Alhamdullilah wassalatu wasalama ala rasullallah...So
tonight we talk about Khadijah (r) and Khadijah is the first and the first and the first,
the list of firsts, Khadijah would occupy the first nine which I'll get to inshallah
ta'ala if you actually get to her virtues. We could've started off the series with her
but I wanted to lay the groundwork with some of those that started to have the inclination
before Khadijah, before the Prophet (s) receives the message and believes him and give him
that support the he needed so desperately. Understanding Zaid Ibn Amr and Waraka, the
role that they played and now we get to this very special woman. My disclaimer is that I've done a five hour
class on Khadijah so it's very hard to condense into a 40 minute class but I'm going to try,
particularly in how she distinguishes herself as the first, while omitting many of the biographical
details about her and focus on what people might not know about her. The
Prophet (s) said that the best woman of her times was Maryam and the best woman of her
times was Khadijah. The Prophet (s) included her in the people
who perfected their faith. It's very difficult for a person who is not
a prophet to be perfect in their faith, in their faith and character. She is Khadijah bint Khawaylid-------. She has the same lineage as the Prophet (s)
from Kusair Ibn Uzzah. Her father was the youngest of his siblings,
and she was the youngest of her family. Her father Khawaylid was the chief of Banu
Assad. He was one of those who defended the Kaba
in the story in Surah Fil along with Abdul Mutalib (the grandfather of the Prophet (s)
who also took care of the Prophet (s) because his father passed away) and he also went with
Abdul Mutalib to congratulate the ruler of Yamen after the death of Abraha (who sought
to destroy the Kaba). The two men spent time together and both died
early. Khawaylid died in the battle of AlFijaar. Khadijah's mother was Fatima bint Zaaida. Khadijah's sibling include Awwam (the father
of Zubair (r) who is one of the ten promised paradise) and Hizaam (the father of Hakeem
Ibn Hizaam who plays a big role in the seerah of the Prophet (s)), Haala bint Khawaylid
(who son Al Aas married Zaynab, the daughter of Khadijah (r)). She was born in 555, 15 years older than the
Prophet (s). Her name was very unique at that time. It means premature (she was born before her
due date, and some scholars say it also indicates that she was before her time). You don't find any Khadijahs before her. She was extremely beautiful, well educated,
well dressed, sharp, perfect in her behavior, perfect in her character, the most elegant
woman of Makkah. She never worshipped idols, probably because
of the influence of Waraka. Her nickname is Tahira (pure) which was in
reference to her character even before Islam. She was known to never have backbited, lied,
hurt anyone, or upset anyone. Had a very gentle, subtle presence. Everything she had that would normally make
one arrogant only contributed to her goodness. She married Abu Hala and had two sons from
him-Hala and Hind (who had the most beautiful description of the Prophet (s). Hind lived well past the Prophet (s). This husband passed. She married Ateeq and had a daughter from
him named Hind and a son named Abdul Uzzah after her grandfather. This husband died when he was 25. Banu Makhzoom was considered one of the richest
tribes. She inherited from both of her parents, both
of her husbands who were both wealthy, and she was a very intelligent business woman. She became not just the richest woman in Quraish,
but her caravan equalled all of the other caravans of Quraish. She would sometimes send over 800 camels on
trade routes to Syria and Yemen carrying her goods. Her nicknames become the princess of Quraish,
the leader of the women of Quraish, Khadijah the great. Her Generosity-
There was a green silk pavilion over her roof that was a sign for the poor to go to her
house. She gave her money freely to the orphans,
to the poor, to the sick. She would help the poor get married by paying
their meher herself. She had over 400 servants. She would employ people to take her caravans
to Syria and would sometimes get taken advantage of. She was looking for an honest merchant who
she could trust because she never herself went to Ash-Sham. The Prophet (s) was a shepherd. All the prophets of Allah were at some point
shepherds. He was primary a Shepard for Abu Talib. At the age of 18 he started to also be a broker
and would engage in trade on behalf of sellers but didn't actually himself go to Syria or
Yemen to do that. Khadijah was complaining to her sister Hala
of being burned in business and was looking for someone honest. Hala referred the Prophet (s) and said he's
