now we have one of the most interesting stories in the entire book known as ....
you know the reason of Revelation for me this is the most
riveting story and I will spend the next 10 minutes with this beautiful story the Battle of Tabuk took place
everyone was supposed to go out there were certain people who remained behind
because they were sick and ill they were given an excuse we spoke about it
yesterday there were certain people who remained behind because they were hypocrites and they didn't want to go
and we spoke about how they presented the excuses that were rejected by
mohammed (saw) but we will come to the exact statement of mohammed (saw)
in a few minutes but there were three people who stayed behind they were
good people but they were lazy only lazy it's known as .....
so far so far so you know I will do it I will do it I will do it and you don't
end up doing it I will go for Salah I will go for Salah before you know salah is
over I'm going to turn before the end of Ramadan before the end of Ramadan before you know it's already Eid May Allah (swt)
forgive us it's a reality so don't do that
satan's first way of grabbing hold of us is to make us delay that delay is a
satan's trap don't be entrapped don't waste time you
want to turn to Allah do it now NO w the minute you say okay soon as tomorrow
morning I'm going to start that tomorrow morning's already diluted by the time
you walk out of the Masjid everything is diluted may Allah Subhanahu WA Ta'ala
help us to change now ameen so ka'b bin malik (ra)was one
of those three who he says I was busy with my things and I said ok I'm going
to preparing a little bit I said ok I'm going to prepare I'll go
out I'll go out he says I didn't ever stay away from the battles of mohammed (saw)
besides the Battle of Badr and that was also a story but here I didn't mean to stay before I knew it the
army was gone the army was gone and I said ok I'll catch up with them but
before I hear it I said now you know what it's too late it's hot and you know
how am I going to catch up with them and I was just waiting with the people so
this hadith is ..... the highest level of authenticity ka'b bin malik (ra) himself is narrating the hadith he
says you know what when I started looking in Medina I only saw people whom
I knew either sick or ill until they had an excuse for others whom we knew these were some hippocrates
so I was like an odd one out man and I was feeling hey what's going on so when
the Prophet (saw) got to tabuk book he asked about ka'b bin malik i he
said where's ka'b bin malik because he missed him he was a good man so the
people told him oh you know this man is he stays behind and some people said a
few bad things so Muadh ibn Jabal (ra) said no don't say anything bad we don't know him as a bad
person so let's not utter any words of evil so later on
ka'b bin malik says I'll never forget Muadh because of his defense of mine
when it was more needed may Allah (swt) help us so he says when they came
back from the tabuk as they were coming back Hippocrates was starting to plan
what excuses they're going to give and I'm starting to think what excuse am I going to give because now I had no
excuse and the Battle of Tabuk you know they had a successful mission and they
were coming back and he says I didn't know what to do and I was just asking
around and people were having different commentators and say that but in my
heart I said I can't lie I cannot lie to Muhammad (saw) I cannot lie so he
says when Muhammad (saw) came back I was watching and I saw him he came calm he entered the Masjid he read
two rakats of Salah and he was sitting so calm and relaxed and people started
coming to him with all excuses .....you know those people
who wanted one come he says Oh messenger you know I had a problem my wife and Oh
Messenger I had a problem you know my business
Oh Messenger I had a problem you know I had to solve whatever here and they
everything excuse in the book was mentioned the Prophet (saw) these
hypocrites were 80 plus just over 80 and what he did he said look for me it's
okay Allah knows what's in your heart which means he excused them over and above meaning you know outwardly
excused but inside what's happening in your heart I leave that to Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala
so when ka'b bin malik (ra) went to mohammed (saw) he's
made salaam he greeted him Rasulullah (saw) greeted him back
but he had a smirk smile and ka'b bin malik says I knew he was upset
and he says what about you why did you stay away ka'b bin malik says wallahi
Oh Messenger if it was anyone besides you I would have presented an excuse but
there is no point in me lying and making you happy when Allah is not happy there
is no point in me lying and making you happy when Allah may expose me so he
