WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Pause. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 Get to know the Companions and the scholars of the highest rank. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 Here is a serious challenge: who am I? 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:23.280 I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun. 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:27.280 I am the cousin of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:31.280 And I am the brother of one of his wives, the Mothers of the Believers. 00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:36.409 I embraced Islam before the Prophet, peace be upon him, entered the house of al-Arqam. 00:00:36.409 --> 00:00:39.409 I performed both migrations. 00:00:39.409 --> 00:00:42.409 And I am the first commander in Islam. 00:00:42.409 --> 00:00:46.109 For in the second year of the Hijrah, 00:00:46.109 --> 00:00:51.109 The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent out a military expedition toward Mecca. 00:00:51.109 --> 00:00:53.109 And he said to them: 00:00:53.109 --> 00:00:56.109 "I will certainly appoint over you a man 00:00:56.109 --> 00:00:59.109 Who is the most patient among you against hunger and thirst." 00:00:59.109 --> 00:01:01.109 So he appointed me over them. 00:01:01.109 --> 00:01:04.109 Thus, I was the first commander in Islam. 00:01:04.109 --> 00:01:08.109 And it was the first banner ever raised in the cause of Allah. 00:01:08.109 --> 00:01:11.109 We took spoils in that expedition, 00:01:11.109 --> 00:01:15.109 And it was the first spoils of war for the Muslims. 00:01:15.109 --> 00:01:20.579 I witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:01:20.579 --> 00:01:22.579 And I witnessed the Battle of Uhud. 00:01:22.579 --> 00:01:25.579 One day before the Battle of Uhud, 00:01:25.579 --> 00:01:27.579 I prayed to Allah and said: 00:01:27.579 --> 00:01:32.579 "O Allah, we are to meet these people tomorrow, 00:01:32.579 --> 00:01:35.579 And I swear by You that they will kill me, 00:01:35.579 --> 00:01:37.579 And rip open my stomach, 00:01:37.579 --> 00:01:39.579 And cut off my nose. 00:01:39.579 --> 00:01:41.579 So when You ask me, 00:01:41.579 --> 00:01:43.579 'Why was this done to you?' 00:01:43.579 --> 00:01:45.579 I will say, 00:01:45.579 --> 00:01:47.579 'For Your sake, O Lord.'" 00:01:47.579 --> 00:01:51.810 Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him, heard me. 00:01:51.810 --> 00:01:53.810 After the battle, 00:01:53.810 --> 00:01:56.810 What I had asked of my Lord was done to me. 00:01:56.810 --> 00:01:58.810 Sa'd saw me, 00:01:58.810 --> 00:02:00.810 And he said: 00:02:00.810 --> 00:02:03.810 "As for this man, his prayer has been answered, 00:02:03.810 --> 00:02:07.810 And Allah gave him what he asked for regarding his body in this world, 00:02:07.810 --> 00:02:12.810 And I hope he is granted what he asked for in the Hereafter." 00:02:12.810 --> 00:02:16.180 During that same battle, 00:02:16.180 --> 00:02:18.180 My sword broke, 00:02:18.180 --> 00:02:22.180 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave me a palm branch, 00:02:22.180 --> 00:02:26.180 And it became a sharp sword in my hand. 00:02:26.180 --> 00:02:29.310 It was called "al-'Urjun" (the branch). 00:02:29.310 --> 00:02:31.310 After the battle, 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, 00:02:36.310 --> 00:02:39.569 In a single grave. 00:02:39.569 --> 00:02:42.750 So, who am I? 00:02:42.750 --> 00:02:47.009 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:02:47.009 --> 00:02:51.009 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 00:02:51.009 --> 00:02:53.009 When the next episode is released, 00:02:53.009 --> 00:02:55.009 If Allah wills. 00:02:55.009 --> 00:03:00.099 The best of generations in their stances and examples, 00:03:00.099 --> 00:03:05.099 Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 00:03:05.099 --> 00:03:10.099 They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds, 00:03:10.099 --> 00:03:16.099 Stand up among us, for their memory is exalted. 00:03:16.099 --> 00:03:21.099 They departed and left a question in our conscience: 00:03:21.099 --> 00:03:26.099 Has any star risen and shone like them? 00:03:26.099 --> 00:03:31.099 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:03:31.099 --> 00:03:36.099 And the world of mankind flourished through them.