Kamal El-Mekki – The Story of Rafi’ ibn Umair

			mean he was on the edge mind about Today we're going to look at the story of one of the companions
of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. His name was Rafa Morocco, he rhodiola Han.
		

			And we'll look at the benefits and lessons from historic Rafi.
		

			He was a known thief before Islam. And they used to call him the moose or Rahman, the moose is a
kind of worm that finds its path in the sand. So they nicknamed him because he knew his path through
the desert like no one else. And they also used to call him lists of Sahara, the thief of the
desert. And he would only steal camels and only steal the best ones, not just any camel, but quality
camels. And he would steal alone, he didn't have a band of robbers or a gang of men with him, he
worked completely alone. And he was never ever caught. And it was known that if he stole something
from you, you completely give up hope because there was no way of finding it. Because he had a
		

			technique, he would take a lot of ostrich eggs empty, he would fill them with water, and go deep
into the desert, and he would hide them there.
		

			And he would go into the dangerous deserts that people know there's no water and there's no way out.
So they would never dare to go into them.
		

			And then he would choose his camera, and he would steal them and go deep into these dangerous
deserts. Then when the people notice that they've been robbed, they start to follow the tracks of
the camels. And then when they see that it's heading into this dangerous area, and that no one comes
out of this area except that he dies of thirst, they would give up and say this man is going to die
anyways, and they would turn back. And he would continue until the place where he hid the ostrich
eggs. And he would uncover them and he would drink and allow his animals to drink. And then he would
continue to wherever he wanted to go.
		

			So he never considered Islam this entire time until the ninth year after the hedgerow when the
Prophet sallallahu wasallam sent an army Under Armour of no loss. And in this army and the loss,
what is interesting, he had only been Muslim for six months, and the Prophet sallallahu Sallam puts
him in charge of an army and the soldiers in the army were Abu Bakar. And Omar, every one of us
would have put a worker in charge of that army. But the Brazilian puts someone who's only been
Muslim for six months in charge of someone like him and someone like Omar and the rest of the
companions. And if one thing you notice in the Sita, the Prophet sallallahu Newson, never ever once
		

			chose the wrong person to do the job. He always picks the perfect personality, the perfect person
for that job. And he chose us who made a lot of decisions that were strange during that battle. And
they infuriated Omar and he would come and complain to Booker and then I will Booker stopped him. He
told him Jamar, had he not been better than you in this particular position, the prophets of Allah
wouldn't have chose him over you. And there are more calm down and when they went back to Medina,
the process agreed with every single decision of entrepreneur loss. So further proof that the
Prophet Allah always chose the best man for the job.
		

			So they were supposed to trek across a very dangerous area of desert where there was no water. So
I'm not alone Han who suggested to the army and to the leader that we need to find a delille someone
who knows the way a guide who can guide us and they told them no one knows that desert like Rafa
Eben Amir, and even though he was upon shock at that time, they hired him and he went with them on
the journey. And they spent obviously days together days or nights, but he saw the companions and he
saw their excellent, excellent mannerisms.
		

			He saw their characteristics, he saw that they were fair and just people. He saw how loving they
were with each other and how kind they were with each other. So he immediately loved them. And
that's the other lesson here. The effect and we mentioned this a few weeks ago the effect of good
manners on people, if someone claims to have the best religion, but then when you deal with them,
and you observe them the only display the worst of manners, the worst of etiquettes, then they will
not be impressed and nobody would dare to or bother to even further investigate what is their belief
system, but Rafa, for the long run home. He saw their behavior, he saw how they were. And he saw
		

			their prayers at night, and how they would recite the beautiful Quran. And he would so he saw how
they would cry at night when they were doing their theater. And then during the day, there were
lions in battle. He says, I looked at all the companions of Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam looking at
their faces carefully. And I chose one of them to be the one with the most hair. And I walked up to
him. And that was a subject of the Allahu anhu says, I walked abubaker and I said, Gianni Sahaba
Make me your companion. During this old trip, I want to be with you. Camp next to you sleep next to
you. So I will book her agreed immediately. He said he was so kind to me, he would make he would
		

			make me sleep on his bed, whatever he would lay out. And he would give me from his clothing. And he
was very gentle with me in his speech, and he would serve me. And he had never seen treatment like
this before in his life.
		

