WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Stop, 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the notable figures. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 A serious challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:23.570 I am a Companion from the Ansar, belonging to the tribe of Khazraj. 00:00:23.570 --> 00:00:30.559 I was renowned for horsemanship, courage, and valor in battle. 00:00:30.559 --> 00:00:36.560 My acceptance of Islam was delayed until the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) marched toward Badr. 00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:38.719 So I said to myself, 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:45.009 "I would truly feel ashamed if my people took part in an expedition without me joining them." 00:00:45.009 --> 00:00:50.009 So a man from my clan and I caught up with the Prophet (peace be upon him), 00:00:50.009 --> 00:00:52.009 though we had not yet embraced Islam. 00:00:52.009 --> 00:00:56.039 We reached him while he was at Harrah al-Wabarah. 00:00:56.039 --> 00:00:59.039 When the people saw me, they rejoiced at my arrival, 00:00:59.039 --> 00:01:03.039 knowing full well my boldness and readiness to aid. 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:09.140 I said, "O Muhammad, I have come to follow you and take part in the spoils with you." 00:01:09.140 --> 00:01:12.140 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me, 00:01:12.140 --> 00:01:15.140 "Do you believe in Allah and His Messenger?" 00:01:15.140 --> 00:01:17.140 I said, "No." 00:01:17.140 --> 00:01:22.519 He said, "Then turn back, for we will never seek the aid of a polytheist." 00:01:22.519 --> 00:01:24.519 Then I caught up with him at al-Shajarah, 00:01:24.519 --> 00:01:27.519 and I repeated the same words to him, 00:01:27.519 --> 00:01:29.519 to which he gave the very same reply. 00:01:29.519 --> 00:01:32.650 Then I caught up with him at al-Bayda', 00:01:32.650 --> 00:01:36.650 and he asked, "Do you believe in Allah and His Messenger?" 00:01:36.650 --> 00:01:38.650 I replied, "Yes." 00:01:38.650 --> 00:01:41.650 He said, "Then march forth with us." 00:01:41.650 --> 00:01:46.650 Thus, I took part in the Battle of Badr alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 00:01:46.650 --> 00:01:50.120 During the battle, 00:01:50.120 --> 00:01:53.120 I encountered a man among the polytheists 00:01:53.120 --> 00:01:55.120 of formidable might. 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:57.120 He struck me on my shoulder, 00:01:57.120 --> 00:02:00.150 and I struck him back and killed him. 00:02:00.150 --> 00:02:03.180 My side drooped from the severity of his blow, 00:02:03.180 --> 00:02:06.180 so I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 00:02:06.180 --> 00:02:08.180 He spat lightly upon it, 00:02:08.180 --> 00:02:11.180 rejoined it, and set it back in place, 00:02:11.180 --> 00:02:14.180 so my shoulder was restored as it had been, 00:02:14.180 --> 00:02:18.379 though the trace of the scar remained upon it. 00:02:18.379 --> 00:02:23.379 Later on, I married that man's daughter after she embraced Islam. 00:02:23.379 --> 00:02:26.379 She used to say to me playfully, 00:02:26.379 --> 00:02:30.379 "May you never lose the man who adorned you with this sash!" 00:02:30.379 --> 00:02:35.379 She meant the scar upon my shoulder left by her father's strike. 00:02:35.379 --> 00:02:37.379 And I would reply to her, 00:02:37.379 --> 00:02:41.379 "May you never lose the man who hastened your father to the Fire!" 00:02:41.379 --> 00:02:43.819 So, who am I? 00:02:43.819 --> 00:02:49.199 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video, 00:02:49.199 --> 00:02:53.460 and we will pin the correct answer in the comments 00:02:53.460 --> 00:02:56.460 upon the release of the next episode, 00:02:56.460 --> 00:02:58.460 if Allah wills. 00:03:19.580 --> 00:03:24.580 They departed, leaving a question echoing in the conscience: 00:03:24.580 --> 00:03:29.580 Did ever a star like them ascend and shine so bright? 00:03:29.580 --> 00:03:34.580 They filled this life with glorious deeds of their own making, 00:03:34.580 --> 00:03:38.580 and through them, the realm of mankind flourished with pride.