WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Pause. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted among them. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:20.839 I am one of the young Companions. 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:23.839 I am the son of one of the greatest freedmen in Islam. 00:00:23.839 --> 00:00:29.030 My mother was the nursemaid of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:00:29.030 --> 00:00:33.030 I grew up under the watchful eye of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:00:33.030 --> 00:00:37.030 I witnessed some of the battles alongside him toward the end of his life. 00:00:37.030 --> 00:00:41.539 He let me ride behind him during the conquest of Makkah. 00:00:41.539 --> 00:00:46.539 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, once sent me on a military expedition. 00:00:46.539 --> 00:00:49.539 We surprised the enemy at dawn and defeated them. 00:00:49.539 --> 00:00:53.539 A man from the Ansar and I caught up with one of their men. 00:00:53.539 --> 00:00:56.539 He had been very harsh against the Muslims. 00:00:56.539 --> 00:00:58.539 When we had him within our reach, 00:00:58.539 --> 00:01:02.539 My companion and I raised our swords against him. 00:01:02.539 --> 00:01:04.540 When he saw death approaching, he said, 00:01:04.540 --> 00:01:07.540 "There is no god but Allah." 00:01:07.540 --> 00:01:09.609 The Ansari held back from him, 00:01:09.609 --> 00:01:13.609 But I struck him with my sword until I killed him. 00:01:13.609 --> 00:01:15.769 When we arrived in Madinah, 00:01:15.769 --> 00:01:19.769 News of this reached the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:01:19.769 --> 00:01:21.769 He said to me, 00:01:21.769 --> 00:01:25.769 "Did you kill him after he had said, 'There is no god but Allah'?" 00:01:25.769 --> 00:01:27.769 I replied, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:01:27.769 --> 00:01:30.769 He only said it out of fear of the weapon." 00:01:30.769 --> 00:01:34.829 He said, "Did you split open his heart to see?" 00:01:34.829 --> 00:01:36.829 He kept repeating this, 00:01:36.829 --> 00:01:40.829 Until I wished that I had only just embraced Islam that very day. 00:01:40.829 --> 00:01:45.409 Then, the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave me 00:01:45.409 --> 00:01:49.409 Command of the army heading to invade the Romans in the Levant. 00:01:49.409 --> 00:01:52.409 I was only seventeen years old at the time. 00:01:52.409 --> 00:01:55.409 In the army were the elders of the Muhajirun, 00:01:55.409 --> 00:01:57.409 And the chiefs of the Ansar. 00:01:57.409 --> 00:01:58.409 He said to me, 00:01:58.409 --> 00:02:00.409 "Proceed in the name of Allah." 00:02:00.409 --> 00:02:02.439 I set the army in motion, 00:02:02.439 --> 00:02:04.439 Until we reached al-Jurf, 00:02:04.439 --> 00:02:06.439 In the outskirts of Madinah. 00:02:06.439 --> 00:02:08.439 Then I delayed the army, 00:02:08.439 --> 00:02:13.439 When news reached me of the Prophet’s illness, peace be upon him. 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:16.500 When the Messenger of Allah became very ill, 00:02:16.500 --> 00:02:18.500 I returned to Madinah, 00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:20.500 And the people returned as well. 00:02:20.500 --> 00:02:22.500 I entered upon him, and he had fallen silent, 00:02:22.500 --> 00:02:24.500 Unable to speak. 00:02:24.500 --> 00:02:26.500 When he saw me, 00:02:26.500 --> 00:02:28.500 He began to gesture toward me with his hand, 00:02:28.500 --> 00:02:30.500 Then he raised them both, 00:02:30.500 --> 00:02:33.500 And I knew he was praying for me. 00:02:33.500 --> 00:02:37.759 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away, 00:02:37.759 --> 00:02:42.759 And Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, became the successor over the people, 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:44.759 He ordered me to march with the army, 00:02:44.759 --> 00:02:50.759 To the destination to which the Prophet, peace be upon him, had directed me. 00:02:50.759 --> 00:02:52.759 He walked with me to bid me farewell, 00:02:52.759 --> 00:02:54.759 While I was mounted, 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:56.759 And he was walking. 00:02:56.759 --> 00:02:58.759 I said, "O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, 00:02:58.759 --> 00:03:00.759 Either you ride, 00:03:00.759 --> 00:03:02.759 Or I shall dismount." 00:03:02.759 --> 00:03:04.759 He replied, 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:07.759 "By Allah, you shall not dismount, nor shall I ride. 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?" 00:03:13.789 --> 00:03:16.789 He asked my permission regarding 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:03:16.789 --> 00:03:18.789 That he might remain with him in Madinah, 00:03:18.789 --> 00:03:20.889 And I granted it to him. 00:03:20.889 --> 00:03:24.889 So, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, after that, 00:03:24.889 --> 00:03:28.889 Would never meet me without saying, 00:03:28.889 --> 00:03:32.889 "Peace be upon you, O Commander, and the mercy of Allah." 00:03:32.889 --> 00:03:35.889 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed away, 00:03:35.889 --> 00:03:38.889 While you were my commander. 00:03:38.889 --> 00:03:42.229 So, who am I? 00:03:42.229 --> 00:03:46.229 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:03:46.229 --> 00:03:50.490 We will pin the correct answer in the comments, 00:03:50.490 --> 00:03:54.490 When the next episode is released, if Allah wills. 00:03:54.490 --> 00:04:00.490 The best of generations in their conduct and example, 00:04:00.490 --> 00:04:05.490 Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 00:04:05.490 --> 00:04:10.490 They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds, 00:04:10.490 --> 00:04:15.490 And their memory remains exalted among us. 00:04:15.490 --> 00:04:20.490 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:04:20.490 --> 00:04:25.490 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 00:04:25.490 --> 00:04:30.490 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:04:30.490 --> 00:04:35.490 And the world of the Ummah flourished because of them.