1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted among them. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:25,179 I am one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, from the people of Yemen. 5 00:00:25,179 --> 00:00:29,179 I embraced Islam in the seventh year of the Hijrah. 6 00:00:29,179 --> 00:00:32,179 I kept close company with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 7 00:00:32,179 --> 00:00:36,179 I would accompany him into the homes of his wives and serve him. 8 00:00:36,179 --> 00:00:40,179 I went on military expeditions, performed Hajj, and prayed behind him. 9 00:00:40,179 --> 00:00:44,310 Until I became the most knowledgeable of people regarding his hadith. 10 00:00:44,310 --> 00:00:46,310 I was a poor, destitute man. 11 00:00:46,310 --> 00:00:52,310 I accompanied the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, simply to fill my stomach. 12 00:00:52,310 --> 00:00:56,409 One day, he spoke to us and said: 13 00:00:56,409 --> 00:01:00,409 "Whoever spreads out his garment until I finish my speech," 14 00:01:00,409 --> 00:01:02,409 "and then gathers it to himself," 15 00:01:02,409 --> 00:01:06,409 "will never forget anything he heard from me." 16 00:01:06,409 --> 00:01:09,409 I said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah." 17 00:01:09,409 --> 00:01:11,409 I spread out my garment. 18 00:01:11,409 --> 00:01:14,409 By the One who sent him with the truth, 19 00:01:14,409 --> 00:01:18,439 I have never forgotten anything I heard from him. 20 00:01:18,439 --> 00:01:24,560 I used to spend my time with the poor among the Ahl al-Suffah. 21 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,560 I would collapse from hunger between the grave and the pulpit. 22 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,560 To the point that people would say I was insane. 23 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,590 My need became so great, 24 00:01:34,590 --> 00:01:37,590 that I would lean against the ground, 25 00:01:37,590 --> 00:01:41,590 and I would tie a stone against my stomach to suppress the hunger. 26 00:01:41,590 --> 00:01:46,010 One day, I sat on the path people used. 27 00:01:46,010 --> 00:01:49,010 Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by me. 28 00:01:49,010 --> 00:01:53,010 I asked him about a verse from the Book of Allah, 29 00:01:53,010 --> 00:01:57,010 though I only asked him so that he might invite me to eat. 30 00:01:57,010 --> 00:02:01,010 He answered me, but did not realize my need. 31 00:02:01,010 --> 00:02:04,099 Then ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by. 32 00:02:04,099 --> 00:02:09,099 I asked him, and he answered, but he did not do so either. 33 00:02:09,099 --> 00:02:13,099 Finally, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed by me. 34 00:02:13,099 --> 00:02:16,099 He recognized the hunger on my face. 35 00:02:16,099 --> 00:02:19,099 He called out to me, and I said, 36 00:02:19,099 --> 00:02:22,099 "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." 37 00:02:22,099 --> 00:02:24,099 I entered the house with him. 38 00:02:24,099 --> 00:02:27,099 He found some milk in a bowl. 39 00:02:27,099 --> 00:02:31,099 He asked his family, "Where did you get this from?" 40 00:02:31,099 --> 00:02:35,099 They replied, "So-and-so sent it to you." 41 00:02:35,099 --> 00:02:40,099 He said to me, "Go to the Ahl al-Suffah and invite them." 42 00:02:40,099 --> 00:02:42,099 Despair overcame me, 43 00:02:42,099 --> 00:02:48,099 for I had hoped to have a drink of that milk to gain some strength. 44 00:02:48,099 --> 00:02:53,099 And what would this milk amount to among the Ahl al-Suffah? 45 00:02:53,099 --> 00:02:59,169 But there was no choice but to obey Allah and His Messenger. 46 00:02:59,169 --> 00:03:03,169 I went to them, and they came, responding to the call. 47 00:03:03,169 --> 00:03:08,169 When they sat down, he, peace be upon him, said to me, 48 00:03:08,169 --> 00:03:11,169 "Take the bowl and offer them the milk." 49 00:03:11,169 --> 00:03:16,169 I began giving it to a man, and he would drink until he was satisfied. 50 00:03:16,169 --> 00:03:21,169 Then I would give it to the next, and he would drink until he was satisfied. 51 00:03:21,169 --> 00:03:24,169 Until I had served them all. 52 00:03:24,169 --> 00:03:29,169 Then I handed it to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 53 00:03:29,169 --> 00:03:33,169 He raised his head toward me, smiling, and said, 54 00:03:33,169 --> 00:03:39,169 "Only you and I remain." I said, "You have spoken the truth, O Messenger of Allah." 55 00:03:39,169 --> 00:03:43,169 He said, "Drink," so I drank. 56 00:03:43,169 --> 00:03:47,169 He said, "Drink," so I drank. 57 00:03:47,169 --> 00:03:53,169 He kept saying "Drink," and I kept drinking until I said, 58 00:03:53,169 --> 00:03:58,169 "By the One who sent you with the truth, I can find no more room for it." 59 00:03:58,169 --> 00:04:02,169 He took the bowl from me, mentioned the name of Allah, 60 00:04:02,169 --> 00:04:05,030 and drank the remainder. 61 00:04:05,030 --> 00:04:09,030 In my own home, I would spend the entire night in worship. 62 00:04:09,030 --> 00:04:12,030 I would divide the night into three parts: 63 00:04:12,030 --> 00:04:15,030 one third for me, one third for my wife, 64 00:04:15,030 --> 00:04:17,029 and one third for my servant. 65 00:04:17,029 --> 00:04:20,100 I would perform the Witr prayer before I slept. 66 00:04:20,100 --> 00:04:24,100 I would fast three days of every month. 67 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:26,100 I would pray the Duha prayer, 68 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:30,100 acting upon the advice of my beloved, peace be upon him. 69 00:04:30,100 --> 00:04:35,100 And I would recite 12,000 tasbihs daily. 70 00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:37,220 So, who am I? 71 00:04:37,220 --> 00:04:42,339 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 72 00:04:42,339 --> 00:04:46,600 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 73 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:51,600 when the next episode is released, if Allah wills. 74 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:56,730 The best of generations in their stance and example, 75 00:04:56,730 --> 00:05:01,730 following the Messenger whether he moved or spoke. 76 00:05:01,730 --> 00:05:06,730 They were here, watering our lives like rain, 77 00:05:06,730 --> 00:05:11,730 and though they have passed, their memory remains exalted among us. 78 00:05:11,730 --> 00:05:16,730 They departed, leaving a question in the conscience: 79 00:05:16,730 --> 00:05:21,730 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 80 00:05:21,730 --> 00:05:26,730 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 81 00:05:26,730 --> 00:05:30,730 and the world of humanity flourished because of them.