1 00:00:01,330 --> 00:00:04,330 Stop. 2 00:00:04,330 --> 00:00:12,210 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,210 --> 00:00:16,210 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,210 --> 00:00:22,579 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:22,579 --> 00:00:25,579 I am an Ansari of the Aws tribe. 6 00:00:25,579 --> 00:00:30,579 I embraced Islam before Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh, may Allah be pleased with him, the leader of the Aws. 7 00:00:30,579 --> 00:00:35,579 I was honored with the title "Guard of the Prophet," peace be upon him. 8 00:00:35,579 --> 00:00:40,579 I used to guard him and carry out the tasks he entrusted to me. 9 00:00:40,579 --> 00:00:44,579 Among these was the assassination of Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf. 10 00:00:44,579 --> 00:00:50,579 He was the Jewish poet who used to harm the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 11 00:00:50,579 --> 00:00:53,579 He would lampoon the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. 12 00:00:53,579 --> 00:00:56,579 He would compose erotic poetry about the Muslim women. 13 00:00:56,579 --> 00:00:59,579 He would incite the disbelievers against the Muslims. 14 00:00:59,579 --> 00:01:04,629 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina, 15 00:01:04,629 --> 00:01:10,629 he established treaties and covenants between himself and its inhabitants, both Jews and polytheists. 16 00:01:10,629 --> 00:01:13,629 However, some of these fools 17 00:01:13,629 --> 00:01:16,629 did not respond to this noble treatment. 18 00:01:16,629 --> 00:01:19,629 Instead, they showed hostility toward the people of faith. 19 00:01:19,629 --> 00:01:22,629 Among them was Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf the Jew. 20 00:01:22,629 --> 00:01:25,629 He persisted in his transgression, 21 00:01:25,629 --> 00:01:29,629 and no moral restraint or covenant could deter him. 22 00:01:29,629 --> 00:01:31,629 This hostility increased 23 00:01:32,629 --> 00:01:37,629 when he saw the polytheist captives at Badr bound in chains. 24 00:01:37,629 --> 00:01:40,629 He began to openly display his enmity toward the Muslims, 25 00:01:40,629 --> 00:01:43,629 mourning the polytheists killed at Badr. 26 00:01:43,629 --> 00:01:48,629 Then, he went to Mecca to console the polytheists with his poetry, 27 00:01:48,629 --> 00:01:51,629 urging them to fight the Muslims. 28 00:01:51,629 --> 00:01:54,859 Afterward, he returned to Medina. 29 00:01:54,859 --> 00:01:58,859 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, learned of his return, 30 00:01:58,859 --> 00:02:01,859 he asked, "Who will deal with Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf for me?" 31 00:02:01,859 --> 00:02:04,859 "For he has harmed me." 32 00:02:04,859 --> 00:02:07,859 I said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah." 33 00:02:07,859 --> 00:02:09,860 "I will kill him." 34 00:02:09,860 --> 00:02:11,860 He said, "Then do so." 35 00:02:11,860 --> 00:02:13,889 Then, I was overcome with anxiety. 36 00:02:13,889 --> 00:02:16,889 I spent days without eating. 37 00:02:16,889 --> 00:02:20,889 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, called for me, 38 00:02:20,889 --> 00:02:22,889 and said to me, 39 00:02:22,889 --> 00:02:24,889 "Why have you abandoned food and drink?" 40 00:02:24,889 --> 00:02:27,889 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 41 00:02:27,889 --> 00:02:29,889 I gave you a promise, 42 00:02:29,889 --> 00:02:32,889 and I do not know if I will be able to fulfill it or not." 43 00:02:32,889 --> 00:02:35,889 He, peace be upon him, replied, 44 00:02:35,889 --> 00:02:38,889 "You are only responsible for your best effort and what you are capable of." 45 00:02:38,889 --> 00:02:41,889 He had consulted Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh regarding the matter, 46 00:02:41,889 --> 00:02:43,889 and I had consulted him as well. 47 00:02:43,889 --> 00:02:46,889 Then, I gathered with a group of the Aws, 48 00:02:46,889 --> 00:02:48,889 among them ‘Abbad ibn Bishr 49 00:02:48,889 --> 00:02:50,889 and Abu Na’ilah. 50 00:02:50,889 --> 00:02:54,889 We agreed upon a plan to get to the Jew, Ka‘b. 51 00:02:55,889 --> 00:02:58,889 Then we came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 52 00:02:58,889 --> 00:03:01,889 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 53 00:03:01,889 --> 00:03:03,889 we will kill him, 54 00:03:03,889 --> 00:03:07,889 so permit us to speak disparagingly of the Muslims and their Prophet, 55 00:03:07,889 --> 00:03:10,889 for we have no other way to reach him." 56 00:03:10,889 --> 00:03:13,949 He, peace be upon him, said, 57 00:03:13,949 --> 00:03:15,949 "Say what you must; there is no blame upon you." 58 00:03:15,949 --> 00:03:19,020 So Abu Na’ilah went out to him. 59 00:03:19,020 --> 00:03:23,020 Abu Na’ilah and I were Ka‘b’s foster brothers. 60 00:03:23,020 --> 00:03:27,110 When Ka‘b saw him, he was suspicious of his intentions. 61 00:03:27,110 --> 00:03:29,110 Abu Na’ilah said to him, 62 00:03:29,110 --> 00:03:32,110 "We have a need for you." 63 00:03:32,110 --> 00:03:35,180 Ka‘b asked, "And what is it?" 64 00:03:35,180 --> 00:03:37,180 Abu Na’ilah said, 65 00:03:37,180 --> 00:03:41,180 "The arrival of this man among us has been a calamity." 66 00:03:41,180 --> 00:03:43,180 "The Arabs have fought us," 67 00:03:43,180 --> 00:03:45,180 "and they have united against us like a single bow." 68 00:03:45,180 --> 00:03:48,180 "The paths have been cut off from us," 69 00:03:48,180 --> 00:03:51,180 "until lives have been exhausted and our families are lost." 70 00:03:51,180 --> 00:03:53,180 "We have been forced to seek charity," 71 00:03:53,180 --> 00:03:55,180 "and we find nothing to eat." 72 00:03:55,180 --> 00:03:57,210 Ka‘b said, 73 00:03:57,210 --> 00:04:01,210 "By Allah, I told you this would happen before." 74 00:04:01,210 --> 00:04:03,270 Abu Na’ilah said, 75 00:04:03,270 --> 00:04:07,270 "I have men with me who share my opinion," 76 00:04:07,270 --> 00:04:10,270 "and I wanted to bring them to you," 77 00:04:10,270 --> 00:04:13,270 "so that we might buy food or dates from you," 78 00:04:13,270 --> 00:04:16,269 "and you would show us kindness in that." 79 00:04:16,269 --> 00:04:19,269 "We will pledge to you whatever you find trustworthy." 80 00:04:20,269 --> 00:04:22,430 Ka‘b said, 81 00:04:22,430 --> 00:04:25,430 "By Allah, I would never have liked, O Abu Na’ilah," 82 00:04:25,430 --> 00:04:28,430 "to see you in such poverty," 83 00:04:28,430 --> 00:04:31,430 "even though you are among the dearest of people to me." 84 00:04:31,430 --> 00:04:34,430 "You are my brother, we shared the same breast." 85 00:04:34,430 --> 00:04:36,500 Abu Na’ilah said, 86 00:04:36,500 --> 00:04:40,500 "Keep secret from us what I told you regarding Muhammad." 87 00:04:40,500 --> 00:04:42,529 Ka‘b said, 88 00:04:42,529 --> 00:04:44,529 "I will not mention a word of it." 89 00:04:44,529 --> 00:04:46,689 Then Ka‘b said, 90 00:04:46,689 --> 00:04:48,689 "O Abu Na’ilah," 91 00:04:48,689 --> 00:04:50,689 "tell me the truth," 92 00:04:50,689 --> 00:04:53,689 "what do you intend to do regarding Muhammad?" 93 00:04:53,689 --> 00:04:54,720 He said, 94 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,720 "To abandon him and turn away from him," 95 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,720 "and to overcome him if we are able." 96 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:01,779 He said, 97 00:05:01,779 --> 00:05:04,779 "You have pleased me, O Abu Na’ilah." 98 00:05:04,779 --> 00:05:07,879 "So what will you pledge to me in exchange for the food?" 99 00:05:07,879 --> 00:05:10,879 "Your sons and your women?" 