 Respected viewers, brothers and sisters in Islam, Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Welcome to the third and final episode of the Mother of Loyalty with me, your host Ahmed Ali. Now for the dear viewers who are just tuning in for the first time, I advise to visit our YouTube channel at Imam Hussain 3TV to view the previous episodes along with other playlists and other series revolving around various topics. Now before I begin the episode, I would like to send my condolences to Imam Sahaba al-Asr al-Zaman. May Allah hasten his reappearance to the Ahl al-Bait and to you, my dear viewers, and to every single Muslim out there, especially our pious, Marajah, our pious scholars, on this very tragic occasion which marks the demise anniversary of our beloved lady Fatima al-Kilabiya, also known as Umm al-Baneen. Now, in the previous episode, we discussed the importance of raising righteous children and why al-Abbas was the most distinguished son out of his three other brothers, younger brothers, of course, and we also touched upon the relationship, the beautiful relationship between al-Abbas and Imam Hussain and al-Abbas and Lady Zaynab al-Alayhi salam. Now before I move on to today's topic, I want to touch upon something which is also related to today. One Umm al-Baneen piece of blessings upon her gave birth to al-Abbas, Imam Hussain, Lady Zaynab, Umm Kulthum all the time to see their newly born brother. As soon as Umm al-Baneen saw Imam Hussain, she got up and gave him the newly born. When Imam Hussain al-Alayhi salam, as he was carrying an al-Abbas, al-Abbas opened his eyes. And the first eyes, the first face that al-Abbas saw was the face of Imam Hussain al-Alayhi salam. And honestly, when you first take the first look into the newly born child's eyes, you get to know that that individual will go up to be the greatest person ever. From the first look, you look into the baby's eyes. However, after Imam Hussain al-Alayhi salam was done with his little brother, who did Umm al-Baneen give the second? Umm al-Baneen gave al-Abbas to Zaynab al-Alayhi salam. Now I think you know where I'm going with this. First al-Hussain and then al-Abbas and then Zaynab al-Alayhi salam. As soon as Zaynab al-Alayhi salam saw the eyes of al-Abbas, the second person who al-Abbas has just seen, he hasn't opened his eyes with, you know, looking at his mother. No, he first opened his eyes looking at Imam Hussain and then Zaynab al-Alayhi salam. This tells us something that's very beautiful. At the end, if we shift 34 to 35 years, this is when al-Abbas al-Alayhi salam, how old he was, 34 and 35, the second last face he saw, the second last eyes al-Abbas saw were the eyes of Zaynab al-Alayhi salam. Before he went to go get water for the orphans and for Imam Hussain al-Alayhi salam. Now Zaynab, you know, the long speech between them went on, al-Abbas left. Now al-Abbas went to grab water. Imam Hussain al-Alayhi salam kept his eye on the flag of al-Fadl. That's why they call him the flag barrier. Now, how was this correlated? How was this related to Umm al-Baneen? We'll get the touch up on right now. Al-Abbas al-Alayhi salam is an individual who possessed the highest level of patience. Arab, you know, the ordinary, of course not Ahl al-Bait, but anybody, Arab the Imam of Ahl al-Bait, al-Alayhi salam. Because honestly, when he reached the river of Al-Alqameen, as he was getting the pouch filled with water, he felt the coolness of the water. And he went to drink. He began to speak to his soul. What did he say? He says, oh soul, be patient. Your master Hussain is thirsty, yet you want to enjoy the coolness of the water. Al-Abbas al-Alayhi salam could have easily drank the water because in his mind he knew that he was taking water to al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam. So nonetheless, water was going to get to al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam in his head. But yet, he says, how can I drink when my master Hussain is thirsty? So he let the water go. And the last set of eyes he saw were the eyes of Imam al-Hussain, peace and blessings be upon him. When Al-Abbas fell with no hands, an arrow pierced through one eye, the water pouch has been pierced. Imam al-Hussain comes to him and the last face that Imam al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam saw was the face and eyes of Imam al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam. Now this tells us something. Al-Abbas