really take him too seriously, but at the end of the day, an opportunity here, right, let me jump on this bandwagon and join with him, since we have a living Prophet that's still amongst us and he's more friendly to us,

**[27:55]** and then who else, some of the Hawazin from Ta'if, subhanAllah, they're still giving the Prophet ﷺ a hard time. They joined forces with Tuleyha ibn Khuwaylid, Banu Qayy, we will talk about Adi ibn Hatim (رضي الله عنه),

**[28:13]** who tried to stop Qayy from apostatizing, from leaving, and he was successful for the most part in actually taking people away from the fitna of Tuleyha. So Tuleyha is a nasty false Prophet,

**[28:29]** what makes him so complicated, he's not too far away from Medina, he also is a poet, he's also strong, he's a notable horseman, he is favorable to many of the tribes that are around, and so he starts his fitna.

**[28:45]** And his fitna was not an easy one, and perhaps only the fitna of Musaylimah was greater than his fitna. So he's no small business here. Now he's claiming to be a Prophet, so he has to come up with some miracles, so he starts coming up with some feats,

**[29:01]** some visual deception to try to show that he's a Prophet, and also Dhirar ibn al-Azwar, the righteous man, he tried to strike him, and his sword did not kill him, it broke on his armor.

**[29:17]** And he said that was the only time Dhirar ever missed, radiAllahu anhu, in battle. You go back and watch the documentary, I mean again, Dhirar is a person who was unbelievable, unmatched in his warcraft. So the fact that that happened, he said alright, something is up with this man, Tuleyha,

**[29:33]** special armor, whatever it is, special horses, seems to make sense. Now subhanAllah, every false Prophet, I want this to be as real to us as possible, by the way,

**[29:48]** every single person who is a deviant, like that deviates from the text in a massive way, is going to remove some of the most inconvenient practices of Islam to the people.

**[30:04]** That's why every single person who denies hadith from the thinkers of the day, will end up removing chunks of the deen that make people say, you know what, I kind of like that message. We don't have to do this, we don't have to do that. They're appealing in every age,

**[30:19]** they're appealing in every generation. Add to that charisma, I mean, hey, we don't have to pray five times a day anymore, riba is not haram anymore, we always get these types, right? Just remove chunks of the deen,

**[30:34]** making it more appealing to people who want to believe because of fitrah, but at the same time, they're not ready to fully commit, and it's convenient to have someone that removes the most inconvenient parts of the deen, right? So that is always true. Like Musaylimah, who, mashallah, is his mahr, right?

**[30:52]** Canceled Fajr and Isha. Tuleyha has to come up, his advisors tell him, you got to come up with something to ease things for people, like if you want to make your message more appealing, you got to remove something from the religion. So Tuleyha sends a message to Medina

**[31:08]** through his brother Salma, and the message says, Inna Allaha lam ya'mur an tumarrighu wujuhakum fitturab aw an tuqawwisu dhuhurakum fis salah Verily, God does not command you

**[31:23]** to put your faces in the dirt in your prostration or to bend your backs like bows when you go into your prayer. You could do your salah standing up, make it quick, and that is good enough for you. With that, makes halal a lot of things.

**[31:40]** So both him and Musaylimah, like conveniently, right? Not only do they remove zakah, remove alcohol, remove some other things too. Very appealing to some of these tribes that are trying to find themselves in the politics of the day.

**[31:55]** So, here he is, and what makes him halal is also a little bit more potent than Musaylimah right now, is he's also a really good poet. Musaylimah sounded like an idiot when he spoke. People knew his Qur'an was weird and it was like even his own people made fun of him.

**[32:14]** But he was actually very eloquent. He's a horseman. So what happens to Tuleyha at this point as the enemy of Abu Bakr radiAllahu ta'ala anhu and the Muslims? There's a battle known as the Battle of Buzakha.

**[32:29]** The Battle of Buzakha. Abu Bakr radiAllahu ta'ala anhu sends Khalid ibn al-Waleed radiAllahu ta'ala anhu with a group into that region, right? To basically start to fight al-murtadin. That's why it's called Hurub al-Ridda, the apostate battles, because it wasn't one battle. Like Khalid radiAllahu ta'ala anhu had to clean up a lot of what was happening in that area.

