Nu’ayman ibn Amr (ra): The Funniest Man in Medina | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
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One of the Prophet's ﷺ Companions was the kind of man who could walk into a room and have everyone laughing.
Nu'ayman ibn Amr (ra) was a gem, beloved for the joy he carried wherever he went. He pulled pranks on the Prophet ﷺ himself, talked his way into mischief no one else would dare, and once sold a fellow Sahabi as a joke that people laughed about for a whole year.
But behind the laughter, he was carrying something heavier. He struggled with alcohol addiction, and he kept falling back into it.
What the Prophet ﷺ said when a Companion cursed him for it is not what you'd expect.
Discover the story of the funniest Sahabi who ever lived, the struggle behind the jokes, and three lessons on how the Prophet ﷺ dealt with someone who kept falling.
0:00 - In the battles with the Prophet ﷺ
3:50 - The Prophet ﷺ’s dignified jokes
6:58 - Authenticity of narrations about Nu'ayman (ra)
8:15 - Gifting “borrowed” honey to the Prophet ﷺ
10:12 - Misguiding Makhrama (ra) in the masjid
14:38 - Sacrificing a man’s camel with permission
18:58 - Abu Bakr (ra)’s journey with two jokesters
26:08 - Nu’ayman (ra)’s alcohol addiction
30:25 - Punished but loved by the Prophet ﷺ
38:19 - Believers committing repeated sins
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May Allah grant us to meet them all
Ameen
And at the same time, recognizing the Prophet’s ﷺ love moved me and made me cry even more. Allàh ﷻ Al-Ghaffar Al-Ghafur.
May Allàh Subhana wa Ta’ala help all who love Allàh ﷻ and His Prophet ﷺ to overcome their addictions, ameen 🤲🏽🌿
May Allàh ﷻ, whenever we stumble, always make the path back to Him easier for us and not harder, ameen, ya Al-Jabbār.
All the stories you tell us about our Prophet ﷺ and the Sahaba رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ remind us in the most beautiful way of Allah ﷻ, our Creator; they admonish us, comfort us, and give us hope for Paradise. May Allàh ﷻ bless you and everyone who creates this content with you, ameen. May Allàh ﷻ bless everyone who hears it and makes use of its teachings for their own benefit. Ameen, ya Rabbi-l-Alameen 🤲🏽🌿
Nu’ayman ibn Amr (ra): The Funniest Man in Medina | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman
Yaqeen Institute
181,917 views
One of the Prophet's ﷺ Companions was the kind of man who could walk into a room and have everyone laughing.
Nu'ayman ibn Amr (ra) was a gem, beloved for the joy he carried wherever he went. He pulled pranks on the Prophet ﷺ himself, talked his way into mischief no one else would dare, and once sold a fellow Sahabi as a joke that people laughed about for a whole year.
But behind the laughter, he was carrying something heavier. He struggled with alcohol addiction, and he kept falling back into it.
What the Prophet ﷺ said when a Companion cursed him for it is not what you'd expect.
Discover the story of the funniest Sahabi who ever lived, the struggle behind the jokes, and three lessons on how the Prophet ﷺ dealt with someone who kept falling.
0:00 - In the battles with the Prophet ﷺ
3:50 - The Prophet ﷺ’s dignified jokes
6:58 - Authenticity of narrations about Nu'ayman (ra)
8:15 - Gifting “borrowed” honey to the Prophet ﷺ
10:12 - Misguiding Makhrama (ra) in the masjid
14:38 - Sacrificing a man’s camel with permission
18:58 - Abu Bakr (ra)’s journey with two jokesters
26:08 - Nu’ayman (ra)’s alcohol addiction
30:25 - Punished but loved by the Prophet ﷺ
38:19 - Believers committing repeated sins
#funny #prank #thefirsts #sahaba #omarsuleiman #lecture
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O God, forgive everyone who reads it, our parents, and all Muslims. May God reward you all with goodness. 💚
The virtue of praying in congregation (Isha and Fajr):
'Uthman bin 'Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "One who performs 'Isha' prayer in congregation, is as if he has performed Salat for half of the night. And one who performs the Fajr prayer in congregation, is as if he has performed Salat the whole night." [Muslim: 656]