1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Stop and learn about the companions, scholars and notables 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge from me 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:23,059 I am a companion of the Ansar 4 00:00:23,059 --> 00:00:28,059 I converted to Islam before the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, arrived in Medina 5 00:00:28,059 --> 00:00:32,060 Then she pledged allegiance to him when he arrived there 6 00:00:32,060 --> 00:00:36,060 I was always in the desert, tending to my spoils 7 00:00:36,060 --> 00:00:44,060 So he, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, gave me the choice to pledge allegiance to me with the pledge of allegiance to the Bedouins or the pledge of allegiance to the immigrants 8 00:00:44,060 --> 00:00:48,119 So I said, “Rather, the pledge of allegiance to the immigrants.” 9 00:00:48,119 --> 00:00:53,079 Then I went out to take care of my spoils 10 00:00:53,079 --> 00:00:59,079 I was with 12 men who had converted to Islam, and we were staying far from the city 11 00:00:59,079 --> 00:01:03,079 Let us graze our sheep in its valleys 12 00:01:03,079 --> 00:01:08,079 So we said, “Let one of us go to the city every day.” 13 00:01:08,079 --> 00:01:12,079 And let him leave his sheep to us, so we can take care of them for him 14 00:01:12,079 --> 00:01:16,140 If he returns, we will learn from them 15 00:01:16,140 --> 00:01:22,140 So I told them to go to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace 16 00:01:22,140 --> 00:01:27,140 And I will remain here, tending your sheep with my spoils 17 00:01:27,140 --> 00:01:31,269 I was very careful about her 18 00:01:31,269 --> 00:01:37,269 In the morning, my friends go to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace 19 00:01:37,269 --> 00:01:39,269 I tend to sheep 20 00:01:39,269 --> 00:01:42,269 Until I corrected myself and said 21 00:01:42,269 --> 00:01:47,269 Woe to you for the sake of spoils that neither fatten nor enrich 22 00:01:47,269 --> 00:01:53,269 You miss out on the company of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace 23 00:01:53,269 --> 00:01:56,299 And he took the Qur’an from him while he was there 24 00:01:56,299 --> 00:02:00,299 Then I abandoned my spoils and went to the city 25 00:02:00,299 --> 00:02:06,299 To stay in the mosque next to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace 26 00:02:06,299 --> 00:02:11,199 I committed to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace 27 00:02:11,199 --> 00:02:16,199 He often pushed me behind him on the horse 28 00:02:16,199 --> 00:02:21,330 Until I became aware of the Prophet's rump, may God bless him and grant him peace 29 00:02:21,330 --> 00:02:23,330 And at one time 30 00:02:23,330 --> 00:02:28,330 I was holding the reins of the mule of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace 31 00:02:28,330 --> 00:02:30,330 He is riding on it 32 00:02:30,330 --> 00:02:33,330 We're walking around town 33 00:02:33,330 --> 00:02:36,330 He told me not to ride 34 00:02:36,330 --> 00:02:42,330 So I urged the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, to ride in his place 35 00:02:42,330 --> 00:02:45,419 So Ali repeated it three times 36 00:02:45,419 --> 00:02:48,419 I understood that I should say no 37 00:02:48,419 --> 00:02:52,419 But I feared that this would be a sin 38 00:02:52,419 --> 00:02:54,419 So I said yes 39 00:02:54,419 --> 00:02:58,419 So he got down and his knee fell down 40 00:02:58,419 --> 00:03:02,419 The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, rode 41 00:03:02,419 --> 00:03:04,460 Then he told me 42 00:03:04,460 --> 00:03:08,460 Shall I not teach you two surahs the likes of which have never been seen? 43 00:03:08,460 --> 00:03:11,550 I said, “Yes, O Messenger of God.” 44 00:03:11,550 --> 00:03:13,550 So read to me 45 00:03:13,550 --> 00:03:15,550 Say I seek refuge in the Lord of creation 46 00:03:15,550 --> 00:03:18,550 And say, I seek refuge in the Lord of people 47 00:03:18,550 --> 00:03:20,550 Then the prayer was held 48 00:03:20,550 --> 00:03:24,550 So he, may God bless him and grant him peace, came forward 49 00:03:24,550 --> 00:03:26,550 He prayed with them 50 00:03:26,550 --> 00:03:28,550 Then he told me 51 00:03:28,550 --> 00:03:33,259 Read them every time you sleep and wake up 52 00:03:33,259 --> 00:03:38,259 Because of my closeness to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace 53 00:03:38,259 --> 00:03:40,259 I took the Qur’an from him 54 00:03:40,259 --> 00:03:43,259 Until I became one of the reciters 55 00:03:43,259 --> 00:03:46,259 And I had a good voice with it 56 00:03:46,259 --> 00:03:51,259 The Commander of the Faithful, Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, often visited 57 00:03:51,259 --> 00:03:56,259 He asks me to show him something from the Qur’an 58 00:03:56,259 --> 00:04:00,449 When I read it, he would cry, may God be pleased with him 59 00:04:00,449 --> 00:04:02,449 And when death came to me 60 00:04:02,449 --> 00:04:06,449 I gathered my children and instructed them and said: 61 00:04:06,449 --> 00:04:08,449 My son 62 00:04:08,449 --> 00:04:10,539 I forbid you to do three things 63 00:04:10,539 --> 00:04:16,540 Do not accept hadiths from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, except from those who trust him 64 00:04:16,540 --> 00:04:20,579 And do not borrow, even if you wear the cloak 65 00:04:20,579 --> 00:04:22,579 And do not write poetry 66 00:04:22,579 --> 00:04:25,579 So they get distracted from the Qur’an 67 00:04:25,579 --> 00:04:27,899 Who am I?