the shepherd of some of her sheep. She said to approach Abu Talib. Abu Talib was hesitant but eventually agreed. The Prophet (s) agreed to take her caravans
to Ash-Sham for that year and was paired off with Maysara. Maysara came back praising the Prophet (s)'s
character and said the clouds never left him while he napped, the trees would extend themselves
to shade him, he wouldn't swear by any idols. On that trip the Prophet (s) doubled the caravans
of Khadijah on that trip. He was also a monotheist which also appealed
to Khadijah (r). Khadijah (r) had trust issues with merchants,
and definitely with who to marry. She didn't want to marry someone who was only
marrying her for her wealth. She's been unmarried now for over a decade. There's a woman named Nafeesa who was a friend
of Khadijah and asks her how's everything. Khadijah starts talking about the Prophet
(s) and how he took her caravans and was so honest and noble. Nafeesa sees the spark in her eyes and says
why don't you marry him. Khadijah (r) says I wasn't interested in marriage
and have been turning people down this whole time and it wasn't something I thought of. The Prophet (s) was also turning down many
proposals because he had a poor family and wanted to take care of them. He felt indebted to Abu Talib. Khadijah (r) was of a very different class
than the Prophet (s). She tells Nafeesa to inquire if he's even
interested in marriage. Nafeesa went to the Prophet (s) and said why
don't you get married. He says I have to take care of my family. But who would you suggest anyway? And Khadijah says what about a woman with
nobility, wealth, beauty, character-she's everything. The Prophet (s) asked who. She said Khadijah. He says, why do you think she would marry
me? Nafeesa says, let me ask her. Nafeesa goes back to Khadijah. Khadijah sends the proposal. Abu Talib comes back with the Prophet (s). Waraka conducts the marriage. Tahira (the pure one) marries Ameen (the truthful
one). Khadijah had a dream of the sun descending
into her home which Waraka said meant that she would marry a nobleman or a prophet. Before the Prophet (s), Khadijah received
proposals from Abu Jahal, Abu Sufiyaan, Ukba bin AbiMuit-three of the fiercest enemies
of the Prophet (s) when he receives prophethood (Abu Sufiyaan who would eventually accept
Islam). Three powerful, arrogant men. Khadijah did not want any part of them despite
their strength, nobility, power, and wealth they had in society. She turned down proposals from all of them
which is unheard of. Abu Jahal at the time was called the father
of wisdom. She married the Prophet (s) because of his
character and she told him, the reason why I desired you is because of your noble character
and your truthful tongue. This is acting on revelation before it comes. The Prophet (s) says if someone comes to you
with religion and character you should marry that person. Character was not ambiguous. The scholars say in the ayah Allah says that
Allah found you poor and he enriched you and put you in a place of success. Khadijah (r) marrying the Prophet (s) was
special. She was 40, he was 25. The Prophet (s) through his marriage to Khadijah,
his place in society changed significantly. 1) it freed him up significantly to play a
more important role in society 2) it gave the Prophet (s) access to elites
that he did not have before and that would play an important role in his dawah. People already knew the Prophet (s) for his
character and loved and respected him, and his place in society changes significantly. He moved into her home. In this household was also-
--After five years of marriage they had six children: Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Um Kulthum, Fatima,
Al-Qassim, Abdullah. Khadijah named the girls, the Prophet (s)
named the boys. --Some of Khadijah's previous children also
live in the household. --Zaid Ibn Harifa also lives there (a boy
who was captured and enslaved, then bought by Hakeem Ibn Hizaam, gifted to Khadijah (r). The Prophet (s) loved him, Khadijah gifted
him to the Prophet (s) who freed him and adopted him as a son). So Zaid became Zaid Ibn Muhammed. --Ali (the son of Abu Talib) When the Prophet (s) moved to her home, his
economic status changes. Abu Talib had a hard time caring for his children. Hamza Ibn Abu Talib took Jaffar Ibn Abu Talib
and the Prophet (s) took Ali. They all absolutely loved each other and only
had one argument one time. The argument was that Khadijah (r) asked the
Prophet (s) to attend a gathering of some of the relatives and the Prophet (s) said
I will never worship Uzzah, I will never worship the idols, and Khadijah was saying forget
about the idols, forget about Uzzah. Meaning that Khadijah wanted the Prophet (s)
