1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:03,500 Pause, 2 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:08,500 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and noble figures. 3 00:00:12,660 --> 00:00:20,050 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:20,050 --> 00:00:25,050 I am one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 5 00:00:25,050 --> 00:00:30,109 I embraced Islam in the Year of Delegations, in the ninth year of the Hijrah. 6 00:00:30,109 --> 00:00:34,109 I was the very first person to light an oil lamp in the Prophet's Mosque. 7 00:00:34,109 --> 00:00:40,109 And I am the only person from whom the Prophet, peace be upon him, narrated a hadith, 8 00:00:40,109 --> 00:00:45,880 when he related from me the account of al-Jassasah. 9 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:51,880 That account was that I once set out to sea with thirty men, 10 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,880 and the waves tossed us about for a whole month. 11 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:56,880 Then we took shelter on an island. 12 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:01,039 Later, I recounted our story to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 13 00:01:01,039 --> 00:01:05,040 Thereupon, he arose in haste, 14 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:11,040 mounted the pulpit, and the call was made among the people: "Assemble for prayer!" 15 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,099 When the people had gathered, he said: 16 00:01:14,099 --> 00:01:16,099 "O people, 17 00:01:16,099 --> 00:01:20,099 I did not summon you out of desire or fear, 18 00:01:20,099 --> 00:01:22,099 but because this man informed me 19 00:01:22,099 --> 00:01:26,099 that a group of people from Palestine set out to sea, 20 00:01:26,099 --> 00:01:31,099 and the wind drove them to an island among the islands of the sea. 21 00:01:31,099 --> 00:01:34,099 There they encountered a beast covered with thick hair, 22 00:01:34,099 --> 00:01:37,099 so much so that they could not tell if it was male or female 23 00:01:37,099 --> 00:01:39,099 because of its abundant hair. 24 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:41,099 They asked, 'Who are you?' 25 00:01:41,099 --> 00:01:43,099 It replied, 26 00:01:43,099 --> 00:01:45,140 'I am al-Jassasah.' 27 00:01:45,140 --> 00:01:46,140 They said, 28 00:01:46,140 --> 00:01:48,140 'Tell us then!' 29 00:01:48,140 --> 00:01:49,140 It said, 30 00:01:49,140 --> 00:01:53,140 'I will neither tell you anything nor ask anything of you, 31 00:01:53,140 --> 00:02:00,140 but in this monastery is a man eager to inform you and inquire of you.' 32 00:02:00,140 --> 00:02:02,299 So they entered the monastery, 33 00:02:02,299 --> 00:02:04,299 and behold, there was a one-eyed man, 34 00:02:04,299 --> 00:02:06,299 shackled in iron chains. 35 00:02:06,299 --> 00:02:08,300 He said, 36 00:02:08,300 --> 00:02:10,300 'Who are you?' 37 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:11,300 They replied, 38 00:02:11,300 --> 00:02:12,300 'We are Arabs.' 39 00:02:12,300 --> 00:02:14,389 He asked, 40 00:02:14,389 --> 00:02:16,389 'Has the Prophet been sent among you?' 41 00:02:16,389 --> 00:02:18,460 They replied, 'Yes.' 42 00:02:18,460 --> 00:02:19,460 He asked, 43 00:02:19,460 --> 00:02:21,460 'Have the Arabs followed him?' 44 00:02:21,460 --> 00:02:23,460 They replied, 'Yes.' 45 00:02:23,460 --> 00:02:24,580 He said, 46 00:02:24,580 --> 00:02:26,580 'That is indeed better for them.' 47 00:02:26,580 --> 00:02:27,710 He asked, 48 00:02:27,710 --> 00:02:29,710 'What has Persia done? 49 00:02:29,710 --> 00:02:31,710 Has he prevailed over it?' 50 00:02:31,710 --> 00:02:33,710 They replied, 'No.' 51 00:02:33,710 --> 00:02:34,710 He said, 52 00:02:34,710 --> 00:02:37,710 'Indeed, he soon will prevail over it.' 53 00:02:37,710 --> 00:02:39,840 Then he asked, 54 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,840 'What has become of the spring of Zughar?' 55 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:42,939 They replied, 56 00:02:42,939 --> 00:02:45,939 'It flows abundantly.' 57 00:02:45,939 --> 00:02:46,969 He asked, 58 00:02:46,969 --> 00:02:48,969 'What has become of the date palms of Baysan? 59 00:02:48,969 --> 00:02:50,969 Have they borne fruit?' 60 00:02:50,969 --> 00:02:51,969 They replied, 61 00:02:51,969 --> 00:02:52,969 'Yes, 62 00:02:52,969 --> 00:02:55,099 their earliest harvest.' 63 00:02:55,099 --> 00:02:56,099 He said..." 64 00:02:56,099 --> 00:02:58,099 Tamim recounted: "Then he leaped with such a jolt 65 00:02:58,099 --> 00:03:01,099 that we thought he would break free! 66 00:03:01,099 --> 00:03:03,099 So we asked, 'Who are you?' 67 00:03:03,099 --> 00:03:05,099 He replied, 68 00:03:05,099 --> 00:03:07,099 'I am the Dajjal (the Antichrist). 69 00:03:07,099 --> 00:03:10,099 Behold, I shall tread upon the entire earth, 70 00:03:10,099 --> 00:03:12,099 except for Mecca and Taybah (Medina).' 71 00:03:12,099 --> 00:03:16,259 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 72 00:03:16,259 --> 00:03:19,259 'Rejoice, O gathering of Muslims! 73 00:03:19,259 --> 00:03:21,259 This is Taybah, 74 00:03:21,259 --> 00:03:23,900 which he shall never enter.'" 75 00:03:23,900 --> 00:03:25,900 And after embracing Islam, 76 00:03:25,900 --> 00:03:27,900 I became renowned for abundant worship, 77 00:03:27,900 --> 00:03:28,900 standing in night prayer, 78 00:03:28,900 --> 00:03:30,900 and reciting the Qur'an. 79 00:03:30,900 --> 00:03:33,990 One night, 80 00:03:33,990 --> 00:03:34,990 I stood in the mosque 81 00:03:34,990 --> 00:03:36,990 after the 'Isha' prayer 82 00:03:36,990 --> 00:03:38,990 engaged in prayer. 83 00:03:38,990 --> 00:03:40,990 Then I came upon this verse: 84 00:03:40,990 --> 00:03:43,020 "The Fire will scorch their faces, 85 00:03:43,020 --> 00:03:44,020 and they will therein 86 00:03:44,020 --> 00:03:47,090 grin with displaced lips." 87 00:03:47,090 --> 00:03:49,090 And I kept repeating it continuously 88 00:03:49,090 --> 00:03:52,090 until I heard the Fajr call to prayer. 89 00:03:52,090 --> 00:03:54,340 So, who am I? 90 00:04:08,180 --> 00:04:11,849 The answer: 91 00:04:11,849 --> 00:04:13,849 Tamim al-Dari, 92 00:04:13,849 --> 00:04:16,259 may Allah be pleased with him. 93 00:04:26,259 --> 00:04:28,259 They filled life 94 00:04:28,259 --> 00:04:31,259 with glorious deeds in their prime, 95 00:04:31,259 --> 00:04:33,259 and turned away in ascetic detachment 96 00:04:33,259 --> 00:04:35,259 from the worldly life of mankind. 97 00:04:43,660 --> 00:04:46,180 Pause, 98 00:04:46,180 --> 00:04:48,180 and learn about the Companions, 99 00:04:48,180 --> 00:04:50,180 the scholars, and the eminent. 100 00:04:55,370 --> 00:04:57,370 A new challenge: 101 00:04:57,370 --> 00:05:02,060 Who am I? 102 00:05:02,060 --> 00:05:04,060 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, 103 00:05:04,060 --> 00:05:06,060 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 104 00:05:06,060 --> 00:05:08,060 and one of the chieftains of the Arabs 105 00:05:08,060 --> 00:05:10,060 and leaders of my people, 106 00:05:10,060 --> 00:05:12,060 both in the Pre-Islamic Era of Ignorance and in Islam. 107 00:05:12,060 --> 00:05:14,279 I came to the Prophet, 108 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,279 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 109 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,279 in the ninth year of the Hijrah 110 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,279 among the delegation of Banu Tamim. 111 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,279 He honored me and said: 112 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,279 "This is the chief of the desert dwellers." 113 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,439 I was known for forbearance, 114 00:05:26,439 --> 00:05:28,439 wisdom, and generosity; 115 00:05:28,439 --> 00:05:30,439 and I was a poet, 116 00:05:30,439 --> 00:05:32,439 a brave warrior, 117 00:05:32,439 --> 00:05:34,439 frequent in launching raids, 118 00:05:34,439 --> 00:05:36,439 and victorious in my expeditions. 