throwing the water, being so determined to bring the water, emanates from who? Emmanates from what? It all emanates from his mother, Umul ibn al-Alayhi salam, who Imam al-Alayhi salam said, I want a patient lady. And this characteristic of being patient was sent down through Al-Abbas al-Alayhi salam, who was so thirsty and the water was available for him yet he did not drink. Tonight, insha'Allah, I want to touch upon a few points. Number one, why did Umul ibn ibn al-Alayhi salam not leave with Imam al-Hussain and the caravan of Imam al-Hussain to Karbala? Number two, to what extent was Umul ibn ibn al-Alayhi salam patient? We touched upon it a little bit in the previous episode but I want to continue it today and see to what extent did Umul ibn ibn al-Alayhi salam have patients? Number three, what is the correlation between Umul ibn ibn al-Alayhi salam and mourning sessions over the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam? What is the correlation between the two? Insha'Allah, we'll get the touch upon that. But Imam al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam, the main reason why Umul ibn ibn al-Alayhi salam was that Imam al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam had a small child with the name of Fatima al-Sughra. Now, Umul ibn ibn al-Hussain could not take her with him to Karbala because she was ill. So Umul ibn ibn al-Hussain stayed behind to take care of that child, to see whatever she needs and serve her. She serves Imam al-Hussain and the daughter of Imam al-Hussain. This is to the extent that Umul ibn ibn ibn ibn al-Hussain had love for the Ahl al-Bayt, al-Alayhi salam. Why else did she stay back? Ab al-Fadl al-Abbas al-Alayhi salam, we always call him Ab al-Fadl. A lot of people don't actually know that Ab al-Abbas had a son called Fadl. That's why they call him Ab al-Fadl, the father of Fadl. And he had another younger child with the name of Abdullah or according to other narrations, So Umul ibn ibn ibn al-Bayt stayed behind to look after the kids, to take care of the kids. Ever since the caravan of Imam al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam left Madinah, Umul ibn ibn ibn al-Bayt would constantly ask the people who come into Madinah, tell me news about my son Hussain. Someone tell me something about my beloved master and son Imam al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam. A lot of people would say we don't know, we don't know, we don't know. Whenever someone enters Madinah, she would send someone to go and ask him. And no one has news of Imam al-Hussain al-Alayhi salam. Until one day, when Bishr ibn Hadlam walks into Madinah and he started calling out, I have news from Karbala, I have news from Imam al-Hussain. Everyone gathered around him, they want to hear the news. What is going on right now? If something goes on around the world, we just turn on the TV. Back then there were messengers, there were poets like Bishr ibn Hadlam. So everyone gathered around to hear the news. As soon as she heard Bishr say, I have news of Imam al-Hussain al-Famkar, she comes running with a child, she was holding a child in her arms, the child of al-Fadal al-Abbas, she comes running. And then she hears Bishr saying those lines. In yesterday's episode, just to touch upon the correlation of the patients, everything I'm saying leads up to the patient of Umul baniin, the patients of Umul baniin. In the previous episode, I narrated the story of how Imam al-Alayhi al-Bitaleb al-Islam rolled up the sleeve of his son, Ab al-Fadal, and began to kiss his hands and then told Umul baniin why in the future those hands will be cut off. Umul baniin was patient, she's like, if it's for the sake of Allah, for the sake of Islam and for the sake of defending his brother Imam al-Hussain, then so be it. Let his hands get cut off. Let him be sacrificed for the son of Rasulullah, the grandson of Rasulullah. Now Bishr has just came in and he is saying, I have news of Imam al-Hussain and what will happen. But to what extent was Umul baniin patient? Could she bear the news of Imam al-Hussain al-Alayhi al-Salam? Insha'Allah, we'll get the touch upon that, but after this short break, so stay tuned. Respected viewers, brothers and sisters in Islam, one second. As-salamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. I welcome you to the second part of today's episode and I do send my condone, Sustan al-Sahab al-Asr al-Zaman to you, my dear viewers and to everyone