WEBVTT 00:00:01.330 --> 00:00:04.330 Stop. 00:00:04.330 --> 00:00:12.210 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:00:12.210 --> 00:00:16.210 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.210 --> 00:00:22.579 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:00:22.579 --> 00:00:25.579 I am an Ansari of the Aws tribe. 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. 00:00:30.579 --> 00:00:35.579 I was honored with the title "Guard of the Prophet," peace be upon him. 00:00:35.579 --> 00:00:40.579 I used to guard him and carry out the tasks he entrusted to me. 00:00:40.579 --> 00:00:44.579 Among these was the assassination of Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf. 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. 00:00:50.579 --> 00:00:53.579 He would lampoon the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. 00:00:53.579 --> 00:00:56.579 He would compose erotic poetry about the Muslim women. 00:00:56.579 --> 00:00:59.579 He would incite the disbelievers against the Muslims. 00:00:59.579 --> 00:01:04.629 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina, 00:01:04.629 --> 00:01:10.629 he established treaties and covenants between himself and its inhabitants, both Jews and polytheists. 00:01:10.629 --> 00:01:13.629 However, some of these fools 00:01:13.629 --> 00:01:16.629 did not respond to this noble treatment. 00:01:16.629 --> 00:01:19.629 Instead, they showed hostility toward the people of faith. 00:01:19.629 --> 00:01:22.629 Among them was Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf the Jew. 00:01:22.629 --> 00:01:25.629 He persisted in his transgression, 00:01:25.629 --> 00:01:29.629 and no moral restraint or covenant could deter him. 00:01:29.629 --> 00:01:31.629 This hostility increased 00:01:32.629 --> 00:01:37.629 when he saw the polytheist captives at Badr bound in chains. 00:01:37.629 --> 00:01:40.629 He began to openly display his enmity toward the Muslims, 00:01:40.629 --> 00:01:43.629 mourning the polytheists killed at Badr. 00:01:43.629 --> 00:01:48.629 Then, he went to Mecca to console the polytheists with his poetry, 00:01:48.629 --> 00:01:51.629 urging them to fight the Muslims. 00:01:51.629 --> 00:01:54.859 Afterward, he returned to Medina. 00:01:54.859 --> 00:01:58.859 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, learned of his return, 00:01:58.859 --> 00:02:01.859 he asked, "Who will deal with Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf for me?" 00:02:01.859 --> 00:02:04.859 "For he has harmed me." 00:02:04.859 --> 00:02:07.859 I said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah." 00:02:07.859 --> 00:02:09.860 "I will kill him." 00:02:09.860 --> 00:02:11.860 He said, "Then do so." 00:02:11.860 --> 00:02:13.889 Then, I was overcome with anxiety. 00:02:13.889 --> 00:02:16.889 I spent days without eating. 00:02:16.889 --> 00:02:20.889 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, called for me, 00:02:20.889 --> 00:02:22.889 and said to me, 00:02:22.889 --> 00:02:24.889 "Why have you abandoned food and drink?" 00:02:24.889 --> 00:02:27.889 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:02:27.889 --> 00:02:29.889 I gave you a promise, 00:02:29.889 --> 00:02:32.889 and I do not know if I will be able to fulfill it or not." 00:02:32.889 --> 00:02:35.889 He, peace be upon him, replied, 00:02:35.889 --> 00:02:38.889 "You are only responsible for your best effort and what you are capable of." 00:02:38.889 --> 00:02:41.889 He had consulted Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh regarding the matter, 00:02:41.889 --> 00:02:43.889 and I had consulted him as well. 00:02:43.889 --> 00:02:46.889 Then, I gathered with a group of the Aws, 00:02:46.889 --> 00:02:48.889 among them ‘Abbad ibn Bishr 00:02:48.889 --> 00:02:50.889 and Abu Na’ilah. 00:02:50.889 --> 00:02:54.889 We agreed upon a plan to get to the Jew, Ka‘b. 00:02:55.889 --> 00:02:58.889 Then we came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:02:58.889 --> 00:03:01.889 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:03:01.889 --> 00:03:03.889 we will kill him, 00:03:03.889 --> 00:03:07.889 so permit us to speak disparagingly of the Muslims and their Prophet, 00:03:07.889 --> 00:03:10.889 for we have no other way to reach him." 00:03:10.889 --> 00:03:13.949 He, peace be upon him, said, 00:03:13.949 --> 00:03:15.949 "Say what you must; there is no blame upon you." 00:03:15.949 --> 00:03:19.020 So Abu Na’ilah went out to him. 00:03:19.020 --> 00:03:23.020 Abu Na’ilah and I were Ka‘b’s foster brothers. 00:03:23.020 --> 00:03:27.110 When Ka‘b saw him, he was suspicious of his intentions. 00:03:27.110 --> 00:03:29.110 Abu Na’ilah said to him, 00:03:29.110 --> 00:03:32.110 "We have a need for you." 00:03:32.110 --> 00:03:35.180 Ka‘b asked, "And what is it?" 00:03:35.180 --> 00:03:37.180 Abu Na’ilah said, 00:03:37.180 --> 00:03:41.180 "The arrival of this man among us has been a calamity." 00:03:41.180 --> 00:03:43.180 "The Arabs have fought us," 00:03:43.180 --> 00:03:45.180 "and they have united against us like a single bow." 00:03:45.180 --> 00:03:48.180 "The paths have been cut off from us," 00:03:48.180 --> 00:03:51.180 "until lives have been exhausted and our families are lost." 00:03:51.180 --> 00:03:53.180 "We have been forced to seek charity," 00:03:53.180 --> 00:03:55.180 "and we find nothing to eat." 00:03:55.180 --> 00:03:57.210 Ka‘b said, 00:03:57.210 --> 00:04:01.210 "By Allah, I told you this would happen before." 00:04:01.210 --> 00:04:03.270 Abu Na’ilah said, 00:04:03.270 --> 00:04:07.270 "I have men with me who share my opinion," 00:04:07.270 --> 00:04:10.270 "and I wanted to bring them to you," 00:04:10.270 --> 00:04:13.270 "so that we might buy food or dates from you," 00:04:13.270 --> 00:04:16.269 "and you would show us kindness in that." 00:04:16.269 --> 00:04:19.269 "We will pledge to you whatever you find trustworthy." 