119 00:05:36,439 --> 00:05:38,540 I had forbidden intoxicants 120 00:05:38,540 --> 00:05:40,540 to myself even before Islam. 121 00:05:40,540 --> 00:05:42,540 Yet, I was among those who 122 00:05:42,540 --> 00:05:44,540 buried their infant daughters alive 123 00:05:44,540 --> 00:05:47,110 during the Pre-Islamic Era. 124 00:05:47,110 --> 00:05:49,110 The reason for that was 125 00:05:49,110 --> 00:05:51,110 that some people raided us, 126 00:05:51,110 --> 00:05:53,110 capturing our women 127 00:05:53,110 --> 00:05:55,110 and seizing our wealth. 128 00:05:55,110 --> 00:05:57,110 The man who had raided me 129 00:05:57,110 --> 00:05:59,110 took my daughter for himself. 130 00:05:59,110 --> 00:06:01,110 When we later made peace, 131 00:06:01,110 --> 00:06:03,110 I wanted to take my daughter back. 132 00:06:03,110 --> 00:06:05,110 So the man who had taken her 133 00:06:05,110 --> 00:06:07,110 gave her the choice 134 00:06:07,110 --> 00:06:09,110 between returning to me 135 00:06:09,110 --> 00:06:11,110 or remaining as his wife; 136 00:06:11,110 --> 00:06:13,110 and she chose to remain his wife. 137 00:06:13,110 --> 00:06:15,269 Thereupon, I swore 138 00:06:15,269 --> 00:06:17,269 that never would a daughter be born to me 139 00:06:17,269 --> 00:06:19,269 after that, 140 00:06:19,269 --> 00:06:21,269 except that I would bury her alive, 141 00:06:21,269 --> 00:06:23,339 because of what had transpired. 142 00:06:23,339 --> 00:06:25,339 So, before Islam, I buried alive 143 00:06:25,339 --> 00:06:27,339 eight infant daughters. 144 00:06:27,339 --> 00:06:29,339 When I accepted Islam, 145 00:06:29,339 --> 00:06:33,339 I mentioned that to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 146 00:06:33,339 --> 00:06:35,339 and he said to me: 147 00:06:35,339 --> 00:06:37,339 "Free a slave on behalf of each one 148 00:06:37,339 --> 00:06:39,430 of them." 149 00:06:39,430 --> 00:06:42,259 And so I did. 150 00:06:42,259 --> 00:06:44,259 One day, I was sitting 151 00:06:44,259 --> 00:06:46,259 in the courtyard of my home, 152 00:06:46,259 --> 00:06:48,259 wrapping my knees with the strap of my sword, 153 00:06:48,259 --> 00:06:50,259 conversing with my people. 154 00:06:50,259 --> 00:06:52,259 While I was doing so, 155 00:06:52,259 --> 00:06:54,259 a man was brought to me, 156 00:06:54,259 --> 00:06:56,259 tightly bound, 157 00:06:56,259 --> 00:06:58,259 along with another who had been slain. 158 00:06:58,259 --> 00:07:00,259 It was said to me: 159 00:07:00,259 --> 00:07:02,550 "This nephew of yours 160 00:07:02,550 --> 00:07:04,550 has killed your son." 161 00:07:04,550 --> 00:07:06,550 By Allah, I neither unfastened my posture 162 00:07:06,550 --> 00:07:08,550 nor interrupted my speech. 163 00:07:08,550 --> 00:07:10,550 When I finished speaking, 164 00:07:10,550 --> 00:07:12,550 I turned toward my nephew 165 00:07:12,550 --> 00:07:14,550 and said to him: 166 00:07:14,550 --> 00:07:16,649 "O my nephew, 167 00:07:16,649 --> 00:07:18,649 wretched is what you have done! 168 00:07:18,649 --> 00:07:20,649 You severed your kinship, 169 00:07:20,649 --> 00:07:22,649 shot yourself with your own arrow, 170 00:07:22,649 --> 00:07:24,810 and killed your own cousin." 171 00:07:24,810 --> 00:07:26,810 Then I said to another son of mine: 172 00:07:26,810 --> 00:07:28,810 "Stand up, my son, 173 00:07:28,810 --> 00:07:30,810 untie the bonds of your cousin, 174 00:07:30,810 --> 00:07:32,810 bury your brother, 175 00:07:32,810 --> 00:07:34,810 and drive to his mother 176 00:07:34,810 --> 00:07:36,810 one hundred camels as blood money, 177 00:07:36,810 --> 00:07:38,810 for she is a stranger among us." 178 00:07:38,810 --> 00:07:40,899 So, who am I? 179 00:07:57,509 --> 00:07:59,509 The answer: 180 00:07:59,509 --> 00:08:01,509 [Qays Ibn 'Asim,] may Allah be pleased with him. 181 00:08:30,819 --> 00:08:32,820 Pause, and learn about 182 00:08:32,820 --> 00:08:34,820 the scholars and the eminent. 183 00:08:38,820 --> 00:08:40,820 A new challenge: 184 00:08:40,820 --> 00:08:42,820 Who am I? 185 00:08:42,820 --> 00:08:48,019 I am one of the younger 186 00:08:48,019 --> 00:08:50,120 Companions. 187 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,120 My father was the cousin of 188 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,120 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 189 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,120 famously known as "the Possessor of 190 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,250 Two Wings, the Flying One." 191 00:08:58,250 --> 00:09:00,250 I was born in the land of Abyssinia, 192 00:09:00,250 --> 00:09:02,250 and I was the very first child 193 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:04,250 born into Islam there. 194 00:09:04,250 --> 00:09:06,250 And I was the last person to see 195 00:09:06,250 --> 00:09:08,250 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 196 00:09:08,250 --> 00:09:10,250 from among the Banu Hashim. 197 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:12,919 My father was martyred 198 00:09:12,919 --> 00:09:14,919 on the Day of Mu'tah, 199 00:09:14,919 --> 00:09:16,919 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came 200 00:09:16,919 --> 00:09:18,919 to visit my mother 201 00:09:18,919 --> 00:09:20,919 and broke the news of my father's death to her. 202 00:09:20,919 --> 00:09:22,950 I was watching 203 00:09:22,950 --> 00:09:24,950 him as he stroked 204 00:09:24,950 --> 00:09:26,950 my head, his eyes 205 00:09:26,950 --> 00:09:29,110 overflowing with tears. 206 00:09:29,110 --> 00:09:31,110 Then he returned to us after three 207 00:09:31,110 --> 00:09:33,110 nights and said, 208 00:09:33,110 --> 00:09:35,110 "Do not weep over my brother 209 00:09:35,110 --> 00:09:37,110 after today." 210 00:09:37,110 --> 00:09:39,110 Then he said, 211 00:09:39,110 --> 00:09:41,110 "Bring my brother's sons to me." 212 00:09:41,110 --> 00:09:43,110 So we were brought like little, 213 00:09:43,110 --> 00:09:45,110 helpless chicks. 214 00:09:45,110 --> 00:09:47,110 Then he said, 215 00:09:47,110 --> 00:09:49,110 "Call a barber for me." 216 00:09:49,110 --> 00:09:51,110 He ordered him, and he shaved our heads. 217 00:09:51,110 --> 00:09:53,269 Then he pointed to me 218 00:09:53,269 --> 00:09:55,269 and said, 219 00:09:55,269 --> 00:09:57,269 "As for this one, 220 00:09:57,269 --> 00:09:59,269 he resembles me in both appearance and character." 221 00:09:59,269 --> 00:10:01,460 Then our mother came 222 00:10:01,460 --> 00:10:03,460 and mentioned our orphaned state, 223 00:10:03,460 --> 00:10:05,460 so he (peace be upon him) said to her, 224 00:10:05,460 --> 00:10:07,460 "Do you fear 225 00:10:07,460 --> 00:10:09,460 poverty for them 226 00:10:09,460 --> 00:10:11,460 when I am their guardian 227 00:10:11,460 --> 00:10:13,659 in this worldly life and the Hereafter?" 228 00:10:13,659 --> 00:10:15,659 Then the Prophet 229 00:10:15,659 --> 00:10:17,659 (peace be upon him) took custody of us, 230 00:10:17,659 --> 00:10:19,659 and I grew up under his care. 231 00:10:19,659 --> 00:10:21,720 Later, I wished to give him my pledge of allegiance 232 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:23,720 when I was only seven years old. 233 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:25,720 When he saw me, 234 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:27,720 he smiled 235 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,720 and extended his hand, accepting my pledge. 236 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,230 The Messenger of Allah 237 00:10:32,230 --> 00:10:34,230 (peace be upon him) 238 00:10:34,230 --> 00:10:36,230 once mounted me behind him on his mount, 239 00:10:36,230 --> 00:10:38,230 and he entered a garden 240 00:10:38,230 --> 00:10:40,259 wherein was a camel. 241 00:10:40,259 --> 00:10:42,259 When the camel saw the Prophet 242 00:10:42,259 --> 00:10:44,259 (peace be upon him), 243 00:10:44,259 --> 00:10:46,259 it yearned and its eyes brimmed with tears. 