100 00:05:10,879 --> 00:05:12,910 Abu Na’ilah said, 101 00:05:12,910 --> 00:05:16,910 "You want to disgrace us and expose our affairs?" 102 00:05:16,910 --> 00:05:17,910 "No," 103 00:05:17,910 --> 00:05:21,910 "but we will pledge to you whatever weapons you are satisfied with." 104 00:05:21,910 --> 00:05:24,009 Ka‘b agreed. 105 00:05:24,009 --> 00:05:26,009 We intended by pledging the weapons 106 00:05:26,009 --> 00:05:31,009 that he would not suspect our intentions when we returned to him carrying arms. 107 00:05:31,009 --> 00:05:34,009 Abu Na’ilah left him, 108 00:05:34,009 --> 00:05:39,009 having agreed that we would all come to him in the evening. 109 00:05:39,009 --> 00:05:42,740 We came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 110 00:05:42,740 --> 00:05:44,740 and informed him of our plan. 111 00:05:44,740 --> 00:05:46,740 He said to us, 112 00:05:46,740 --> 00:05:49,740 "Proceed with the blessing of Allah." 113 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:51,779 Then we prayed the Isha prayer with him, 114 00:05:51,779 --> 00:05:55,779 and he walked with us until the Baqi‘. 115 00:05:55,779 --> 00:05:58,810 We came to Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf as promised. 116 00:05:58,810 --> 00:06:00,810 Abu Na’ilah called out to him. 117 00:06:00,810 --> 00:06:04,810 Ka‘b had recently married. 118 00:06:04,810 --> 00:06:06,810 His bride said, 119 00:06:06,810 --> 00:06:07,810 "Where are you going?" 120 00:06:07,810 --> 00:06:11,810 "I seem to hear a voice from which blood is dripping." 121 00:06:11,810 --> 00:06:12,870 He said, 122 00:06:12,870 --> 00:06:15,870 "It is only my brother Abu Na’ilah," 123 00:06:15,870 --> 00:06:18,870 "and I have an appointment with him." 124 00:06:18,870 --> 00:06:20,970 Then he came down and met us. 125 00:06:20,970 --> 00:06:22,970 We spoke for a little while, 126 00:06:22,970 --> 00:06:24,970 then we walked along, 127 00:06:24,970 --> 00:06:27,970 until an opportunity presented itself. 128 00:06:27,970 --> 00:06:29,970 We struck him with our swords. 129 00:06:29,970 --> 00:06:33,970 Then I finished him off with a dagger I had with me. 130 00:06:33,970 --> 00:06:35,970 I placed it in his belly, 131 00:06:35,970 --> 00:06:40,970 and pressed down until it reached his flank. 132 00:06:40,970 --> 00:06:43,970 The enemy of Allah fell dead. 133 00:06:43,970 --> 00:06:47,970 He had let out a cry that alerted the Jews, 134 00:06:47,970 --> 00:06:50,970 and they lit fires in their fortresses. 135 00:06:50,970 --> 00:06:53,970 We hurried away from among them, 136 00:06:53,970 --> 00:06:56,970 until we reached the Baqi‘. 137 00:06:56,970 --> 00:06:57,970 We cried "Allahu Akbar." 138 00:06:57,970 --> 00:07:02,970 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, heard our takbir, 139 00:07:02,970 --> 00:07:05,970 and knew that we had killed him. 140 00:07:05,970 --> 00:07:07,970 When we reached him, 141 00:07:07,970 --> 00:07:10,970 he said, "May these faces be successful." 142 00:07:10,970 --> 00:07:11,970 We said, 143 00:07:11,970 --> 00:07:14,970 "And yours, O Messenger of Allah." 144 00:07:14,970 --> 00:07:17,420 So who am I? 145 00:07:17,420 --> 00:07:27,750 The answer is Muhammad ibn Maslamah, 146 00:07:27,750 --> 00:07:38,680 may Allah be pleased with him. 147 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,740 Stop. 148 00:07:41,740 --> 00:07:45,740 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 149 00:07:45,740 --> 00:07:51,620 A new challenge. 150 00:07:51,620 --> 00:07:55,990 Who am I? 151 00:07:55,990 --> 00:07:59,990 I am a female Companion, one of the noble women of Quraysh, 152 00:07:59,990 --> 00:08:01,990 and one of the Arab women 153 00:08:01,990 --> 00:08:06,990 who was famous both before and after Islam. 154 00:08:06,990 --> 00:08:09,990 I was a woman of chivalry and pride, 155 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:11,990 of sound opinion and intellect. 156 00:08:11,990 --> 00:08:14,019 My husband was a leader of Quraysh, 157 00:08:14,019 --> 00:08:18,019 and my son was a king among the kings of Islam, 158 00:08:18,019 --> 00:08:21,889 and the founder of the Umayyad dynasty. 159 00:08:21,889 --> 00:08:24,889 My conversion to Islam was delayed until the year of the Conquest. 160 00:08:24,889 --> 00:08:26,889 In the Battle of Badr, I lost 161 00:08:26,889 --> 00:08:29,889 my father, my brother, and my uncle, 162 00:08:29,889 --> 00:08:32,889 as they were all killed in the battle. 163 00:08:32,889 --> 00:08:35,889 My hostility toward the Muslims increased, 164 00:08:35,889 --> 00:08:39,889 and I began to circulate through the gatherings and clubs of Quraysh, 165 00:08:39,889 --> 00:08:41,889 fanning the flames of vengeance, 166 00:08:41,889 --> 00:08:44,889 and igniting the fuse of war in their souls. 167 00:08:44,889 --> 00:08:51,460 When I heard the news that Zaynab, daughter of the Prophet, peace be upon him, was preparing 168 00:08:51,460 --> 00:08:54,460 to leave and join her father, 169 00:08:54,460 --> 00:08:56,460 I went to her and said, 170 00:08:56,460 --> 00:08:58,460 "O daughter of Muhammad," 171 00:08:58,460 --> 00:09:02,460 "I have heard that you intend to join your father." 172 00:09:02,460 --> 00:09:04,460 "O cousin," 173 00:09:04,460 --> 00:09:07,460 "if you have need of any supplies" 174 00:09:07,460 --> 00:09:09,460 "that might help you on your journey," 175 00:09:09,460 --> 00:09:13,460 "or money to reach your father," 176 00:09:13,460 --> 00:09:15,460 "then I have what you need." 177 00:09:15,460 --> 00:09:17,460 "Do not be shy with me," 178 00:09:17,460 --> 00:09:22,590 "for what happens between men does not enter into the affairs of women." 179 00:09:22,590 --> 00:09:27,590 Zaynab, may Allah be pleased with her, narrates this about me and says, 180 00:09:27,590 --> 00:09:31,590 "By Allah, I do not think she said that except to do it." 181 00:09:31,590 --> 00:09:35,909 On the day Zaynab, may Allah be pleased with her, departed, 182 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:40,909 men from Quraysh confronted her, wanting to force her back. 183 00:09:40,909 --> 00:09:44,909 She fell from her camel, and she was pregnant, 184 00:09:44,909 --> 00:09:46,909 and she began to bleed. 185 00:09:46,909 --> 00:09:48,909 When I heard of that, 186 00:09:48,909 --> 00:09:52,909 I went out quickly to her and said to my people, 187 00:09:52,909 --> 00:09:54,909 "You are a brave lot!" 188 00:09:54,909 --> 00:09:57,940 "Where was your courage on the day of Badr?" 189 00:09:57,940 --> 00:10:00,940 I stood between them and Zaynab, 190 00:10:00,940 --> 00:10:02,940 I took her into my care, 191 00:10:02,940 --> 00:10:05,940 I wiped away what was on her, 192 00:10:05,940 --> 00:10:07,940 and I tended to her needs, 193 00:10:07,940 --> 00:10:12,940 until she resumed her journey to her father in safety and security. 194 00:10:12,940 --> 00:10:15,940 Despite my intense hatred for her father 195 00:10:15,940 --> 00:10:17,940 and for the Muslims at that time, 196 00:10:17,940 --> 00:10:21,940 that did not prevent me from helping people 197 00:10:21,940 --> 00:10:24,580 and fulfilling their needs. 198 00:10:24,580 --> 00:10:26,580 On the day of the Conquest of Mecca, 199 00:10:26,580 --> 00:10:30,580 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had declared my blood forfeit, 200 00:10:30,580 --> 00:10:36,580 due to what I had done at the Battle of Uhud by mutilating the slain Muslims. 