says I want to be honest I was the strongest and the wealthiest at the time
I was lazy and I didn't come I have no excuse ka'b bin malik so honest the Prophet (saw) says okay
get up walk out until Allah reveals verses or until Allah gives us some
decision in your regard he was shocked get up and walk out out gone ka'b bin malik
literally we got up he started walking so some of the people of banu salama
they walked behind him and they say we've never known you to have sinned
what you do go back and just present any excuse look he's accepting everybody's
excuses just make up something and go you cannot be a person who's rejected
... from the the you know gathering of mohammed (saw)
go back he said I almost went back and I wanted to lie and I
told myself no way I'm not going to tell a lie I don't want to lie I cannot lie
in this regard it was something extremely serious and you're lying to
whom Muhammed (saw) so he said I asked him do you know of any other
people who are same like me and anyone else who's the same thing happened to
they said here's the two others halal Ibn umaya - the old man (ra) and
Moreira ibn rarabiya (ra) another man exactly the same thing you
are saying that's what happened to them so he said oh you know now he got the
company there three of them not just one but they had participated in the Battle
of badr which means they were serious Muslims they were you know they were
top-notch may Allah Subhanahu WA Ta'ala help us may he grant of the resurrection
with the people of badr say Amin so the Prophet (saw) when he was
faced with all these three that the ruling was the same ignore these people
they came a time when these people came with their excuses the same thing
happened and after some time the prophet (saw) told his companions do not speak
to them Allah has told us to literally boycott these people no speaking no
greeting no responding no nothing so they were very very very touched hurt
should I say the two of them . ..Sahaba radiallahu anhum
they stayed at home and they were crying and crying and making
dua asking Allah's forgiveness and they didn't even understand you know like we
say in our terminology you don't know whether you're coming or going
subhanAllah as for ka'b bin malik he says I was young the youngest of the lot I used to
go to the Masjid and I used to intentionally greet people
Salam alaikum no reply I used to go to Muhammad (saw) Assalamu'alaikum
and he didn't even look in my direction I used to try and see his lips are they
moving no movement he says I used to the most beloved to me look at the test look
how they want to achieve forgiveness look at how dedicated they are look at how they committed the sin now they want
forgiveness they are ready to do anything in order to please Allah and His
messenger for their mistake so now ka'b bin malik says you know what I went through and I tried
again and nothing happened and in the marketplaces no one's greeting he says I
had a cousin of mine very close to me by the name of Abu Qatada (ra) and
he had a little garden and i jumped the wall into and i saw him and I say Assalamu'alaikum
you know thinking oh at least now just me and you
he turned away I was shocked I was hurt I felt that look what's going on and he
says after some time the king of .... sent a messenger to madina munawwara
with a letter remember this is hadith... it's an authentic hadith he sent a letter
with one of the business people when they came to Medina they said we are
looking for a man known as ka'b bin malik when they found me they gave me the
letter the letter said the king of ... is telling has heard about how your
people have boycotted you and is offering you asylum and you come there
and we will look after you he says I had hatred for those letters I took it and
threw it into the fire I didn't it didn't even touch me
how people are trying to use your moment of softness to try and con you into
leaving whole Islam and your Deen it might happen
to some people during your difficult days other people will come to you and
try and convince you what you worshipping is wrong it's Allah (swt)
whom you are worshipping it's a Allah's test so he says
i threw it away 40 days later 40 days later message got
to our wives to say you need to separate from your husband that was very very
heavy so the wife of Helal Ibn umayia comes to Muhammad (saw) oh
messenger the man is old he can't even do his things on his own I am just serving him he's had no physical
relationship with me since the day that has happened he's not even into his
sitting crying engaging in Toba istighfar whatever else forty days are gone
can't you give me permission to actually just stay with him so permission was
granted to her because as it is there was no physical relationship the other
