1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,360 Pause. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:21,899 I am one of the female Companions from the Ansar. 5 00:00:21,899 --> 00:00:23,899 From the tribe of Banu al-Najjar. 6 00:00:23,899 --> 00:00:26,899 I was among the first to embrace Islam. 7 00:00:26,899 --> 00:00:31,899 I am the maternal aunt of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, through nursing. 8 00:00:31,899 --> 00:00:34,990 My husband is the noble Companion, 9 00:00:34,990 --> 00:00:37,990 'Ubada ibn al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him. 10 00:00:37,990 --> 00:00:44,119 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to visit us frequently. 11 00:00:44,119 --> 00:00:47,119 Once, he entered our house, 12 00:00:47,119 --> 00:00:52,119 where there was no one but me, my sister Umm Sulaym, and her son Anas. 13 00:00:52,119 --> 00:00:55,119 He, peace be upon him, said: 14 00:00:55,119 --> 00:00:58,119 "Stand up, so that I may lead you in prayer." 15 00:00:58,119 --> 00:01:01,119 He led us in prayer at a time other than the prescribed prayer times. 16 00:01:03,270 --> 00:01:07,269 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, visited me one day, 17 00:01:07,269 --> 00:01:11,299 so I fed him and began to groom his hair. 18 00:01:11,299 --> 00:01:15,299 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, fell asleep. 19 00:01:15,299 --> 00:01:18,340 He then woke up laughing. 20 00:01:18,340 --> 00:01:22,340 I asked, "What makes you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?" 21 00:01:22,340 --> 00:01:28,340 He said, "Some people from my Ummah were shown to me as warriors in the cause of Allah, 22 00:01:28,340 --> 00:01:31,340 sailing across the expanse of this sea, 23 00:01:31,340 --> 00:01:34,340 like kings upon thrones." 24 00:01:34,340 --> 00:01:37,400 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 25 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,400 pray to Allah that He makes me one of them." 26 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:44,400 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prayed for me. 27 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,400 Then he laid his head down and slept. 28 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,400 He then woke up laughing. 29 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,400 I asked, "What makes you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?" 30 00:01:54,400 --> 00:02:00,400 He said, "Some people from my Ummah were shown to me as warriors in the cause of Allah, 31 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,400 sailing across the expanse of this sea, 32 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,400 like kings upon thrones." 33 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,400 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 34 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,400 pray to Allah that He makes me one of them." 35 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,400 He replied, "You are among the first." 36 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,719 So I sailed the sea as a warrior in the cause of Allah, 37 00:02:19,719 --> 00:02:23,719 with my husband, 'Ubada ibn al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him. 38 00:02:23,719 --> 00:02:26,780 When we reached the island of Cyprus, 39 00:02:26,780 --> 00:02:29,780 I disembarked from the ship. 40 00:02:29,780 --> 00:02:32,780 They brought an animal for me to ride, 41 00:02:32,780 --> 00:02:35,780 but the animal threw me off, and I fell. 42 00:02:35,780 --> 00:02:38,780 My neck broke, and my soul departed. 43 00:02:38,780 --> 00:02:41,780 I was buried where I fell. 44 00:02:41,780 --> 00:02:44,780 This occurred during the governorship of Mu'awiya, 45 00:02:44,780 --> 00:02:47,780 and the caliphate of 'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with them both. 46 00:02:47,780 --> 00:02:51,819 The Prophet, peace be upon him, had said: 47 00:02:51,819 --> 00:02:54,819 "The first army of my Ummah to sail the sea 48 00:02:54,819 --> 00:02:57,819 have made it incumbent upon themselves," 49 00:02:57,819 --> 00:03:00,819 meaning they have done that which makes it incumbent upon them 50 00:03:00,819 --> 00:03:04,069 to enter Paradise. So, who am I? 51 00:03:04,069 --> 00:03:11,199 Share your answers with us in the comments 52 00:03:11,199 --> 00:03:14,419 below the video, and we will pin 53 00:03:14,419 --> 00:03:17,419 the correct answer in the comments 54 00:03:17,419 --> 00:03:20,419 when the next episode is released, 55 00:03:20,419 --> 00:03:23,419 in sha' Allah.