1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:03,359 Pause, 2 00:00:03,359 --> 00:00:12,140 and get to know the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures! 3 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:23,670 I am one of the Companions and an early champion of Islam, 5 00:00:23,670 --> 00:00:30,670 and among the brave Muslims who set the finest examples of sacrifice and loyalty to this faith. 6 00:00:30,670 --> 00:00:37,740 My kunya is Abu 'Aqil, and my lineage traces back to the famous Arab tribe of Bali. 7 00:00:37,740 --> 00:00:40,829 I was an ally of the Aws in Medina, 8 00:00:40,829 --> 00:00:44,829 and thus became one of the Ansar through my alliance with them. 9 00:00:44,829 --> 00:00:50,829 I took part in Badr and the subsequent battles alongside the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 10 00:00:50,829 --> 00:00:55,920 I was eager to give and spend in the path of Allah, 11 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,920 despite my poverty and meager means. 12 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:06,920 One day, the Prophet (peace be upon him) called upon the people to equip the army for an expedition, 13 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:11,920 so I went out and spent the entire day drawing and hauling water, 14 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,920 earning two sa's of grain from it. 15 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,920 I left one sa' for my family, 16 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:22,920 and presented the second sa' to the Prophet (peace be upon him) to help equip the army. 17 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:27,780 After the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 18 00:01:27,780 --> 00:01:33,780 I set out for the Ridda Wars with the army of Khalid Ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him. 19 00:01:33,780 --> 00:01:37,780 In the Battle of al-Yamama, I was severely wounded; 20 00:01:37,780 --> 00:01:40,780 an arrow struck my chest, 21 00:01:40,780 --> 00:01:42,780 lodged between my shoulder blades, 22 00:01:42,780 --> 00:01:45,780 and paralyzed my left arm. 23 00:01:45,780 --> 00:01:48,780 So I reached for the arrow with my other hand, 24 00:01:48,780 --> 00:01:50,780 tore it out with all my might, 25 00:01:50,780 --> 00:01:52,780 and stood firm to fight. 26 00:01:52,780 --> 00:01:54,780 Yet, owing to heavy blood loss, 27 00:01:54,780 --> 00:01:56,780 my strength failed me, 28 00:01:56,780 --> 00:01:58,780 and I collapsed on the spot. 29 00:01:58,780 --> 00:02:00,849 The Muslims carried me 30 00:02:00,849 --> 00:02:05,849 and placed me in a tent at the edge of the battlefield. 31 00:02:05,849 --> 00:02:08,099 When the fighting grew fierce, 32 00:02:08,099 --> 00:02:10,099 the Muslim ranks wavered, 33 00:02:10,099 --> 00:02:13,099 and Musaylimah was on the verge of victory, 34 00:02:13,099 --> 00:02:18,099 I heard al-Bara' Ibn Malik al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) calling out: 35 00:02:18,099 --> 00:02:21,099 "Where are you, O assembly of the Ansar? 36 00:02:21,099 --> 00:02:23,099 Come to me! 37 00:02:23,099 --> 00:02:25,099 Come to me!" 38 00:02:25,099 --> 00:02:27,169 Then, through a slit in the tent, I saw 39 00:02:27,169 --> 00:02:31,169 Ma'n Ibn 'Adi al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, 40 00:02:31,169 --> 00:02:35,169 breaking his sword's scabbard and charging to the front ranks, 41 00:02:35,169 --> 00:02:37,169 shouting at the top of his voice: 42 00:02:37,169 --> 00:02:41,169 "For Allah! For Allah, O assembly of the Ansar! 43 00:02:41,169 --> 00:02:44,169 Charge again, charge against your enemy!" 44 00:02:44,169 --> 00:02:46,169 So I rose to answer the call, 45 00:02:46,169 --> 00:02:49,169 dragging myself despite my wounds. 46 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:53,169 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, saw me 47 00:02:53,169 --> 00:02:55,169 and said to me, 48 00:02:55,169 --> 00:02:57,169 "Where are you going, Abu 'Aqil? 49 00:02:57,169 --> 00:02:59,169 What do you intend to do?" 50 00:02:59,169 --> 00:03:00,169 I said to him, 51 00:03:00,169 --> 00:03:05,169 "Did you not hear al-Bara' Ibn Malik and Ma'n Ibn 'Adi calling out?" 52 00:03:05,169 --> 00:03:07,169 He said, 53 00:03:07,169 --> 00:03:09,169 "They did not call you by name, 54 00:03:09,169 --> 00:03:11,169 nor did they specify anyone in particular, 55 00:03:11,169 --> 00:03:14,169 and their call was not meant for the wounded." 56 00:03:14,169 --> 00:03:16,169 I said to him, 57 00:03:16,169 --> 00:03:19,169 "They are calling the Ansar, 58 00:03:19,169 --> 00:03:21,169 and I am one of them, 59 00:03:21,169 --> 00:03:25,169 and I must answer them, even if I have to crawl." 60 00:03:25,169 --> 00:03:27,169 So I took the sword in my right hand 61 00:03:27,169 --> 00:03:29,169 and began calling out: 62 00:03:29,169 --> 00:03:31,169 "O people of the Ansar! 63 00:03:31,169 --> 00:03:33,169 Charge, like the charge of Hunayn! 64 00:03:33,169 --> 00:03:36,169 Charge, like the charge of Hunayn!" 65 00:03:36,169 --> 00:03:39,169 The Ansar gathered and closed their ranks, 66 00:03:39,169 --> 00:03:42,169 and the Muslims advanced, fighting selflessly, 67 00:03:42,169 --> 00:03:47,169 until they drove Musaylimah and his men into the Garden of Death, 68 00:03:47,169 --> 00:03:50,330 where they met their end. 69 00:03:50,330 --> 00:03:54,330 During the fighting, my arm was severed from the shoulder, 70 00:03:54,330 --> 00:03:57,330 and I sustained fourteen wounds, 71 00:03:57,330 --> 00:03:59,330 all of them mortal. 72 00:03:59,330 --> 00:04:03,419 I fell onto the battlefield with barely a breath of life remaining. 73 00:04:03,419 --> 00:04:07,419 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar was watching me from afar, 74 00:04:07,419 --> 00:04:09,419 so he came over to me and said, 75 00:04:09,419 --> 00:04:11,419 "O uncle!" 76 00:04:11,419 --> 00:04:12,419 I asked him, 77 00:04:12,419 --> 00:04:14,419 "Who has been defeated?" 78 00:04:14,419 --> 00:04:15,419 He replied, 79 00:04:15,419 --> 00:04:16,420 "Rejoice! 80 00:04:16,420 --> 00:04:19,420 The enemy of Allah and the enemy of His Messenger— 81 00:04:19,420 --> 00:04:21,420 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him— 82 00:04:21,420 --> 00:04:24,420 Musaylimah, has been killed!" 83 00:04:24,420 --> 00:04:26,579 So I raised my finger to the sky, 84 00:04:26,579 --> 00:04:29,579 praising Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, 85 00:04:29,579 --> 00:04:32,579 and then breathed my last as a martyr 86 00:04:32,579 --> 00:04:34,579 at the Battle of al-Yamama. 87 00:04:34,579 --> 00:04:36,870 So, who am I? 88 00:04:36,870 --> 00:04:44,740 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video, 89 00:04:44,740 --> 00:04:48,970 and we will pin the correct answer in the comments 90 00:04:48,970 --> 00:04:51,970 when the next episode is released, 91 00:04:51,970 --> 00:04:53,970 if Allah wills.