two some of the people of Banu salimah went to ka'b bin malik and they told
him why don't you also go and get it an excuse for your wife
look she was excused I'm sure yours will be excuse there's no ways not at all I'm
not going to go so later on according to this narration
fifty days later he says I read salatul fajr how many days later fifty days
later and they were making dua and crying and so much had happened he says
I made salatul fajr and I was sitting at the top of one of the houses
the rooftop and I heard from the top of ... Silla is one of the
mounts of madina munawwara and he says I heard someone now loundly saying yeah
ya kab good news can and he says immediately I fell prostrate I
made a sajda that I knew that this is this is it I knew that Allah's forgiveness
and I felt prostration I said subhana rabbil ala in the meantime verses were
revealed to Muhammad (saw) forgiving these people verse number one
one eighth of surah Tauba together with the previous verse 1 1 7 where Allah (swt)
where Allah (swt) says Allah has forgiven the believers and you know those who
participated in the Battle of Tabuk and so on and Allah says
Allah has also forgiven those three
who presented their excuses who were actually who had remained behind those
three who had remained behind the term ....refers to those who remain
behind one of two things those who did not present excuses with the rest of the
hypocrites they were three there was an exception they came with the truth so
they were behind in the sense that they were not from among the hypocrites and
also those who did not participate in the Battle of Tabuk so he says
immediately that man came rushing to me I came running down the Mount I shook a
hand for the first time in so many days it felt like it was not normal
subhanAllah imagine your are shaking somebody's hand for the first time after so long
and he says I gave this man part of my clothing it was the system at the time
where you take off your clothing and you give it to them and he says then I
didn't have something proper to where I want to go into the Masjid I quickly
bought some clothing and borrowed some clothing and wore it and I rushed him to
the Masjid as I'm going people are giving me good news giving me good news
they want to hug me little armies of people congratulating me telling me wow
you know Marshallah you have finally been cleared finally been
cleared and he says subhanAllah I went into Mohamed (saw) I saw him sitting in
the Masjid and I noticed around him were people
he got up to congratulate me no one else got up but when I saw
Muhammad (saw) and I smiled at him and I greeted him and I got a response Subhanallah
and he says I saw his face lit up as though it was a piece of
a moon
whenever he was happy his face started shining as though it was a piece of the
moon sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam he says I saw he was deeply happy and he says
o--h ka'b I want to give you good news of the best day that has passed your life
from the moment your mother gave birth to you so he says o messenger (saw)
is it from you or from Allah which means the forgiveness are you gonna just tell it to me
or is there a verse that came down ah because if there's a verse wow
they're going to be reading it up to the day of judgment Subhanallah so he says it's from Allah Subhanahu WA Ta'ala and
he gave the news and this man was so excited he said oh messenger during my
days of my dua I promise that when I am forgiven I'm going to donate all my
money for charity that's it you know so the messenger says hang on
keep some money keep some of the money give away some and keep some so anyway
he gave some of that that wealth and he says Subhan Allah Allah has forgiven us
after such a long time and these verses were revealed he said had I told a lie
what would have happened and I told a lie initially perhaps the messenger I
would have just been from among the hypocrites and he says after that to the
day I died and the day remains made mention of the narration he says I
haven't told a single lie not even by error and Allah has tested me so much
where things have come to me it was simple to get out of it with a lie but I
didn't lie it kept on happening up to this days he says in sha Allah up to the day
I died my brothers and sisters that was a
beautiful lesson insha Allah tomorrow perhaps we'll go through some of what we benefited from this beautiful story but
one thing for sure be dedicated when you ask Allah keep on asking him the reason
why this happened is Allah Subhanahu WA Ta'ala wanted to show us that you will
achieve forgiveness sometimes it's a period of time before you get what you
want remain dedicated remain steadfast Allah knows Allah is watching he has a bigger picture he has something bigger
in store for you never lose hope in the mercy of Allah