WEBVTT 00:00:01.330 --> 00:00:04.330 Pause. 00:00:04.330 --> 00:00:12.109 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:00:12.109 --> 00:00:16.109 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.109 --> 00:00:21.960 I am one of the Emigrant Companions. 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:25.960 And one of the few renowned duelists. 00:00:25.960 --> 00:00:29.989 Famous for my sharp intuition and keen eyesight. 00:00:29.989 --> 00:00:31.989 I was extremely cunning and shrewd. 00:00:31.989 --> 00:00:34.990 A master of malice and stratagem. 00:00:34.990 --> 00:00:37.990 To the point that my nickname in Mecca became: 00:00:37.990 --> 00:00:39.990 The Devil of Quraysh. 00:00:39.990 --> 00:00:42.990 I was one of the fiercest enemies of the Muslims. 00:00:42.990 --> 00:00:44.990 Causing them great harm. 00:00:44.990 --> 00:00:47.990 Detesting them and their religion. 00:00:47.990 --> 00:00:50.990 Waiting for the moment to strike. 00:00:50.990 --> 00:00:54.950 With my sword upon their necks. 00:00:54.950 --> 00:00:58.950 Therefore, I hastened to set out with Quraysh to Badr. 00:00:58.950 --> 00:01:00.950 Accompanied by my son, Wahb. 00:01:00.950 --> 00:01:04.950 When we arrived near the battlefield, 00:01:04.950 --> 00:01:09.950 Quraysh sent me to scout the number of Muslims and their equipment. 00:01:09.950 --> 00:01:13.950 I circled the Muslim army on my horse. 00:01:13.950 --> 00:01:15.950 And contemplated them. 00:01:15.950 --> 00:01:19.950 Then I returned to the camp of Quraysh, saying: 00:01:19.950 --> 00:01:21.950 "They are three hundred." 00:01:21.950 --> 00:01:24.950 "Give or take a few." 00:01:24.950 --> 00:01:28.950 "But ask me if they have reinforcements behind them." 00:01:28.950 --> 00:01:32.950 I said, "I found nothing behind them." 00:01:32.950 --> 00:01:35.950 "However, O people of Quraysh," 00:01:35.950 --> 00:01:39.950 "I have seen mounts carrying certain death." 00:01:39.950 --> 00:01:45.950 "A people who have no protection or refuge other than their swords." 00:01:45.950 --> 00:01:48.950 "By Allah, I do not see one of them being killed," 00:01:48.950 --> 00:01:51.950 "Until he kills one of you." 00:01:51.950 --> 00:01:54.950 "And if they take from you a number equal to their own," 00:01:54.950 --> 00:01:58.950 "What good is there in life after that?" 00:01:58.950 --> 00:02:00.950 "So consider your decision." 00:02:00.950 --> 00:02:05.049 My words nearly sapped their resolve to fight, 00:02:05.049 --> 00:02:07.049 Were it not for the insistence of Abu Jahl, 00:02:07.049 --> 00:02:10.050 And his determination to confront them. 00:02:10.050 --> 00:02:13.750 One of the outcomes of that battle was, 00:02:13.750 --> 00:02:15.750 That the polytheists were defeated. 00:02:15.750 --> 00:02:19.750 And a large number of them were killed or taken captive. 00:02:19.750 --> 00:02:23.750 My son was taken prisoner by the Muslims. 00:02:23.750 --> 00:02:26.979 And we returned to Mecca in disappointment. 00:02:26.979 --> 00:02:30.979 One day, I sat with Safwan Ibn Umayyah in the Hijr. 00:02:30.979 --> 00:02:33.979 We spoke of our captives at Badr. 00:02:33.979 --> 00:02:35.979 Safwan said, 00:02:35.979 --> 00:02:38.979 "By Allah, there is no good in life after them." 00:02:38.979 --> 00:02:41.979 I replied, "You are right." 00:02:41.979 --> 00:02:45.979 "And by Allah, were it not for a debt I owe that I cannot repay," 00:02:45.979 --> 00:02:49.979 "And a family I fear would be lost after me," 00:02:49.979 --> 00:02:53.979 "I would have ridden to Muhammad to kill him." 00:02:53.979 --> 00:02:56.979 "For I have an excuse to be near him." 00:02:56.979 --> 00:02:59.979 "I would say I came for the sake of my son," 00:02:59.979 --> 00:03:02.039 "This captive." 00:03:02.039 --> 00:03:04.039 Safwan said, 00:03:04.039 --> 00:03:05.039 "As for your debt," 00:03:05.039 --> 00:03:07.039 "I will pay it for you." 00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:09.039 "And your family shall be with my family," 00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:12.039 "I will provide for them as long as they live." 00:03:12.039 --> 00:03:13.099 I said to him, 00:03:13.099 --> 00:03:17.099 "Then keep my affair and yours a secret." 00:03:17.099 --> 00:03:19.490 Then I ordered my sword, 00:03:19.490 --> 00:03:22.490 They sharpened it and coated it with poison. 00:03:22.490 --> 00:03:25.490 Then I set out for Medina. 00:03:25.490 --> 00:03:28.620 Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, saw me, 00:03:28.620 --> 00:03:31.620 As I had tethered my mount at the door of the mosque. 00:03:31.620 --> 00:03:34.620 And I was girded with my sword. 00:03:34.620 --> 00:03:37.620 He said, "This is the enemy of Allah." 00:03:37.620 --> 00:03:40.620 "By Allah, he has come only for evil." 00:03:40.620 --> 00:03:44.710 Then he entered upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:03:44.710 --> 00:03:47.710 He said, "O Prophet of Allah," 00:03:47.710 --> 00:03:49.710 "This is the enemy of Allah." 