**[32:51]** And even though Musaylimah precedes Tuleyha in calling to his message, Tuleyha is on the way to Musaylimah. So Khalid radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, before the Battle of Yamama, the very famous battle against Musaylimah al-Kadhab,

**[33:08]** in the year 11 after Hijrah, so right after the death of the Prophet ﷺ, he meets the army of Tuleyha ibn Khuwaylid for what is known as the Battle of Buzakha. Khalid only had 6,000 men. Tuleyha had about 35,000 men.

**[33:26]** So it's actually a significant outnumbering here. Tuleyha has consolidated at that point, significant power, right, to fight against the Muslims. Before the battle starts, Tuleyha and his brother Salma, they are confronted by two of the greatest companions of the Prophet ﷺ.

**[33:50]** One of them, Ukasha radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, Ukasha ibn Mihsan. And I remind you about Ukasha radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, this is the man who is famous for the very famous hadith, Sabqaqa biha Ukasha, Ukasha beat you to it.

**[34:05]** Because when the Prophet ﷺ said that there is a group of people that will enter Jannah without any form of questioning, any form of accountability, no punishment, Ukasha said, Ya Rasulullah, make du'a that I am amongst them. The Prophet ﷺ said, you are amongst them. Another man said it, the Prophet ﷺ said, Sabqaqa biha Ukasha, Ukasha beat you to it.

**[34:25]** Ukasha is that man, he is one of the people radiAllahu anhu, who enters into Jannah without any questioning on the Day of Judgment. May Allah make us amongst them. Allahumma ameen. Say it with your heart by the way, ameen. May Allah make us amongst those people. Have husn al-dhan and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, have a good assumption of Allah when you ask Him.

**[34:42]** Ukasha is also a companion from Badr onwards. He is one of the companions that fought alongside the Prophet ﷺ from the very beginning, every battle with the Prophet ﷺ. So Ukasha and then another companion by the name of Thabit ibn Arqam radiAllahu anhu.

**[34:59]** Thabit ibn Arqam also an Ansari companion who was with the Prophet ﷺ from Badr onwards. And if you go back to the battle of Mu'tah, remember when the flag fell from Zaid and then Ja'far and Abdullah ibn Rawaha.

**[35:14]** Thabit was the one in Mu'tah who picked up the banner and was the one who put it in the hand of Khalid radiAllahu ta'ala anhu. Right? So he is a noble companion. Why am I talking about their virtue?

**[35:30]** Tuleyha and his brother killed Ukasha and Thabit radiAllahu anhu. So they managed to kill two major companions of the Prophet ﷺ. And then Khalid radiAllahu anhu, once the battle commenced,

**[35:49]** Khalid radiAllahu ta'ala anhu was able to defeat the army of Tuleyha with a much smaller number of people, which was par Khalid, that's what Khalid radiAllahu anhu used to do. Right? I mean he is usually outnumbered. SubhanAllah, it's rare to find Khalid not outnumbered by at least 7-8 times the size,

**[36:06]** but he always finds a way. And he is in Tuleyha's territory, but he managed to attack from different directions. And basically he sent Tuleyha running to Ash-Sham. So Tuleyha fled the battlefield and actually fled the entire region.

**[36:21]** Where did he go? He went to the same place where Mu'tah happened in modern-day Jordan and lived amongst the Ghassasina. And basically, you know, stayed there.

**[36:38]** Plot twist now. I'll introduce to you the other Tuleyha. Imam al-Dhahabi rahimahullah has a chapter of him in Siyar A'lam an-Nubala, of the most noble people that lived.

**[36:54]** And his title is Al-Batal al-Kararu Sahibu Rasulillahi sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Waman Yudrabu Bi Shaja'atihi Al-Mathal The steadfast warrior, the companion of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,

**[37:09]** whose bravery was legendary and people made parables to the bravery of this man, Tuleyha ibn Khuwaylid radiAllahu anhu. And you go, how? How?

**[37:26]** Like I get someone like Abu Sufyan, even those are hard. Right, they fought the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam for 20 years and they called him a liar. But come on, a false prophet? A serious false prophet with this much fitna?