244 00:10:46,259 --> 00:10:48,519 The Prophet 245 00:10:48,519 --> 00:10:50,519 (peace be upon him) walked over to it 246 00:10:50,519 --> 00:10:52,519 and stroked its hump 247 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:54,519 and behind its ears, 248 00:10:54,519 --> 00:10:56,519 and it calmed down. 249 00:10:56,519 --> 00:10:58,519 He asked, "Who owns this camel?" 250 00:10:58,519 --> 00:11:00,519 A young man from the Ansar replied, 251 00:11:00,519 --> 00:11:02,519 "It is mine, O Messenger of Allah." 252 00:11:02,519 --> 00:11:04,519 He 253 00:11:04,519 --> 00:11:06,519 (peace be upon him) said, 254 00:11:06,519 --> 00:11:08,519 "Do you not fear Allah 255 00:11:08,519 --> 00:11:10,519 concerning this beast 256 00:11:10,519 --> 00:11:12,519 that Allah has placed in your possession? 257 00:11:12,519 --> 00:11:14,580 For it has complained 258 00:11:14,580 --> 00:11:16,580 to me that you starve it 259 00:11:16,580 --> 00:11:19,059 and overwork it." 260 00:11:19,059 --> 00:11:21,059 People used to call me 261 00:11:21,059 --> 00:11:23,059 "the Ocean of Generosity," 262 00:11:23,059 --> 00:11:25,059 and there was no one in Islam 263 00:11:25,059 --> 00:11:27,059 more generous than me. 264 00:11:27,059 --> 00:11:29,059 I would grant lavish, 265 00:11:29,059 --> 00:11:31,059 immense gifts, 266 00:11:31,059 --> 00:11:33,259 yet regard them as trifling. 267 00:11:33,259 --> 00:11:35,259 Once, I gave in charity 268 00:11:35,259 --> 00:11:37,259 two million dirhams; 269 00:11:37,259 --> 00:11:39,259 at another time, I gave a man 270 00:11:39,259 --> 00:11:41,259 sixty thousand; 271 00:11:41,259 --> 00:11:43,259 and on another occasion, I gave a man 272 00:11:43,259 --> 00:11:45,350 four thousand dinars. 273 00:11:45,350 --> 00:11:47,350 It was once mentioned to me 274 00:11:47,350 --> 00:11:49,350 that a merchant had brought sugar 275 00:11:49,350 --> 00:11:51,350 to Medina, 276 00:11:51,350 --> 00:11:53,350 but his goods found no market and nobody bought them. 277 00:11:53,350 --> 00:11:55,419 none at all. 278 00:11:55,419 --> 00:11:57,419 So he asked me to buy it all 279 00:11:57,419 --> 00:11:59,419 and gift it to the people. 280 00:11:59,419 --> 00:12:01,509 Ibn 'Umar 281 00:12:01,509 --> 00:12:03,509 (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) 282 00:12:03,509 --> 00:12:05,509 used to greet me, saying: 283 00:12:05,509 --> 00:12:07,509 "Peace be upon you, 284 00:12:07,509 --> 00:12:09,610 O son of the Possessor of the Two Wings!" 285 00:12:09,610 --> 00:12:12,659 So who am I? 286 00:12:12,659 --> 00:12:16,389 He was praised in verse: the best of men, 287 00:12:16,389 --> 00:12:18,809 following the Messenger 288 00:12:18,809 --> 00:12:20,809 in all his striving 289 00:12:20,809 --> 00:12:23,059 or words; 290 00:12:23,059 --> 00:12:25,289 they were here, 291 00:12:25,289 --> 00:12:27,669 watering my life— 292 00:12:27,669 --> 00:12:29,669 'Abdullah ibn Ja'far 293 00:12:29,669 --> 00:12:31,669 ibn Abi Talib, 294 00:12:31,669 --> 00:12:33,669 may Allah be pleased with him and his father. 295 00:12:53,669 --> 00:13:01,590 Let us pause 296 00:13:01,590 --> 00:13:03,590 with the Companions and scholars 297 00:13:03,590 --> 00:13:05,590 and the prominent figures. 298 00:13:09,750 --> 00:13:11,750 A new challenge: 299 00:13:11,750 --> 00:13:13,750 Who am I? 300 00:13:13,750 --> 00:13:18,730 I am a Companion 301 00:13:18,730 --> 00:13:20,730 from the tribe of Muzaynah. 302 00:13:20,730 --> 00:13:22,730 I was renowned for courage, 303 00:13:22,730 --> 00:13:24,730 valor, determination, 304 00:13:24,730 --> 00:13:26,919 and sound judgment. 305 00:13:26,919 --> 00:13:28,919 I witnessed the Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab) 306 00:13:28,919 --> 00:13:30,919 and subsequent events alongside the Prophet 307 00:13:30,919 --> 00:13:32,919 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 308 00:13:32,919 --> 00:13:34,919 I had enduring, 309 00:13:34,919 --> 00:13:36,919 monumental stands in Islam. 310 00:13:36,919 --> 00:13:39,399 One day, I said 311 00:13:39,399 --> 00:13:41,399 to my people: "By Allah, 312 00:13:41,399 --> 00:13:43,399 we have known nothing of Muhammad 313 00:13:43,399 --> 00:13:45,399 except good, 314 00:13:45,399 --> 00:13:47,399 nor have we heard from his call 315 00:13:47,399 --> 00:13:49,399 anything but mercy, benevolence, 316 00:13:49,399 --> 00:13:51,399 and justice. 317 00:13:51,399 --> 00:13:53,399 Why then do we hold back from him 318 00:13:53,399 --> 00:13:55,399 while people are hastening toward him?" 319 00:13:55,399 --> 00:13:57,500 Then I said, 320 00:13:57,500 --> 00:13:59,500 "As for me, 321 00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:01,500 I am resolved to set out for him 322 00:14:01,500 --> 00:14:03,500 in the morning. 323 00:14:03,500 --> 00:14:05,500 So whoever among you wishes 324 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:07,500 to accompany me, 325 00:14:07,500 --> 00:14:09,500 let him get ready." 326 00:14:09,500 --> 00:14:11,500 Thus, I came before the Prophet (peace be upon him) 327 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:13,500 alongside my people, 328 00:14:13,500 --> 00:14:15,500 bringing gifts with us, 329 00:14:15,500 --> 00:14:17,500 and declaring our Islam 330 00:14:17,500 --> 00:14:19,529 together. 331 00:14:19,529 --> 00:14:21,529 The people of Medina rejoiced over us 332 00:14:21,529 --> 00:14:23,529 with the greatest joy, 333 00:14:23,529 --> 00:14:25,529 for never before in any Arab household 334 00:14:25,529 --> 00:14:27,529 had eleven 335 00:14:27,529 --> 00:14:29,529 brothers from a single father embraced Islam together, 336 00:14:29,529 --> 00:14:31,529 accompanied by four hundred horsemen. 337 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,360 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said 338 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,360 concerning us: 339 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,360 "Faith belongs to certain households, 340 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:42,360 and hypocrisy belongs to certain households." 341 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,360 And he declared that our households 342 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,360 were among the households of faith. 343 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,360 Concerning us, the words of Allah 344 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,360 the Exalted were revealed: 345 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,360 "And of the bedouins are some who 346 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,360 believe in Allah 347 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,360 and the Last Day, 348 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,360 and look upon what they spend 349 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,360 as means of nearness 350 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,360 to Allah and blessings from 351 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,360 the Messenger. 352 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,360 Indeed, 353 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,360 they are a means of nearness 354 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,360 for them. Allah will admit 355 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,360 them into His mercy. 356 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,360 Indeed, 357 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,360 Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." 358 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:20,379 I took part in the Ridda (Apostasy) 359 00:15:20,379 --> 00:15:22,379 Wars during the caliphate of 360 00:15:22,379 --> 00:15:24,379 al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), 361 00:15:24,379 --> 00:15:26,379 and then in the Islamic conquests 362 00:15:26,379 --> 00:15:28,379 during the caliphate of 'Umar 363 00:15:28,379 --> 00:15:30,379 (may Allah be pleased with him), 364 00:15:30,379 --> 00:15:32,379 until the great Battle 365 00:15:32,379 --> 00:15:34,379 of Nihawand arrived— 366 00:15:34,379 --> 00:15:36,440 known as the "Conquest of Conquests." 