1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,109 Pause and reflect upon the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 2 00:00:12,109 --> 00:00:16,109 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,109 --> 00:00:24,579 I am one of the female Companions from the Ansar, and among the first to embrace Islam. 4 00:00:24,579 --> 00:00:29,579 I was the representative of the women to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:29,579 --> 00:00:33,640 I was known for my courage and my participation in battles. 6 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,640 I became famous for my eloquence and my defense of women. 7 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,640 So much so that I was called the "orator of the women." 8 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,700 I also possessed expertise in the adornment of women. 9 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:48,700 For I adorned the Mother of the Believers, 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 10 00:00:48,700 --> 00:00:53,700 On the day of her wedding to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 11 00:00:53,700 --> 00:00:57,700 I was also the first woman to observe the waiting period ('iddah) in Islam. 12 00:00:57,700 --> 00:01:02,700 As the verse regarding the waiting period was revealed following my divorce from my husband. 13 00:01:02,700 --> 00:01:08,829 I narrated over eighty hadiths from the Prophet, peace be upon him. 14 00:01:08,829 --> 00:01:15,269 I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, while he was sitting among his Companions. 15 00:01:15,269 --> 00:01:19,269 I said, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah. 16 00:01:19,269 --> 00:01:23,459 I am the representative of the women to you. 17 00:01:23,459 --> 00:01:27,459 Allah has sent you to all men and women alike. 18 00:01:27,459 --> 00:01:29,500 We have believed in you. 19 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:31,500 Yet we, the community of women, 20 00:01:31,500 --> 00:01:33,500 are confined and restricted, 21 00:01:33,500 --> 00:01:35,500 staying within your homes, 22 00:01:35,500 --> 00:01:37,500 fulfilling your desires, 23 00:01:37,500 --> 00:01:39,500 and bearing your children. 24 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:42,500 You, the community of men, 25 00:01:42,500 --> 00:01:45,500 have been favored over us by attending Friday prayers and congregational prayers, 26 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:48,500 visiting the sick, attending funerals, 27 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:51,500 and performing Hajj after Hajj. 28 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:55,500 And better than all that is striving (jihad) in the cause of Allah. 29 00:01:55,500 --> 00:02:00,590 Yet when a man goes out for Hajj, 'Umrah, or jihad, 30 00:02:00,590 --> 00:02:02,590 we safeguard your wealth for you, 31 00:02:02,590 --> 00:02:04,590 we spin your garments, 32 00:02:04,590 --> 00:02:07,590 and we raise your children. 33 00:02:07,590 --> 00:02:11,590 Do we not share with you in this reward and goodness?" 34 00:02:11,590 --> 00:02:14,849 The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned 35 00:02:14,849 --> 00:02:17,849 to his Companions with his entire face. 36 00:02:17,849 --> 00:02:19,849 Then he said, 37 00:02:19,849 --> 00:02:22,849 "Have you ever heard a woman’s speech 38 00:02:22,849 --> 00:02:25,849 better than her questioning regarding her religion?" 39 00:02:25,849 --> 00:02:27,939 They replied, 40 00:02:27,939 --> 00:02:29,939 "O Messenger of Allah, 41 00:02:29,939 --> 00:02:33,939 we never thought a woman could be guided to something like this." 42 00:02:33,939 --> 00:02:37,099 The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned 43 00:02:37,099 --> 00:02:39,099 to me and said, 44 00:02:39,099 --> 00:02:41,099 "Understand, O woman, 45 00:02:41,099 --> 00:02:44,099 and inform the women behind you 46 00:02:44,099 --> 00:02:48,099 that a woman’s excellent conduct toward her husband, 47 00:02:48,099 --> 00:02:52,099 her seeking his pleasure, and her following his agreement 48 00:02:52,099 --> 00:02:55,229 equals all of that." 49 00:02:55,229 --> 00:02:59,509 So I departed, praising Allah. 50 00:02:59,509 --> 00:03:02,509 My father, my brother, and my uncle were killed at the Battle of Uhud, 51 00:03:02,509 --> 00:03:07,509 while they were defending the Prophet, peace be upon him, 52 00:03:07,509 --> 00:03:10,509 and shielding him with their own bodies. 53 00:03:10,509 --> 00:03:13,509 When the news of their martyrdom reached me, 54 00:03:13,509 --> 00:03:17,509 I went out to look for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 55 00:03:17,509 --> 00:03:20,509 as he was returning from Uhud. 56 00:03:20,509 --> 00:03:23,509 When I saw that he was safe, 57 00:03:23,509 --> 00:03:24,509 I said, 58 00:03:24,509 --> 00:03:27,509 "Every calamity after you is trivial," 59 00:03:27,509 --> 00:03:29,830 meaning insignificant. 60 00:03:29,830 --> 00:03:34,830 I also witnessed the Battle of the Trench and Khaybar with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 61 00:03:34,830 --> 00:03:37,830 I went out with him on the expedition of Hudaybiyyah, 62 00:03:37,830 --> 00:03:40,830 and I gave the pledge of allegiance at Ridwan. 63 00:03:40,830 --> 00:03:43,830 In the thirteenth year after the Hijrah, 64 00:03:43,830 --> 00:03:46,830 I set out for the Levant, 65 00:03:46,830 --> 00:03:49,830 and I participated in the Battle of Yarmouk. 66 00:03:49,830 --> 00:03:52,830 On that day, I uprooted the pole of my tent, 67 00:03:52,830 --> 00:03:55,830 and I began striking the heads of the Romans with it, 68 00:03:55,830 --> 00:03:58,830 until I killed nine of their soldiers. 69 00:03:58,830 --> 00:04:05,930 So, who am I?