1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Pause and reflect on the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:21,219 I am a Qurayshi female Companion. 4 00:00:21,219 --> 00:00:24,219 I embraced Islam in Makkah before the Hijrah. 5 00:00:24,219 --> 00:00:26,219 And I migrated to Madinah. 6 00:00:26,219 --> 00:00:30,350 I was among the most intelligent and virtuous of women. 7 00:00:30,350 --> 00:00:34,350 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to visit us. 8 00:00:34,350 --> 00:00:36,350 And he would take a midday nap at our home. 9 00:00:36,350 --> 00:00:40,350 I had set aside a special garment for him for this purpose. 10 00:00:40,350 --> 00:00:43,350 I kept this garment and the bedding. 11 00:00:43,350 --> 00:00:48,350 Upon which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to sleep. 12 00:00:48,350 --> 00:00:54,539 I was among the few who knew how to read and write during the Jahiliyyah. 13 00:00:54,539 --> 00:00:58,539 Furthermore, I was a physician and a practitioner of Ruqyah. 14 00:00:58,539 --> 00:01:03,609 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave me a house in Madinah. 15 00:01:03,609 --> 00:01:08,609 So that the house would become a center of learning for women. 16 00:01:08,609 --> 00:01:14,609 I taught the women of the Muslims there how to read, write, practice medicine, and perform Ruqyah. 17 00:01:14,609 --> 00:01:19,609 Thus, I am the first female teacher in Islam. 18 00:01:19,609 --> 00:01:22,640 Among those who studied under me was. 19 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,640 Hafsah bint Umar. 20 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,640 The wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 21 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:34,629 I used to go out with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, on his military expeditions. 22 00:01:34,629 --> 00:01:37,629 To treat the wounded. 23 00:01:37,629 --> 00:01:41,700 The Companions used to come to my house for medical treatment. 24 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:47,700 One day, a man from the Ansar was afflicted with a condition called 'al-namlah'. 25 00:01:47,700 --> 00:01:50,700 These are sores that appear on the sides of the body. 26 00:01:50,700 --> 00:01:55,700 It was named as such because the patient feels in the area of the sores. 27 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:59,700 As if an ant is walking on them and biting them. 28 00:01:59,700 --> 00:02:01,700 So they directed him to me. 29 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:04,700 He came to me and asked me to perform Ruqyah on him. 30 00:02:04,700 --> 00:02:06,700 I said to him: 31 00:02:06,700 --> 00:02:09,699 "By Allah, I have not performed Ruqyah on anyone since I embraced Islam." 32 00:02:09,699 --> 00:02:14,860 The man went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 33 00:02:14,860 --> 00:02:16,860 And informed him of what I had said. 34 00:02:16,860 --> 00:02:20,860 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, summoned me. 35 00:02:20,860 --> 00:02:22,860 And said: 36 00:02:23,860 --> 00:02:25,860 So I presented it to him. 37 00:02:25,860 --> 00:02:27,860 He said: 38 00:02:30,860 --> 00:02:33,860 "Just as you taught her writing." 39 00:02:33,860 --> 00:02:38,719 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to defer to my opinion. 40 00:02:38,719 --> 00:02:42,719 He cared for me and favored me over other women. 41 00:02:42,719 --> 00:02:44,719 And since that time: 42 00:02:44,719 --> 00:02:46,719 I came to him one day. 43 00:02:46,719 --> 00:02:49,719 And found 'Atikah bint Usayd at his door. 44 00:02:49,719 --> 00:02:52,719 We entered together to see him. 45 00:02:52,719 --> 00:02:54,719 We spoke for a while in his presence. 46 00:02:54,719 --> 00:02:56,719 He called for a mat. 47 00:02:56,719 --> 00:02:58,719 And gave it to me. 48 00:02:58,719 --> 00:03:00,719 Then he called for a lesser mat. 49 00:03:00,719 --> 00:03:02,719 And gave it to 'Atikah. 50 00:03:02,719 --> 00:03:04,780 'Atikah said: 51 00:03:04,780 --> 00:03:06,780 "May your hands be covered in dust, O Umar! 52 00:03:06,780 --> 00:03:08,780 I am earlier than her in Islam. 53 00:03:08,780 --> 00:03:11,780 And I am your cousin, unlike her. 54 00:03:11,780 --> 00:03:13,780 You sent for me. 55 00:03:13,780 --> 00:03:15,780 And she came to you of her own accord. 56 00:03:15,780 --> 00:03:19,780 Yet you give her something better than what you gave me." 57 00:03:19,780 --> 00:03:22,009 He said to her: 58 00:03:22,009 --> 00:03:25,009 "I had only set that one aside for you. 59 00:03:25,009 --> 00:03:27,039 But when you both gathered. 60 00:03:27,039 --> 00:03:30,039 I remembered that she is closer to the Messenger of Allah, 61 00:03:30,039 --> 00:03:33,039 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, than you are. 62 00:03:33,039 --> 00:03:35,039 So I gave her precedence over you." 63 00:03:35,039 --> 00:03:39,580 Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, arrived one day. 64 00:03:39,580 --> 00:03:40,580 For the Fajr prayer. 65 00:03:40,580 --> 00:03:43,580 Then he passed by me and said: 66 00:03:43,580 --> 00:03:45,580 "O Umm Sulayman, 67 00:03:45,580 --> 00:03:48,580 I did not see Sulayman at the morning prayer." 68 00:03:48,580 --> 00:03:50,580 I said to him: 69 00:03:50,580 --> 00:03:52,580 "He spent the night in prayer. 70 00:03:52,580 --> 00:03:54,580 And his eyes overcame him." 71 00:03:54,580 --> 00:03:56,620 Umar said: 72 00:03:56,620 --> 00:03:59,620 "For me to attend the morning prayer in congregation. 73 00:03:59,620 --> 00:04:03,620 Is more beloved to me than standing in prayer for the whole night." 74 00:04:03,620 --> 00:04:08,349 One day, I saw some young men walking with a slow, deliberate gait. 75 00:04:08,349 --> 00:04:10,349 And speaking softly. 76 00:04:10,349 --> 00:04:13,349 I said: "What is this?" 77 00:04:13,349 --> 00:04:16,350 They said: "We are ascetics." 78 00:04:16,350 --> 00:04:18,379 I said to them: 79 00:04:18,379 --> 00:04:22,379 "By Allah, when Umar spoke, he was heard. 80 00:04:22,379 --> 00:04:24,379 When he walked, he moved quickly. 81 00:04:24,379 --> 00:04:26,379 And when he struck, he caused pain. 82 00:04:26,379 --> 00:04:30,740 And he, by Allah, is the true ascetic." 83 00:04:30,740 --> 00:04:36,860 So, who am I? 84 00:04:36,860 --> 00:04:41,089 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 85 00:04:41,089 --> 00:04:45,089 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 86 00:04:45,089 --> 00:04:49,089 When the next episode is released, Allah willing.