1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Pause and reflect upon the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures of our history. 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:22,829 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 4 00:00:22,829 --> 00:00:25,829 I am a Qurayshi from the people of Makkah. 5 00:00:25,829 --> 00:00:30,829 I was born in the same year the Prophet, peace be upon him, was born. 6 00:00:30,829 --> 00:00:34,829 My mother is Arwa bint al-Harith ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. 7 00:00:34,829 --> 00:00:38,829 She is the cousin of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 8 00:00:38,829 --> 00:00:41,829 I was among the distinguished men of Makkah. 9 00:00:41,829 --> 00:00:44,929 I was a man of wealth and commerce. 10 00:00:44,929 --> 00:00:46,929 I embraced Islam on the day of the conquest of Makkah. 11 00:00:46,929 --> 00:00:50,929 I was known for my intelligence, sagacity, and sound judgment. 12 00:00:50,929 --> 00:00:55,990 I narrated several hadiths from the Prophet, peace be upon him. 13 00:00:55,990 --> 00:01:02,020 The Prophet, peace be upon him, praised me before I even embraced Islam. 14 00:01:02,020 --> 00:01:05,019 He described me as having sagacity and intelligence. 15 00:01:05,019 --> 00:01:10,019 This occurred when my father was taken prisoner by the Muslims at the Battle of Badr. 16 00:01:10,019 --> 00:01:13,019 The Quraysh were hesitant to pay the ransom for the prisoners. 17 00:01:13,019 --> 00:01:17,019 They did not want the Muslims to feel emboldened against them. 18 00:01:17,019 --> 00:01:21,079 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, saw my father, 19 00:01:21,079 --> 00:01:25,079 He said, "He has a son in Makkah who is intelligent," 20 00:01:25,079 --> 00:01:27,079 "And a wealthy merchant." 21 00:01:27,079 --> 00:01:29,209 During that time, 22 00:01:29,209 --> 00:01:33,209 I secretly left Makkah and came to Madinah. 23 00:01:33,209 --> 00:01:37,209 I ransomed my father for four thousand dirhams. 24 00:01:37,209 --> 00:01:39,209 When I brought him back to Makkah, 25 00:01:39,209 --> 00:01:42,209 They blamed me for acting in such haste. 26 00:01:42,209 --> 00:01:47,209 I told them, "I could not leave my father as a prisoner." 27 00:01:47,209 --> 00:01:52,269 By doing so, I was the first from Quraysh to ransom a prisoner on the day of Badr. 28 00:01:52,269 --> 00:01:56,260 Among the proofs of my sagacity: 29 00:01:56,260 --> 00:02:00,260 During the pre-Islamic era, I feared that some event might occur, 30 00:02:00,260 --> 00:02:03,260 That would change the position of the Maqam Ibrahim (the Station of Abraham), peace be upon him. 31 00:02:03,260 --> 00:02:05,260 Within the Sacred Mosque. 32 00:02:05,260 --> 00:02:08,259 So, as a precaution, I brought some ropes. 33 00:02:08,259 --> 00:02:13,259 I measured the distance between the Maqam and the wall of the Ka'bah. 34 00:02:13,259 --> 00:02:16,259 I recorded that measurement on the first rope. 35 00:02:16,259 --> 00:02:20,259 Then, I measured the distance between the Maqam and the Black Stone. 36 00:02:20,259 --> 00:02:23,259 I recorded that on the second rope. 37 00:02:23,259 --> 00:02:28,259 Then, I measured the distance between the Maqam and the well of Zamzam. 38 00:02:28,259 --> 00:02:31,259 And I recorded it on the third rope. 39 00:02:31,259 --> 00:02:35,259 I then kept the ropes in a chest inside my house. 40 00:02:35,259 --> 00:02:40,419 Years passed until a powerful flood struck Makkah, 41 00:02:40,419 --> 00:02:43,419 In the seventeenth year of the Hijrah. 42 00:02:43,419 --> 00:02:46,419 It became known as the flood of Umm Nahshal. 43 00:02:46,419 --> 00:02:48,419 It uprooted the Maqam from its place, 44 00:02:48,419 --> 00:02:52,419 And cast it far away into the lower part of Makkah. 45 00:02:52,419 --> 00:02:54,419 It was buried under the sand. 46 00:02:54,419 --> 00:02:58,419 People could not find it after they had exhausted their search. 47 00:02:58,419 --> 00:03:03,419 The Caliph of the Muslims, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was distressed by this. 48 00:03:03,419 --> 00:03:05,419 He was deeply troubled. 49 00:03:05,419 --> 00:03:09,650 Then, a man went out to attend to his needs in the lower part of Makkah, 50 00:03:09,650 --> 00:03:11,650 And he found the stone. 51 00:03:11,650 --> 00:03:13,650 He sent word to the people, 52 00:03:13,650 --> 00:03:16,650 They came and retrieved it, rejoicing. 53 00:03:16,650 --> 00:03:18,650 They sent word to 'Umar in Madinah. 54 00:03:18,650 --> 00:03:22,650 He ordered them not to do anything until he arrived. 55 00:03:22,650 --> 00:03:25,650 He left Madinah to perform 'Umrah, 56 00:03:25,650 --> 00:03:28,650 Accompanied by the elders of the Muhajirun and the Ansar. 57 00:03:28,650 --> 00:03:30,650 I went out with them. 58 00:03:30,650 --> 00:03:32,650 When he arrived at the House, 59 00:03:32,650 --> 00:03:33,650 He said, 60 00:03:33,650 --> 00:03:36,650 "I adjure you by Allah, O Muslims," 61 00:03:36,650 --> 00:03:41,650 "Who knows the original and exact position of the Maqam before the flood?" 62 00:03:41,650 --> 00:03:43,650 I stepped forward and said, 63 00:03:43,650 --> 00:03:46,650 "I do, O Commander of the Faithful." 64 00:03:46,650 --> 00:03:49,650 "I had measured it and determined its location." 65 00:03:49,650 --> 00:03:52,650 He ordered me to return it to its place. 66 00:03:53,650 --> 00:03:56,650 I requested the chest from my house in Makkah, 67 00:03:56,650 --> 00:03:59,650 And I brought out the ropes before the people. 68 00:03:59,650 --> 00:04:02,650 I took the measurements of the distances, 69 00:04:02,650 --> 00:04:07,650 And I placed the Maqam in its original position where it had been. 70 00:04:07,650 --> 00:04:11,680 'Umar and the Muslims were pleased with that. 71 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,740 So, who am I? 72 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,000 The answer will be in the next episode, if Allah wills.