1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted among them. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 Here is a serious challenge: who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:24,019 I am the cousin of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 5 00:00:24,019 --> 00:00:26,019 I am his foster brother. 6 00:00:26,019 --> 00:00:30,140 I was his close companion before his mission began. 7 00:00:30,140 --> 00:00:34,140 I was among those who resembled him most in appearance. 8 00:00:34,140 --> 00:00:37,340 However, when the Prophet, peace be upon him, 9 00:00:37,340 --> 00:00:39,340 was sent with the message, 10 00:00:39,340 --> 00:00:42,340 and called his people to Islam, 11 00:00:42,340 --> 00:00:45,340 I hated him and showed him hostility. 12 00:00:45,340 --> 00:00:48,340 I satirized him and his companions with my poetry. 13 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:51,590 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, migrated 14 00:00:51,590 --> 00:00:53,590 to Medina, 15 00:00:53,590 --> 00:00:56,590 I did not miss any of the battles 16 00:00:56,590 --> 00:01:00,590 that Quraysh waged against the Muslims. 17 00:01:00,590 --> 00:01:04,719 The Prophet, peace be upon him, was angry with me, 18 00:01:04,719 --> 00:01:06,719 and ordered my execution. 19 00:01:06,719 --> 00:01:11,519 I remained in Mecca until the Conquest took place. 20 00:01:11,519 --> 00:01:15,519 I realized then that there was no escape for me but to embrace Islam, 21 00:01:15,519 --> 00:01:20,519 and place my hand in the hand of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 22 00:01:20,519 --> 00:01:25,549 So I went out to him before he reached Mecca with his army, 23 00:01:25,549 --> 00:01:29,549 accompanied by my son and a man from our kin. 24 00:01:29,549 --> 00:01:32,549 We met the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 25 00:01:32,549 --> 00:01:34,549 at Thaniyat al-Iqab, 26 00:01:34,549 --> 00:01:37,549 between Mecca and Medina. 27 00:01:37,549 --> 00:01:40,549 We sought permission to enter upon him, 28 00:01:40,549 --> 00:01:44,549 and Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, spoke to him on our behalf. 29 00:01:44,549 --> 00:01:47,549 He, peace be upon him, said: 30 00:01:47,549 --> 00:01:50,549 "I have no need of them." 31 00:01:50,549 --> 00:01:52,549 When we learned of that, 32 00:01:52,549 --> 00:01:53,549 I said: 33 00:01:53,549 --> 00:01:58,549 "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, will either grant me permission, 34 00:01:58,549 --> 00:02:01,549 or I will take my son by the hand, 35 00:02:01,549 --> 00:02:04,549 and we will wander the earth 36 00:02:04,549 --> 00:02:07,549 until we die of thirst or hunger." 37 00:02:07,549 --> 00:02:12,780 When this reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 38 00:02:12,780 --> 00:02:15,780 his heart softened toward us, and he granted us permission. 39 00:02:15,780 --> 00:02:18,780 We entered upon him and embraced Islam. 40 00:02:18,780 --> 00:02:22,990 From the very first moments of my Islam, 41 00:02:22,990 --> 00:02:25,990 I set out to make up for the goodness I had missed. 42 00:02:25,990 --> 00:02:29,990 I became a worshiper, a prostrator, and a warrior. 43 00:02:29,990 --> 00:02:34,990 I went out with the Messenger, peace be upon him, in the Conquest of Mecca, 44 00:02:34,990 --> 00:02:37,990 and the battles that followed. 45 00:02:37,990 --> 00:02:39,990 On the day of Hunayn, 46 00:02:39,990 --> 00:02:44,990 I was among those who stood firm with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 47 00:02:44,990 --> 00:02:47,990 I was with him and did not leave his side for a moment. 48 00:02:47,990 --> 00:02:53,990 I held the bridle of the Prophet’s mule with my left hand, 49 00:02:53,990 --> 00:02:58,990 and wielded my sword against the throats of the polytheists with my right. 50 00:02:58,990 --> 00:03:02,990 until the Muslims returned to the battlefield, 51 00:03:02,990 --> 00:03:06,990 surrounding their Prophet, peace be upon him, 52 00:03:06,990 --> 00:03:09,990 and Allah decreed for them a clear victory. 53 00:03:09,990 --> 00:03:13,219 When the dust of battle settled, 54 00:03:13,219 --> 00:03:18,219 the Messenger, peace be upon him, turned to me and said: 55 00:03:18,219 --> 00:03:21,219 "Who is this, my brother?" 56 00:03:21,219 --> 00:03:26,340 No sooner had I heard the word "my brother" from him, peace be upon him, 57 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:30,439 than my heart soared with joy. 58 00:03:30,439 --> 00:03:34,439 I threw myself at his feet, kissing them. 59 00:03:34,439 --> 00:03:38,439 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, praised me, 60 00:03:38,439 --> 00:03:41,439 and testified that I would enter Paradise. 61 00:03:41,439 --> 00:03:45,439 He gave me the glad tidings that I would be the master of the youth of the people of Paradise. 62 00:03:45,439 --> 00:03:47,789 So, who am I? 63 00:03:47,789 --> 00:03:53,330 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 64 00:03:53,330 --> 00:03:57,580 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 65 00:03:57,580 --> 00:04:02,580 when the next episode is released, if Allah wills. 66 00:04:02,580 --> 00:04:07,580 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 67 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:12,580 They followed the Messenger in his striving and his speech. 68 00:04:12,580 --> 00:04:17,579 They were here, watering the clouds of our lives. 69 00:04:17,579 --> 00:04:22,579 They passed on, yet their memory remains exalted among us. 70 00:04:22,579 --> 00:04:27,579 They departed, leaving a question in our conscience: 71 00:04:27,579 --> 00:04:32,579 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 72 00:04:32,579 --> 00:04:38,579 They filled life with glorious deeds, 73 00:04:38,579 --> 00:04:43,740 and the world of the noble flourished because of them.