WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Stop. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most eminent among them. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 Here is a challenge for you: who am I? 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:24.500 I am one of the younger Companions and the son of one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. 00:00:24.500 --> 00:00:28.570 My sister is one of the Mothers of the Believers. 00:00:28.570 --> 00:00:30.570 I embraced Islam while I was still young. 00:00:30.570 --> 00:00:35.570 Then, I migrated to Medina with my father before I reached the age of puberty. 00:00:35.570 --> 00:00:41.630 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked for my help on the day of Uhud, but he sent me back. 00:00:41.630 --> 00:00:48.630 My first military expedition with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was the Battle of the Trench. 00:00:48.630 --> 00:00:51.700 I was among those who pledged allegiance under the tree. 00:00:51.700 --> 00:01:01.719 I was known for my devotion, my knowledge, and my intense adherence to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and my following of his guidance. 00:01:01.719 --> 00:01:06.719 As a young, unmarried man, I used to sleep in the mosque. 00:01:06.719 --> 00:01:12.719 I saw in a dream as if two angels came to me and took me toward the Fire. 00:01:12.719 --> 00:01:16.719 I saw in it people I recognized. 00:01:16.719 --> 00:01:20.719 I began to say, "I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire." 00:01:20.719 --> 00:01:23.719 "I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire." 00:01:23.719 --> 00:01:27.719 Then we met an angel who said, "Do not be afraid." 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:33.719 I mentioned this vision to my sister, the Mother of the Believers, Hafsa, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:01:33.719 --> 00:01:38.719 She recounted it to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:01:38.719 --> 00:01:44.750 He said, "What an excellent man your brother is, if only he would pray at night." 00:01:44.750 --> 00:01:49.750 From that time on, I would sleep very little at night. 00:01:49.750 --> 00:01:54.780 I used to spend the time between the Dhuhr and Asr prayers in prayer. 00:01:54.780 --> 00:02:02.549 I was among those who most strictly followed the guidance of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and emulated him. 00:02:02.549 --> 00:02:05.549 I was very keen on spreading the greeting of peace (salam). 00:02:05.549 --> 00:02:08.550 I would even go out to the marketplace. 00:02:08.550 --> 00:02:14.550 I had no need there other than to greet people and have them greet me. 00:02:14.550 --> 00:02:19.650 I would not meet anyone, young or old, without greeting them. 00:02:19.650 --> 00:02:23.770 One day, I went out toward Mecca. 00:02:23.770 --> 00:02:28.770 On the way, a shepherd came down to us from the mountain. 00:02:28.770 --> 00:02:32.770 I said to him, "Sell me a sheep from the flock." 00:02:32.770 --> 00:02:35.770 He replied, "I am a slave." 00:02:35.770 --> 00:02:40.770 I said to him, "Tell your master that a wolf ate it." 00:02:40.770 --> 00:02:43.770 The shepherd replied, "Then where is Allah?" 00:02:43.770 --> 00:02:47.860 I said to myself, "By Allah, he spoke the truth." 00:02:47.860 --> 00:02:50.860 "Where is Allah?" 00:02:50.860 --> 00:02:52.860 And I wept. 00:02:52.860 --> 00:02:55.860 Then I bought the shepherd from his master. 00:02:55.860 --> 00:02:57.860 I set him free. 00:02:57.860 --> 00:02:59.860 And I bought the sheep for him. 00:02:59.860 --> 00:03:05.919 In my lifetime, I have set free more than a thousand people. 00:03:05.919 --> 00:03:10.919 A man wrote to me asking me to write down all knowledge for him. 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:12.919 So I wrote to him: 00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:14.919 "Knowledge is vast." 00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:20.919 "But if you are able to meet Allah with a back unburdened by the blood of people," 00:03:20.919 --> 00:03:23.919 "a stomach empty of their wealth," 00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:26.919 "a tongue restrained from their honor," 00:03:26.919 --> 00:03:29.919 "and adhering to the affairs of their community," 00:03:29.919 --> 00:03:31.300 "then do so." 00:03:31.300 --> 00:03:34.810 So, who am I? 00:03:34.810 --> 00:03:39.060 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:03:39.060 --> 00:03:43.060 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 00:03:43.060 --> 00:03:46.060 When the next episode is released. 00:03:46.060 --> 00:03:47.060 Allah. 00:04:17.449 --> 00:04:22.449 He filled life with pride through their deeds. 00:04:22.449 --> 00:04:26.449 And the world flourished because of them.