00:03:49.710 --> 00:03:52.710 "He has come girded with his sword." 00:03:52.710 --> 00:03:55.710 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to him: 00:03:56.710 --> 00:03:58.710 "Bring him in to me." 00:03:58.710 --> 00:04:03.840 Umar said to the men of the Ansar who were with him: 00:04:03.840 --> 00:04:07.840 "Enter upon the Messenger of Allah," 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:09.840 "And sit with him." 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:12.840 "And be wary of this wicked man," 00:04:12.840 --> 00:04:14.840 "For he is not to be trusted." 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:19.939 Umar brought me in to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:04:19.939 --> 00:04:22.939 While he was holding the belt of my sword. 00:04:22.939 --> 00:04:26.939 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saw him, 00:04:26.939 --> 00:04:29.939 He said, "Let him go, O Umar." 00:04:29.939 --> 00:04:32.939 And he said to me, "Come close to me." 00:04:32.939 --> 00:04:34.939 I drew near him. 00:04:34.939 --> 00:04:37.939 He said, "What brought you?" 00:04:37.939 --> 00:04:43.000 I said, "I came for this captive who is in your hands." 00:04:43.000 --> 00:04:45.060 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:04:45.060 --> 00:04:49.060 "Then what is the matter with the sword that is around your neck?" 00:04:49.060 --> 00:04:52.100 I said, "May Allah curse them as swords," 00:04:52.100 --> 00:04:55.100 "Did they avail us of anything?" 00:04:55.100 --> 00:04:58.160 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:04:58.160 --> 00:04:59.160 "Tell me the truth." 00:04:59.160 --> 00:05:01.160 "What did you come for?" 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:05.189 I said, "I came for nothing but that." 00:05:05.189 --> 00:05:08.319 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:05:08.319 --> 00:05:12.319 "Rather, you and Safwan Ibn Umayyah sat in the Hijr," 00:05:12.319 --> 00:05:16.319 "And you spoke of the companions of the pit [the dead] of Quraysh." 00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:17.319 "Then you said," 00:05:17.319 --> 00:05:21.319 "'Were it not for a debt I owe and a family I have,'" 00:05:21.319 --> 00:05:24.319 "'I would have gone out to kill Muhammad.'" 00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:28.319 "So Safwan undertook your debt and your family," 00:05:28.319 --> 00:05:30.319 "On the condition that you kill me." 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:34.319 "But Allah is a barrier between you and that." 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:37.379 At that moment, I cried out and said: 00:05:37.379 --> 00:05:41.379 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah," 00:05:41.379 --> 00:05:44.379 "And I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah." 00:05:44.379 --> 00:05:48.449 "This is a matter that no one attended except me and Safwan." 00:05:48.449 --> 00:05:52.449 "By Allah, no one informed you of it except Allah." 00:05:52.449 --> 00:05:56.480 "Praise be to Allah who guided me to Islam." 00:05:56.480 --> 00:05:59.639 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:05:59.639 --> 00:06:01.639 To his Companions: 00:06:01.639 --> 00:06:03.639 "Teach your brother his religion," 00:06:03.639 --> 00:06:05.639 "And recite the Qur'an to him," 00:06:05.639 --> 00:06:08.639 "And release his captive for him." 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:11.699 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said to me: 00:06:11.699 --> 00:06:16.699 "You arrived when you were more hateful to me than a pig," 00:06:16.699 --> 00:06:21.699 "And today you are dearer to me than some of my own children." 00:06:21.699 --> 00:06:25.540 Faith has filled my heart. 00:06:25.540 --> 00:06:28.540 I said, "O Messenger of Allah," 00:06:28.540 --> 00:06:31.540 "I was one of the fiercest enemies of Allah," 00:06:31.540 --> 00:06:34.540 "Causing great harm to the Muslims." 00:06:34.540 --> 00:06:36.540 "And I would love for you to permit me," 00:06:36.540 --> 00:06:38.540 "To go to Mecca," 00:06:38.540 --> 00:06:40.540 "And call them to Allah the Almighty." 00:06:40.540 --> 00:06:42.540 "If they respond," 00:06:42.540 --> 00:06:45.540 "Otherwise, I will harm them in their religion," 00:06:45.540 --> 00:06:49.540 "Just as I used to harm your Companions in their religion." 00:06:49.540 --> 00:06:53.540 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, permitted me. 00:06:53.540 --> 00:06:55.540 I arrived in Mecca, 00:06:55.540 --> 00:06:58.540 And I stayed there calling to Islam. 00:06:58.540 --> 00:07:02.540 And many people embraced Islam at my hands. 00:07:02.540 --> 00:07:04.790 So, who am I? 00:07:14.980 --> 00:07:17.980 I will state the correct answer in the comments, 00:07:17.980 --> 00:07:22.980 Upon the release of the next episode, if Allah wills.