**[37:44]** How in the world do we begin to wrap our minds around this person's repentance? So what happens to him? Tuleyha has escaped the danger of what has happened and some time passes

**[38:03]** and he actually reads about Islam. He actually comes to learn about Islam and he realizes how deeply he wronged himself and he comes to his senses and he goes to the Muslims that he can find

**[38:20]** and he says, do you think Allah would accept me? I mean, this is complicated, right? You're not just a normal guy. There is no precedent to a false prophet coming back to Islam.

**[38:36]** Murtad, an apostate, disbeliever. Qatil al-Sahaba, murdered the Sahaba, organized armies against Medina, against the Khilafa. On top of that, false prophet, you have a lot working against you.

**[38:52]** So what does he do? He writes a letter to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq radiAllahu ta'ala anhu and in it is a poem and it's a powerful poem and I'll read it. He says, ندمت على ما كان من قتل ثابت وعكاشة الغني والمرء معبد

**[39:12]** وأعظم من هاتين عندي مصيبة رجوعي عن الإسلام رأي التعمدي So he says that I regret the murder of Thabit and Ukasha and Ma'bid and every single incident, every single time I fought against you.

**[39:30]** And he said, and greater than all of that in terms of crime was my inability to see the beauty of Islam, was my stubbornness in rejection of Islam. وترك بلادي والحوادث جمة طريدا وقدما كنت غير مطردي

**[39:51]** So he says, and I left my homeland amongst all of these trials. I was driven away, though I was never a fugitive before, meaning before Islam I was never a fugitive, but now here I am a fugitive from my own homeland.

**[40:08]** And this is where he starts to address Abu Bakr directly. فهل يقبل الصديق أني مراجع ومعطني ما أحدثت من هدي يدي So would a Siddiq, Abu Bakr, accept my return

**[40:23]** and that I have actually renounced all of those actions that I committed وأني من بعد الضلالة شاهد شهادة حق لست فيها ملحد and that after my being astray, I am bearing witness

**[40:42]** شهادة حق that I am actually bearing witness to the truth لست فيها بملحد and I am not turning away from it بأن إله الناس ربي وأنني ذليل وأن الدين دين محمد

**[40:58]** that indeed the Lord of the people and my Lord is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and I am a humiliated person that's coming back and recognizing that the deen is the deen of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam وإلا فما بالشام والروم مهرب من الله في يوم يقين وفي غدي

**[41:19]** and if I'm not going to be accepted then I can't run away to Ash-Sham and I can't run away to the Romans I can't run away from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala on any occasion and in any way because on this day or tomorrow

**[41:35]** at some point Allah is going to take me back to him so I have nowhere to run if you're not going to accept me if Allah is not going to accept me I have nowhere to run even though now I'm bearing witness to the truth and he says وما كنت إلا مشركا ومنافقا

**[41:50]** and I was not but a disbeliever and a hypocrite ولست بنصراني ولا متهودي I was not a Jew or a Christian and then he says وَلَكِن رَمَى إِبْلِيسُ قَلْبِي بِفِتْنَةٍ ۖ ضَلَلْتُ بِهَا أَشْقَى وَأَخْلَفْتُ مَوْعِتِي

**[42:09]** he said but the devil Iblis cast a fitna onto my heart that made me the most miserable person and I failed to uphold my covenant my promise when I said لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله the first time

**[42:24]** tough one you're still طليحة ابن خويلد but Abu Bakr رضي الله تعالى عنه he read the letter and he said I think he's sincere I think he's actually telling the truth

**[42:40]** now here's the thing طليحة says I was too shy to show my face to Abu Bakr after what I did to him because at the end of the day Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه he was in direct war with Abu Bakr he was gathering an army raising an army against Abu Bakr صديق رضي الله عنه so I didn't know what to do

**[42:56]** I was too shy to actually see Abu Bakr رضي الله تعالى عنه on top of that Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه reasonably so put a moratorium on apostates who came back to Islam from fighting for the Muslims if you joined Musaylimah if you joined طليحة

