WEBVTT 00:00:00.530 --> 00:00:08.529 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 00:00:12.619 --> 00:00:18.670 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:18.670 --> 00:00:22.670 I am a Coptic Companion from Egypt. 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. 00:00:27.739 --> 00:00:31.739 He gifted me to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 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. 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. 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:45.990 I embraced Islam before the Battle of Badr. 00:00:45.990 --> 00:00:49.990 Islam had already entered our household. 00:00:49.990 --> 00:00:51.990 Al-'Abbas embraced Islam. 00:00:51.990 --> 00:00:54.990 His wife, Umm al-Fadl, embraced Islam. 00:00:54.990 --> 00:00:55.990 And I embraced Islam. 00:00:55.990 --> 00:00:59.020 Al-'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:00:59.020 --> 00:01:02.020 feared his people and disliked opposing them. 00:01:02.020 --> 00:01:05.019 So he kept his Islam secret. 00:01:05.019 --> 00:01:10.019 He was a man of great wealth, distributed among his people. 00:01:10.019 --> 00:01:13.790 Abu Lahab, the enemy of Allah, 00:01:13.790 --> 00:01:16.790 had stayed behind from the Battle of Badr. 00:01:16.790 --> 00:01:20.890 When news arrived of the defeat of the Quraysh at Badr, 00:01:20.890 --> 00:01:23.890 Allah humiliated and disgraced him. 00:01:23.890 --> 00:01:26.209 I used to craft arrows, 00:01:26.209 --> 00:01:29.209 carving them in the chamber of Zamzam. 00:01:29.209 --> 00:01:34.340 By Allah, I was sitting there carving my arrows, 00:01:34.340 --> 00:01:37.340 with Umm al-Fadl sitting beside me, 00:01:37.340 --> 00:01:40.340 and we were gladdened by the news. 00:01:40.340 --> 00:01:42.400 Suddenly, Abu Lahab approached, 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:45.400 dragging his feet in misery, 00:01:45.400 --> 00:01:48.400 until he sat against the wall of the chamber, 00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:51.400 with his back to my back. 00:01:51.400 --> 00:01:53.430 While he was sitting there, 00:01:53.430 --> 00:01:56.430 Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith arrived. 00:01:56.430 --> 00:01:58.430 Abu Lahab said, 00:01:58.430 --> 00:02:01.430 "Come here, son of my brother; 00:02:01.430 --> 00:02:03.430 by my life, you have the news." 00:02:03.430 --> 00:02:05.459 He sat down beside him. 00:02:05.459 --> 00:02:06.459 He asked, 00:02:06.459 --> 00:02:08.460 "O son of my brother, 00:02:08.460 --> 00:02:11.460 tell me how the people fared." 00:02:11.460 --> 00:02:12.460 He replied, 00:02:12.460 --> 00:02:13.460 "Nothing happened; 00:02:13.460 --> 00:02:17.460 by Allah, we simply met the people, 00:02:17.460 --> 00:02:19.460 and we turned our backs to them, 00:02:19.460 --> 00:02:22.460 and they killed us as they pleased, 00:02:22.460 --> 00:02:25.460 and they took us captive as they pleased. 00:02:25.460 --> 00:02:27.460 And by Allah, despite that, 00:02:27.460 --> 00:02:29.460 I do not blame our people. 00:02:29.460 --> 00:02:31.460 We encountered white men 00:02:31.460 --> 00:02:33.460 on piebald horses, 00:02:33.460 --> 00:02:35.460 between the heaven and the earth. 00:02:35.460 --> 00:02:39.460 By Allah, nothing could stand against them." 00:02:39.460 --> 00:02:42.560 I lifted the curtain of the chamber with my hand 00:02:42.560 --> 00:02:43.560 and said, 00:02:43.560 --> 00:02:46.560 "By Allah, those were the angels." 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:48.659 Abu Lahab raised his hand 00:02:48.659 --> 00:02:51.659 and struck my face a severe blow. 00:02:51.659 --> 00:02:53.659 I grappled with him, 00:02:53.659 --> 00:02:54.659 and he picked me up 00:02:54.659 --> 00:02:56.659 and threw me to the ground. 00:02:56.659 --> 00:02:59.659 Then he knelt upon me, striking me. 00:02:59.659 --> 00:03:01.659 I was a weak man. 00:03:01.659 --> 00:03:03.659 Umm al-Fadl stood up, 00:03:03.659 --> 00:03:06.659 went to a pillar of the chamber, 00:03:06.659 --> 00:03:09.659 took it, and struck him with it a blow 00:03:09.659 --> 00:03:11.659 that gashed his head 00:03:11.659 --> 00:03:13.659 a terrible wound. 00:03:13.659 --> 00:03:14.659 She said, 00:03:14.659 --> 00:03:18.659 "Do you treat him as weak because his master is away?" 00:03:18.659 --> 00:03:21.750 He stood up and left, humiliated. 00:03:21.750 --> 00:03:24.750 By Allah, he lived only seven nights 00:03:24.750 --> 00:03:28.750 before Allah struck him with the plague-sore that killed him. 00:03:28.750 --> 00:03:33.909 His sons left him for two or three nights without burying him, 00:03:33.909 --> 00:03:36.909 until he began to rot in his house. 00:03:36.909 --> 00:03:42.000 The Quraysh feared the plague-sore and its contagion 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:45.000 just as people fear the plague. 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:48.000 Finally, a man from Quraysh said to them, 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:51.000 "Woe to you! Are you not ashamed? 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:55.000 Your father is rotting in his house, 00:03:55.000 --> 00:03:57.000 and you do not bury him?" 00:03:57.000 --> 00:03:58.000 They said, 00:03:58.000 --> 00:04:01.000 "We fear this plague-sore." 00:04:01.000 --> 00:04:02.099 He said, 00:04:02.099 --> 00:04:05.099 "Come, I will help you." 00:04:05.099 --> 00:04:09.159 They did not wash him, but merely splashed water 00:04:09.159 --> 00:04:12.159 upon him from a distance, not touching him. 00:04:12.159 --> 00:04:15.219 Then they carried him on his bed, 00:04:15.219 --> 00:04:19.220 and buried him at the high part of Makkah against a wall, 00:04:19.220 --> 00:04:23.220 and threw stones over him until they covered him. 00:04:23.220 --> 00:04:26.959 Later, I migrated to Madinah. 