			He said, when the mission was over, of course, I have to part ways with them, they're going to go
back to Medina or go back to where I'm from. He says, a stew and home sales do not matter.
		

			He said, I felt that when they leave, they're going to take my heart with them.
		

			These were the companions of the Prophet sallallahu sallam, he couldn't stand the idea that he's
going to be separated, like separated from them that he wants to be with these people, these great
men. He said, I felt that they're going to take my heart away with them. So he says, I went to Abu
Bakar. And I said, Yeah, you can hire a companion of good in Nita was some too.
		

			And he says that.
		

			He says, I have to have some tacos. I have chosen you and I had a good feeling about you. And I
chose you mean Benitez, hardik, from all from amongst all your companions? How does one become like
you?
		

			So bocadillo and he says, you know, your five fingers. He said, hold them up. And I will work
through the law. And I told him the five pillars of Islam and others that will benefit here. We
always tell people when it comes to telling people about Islam, that you tell them about the five
pillars. Some people want to get into multiple marriage and get into all kinds of issues and
philistin just the five pillars, but hold up the foundation of their Islam. So Booker went over the
five pillars with him. And
		

			and then he says, Did you memorize them? Did you learn them? And he says Nam and let me listen for
me. Let me say them back to you. He says I bear witness there is that there is no god worthy of
worship except Allah and that Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam is his servant and His Messenger. He says
Salah I will never leave it for the rest of my life. He says, If I have money, I will pay it. He
says Ramadan I will fast as long as I'm alive and Hajj if I'm able, I will make the journey in sha
Allah. So the thief of the desert became a believer in Allah subhanho wa Taala and he remains a
Muslim until the falafel of Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu. Abu Bakr sends armies to a sham to fight the
		

			Romans. And they were victorious. And they took a lot of land away from the Romans. So the Romans
saw that these armies were too strong. So they asked for reinforcements. And they received
reinforcements and their army came up to be 250,000 warriors, an army much greater and bigger in
size than that of the Muslims. So and they want to return the land that they lost to the Muslims. So
the Muslim commander sent immediately toward Medina tumblebook or the halifa. And they said we need
they said an oath an oath. We need help. We need assistance. A larger larger look, hurry, hurry
quickly and we need assistance quickly. So I will work rather low on who sent to harden Walid who
		

			was leading other armies in Iraq. He seems to have been worried and he tells him to immediately go
as reinforcements to the armies in a sham. crowded Molina had an army
		

			10,000 warriors. Amongst them was our companion and our hero for today Rafi abnormal. And he says he
wants to get to Syria in the shortest amount of time possible that army of a quarter of a million is
approaching and they don't have time to take the safest and longest route to get there. So they want
the shortest time possible. So he said, who knows that desert well, and they said no one knows it
better than Rafa.
		

			He says I want to get to Syria in the shortest time possible.
		

			So he tells him that there is a path, but it is a very difficult path. And but they have to take
this path in order to when they reach a sham, they can join the Muslim army. Because if they take
the regular path, the Roman army will be between them, and the army they're trying to assist. So
they have to get around and be on the other side of the Roman army. But this path is fast, it will
take them to the right place, but it's extremely dangerous. They said that one man traveling by
himself could barely make it through this path, let alone an army of 10,000 with their horses that
need to drink and everything else.
		

			So the other generals around Harlan worried were concerned and they said that you're going to lead
the believers to their death. And you should not take this path. And then hide it all day long on
who spoke to them and he spoke to them beautifully. He said, Yeah, I'm not sure all Muslim in LA
California. hajikko. He says, basically, all believers don't separate in your thought like have the
same idea. have the same path, what I have often not.
		

			And do not let your certainty become weakened. Well, under my own terminal Ah, gee, Anna Kudrin Nia,
		

			what animal under Marana, tamanna la Tatiana Kudrin Nia, he said, no, that assistance from Allah
comes
		

			in equal measure to your intention, and you're near meaning he's saying, turn to Allah subhanaw
taala. And when a slave turns to Allah subhanaw taala with certainty in their heart that Allah
subhanaw taala is going to assist Allah subhanaw taala is going to help them, then the help will
come to you at the same level of how much you trusted in a large religion. And that's what his words
are so powerful. And that is our next lesson. So trusting and allows again, and this similar to when
the Prophet sallallahu Sallam said, would allow one to move, you know, and I've been asked a lot
while you're certain of the response coming to you, not just I'm just doing what I have to do, or
		

			let's see what happens but you're certain that Allah subhanaw taala will respond. So he tells them
your assistance from Allah will come as much as you have your certainty in Allah.
		