367 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,440 There, the Caliph appointed me commander 368 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:40,440 over the Muslim army 369 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,440 marching to fight the Persians. 370 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,440 I marched with them 371 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,440 to where the two armies met, 372 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,440 and I commanded the Muslim army 373 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,440 not to fight until 374 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,440 I gave them leave. 375 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,440 I addressed them, saying: 376 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,440 "I shall proclaim the takbir three times. 377 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,440 When I make the third takbir, 378 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:00,440 I will charge 379 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,440 against the enemy, 380 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,440 so charge along with me!" 381 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,440 Then I supplicated Allah, saying: 382 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,440 "O Allah, grant glory to Your religion, 383 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,440 grant victory to Your servants, 384 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,440 and make me the first 385 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,440 martyr today! 386 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,570 O Allah, I ask You 387 00:16:16,570 --> 00:16:18,570 to delight my eyes with a victory 388 00:16:18,570 --> 00:16:20,570 that brings glory to 389 00:16:20,570 --> 00:16:22,570 Islam, 390 00:16:22,570 --> 00:16:24,730 and to take my soul as a martyr!" 391 00:16:24,730 --> 00:16:26,730 The people wept out of deep 392 00:16:26,730 --> 00:16:28,820 emotion. 393 00:16:28,820 --> 00:16:30,820 The battle raged on the outskirts 394 00:16:30,820 --> 00:16:32,820 of Nihawand, 395 00:16:32,820 --> 00:16:34,820 and I led the battle with rare 396 00:16:34,820 --> 00:16:36,820 bravery, until 397 00:16:36,820 --> 00:16:38,820 I attained the martyrdom that 398 00:16:38,820 --> 00:16:40,820 I had long yearned for, 399 00:16:40,820 --> 00:16:42,820 and the great victory was achieved 400 00:16:42,820 --> 00:16:44,820 which I had implored of Allah. 401 00:16:44,820 --> 00:16:47,110 Then a man came to me 402 00:16:47,110 --> 00:16:49,110 with water in a vessel, 403 00:16:49,110 --> 00:16:51,110 and he poured it over my face 404 00:16:51,110 --> 00:16:53,110 to wash away the dust. 405 00:16:53,110 --> 00:16:55,110 I asked, "Who is this?" 406 00:16:55,110 --> 00:16:57,110 and he replied, 407 00:16:57,110 --> 00:16:59,210 "Ma'qil Ibn Yasar." 408 00:16:59,210 --> 00:17:01,210 I asked, "How did the people fare?" 409 00:17:01,210 --> 00:17:03,210 He answered, 410 00:17:03,210 --> 00:17:05,210 "Allah has granted them victory." 411 00:17:05,210 --> 00:17:07,210 So I said, 412 00:17:07,210 --> 00:17:09,240 "Praise be to Allah! 413 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,240 Write to 'Umar and inform him of this." 414 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,339 Then departed 415 00:17:13,339 --> 00:17:15,529 my soul. 416 00:17:15,529 --> 00:17:17,529 The bearer of glad tidings went with the news 417 00:17:17,529 --> 00:17:19,529 to the Commander of the Faithful, may Allah be pleased with him, 418 00:17:19,529 --> 00:17:21,529 saying to him, 419 00:17:21,529 --> 00:17:23,529 "Allah has granted you victory, 420 00:17:23,529 --> 00:17:25,529 the greatest of triumphs, 421 00:17:25,529 --> 00:17:27,619 and the commander has been martyred." 422 00:17:27,619 --> 00:17:29,619 Thereupon, 'Umar exclaimed, 423 00:17:29,619 --> 00:17:31,619 "Truly, to Allah we belong, and truly, 424 00:17:31,619 --> 00:17:33,690 to Him we shall return!" 425 00:17:33,690 --> 00:17:35,690 And he placed his hands over his face, 426 00:17:35,690 --> 00:17:37,690 weeping over me, 427 00:17:37,690 --> 00:17:39,690 until his voice rose 428 00:17:39,690 --> 00:17:42,009 in lamentation. 429 00:17:42,009 --> 00:17:44,839 So, who am I? 430 00:17:44,839 --> 00:17:49,940 He was righteous and rewarded, 431 00:17:49,940 --> 00:17:51,940 following the Messenger 432 00:17:51,940 --> 00:17:57,019 whenever he strove. 433 00:17:57,019 --> 00:18:00,230 The answer: 434 00:18:00,230 --> 00:18:02,230 Al-Nu'man Ibn Muqarrin 435 00:18:02,230 --> 00:18:04,230 al-Muzani, 436 00:18:04,230 --> 00:18:06,230 may Allah be pleased with him. 437 00:18:06,230 --> 00:18:10,230 Cast a question into the conscience: 438 00:18:10,230 --> 00:18:12,230 Has any star like them 439 00:18:12,230 --> 00:18:14,230 ever ascended and shone bright? 440 00:18:14,230 --> 00:18:16,230 They filled 441 00:18:16,230 --> 00:18:18,230 this life 442 00:18:18,230 --> 00:18:20,230 with glorious deeds 443 00:18:20,230 --> 00:18:22,230 through their actions, 444 00:18:22,230 --> 00:18:24,230 and the world of mankind flourished through them 445 00:18:24,230 --> 00:18:30,579 with grace. 446 00:18:30,579 --> 00:18:33,059 Pause 447 00:18:33,059 --> 00:18:35,059 and get to know 448 00:18:35,059 --> 00:18:37,059 the Companions, the scholars, 449 00:18:37,059 --> 00:18:39,059 and the noble figures, 450 00:18:39,059 --> 00:18:42,259 in their stances and shining examples. 451 00:18:42,259 --> 00:18:46,259 A new challenge: Who am I? 452 00:18:46,259 --> 00:18:51,390 I am one of the female Companions; 453 00:18:51,390 --> 00:18:55,460 Allah revealed concerning me Qur'anic verses that are recited. 454 00:18:55,460 --> 00:19:00,579 That was because my husband, Aws Ibn al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him, 455 00:19:00,579 --> 00:19:03,579 grew angry with me one day and said, 456 00:19:03,579 --> 00:19:06,579 "You are to me like the back of my mother." 457 00:19:06,579 --> 00:19:09,619 Later, he wished to resume marital relations with me, 458 00:19:09,619 --> 00:19:11,619 but I said to him, 459 00:19:11,619 --> 00:19:14,619 "No! By the One in Whose hand is my soul, 460 00:19:14,619 --> 00:19:17,619 you shall not touch me after saying what you said, 461 00:19:17,619 --> 00:19:21,869 until Allah delivers His judgment concerning us." 462 00:19:21,869 --> 00:19:25,869 Then I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 463 00:19:25,869 --> 00:19:27,869 and sat before him, 464 00:19:27,869 --> 00:19:31,869 mentioning to him what I had suffered from my husband. 465 00:19:31,869 --> 00:19:34,869 I began complaining to him of his ill-temper, 466 00:19:34,869 --> 00:19:38,869 and then I related the pronouncement of zihar he had made against me. 467 00:19:38,869 --> 00:19:41,869 So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 468 00:19:41,869 --> 00:19:46,059 "I see you as nothing other than unlawful to him." 469 00:19:46,059 --> 00:19:48,059 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 470 00:19:48,059 --> 00:19:50,059 I have grown advanced in years, 471 00:19:50,059 --> 00:19:52,059 my bones have weakened, 472 00:19:52,059 --> 00:19:54,099 and I have children by him; 473 00:19:54,099 --> 00:19:57,099 if I leave them to him, they will be neglected, 474 00:19:57,099 --> 00:20:00,259 and if I keep them with me, they will starve." 475 00:20:00,259 --> 00:20:05,259 Yet the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, kept saying, 476 00:20:05,259 --> 00:20:08,259 "I see you as nothing other than unlawful to him." 477 00:20:08,259 --> 00:20:13,420 And I continued to plead with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 478 00:20:13,420 --> 00:20:16,420 and by Allah, I did not leave my spot 479 00:20:16,420 --> 00:20:20,420 until the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was overcome 480 00:20:20,420 --> 00:20:23,420 by that which used to overcome him of revelation. 481 00:20:23,420 --> 00:20:25,420 Then it lifted from him, 482 00:20:25,420 --> 00:20:27,420 and he said to me, 483 00:20:27,420 --> 00:20:31,420 "Allah has revealed Qur'an concerning you and your companion." 