1 00:00:01,330 --> 00:00:04,330 Pause. 2 00:00:04,330 --> 00:00:12,109 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,109 --> 00:00:16,109 Solve this riddle: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,109 --> 00:00:23,579 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:23,579 --> 00:00:28,579 I left my home among the Banu Aslam and migrated to Medina. 6 00:00:28,579 --> 00:00:34,670 I witnessed the Battle of Badr and all the campaigns alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him. 7 00:00:34,670 --> 00:00:37,670 I was among the poor, the people of the Suffah. 8 00:00:37,670 --> 00:00:41,670 I remained in the company of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 9 00:00:41,670 --> 00:00:46,670 I loved him dearly and was deeply committed to serving him. 10 00:00:46,670 --> 00:00:51,670 So much so that I would stay with him day and night. 11 00:00:51,670 --> 00:00:55,670 In his presence, during his travels, and in all his military expeditions. 12 00:00:55,670 --> 00:00:59,700 I would spend the night at the door of his chamber. 13 00:00:59,700 --> 00:01:03,700 So that perhaps the Prophet, peace be upon him, might need something. 14 00:01:03,700 --> 00:01:06,700 And find me there to serve him. 15 00:01:06,700 --> 00:01:08,760 One night, 16 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:13,760 I spent the night at the door of the chamber of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 17 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,760 When he rose in the night, 18 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,760 I brought him his water for ablution and whatever he needed. 19 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:21,760 He wished to reward me. 20 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,760 So he said to me, 21 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,760 "Ask of me what you wish." 22 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:26,819 I said, 23 00:01:26,819 --> 00:01:28,819 "O Messenger of Allah, 24 00:01:28,819 --> 00:01:31,819 I ask for your companionship in Paradise." 25 00:01:32,819 --> 00:01:35,859 He, peace be upon him, said, 26 00:01:35,859 --> 00:01:37,859 "Is there anything else?" 27 00:01:37,859 --> 00:01:38,859 I said, 28 00:01:38,859 --> 00:01:41,920 "That is all, O Messenger of Allah." 29 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:42,920 He said, 30 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,920 "Then help me against your own self by prostrating often." 31 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:51,719 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me one day, 32 00:01:51,719 --> 00:01:53,719 "Will you not marry?" 33 00:01:53,719 --> 00:01:54,719 I replied, 34 00:01:54,719 --> 00:01:56,719 "Yes, O Messenger of Allah, 35 00:01:56,719 --> 00:02:00,719 but I have nothing with which to marry." 36 00:02:00,719 --> 00:02:02,819 He said to me, 37 00:02:02,819 --> 00:02:04,819 "Go to such-and-such person from the Ansar, 38 00:02:04,819 --> 00:02:07,819 and tell him to marry his daughter to you." 39 00:02:07,819 --> 00:02:09,849 I went to him and said, 40 00:02:09,849 --> 00:02:12,849 "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 41 00:02:12,849 --> 00:02:15,849 commands you to marry your daughter to me." 42 00:02:15,849 --> 00:02:17,849 He said, 43 00:02:17,849 --> 00:02:21,849 "Welcome to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him! 44 00:02:21,849 --> 00:02:25,849 The messenger of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 45 00:02:25,849 --> 00:02:27,849 shall not leave without his request being fulfilled." 46 00:02:27,849 --> 00:02:29,849 So he married me to her. 47 00:02:29,849 --> 00:02:32,849 He did not ask me for proof of my statement, 48 00:02:32,849 --> 00:02:35,849 nor for any dowry. 49 00:02:35,849 --> 00:02:40,979 I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and informed him. 50 00:02:40,979 --> 00:02:41,979 I said, 51 00:02:41,979 --> 00:02:43,979 "O Messenger of Allah, 52 00:02:43,979 --> 00:02:45,979 I went to noble people, 53 00:02:45,979 --> 00:02:49,979 they married me without asking for proof, 54 00:02:49,979 --> 00:02:53,979 and I have nothing to give them as a dowry." 55 00:02:53,979 --> 00:02:58,069 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, spoke to the Companions, 56 00:02:58,069 --> 00:03:01,069 and they collected for me the weight of two date stones in gold. 57 00:03:01,069 --> 00:03:04,069 And they prepared food for us. 58 00:03:04,069 --> 00:03:06,069 The Ansari man said, 59 00:03:06,069 --> 00:03:09,069 "This is plenty and good." 60 00:03:09,069 --> 00:03:13,900 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, gave me a piece of land, 61 00:03:13,900 --> 00:03:17,900 and he gave Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, a piece of land. 62 00:03:17,900 --> 00:03:20,900 We disagreed over the boundaries of the land. 63 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:24,900 Abu Bakr said a word to me that I disliked. 64 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:26,900 Then he regretted it. 65 00:03:26,900 --> 00:03:28,900 He said to me, 66 00:03:28,900 --> 00:03:33,900 "Say back to me the same word so that it may be a just retribution." 67 00:03:33,900 --> 00:03:35,900 I said, "I will not do so." 68 00:03:35,900 --> 00:03:41,939 Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, went to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 69 00:03:41,939 --> 00:03:43,939 and I went after him. 70 00:03:43,939 --> 00:03:46,939 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me, 71 00:03:46,939 --> 00:03:49,939 "What is between you and the Siddiq?" 72 00:03:49,939 --> 00:03:51,939 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 73 00:03:51,939 --> 00:03:54,939 such and such happened." 74 00:03:54,939 --> 00:03:57,939 He said a word to me that I disliked. 75 00:03:57,939 --> 00:03:59,939 Then he said, 76 00:03:59,939 --> 00:04:04,939 "Say to me what I said to you so that it may be a just retribution." 77 00:04:04,939 --> 00:04:05,939 But I refused. 78 00:04:05,939 --> 00:04:09,939 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 79 00:04:09,939 --> 00:04:10,939 "Indeed, 80 00:04:10,939 --> 00:04:12,939 do not say it back to him. 81 00:04:12,939 --> 00:04:14,939 Instead, say: 82 00:04:14,939 --> 00:04:17,939 'May Allah forgive you, O Abu Bakr.' 83 00:04:17,939 --> 00:04:20,939 'May Allah forgive you, O Abu Bakr.'" 84 00:04:20,939 --> 00:04:26,129 Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, turned away weeping. 85 00:04:26,129 --> 00:04:28,420 So, who am I? 86 00:04:28,420 --> 00:04:36,480 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 87 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,699 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 88 00:04:40,699 --> 00:04:45,699 when the next episode is released, if Allah wills.