1
00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140
Pause and identify the Companion, the scholar, and the prominent figure.

2
00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140
A new challenge: Who am I?

3
00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:26,320
I am one of the Muhajirun (Emigrants) among the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the son of a noble Companion.

4
00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:33,320
I embraced Islam and migrated before my father, and I was known for my knowledge, worship, and the recording of hadith.

5
00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:39,320
The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to forbid his Companions from writing down his hadith.

6
00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,320
Then, he granted me permission.

7
00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,320
I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, shall I write down what I hear from you?"

8
00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,320
He replied, "Yes."

9
00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,320
I asked, "In times of contentment and in times of anger?"

10
00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:54,320
He said, "Yes, for I say nothing but the truth."

11
00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,250
I used to fast frequently and recite the Qur'an often.

12
00:00:58,250 --> 00:01:03,250
The Prophet, peace be upon him, advised me to moderate my worship.

13
00:01:03,250 --> 00:01:10,250
He said to me, "Have I not been informed that you fast every day and recite the entire Qur'an every night?"

14
00:01:10,250 --> 00:01:13,250
I replied, "Yes, O Prophet of Allah."

15
00:01:13,250 --> 00:01:16,310
I intended nothing by that but good.

16
00:01:16,310 --> 00:01:22,310
He said, "It is sufficient for you to fast three days every month."

17
00:01:22,310 --> 00:01:24,310
I said, "O Prophet of Allah,"

18
00:01:24,310 --> 00:01:27,409
"I am capable of more than that."

19
00:01:27,409 --> 00:01:30,409
He said, "Your wife has a right over you,"

20
00:01:30,409 --> 00:01:33,409
"Your visitors have a right over you,"

21
00:01:33,409 --> 00:01:36,409
"And your body has a right over you."

22
00:01:36,409 --> 00:01:41,409
"So, fast the fast of Dawud, the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him,"

23
00:01:41,409 --> 00:01:44,409
"For he was the most devout of people."

24
00:01:44,409 --> 00:01:48,409
I asked, "O Prophet of Allah, what is the fast of Dawud?"

25
00:01:48,409 --> 00:01:53,409
He said, "He used to fast one day and break his fast the next."

26
00:01:53,409 --> 00:01:56,209
Then he said,

27
00:01:56,209 --> 00:01:59,209
"And recite the Qur'an once every month."

28
00:01:59,209 --> 00:02:01,239
I said, "O Prophet of Allah,"

29
00:02:01,239 --> 00:02:04,239
"I am capable of more than that."

30
00:02:04,239 --> 00:02:08,270
He said, "Then recite it every twenty days."

31
00:02:08,270 --> 00:02:10,270
I said, "O Prophet of Allah,"

32
00:02:10,270 --> 00:02:13,270
"I am capable of more than that."

33
00:02:13,270 --> 00:02:17,340
He said, "Then recite it every ten days."

34
00:02:17,340 --> 00:02:19,340
I said, "O Prophet of Allah,"

35
00:02:19,340 --> 00:02:22,340
"I am capable of more than that."

36
00:02:22,340 --> 00:02:25,460
He said, "Then recite it every seven days."

37
00:02:25,460 --> 00:02:38,460
"And recite it in three days, but do not exceed that, for your wife has a right over you, your visitors have a right over you, and your body has a right over you."

38
00:02:38,460 --> 00:02:42,460
The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me,

39
00:02:42,460 --> 00:02:46,460
"You do not know; perhaps you will live a long life,"

40
00:02:46,460 --> 00:02:49,560
Meaning that it would become difficult for you.

41
00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,560
So, I ended up following what the Prophet, peace be upon him, had told me.

42
00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:59,560
When I grew old, I wished I had accepted the concession of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

43
00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:04,560
I would fast for several days in a row,

44
00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,560
Then I would break my fast for a number of days equal to those I had fasted.

45
00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,560
I would recite my portions of the Qur'an in the same way,

46
00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,560
Sometimes adding a little, sometimes subtracting a little,

47
00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:20,560
But I would always fulfill it either in seven days or in three.

48
00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:27,560
I used to say, "I parted from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, upon a certain matter,"

49
00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,560
"And I dislike to deviate from it to anything else."

50
00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,979
So, who am I?