1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,360 Pause. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:22,379 I am a Companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:22,379 --> 00:00:25,379 I witnessed the Pledge of Ridwan with him. 6 00:00:25,379 --> 00:00:28,379 I performed the Farewell Pilgrimage with him. 7 00:00:28,379 --> 00:00:30,379 I was thirty years old at the time. 8 00:00:30,379 --> 00:00:35,479 In the pre-Islamic era, I was known for my sound judgment and truthfulness. 9 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,539 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent me. 10 00:00:38,539 --> 00:00:42,539 To invite my tribe, Bahilah, to Islam. 11 00:00:42,539 --> 00:00:45,539 I came to them while they were drinking blood. 12 00:00:45,539 --> 00:00:49,539 They welcomed me and invited me to eat. 13 00:00:49,539 --> 00:00:53,539 I said, "I have come to forbid you from this food." 14 00:00:53,539 --> 00:00:57,539 "I am the messenger of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." 15 00:00:57,539 --> 00:00:59,539 "So that you may believe in him." 16 00:00:59,539 --> 00:01:02,609 They rejected me and turned me away. 17 00:01:02,609 --> 00:01:05,609 I left, hungry and thirsty. 18 00:01:05,609 --> 00:01:07,609 I fell asleep. 19 00:01:07,609 --> 00:01:10,609 In my dream, I was brought a drink of milk. 20 00:01:10,609 --> 00:01:13,609 I drank until I was full. 21 00:01:13,609 --> 00:01:15,670 My stomach became distended. 22 00:01:15,670 --> 00:01:17,670 Then my people reflected. 23 00:01:17,670 --> 00:01:19,670 Some said to others, 24 00:01:19,670 --> 00:01:23,670 "A man from among your nobles and best has come to you." 25 00:01:23,670 --> 00:01:25,739 "And you have turned him away." 26 00:01:25,739 --> 00:01:27,739 So they brought me food and drink. 27 00:01:27,739 --> 00:01:30,739 I said, "I have no need for it." 28 00:01:30,739 --> 00:01:34,739 "Allah has fed me and given me to drink." 29 00:01:34,739 --> 00:01:37,739 They looked at my condition and my stomach. 30 00:01:37,739 --> 00:01:39,739 And they all believed. 31 00:01:39,739 --> 00:01:44,980 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, intended. 32 00:01:44,980 --> 00:01:46,980 To send an army for a military expedition. 33 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:48,980 And I was among them. 34 00:01:48,980 --> 00:01:50,980 I came to him and said, 35 00:01:50,980 --> 00:01:52,980 "O Messenger of Allah," 36 00:01:52,980 --> 00:01:54,980 "Pray to Allah for my martyrdom." 37 00:01:54,980 --> 00:01:55,980 He said, 38 00:01:55,980 --> 00:01:58,980 "O Allah, grant them safety and spoils of war." 39 00:01:58,980 --> 00:02:00,980 We went on the expedition. 40 00:02:00,980 --> 00:02:02,980 We were kept safe and we gained spoils. 41 00:02:02,980 --> 00:02:05,980 Then I came to him after that and said, 42 00:02:05,980 --> 00:02:07,980 "O Messenger of Allah," 43 00:02:07,980 --> 00:02:10,979 "Command me to do a deed I may take from you." 44 00:02:10,979 --> 00:02:12,979 "By which Allah, the Almighty, may benefit me." 45 00:02:12,979 --> 00:02:15,050 He said, 46 00:02:15,050 --> 00:02:17,050 "You must fast." 47 00:02:17,050 --> 00:02:19,210 "For there is nothing like it." 48 00:02:19,210 --> 00:02:22,210 So I, my wife, and my servant. 49 00:02:22,210 --> 00:02:24,270 Would never abandon fasting. 50 00:02:24,270 --> 00:02:27,270 Then I came to him after that and said, 51 00:02:27,270 --> 00:02:29,270 "O Messenger of Allah," 52 00:02:29,270 --> 00:02:31,270 "You have commanded me to do a deed." 53 00:02:31,270 --> 00:02:34,270 "And I hope that Allah, the Almighty," 54 00:02:34,270 --> 00:02:36,270 "Has benefited me through it." 55 00:02:36,270 --> 00:02:40,270 "So command me to do another deed by which Allah, the Almighty, may benefit me." 56 00:02:40,270 --> 00:02:42,460 He said, 57 00:02:42,460 --> 00:02:45,460 "Know that you do not prostrate once to Allah," 58 00:02:45,460 --> 00:02:49,460 "But that Allah, the Almighty, raises you a degree because of it," 59 00:02:49,460 --> 00:02:52,460 "Or wipes away a sin from you." 60 00:02:52,460 --> 00:02:57,650 I was famous for my asceticism, piety, and frequent worship. 61 00:02:57,650 --> 00:03:01,650 I was among those who constantly fasted and stood long in prayer at night. 62 00:03:01,650 --> 00:03:04,810 A man came to me and said, 63 00:03:04,810 --> 00:03:07,810 "I saw you in my dream." 64 00:03:07,810 --> 00:03:10,810 "And the angels were invoking blessings upon you." 65 00:03:10,810 --> 00:03:13,810 "Whenever you entered and whenever you left." 66 00:03:13,810 --> 00:03:16,810 "And whenever you stood and whenever you sat." 67 00:03:16,810 --> 00:03:18,939 I said, 68 00:03:18,939 --> 00:03:20,939 "May Allah forgive." 