1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Pause and identify the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:21,609 I am one of the noble Companions. 4 00:00:21,609 --> 00:00:27,609 I am the father of the keeper of the secret of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:27,609 --> 00:00:29,609 I am an ally of the Ansar. 6 00:00:29,609 --> 00:00:33,640 I shed blood among my people during the pre-Islamic era. 7 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,640 So I fled from them to Medina. 8 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,640 And I formed an alliance with the Banu 'Abd al-Ashhal. 9 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,700 I embraced Islam when I was a very old man. 10 00:00:41,700 --> 00:00:46,700 I witnessed the Battle of Uhud with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 11 00:00:46,700 --> 00:00:51,659 I did not witness the Battle of Badr with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 12 00:00:51,659 --> 00:00:54,659 Nothing prevented me from witnessing it, 13 00:00:54,659 --> 00:00:59,659 except that I had gone out with my son to the outskirts of Medina. 14 00:00:59,659 --> 00:01:03,659 The disbelievers of Quraysh intercepted us while we were on the road. 15 00:01:03,659 --> 00:01:08,659 They said, "You are heading to Muhammad." 16 00:01:08,659 --> 00:01:12,659 We replied, "We only intend to go to Medina." 17 00:01:12,659 --> 00:01:17,659 They made us swear by the covenant and pledge of Allah that we would return to Medina, 18 00:01:17,659 --> 00:01:19,659 and not fight alongside him. 19 00:01:19,659 --> 00:01:24,920 We came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and informed him. 20 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:29,920 He said, "Go back; we will fulfill our covenant with them, 21 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,590 and we will seek Allah's help against them." 22 00:01:33,590 --> 00:01:38,590 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, set out for the Battle of Uhud, 23 00:01:38,590 --> 00:01:42,590 he placed me and Thabit Ibn Waqsh, may Allah be pleased with him, 24 00:01:42,590 --> 00:01:45,590 in the fortress with the women and children, 25 00:01:45,590 --> 00:01:49,590 because we were two very old men unable to fight. 26 00:01:49,590 --> 00:01:52,590 When the battle began, 27 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:54,590 I said to my companion, 28 00:01:54,590 --> 00:01:55,590 "May you lose your father! 29 00:01:55,590 --> 00:01:57,590 What are we waiting for? 30 00:01:57,590 --> 00:02:02,590 By Allah, there is little of our lives left. 31 00:02:02,590 --> 00:02:06,590 We are but souls destined to die today or tomorrow. 32 00:02:06,590 --> 00:02:08,590 Shall we not take our swords, 33 00:02:08,590 --> 00:02:12,590 and join the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him? 34 00:02:12,590 --> 00:02:16,590 Perhaps Allah will grant us martyrdom alongside him." 35 00:02:16,590 --> 00:02:18,689 So we took our swords, 36 00:02:18,689 --> 00:02:22,689 and joined the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 37 00:02:22,689 --> 00:02:27,689 We entered among the Muslims while they were unaware of us. 38 00:02:27,689 --> 00:02:30,879 As for my companion, Thabit Ibn Waqsh, 39 00:02:30,879 --> 00:02:33,879 he was quickly killed by the polytheists. 40 00:02:33,879 --> 00:02:35,879 As for me, 41 00:02:35,879 --> 00:02:39,879 I was struck by the swords and spears of the Muslims, 42 00:02:39,879 --> 00:02:41,879 while they did not recognize me. 43 00:02:41,879 --> 00:02:44,879 My son shouted to them and said, 44 00:02:44,879 --> 00:02:47,879 "My father! It is my father!" 45 00:02:47,879 --> 00:02:51,879 But they did not realize it until after they had killed me. 46 00:02:51,879 --> 00:02:54,879 They said, "By Allah, we did not know him." 47 00:02:54,879 --> 00:02:56,879 And they spoke the truth. 48 00:02:56,879 --> 00:02:58,879 My son said, 49 00:02:58,879 --> 00:03:00,879 "May Allah forgive you, 50 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:03,879 for He is the Most Merciful of the merciful." 51 00:03:03,879 --> 00:03:06,979 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, wanted 52 00:03:06,979 --> 00:03:09,979 to give his blood money, 53 00:03:09,979 --> 00:03:11,979 but he did not accept it, 54 00:03:11,979 --> 00:03:14,979 and instead gave it as charity to the Muslims. 55 00:03:14,979 --> 00:03:20,039 This increased his standing and merit 56 00:03:20,039 --> 00:03:23,039 in the sight of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 57 00:03:23,039 --> 00:03:25,039 and he prayed for his well-being. 58 00:03:25,039 --> 00:03:27,199 So, who am I? 59 00:03:27,199 --> 00:03:35,389 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 60 00:03:35,389 --> 00:03:39,620 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 61 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:44,620 when the next episode is released, if Allah wills.