1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:07,459 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 3 00:00:07,459 --> 00:00:12,460 That is, the generations, their stances, and their examples. 4 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A new challenge: who am I? 5 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:23,019 I am one of the Companions from the tribe of Thaqif. 6 00:00:23,019 --> 00:00:25,019 I am a poet of fine poetry. 7 00:00:25,019 --> 00:00:30,019 I am among the famous brave warriors of the Jahiliyyah and Islam. 8 00:00:30,019 --> 00:00:33,020 I am also generous and open-handed. 9 00:00:33,020 --> 00:00:37,020 However, I was afflicted with the drinking of wine. 10 00:00:37,020 --> 00:00:41,619 I would not abandon it for fear of the prescribed punishment or blame. 11 00:00:41,619 --> 00:00:43,619 I embraced Islam with my people, Thaqif. 12 00:00:43,619 --> 00:00:47,619 When they came as a delegation to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 13 00:00:47,619 --> 00:00:50,619 I was lashed for drinking wine repeatedly. 14 00:00:50,619 --> 00:00:52,619 Yet that did not deter me. 15 00:00:52,619 --> 00:00:57,450 When we set out for the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, 16 00:00:57,450 --> 00:00:59,450 I drank wine. 17 00:00:59,450 --> 00:01:03,450 So Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him, imprisoned me, 18 00:01:03,450 --> 00:01:06,450 until he could look into my case after the battle. 19 00:01:06,450 --> 00:01:09,450 He placed shackles on my legs. 20 00:01:09,450 --> 00:01:12,450 The people rose to fight, 21 00:01:12,450 --> 00:01:16,450 and I could hear the clashing of swords and the neighing of horses, 22 00:01:16,450 --> 00:01:20,480 and the cries of the people while I was in my place. 23 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,480 I heard that the polytheists had inflicted losses upon the Muslims, 24 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,540 and that the tide was turning in their favor. 25 00:01:27,540 --> 00:01:29,540 So I sent for Salma, the wife of Sa'd, 26 00:01:29,540 --> 00:01:32,540 as I was imprisoned in her house, 27 00:01:32,540 --> 00:01:34,540 and I said to her, 28 00:01:34,540 --> 00:01:38,540 "O Salma, is there any good in you?" 29 00:01:38,540 --> 00:01:40,540 She said, "What is it?" 30 00:01:40,540 --> 00:01:45,540 I said, "Release me and lend me the horse of Sa'd, 31 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:48,540 so that I may fight alongside the Muslims. 32 00:01:48,540 --> 00:01:51,540 I swear by Allah, if Allah grants me safety, 33 00:01:51,540 --> 00:01:55,540 I will return and place my legs back in the shackles as they were. 34 00:01:55,540 --> 00:01:59,540 And if I am killed, then you have been relieved of me." 35 00:01:59,540 --> 00:02:01,540 She refused and said, 36 00:02:01,540 --> 00:02:03,540 "What do I have to do with that?" 37 00:02:03,540 --> 00:02:06,829 So I returned, dragging my shackles, 38 00:02:06,829 --> 00:02:10,830 my soul yearning for jihad in the way of Allah. 39 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:14,830 I saw the Muslims suffering what they were suffering, 40 00:02:14,830 --> 00:02:16,830 so I said: 41 00:02:16,830 --> 00:02:20,830 "It is enough grief that the horses are pierced by spears, 42 00:02:20,830 --> 00:02:24,830 while I am bound in my shackles. 43 00:02:24,830 --> 00:02:28,830 When I stand, the iron rings hold me, and the doors 44 00:02:28,830 --> 00:02:32,830 are locked against me, deafening those who call out. 45 00:02:32,830 --> 00:02:36,830 I have a covenant with Allah that I will not break, 46 00:02:36,830 --> 00:02:41,830 that if I am released, I will not return to the wine shops." 47 00:02:41,830 --> 00:02:44,150 Salma then said, 48 00:02:44,150 --> 00:02:47,150 "I have chosen Allah and I am satisfied with your covenant." 