1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Get to know the Companions and the scholars of the highest rank. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 Here is a serious challenge: who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:23,280 I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun. 5 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:27,280 I am the cousin of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 6 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,280 And I am the brother of one of his wives, the Mothers of the Believers. 7 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:36,409 I embraced Islam before the Prophet, peace be upon him, entered the house of al-Arqam. 8 00:00:36,409 --> 00:00:39,409 I performed both migrations. 9 00:00:39,409 --> 00:00:42,409 And I am the first commander in Islam. 10 00:00:42,409 --> 00:00:46,109 For in the second year of the Hijrah, 11 00:00:46,109 --> 00:00:51,109 The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent out a military expedition toward Mecca. 12 00:00:51,109 --> 00:00:53,109 And he said to them: 13 00:00:53,109 --> 00:00:56,109 "I will certainly appoint over you a man 14 00:00:56,109 --> 00:00:59,109 Who is the most patient among you against hunger and thirst." 15 00:00:59,109 --> 00:01:01,109 So he appointed me over them. 16 00:01:01,109 --> 00:01:04,109 Thus, I was the first commander in Islam. 17 00:01:04,109 --> 00:01:08,109 And it was the first banner ever raised in the cause of Allah. 18 00:01:08,109 --> 00:01:11,109 We took spoils in that expedition, 19 00:01:11,109 --> 00:01:15,109 And it was the first spoils of war for the Muslims. 20 00:01:15,109 --> 00:01:20,579 I witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 21 00:01:20,579 --> 00:01:22,579 And I witnessed the Battle of Uhud. 22 00:01:22,579 --> 00:01:25,579 One day before the Battle of Uhud, 23 00:01:25,579 --> 00:01:27,579 I prayed to Allah and said: 24 00:01:27,579 --> 00:01:32,579 "O Allah, we are to meet these people tomorrow, 25 00:01:32,579 --> 00:01:35,579 And I swear by You that they will kill me, 26 00:01:35,579 --> 00:01:37,579 And rip open my stomach, 27 00:01:37,579 --> 00:01:39,579 And cut off my nose. 28 00:01:39,579 --> 00:01:41,579 So when You ask me, 29 00:01:41,579 --> 00:01:43,579 'Why was this done to you?' 30 00:01:43,579 --> 00:01:45,579 I will say, 31 00:01:45,579 --> 00:01:47,579 'For Your sake, O Lord.'" 32 00:01:47,579 --> 00:01:51,810 Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him, heard me. 33 00:01:51,810 --> 00:01:53,810 After the battle, 34 00:01:53,810 --> 00:01:56,810 What I had asked of my Lord was done to me. 35 00:01:56,810 --> 00:01:58,810 Sa'd saw me, 36 00:01:58,810 --> 00:02:00,810 And he said: 37 00:02:00,810 --> 00:02:03,810 "As for this man, his prayer has been answered, 38 00:02:03,810 --> 00:02:07,810 And Allah gave him what he asked for regarding his body in this world, 39 00:02:07,810 --> 00:02:12,810 And I hope he is granted what he asked for in the Hereafter." 40 00:02:12,810 --> 00:02:16,180 During that same battle, 41 00:02:16,180 --> 00:02:18,180 My sword broke, 42 00:02:18,180 --> 00:02:22,180 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave me a palm branch, 43 00:02:22,180 --> 00:02:26,180 And it became a sharp sword in my hand. 44 00:02:26,180 --> 00:02:29,310 It was called "al-'Urjun" (the branch). 45 00:02:29,310 --> 00:02:31,310 After the battle, 46 00:02:31,310 --> 00:02:36,310 I was buried alongside my maternal uncle, Hamzah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with him, 47 00:02:36,310 --> 00:02:39,569 In a single grave. 48 00:02:39,569 --> 00:02:42,750 So, who am I? 49 00:02:42,750 --> 00:02:47,009 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 50 00:02:47,009 --> 00:02:51,009 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 51 00:02:51,009 --> 00:02:53,009 When the next episode is released, 52 00:02:53,009 --> 00:02:55,009 If Allah wills. 53 00:02:55,009 --> 00:03:00,099 The best of generations in their stances and examples, 54 00:03:00,099 --> 00:03:05,099 Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 55 00:03:05,099 --> 00:03:10,099 They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds, 56 00:03:10,099 --> 00:03:16,099 Stand up among us, for their memory is exalted. 57 00:03:16,099 --> 00:03:21,099 They departed and left a question in our conscience: 58 00:03:21,099 --> 00:03:26,099 Has any star risen and shone like them? 59 00:03:26,099 --> 00:03:31,099 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 60 00:03:31,099 --> 00:03:36,099 And the world of mankind flourished through them.