wanted him to go to the gathering just to be with the relatives but the Prophet (s)
did not want to attend any of the gatherings where the idols would be worshipped. That's the only argument they had. Khadijah loved to make the Prophet (s) happy
and when she met Haleema Saadiya (the woman who fed the Prophet (s)) and she saw the way
that the Prophet (s) loved her like a mother, Khadijah gifted her with 40 sheep and a camel. That was the habit of her. She would spend on anyone who helped the Prophet
(s) when he was a child, when he was in need or who he loved or who loved him. This only increased their love. Later after the death of Khadijah (r), the
Prophet was the same way. He would spend on her friends. One of the significant incidences before revelation
is when the tribes fought over the placement of the black stone in the Kaaba. The tribes made an agreement that whoever
would walk through the doors next would place the stone. The Prophet (s) walked though. They said it's the trustworthy one, the truthful
one, we are pleased. And the Prophet (s) came up with a strategy. He said all of the tribes will put the black
stone in a cloth. And all of the tribes will grab the cloth
together. That was it solves the dispute of favoritism
of one tribe over the other. That's the position that the Prophet (s) in
part occupies now because of who his wife is. The Prophet (s) had the most beautiful, elegant,
noble, comforting, caring wife who loved his children and had incredible space in society. There is nothing more that a person could
want at this point. From a duniya perspective, the best time of
the Prophet (s)'s life was around 38-39 years old, this lead up to revelation. To where he walks through the streets, he
is noble, everyone recognizes him, he's a peacemaker, when he speaks everyone listens,
they honor him, his family life is good, his societal life is good, he has everything that
he could possibly want. And suddenly the Prophet (s) starts to see
dreams. This is an important understanding of revelation. The Prophet (s)'s revelation starts with true
dreams. Suddenly he sees something, he wakes up. Sometimes he tells his family what he saw
in the dreams. And it would happen exactly as he saw it. For six months, half a year, he kept seeing
true dreams. After the six months, Allah put the love of
seclusion in the Prophet (s) (Ayesha said). He starts to pray alone, worship in an Abrahamic
way. He suddenly loves to have long periods of
silence and seclusion, seeking something greater. He was called specifically to the care of
Hira. He wouldn't just go next door or to a very
large room. He would go climbing all the way up-which
was at least a couple of hours, that's not taking into consideration the walk to the
mountain. Their home was near the area of the mountain
of Marwa. He would sometimes go there for a few days,
sometimes for a few weeks, sometimes an entire month without coming down. Some of the women started to mock Khadijah. They would say you've given him everything
and done so much for him. What kind of argument are you having that
he goes to a mountain for days at a time? Because of their place in society every move
of theirs is scrutinized. Khadijah (r) not only did not buy into any
naysayers, she would at the age of 54, 55, go up the mountain herself to give food to
the Prophet (s), bring stuff to him so he did not have to come back to replenish his
good, so he could focus on his worship. She knew that this was sincere devotion, and
she wanted to be as supportive as she could. No one told her to do that, nor was that an
expectation the Prophet (s) placed on her. But this is a woman who always exceeds all
expectations. He took everything to make sure that he was
well cared for and wouldn't have to come back down, only helps and supports him. At this point she's given birth to 10-11 children
and is in her fifties. She's making that harsh climb no matter if
it's in the darkness of the night or the heat of the sun. And then the Prophet (s) experiences what
he experiences. Jibreel (a) comes to the Prophet (s) and approaches
him in the cave. It is so significant, first of all imagine
how long the run of the Prophet (s) back down was. It wasn't like he saw Jibreel, was squeezed,
and could jump out. No, he still has to make that whole walk down
from the mountain. Goes to Khadijah (r). You cannot underestimate the Prophet (s) going
to Khadijah (r) first. He couldn't gone to Abu Bakr, his best friend. He could've gone to Abu Talib, his father
figure. He could've gone to Waraka, a person who understands
these things himself. He could've gone to Humza (r), his uncle and
one of his best friends. Instead he goes straight to Khadijah (r) knowing