00:04:20.269 --> 00:04:22.430 Ka‘b said, 00:04:22.430 --> 00:04:25.430 "By Allah, I would never have liked, O Abu Na’ilah," 00:04:25.430 --> 00:04:28.430 "to see you in such poverty," 00:04:28.430 --> 00:04:31.430 "even though you are among the dearest of people to me." 00:04:31.430 --> 00:04:34.430 "You are my brother, we shared the same breast." 00:04:34.430 --> 00:04:36.500 Abu Na’ilah said, 00:04:36.500 --> 00:04:40.500 "Keep secret from us what I told you regarding Muhammad." 00:04:40.500 --> 00:04:42.529 Ka‘b said, 00:04:42.529 --> 00:04:44.529 "I will not mention a word of it." 00:04:44.529 --> 00:04:46.689 Then Ka‘b said, 00:04:46.689 --> 00:04:48.689 "O Abu Na’ilah," 00:04:48.689 --> 00:04:50.689 "tell me the truth," 00:04:50.689 --> 00:04:53.689 "what do you intend to do regarding Muhammad?" 00:04:53.689 --> 00:04:54.720 He said, 00:04:54.720 --> 00:04:57.720 "To abandon him and turn away from him," 00:04:57.720 --> 00:05:00.720 "and to overcome him if we are able." 00:05:00.720 --> 00:05:01.779 He said, 00:05:01.779 --> 00:05:04.779 "You have pleased me, O Abu Na’ilah." 00:05:04.779 --> 00:05:07.879 "So what will you pledge to me in exchange for the food?" 00:05:07.879 --> 00:05:10.879 "Your sons and your women?" 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:12.910 Abu Na’ilah said, 00:05:12.910 --> 00:05:16.910 "You want to disgrace us and expose our affairs?" 00:05:16.910 --> 00:05:17.910 "No," 00:05:17.910 --> 00:05:21.910 "but we will pledge to you whatever weapons you are satisfied with." 00:05:21.910 --> 00:05:24.009 Ka‘b agreed. 00:05:24.009 --> 00:05:26.009 We intended by pledging the weapons 00:05:26.009 --> 00:05:31.009 that he would not suspect our intentions when we returned to him carrying arms. 00:05:31.009 --> 00:05:34.009 Abu Na’ilah left him, 00:05:34.009 --> 00:05:39.009 having agreed that we would all come to him in the evening. 00:05:39.009 --> 00:05:42.740 We came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:05:42.740 --> 00:05:44.740 and informed him of our plan. 00:05:44.740 --> 00:05:46.740 He said to us, 00:05:46.740 --> 00:05:49.740 "Proceed with the blessing of Allah." 00:05:49.740 --> 00:05:51.779 Then we prayed the Isha prayer with him, 00:05:51.779 --> 00:05:55.779 and he walked with us until the Baqi‘. 00:05:55.779 --> 00:05:58.810 We came to Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf as promised. 00:05:58.810 --> 00:06:00.810 Abu Na’ilah called out to him. 00:06:00.810 --> 00:06:04.810 Ka‘b had recently married. 00:06:04.810 --> 00:06:06.810 His bride said, 00:06:06.810 --> 00:06:07.810 "Where are you going?" 00:06:07.810 --> 00:06:11.810 "I seem to hear a voice from which blood is dripping." 00:06:11.810 --> 00:06:12.870 He said, 00:06:12.870 --> 00:06:15.870 "It is only my brother Abu Na’ilah," 00:06:15.870 --> 00:06:18.870 "and I have an appointment with him." 00:06:18.870 --> 00:06:20.970 Then he came down and met us. 00:06:20.970 --> 00:06:22.970 We spoke for a little while, 00:06:22.970 --> 00:06:24.970 then we walked along, 00:06:24.970 --> 00:06:27.970 until an opportunity presented itself. 00:06:27.970 --> 00:06:29.970 We struck him with our swords. 00:06:29.970 --> 00:06:33.970 Then I finished him off with a dagger I had with me. 00:06:33.970 --> 00:06:35.970 I placed it in his belly, 00:06:35.970 --> 00:06:40.970 and pressed down until it reached his flank. 00:06:40.970 --> 00:06:43.970 The enemy of Allah fell dead. 00:06:43.970 --> 00:06:47.970 He had let out a cry that alerted the Jews, 00:06:47.970 --> 00:06:50.970 and they lit fires in their fortresses. 00:06:50.970 --> 00:06:53.970 We hurried away from among them, 00:06:53.970 --> 00:06:56.970 until we reached the Baqi‘. 00:06:56.970 --> 00:06:57.970 We cried "Allahu Akbar." 00:06:57.970 --> 00:07:02.970 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, heard our takbir, 00:07:02.970 --> 00:07:05.970 and knew that we had killed him. 00:07:05.970 --> 00:07:07.970 When we reached him, 00:07:07.970 --> 00:07:10.970 he said, "May these faces be successful." 00:07:10.970 --> 00:07:11.970 We said, 00:07:11.970 --> 00:07:14.970 "And yours, O Messenger of Allah." 00:07:14.970 --> 00:07:17.420 So who am I? 00:07:17.420 --> 00:07:27.750 The answer is Muhammad ibn Maslamah, 00:07:27.750 --> 00:07:38.680 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:07:38.680 --> 00:07:41.740 Stop. 00:07:41.740 --> 00:07:45.740 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:07:45.740 --> 00:07:51.620 A new challenge. 00:07:51.620 --> 00:07:55.990 Who am I? 00:07:55.990 --> 00:07:59.990 I am a female Companion, one of the noble women of Quraysh, 00:07:59.990 --> 00:08:01.990 and one of the Arab women 00:08:01.990 --> 00:08:06.990 who was famous both before and after Islam. 00:08:06.990 --> 00:08:09.990 I was a woman of chivalry and pride, 00:08:09.990 --> 00:08:11.990 of sound opinion and intellect. 00:08:11.990 --> 00:08:14.019 My husband was a leader of Quraysh, 00:08:14.019 --> 00:08:18.019 and my son was a king among the kings of Islam, 00:08:18.019 --> 00:08:21.889 and the founder of the Umayyad dynasty. 00:08:21.889 --> 00:08:24.889 My conversion to Islam was delayed until the year of the Conquest. 00:08:24.889 --> 00:08:26.889 In the Battle of Badr, I lost 00:08:26.889 --> 00:08:29.889 my father, my brother, and my uncle, 00:08:29.889 --> 00:08:32.889 as they were all killed in the battle. 00:08:32.889 --> 00:08:35.889 My hostility toward the Muslims increased, 00:08:35.889 --> 00:08:39.889 and I began to circulate through the gatherings and clubs of Quraysh, 00:08:39.889 --> 00:08:41.889 fanning the flames of vengeance, 00:08:41.889 --> 00:08:44.889 and igniting the fuse of war in their souls. 