1 00:00:00,530 --> 00:00:08,529 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 2 00:00:12,619 --> 00:00:18,670 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:18,670 --> 00:00:22,670 I am a Coptic Companion from Egypt. 4 00:00:22,670 --> 00:00:27,739 I was a servant to al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with him. 5 00:00:27,739 --> 00:00:31,739 He gifted me to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 6 00:00:31,739 --> 00:00:37,740 The Prophet set me free when I brought him the glad tidings of al-'Abbas's conversion to Islam. 7 00:00:37,740 --> 00:00:42,799 Thus, I became a freedman of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 8 00:00:42,799 --> 00:00:45,990 I embraced Islam before the Battle of Badr. 9 00:00:45,990 --> 00:00:49,990 Islam had already entered our household. 10 00:00:49,990 --> 00:00:51,990 Al-'Abbas embraced Islam. 11 00:00:51,990 --> 00:00:54,990 His wife, Umm al-Fadl, embraced Islam. 12 00:00:54,990 --> 00:00:55,990 And I embraced Islam. 13 00:00:55,990 --> 00:00:59,020 Al-'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, 14 00:00:59,020 --> 00:01:02,020 feared his people and disliked opposing them. 15 00:01:02,020 --> 00:01:05,019 So he kept his Islam secret. 16 00:01:05,019 --> 00:01:10,019 He was a man of great wealth, distributed among his people. 17 00:01:10,019 --> 00:01:13,790 Abu Lahab, the enemy of Allah, 18 00:01:13,790 --> 00:01:16,790 had stayed behind from the Battle of Badr. 19 00:01:16,790 --> 00:01:20,890 When news arrived of the defeat of the Quraysh at Badr, 20 00:01:20,890 --> 00:01:23,890 Allah humiliated and disgraced him. 21 00:01:23,890 --> 00:01:26,209 I used to craft arrows, 22 00:01:26,209 --> 00:01:29,209 carving them in the chamber of Zamzam. 23 00:01:29,209 --> 00:01:34,340 By Allah, I was sitting there carving my arrows, 24 00:01:34,340 --> 00:01:37,340 with Umm al-Fadl sitting beside me, 25 00:01:37,340 --> 00:01:40,340 and we were gladdened by the news. 26 00:01:40,340 --> 00:01:42,400 Suddenly, Abu Lahab approached, 27 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,400 dragging his feet in misery, 28 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,400 until he sat against the wall of the chamber, 29 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,400 with his back to my back. 30 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,430 While he was sitting there, 31 00:01:53,430 --> 00:01:56,430 Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith arrived. 32 00:01:56,430 --> 00:01:58,430 Abu Lahab said, 33 00:01:58,430 --> 00:02:01,430 "Come here, son of my brother; 34 00:02:01,430 --> 00:02:03,430 by my life, you have the news." 35 00:02:03,430 --> 00:02:05,459 He sat down beside him. 36 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:06,459 He asked, 37 00:02:06,459 --> 00:02:08,460 "O son of my brother, 38 00:02:08,460 --> 00:02:11,460 tell me how the people fared." 39 00:02:11,460 --> 00:02:12,460 He replied, 40 00:02:12,460 --> 00:02:13,460 "Nothing happened; 41 00:02:13,460 --> 00:02:17,460 by Allah, we simply met the people, 42 00:02:17,460 --> 00:02:19,460 and we turned our backs to them, 43 00:02:19,460 --> 00:02:22,460 and they killed us as they pleased, 44 00:02:22,460 --> 00:02:25,460 and they took us captive as they pleased. 45 00:02:25,460 --> 00:02:27,460 And by Allah, despite that, 46 00:02:27,460 --> 00:02:29,460 I do not blame our people. 47 00:02:29,460 --> 00:02:31,460 We encountered white men 48 00:02:31,460 --> 00:02:33,460 on piebald horses, 49 00:02:33,460 --> 00:02:35,460 between the heaven and the earth. 50 00:02:35,460 --> 00:02:39,460 By Allah, nothing could stand against them." 51 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:42,560 I lifted the curtain of the chamber with my hand 52 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:43,560 and said, 53 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,560 "By Allah, those were the angels." 54 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,659 Abu Lahab raised his hand 55 00:02:48,659 --> 00:02:51,659 and struck my face a severe blow. 56 00:02:51,659 --> 00:02:53,659 I grappled with him, 57 00:02:53,659 --> 00:02:54,659 and he picked me up 58 00:02:54,659 --> 00:02:56,659 and threw me to the ground. 59 00:02:56,659 --> 00:02:59,659 Then he knelt upon me, striking me. 60 00:02:59,659 --> 00:03:01,659 I was a weak man. 61 00:03:01,659 --> 00:03:03,659 Umm al-Fadl stood up, 62 00:03:03,659 --> 00:03:06,659 went to a pillar of the chamber, 63 00:03:06,659 --> 00:03:09,659 took it, and struck him with it a blow 64 00:03:09,659 --> 00:03:11,659 that gashed his head 65 00:03:11,659 --> 00:03:13,659 a terrible wound. 66 00:03:13,659 --> 00:03:14,659 She said, 67 00:03:14,659 --> 00:03:18,659 "Do you treat him as weak because his master is away?" 68 00:03:18,659 --> 00:03:21,750 He stood up and left, humiliated. 69 00:03:21,750 --> 00:03:24,750 By Allah, he lived only seven nights 70 00:03:24,750 --> 00:03:28,750 before Allah struck him with the plague-sore that killed him. 71 00:03:28,750 --> 00:03:33,909 His sons left him for two or three nights without burying him, 72 00:03:33,909 --> 00:03:36,909 until he began to rot in his house. 73 00:03:36,909 --> 00:03:42,000 The Quraysh feared the plague-sore and its contagion 74 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,000 just as people fear the plague. 75 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,000 Finally, a man from Quraysh said to them, 76 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,000 "Woe to you! Are you not ashamed? 77 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Your father is rotting in his house, 78 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,000 and you do not bury him?" 79 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,000 They said, 80 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,000 "We fear this plague-sore." 81 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,099 He said, 82 00:04:02,099 --> 00:04:05,099 "Come, I will help you." 83 00:04:05,099 --> 00:04:09,159 They did not wash him, but merely splashed water 84 00:04:09,159 --> 00:04:12,159 upon him from a distance, not touching him. 85 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:15,219 Then they carried him on his bed, 86 00:04:15,219 --> 00:04:19,220 and buried him at the high part of Makkah against a wall, 87 00:04:19,220 --> 00:04:23,220 and threw stones over him until they covered him. 88 00:04:23,220 --> 00:04:26,959 Later, I migrated to Madinah. 