1 00:00:01,300 --> 00:00:04,299 Pause, 2 00:00:04,299 --> 00:00:12,179 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,179 --> 00:00:16,179 Here is a new challenge: who am I? 4 00:00:16,179 --> 00:00:21,480 I am an Ansari Companion. 5 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,480 I was present at the second Pledge of al-'Aqabah, 6 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:29,480 and took part in all the battles alongside the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 7 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,479 I carried the banner of Banu al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj during the Conquest of Mecca. 8 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:38,509 I used to write in Arabic even before the advent of Islam, 9 00:00:38,509 --> 00:00:43,310 at a time when writing was rare among the Arabs. 10 00:00:43,310 --> 00:00:47,310 Allah Almighty honored me with the vision of the adhan in a dream. 11 00:00:47,310 --> 00:00:52,310 That happened when the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was deeply concerned about how to call people to prayer, 12 00:00:52,310 --> 00:00:55,310 wondering how best to gather them for it. 13 00:00:55,310 --> 00:01:00,310 It was suggested to him: "Let us raise a banner when the time for prayer arrives, 14 00:01:00,310 --> 00:01:04,310 so that when people see it, they will inform one another." 15 00:01:04,310 --> 00:01:08,310 But he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did not like that idea. 16 00:01:08,310 --> 00:01:11,310 Then they suggested using a horn, 17 00:01:11,310 --> 00:01:14,310 but he did not like that either, 18 00:01:14,310 --> 00:01:17,310 saying: "That is the custom of the Jews." 19 00:01:17,310 --> 00:01:20,340 So they suggested using a clapper (naqus), 20 00:01:20,340 --> 00:01:24,340 and he said: "That is the custom of the Christians." 21 00:01:24,340 --> 00:01:30,540 I left with a heavy heart, sharing the deep concern of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 22 00:01:30,540 --> 00:01:33,569 Then, in my sleep, I was shown the vision of the adhan. 23 00:01:33,569 --> 00:01:38,569 The next morning, I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and informed him, 24 00:01:38,569 --> 00:01:41,569 saying: "O Messenger of Allah! 25 00:01:41,569 --> 00:01:45,569 A visitor appeared to me last night. 26 00:01:45,569 --> 00:01:49,569 A man passed by me wearing two green garments, 27 00:01:49,569 --> 00:01:52,569 carrying a clapper in his hand. 28 00:01:52,569 --> 00:01:55,569 I said to him: 'O servant of Allah, 29 00:01:55,569 --> 00:01:58,569 will you sell this clapper?' 30 00:01:58,569 --> 00:02:01,569 He asked: 'What will you do with it?' 31 00:02:01,569 --> 00:02:05,629 I replied: 'We will use it to call people to prayer.' 32 00:02:05,629 --> 00:02:09,819 He said: 'Shall I not guide you to something far better than that?' 33 00:02:09,819 --> 00:02:12,860 I asked: 'And what is that?' 34 00:02:12,860 --> 00:02:15,860 He said: 'You should say: 35 00:02:15,860 --> 00:02:18,860 Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest! 36 00:02:18,860 --> 00:02:22,860 Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest! 37 00:02:22,860 --> 00:02:25,860 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah! 38 00:02:25,860 --> 00:02:29,860 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah! 39 00:02:29,860 --> 00:02:33,889 I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah! 40 00:02:33,889 --> 00:02:37,889 I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah! 41 00:02:37,889 --> 00:02:41,020 Come to prayer! 42 00:02:41,020 --> 00:02:43,020 Come to prayer! 43 00:02:43,020 --> 00:02:45,080 Come to success! 44 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,110 Come to success! 45 00:02:48,110 --> 00:02:51,270 Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest! 46 00:02:51,270 --> 00:02:54,270 There is no god but Allah!'" 47 00:02:54,270 --> 00:02:58,500 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was pleased with that, 48 00:02:58,500 --> 00:03:12,069 and he said: "It is indeed a true vision! Go stand with Bilal and convey to him what you saw, so that he may call the adhan with it, for he has a more resonant voice than you." 49 00:03:12,069 --> 00:03:22,800 So I began dictating the words to Bilal, and Bilal called the adhan. When 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, heard it while in his home, 50 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:33,439 he rushed out dragging his cloak, saying: "O Messenger of Allah, by the One Who sent you with the truth, I saw the exact same thing he saw!" 51 00:03:33,439 --> 00:03:40,000 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: "All praise is due to Allah." 52 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:50,139 One day, I gave an orchard of mine away in charity, having no other wealth besides it, and my children and I used to live off it. 53 00:03:50,620 --> 00:04:01,060 I handed it over to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, but my parents came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said: 54 00:04:01,060 --> 00:04:09,680 "O Messenger of Allah, it was the very mainstay of our livelihood, and we have nothing else besides it!" 55 00:04:09,759 --> 00:04:25,680 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, summoned me and said: "Allah has accepted your charity and has returned it as an inheritance to your parents," and so we inherited it. 56 00:04:25,759 --> 00:04:38,240 I was also with the Prophet, peace be upon him, at the slaughterhouse, accompanied by a man from the Ansar, while the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was distributing the meat of his sacrificial animals. 57 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:51,339 Neither I nor my companion received any of it, but the Prophet noticed us; so when he shaved his head, he distributed some of his hair among the men, 58 00:04:51,339 --> 00:05:02,060 and he gave a portion of it to me and my companion—which we still keep, dyed with henna and katam. So, who am I?