WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:04.360 Pause. 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 --> 00:00:21.480 I am one of the female Companions who migrated. 00:00:21.480 --> 00:00:24.480 I am one of the Mothers of the Believers. 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:27.480 I am the fourth wife of the noble Messenger, peace be upon him. 00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:30.480 I am the daughter of the second Caliph of the Muslims. 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:33.539 I was known for my eloquence and rhetorical skill. 00:00:33.539 --> 00:00:36.670 I embraced Islam in Makkah alongside my father. 00:00:36.670 --> 00:00:41.670 I married Khunays ibn Hudhafah al-Sahmi, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:00:41.670 --> 00:00:44.670 He had also embraced Islam early on. 00:00:44.670 --> 00:00:49.670 Before the Messenger, peace be upon him, entered the house of al-Arqam. 00:00:49.670 --> 00:00:54.890 I migrated with my husband, Khunays, to Madinah. 00:00:54.890 --> 00:00:56.890 He was wounded at the Battle of Uhud. 00:00:56.890 --> 00:00:58.890 He passed away shortly thereafter. 00:00:58.890 --> 00:01:00.890 I became a widow. 00:01:00.890 --> 00:01:03.890 This weighed heavily upon my father. 00:01:03.890 --> 00:01:06.890 He wanted to console me. 00:01:06.890 --> 00:01:09.890 He began searching for a righteous husband for me. 00:01:09.890 --> 00:01:14.890 His choice fell upon Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:01:14.890 --> 00:01:18.890 He went to him and proposed that he marry me. 00:01:18.890 --> 00:01:23.890 Uthman replied, "I have no desire to marry at this time." 00:01:23.890 --> 00:01:27.890 Then he offered me to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:01:27.890 --> 00:01:29.890 Abu Bakr remained silent. 00:01:29.890 --> 00:01:31.890 He did not return with an answer. 00:01:31.890 --> 00:01:33.890 My father was overcome with distress. 00:01:33.890 --> 00:01:36.890 He felt hurt by Abu Bakr’s reaction. 00:01:36.890 --> 00:01:40.890 We remained in that state for several nights. 00:01:40.890 --> 00:01:45.890 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, asked my father for my hand in marriage. 00:01:45.890 --> 00:01:47.890 We were overjoyed. 00:01:47.890 --> 00:01:49.980 My father gave me to him in marriage. 00:01:49.980 --> 00:01:52.980 Later, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, came. 00:01:52.980 --> 00:01:55.980 He apologized to my father and said: 00:01:55.980 --> 00:02:00.980 "Nothing prevented me from marrying your daughter when you offered her to me." 00:02:00.980 --> 00:02:06.980 "Except that I knew the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had mentioned her." 00:02:06.980 --> 00:02:09.979 "And I could not disclose his secret." 00:02:09.979 --> 00:02:16.009 "Had he, peace be upon him, left her, I would have accepted." 00:02:16.009 --> 00:02:19.009 I was a woman of intense jealousy. 00:02:19.009 --> 00:02:22.009 It was difficult for me to control myself. 00:02:22.009 --> 00:02:25.009 This was the reason for my divorce. 00:02:25.009 --> 00:02:31.009 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, divorced me once. 00:02:31.009 --> 00:02:34.009 I was overcome with grief and began to weep. 00:02:34.009 --> 00:02:37.009 This was a great burden upon my father. 00:02:37.009 --> 00:02:42.009 Then Gabriel, peace be upon him, came to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:02:42.009 --> 00:02:44.009 He said to him: 00:02:44.009 --> 00:02:47.009 "Allah commands you to take her back." 00:02:47.009 --> 00:02:50.009 "For she is one who fasts often and prays much at night." 00:02:50.009 --> 00:02:53.009 "And she is your wife in Paradise." 00:02:53.009 --> 00:02:58.099 After the passing of the Messenger, peace be upon him. 00:02:58.099 --> 00:03:00.099 The Wars of Apostasy took place. 00:03:00.099 --> 00:03:03.099 Many of the Qur'an reciters died. 00:03:03.099 --> 00:03:06.099 Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, compiled the Mushaf. 00:03:06.099 --> 00:03:10.099 So that the Qur'an would not be lost with the death of those who had memorized it. 00:03:10.099 --> 00:03:13.129 Then the Mushaf came to my father. 00:03:13.129 --> 00:03:17.129 Upon his death, he entrusted me with the preservation of the Mushaf. 00:03:17.129 --> 00:03:19.129 It came into my possession. 00:03:19.129 --> 00:03:22.129 This original Mushaf remained with me. 00:03:22.129 --> 00:03:26.129 Until Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, requested it from me. 00:03:26.129 --> 00:03:29.129 He made copies of it and then returned it to me. 00:03:29.129 --> 00:03:31.419 So, who am I? 00:03:31.419 --> 00:03:39.669 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:03:39.669 --> 00:03:43.900 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 00:03:43.900 --> 00:03:48.900 When the next episode is released, if Allah wills.