WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Pause. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:21.890 I am one of the female Companions. 00:00:21.890 --> 00:00:24.890 I am an Ansar woman from the Banu al-Najjar. 00:00:24.890 --> 00:00:27.890 I was among the first to embrace Islam. 00:00:27.890 --> 00:00:29.920 I am the paternal grandmother. 00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:31.920 I am the mother of seven men. 00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:36.920 All of them witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:40.920 Among them is my father, who killed Abu Jahl. 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:43.920 He was martyred in that same battle. 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:46.920 My supplications were always answered. 00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:54.009 I embraced Islam in Medina before the Prophet, peace be upon him, migrated there. 00:00:54.009 --> 00:00:57.009 I was a young girl at the time. 00:00:57.009 --> 00:01:02.100 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina, 00:01:02.100 --> 00:01:07.099 and stayed at the house of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:01:07.099 --> 00:01:10.099 I went out with the young girls of the Banu al-Najjar. 00:01:10.099 --> 00:01:15.099 We were overjoyed at his arrival, peace be upon him. 00:01:15.099 --> 00:01:17.170 We were chanting: 00:01:17.170 --> 00:01:20.170 "We are young girls from the Banu al-Najjar, 00:01:20.170 --> 00:01:24.170 How wonderful it is to have Muhammad as a neighbor!" 00:01:24.170 --> 00:01:28.329 The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied: 00:01:28.329 --> 00:01:31.329 "Allah knows that I truly love you all." 00:01:31.329 --> 00:01:37.420 The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to honor the Ansar and their children, 00:01:37.420 --> 00:01:43.310 giving them every care and attention. 00:01:43.310 --> 00:01:49.310 I belong to a family known for their noble deeds from the very first day they knew Islam. 00:01:49.310 --> 00:01:53.340 I participated with the Muslims in the Battle of Badr. 00:01:53.340 --> 00:01:59.340 I contributed effectively by providing water to the sick and treating the wounded. 00:01:59.340 --> 00:02:02.409 My six uncles also participated in Badr, 00:02:02.409 --> 00:02:05.409 where two of them were martyred. 00:02:05.409 --> 00:02:08.409 My father also witnessed Badr, 00:02:08.409 --> 00:02:11.409 where he killed Abu Jahl, 00:02:11.409 --> 00:02:15.409 and then fought until he was martyred, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:02:15.409 --> 00:02:21.409 We left the polytheists in grief and pain on the day of Badr. 00:02:21.409 --> 00:02:26.659 Later, I went out with the Prophet, peace be upon him, for the 'Umrah. 00:02:26.659 --> 00:02:30.659 I pledged allegiance to him at the Pledge of Ridwan under the tree. 00:02:30.659 --> 00:02:34.659 I accompanied him on his military expeditions along with the other women. 00:02:34.659 --> 00:02:39.659 We would provide water to the people, serve them, and tend to the wounded. 00:02:39.659 --> 00:02:44.659 We would transport the fallen and the wounded back to Medina. 00:02:44.659 --> 00:02:49.659 I was blessed with the attention and care of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:02:49.659 --> 00:02:54.750 He visited me on the morning of my wedding to honor me, 00:02:54.750 --> 00:03:00.750 and to teach the women what is good for them in this world and the Hereafter. 00:03:00.750 --> 00:03:06.750 I used to gift the Prophet, peace be upon him, the food he liked. 00:03:06.750 --> 00:03:14.909 He, peace be upon him, would eat at my home, accept my gift, and honor me. 00:03:14.909 --> 00:03:18.509 So, who am I? 00:03:18.509 --> 00:03:22.770 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:03:22.770 --> 00:03:30.770 We will pin the correct answer in the comments when the next episode is released, if Allah wills. 00:03:30.770 --> 00:03:35.770 The best of generations in their stance and example, 00:03:35.770 --> 00:03:40.770 Following the Messenger in all he strove for or said. 00:03:40.770 --> 00:03:45.770 They were here, watering the clouds of our lives, 00:03:45.770 --> 00:03:50.770 So how can their memory not be exalted among us? 00:03:50.770 --> 00:03:55.770 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:03:55.770 --> 00:04:00.770 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 00:04:00.770 --> 00:04:05.770 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:04:05.770 --> 00:04:11.770 And the world of humanity flourished with their grace.