89 00:04:26,959 --> 00:04:31,959 I witnessed the battles with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 90 00:04:31,959 --> 00:04:34,959 I asked his permission to take from the charity (zakat). 91 00:04:34,959 --> 00:04:35,959 He said, 92 00:04:35,959 --> 00:04:39,959 "The freedman of a people is one of them, 93 00:04:39,959 --> 00:04:42,959 and charity is not lawful for us." 94 00:04:42,959 --> 00:04:45,149 So, who am I? 95 00:04:54,759 --> 00:04:58,240 A freedman who, when he strives, is protected. 96 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,819 They were here, watering the life of the Ummah. 97 00:05:01,819 --> 00:05:02,819 The answer: 98 00:05:02,819 --> 00:05:04,819 Abu Rafi' 99 00:05:04,819 --> 00:05:08,819 the freedman of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 100 00:05:08,819 --> 00:05:13,819 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 101 00:05:13,819 --> 00:05:18,819 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 102 00:05:18,819 --> 00:05:23,819 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 103 00:05:23,819 --> 00:05:28,819 and the world of humanity was adorned by them. 104 00:05:28,819 --> 00:05:43,480 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 105 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:48,949 The best of generations, their concepts are clear. 106 00:05:48,949 --> 00:05:55,290 A new challenge: Who am I? 107 00:05:55,290 --> 00:06:00,290 I am a Companion, a leader among the leaders of the Ansar. 108 00:06:00,290 --> 00:06:02,290 My father was the leader of the Khazraj. 109 00:06:02,290 --> 00:06:07,290 Our house was among the most noble and ancient of the Arab houses. 110 00:06:07,290 --> 00:06:11,319 According to the custom of the wealthy and generous Arabs of that time, 111 00:06:11,319 --> 00:06:15,319 we had a crier who stood on a high place 112 00:06:15,319 --> 00:06:19,319 and called the guests to their food by day, 113 00:06:19,319 --> 00:06:24,319 and lit a fire to guide the wandering stranger by night. 114 00:06:24,319 --> 00:06:26,319 People used to say, 115 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:32,319 "Whoever loves fat and meat, let him come to the house of Dulaym ibn Harithah." 116 00:06:32,319 --> 00:06:36,670 There was no beard or hair on my face. 117 00:06:36,670 --> 00:06:39,670 The Ansar used to say, 118 00:06:39,670 --> 00:06:43,670 "We wish we could buy you a beard with our wealth." 119 00:06:43,670 --> 00:06:47,670 Despite that, I was one of the shrewdest of the Arabs, 120 00:06:47,670 --> 00:06:51,670 known for my cunning, skill, and intelligence. 121 00:06:51,670 --> 00:06:53,670 Were it not for Islam, 122 00:06:53,670 --> 00:06:57,670 I would have devised a scheme that the Arabs could not withstand. 123 00:06:57,670 --> 00:07:02,699 I served the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 124 00:07:02,699 --> 00:07:07,699 and I held a position with him like that of a chief of police to a prince. 125 00:07:07,699 --> 00:07:10,699 I carried his banner in some of the battles, 126 00:07:10,699 --> 00:07:13,699 and he appointed me over the collection of charity. 127 00:07:13,699 --> 00:07:17,790 When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent 128 00:07:17,790 --> 00:07:19,790 Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, 129 00:07:19,790 --> 00:07:23,790 with three hundred of the Muhajirun and the Ansar, 130 00:07:23,790 --> 00:07:25,790 I was with them. 131 00:07:25,790 --> 00:07:28,790 We suffered great hardship, 132 00:07:28,790 --> 00:07:31,819 so I slaughtered nine camels for them, 133 00:07:31,819 --> 00:07:35,819 until we found a whale on the seashore, 134 00:07:35,819 --> 00:07:37,819 and we ate from it for a month 135 00:07:37,819 --> 00:07:40,819 until our strength returned. 136 00:07:40,819 --> 00:07:46,949 I used to feed the people on my travels with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 137 00:07:46,949 --> 00:07:49,949 When I ran out of supplies, 138 00:07:49,949 --> 00:07:52,949 I would go into debt to feed them. 139 00:07:52,949 --> 00:07:55,949 I would call out every day, 140 00:07:55,949 --> 00:07:58,949 "Come to the meat and the tharid (broth-soaked bread)!" 141 00:07:58,949 --> 00:08:02,910 An old woman came to me and said, 142 00:08:02,910 --> 00:08:07,910 "I complain to you of the lack of rats in my house." 143 00:08:07,910 --> 00:08:11,910 I said, "How beautiful is this metaphor!" 144 00:08:11,910 --> 00:08:14,910 "Fill her house with bread and meat, 145 00:08:14,910 --> 00:08:16,910 and ghee and dates." 146 00:08:16,910 --> 00:08:21,199 I had sold a piece of land of mine for ninety thousand. 147 00:08:21,199 --> 00:08:23,199 I came to Madinah, 148 00:08:23,199 --> 00:08:26,199 and I ordered the crier to call out, 149 00:08:26,199 --> 00:08:29,199 "Whoever wants a loan, let him come." 150 00:08:29,199 --> 00:08:32,200 I lent fifty thousand from it, 151 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,200 and spent the rest. 152 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,259 Then I fell ill after that, 153 00:08:37,259 --> 00:08:39,259 and few came to visit me. 154 00:08:39,259 --> 00:08:41,259 I said to my wife, 155 00:08:41,259 --> 00:08:46,259 "I see that few have visited me in this illness of mine, 156 00:08:46,259 --> 00:08:48,259 and I believe that is 157 00:08:48,259 --> 00:08:51,259 because of the money people owe me." 158 00:08:51,259 --> 00:08:54,419 So I ordered the crier to call out, 159 00:08:54,419 --> 00:08:59,419 "Whoever owes us a debt, it is forgiven." 160 00:08:59,419 --> 00:09:05,519 By evening, the threshold of my door was broken from the number of visitors. 161 00:09:05,519 --> 00:09:07,649 So, who am I? 162 00:09:07,649 --> 00:09:15,330 The best of those who stand and set an example. 163 00:09:15,330 --> 00:09:20,330 He followed the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 164 00:09:20,330 --> 00:09:25,330 They were here, watering the unseen of our lives. 