1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Stop. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:24,219 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 5 00:00:24,219 --> 00:00:26,219 I am from the people of Ta'if. 6 00:00:26,219 --> 00:00:30,219 I was a slave to al-Harith Ibn Kalada of the Thaqif tribe. 7 00:00:30,219 --> 00:00:34,219 I was known as the freedman of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 8 00:00:34,219 --> 00:00:37,950 When the Muslims besieged Ta'if, 9 00:00:37,950 --> 00:00:39,950 following the Battle of Hunayn, 10 00:00:39,950 --> 00:00:42,950 I was with the Thaqif inside the fortress. 11 00:00:42,950 --> 00:00:46,079 After the siege had lasted for a long time, 12 00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:49,079 the Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered 13 00:00:49,079 --> 00:00:51,079 a herald to call out, 14 00:00:51,079 --> 00:00:55,079 "Any slave who descends from the fortress and comes out to us, 15 00:00:55,079 --> 00:00:57,079 he is free." 16 00:00:57,079 --> 00:01:02,210 Twenty-three men came out to them from inside the fortress, 17 00:01:02,210 --> 00:01:05,209 and I was among those who emerged. 18 00:01:05,209 --> 00:01:09,209 I had climbed over the great fortress of Ta'if, 19 00:01:09,209 --> 00:01:12,209 and lowered myself down using a round pulley 20 00:01:12,209 --> 00:01:15,209 that the people used to draw water. 21 00:01:15,209 --> 00:01:19,269 I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 22 00:01:19,269 --> 00:01:21,269 and embraced Islam at his hands. 23 00:01:21,269 --> 00:01:24,269 I informed him that I was a slave, 24 00:01:24,269 --> 00:01:26,269 so he set me free. 25 00:01:26,269 --> 00:01:31,269 He gave me a kunya (patronymic) derived from the tool I had used to escape the fortress, 26 00:01:31,269 --> 00:01:34,590 and this kunya became more well-known than my actual name. 27 00:01:34,590 --> 00:01:39,590 Then the Thaqif asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 28 00:01:39,590 --> 00:01:42,590 to return me to them as a slave, 29 00:01:42,590 --> 00:01:44,590 but he said, "No, 30 00:01:44,590 --> 00:01:49,489 he is a freedman of Allah and His Messenger." 31 00:01:49,489 --> 00:01:52,489 I lived among the Muslims as a free man, 32 00:01:52,489 --> 00:01:55,620 a worshiper, a scholar, and a mujahid. 33 00:01:55,620 --> 00:01:57,620 When death approached me, 34 00:01:57,620 --> 00:02:01,620 my children offered to bring me a physician, 35 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:03,620 but I refused. 36 00:02:03,620 --> 00:02:05,620 When death descended upon me, 37 00:02:05,620 --> 00:02:07,620 I said to them, 38 00:02:07,620 --> 00:02:09,620 "Where is your physician 39 00:02:09,620 --> 00:02:13,810 to return my soul if he is truthful?" 40 00:02:13,810 --> 00:02:17,219 So, who am I? 41 00:02:17,219 --> 00:02:21,469 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 42 00:02:21,469 --> 00:02:24,469 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 43 00:02:24,469 --> 00:02:29,469 when the next episode is released, insha'Allah. 44 00:02:29,469 --> 00:02:34,539 The best of generations in their stances and examples, 45 00:02:34,539 --> 00:02:39,539 following the Messenger in all he strove for or said. 46 00:02:39,539 --> 00:02:44,539 They were here, watering the clouds of our lives, 47 00:02:44,539 --> 00:02:50,539 and though they passed, their memory remains exalted among us. 48 00:02:50,539 --> 00:02:55,539 They departed, leaving a question in the conscience: 49 00:02:55,539 --> 00:03:00,539 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 50 00:03:00,539 --> 00:03:05,539 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 51 00:03:05,539 --> 00:03:10,539 and the world of humanity flourished with their guidance.