WEBVTT 00:00:01.300 --> 00:00:04.299 Pause, 00:00:04.299 --> 00:00:12.179 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:00:12.179 --> 00:00:16.179 Here is a new challenge: who am I? 00:00:16.179 --> 00:00:21.480 I am an Ansari Companion. 00:00:21.480 --> 00:00:24.480 I was present at the second Pledge of al-'Aqabah, 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. 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:34.479 I carried the banner of Banu al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj during the Conquest of Mecca. 00:00:34.479 --> 00:00:38.509 I used to write in Arabic even before the advent of Islam, 00:00:38.509 --> 00:00:43.310 at a time when writing was rare among the Arabs. 00:00:43.310 --> 00:00:47.310 Allah Almighty honored me with the vision of the adhan in a dream. 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, 00:00:52.310 --> 00:00:55.310 wondering how best to gather them for it. 00:00:55.310 --> 00:01:00.310 It was suggested to him: "Let us raise a banner when the time for prayer arrives, 00:01:00.310 --> 00:01:04.310 so that when people see it, they will inform one another." 00:01:04.310 --> 00:01:08.310 But he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did not like that idea. 00:01:08.310 --> 00:01:11.310 Then they suggested using a horn, 00:01:11.310 --> 00:01:14.310 but he did not like that either, 00:01:14.310 --> 00:01:17.310 saying: "That is the custom of the Jews." 00:01:17.310 --> 00:01:20.340 So they suggested using a clapper (naqus), 00:01:20.340 --> 00:01:24.340 and he said: "That is the custom of the Christians." 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. 00:01:30.540 --> 00:01:33.569 Then, in my sleep, I was shown the vision of the adhan. 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, 00:01:38.569 --> 00:01:41.569 saying: "O Messenger of Allah! 00:01:41.569 --> 00:01:45.569 A visitor appeared to me last night. 00:01:45.569 --> 00:01:49.569 A man passed by me wearing two green garments, 00:01:49.569 --> 00:01:52.569 carrying a clapper in his hand. 00:01:52.569 --> 00:01:55.569 I said to him: 'O servant of Allah, 00:01:55.569 --> 00:01:58.569 will you sell this clapper?' 00:01:58.569 --> 00:02:01.569 He asked: 'What will you do with it?' 00:02:01.569 --> 00:02:05.629 I replied: 'We will use it to call people to prayer.' 00:02:05.629 --> 00:02:09.819 He said: 'Shall I not guide you to something far better than that?' 00:02:09.819 --> 00:02:12.860 I asked: 'And what is that?' 00:02:12.860 --> 00:02:15.860 He said: 'You should say: 00:02:15.860 --> 00:02:18.860 Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest! 00:02:18.860 --> 00:02:22.860 Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest! 00:02:22.860 --> 00:02:25.860 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah! 00:02:25.860 --> 00:02:29.860 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah! 00:02:29.860 --> 00:02:33.889 I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah! 00:02:33.889 --> 00:02:37.889 I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah! 00:02:37.889 --> 00:02:41.020 Come to prayer! 00:02:41.020 --> 00:02:43.020 Come to prayer! 00:02:43.020 --> 00:02:45.080 Come to success! 00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:48.110 Come to success! 00:02:48.110 --> 00:02:51.270 Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest! 00:02:51.270 --> 00:02:54.270 There is no god but Allah!'" 00:02:54.270 --> 00:02:58.500 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was pleased with that, 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." 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, 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!" 00:03:33.439 --> 00:03:40.000 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: "All praise is due to Allah." 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. 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: 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!" 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. 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. 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, 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?