**[43:11]** if you joined Al-Aswad Al-Ansi if you joined Sajjah you joined one of these false prophets if you were a مرتد if you were an apostate and you just came back to Islam your توبة might be accepted but stay away for now it's too risky to the army to the Muslim army

**[43:27]** to place these people within the army itself so I'm not saying your توبة is not accepted but I'm not going to accept you as part of this army so that was Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه later on when he felt it safe to do so removed that meaning at that point حروب الرد were over people had come back to Islam

**[43:43]** those that would remain upon hypocrisy showed their hypocrisy at this point those that would have repented would have repented at that point but طليحة says I was making my way to Abu Bakr and I was slow because I was afraid to show my face to him I was too shy to show my face after what I did

**[44:00]** so imagine I was making my way to Abu Bakr and I was slow because I was afraid to show my face to him so imagine going to Hajj the next year and you see طليحة in Ihram saying لَبَيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَيْكَ and doing tawaf around the Ka'bah

**[44:15]** strange sight strange sight especially for someone who is directly hurt by that fitna Umar رضي الله عنه this was his first Hajj as the Khalifa after Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه so Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه passed away

**[44:32]** Umar رضي الله تعالى عنه sees him in Hajj in his Ihram saying لَبَيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَيْكَ and praying like the scene of him in Arafah and the scene of him it's a strange thing to see so he came to Umar رضي الله عنه

**[44:48]** to give him salam and Umar رضي الله عنه did not want to give him salam and Umar رضي الله عنه was extremely angry with him right? and he says to him straight up he looks at him he says يا طليحة

**[45:03]** كيف ترجو النجاة من النار وقتلت ثابت بن أرقم الأنصاري وعكاشة بن محصن how in the world do you see yourself as being saved from the fire when you killed عكاشة and ثابت

**[45:18]** like these were two people that were precious to the heart of Umar because these are people that are far from hypocrisy they're Umar رضي الله عنه's type these are those Ansar that held the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم through thick and thin he's like what do you think is going to happen here you're in hajj here

**[45:34]** wearing your ihram we know who you are we remember and he said to him and this shows you the human side he says I will never like you because you killed عكاشة and ثابت I can't hurt you I can't attack you now

**[45:49]** because you're a Muslim but I'll never love you I'll never like you because of what you did I mean what do you say when you have Umar رضي الله عنه in front of you and he's this angry and he has reasonable doubt about you

**[46:07]** right and what you represent at this point Tuleyha says to Umar رضي الله عنه says يا أمير المؤمنين so it's a different demeanor altogether he addresses him with humility he says oh commander of the believers

**[46:27]** that these are two righteous men that Allah سبحانه وتعالى honored with Jannah and Allah granted them shahada through my hand

**[46:45]** and Allah in his decree in his wisdom did not allow me to die at their hands because I certainly would have ended up in the fire he's not saying like it's no big deal I gave them shahada anyway right it's because of me that they're shahada

**[47:02]** what he's saying to Umar رضي الله عنه is that I understand the pain and I get it because these two people but remember the premise of Umar's question was how do you expect to not go to hell and he's saying look Allah سبحانه وتعالى

**[47:17]** took those two men to Jannah and for whatever reason the decree was that it was through this hand and perhaps it's from the mercy of Allah سبحانه وتعالى that he did not allow their hands to kill me and to send me to the fire Umar رضي الله عنه liked his answer

**[47:35]** and he actually saw him as sincere so Umar رضي الله عنه kind of left that exchange with a different perspective but understandably how in the world do you have this man amongst you now on top of that

**[47:51]** Tuleyha comes and he asks Umar رضي الله عنه for permission to fight in the army so you led armies against us you want to go fight against the Persians with the Muslims but he's a talented horseman he says, Ya Ameer al-Mu'mineen, give me a chance to prove myself

**[48:09]** I repented to Allah سبحانه وتعالى I want a chance just let me go into the battlefield so what happens to him is that he actually goes into these battles, these skirmishes with the Persians and he proves himself to be a noble warrior, very smart, very dedicated

**[48:27]** he's protecting the backs of the Muslims and he's always the first one diving in so if he was insincere and he was just trying to solidify his rank within the new Muslim political scheme then he would have kind of hung out in the back, situated himself here or there, had a few strikes