00:04:26.959 --> 00:04:31.959 I witnessed the battles with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:04:31.959 --> 00:04:34.959 I asked his permission to take from the charity (zakat). 00:04:34.959 --> 00:04:35.959 He said, 00:04:35.959 --> 00:04:39.959 "The freedman of a people is one of them, 00:04:39.959 --> 00:04:42.959 and charity is not lawful for us." 00:04:42.959 --> 00:04:45.149 So, who am I? 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:58.240 A freedman who, when he strives, is protected. 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:01.819 They were here, watering the life of the Ummah. 00:05:01.819 --> 00:05:02.819 The answer: 00:05:02.819 --> 00:05:04.819 Abu Rafi' 00:05:04.819 --> 00:05:08.819 the freedman of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:05:08.819 --> 00:05:13.819 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:05:13.819 --> 00:05:18.819 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 00:05:18.819 --> 00:05:23.819 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:05:23.819 --> 00:05:28.819 and the world of humanity was adorned by them. 00:05:28.819 --> 00:05:43.480 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 00:05:43.480 --> 00:05:48.949 The best of generations, their concepts are clear. 00:05:48.949 --> 00:05:55.290 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:05:55.290 --> 00:06:00.290 I am a Companion, a leader among the leaders of the Ansar. 00:06:00.290 --> 00:06:02.290 My father was the leader of the Khazraj. 00:06:02.290 --> 00:06:07.290 Our house was among the most noble and ancient of the Arab houses. 00:06:07.290 --> 00:06:11.319 According to the custom of the wealthy and generous Arabs of that time, 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:15.319 we had a crier who stood on a high place 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:19.319 and called the guests to their food by day, 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:24.319 and lit a fire to guide the wandering stranger by night. 00:06:24.319 --> 00:06:26.319 People used to say, 00:06:26.319 --> 00:06:32.319 "Whoever loves fat and meat, let him come to the house of Dulaym ibn Harithah." 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:36.670 There was no beard or hair on my face. 00:06:36.670 --> 00:06:39.670 The Ansar used to say, 00:06:39.670 --> 00:06:43.670 "We wish we could buy you a beard with our wealth." 00:06:43.670 --> 00:06:47.670 Despite that, I was one of the shrewdest of the Arabs, 00:06:47.670 --> 00:06:51.670 known for my cunning, skill, and intelligence. 00:06:51.670 --> 00:06:53.670 Were it not for Islam, 00:06:53.670 --> 00:06:57.670 I would have devised a scheme that the Arabs could not withstand. 00:06:57.670 --> 00:07:02.699 I served the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 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. 00:07:07.699 --> 00:07:10.699 I carried his banner in some of the battles, 00:07:10.699 --> 00:07:13.699 and he appointed me over the collection of charity. 00:07:13.699 --> 00:07:17.790 When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent 00:07:17.790 --> 00:07:19.790 Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, 00:07:19.790 --> 00:07:23.790 with three hundred of the Muhajirun and the Ansar, 00:07:23.790 --> 00:07:25.790 I was with them. 00:07:25.790 --> 00:07:28.790 We suffered great hardship, 00:07:28.790 --> 00:07:31.819 so I slaughtered nine camels for them, 00:07:31.819 --> 00:07:35.819 until we found a whale on the seashore, 00:07:35.819 --> 00:07:37.819 and we ate from it for a month 00:07:37.819 --> 00:07:40.819 until our strength returned. 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. 00:07:46.949 --> 00:07:49.949 When I ran out of supplies, 00:07:49.949 --> 00:07:52.949 I would go into debt to feed them. 00:07:52.949 --> 00:07:55.949 I would call out every day, 00:07:55.949 --> 00:07:58.949 "Come to the meat and the tharid (broth-soaked bread)!" 00:07:58.949 --> 00:08:02.910 An old woman came to me and said, 00:08:02.910 --> 00:08:07.910 "I complain to you of the lack of rats in my house." 00:08:07.910 --> 00:08:11.910 I said, "How beautiful is this metaphor!" 00:08:11.910 --> 00:08:14.910 "Fill her house with bread and meat, 00:08:14.910 --> 00:08:16.910 and ghee and dates." 00:08:16.910 --> 00:08:21.199 I had sold a piece of land of mine for ninety thousand. 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:23.199 I came to Madinah, 00:08:23.199 --> 00:08:26.199 and I ordered the crier to call out, 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:29.199 "Whoever wants a loan, let him come." 00:08:29.199 --> 00:08:32.200 I lent fifty thousand from it, 00:08:32.200 --> 00:08:34.200 and spent the rest. 00:08:34.200 --> 00:08:37.259 Then I fell ill after that, 00:08:37.259 --> 00:08:39.259 and few came to visit me. 00:08:39.259 --> 00:08:41.259 I said to my wife, 00:08:41.259 --> 00:08:46.259 "I see that few have visited me in this illness of mine, 00:08:46.259 --> 00:08:48.259 and I believe that is 00:08:48.259 --> 00:08:51.259 because of the money people owe me." 00:08:51.259 --> 00:08:54.419 So I ordered the crier to call out, 00:08:54.419 --> 00:08:59.419 "Whoever owes us a debt, it is forgiven." 00:08:59.419 --> 00:09:05.519 By evening, the threshold of my door was broken from the number of visitors. 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:07.649 So, who am I? 00:09:07.649 --> 00:09:15.330 The best of those who stand and set an example. 