1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Pause and reflect on the lives of the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures of our history. 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:22,100 I am one of the Companions from the youth of the Ansar. 4 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:25,100 I witnessed the Second Pledge of al-Aqabah with my father. 5 00:00:25,100 --> 00:00:30,100 I was among those who attended it, and I was the last of them to pass away. 6 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:33,100 I did not participate in the battles of Badr or Uhud. 7 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:36,100 My father prevented me from taking part in them. 8 00:00:36,100 --> 00:00:39,100 This was so that I could look after my nine sisters. 9 00:00:39,100 --> 00:00:42,100 However, after my father was killed at Uhud, 10 00:00:42,100 --> 00:00:48,100 I never missed a single battle alongside the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 11 00:00:48,100 --> 00:00:53,100 I remained in the constant company of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 12 00:00:53,100 --> 00:00:56,100 I narrated a great deal of knowledge from him. 13 00:00:56,100 --> 00:00:59,100 I had a study circle in the Prophet’s Mosque, 14 00:00:59,100 --> 00:01:03,100 where I would teach the people and grant them understanding of their religion. 15 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:07,989 I participated with the Muslims in digging the Trench. 16 00:01:07,989 --> 00:01:13,989 One day, I saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, suffering from severe hunger. 17 00:01:13,989 --> 00:01:17,989 He had tied two stones against his stomach due to the intensity of his hunger. 18 00:01:17,989 --> 00:01:20,989 I returned to my wife and said to her, 19 00:01:20,989 --> 00:01:23,989 "Do you have any food?" 20 00:01:23,989 --> 00:01:27,989 She brought out a pouch containing a sa' of barley. 21 00:01:27,989 --> 00:01:29,989 We had nothing else. 22 00:01:29,989 --> 00:01:32,989 We also had a small sheep. 23 00:01:32,989 --> 00:01:36,989 I slaughtered the sheep, and my wife ground the barley. 24 00:01:36,989 --> 00:01:39,989 We prepared a small amount of food. 25 00:01:39,989 --> 00:01:42,989 Then I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 26 00:01:42,989 --> 00:01:45,989 and whispered to him, saying, 27 00:01:45,989 --> 00:01:49,989 "O Messenger of Allah, we have prepared some food for you, 28 00:01:49,989 --> 00:01:53,989 so come, you and one or two others with you." 29 00:01:53,989 --> 00:01:57,060 The Prophet, peace be upon him, called out, 30 00:01:57,060 --> 00:02:00,060 saying, "O people of the Trench, 31 00:02:00,060 --> 00:02:03,060 come, hurry to the food!" 32 00:02:03,060 --> 00:02:07,060 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me, 33 00:02:07,060 --> 00:02:10,060 "Do not take your cooking pot off the fire, 34 00:02:10,060 --> 00:02:14,060 and do not bake your dough until I arrive." 35 00:02:14,060 --> 00:02:17,120 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, came 36 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,120 to my house, I brought out the dough for him. 37 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,120 He spat into it and blessed it. 38 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,120 Then he went to our cooking pot, 39 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,120 spat into it, and blessed it. 40 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,120 The people arrived with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him; 41 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,120 they were a thousand men. 42 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,120 I swear by Allah, they ate until they were full. 43 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,120 Then they departed, 44 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,120 yet our pot was as full as it had been, 45 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,120 and our dough was still being baked just as it was. 46 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:51,400 We were returning from the Battle of Dhat al-Riqa' 47 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,400 to Medina with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 48 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,400 I was riding a weak camel of mine 49 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,400 that had exhausted me during the journey. 50 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,400 I kept falling behind the caravan. 51 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,400 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, caught up with me 52 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,400 and asked, "What is the matter with you?" 53 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,400 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 54 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,400 this camel of mine has slowed me down." 55 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,400 He said, "Make it kneel," so I made it kneel. 56 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,400 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, also made his mount kneel. 57 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,400 Then he said, "Give me that stick from your hand." 58 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,400 I did so. 59 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,400 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, took it 60 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,400 and prodded the camel with it a few times. 61 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,400 He then prayed for me. 62 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,400 Then he said, "Ride." 63 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,400 So I rode, 64 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,659 and my camel moved at a pace it had never moved before. 65 00:03:47,659 --> 00:03:50,659 Then he, peace be upon him, said to me, 66 00:03:50,659 --> 00:03:53,659 "It is yours." 67 00:03:53,659 --> 00:03:56,659 I said, "No, rather it is yours, O Messenger of Allah." 68 00:03:56,659 --> 00:03:59,659 He said, "No, sell it to me." 69 00:03:59,659 --> 00:04:02,659 I said, "No, it is yours." 70 00:04:02,659 --> 00:04:05,659 He said, "No, sell it to me for an uqiyah of gold." 71 00:04:05,659 --> 00:04:08,659 So I sold the camel to him, 72 00:04:08,659 --> 00:04:11,659 on the condition that I would deliver it to him in Medina 73 00:04:11,659 --> 00:04:14,689 when we arrived. 74 00:04:14,689 --> 00:04:17,689 When we reached Medina, I brought the camel to him. 75 00:04:18,689 --> 00:04:21,689 He then said, "Do you think I would take 76 00:04:21,689 --> 00:04:24,689 your camel? Take your camel and your money; 77 00:04:24,689 --> 00:04:27,910 they are both yours." 78 00:04:27,910 --> 00:04:30,910 The camel remained with me during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 79 00:04:30,910 --> 00:04:33,910 and the time of Abu Bakr and Umar. 80 00:04:33,910 --> 00:04:36,910 When it became old and weak, I brought it to Umar. 81 00:04:36,910 --> 00:04:39,910 He recognized its story, 82 00:04:39,910 --> 00:04:42,910 and said, "Place it among the camels of the zakat," 83 00:04:42,910 --> 00:04:45,910 and "in the best of pastures." 84 00:04:45,910 --> 00:04:48,910 I kept it there until the camel died. 85 00:04:48,910 --> 00:04:52,040 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 86 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,040 had sought forgiveness for me on the night of 87 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,040 this camel twenty-five times. 88 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:05,300 So, who am I? 89 00:05:05,300 --> 00:05:08,300 Share your answers in the comments 90 00:05:08,300 --> 00:05:11,550 below the video, and we will pin the correct 91 00:05:11,550 --> 00:05:14,550 answer in the comments when the 92 00:05:14,550 --> 00:05:17,550 next episode is released, if Allah wills.