that no one is going to reassure him and be more supportive than this woman. No one could comfort him the way she could. The Prophet (s) bursts into the home, sweating,
shaking, tells Khadijah (r) cover me, cover me, hold me, embrace me. Khadijah (r) does not ask any questions. He holds him, embraces him, comforts him,
and the Hadith actually mentions that he did not speak for some time. He's shook for a little bit and she's just
holding him. She's waiting to let him talk about what happened
to him. When he starts to speak, the fear had gone
from him, or he stopped shaking at least. He said Oh Khadijah, what is wrong with me. I'm worried about myself. The one who I saw in my sleep came to me. Because the Prophet (s) had seen Jibreel in
a dream before, he recognized him and now he saw him in the cave. He's worried that maybe he's possessed or
that he's lost his mind. In those moment she could make or break him. She could say we're going to stop you from
going to Hira for some time, go to sleep, we'll talk about this later. She could've said something neutral like let's
go to sleep right now, let me think about it, we can call someone over. She could've said lets go to Waraka. She could've said let's go to a doctor. She could've actually criticized him and said
you really shouldn't be going and spending so much time in Hira, he should've been home. I needed you here, you went to Hira. She could've used it as an opportunity. She could've mocked him. Anything. There are so many things she could've said
to the Prophet (s) in those moments. What were her first words. After going through all nineteen narrations. She said, no, these are glad tidings. This is good news from Allah. I swear that Allah would never disgrace you. Don't be sad. You are someone who maintains good relations
with kin and you only speak words of truth. This was one of the qualities that made her
want to marry him in the first place. And you help the poor and the destitute. When people have burdens, you carry their
burdens as well. You entertain your guests. And you assist those who are stricken with
calamities. In these few sentences, the Prophet (s) came
down with revelation, Khadijah (r) came to him with inspiration. She reassured him in so many different ways. Notice the reasons she mentions that Allah
would not disgrace him and compare it to what would come down later on over thirteen years
later in Surah Barakah. Allah says righteousness is not to turn your
face to the east or the west but righteousness is one who believes in Allah, the last day,
the angels, the books, the Prophets and gives out of their wealth in spite of their love
for it to relatives, to orphans, to the needy, to the travelers, to those who ask for help,
for the freeing of slaves, and who establish prayer and give zakat. Those who fulfill their promises when they
make promises and those who are patient in poverty and hardship and during struggle,
those are the ones who have been truthful and it is they who are righteous. Khadijah (r), her description of why Allah
would not disgrace the Prophet (s) actually matches with what the Quran would say later. She could've said Allah would not disgrace
you because you never worshiped the idols. But she mentioned these reasons that actually
line up almost exactly with what Allah would describe as righteousness in the Quran in
Surah Al-Bakarah. And some of the scholars mentioned her confidence
is important because no one knows the Prophet (s) like her. She's his only wife. They have been married now for fifteen years. Those words of confidence coming from your
spouse are particularly significant. This isn't some poet in front of the Kaaba. It's your wife, your spouse, saying that about
you. Also knowing that rich people, wealthy people,
usually don't do the things that you do. The Prophet (s) was not transformed by the
wealth that came to him when he married Khadijah but instead he used that for more noble things
and charitable things. This doesn't just make Khadijah the first
believer, she actually is believing in the Prophet (s) before he's certain of himself. She's telling him before he's sure of himself,
that I'm sure of you. I'm sure the tyou are upon the truth. I'm sure that Allah would not let you be disgraced. She says let's go to Waraka. Ask the people of knowledge if you don't know
any better. We mentioned that Waraka made this comment
that ifI live to see when the people run you out that I will support you with everything
I have. You think that for Khadijah (r) to hear that
didn't effect her? After that time there was a pause when Jibreel
did not come back for some time. The Prophet (s) was seeing Jibreel in human
form but he wasn't able to confirm anything at this time. Khadijah (r) says, if you see Jibreel again,
