1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Pause and reflect on the lives of the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures of our history. 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:21,609 I am one of the Mothers of the Believers. 4 00:00:21,609 --> 00:00:27,699 I am the cousin of the trustworthy Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 5 00:00:27,699 --> 00:00:31,699 My name was Barrah, and my kunyah was Umm Hakim. 6 00:00:31,699 --> 00:00:35,700 The Prophet, peace be upon him, changed my name. 7 00:00:35,700 --> 00:00:39,899 I was among the first of the female emigrants (Muhajirat). 8 00:00:39,899 --> 00:00:42,899 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, proposed to me. 9 00:00:42,899 --> 00:00:46,899 He proposed on behalf of his freedman, Zayd Ibn Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him. 10 00:00:46,899 --> 00:00:48,899 I refused. 11 00:00:48,899 --> 00:00:50,899 Then Allah the Exalted revealed His words: 12 00:00:50,899 --> 00:00:55,090 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 13 00:00:55,090 --> 00:00:59,090 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 14 00:00:59,090 --> 00:01:03,090 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 15 00:01:03,090 --> 00:01:07,090 "And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger 16 00:01:07,090 --> 00:01:11,090 has certainly strayed into clear error." 17 00:01:11,090 --> 00:01:15,409 I had no choice but to obey Allah and His Messenger. 18 00:01:15,409 --> 00:01:18,409 So I married Zayd. 19 00:01:18,409 --> 00:01:21,469 Later, Zayd divorced me. 20 00:01:21,469 --> 00:01:25,469 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, married me. 21 00:01:25,469 --> 00:01:27,469 By the command of Allah the Exalted. 22 00:01:27,469 --> 00:01:30,469 This was for a divine wisdom. 23 00:01:30,469 --> 00:01:36,500 It was intended to dismantle the pre-Islamic custom of adoption. 24 00:01:36,500 --> 00:01:40,500 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered into marriage with me. 25 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:43,629 Without a guardian or witnesses. 26 00:01:43,629 --> 00:01:47,629 I used to take pride in this over the other Mothers of the Believers. 27 00:01:47,629 --> 00:01:49,629 I would say to them: 28 00:01:49,629 --> 00:01:51,629 "Your families gave you in marriage, 29 00:01:51,629 --> 00:01:57,620 but Allah married me off from above the seven heavens." 30 00:01:57,620 --> 00:02:00,620 The Prophet, peace be upon him, described me. 31 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:02,620 As being 'awwah. 32 00:02:02,620 --> 00:02:05,659 Meaning, one who is humble and supplicates often. 33 00:02:05,659 --> 00:02:07,659 I loved giving charity. 34 00:02:07,659 --> 00:02:10,659 And showing kindness to the poor. 35 00:02:10,659 --> 00:02:12,659 I used to work with my own hands. 36 00:02:12,659 --> 00:02:14,659 And I would give charity from my own earnings. 37 00:02:14,659 --> 00:02:18,819 To the point that I became known as the Mother of the Poor. 38 00:02:18,819 --> 00:02:21,819 The Prophet, peace be upon him, once said. 39 00:02:21,819 --> 00:02:23,819 One day to his wives: 40 00:02:23,819 --> 00:02:26,819 "The first of you to join me 41 00:02:26,819 --> 00:02:28,819 is the one with the longest hand." 42 00:02:28,819 --> 00:02:32,879 After he passed away, we used to stretch our hands against the wall. 43 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:35,879 To see whose hand was the longest. 44 00:02:35,879 --> 00:02:37,879 My hand was actually short. 45 00:02:37,879 --> 00:02:44,879 Yet, I was the first of his wives to join the Prophet, peace be upon him. 46 00:02:44,879 --> 00:02:47,879 Then the people realized that what was meant 47 00:02:47,879 --> 00:02:52,879 was the one with the longest hand in terms of charity, generosity, and good deeds. 48 00:02:52,879 --> 00:02:56,939 My love for charity reached such a point 49 00:02:56,939 --> 00:02:59,939 that I said when death approached me: 50 00:02:59,939 --> 00:03:02,939 "I have already prepared my shroud. 51 00:03:02,939 --> 00:03:06,939 If 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, sends me a shroud, 52 00:03:06,939 --> 00:03:09,939 then give one of them away in charity. 53 00:03:09,939 --> 00:03:13,939 And if you are able, when you lower me into my grave, 54 00:03:13,939 --> 00:03:16,939 to give the ties of my shroud in charity, 55 00:03:16,939 --> 00:03:18,939 then do so." 56 00:03:18,939 --> 00:03:21,129 So, who am I? 57 00:03:31,539 --> 00:03:34,539 The correct answer will be in the comments. 58 00:03:34,539 --> 00:03:39,539 Upon the release of the next episode, insha'Allah.