1 00:00:01,300 --> 00:00:12,179 Pause and get to know the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures! 2 00:00:12,179 --> 00:00:16,179 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,179 --> 00:00:22,739 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 4 00:00:22,739 --> 00:00:27,739 a native of Mecca, and the son of one of its chief leaders. 5 00:00:27,739 --> 00:00:30,960 Both my brother 'Abdullah and I embraced Islam, 6 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,990 but we kept our faith secret. 7 00:00:33,990 --> 00:00:36,990 When my father found out about our Islam, 8 00:00:36,990 --> 00:00:39,990 he imprisoned us, bound us in chains, and tortured us, 9 00:00:39,990 --> 00:00:45,020 preventing us from emigrating with the Muslims to Medina. 10 00:00:45,020 --> 00:00:49,020 So my brother feigned before them that he had renounced Islam 11 00:00:49,020 --> 00:00:53,060 and returned to their religion, so they released him. 12 00:00:53,060 --> 00:00:58,060 Then my brother 'Abdullah marched out with the polytheists when the call to arms came for Badr, 13 00:00:58,060 --> 00:01:01,060 traveling alongside my father and under his financial care, 14 00:01:01,060 --> 00:01:05,150 with my father harboring no doubt that he had reverted to his pagan ways. 15 00:01:05,150 --> 00:01:09,150 But when the Muslims and polytheists clashed at Badr, 16 00:01:09,150 --> 00:01:11,150 and the two hosts caught sight of each other, 17 00:01:11,150 --> 00:01:14,150 my brother 'Abdullah defected to the Muslim ranks, 18 00:01:14,150 --> 00:01:18,150 coming before the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 19 00:01:18,150 --> 00:01:20,150 before the battle began, 20 00:01:20,150 --> 00:01:23,150 and thus fought at Badr as a Muslim. 21 00:01:23,150 --> 00:01:27,150 That enraged my father with a tremendous fury. 22 00:01:27,150 --> 00:01:30,890 As for me, I remained in captivity 23 00:01:30,890 --> 00:01:35,890 until the Muslims arrived to perform the Umrah in the sixth year after the Hijrah. 24 00:01:35,890 --> 00:01:40,920 The Quraysh opposed them and barred them from entering the Sanctuary, 25 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,920 so they encamped at al-Hudaybiyyah. 26 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,950 Emissaries came and went between the two parties 27 00:01:46,950 --> 00:01:48,950 until they agreed upon terms of peace. 28 00:01:48,950 --> 00:01:54,950 The Quraysh sent my father to ratify the treaty with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 29 00:01:54,950 --> 00:01:58,140 And while they were writing out the terms of the treaty, 30 00:01:59,140 --> 00:02:04,140 I suddenly emerged, fleeing toward the Muslims, hobbling in my chains, 31 00:02:04,140 --> 00:02:08,139 until I collapsed before them. 32 00:02:08,139 --> 00:02:11,139 When my father saw me, he said: 33 00:02:11,139 --> 00:02:15,139 "This is the very first matter upon which I demand you uphold the terms, O Muhammad! 34 00:02:15,139 --> 00:02:17,270 Hand him back to me!" 35 00:02:17,270 --> 00:02:20,270 The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied: 36 00:02:20,270 --> 00:02:22,270 "Release him to me as a gift." 37 00:02:22,270 --> 00:02:23,270 But he adamantly refused. 38 00:02:23,270 --> 00:02:27,270 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, handed me back. 39 00:02:27,270 --> 00:02:29,270 At that, I cried out at the top of my voice: 40 00:02:29,270 --> 00:02:31,270 "O assembly of Muslims! 41 00:02:31,270 --> 00:02:36,270 Am I to be returned to the polytheists so that they may persecute me away from my religion?!" 42 00:02:36,340 --> 00:02:40,340 Thereupon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me: 43 00:02:40,340 --> 00:02:42,340 "Be patient and seek your reward with Allah, 44 00:02:42,340 --> 00:02:49,340 for Allah will surely make for you and the oppressed ones with you a relief and a way out. 45 00:02:49,340 --> 00:02:52,340 Indeed, we have made a treaty of peace with these people, 46 00:02:52,340 --> 00:02:54,340 and we will never break our word." 47 00:02:54,340 --> 00:02:56,530 Then my father stepped toward me 48 00:02:56,530 --> 00:02:59,530 and began striking my face with a thorny branch. 49 00:02:59,530 --> 00:03:04,620 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was deeply aggrieved by this, 50 00:03:04,620 --> 00:03:09,620 so he drew near to me and began walking by my side, saying: 51 00:03:09,620 --> 00:03:10,620 "Be patient, 52 00:03:10,620 --> 00:03:13,620 for they are only polytheists, 53 00:03:13,620 --> 00:03:17,620 and the blood of any of them is merely like the blood of a dog." 54 00:03:17,620 --> 00:03:19,620 He kept bringing his sword closer to my hand, 55 00:03:19,620 --> 00:03:23,620 hoping that I would take it and strike down my father with it, 56 00:03:23,620 --> 00:03:26,620 but I did not do so. 57 00:03:26,620 --> 00:03:31,419 Later on, I escaped a second time from my captivity and fetters, 58 00:03:31,419 --> 00:03:37,419 and joined Abu Basir, may Allah be pleased with him, and his band along the seashore. 59 00:03:37,419 --> 00:03:40,419 Together, we formed a company of Muslims, 60 00:03:40,419 --> 00:03:45,419 never letting a caravan belonging to the Quraysh pass by without seizing it, 61 00:03:45,419 --> 00:03:48,419 until the Quraysh became desperate because of us. 62 00:03:48,419 --> 00:03:52,419 So they sent word to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 63 00:03:52,419 --> 00:03:55,419 pleading with him to summon us to join him, 64 00:03:55,419 --> 00:03:57,419 and he did so. 65 00:03:57,419 --> 00:03:59,419 Because of all these circumstances, 66 00:03:59,419 --> 00:04:03,419 I was unable to participate alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him, 67 00:04:03,419 --> 00:04:07,419 in any of his military expeditions prior to the Conquest of Mecca. 68 00:04:07,419 --> 00:04:09,710 So, who am I? 69 00:04:09,710 --> 00:04:17,680 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video, 70 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,899 and we will pin the correct answer in the comments section 71 00:04:21,899 --> 00:04:24,899 upon the release of the next episode, 72 00:04:24,899 --> 00:04:26,899 if Allah wills.