1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Stop. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Get to know the Companions and the scholars of the highest rank. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:24,890 I am one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:24,890 --> 00:00:29,980 I embraced Islam in the Year of Delegations, the ninth year after the Hijrah. 6 00:00:29,980 --> 00:00:33,979 I was the first to light a lamp in the Prophet’s Mosque. 7 00:00:33,979 --> 00:00:39,979 I am the only one from whom the Prophet, peace be upon him, narrated a hadith. 8 00:00:39,979 --> 00:00:45,750 This occurred when he narrated my account of the Jassasah. 9 00:00:45,750 --> 00:00:51,750 That account is that I once set sail on the sea with thirty men. 10 00:00:51,750 --> 00:00:54,750 The waves tossed us about for a month. 11 00:00:54,750 --> 00:00:56,750 Then, we sought refuge on an island. 12 00:00:56,750 --> 00:01:01,909 I told the Prophet, peace be upon him, our story. 13 00:01:01,909 --> 00:01:04,909 He, peace be upon him, stood up quickly. 14 00:01:04,909 --> 00:01:10,909 He ascended the pulpit and called out to the people, "Prayer is gathering!" 15 00:01:10,909 --> 00:01:13,980 The people gathered, and he said: 16 00:01:13,980 --> 00:01:15,980 "O people! 17 00:01:15,980 --> 00:01:19,980 I did not call you out of desire or fear. 18 00:01:19,980 --> 00:01:22,980 But this man has informed me 19 00:01:22,980 --> 00:01:26,980 that a group of people from Palestine set sail on the sea. 20 00:01:26,980 --> 00:01:31,980 The wind cast them onto an island in the sea. 21 00:01:31,980 --> 00:01:34,980 There, they found a beast covered in thick hair. 22 00:01:34,980 --> 00:01:37,980 They could not tell if it was male or female 23 00:01:37,980 --> 00:01:39,980 because of the density of its hair. 24 00:01:39,980 --> 00:01:41,980 They asked, 'Who are you?' 25 00:01:41,980 --> 00:01:42,980 It replied: 26 00:01:42,980 --> 00:01:44,980 'I am the Jassasah.' 27 00:01:45,010 --> 00:01:46,010 They asked: 28 00:01:46,010 --> 00:01:48,010 'Then tell us.' 29 00:01:48,010 --> 00:01:49,010 It said: 30 00:01:50,010 --> 00:01:54,010 'I will neither inform you nor ask you. 31 00:01:54,010 --> 00:01:57,010 But in this monastery, there is a man who is eager 32 00:01:57,010 --> 00:02:01,170 to inform you and to be informed by you.' 33 00:02:01,170 --> 00:02:03,170 They entered the monastery. 34 00:02:03,170 --> 00:02:05,170 There, they found a man with one eye, 35 00:02:05,170 --> 00:02:07,170 shackled in iron. 36 00:02:07,170 --> 00:02:08,169 He asked: 37 00:02:08,169 --> 00:02:10,169 'Who are you?' 38 00:02:10,169 --> 00:02:11,169 They said: 39 00:02:11,169 --> 00:02:13,300 'We are Arabs.' 40 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:14,300 He asked: 41 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:17,300 'Has the Prophet been sent among you?' 42 00:02:17,300 --> 00:02:18,389 They said, 'Yes.' 43 00:02:18,389 --> 00:02:19,389 He asked: 44 00:02:19,389 --> 00:02:21,389 'Have the Arabs followed him?' 45 00:02:21,389 --> 00:02:23,389 They said, 'Yes.' 46 00:02:23,389 --> 00:02:24,520 He said: 47 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,520 'That is better for them.' 48 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:27,620 He asked: 49 00:02:27,620 --> 00:02:29,620 'What has become of Persia? 50 00:02:29,620 --> 00:02:31,620 Has he prevailed over it?' 51 00:02:31,620 --> 00:02:33,620 They said, 'No.' 52 00:02:33,620 --> 00:02:34,650 He said: 53 00:02:34,650 --> 00:02:37,650 'Know that he will prevail over it.' 54 00:02:37,650 --> 00:02:39,780 Then he asked: 55 00:02:39,780 --> 00:02:41,780 'What has become of the spring of Zughar?' 56 00:02:41,780 --> 00:02:43,840 They said: 57 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,840 'It is flowing full.' 58 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:46,900 He asked: 59 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:49,900 'What has become of the palm trees of Baysan? 60 00:02:49,900 --> 00:02:50,900 Have they borne fruit?' 61 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:51,900 They said: 62 00:02:51,900 --> 00:02:52,900 'Yes, 63 00:02:52,900 --> 00:02:55,030 they have begun to.' 64 00:02:55,030 --> 00:02:56,030 He said: 65 00:02:56,030 --> 00:02:58,030 Then he gave a leap 66 00:02:58,030 --> 00:03:01,030 so great that we thought he would escape. 67 00:03:01,030 --> 00:03:03,030 We asked, 'Who are you?' 68 00:03:03,030 --> 00:03:05,030 He said: 69 00:03:05,030 --> 00:03:07,030 'I am the Dajjal. 70 00:03:07,030 --> 00:03:10,030 I shall tread upon the entire earth, 71 00:03:10,030 --> 00:03:12,030 except for Makkah and Taybah (Madinah).'" 72 00:03:12,030 --> 00:03:16,219 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, then said: 73 00:03:16,219 --> 00:03:19,219 "Rejoice, O community of Muslims! 74 00:03:19,219 --> 00:03:21,219 This is Taybah, 75 00:03:21,219 --> 00:03:23,860 and he shall not enter it." 76 00:03:23,860 --> 00:03:25,860 After my conversion to Islam, 77 00:03:25,860 --> 00:03:28,860 I became known for my abundant worship, my night prayers, 78 00:03:28,860 --> 00:03:30,860 and my recitation of the Qur'an. 79 00:03:30,860 --> 00:03:33,900 On one of those nights, 80 00:03:33,900 --> 00:03:36,900 I stood in the mosque after the Isha prayer 81 00:03:36,900 --> 00:03:38,900 to pray. 82 00:03:38,900 --> 00:03:40,900 I passed by this verse: 83 00:03:40,900 --> 00:03:42,930 "The Fire will sear their faces, 84 00:03:42,930 --> 00:03:45,930 and they will be therein, scowling." 85 00:03:45,930 --> 00:03:47,960 I kept repeating it 86 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,960 until I heard the call to the dawn prayer. 87 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,150 So, who am I? 88 00:03:53,150 --> 00:03:58,819 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 89 00:03:58,819 --> 00:04:03,039 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 90 00:04:03,039 --> 00:04:06,039 when the next episode is released, 91 00:04:06,039 --> 00:04:08,039 if Allah wills. 92 00:04:08,039 --> 00:04:10,039 The best of generations, 93 00:04:10,039 --> 00:04:13,069 in their conduct and as an example. 94 00:04:14,069 --> 00:04:19,069 They followed the Messenger in all he strove for or said. 95 00:04:19,069 --> 00:04:21,069 They were here, 96 00:04:21,069 --> 00:04:24,069 watering the clouds of our lives. 97 00:04:24,069 --> 00:04:26,069 Their positions 98 00:04:26,069 --> 00:04:29,069 and their memory are exalted. 99 00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:34,069 They departed, leaving a question in the conscience: 100 00:04:34,069 --> 00:04:39,069 Has any star risen and shone like them? 101 00:04:40,069 --> 00:04:45,069 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 102 00:04:45,069 --> 00:04:50,069 and the world of humanity flourished with their grace.