1 00:00:01,330 --> 00:00:04,330 Pause. 2 00:00:04,330 --> 00:00:12,109 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,109 --> 00:00:16,109 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,109 --> 00:00:21,960 I am one of the Emigrant Companions. 5 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,960 And one of the few renowned duelists. 6 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,989 Famous for my sharp intuition and keen eyesight. 7 00:00:29,989 --> 00:00:31,989 I was extremely cunning and shrewd. 8 00:00:31,989 --> 00:00:34,990 A master of malice and stratagem. 9 00:00:34,990 --> 00:00:37,990 To the point that my nickname in Mecca became: 10 00:00:37,990 --> 00:00:39,990 The Devil of Quraysh. 11 00:00:39,990 --> 00:00:42,990 I was one of the fiercest enemies of the Muslims. 12 00:00:42,990 --> 00:00:44,990 Causing them great harm. 13 00:00:44,990 --> 00:00:47,990 Detesting them and their religion. 14 00:00:47,990 --> 00:00:50,990 Waiting for the moment to strike. 15 00:00:50,990 --> 00:00:54,950 With my sword upon their necks. 16 00:00:54,950 --> 00:00:58,950 Therefore, I hastened to set out with Quraysh to Badr. 17 00:00:58,950 --> 00:01:00,950 Accompanied by my son, Wahb. 18 00:01:00,950 --> 00:01:04,950 When we arrived near the battlefield, 19 00:01:04,950 --> 00:01:09,950 Quraysh sent me to scout the number of Muslims and their equipment. 20 00:01:09,950 --> 00:01:13,950 I circled the Muslim army on my horse. 21 00:01:13,950 --> 00:01:15,950 And contemplated them. 22 00:01:15,950 --> 00:01:19,950 Then I returned to the camp of Quraysh, saying: 23 00:01:19,950 --> 00:01:21,950 "They are three hundred." 24 00:01:21,950 --> 00:01:24,950 "Give or take a few." 25 00:01:24,950 --> 00:01:28,950 "But ask me if they have reinforcements behind them." 26 00:01:28,950 --> 00:01:32,950 I said, "I found nothing behind them." 27 00:01:32,950 --> 00:01:35,950 "However, O people of Quraysh," 28 00:01:35,950 --> 00:01:39,950 "I have seen mounts carrying certain death." 29 00:01:39,950 --> 00:01:45,950 "A people who have no protection or refuge other than their swords." 30 00:01:45,950 --> 00:01:48,950 "By Allah, I do not see one of them being killed," 31 00:01:48,950 --> 00:01:51,950 "Until he kills one of you." 32 00:01:51,950 --> 00:01:54,950 "And if they take from you a number equal to their own," 33 00:01:54,950 --> 00:01:58,950 "What good is there in life after that?" 34 00:01:58,950 --> 00:02:00,950 "So consider your decision." 35 00:02:00,950 --> 00:02:05,049 My words nearly sapped their resolve to fight, 36 00:02:05,049 --> 00:02:07,049 Were it not for the insistence of Abu Jahl, 37 00:02:07,049 --> 00:02:10,050 And his determination to confront them. 38 00:02:10,050 --> 00:02:13,750 One of the outcomes of that battle was, 39 00:02:13,750 --> 00:02:15,750 That the polytheists were defeated. 40 00:02:15,750 --> 00:02:19,750 And a large number of them were killed or taken captive. 41 00:02:19,750 --> 00:02:23,750 My son was taken prisoner by the Muslims. 42 00:02:23,750 --> 00:02:26,979 And we returned to Mecca in disappointment. 43 00:02:26,979 --> 00:02:30,979 One day, I sat with Safwan Ibn Umayyah in the Hijr. 44 00:02:30,979 --> 00:02:33,979 We spoke of our captives at Badr. 45 00:02:33,979 --> 00:02:35,979 Safwan said, 46 00:02:35,979 --> 00:02:38,979 "By Allah, there is no good in life after them." 47 00:02:38,979 --> 00:02:41,979 I replied, "You are right." 48 00:02:41,979 --> 00:02:45,979 "And by Allah, were it not for a debt I owe that I cannot repay," 49 00:02:45,979 --> 00:02:49,979 "And a family I fear would be lost after me," 50 00:02:49,979 --> 00:02:53,979 "I would have ridden to Muhammad to kill him." 51 00:02:53,979 --> 00:02:56,979 "For I have an excuse to be near him." 52 00:02:56,979 --> 00:02:59,979 "I would say I came for the sake of my son," 53 00:02:59,979 --> 00:03:02,039 "This captive." 54 00:03:02,039 --> 00:03:04,039 Safwan said, 55 00:03:04,039 --> 00:03:05,039 "As for your debt," 56 00:03:05,039 --> 00:03:07,039 "I will pay it for you." 57 00:03:07,039 --> 00:03:09,039 "And your family shall be with my family," 58 00:03:09,039 --> 00:03:12,039 "I will provide for them as long as they live." 59 00:03:12,039 --> 00:03:13,099 I said to him, 60 00:03:13,099 --> 00:03:17,099 "Then keep my affair and yours a secret." 61 00:03:17,099 --> 00:03:19,490 Then I ordered my sword, 62 00:03:19,490 --> 00:03:22,490 They sharpened it and coated it with poison. 63 00:03:22,490 --> 00:03:25,490 Then I set out for Medina. 64 00:03:25,490 --> 00:03:28,620 Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, saw me, 65 00:03:28,620 --> 00:03:31,620 As I had tethered my mount at the door of the mosque. 66 00:03:31,620 --> 00:03:34,620 And I was girded with my sword. 67 00:03:34,620 --> 00:03:37,620 He said, "This is the enemy of Allah." 68 00:03:37,620 --> 00:03:40,620 "By Allah, he has come only for evil." 69 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:44,710 Then he entered upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 70 00:03:44,710 --> 00:03:47,710 He said, "O Prophet of Allah," 71 00:03:47,710 --> 00:03:49,710 "This is the enemy of Allah." 