WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:04.360 Pause. 00:00:04.360 --> 00:00:12.109 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:00:12.109 --> 00:00:16.109 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.109 --> 00:00:23.929 I am one of the Companions from the Banu Khatma tribe of the Ansar. 00:00:23.929 --> 00:00:32.340 'Umayr ibn 'Adi and I used to break the idols of our people during the early days of Islam in Medina. 00:00:32.340 --> 00:00:39.409 I witnessed the Battle of Badr, the Battle of Uhud, and all other battles alongside the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:39.409 --> 00:00:43.439 The banner of the Banu Khatma was in my hand on the day of the Conquest of Mecca. 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:46.469 I became known as Dhu al-Shahadatayn (The Man with Two Testimonies). 00:00:46.469 --> 00:00:51.469 One day, the Aws and the Khazraj were boasting to one another, and the Aws said: 00:00:51.469 --> 00:00:58.469 "Among us is the one whose testimony the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, made equal to the testimony of two men." 00:00:58.469 --> 00:01:03.140 A Bedouin came to Medina to sell a horse of his. 00:01:03.140 --> 00:01:07.140 The Prophet, peace be upon him, bought it from him. 00:01:07.140 --> 00:01:13.140 He asked the Bedouin to follow him to his house so he could pay him the price of the horse. 00:01:13.140 --> 00:01:19.209 The Prophet, peace be upon him, walked ahead, while the Bedouin lagged behind. 00:01:19.209 --> 00:01:25.269 People began approaching the Bedouin, bargaining with him to buy the horse. 00:01:25.269 --> 00:01:31.269 They were unaware that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had already purchased it from him. 00:01:31.269 --> 00:01:33.269 They offered him a higher price. 00:01:33.269 --> 00:01:35.269 The Bedouin became greedy. 00:01:35.269 --> 00:01:40.269 He called out to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saying: 00:01:40.269 --> 00:01:46.500 "If you intend to buy the horse, do so; otherwise, I will sell it to someone else." 00:01:46.500 --> 00:01:49.500 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:01:49.500 --> 00:01:51.500 "Did I not already buy it from you?" 00:01:51.500 --> 00:01:53.530 The Bedouin replied: 00:01:53.530 --> 00:01:55.530 "No, by Allah! 00:01:55.530 --> 00:01:57.719 I did not sell it to you." 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:00.719 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:03.750 "Yes, you did sell it to me." 00:02:03.750 --> 00:02:05.750 The Bedouin asked: 00:02:05.750 --> 00:02:07.909 "Who will testify for you?" 00:02:07.909 --> 00:02:12.069 The Prophet, peace be upon him, remained silent. 00:02:12.069 --> 00:02:14.069 I stepped forward and said: 00:02:14.069 --> 00:02:20.069 "I testify that you sold it to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." 00:02:20.069 --> 00:02:23.300 The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned to me 00:02:23.300 --> 00:02:25.300 and said: 00:02:25.300 --> 00:02:27.300 "On what basis do you testify, 00:02:27.300 --> 00:02:30.300 when you were not present with us during the transaction?" 00:02:30.300 --> 00:02:32.330 I replied: 00:02:32.330 --> 00:02:35.330 "I testify based on my belief in you, O Messenger of Allah." 00:02:35.330 --> 00:02:39.419 The Prophet, peace be upon him, approved of me, 00:02:39.419 --> 00:02:44.419 and he made my testimony equal to the testimony of two Muslim men. 00:02:44.419 --> 00:02:46.490 He validated me, saying: 00:02:46.490 --> 00:02:50.490 "Whoever he testifies for or against, it is sufficient." 00:02:50.490 --> 00:02:54.550 I was uniquely distinguished by this attribute above all other people. 00:02:54.550 --> 00:02:57.580 Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, returned 00:02:57.580 --> 00:03:00.580 the horse to the Bedouin after that. 00:03:00.580 --> 00:03:04.580 The horse died that very night while in his possession. 00:03:04.580 --> 00:03:10.509 When Zayd ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him, wanted to compile the Qur'an, 00:03:10.509 --> 00:03:15.509 by the order of the Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:03:15.509 --> 00:03:19.509 he asked the people to bring him what they had written of the Qur'an, 00:03:19.509 --> 00:03:26.509 along with two witnesses to testify that they had heard it directly from the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:03:26.509 --> 00:03:28.580 They compiled the Qur'an, 00:03:28.580 --> 00:03:31.580 except for a verse from Surah al-Ahzab, 00:03:31.580 --> 00:03:33.580 which is the saying of Allah the Almighty: 00:03:33.580 --> 00:03:41.580 “Of the believers are men who are true to that which they covenanted with Allah. Some of them have paid their vow by death (in battle), and some of them still are waiting; and they have not altered in the least;” (33:23) 00:03:41.580 --> 00:03:49.580 “Of the believers are men who are true to that which they covenanted with Allah. Some of them have paid their vow by death (in battle), and some of them still are waiting; and they have not altered in the least;” (33:23) 00:03:49.580 --> 00:03:54.060 "...and they did not alter [the words of Allah] by any alteration." 00:03:54.060 --> 00:03:56.060 They had memorized it, 00:03:56.060 --> 00:04:00.060 but they could not find it written down except with me. 00:04:00.060 --> 00:04:03.060 So they accepted it from me and placed it in the Qur'an 00:04:03.060 --> 00:04:06.060 without the need for two witnesses, 00:04:06.060 --> 00:04:12.060 because they knew that my testimony was equivalent to the testimony of two men. 00:04:12.060 --> 00:04:14.500 So, who am I? 00:04:14.500 --> 00:04:22.600 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:04:22.600 --> 00:04:26.819 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 00:04:26.819 --> 00:04:31.819 when the next episode is released, if Allah wills.