00:09:15.330 --> 00:09:20.330 He followed the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 00:09:20.330 --> 00:09:25.330 They were here, watering the unseen of our lives. 00:09:25.330 --> 00:09:26.330 The answer: 00:09:26.330 --> 00:09:30.330 Qays ibn Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah, may Allah be pleased with them both. 00:09:30.330 --> 00:09:35.330 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:09:35.330 --> 00:09:41.330 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 00:09:41.330 --> 00:09:46.330 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:09:46.330 --> 00:09:51.330 and the world of humanity was adorned by them. 00:09:51.330 --> 00:10:01.340 Pause 00:10:01.340 --> 00:10:05.340 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 00:10:05.340 --> 00:10:10.100 The best of the villages, standing and as an example. 00:10:10.100 --> 00:10:14.100 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:10:14.100 --> 00:10:21.409 I am one of the Companions, a leader among the leaders of Quraysh, 00:10:21.409 --> 00:10:24.500 and one of their notables. 00:10:24.500 --> 00:10:26.500 I am the leader of the Banu Jumah. 00:10:26.500 --> 00:10:30.730 I used the divining arrows in the pre-Islamic era. 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. 00:10:36.730 --> 00:10:41.860 So I inherited from him a hatred of Islam and hostility toward the Muslims. 00:10:41.860 --> 00:10:46.500 My conversion to Islam was delayed until after the conquest of Makkah. 00:10:46.500 --> 00:10:51.500 I was fiercely hostile to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:10:51.500 --> 00:10:55.559 to the point that I plotted an attempt to assassinate him. 00:10:55.559 --> 00:11:00.559 This attempt was between me and my cousin, 'Umayr ibn Wahb, 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:04.559 and no one else knew about it. 00:11:04.559 --> 00:11:09.559 In it, I pledged to him that I would bear the expenses of his family 00:11:09.559 --> 00:11:12.559 and pay off his debts 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. 00:11:17.559 --> 00:11:20.559 However, the attempt failed 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:23.559 when 'Umayr ibn Wahb embraced Islam 00:11:23.559 --> 00:11:27.559 after the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, told him 00:11:27.559 --> 00:11:32.360 what had transpired between me and him in the Hijr of the Ka'bah. 00:11:32.360 --> 00:11:34.360 After the conquest of Makkah, 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, 00:11:39.360 --> 00:11:42.360 so I fled toward the sea. 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, 00:11:47.360 --> 00:11:51.519 granting me four months to consider my situation. 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, 00:11:56.519 --> 00:12:01.519 He sent for me to borrow some weaponry I had in my possession. 00:12:01.519 --> 00:12:04.519 I asked, "Is this willingly or by force?" 00:12:04.519 --> 00:12:09.620 He replied, "No, rather willingly," so I lent it to him. 00:12:09.620 --> 00:12:13.620 Then I went out with him and witnessed the battles of Hunayn and al-Ta'if, 00:12:13.620 --> 00:12:16.809 while I was still in a state of disbelief. 00:12:16.809 --> 00:12:19.809 After the battle ended and the spoils were gathered, 00:12:19.809 --> 00:12:23.809 I began to gaze at a valley filled with livestock. 00:12:23.809 --> 00:12:25.809 I stared at it intently, 00:12:25.809 --> 00:12:29.809 knowing full well that none of it belonged to me, 00:12:29.809 --> 00:12:32.809 because I was still in a state of disbelief. 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. 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:41.000 Then he came to me and said, 00:12:41.000 --> 00:12:43.000 "Does this please you?" 00:12:43.000 --> 00:12:45.000 I said, "Yes." 00:12:45.000 --> 00:12:48.320 He said, "It is yours." 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:53.320 I said, "No one could be so generous as to give this away, 00:12:53.320 --> 00:12:55.639 except for a Prophet." 00:12:55.639 --> 00:12:58.639 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:02.700 and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. 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, 00:13:07.700 --> 00:13:09.700 and giving to me, 00:13:09.700 --> 00:13:12.769 even though he was the person I hated most. 00:13:12.769 --> 00:13:17.769 He did not cease giving until he became the person I loved most. 00:13:17.769 --> 00:13:22.820 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wanted 00:13:22.820 --> 00:13:26.820 to return the weapons he had borrowed from me, 00:13:26.820 --> 00:13:29.820 he found that some of them had been damaged. 00:13:29.820 --> 00:13:33.820 He said to me, "If you wish, I will compensate you for it." 00:13:33.820 --> 00:13:35.919 I said, "No, 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:39.919 rather, I desire Islam more than that." 00:13:39.919 --> 00:13:42.080 So, who am I? 00:13:52.149 --> 00:14:00.690 The answer: 00:14:00.690 --> 00:14:04.690 Safwan Ibn Umayyah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:14:04.690 --> 00:14:09.820 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:14:09.820 --> 00:14:14.820 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 00:14:14.820 --> 00:14:19.820 They filled life with glorious deeds, 00:14:19.820 --> 00:14:25.820 and the world of humanity flourished with their grace. 00:14:25.820 --> 00:14:35.539 Stop, 00:14:35.539 --> 00:14:39.539 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 00:14:39.539 --> 00:14:44.539 The best of generations in stance and example. 