484 00:20:31,420 --> 00:20:35,480 Then he recited to me the opening of Surah al-Mujadilah. 485 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:39,539 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, then said to me, 486 00:20:39,539 --> 00:20:42,539 "Tell him to emancipate a slave." 487 00:20:42,539 --> 00:20:44,579 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 488 00:20:44,579 --> 00:20:47,579 he possesses nothing to emancipate." 489 00:20:47,579 --> 00:20:48,640 He said, 490 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,640 "Then let him fast for two consecutive months." 491 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,640 I replied, 492 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,640 "By Allah, he is an old man; 493 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,640 he has no endurance for fasting." 494 00:20:58,640 --> 00:20:59,769 He said, 495 00:20:59,769 --> 00:21:02,769 "Then let him feed sixty poor persons." 496 00:21:02,769 --> 00:21:04,769 I replied, 497 00:21:04,769 --> 00:21:06,769 "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, 498 00:21:06,769 --> 00:21:08,769 he does not possess that either." 499 00:21:08,769 --> 00:21:13,960 Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, gave me some dates 500 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:14,960 and said, 501 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,960 "Go and give this in charity on his behalf, 502 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:21,960 and then treat your cousin kindly." 503 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,759 And so I did. 504 00:21:24,759 --> 00:21:26,759 Then, one day, 505 00:21:26,759 --> 00:21:30,759 the Caliph 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, came out of the mosque 506 00:21:30,759 --> 00:21:33,759 accompanied by al-Jarud al-'Abdi, 507 00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:35,759 who was among the Arab nobility. 508 00:21:35,759 --> 00:21:38,759 'Umar saw me on the road, 509 00:21:38,759 --> 00:21:40,759 so he greeted me with peace, 510 00:21:40,759 --> 00:21:42,759 and I returned the greeting. 511 00:21:42,759 --> 00:21:44,759 Then I said, 512 00:21:44,759 --> 00:21:46,759 "Gently, O 'Umar! 513 00:21:46,759 --> 00:21:50,759 I remember you when you were called 'Umayr in the marketplace of 'Ukaz, 514 00:21:50,759 --> 00:21:53,819 startling boys with your stick. 515 00:21:53,819 --> 00:21:57,819 Days did not long pass before you were named 'Umar, 516 00:21:57,819 --> 00:22:02,819 and not long after that, you were named Commander of the Faithful. 517 00:22:02,819 --> 00:22:05,950 So fear Allah regarding your subjects, 518 00:22:05,950 --> 00:22:08,980 and know that whoever fears the threat of punishment 519 00:22:08,980 --> 00:22:10,980 finds what was distant drawn near, 520 00:22:10,980 --> 00:22:12,980 and whoever fears death 521 00:22:12,980 --> 00:22:14,980 dreads missing his chance to do good." 522 00:22:14,980 --> 00:22:17,140 Al-Jarud said to me, 523 00:22:17,140 --> 00:22:21,140 "You have spoken too harshly and excessively to the Commander of the Faithful!" 524 00:22:21,140 --> 00:22:23,240 But 'Umar said to him, 525 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:24,240 "Leave her! 526 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,240 Do you not know who she is? 527 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:31,240 This is the woman whose plea Allah heard from above the seven heavens; 528 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:35,240 by Allah, 'Umar is all the more duty-bound to listen to her." 529 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,460 So, who am I? 530 00:22:51,930 --> 00:22:54,619 The answer: 531 00:22:54,619 --> 00:22:58,619 Khawlah bint Tha'labah, may Allah be pleased with her. 532 00:23:09,690 --> 00:23:14,690 They filled this life with glorious deeds through their actions, 533 00:23:14,690 --> 00:23:19,690 and the world of mankind flourished through them with grace. 534 00:23:19,690 --> 00:23:27,380 Pause, 535 00:23:27,380 --> 00:23:28,380 pause 536 00:23:28,380 --> 00:23:32,380 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures, 537 00:23:32,380 --> 00:23:36,609 the best of generations in stances and shining examples. 538 00:23:36,609 --> 00:23:39,609 A new challenge: 539 00:23:39,609 --> 00:23:45,099 Who am I? 540 00:23:45,099 --> 00:23:48,099 I am the cousin of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 541 00:23:48,099 --> 00:23:50,099 and his foster brother through nursing. 542 00:23:50,099 --> 00:23:54,259 I was his close companion prior to his prophetic mission, 543 00:23:54,259 --> 00:23:58,259 and one of the people who resembled him most in appearance. 544 00:23:58,259 --> 00:24:01,450 However, when the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 545 00:24:01,450 --> 00:24:03,450 was sent with the Message 546 00:24:03,450 --> 00:24:06,450 and called his people to Islam, 547 00:24:06,450 --> 00:24:09,450 I despised him and showed him hostility, 548 00:24:09,450 --> 00:24:12,450 lampooning him and his Companions in my poetry. 549 00:24:12,450 --> 00:24:16,700 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, migrated 550 00:24:16,700 --> 00:24:18,700 to Madinah, 551 00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:25,900 I did not miss a single battle that Quraysh waged against the Muslims. 552 00:24:25,900 --> 00:24:29,900 Consequently, the Prophet, peace be upon him, became angry with me 553 00:24:29,900 --> 00:24:32,730 and declared my blood forfeit. 554 00:24:32,730 --> 00:24:36,730 I remained in Makkah until the Conquest came, 555 00:24:36,730 --> 00:24:40,730 and then I realized that I had no escape except to embrace Islam 556 00:24:40,730 --> 00:24:45,789 and place my hand in the hand of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 557 00:24:45,789 --> 00:24:49,789 So I went out to him before he reached Makkah with his army, 558 00:24:49,789 --> 00:24:53,789 accompanied by my son and a man from our kin. 559 00:24:53,789 --> 00:24:57,789 We met the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 560 00:24:57,789 --> 00:25:01,789 at Thaniyyat al-'Uqab between Makkah and Madinah, 561 00:25:01,789 --> 00:25:04,789 and we requested permission to enter his presence. 562 00:25:04,789 --> 00:25:08,789 Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, interceded with him on our behalf, 563 00:25:08,789 --> 00:25:11,789 but he, peace be upon him, said, 564 00:25:11,789 --> 00:25:14,789 "I have no need of them." 565 00:25:14,789 --> 00:25:17,789 When we learned of that, I said, 566 00:25:17,789 --> 00:25:23,789 "By Allah, either the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, grants me permission, 567 00:25:23,789 --> 00:25:26,789 or I will take this son of mine by the hand, 568 00:25:26,789 --> 00:25:32,789 and we will wander the earth until we die of thirst or hunger." 569 00:25:32,789 --> 00:25:38,049 When that reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 570 00:25:38,049 --> 00:25:41,049 his heart softened toward us and he granted us permission. 571 00:25:41,049 --> 00:25:44,049 So we entered his presence and embraced Islam. 572 00:25:44,049 --> 00:25:48,259 From the very first moments of my Islam, 573 00:25:48,259 --> 00:25:51,259 I set out to make up for all the good that had passed me by, 574 00:25:51,259 --> 00:25:55,259 becoming a devoted worshipper, frequently prostrating, and a warrior striving in Allah's cause. 575 00:25:55,259 --> 00:26:00,259 I went out with the Messenger, peace be upon him, during the Conquest of Makkah 576 00:26:00,259 --> 00:26:03,259 and the expeditions that followed it. 577 00:26:03,259 --> 00:26:09,259 On the day of Hunayn, I was among those who stood firm beside the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him; 578 00:26:09,259 --> 00:26:13,259 I stayed by his side and did not leave him for a single moment, 579 00:26:13,259 --> 00:26:19,259 holding the reins of the mule of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, with my left hand, 580 00:26:19,259 --> 00:26:24,259 while striking at the necks of the polytheists with my right. 