WEBVTT 00:00:01.330 --> 00:00:04.330 Pause. 00:00:04.330 --> 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 --> 00:00:22.640 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:22.640 --> 00:00:25.739 I am from the Banu al-Harith tribe of Yemen. 00:00:25.739 --> 00:00:27.739 I was tall of stature. 00:00:27.739 --> 00:00:28.739 I had a robust build. 00:00:28.739 --> 00:00:30.739 I was very dark-skinned. 00:00:30.739 --> 00:00:32.740 Whoever saw me was struck with awe. 00:00:32.740 --> 00:00:35.799 My conversion to Islam came quite late. 00:00:35.799 --> 00:00:40.799 I arrived with my people in Medina in the tenth year of the Hijra. 00:00:40.799 --> 00:00:45.859 We pledged our allegiance to the Prophet, peace be upon him, to embrace Islam. 00:00:45.859 --> 00:00:47.859 I was known for my asceticism and forbearance. 00:00:47.859 --> 00:00:50.859 And for my deep concern for the interests of the Muslims. 00:00:50.859 --> 00:00:52.859 On the battlefields, 00:00:52.859 --> 00:00:56.859 I was renowned for my courage, bravery, and excellent leadership. 00:00:56.859 --> 00:01:01.899 Through my hands, many lands were conquered. 00:01:01.899 --> 00:01:03.899 I used to say to the people: 00:01:03.899 --> 00:01:06.900 "I do not see matters except through the truth." 00:01:06.900 --> 00:01:09.900 "I do not see the truth except through justice." 00:01:09.900 --> 00:01:14.920 "And I do not see justice except in the obedience of Allah." 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:19.920 I participated in the Islamic conquests during the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:23.920 I was a loyal soldier to the army commanders. 00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:25.920 In the Battle of Manadhir, 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:27.920 I was with my brother, the Muhajir. 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:33.920 We fought the enemies under the command of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:01:33.920 --> 00:01:35.920 During the battle, 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:37.920 the enemy surrounded my brother, 00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:40.920 killed him, and severed his head. 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:45.920 They hoisted it upon a mast overlooking the battlefield. 00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:48.920 A fire of vengeance ignited within me. 00:01:48.920 --> 00:01:50.920 I said to my martyred brother: 00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:53.920 "By Allah, I shall surely avenge you." 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:58.920 When Abu Musa saw the intensity of my grief for my brother, 00:01:58.920 --> 00:02:01.920 he relinquished the command of the army to me. 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:03.920 I took charge of the people, 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:06.920 and I bolstered the resolve of the fighters. 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:10.919 Then we descended upon the enemy like a torrential flood. 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:14.919 We left them either as fugitives or captives. 00:02:14.919 --> 00:02:16.919 We killed the combatants, 00:02:16.919 --> 00:02:18.919 took the families as captives, 00:02:18.919 --> 00:02:21.849 and conquered the land. 00:02:21.849 --> 00:02:24.849 Then I advanced with the Islamic army, 00:02:24.849 --> 00:02:27.849 conquering land after land, 00:02:27.849 --> 00:02:30.849 until we reached the borders of Sijistan. 00:02:31.849 --> 00:02:35.849 We besieged a city flourishing with magnificent palaces, 00:02:35.849 --> 00:02:38.849 surrounded by massive fortifications. 00:02:38.849 --> 00:02:40.849 We laid siege to it, 00:02:40.849 --> 00:02:42.849 and then Allah granted us victory over it. 00:02:42.849 --> 00:02:46.909 Their leader fell captive into our hands. 00:02:46.909 --> 00:02:48.909 He came to me, 00:02:48.909 --> 00:02:51.909 offering a ransom in exchange for his freedom. 00:02:51.909 --> 00:02:53.909 I said to him: 00:02:53.909 --> 00:02:57.909 "I will ransom you if you provide a generous ransom for the Muslims." 00:02:57.909 --> 00:02:58.909 He asked: 00:02:58.909 --> 00:02:59.909 "And how much do you want?" 00:02:59.909 --> 00:03:03.909 I brought out a spear over two meters long, 00:03:03.909 --> 00:03:05.909 planted it in the ground, 00:03:05.909 --> 00:03:06.909 and said to him: 00:03:06.909 --> 00:03:10.909 "Pour gold and silver over this spear," 00:03:10.909 --> 00:03:13.909 "until you cover it completely." 00:03:13.909 --> 00:03:14.909 He replied, "I agree." 00:03:14.909 --> 00:03:17.909 He brought out the treasures he possessed, 00:03:17.909 --> 00:03:21.909 and began pouring them over the spear until it was hidden. 00:03:21.909 --> 00:03:23.909 I took those funds, 00:03:23.909 --> 00:03:25.909 set aside the fifth (khums), 00:03:25.909 --> 00:03:28.909 and gave the mujahidin their share. 00:03:28.909 --> 00:03:33.030 I did not take anything for myself. 00:03:33.030 --> 00:03:36.030 In one of the battles against the Persians, 00:03:36.030 --> 00:03:39.030 the war between us was back and forth, 00:03:39.030 --> 00:03:42.030 despite our small numbers and the enemy's vast numbers. 00:03:42.030 --> 00:03:44.030 Parviz, 00:03:44.030 --> 00:03:46.030 the Persian commander, inclined toward peace. 00:03:46.030 --> 00:03:48.030 I responded to his request, 00:03:48.030 --> 00:03:52.030 and invited him to meet me in the Muslim camp. 00:03:52.030 --> 00:03:54.030 I granted him safe passage, 00:03:54.030 --> 00:03:56.030 and he agreed to come. 00:03:56.030 --> 00:04:00.030 I ordered my men to prepare the place to receive Parviz. 00:04:00.030 --> 00:04:03.030 I asked them to pile up around the meeting place 00:04:03.030 --> 00:04:06.030 heaps of the corpses of the slain Persians, 00:04:06.030 --> 00:04:10.030 and to scatter along the sides of the path he would pass through 00:04:10.030 --> 00:04:14.030 other corpses, strewn about in disarray. 00:04:14.030 --> 00:04:17.029 When Parviz entered to see me, 00:04:17.029 --> 00:04:20.029 his limbs trembled in fear of me, 00:04:20.029 --> 00:04:24.029 and his heart was struck with terror at the sight of the dead. 00:04:24.029 --> 00:04:26.029 He did not dare to approach me, 00:04:26.029 --> 00:04:29.029 nor did he come forward to shake my hand. 00:04:29.029 --> 00:04:33.029 He made peace with me on the condition that he would provide the Muslims with a thousand boys, 00:04:33.029 --> 00:04:38.029 each carrying a vessel full of gold on his head. 00:04:38.029 --> 00:04:42.189 I accepted that from him and made peace with him on those terms. 00:04:42.189 --> 00:04:48.160 So, who am I? 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:52.420 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:04:52.420 --> 00:04:56.420 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 00:04:56.420 --> 00:05:00.420 when the next episode is released, insha'Allah.