00:14:44.539 --> 00:14:48.539 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:14:48.539 --> 00:14:54.100 I am one of the scholars among the Companions. 00:14:54.100 --> 00:14:56.100 I embraced Islam while I was young, 00:14:56.100 --> 00:14:59.100 and I was among the allies of the Ansar. 00:14:59.100 --> 00:15:03.259 My mother brought me to Medina after my father died, 00:15:03.259 --> 00:15:06.259 and she married a man from the Ansar. 00:15:06.259 --> 00:15:11.259 I was raised under his care until I became a young boy. 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, 00:15:16.289 --> 00:15:19.289 and I memorized much knowledge from him. 00:15:19.289 --> 00:15:22.289 Nothing prevented me from speaking, 00:15:22.289 --> 00:15:27.289 except that there were men present who were older than me. 00:15:27.289 --> 00:15:31.759 When the Battle of Uhud took place, 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:35.759 I wanted to participate with the Muslims in the battle, 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. 00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:44.759 Yet he permitted Rafi' Ibn Khadij, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:15:44.759 --> 00:15:47.820 So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:15:47.820 --> 00:15:50.820 you permitted him but turned me away, 00:15:50.820 --> 00:15:53.820 and if I were to wrestle him, I would pin him down." 00:15:53.820 --> 00:15:56.919 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:15:56.919 --> 00:15:59.919 "Come here, wrestle him." 00:15:59.919 --> 00:16:02.919 I wrestled him and pinned him down, 00:16:02.919 --> 00:16:07.690 so the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, permitted me. 00:16:07.690 --> 00:16:11.690 I was the governor of Basra during the Umayyad era, 00:16:11.690 --> 00:16:15.690 and in my governorship, I was severe against the Khawarij. 00:16:15.690 --> 00:16:19.690 If they brought me one of them, I would execute him, 00:16:19.690 --> 00:16:24.690 and I would say, "The worst of those killed under the canopy of the sky; 00:16:24.690 --> 00:16:29.690 they declare Muslims to be disbelievers and shed blood." 00:16:29.690 --> 00:16:40.710 So, who am I? 00:16:40.710 --> 00:16:47.789 He followed the Messenger when he strove, or they were giving water. 00:16:47.789 --> 00:16:55.190 The answer: Samurah Ibn Jundub, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:16:55.190 --> 00:17:00.220 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:17:00.220 --> 00:17:05.220 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 00:17:05.220 --> 00:17:11.220 They filled life with glorious deeds, 00:17:11.220 --> 00:17:16.220 and the world of humanity flourished with their grace. 00:17:16.220 --> 00:17:27.730 Stop and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 00:17:27.730 --> 00:17:31.920 The best of generations in stance and example. 00:17:31.920 --> 00:17:35.920 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:42.450 I am one of the Companions from the people of Mecca. 00:17:42.450 --> 00:17:45.509 I embraced Islam and was among the oppressed. 00:17:45.509 --> 00:17:48.509 I was unable to migrate. 00:17:48.509 --> 00:17:53.539 After the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, I was able to escape from the hands of the polytheists, 00:17:53.539 --> 00:17:56.539 and I arrived in Medina. 00:17:56.539 --> 00:18:00.539 The Quraysh requested of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:18:00.539 --> 00:18:02.539 that he return me to them, 00:18:02.539 --> 00:18:06.539 for he had made a treaty with them that he would return to them 00:18:06.539 --> 00:18:09.539 anyone who came to him from them as a Muslim. 00:18:09.539 --> 00:18:12.539 They sent two men in pursuit of me. 00:18:12.539 --> 00:18:16.640 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, summoned me 00:18:16.640 --> 00:18:18.640 and said to me, 00:18:18.640 --> 00:18:23.640 "These people have made a treaty with us on the terms you know, 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:26.640 and we do not betray our trust. 00:18:26.640 --> 00:18:28.700 So return to your people." 00:18:28.700 --> 00:18:31.700 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:18:31.700 --> 00:18:36.700 will you return me to the polytheists so they may persecute me for my religion?" 00:18:36.700 --> 00:18:39.700 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:18:39.700 --> 00:18:41.700 "Be patient and seek reward from Allah, 00:18:41.700 --> 00:18:46.700 for Allah will grant you and those with you among the oppressed believers 00:18:46.700 --> 00:18:48.700 relief and a way out." 00:18:48.700 --> 00:18:51.440 So I went out with the two men, 00:18:51.440 --> 00:18:54.440 until we reached Dhu al-Hulayfah. 00:18:54.440 --> 00:18:57.440 We sat by a wall, 00:18:57.440 --> 00:18:59.440 and I said to one of them, 00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:01.440 "Is your sword sharp?" 00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:03.440 He said, "Yes." 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:06.440 I said, "Let me look at it." 00:19:06.440 --> 00:19:09.440 He replied, "If you wish." 00:19:09.440 --> 00:19:11.440 I took his sword, 00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:13.440 and struck his neck with it. 00:19:13.440 --> 00:19:16.569 When his companion saw that, he shouted 00:19:16.569 --> 00:19:19.569 and fled toward Medina. 