**[48:44]** but the fact that he's circling around, watching people's backs, defending people, he's jumping in head first he's showing something to Umar رضي الله عنه that Umar رضي الله عنه is seeing in him and is saying, okay this is different but here's the wisdom

**[49:01]** Umar رضي الله عنه writes to Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas because Sa'ad رضي الله عنه was leading, commanding the armies against the Persians, against the Persian Empire Sa'ad wants to use Tuleyha and at this point we say Tuleyha رضي الله عنه Sa'ad wants to use him, he's a righteous man, he's a warrior, he's shown himself competent

**[49:20]** and so far he's shown himself sincere, he's not doing anything to backstab anyone so Umar رضي الله عنه said, listen, he says شاور توليحة في أمر الحرب use him, consult him in matters of war ولا توليه شيئا but don't put him in charge of anything

**[49:39]** look, this shows you how complex this is Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه was accepting the repentance of these people but too soon to put you in the army and to jeopardize the safety which shows you that wisdom is permissible in this regard

**[49:54]** without renouncing the repentance of these men I can accept your repentance but I don't want to jeopardize the status of the Muslims so he says use him but just don't put him as a commander in your army Sa'ad رضي الله عنه says okay

**[50:11]** Sa'ad رضي الله تعالى عنه takes him and he uses him in the battle of Qadisiyyah which is of course the most famous battle between the Muslims and the Persians and Tuleyha what Muhammad Ibn Sa'ad رضي الله عنه narrates

**[50:26]** and this is in Siyar A'lam An-Nubala كان توليحة يعد بألف فارس لشجاعته وشدته Tuleyha himself was equivalent to a thousand horsemen he was so talented as a horseman and he was so brave that you could put him against a thousand people and he was equivalent to a thousand people

**[50:46]** so Tuleyha is earning his credibility again and subhanAllah it comes back full circle who's he fighting next to now under the command of Khalid Ibn Walid رضي الله عنه who defeated him as a false prophet and now Tuleyha works for Khalid

**[51:02]** reports to Khalid رضي الله تعالى عنه and is going forth in these battles in the battle of Qadisiyyah it's said that he had absolutely no fear that one of the things about Tuleyha was that Tuleyha did not fear death at all

**[51:19]** so on the third day of the battle of Qadisiyyah he managed to cut behind the entire army of the Persians and he got behind them and he shouted Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar three times

**[51:36]** with such a booming voice that the Persians thought that there was a whole army behind them because of the boom of his voice and then he came back around in the process he deflected their attention to the back managed to come back around and join the Muslims in fighting them from the front

**[51:53]** so the Muslims started to like Tuleyha رضي الله عنه because they're seeing his bravery out of his lack of fear of death he asked Sa'd رضي الله عنه to do something at night like to go on a brave operation he said I can get to Rustam

**[52:10]** what do you mean you can get to Rustam? Rustam is the commander there are 80,000 men between us and Rustam he says I can get to Rustam and I can get some information about what they're planning to do the next day so Sa'd says okay Tuleyha رضي الله عنه manages at night to sneak all the way

**[52:29]** to the tent of Rustam himself and he first causes the horses to panic he wraps up two of them steals two of them he cuts the strings that are holding the tent of Rustam himself

**[52:49]** collapses the tent manages to kill two of Rustam's guard and take another two back to Sa'd رضي الله عنه so he collapses the tent of the commander, the main guy comes back with two kills two of the bodyguards

**[53:05]** and brings them to Sa'd رضي الله عنه and that incident not only panicked the Persians and shook them up in Qadisiyyah but it also gave Sa'd رضي الله عنه some critical information about the inner workings of Rustam

**[53:22]** so it was considered one of the most consequential operations that happened within the battle of Qadisiyyah so the Muslims won Qadisiyyah then came the battle of Nahawand and in the battle of Nahawand which was considered the most fatal blow to the Persian Empire

**[53:39]** Tuleyha رضي الله عنه jumped in he led a battalion and as Imam Al-Dhahabi رحمه الله ends his biography قال أبلى يوم نهاواند ثم استشهد رضي الله عنه وسامحه I don't see Imam Al-Dhahabi say this about anyone else by the way

