 The mysteries of Islam fascinate us time and time again. This is no different from the life story of the Prophet. Who was Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa alihi wasallam? An illiterate dozen merchant who one day stumbled upon amazing Arabic rhetoric. Or was he the creation of Allah's greatest light, sent down to earth to pull man out of ignorance and bring them to the purest of truths? I, Ali Burji, am on a journey to discover the real story behind the Prophet, the real story behind our religion, the roots, the beginning, the cradle of civilization. Peace be upon you, doctor. Peace be upon you. How are you? Peace be upon you. Insha'Allah you had a good week. Thank you. Thank you. So, we were left at Sayyidah Khadija, alaihi salam. It was very beautiful to go through a bit of her lifetime and get to know more of this great personality. Insha'Allah we wanted to discuss the subject of marriage. How Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa alihi wasallam treated Sayyidah Khadija as his wife? The reason is because there's a lot of misconceptions today in the Islamic Ummah with regards to how a Muslim man, a mu'min should treat his wife. Unfortunately, a lot of cultures and misconceptions are attributed because of us through times they get attached to our religion and we need to learn to separate certain things because unfortunately others if they want to look for faults to point in generalizing that Islam is bad, we want to prove them wrong. We want to say listen, you for example, you state that Islam is nothing but a religion of violence and hatred. We say the opposite and we prove it. Also with regards to Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa alihi wasallam as a married man, what was his mannerisms? How did he treat Sayyidah Khadija alaihi salam as a man? What did he expect from her as a wife? In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. And peace be upon Muhammad and his good people. And peace be upon Muhammad and his followers. And peace be upon Muhammad and his followers. And peace be upon Muhammad and his followers. Of course there is no misconception as far as the treatment of a husband. You say there is no misconception of who, there isn't at all any misconception as far as treating the treatment of husband and wife. How the husband should treat the wife or how the wife should treat the husband. It's very clear. If there are things which go wrong or individuals misbehave, then that's a different issue. But as far as the duties and conduct of the husband towards the wife, treatment of the husband towards the wife and wife towards the husband, it's very clear. Islam stresses a lot on this issue. The issue of treatment and good behavior towards one another between the husband and the wife. It stresses on forgiveness between them. If one urns or makes a mistake or behaves in a certain manner which is not desirable, then the other party should forgive and forgo and forget to help make life happy between them. Which is, as I said, achieved through forgiveness. As far as the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, is concerned and his marriage with the Sayyid al-Khadeegah, Alaihi As-Salam, it is very clear that they had a very happy life together. And in fact, the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, was known for his good manners, for his honesty and truthfulness. And indeed, Sayyid al-Khadeegah is well known that addresses the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam before marriage. She says, I decide to marry you for your honor, for your truthfulness, for your honesty and for your good manners. So the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam was renowned for his manners, for his good manners and renowned for his honesty and truthfulness. Apart from the fact that his status was good in the sense that he was from the tribe of Ben-i Hashem, which was highly honored amongst Quraish. And his father was Abdullah, was highly respected. His grandfather, Abdul-Muttalib, he was the head of, if you like, Ben-i Hashem at his time. He was the chief of the tribe. So apart from this status, the manners and conduct of this particular individual amongst the clan of Ben-i Hashem, that is, Muhammad, the son of Abdullah, was outstanding. And Sayyid al-Khdeej, alaihi salam, said that it's because of these qualities, these traits, I want to marry. As a married man, the Holy Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, if I could see him today with my own eyes, what would I expect? Would I expect a man that would go home and demand his wife to have the food ready on the table? Would I see a man that expect his wife to have everything clean and her to listen and obey him without questioning? Or would I see a man that actually doesn't, how can I put it in words, that does not expect all these things from his wife? That he would actually acknowledge that whatever his wife would do for him, she would do it not because of obligation, but because of the love and respect for him. Do you understand what I'm trying to say? I just wanted to exploit the idea of marriage. How can we today benefit from it? Because I see as well in our communities that we may not necessarily be picking up these teachings from our home. No, generally a lot of people do pick up on the teachings of the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. There may be minorative cases where things like this may happen, but certainly it's not the duty of the wife to do the things that you mentioned. And the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, has stressed and he used to help with all the duties and help his wife with whatever was necessary to be done. So there was no expectation that the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, did towards his wife, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. And because of, he continued to behave in the same manner that he was famous for. He was renowned for his good manners, for truthful and honesty, and he continued in that way. And we don't have any report to say that he acted in the country. So, yes, they, Saita Khadija knew who he was, given the conducts and given what she had heard about him. We'll come into that, inshallah, later on, in details as to what she'd heard about him. And why, there were a lot of, if you like, notable individuals seeking marriage, seeking her hands in marriage, Saita Khadija's hands, but she used to refuse. And whereas in this case, in the case of the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, who, if you like, in terms of wealth, he didn't have a lot of wealth and he wasn't often. But despite