00:19:19.569 --> 00:19:22.569 He approached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:19:22.569 --> 00:19:25.569 while he was sitting in the mosque, 00:19:25.569 --> 00:19:27.569 and said, 00:19:27.569 --> 00:19:29.569 "Your companion killed my companion, 00:19:29.569 --> 00:19:32.599 and by Allah, he will kill me too." 00:19:32.599 --> 00:19:34.599 He had not finished speaking 00:19:34.599 --> 00:19:38.599 before I appeared before them, wearing the sword. 00:19:38.599 --> 00:19:39.599 I said, 00:19:39.599 --> 00:19:41.599 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:19:41.599 --> 00:19:43.599 your obligation has been fulfilled; 00:19:43.599 --> 00:19:45.599 I have defended myself." 00:19:45.599 --> 00:19:48.660 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:19:48.660 --> 00:19:50.660 "Woe to his mother, 00:19:50.660 --> 00:19:52.660 a kindle of war! 00:19:52.660 --> 00:19:54.660 If only he had men with him." 00:19:54.660 --> 00:19:59.359 So I left until I settled in al-'Is, 00:19:59.359 --> 00:20:03.359 which was the route for the people of Mecca to the Levant. 00:20:03.359 --> 00:20:07.359 The Muslims who were in Mecca heard of me, 00:20:07.359 --> 00:20:09.359 and they joined me, 00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:13.359 until we became a band of Muslims, 00:20:13.359 --> 00:20:17.359 nearly sixty or seventy men. 00:20:17.359 --> 00:20:20.359 We would not capture a man from Quraysh 00:20:20.359 --> 00:20:22.359 but that we killed him, 00:20:22.359 --> 00:20:25.359 and no caravan of theirs would pass by us 00:20:25.359 --> 00:20:27.359 but that we seized it. 00:20:27.359 --> 00:20:32.420 Eventually, Quraysh wrote to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:20:32.420 --> 00:20:35.420 asking him to accept us into his care, 00:20:35.420 --> 00:20:38.420 for they had no need of us. 00:20:38.420 --> 00:20:42.680 So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wrote to me 00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:45.680 to come to him with those who were with me. 00:20:45.680 --> 00:20:47.740 The letter reached me 00:20:47.740 --> 00:20:50.740 while I was on my deathbed. 00:20:50.740 --> 00:20:53.740 Abu Jandal, may Allah be pleased with him, read to me 00:20:53.740 --> 00:20:57.740 the letter of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:20:57.740 --> 00:20:59.779 I said to them, 00:20:59.779 --> 00:21:04.839 "Go to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:21:04.839 --> 00:21:07.839 and convey my greetings to him." 00:21:07.839 --> 00:21:10.099 And my soul departed, 00:21:10.099 --> 00:21:14.099 with the letter of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:21:14.099 --> 00:21:16.099 on my chest. 00:21:16.099 --> 00:21:18.190 So, who am I? 00:21:33.680 --> 00:21:37.180 The answer: 00:21:37.180 --> 00:21:39.180 Abu Basir, 00:21:39.180 --> 00:21:42.180 'Utbah Ibn Usayd, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:21:53.180 --> 00:21:55.180 Stop, 00:21:55.180 --> 00:22:00.180 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 00:22:08.079 --> 00:22:10.589 A new challenge: 00:22:10.589 --> 00:22:12.589 Who am I? 00:22:12.589 --> 00:22:14.589 I am one of the Companions, 00:22:14.589 --> 00:22:16.720 from the Muhajirun, 00:22:16.720 --> 00:22:19.720 and from the ten promised Paradise, 00:22:19.720 --> 00:22:21.720 also. 00:22:21.720 --> 00:22:26.250 I am one of the Companions, 00:22:26.250 --> 00:22:28.250 from the Muhajirun, 00:22:28.250 --> 00:22:30.250 and from the Muhajirun, 00:22:30.250 --> 00:22:33.250 and from the ten promised Paradise, 00:22:33.250 --> 00:22:36.500 and among the bravest of people in war. 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, 00:22:41.500 --> 00:22:44.500 and I was among those who stood firm with him that day, 00:22:44.500 --> 00:22:46.500 when people fled. 00:22:46.500 --> 00:22:49.500 I pledged allegiance to him that day to the death, 00:22:49.500 --> 00:22:51.500 and I defended him 00:22:51.500 --> 00:22:57.710 until my fingers were severed and my hand was paralyzed. 00:22:57.710 --> 00:22:59.710 During the battle, 00:22:59.710 --> 00:23:02.710 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was left alone, 00:23:02.710 --> 00:23:04.710 and I was with him, 00:23:04.710 --> 00:23:07.710 along with eleven men from the Ansar. 00:23:07.710 --> 00:23:11.809 A group from the army of Quraysh reached us, 00:23:11.809 --> 00:23:15.809 wanting to kill the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:23:15.809 --> 00:23:18.839 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:23:18.839 --> 00:23:21.839 "Who will repel them from us and have Paradise," 00:23:21.839 --> 00:23:24.839 or "he will be my companion in Paradise?" 00:23:24.839 --> 00:23:26.839 I said, "I will." 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, 00:23:30.839 --> 00:23:32.839 and said to me, 00:23:32.839 --> 00:23:34.839 "Stay as you are." 00:23:34.839 --> 00:23:36.839 A man from the Ansar said, 00:23:36.839 --> 00:23:37.839 "I will." 00:23:37.839 --> 00:23:39.839 He said, "You go." 00:23:39.839 --> 00:23:42.839 So he fought them until he was killed. 00:23:42.839 --> 00:23:44.900 Then they pressed upon him again, 00:23:44.900 --> 00:23:47.900 and he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:23:47.900 --> 00:23:50.900 "Who will repel them from us and have Paradise," 00:23:50.900 --> 00:23:53.900 or "he will be my companion in Paradise?" 00:23:53.900 --> 00:23:55.900 I said, "I will." 00:23:55.900 --> 00:23:56.900 He said, 00:23:56.900 --> 00:23:58.900 "Stay as you are." 00:23:58.900 --> 00:24:00.900 A man from the Ansar said, 00:24:00.900 --> 00:24:01.900 "I will." 00:24:01.900 --> 00:24:03.900 He said, "You." 00:24:03.900 --> 00:24:06.900 So he fought them until he was killed. 