201 00:10:36,580 --> 00:10:38,580 So I came to him along with some women, 202 00:10:38,580 --> 00:10:41,580 and declared my Islam before him, 203 00:10:41,580 --> 00:10:43,710 and he pardoned me. 204 00:10:43,710 --> 00:10:48,710 When he (peace be upon him) finished receiving the pledge of allegiance from the men, 205 00:10:48,710 --> 00:10:51,710 he took the pledge from the women without shaking hands. 206 00:10:51,710 --> 00:10:56,710 He pledged us and made us covenant that we would not associate anything with Allah, 207 00:10:56,710 --> 00:10:59,710 nor steal, nor commit adultery. 208 00:10:59,710 --> 00:11:01,710 So I said in astonishment, 209 00:11:01,710 --> 00:11:03,779 "Does a free woman commit adultery?" 210 00:11:03,779 --> 00:11:07,779 And we pledged not to kill our children, 211 00:11:07,779 --> 00:11:11,779 so I said, "We raised them when they were small, 212 00:11:11,779 --> 00:11:13,779 and you killed them when they grew up!" 213 00:11:13,779 --> 00:11:18,779 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) laughed so hard that he fell onto his back, 214 00:11:18,779 --> 00:11:22,779 and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled. 215 00:11:22,779 --> 00:11:26,700 After I embraced Islam and gave my pledge, 216 00:11:26,700 --> 00:11:28,700 I returned to my home, 217 00:11:28,700 --> 00:11:31,700 and began smashing an idol I had, 218 00:11:31,700 --> 00:11:33,700 saying, 219 00:11:33,700 --> 00:11:35,700 "We were in delusion because of you." 220 00:11:35,700 --> 00:11:40,700 Then I presented a young goat as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 221 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:44,700 apologizing to him for the poor yield of my sheep. 222 00:11:44,700 --> 00:11:47,700 So he prayed for blessings upon my sheep, 223 00:11:47,700 --> 00:11:48,700 and they multiplied greatly. 224 00:11:48,700 --> 00:11:51,700 I used to give charity from them and say, 225 00:11:51,700 --> 00:11:56,700 "This is from the blessing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 226 00:11:56,700 --> 00:11:58,990 So, who am I? 227 00:11:58,990 --> 00:12:06,779 Answer: 228 00:12:06,779 --> 00:12:10,779 Hind bint 'Utbah (may Allah be pleased with her). 229 00:12:10,779 --> 00:12:20,220 Pause, 230 00:12:20,220 --> 00:12:28,059 and get to know the Companions, scholars, and notable figures. 231 00:12:28,059 --> 00:12:30,059 A new challenge: 232 00:12:30,059 --> 00:12:32,059 Who am I? 233 00:12:32,059 --> 00:12:38,429 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 234 00:12:38,429 --> 00:12:43,429 I was renowned for my courage, bravery, horsemanship, and skill in single combat, 235 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:46,429 so much so that I never feared death. 236 00:12:46,429 --> 00:12:49,429 I killed one hundred knights in single duels, 237 00:12:49,429 --> 00:12:53,429 besides those I killed during the heat of battles. 238 00:12:53,429 --> 00:12:57,429 My name came to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies, 239 00:12:57,429 --> 00:13:02,429 while inspiring honor and pride in the chests of the Muslims. 240 00:13:02,429 --> 00:13:09,000 Allah granted the conquest of the Persian city of Tustar at my hands— 241 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,000 that fortified, splendid, and ancient city 242 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:17,000 in which Hormuzan, the commander of the Persians, had entrenched himself. 243 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:21,000 The Muslim armies had encamped around the trench of Tustar 244 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:26,000 and remained for eighteen months unable to cross it, 245 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:31,000 fighting eighty battles against the Persian armies during that period. 246 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,029 Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) 247 00:13:34,029 --> 00:13:39,029 wished to breach the wall of Tustar to reach the city, 248 00:13:39,029 --> 00:13:44,129 for the siege had dragged on and exhaustion had overcome the Muslims. 249 00:13:44,129 --> 00:13:50,129 Suddenly, a man from the Persian nobles came seeking protection from him, 250 00:13:50,129 --> 00:13:52,129 so he granted him safety. 251 00:13:52,129 --> 00:13:58,129 The Persian man informed him of a hidden passageway through which they could reach the inside of the fortress, 252 00:13:58,129 --> 00:14:04,129 and asked him for a strong man who was an expert swimmer to guide along the way. 253 00:14:04,129 --> 00:14:09,129 So I said to Abu Musa, "Make me that man, O commander." 254 00:14:09,129 --> 00:14:13,450 Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) agreed. 255 00:14:13,450 --> 00:14:17,450 I set out under the cover of darkness with that Persian man, 256 00:14:17,450 --> 00:14:22,450 and he led me into an underground tunnel connecting the river to the city. 257 00:14:22,450 --> 00:14:30,450 I moved along, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, sometimes slithering, and at other times swimming, 258 00:14:30,450 --> 00:14:36,580 until I reached the exit, and then I returned after inspecting the route. 259 00:14:36,580 --> 00:14:43,580 Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) had prepared 300 horsemen from the bravest and most skilled swimmers among the Muslim soldiers, 260 00:14:43,580 --> 00:14:47,580 and he sent them with me. 261 00:14:47,580 --> 00:14:54,610 He made our uttering of "Allahu Akbar" the signal to summon the Muslim army to storm the city. 262 00:14:54,610 --> 00:14:57,610 So I led them under the cover of darkness, 263 00:14:57,610 --> 00:15:01,700 and when we reached the passageway leading into the city, 264 00:15:01,700 --> 00:15:09,700 I found that only 80 men of my companions remained with me along the way, while the rest had perished. 265 00:15:09,700 --> 00:15:14,700 As soon as we reached the ground of the city, we drew our swords 266 00:15:14,700 --> 00:15:19,700 and attacked the defenders of the fortress, plunging our blades into their chests. 267 00:15:19,700 --> 00:15:23,700 Then we opened the gates while shouting "Allahu Akbar," 268 00:15:23,700 --> 00:15:26,700 and the Muslim army poured into the city. 269 00:15:26,700 --> 00:15:31,700 A fierce battle broke out between us and the enemies of Allah, 270 00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:35,700 the likes of which has rarely been witnessed in the history of warfare. 271 00:15:35,700 --> 00:15:38,740 While the battle was raging, 272 00:15:38,740 --> 00:15:41,740 I spotted Hormuzan on the battlefield. 273 00:15:41,740 --> 00:15:44,740 I headed straight for him, and we engaged in sword combat. 274 00:15:44,740 --> 00:15:49,740 Each of us dealt the other a decisive blow; 275 00:15:49,740 --> 00:15:53,740 my sword glanced off him, while his sword struck me down. 276 00:15:53,740 --> 00:15:58,740 I fell to the ground, slain as a martyr on the battlefield, 277 00:15:58,740 --> 00:16:02,740 and Allah granted the Muslims victory and the conquest of Tustar, 278 00:16:02,740 --> 00:16:07,740 while Hormuzan was taken prisoner by my Muslim brothers. 279 00:16:07,740 --> 00:16:09,929 So, who am I? 280 00:16:09,929 --> 00:16:21,690 Answer: Majza'ah ibn Thawr al-Sadusi (may Allah be pleased with him). 281 00:16:21,690 --> 00:16:34,669 Pause, and get to know the Companions, scholars, and notable figures. 282 00:16:34,669 --> 00:16:42,549 A new challenge: Who am I? 283 00:16:42,549 --> 00:16:50,460 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) from the Ansar, 284 00:16:50,460 --> 00:16:53,460 and I am among the people of the Pledge of Ridwan. 