1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:03,359 Pause. 2 00:00:03,359 --> 00:00:12,179 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,179 --> 00:00:16,179 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,179 --> 00:00:20,219 I am one of the Companions. 5 00:00:20,219 --> 00:00:22,219 I am one of the leaders of the Ansar. 6 00:00:22,219 --> 00:00:26,219 I met Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him, 7 00:00:26,219 --> 00:00:28,219 when he first arrived in Medina. 8 00:00:28,219 --> 00:00:30,219 I heard the Qur'an from him, 9 00:00:30,219 --> 00:00:34,219 and the love of Islam entered my heart. 10 00:00:34,219 --> 00:00:36,219 I embraced Islam immediately, 11 00:00:36,219 --> 00:00:39,219 even before the conversion of Usayd ibn Hudayr 12 00:00:39,219 --> 00:00:43,219 and Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with them both. 13 00:00:43,219 --> 00:00:47,219 I never ceased reciting the Qur'an at any moment, 14 00:00:47,219 --> 00:00:50,219 to the point that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 15 00:00:50,219 --> 00:00:54,219 heard my recitation one day while I was in the mosque. 16 00:00:54,219 --> 00:00:56,219 He recognized my voice, 17 00:00:56,219 --> 00:00:58,219 so he prayed for me and said, 18 00:00:58,219 --> 00:01:00,219 "O Allah, forgive him." 19 00:01:00,219 --> 00:01:03,380 The Prophet, peace be upon him, appointed me 20 00:01:03,380 --> 00:01:06,379 to distribute the spoils of the Battle of Hunayn, 21 00:01:06,379 --> 00:01:09,379 just as he appointed me as the commander of his guard 22 00:01:09,379 --> 00:01:11,379 during the Battle of Tabuk. 23 00:01:11,379 --> 00:01:15,500 I visited the Prophet, peace be upon him, 24 00:01:15,500 --> 00:01:18,500 one night in the deep darkness, 25 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:22,500 accompanied by Usayd ibn Hudayr, may Allah be pleased with him. 26 00:01:22,500 --> 00:01:25,569 When we stood up to leave, 27 00:01:25,569 --> 00:01:28,569 my staff lit up with a light like a lamp, 28 00:01:28,569 --> 00:01:30,569 a miracle from Allah for us, 29 00:01:30,569 --> 00:01:33,569 and by it, we could see the path. 30 00:01:33,569 --> 00:01:35,569 When we parted ways, 31 00:01:35,569 --> 00:01:38,569 the staff of each of us lit up, 32 00:01:38,569 --> 00:01:42,569 and he could see his way until he reached his home. 33 00:01:42,569 --> 00:01:48,590 I witnessed all the battles with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 34 00:01:48,590 --> 00:01:51,590 and despite my intense love for the Qur'an, 35 00:01:51,590 --> 00:01:54,590 I was one of the renowned brave warriors. 36 00:01:54,590 --> 00:01:56,659 During the Battle of Dhat al-Riqa', 37 00:01:56,659 --> 00:01:58,659 we inflicted losses upon the enemy, 38 00:01:59,659 --> 00:02:02,659 and the wife of one of their men was taken captive. 39 00:02:02,659 --> 00:02:05,659 Her husband vowed to pursue us 40 00:02:05,659 --> 00:02:09,659 and not return until he had shed the blood of the Muslims 41 00:02:09,659 --> 00:02:11,659 or rescued his wife. 42 00:02:11,659 --> 00:02:13,689 He caught up with us, 43 00:02:13,689 --> 00:02:15,689 and when night fell, 44 00:02:15,689 --> 00:02:19,689 we stopped to rest in a mountain pass. 45 00:02:19,689 --> 00:02:22,689 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 46 00:02:22,689 --> 00:02:24,689 "Who will stand guard for us tonight?" 47 00:02:24,689 --> 00:02:27,750 So I stood up, along with 'Ammar ibn Yasir, 48 00:02:27,750 --> 00:02:29,750 may Allah be pleased with him, 49 00:02:29,750 --> 00:02:32,750 and we said, "We will, O Messenger of Allah." 50 00:02:32,750 --> 00:02:35,750 He, peace be upon him, said, 51 00:02:35,750 --> 00:02:36,849 "Very well." 52 00:02:36,849 --> 00:02:38,849 I said to my brother 'Ammar, 53 00:02:38,849 --> 00:02:40,849 as we stood at the mouth of the pass, 54 00:02:40,849 --> 00:02:44,849 "Which part of the night would you like to sleep in? 55 00:02:44,849 --> 00:02:46,849 The first or the last?" 56 00:02:46,849 --> 00:02:49,849 He replied, "I will sleep in the first part." 57 00:02:49,849 --> 00:02:53,849 So he went a short distance away from me and slept, 58 00:02:53,849 --> 00:02:55,849 while I went to stand guard. 