00:24:06.900 --> 00:24:08.900 This did not cease 00:24:08.900 --> 00:24:13.900 until no one remained with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:24:13.900 --> 00:24:15.900 except for me. 00:24:15.900 --> 00:24:18.900 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 00:24:18.900 --> 00:24:21.900 "Our companions have not treated us fairly." 00:24:21.900 --> 00:24:23.900 Then the people overwhelmed him. 00:24:23.900 --> 00:24:27.900 He said, "Who will repel them from us, and for him is Paradise?" 00:24:27.900 --> 00:24:30.900 Or, "He will be my companion in Paradise." 00:24:30.900 --> 00:24:31.900 I said, "I will." 00:24:31.900 --> 00:24:34.900 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 00:24:34.900 --> 00:24:35.900 "You." 00:24:35.900 --> 00:24:39.900 So I fought the fight of all eleven of them, 00:24:39.900 --> 00:24:42.900 until my fingers were severed. 00:24:42.900 --> 00:24:44.900 I said, "Hiss!" (an expression of pain). 00:24:44.900 --> 00:24:48.900 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:24:48.900 --> 00:24:50.900 "Had you said 'In the name of Allah,' 00:24:50.900 --> 00:24:54.900 the angels would have lifted you while the people were watching." 00:24:54.900 --> 00:25:00.980 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, wanted 00:25:00.980 --> 00:25:02.980 to ascend a rock in the mountain pass, 00:25:02.980 --> 00:25:07.980 he could not due to the many wounds he had sustained. 00:25:07.980 --> 00:25:11.980 So I carried him on my back until he ascended it. 00:25:11.980 --> 00:25:13.980 He gave me glad tidings and said, 00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:17.500 "Paradise has become mandatory for you." 00:25:17.500 --> 00:25:20.500 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said 00:25:20.500 --> 00:25:22.500 one day to his Companions, 00:25:22.500 --> 00:25:27.529 "Whoever is pleased to look at a martyr walking on the earth, 00:25:27.529 --> 00:25:30.529 let him look at this man," 00:25:30.529 --> 00:25:32.779 and he pointed to me. 00:25:32.779 --> 00:25:42.880 So who am I? 00:25:52.950 --> 00:25:53.950 The answer: 00:25:53.950 --> 00:25:57.950 Talhah Ibn 'Ubayd Allah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:26:07.950 --> 00:26:12.950 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:26:12.950 --> 00:26:17.950 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace. 00:26:17.950 --> 00:26:34.349 Stop and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:26:34.349 --> 00:26:38.420 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 00:26:38.420 --> 00:26:40.420 A new challenge: 00:26:40.420 --> 00:26:42.420 Who am I? 00:26:42.420 --> 00:26:48.099 I am a Companion from the Ansar. 00:26:48.099 --> 00:26:53.099 I witnessed Badr and Uhud with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:26:53.099 --> 00:26:58.140 Then the polytheists killed me in the third year after the Hijrah, 00:26:58.140 --> 00:27:02.140 after they betrayed us in the expedition of al-Raji'. 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, 00:27:11.259 --> 00:27:13.259 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:27:13.259 --> 00:27:15.259 there is Islam among us, 00:27:15.259 --> 00:27:18.259 so send with us a group of your Companions 00:27:18.259 --> 00:27:23.259 to teach us the religion and recite the Qur'an to us." 00:27:23.259 --> 00:27:27.319 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent me with them, 00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:31.319 along with six others of the noble Companions. 00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:33.349 We went out with them, 00:27:33.349 --> 00:27:36.349 until we reached al-Raji'. 00:27:36.349 --> 00:27:38.349 Their tribe, the Banu Lihyan, came upon us 00:27:38.349 --> 00:27:42.349 to take us captive and sell us to the people of Makkah. 00:27:42.349 --> 00:27:45.380 They gave us covenants and pledges 00:27:45.380 --> 00:27:48.380 that no harm would come to us from them 00:27:48.380 --> 00:27:50.380 if we laid down our arms. 00:27:50.380 --> 00:27:53.420 Some of us did not respond to them, 00:27:53.420 --> 00:27:55.420 and fought them until they were killed. 00:27:55.420 --> 00:27:57.480 As for me, 00:27:57.480 --> 00:27:59.480 I laid down my arms, 00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:02.640 and they took me with them as a captive. 00:28:02.640 --> 00:28:04.640 When we reached Makkah, 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:07.640 Safwan Ibn Umayyah bought me from them 00:28:07.640 --> 00:28:09.640 to kill me in retaliation for his father. 00:28:09.640 --> 00:28:13.670 He ordered a servant of his called Nastas 00:28:13.670 --> 00:28:15.670 to take me out to al-Tan'im, 00:28:15.670 --> 00:28:20.599 to strike my neck outside the Sacred Precinct. 00:28:20.599 --> 00:28:22.599 Abu Sufyan said to me 00:28:22.599 --> 00:28:24.599 when they brought me forward for execution, 00:28:24.599 --> 00:28:26.599 "I adjure you by Allah, 00:28:26.599 --> 00:28:30.599 would you not love for Muhammad to be with us now in your place, 00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:32.599 so that his neck could be struck, 00:28:32.599 --> 00:28:34.630 while you were with your family?" 00:28:34.630 --> 00:28:38.630 I said, "By Allah, I would not love for Muhammad, 00:28:38.630 --> 00:28:41.630 even in the place where he is now, 00:28:41.630 --> 00:28:43.630 to be pricked by a thorn that would harm him, 00:28:43.630 --> 00:28:46.630 while I am sitting with my family." 00:28:46.630 --> 00:28:48.730 Abu Sufyan said, 00:28:48.730 --> 00:28:53.730 "I have never seen anyone among the people love anyone 00:28:53.730 --> 00:28:57.730 as the companions of Muhammad love Muhammad." 