165 00:09:25,330 --> 00:09:26,330 The answer: 166 00:09:26,330 --> 00:09:30,330 Qays ibn Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah, may Allah be pleased with them both. 167 00:09:30,330 --> 00:09:35,330 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 168 00:09:35,330 --> 00:09:41,330 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 169 00:09:41,330 --> 00:09:46,330 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 170 00:09:46,330 --> 00:09:51,330 and the world of humanity was adorned by them. 171 00:09:51,330 --> 00:10:01,340 Pause 172 00:10:01,340 --> 00:10:05,340 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 173 00:10:05,340 --> 00:10:10,100 The best of the villages, standing and as an example. 174 00:10:10,100 --> 00:10:14,100 A new challenge: Who am I? 175 00:10:14,100 --> 00:10:21,409 I am one of the Companions, a leader among the leaders of Quraysh, 176 00:10:21,409 --> 00:10:24,500 and one of their notables. 177 00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:26,500 I am the leader of the Banu Jumah. 178 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:30,730 I used the divining arrows in the pre-Islamic era. 179 00:10:30,730 --> 00:10:36,730 My father was killed on the day of Badr at the hands of Bilal ibn Rabah, may Allah be pleased with him. 180 00:10:36,730 --> 00:10:41,860 So I inherited from him a hatred of Islam and hostility toward the Muslims. 181 00:10:41,860 --> 00:10:46,500 My conversion to Islam was delayed until after the conquest of Makkah. 182 00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:51,500 I was fiercely hostile to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 183 00:10:51,500 --> 00:10:55,559 to the point that I plotted an attempt to assassinate him. 184 00:10:55,559 --> 00:11:00,559 This attempt was between me and my cousin, 'Umayr ibn Wahb, 185 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:04,559 and no one else knew about it. 186 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:09,559 In it, I pledged to him that I would bear the expenses of his family 187 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,559 and pay off his debts 188 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:17,559 in exchange for him killing the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 189 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,559 However, the attempt failed 190 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:23,559 when 'Umayr ibn Wahb embraced Islam 191 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:27,559 after the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, told him 192 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:32,360 what had transpired between me and him in the Hijr of the Ka'bah. 193 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,360 After the conquest of Makkah, 194 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:39,360 I feared for my life from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 195 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,360 so I fled toward the sea. 196 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:47,360 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent me a guarantee of safety, 197 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:51,519 granting me four months to consider my situation. 198 00:11:51,519 --> 00:11:56,519 Then he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, went out to the Battle of Hunayn, 199 00:11:56,519 --> 00:12:01,519 He sent for me to borrow some weaponry I had in my possession. 200 00:12:01,519 --> 00:12:04,519 I asked, "Is this willingly or by force?" 201 00:12:04,519 --> 00:12:09,620 He replied, "No, rather willingly," so I lent it to him. 202 00:12:09,620 --> 00:12:13,620 Then I went out with him and witnessed the battles of Hunayn and al-Ta'if, 203 00:12:13,620 --> 00:12:16,809 while I was still in a state of disbelief. 204 00:12:16,809 --> 00:12:19,809 After the battle ended and the spoils were gathered, 205 00:12:19,809 --> 00:12:23,809 I began to gaze at a valley filled with livestock. 206 00:12:23,809 --> 00:12:25,809 I stared at it intently, 207 00:12:25,809 --> 00:12:29,809 knowing full well that none of it belonged to me, 208 00:12:29,809 --> 00:12:32,809 because I was still in a state of disbelief. 209 00:12:32,809 --> 00:12:38,000 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was watching me from afar. 210 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,000 Then he came to me and said, 211 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,000 "Does this please you?" 212 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,000 I said, "Yes." 213 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,320 He said, "It is yours." 214 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:53,320 I said, "No one could be so generous as to give this away, 215 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,639 except for a Prophet." 216 00:12:55,639 --> 00:12:58,639 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 217 00:12:58,639 --> 00:13:02,700 and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. 218 00:13:02,700 --> 00:13:07,700 By Allah, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, kept giving to me, 219 00:13:07,700 --> 00:13:09,700 and giving to me, 220 00:13:09,700 --> 00:13:12,769 even though he was the person I hated most. 221 00:13:12,769 --> 00:13:17,769 He did not cease giving until he became the person I loved most. 222 00:13:17,769 --> 00:13:22,820 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wanted 223 00:13:22,820 --> 00:13:26,820 to return the weapons he had borrowed from me, 224 00:13:26,820 --> 00:13:29,820 he found that some of them had been damaged. 225 00:13:29,820 --> 00:13:33,820 He said to me, "If you wish, I will compensate you for it." 226 00:13:33,820 --> 00:13:35,919 I said, "No, 227 00:13:35,919 --> 00:13:39,919 rather, I desire Islam more than that." 228 00:13:39,919 --> 00:13:42,080 So, who am I? 229 00:13:52,149 --> 00:14:00,690 The answer: 230 00:14:00,690 --> 00:14:04,690 Safwan Ibn Umayyah, may Allah be pleased with him. 231 00:14:04,690 --> 00:14:09,820 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 232 00:14:09,820 --> 00:14:14,820 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 233 00:14:14,820 --> 00:14:19,820 They filled life with glorious deeds, 234 00:14:19,820 --> 00:14:25,820 and the world of humanity flourished with their grace. 