WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:12.179 Pause and identify this Companion, scholar, and prominent figure. 00:00:12.179 --> 00:00:16.179 A new challenge: who am I? 00:00:16.179 --> 00:00:24.579 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, from the people of Makkah. 00:00:24.579 --> 00:00:31.579 I was a nobleman, known for my forbearance, honorable, and obeyed among the Quraysh, one of their leaders. 00:00:31.579 --> 00:00:33.579 I was a scholar of Arab genealogy. 00:00:33.579 --> 00:00:39.609 I had acquired the knowledge of genealogy from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, before Islam. 00:00:39.609 --> 00:00:45.700 The Prophet, peace be upon him, counted me among four men from Makkah. 00:00:45.700 --> 00:00:49.700 He sought to keep them away from polytheism and desired Islam for them. 00:00:49.700 --> 00:00:57.700 They are myself, 'Attab ibn Asid, Hakim ibn Hizam, and Suhayl ibn 'Amr. 00:00:57.700 --> 00:00:59.700 And we all embraced Islam. 00:01:00.859 --> 00:01:06.859 The Prophet, peace be upon him, gave me one hundred camels to reconcile my heart. 00:01:06.859 --> 00:01:11.859 The Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, armed me. 00:01:11.859 --> 00:01:14.859 With the sword of al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir. 00:01:14.859 --> 00:01:19.469 My father was one of the great and most noble men of Quraysh. 00:01:19.469 --> 00:01:23.469 He was among those who participated in annulling the unjust pact. 00:01:23.469 --> 00:01:26.469 During the boycott of Banu Hashim in the mountain pass. 00:01:26.469 --> 00:01:30.469 He used to show them compassion and support them in secret. 00:01:30.469 --> 00:01:35.500 The Prophet, peace be upon him, sought his protection when entering Makkah. 00:01:35.500 --> 00:01:38.500 When he returned from al-Ta'if. 00:01:38.500 --> 00:01:40.500 So my father granted him protection. 00:01:40.500 --> 00:01:45.500 My father took up his weapons, called his sons and his people, and said: 00:01:45.500 --> 00:01:49.500 "Put on your weapons and stand at the corners of the House." 00:01:49.500 --> 00:01:52.500 "For I have granted protection to Muhammad." 00:01:53.599 --> 00:01:58.599 Then he sent word to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, to enter. 00:01:58.599 --> 00:02:02.599 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered. 00:02:02.599 --> 00:02:05.599 With him was Zayd ibn Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:02:05.599 --> 00:02:08.599 Until he reached the Sacred Mosque. 00:02:08.599 --> 00:02:11.599 My father stood upon his mount and called out: 00:02:11.599 --> 00:02:13.599 "O assembly of Quraysh!" 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:16.599 "I have granted protection to Muhammad." 00:02:16.599 --> 00:02:19.599 "Let no one among you harm him." 00:02:19.599 --> 00:02:25.240 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, circumambulated the House in safety. 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:31.240 The Prophet, peace be upon him, never forgot these actions of my father. 00:02:31.240 --> 00:02:35.240 When I came to Madinah to ransom our captives from Badr. 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:42.240 I encountered the Prophet, peace be upon him, reciting Surah al-Tur during the Maghrib prayer. 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:45.300 When he reached this verse: 00:02:45.300 --> 00:02:51.620 “Or were they created out of naught? Or are they the creators?” (52:35) 00:02:51.620 --> 00:02:55.620 “Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!” (52:36) 00:02:55.620 --> 00:02:58.620 "Nay, they have no certainty." 00:02:58.620 --> 00:03:01.979 My heart nearly took flight. 00:03:01.979 --> 00:03:05.009 His recitation filled me with such distress. 00:03:05.009 --> 00:03:08.009 I began to contemplate Islam. 00:03:08.009 --> 00:03:13.009 However, my conversion to Islam was delayed until just before the conquest of Makkah. 00:03:13.009 --> 00:03:19.389 When I spoke to the Prophet, peace be upon him, about the release of the captives of Badr. 00:03:19.389 --> 00:03:20.389 He said to me: 00:03:20.389 --> 00:03:25.389 "If your father were alive and spoke to me regarding these stinking ones," 00:03:25.389 --> 00:03:27.389 "I would have granted them to him." 00:03:27.389 --> 00:03:32.129 I married a woman and specified her dowry. 00:03:32.129 --> 00:03:36.159 Then I divorced her before consummating the marriage. 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:39.159 Then this verse occurred to me: 00:03:39.159 --> 00:03:45.319 “If ye divorce them before ye have touched them and ye have appointed unto them a portion, then (pay the) half of that which ye appointed, unless they (the women) agree to forgo it, or he agreeth to forgo it in whose hand is the marriage tie. To forgo is nearer to piety. And forget not kindness among yourselves. Allah is Seer of what ye do.” (2:237) 00:03:45.319 --> 00:03:46.319 I said: 00:03:46.319 --> 00:03:49.319 "I am more entitled to forgo it than she is." 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:52.319 So I gave her the full dowry. 00:03:52.319 --> 00:03:54.479 So, who am I?