that, she approached him and she sought marriage. And in previous episodes, we did talk about, she used different individuals. She used to send messages like the aunt of the Prophet, Saita Safiya, and others, to help facilitate this, arrange for this marriage. So she knew, she was talking about, and the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, continued in that manner. And he behaved according to the, he basically practiced what he preached, according to his teachings. And inshallah, we'll come into that. And the important thing is that this marriage continued until, if you like, when he was sent officially as a Prophet, and he announced his mission, or the mission of the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Ahsan, too. The concern, the reason why I wanted to stress this out is because it's a bit stressful how we have the best of examples. And it's crucial for us to always go back, always refer to Ahlul Bayt, Alai Mussalam, and our Holy Prophet with regards to how we can behave in society within friends, a family, how to behave with our enemies as well. And generally, I just wanted to touch this so we could derive some useful, basically at the end of the day, what I wanted to say is that from my personal observation is that a lot of problems within our communities can be solved if only we went back and learned from Ahlul Bayt, Alai Mussalam. So that's all what I had to say about that. And inshallah, we were talking about the early days of the mission of Rasulullah, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. And you've mentioned that in the beginning it was only Rasulullah, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, Amirul-Mu'mineen, and Sayyidah Khadija, Alai Mussalam. And who followed afterwards? Who embraced Islam after, in the beginning, in the early stages, before the declaration of the Prophethood? Who was with the Holy Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam? Well, when the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, was sent, he met Jibrail, Alai Mussalam, and he made a declaration. Yes, the people who believed in him was Sayyidah Khadija, Alai Mussalam, and Imam Ali, Alai Mussalam. And this went on for a long time. For a long time, it's probably for about three years. But there are a number of points which need to be addressed. And, of course, there are, if you like, misconceptions here, in the sense that when the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, met Archangel Jibrail in Ngar Haram, he was confused, he was scared, and things like this. Of course, all of these are not correct. And before, as part of the marriage of the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, she knew that he would be a Prophet, as I mentioned in the previous episode, that on the first day of their marriage, or during the marriage ceremony indeed, she announced that she is giving her entire wealth and property to the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. And this was at the age of 25, so this was about 15 years before they start, before the mission of Prophethood of Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. So she knew what she was doing. And she did say to him on the first day, after the marriage, that when you are, if you like, officially declared as a Prophet, when the Prophet comes to you, I would like you to remember one thing and that is to pray for me. And I hope that you would not forget, which the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, of course I would not forget, and I will do that, and of course he did. He prayed for her and continued to pray for her long after her death, even to the last days of his life. So she knew that he is going to be a Prophet, and it was well known amongst the people in the know, if you like, the people who were after these things, that he would be a Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. And indeed, we have Christian and Jewish scholars who were either in Medina or Mecca, and they knew, they have said to various individuals, whether Abd al-Muttalib, whether Abu Talib, the uncle of the Prophet, or what they say, the Khadija, and various others, they have pointed out that this young man will be a Prophet of this nation, of these people, of the time, of the end of the time. It was well known, and he, say the Khadija, knew that. In fact, we have reports that even before her marriage to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, so you're talking about in his teens or probably early 20s, because he was 25 when they were both 25 when they married, we have reports that Waraq bin Naufal, the cousin of Sayyid al-Khadija, he was an old cousin, and he was Christian scholar. He was following the religion of, at least according to the Shari'a and the teachings of Jesus, Alaihi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. And he used to tell Sayyid al-Khadija that this young man is going to be a Prophet. In fact, in one report it says that this is the man we've been waiting for. We meaning the scholars at least, if not the Jews and scholars who had come, the Jews and Christians who had come and gathered. In fact, we have reports that the Jews came like hundreds years before. They came to Mecca and Medina in search of and waiting for the Prophet, the forthcoming Prophet. They knew they had it in their books and they had it in their works. And so they've been waiting for him. And when they saw him as a young man, they spotted him and they said he is going to be a Prophet. It happened in Mecca, it happened in Medina. It happened in the Levant, in the Sham, when Jewish or Christian scholars saw him when he was on a business trip with his uncle Abu Talib, Alaihi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. When they saw the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, they said this guy is going to be a Prophet. This young man is going to be a Prophet. The point I want to say is that when everyone else knew, at least the people in the north, the Jewish and Christian scholars, he would certainly know that he is going to be a Prophet. And of course I'd chosen some verses from the Quran that basically explains and highlights the tradition, like the system, how it works. Allah SWT says in general, it says that when this is ayah number 81 of Surah Al-Imran, Surah number three, ayah 81, when Allah takes the covenant, he made covenants with the prophets that he dispatched. He says, I give you the book and wisdom, or I give you a book and wisdom. And as much as when another Prophet comes, you will endorse him, you will support him, you will believe in him and support him. So the system works like