1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,360 Pause. 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 --> 00:00:22,320 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,320 I was a young man from the tribe of Muzaynah. 6 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,320 My father passed away when I was young. 7 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,320 I grew up an orphan with no wealth of my own. 8 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,320 My uncle took me under his care. 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,320 He was a wealthy man. 10 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,320 He loved me deeply. 11 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,320 He showered me with wealth. 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:44,320 Until I became the wealthiest young man in our tribe. 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,320 My clothes were brought to me from the Levant. 14 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,320 I owned a unique horse. 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:56,409 No other young man among the Arabs possessed one like it. 16 00:00:56,409 --> 00:00:58,409 I heard about Islam. 17 00:00:58,409 --> 00:01:00,409 Faith took root in my heart. 18 00:01:00,409 --> 00:01:04,409 Along with a love for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 19 00:01:04,409 --> 00:01:07,409 I embraced Islam but kept my faith hidden. 20 00:01:07,409 --> 00:01:10,409 I would watch for the migrating Companions. 21 00:01:10,409 --> 00:01:13,409 On their way to Medina. 22 00:01:13,409 --> 00:01:15,409 Whenever I met one of them, 23 00:01:15,409 --> 00:01:18,409 I would walk with him on foot. 24 00:01:18,409 --> 00:01:20,409 I would take the rulings of the religion from him. 25 00:01:20,409 --> 00:01:23,409 And learn the Qur'an from him. 26 00:01:23,409 --> 00:01:25,409 Until sunset arrived. 27 00:01:25,409 --> 00:01:28,409 Then I would return to my people. 28 00:01:28,409 --> 00:01:31,409 And wait for another the following day. 29 00:01:31,409 --> 00:01:32,409 And so it went. 30 00:01:32,409 --> 00:01:35,409 I longed for my uncle to embrace Islam. 31 00:01:35,409 --> 00:01:38,700 The one who had cared for me and been generous to me. 32 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:43,700 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina, 33 00:01:43,700 --> 00:01:46,700 My soul began to yearn for migration. 34 00:01:46,700 --> 00:01:49,700 But I could not do so because of my uncle. 35 00:01:49,700 --> 00:01:54,700 Years passed, and events unfolded while I remained in my place. 36 00:01:54,700 --> 00:01:57,700 So I said to my uncle one day, 37 00:01:57,700 --> 00:01:58,700 "O uncle, 38 00:01:58,700 --> 00:02:01,700 I have waited a long time for you to embrace Islam. 39 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:04,700 But I see that you do not want Muhammad." 40 00:02:04,700 --> 00:02:07,700 "So grant me permission to embrace Islam." 41 00:02:07,700 --> 00:02:09,699 He became angry with me and said, 42 00:02:09,699 --> 00:02:12,699 "By Allah, if you follow Muhammad, 43 00:02:12,699 --> 00:02:16,699 I will not leave in your possession anything I have ever given you. 44 00:02:16,699 --> 00:02:18,699 I will strip it all away from you, 45 00:02:18,699 --> 00:02:21,699 Even these two garments you are wearing." 46 00:02:21,699 --> 00:02:22,699 I replied, 47 00:02:22,699 --> 00:02:25,699 "By Allah, I am a follower of Muhammad, 48 00:02:25,699 --> 00:02:28,699 And I have abandoned the worship of stone and idols. 49 00:02:28,699 --> 00:02:31,699 As for what is in my possession, take it." 50 00:02:31,699 --> 00:02:34,759 So he took everything he had given me. 51 00:02:34,759 --> 00:02:37,759 He even stripped me of my clothes. 52 00:02:37,759 --> 00:02:39,759 I went to my mother. 53 00:02:39,759 --> 00:02:42,759 She cut a coarse garment of hers into two pieces. 54 00:02:42,759 --> 00:02:45,759 A *bijad* is a thick, coarse fabric. 55 00:02:45,759 --> 00:02:49,759 I used one piece as a waist-wrapper and the other as a mantle. 56 00:02:49,759 --> 00:02:52,759 Then I set out, migrating to Medina. 57 00:02:52,759 --> 00:02:55,759 I had no food with me. 58 00:02:55,759 --> 00:02:57,759 The journey exhausted me. 59 00:02:57,759 --> 00:03:00,759 My body weakened and my complexion paled. 60 00:03:00,759 --> 00:03:03,759 Until I reached Medina at the time of dawn. 61 00:03:03,759 --> 00:03:06,759 I lay down in the mosque. 62 00:03:06,759 --> 00:03:11,949 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, led us in the morning prayer. 63 00:03:11,949 --> 00:03:15,949 He began to scan the faces of the people after the prayer. 64 00:03:15,949 --> 00:03:18,949 He looked at me and did not recognize me. 65 00:03:18,949 --> 00:03:20,949 He asked, "Who are you?" 66 00:03:20,949 --> 00:03:22,949 I told him. 67 00:03:22,949 --> 00:03:25,949 He said, "Stay close to me." 68 00:03:25,949 --> 00:03:27,949 I did so. 69 00:03:27,949 --> 00:03:31,020 I became one of his guests. 70 00:03:31,020 --> 00:03:33,050 He would teach me the Qur'an. 71 00:03:33,050 --> 00:03:36,050 Until I had memorized much of it. 72 00:03:36,050 --> 00:03:39,050 I remained by his side for most of my time. 73 00:03:39,050 --> 00:03:42,979 I witnessed with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 74 00:03:42,979 --> 00:03:44,979 The Battle of Tabuk. 75 00:03:44,979 --> 00:03:46,979 On our way back, 76 00:03:46,979 --> 00:03:48,979 I fell severely ill. 77 00:03:48,979 --> 00:03:51,979 We stopped along the way. 78 00:03:51,979 --> 00:03:54,979 My illness intensified. 79 00:03:54,979 --> 00:03:58,360 Until my soul was taken. 80 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:03,360 Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, woke up that night. 81 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:07,360 He saw a faint light at the edge of the camp. 82 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,360 He said, "I will draw near to them, 83 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,360 Perhaps I might find some food with them." 84 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,360 The people were in a state of severe hunger. 85 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,360 He approached the light. 86 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,360 And there was the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 87 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,360 Who had descended into my grave. 88 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,360 With Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, 89 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,360 Lowering me down to him. 90 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,360 And he was saying, 91 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,360 "Bring your brother closer to me." 92 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,420 When he had positioned me in the niche of the grave, 93 00:04:37,420 --> 00:04:40,420 He, peace be upon him, said, 94 00:04:40,420 --> 00:04:44,420 "O Allah, I have spent the evening pleased with him, 95 00:04:44,420 --> 00:04:46,420 So be pleased with him." 96 00:04:46,420 --> 00:04:49,420 He said this three times. 97 00:04:49,420 --> 00:04:52,420 Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, 98 00:04:52,420 --> 00:04:56,420 "Would that I were the one in that grave." 99 00:04:56,420 --> 00:04:58,899 So, who am I? 100 00:04:58,899 --> 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