1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Pause and acquaint yourself with the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:23,839 I am one of the noble Companions and the leader of my people, the Banu al-Mustaliq. 4 00:00:23,839 --> 00:00:31,059 My daughter is the Mother of the Believers, the wife of the noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 5 00:00:31,059 --> 00:00:36,060 I embraced Islam in the fifth year of the Hijra, after the expedition against the Banu al-Mustaliq. 6 00:00:36,060 --> 00:00:44,189 The cause of that expedition was that I was gathering my people and whoever I could from the Arabs to wage war against the Muslims in Medina. 7 00:00:44,189 --> 00:00:52,189 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, learned of this, he prepared his army and marched toward us. 8 00:00:52,189 --> 00:00:58,189 The cavalry of the Muslims raided us, and we fled from them in every direction. 9 00:00:58,189 --> 00:01:06,189 They took the livestock and the children, and they took my daughter, Juwayriya, among the captives. 10 00:01:06,189 --> 00:01:12,989 The Prophet, peace be upon him, chose her for himself and married her. 11 00:01:12,989 --> 00:01:17,989 I then approached the Prophet, peace be upon him, to ransom my daughter. 12 00:01:17,989 --> 00:01:23,989 When I was at al-'Aqiq, I looked at the camels I had brought for the ransom. 13 00:01:23,989 --> 00:01:30,989 I took a liking to two of them, so I hid them in one of the mountain passes of al-'Aqiq. 14 00:01:30,989 --> 00:01:39,989 Then I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and said, "O Muhammad, a woman like my daughter should not be taken captive." 15 00:01:39,989 --> 00:01:47,120 "I am too noble for that, so let her go, and here is her ransom." 16 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:54,120 He, peace be upon him, said, "What do you think if we give her the choice? Would that not be better?" 17 00:01:54,120 --> 00:02:00,150 I said, "Indeed, you have fulfilled your duty." So I went to her and said, 18 00:02:00,150 --> 00:02:06,150 "My daughter, this man has given you a choice, so do not disgrace us." 19 00:02:06,150 --> 00:02:12,150 She replied, "I have chosen the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." 20 00:02:12,150 --> 00:02:15,150 I said, "By Allah, you have disgraced us!" 21 00:02:15,150 --> 00:02:21,569 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, looked at the ransom and said, 22 00:02:21,569 --> 00:02:27,659 "Where are the two camels you hid in al-'Aqiq in such-and-such a mountain pass?" 23 00:02:27,659 --> 00:02:32,659 I said, "By Allah, no one knew of that except Allah." 24 00:02:32,659 --> 00:02:38,659 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that you are the Messenger of Allah." 25 00:02:38,659 --> 00:02:45,530 I embraced Islam at that moment and followed the Prophet, peace be upon him. 26 00:02:45,530 --> 00:02:50,530 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, invited me to pay the zakat. 27 00:02:50,530 --> 00:02:56,530 I agreed to it and said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me return to my people." 28 00:02:56,530 --> 00:03:00,530 "I will call them to Islam and to the payment of zakat." 29 00:03:00,530 --> 00:03:05,530 "Whoever responds to me, I will collect their zakat." So he gave me permission. 30 00:03:05,530 --> 00:03:11,530 When the time for zakat arrived, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent to me 31 00:03:11,530 --> 00:03:16,530 al-Walid ibn 'Uqba, may Allah be pleased with him, to collect the zakat from us. 32 00:03:16,530 --> 00:03:20,530 We, in turn, went out to welcome him. 33 00:03:20,530 --> 00:03:25,530 When al-Walid drew near to us and saw us, he feared for his life. 34 00:03:25,530 --> 00:03:31,530 He thought we were going to kill him due to old blood feuds from the days of ignorance. 35 00:03:31,530 --> 00:03:35,530 He returned to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 36 00:03:35,530 --> 00:03:40,719 and informed him that we had withheld the zakat and intended to kill him. 37 00:03:40,719 --> 00:03:45,719 The Prophet, peace be upon him, prepared an army to fight us, 38 00:03:45,719 --> 00:03:48,780 and ordered them to march toward us. 39 00:03:48,780 --> 00:03:52,780 As for me, I said to the men of my people, 40 00:03:52,780 --> 00:03:57,780 "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would not break his promise to us," 41 00:03:57,780 --> 00:04:00,780 "unless he was angry with us." 42 00:04:00,780 --> 00:04:02,780 "So, let us go to him." 43 00:04:02,780 --> 00:04:06,849 When we neared Medina, we met the army. 44 00:04:06,849 --> 00:04:10,849 I asked them, "To whom were you sent?" 45 00:04:10,849 --> 00:04:12,849 They said, "To you." 46 00:04:12,849 --> 00:04:14,849 I asked, "And why?" 47 00:04:14,849 --> 00:04:18,850 They said, "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him," 48 00:04:18,850 --> 00:04:21,850 "sent al-Walid ibn 'Uqba to you." 49 00:04:21,850 --> 00:04:25,850 "He claimed that you withheld the zakat and intended to kill him." 50 00:04:25,850 --> 00:04:29,850 I said, "No, by the One who sent Muhammad with the truth," 51 00:04:29,850 --> 00:04:32,850 "I did not see him, nor did he come to me." 52 00:04:32,850 --> 00:04:36,850 When I entered upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 53 00:04:36,850 --> 00:04:37,850 he said to me, 54 00:04:37,850 --> 00:04:41,850 "You withheld the zakat and intended to kill my messenger?" 55 00:04:41,850 --> 00:04:45,850 I said, "No, by the One who sent you with the truth," 56 00:04:45,850 --> 00:04:48,850 "I did not see him, nor did he come to me." 57 00:04:48,850 --> 00:04:50,850 "And I did not come to you," 58 00:04:50,850 --> 00:04:53,850 "except when your messenger was delayed," 59 00:04:53,850 --> 00:04:57,850 "so I feared that Allah or His Messenger might be angry with me." 60 00:04:57,850 --> 00:05:01,850 "That is why I came, and I have the zakat of my people with me." 61 00:05:01,850 --> 00:05:04,910 Then Allah the Almighty revealed His saying: 62 00:05:04,910 --> 00:05:09,910 "O you who have believed..." 63 00:05:09,910 --> 00:05:26,980 “O ye who believe! If an evil-liver bring you tidings, verify it, lest ye smite some folk in ignorance and afterward repent of what ye did.” (49:6) 64 00:05:26,980 --> 00:05:37,100 “O ye who believe! If an evil-liver bring you tidings, verify it, lest ye smite some folk in ignorance and afterward repent of what ye did.” (49:6) 65 00:05:37,100 --> 00:05:41,100 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was pleased with us, 66 00:05:41,100 --> 00:05:43,100 and he accepted the zakat from us. 67 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:45,319 So, who am I? 68 00:05:45,319 --> 00:05:53,379 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 69 00:05:53,379 --> 00:05:57,639 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 70 00:05:57,639 --> 00:06:00,639 when the next episode is released, 71 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:02,639 if Allah wills.