the next time you see him I want you to tell me. So the Prophet (s) says, I see him. Khadijah (r) said, sit on my right side. He sits and she asks, do you see him? He says, yes. She says sit on my left side. She asked, do you see him. He says, yes. So then Khadijah (r) sat behind him with her
arms and legs behind him so he's sitting in her grasp. She removed her khimaar and held him and asked,
do you see him? And he said, no. She said, be firm. This is an angel not a devil. Even the Prophet (s) asked, what? How do you know? Because she was talking about the hayaa of
Jibreel (a), the modesty of this angel. She said that if it was a shaitaan he would
stay around.0' But Jibreel had modesty and shyness that the
angel would not stay if he perceived intimacy. He would give salaam from the outside. So Khadijah (r) is figuring this out and she's
guided naturally towards this goodness. The Prophet (s) said there are people who
are muhadathoon, they are just guided to natural goodness by the angels, like Umar Ibn Khataab. It's like they're receiving revelation because
of their natural inclination towards goodness. Some time passes and the Prophet (s) did not
get revelation even though he was seeing him. Months pass by and Khadijah (r) is the one
comforting him. Then the Prophet (s) went out and he saw Jibreel
(a) in his full angelic form sitting on a throne between the heavens and the earth covering
the entirety of the horizon and coming near the Prophet (s) and the Prophet (s) ran back
to Khadijah (r) once again and said cover me, cover me. She embraced him and this time knows what
must have happened and at that moment the next revelation of the Quran, Sarah Mudathir,
"oh were who were wrapped up, stand up and call." That revelation comes up as he's wrapped up
in Khadijah. Think about how significant that is. That the revelation came to him while he was
in the arms of Khadijah (r)." Oh you who were wrapped up, arise and warn,
and your lord magnify and keep your garments and desert the idols." And after Surah Al-Mudathir came, the Prophet
(s) said you are the first one I am calling to the message and Khadijah (r) said, and
I am the first one to accept this message. I'm not going to question it. Absolutely no hesitation. Supporting him. So she is the first Muslim, the first believer,
the first of many things. And the Prophet (s) says, sleep is gone. We're not going to sleep anymore after this. The time of peace that we had is gone now. That tribulations that Waraka warned of, they're
going to come. The Prophet (s) made his first wudu and his
first prayer with Khadijah. The Prophet (s) made his first tawaf with
Khadijah. He would pray his qiyam with Khadijah. Khadijah (r) sold her gold and goods and spent
on the call and the dawah of the Prophet (s). This one is heartbreaking emotionally what
it did to the Prophet (s)-suddenly it wasn't just him going down where he was rejected
and pelleted and losing everything, she was losing everything too. When the boycott happens, the boycott was
of two tribes-Banu Hashim and Banu Mutalib. Khadjiah is not included in either of those
tribes. She technically could have avoided the boycott
by staying outside of the ghetto that was created that was wired off. No one is allowed to go there. She could have stayed on the outside in the
comfort of her home and supported her husband from there but she insisted on being with
the Prophet (s) when the boycott happened and she used what she had of a connection
to her nephew Hakeem to secretly sneak in food because the people were starving into
the area of the boycott. She was a woman who lived her entire life
in beauty, wealth, elegance-she ate grass to survive. So even the food that came in, she donated. Complete selflessness. Imagine the Prophet (s) watching her become
frail, losing weight, becoming bony and sick. She was now in her sixties. She never once complained. She never once says, why is this happening
to me, you did this to me. None of that. Complete acceptance of that which she has. There is a narration that Jibreel (a) met
Khadijah (r) in the form of a man that would ask the haal of the people, about how they're
doing. He asked her and she did nothing but praise
the Prophet (s) and in the last moments of her life when she's about to die-this woman
that believed in him, gave him everything, loved him, supported him, encouraged him,
now 25 years. So the Prophet (s) married her at 25, and
now it's been 25 years-one of the only monogamous marriages in Makkah, it was just her, and
now she's losing herself and dying from eating grass from a boycott that she's voluntarily
participating in. Jibreel came to the Prophet (s) sitting in
his living room during the last days and said, "oh messenger of Allah, this is Khadijah coming