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 00:08:51.460 --> 00:08:54.460 to leave and join her father, 00:08:54.460 --> 00:08:56.460 I went to her and said, 00:08:56.460 --> 00:08:58.460 "O daughter of Muhammad," 00:08:58.460 --> 00:09:02.460 "I have heard that you intend to join your father." 00:09:02.460 --> 00:09:04.460 "O cousin," 00:09:04.460 --> 00:09:07.460 "if you have need of any supplies" 00:09:07.460 --> 00:09:09.460 "that might help you on your journey," 00:09:09.460 --> 00:09:13.460 "or money to reach your father," 00:09:13.460 --> 00:09:15.460 "then I have what you need." 00:09:15.460 --> 00:09:17.460 "Do not be shy with me," 00:09:17.460 --> 00:09:22.590 "for what happens between men does not enter into the affairs of women." 00:09:22.590 --> 00:09:27.590 Zaynab, may Allah be pleased with her, narrates this about me and says, 00:09:27.590 --> 00:09:31.590 "By Allah, I do not think she said that except to do it." 00:09:31.590 --> 00:09:35.909 On the day Zaynab, may Allah be pleased with her, departed, 00:09:35.909 --> 00:09:40.909 men from Quraysh confronted her, wanting to force her back. 00:09:40.909 --> 00:09:44.909 She fell from her camel, and she was pregnant, 00:09:44.909 --> 00:09:46.909 and she began to bleed. 00:09:46.909 --> 00:09:48.909 When I heard of that, 00:09:48.909 --> 00:09:52.909 I went out quickly to her and said to my people, 00:09:52.909 --> 00:09:54.909 "You are a brave lot!" 00:09:54.909 --> 00:09:57.940 "Where was your courage on the day of Badr?" 00:09:57.940 --> 00:10:00.940 I stood between them and Zaynab, 00:10:00.940 --> 00:10:02.940 I took her into my care, 00:10:02.940 --> 00:10:05.940 I wiped away what was on her, 00:10:05.940 --> 00:10:07.940 and I tended to her needs, 00:10:07.940 --> 00:10:12.940 until she resumed her journey to her father in safety and security. 00:10:12.940 --> 00:10:15.940 Despite my intense hatred for her father 00:10:15.940 --> 00:10:17.940 and for the Muslims at that time, 00:10:17.940 --> 00:10:21.940 that did not prevent me from helping people 00:10:21.940 --> 00:10:24.580 and fulfilling their needs. 00:10:24.580 --> 00:10:26.580 On the day of the Conquest of Mecca, 00:10:26.580 --> 00:10:30.580 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had declared my blood forfeit, 00:10:30.580 --> 00:10:36.580 due to what I had done at the Battle of Uhud by mutilating the slain Muslims. 00:10:36.580 --> 00:10:38.580 So I came to him along with some women, 00:10:38.580 --> 00:10:41.580 and declared my Islam before him, 00:10:41.580 --> 00:10:43.710 and he pardoned me. 00:10:43.710 --> 00:10:48.710 When he (peace be upon him) finished receiving the pledge of allegiance from the men, 00:10:48.710 --> 00:10:51.710 he took the pledge from the women without shaking hands. 00:10:51.710 --> 00:10:56.710 He pledged us and made us covenant that we would not associate anything with Allah, 00:10:56.710 --> 00:10:59.710 nor steal, nor commit adultery. 00:10:59.710 --> 00:11:01.710 So I said in astonishment, 00:11:01.710 --> 00:11:03.779 "Does a free woman commit adultery?" 00:11:03.779 --> 00:11:07.779 And we pledged not to kill our children, 00:11:07.779 --> 00:11:11.779 so I said, "We raised them when they were small, 00:11:11.779 --> 00:11:13.779 and you killed them when they grew up!" 00:11:13.779 --> 00:11:18.779 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) laughed so hard that he fell onto his back, 00:11:18.779 --> 00:11:22.779 and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled. 00:11:22.779 --> 00:11:26.700 After I embraced Islam and gave my pledge, 00:11:26.700 --> 00:11:28.700 I returned to my home, 00:11:28.700 --> 00:11:31.700 and began smashing an idol I had, 00:11:31.700 --> 00:11:33.700 saying, 00:11:33.700 --> 00:11:35.700 "We were in delusion because of you." 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), 00:11:40.700 --> 00:11:44.700 apologizing to him for the poor yield of my sheep. 00:11:44.700 --> 00:11:47.700 So he prayed for blessings upon my sheep, 00:11:47.700 --> 00:11:48.700 and they multiplied greatly. 00:11:48.700 --> 00:11:51.700 I used to give charity from them and say, 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)." 00:11:56.700 --> 00:11:58.990 So, who am I? 00:11:58.990 --> 00:12:06.779 Answer: 00:12:06.779 --> 00:12:10.779 Hind bint 'Utbah (may Allah be pleased with her). 00:12:10.779 --> 00:12:20.220 Pause, 00:12:20.220 --> 00:12:28.059 and get to know the Companions, scholars, and notable figures. 00:12:28.059 --> 00:12:30.059 A new challenge: 00:12:30.059 --> 00:12:32.059 Who am I? 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). 00:12:38.429 --> 00:12:43.429 I was renowned for my courage, bravery, horsemanship, and skill in single combat, 00:12:43.429 --> 00:12:46.429 so much so that I never feared death. 00:12:46.429 --> 00:12:49.429 I killed one hundred knights in single duels, 00:12:49.429 --> 00:12:53.429 besides those I killed during the heat of battles. 00:12:53.429 --> 00:12:57.429 My name came to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies, 00:12:57.429 --> 00:13:02.429 while inspiring honor and pride in the chests of the Muslims. 00:13:02.429 --> 00:13:09.000 Allah granted the conquest of the Persian city of Tustar at my hands— 00:13:09.000 --> 00:13:13.000 that fortified, splendid, and ancient city 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:17.000 in which Hormuzan, the commander of the Persians, had entrenched himself. 00:13:17.000 --> 00:13:21.000 The Muslim armies had encamped around the trench of Tustar 00:13:21.000 --> 00:13:26.000 and remained for eighteen months unable to cross it, 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:31.000 fighting eighty battles against the Persian armies during that period. 