He came to Islam after a severely checkered past, but never let his flaws stop him from assuming his place in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ. He used his strength and sense of movement to monitor the Prophet’s every move, and came back to Ta’if with the command to destroy their idol.

This episode of The Firsts is part of the “Muslim of Ta’if” series.

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After the Battle of Badr, two cousins secretly conspired to kill the Prophet ﷺ. Neither of them could have predicted where this conspiracy would eventually take them.

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This is a parable about a devout man from Egypt who decided to embark on the sacred pilgrimage of Umrah. Before his departure, he experienced three cryptic dreams, each more puzzling than the last. These dreams would alter the path of his journey and provide him with a profound and mysterious insight...

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When you make Istikharah du'a, you're asking Allah to guide you towards the right choice, a special consultation with Him. But if the results don't turn out good for you, why was it facilitated? What was the point of your Istikharah?

Ibn al-Qayyim said, “If the veils were lifted and you could see behind the scenes what Allah does out of kindness for you, your heart would melt out of love for Him…”

Allah answers every prayer according to His time and plan and gives the best results for it. So when you ask for good, and something bad happens, know that it was His Wisdom that deemed what you thought was bad to be better for you. And when you finally decide to let go of the outcome you so desperately want and humbly submit to Allah's Wisdom, the tranquility you'll feel will be unparalleled.

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SOURCES:
Tariq al-Hijratayn
Al-Faraj baʻda al-Shiddah 21
Qur’an, 65:2

Al-Hikam al-Ataa’iyyah 6:

لا يَكُنْ تأَخُّرُ أَمَدِ العَطاءِ مَعَ الإلْحاحِ في الدُّعاءِ مُوْجِباً لِيأْسِكَ. فَهُوَ ضَمِنَ لَكَ الإِجابةَ فيما يَخْتارُهُ لَكَ لا فيما تَخْتارُهُ لِنَفْسِكَ. وَفي الوَقْتِ الَّذي يُريدُ لا فِي الوَقْتِ الَّذي تُرْيدُ

If, in spite of intense supplication, there is a delay in the timing of the Gift, let that not be the cause for your despair. For He has guaranteed you a response in what He chooses for you, not in what you choose for yourself; and at the time He wills, not the time you desire.

Dua for Istikhara

‎اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلاَ أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي ـ أَوْ قَالَ عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ ـ فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي ـ أَوْ قَالَ فِي عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ ـ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ، وَاقْدُرْ لِي الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ

'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, Wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, Wa as'alaka min fadlika Al-`azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa ta'lamu Wala a'lamu, Wa anta 'allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna hadha-lamra Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati `Amri (or 'ajili `Amri wa'ajilihi) Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati `Amri (or fi'ajili `Amri wa ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana Thumma ardini bihi.'

(O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter--(or said: If it is better for my present and later needs)--Then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter--(or said: If it is worse for my present and later needs)--Then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, And make me satisfied with it)
[Sahih al-Bukhari 1166]

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Hassan Noaman Farooq
Hassan's Father Mohammed Momin Baig
Hassan's Mother Safiyyah Saarah Khan
Janitor Akeaf Syed
Interviewer 1 Basel Abukhalaf
Interviewer 2 Randy Fordyce
Interviewer 3 Fahad Mohiuddin
Man Praying 1 Fawzi Yahya
Man Praying 2 Shaheer Naqvi
Man Praying 3 Fahad Mohiuddin
Hassan's Friend Waleed Zeeshan Wahid
Hassan's crush Layla Mariam Amjad
Sister in Niqab Sara Qasmi

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What will happen to the tyrants, oppressors, enemies and all those who hurt you? There are peepholes in Jannah, and should you so choose, the Most Just provides a window into the fate of those who bothered you in the temporary world. And as for the repentant sinners or the believers you just never got along with, the Most Merciful dignifies you both in the most beautiful of ways.

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For two decades he was a chief antagonist of the Prophet ﷺ, only to be forgiven and given a position of leadership for the sake of the greater cause.

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This story doesn’t start with you. It starts with Al-Lawh al-Mahfoodh, the sacred, preserved tablets that carry all of decree until the Final Hour. All of existence, our history, and our future, stored in one place. The darkness of the world, and all of its light. If all has been written, how do I have free will? Are my choices my own?

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SOURCES:
Qur’an 111:1
Qur’an 30:50
Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 2642
Qur’an 7:172
Qur’an 55:29

Al-Hikam al-Ataa’iyyah 22:

مَا مِنْ نَفَسٍ تُبْدِيهِ إِلاَّ وَلَهُ قَدَرٌ فِيكَ يُمْضِيهِ

Not a breath will you take except that a decree of Destiny has made it go forth.