**[53:56]** he said that he jumped in and he fought bravely and courageously on the day of Nahawand and he was martyred may Allah be pleased with him and may Allah forgive him because سامحه is a different type like this is not a normal person in the seerah of the Prophet ﷺ

**[54:14]** how do we end with this? number one what's the point of telling the story is not just the tremendous forgivenessness now but remember the magicians of Fir'aun became shuhada the same day

**[54:30]** they started off that day as magicians of Fir'aun and when they threw their sticks and Musa (عليه السلام) threw his and they said we believe in Allah ﷻ we believe in the Lord of Musa (عليه السلام)

**[54:45]** and they fell in sajda and they were killed this was a mass sahara to shahada event unprecedented a whole bunch of magicians who if they would have died that day would have died as the companions of Fir'aun died as shuhada lillah

**[55:02]** as martyrs for the sake of Allah ﷻ we don't know of a single person in history who went from claiming to be a prophet to dying a shaheed رضي الله تعالى عنه now is he a companion and this is the last thing that the

**[55:18]** that the scholars speak about like does he count as a sahabi so the scholars say that someone who met the Prophet ﷺ as a disbeliever but then embraced Islam after the death of the Prophet ﷺ does not count as a companion but someone

**[55:33]** and of course someone who apostated after meeting the Prophet ﷺ and died not as a Muslim does not count as a sahabi but كُلُّ مَن لَقِيَ النَّبِيَ صَلَى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَمًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَاتَ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَهُوَ صَحَابِينَ anyone who met the Prophet ﷺ as a Muslim

**[55:51]** and then died as a Muslim counts as a companion so Tuleyha رضي الله عنه counts as a sahabi even though he apostated and claimed prophethood and fought the Muslims for a period of time what does this mean for you?

**[56:07]** you're worried about Allah not accepting your tawbah? you see people who do terrible things who drift away from the community who maybe even join the enemies of Islam against the community you don't shut the door of tawbah on people you can't shut the door of tawbah on people

**[56:24]** there is no one who's going to commit a more grievous sin than this man who again as Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said that whoever claims to be a prophet من دع النبوة whoever claims to be a prophet and is not amongst them then that person is from the worst of the kuffar

**[56:42]** and the worst of the zalimin but we say Tuleyha رضي الله عنه and so we ask Allah سبحانه وتعالى to be pleased with him and we ask Allah to allow us to learn from this the meaning of حسن الختم what Imam Siraj always says it's not about how you start the race

**[56:58]** it's how you finish the race so Tuleyha رضي الله عنه story shows it's not about how you started the race it's about how you finish the race he ended at the finish line as a shaheed a lesson on that dear brothers and sisters by the way which is very important you realize why the sahaba were afraid

**[57:13]** that Islam would be taken away from them at the end of their lives and at the same time had hope even despite their distance from Allah سبحانه وتعالى that Allah would still forgive them if they came to Allah imagine if Tuleyha رضي الله عنه never wrote that letter to Abu Bakr and thought to himself

**[57:29]** I am not worthy of tawbah I'm just gonna disappear here and just die in the middle of nowhere but he took that step so we ask Allah عز و جل to empower us towards that step of tawbah as well jazakum Allahu khayran wa sallallahu wa sallam wa barik 'ala nabiyyina Muhammad wa 'ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma'een

**[57:45]** wa as-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

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- [Zahir ibn Haram (ra): Low Self-Esteem Until He Met the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/zahir-ibn-haram-low-self-esteem-until-he-met-the-prophet-the-firsts.md)
- [Umm Mahjan (ra): The Woman Who Cleaned the Masjid | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/umm-mahjan-the-woman-who-cleaned-the-masjid-the-firsts.md)
- [Bishr ibn al-Baraa (ra): The Story Behind the Poisoning of the Prophet ﷺ | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/bishr-ibn-al-baraa-story-behind-poisoning-of-the-prophet-the-firsts.md)
- [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)
- [Ka’b ibn Zuhayr (ra): The Story of the First Burda | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/kab-ibn-zuhayr-the-story-of-the-first-burda-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)