235 00:14:25,820 --> 00:14:35,539 Stop, 236 00:14:35,539 --> 00:14:39,539 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 237 00:14:39,539 --> 00:14:44,539 The best of generations in stance and example. 238 00:14:44,539 --> 00:14:48,539 A new challenge: Who am I? 239 00:14:48,539 --> 00:14:54,100 I am one of the scholars among the Companions. 240 00:14:54,100 --> 00:14:56,100 I embraced Islam while I was young, 241 00:14:56,100 --> 00:14:59,100 and I was among the allies of the Ansar. 242 00:14:59,100 --> 00:15:03,259 My mother brought me to Medina after my father died, 243 00:15:03,259 --> 00:15:06,259 and she married a man from the Ansar. 244 00:15:06,259 --> 00:15:11,259 I was raised under his care until I became a young boy. 245 00:15:11,259 --> 00:15:16,289 I used to attend the gatherings of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 246 00:15:16,289 --> 00:15:19,289 and I memorized much knowledge from him. 247 00:15:19,289 --> 00:15:22,289 Nothing prevented me from speaking, 248 00:15:22,289 --> 00:15:27,289 except that there were men present who were older than me. 249 00:15:27,289 --> 00:15:31,759 When the Battle of Uhud took place, 250 00:15:31,759 --> 00:15:35,759 I wanted to participate with the Muslims in the battle, 251 00:15:35,759 --> 00:15:40,759 but the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, turned me away due to my young age. 252 00:15:40,759 --> 00:15:44,759 Yet he permitted Rafi' Ibn Khadij, may Allah be pleased with him. 253 00:15:44,759 --> 00:15:47,820 So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 254 00:15:47,820 --> 00:15:50,820 you permitted him but turned me away, 255 00:15:50,820 --> 00:15:53,820 and if I were to wrestle him, I would pin him down." 256 00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:56,919 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 257 00:15:56,919 --> 00:15:59,919 "Come here, wrestle him." 258 00:15:59,919 --> 00:16:02,919 I wrestled him and pinned him down, 259 00:16:02,919 --> 00:16:07,690 so the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, permitted me. 260 00:16:07,690 --> 00:16:11,690 I was the governor of Basra during the Umayyad era, 261 00:16:11,690 --> 00:16:15,690 and in my governorship, I was severe against the Khawarij. 262 00:16:15,690 --> 00:16:19,690 If they brought me one of them, I would execute him, 263 00:16:19,690 --> 00:16:24,690 and I would say, "The worst of those killed under the canopy of the sky; 264 00:16:24,690 --> 00:16:29,690 they declare Muslims to be disbelievers and shed blood." 265 00:16:29,690 --> 00:16:40,710 So, who am I? 266 00:16:40,710 --> 00:16:47,789 He followed the Messenger when he strove, or they were giving water. 267 00:16:47,789 --> 00:16:55,190 The answer: Samurah Ibn Jundub, may Allah be pleased with him. 268 00:16:55,190 --> 00:17:00,220 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 269 00:17:00,220 --> 00:17:05,220 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 270 00:17:05,220 --> 00:17:11,220 They filled life with glorious deeds, 271 00:17:11,220 --> 00:17:16,220 and the world of humanity flourished with their grace. 272 00:17:16,220 --> 00:17:27,730 Stop and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 273 00:17:27,730 --> 00:17:31,920 The best of generations in stance and example. 274 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:35,920 A new challenge: Who am I? 275 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:42,450 I am one of the Companions from the people of Mecca. 276 00:17:42,450 --> 00:17:45,509 I embraced Islam and was among the oppressed. 277 00:17:45,509 --> 00:17:48,509 I was unable to migrate. 278 00:17:48,509 --> 00:17:53,539 After the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, I was able to escape from the hands of the polytheists, 279 00:17:53,539 --> 00:17:56,539 and I arrived in Medina. 280 00:17:56,539 --> 00:18:00,539 The Quraysh requested of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 281 00:18:00,539 --> 00:18:02,539 that he return me to them, 282 00:18:02,539 --> 00:18:06,539 for he had made a treaty with them that he would return to them 283 00:18:06,539 --> 00:18:09,539 anyone who came to him from them as a Muslim. 284 00:18:09,539 --> 00:18:12,539 They sent two men in pursuit of me. 285 00:18:12,539 --> 00:18:16,640 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, summoned me 286 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:18,640 and said to me, 287 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:23,640 "These people have made a treaty with us on the terms you know, 288 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,640 and we do not betray our trust. 289 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,700 So return to your people." 290 00:18:28,700 --> 00:18:31,700 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 291 00:18:31,700 --> 00:18:36,700 will you return me to the polytheists so they may persecute me for my religion?" 292 00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:39,700 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 293 00:18:39,700 --> 00:18:41,700 "Be patient and seek reward from Allah, 294 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:46,700 for Allah will grant you and those with you among the oppressed believers 295 00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:48,700 relief and a way out." 296 00:18:48,700 --> 00:18:51,440 So I went out with the two men, 297 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,440 until we reached Dhu al-Hulayfah. 298 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,440 We sat by a wall, 299 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,440 and I said to one of them, 300 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,440 "Is your sword sharp?" 301 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,440 He said, "Yes." 302 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,440 I said, "Let me look at it." 303 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,440 He replied, "If you wish." 304 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,440 I took his sword, 305 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,440 and struck his neck with it. 306 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,569 When his companion saw that, he shouted 307 00:19:16,569 --> 00:19:19,569 and fled toward Medina. 