1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Get to know the Companions and the scholars, and the most exalted among them. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A serious challenge: who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:23,149 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:23,149 --> 00:00:26,149 I am among the leaders of the Arabs. 6 00:00:26,149 --> 00:00:30,149 I was a master of my people in both the pre-Islamic era and in Islam. 7 00:00:30,149 --> 00:00:35,340 I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, in the ninth year [of the Hijra]. 8 00:00:35,340 --> 00:00:37,340 As part of the delegation of Banu Tamim. 9 00:00:37,340 --> 00:00:39,340 He honored me and said: 10 00:00:39,340 --> 00:00:42,340 "This is the master of the desert dwellers." 11 00:00:42,340 --> 00:00:45,469 I was known for my forbearance, intellect, and generosity. 12 00:00:45,469 --> 00:00:49,469 I was a poet, a horseman, and a man of courage. 13 00:00:49,469 --> 00:00:51,469 I led many raids. 14 00:00:51,469 --> 00:00:54,539 I was victorious in my military expeditions. 15 00:00:54,539 --> 00:00:58,539 I had forbidden alcohol to myself even before Islam. 16 00:00:58,539 --> 00:01:04,109 I was among those who used to bury their daughters alive in the pre-Islamic era. 17 00:01:04,109 --> 00:01:06,109 The reason for that was: 18 00:01:06,109 --> 00:01:09,109 That some people raided us. 19 00:01:09,109 --> 00:01:12,109 And they took our women and our wealth. 20 00:01:12,109 --> 00:01:14,109 The one who raided me, 21 00:01:14,109 --> 00:01:17,109 Took my daughter for himself. 22 00:01:17,109 --> 00:01:19,109 When we made peace, 23 00:01:19,109 --> 00:01:21,109 I wanted to take my daughter back. 24 00:01:21,109 --> 00:01:25,109 The man who had taken her gave her the choice between returning to me, 25 00:01:25,109 --> 00:01:28,109 Or remaining his wife. 26 00:01:28,109 --> 00:01:31,109 She chose to remain his wife. 27 00:01:31,109 --> 00:01:35,269 So I swore that I would never have another daughter after that, 28 00:01:35,269 --> 00:01:37,269 Without burying her alive. 29 00:01:37,269 --> 00:01:40,269 Because of what had happened. 30 00:01:40,269 --> 00:01:44,340 Thus, I buried eight daughters alive before Islam. 31 00:01:44,340 --> 00:01:46,340 When I embraced Islam, 32 00:01:46,340 --> 00:01:50,340 I mentioned this to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 33 00:01:50,340 --> 00:01:52,340 He said to me: 34 00:01:52,340 --> 00:01:56,340 "Free a slave for each one of them." 35 00:01:56,340 --> 00:01:59,299 And I did so. 36 00:01:59,299 --> 00:02:02,299 One day, I was sitting in the courtyard of my house, 37 00:02:02,299 --> 00:02:05,299 With my sword belt wrapped around my legs. 38 00:02:05,299 --> 00:02:07,299 I was speaking to my people. 39 00:02:07,299 --> 00:02:10,300 While I was in that state, 40 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:12,300 A man was brought to me, bound, 41 00:02:12,300 --> 00:02:14,300 And another man lay dead. 42 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:16,300 It was said to me: 43 00:02:16,300 --> 00:02:18,300 "This is your nephew; 44 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:19,300 He has killed your son." 45 00:02:19,300 --> 00:02:22,580 By Allah, I did not loosen my posture, 46 00:02:22,580 --> 00:02:24,580 Nor did I stop my speech. 47 00:02:24,580 --> 00:02:26,580 When I had finished it, 48 00:02:26,580 --> 00:02:28,580 I turned to my nephew, 49 00:02:28,580 --> 00:02:29,580 And I said to him: 50 00:02:29,580 --> 00:02:31,580 "O my nephew, 51 00:02:31,580 --> 00:02:33,580 How evil is what you have done. 52 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,680 You have wronged your kin, 53 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,680 You have struck yourself with your own arrow, 54 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,870 And you have killed your cousin." 55 00:02:40,870 --> 00:02:43,870 Then I said to another son of mine: 56 00:02:43,870 --> 00:02:45,870 "Rise, my son, 57 00:02:45,870 --> 00:02:47,870 Untie your cousin, 58 00:02:47,870 --> 00:02:49,870 Bury your brother, 59 00:02:49,870 --> 00:02:52,870 And drive a hundred she-camels to his mother, 60 00:02:52,870 --> 00:02:54,870 As compensation for her son, 61 00:02:54,870 --> 00:02:56,969 For she is a stranger [in this land]." 62 00:02:56,969 --> 00:03:00,379 So, who am I? 63 00:03:00,379 --> 00:03:04,629 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 64 00:03:04,629 --> 00:03:08,629 We will pin the correct answer in the comments, 65 00:03:08,629 --> 00:03:11,629 When the next episode is released, 66 00:03:11,629 --> 00:03:13,629 If Allah wills. 67 00:03:13,629 --> 00:03:18,629 The best of generations in their stances and examples, 68 00:03:18,629 --> 00:03:23,629 Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 69 00:03:23,629 --> 00:03:28,629 They were here, watering the clouds of our lives, 70 00:03:28,629 --> 00:03:33,629 They passed away, yet their memory rises high within us. 71 00:03:33,629 --> 00:03:38,629 They departed and cast a question into the conscience: 72 00:03:38,629 --> 00:03:43,629 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 73 00:03:43,629 --> 00:03:48,629 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 74 00:03:48,629 --> 00:03:53,629 And the world of mankind flourished with their grace.