WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:04.360 Pause. 00:00:04.360 --> 00:00:12.140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:00:12.140 --> 00:00:16.140 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.140 --> 00:00:22.320 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:25.320 I was a young man from the tribe of Muzaynah. 00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:28.320 My father passed away when I was young. 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:31.320 I grew up an orphan with no wealth of my own. 00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:33.320 My uncle took me under his care. 00:00:33.320 --> 00:00:35.320 He was a wealthy man. 00:00:35.320 --> 00:00:38.320 He loved me deeply. 00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:40.320 He showered me with wealth. 00:00:40.320 --> 00:00:44.320 Until I became the wealthiest young man in our tribe. 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:48.320 My clothes were brought to me from the Levant. 00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:50.320 I owned a unique horse. 00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:56.409 No other young man among the Arabs possessed one like it. 00:00:56.409 --> 00:00:58.409 I heard about Islam. 00:00:58.409 --> 00:01:00.409 Faith took root in my heart. 00:01:00.409 --> 00:01:04.409 Along with a love for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:01:04.409 --> 00:01:07.409 I embraced Islam but kept my faith hidden. 00:01:07.409 --> 00:01:10.409 I would watch for the migrating Companions. 00:01:10.409 --> 00:01:13.409 On their way to Medina. 00:01:13.409 --> 00:01:15.409 Whenever I met one of them, 00:01:15.409 --> 00:01:18.409 I would walk with him on foot. 00:01:18.409 --> 00:01:20.409 I would take the rulings of the religion from him. 00:01:20.409 --> 00:01:23.409 And learn the Qur'an from him. 00:01:23.409 --> 00:01:25.409 Until sunset arrived. 00:01:25.409 --> 00:01:28.409 Then I would return to my people. 00:01:28.409 --> 00:01:31.409 And wait for another the following day. 00:01:31.409 --> 00:01:32.409 And so it went. 00:01:32.409 --> 00:01:35.409 I longed for my uncle to embrace Islam. 00:01:35.409 --> 00:01:38.700 The one who had cared for me and been generous to me. 00:01:38.700 --> 00:01:43.700 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina, 00:01:43.700 --> 00:01:46.700 My soul began to yearn for migration. 00:01:46.700 --> 00:01:49.700 But I could not do so because of my uncle. 00:01:49.700 --> 00:01:54.700 Years passed, and events unfolded while I remained in my place. 00:01:54.700 --> 00:01:57.700 So I said to my uncle one day, 00:01:57.700 --> 00:01:58.700 "O uncle, 00:01:58.700 --> 00:02:01.700 I have waited a long time for you to embrace Islam. 00:02:01.700 --> 00:02:04.700 But I see that you do not want Muhammad." 00:02:04.700 --> 00:02:07.700 "So grant me permission to embrace Islam." 00:02:07.700 --> 00:02:09.699 He became angry with me and said, 00:02:09.699 --> 00:02:12.699 "By Allah, if you follow Muhammad, 00:02:12.699 --> 00:02:16.699 I will not leave in your possession anything I have ever given you. 00:02:16.699 --> 00:02:18.699 I will strip it all away from you, 00:02:18.699 --> 00:02:21.699 Even these two garments you are wearing." 00:02:21.699 --> 00:02:22.699 I replied, 00:02:22.699 --> 00:02:25.699 "By Allah, I am a follower of Muhammad, 00:02:25.699 --> 00:02:28.699 And I have abandoned the worship of stone and idols. 00:02:28.699 --> 00:02:31.699 As for what is in my possession, take it." 00:02:31.699 --> 00:02:34.759 So he took everything he had given me. 00:02:34.759 --> 00:02:37.759 He even stripped me of my clothes. 00:02:37.759 --> 00:02:39.759 I went to my mother. 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:42.759 She cut a coarse garment of hers into two pieces. 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:45.759 A *bijad* is a thick, coarse fabric. 00:02:45.759 --> 00:02:49.759 I used one piece as a waist-wrapper and the other as a mantle. 00:02:49.759 --> 00:02:52.759 Then I set out, migrating to Medina. 00:02:52.759 --> 00:02:55.759 I had no food with me. 00:02:55.759 --> 00:02:57.759 The journey exhausted me. 00:02:57.759 --> 00:03:00.759 My body weakened and my complexion paled. 00:03:00.759 --> 00:03:03.759 Until I reached Medina at the time of dawn. 00:03:03.759 --> 00:03:06.759 I lay down in the mosque. 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:11.949 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, led us in the morning prayer. 00:03:11.949 --> 00:03:15.949 He began to scan the faces of the people after the prayer. 00:03:15.949 --> 00:03:18.949 He looked at me and did not recognize me. 00:03:18.949 --> 00:03:20.949 He asked, "Who are you?" 00:03:20.949 --> 00:03:22.949 I told him. 00:03:22.949 --> 00:03:25.949 He said, "Stay close to me." 00:03:25.949 --> 00:03:27.949 I did so. 00:03:27.949 --> 00:03:31.020 I became one of his guests. 00:03:31.020 --> 00:03:33.050 He would teach me the Qur'an. 00:03:33.050 --> 00:03:36.050 Until I had memorized much of it. 00:03:36.050 --> 00:03:39.050 I remained by his side for most of my time. 00:03:39.050 --> 00:03:42.979 I witnessed with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:03:42.979 --> 00:03:44.979 The Battle of Tabuk. 00:03:44.979 --> 00:03:46.979 On our way back, 00:03:46.979 --> 00:03:48.979 I fell severely ill. 00:03:48.979 --> 00:03:51.979 We stopped along the way. 00:03:51.979 --> 00:03:54.979 My illness intensified. 00:03:54.979 --> 00:03:58.360 Until my soul was taken. 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:03.360 Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, woke up that night. 00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:07.360 He saw a faint light at the edge of the camp. 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:10.360 He said, "I will draw near to them, 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:14.360 Perhaps I might find some food with them." 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:17.360 The people were in a state of severe hunger. 00:04:17.360 --> 00:04:19.360 He approached the light. 00:04:19.360 --> 00:04:22.360 And there was the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:04:22.360 --> 00:04:24.360 Who had descended into my grave. 00:04:24.360 --> 00:04:27.360 With Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:29.360 Lowering me down to him. 00:04:29.360 --> 00:04:31.360 And he was saying, 00:04:31.360 --> 00:04:34.360 "Bring your brother closer to me." 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:37.420 When he had positioned me in the niche of the grave, 00:04:37.420 --> 00:04:40.420 He, peace be upon him, said, 00:04:40.420 --> 00:04:44.420 "O Allah, I have spent the evening pleased with him, 00:04:44.420 --> 00:04:46.420 So be pleased with him." 00:04:46.420 --> 00:04:49.420 He said this three times. 00:04:49.420 --> 00:04:52.420 Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, 00:04:52.420 --> 00:04:56.420 "Would that I were the one in that grave." 00:04:56.420 --> 00:04:58.899 So, who am I? 00:04:58.899 --> 00:05:06.490 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:05:06.490 --> 00:05:10.740 We will pin the correct answer in the comments, 00:05:10.740 --> 00:05:15.740 When the next episode is released, if Allah wills.