WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:03.359 Pause. 00:00:03.359 --> 00:00:12.140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:00:12.140 --> 00:00:16.140 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.140 --> 00:00:19.940 I am one of the Companions. 00:00:19.940 --> 00:00:23.940 I was the muezzin of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:00:23.940 --> 00:00:26.059 I am from the Banu Jumah tribe. 00:00:26.059 --> 00:00:29.059 My brother, Unays, was killed on the day of Badr while he was a disbeliever. 00:00:29.059 --> 00:00:32.060 At that time, I was still a young boy. 00:00:32.060 --> 00:00:35.130 I embraced Islam on the day of the conquest of Makkah. 00:00:35.130 --> 00:00:37.130 I was sixteen years old. 00:00:37.130 --> 00:00:41.219 I was among those with the most resonant and pleasant voices. 00:00:41.219 --> 00:00:44.219 The Prophet, peace be upon him, commanded me. 00:00:44.219 --> 00:00:47.219 To perform the call to prayer (adhan) in Makkah. 00:00:47.219 --> 00:00:51.259 I was the first muezzin of the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram). 00:00:51.259 --> 00:00:53.259 I remained so until my death. 00:00:53.259 --> 00:00:56.259 The adhan remained with my children and my children’s children. 00:00:56.259 --> 00:00:58.259 For many years. 00:00:58.259 --> 00:01:03.090 I went out with a group from the Quraysh after the conquest of Makkah. 00:01:03.090 --> 00:01:06.090 When we were on the road, 00:01:06.090 --> 00:01:08.090 We caught sight of the Muslim army. 00:01:08.090 --> 00:01:11.090 They were returning from Hunayn. 00:01:11.090 --> 00:01:16.090 We heard the voice of the muezzin of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:01:16.090 --> 00:01:18.090 Calling to prayer. 00:01:18.090 --> 00:01:20.090 We stood there mocking them. 00:01:20.090 --> 00:01:25.090 I began to call out in a loud voice, ridiculing their muezzin. 00:01:25.090 --> 00:01:28.090 The Muslims heard my voice. 00:01:28.090 --> 00:01:31.090 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ordered, 00:01:31.090 --> 00:01:33.090 That we be brought to him. 00:01:33.090 --> 00:01:37.090 We were brought and stood before him. 00:01:37.090 --> 00:01:43.090 He asked, "Which of you is the one whose voice I heard raised in the adhan?" 00:01:43.090 --> 00:01:46.090 The group all pointed to me. 00:01:46.090 --> 00:01:47.090 And they spoke the truth. 00:01:47.090 --> 00:01:50.090 He let them all go but kept me detained. 00:01:50.090 --> 00:01:53.120 I feared for my life. 00:01:53.120 --> 00:01:57.120 He said to me, "Stand and call the adhan for prayer." 00:01:57.120 --> 00:01:59.120 I stood before him. 00:01:59.120 --> 00:02:04.120 There was nothing more hateful to me than the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:02:04.120 --> 00:02:07.219 Nor anything he commanded me to do. 00:02:07.219 --> 00:02:12.219 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, dictated the adhan to me himself. 00:02:12.219 --> 00:02:16.310 He taught it to me phrase by phrase. 00:02:16.310 --> 00:02:19.310 Then, when I finished the adhan, he called me. 00:02:19.310 --> 00:02:23.310 He gave me a pouch containing some silver. 00:02:23.310 --> 00:02:26.310 Then he placed his hand on my forehead. 00:02:26.310 --> 00:02:28.310 Then he passed it over my face. 00:02:28.310 --> 00:02:30.310 Then over my chest. 00:02:30.310 --> 00:02:35.310 Until the hand of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reached my navel. 00:02:35.310 --> 00:02:37.310 Then he said, 00:02:37.310 --> 00:02:41.310 "May Allah bless you and shower His blessings upon you." 00:02:41.310 --> 00:02:48.379 Every bit of hatred I had for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, left my heart. 00:02:48.379 --> 00:02:54.379 And it was all replaced by love for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:02:54.379 --> 00:02:57.379 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:02:57.379 --> 00:03:00.379 Command me to perform the adhan in Makkah." 00:03:00.379 --> 00:03:02.379 He replied, "I have already done so." 00:03:02.379 --> 00:03:06.379 So I went to 'Attab Ibn Asid, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:03:06.379 --> 00:03:08.379 Who was the governor of Makkah. 00:03:08.379 --> 00:03:13.379 I informed him of my affair with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:03:13.379 --> 00:03:15.379 He responded accordingly. 00:03:15.379 --> 00:03:19.379 From that moment on, I became the muezzin of the Sacred Mosque. 00:03:19.379 --> 00:03:21.379 Until I passed away. 00:03:22.379 --> 00:03:24.379 I did not migrate to Madinah, 00:03:24.379 --> 00:03:28.379 Because of my commitment to the adhan in the Sacred House of Allah. 00:03:28.379 --> 00:03:32.379 I never shaved the hair on my forehead, 00:03:32.379 --> 00:03:39.210 Because the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had wiped his hand over it. 00:03:39.210 --> 00:03:44.210 The Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, came to Makkah. 00:03:44.210 --> 00:03:46.210 When the time for prayer arrived, 00:03:46.210 --> 00:03:48.210 I stood and performed the adhan. 00:03:48.210 --> 00:03:51.210 When 'Umar heard my adhan, 00:03:51.210 --> 00:03:53.210 He summoned me and said, 00:03:53.210 --> 00:03:55.210 "How resonant your voice is! 00:03:55.210 --> 00:04:00.210 Do you not fear that your veins might burst from the intensity of your voice?" 00:04:00.210 --> 00:04:03.210 I said, "O Commander of the Faithful, 00:04:03.210 --> 00:04:05.210 You have come to us, 00:04:05.210 --> 00:04:08.400 And I wanted you to hear my voice." 00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:14.370 So, who am I? 00:04:14.370 --> 00:04:18.620 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:04:18.620 --> 00:04:22.620 We will pin the correct answer in the comments, 00:04:22.620 --> 00:04:24.620 When the next episode is released, 00:04:24.620 --> 00:04:26.620 If Allah wills.