across the world because the life of Umul baniin, the sacrifices that this individual, this great characteristic and lady, she gave to Islam and she gave for the Ahl al-Bayt al-Alayhi al-Salam, deserves for us to ponder upon her life and learn every aspect from her life. I know I am not fully giving the credit that she deserves, but insha'Allah, I hope to fulfill the information that is required to know about the life of Umul baniin, peace and blessings be upon her. Now before the break, we did touch upon a lot of things regarding the correlation between Umul baniin and Majalis, a little bit we touched upon that. We'll get to touch upon it more near the end of the episode. But we got to the question, to what extent did Umul baniin's patients last? Bishr has just entered Medina and he is telling everyone, I have news from Karbala, Umul baniin, everyone gathers around. He says to the people of Medina, he says Bishr, he's a poet. He says all the residents of Yathrib, there is no place for you here anymore. Hussain has been martyred and my tears will forever flow. Now hearing this, everybody got the news that Imam al-Hussain is martyred. Umul baniin goes up to Bishr, she says tell me news about my master and son, Imam Hussain. Bishr got confused, he looked at everybody, he says what's going on? I'm saying Hussain has just been martyred in Karbala and this lady is asking me, tell me about Hussain. The people tell him, oh Bishr, this is Umul baniin. The love and devotion that Umul baniin had towards Ahlul Bayt, towards Fatim t-Zaraa and especially towards Imam al-Hussain was publicly known to everyone. Everyone knew that Umul baniin loved Imam Hussain more than she loved herself and more than she loved her children. So Bishr became emotional. He thought to himself, how am I going to inform this lady about Imam Hussain being martyred in the most brutal way. So he began to tell one by one. And what's so interesting about his line of poetry, he says, oh the residents of Yathrib. Yathrib is modern day Medina. Yathrib was an area where Jews used to reside in. And he used this Yathrib because the people of Medina how they warmly welcomed Prophet Muhammad now are receiving the news of the martyrdom and the murder of his grandson Imam al-Hussain. So he wants to see how will they react to this incident. So he begins to tell Umul baniin. He says, azamallakil ajar, may Allah grant you patience and may Allah reward you for the death of your son, Abdullah. She says, I don't care about Abdullah, tell me about Hussain. He says, may Allah reward you for the loss of Jaafar. She says, tell me about Hussain. Then he says, may Allah grant you patience and reward you for the loss of Usman. She says, all of them are ransomed for Imam Hussain. Tell me about my master and son Imam Hussain. He says, may Allah grant you, he begins to tear up. And he tells her, may Allah grant you patience and may Allah reward you for the loss and martyrdom of your beloved son, Abbas, the moon of Bani Hashem. Umul baniin, as I mentioned, had a child that she was carrying in her arms. She let go of the child, the child falls and she falls with the child crying. She says, you have shattered my heart. Tell me about my son Hussain. Bishr then his emotions just collapsed. He starts crying and he says, may Allah grant you patience and may Allah reward you for the loss and martyrdom of Imam Hussain. Now Umul baniin goes into a depression mode. Her beloved son and beloved master Imam Hussain. They tell her Umul baniin, the moon of Bani Hashem just died. She said, no, my life is Imam Hussain. Everything that I am is Imam Hussain. Nothing matters other than Imam Hussain. She falls onto the ground. She collapses, begins to cry, begins to lament Imam Hussain, alaihi salam. What does she do next? Umul baniin gets up. This is very heart-shattering. Umul baniin gets up and where does she go? She goes to the house of Zainab, alaihi salam. Zainab has just gotten back from captivity. She told her maid, anyone that knocks on the door, do not let them in until they have a common calamity with us. Until there's a common calamity between us, then let them in. Umul baniin goes and knocks on the door, the maid comes out. She says, my master, lady Zainab said that I cannot let anyone in until they have a common calamity. Umul baniin looks at her and she says, I am Umul baniin. The maid goes back into lady Zainab. She says, there's a lady at the door that says she is Umul baniin. She has