285 00:16:53,460 --> 00:16:55,460 My embrace of Islam was delayed, 286 00:16:55,460 --> 00:17:01,460 but I then accepted Islam and witnessed all the major events with the Prophet (peace be upon him). 287 00:17:01,460 --> 00:17:07,519 I used to have an idol in my house that I honored, wiping the dust off it 288 00:17:07,519 --> 00:17:09,519 and clothing it with a garment. 289 00:17:09,519 --> 00:17:15,579 The people of Medina used to talk to me about Islam, but I refused. 290 00:17:15,579 --> 00:17:20,579 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) was a close friend of mine, 291 00:17:20,579 --> 00:17:23,579 so one day he lay in wait for me. 292 00:17:23,579 --> 00:17:28,579 When I left my house, 'Ubadah entered carrying an axe, 293 00:17:28,579 --> 00:17:31,579 while my wife was away with her family, 294 00:17:31,579 --> 00:17:34,579 and he began smashing the idol piece by piece. 295 00:17:34,579 --> 00:17:37,650 Then he went out and closed the door behind him. 296 00:17:37,650 --> 00:17:39,650 When I returned home, 297 00:17:39,650 --> 00:17:42,650 I looked and saw that the idol had been shattered, 298 00:17:42,650 --> 00:17:45,650 so I said, "This is the work of 'Ubadah!" 299 00:17:45,650 --> 00:17:50,779 I left in anger, intending to confront 'Ubadah, 300 00:17:50,779 --> 00:17:54,779 but along the way, I thought to myself and said, 301 00:17:54,779 --> 00:17:57,779 "There is no good in this idol; 302 00:17:57,779 --> 00:18:00,779 if there were any good in it, it would have defended itself." 303 00:18:00,779 --> 00:18:04,869 So I went on until I knocked on 'Ubadah's door. 304 00:18:04,869 --> 00:18:08,869 He was wary of me, but when I entered upon him, 305 00:18:08,869 --> 00:18:12,869 I said, "I have realized that if there were any good in the idol, 306 00:18:12,869 --> 00:18:16,869 it would not have let you do to it what I saw. 307 00:18:16,869 --> 00:18:20,869 And I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, 308 00:18:20,869 --> 00:18:25,119 and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 309 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,119 I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 310 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:31,119 at al-Hudaybiyyah while we were in a state of ihram, 311 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,119 after the idolaters had prevented us from performing 'Umrah 312 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:36,119 and entering the Sacred House. 313 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:39,119 I had thick hair, 314 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,119 and lice began falling onto my face. 315 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:46,119 The Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by me 316 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:50,119 and said, "Are the vermin on your head bothering you?" 317 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,119 I replied, "Yes." 318 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,119 So he commanded me to shave my head, 319 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:59,109 and the verse regarding the compensation (fidyah) was revealed concerning me. 320 00:18:59,109 --> 00:19:04,109 One day, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me, 321 00:19:04,109 --> 00:19:08,109 "I seek refuge for you with Allah from the rule of the foolish." 322 00:19:08,109 --> 00:19:11,109 I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, 323 00:19:11,109 --> 00:19:13,109 what is the rule of the foolish?" 324 00:19:13,109 --> 00:19:14,109 He replied, 325 00:19:14,109 --> 00:19:17,109 "Rulers who will come after me: 326 00:19:17,109 --> 00:19:21,109 whoever enters upon them and confirms their lies 327 00:19:21,109 --> 00:19:23,109 and assists them in their oppression, 328 00:19:23,109 --> 00:19:26,109 he is not of me, nor am I of him, 329 00:19:26,109 --> 00:19:29,619 and he shall not come to me at the Basin." 330 00:19:29,619 --> 00:19:39,690 So, who am I? 331 00:19:39,690 --> 00:19:40,690 Answer: 332 00:19:40,690 --> 00:19:43,690 Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah al-Ansari 333 00:19:43,690 --> 00:19:51,990 (may Allah be pleased with him). 334 00:19:51,990 --> 00:19:54,569 Pause, 335 00:19:54,569 --> 00:19:57,569 and get to know the Companions, scholars, 336 00:19:57,569 --> 00:20:02,450 and notable figures. 337 00:20:02,450 --> 00:20:04,450 A new challenge: 338 00:20:04,450 --> 00:20:06,450 Who am I? 339 00:20:06,450 --> 00:20:11,200 I am one of the Companions 340 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,200 from the Ansar. 341 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,200 I witnessed Uhud and all subsequent major events 342 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,200 with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 343 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:23,200 I stayed behind from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 344 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,200 during the Expedition of Tabuk at first, 345 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,200 but then I caught up with him while he was at Tabuk, 346 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,220 and he prayed for good for me. 347 00:20:32,220 --> 00:20:35,220 The Prophet (peace be upon him) set out 348 00:20:35,220 --> 00:20:38,220 to fight the Romans in Rajab 349 00:20:38,220 --> 00:20:40,220 of the ninth year after Hijrah, 350 00:20:40,220 --> 00:20:43,220 in a battle called the Expedition of Tabuk, 351 00:20:43,220 --> 00:20:46,220 which was also known as the Campaign of Hardship (Ghazwat al-'Usrah) 352 00:20:46,220 --> 00:20:50,220 due to the extreme difficulty of the circumstances in which it occurred— 353 00:20:50,220 --> 00:20:53,220 intense heat, scarcity of water, 354 00:20:53,220 --> 00:20:55,220 long distance, 355 00:20:55,220 --> 00:20:58,319 and a lack of funds and riding mounts. 356 00:20:58,319 --> 00:21:01,319 Yet despite the harshness and severity of this expedition, 357 00:21:01,319 --> 00:21:05,319 the Companions responded to the Prophet (peace be upon him) 358 00:21:05,319 --> 00:21:08,319 and mobilized swiftly for jihad, 359 00:21:08,319 --> 00:21:11,319 marching through the vast desert 360 00:21:11,319 --> 00:21:15,609 amid scorching heat and rugged terrain. 361 00:21:15,609 --> 00:21:16,609 As for me, 362 00:21:16,609 --> 00:21:22,609 I had lagged behind in accompanying the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions. 363 00:21:22,740 --> 00:21:25,740 Whenever I walked through the streets of Medina, 364 00:21:25,740 --> 00:21:29,740 I saw no one left behind except a known hypocrite 365 00:21:29,740 --> 00:21:33,740 or someone excused among those Allah had excused. 366 00:21:33,740 --> 00:21:36,769 So I returned to my family on a hot day 367 00:21:36,769 --> 00:21:38,769 and found my two wives 368 00:21:38,769 --> 00:21:41,769 in their shaded arbors in our garden. 369 00:21:41,769 --> 00:21:45,769 Each of them had sprinkled water over her arbor, 370 00:21:45,769 --> 00:21:47,769 cooled water for me, 371 00:21:47,769 --> 00:21:50,769 and prepared food for me. 372 00:21:50,769 --> 00:21:53,769 When I stood at the door of the arbor, 373 00:21:53,769 --> 00:21:55,769 I looked at my wives 374 00:21:55,769 --> 00:21:57,769 and what they had prepared for me, 375 00:21:57,769 --> 00:21:58,769 and I said, 376 00:21:58,769 --> 00:22:01,769 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 377 00:22:01,769 --> 00:22:04,769 is out in the sun, wind, and heat, 378 00:22:04,769 --> 00:22:06,769 while I am in cool shade, 379 00:22:06,769 --> 00:22:08,769 with prepared food 380 00:22:08,769 --> 00:22:10,769 and a beautiful woman? 