1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Pause and reflect on the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: who am I? 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:21,769 I am one of the younger Companions. 4 00:00:21,769 --> 00:00:24,769 I embraced Islam early on in Makkah. 5 00:00:24,769 --> 00:00:27,769 I was among the virtuous Companions. 6 00:00:27,769 --> 00:00:31,089 I was one of the witnesses to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. 7 00:00:31,089 --> 00:00:34,090 I defected from the ranks of the polytheists at Badr. 8 00:00:34,090 --> 00:00:36,090 I sought refuge with the Muslims. 9 00:00:36,090 --> 00:00:38,090 I witnessed that battle alongside them. 10 00:00:38,090 --> 00:00:41,119 I am counted among the Badriyyun (those who fought at Badr). 11 00:00:41,119 --> 00:00:44,119 I did not miss any event with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 12 00:00:44,119 --> 00:00:47,119 from the time I embraced Islam. 13 00:00:47,119 --> 00:00:50,149 My brother is the noble Companion, 14 00:00:50,149 --> 00:00:53,149 Abu Jandal, may Allah be pleased with him, 15 00:00:53,149 --> 00:00:57,149 whom the Muslims returned after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. 16 00:00:57,149 --> 00:01:01,049 My father was one of the leaders of Makkah. 17 00:01:01,049 --> 00:01:04,049 He was fiercely hostile toward the Muslims. 18 00:01:04,049 --> 00:01:08,049 He intensified my torture once he learned of my Islam. 19 00:01:08,049 --> 00:01:11,049 So, I migrated to Abyssinia in secret from him. 20 00:01:11,049 --> 00:01:14,049 Then I returned to Makkah with those who returned, 21 00:01:14,049 --> 00:01:17,049 after rumors spread that the Quraysh had embraced Islam. 22 00:01:17,049 --> 00:01:20,049 When I entered upon my father, 23 00:01:20,049 --> 00:01:23,049 he seized me and kept me bound. 24 00:01:23,049 --> 00:01:26,049 He tortured me more severely than before, 25 00:01:26,049 --> 00:01:29,049 which compelled me to show him 26 00:01:29,049 --> 00:01:32,049 that I had abandoned the religion of Islam, 27 00:01:32,049 --> 00:01:35,049 until he felt secure regarding me. 28 00:01:35,049 --> 00:01:38,049 Yet my heart remained tranquil with faith. 29 00:01:38,049 --> 00:01:41,239 When the Quraysh gathered their forces 30 00:01:41,239 --> 00:01:44,239 to fight at Badr, 31 00:01:44,239 --> 00:01:47,239 I went out with my father, feigning enthusiasm 32 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:50,239 to fight the Muslims. 33 00:01:50,239 --> 00:01:53,239 I was entrusted with the provisions of the Quraysh 34 00:01:53,239 --> 00:01:56,239 that they were taking with them to the battle. 35 00:01:56,239 --> 00:01:59,269 This increased my father's admiration for me. 36 00:02:00,269 --> 00:02:03,269 When the two armies met, 37 00:02:03,269 --> 00:02:06,269 and I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 38 00:02:06,269 --> 00:02:09,270 among the Muslims, I felt the greatest 39 00:02:09,270 --> 00:02:12,270 joy, and then I took to my heels 40 00:02:12,270 --> 00:02:15,270 toward them, shouting, 41 00:02:15,270 --> 00:02:18,270 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 42 00:02:18,270 --> 00:02:21,270 and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 43 00:02:21,270 --> 00:02:24,270 I fled from my father to the Messenger of Allah, 44 00:02:24,270 --> 00:02:27,270 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 45 00:02:28,270 --> 00:02:32,069 On the day of the Conquest, 46 00:02:32,069 --> 00:02:35,069 I sought safety for my father. 47 00:02:35,069 --> 00:02:38,069 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 48 00:02:38,069 --> 00:02:41,099 will you grant my father safety?" 49 00:02:41,099 --> 00:02:44,099 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 50 00:02:44,099 --> 00:02:47,099 "Yes, he is safe by the security of Allah, 51 00:02:47,099 --> 00:02:50,199 so let him come forth." 52 00:02:50,199 --> 00:02:53,259 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said 53 00:02:53,259 --> 00:02:56,259 to those around him, 54 00:02:57,259 --> 00:03:00,259 "By my life, 55 00:03:00,259 --> 00:03:03,259 Suhayl possesses intellect and honor. 56 00:03:03,259 --> 00:03:06,330 Someone like Suhayl cannot be ignorant of Islam." 57 00:03:06,330 --> 00:03:09,330 So I went out to my father 58 00:03:09,330 --> 00:03:12,330 and told him what the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had said. 59 00:03:12,330 --> 00:03:15,330 My father replied, 60 00:03:15,330 --> 00:03:18,330 "By Allah, he was always righteous, 61 00:03:18,330 --> 00:03:21,389 both in his youth and in his maturity." 62 00:03:21,389 --> 00:03:25,509 So my father embraced Islam, and his Islam was sincere. 63 00:03:25,509 --> 00:03:28,509 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 64 00:03:28,509 --> 00:03:31,509 "I participated in the Wars of Apostasy, 65 00:03:31,509 --> 00:03:34,699 and I was killed in the Battle of Yamamah." 66 00:03:34,699 --> 00:03:41,830 So, who am I?