1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted among them. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 Solve this riddle: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:22,629 I was a rabbi among the rabbis of the Jews. 5 00:00:22,629 --> 00:00:25,660 And a scholar among their scholars. 6 00:00:25,660 --> 00:00:28,660 I am a descendant of Joseph, son of Jacob. 7 00:00:28,660 --> 00:00:33,659 Son of Isaac, son of Abraham, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all. 8 00:00:33,659 --> 00:00:37,820 The people of Medina, despite their various religions and sects, 9 00:00:37,820 --> 00:00:40,820 Used to honor and revere me. 10 00:00:40,820 --> 00:00:47,820 After I embraced Islam, I became one of the closest companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 11 00:00:47,820 --> 00:00:50,920 My name during the Age of Ignorance was Husayn. 12 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:55,920 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, changed my name. 13 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,920 And he bore witness that I would enter Paradise. 14 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,820 I knew that this was the time of a prophet. 15 00:01:02,820 --> 00:01:04,819 And I was awaiting his mission. 16 00:01:04,819 --> 00:01:09,939 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina, 17 00:01:09,939 --> 00:01:11,939 People rushed toward him. 18 00:01:11,939 --> 00:01:14,980 I was among those who came to him. 19 00:01:14,980 --> 00:01:16,980 When I looked closely at his face, 20 00:01:16,980 --> 00:01:20,980 I knew that his face was not the face of a liar. 21 00:01:20,980 --> 00:01:26,099 The first thing I heard him say was: 22 00:01:26,099 --> 00:01:29,099 "O people, spread peace (salam), 23 00:01:29,099 --> 00:01:31,099 Feed the hungry, 24 00:01:31,099 --> 00:01:33,099 Maintain ties of kinship, 25 00:01:33,099 --> 00:01:36,099 And pray at night while people are sleeping, 26 00:01:36,099 --> 00:01:39,099 You will enter Paradise in peace." 27 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:43,519 Then I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 28 00:01:43,519 --> 00:01:48,519 And I asked him about things that only a prophet would know. 29 00:01:48,519 --> 00:01:50,549 He answered them for me. 30 00:01:50,549 --> 00:01:52,549 So I embraced Islam, 31 00:01:52,549 --> 00:01:55,549 And I bore witness that there is no god but Allah, 32 00:01:55,549 --> 00:01:58,620 And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 33 00:01:58,620 --> 00:01:59,620 Then I said, 34 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:01,620 "O Messenger of Allah, 35 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:04,620 The Jews are a people of slander. 36 00:02:04,620 --> 00:02:09,620 If they learn of my Islam, they will slander me before you. 37 00:02:09,620 --> 00:02:13,680 So send for them and ask them about me." 38 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,680 The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent for them, 39 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,680 And asked them about me while I was behind a curtain. 40 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,680 They said, 41 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,680 "He is the best of us and the son of the best of us, 42 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,680 Our scholar and the son of our scholar, 43 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,680 Our most learned in fiqh and the son of our most learned in fiqh." 44 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:31,710 He said, 45 00:02:31,710 --> 00:02:33,710 "What do you think if he embraces Islam? 46 00:02:33,710 --> 00:02:35,710 Will you embrace Islam?" 47 00:02:35,710 --> 00:02:36,710 They said, 48 00:02:36,710 --> 00:02:39,710 "May Allah protect him from that!" 49 00:02:39,710 --> 00:02:42,710 Then I came out to them and said, 50 00:02:42,710 --> 00:02:45,710 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 51 00:02:45,710 --> 00:02:48,710 And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 52 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:50,840 They said to me, 53 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,840 "You are the worst of us and the son of the worst of us, 54 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,840 Our most ignorant and the son of our most ignorant." 55 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,840 So I said, 56 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,840 "This is what I feared from them, O Messenger of Allah." 57 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,840 Then Allah revealed regarding us: 58 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:12,840 “Bethink you: If it is from Allah and ye disbelieve therein, and a witness of the Children of Israel hath already testified to the like thereof and hath believed, and ye are too proud (what plight is yours)? Lo! Allah guideth not wrong-doing folk.” (46:10) 59 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:18,840 “Bethink you: If it is from Allah and ye disbelieve therein, and a witness of the Children of Israel hath already testified to the like thereof and hath believed, and ye are too proud (what plight is yours)? Lo! Allah guideth not wrong-doing folk.” (46:10) 60 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,840 “Bethink you: If it is from Allah and ye disbelieve therein, and a witness of the Children of Israel hath already testified to the like thereof and hath believed, and ye are too proud (what plight is yours)? Lo! Allah guideth not wrong-doing folk.” (46:10) 61 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:28,840 "And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people." 62 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,740 I once had a dream, 63 00:03:31,740 --> 00:03:35,740 And I narrated it to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 64 00:03:35,740 --> 00:03:37,740 I said, 65 00:03:37,740 --> 00:03:40,740 "I saw that I was in a green garden, 66 00:03:40,740 --> 00:03:43,740 In the middle of which was an iron pillar, 67 00:03:43,740 --> 00:03:45,740 Its base was in the earth, 68 00:03:45,740 --> 00:03:47,740 And its top was in the sky. 69 00:03:47,740 --> 00:03:49,740 At its top was a handle. 70 00:03:49,740 --> 00:03:51,740 It was said to me, 71 00:03:51,740 --> 00:03:53,740 'Climb it.' 72 00:03:53,740 --> 00:03:56,740 So I climbed until I took hold of the handle. 73 00:03:56,740 --> 00:03:58,830 It was said, 74 00:03:58,830 --> 00:04:00,830 'Hold fast to the handle.' 75 00:04:00,830 --> 00:04:04,860 I woke up, and it was still in my hand." 76 00:04:04,860 --> 00:04:06,860 When morning came, 77 00:04:06,860 --> 00:04:09,860 I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 78 00:04:09,860 --> 00:04:12,860 And I narrated it to him. 79 00:04:12,860 --> 00:04:13,900 He said, 80 00:04:13,900 --> 00:04:15,900 "As for the garden, 81 00:04:15,900 --> 00:04:17,899 It is the garden of Islam. 82 00:04:17,899 --> 00:04:19,899 As for the pillar, 83 00:04:19,899 --> 00:04:21,899 It is the pillar of Islam. 84 00:04:21,899 --> 00:04:23,899 And as for the handle, 85 00:04:23,899 --> 00:04:25,899 It is the firmest handle (al-'urwah al-wuthqa). 86 00:04:25,899 --> 00:04:29,899 You will remain upon Islam until you die." 87 00:04:29,899 --> 00:04:32,149 So, who am I? 88 00:04:32,149 --> 00:04:38,850 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 89 00:04:38,850 --> 00:04:41,850 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 90 00:04:41,850 --> 00:04:44,850 When the next episode is released, 91 00:04:44,850 --> 00:04:46,850 If Allah wills. 92 00:04:46,850 --> 00:04:51,910 The best of generations in their stances and examples, 93 00:04:51,910 --> 00:04:56,910 Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 94 00:04:56,910 --> 00:05:01,910 They were here, watering our lives like rain, 95 00:05:01,910 --> 00:05:07,910 They passed on, yet their memory remains exalted among us. 96 00:05:07,910 --> 00:05:12,910 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 97 00:05:12,910 --> 00:05:17,910 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 98 00:05:17,910 --> 00:05:22,910 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 99 00:05:22,910 --> 00:05:27,910 And the world of mankind flourished through them.