1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:22,789 I am one of the younger Companions. 5 00:00:22,789 --> 00:00:26,789 My father is the cousin of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 6 00:00:26,789 --> 00:00:30,920 He is known as "the possessor of two wings," the flyer. 7 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:32,920 I was born in the land of Abyssinia. 8 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,920 I was the first child born into Islam there. 9 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:42,920 And I am the last of the Banu Hashim to have seen the Prophet, peace be upon him. 10 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,590 My father was martyred on the day of Mu'tah. 11 00:00:46,590 --> 00:00:51,590 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came to my mother. 12 00:00:51,590 --> 00:00:53,590 He broke the news of my father's death to her. 13 00:00:53,590 --> 00:00:57,619 I watched him as he stroked my head. 14 00:00:57,619 --> 00:01:00,619 His eyes were shedding tears. 15 00:01:00,619 --> 00:01:03,780 Then he came to us after three nights. 16 00:01:03,780 --> 00:01:08,780 He said, "Do not weep for my brother after today." 17 00:01:08,780 --> 00:01:12,780 Then he said, "Bring me my brother's sons." 18 00:01:12,780 --> 00:01:15,780 We were brought to him, looking like little chicks. 19 00:01:15,780 --> 00:01:19,780 He said, "Call the barber for me." 20 00:01:19,780 --> 00:01:22,780 He commanded him, and he shaved our heads. 21 00:01:22,780 --> 00:01:25,939 Then he pointed to me and said: 22 00:01:25,939 --> 00:01:27,939 "As for this one, 23 00:01:28,939 --> 00:01:31,939 he resembles my physical appearance and my character." 24 00:01:31,939 --> 00:01:34,140 Our mother came, 25 00:01:34,140 --> 00:01:36,140 and she mentioned our orphanhood. 26 00:01:36,140 --> 00:01:39,140 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to her: 27 00:01:39,140 --> 00:01:42,140 "Do you fear poverty for them? 28 00:01:42,140 --> 00:01:46,299 I am their guardian in this world and the Hereafter." 29 00:01:46,299 --> 00:01:50,299 Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, took us into his care. 30 00:01:50,299 --> 00:01:52,299 I grew up in his lap. 31 00:01:52,299 --> 00:01:57,359 Then I wanted to pledge allegiance to him when I was seven years old. 32 00:01:57,359 --> 00:02:00,359 When he saw me, he smiled. 33 00:02:00,359 --> 00:02:03,840 He stretched out his hand and accepted my pledge. 34 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,840 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, let me ride 35 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:09,840 behind him one day. 36 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,870 He entered an orchard where there was a camel. 37 00:02:12,870 --> 00:02:16,870 When the camel saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, 38 00:02:16,870 --> 00:02:20,129 it moaned and its eyes shed tears. 39 00:02:20,129 --> 00:02:24,129 The Prophet, peace be upon him, went to it. 40 00:02:24,129 --> 00:02:27,129 He wiped its hump and behind its ears. 41 00:02:27,129 --> 00:02:28,129 It became quiet. 42 00:02:28,129 --> 00:02:32,129 He asked, "Whose camel is this?" 43 00:02:32,129 --> 00:02:34,129 A young man from the Ansar said: 44 00:02:34,129 --> 00:02:37,129 "It is mine, O Messenger of Allah." 45 00:02:37,129 --> 00:02:40,129 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 46 00:02:40,129 --> 00:02:46,189 "Do you not fear Allah regarding this beast that Allah has placed in your possession? 47 00:02:46,189 --> 00:02:48,189 For it has complained to me 48 00:02:48,189 --> 00:02:51,669 that you starve it and tire it out." 49 00:02:51,669 --> 00:02:54,669 They used to call me the "Sea of Generosity." 50 00:02:54,669 --> 00:02:58,669 There was no one in Islam more generous than I. 51 00:02:58,669 --> 00:03:02,669 I would give abundant, great gifts, 52 00:03:02,669 --> 00:03:04,669 yet I considered them little. 53 00:03:04,669 --> 00:03:08,860 I once gave two million in charity. 54 00:03:08,860 --> 00:03:12,860 I once gave a man sixty thousand. 55 00:03:12,860 --> 00:03:17,990 And once I gave a man four thousand dinars. 56 00:03:17,990 --> 00:03:22,990 It was said to me that a man had brought sugar to Medina, 57 00:03:22,990 --> 00:03:27,060 but it did not sell, and no one would buy it. 58 00:03:27,060 --> 00:03:33,150 I ordered my servant to buy it and give it away to the people. 59 00:03:33,150 --> 00:03:38,150 Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, used to greet me by saying: 60 00:03:38,150 --> 00:03:42,219 "Peace be upon you, O son of the possessor of two wings." 61 00:03:42,219 --> 00:03:46,039 So, who am I? 62 00:03:46,039 --> 00:03:50,300 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 63 00:03:50,300 --> 00:03:54,300 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 64 00:03:54,300 --> 00:03:58,300 The next episode will be released, Allah willing. 65 00:03:58,300 --> 00:04:03,300 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 66 00:04:03,300 --> 00:04:08,300 They followed the Messenger whether he strove or spoke. 67 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:13,300 They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds. 68 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:18,300 They passed away, yet their memory remains exalted among us. 69 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:23,300 They departed and left a question in our conscience: 70 00:04:23,300 --> 00:04:28,300 "Has a star like them ever risen and shone?" 71 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:33,300 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 72 00:04:33,300 --> 00:04:38,300 and the world of humanity flourished because of them.