581 00:26:24,259 --> 00:26:31,259 This continued until the Muslims rallied back to the battlefield around their Prophet, peace be upon him, 582 00:26:31,259 --> 00:26:35,519 and Allah decreed for them a manifest victory. 583 00:26:35,519 --> 00:26:38,519 When the dust of battle cleared, 584 00:26:38,519 --> 00:26:43,519 the Messenger, peace be upon him, turned to me and said, 585 00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:46,650 "Who is this? My brother?" 586 00:26:46,650 --> 00:26:51,650 No sooner did I hear the word "my brother" from him, peace be upon him, 587 00:26:51,650 --> 00:26:55,680 than my heart soared with joy; 588 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:59,680 I threw myself at his feet, kissing them. 589 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:03,680 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, praised me 590 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,680 and bore witness that I was destined for Paradise, 591 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:11,029 declaring that I would be among the masters of the youth of the people of Paradise. 592 00:27:11,029 --> 00:27:13,799 So, who am I? 593 00:27:28,619 --> 00:27:34,940 The answer: Abu Sufyan Ibn al-Harith, may Allah be pleased with him. 594 00:27:40,940 --> 00:27:49,940 Pause and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 595 00:27:49,940 --> 00:28:00,869 A new challenge: Who am I? 596 00:28:00,869 --> 00:28:05,869 A new challenge: Who am I? 597 00:28:05,869 --> 00:28:10,869 A new challenge: Who am I? 598 00:28:10,869 --> 00:28:20,940 I am one of the Companions, from the noblemen of Yemen and a chieftain among the lords of Hadramawt, 599 00:28:20,940 --> 00:28:22,940 and a son of its kings. 600 00:28:22,940 --> 00:28:25,940 I embraced Islam out of genuine longing for the faith, 601 00:28:25,940 --> 00:28:30,039 so the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, honored me, 602 00:28:30,039 --> 00:28:36,039 bestowed gifts upon me as kings are given, and praised me generously. 603 00:28:36,039 --> 00:28:38,039 While we were in Hadramawt, 604 00:28:38,039 --> 00:28:43,619 word reached us of the emergence of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 605 00:28:43,619 --> 00:28:47,619 So I set out to him as an envoy on behalf of my people, 606 00:28:47,619 --> 00:28:50,619 until I arrived in Medina. 607 00:28:50,619 --> 00:28:53,619 I met his Companions before meeting him, 608 00:28:53,650 --> 00:28:55,650 and they said to me, 609 00:28:55,650 --> 00:28:59,650 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) gave us glad tidings of your coming 610 00:28:59,650 --> 00:29:03,650 three days before you arrived among us." 611 00:29:03,650 --> 00:29:06,650 Then I met him favorably; 612 00:29:07,779 --> 00:29:10,779 then I met him, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 613 00:29:10,779 --> 00:29:14,779 and he welcomed me warmly, drew my seating place close to him, 614 00:29:14,779 --> 00:29:16,779 spread out his cloak for me, 615 00:29:16,779 --> 00:29:19,000 and seated me upon it. 616 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:22,000 Then he called the people, and they gathered around him. 617 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:27,000 He then ascended the pulpit, took me up with him, and seated me just below him. 618 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:30,029 Then he praised and glorified Allah, 619 00:29:30,029 --> 00:29:32,029 and said, 620 00:29:32,029 --> 00:29:34,029 "O people! 621 00:29:34,029 --> 00:29:38,029 This man has come to you from a distant land, 622 00:29:38,029 --> 00:29:40,029 from the land of Hadramawt, 623 00:29:40,029 --> 00:29:44,029 neither out of fear nor out of worldly desire; 624 00:29:44,029 --> 00:29:47,029 he came solely out of love for Allah and His Messenger. 625 00:29:47,029 --> 00:29:49,099 Treat him gently, 626 00:29:49,099 --> 00:29:52,099 for he is accustomed to royalty." 627 00:29:52,099 --> 00:29:54,259 Then he said to me, 628 00:29:54,259 --> 00:29:57,259 "You are among the remnant of the sons of kings; 629 00:29:57,259 --> 00:30:00,259 may Allah bless you, and your children, 630 00:30:00,259 --> 00:30:02,259 and your children's children." 631 00:30:02,259 --> 00:30:06,579 Then he stepped down from the pulpit, and I stepped down with him. 632 00:30:06,579 --> 00:30:08,579 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 633 00:30:08,579 --> 00:30:12,579 my people have dispossessed me of a right that belongs to me." 634 00:30:12,579 --> 00:30:14,579 He replied, 635 00:30:14,579 --> 00:30:16,829 "I shall grant you double its worth." 636 00:30:16,829 --> 00:30:20,829 And the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered 637 00:30:20,829 --> 00:30:22,859 a residence in Medina for me, 638 00:30:22,859 --> 00:30:26,859 and commanded Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) 639 00:30:26,859 --> 00:30:29,859 to guide me to my residence. 640 00:30:29,859 --> 00:30:31,859 So I set out riding my mount, 641 00:30:31,859 --> 00:30:34,859 while Mu'awiyah walked on foot. 642 00:30:34,859 --> 00:30:37,859 When we were part of the way there, 643 00:30:37,859 --> 00:30:39,859 Mu'awiyah said to me, 644 00:30:39,859 --> 00:30:41,859 "Let me ride behind you." 645 00:30:41,859 --> 00:30:42,859 I said, 646 00:30:42,859 --> 00:30:45,859 "You are not of those who ride behind kings." 647 00:30:45,859 --> 00:30:46,960 He said, 648 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:49,960 "Then give me your sandals." 649 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:51,089 I replied, 650 00:30:51,089 --> 00:30:54,089 "Protect your feet in the shadow of the camel." 651 00:30:54,089 --> 00:30:57,089 It was not out of miserliness that I withheld letting him ride behind me 652 00:30:57,089 --> 00:30:59,089 or giving him my sandals, 653 00:30:59,089 --> 00:31:02,089 but rather I disliked being reproached for it, 654 00:31:02,089 --> 00:31:06,089 as I was newly accustomed to Islam at the time. 655 00:31:06,089 --> 00:31:09,730 Later, when Mu'awiyah became the ruler of the Levant, 656 00:31:09,730 --> 00:31:11,730 I came before him as a visitor, 657 00:31:11,730 --> 00:31:14,730 and he seated me beside him on the royal couch, 658 00:31:14,730 --> 00:31:16,730 reminding me of my encounter with him. 659 00:31:16,730 --> 00:31:18,730 I felt ashamed before him, 660 00:31:18,730 --> 00:31:23,730 and wished that I had carried him before me. 661 00:31:23,730 --> 00:31:26,019 So, who am I? 662 00:31:26,019 --> 00:31:31,029 The best of followers and exemplars, 663 00:31:31,029 --> 00:31:34,740 following the Messenger whenever he strove 664 00:31:34,740 --> 00:31:41,220 or walked. 665 00:31:41,220 --> 00:31:42,220 The answer: 666 00:31:42,220 --> 00:31:45,220 Wa'il ibn Hujr al-Hadrami, 667 00:31:45,220 --> 00:31:47,220 may Allah be pleased with him. 668 00:31:47,220 --> 00:31:52,220 They departed, leaving in the conscience a question: 669 00:31:52,220 --> 00:31:57,220 Has ever a star ascended and shone like them? 670 00:31:57,220 --> 00:32:01,220 They filled life with glories; 671 00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:16,299 pause and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the notables. 672 00:32:16,299 --> 00:32:23,500 A new challenge: Who am I? 673 00:32:23,500 --> 00:32:27,500 I am one of the Companions, from the Ansar, 674 00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:36,210 and one of the eight who met the Prophet (peace be upon him) 675 00:32:36,210 --> 00:32:38,210 in Mecca, 676 00:32:38,210 --> 00:32:40,210 where he presented Islam to us, 677 00:32:40,210 --> 00:32:42,210 and we accepted Islam 678 00:32:42,210 --> 00:32:45,369 and paved the way for Islam in Medina. 679 00:32:45,369 --> 00:32:48,369 Then we came to him the following year, 680 00:32:48,369 --> 00:32:52,369 and pledged allegiance to him at the First Pledge of al-Aqabah, 681 00:32:52,369 --> 00:32:54,369 and in the year that followed, 682 00:32:54,369 --> 00:32:58,369 we pledged allegiance to him at the Second Pledge of al-Aqabah. 