308 00:19:19,569 --> 00:19:22,569 He approached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 309 00:19:22,569 --> 00:19:25,569 while he was sitting in the mosque, 310 00:19:25,569 --> 00:19:27,569 and said, 311 00:19:27,569 --> 00:19:29,569 "Your companion killed my companion, 312 00:19:29,569 --> 00:19:32,599 and by Allah, he will kill me too." 313 00:19:32,599 --> 00:19:34,599 He had not finished speaking 314 00:19:34,599 --> 00:19:38,599 before I appeared before them, wearing the sword. 315 00:19:38,599 --> 00:19:39,599 I said, 316 00:19:39,599 --> 00:19:41,599 "O Messenger of Allah, 317 00:19:41,599 --> 00:19:43,599 your obligation has been fulfilled; 318 00:19:43,599 --> 00:19:45,599 I have defended myself." 319 00:19:45,599 --> 00:19:48,660 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 320 00:19:48,660 --> 00:19:50,660 "Woe to his mother, 321 00:19:50,660 --> 00:19:52,660 a kindle of war! 322 00:19:52,660 --> 00:19:54,660 If only he had men with him." 323 00:19:54,660 --> 00:19:59,359 So I left until I settled in al-'Is, 324 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:03,359 which was the route for the people of Mecca to the Levant. 325 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:07,359 The Muslims who were in Mecca heard of me, 326 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,359 and they joined me, 327 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:13,359 until we became a band of Muslims, 328 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:17,359 nearly sixty or seventy men. 329 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,359 We would not capture a man from Quraysh 330 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,359 but that we killed him, 331 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,359 and no caravan of theirs would pass by us 332 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,359 but that we seized it. 333 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:32,420 Eventually, Quraysh wrote to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 334 00:20:32,420 --> 00:20:35,420 asking him to accept us into his care, 335 00:20:35,420 --> 00:20:38,420 for they had no need of us. 336 00:20:38,420 --> 00:20:42,680 So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wrote to me 337 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,680 to come to him with those who were with me. 338 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:47,740 The letter reached me 339 00:20:47,740 --> 00:20:50,740 while I was on my deathbed. 340 00:20:50,740 --> 00:20:53,740 Abu Jandal, may Allah be pleased with him, read to me 341 00:20:53,740 --> 00:20:57,740 the letter of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 342 00:20:57,740 --> 00:20:59,779 I said to them, 343 00:20:59,779 --> 00:21:04,839 "Go to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 344 00:21:04,839 --> 00:21:07,839 and convey my greetings to him." 345 00:21:07,839 --> 00:21:10,099 And my soul departed, 346 00:21:10,099 --> 00:21:14,099 with the letter of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 347 00:21:14,099 --> 00:21:16,099 on my chest. 348 00:21:16,099 --> 00:21:18,190 So, who am I? 349 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:37,180 The answer: 350 00:21:37,180 --> 00:21:39,180 Abu Basir, 351 00:21:39,180 --> 00:21:42,180 'Utbah Ibn Usayd, may Allah be pleased with him. 352 00:21:53,180 --> 00:21:55,180 Stop, 353 00:21:55,180 --> 00:22:00,180 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 354 00:22:08,079 --> 00:22:10,589 A new challenge: 355 00:22:10,589 --> 00:22:12,589 Who am I? 356 00:22:12,589 --> 00:22:14,589 I am one of the Companions, 357 00:22:14,589 --> 00:22:16,720 from the Muhajirun, 358 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,720 and from the ten promised Paradise, 359 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:21,720 also. 360 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:26,250 I am one of the Companions, 361 00:22:26,250 --> 00:22:28,250 from the Muhajirun, 362 00:22:28,250 --> 00:22:30,250 and from the Muhajirun, 363 00:22:30,250 --> 00:22:33,250 and from the ten promised Paradise, 364 00:22:33,250 --> 00:22:36,500 and among the bravest of people in war. 365 00:22:36,500 --> 00:22:41,500 I witnessed the Battle of Uhud with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 366 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:44,500 and I was among those who stood firm with him that day, 367 00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:46,500 when people fled. 368 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:49,500 I pledged allegiance to him that day to the death, 369 00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:51,500 and I defended him 370 00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:57,710 until my fingers were severed and my hand was paralyzed. 371 00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:59,710 During the battle, 372 00:22:59,710 --> 00:23:02,710 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was left alone, 373 00:23:02,710 --> 00:23:04,710 and I was with him, 374 00:23:04,710 --> 00:23:07,710 along with eleven men from the Ansar. 375 00:23:07,710 --> 00:23:11,809 A group from the army of Quraysh reached us, 376 00:23:11,809 --> 00:23:15,809 wanting to kill the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 377 00:23:15,809 --> 00:23:18,839 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 378 00:23:18,839 --> 00:23:21,839 "Who will repel them from us and have Paradise," 379 00:23:21,839 --> 00:23:24,839 or "he will be my companion in Paradise?" 380 00:23:24,839 --> 00:23:26,839 I said, "I will." 381 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:30,839 But the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, refused to let me go out to them, 382 00:23:30,839 --> 00:23:32,839 and said to me, 383 00:23:32,839 --> 00:23:34,839 "Stay as you are." 384 00:23:34,839 --> 00:23:36,839 A man from the Ansar said, 385 00:23:36,839 --> 00:23:37,839 "I will." 386 00:23:37,839 --> 00:23:39,839 He said, "You go." 387 00:23:39,839 --> 00:23:42,839 So he fought them until he was killed. 