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 most exalted among them. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:20,839 I am one of the young Companions. 5 00:00:20,839 --> 00:00:23,839 I am the son of one of the greatest freedmen in Islam. 6 00:00:23,839 --> 00:00:29,030 My mother was the nursemaid of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 7 00:00:29,030 --> 00:00:33,030 I grew up under the watchful eye of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 8 00:00:33,030 --> 00:00:37,030 I witnessed some of the battles alongside him toward the end of his life. 9 00:00:37,030 --> 00:00:41,539 He let me ride behind him during the conquest of Makkah. 10 00:00:41,539 --> 00:00:46,539 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, once sent me on a military expedition. 11 00:00:46,539 --> 00:00:49,539 We surprised the enemy at dawn and defeated them. 12 00:00:49,539 --> 00:00:53,539 A man from the Ansar and I caught up with one of their men. 13 00:00:53,539 --> 00:00:56,539 He had been very harsh against the Muslims. 14 00:00:56,539 --> 00:00:58,539 When we had him within our reach, 15 00:00:58,539 --> 00:01:02,539 My companion and I raised our swords against him. 16 00:01:02,539 --> 00:01:04,540 When he saw death approaching, he said, 17 00:01:04,540 --> 00:01:07,540 "There is no god but Allah." 18 00:01:07,540 --> 00:01:09,609 The Ansari held back from him, 19 00:01:09,609 --> 00:01:13,609 But I struck him with my sword until I killed him. 20 00:01:13,609 --> 00:01:15,769 When we arrived in Madinah, 21 00:01:15,769 --> 00:01:19,769 News of this reached the Prophet, peace be upon him. 22 00:01:19,769 --> 00:01:21,769 He said to me, 23 00:01:21,769 --> 00:01:25,769 "Did you kill him after he had said, 'There is no god but Allah'?" 24 00:01:25,769 --> 00:01:27,769 I replied, "O Messenger of Allah, 25 00:01:27,769 --> 00:01:30,769 He only said it out of fear of the weapon." 26 00:01:30,769 --> 00:01:34,829 He said, "Did you split open his heart to see?" 27 00:01:34,829 --> 00:01:36,829 He kept repeating this, 28 00:01:36,829 --> 00:01:40,829 Until I wished that I had only just embraced Islam that very day. 29 00:01:40,829 --> 00:01:45,409 Then, the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave me 30 00:01:45,409 --> 00:01:49,409 Command of the army heading to invade the Romans in the Levant. 31 00:01:49,409 --> 00:01:52,409 I was only seventeen years old at the time. 32 00:01:52,409 --> 00:01:55,409 In the army were the elders of the Muhajirun, 33 00:01:55,409 --> 00:01:57,409 And the chiefs of the Ansar. 34 00:01:57,409 --> 00:01:58,409 He said to me, 35 00:01:58,409 --> 00:02:00,409 "Proceed in the name of Allah." 36 00:02:00,409 --> 00:02:02,439 I set the army in motion, 37 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:04,439 Until we reached al-Jurf, 38 00:02:04,439 --> 00:02:06,439 In the outskirts of Madinah. 39 00:02:06,439 --> 00:02:08,439 Then I delayed the army, 40 00:02:08,439 --> 00:02:13,439 When news reached me of the Prophet’s illness, peace be upon him. 41 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:16,500 When the Messenger of Allah became very ill, 42 00:02:16,500 --> 00:02:18,500 I returned to Madinah, 43 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:20,500 And the people returned as well. 44 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:22,500 I entered upon him, and he had fallen silent, 45 00:02:22,500 --> 00:02:24,500 Unable to speak. 46 00:02:24,500 --> 00:02:26,500 When he saw me, 47 00:02:26,500 --> 00:02:28,500 He began to gesture toward me with his hand, 48 00:02:28,500 --> 00:02:30,500 Then he raised them both, 49 00:02:30,500 --> 00:02:33,500 And I knew he was praying for me. 50 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:37,759 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away, 51 00:02:37,759 --> 00:02:42,759 And Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, became the successor over the people, 52 00:02:42,759 --> 00:02:44,759 He ordered me to march with the army, 53 00:02:44,759 --> 00:02:50,759 To the destination to which the Prophet, peace be upon him, had directed me. 54 00:02:50,759 --> 00:02:52,759 He walked with me to bid me farewell, 55 00:02:52,759 --> 00:02:54,759 While I was mounted, 56 00:02:54,759 --> 00:02:56,759 And he was walking. 57 00:02:56,759 --> 00:02:58,759 I said, "O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, 58 00:02:58,759 --> 00:03:00,759 Either you ride, 59 00:03:00,759 --> 00:03:02,759 Or I shall dismount." 60 00:03:02,759 --> 00:03:04,759 He replied, 61 00:03:04,759 --> 00:03:07,759 "By Allah, you shall not dismount, nor shall I ride. 62 00:03:07,759 --> 00:03:13,789 What harm is there in my feet becoming dusty for an hour in the path of Allah?" 63 00:03:13,789 --> 00:03:16,789 He asked my permission regarding 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, 64 00:03:16,789 --> 00:03:18,789 That he might remain with him in Madinah, 65 00:03:18,789 --> 00:03:20,889 And I granted it to him. 66 00:03:20,889 --> 00:03:24,889 So, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, after that, 67 00:03:24,889 --> 00:03:28,889 Would never meet me without saying, 68 00:03:28,889 --> 00:03:32,889 "Peace be upon you, O Commander, and the mercy of Allah." 69 00:03:32,889 --> 00:03:35,889 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed away, 70 00:03:35,889 --> 00:03:38,889 While you were my commander. 71 00:03:38,889 --> 00:03:42,229 So, who am I? 72 00:03:42,229 --> 00:03:46,229 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 73 00:03:46,229 --> 00:03:50,490 We will pin the correct answer in the comments, 74 00:03:50,490 --> 00:03:54,490 When the next episode is released, if Allah wills. 75 00:03:54,490 --> 00:04:00,490 The best of generations in their conduct and example, 76 00:04:00,490 --> 00:04:05,490 Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 77 00:04:05,490 --> 00:04:10,490 They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds, 78 00:04:10,490 --> 00:04:15,490 And their memory remains exalted among us. 79 00:04:15,490 --> 00:04:20,490 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 80 00:04:20,490 --> 00:04:25,490 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 81 00:04:25,490 --> 00:04:30,490 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 82 00:04:30,490 --> 00:04:35,490 And the world of the Ummah flourished because of them.