WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:12.140 Pause and reflect upon the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures of our history. 00:00:12.140 --> 00:00:16.140 A new challenge: who am I? 00:00:16.140 --> 00:00:28.449 I am one of the Qurayshi female Companions from the famous tribe of Taym, to which my husband, Abu Quhafa (may Allah be pleased with him), belongs. 00:00:28.449 --> 00:00:34.450 My son is Abu Bakr, the companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his successor. 00:00:34.450 --> 00:00:38.450 “If ye help him not, still Allah helped him when those who disbelieve drove him forth, the second of two; when they two were in the cave, when he said unto his comrade: Grieve not. Lo! Allah is with us. Then Allah caused His peace of reassurance to descend upon him and supported him with hosts ye cannot see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the nethermost, while Allah's Word it was that became the uppermost. Allah is Mighty, Wise.” (9:40) 00:00:38.450 --> 00:00:49.450 My grandchildren are the children of Abu Bakr: Abdullah, Abd al-Rahman, Muhammad, Umm Kulthum, and Aisha, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:00:49.450 --> 00:00:59.450 Also Asma Dhat al-Nitaqayn, and the son of my granddaughter Asma, Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them all). 00:00:59.450 --> 00:01:10.280 We are all counted among the Companions; thus, I was nicknamed Umm al-Khayr, known for my sincerity, generosity, and loyalty. 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:17.280 I embraced Islam early on, following the invitation and supplication of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:22.280 This occurred when my son, Abu Bakr, stood among the people to deliver a sermon. 00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:27.280 He called them to Allah and to His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:32.280 The polytheists rose against him and beat him severely. 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:35.280 The wicked Utba ibn Rabi'a approached him. 00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:39.280 He began striking him in the face with two heavy sandals. 00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:43.310 Until his face became unrecognizable from his nose. 00:01:43.310 --> 00:01:46.310 Then my people, the Banu Taym, rushed to the scene. 00:01:46.310 --> 00:01:49.310 They drove the polytheists away from Abu Bakr. 00:01:49.310 --> 00:01:53.310 They carried him in a garment until they brought him into my house. 00:01:53.310 --> 00:01:56.310 They were certain he would not survive. 00:01:56.310 --> 00:01:59.310 Then they returned to the mosque and declared: 00:01:59.310 --> 00:02:05.379 "By Allah, if Abu Bakr dies, we will surely kill Utba ibn Rabi'a." 00:02:05.379 --> 00:02:07.379 They returned to Abu Bakr. 00:02:07.379 --> 00:02:11.379 My husband, Abu Quhafa, and I began speaking to him. 00:02:11.379 --> 00:02:15.379 He did not respond until the end of the day. 00:02:15.379 --> 00:02:17.379 The first thing he said was: 00:02:17.379 --> 00:02:22.379 "What has become of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?" 00:02:22.379 --> 00:02:25.379 They spoke harshly to him and rebuked him. 00:02:25.379 --> 00:02:27.379 Then they left him. 00:02:27.379 --> 00:02:29.379 When I was alone with him, 00:02:29.379 --> 00:02:32.379 He persisted, saying: 00:02:32.379 --> 00:02:36.379 "What has become of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?" 00:02:36.379 --> 00:02:40.379 I said, "By Allah, I have no knowledge of your companion." 00:02:40.379 --> 00:02:45.409 He said, "Go to Umm Jamil bint al-Khattab." 00:02:45.409 --> 00:02:47.409 "And ask her about him." 00:02:47.409 --> 00:02:50.439 I went out until I reached Umm Jamil. 00:02:50.439 --> 00:02:52.439 I said to her: 00:02:52.439 --> 00:02:56.439 "Abu Bakr is asking you about Muhammad ibn Abdullah." 00:02:56.439 --> 00:02:57.439 She replied: 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:01.439 "I do not know Abu Bakr nor Muhammad ibn Abdullah." 00:03:01.439 --> 00:03:06.439 "But if you would like me to go with you to your son, I will do so." 00:03:06.439 --> 00:03:08.439 I said, "Yes." 00:03:08.439 --> 00:03:13.439 She walked with me until she saw Abu Bakr lying prostrate and gravely ill. 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:16.439 She leaned over him, cried out, and said: 00:03:16.439 --> 00:03:20.439 "By Allah, the people who did this to you" 00:03:20.439 --> 00:03:22.439 "Are surely people of wickedness and disbelief." 00:03:22.439 --> 00:03:26.569 "I pray that Allah will take vengeance for you." 00:03:26.569 --> 00:03:31.569 He said, "What has become of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?" 00:03:31.569 --> 00:03:35.599 She said, "Your mother is listening." 00:03:35.599 --> 00:03:39.629 He said, "Do not worry about her." 00:03:39.629 --> 00:03:42.629 She said, "He is safe and well." 00:03:42.629 --> 00:03:45.729 He asked, "Where is he?" 00:03:45.729 --> 00:03:48.729 She said, "In the house of Ibn al-Arqam." 00:03:48.729 --> 00:03:50.759 He said: 00:03:50.759 --> 00:03:54.759 "I have made a vow to Allah that I will not taste food," 00:03:54.759 --> 00:03:56.759 "Nor will I drink any drink," 00:03:56.759 --> 00:04:01.759 "Until I go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 00:04:01.759 --> 00:04:05.759 We waited until the streets were quiet and the people had settled. 00:04:05.759 --> 00:04:08.759 We took him out, and he leaned on us, 00:04:08.759 --> 00:04:13.759 Until we brought him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:04:13.759 --> 00:04:18.759 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) leaned over him and kissed him. 00:04:18.759 --> 00:04:21.759 The Muslims also gathered around him. 00:04:21.759 --> 00:04:27.790 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) felt deep compassion for him. 00:04:27.790 --> 00:04:29.790 Abu Bakr said: 00:04:29.790 --> 00:04:32.790 "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah." 00:04:32.790 --> 00:04:37.790 "I am unharmed, save for what that wicked man did to my face." 00:04:37.790 --> 00:04:40.790 "This is my mother, who is dutiful to her son," 00:04:40.790 --> 00:04:42.790 "And you are blessed." 00:04:42.790 --> 00:04:46.790 "So invite her to Allah, and pray to Allah for her." 00:04:46.790 --> 00:04:50.790 "Perhaps Allah will save her from the Fire through you." 00:04:50.790 --> 00:04:54.790 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed for me, 00:04:54.790 --> 00:04:56.790 And invited me to Allah. 00:04:56.790 --> 00:04:59.910 So I embraced Islam. 00:04:59.910 --> 00:05:03.910 When the persecution of the Muslims by the disbelievers of Quraysh intensified, 00:05:03.910 --> 00:05:09.910 The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded them to migrate to Medina. 00:05:09.910 --> 00:05:11.910 I was among those who migrated. 00:05:11.910 --> 00:05:14.910 I lived in the Prophetic city of Medina. 00:05:14.910 --> 00:05:16.910 I witnessed all the events, 00:05:16.910 --> 00:05:20.910 Until the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away. 00:05:20.910 --> 00:05:24.910 My son, Abu Bakr, was pledged allegiance as the Caliph. 00:05:24.910 --> 00:05:28.910 When he passed away, I and his father inherited from him. 00:05:28.910 --> 00:05:33.910 There is no other Caliph known to have been inherited by his father except my son, Abu Bakr. 00:05:33.910 --> 00:05:37.910 Then death came to me shortly after him. 00:05:37.910 --> 00:05:40.910 I died before my husband, Abu Quhafa. 00:05:40.910 --> 00:05:43.040 So, who am I?