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 prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:22,030 I am one of the Companions from the people of Makkah. 5 00:00:22,030 --> 00:00:26,100 I was a great commander of the Islamic armies. 6 00:00:26,100 --> 00:00:30,100 I conquered most of the African continent. 7 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:33,100 I led the Battle of the Masts. 8 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:37,100 It was the first naval battle for the Muslims. 9 00:00:37,100 --> 00:00:41,960 I embraced Islam and migrated to Madinah. 10 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:47,020 I became a scribe of the revelation for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 11 00:00:47,020 --> 00:00:49,020 Then Satan misled me. 12 00:00:49,020 --> 00:00:52,020 I apostatized from Islam. 13 00:00:52,020 --> 00:00:54,020 And I joined the disbelievers. 14 00:00:54,020 --> 00:01:00,149 The Prophet, peace be upon him, declared my blood forfeit on the day of the conquest of Makkah. 15 00:01:00,149 --> 00:01:03,149 He ordered the Companions to kill me. 16 00:01:03,149 --> 00:01:07,150 Even if they found me clinging to the curtains of the Kaaba. 17 00:01:07,340 --> 00:01:12,340 So I went and hid in the house of my foster brother. 18 00:01:12,340 --> 00:01:15,340 Uthman Ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him. 19 00:01:15,340 --> 00:01:19,599 When Uthman came, I said to him: 20 00:01:19,599 --> 00:01:23,599 "O my brother, by Allah, I have chosen you." 21 00:01:23,599 --> 00:01:25,599 "Keep me here." 22 00:01:25,599 --> 00:01:29,599 "Go to Muhammad and speak to him on my behalf." 23 00:01:29,599 --> 00:01:33,599 "For if Muhammad sees me, he will strike off my head." 24 00:01:33,599 --> 00:01:36,599 "My crime is the greatest of crimes." 25 00:01:36,599 --> 00:01:38,599 "Yet I have come repentant." 26 00:01:38,599 --> 00:01:40,629 Uthman said: 27 00:01:40,629 --> 00:01:42,629 "Rather, you shall come with me." 28 00:01:42,629 --> 00:01:48,700 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, called the people to pledge allegiance. 29 00:01:48,700 --> 00:01:53,760 Uthman brought me to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 30 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,760 He said, "This is my brother." 31 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,760 "Accept his pledge, O Messenger of Allah." 32 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,890 The Prophet, peace be upon him, raised his head. 33 00:02:02,890 --> 00:02:04,890 He looked at me. 34 00:02:04,890 --> 00:02:06,890 And he refused to accept my pledge. 35 00:02:06,890 --> 00:02:09,919 Uthman repeated what he had said. 36 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,919 But the Prophet, peace be upon him, turned away. 37 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:15,919 And a third time as well. 38 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,919 All the while, he refused to accept my pledge. 39 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:24,979 Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, accepted my pledge on the fourth attempt. 40 00:02:24,979 --> 00:02:26,979 And he pardoned me. 41 00:02:26,979 --> 00:02:29,300 When we left. 42 00:02:29,300 --> 00:02:33,300 He, peace be upon him, said to his Companions: 43 00:02:33,300 --> 00:02:37,300 "Was there not a sensible man among you who would stand up to him?" 44 00:02:37,300 --> 00:02:41,300 "When he saw me withhold my hand from his pledge." 45 00:02:41,300 --> 00:02:43,300 "And strike off his head?" 46 00:02:43,300 --> 00:02:45,340 They replied: 47 00:02:45,340 --> 00:02:48,340 "We did not know, O Messenger of Allah, what was in your heart." 48 00:02:48,340 --> 00:02:51,370 "Why did you not signal to us with your eye?" 49 00:02:51,370 --> 00:02:53,430 He said: 50 00:02:53,430 --> 00:02:56,430 "It is not fitting for a prophet." 51 00:02:56,430 --> 00:03:02,259 "To have deceitful eyes." 52 00:03:02,259 --> 00:03:05,259 Then my Islam became sincere after that. 53 00:03:05,259 --> 00:03:10,319 I have not committed a sin since I returned to Islam. 54 00:03:10,319 --> 00:03:16,319 I participated in battles with the Prophet, peace be upon him, after the conquest. 55 00:03:16,319 --> 00:03:20,319 And in the fighting against the apostates after his passing. 56 00:03:20,319 --> 00:03:22,319 I participated in the conquest of Egypt. 57 00:03:22,319 --> 00:03:25,319 I conquered most of Africa. 58 00:03:25,319 --> 00:03:29,319 I led the first naval battle for the Muslims. 59 00:03:29,319 --> 00:03:32,319 Against the Byzantine Romans. 60 00:03:32,319 --> 00:03:36,319 I sank more than 900 of their ships. 61 00:03:36,319 --> 00:03:42,509 And I inflicted upon them a slaughter the likes of which they had never seen. 62 00:03:42,509 --> 00:03:45,509 And I conquered the island of Cyprus. 63 00:03:45,509 --> 00:03:48,979 So, who am I? 64 00:03:48,979 --> 00:03:53,270 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 65 00:03:53,270 --> 00:03:56,270 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 66 00:03:56,270 --> 00:04:01,270 When the next episode is released, Allah willing. 67 00:04:01,270 --> 00:04:06,300 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 68 00:04:06,300 --> 00:04:11,300 They followed the Messenger whether he moved or spoke. 69 00:04:11,300 --> 00:04:16,300 They were here, watering our lives like clouds. 70 00:04:16,300 --> 00:04:21,300 They have passed, yet their memory among us rises high. 71 00:04:22,300 --> 00:04:27,300 They departed and cast a question into the conscience. 72 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:32,300 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 73 00:04:32,300 --> 00:04:37,300 They filled life with pride through their deeds. 74 00:04:37,300 --> 00:04:42,300 And the world of humanity flourished through them.