00:13:31.000 --> 00:13:34.029 Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) 00:13:34.029 --> 00:13:39.029 wished to breach the wall of Tustar to reach the city, 00:13:39.029 --> 00:13:44.129 for the siege had dragged on and exhaustion had overcome the Muslims. 00:13:44.129 --> 00:13:50.129 Suddenly, a man from the Persian nobles came seeking protection from him, 00:13:50.129 --> 00:13:52.129 so he granted him safety. 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, 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. 00:14:04.129 --> 00:14:09.129 So I said to Abu Musa, "Make me that man, O commander." 00:14:09.129 --> 00:14:13.450 Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) agreed. 00:14:13.450 --> 00:14:17.450 I set out under the cover of darkness with that Persian man, 00:14:17.450 --> 00:14:22.450 and he led me into an underground tunnel connecting the river to the city. 00:14:22.450 --> 00:14:30.450 I moved along, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, sometimes slithering, and at other times swimming, 00:14:30.450 --> 00:14:36.580 until I reached the exit, and then I returned after inspecting the route. 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, 00:14:43.580 --> 00:14:47.580 and he sent them with me. 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. 00:14:54.610 --> 00:14:57.610 So I led them under the cover of darkness, 00:14:57.610 --> 00:15:01.700 and when we reached the passageway leading into the city, 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. 00:15:09.700 --> 00:15:14.700 As soon as we reached the ground of the city, we drew our swords 00:15:14.700 --> 00:15:19.700 and attacked the defenders of the fortress, plunging our blades into their chests. 00:15:19.700 --> 00:15:23.700 Then we opened the gates while shouting "Allahu Akbar," 00:15:23.700 --> 00:15:26.700 and the Muslim army poured into the city. 00:15:26.700 --> 00:15:31.700 A fierce battle broke out between us and the enemies of Allah, 00:15:31.700 --> 00:15:35.700 the likes of which has rarely been witnessed in the history of warfare. 00:15:35.700 --> 00:15:38.740 While the battle was raging, 00:15:38.740 --> 00:15:41.740 I spotted Hormuzan on the battlefield. 00:15:41.740 --> 00:15:44.740 I headed straight for him, and we engaged in sword combat. 00:15:44.740 --> 00:15:49.740 Each of us dealt the other a decisive blow; 00:15:49.740 --> 00:15:53.740 my sword glanced off him, while his sword struck me down. 00:15:53.740 --> 00:15:58.740 I fell to the ground, slain as a martyr on the battlefield, 00:15:58.740 --> 00:16:02.740 and Allah granted the Muslims victory and the conquest of Tustar, 00:16:02.740 --> 00:16:07.740 while Hormuzan was taken prisoner by my Muslim brothers. 00:16:07.740 --> 00:16:09.929 So, who am I? 00:16:09.929 --> 00:16:21.690 Answer: Majza'ah ibn Thawr al-Sadusi (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:16:21.690 --> 00:16:34.669 Pause, and get to know the Companions, scholars, and notable figures. 00:16:34.669 --> 00:16:42.549 A new challenge: Who am I? 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, 00:16:50.460 --> 00:16:53.460 and I am among the people of the Pledge of Ridwan. 00:16:53.460 --> 00:16:55.460 My embrace of Islam was delayed, 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). 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 00:17:07.519 --> 00:17:09.519 and clothing it with a garment. 00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:15.579 The people of Medina used to talk to me about Islam, but I refused. 00:17:15.579 --> 00:17:20.579 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) was a close friend of mine, 00:17:20.579 --> 00:17:23.579 so one day he lay in wait for me. 00:17:23.579 --> 00:17:28.579 When I left my house, 'Ubadah entered carrying an axe, 00:17:28.579 --> 00:17:31.579 while my wife was away with her family, 00:17:31.579 --> 00:17:34.579 and he began smashing the idol piece by piece. 00:17:34.579 --> 00:17:37.650 Then he went out and closed the door behind him. 00:17:37.650 --> 00:17:39.650 When I returned home, 00:17:39.650 --> 00:17:42.650 I looked and saw that the idol had been shattered, 00:17:42.650 --> 00:17:45.650 so I said, "This is the work of 'Ubadah!" 00:17:45.650 --> 00:17:50.779 I left in anger, intending to confront 'Ubadah, 00:17:50.779 --> 00:17:54.779 but along the way, I thought to myself and said, 00:17:54.779 --> 00:17:57.779 "There is no good in this idol; 00:17:57.779 --> 00:18:00.779 if there were any good in it, it would have defended itself." 00:18:00.779 --> 00:18:04.869 So I went on until I knocked on 'Ubadah's door. 00:18:04.869 --> 00:18:08.869 He was wary of me, but when I entered upon him, 00:18:08.869 --> 00:18:12.869 I said, "I have realized that if there were any good in the idol, 00:18:12.869 --> 00:18:16.869 it would not have let you do to it what I saw. 00:18:16.869 --> 00:18:20.869 And I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, 00:18:20.869 --> 00:18:25.119 and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 00:18:25.119 --> 00:18:28.119 I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 00:18:28.119 --> 00:18:31.119 at al-Hudaybiyyah while we were in a state of ihram, 00:18:31.119 --> 00:18:34.119 after the idolaters had prevented us from performing 'Umrah 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:36.119 and entering the Sacred House. 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:39.119 I had thick hair, 00:18:39.119 --> 00:18:42.119 and lice began falling onto my face. 00:18:42.119 --> 00:18:46.119 The Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by me 00:18:46.119 --> 00:18:50.119 and said, "Are the vermin on your head bothering you?" 00:18:50.119 --> 00:18:52.119 I replied, "Yes." 00:18:52.119 --> 00:18:55.119 So he commanded me to shave my head, 00:18:55.119 --> 00:18:59.109 and the verse regarding the compensation (fidyah) was revealed concerning me. 