683 00:32:58,369 --> 00:33:02,369 I was among those most diligent in cleansing with water after relieving oneself, 684 00:33:02,369 --> 00:33:08,069 and regarding my companions, the words of Allah the Exalted were revealed: 685 00:33:08,069 --> 00:33:13,069 “Never stand (to pray) there. A place of worship which was found upon duty (to Allah) from the first day is more worthy that thou shouldst stand (to pray) therein, wherein are men who love to purify themselves. Allah loveth the purifiers.” (9:108) 686 00:33:13,069 --> 00:33:17,069 "And Allah loves those who purify themselves." 687 00:33:17,069 --> 00:33:21,869 After the passing of the Prophet (peace be upon him), 688 00:33:21,869 --> 00:33:25,869 the Ansar gathered at the Saqifah of Banu Sa'idah 689 00:33:25,869 --> 00:33:27,869 to select the Caliph. 690 00:33:27,869 --> 00:33:29,869 I stepped out from among them, 691 00:33:29,869 --> 00:33:32,900 and we encountered Abu Bakr al-Siddiq 692 00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:36,900 and Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with them both, 693 00:33:36,900 --> 00:33:40,900 as they were heading toward the Saqifah of Banu Sa'idah. 694 00:33:40,900 --> 00:33:44,900 We informed them of the consensus the people were leaning toward, 695 00:33:44,900 --> 00:33:47,970 and we asked them, "Where do you intend to go?" 696 00:33:47,970 --> 00:33:52,970 They said, "We seek our brothers from among the Ansar." 697 00:33:52,970 --> 00:33:54,970 So we said to them... 698 00:33:55,970 --> 00:33:58,970 I lived until the caliphate of the Commander of the Faithful, 699 00:33:58,970 --> 00:34:01,970 Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), 700 00:34:01,970 --> 00:34:03,970 and when I passed away, 701 00:34:03,970 --> 00:34:09,769 Umar stood over my grave and said, 702 00:34:09,769 --> 00:34:13,769 "No one among the inhabitants of the earth can say 703 00:34:13,769 --> 00:34:16,769 that he is better than his companion— 704 00:34:16,769 --> 00:34:18,769 none shall be able to say 705 00:34:18,769 --> 00:34:20,800 that he is better than his companion— 706 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:22,800 none shall be able to say 707 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:26,800 that he is better than the dweller of this grave. 708 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:30,860 Never did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) hoist 709 00:34:30,860 --> 00:34:34,860 a banner except that he was beneath its shade." 710 00:34:34,860 --> 00:34:37,179 So, who am I? 711 00:34:37,179 --> 00:34:44,099 The best of followers and exemplars, 712 00:34:44,099 --> 00:34:49,099 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke; 713 00:34:49,099 --> 00:34:53,099 they were here pouring forth reviving rain. 714 00:34:53,099 --> 00:34:59,099 The answer: Uwaym ibn Sa'idah al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him. 715 00:34:59,099 --> 00:35:04,099 They departed, leaving in the conscience a question: 716 00:35:04,099 --> 00:35:09,099 Has ever a star ascended and shone like them? 717 00:35:09,099 --> 00:35:14,099 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 718 00:35:14,099 --> 00:35:20,099 and the world of mankind flourished through them. 719 00:35:20,099 --> 00:35:26,099 Pause 720 00:35:26,099 --> 00:35:30,099 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the notables, 721 00:35:30,099 --> 00:35:34,099 the best of generations in stances and exemplars. 722 00:35:34,099 --> 00:35:37,099 A new challenge: 723 00:35:37,099 --> 00:35:39,099 Who am I? 724 00:35:39,099 --> 00:35:45,400 I am one of the Emigrant Companions, 725 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:49,400 and one of the ten promised Paradise. 726 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:51,400 I embraced Islam early on in Mecca, 727 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:57,400 witnessed all the battles alongside the Prophet (peace be upon him), 728 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:01,400 and was among the champions and commanders in warfare. 729 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:05,070 As a young man, I was dutiful to my mother, 730 00:36:05,070 --> 00:36:07,070 possessing intense love for her, 731 00:36:07,070 --> 00:36:09,070 and she felt the same toward me. 732 00:36:09,070 --> 00:36:10,070 When I embraced Islam, 733 00:36:10,070 --> 00:36:12,070 she said to me, 734 00:36:12,070 --> 00:36:15,070 "What is this religion you have newly invented? 735 00:36:15,070 --> 00:36:17,070 You must abandon this religion of yours, 736 00:36:17,070 --> 00:36:21,070 or else I will neither eat nor drink until I die, 737 00:36:21,070 --> 00:36:23,070 so that you will be shamed on my account, 738 00:36:23,070 --> 00:36:24,070 and it will be said, 739 00:36:24,070 --> 00:36:26,070 'O killer of his own mother!'" 740 00:36:26,070 --> 00:36:28,170 So I said to her, 741 00:36:28,170 --> 00:36:30,170 "Do not do so, dear mother, 742 00:36:30,170 --> 00:36:34,170 for I will never abandon my religion, whatever you may do." 743 00:36:34,170 --> 00:36:38,360 She went on for a day and a night without eating, 744 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,360 until morning came and she was completely exhausted. 745 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:42,360 I then said, 746 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:44,360 "By Allah, dear mother, 747 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:47,360 if you possessed a hundred souls 748 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,360 and they departed one by one, 749 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:53,360 I would never abandon this religion of mine for anything; 750 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:56,360 so eat if you wish, or do not eat." 751 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:58,420 When she saw that, 752 00:36:58,420 --> 00:37:00,420 she ate and drank. 753 00:37:00,420 --> 00:37:04,420 And Allah revealed concerning me His words, the Exalted: 754 00:37:04,420 --> 00:37:09,840 "But if they strive to make you associate with Me 755 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:12,840 that of which you have no knowledge, 756 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,840 do not obey them..." 757 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:19,840 “But if they strive with thee to make thee ascribe unto Me as partner that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not. Consort with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who repenteth unto Me. Then unto Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what ye used to do -” (31:15) 758 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,840 “But if they strive with thee to make thee ascribe unto Me as partner that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not. Consort with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who repenteth unto Me. Then unto Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what ye used to do -” (31:15) 759 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,840 "...then unto Me is your return, 760 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:29,840 and I will inform you of what you used to 761 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:31,840 do." 762 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:34,960 I was also the first to shed 763 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:36,960 blood in the cause of Allah. 764 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:40,960 In Mecca, whenever we wished to pray, 765 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:42,960 we would go out to the mountain passes 766 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:47,059 and conceal our prayer from our people. 767 00:37:47,059 --> 00:37:50,059 While I was with a group of Muslims 768 00:37:50,059 --> 00:37:52,059 in one of the ravines of Mecca, 769 00:37:52,059 --> 00:37:55,059 a band of Quraysh suddenly came upon us 770 00:37:55,059 --> 00:37:58,059 and reviled our religion, 771 00:37:58,059 --> 00:38:00,059 so we clashed in a fight. 