			So and then he says, and it is also an author who's leading us and no one knows that desert like so
Roth has plan. In short, he said, Get me 20 of your your healthiest but oldest camels. And then he
made them drink a lot of water. And the report that the way he did that, he made them drink from
this plant that was very salty. So after they ate from it, they instinctively went and filled
themselves with water. And then he, he packed them with as much water as they could bear. And then
they started to truck. And everyday they would stop and he would slaughter slaughter for of the
camels. And he would take whatever water is in their bellies, mix it with their milk and give that
		

			to the horses. And whatever water was on their backs that he packed, he will give it to the
soldiers. And then when they got to the fourth day, they ran out of all the water supply, and
everyone became thirsty. And on top of that Raja Raja lo and his eyes were afflicted with something
known as a Ramat, where he couldn't open his eyes so he couldn't see now the guide can't see.
		

			So while it doesn't, what are we going to do? He says, Look around carefully. There are two hills or
two mountains that look a specific way. So he described them to him. And most mountains are jagged
and have a peek at the top. He said these two around it and they're next to each other, how to be
alone and kept looking until he found them. He says I can see them. He says between them. There is a
tree of our such outsides tree is known as desert Thorn or Arabian box thorn. It's a very thorny
kind of brush or can grow up to a tree. He said there is no such tree between the two. So the
companions went and looked, the soldiers were looking and they couldn't find it. So they came back
		

			to him. And they said we can't find them. He tells them Allah have mercy on the tree is there and if
you don't find it, you will die and I will die. You have to find it. He said search, every shiver
every hand spent on the ground searching. So they went and started this
		

			And they found that the tree had actually been cut. But they still found the base there when they
removed the sand. So they found it and they told him, he says, Now dig right at the base of that
tree. And they started to dig and they found a great amount of water from which they drank. And all
the horses drank. And the army was saved through that action after a loss. So Jen has been worried
was so impressed by him. He said, How did you know this idea? How did you have this information? He
said, Well, I have only seen this tree once. 30 years ago when I was traveling with my father. But
his excellent memory, he remembered it. And he sensed when they were near it, even though he
		

			couldn't see and he was able to save that army with the grace of Allah azza wa jal, and they were
able to serve as reinforcements to the Muslim army and they were victorious in that battle of cola
cola was tough for a lot of our local minima. First off, zero failure, false or missed offering ask
Allah, Allah first forgiveness Indeed, those who ask for his forgiveness shall prosper.
		

			hamdu Lillahi Rabbil alameen wa salatu salam ala rasulillah I mean, he was a big mind about it
during that battle Rafa rhodiola and who was given the standard as well of the army, which is a
great honor. And after being known as
		

			the thief of the desert, he actually became known as Rafa, Rafa, which is the good, and he was given
that name because of the care he had for poor people.
		

			They said that he would feed the community of three different massages, because the Muslim Empire
had grown at that point. Three, the communities have three different massage and he would take care
of feeding them completely, and is famously known about him that he chose to have only one garment
with him for the rest of his life, he would wear it at home and outside of the house, because all
the rest of his money was given to the poor. An excellent example of a companion of the prophet SAW
Selim an excellent example of the the environment that they created when they were there through
their good luck, and they're good manners, and an excellent lesson for us to follow that excellent
		

			example. So we see this great change that happened in this man and this is what happens when someone
believes in or acts upon what they believe, and how he became from being known as the worst of the
thieves to being the best of the people. With that, whereas colossal gel to make us of those who
recognize the truth as clear truth and follow the best of it, and to make us of those who recognize
the false hood as clear falsehood and abstain from it, for long Martin and haka Hakuna Matata, bah
bah bah bah bah, for lahoma rajala dunya Kumara homina while I'm a blogger elemina Ilana Remo sirona
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