381 00:22:10,769 --> 00:22:12,769 This is not fair! 382 00:22:12,769 --> 00:22:16,769 By Allah, I will not enter the arbor of either of you 383 00:22:16,769 --> 00:22:21,769 until I join the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 384 00:22:21,769 --> 00:22:23,769 So prepare provisions for me!" 385 00:22:23,769 --> 00:22:25,769 And so they did. 386 00:22:25,769 --> 00:22:27,769 Then I mounted my riding camel 387 00:22:27,769 --> 00:22:32,769 and set out in pursuit of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 388 00:22:32,769 --> 00:22:33,900 Along the way, 389 00:22:33,900 --> 00:22:37,900 I met 'Umayr ibn Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him), 390 00:22:37,900 --> 00:22:41,900 who was also seeking the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 391 00:22:41,900 --> 00:22:42,900 so we traveled together. 392 00:22:42,900 --> 00:22:45,900 When we drew near Tabuk, 393 00:22:45,900 --> 00:22:47,900 I said to 'Umayr ibn Wahb, 394 00:22:47,900 --> 00:22:49,900 "I have committed a sin, 395 00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:52,900 so do not hesitate to fall behind me 396 00:22:52,900 --> 00:22:56,900 until I reach the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." 397 00:22:56,900 --> 00:22:58,900 He did so. 398 00:22:58,900 --> 00:23:02,900 When he drew near to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 399 00:23:02,900 --> 00:23:04,900 while he was encamped at Tabuk, 400 00:23:04,900 --> 00:23:06,900 the people said, 401 00:23:06,900 --> 00:23:09,900 "Here is a rider approaching on the road." 402 00:23:09,900 --> 00:23:13,900 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 403 00:23:13,900 --> 00:23:15,900 "Be Abu Fulān [a father of so-and-so]." 404 00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:17,900 He meant me. 405 00:23:17,900 --> 00:23:18,900 They said, 406 00:23:18,900 --> 00:23:20,900 "O Messenger of Allah, 407 00:23:20,900 --> 00:23:22,900 by Allah, it is indeed Abu Fulān." 408 00:23:22,900 --> 00:23:25,900 When I made my camel kneel, 409 00:23:25,900 --> 00:23:30,900 I approached and greeted the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 410 00:23:30,900 --> 00:23:32,900 He said to me, 411 00:23:32,900 --> 00:23:34,900 "Woe to you, 412 00:23:34,900 --> 00:23:36,900 what a calamity has nearly destroyed you!" 413 00:23:36,900 --> 00:23:40,019 I informed the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 414 00:23:40,019 --> 00:23:41,019 of my situation, 415 00:23:41,019 --> 00:23:43,019 and he spoke well to me, 416 00:23:43,019 --> 00:23:46,019 and prayed for my well-being. 417 00:23:46,019 --> 00:23:48,220 So, who am I? 418 00:23:48,220 --> 00:23:57,160 The answer: 419 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:58,160 Abu Khaythama, 420 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,160 Malik Ibn Qays, 421 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,160 may Allah be pleased with him. 422 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:11,940 Pause. 423 00:24:11,940 --> 00:24:19,819 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 424 00:24:19,819 --> 00:24:21,819 A new challenge. 425 00:24:21,819 --> 00:24:23,819 Who am I? 426 00:24:23,819 --> 00:24:28,000 I am one of the younger Companions, 427 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:32,000 and a cousin of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 428 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:35,000 I am one of those who narrated the most hadiths. 429 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:41,130 The Prophet, peace be upon him, would let me ride behind him on his mount. 430 00:24:41,130 --> 00:24:43,190 I am the scholar of the Ummah, 431 00:24:43,190 --> 00:24:45,190 the jurist of the era, 432 00:24:45,190 --> 00:24:47,190 the leader of Tafsir, 433 00:24:47,190 --> 00:24:49,190 and the interpreter of the Qur'an. 434 00:24:49,190 --> 00:24:52,990 I was born in the ravine of Banu Hashim 435 00:24:52,990 --> 00:24:54,990 during the days of the siege, 436 00:24:54,990 --> 00:24:57,990 three years before the Hijrah. 437 00:24:57,990 --> 00:25:00,990 I grew up in Islam while I was young, 438 00:25:00,990 --> 00:25:04,990 and I migrated with my father, and we were among the last to migrate. 439 00:25:04,990 --> 00:25:10,019 Then, I was keen to keep the company of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 440 00:25:10,019 --> 00:25:14,019 to observe his states, his worship, and to emulate him. 441 00:25:14,019 --> 00:25:18,220 Once, I came to him late at night, 442 00:25:18,220 --> 00:25:21,220 and I intended to pray behind him. 443 00:25:21,220 --> 00:25:23,220 He took my hand, 444 00:25:23,220 --> 00:25:26,250 pulled me, and placed me beside him. 445 00:25:26,250 --> 00:25:31,250 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, turned to his prayer, 446 00:25:31,250 --> 00:25:34,250 I stepped back and prayed behind him. 447 00:25:34,250 --> 00:25:35,250 When he finished, 448 00:25:35,250 --> 00:25:37,250 he said to me, 449 00:25:37,250 --> 00:25:40,250 "What is the matter with me placing you beside me, and you stepping back?" 450 00:25:40,250 --> 00:25:43,250 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 451 00:25:43,250 --> 00:25:48,250 is it appropriate for anyone to pray beside you when you are the Messenger of Allah?" 452 00:25:48,250 --> 00:25:50,250 This pleased him. 453 00:25:50,250 --> 00:25:55,440 He, peace be upon him, used to pray for me, saying, 454 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,440 "O Allah, grant him deep understanding of the religion, 455 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,440 and teach him the interpretation." 456 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:05,140 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed away, 457 00:26:05,140 --> 00:26:07,140 I said to a young man from the Ansar, 458 00:26:07,140 --> 00:26:12,140 "Let us go and ask the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 459 00:26:12,140 --> 00:26:14,140 and acquire knowledge from them, 460 00:26:14,140 --> 00:26:17,140 for they are many today." 461 00:26:17,140 --> 00:26:18,180 He said, 462 00:26:18,180 --> 00:26:20,180 "How strange of you! 463 00:26:20,180 --> 00:26:23,180 Do you think people need us 464 00:26:23,180 --> 00:26:28,180 when among them are the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, that there are?" 465 00:26:28,180 --> 00:26:30,180 So he abandoned that, 466 00:26:31,180 --> 00:26:37,180 but I set out to ask the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and seek knowledge. 467 00:26:37,180 --> 00:26:40,180 If a hadith reached me about a man, 468 00:26:40,180 --> 00:26:44,180 I would come to his door while he was sleeping during the afternoon, 469 00:26:44,180 --> 00:26:47,180 and I would use my cloak as a pillow at his door, 470 00:26:47,180 --> 00:26:50,180 while the wind blew dust upon me. 471 00:26:50,180 --> 00:26:53,180 The man would come out and see me, 472 00:26:53,180 --> 00:26:54,180 and say, 473 00:26:54,180 --> 00:26:58,180 "O cousin of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 474 00:26:58,180 --> 00:27:00,180 what brings you here? 475 00:27:00,180 --> 00:27:03,240 Could you not have sent for me so I could come to you?" 476 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:04,240 I would say, 477 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:05,240 "No, 478 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,240 I am more deserving to come to you." 479 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,339 Then I would ask him about the hadith. 