CAST:
Narrator Dr. Omar Suleiman
Hassan's Mother Safiyyah Saarah Khan
Hassan's Father Mohammed Momin Baig
Hassan Infant Suraya Salem
Hassan Age 2 Ibrahim Salem
Hassan Child Eesa Haadi Habeeb
Hassan's Paternal Grandmother Khadijah Sara Qasmi
Hassan's Paternal Grandfather Abdullah Moataz Ahmed
Hassan Teen Ammaar Ali
Hassan Adult Noaman Farooq
Hassan's Friend Siraj Mazin Vahora
Hassan's Friend Ali Khaled Nurhssien
Homeless Man Shaheer Naqvi
Hassan's Wife Dua Amnah Sultan
Umar the Tutor Issa Ghaleb
Hassan's Maternal Grandmother Ayesha Nabila Taufiq
Pre-existence soul Naveed Haque
Pre-existence soul Khaled Nurhssien
Pre-existence soul Moataz Ahmed
Pre-existence soul Sara Qasmi
Pre-existence soul Amnah Sultan
Pre-existence soul Muhammed Ayachi
Pre-existence soul Shumail Zaidi
Pre-existence soul Abrar Islam
Pre-existence soul Issa Ghaleb
Pre-existence soul Zeeshan Wahid
Pre-existence soul Mazin Vahora
Pre-existence soul Momin Baig
Pre-existence soul Noaman Farooq
Pre-existence soul Amnah Sultan
Pre-existence soul Saarah Khan
Pre-existence soul Sara Qasmi
Pre-existence soul Mariam Amjad
Pre-existence soul Irfa Sheikh

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How much control do you have over the qualities you possess? What aspects of your personality are innate, and what are you to cultivate? Everyone is born with a set of gifts and talents, and given the opportunity to nurture them. Will you nurture them in a way to bring you closer to Allah, or will they draw you further away?

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SOURCES:
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
Qur’an, 29:69
Tarīkh Baghdād 6:442

Al-Hikam al-Ataa’iyyah 46:

حُسْنُ الْأَعْمَالِ نَتَائِجُ حُسْنُ الْأَحْوَالِ. وَحُسْنُ الْأَحْوَالِ مِنَ نَتَائِجِ التَّحَقُّقِ فِي مَقَامَاتِ الْإِنْزَالِ

Good deeds are the results of good states, and good states arise from the stations wherein those who have spiritual realizations abide.

CAST:
Narrator Dr. Omar Suleiman
Hassan's Mother Safiyyah Saarah Khan
Hassan's Father Mohammed Momin Baig
Hassan's Paternal Grandfather Abdullah Moataz Ahmed
Hassan's Paternal Grandmother Khadijah Sara Qasmi
Child Hassan Eesa Haadi Habeeb
Homeless Man Shaheer Naqvi
Mom's Friend Sana Akkad

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If you saw him in Madinah, you would be taken aback by how he was honored by the Prophet ﷺ and the companions like no other human being, and if you heard him speak then you would know he was special. The last uncle of the Prophet ﷺ and a blessed connection for this Ummah.

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Your family can be your greatest blessing or your greatest test. You may pray for a peaceful family, and for Allah to protect them, but sometimes the conflict comes from within. Depending on your upbringing, you can feel strength and confidence from your caretakers, or a strong internal critic from unfair parenting or expectations. But there is wisdom in the circumstance of your family, and the person it shaped you to become. What lessons can you learn (or unlearn) from your parents, your family, and their sacrifice?

Captioning provided by Muhsen.

SOURCES:
Qur’an, 46:15

Al-Hikam al-Ataa’iyyah 43:


لَا تَصْحَبْ مَنْ لَا يُنْهِضُك حَالُهُ، وَلَا يَدُلُّك عَلَى اللَّهِ مَقَالُهُ

Do not keep company with anyone whose state does not inspire you and whose speech does not lead you to Allah.

CAST:
Narrator Dr. Omar Suleiman
Hassan's Mother Safiyyah Saarah Khan
Hassan's Father Mohammed Momin Baig
Hassan's Maternal Grandmother Ayesha Nabila Taufiq
Hassan's Paternal Grandfather Abdullah Moataz Ahmed
Hassan's Paternal Grandmother Khadijah Sara Qasmi
Hassan's Father Mohammed as child Ibraheem Zeeshan
Maternal Grandfather Mohammod Hossain
Hassan's Mother Safiyyah as child Anaya Zeeshan
Girl going to the mosque Layla Yahya
Child Hassan Eesa Haadi Habeeb

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While you're waiting for the help of Allah to come, a trial to be lifted, or a blessing to arrive, what are some du'as and deeds prescribed to maintain trust in His timing with tranquility?

The du'a focused on in this khutbah (note that there are slight variations in the narrations):
اللَّهُمَّ رَضِّنِي بِقَضَائِكَ وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي قَدَرِكَ حَتَّى لَا أُحِبَّ تَعْجِيلَ شَيْءٍ أَخَّرْتَهُ وَلَا تَأْخِيرَ شَيْءٍ عَجَّلْتَهُ

“O Allah, make me content with Your providence and bless me in Your decree, such that I would not like to hasten what has been delayed, nor delay what has been hastened.”

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This is a parable about a devout man from Egypt who decided to embark on the sacred pilgrimage of Umrah. Before his departure, he experienced three cryptic dreams, each more puzzling than the last. These dreams would alter the path of his journey and provide him with a profound and mysterious insight...

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In the akhirah, beauty is beyond the measure of our universe. It’s said that if a woman who has earned her place in Jannah were to show her face in this world, she would illuminate everything between the heavens and the earth. The character you have in this life determines your beauty in the next, so beautify your character with your deeds, O believer.

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Our mother was known for how beloved she was to the Prophet ﷺ which made her an easy target of the hypocrites. In her defense, Allah revealed verses of the Quran in the wake of the great slander known as hadithatul ifk. And in her lap, the Messenger ﷺ would breathe his last breath.

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As Gaza suffers and the tribulations spread throughout the world, and the signs of the Day of Judgment abundant, what is the approach of the believer to it all?

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