this, is that one Prophet will tell his people that there will be another Prophet coming, these are his qualities, these are his signs. And Allah took a promise from the prophets that when a new Prophet comes and if you're alive, you should support him, you should believe in him. And he took that promise and they agreed according to this ayah. So that when a new Prophet comes, you believe in him and you support him, and do you agree to that? And they said, we do agree. So this is a general principle if you like, as far as the prophets are concerned. So in the case of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, again that is mentioned to the, according to the ayah of the Quran, this one is Surah Al-Amaran, ayah 187. It says, According to the ayah of the Quran, this one is Surah Al-Amaran, ayah 187. It says, That Allah made a covenant with the people of the book that you must make it known to the masses, to the people. And you may not hide it, but unfortunately, but they cast it behind their backs. So they were aware that this Prophet Muhammad is going to come. It was well known to them, the signs and the qualities and the marks and so on. In Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 146, The people of the book, those who have been given the book, they recognize him just as they recognize their sons. But a group of them, they will surely conceal the truth while they know what they're doing. They know the truth. So, in the case of the Prophet Muhammad, the Jewish scholars, the Christian scholars in Mecca, Madinah, they identified him, they spotted him, and they did say to his relatives, to Abu Talib, to Sayda Khadija, to Abdul Muttalib, that he will be a Prophet. Obviously, Abu Talib, alaihi salam, already knew. He didn't need anyone to tell him, correct? No, the point is that it was wider than just Abu Talib knowing. The point is that other scholars from other religions, at that time, they also knew. They recognized the signs with the physical? They did say that he's going to be the Prophet. The point I'm talking about is that if all around him knew, surely he knows too. And the whole point is that this issue that he was, unfortunately, we have it in, if you like, so many references that he was scared. He wanted to commit suicide, and he wasn't sure. He went to Sayda Khadija, his wife, alaihi salam, and he told her, and then she went and asked her cousin, is this the case? Is this true? So, this is completely wrong, really. So, with regard to the incident of the cave, what happened in the cave? That's my understanding. We're trying to get to that. What's been said about what happened in the cave when the Archangel Gabriel, alaihi salam, revealed basically the commandment from Allah, now, before we go into the event of the cave, I just wanted to understand what's so unique about caves? Because throughout time, there's all sorts of, lots of prophets, alaihi salam, peace be upon them, that always seek a cave. Is it because a cave provides shelter about the form of security? Because they want that loneliness, solitude. They like the solitude when it comes to worshipping Allah, what is it so unique about caves that a lot of prophets, peace be upon them, we've heard from narrations that they may be worshipping Allah in caves, spending time in caves. Well, as you mentioned, it's the solitude and the seclusion. They want to concentrate on prayer and so on and so forth. If I may just continue with the verses from the Qur'an, which address the issue of the people knowing the forthcoming prophet. We have another verse in the Qur'an. For example, again, verse number 7, ayah 157, sorry, surah number 7, ayah 157, الذين يتبعون الرسول النبي الأمي, الذين يجدونه مكتوبا عنده في التوراة والإنجيل. Those who follow the messenger, they make a prophet whom they found mentioned or written down in their works, in their books in the Torah and the Injil. So, it is clear Allah has mentioned this, and of course it is mentioned although there have been changes made and so on. Changes to the scriptures. Yeah, to the scriptures. That's why I can't find it. You can find the traces. They translate it as the comforter, for example, or the pericletus. What do you mean, sorry, can you clarify? That the comforter will come. Jesus says that I must go so that the comforter will come. The comforter is the Prophet Muhammad SAW. We have another verse in the Quran. It's Surah 61, ayah 6, which says it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's So, the point is it was mentioned and it was made clear beforehand that the Prophet Muhammad will come and Jewish scholars and Christian scholars knew that and amongst that also other people. As I said, the fact that Sayyeda Khadija, sorry, as I mentioned earlier, Waraq bin Naufal, the cousin, the old cousin of Sayyeda Khadija, well before her marriage to Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wa ala, said that he will be a Prophet. Muhammad will be a Prophet because, if you like, at that time Muhammad was working with her on her trade, on her business, trading with Sham in Syria. So he called the attention of Waraq bin Naufal and Waraq bin Naufal advised Sayyeda Khadija, informed Sayyeda Khadija about this. So it was well known if everyone else knew then he would know it. So we've made it void basically that what they claim that the Holy Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa ala was a man living an ordinary life and one day out of the blue sky Archangel comes and tells him, oh from now on you're a Prophet and this is void because clearly the Holy Quran states that Jews, Ahlul Kitab, Christians and Jews have been warned from before. And the scholars had, they were very clear they knew that this, because it's their work they are investigating and teaching and so on, the Jewish and Christian scholars at that time knew very well that about the Prophet Muhammad, forthcoming Prophet. Okay, it would also be very interesting to see the different angles that school of thoughts in Islam have regarding their personality and the figure of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa alayhi wa sallam with regards, for example, one of the very famous ones between the two main school of thoughts Ahlu Sunnah and Nashi'a is regarding Isma infallibility that inshallah would like to cover regarding what is infallibility and why do the Holy Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam need to be infallible. Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam put in charge of the Prophet from the time of his meaning the greatest of his Malaika, and he was with him all the time day and night and he used to show him the good manners.