772 00:38:00,059 --> 00:38:02,059 I struck Abdullah ibn Khatal 773 00:38:02,059 --> 00:38:04,059 with a camel's jawbone 774 00:38:04,059 --> 00:38:06,090 and split his head open; 775 00:38:06,090 --> 00:38:12,039 that was the very first blood shed in Islam. 776 00:38:12,039 --> 00:38:15,039 I was also the first to shoot an arrow 777 00:38:15,039 --> 00:38:17,039 in the cause of Allah, 778 00:38:17,039 --> 00:38:20,070 and I was among the most skilled archers. 779 00:38:20,070 --> 00:38:22,070 At the Battle of Uhud, 780 00:38:22,070 --> 00:38:25,070 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, emptied 781 00:38:25,070 --> 00:38:27,070 his quiver for me, 782 00:38:27,070 --> 00:38:29,070 and said, "Shoot, 783 00:38:29,070 --> 00:38:31,070 may my father and mother be ransomed for you!" 784 00:38:31,070 --> 00:38:33,070 So I shot at the polytheists 785 00:38:33,070 --> 00:38:38,070 and repelled them from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 786 00:38:38,070 --> 00:38:42,070 I saw one of them wreaking havoc among the Muslims, 787 00:38:42,070 --> 00:38:45,070 so I drew an arrow that had no broadhead, 788 00:38:45,070 --> 00:38:47,070 struck his forehead, 789 00:38:47,070 --> 00:38:49,070 and he fell on his back 790 00:38:49,070 --> 00:38:51,070 with his private parts exposed, 791 00:38:51,070 --> 00:38:55,070 whereat the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) laughed 792 00:38:55,070 --> 00:38:58,360 until his molar teeth showed. 793 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:01,190 So, who am I? 794 00:39:01,190 --> 00:39:06,760 The best of generations in character and exemplars, 795 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:10,760 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke, 796 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:16,820 they water. 797 00:39:16,820 --> 00:39:17,820 The answer is: 798 00:39:17,820 --> 00:39:19,820 Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas, 799 00:39:19,820 --> 00:39:21,820 may Allah be pleased with him. 800 00:39:21,820 --> 00:39:26,820 They departed, leaving in the conscience a question: 801 00:39:26,820 --> 00:39:31,820 Did ever a star like them rise high and glisten? 802 00:39:31,820 --> 00:39:36,820 They filled life with proud deeds of their own making, 803 00:39:36,820 --> 00:39:41,820 and the world of mankind flourished in grace through them. 804 00:39:41,820 --> 00:39:49,719 Pause, 805 00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:53,719 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures— 806 00:39:53,719 --> 00:39:57,980 the best of generations in stances and examples. 807 00:39:57,980 --> 00:40:00,980 A new challenge: 808 00:40:00,980 --> 00:40:02,980 Who am I? 809 00:40:02,980 --> 00:40:08,300 I am one of the Companions, 810 00:40:08,300 --> 00:40:10,300 from the Ansar. 811 00:40:10,300 --> 00:40:13,300 I was the foremost authority among the Qur'an reciters and scholars of inheritance, 812 00:40:13,300 --> 00:40:16,460 and the mufti of Medina. 813 00:40:16,460 --> 00:40:21,460 I embraced Islam as soon as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived in Medina, 814 00:40:21,460 --> 00:40:26,070 when I was only eleven years old. 815 00:40:26,070 --> 00:40:31,070 My people from Banu al-Najjar brought me to the Prophet (peace be upon him) 816 00:40:31,070 --> 00:40:33,070 and said to him, 817 00:40:33,070 --> 00:40:38,070 "This boy has memorized seventeen surahs of the Qur'an, 818 00:40:38,070 --> 00:40:40,070 so listen to him." 819 00:40:40,070 --> 00:40:43,070 He listened to me and was delighted with my recitation. 820 00:40:43,070 --> 00:40:45,070 Then he said to me: 821 00:40:45,070 --> 00:40:48,070 "Learn for me the writing of the Jews, 822 00:40:48,070 --> 00:40:51,070 for indeed, I do not trust them with my correspondence." 823 00:40:51,070 --> 00:40:54,070 So I learned the Hebrew script 824 00:40:54,070 --> 00:40:57,070 until I mastered reading and writing it 825 00:40:57,070 --> 00:41:00,070 in just fifteen days. 826 00:41:00,070 --> 00:41:02,070 Then he said to me: 827 00:41:02,070 --> 00:41:04,070 "Learn Syriac." 828 00:41:04,070 --> 00:41:08,070 So I learned it in seventeen days. 829 00:41:08,070 --> 00:41:12,070 The Prophet (peace be upon him) was deeply impressed by that, 830 00:41:12,070 --> 00:41:15,070 and after that I came to be known as 831 00:41:15,070 --> 00:41:19,070 the translator of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 832 00:41:19,070 --> 00:41:22,070 I also mastered the laws of inheritance, 833 00:41:22,070 --> 00:41:26,070 until the Prophet (peace be upon him) testified of me 834 00:41:26,070 --> 00:41:30,070 that I was the most knowledgeable of this Ummah in the laws of inheritance. 835 00:41:30,070 --> 00:41:35,710 During the Wars of Apostasy after the passing of the Prophet (peace be upon him), 836 00:41:35,710 --> 00:41:40,710 and after a great number of the reciters of the Qur'an were martyred at the Battle of al-Yamamah, 837 00:41:40,710 --> 00:41:47,710 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab came to the Caliph of the Muslims, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both), 838 00:41:47,710 --> 00:41:50,710 and advised him to compile the Mus-haf 839 00:41:50,710 --> 00:41:53,710 before death claimed the rest of the reciters. 840 00:41:53,710 --> 00:41:57,710 This matter weighed heavily on Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), 841 00:41:57,710 --> 00:42:01,710 so he prayed the istikharah prayer to his Lord and consulted the Companions. 842 00:42:01,710 --> 00:42:05,710 Then, when he resolved to compile the Mus-haf, 843 00:42:05,710 --> 00:42:11,710 he summoned me and said: "You are an intelligent young man whom we do not suspect of any fault, 844 00:42:11,710 --> 00:42:16,780 and you used to record the divine revelation for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him); 845 00:42:16,780 --> 00:42:19,780 so track down the Qur'an and collect it." 846 00:42:19,780 --> 00:42:26,780 I said: "How can you do something that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not do?" 847 00:42:26,780 --> 00:42:30,780 He replied: "By Allah, it is good." 848 00:42:30,780 --> 00:42:33,809 Abu Bakr kept urging me 849 00:42:33,809 --> 00:42:36,809 until Allah opened my heart to it. 850 00:42:36,809 --> 00:42:39,809 So I undertook the compilation of the Mus-haf. 851 00:42:39,809 --> 00:42:43,809 By Allah, had they tasked me with moving a mountain from its place, 852 00:42:43,809 --> 00:42:47,809 it would not have been heavier upon me than what they commanded me to do. 853 00:42:47,809 --> 00:42:54,030 I began tracing its verses from pieces of parchment, shoulder blades, and the hearts of men, 854 00:42:55,030 --> 00:42:58,030 until I completed the mission. 855 00:42:58,030 --> 00:43:05,699 Later, following the expansion of the Islamic conquests during the caliphate of 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), 856 00:43:05,699 --> 00:43:08,699 when people began to dispute over the modes of recitation, 857 00:43:08,699 --> 00:43:14,699 the Caliph commanded me to compile the Qur'an once more into a single standardized recitation. 858 00:43:14,699 --> 00:43:20,699 It was the final recitation that I had heard from the Prophet (peace be upon him) 859 00:43:20,699 --> 00:43:24,699 during the final review with Jibril (peace be upon him). 860 00:43:24,699 --> 00:43:32,800 I did so, and attained the honor of compiling it once again. So, who am I? 861 00:43:34,599 --> 00:43:39,699 The best of generations in stances and examples, 862 00:43:39,699 --> 00:43:44,949 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 863 00:43:44,949 --> 00:43:49,500 They were like clouds watering our lives. 864 00:43:55,500 --> 00:44:00,500 They departed, leaving in the conscience a question: 865 00:44:00,500 --> 00:44:05,500 Did ever a star like them rise high and glisten? 866 00:44:05,500 --> 00:44:10,500 They filled life with proud deeds of their own making, 867 00:44:10,500 --> 00:44:15,500 and the world of mankind flourished in grace through them.