00:28:57.730 --> 00:29:01.759 Then they brought me forward and struck my neck. 00:29:01.759 --> 00:29:03.859 So who am I? 00:29:03.859 --> 00:29:15.660 Follow the Messenger if he strives, 00:29:15.660 --> 00:29:23.130 or they are given to drink. 00:29:23.130 --> 00:29:24.130 The answer: 00:29:24.130 --> 00:29:27.130 Zayd Ibn al-Dathinah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:29:27.130 --> 00:29:32.579 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:29:32.579 --> 00:29:37.579 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 00:29:37.579 --> 00:29:42.579 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:29:42.579 --> 00:29:48.579 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace. 00:29:48.579 --> 00:29:57.660 Stop 00:29:57.660 --> 00:30:01.660 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:30:01.660 --> 00:30:09.970 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:30:09.970 --> 00:30:17.660 I am one of the young Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:30:17.660 --> 00:30:20.660 I embraced Islam while I was a youth. 00:30:20.660 --> 00:30:24.660 The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned me away on the day of Badr, 00:30:24.660 --> 00:30:27.660 then he permitted me at Uhud. 00:30:27.660 --> 00:30:33.750 In that battle, Samurah Ibn Jundub, may Allah be pleased with him, asked to wrestle me 00:30:33.750 --> 00:30:38.750 so that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would permit him as well. 00:30:38.750 --> 00:30:41.750 We wrestled, and I threw him down, 00:30:41.750 --> 00:30:45.750 so the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, permitted him. 00:30:45.750 --> 00:30:47.750 We witnessed it together, 00:30:47.750 --> 00:30:53.819 and I witnessed with him, peace be upon him, the battles that followed. 00:30:53.819 --> 00:30:59.910 I was a desert dweller, knowledgeable in farming and irrigation. 00:30:59.910 --> 00:31:04.700 An arrow struck me on the day of Uhud, 00:31:04.700 --> 00:31:08.700 so I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:31:08.700 --> 00:31:12.700 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, extract the arrow." 00:31:12.700 --> 00:31:17.700 He said, "If you wish, I will extract the arrow and the arrowhead," 00:31:17.700 --> 00:31:19.700 meaning the tip of the arrow, 00:31:19.700 --> 00:31:23.700 "and if you wish, I will extract the arrow and leave the arrowhead, 00:31:23.700 --> 00:31:27.700 and I will testify for you on the Day of Resurrection that you are a martyr." 00:31:27.700 --> 00:31:33.700 I said, "Rather, extract the arrow and leave the arrowhead, O Messenger of Allah." 00:31:33.700 --> 00:31:39.799 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, extracted the arrow and left the arrowhead. 00:31:39.799 --> 00:31:45.799 I lived with it until the days of Mu'awiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:31:45.799 --> 00:31:48.799 when that wound reopened, 00:31:48.799 --> 00:31:52.930 and it was the cause of my death. So who am I? 00:31:52.930 --> 00:32:12.740 Follow the Messenger, and if he strives, they are given to drink. 00:32:12.740 --> 00:32:17.839 The answer: Rafi' Ibn Khadij, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:32:17.839 --> 00:32:22.839 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:32:22.839 --> 00:32:27.839 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 00:32:27.839 --> 00:32:32.839 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:32:32.839 --> 00:32:43.220 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace. 00:32:43.220 --> 00:32:45.740 Stop 00:32:45.740 --> 00:32:49.740 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:32:49.740 --> 00:32:54.740 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 00:32:54.740 --> 00:32:58.740 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:32:58.740 --> 00:33:05.460 I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun, 00:33:05.460 --> 00:33:09.460 and I am the disciple (hawari) of the Messenger, peace be upon him, 00:33:09.460 --> 00:33:13.579 and one of the ten promised Paradise. 00:33:13.579 --> 00:33:17.579 I was the first to draw a sword in Islam. 00:33:17.579 --> 00:33:21.579 That was when a rumor spread from Satan 00:33:21.579 --> 00:33:24.579 that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:33:24.579 --> 00:33:27.710 had been seized in the upper part of Makkah. 00:33:27.710 --> 00:33:31.710 I went out, and I was a boy of 12 years old, 00:33:31.710 --> 00:33:33.710 with a sword in my hand. 00:33:33.710 --> 00:33:35.710 Whoever saw me was amazed and said, 00:33:35.710 --> 00:33:38.710 "The boy has a sword with him!" 00:33:38.710 --> 00:33:42.710 until I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:33:42.710 --> 00:33:45.940 He said, "What is the matter with you?" 00:33:45.940 --> 00:33:48.940 I said, "I heard that they had seized you, 00:33:48.940 --> 00:33:51.940 so I came to strike with my sword whoever seized you." 00:33:51.940 --> 00:33:54.940 He prayed for me and for my sword, 00:33:54.940 --> 00:33:56.940 and he called me the disciple. 00:33:56.940 --> 00:34:01.829 When the harm of the polytheists intensified against us in Makkah, 00:34:01.829 --> 00:34:04.829 I migrated to Abyssinia with those who migrated. 00:34:04.829 --> 00:34:08.829 An incident happened there that terrified us. 00:34:08.829 --> 00:34:13.829 A man rose up to challenge the Negus for his kingdom. 