a common calamity. She says, yes, let her in. This is the individual who I should console with. As soon as the two see each other, Umul baniin calls out, oh my son, oh my master, Hussein, what is a disaster after you? What a disaster it is after you? Zainab then replies to Umul baniin. What does she say? Beautiful comments between the two. They shatter the hearts. Zainab, alaihi salam, she says, oh brother Abbas, what a disaster it is after you? Then Umul baniin realized that something has changed with Zainab. She began to doubt. She says, is this Zainab al-Alawiya? Is this the Alawid Zainab, Zainab, daughter of Imam Ali? What does Zainab say? She says, do not say Zainab al-Alawiya, but say Zainab al-Masbiyyah. Do not say Zainab the daughter of Ali. Say Zainab the captive from the calamities that she faced. The Imams of Ahlul Bayt, alaihi salam, tell us that after Ashura, the calamities of Ashura were great. They struck Ahlul Bayt, they shook Ahlul Bayt, but the calamities that happened after Ashura are what really hurt at Ahlul Bayt the most. What happened to Zainab al-Alawiya, and Umul baniin and the rest of the captives? So she says, do not say Zainab the daughter of Ali, say Zainab the captive from what happened to her. Umul baniin and Zainab began, they sat around and established the first Majlis, home Majlis, home lamentation gathering. There were Majlis before even Imam Hussain was born, but the first Majlis was established in the palace of Yazid, but the first home Majlis was established by Umul baniin and Lady Zainab alaihi salam. After everything has happened, Umul baniin gets up. She leaves everyone in a depressed mood with her heart just not even broken, shattered with the news of Imam Hussain alaihi salam. Where does she go next? She goes to Jannah al-Bakia and there she makes another grave resembling who? Resembling Imam Hussain alaihi salam. She sits beside the grave every day and night and laments over Imam Hussain alaihi salam, cries for days and days and then after she's done at night she goes back home and she has a gathering for women. Umul baniin placed a huge emphasis and the importance of establishing Majlis for women because it's such gatherings when women get together and they read the story of Ahl al-Bayt, especially the story of Umul baniin, Zainab, Rabab, Ruqayya and Sakina and all of them they will turn into the ladies that really Ahl al-Bayt wants. So she gets a gathering and begins to lament over Imam Hussain every night and every day she's at the grave that she built for Imam Hussain alaihi salam. What's also interesting, and she did this until she died. She died in the 64th year after just a couple of years, two or three years after the martyrdom of Imam Hussain alaihi salam. And she did this until she died. What's also heart-breaking and you know this information really gets to the bottom of the hearts. On a day of judgment it is narrated that out of the loyalty and respect of Fatima al-Zahra to Umul baniin, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad shows her respect and shows her loyalty to Umul baniin for what Umul baniin did to the children of Fatima al-Zahra. What does Fatima al-Zahra do? She raises the hands of Abul Fadal Abbas alaihi salam and she asks Allah to be the judge between the one who carafe these hands in Fatima al-Zahra. In return, what does Umul baniin do? In return Umul baniin picks up the shirt smeared with the blood of Imam Hussain alaihi salam and she says, O Allah, be the judge between me and the individual who smeared the blood of your beloved grandson of your beloved Prophet and be the judge between us. I mean, let us comprehend this. Fatima al-Zahra showing her love to Umul baniin, showing her love to Fatima al-Zahra alaihi salam through this way. Now lastly before I conclude, I want to touch upon a few points. Number one, let us strive towards holding on to our faith as strong as possible. Let us strive so hard to continue serving Ahlul bayt alaihi salam. Let us strive to spread the story of Umul baniin. It is her tragic martyrdom and it's our responsibility to continue sharing the knowledge of Umul baniin, sharing what she did for Islam, how she was as a daughter, how she was as a mother, as a wife and as a loyal lover to Ahlul bayt alaihi salam. Lastly, I would like to thank everyone for tuning in. May Allah SWT give us the ability to continue serving Ahlul bayt alaihi salam. Wassalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.