480 00:27:11,339 --> 00:27:13,339 That young Ansari remained, 481 00:27:13,339 --> 00:27:17,339 until he saw me with people gathered around me, 482 00:27:17,339 --> 00:27:19,339 and he said, 483 00:27:19,339 --> 00:27:23,099 "This young man is wiser than I." 484 00:27:23,099 --> 00:27:28,140 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to include me with the elders of Badr. 485 00:27:28,140 --> 00:27:30,140 Some of them said, 486 00:27:30,140 --> 00:27:34,140 "Why do you bring this young man in with us when we have sons like him?" 487 00:27:34,140 --> 00:27:36,200 He said, 488 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,359 "He is whom you know." 489 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,359 One day, he called them and called me with them, 490 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,359 and said, 491 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:49,359 "What do you say about ﴾When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest...﴿?" 492 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:51,460 until he finished the surah. 493 00:27:51,460 --> 00:27:53,460 Some of them said, 494 00:27:53,460 --> 00:27:59,460 "We were told to praise Allah and seek His forgiveness when He grants us victory and conquest." 495 00:27:59,460 --> 00:28:02,460 Others said, "We do not know." 496 00:28:02,460 --> 00:28:03,460 Then he said to me, 497 00:28:03,460 --> 00:28:06,490 "And you, what do you say?" 498 00:28:06,490 --> 00:28:07,490 I said, 499 00:28:07,490 --> 00:28:13,579 "It is the term of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, which He informed him of." 500 00:28:13,579 --> 00:28:14,579 Umar said, 501 00:28:14,579 --> 00:28:18,650 "I know nothing of it other than what you know." 502 00:28:18,650 --> 00:28:22,650 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said one day about me, 503 00:28:22,650 --> 00:28:24,650 "That is a youth of the elders; 504 00:28:24,650 --> 00:28:26,650 he has a questioning tongue, 505 00:28:26,650 --> 00:28:28,650 and an understanding heart." 506 00:28:28,650 --> 00:28:33,099 I had a large assembly in Medina, 507 00:28:33,099 --> 00:28:36,099 where people would come to me to seek knowledge. 508 00:28:36,099 --> 00:28:40,099 I would divide my assembly into days and lessons: 509 00:28:40,099 --> 00:28:42,099 I would set a day for fiqh, 510 00:28:42,099 --> 00:28:45,099 a day for the Tafsir of the Qur'an, 511 00:28:45,099 --> 00:28:47,099 a day for the military expeditions (Maghazi), 512 00:28:47,099 --> 00:28:49,099 a day for poetry, 513 00:28:49,099 --> 00:28:52,349 and a day for the history of the Arabs. 514 00:28:52,349 --> 00:29:00,880 So, who am I? 515 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:01,880 The answer: 516 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:11,009 Abdullah Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both. 517 00:29:11,009 --> 00:29:12,519 Pause. 518 00:29:12,519 --> 00:29:13,519 Pause. 519 00:29:13,519 --> 00:29:21,369 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 520 00:29:21,369 --> 00:29:23,369 A new challenge. 521 00:29:23,369 --> 00:29:25,369 Who am I? 522 00:29:25,369 --> 00:29:32,150 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 523 00:29:32,150 --> 00:29:34,150 and an ally of the Ansar, 524 00:29:34,150 --> 00:29:37,150 and one of the knights of Islam. 525 00:29:37,150 --> 00:29:40,150 I was among those who hastened to do good deeds, 526 00:29:40,150 --> 00:29:43,150 and competed in the lasting righteous deeds, 527 00:29:43,150 --> 00:29:48,279 and sacrificed their lives and wealth in the way of Allah. 528 00:29:48,279 --> 00:29:55,240 I embraced Islam when Mus'ab Ibn Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him, came to Medina. 529 00:29:55,240 --> 00:30:00,240 We were sitting with the Prophet, peace be upon him, one day, 530 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,240 when a man came and said, 531 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,240 "O Messenger of Allah, 532 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:07,240 so-and-so has a date palm tree. 533 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:10,240 I want to build a wall around my orchard, 534 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,240 and the wall would pass over his date palm tree. 535 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,240 So order him to give me the date palm tree, 536 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:19,460 so that I may complete the wall of my orchard with it." 537 00:30:19,460 --> 00:30:24,529 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to the man who owned the date palm, 538 00:30:24,529 --> 00:30:26,529 "Give it to him, 539 00:30:26,529 --> 00:30:29,589 and you shall have a date palm in Paradise for it." 540 00:30:29,589 --> 00:30:31,589 The man refused, 541 00:30:31,589 --> 00:30:33,660 then he stood up and left. 542 00:30:33,660 --> 00:30:36,660 I stood up behind him and said to him, 543 00:30:36,660 --> 00:30:39,660 "Sell me your date palm for my entire orchard." 544 00:30:39,660 --> 00:30:42,690 I had a large orchard, 545 00:30:42,690 --> 00:30:44,690 containing six hundred date palms. 546 00:30:44,690 --> 00:30:46,690 The man agreed. 547 00:30:46,690 --> 00:30:50,690 I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and said, 548 00:30:50,690 --> 00:30:52,690 "O Messenger of Allah, 549 00:30:52,690 --> 00:30:55,690 I have bought the date palm for my orchard, 550 00:30:55,690 --> 00:30:57,690 so grant it to him." 551 00:30:57,690 --> 00:31:01,750 The Prophet, peace be upon him, was pleased, 552 00:31:01,750 --> 00:31:05,849 and gave me glad tidings of a heavy-laden date cluster in Paradise. 553 00:31:05,849 --> 00:31:07,849 The heavy-laden cluster 554 00:31:07,849 --> 00:31:09,849 is the branch of the date palm 555 00:31:09,849 --> 00:31:13,980 that is heavy with its load due to the abundance of its fruit. 556 00:31:13,980 --> 00:31:16,980 I came to my wife while she was in the orchard, 557 00:31:16,980 --> 00:31:18,980 and I said to her, 558 00:31:18,980 --> 00:31:20,980 "Leave the orchard, 559 00:31:20,980 --> 00:31:22,980 and take the children out, 560 00:31:22,980 --> 00:31:27,009 for I have sold it for a date palm in Paradise." 561 00:31:27,009 --> 00:31:28,009 She said, 562 00:31:28,009 --> 00:31:30,039 "The trade has profited." 563 00:31:30,039 --> 00:31:32,039 Then she turned to our children, 564 00:31:32,039 --> 00:31:35,039 taking what was in their mouths of dates, 565 00:31:35,039 --> 00:31:38,710 and shaking what was in their sleeves. 566 00:31:38,710 --> 00:31:43,710 I witnessed the Battle of Uhud with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 567 00:31:43,710 --> 00:31:46,710 When the Muslims were defeated, 568 00:31:46,710 --> 00:31:51,710 and it was rumored that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had been killed, 569 00:31:51,710 --> 00:31:54,710 I began to shout at the top of my voice, 570 00:31:54,710 --> 00:31:56,710 "O company of the Ansar, 571 00:31:56,710 --> 00:31:59,710 if Muhammad has been killed, 572 00:31:59,710 --> 00:32:02,710 then Allah is Ever-Living and does not die. 573 00:32:02,710 --> 00:32:04,710 So fight for your religion, 574 00:32:04,710 --> 00:32:08,710 for Allah will grant you victory and support you." 575 00:32:08,710 --> 00:32:11,710 A group of the Ansar rose up with me, 576 00:32:11,710 --> 00:32:13,710 and we attacked the polytheists. 