1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,360 Stop. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:25,449 I am one of the Companions from the Ansar of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:25,449 --> 00:00:29,449 I witnessed the Battle of Uhud with him, as well as the battles that followed. 6 00:00:29,449 --> 00:00:33,450 I was known for my courage and boldness. 7 00:00:33,450 --> 00:00:39,450 My title was "The Horseman of the Messenger of Allah," peace be upon him. 8 00:00:39,450 --> 00:00:45,579 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, described me as the best of horsemen. 9 00:00:45,579 --> 00:00:50,579 During the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphate, I killed the King of the Persians with my own hands. 10 00:00:50,579 --> 00:00:55,579 He was wearing a garment valued at fifteen thousand dirhams. 11 00:00:55,579 --> 00:01:00,729 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, gave it to me. 12 00:01:00,729 --> 00:01:05,730 I went out with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, on an expedition. 13 00:01:05,730 --> 00:01:10,730 When we met the enemy, the Muslims had the upper hand. 14 00:01:10,730 --> 00:01:16,730 I saw a man from the polytheists attacking a man from the Muslims, intending to kill him. 15 00:01:16,730 --> 00:01:20,730 I maneuvered until I came upon him from behind. 16 00:01:20,730 --> 00:01:24,730 I struck him with my sword on the nape of his neck. 17 00:01:24,730 --> 00:01:26,730 His armor fell away from him. 18 00:01:27,730 --> 00:01:31,730 He grabbed me in a grip from which I felt the scent of death. 19 00:01:31,730 --> 00:01:36,819 Then death overtook him, so he let me go and died. 20 00:01:36,819 --> 00:01:42,019 Then the people returned, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, sat down. 21 00:01:42,019 --> 00:01:49,019 He said, "Whoever kills an enemy combatant and has proof of it, he shall have his spoils." 22 00:01:49,019 --> 00:01:54,109 I mentioned my encounter with the man to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 23 00:01:54,109 --> 00:01:57,109 A man testified to that on my behalf. 24 00:01:57,109 --> 00:02:01,109 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave me his armor. 25 00:02:01,109 --> 00:02:06,109 I sold it and bought an orchard with it in the territory of Banu Salamah. 26 00:02:06,109 --> 00:02:13,419 It was the first property I ever owned in Islam. 27 00:02:13,419 --> 00:02:19,419 One day, I was bathing and had washed one side of my head. 28 00:02:19,419 --> 00:02:24,419 Then I heard the neighing of my horse and its hoof striking the ground. 29 00:02:24,419 --> 00:02:28,419 I said, "This is a war that has arrived." 30 00:02:28,419 --> 00:02:32,419 I stood up without washing the other side of my head. 31 00:02:32,419 --> 00:02:35,610 I mounted my horse and set off. 32 00:02:35,610 --> 00:02:39,610 Suddenly, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was shouting, 33 00:02:39,610 --> 00:02:41,610 "To arms! To arms!" 34 00:02:41,610 --> 00:02:44,669 I caught up with al-Miqdad, may Allah be pleased with him. 35 00:02:44,669 --> 00:02:50,669 He informed me that Mas'adah had killed Muhriz, one of our companions. 36 00:02:51,669 --> 00:02:56,669 I said to him, "I am going ahead; either I will die," 37 00:02:56,669 --> 00:02:59,830 "or I will kill the one who killed Muhriz." 38 00:02:59,830 --> 00:03:02,830 I rode off until I caught up with Mas'adah. 39 00:03:02,830 --> 00:03:05,930 I killed him and took his spoils. 40 00:03:05,930 --> 00:03:09,930 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came. 41 00:03:09,930 --> 00:03:12,930 When he saw me, he said, 42 00:03:12,930 --> 00:03:16,930 "O Allah, bless him in his hair and his skin." 43 00:03:16,930 --> 00:03:18,960 "May your face be successful." 44 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,020 "Did you kill Mas'adah?" 45 00:03:21,020 --> 00:03:24,120 I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." 46 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:28,250 He said, "What is this on your face?" 47 00:03:28,250 --> 00:03:31,250 I said, "An arrow I was struck with." 48 00:03:31,250 --> 00:03:34,310 He said, "Come close to me." 49 00:03:34,310 --> 00:03:36,310 He spat upon it. 50 00:03:36,310 --> 00:03:38,310 And the mark of it vanished. 51 00:03:38,310 --> 00:03:41,310 He gave me Mas'adah's horse and his weapons. 52 00:03:41,310 --> 00:03:46,539 I lived after that until I reached seventy years of age. 53 00:03:46,539 --> 00:03:50,539 Yet I was as if I were fifteen years old. 54 00:03:50,539 --> 00:03:55,539 Through the blessing of the supplication of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 55 00:03:55,539 --> 00:04:00,500 The Prophet, peace be upon him, once prayed for me, 56 00:04:00,500 --> 00:04:02,500 for Allah's protection. 57 00:04:02,500 --> 00:04:07,500 That was when we went out with the Prophet, peace be upon him, on a journey. 58 00:04:07,500 --> 00:04:10,500 He, peace be upon him, said, 59 00:04:10,500 --> 00:04:14,500 "You will travel through the evening and the night," 60 00:04:14,500 --> 00:04:18,500 "and you will reach the water tomorrow, if Allah wills." 61 00:04:18,500 --> 00:04:21,589 The people set off toward the water, 62 00:04:21,589 --> 00:04:24,589 with no one waiting for anyone else. 63 00:04:24,589 --> 00:04:29,589 I remained traveling with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 64 00:04:29,589 --> 00:04:33,589 While we were traveling in the middle of the night, 65 00:04:33,589 --> 00:04:36,589 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, became drowsy. 66 00:04:36,589 --> 00:04:39,589 He leaned on his mount. 67 00:04:39,589 --> 00:04:43,620 I came to him and supported him without waking him, 68 00:04:43,620 --> 00:04:46,620 until he sat upright on his mount. 69 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:50,720 We continued traveling until most of the night had passed. 70 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,720 He leaned on his mount again. 71 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,779 I supported him without waking him, 72 00:04:55,779 --> 00:04:58,779 until he sat upright on his mount. 73 00:04:58,779 --> 00:05:04,009 Then we traveled until we reached the final part of the night. 74 00:05:04,009 --> 00:05:08,009 He leaned in a way more severe than the first two times, 75 00:05:08,009 --> 00:05:11,009 until he almost fell. 76 00:05:11,009 --> 00:05:14,009 I came to him and supported him. 77 00:05:14,009 --> 00:05:17,009 He raised his head and said, 78 00:05:17,009 --> 00:05:20,009 "How long have you been traveling beside me like this?" 79 00:05:20,009 --> 00:05:26,009 I said, "I have been traveling beside you like this since the beginning of the night." 80 00:05:26,009 --> 00:05:29,230 He, peace be upon him, said, 81 00:05:29,230 --> 00:05:34,300 "O Allah, protect him just as he has protected me since the beginning of the night." 82 00:05:34,300 --> 00:05:38,329 "I do not see that we have done anything but cause you hardship." 83 00:05:38,329 --> 00:05:40,649 So, who am I? 84 00:05:40,649 --> 00:05:48,740 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 85 00:05:48,740 --> 00:05:52,970 We will pin the correct answer in the comments, 86 00:05:52,970 --> 00:05:57,970 when the next episode is released, if Allah wills.