WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Pause. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 Get to know the Companions and the scholars, and the most exalted among them. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 A serious challenge: who am I? 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:23.149 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:00:23.149 --> 00:00:26.149 I am among the leaders of the Arabs. 00:00:26.149 --> 00:00:30.149 I was a master of my people in both the pre-Islamic era and in Islam. 00:00:30.149 --> 00:00:35.340 I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, in the ninth year [of the Hijra]. 00:00:35.340 --> 00:00:37.340 As part of the delegation of Banu Tamim. 00:00:37.340 --> 00:00:39.340 He honored me and said: 00:00:39.340 --> 00:00:42.340 "This is the master of the desert dwellers." 00:00:42.340 --> 00:00:45.469 I was known for my forbearance, intellect, and generosity. 00:00:45.469 --> 00:00:49.469 I was a poet, a horseman, and a man of courage. 00:00:49.469 --> 00:00:51.469 I led many raids. 00:00:51.469 --> 00:00:54.539 I was victorious in my military expeditions. 00:00:54.539 --> 00:00:58.539 I had forbidden alcohol to myself even before Islam. 00:00:58.539 --> 00:01:04.109 I was among those who used to bury their daughters alive in the pre-Islamic era. 00:01:04.109 --> 00:01:06.109 The reason for that was: 00:01:06.109 --> 00:01:09.109 That some people raided us. 00:01:09.109 --> 00:01:12.109 And they took our women and our wealth. 00:01:12.109 --> 00:01:14.109 The one who raided me, 00:01:14.109 --> 00:01:17.109 Took my daughter for himself. 00:01:17.109 --> 00:01:19.109 When we made peace, 00:01:19.109 --> 00:01:21.109 I wanted to take my daughter back. 00:01:21.109 --> 00:01:25.109 The man who had taken her gave her the choice between returning to me, 00:01:25.109 --> 00:01:28.109 Or remaining his wife. 00:01:28.109 --> 00:01:31.109 She chose to remain his wife. 00:01:31.109 --> 00:01:35.269 So I swore that I would never have another daughter after that, 00:01:35.269 --> 00:01:37.269 Without burying her alive. 00:01:37.269 --> 00:01:40.269 Because of what had happened. 00:01:40.269 --> 00:01:44.340 Thus, I buried eight daughters alive before Islam. 00:01:44.340 --> 00:01:46.340 When I embraced Islam, 00:01:46.340 --> 00:01:50.340 I mentioned this to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:01:50.340 --> 00:01:52.340 He said to me: 00:01:52.340 --> 00:01:56.340 "Free a slave for each one of them." 00:01:56.340 --> 00:01:59.299 And I did so. 00:01:59.299 --> 00:02:02.299 One day, I was sitting in the courtyard of my house, 00:02:02.299 --> 00:02:05.299 With my sword belt wrapped around my legs. 00:02:05.299 --> 00:02:07.299 I was speaking to my people. 00:02:07.299 --> 00:02:10.300 While I was in that state, 00:02:10.300 --> 00:02:12.300 A man was brought to me, bound, 00:02:12.300 --> 00:02:14.300 And another man lay dead. 00:02:14.300 --> 00:02:16.300 It was said to me: 00:02:16.300 --> 00:02:18.300 "This is your nephew; 00:02:18.300 --> 00:02:19.300 He has killed your son." 00:02:19.300 --> 00:02:22.580 By Allah, I did not loosen my posture, 00:02:22.580 --> 00:02:24.580 Nor did I stop my speech. 00:02:24.580 --> 00:02:26.580 When I had finished it, 00:02:26.580 --> 00:02:28.580 I turned to my nephew, 00:02:28.580 --> 00:02:29.580 And I said to him: 00:02:29.580 --> 00:02:31.580 "O my nephew, 00:02:31.580 --> 00:02:33.580 How evil is what you have done. 00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:35.680 You have wronged your kin, 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:37.680 You have struck yourself with your own arrow, 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:40.870 And you have killed your cousin." 00:02:40.870 --> 00:02:43.870 Then I said to another son of mine: 00:02:43.870 --> 00:02:45.870 "Rise, my son, 00:02:45.870 --> 00:02:47.870 Untie your cousin, 00:02:47.870 --> 00:02:49.870 Bury your brother, 00:02:49.870 --> 00:02:52.870 And drive a hundred she-camels to his mother, 00:02:52.870 --> 00:02:54.870 As compensation for her son, 00:02:54.870 --> 00:02:56.969 For she is a stranger [in this land]." 00:02:56.969 --> 00:03:00.379 So, who am I? 00:03:00.379 --> 00:03:04.629 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:03:04.629 --> 00:03:08.629 We will pin the correct answer in the comments, 00:03:08.629 --> 00:03:11.629 When the next episode is released, 00:03:11.629 --> 00:03:13.629 If Allah wills. 00:03:13.629 --> 00:03:18.629 The best of generations in their stances and examples, 00:03:18.629 --> 00:03:23.629 Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 00:03:23.629 --> 00:03:28.629 They were here, watering the clouds of our lives, 00:03:28.629 --> 00:03:33.629 They passed away, yet their memory rises high within us. 00:03:33.629 --> 00:03:38.629 They departed and cast a question into the conscience: 00:03:38.629 --> 00:03:43.629 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 00:03:43.629 --> 00:03:48.629 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:03:48.629 --> 00:03:53.629 And the world of mankind flourished with their grace.