WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Stop. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most eminent among them. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 Solve this riddle: Who am I? 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:25.820 I am one of the senior Companions, known for my courage and cunning. 00:00:25.820 --> 00:00:30.820 I embraced Islam after the Battle of the Trench and witnessed the Pledge of Ridwan. 00:00:30.820 --> 00:00:38.689 I was the personal bodyguard of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, on the day of Hudaybiyyah. 00:00:38.689 --> 00:00:46.689 The reason for my conversion was that a group from the tribe of Banu Malik decided to visit the Muqawqis, the King of Egypt. 00:00:46.689 --> 00:00:51.689 They intended to present him with gifts to receive some wealth in return. 00:00:51.689 --> 00:00:57.689 I decided to join them, hoping to gain something from him myself. 00:00:57.689 --> 00:01:01.689 I traveled with them until we reached him. 00:01:01.689 --> 00:01:09.689 He looked at the leader of the Banu Malik group, brought him close, sat him beside him, and asked him questions. 00:01:09.689 --> 00:01:17.689 He asked, "Are you all from Banu Malik?" He replied, "Yes, except for one man," and pointed to me. 00:01:17.689 --> 00:01:24.780 I was the least significant of the group to him, yet he was pleased with their gifts and gave them rewards. 00:01:24.780 --> 00:01:30.780 He gave me only a trivial amount, not worth mentioning, and we left his presence. 00:01:30.780 --> 00:01:40.040 My companions went to the market to buy gifts for their families, and none of them offered to help me. 00:01:40.040 --> 00:01:48.390 They left with wine and began drinking, so I resolved to kill them. 00:01:48.390 --> 00:01:57.390 I feigned illness, wrapped my head, and said, "I have no need for drink, but I will serve you." 00:01:57.390 --> 00:02:04.390 They did not suspect anything, so I began serving them, filling their cups one after another. 00:02:04.390 --> 00:02:09.389 They drank without realizing until they fell asleep, intoxicated. 00:02:09.389 --> 00:02:13.389 I pounced on them and killed them all. 00:02:13.389 --> 00:02:18.389 There were thirteen men, and I took what they had with them. 00:02:18.389 --> 00:02:22.550 I could not return to my people after what I had done. 00:02:22.550 --> 00:02:27.680 So I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in Medina. 00:02:27.680 --> 00:02:31.680 I found him sitting in the mosque with his Companions. 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:35.680 I greeted him and informed him of what I had done. 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:39.680 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:42.680 "As for your Islam, we accept it." 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:45.680 "But we will not take any of their wealth." 00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:50.680 "For this was treachery, and there is no good in treachery." 00:02:50.680 --> 00:02:53.780 I was devastated and said: 00:02:53.780 --> 00:02:57.780 "I only killed them while I was still following the religion of my people." 00:02:57.780 --> 00:03:00.780 "I have only just embraced Islam." 00:03:00.780 --> 00:03:03.780 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:03:03.780 --> 00:03:07.780 "Indeed, Islam wipes away what came before it." 00:03:07.780 --> 00:03:11.159 My uncle, 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud, paid: 00:03:11.159 --> 00:03:15.310 The blood money for those people. 00:03:15.310 --> 00:03:17.310 I was one of the most cunning of the Arabs. 00:03:17.310 --> 00:03:19.310 And I never fell into a situation: 00:03:19.310 --> 00:03:22.310 But that I found a way out of it. 00:03:22.310 --> 00:03:26.379 Among these instances is when 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:03:26.379 --> 00:03:28.379 Appointed me as governor of Bahrain. 00:03:28.379 --> 00:03:31.379 The people there disliked me, so 'Umar dismissed me. 00:03:31.379 --> 00:03:34.379 They feared he would send me back to them. 00:03:34.379 --> 00:03:37.379 So their leader from the Ansar said: 00:03:37.379 --> 00:03:40.379 "If you do what I command you:" 00:03:40.379 --> 00:03:43.379 "He will not send him back to us." 00:03:43.379 --> 00:03:45.379 They said, "We will do it." 00:03:45.379 --> 00:03:47.379 "What do you command us?" 00:03:47.379 --> 00:03:50.379 He said, "Collect one hundred thousand dirhams." 00:03:50.379 --> 00:03:53.379 "So that I may take it to 'Umar." 00:03:53.379 --> 00:03:55.379 "And say to him:" 00:03:55.379 --> 00:03:58.379 "The governor you appointed over us:" 00:03:58.379 --> 00:04:00.379 "Betrayed the trust." 00:04:00.379 --> 00:04:04.379 "And paid me this amount from the public treasury." 00:04:04.379 --> 00:04:06.469 They collected one hundred thousand for him. 00:04:06.469 --> 00:04:08.469 He came to 'Umar. 00:04:08.469 --> 00:04:10.500 And told him that. 00:04:10.500 --> 00:04:13.500 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, summoned me. 00:04:13.500 --> 00:04:14.500 And asked me. 00:04:14.500 --> 00:04:16.500 I said: 00:04:16.500 --> 00:04:19.500 "You lie, by Allah, O Commander of the Faithful!" 00:04:19.500 --> 00:04:22.500 "It was actually two hundred thousand." 00:04:22.500 --> 00:04:23.500 He asked: 00:04:23.500 --> 00:04:26.500 "What drove you to do this?" 00:04:26.500 --> 00:04:27.500 I said: 00:04:27.500 --> 00:04:29.500 "Family obligations and need." 00:04:29.500 --> 00:04:30.500 "And now:" 00:04:30.500 --> 00:04:33.600 "Let them return it to the public treasury." 00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:35.600 'Umar then said to the man: 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:37.600 "What do you say?" 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:38.600 He said: 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:39.600 "No." 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:41.600 "By Allah, I will tell you the truth." 00:04:41.600 --> 00:04:45.600 "By Allah, he did not pay me a little or a lot." 00:04:45.600 --> 00:04:47.600 "It was merely a ruse." 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:50.600 "So that he would not return to us." 00:04:50.600 --> 00:04:53.790 'Umar looked at me and said: 00:04:53.790 --> 00:04:56.819 "What did you intend by this action of yours?" 00:04:56.819 --> 00:04:57.819 I said: 00:04:57.819 --> 00:04:59.819 "The wicked man lied about me." 00:04:59.819 --> 00:05:02.819 "So I wanted to disgrace him." 00:05:02.819 --> 00:05:05.269 So, who am I? 00:05:05.269 --> 00:05:10.459 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:05:10.459 --> 00:05:14.680 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 00:05:14.680 --> 00:05:17.680 Upon the release of the next episode. 00:05:17.680 --> 00:05:19.680 If Allah wills. 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:25.060 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 00:05:25.060 --> 00:05:30.060 They followed the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 00:05:30.060 --> 00:05:35.060 They were here, watering the clouds of our lives. 00:05:35.060 --> 00:05:40.060 Though they have passed, their memory remains exalted among us. 00:05:40.060 --> 00:05:45.060 They departed and left a question in our conscience. 00:05:45.060 --> 00:05:50.060 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 00:05:50.060 --> 00:05:55.060 They filled life with pride through their deeds. 00:05:55.060 --> 00:06:00.060 And the world of humanity flourished through them.