00:34:13.829 --> 00:34:17.860 By Allah, we never knew any sadness 00:34:17.860 --> 00:34:19.860 that was more intense than that, 00:34:19.860 --> 00:34:22.860 for fear that the man would prevail over him, 00:34:22.860 --> 00:34:27.860 and he would not recognize our rights as the Negus did. 00:34:27.860 --> 00:34:32.860 We began to call upon Allah and seek victory for the Negus. 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?" 00:34:39.900 --> 00:34:43.900 I said, "I will," and I was the youngest of them in age. 00:34:43.900 --> 00:34:48.119 They inflated a waterskin for me and placed it on my chest, 00:34:48.119 --> 00:34:54.119 and I began to swim across the Nile until I emerged on the other side, 00:34:54.119 --> 00:34:56.119 where the people met. 00:34:56.119 --> 00:34:58.119 I attended the battle, 00:34:58.119 --> 00:35:01.119 and I saw the victory of the Negus, 00:35:01.119 --> 00:35:05.119 and how Allah defeated that man and killed him. 00:35:05.119 --> 00:35:07.309 I came to the people, 00:35:07.309 --> 00:35:11.309 and I began to wave my cloak to them and say, 00:35:11.309 --> 00:35:16.500 "Rejoice, for Allah has granted victory to the Negus!" 00:35:16.500 --> 00:35:20.500 By Allah, we never knew that we were ever as happy with anything 00:35:20.500 --> 00:35:23.500 as we were with the victory of the Negus. 00:35:23.500 --> 00:35:29.699 Then we stayed with him until those of us who left for Makkah departed, 00:35:29.699 --> 00:35:34.199 and those who stayed, stayed. 00:35:34.199 --> 00:35:39.199 In the Battle of Badr, I was wearing a yellow turban, 00:35:39.199 --> 00:35:43.199 and Gabriel and the angels descended in my likeness. 00:35:43.199 --> 00:35:45.260 So who am I? 00:35:45.260 --> 00:36:00.690 Follow the Messenger, and if he strives, they are given to drink. 00:36:00.690 --> 00:36:04.449 The answer: 00:36:04.449 --> 00:36:08.449 Al-Zubayr Ibn al-'Awwam, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:36:08.449 --> 00:36:13.449 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:36:13.449 --> 00:36:18.449 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 00:36:18.449 --> 00:36:23.449 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:36:23.449 --> 00:36:28.449 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace. 00:36:28.449 --> 00:36:48.179 Stop and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:36:48.179 --> 00:36:52.369 The best of generations in their stances and examples. 00:36:52.369 --> 00:36:56.369 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:36:56.369 --> 00:37:01.739 I am one of the female Companions who migrated. 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. 00:37:07.739 --> 00:37:12.739 Then I performed the two migrations: to Abyssinia and to Medina. 00:37:12.739 --> 00:37:15.739 I prayed towards the two qiblas. 00:37:15.739 --> 00:37:19.739 I was wise, eloquent, and bold. 00:37:19.739 --> 00:37:24.659 When we were preparing for the migration to Abyssinia, 00:37:24.659 --> 00:37:28.659 and my husband 'Amir had gone for some need of his, 00:37:28.659 --> 00:37:33.659 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab approached while he was still in his state of disbelief. 00:37:33.659 --> 00:37:39.659 He stood over me, and we had been receiving affliction and harm from him. 00:37:39.659 --> 00:37:43.659 He said, "Where to, O Umm 'Abd Allah?" 00:37:43.659 --> 00:37:47.699 I said, "By Allah, we are going out into the land of Allah, 00:37:47.699 --> 00:37:51.699 for you have harmed us and oppressed us, 00:37:51.699 --> 00:37:54.699 until Allah grants us relief." 00:37:55.730 --> 00:37:58.730 He said, "May Allah be your companion." 00:37:58.730 --> 00:38:01.820 I saw in him a gentleness and sadness. 00:38:01.820 --> 00:38:06.050 When my husband returned, I informed him, 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." 00:38:11.050 --> 00:38:15.110 He asked, "Do you hope for his conversion to Islam?" 00:38:15.110 --> 00:38:17.110 I replied, "Yes." 00:38:17.110 --> 00:38:23.110 He said, "Umar will not embrace Islam until the donkey of al-Khattab embraces Islam." 00:38:23.110 --> 00:38:28.110 This was due to the harshness and severity he displayed toward the Muslims. 00:38:28.110 --> 00:38:30.179 Then, days passed. 00:38:30.179 --> 00:38:33.179 And Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, embraced Islam. 00:38:33.179 --> 00:38:37.179 Through him, Allah granted honor to Islam and the Muslims. 00:38:37.179 --> 00:38:42.099 I was the first woman to migrate to Medina. 00:38:42.099 --> 00:38:46.099 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:38:46.099 --> 00:38:49.099 used to come to visit us in our home. 00:38:49.099 --> 00:38:51.170 One day, 00:38:51.170 --> 00:38:53.170 I said to my son, Abdullah, 00:38:53.170 --> 00:38:57.170 "Come here, let me give you something." 00:38:57.170 --> 00:39:00.170 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me, 00:39:00.170 --> 00:39:03.170 "What did you intend to give him?" 00:39:03.170 --> 00:39:06.199 I replied, "I was going to give him a date." 00:39:06.199 --> 00:39:11.199 He said, "Had you not given him anything, 00:39:11.199 --> 00:39:13.199 a lie would have been recorded against you." 00:39:13.199 --> 00:39:15.489 So, who am I? 00:39:15.489 --> 00:39:27.070 I followed the Messenger whenever he set out; who am I? 00:39:27.070 --> 00:39:35.340 The answer: 00:39:35.340 --> 00:39:39.340 Layla bint Abi Hathma, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:39:39.340 --> 00:39:44.340 They departed and left behind a question in the conscience: 00:39:44.340 --> 00:39:49.340 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 00:39:49.340 --> 00:39:54.340 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:39:54.340 --> 00:39:58.340 and the world of the self flourished because of them. 00:39:58.340 --> 00:40:00.340 [End of segment]