Ikram Sanaullah – The life of Sa’ad Ibne Abi Waqqas R.A #01

			From time to time we talk about contemporary issues in order to educate ourselves regarding that
particular issue, but we do also talk about the companions of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam, in order to encourage ourselves in order to motivate ourselves, because those are role
models, right? So today I decided to speak about one such companion, who was very close to the
Prophet of Allah. He was dearly loved by Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he was
amongst the 10, who were given the glad tidings of entering into Jannah in one gathering. He was 23
to 24 years younger than Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, yet, he was the uncle, the
		

			maternal uncle of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he is that companion, who was
the last one to leave the world from amongst the 10 who are given glad tidings of entering into
Jannah in one gathering, and this man is none other than sad, ignorant of your costs are the Allahu
Taala Have you heard of this name before? 100 Sodre the Allahu taala? And who have you heard of this
name before? You've heard? Mashallah, is there anyone with the name sad in this gathering? Does
anyone have this name sad in this gathering? No one, it means that especially the young people who
just got married, if there is a child coming on the way, you better after listening to what I'm
		

			about to say for the next 15 minutes, you better name your child Saad, because he was a very amazing
companion of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Did you know that Prophet Muhammad
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam upon one occasion, told the other companions that is there anyone of
you? Who has an uncle, like my uncle, 100 Saudi Allahu taala. And that is how much Prophet Muhammad
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam loved him. And the way he accepted Islam is amazing. You know, normally,
us when we go to sleep, and when we see a dream, most of the time, it is our thoughts. It is our
conversations. It is our emotions. It is our stress that we see in our dreams. So the next morning,
		

			we want to wake up, and we want to go and change the world, that I saw this in my dream. And this
dream could mean this. So let me go and do this. Rather than changing ourselves. We want to start
changing the world. What we need to understand about dreams is that whether it is a good dream, or a
bad dream, if it is getting us closer to Allah subhanaw taala it is beneficial. If it's a good
dream, it is getting you closer to Allah, it's a good thing. If it's a bad dream, it is getting you
closer to Allah, it's a good thing. That is what we should be worried about. Nevertheless. So 100
Sodre, the Allahu taala. We were talking about him how he accepted Islam. He goes to sleep. And he
		

			sees in sees in his dream that he is drowning into darkness. And as he's drowning into darkness, a
moon came out, and the light of the moon started illuminating the whole place. And under the light
of the moon, there was Hadhrat Abu Bakr Hadhrat Ali Radi Allahu Taala and who and heard say that are
the Allahu taala. So 100 Saudis mentioning the dream, he says that I tried getting closer to them.
But before I could get closer to them, I woke up I wasn't allowed. So when I woke up the next few
hours, or the next few days, in the next few days, Hadhrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Taala and who came
to visit me, we all know about Hadhrat Abu Bakr, he was a man who always liked spreading hair and
		

			goodness, so that Abu Bakr came to meet other Assad. And he said to him, the Rosa, do you know that
there is a man who says he is a prophet, and such and such and such a person has accepted Islam,
even I have accepted Islam Mossad, you should also accept Islam. So now 100 Sodre, the Allahu Taala
and who started recording the dream because the name that Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu taala. And who
mentioned what the same names that he saw in his dream, there was other Italy there was another day
there was another backup. So other Assad understood the message of the dream. And he told her that
Abu Bakr, that take me to the Prophet of Allah, I want to accept Islam, and he goes to the Prophet
		

			of Allah the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was performing Assad salah, so when the
Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi salam was done with his Assad Salah had solder the Allahu Taala
and who accepted Islam
		

			at the hands of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Now normally,
		

			that happens, even amongst ourselves when a person has to accept Islam. Right when a person has to
accept Islam, the first people to oppose him are his own family members. Isn't that what happens?
Like we have students we have some students coming in letting it our place. We listen to them, and
they share their stories with us when they accept Islam or when they revert the first people to
oppose them are the first people to stand against against them or their own family members. They are
not there to support