to you. She's carrying a dish that has some soup or
some food or some drink. When she comes to you tell her that Allah
sends salaam to you. Give her salaam from her lord." She was the first person to receive salaam
from Allah in this ummah. "And give Khadijah my salaam too. And give her the glad tidings of a pearl palace
in jannah and there will be no noise or fatigue in that home." Imam Suhairi says the pearls were because
Khadijah gave away all of her pearls, she didn't have any left, any of that jewelry,
so you're going to have a whole house of those jewels. Imam Suhairi says because she never raised
her voice at the Prophet (s) once nor did she ever tire
him, she was always a source of peace, comfort, and tranquility for him, so Allah would give
her eternal tranquility, no more noise, no exhaustion. Some of the scholars mentioned the because
of the taunting of the people of Makkah at this point now, you don't walk out of your
house without the people yelling at you, cursing you, throwing things at you, harassing you. So give her the glad tidings of a palace of
paradise made of pearls. She will hear no noise, and no fatigue within. Khadijah (r) walks in, she's holding this
tray. The Prophet (s) says, Allah sends his salaam
to you. He says Jibreel is here. Allah sends his salaam to you. And Jibreel sends his salaam to you. And gives you glad tidings of a home of pearls
in jannah. There is no noise or fatigue therein. Khadijah smiles and responds, Allah is the
source of salaam, the source of peace. So I can't say Walaikum Assalam. And to Jibreel, my salaam. And though the prophet (s) did not give salaam
to her, and upon you oh messenger of Allah, the peace and the mercy of Allah. This is Jibreel who sent the Prophet (s) to
Khadijah twice to her arms, and is now basically saying that her time is wrapping up. It was a sign that the time of Khadijah was
near, that she was about to die. Abu Talib had died at the age of 80 years
old in the year 620. In some narrations, she died only three days
after him. Imagine that hardship, your father figure,
the only one who protected you-he died. And then your emotional support, your mental
support, your love, Khadijah (r) dies right after at the age of 65. This was in Ramadan. Ramadan had not yet become a month of fasting. The narration are very painful to go through
here because the Prophet (s) buried her himself so he himself went into her grave and he received
her body and there was no ghusul or janaza yet but this was the woman that held and comforted
him when the revelation came to him, and now he's comforting her, putting her into the
grave, putting her into the grave. That's an experience that never leaves you. And her grave is just a stones throw from
Abu Talib. If you go to Jannatul Muallah in Makkah. She became frail because of her support of
the Prophet (s). He's making dua in a very organic way, just
supplicating to Allah for mercy. Amar Ibn Yasir said we feared for the Prophet
(s) after her death because of the amount of grief he had when she passed away. Salama said the people left the Prophet (s)
alone because they feared that to ask him anything, they did not want to add to his
stress because they felt like he would die. People legitimately feared, you know when
you see an elderly couple and if one passes you fear what would happen to the next one. That's how they felt about him. They feared that he would die very soon because
he could not bare the grief of Khadijah (r). The Prophet (s) used to be heard loudly weeping
in his home with Fatima (r), the only daughter in the home with home. Most of the narrations about Khadijah are
from Ayesha. Because she said I was never jealous of a
woman the way that I was jealous of Khadijah (r) and I never even met her. Every day, thirteen years after her death,
not a day passed that he did not mention her. With everything going on, but he would never
go a day without mentioning her. He would not leave his home in the morning
without mentioning Khadijah (r), he would praise her. So one day the Prophet (s) was going on and
on about her and she said, I became overcome with my jealousy and that's when she said
I stood up and I said to the Prophet (s) hasn't Allah given you someone better than a toothless
old woman from Quraish? She pushed her luck. Called her the old toothless woman of Quraish. She said the Prophet (s), his face changed
in a way that it did not change unless a revelation was coming to him. She said he was angry, his hair stood, and
he did not belittle Ayesha, and she's the one narrating this. She narrates this to show the virtues of Khadijah. She says he stood up and said I swear by Allah,
Allah did not replace her with someone better than her. She believed in me when no one else believed
