1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,179 Pause and reflect on the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures of our history. 2 00:00:12,179 --> 00:00:16,179 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,179 --> 00:00:23,000 I am one of the senior Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 4 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,160 I embraced Islam early on in Makkah. 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,160 Then, I migrated to Abyssinia during the second migration. 6 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:35,159 Later, I joined the Prophet, peace be upon him, in Madinah. 7 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,159 I fought alongside him in his military campaigns. 8 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,259 I was proficient in reading and writing. 9 00:00:40,259 --> 00:00:43,259 I was one of the scribes of the revelation. 10 00:00:43,259 --> 00:00:46,450 The Prophet, peace be upon him, entrusted me with a task. 11 00:00:46,450 --> 00:00:52,450 He sent me to bring his wife, Umm Habibah, may Allah be pleased with her, from the land of Abyssinia. 12 00:00:52,450 --> 00:00:57,509 Towards the end of his life, he sent me with a message to the King of Egypt. 13 00:00:57,509 --> 00:01:02,509 The Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away while I was in Egypt. 14 00:01:03,340 --> 00:01:06,340 I loved the Prophet, peace be upon him, dearly. 15 00:01:06,340 --> 00:01:09,340 I prioritized him over my own self. 16 00:01:09,340 --> 00:01:14,409 One day, Al-Shifa' bint 'Abdullah entered our home. 17 00:01:14,409 --> 00:01:16,409 She was my mother-in-law. 18 00:01:16,409 --> 00:01:18,409 The time for prayer had arrived. 19 00:01:18,409 --> 00:01:21,409 She found me at home. 20 00:01:21,409 --> 00:01:24,409 She began to reproach me, saying: 21 00:01:24,409 --> 00:01:27,409 "The prayer time has come, and you are still here?" 22 00:01:27,409 --> 00:01:31,409 I said, "O aunt, do not blame me." 23 00:01:31,409 --> 00:01:33,409 "I only had two garments." 24 00:01:33,409 --> 00:01:36,409 "I would wrap myself in one and wear the other." 25 00:01:36,409 --> 00:01:43,409 "The Prophet, peace be upon him, borrowed one of them from me to go out for prayer." 26 00:01:43,409 --> 00:01:45,409 "So I gave him my outer garment." 27 00:01:45,409 --> 00:01:47,409 "And I remained here." 28 00:01:47,409 --> 00:01:53,180 I attended the military campaigns of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 29 00:01:53,180 --> 00:01:56,180 Then, I participated in the wars against the apostates. 30 00:01:56,180 --> 00:02:02,180 I conquered various lands during the caliphates of Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. 31 00:02:02,180 --> 00:02:07,239 When Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, intended to invade the Roman territories, 32 00:02:07,239 --> 00:02:10,240 I went to him and asked him about it. 33 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,240 Abu Bakr said: 34 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,240 "Yes, I have been contemplating that." 35 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,240 "I have not disclosed it to anyone." 36 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,300 "How did you know about it?" 37 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:25,300 "You must have asked me about it for a reason." 38 00:02:25,300 --> 00:02:29,340 I said, "Indeed, O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah." 39 00:02:29,340 --> 00:02:34,340 I then recounted to him a vision I had seen in my sleep. 40 00:02:34,340 --> 00:02:39,340 Its interpretation was the glad tidings of the conquest of the Levant (al-Sham). 41 00:02:39,340 --> 00:02:43,340 In addition to the news of Abu Bakr's, may Allah be pleased with him, passing, 42 00:02:43,340 --> 00:02:45,340 as his time was drawing near. 43 00:02:45,340 --> 00:02:49,620 I then asked him to let me participate in the invasion of the Roman territories. 44 00:02:49,620 --> 00:02:51,620 He granted me permission. 45 00:02:51,620 --> 00:02:55,620 He appointed me as one of the commanders of the armies in the conquest of the Levant. 46 00:02:55,620 --> 00:03:00,620 I conquered all of Jordan by force, except for Tiberias. 47 00:03:00,620 --> 00:03:03,620 Its people made a peace treaty with me. 48 00:03:03,620 --> 00:03:08,620 This was done under the instruction of Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, may Allah be pleased with him. 49 00:03:08,620 --> 00:03:14,229 Then, when 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, assumed the caliphate, 50 00:03:14,229 --> 00:03:17,229 he removed me from the leadership of the army. 51 00:03:17,229 --> 00:03:23,229 I said to him, "O Commander of the Faithful, have I become incapable or have I betrayed the trust?" 52 00:03:23,229 --> 00:03:27,229 He replied, "You have neither become incapable nor have you betrayed the trust." 53 00:03:27,229 --> 00:03:30,229 I asked, "Then why did you remove me?" 54 00:03:30,229 --> 00:03:36,389 He said, "I felt hesitant to appoint you while I found someone more capable than you." 55 00:03:36,389 --> 00:03:41,389 I said, "Then clear my name before the people, O Commander of the Faithful." 56 00:03:41,389 --> 00:03:44,389 He said, "Yes, I will do so." 57 00:03:44,389 --> 00:03:46,389 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up. 58 00:03:46,389 --> 00:03:48,389 He cleared my name before the people. 59 00:03:48,389 --> 00:03:53,219 And he appointed me over regions in the Levant. 60 00:03:53,219 --> 00:03:56,219 'Amr ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him, delivered a sermon. 61 00:03:56,219 --> 00:03:59,219 When the plague spread in the Levant, 62 00:03:59,219 --> 00:04:03,219 he said, "This plague is a scourge." 63 00:04:03,219 --> 00:04:08,219 "So disperse into these mountain passes and these valleys." 64 00:04:08,219 --> 00:04:10,219 When that reached me, 65 00:04:10,219 --> 00:04:14,219 I said, "Rather, it is the mercy of your Lord." 66 00:04:14,219 --> 00:04:16,220 "And the supplication of your Prophet." 67 00:04:16,220 --> 00:04:19,220 "And the death of the righteous before you." 68 00:04:19,220 --> 00:04:22,220 "So gather together and do not disperse from it." 69 00:04:22,220 --> 00:04:26,220 This reached 'Amr ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him. 70 00:04:26,220 --> 00:04:29,220 He said, "He has spoken the truth." 71 00:04:29,220 --> 00:04:33,610 Then, my death came during the Plague of 'Amwas. 72 00:04:33,610 --> 00:04:40,610 Where I and Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, may Allah be pleased with him, were afflicted with the plague on the same day. 73 00:04:40,610 --> 00:04:44,610 And we departed this life on the same day. 74 00:04:44,610 --> 00:04:46,930 So, who am I? 75 00:04:46,930 --> 00:04:54,860 Share your answers in the comments below the video. 76 00:04:54,860 --> 00:04:59,089 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 77 00:04:59,089 --> 00:05:04,089 When the next episode is released, if Allah wills.