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, 00:19:04.109 --> 00:19:08.109 "I seek refuge for you with Allah from the rule of the foolish." 00:19:08.109 --> 00:19:11.109 I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:19:11.109 --> 00:19:13.109 what is the rule of the foolish?" 00:19:13.109 --> 00:19:14.109 He replied, 00:19:14.109 --> 00:19:17.109 "Rulers who will come after me: 00:19:17.109 --> 00:19:21.109 whoever enters upon them and confirms their lies 00:19:21.109 --> 00:19:23.109 and assists them in their oppression, 00:19:23.109 --> 00:19:26.109 he is not of me, nor am I of him, 00:19:26.109 --> 00:19:29.619 and he shall not come to me at the Basin." 00:19:29.619 --> 00:19:39.690 So, who am I? 00:19:39.690 --> 00:19:40.690 Answer: 00:19:40.690 --> 00:19:43.690 Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah al-Ansari 00:19:43.690 --> 00:19:51.990 (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:19:51.990 --> 00:19:54.569 Pause, 00:19:54.569 --> 00:19:57.569 and get to know the Companions, scholars, 00:19:57.569 --> 00:20:02.450 and notable figures. 00:20:02.450 --> 00:20:04.450 A new challenge: 00:20:04.450 --> 00:20:06.450 Who am I? 00:20:06.450 --> 00:20:11.200 I am one of the Companions 00:20:11.200 --> 00:20:13.200 from the Ansar. 00:20:13.200 --> 00:20:16.200 I witnessed Uhud and all subsequent major events 00:20:16.200 --> 00:20:19.200 with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:23.200 I stayed behind from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 00:20:23.200 --> 00:20:26.200 during the Expedition of Tabuk at first, 00:20:26.200 --> 00:20:29.200 but then I caught up with him while he was at Tabuk, 00:20:29.200 --> 00:20:32.220 and he prayed for good for me. 00:20:32.220 --> 00:20:35.220 The Prophet (peace be upon him) set out 00:20:35.220 --> 00:20:38.220 to fight the Romans in Rajab 00:20:38.220 --> 00:20:40.220 of the ninth year after Hijrah, 00:20:40.220 --> 00:20:43.220 in a battle called the Expedition of Tabuk, 00:20:43.220 --> 00:20:46.220 which was also known as the Campaign of Hardship (Ghazwat al-'Usrah) 00:20:46.220 --> 00:20:50.220 due to the extreme difficulty of the circumstances in which it occurred— 00:20:50.220 --> 00:20:53.220 intense heat, scarcity of water, 00:20:53.220 --> 00:20:55.220 long distance, 00:20:55.220 --> 00:20:58.319 and a lack of funds and riding mounts. 00:20:58.319 --> 00:21:01.319 Yet despite the harshness and severity of this expedition, 00:21:01.319 --> 00:21:05.319 the Companions responded to the Prophet (peace be upon him) 00:21:05.319 --> 00:21:08.319 and mobilized swiftly for jihad, 00:21:08.319 --> 00:21:11.319 marching through the vast desert 00:21:11.319 --> 00:21:15.609 amid scorching heat and rugged terrain. 00:21:15.609 --> 00:21:16.609 As for me, 00:21:16.609 --> 00:21:22.609 I had lagged behind in accompanying the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions. 00:21:22.740 --> 00:21:25.740 Whenever I walked through the streets of Medina, 00:21:25.740 --> 00:21:29.740 I saw no one left behind except a known hypocrite 00:21:29.740 --> 00:21:33.740 or someone excused among those Allah had excused. 00:21:33.740 --> 00:21:36.769 So I returned to my family on a hot day 00:21:36.769 --> 00:21:38.769 and found my two wives 00:21:38.769 --> 00:21:41.769 in their shaded arbors in our garden. 00:21:41.769 --> 00:21:45.769 Each of them had sprinkled water over her arbor, 00:21:45.769 --> 00:21:47.769 cooled water for me, 00:21:47.769 --> 00:21:50.769 and prepared food for me. 00:21:50.769 --> 00:21:53.769 When I stood at the door of the arbor, 00:21:53.769 --> 00:21:55.769 I looked at my wives 00:21:55.769 --> 00:21:57.769 and what they had prepared for me, 00:21:57.769 --> 00:21:58.769 and I said, 00:21:58.769 --> 00:22:01.769 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 00:22:01.769 --> 00:22:04.769 is out in the sun, wind, and heat, 00:22:04.769 --> 00:22:06.769 while I am in cool shade, 00:22:06.769 --> 00:22:08.769 with prepared food 00:22:08.769 --> 00:22:10.769 and a beautiful woman? 00:22:10.769 --> 00:22:12.769 This is not fair! 00:22:12.769 --> 00:22:16.769 By Allah, I will not enter the arbor of either of you 00:22:16.769 --> 00:22:21.769 until I join the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 00:22:21.769 --> 00:22:23.769 So prepare provisions for me!" 00:22:23.769 --> 00:22:25.769 And so they did. 00:22:25.769 --> 00:22:27.769 Then I mounted my riding camel 00:22:27.769 --> 00:22:32.769 and set out in pursuit of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 00:22:32.769 --> 00:22:33.900 Along the way, 00:22:33.900 --> 00:22:37.900 I met 'Umayr ibn Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:22:37.900 --> 00:22:41.900 who was also seeking the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 00:22:41.900 --> 00:22:42.900 so we traveled together. 00:22:42.900 --> 00:22:45.900 When we drew near Tabuk, 00:22:45.900 --> 00:22:47.900 I said to 'Umayr ibn Wahb, 00:22:47.900 --> 00:22:49.900 "I have committed a sin, 00:22:49.900 --> 00:22:52.900 so do not hesitate to fall behind me 00:22:52.900 --> 00:22:56.900 until I reach the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." 00:22:56.900 --> 00:22:58.900 He did so. 00:22:58.900 --> 00:23:02.900 When he drew near to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:23:02.900 --> 00:23:04.900 while he was encamped at Tabuk, 00:23:04.900 --> 00:23:06.900 the people said, 00:23:06.900 --> 00:23:09.900 "Here is a rider approaching on the road." 00:23:09.900 --> 00:23:13.900 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:23:13.900 --> 00:23:15.900 "Be Abu Fulān [a father of so-and-so]." 