388 00:23:42,839 --> 00:23:44,900 Then they pressed upon him again, 389 00:23:44,900 --> 00:23:47,900 and he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 390 00:23:47,900 --> 00:23:50,900 "Who will repel them from us and have Paradise," 391 00:23:50,900 --> 00:23:53,900 or "he will be my companion in Paradise?" 392 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:55,900 I said, "I will." 393 00:23:55,900 --> 00:23:56,900 He said, 394 00:23:56,900 --> 00:23:58,900 "Stay as you are." 395 00:23:58,900 --> 00:24:00,900 A man from the Ansar said, 396 00:24:00,900 --> 00:24:01,900 "I will." 397 00:24:01,900 --> 00:24:03,900 He said, "You." 398 00:24:03,900 --> 00:24:06,900 So he fought them until he was killed. 399 00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:08,900 This did not cease 400 00:24:08,900 --> 00:24:13,900 until no one remained with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 401 00:24:13,900 --> 00:24:15,900 except for me. 402 00:24:15,900 --> 00:24:18,900 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 403 00:24:18,900 --> 00:24:21,900 "Our companions have not treated us fairly." 404 00:24:21,900 --> 00:24:23,900 Then the people overwhelmed him. 405 00:24:23,900 --> 00:24:27,900 He said, "Who will repel them from us, and for him is Paradise?" 406 00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:30,900 Or, "He will be my companion in Paradise." 407 00:24:30,900 --> 00:24:31,900 I said, "I will." 408 00:24:31,900 --> 00:24:34,900 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 409 00:24:34,900 --> 00:24:35,900 "You." 410 00:24:35,900 --> 00:24:39,900 So I fought the fight of all eleven of them, 411 00:24:39,900 --> 00:24:42,900 until my fingers were severed. 412 00:24:42,900 --> 00:24:44,900 I said, "Hiss!" (an expression of pain). 413 00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:48,900 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 414 00:24:48,900 --> 00:24:50,900 "Had you said 'In the name of Allah,' 415 00:24:50,900 --> 00:24:54,900 the angels would have lifted you while the people were watching." 416 00:24:54,900 --> 00:25:00,980 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, wanted 417 00:25:00,980 --> 00:25:02,980 to ascend a rock in the mountain pass, 418 00:25:02,980 --> 00:25:07,980 he could not due to the many wounds he had sustained. 419 00:25:07,980 --> 00:25:11,980 So I carried him on my back until he ascended it. 420 00:25:11,980 --> 00:25:13,980 He gave me glad tidings and said, 421 00:25:13,980 --> 00:25:17,500 "Paradise has become mandatory for you." 422 00:25:17,500 --> 00:25:20,500 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said 423 00:25:20,500 --> 00:25:22,500 one day to his Companions, 424 00:25:22,500 --> 00:25:27,529 "Whoever is pleased to look at a martyr walking on the earth, 425 00:25:27,529 --> 00:25:30,529 let him look at this man," 426 00:25:30,529 --> 00:25:32,779 and he pointed to me. 427 00:25:32,779 --> 00:25:42,880 So who am I? 428 00:25:52,950 --> 00:25:53,950 The answer: 429 00:25:53,950 --> 00:25:57,950 Talhah Ibn 'Ubayd Allah, may Allah be pleased with him. 430 00:26:07,950 --> 00:26:12,950 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 431 00:26:12,950 --> 00:26:17,950 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace. 432 00:26:17,950 --> 00:26:34,349 Stop and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 433 00:26:34,349 --> 00:26:38,420 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 434 00:26:38,420 --> 00:26:40,420 A new challenge: 435 00:26:40,420 --> 00:26:42,420 Who am I? 436 00:26:42,420 --> 00:26:48,099 I am a Companion from the Ansar. 437 00:26:48,099 --> 00:26:53,099 I witnessed Badr and Uhud with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 438 00:26:53,099 --> 00:26:58,140 Then the polytheists killed me in the third year after the Hijrah, 439 00:26:58,140 --> 00:27:02,140 after they betrayed us in the expedition of al-Raji'. 440 00:27:02,140 --> 00:27:11,259 A group from the tribes of 'Adal and al-Qarah came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, after Uhud, 441 00:27:11,259 --> 00:27:13,259 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 442 00:27:13,259 --> 00:27:15,259 there is Islam among us, 443 00:27:15,259 --> 00:27:18,259 so send with us a group of your Companions 444 00:27:18,259 --> 00:27:23,259 to teach us the religion and recite the Qur'an to us." 445 00:27:23,259 --> 00:27:27,319 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent me with them, 446 00:27:27,319 --> 00:27:31,319 along with six others of the noble Companions. 447 00:27:31,319 --> 00:27:33,349 We went out with them, 448 00:27:33,349 --> 00:27:36,349 until we reached al-Raji'. 449 00:27:36,349 --> 00:27:38,349 Their tribe, the Banu Lihyan, came upon us 450 00:27:38,349 --> 00:27:42,349 to take us captive and sell us to the people of Makkah. 451 00:27:42,349 --> 00:27:45,380 They gave us covenants and pledges 452 00:27:45,380 --> 00:27:48,380 that no harm would come to us from them 453 00:27:48,380 --> 00:27:50,380 if we laid down our arms. 454 00:27:50,380 --> 00:27:53,420 Some of us did not respond to them, 455 00:27:53,420 --> 00:27:55,420 and fought them until they were killed. 456 00:27:55,420 --> 00:27:57,480 As for me, 457 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,480 I laid down my arms, 458 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:02,640 and they took me with them as a captive. 459 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,640 When we reached Makkah, 460 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,640 Safwan Ibn Umayyah bought me from them 461 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,640 to kill me in retaliation for his father. 462 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:13,670 He ordered a servant of his called Nastas 463 00:28:13,670 --> 00:28:15,670 to take me out to al-Tan'im, 464 00:28:15,670 --> 00:28:20,599 to strike my neck outside the Sacred Precinct. 465 00:28:20,599 --> 00:28:22,599 Abu Sufyan said to me 466 00:28:22,599 --> 00:28:24,599 when they brought me forward for execution, 467 00:28:24,599 --> 00:28:26,599 "I adjure you by Allah, 468 00:28:26,599 --> 00:28:30,599 would you not love for Muhammad to be with us now in your place, 469 00:28:30,599 --> 00:28:32,599 so that his neck could be struck, 470 00:28:32,599 --> 00:28:34,630 while you were with your family?" 