A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Sayyidina Abu Sulayman Khalid ibn al-Walid ( r.a. ) was, perhaps, the greatest military commander of the Muslims.  He was victorious in over fifty major engagements, and was never defeated, and yet, he died of old age, in his bed.  He desired martyrdom on the battlefield, but how could he, when his head was blessed by the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) and proclaimed, “the Raised Sword of Allah”?  Allah ( s.w.t. ) would never allow His “sword” to fall.   It was Sayyidina Khalid ( r.a. ) who lead the armies of the Muslims at Yamama against the followers of the false prophet Musaylimah, and it is a Khalid that the ummah needs to defeat their descendents, the House of Sa’ud and the Wahhabi sect.

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ From the Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hanbal ( r.a. ), Sayyidina Abu Sulayman Khalid ibn al-Walid ( r.a. ) narrated the following hadits .  A Bedouin came one day to the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) and said to him, “Ya Rasulullah!   I have come to ask you a few questions about the affairs of this life and the hereafter.”   “Ask what you wish,” said Rasulullah ( s.a.w ).   He asked, “I would like to be the most learned of men.”   Rasulullah ( s.a.w ) replied, “Recognise Allah, and you will be the most learned of men.”   He asked, “I wish to be the richest man in the world.”   Rasulullah ( s.a.w ) replied, “Be contented, and you will be the richest man in the world.”   “I would like to be the most just man.”   “Desire for others what you desire for yourself, and you will be the most just of men.”   “I want to be the best of men.”   “Do good to others and you will be the best o...