WEBVTT 00:00:01.300 --> 00:00:12.179 Pause and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 00:00:12.179 --> 00:00:16.179 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.179 --> 00:00:23.320 I am the freedman of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the son of his freedman, 00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:28.320 and his beloved and the son of his beloved. 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:32.320 I was born before the Hijrah and lived under the care of Islam, 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:35.320 and I was raised in the Prophetic household. 00:00:35.320 --> 00:00:42.119 The Prophet (peace be upon him) loved me immensely, 00:00:42.119 --> 00:00:46.119 for he would hold me along with al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:52.119 and say: "O Allah, love them both, for I love them." 00:00:52.119 --> 00:00:58.219 He (peace be upon him) used to seat me on his thigh and pray for me, 00:00:58.219 --> 00:01:02.219 and he would often carry me in front of him on his mount, 00:01:02.219 --> 00:01:05.219 caring for me with utmost tenderness. 00:01:05.219 --> 00:01:11.219 One day, my nose was running, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) intended 00:01:11.219 --> 00:01:14.219 to wipe the mucus away from me with his noble hand. 00:01:14.219 --> 00:01:22.219 Thereupon, 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Let me wipe it away from him, O Messenger of Allah." 00:01:22.219 --> 00:01:31.250 But he (peace be upon him) replied: "O 'A'ishah, love him, for indeed I love him." 00:01:31.250 --> 00:01:37.019 I was dark-skinned, whereas my father was fair-skinned, 00:01:37.019 --> 00:01:43.019 which caused some people to doubt the legitimacy of my lineage to my father (may Allah be pleased with him) 00:01:43.019 --> 00:01:46.019 because of the difference in our skin colors. 00:01:46.019 --> 00:01:51.049 One day, I slept beside my father and we covered our heads with a cloak, 00:01:51.049 --> 00:01:54.049 leaving our feet uncovered. 00:01:54.049 --> 00:01:58.049 Then Mujazziz al-Mudliji, the physiognomist, passed by us 00:01:58.049 --> 00:02:03.049 and remarked: "These feet belong to one another," 00:02:03.049 --> 00:02:06.049 having recognized the clear resemblance between them. 00:02:06.049 --> 00:02:11.080 The Prophet (peace be upon him) was overjoyed by this, 00:02:11.080 --> 00:02:15.080 to the extent that he entered upon 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) 00:02:15.080 --> 00:02:21.080 with his radiant face gleaming with delight and gladness at what the physiognomist had said, 00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:26.080 which thoroughly refuted the claims of those who spoke about us without knowledge. 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:32.780 One day, the Commander of the Believers, 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), sat 00:02:32.780 --> 00:02:35.780 distributing funds from the public treasury among the Muslims. 00:02:35.780 --> 00:02:38.780 He gave his son, 'Abdullah, his share, 00:02:38.780 --> 00:02:40.780 and then my turn came, 00:02:40.780 --> 00:02:45.780 and 'Umar gave me double what he had given his son 'Abdullah. 00:02:45.780 --> 00:02:48.780 So 'Abdullah questioned his father, saying: 00:02:49.780 --> 00:02:51.780 "Why have you favored him over me, 00:02:51.780 --> 00:02:55.780 when I witnessed with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 00:02:55.780 --> 00:02:57.819 battles that he did not witness?" 00:02:57.819 --> 00:02:59.819 'Umar answered him, saying: 00:02:59.819 --> 00:03:01.819 "O my son, 00:03:01.819 --> 00:03:05.819 he was more beloved to the Messenger of Allah than you were, 00:03:05.819 --> 00:03:10.909 and his father was more beloved to the Messenger of Allah than your father was!" 00:03:10.909 --> 00:03:17.419 Thus, I gave preference to what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) loved over what I loved. 00:03:17.419 --> 00:03:22.419 The Companions well recognized my status with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him); 00:03:22.419 --> 00:03:29.419 therefore, when they wished to intercede with the Messenger of Allah regarding the woman who had committed theft, 00:03:29.419 --> 00:03:32.419 they came to me so that I might intercede on her behalf, 00:03:32.419 --> 00:03:37.419 hoping that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) might accept it from me. 00:03:37.419 --> 00:03:40.419 But when I spoke to him concerning her, 00:03:40.419 --> 00:03:44.419 the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) changed color, 00:03:44.419 --> 00:03:46.419 and he said: 00:03:46.419 --> 00:03:50.419 "Do you dare intercede regarding one of the prescribed limits set by Allah?" 00:03:50.419 --> 00:03:52.419 I became terrified and said: 00:03:52.419 --> 00:03:55.580 "Ask forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allah." 00:03:55.580 --> 00:03:57.580 When evening came, 00:03:57.580 --> 00:04:01.580 the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood to deliver a sermon; 00:04:01.580 --> 00:04:05.580 he praised Allah as He deserves to be praised, 00:04:05.580 --> 00:04:06.580 and then said: 00:04:06.580 --> 00:04:08.580 "To proceed: 00:04:08.580 --> 00:04:11.580 The people before you were ruined only because 00:04:11.580 --> 00:04:15.580 whenever a noble person among them stole, they would let him go, 00:04:15.580 --> 00:04:20.579 but whenever a weak person among them stole, they would enforce the legal punishment upon him. 00:04:20.579 --> 00:04:23.579 By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, 00:04:23.579 --> 00:04:26.579 even if Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, were to steal, 00:04:26.579 --> 00:04:29.579 I would surely sever her hand." 00:04:29.579 --> 00:04:32.620 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) gave orders 00:04:32.620 --> 00:04:34.620 concerning that woman, 00:04:34.620 --> 00:04:36.620 and her hand was severed. 00:04:36.620 --> 00:04:40.319 The engraving on my ring was: 00:04:40.319 --> 00:04:42.319 "The beloved of the Messenger of Allah." 00:04:42.319 --> 00:04:44.540 So, who am I? 00:04:44.540 --> 00:04:52.579 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video, 00:04:52.579 --> 00:04:56.829 and we will pin the correct answer in the comments 00:04:56.829 --> 00:05:00.829 upon the release of the next episode, if Allah wills.