00:23:15.900 --> 00:23:17.900 He meant me. 00:23:17.900 --> 00:23:18.900 They said, 00:23:18.900 --> 00:23:20.900 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:23:20.900 --> 00:23:22.900 by Allah, it is indeed Abu Fulān." 00:23:22.900 --> 00:23:25.900 When I made my camel kneel, 00:23:25.900 --> 00:23:30.900 I approached and greeted the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:23:30.900 --> 00:23:32.900 He said to me, 00:23:32.900 --> 00:23:34.900 "Woe to you, 00:23:34.900 --> 00:23:36.900 what a calamity has nearly destroyed you!" 00:23:36.900 --> 00:23:40.019 I informed the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:23:40.019 --> 00:23:41.019 of my situation, 00:23:41.019 --> 00:23:43.019 and he spoke well to me, 00:23:43.019 --> 00:23:46.019 and prayed for my well-being. 00:23:46.019 --> 00:23:48.220 So, who am I? 00:23:48.220 --> 00:23:57.160 The answer: 00:23:57.160 --> 00:23:58.160 Abu Khaythama, 00:23:58.160 --> 00:24:00.160 Malik Ibn Qays, 00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:02.160 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:24:02.160 --> 00:24:11.940 Pause. 00:24:11.940 --> 00:24:19.819 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:24:19.819 --> 00:24:21.819 A new challenge. 00:24:21.819 --> 00:24:23.819 Who am I? 00:24:23.819 --> 00:24:28.000 I am one of the younger Companions, 00:24:28.000 --> 00:24:32.000 and a cousin of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:35.000 I am one of those who narrated the most hadiths. 00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:41.130 The Prophet, peace be upon him, would let me ride behind him on his mount. 00:24:41.130 --> 00:24:43.190 I am the scholar of the Ummah, 00:24:43.190 --> 00:24:45.190 the jurist of the era, 00:24:45.190 --> 00:24:47.190 the leader of Tafsir, 00:24:47.190 --> 00:24:49.190 and the interpreter of the Qur'an. 00:24:49.190 --> 00:24:52.990 I was born in the ravine of Banu Hashim 00:24:52.990 --> 00:24:54.990 during the days of the siege, 00:24:54.990 --> 00:24:57.990 three years before the Hijrah. 00:24:57.990 --> 00:25:00.990 I grew up in Islam while I was young, 00:25:00.990 --> 00:25:04.990 and I migrated with my father, and we were among the last to migrate. 00:25:04.990 --> 00:25:10.019 Then, I was keen to keep the company of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:25:10.019 --> 00:25:14.019 to observe his states, his worship, and to emulate him. 00:25:14.019 --> 00:25:18.220 Once, I came to him late at night, 00:25:18.220 --> 00:25:21.220 and I intended to pray behind him. 00:25:21.220 --> 00:25:23.220 He took my hand, 00:25:23.220 --> 00:25:26.250 pulled me, and placed me beside him. 00:25:26.250 --> 00:25:31.250 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, turned to his prayer, 00:25:31.250 --> 00:25:34.250 I stepped back and prayed behind him. 00:25:34.250 --> 00:25:35.250 When he finished, 00:25:35.250 --> 00:25:37.250 he said to me, 00:25:37.250 --> 00:25:40.250 "What is the matter with me placing you beside me, and you stepping back?" 00:25:40.250 --> 00:25:43.250 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:25:43.250 --> 00:25:48.250 is it appropriate for anyone to pray beside you when you are the Messenger of Allah?" 00:25:48.250 --> 00:25:50.250 This pleased him. 00:25:50.250 --> 00:25:55.440 He, peace be upon him, used to pray for me, saying, 00:25:55.440 --> 00:25:58.440 "O Allah, grant him deep understanding of the religion, 00:25:58.440 --> 00:26:00.440 and teach him the interpretation." 00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:05.140 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed away, 00:26:05.140 --> 00:26:07.140 I said to a young man from the Ansar, 00:26:07.140 --> 00:26:12.140 "Let us go and ask the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:26:12.140 --> 00:26:14.140 and acquire knowledge from them, 00:26:14.140 --> 00:26:17.140 for they are many today." 00:26:17.140 --> 00:26:18.180 He said, 00:26:18.180 --> 00:26:20.180 "How strange of you! 00:26:20.180 --> 00:26:23.180 Do you think people need us 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?" 00:26:28.180 --> 00:26:30.180 So he abandoned that, 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. 00:26:37.180 --> 00:26:40.180 If a hadith reached me about a man, 00:26:40.180 --> 00:26:44.180 I would come to his door while he was sleeping during the afternoon, 00:26:44.180 --> 00:26:47.180 and I would use my cloak as a pillow at his door, 00:26:47.180 --> 00:26:50.180 while the wind blew dust upon me. 00:26:50.180 --> 00:26:53.180 The man would come out and see me, 00:26:53.180 --> 00:26:54.180 and say, 00:26:54.180 --> 00:26:58.180 "O cousin of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:26:58.180 --> 00:27:00.180 what brings you here? 00:27:00.180 --> 00:27:03.240 Could you not have sent for me so I could come to you?" 00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:04.240 I would say, 00:27:04.240 --> 00:27:05.240 "No, 00:27:05.240 --> 00:27:08.240 I am more deserving to come to you." 00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:11.339 Then I would ask him about the hadith. 00:27:11.339 --> 00:27:13.339 That young Ansari remained, 00:27:13.339 --> 00:27:17.339 until he saw me with people gathered around me, 00:27:17.339 --> 00:27:19.339 and he said, 00:27:19.339 --> 00:27:23.099 "This young man is wiser than I." 00:27:23.099 --> 00:27:28.140 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to include me with the elders of Badr. 00:27:28.140 --> 00:27:30.140 Some of them said, 00:27:30.140 --> 00:27:34.140 "Why do you bring this young man in with us when we have sons like him?" 00:27:34.140 --> 00:27:36.200 He said, 00:27:36.200 --> 00:27:39.359 "He is whom you know." 00:27:39.359 --> 00:27:42.359 One day, he called them and called me with them, 00:27:42.359 --> 00:27:44.359 and said, 00:27:44.359 --> 00:27:49.359 "What do you say about ﴾When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest...﴿?" 00:27:49.359 --> 00:27:51.460 until he finished the surah. 00:27:51.460 --> 00:27:53.460 Some of them said, 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." 00:27:59.460 --> 00:28:02.460 Others said, "We do not know." 00:28:02.460 --> 00:28:03.460 Then he said to me, 00:28:03.460 --> 00:28:06.490 "And you, what do you say?" 00:28:06.490 --> 00:28:07.490 I said, 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." 00:28:13.579 --> 00:28:14.579 Umar said, 00:28:14.579 --> 00:28:18.650 "I know nothing of it other than what you know." 00:28:18.650 --> 00:28:22.650 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said one day about me, 00:28:22.650 --> 00:28:24.650 "That is a youth of the elders; 00:28:24.650 --> 00:28:26.650 he has a questioning tongue, 00:28:26.650 --> 00:28:28.650 and an understanding heart." 00:28:28.650 --> 00:28:33.099 I had a large assembly in Medina, 00:28:33.099 --> 00:28:36.099 where people would come to me to seek knowledge. 00:28:36.099 --> 00:28:40.099 I would divide my assembly into days and lessons: 00:28:40.099 --> 00:28:42.099 I would set a day for fiqh, 00:28:42.099 --> 00:28:45.099 a day for the Tafsir of the Qur'an, 00:28:45.099 --> 00:28:47.099 a day for the military expeditions (Maghazi), 00:28:47.099 --> 00:28:49.099 a day for poetry, 00:28:49.099 --> 00:28:52.349 and a day for the history of the Arabs. 00:28:52.349 --> 00:29:00.880 So, who am I? 00:29:00.880 --> 00:29:01.880 The answer: 00:29:01.880 --> 00:29:11.009 Abdullah Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both. 00:29:11.009 --> 00:29:12.519 Pause. 00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:13.519 Pause. 00:29:13.519 --> 00:29:21.369 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:29:21.369 --> 00:29:23.369 A new challenge. 00:29:23.369 --> 00:29:25.369 Who am I? 00:29:25.369 --> 00:29:32.150 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:29:32.150 --> 00:29:34.150 and an ally of the Ansar, 00:29:34.150 --> 00:29:37.150 and one of the knights of Islam. 00:29:37.150 --> 00:29:40.150 I was among those who hastened to do good deeds, 00:29:40.150 --> 00:29:43.150 and competed in the lasting righteous deeds, 00:29:43.150 --> 00:29:48.279 and sacrificed their lives and wealth in the way of Allah. 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. 00:29:55.240 --> 00:30:00.240 We were sitting with the Prophet, peace be upon him, one day, 00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:02.240 when a man came and said, 00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:04.240 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:30:04.240 --> 00:30:07.240 so-and-so has a date palm tree. 00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:10.240 I want to build a wall around my orchard, 00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:13.240 and the wall would pass over his date palm tree. 00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:15.240 So order him to give me the date palm tree, 00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:19.460 so that I may complete the wall of my orchard with it." 00:30:19.460 --> 00:30:24.529 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to the man who owned the date palm, 00:30:24.529 --> 00:30:26.529 "Give it to him, 00:30:26.529 --> 00:30:29.589 and you shall have a date palm in Paradise for it." 00:30:29.589 --> 00:30:31.589 The man refused, 00:30:31.589 --> 00:30:33.660 then he stood up and left. 00:30:33.660 --> 00:30:36.660 I stood up behind him and said to him, 00:30:36.660 --> 00:30:39.660 "Sell me your date palm for my entire orchard." 00:30:39.660 --> 00:30:42.690 I had a large orchard, 00:30:42.690 --> 00:30:44.690 containing six hundred date palms. 00:30:44.690 --> 00:30:46.690 The man agreed. 00:30:46.690 --> 00:30:50.690 I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and said, 00:30:50.690 --> 00:30:52.690 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:30:52.690 --> 00:30:55.690 I have bought the date palm for my orchard, 00:30:55.690 --> 00:30:57.690 so grant it to him." 00:30:57.690 --> 00:31:01.750 The Prophet, peace be upon him, was pleased, 00:31:01.750 --> 00:31:05.849 and gave me glad tidings of a heavy-laden date cluster in Paradise. 00:31:05.849 --> 00:31:07.849 The heavy-laden cluster 00:31:07.849 --> 00:31:09.849 is the branch of the date palm 00:31:09.849 --> 00:31:13.980 that is heavy with its load due to the abundance of its fruit. 00:31:13.980 --> 00:31:16.980 I came to my wife while she was in the orchard, 00:31:16.980 --> 00:31:18.980 and I said to her, 00:31:18.980 --> 00:31:20.980 "Leave the orchard, 00:31:20.980 --> 00:31:22.980 and take the children out, 00:31:22.980 --> 00:31:27.009 for I have sold it for a date palm in Paradise." 00:31:27.009 --> 00:31:28.009 She said, 00:31:28.009 --> 00:31:30.039 "The trade has profited." 00:31:30.039 --> 00:31:32.039 Then she turned to our children, 00:31:32.039 --> 00:31:35.039 taking what was in their mouths of dates, 00:31:35.039 --> 00:31:38.710 and shaking what was in their sleeves. 00:31:38.710 --> 00:31:43.710 I witnessed the Battle of Uhud with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:31:43.710 --> 00:31:46.710 When the Muslims were defeated, 00:31:46.710 --> 00:31:51.710 and it was rumored that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had been killed, 00:31:51.710 --> 00:31:54.710 I began to shout at the top of my voice, 00:31:54.710 --> 00:31:56.710 "O company of the Ansar, 00:31:56.710 --> 00:31:59.710 if Muhammad has been killed, 00:31:59.710 --> 00:32:02.710 then Allah is Ever-Living and does not die. 00:32:02.710 --> 00:32:04.710 So fight for your religion, 00:32:04.710 --> 00:32:08.710 for Allah will grant you victory and support you." 00:32:08.710 --> 00:32:11.710 A group of the Ansar rose up with me, 00:32:11.710 --> 00:32:13.710 and we attacked the polytheists. 