in me. She considered me truthful when everyone else
considered me to be a liar. She spent her money on me when others held
back. Allah gave me children through her. And Ayesha knew from that moment to never
push that button again. Never to cross that line again. Khadijah was off limits. Every time the Prophet (s) slaughtered from
sheep he would take a few pieces of the sheep and set it to the side and he would say go
send it to the friends of Khadijah. When Hala, the sister of Khadijah, when the
Prophet (s) would hear her voice the Prophet (s) would peak and he would look around and
say, oh Allah its Hala, oh Allah it's Hala, it's actually Oh Allah let it be Hala, because
Hala had the voice of Khadijah so he wanted to be reminded. So Ayesha said they would sit together and
remember Khadijah for hours and hours. The Prophet (s) longed for any memory of her. One time this old woman came to the house
and the Prophet (s) treated her with so much kindness, he emptied out the whole house for
her, and I thought she was just a begger in the street or something so I said to him,
you greeted this elderly person like that? And the Prophet (s) said she used to come
to us in the days of Khadijah (r) so I remember seeing her during the days of Khadijah. And this is a beautiful thing. Ayesha said wallahi the reason I was jealous
of her was that Allah had actually commanded the Prophet (s) to give her the glad tidings
of a home in paradise. So Ayesha longed for that
as well. When the
Prophet (s) saw the necklace of Khadijah (r), the Prophet (s)'s daughter Zaynab was married
to AbulAas who was a good man but didn't accept Islam because of tribal affiliations so he
fought on the day of Badr but he didn't fight hard. He kept his weapons to the side. He was just there because he had to be, as
a matter of formality. And he was captured. And when the Prophet (s) saw him he was hurt,
as he was his son in law. He wanted to be fair. They ran some of their prisoners with gold
or wealth or if they had nothing they would teach them to read, he wanted to just establish
something. The Prophet (s) is presented this necklace
and it was a necklace that Khadijah gave to Zaynab and the Prophet (s) saw that necklace
and he cried for a while. And the sahaba did not know why he was crying. After crying for some time he said, listen
if you want, please release her prisoner and return her necklace to her and she didn't
even ask for the necklace back. But the Prophet (s) said go ahead and return
the necklace to her even though she only wanted her husband back. Finally when the Prophet (s) comes back to
Makkah victorious after the conquest of Makkah, coming back to the same place where he was
persecuted that led to the death of Khadijah and the people invite him to stay in the nicer
homes, stay in the home of Abbas, in the home of Abu Sufiyyan,
stay in some of the nicer homes. They kept asking him where are you going to
go, he pitched a tent next to the grave of Khadjiah and said take me to her grave. He didn't even go back to her home. This is a woman who never prayed fajr, zuhr,
asr, maghrib, isha. This is a woman who never fasted Ramadan. This is a woman who would not see Islam formally
but it's her sacrifice in the beginning that would all of this to happen. She is what he needed. She is the first mother of the believers. The first wife of the Prophet (s). First to believe, the first Muslim. First person to receive the glad tidings of
Jannah. First one to receive salaam from Allah. The first one to receive salaam from Jibreel
(a). The first one to worship with the Prophet
(s) in prayer,. The first one to do tawaf with the Prophet
(s). Her support for the Prophet (s) is not just
inspiring. But if you
took all of the ayahs of how you're supposed to support the Prophet (s), she manifested
them. She spent on him, she loved him, she believed
in him. Her natural guidance to good. She is perfection in every way. Literally perfect in her imaan. And I want to end with just this one Hadith. This simple statement. The Prophet (s) said that I swear that I was
blessed with her love. Allah blessed me with her love. Her love was a gift to me. It was risq. It's something you say about something you
don't deserve. I don't know how I got it. Allah blessed me with that love. I needed that love. May Allah reward her for her sacrifice. May Allah reward her for her struggle. And you can imagine that when the Prophet (s) passed from this
world from the lap of Ayesha, his soul ascending with Jibreel (a) into the realm of souls,
we can only imagine who he wanted to see first. We ask Allah to gather us with him (s), with
our first mother and his first love Khadijah (r). We ask Allah to make us with the sabiqoon.