577 00:32:13,710 --> 00:32:16,710 A fierce battalion stood against us, 578 00:32:16,710 --> 00:32:19,710 and we fought them, 579 00:32:19,710 --> 00:32:24,839 until I was struck and fell on the battlefield wounded. 580 00:32:24,839 --> 00:32:26,839 Then I recovered from my wounds, 581 00:32:26,839 --> 00:32:29,839 and I died after Hudaybiyyah. 582 00:32:29,839 --> 00:32:33,839 The Prophet, peace be upon him, prayed over me, 583 00:32:33,839 --> 00:32:36,839 then a horse was brought, and he mounted it, 584 00:32:36,839 --> 00:32:38,839 and followed my funeral procession, 585 00:32:38,839 --> 00:32:41,940 with the Companions rushing behind him. 586 00:32:41,940 --> 00:32:44,940 He, peace be upon him, said, 587 00:32:44,940 --> 00:32:49,349 "How many a heavy-laden date cluster he has in Paradise!" 588 00:32:49,349 --> 00:32:57,210 So, who am I? 589 00:32:57,210 --> 00:33:00,210 The answer: Abu al-Dahdah, 590 00:33:00,210 --> 00:33:04,210 Thabit Ibn al-Dahdah, may Allah be pleased with him. 591 00:33:04,210 --> 00:33:14,470 Pause. 592 00:33:14,470 --> 00:33:18,470 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 593 00:33:18,470 --> 00:33:28,940 A new challenge: Who am I? 594 00:33:28,940 --> 00:33:31,940 I am one of the female Companions who migrated, 595 00:33:31,940 --> 00:33:34,940 I am of Hashimite and Qurayshi descent. 596 00:33:34,940 --> 00:33:36,940 I married a Hashimite Qurayshi man. 597 00:33:36,940 --> 00:33:38,940 He is Abu Talib. 598 00:33:38,940 --> 00:33:41,940 The uncle of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 599 00:33:41,940 --> 00:33:45,940 I bore him Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him. 600 00:33:45,940 --> 00:33:48,039 And his siblings. 601 00:33:48,039 --> 00:33:52,039 I was the first Hashimite woman to give birth to a Hashimite. 602 00:33:52,039 --> 00:33:55,039 And the first Hashimite woman to give birth to a Caliph. 603 00:33:55,039 --> 00:33:58,299 I was a righteous and noble woman. 604 00:33:58,299 --> 00:34:00,299 Possessing good character. 605 00:34:00,299 --> 00:34:03,299 I was among the patient, believing women. 606 00:34:03,299 --> 00:34:09,300 I held a great place in the heart of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 607 00:34:10,130 --> 00:34:16,130 When Abd al-Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away. 608 00:34:16,130 --> 00:34:18,130 My husband, Abu Talib, took charge. 609 00:34:18,130 --> 00:34:22,130 Of the guardianship of Muhammad, peace be upon him. 610 00:34:22,130 --> 00:34:25,130 Abu Talib brought him into our home with our own children. 611 00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:30,130 Thus, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was raised in my house. 612 00:34:30,130 --> 00:34:35,130 I took care of him alongside my own children. 613 00:34:35,130 --> 00:34:39,130 I was to him like a mother and a nurturer. 614 00:34:39,130 --> 00:34:43,130 The tender hand that embraced him along with her own children. 615 00:34:43,130 --> 00:34:46,130 I sheltered him for nearly two decades of his life. 616 00:34:46,130 --> 00:34:51,130 The Prophet, peace be upon him, considered me a mother to him. 617 00:34:51,130 --> 00:34:54,130 He would call me, "My mother." 618 00:34:54,130 --> 00:34:56,130 I loved him as I loved my own sons. 619 00:34:56,130 --> 00:35:00,219 Indeed, I took pride in his virtuous character. 620 00:35:00,219 --> 00:35:04,219 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, chose my son Ali. 621 00:35:04,219 --> 00:35:06,219 To live with him in his house. 622 00:35:06,219 --> 00:35:08,219 That brought me joy. 623 00:35:08,219 --> 00:35:13,219 I advised my son to be influenced by the character of Muhammad, peace be upon him. 624 00:35:13,219 --> 00:35:16,219 And to follow in his footsteps. 625 00:35:16,219 --> 00:35:19,989 This was before the Prophetic mission. 626 00:35:19,989 --> 00:35:22,989 I embraced Islam after the death of my husband, Abu Talib. 627 00:35:22,989 --> 00:35:25,989 Then I migrated to Medina. 628 00:35:25,989 --> 00:35:29,989 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would visit me. 629 00:35:29,989 --> 00:35:32,989 And would take a midday nap in my house. 630 00:35:32,989 --> 00:35:34,989 And upon my death. 631 00:35:34,989 --> 00:35:38,989 He, peace be upon him, shrouded me in his own shirt. 632 00:35:38,989 --> 00:35:43,440 He entered my grave and leveled it with his own hands. 633 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:50,880 So, who am I? 634 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:55,880 The answer is Fatima bint Asad, may Allah be pleased with her. 635 00:35:55,880 --> 00:36:04,619 Pause. 636 00:36:04,619 --> 00:36:08,619 And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 637 00:36:08,619 --> 00:36:14,530 A new challenge. 638 00:36:14,530 --> 00:36:19,090 Who am I? 639 00:36:19,090 --> 00:36:21,090 I am one of the Companions. 640 00:36:21,090 --> 00:36:25,219 One of the Ansar of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 641 00:36:25,219 --> 00:36:30,280 I embraced Islam before the Prophet, peace be upon him, entered Medina. 642 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:33,280 I lived in Islam for a short time. 643 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,280 And I was killed in the Battle of Badr. 644 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:38,280 The first of the immortal battles of Islam. 645 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:42,019 On the seventeenth day of Ramadan. 646 00:36:42,019 --> 00:36:45,019 In the second year of the Hijra. 647 00:36:45,019 --> 00:36:48,019 News reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 648 00:36:48,019 --> 00:36:51,019 Of a Quraysh caravan coming from the Levant. 649 00:36:51,019 --> 00:36:55,050 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to his Companions: 650 00:36:55,050 --> 00:36:57,110 "Whoever has his mount ready," 651 00:36:57,110 --> 00:36:59,110 "Let him ride with us." 652 00:36:59,110 --> 00:37:02,110 Men began to ask his permission. 653 00:37:02,110 --> 00:37:05,110 To fetch their mounts from the upper parts of Medina. 654 00:37:05,110 --> 00:37:07,110 He would say, "No." 655 00:37:07,110 --> 00:37:10,110 "Only those whose mounts are ready." 656 00:37:10,110 --> 00:37:14,340 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, set out. 657 00:37:14,340 --> 00:37:16,340 And we set out with him. 658 00:37:16,340 --> 00:37:19,340 Until we reached Badr before the polytheists. 659 00:37:19,340 --> 00:37:22,619 Then the polytheists arrived. 660 00:37:22,619 --> 00:37:25,619 The two ranks met without a prior appointment. 661 00:37:25,619 --> 00:37:28,619 Both camps prepared for battle. 662 00:37:28,619 --> 00:37:31,619 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 663 00:37:31,619 --> 00:37:34,619 "By the One in whose hand is my soul," 664 00:37:34,619 --> 00:37:37,619 "No man fights them today," 665 00:37:37,619 --> 00:37:40,619 "And is killed while patient and seeking reward," 666 00:37:40,619 --> 00:37:42,619 "Advancing and not retreating," 667 00:37:42,619 --> 00:37:45,750 "But that Allah will admit him to Paradise." 668 00:37:45,750 --> 00:37:49,750 "Rise to a Paradise whose width is the heavens and the earth." 