72 00:03:49,710 --> 00:03:52,710 "He has come girded with his sword." 73 00:03:52,710 --> 00:03:55,710 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to him: 74 00:03:56,710 --> 00:03:58,710 "Bring him in to me." 75 00:03:58,710 --> 00:04:03,840 Umar said to the men of the Ansar who were with him: 76 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:07,840 "Enter upon the Messenger of Allah," 77 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,840 "And sit with him." 78 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,840 "And be wary of this wicked man," 79 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,840 "For he is not to be trusted." 80 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:19,939 Umar brought me in to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 81 00:04:19,939 --> 00:04:22,939 While he was holding the belt of my sword. 82 00:04:22,939 --> 00:04:26,939 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saw him, 83 00:04:26,939 --> 00:04:29,939 He said, "Let him go, O Umar." 84 00:04:29,939 --> 00:04:32,939 And he said to me, "Come close to me." 85 00:04:32,939 --> 00:04:34,939 I drew near him. 86 00:04:34,939 --> 00:04:37,939 He said, "What brought you?" 87 00:04:37,939 --> 00:04:43,000 I said, "I came for this captive who is in your hands." 88 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,060 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 89 00:04:45,060 --> 00:04:49,060 "Then what is the matter with the sword that is around your neck?" 90 00:04:49,060 --> 00:04:52,100 I said, "May Allah curse them as swords," 91 00:04:52,100 --> 00:04:55,100 "Did they avail us of anything?" 92 00:04:55,100 --> 00:04:58,160 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 93 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,160 "Tell me the truth." 94 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,160 "What did you come for?" 95 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:05,189 I said, "I came for nothing but that." 96 00:05:05,189 --> 00:05:08,319 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 97 00:05:08,319 --> 00:05:12,319 "Rather, you and Safwan Ibn Umayyah sat in the Hijr," 98 00:05:12,319 --> 00:05:16,319 "And you spoke of the companions of the pit [the dead] of Quraysh." 99 00:05:16,319 --> 00:05:17,319 "Then you said," 100 00:05:17,319 --> 00:05:21,319 "'Were it not for a debt I owe and a family I have,'" 101 00:05:21,319 --> 00:05:24,319 "'I would have gone out to kill Muhammad.'" 102 00:05:24,319 --> 00:05:28,319 "So Safwan undertook your debt and your family," 103 00:05:28,319 --> 00:05:30,319 "On the condition that you kill me." 104 00:05:30,319 --> 00:05:34,319 "But Allah is a barrier between you and that." 105 00:05:34,319 --> 00:05:37,379 At that moment, I cried out and said: 106 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:41,379 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah," 107 00:05:41,379 --> 00:05:44,379 "And I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah." 108 00:05:44,379 --> 00:05:48,449 "This is a matter that no one attended except me and Safwan." 109 00:05:48,449 --> 00:05:52,449 "By Allah, no one informed you of it except Allah." 110 00:05:52,449 --> 00:05:56,480 "Praise be to Allah who guided me to Islam." 111 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,639 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 112 00:05:59,639 --> 00:06:01,639 To his Companions: 113 00:06:01,639 --> 00:06:03,639 "Teach your brother his religion," 114 00:06:03,639 --> 00:06:05,639 "And recite the Qur'an to him," 115 00:06:05,639 --> 00:06:08,639 "And release his captive for him." 116 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:11,699 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said to me: 117 00:06:11,699 --> 00:06:16,699 "You arrived when you were more hateful to me than a pig," 118 00:06:16,699 --> 00:06:21,699 "And today you are dearer to me than some of my own children." 119 00:06:21,699 --> 00:06:25,540 Faith has filled my heart. 120 00:06:25,540 --> 00:06:28,540 I said, "O Messenger of Allah," 121 00:06:28,540 --> 00:06:31,540 "I was one of the fiercest enemies of Allah," 122 00:06:31,540 --> 00:06:34,540 "Causing great harm to the Muslims." 123 00:06:34,540 --> 00:06:36,540 "And I would love for you to permit me," 124 00:06:36,540 --> 00:06:38,540 "To go to Mecca," 125 00:06:38,540 --> 00:06:40,540 "And call them to Allah the Almighty." 126 00:06:40,540 --> 00:06:42,540 "If they respond," 127 00:06:42,540 --> 00:06:45,540 "Otherwise, I will harm them in their religion," 128 00:06:45,540 --> 00:06:49,540 "Just as I used to harm your Companions in their religion." 129 00:06:49,540 --> 00:06:53,540 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, permitted me. 130 00:06:53,540 --> 00:06:55,540 I arrived in Mecca, 131 00:06:55,540 --> 00:06:58,540 And I stayed there calling to Islam. 132 00:06:58,540 --> 00:07:02,540 And many people embraced Islam at my hands. 133 00:07:02,540 --> 00:07:04,790 So, who am I? 134 00:07:14,980 --> 00:07:17,980 I will state the correct answer in the comments, 135 00:07:17,980 --> 00:07:22,980 Upon the release of the next episode, if Allah wills.