471 00:28:34,630 --> 00:28:38,630 I said, "By Allah, I would not love for Muhammad, 472 00:28:38,630 --> 00:28:41,630 even in the place where he is now, 473 00:28:41,630 --> 00:28:43,630 to be pricked by a thorn that would harm him, 474 00:28:43,630 --> 00:28:46,630 while I am sitting with my family." 475 00:28:46,630 --> 00:28:48,730 Abu Sufyan said, 476 00:28:48,730 --> 00:28:53,730 "I have never seen anyone among the people love anyone 477 00:28:53,730 --> 00:28:57,730 as the companions of Muhammad love Muhammad." 478 00:28:57,730 --> 00:29:01,759 Then they brought me forward and struck my neck. 479 00:29:01,759 --> 00:29:03,859 So who am I? 480 00:29:03,859 --> 00:29:15,660 Follow the Messenger if he strives, 481 00:29:15,660 --> 00:29:23,130 or they are given to drink. 482 00:29:23,130 --> 00:29:24,130 The answer: 483 00:29:24,130 --> 00:29:27,130 Zayd Ibn al-Dathinah, may Allah be pleased with him. 484 00:29:27,130 --> 00:29:32,579 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 485 00:29:32,579 --> 00:29:37,579 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 486 00:29:37,579 --> 00:29:42,579 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 487 00:29:42,579 --> 00:29:48,579 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace. 488 00:29:48,579 --> 00:29:57,660 Stop 489 00:29:57,660 --> 00:30:01,660 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 490 00:30:01,660 --> 00:30:09,970 A new challenge: Who am I? 491 00:30:09,970 --> 00:30:17,660 I am one of the young Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 492 00:30:17,660 --> 00:30:20,660 I embraced Islam while I was a youth. 493 00:30:20,660 --> 00:30:24,660 The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned me away on the day of Badr, 494 00:30:24,660 --> 00:30:27,660 then he permitted me at Uhud. 495 00:30:27,660 --> 00:30:33,750 In that battle, Samurah Ibn Jundub, may Allah be pleased with him, asked to wrestle me 496 00:30:33,750 --> 00:30:38,750 so that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would permit him as well. 497 00:30:38,750 --> 00:30:41,750 We wrestled, and I threw him down, 498 00:30:41,750 --> 00:30:45,750 so the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, permitted him. 499 00:30:45,750 --> 00:30:47,750 We witnessed it together, 500 00:30:47,750 --> 00:30:53,819 and I witnessed with him, peace be upon him, the battles that followed. 501 00:30:53,819 --> 00:30:59,910 I was a desert dweller, knowledgeable in farming and irrigation. 502 00:30:59,910 --> 00:31:04,700 An arrow struck me on the day of Uhud, 503 00:31:04,700 --> 00:31:08,700 so I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 504 00:31:08,700 --> 00:31:12,700 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, extract the arrow." 505 00:31:12,700 --> 00:31:17,700 He said, "If you wish, I will extract the arrow and the arrowhead," 506 00:31:17,700 --> 00:31:19,700 meaning the tip of the arrow, 507 00:31:19,700 --> 00:31:23,700 "and if you wish, I will extract the arrow and leave the arrowhead, 508 00:31:23,700 --> 00:31:27,700 and I will testify for you on the Day of Resurrection that you are a martyr." 509 00:31:27,700 --> 00:31:33,700 I said, "Rather, extract the arrow and leave the arrowhead, O Messenger of Allah." 510 00:31:33,700 --> 00:31:39,799 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, extracted the arrow and left the arrowhead. 511 00:31:39,799 --> 00:31:45,799 I lived with it until the days of Mu'awiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, 512 00:31:45,799 --> 00:31:48,799 when that wound reopened, 513 00:31:48,799 --> 00:31:52,930 and it was the cause of my death. So who am I? 514 00:31:52,930 --> 00:32:12,740 Follow the Messenger, and if he strives, they are given to drink. 515 00:32:12,740 --> 00:32:17,839 The answer: Rafi' Ibn Khadij, may Allah be pleased with him. 516 00:32:17,839 --> 00:32:22,839 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 517 00:32:22,839 --> 00:32:27,839 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 518 00:32:27,839 --> 00:32:32,839 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 519 00:32:32,839 --> 00:32:43,220 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace. 520 00:32:43,220 --> 00:32:45,740 Stop 521 00:32:45,740 --> 00:32:49,740 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 522 00:32:49,740 --> 00:32:54,740 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 523 00:32:54,740 --> 00:32:58,740 A new challenge: Who am I? 524 00:32:58,740 --> 00:33:05,460 I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun, 525 00:33:05,460 --> 00:33:09,460 and I am the disciple (hawari) of the Messenger, peace be upon him, 526 00:33:09,460 --> 00:33:13,579 and one of the ten promised Paradise. 527 00:33:13,579 --> 00:33:17,579 I was the first to draw a sword in Islam. 528 00:33:17,579 --> 00:33:21,579 That was when a rumor spread from Satan 529 00:33:21,579 --> 00:33:24,579 that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 530 00:33:24,579 --> 00:33:27,710 had been seized in the upper part of Makkah. 531 00:33:27,710 --> 00:33:31,710 I went out, and I was a boy of 12 years old, 532 00:33:31,710 --> 00:33:33,710 with a sword in my hand. 533 00:33:33,710 --> 00:33:35,710 Whoever saw me was amazed and said, 534 00:33:35,710 --> 00:33:38,710 "The boy has a sword with him!" 535 00:33:38,710 --> 00:33:42,710 until I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 536 00:33:42,710 --> 00:33:45,940 He said, "What is the matter with you?" 537 00:33:45,940 --> 00:33:48,940 I said, "I heard that they had seized you, 538 00:33:48,940 --> 00:33:51,940 so I came to strike with my sword whoever seized you." 539 00:33:51,940 --> 00:33:54,940 He prayed for me and for my sword, 540 00:33:54,940 --> 00:33:56,940 and he called me the disciple. 541 00:33:56,940 --> 00:34:01,829 When the harm of the polytheists intensified against us in Makkah, 542 00:34:01,829 --> 00:34:04,829 I migrated to Abyssinia with those who migrated. 543 00:34:04,829 --> 00:34:08,829 An incident happened there that terrified us. 544 00:34:08,829 --> 00:34:13,829 A man rose up to challenge the Negus for his kingdom. 