1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,109 Pause and identify the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 2 00:00:12,109 --> 00:00:16,109 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,109 --> 00:00:22,320 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 4 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:28,320 I am among the leaders of the Muhajirun and those whose migration is counted as two migrations. 5 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:32,320 I was known for the Qur'an, for knowledge, and for judicial authority. 6 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:37,320 I witnessed the Battle of Khaybar and the events thereafter with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 7 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:42,320 And I participated with the Caliphs after him in the Islamic conquests. 8 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:48,409 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, finished the campaign of Hunayn, 9 00:00:48,409 --> 00:00:52,409 he sent my uncle, Abu 'Amir, in command of an army to Awtas. 10 00:00:52,409 --> 00:00:56,409 He sent me with him, and we encountered Durayd ibn al-Simmah. 11 00:00:56,409 --> 00:01:00,409 Durayd was killed, and Allah defeated his companions. 12 00:01:00,409 --> 00:01:03,409 My uncle, Abu 'Amir, was struck by an arrow in his knee. 13 00:01:03,409 --> 00:01:08,409 I rushed to him and said, "O my uncle, who shot you?" 14 00:01:08,409 --> 00:01:13,409 He pointed to a man and said, "That is the one who shot me." 15 00:01:13,409 --> 00:01:16,409 I headed toward him and caught up with him. 16 00:01:16,409 --> 00:01:19,409 When the man saw me, he fled. 17 00:01:19,409 --> 00:01:25,409 I pursued him, saying, "Are you not ashamed? Will you not stand and fight?" 18 00:01:25,409 --> 00:01:29,409 He stopped for me, and we exchanged two sword strikes. 19 00:01:29,409 --> 00:01:31,409 I killed him. 20 00:01:31,409 --> 00:01:36,409 Then I returned to my uncle and said, "Allah has killed the man who shot you." 21 00:01:36,409 --> 00:01:40,439 He said, "Extract the arrow," so I extracted it. 22 00:01:40,439 --> 00:01:42,439 Water flowed from the wound. 23 00:01:42,439 --> 00:01:49,439 He said, "O son of my brother, convey my greetings to the Prophet, peace be upon him." 24 00:01:49,439 --> 00:01:52,439 "And tell him to ask Allah to forgive me." 25 00:01:52,439 --> 00:01:55,439 He then appointed me as his successor over the people. 26 00:01:55,439 --> 00:01:58,439 He remained for a short while, then passed away. 27 00:01:58,439 --> 00:02:01,540 I then returned to Medina. 28 00:02:01,540 --> 00:02:05,540 I entered upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, in his house. 29 00:02:05,540 --> 00:02:09,539 I informed him of our news and the news of my uncle, Abu 'Amir. 30 00:02:09,539 --> 00:02:13,539 I said to him, "My uncle sends you his greetings." 31 00:02:13,539 --> 00:02:16,539 "And he asks you to seek forgiveness for him." 32 00:02:16,539 --> 00:02:21,599 The Prophet, peace be upon him, called for water and performed wudu. 33 00:02:21,599 --> 00:02:25,599 Then he raised his hands until I saw the whiteness of his armpits. 34 00:02:25,599 --> 00:02:30,599 And he said, "O Allah, forgive Abu 'Amir." 35 00:02:30,599 --> 00:02:36,599 "O Allah, place him on the Day of Resurrection above many of Your creation." 36 00:02:36,599 --> 00:02:41,599 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, and ask for forgiveness for me as well." 37 00:02:41,599 --> 00:02:46,599 He prayed for me and said, "O Allah, forgive his sins." 38 00:02:46,599 --> 00:02:52,909 "And grant him an honorable entrance on the Day of Resurrection." 39 00:02:52,909 --> 00:02:55,909 I spoke to the people one day and said to them: 40 00:02:55,909 --> 00:03:00,909 "We went out with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, on a military expedition." 41 00:03:00,909 --> 00:03:05,909 "We were six men sharing one camel, taking turns riding it." 42 00:03:05,909 --> 00:03:10,909 "Our feet became wounded, and our toenails fell off from the long walking." 43 00:03:10,909 --> 00:03:14,909 "We used to wrap rags around our feet." 44 00:03:14,909 --> 00:03:19,909 "That expedition was named the Battle of Dhat al-Riqa' (the Battle of the Rags)." 45 00:03:19,909 --> 00:03:23,909 "Because of the rags we used to wrap around our feet." 46 00:03:23,909 --> 00:03:28,169 Then I regretted having mentioned this. 47 00:03:28,169 --> 00:03:34,490 Fearing it might be showing off, or that I had disclosed something of my deeds. 48 00:03:34,490 --> 00:03:40,520 So, who am I?