669 00:37:49,750 --> 00:37:53,039 I said, "O Messenger of Allah," 670 00:37:53,039 --> 00:37:56,039 “And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil);” (3:133) 671 00:37:56,039 --> 00:37:58,099 He said, "Yes." 672 00:37:58,099 --> 00:38:01,099 I said, "Bakh, bakh!" (An expression of amazement and joy). 673 00:38:01,099 --> 00:38:04,230 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 674 00:38:04,230 --> 00:38:08,230 "What prompted you to say 'bakh, bakh'?" 675 00:38:08,230 --> 00:38:12,329 I said, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah," 676 00:38:12,329 --> 00:38:15,329 "Except for the hope that I might be among its people." 677 00:38:15,329 --> 00:38:18,360 He, peace be upon him, said: 678 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:21,360 "You are indeed among its people." 679 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:26,150 I took out some dates I had with me. 680 00:38:26,150 --> 00:38:29,150 And began to eat them. 681 00:38:29,150 --> 00:38:31,150 Then I said: 682 00:38:31,150 --> 00:38:34,150 "If I were to live until I finish eating these dates of mine," 683 00:38:34,150 --> 00:38:37,150 "That would be a long life." 684 00:38:37,150 --> 00:38:40,179 So I threw them away. 685 00:38:40,179 --> 00:38:43,179 And I began to fight, saying: 686 00:38:43,179 --> 00:38:46,179 "Rushing to Allah without provisions," 687 00:38:46,179 --> 00:38:49,179 "Except for piety and the deeds of the hereafter," 688 00:38:49,179 --> 00:38:52,179 "And patience for the sake of Allah in Jihad," 689 00:38:52,179 --> 00:38:55,179 "Every provision is subject to depletion," 690 00:38:55,179 --> 00:38:59,179 "Except for piety, righteousness, and guidance." 691 00:38:59,179 --> 00:39:03,309 Then I fought the polytheists until I was killed. 692 00:39:03,309 --> 00:39:08,309 I was the first of the Ansar to be killed in Islam. 693 00:39:08,309 --> 00:39:17,940 So, who am I? 694 00:39:17,940 --> 00:39:21,940 The answer is Umayr ibn al-Humam al-Ansari. 695 00:39:21,940 --> 00:39:23,940 May Allah be pleased with him. 696 00:39:23,940 --> 00:39:34,900 Pause. 697 00:39:34,900 --> 00:39:38,900 And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 698 00:39:38,900 --> 00:39:44,820 A new challenge. 699 00:39:44,820 --> 00:39:46,820 Who am I? 700 00:39:46,820 --> 00:39:52,469 I am one of the young Companions. 701 00:39:52,469 --> 00:39:55,469 I embraced Islam in Mecca early on. 702 00:39:55,469 --> 00:39:58,469 I was among the virtuous Companions. 703 00:39:58,469 --> 00:40:01,820 And one of the witnesses to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. 704 00:40:01,820 --> 00:40:04,820 I defected from the ranks of the polytheists at Badr. 705 00:40:04,820 --> 00:40:06,820 And sought refuge with the Muslims. 706 00:40:06,820 --> 00:40:08,820 I witnessed it with them. 707 00:40:08,820 --> 00:40:11,860 And I am counted among the Badr veterans. 708 00:40:11,860 --> 00:40:15,860 I did not miss any event with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 709 00:40:15,860 --> 00:40:17,889 Since I embraced Islam. 710 00:40:17,889 --> 00:40:20,889 My brother is the noble Companion. 711 00:40:20,889 --> 00:40:23,889 Abu Jandal, may Allah be pleased with him. 712 00:40:23,889 --> 00:40:28,750 Whom the Muslims returned after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. 713 00:40:28,750 --> 00:40:31,750 My father was one of the leaders of Mecca. 714 00:40:31,750 --> 00:40:34,750 And he was fiercely hostile to the Muslims. 715 00:40:34,750 --> 00:40:38,750 He intensified my torture after he learned of my Islam. 716 00:40:38,750 --> 00:40:41,750 So I migrated to Abyssinia in secret from him. 717 00:40:41,750 --> 00:40:44,750 Then I returned to Mecca with those who returned. 718 00:40:44,750 --> 00:40:47,750 After rumors spread about the Quraysh embracing Islam. 719 00:40:47,750 --> 00:40:50,750 When I entered upon my father. 720 00:40:50,750 --> 00:40:53,750 He seized me and bound me. 721 00:40:53,750 --> 00:40:56,750 And tortured me more severely than before. 722 00:40:56,750 --> 00:40:59,750 Which drove me to show him. 723 00:40:59,750 --> 00:41:02,750 That I had abandoned the religion of Islam. 724 00:41:02,750 --> 00:41:04,750 So that he would be reassured. 725 00:41:04,750 --> 00:41:08,750 But my heart was firm in faith. 726 00:41:08,750 --> 00:41:11,940 And when Quraysh gathered their forces. 727 00:41:11,940 --> 00:41:13,940 For the battle at Badr. 728 00:41:13,940 --> 00:41:15,940 I stood with my father. 729 00:41:15,940 --> 00:41:18,940 Pretending to be enthusiastic about fighting the Muslims. 730 00:41:18,940 --> 00:41:21,940 And I was in charge of the Quraysh provisions. 731 00:41:21,940 --> 00:41:24,940 Which they would take with them to the battle. 732 00:41:24,940 --> 00:41:27,940 Which increased my father's admiration for me. 733 00:41:27,940 --> 00:41:30,940 Then I went out with them to Badr. 734 00:41:30,940 --> 00:41:33,940 When the two groups met. 735 00:41:33,940 --> 00:41:36,940 And I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 736 00:41:36,940 --> 00:41:38,940 Among the Muslims. 737 00:41:38,940 --> 00:41:40,940 I rejoiced with the greatest joy. 738 00:41:40,940 --> 00:41:43,940 Then I ran toward them. 739 00:41:43,940 --> 00:41:45,940 While I was shouting: 740 00:41:45,940 --> 00:41:48,940 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah," 741 00:41:48,940 --> 00:41:51,940 "And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 742 00:41:51,940 --> 00:41:53,940 And I fled from my father. 743 00:41:53,940 --> 00:41:57,940 To the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 744 00:41:57,940 --> 00:42:00,739 And I witnessed Badr with him. 745 00:42:00,739 --> 00:42:02,739 And on the day of the Conquest. 746 00:42:02,739 --> 00:42:04,739 I sought safety for my father. 747 00:42:04,739 --> 00:42:07,739 I said, "O Messenger of Allah," 748 00:42:07,739 --> 00:42:09,780 "Will you grant my father safety?" 749 00:42:09,780 --> 00:42:13,780 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 750 00:42:13,780 --> 00:42:14,780 "Yes." 751 00:42:14,780 --> 00:42:16,780 "He is safe under the protection of Allah." 752 00:42:16,780 --> 00:42:18,869 "So let him appear." 753 00:42:18,869 --> 00:42:21,869 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said. 754 00:42:21,869 --> 00:42:23,940 To those around him: 755 00:42:23,940 --> 00:42:25,940 "Whoever sees Suhayl ibn Amr," 756 00:42:25,940 --> 00:42:28,940 "Let him not stare at him." 757 00:42:28,940 --> 00:42:29,940 "For by my life," 758 00:42:29,940 --> 00:42:32,940 "Suhayl possesses intellect and nobility." 759 00:42:32,940 --> 00:42:35,940 "And a man like Suhayl cannot be ignorant of Islam." 760 00:42:35,940 --> 00:42:38,000 So I went out to my father. 761 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:43,000 And I told him what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had said. 762 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:45,000 My father said: 763 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:47,000 "By Allah, he was always righteous," 764 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:50,059 "In his youth and in his adulthood." 765 00:42:50,059 --> 00:42:53,059 So my father embraced Islam, and his Islam was sincere. 766 00:42:53,059 --> 00:42:58,179 And after the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 767 00:42:58,179 --> 00:43:00,179 I participated in the Wars of Apostasy. 768 00:43:00,179 --> 00:43:03,179 And I was killed in the Battle of Yamama. 769 00:43:03,179 --> 00:43:05,380 So, who am I? 770 00:43:05,380 --> 00:43:14,219 The answer: 771 00:43:14,219 --> 00:43:16,219 Abdullah ibn Suhayl ibn Amr. 772 00:43:16,219 --> 00:43:18,219 May Allah be pleased with him.