545 00:34:13,829 --> 00:34:17,860 By Allah, we never knew any sadness 546 00:34:17,860 --> 00:34:19,860 that was more intense than that, 547 00:34:19,860 --> 00:34:22,860 for fear that the man would prevail over him, 548 00:34:22,860 --> 00:34:27,860 and he would not recognize our rights as the Negus did. 549 00:34:27,860 --> 00:34:32,860 We began to call upon Allah and seek victory for the Negus. 550 00:34:32,860 --> 00:34:39,900 We said, "Who will go out and attend the battle to see who it turns out for?" 551 00:34:39,900 --> 00:34:43,900 I said, "I will," and I was the youngest of them in age. 552 00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:48,119 They inflated a waterskin for me and placed it on my chest, 553 00:34:48,119 --> 00:34:54,119 and I began to swim across the Nile until I emerged on the other side, 554 00:34:54,119 --> 00:34:56,119 where the people met. 555 00:34:56,119 --> 00:34:58,119 I attended the battle, 556 00:34:58,119 --> 00:35:01,119 and I saw the victory of the Negus, 557 00:35:01,119 --> 00:35:05,119 and how Allah defeated that man and killed him. 558 00:35:05,119 --> 00:35:07,309 I came to the people, 559 00:35:07,309 --> 00:35:11,309 and I began to wave my cloak to them and say, 560 00:35:11,309 --> 00:35:16,500 "Rejoice, for Allah has granted victory to the Negus!" 561 00:35:16,500 --> 00:35:20,500 By Allah, we never knew that we were ever as happy with anything 562 00:35:20,500 --> 00:35:23,500 as we were with the victory of the Negus. 563 00:35:23,500 --> 00:35:29,699 Then we stayed with him until those of us who left for Makkah departed, 564 00:35:29,699 --> 00:35:34,199 and those who stayed, stayed. 565 00:35:34,199 --> 00:35:39,199 In the Battle of Badr, I was wearing a yellow turban, 566 00:35:39,199 --> 00:35:43,199 and Gabriel and the angels descended in my likeness. 567 00:35:43,199 --> 00:35:45,260 So who am I? 568 00:35:45,260 --> 00:36:00,690 Follow the Messenger, and if he strives, they are given to drink. 569 00:36:00,690 --> 00:36:04,449 The answer: 570 00:36:04,449 --> 00:36:08,449 Al-Zubayr Ibn al-'Awwam, may Allah be pleased with him. 571 00:36:08,449 --> 00:36:13,449 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 572 00:36:13,449 --> 00:36:18,449 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 573 00:36:18,449 --> 00:36:23,449 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 574 00:36:23,449 --> 00:36:28,449 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace. 575 00:36:28,449 --> 00:36:48,179 Stop and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 576 00:36:48,179 --> 00:36:52,369 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 577 00:36:52,369 --> 00:36:56,369 A new challenge: Who am I? 578 00:36:56,369 --> 00:37:01,739 I am one of the female Companions who migrated. 579 00:37:02,739 --> 00:37:07,739 I embraced Islam at the very beginning of the Prophet's mission, peace be upon him, in Makkah. 580 00:37:07,739 --> 00:37:12,739 Then I performed the two migrations: to Abyssinia and to Medina. 581 00:37:12,739 --> 00:37:15,739 I prayed towards the two qiblas. 582 00:37:15,739 --> 00:37:19,739 I was wise, eloquent, and bold. 583 00:37:19,739 --> 00:37:24,659 When we were preparing for the migration to Abyssinia, 584 00:37:24,659 --> 00:37:28,659 and my husband 'Amir had gone for some need of his, 585 00:37:28,659 --> 00:37:33,659 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab approached while he was still in his state of disbelief. 586 00:37:33,659 --> 00:37:39,659 He stood over me, and we had been receiving affliction and harm from him. 587 00:37:39,659 --> 00:37:43,659 He said, "Where to, O Umm 'Abd Allah?" 588 00:37:43,659 --> 00:37:47,699 I said, "By Allah, we are going out into the land of Allah, 589 00:37:47,699 --> 00:37:51,699 for you have harmed us and oppressed us, 590 00:37:51,699 --> 00:37:54,699 until Allah grants us relief." 591 00:37:55,730 --> 00:37:58,730 He said, "May Allah be your companion." 592 00:37:58,730 --> 00:38:01,820 I saw in him a gentleness and sadness. 593 00:38:01,820 --> 00:38:06,050 When my husband returned, I informed him, 594 00:38:06,050 --> 00:38:11,050 and I said to him, "If only you had seen 'Umar and his gentleness and sadness for us." 595 00:38:11,050 --> 00:38:15,110 He asked, "Do you hope for his conversion to Islam?" 596 00:38:15,110 --> 00:38:17,110 I replied, "Yes." 597 00:38:17,110 --> 00:38:23,110 He said, "Umar will not embrace Islam until the donkey of al-Khattab embraces Islam." 598 00:38:23,110 --> 00:38:28,110 This was due to the harshness and severity he displayed toward the Muslims. 599 00:38:28,110 --> 00:38:30,179 Then, days passed. 600 00:38:30,179 --> 00:38:33,179 And Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, embraced Islam. 601 00:38:33,179 --> 00:38:37,179 Through him, Allah granted honor to Islam and the Muslims. 602 00:38:37,179 --> 00:38:42,099 I was the first woman to migrate to Medina. 603 00:38:42,099 --> 00:38:46,099 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 604 00:38:46,099 --> 00:38:49,099 used to come to visit us in our home. 605 00:38:49,099 --> 00:38:51,170 One day, 606 00:38:51,170 --> 00:38:53,170 I said to my son, Abdullah, 607 00:38:53,170 --> 00:38:57,170 "Come here, let me give you something." 608 00:38:57,170 --> 00:39:00,170 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me, 609 00:39:00,170 --> 00:39:03,170 "What did you intend to give him?" 610 00:39:03,170 --> 00:39:06,199 I replied, "I was going to give him a date." 611 00:39:06,199 --> 00:39:11,199 He said, "Had you not given him anything, 612 00:39:11,199 --> 00:39:13,199 a lie would have been recorded against you." 613 00:39:13,199 --> 00:39:15,489 So, who am I? 614 00:39:15,489 --> 00:39:27,070 I followed the Messenger whenever he set out; who am I? 615 00:39:27,070 --> 00:39:35,340 The answer: 616 00:39:35,340 --> 00:39:39,340 Layla bint Abi Hathma, may Allah be pleased with her. 617 00:39:39,340 --> 00:39:44,340 They departed and left behind a question in the conscience: 618 00:39:44,340 --> 00:39:49,340 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 619 00:39:49,340 --> 00:39:54,340 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 620 00:39:54,340 --> 00:39:58,340 and the world of the self flourished because of them. 621 00:39:58,340 --> 00:40:00,340 [End of segment]