69 00:03:20,939 --> 00:03:22,969 "Leave us be regarding this." 70 00:03:22,969 --> 00:03:24,969 Then I said to those around me, 71 00:03:24,969 --> 00:03:26,969 "And you, if you wished," 72 00:03:26,969 --> 00:03:30,060 "The angels would invoke blessings upon you." 73 00:03:30,060 --> 00:03:33,060 Then I recited to them His saying, the Exalted: 74 00:03:33,060 --> 00:03:37,319 "O you who have believed," 75 00:03:37,319 --> 00:03:41,319 β€œO ye who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance.” (33:41) 76 00:03:41,319 --> 00:03:47,319 "And exalt Him morning and afternoon." 77 00:03:47,319 --> 00:03:51,449 β€œHe it is Who blesseth you, and His angels (bless you), that He may bring you forth from darkness unto light; and He is ever Merciful to the believers.” (33:43) 78 00:03:51,449 --> 00:03:54,449 "And His angels [ask Him to bless you]," 79 00:03:54,449 --> 00:03:59,449 "That He may bring you out from darkness into the light." 80 00:03:59,449 --> 00:04:06,400 "And ever is He, to the believers, Merciful." 81 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,400 I was a generous man who loved charity. 82 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,400 And I would never turn away a beggar. 83 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,460 One day I woke up. 84 00:04:13,460 --> 00:04:16,459 And I had nothing but three dinars. 85 00:04:16,459 --> 00:04:18,459 A beggar came to me. 86 00:04:18,459 --> 00:04:20,459 So I gave him a dinar. 87 00:04:20,459 --> 00:04:22,459 Then another came to me. 88 00:04:22,459 --> 00:04:24,459 So I gave him a dinar. 89 00:04:24,459 --> 00:04:26,459 Then a third came to me. 90 00:04:26,459 --> 00:04:28,459 So I gave him a dinar. 91 00:04:28,459 --> 00:04:31,500 My wife became angry and said, 92 00:04:31,500 --> 00:04:34,500 "Nothing is left for us to eat." 93 00:04:34,500 --> 00:04:36,500 And she began to blame me. 94 00:04:36,500 --> 00:04:39,500 So I left her and went to the mosque. 95 00:04:39,500 --> 00:04:41,589 She felt pity for me. 96 00:04:41,589 --> 00:04:44,589 So she went and borrowed some money. 97 00:04:44,589 --> 00:04:46,589 And bought dinner with it. 98 00:04:46,589 --> 00:04:48,589 And set a table for us. 99 00:04:48,589 --> 00:04:51,689 When she went to prepare the bedding, 100 00:04:51,689 --> 00:04:53,689 She lifted the pillow. 101 00:04:53,689 --> 00:04:57,689 And there were three hundred gold dinars. 102 00:04:57,689 --> 00:05:00,689 She left them as they were. 103 00:05:00,689 --> 00:05:03,819 When I entered and saw what she had prepared for me, 104 00:05:03,819 --> 00:05:05,819 I praised Allah, the Exalted. 105 00:05:05,819 --> 00:05:09,819 And I said, "This is better than the other." 106 00:05:09,819 --> 00:05:11,819 So I sat and ate dinner. 107 00:05:11,819 --> 00:05:13,819 She said to me, 108 00:05:13,819 --> 00:05:15,819 "May Allah forgive you." 109 00:05:15,819 --> 00:05:19,819 "You came with this large amount of money." 110 00:05:19,819 --> 00:05:22,819 "Then you placed it in a place where it could be lost." 111 00:05:22,819 --> 00:05:25,879 I said, "What is that?" 112 00:05:25,879 --> 00:05:28,879 She said, "The dinars you brought." 113 00:05:28,879 --> 00:05:31,879 And she lifted the pillow from them. 114 00:05:31,879 --> 00:05:34,879 I was startled by what I saw underneath it. 115 00:05:34,879 --> 00:05:37,879 And I said, "Woe to you, what is this?" 116 00:05:37,879 --> 00:05:40,879 She said, "I have no knowledge of it." 117 00:05:40,879 --> 00:05:44,879 "Except that I found it here as you see." 118 00:05:44,879 --> 00:05:47,879 I knew it was from the provision of Allah. 119 00:05:47,879 --> 00:05:49,879 So I praised Allah. 120 00:05:49,879 --> 00:05:53,870 After the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 121 00:05:53,870 --> 00:05:57,870 I participated with the Muslims in the conquests of the Levant. 122 00:05:57,870 --> 00:06:01,870 And I had a role in the spread of Islam there. 123 00:06:01,870 --> 00:06:05,870 I used to refuse positions of authority and appointments. 124 00:06:05,870 --> 00:06:09,870 Preferring a life of asceticism and spreading knowledge among the people. 125 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:11,870 Until my death. 126 00:06:11,870 --> 00:06:14,870 I was among the last of the Companions to die. 127 00:06:14,870 --> 00:06:17,870 In the blessed land of the Levant. 128 00:06:17,870 --> 00:06:20,160 So, who am I? 129 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:28,160 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 130 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:32,420 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 131 00:06:32,420 --> 00:06:37,420 When the next episode is released, God willing.