1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,360 Stop. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:22,989 I am one of the Companions from the Ansar. 5 00:00:22,989 --> 00:00:27,989 I am one of the famous archers and renowned brave warriors. 6 00:00:27,989 --> 00:00:34,060 I witnessed all the battles with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 7 00:00:34,060 --> 00:00:37,060 One day, the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me: 8 00:00:37,060 --> 00:00:42,060 "Your voice in the army is better than a thousand horsemen." 9 00:00:42,060 --> 00:00:47,719 I stood firm on the day of Uhud when the people fled. 10 00:00:47,719 --> 00:00:53,719 I was shooting arrows in front of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, defending him. 11 00:00:53,719 --> 00:00:57,719 I was a man who pulled the bowstring with great strength. 12 00:00:57,719 --> 00:01:01,719 I broke two or three bows that day. 13 00:01:01,719 --> 00:01:05,719 A man would pass by carrying a quiver of arrows, 14 00:01:05,719 --> 00:01:10,719 and the Prophet, peace be upon him, would command him to pour them out for me. 15 00:01:10,719 --> 00:01:15,719 I would shield the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, from behind me, 16 00:01:15,719 --> 00:01:18,719 and I would shoot at the people with my arrows. 17 00:01:18,719 --> 00:01:24,719 Whenever I shot an arrow, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would raise his head, 18 00:01:24,719 --> 00:01:27,719 looking to see where my arrow landed. 19 00:01:27,719 --> 00:01:30,719 I would say, "O Prophet of Allah, 20 00:01:30,719 --> 00:01:34,719 may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, do not raise your head, 21 00:01:34,719 --> 00:01:37,719 lest an arrow from the enemy's arrows strike you. 22 00:01:37,719 --> 00:01:39,719 My throat is a shield for your throat, 23 00:01:39,719 --> 00:01:42,719 my soul is a ransom for your soul, 24 00:01:42,719 --> 00:01:47,379 and my face is a shield for your dignity." 25 00:01:47,379 --> 00:01:52,379 On the day of Hunayn, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 26 00:01:52,379 --> 00:01:56,379 "Whoever kills an enemy combatant is entitled to his spoils." 27 00:01:56,379 --> 00:01:59,379 I killed twenty men that day, 28 00:01:59,379 --> 00:02:03,019 and I took their spoils. 29 00:02:03,019 --> 00:02:06,019 When the words of Allah the Exalted were revealed: 30 00:02:06,019 --> 00:02:11,020 "You will never attain righteousness until you spend from that which you love," 31 00:02:11,020 --> 00:02:14,020 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 32 00:02:14,020 --> 00:02:18,020 I possess more wealth in Medina in the form of date palms than any of the Ansar, 33 00:02:18,020 --> 00:02:22,020 and the most beloved of my wealth to me is Bayruha. 34 00:02:22,020 --> 00:02:25,020 It is a charity for the sake of Allah. 35 00:02:26,020 --> 00:02:31,020 So place it, O Messenger of Allah, where Allah shows you." 36 00:02:31,020 --> 00:02:34,180 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 37 00:02:34,180 --> 00:02:38,180 "Well done, well done! That is profitable wealth. 38 00:02:38,180 --> 00:02:41,180 That is profitable wealth. 39 00:02:41,180 --> 00:02:45,250 I suggest you distribute it among your relatives." 40 00:02:45,250 --> 00:02:51,819 During the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Prophet, peace be upon him, shaved his head, 41 00:02:51,819 --> 00:02:55,819 and he distributed the hair from the right side among his Companions, 42 00:02:55,819 --> 00:02:58,819 giving them one or two hairs each. 43 00:02:58,819 --> 00:03:02,819 He gave me all the hair from the left side. 44 00:03:02,819 --> 00:03:08,740 When the Muslims resolved to launch a naval expedition 45 00:03:08,740 --> 00:03:12,740 during the caliphate of Uthman Ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, 46 00:03:12,740 --> 00:03:15,740 I began preparing myself to go out with them. 47 00:03:15,740 --> 00:03:17,740 My sons said to me, 48 00:03:17,740 --> 00:03:19,740 "May Allah have mercy on you, 49 00:03:19,740 --> 00:03:22,740 you have become a very old man, 50 00:03:22,740 --> 00:03:26,740 and you have already fought alongside the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 51 00:03:26,740 --> 00:03:30,740 and alongside Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. 52 00:03:30,740 --> 00:03:34,740 Why not stay behind and let us fight on your behalf?" 53 00:03:34,740 --> 00:03:38,810 I replied, "Allah the Exalted says: 54 00:03:38,810 --> 00:03:42,810 'Go forth, whether light or heavy,' 55 00:03:42,810 --> 00:03:47,810 and He has called us all to go forth, both the old and the young." 56 00:03:47,810 --> 00:03:51,810 So I insisted on going out for jihad. 57 00:03:51,810 --> 00:03:54,870 While we were at sea, 58 00:03:54,870 --> 00:03:57,870 death overtook me while I was on the ship. 59 00:03:57,870 --> 00:04:00,870 They could not find an island to bury me on 60 00:04:00,870 --> 00:04:03,870 until seven days later. 61 00:04:03,870 --> 00:04:06,870 During this period, 62 00:04:06,870 --> 00:04:10,870 I remained as I was, without anything changing about me. 63 00:04:10,870 --> 00:04:13,159 So, who am I? 64 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:30,480 Find out in the next episode, if Allah wills.