59 00:02:55,849 --> 00:02:58,979 While I was in the stillness of the night, 60 00:02:58,979 --> 00:03:01,979 amidst the pitch-black darkness, 61 00:03:01,979 --> 00:03:05,979 my soul longed for prayer and the recitation of the Qur'an. 62 00:03:05,979 --> 00:03:07,979 I stood up, pronounced the takbir, 63 00:03:07,979 --> 00:03:10,979 and began reciting Surah al-Kahf. 64 00:03:10,979 --> 00:03:15,099 The man came and stood at the bottom of the valley, 65 00:03:15,099 --> 00:03:19,099 and seeing me from afar standing in my place, 66 00:03:19,099 --> 00:03:22,099 he shot an arrow at me, which struck me. 67 00:03:22,099 --> 00:03:25,099 I pulled the arrow out and cast it aside, 68 00:03:25,099 --> 00:03:28,169 and continued my recitation. 69 00:03:28,169 --> 00:03:30,169 He shot a second arrow at me, 70 00:03:30,169 --> 00:03:34,169 so I pulled it out and continued my prayer. 71 00:03:34,169 --> 00:03:36,169 Then he shot a third arrow at me, 72 00:03:36,169 --> 00:03:37,169 and I pulled it out. 73 00:03:37,169 --> 00:03:41,169 However, I remembered my duty to guard the Muslims, 74 00:03:41,169 --> 00:03:44,169 and I feared that the enemy might approach from my side, 75 00:03:44,169 --> 00:03:47,169 so I pronounced the takbir, bowed, and prostrated. 76 00:03:47,169 --> 00:03:51,169 Then I went to 'Ammar and woke him up. 77 00:03:51,169 --> 00:03:53,169 When the polytheist saw us, 78 00:03:53,169 --> 00:03:56,169 he fled, having fulfilled his vow. 79 00:03:56,169 --> 00:03:59,259 When 'Ammar saw me, 80 00:03:59,259 --> 00:04:01,259 with blood streaming from me, 81 00:04:01,259 --> 00:04:06,259 he said to me, "Why did you not wake me up the moment he shot you?" 82 00:04:06,259 --> 00:04:10,259 I replied, "I was in the middle of a Surah I was reciting, 83 00:04:10,259 --> 00:04:13,060 and I did not want to interrupt it 84 00:04:13,060 --> 00:04:15,300 until I had finished it. 85 00:04:15,300 --> 00:04:18,300 By Allah, were it not for my fear of neglecting a post 86 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:21,300 that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 87 00:04:21,300 --> 00:04:27,300 had entrusted me to guard, I would have preferred death to interrupting it." 88 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:34,480 I participated in the wars against the apostates after the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 89 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,480 and I fought valiantly on the day of Yamama. 90 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:44,509 On the night before the battle, I saw in my dream as if the sky had opened for me, 91 00:04:44,509 --> 00:04:48,509 and I entered it, then it closed behind me. 92 00:04:48,509 --> 00:04:55,509 I said to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, "By Allah, this is martyrdom." 93 00:04:55,509 --> 00:04:58,639 When the day broke and the fighting began, 94 00:04:58,639 --> 00:05:04,639 I saw the Muslim ranks wavering before the army of Musaylima the Liar. 95 00:05:04,639 --> 00:05:09,639 I climbed a high piece of ground and began to shout, 96 00:05:09,639 --> 00:05:16,639 "O Ansar, distinguish yourselves from the people and break the sheaths of your swords! 97 00:05:16,639 --> 00:05:20,639 Do not let Islam be attacked from your direction." 98 00:05:20,639 --> 00:05:27,639 I kept repeating that call until about four hundred of them gathered around me, 99 00:05:27,639 --> 00:05:33,639 led by Thabit ibn Qays, al-Bara' ibn Malik, and Abu Dujana, 100 00:05:33,639 --> 00:05:38,639 the bearer of the sword of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 101 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:43,639 We advanced with all our might toward Musaylima and those with him, 102 00:05:43,639 --> 00:05:47,639 until we drove them into the Garden of Death, 103 00:05:47,639 --> 00:05:50,829 where their fate was sealed. 104 00:05:50,829 --> 00:05:57,829 As for me, I sustained wounds to my face and the front of my body, 105 00:05:57,829 --> 00:06:02,829 until I fell as a martyr, advancing and not retreating. 106 00:06:02,829 --> 00:06:05,149 So, who am I? 107 00:06:13,410 --> 00:06:17,629 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 108 00:06:17,629 --> 00:06:22,629 when the next episode is released, if Allah wills.