49 00:02:47,150 --> 00:02:51,150 She released me and gave me the horse of Sa'd, 50 00:02:51,150 --> 00:02:54,150 and she also gave me a weapon. 51 00:02:54,150 --> 00:02:58,560 I went out, charging like a lion, 52 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,560 until I caught up with the Muslim army. 53 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,560 I began to crush the ranks of the enemy, crushing them completely. 54 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,560 I charged at the left flank of the army, 55 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,560 until they retreated. 56 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,560 Then I charged at the right flank of the army as well, 57 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,560 until the people were amazed by me. 58 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,560 They thought I was an angel fighting alongside them. 59 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:25,560 Sa'd was amazed as he watched the battle, and he said, 60 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,560 "The charge is the charge of the piebald horse, 61 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,560 and the strike is the strike of the Thaqafi, 62 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,560 yet the Thaqafi is in shackles!" 63 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,909 So who is the man? 64 00:03:35,909 --> 00:03:38,909 It was not long, 65 00:03:38,909 --> 00:03:41,909 before Allah defeated the enemies. 66 00:03:41,909 --> 00:03:43,909 I returned to my place, 67 00:03:43,909 --> 00:03:46,979 and I placed my legs back in the shackles. 68 00:03:46,979 --> 00:03:49,979 Salma, the wife of Sa'd, came, 69 00:03:49,979 --> 00:03:51,979 and she told her husband my story. 70 00:03:51,979 --> 00:03:54,979 Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, did nothing 71 00:03:54,979 --> 00:03:57,979 but release me from the shackles with his own hands. 72 00:03:57,979 --> 00:03:59,979 He said, 73 00:03:59,979 --> 00:04:01,979 "I swear by Allah, I hope 74 00:04:01,979 --> 00:04:03,979 that I will never lash you for wine 75 00:04:03,979 --> 00:04:05,979 after today, ever." 76 00:04:05,979 --> 00:04:08,139 I said, 77 00:04:08,139 --> 00:04:10,139 "And I, by Allah, will not drink it 78 00:04:10,139 --> 00:04:12,139 after today, ever." 79 00:04:12,139 --> 00:04:14,550 So who am I? 80 00:04:14,550 --> 00:04:18,089 Share your answers with us 81 00:04:18,089 --> 00:04:20,089 in the comments below the video. 82 00:04:20,089 --> 00:04:23,339 We will pin the correct answer 83 00:04:23,339 --> 00:04:25,339 in the comments. 84 00:04:25,339 --> 00:04:27,339 We will present the next episode, 85 00:04:27,339 --> 00:04:29,339 if Allah wills. 86 00:04:29,339 --> 00:04:31,379 The best of generations, 87 00:04:31,379 --> 00:04:34,379 in their stances and examples. 88 00:04:34,379 --> 00:04:36,379 They followed the Messenger, 89 00:04:36,379 --> 00:04:39,379 whether he strove or spoke. 90 00:04:39,379 --> 00:04:41,379 They were here, 91 00:04:41,379 --> 00:04:44,379 watering our lives like clouds. 92 00:04:44,379 --> 00:04:46,379 They were faithful, and we were faithful, 93 00:04:46,379 --> 00:04:50,379 their memory remains exalted. 94 00:04:50,379 --> 00:04:52,379 They departed and left behind 95 00:04:52,379 --> 00:04:55,379 a question in the conscience: 96 00:04:55,379 --> 00:04:57,379 Is there anyone like them, 97 00:04:57,379 --> 00:05:00,379 a star that rose and shone? 98 00:05:00,379 --> 00:05:02,379 They filled life 99 00:05:02,379 --> 00:05:05,379 with pride through their deeds, 100 00:05:05,379 --> 00:05:07,379 and the world of humanity 101 00:05:07,379 --> 00:05:10,379 was adorned by them.