WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:04.360 Stop. 00:00:04.360 --> 00:00:12.140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:00:12.140 --> 00:00:16.140 A new challenge: Who am I? 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. 00:00:25.449 --> 00:00:29.449 I witnessed the Battle of Uhud with him, as well as the battles that followed. 00:00:29.449 --> 00:00:33.450 I was known for my courage and boldness. 00:00:33.450 --> 00:00:39.450 My title was "The Horseman of the Messenger of Allah," peace be upon him. 00:00:39.450 --> 00:00:45.579 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, described me as the best of horsemen. 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. 00:00:50.579 --> 00:00:55.579 He was wearing a garment valued at fifteen thousand dirhams. 00:00:55.579 --> 00:01:00.729 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, gave it to me. 00:01:00.729 --> 00:01:05.730 I went out with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, on an expedition. 00:01:05.730 --> 00:01:10.730 When we met the enemy, the Muslims had the upper hand. 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. 00:01:16.730 --> 00:01:20.730 I maneuvered until I came upon him from behind. 00:01:20.730 --> 00:01:24.730 I struck him with my sword on the nape of his neck. 00:01:24.730 --> 00:01:26.730 His armor fell away from him. 00:01:27.730 --> 00:01:31.730 He grabbed me in a grip from which I felt the scent of death. 00:01:31.730 --> 00:01:36.819 Then death overtook him, so he let me go and died. 00:01:36.819 --> 00:01:42.019 Then the people returned, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, sat down. 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." 00:01:49.019 --> 00:01:54.109 I mentioned my encounter with the man to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:01:54.109 --> 00:01:57.109 A man testified to that on my behalf. 00:01:57.109 --> 00:02:01.109 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave me his armor. 00:02:01.109 --> 00:02:06.109 I sold it and bought an orchard with it in the territory of Banu Salamah. 00:02:06.109 --> 00:02:13.419 It was the first property I ever owned in Islam. 00:02:13.419 --> 00:02:19.419 One day, I was bathing and had washed one side of my head. 00:02:19.419 --> 00:02:24.419 Then I heard the neighing of my horse and its hoof striking the ground. 00:02:24.419 --> 00:02:28.419 I said, "This is a war that has arrived." 00:02:28.419 --> 00:02:32.419 I stood up without washing the other side of my head. 00:02:32.419 --> 00:02:35.610 I mounted my horse and set off. 00:02:35.610 --> 00:02:39.610 Suddenly, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was shouting, 00:02:39.610 --> 00:02:41.610 "To arms! To arms!" 00:02:41.610 --> 00:02:44.669 I caught up with al-Miqdad, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:02:44.669 --> 00:02:50.669 He informed me that Mas'adah had killed Muhriz, one of our companions. 00:02:51.669 --> 00:02:56.669 I said to him, "I am going ahead; either I will die," 00:02:56.669 --> 00:02:59.830 "or I will kill the one who killed Muhriz." 00:02:59.830 --> 00:03:02.830 I rode off until I caught up with Mas'adah. 00:03:02.830 --> 00:03:05.930 I killed him and took his spoils. 00:03:05.930 --> 00:03:09.930 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came. 00:03:09.930 --> 00:03:12.930 When he saw me, he said, 00:03:12.930 --> 00:03:16.930 "O Allah, bless him in his hair and his skin." 00:03:16.930 --> 00:03:18.960 "May your face be successful." 00:03:18.960 --> 00:03:21.020 "Did you kill Mas'adah?" 00:03:21.020 --> 00:03:24.120 I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:28.250 He said, "What is this on your face?" 00:03:28.250 --> 00:03:31.250 I said, "An arrow I was struck with." 00:03:31.250 --> 00:03:34.310 He said, "Come close to me." 00:03:34.310 --> 00:03:36.310 He spat upon it. 00:03:36.310 --> 00:03:38.310 And the mark of it vanished. 00:03:38.310 --> 00:03:41.310 He gave me Mas'adah's horse and his weapons. 00:03:41.310 --> 00:03:46.539 I lived after that until I reached seventy years of age. 00:03:46.539 --> 00:03:50.539 Yet I was as if I were fifteen years old. 00:03:50.539 --> 00:03:55.539 Through the blessing of the supplication of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:03:55.539 --> 00:04:00.500 The Prophet, peace be upon him, once prayed for me, 00:04:00.500 --> 00:04:02.500 for Allah's protection. 00:04:02.500 --> 00:04:07.500 That was when we went out with the Prophet, peace be upon him, on a journey. 00:04:07.500 --> 00:04:10.500 He, peace be upon him, said, 00:04:10.500 --> 00:04:14.500 "You will travel through the evening and the night," 00:04:14.500 --> 00:04:18.500 "and you will reach the water tomorrow, if Allah wills." 00:04:18.500 --> 00:04:21.589 The people set off toward the water, 00:04:21.589 --> 00:04:24.589 with no one waiting for anyone else. 00:04:24.589 --> 00:04:29.589 I remained traveling with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:04:29.589 --> 00:04:33.589 While we were traveling in the middle of the night, 00:04:33.589 --> 00:04:36.589 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, became drowsy. 00:04:36.589 --> 00:04:39.589 He leaned on his mount. 00:04:39.589 --> 00:04:43.620 I came to him and supported him without waking him, 00:04:43.620 --> 00:04:46.620 until he sat upright on his mount. 00:04:46.620 --> 00:04:50.720 We continued traveling until most of the night had passed. 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:52.720 He leaned on his mount again. 00:04:52.720 --> 00:04:55.779 I supported him without waking him, 00:04:55.779 --> 00:04:58.779 until he sat upright on his mount. 00:04:58.779 --> 00:05:04.009 Then we traveled until we reached the final part of the night. 00:05:04.009 --> 00:05:08.009 He leaned in a way more severe than the first two times, 00:05:08.009 --> 00:05:11.009 until he almost fell. 00:05:11.009 --> 00:05:14.009 I came to him and supported him. 00:05:14.009 --> 00:05:17.009 He raised his head and said, 00:05:17.009 --> 00:05:20.009 "How long have you been traveling beside me like this?" 00:05:20.009 --> 00:05:26.009 I said, "I have been traveling beside you like this since the beginning of the night." 00:05:26.009 --> 00:05:29.230 He, peace be upon him, said, 00:05:29.230 --> 00:05:34.300 "O Allah, protect him just as he has protected me since the beginning of the night." 00:05:34.300 --> 00:05:38.329 "I do not see that we have done anything but cause you hardship." 00:05:38.329 --> 00:05:40.649 So, who am I? 00:05:40.649 --> 00:05:48.740 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:05:48.740 --> 00:05:52.970 We will pin the correct answer in the comments, 00:05:52.970 --> 00:05:57.970 when the next episode is released, if Allah wills.