Lives of Sahaba 7 - Abu Bakr As-Siddiq 7 - Compilation & Preservation of the Quran - Dr. Yasir Qadhi

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In this video, Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi discusses a) lessons from the battles of Ridda and b) the compilation and preservation of the Qur'an by Abu Bakr As Siddiq (r).
Surprise attack on Medina:
When Abu Bakr (r) said he would attack those who had left Islam, a small group from the tribes of Asad and Gatafan attempted a surprise attack on Medina. However, Abu Bakr (r) had stationed guards on the outskirts of the city and also had a force sleeping inside the masjid on-call. When this group attacked, the Muslims lead by Abu Bakr (r) himself went out to fight them.
Abu Bakr participated in 3 such expeditions and also launched approximately 12 armies each with multiple goals. They would eventually fight the Romans and Persians. Within 1.5 years, 40 skirmishes by 12 armies took place.
Ali (r) told Abu Bakr (r) "sheathe your sword back, for if you die, Islam will have no political leader after you." Shows mutual respect between the two. Abu Bakr (r) realized Ali's point and stayed back from further participation.
Results and lessons from the wars of Ridda:
1) Trained many Sahaba far bigger wars to come. Khalid Ibn Waleed's status was boosted during these wars. Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl also made up for his past by demonstrating himself during these battles.
2) Cemented the political stability of the Ummah, by removing various false prophets.
3) Theological unity - by removing variations in theology (ie, lack of Zakah)
4) Having political authority sometimes is necessary to preserve the truth. (Especially in early stages of Islam)
5) Sahaba agreed that anyone believing in false prophet is not a Muslim
Preservation of the Qur'an:
One of the main repercussions of the battles of Ridda was the preservation of the Qur'an. When the Prophet (s) died, the Quran was not gathered as a single book. It was, however, written down by various Sahaba on various materials.
Why wasn't it gathered yet?
Because, the Prophet (s) was alive, it was being written by various Sahaba (individually) and revelation was still coming down with verses being inserted in non-chronological manner (including abrogation of some ayahs).
However, in the battles of Ridda, 70 huffadh (memorizers) were killed. Note, only 4 individuals had memorized the Qur'an from top to bottom during lifetime of the Prophet (s). Umar (r) suggested to Abu Bakr (r) that the Qur'an be collected before more sahaba die. Abu Bakr (r) said "How can I do something that the Prophet (s) himself did not do.." However, Umar continued to suggest until Abu Bakr agreed.
Zayd Ibn Thabit was given responsibility of compiling the Qur'an, known for being the primary scribe for the Prophet (s). (Quttab al Wahi) He was one of the 4 full memorizers (Ubay Ibn Qa'b, Mu'ad Ibn Jabil and Abu Zayd being the other 3). Zayd Ibn Thabit was the youngest, with the sharpest memory. He was barely 11 when the Prophet (s) arrived in Medina and had already memorized 17 surahs. Zayd recited to the Prophet (s) and he (s) was pleased with what he had seen. Zayd was also present in the final recitation of the Prophet (s) to Jibril before his (s) death.
Ubay Ibn Qa'b, Ibn Mas'ud, Mua'd Ibn Jabl and Zayd Ibn Thabit had specialized in the recitation of the Qur'an. Zayd was reluctant to take on the responsibility of compiling the Qur'an, showing his modesty.
Within 1 year of death of the Prophet (s), while no major Sahaba had died yet, the entire qur'an was compiled by Zayd Ibn Thabit on loose parchment (mushaf). He was a memorizer himself, but did not rely solely on himself. There was no controversy over this compilation.
Where does the arrangement of surahs come from?
Answer: It is done by the sahaba.
What are the differences between Abu Bakr (r)'s compilation and Uthman (r)'s compilation (some 13 years later)?
1) Abu Bakr (r)'s reason was to compile it while Uthman's (r) was to standardize it (language, spelling of words, etc)
2) Abu Bakr (r) made 1 copy, where Uthman had 6 or 7 copies made
3) Abu Bakr (r) had no desire to eliminate other copies, while Uthman desired to burn (as a token of respect) all other copies except one (in order to standardize)
Abu Bakr (r)'s compilation was given to Hafsa (r), the widow of the Prophet (s), who held it until her death. This compilation of Abu Bakr (r) was then eliminated by Marwan (Medina governor) so that Uthman's (r) copy would be the standard.
Presentation details: May 6, 2015 at the Memphis Islamic Center
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yasir qadhi I love u for the sake of Allah. I benefited a lot from your seerah lectures.

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me too

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Well done brothers!! The gaining of such beneficial knowledge will only help you & and us all Insha-Allah.

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talib ishfaq s.

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Thank you JazakAllah khair sheikh again for the opportunity to learn about as siddiq and early Islam I share this series everywhere. The ummah should all learn from this

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Mansha Allah jizaka Allah khair

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alhamdulillah, dr yasr i benefitted from the videos. May Allah bless u.

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may allah bless you

[@drnaima1]

Great knowledge I always learn some thing new from ur lectures Salute to ur prowess of handling questions ya sheikh MashaAllah God bless

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This lecture is beneficent. May Allah bless you

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Subhanallah

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Preservation the _qurʼān_ is a task which *_allāh_* has taken up for Himself. If 7 or 700 or 7000 or 70000 or 700000 _qurrāʼ_ had died instead of 70, even then not a single letter would have been "lost" or a single letter would have been added.

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ʻabd allāh Akhi that doesn't negate the fact that Abu bakr should have taken steps to preserve the Qur'aan by compiling it. Perhaps Allah preserved it through Abu bakr and the sahaba.

[@mnizam84]

nice ...controversy neednt go to much details ..

[@benjaminjohnson8848]

The BBC had a story on in July 2015, in which they reveal the discovery of a partial Koran found in the Birmingham University Library. Upon closer examination and radio carbon dating, it was dated to the year 645CE which would predate the copies which Dr. Qadhi mentioned. Some have thought that it was a personal copy of particular surahs, while others believe it to be a uthmanic mus has (sp?). To be fair, some critics have said that parchment, like the one this koran was written on, were often reused because of the expense of new parchment which was typically made of sheep skin. For more info, there is a good episode of, Let the Koran Speak, on the topic.

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Jutaan terima kasih..

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Bismi ALLA were any vowels who added vowel do it Chang meaning?

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Would you and. Knowledge on your level who know most age how you chose leadership

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the muslim carelessness about Qurani manuscripts literally killed me from inside :'(

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Bismi All we is it talking Aboth the Rahman with angles and none is cleft Queen. If no Kalif. After burning did Madina keep until today follow the laws of Quran. With out anybody Quran and Dunne keep the seal of Phophet pbuh as last GUILDANCE and stated Quran and Sunnah