00:32:13.710 --> 00:32:16.710 A fierce battalion stood against us, 00:32:16.710 --> 00:32:19.710 and we fought them, 00:32:19.710 --> 00:32:24.839 until I was struck and fell on the battlefield wounded. 00:32:24.839 --> 00:32:26.839 Then I recovered from my wounds, 00:32:26.839 --> 00:32:29.839 and I died after Hudaybiyyah. 00:32:29.839 --> 00:32:33.839 The Prophet, peace be upon him, prayed over me, 00:32:33.839 --> 00:32:36.839 then a horse was brought, and he mounted it, 00:32:36.839 --> 00:32:38.839 and followed my funeral procession, 00:32:38.839 --> 00:32:41.940 with the Companions rushing behind him. 00:32:41.940 --> 00:32:44.940 He, peace be upon him, said, 00:32:44.940 --> 00:32:49.349 "How many a heavy-laden date cluster he has in Paradise!" 00:32:49.349 --> 00:32:57.210 So, who am I? 00:32:57.210 --> 00:33:00.210 The answer: Abu al-Dahdah, 00:33:00.210 --> 00:33:04.210 Thabit Ibn al-Dahdah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:33:04.210 --> 00:33:14.470 Pause. 00:33:14.470 --> 00:33:18.470 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:33:18.470 --> 00:33:28.940 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:33:28.940 --> 00:33:31.940 I am one of the female Companions who migrated, 00:33:31.940 --> 00:33:34.940 I am of Hashimite and Qurayshi descent. 00:33:34.940 --> 00:33:36.940 I married a Hashimite Qurayshi man. 00:33:36.940 --> 00:33:38.940 He is Abu Talib. 00:33:38.940 --> 00:33:41.940 The uncle of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:33:41.940 --> 00:33:45.940 I bore him Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:33:45.940 --> 00:33:48.039 And his siblings. 00:33:48.039 --> 00:33:52.039 I was the first Hashimite woman to give birth to a Hashimite. 00:33:52.039 --> 00:33:55.039 And the first Hashimite woman to give birth to a Caliph. 00:33:55.039 --> 00:33:58.299 I was a righteous and noble woman. 00:33:58.299 --> 00:34:00.299 Possessing good character. 00:34:00.299 --> 00:34:03.299 I was among the patient, believing women. 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. 00:34:10.130 --> 00:34:16.130 When Abd al-Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away. 00:34:16.130 --> 00:34:18.130 My husband, Abu Talib, took charge. 00:34:18.130 --> 00:34:22.130 Of the guardianship of Muhammad, peace be upon him. 00:34:22.130 --> 00:34:25.130 Abu Talib brought him into our home with our own children. 00:34:25.130 --> 00:34:30.130 Thus, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was raised in my house. 00:34:30.130 --> 00:34:35.130 I took care of him alongside my own children. 00:34:35.130 --> 00:34:39.130 I was to him like a mother and a nurturer. 00:34:39.130 --> 00:34:43.130 The tender hand that embraced him along with her own children. 00:34:43.130 --> 00:34:46.130 I sheltered him for nearly two decades of his life. 00:34:46.130 --> 00:34:51.130 The Prophet, peace be upon him, considered me a mother to him. 00:34:51.130 --> 00:34:54.130 He would call me, "My mother." 00:34:54.130 --> 00:34:56.130 I loved him as I loved my own sons. 00:34:56.130 --> 00:35:00.219 Indeed, I took pride in his virtuous character. 00:35:00.219 --> 00:35:04.219 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, chose my son Ali. 00:35:04.219 --> 00:35:06.219 To live with him in his house. 00:35:06.219 --> 00:35:08.219 That brought me joy. 00:35:08.219 --> 00:35:13.219 I advised my son to be influenced by the character of Muhammad, peace be upon him. 00:35:13.219 --> 00:35:16.219 And to follow in his footsteps. 00:35:16.219 --> 00:35:19.989 This was before the Prophetic mission. 00:35:19.989 --> 00:35:22.989 I embraced Islam after the death of my husband, Abu Talib. 00:35:22.989 --> 00:35:25.989 Then I migrated to Medina. 00:35:25.989 --> 00:35:29.989 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would visit me. 00:35:29.989 --> 00:35:32.989 And would take a midday nap in my house. 00:35:32.989 --> 00:35:34.989 And upon my death. 00:35:34.989 --> 00:35:38.989 He, peace be upon him, shrouded me in his own shirt. 00:35:38.989 --> 00:35:43.440 He entered my grave and leveled it with his own hands. 00:35:43.440 --> 00:35:50.880 So, who am I? 00:35:50.880 --> 00:35:55.880 The answer is Fatima bint Asad, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:35:55.880 --> 00:36:04.619 Pause. 00:36:04.619 --> 00:36:08.619 And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:36:08.619 --> 00:36:14.530 A new challenge. 00:36:14.530 --> 00:36:19.090 Who am I? 00:36:19.090 --> 00:36:21.090 I am one of the Companions. 00:36:21.090 --> 00:36:25.219 One of the Ansar of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:36:25.219 --> 00:36:30.280 I embraced Islam before the Prophet, peace be upon him, entered Medina. 00:36:30.280 --> 00:36:33.280 I lived in Islam for a short time. 00:36:33.280 --> 00:36:35.280 And I was killed in the Battle of Badr. 00:36:35.280 --> 00:36:38.280 The first of the immortal battles of Islam. 00:36:38.280 --> 00:36:42.019 On the seventeenth day of Ramadan. 00:36:42.019 --> 00:36:45.019 In the second year of the Hijra. 00:36:45.019 --> 00:36:48.019 News reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:36:48.019 --> 00:36:51.019 Of a Quraysh caravan coming from the Levant. 00:36:51.019 --> 00:36:55.050 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to his Companions: 00:36:55.050 --> 00:36:57.110 "Whoever has his mount ready," 00:36:57.110 --> 00:36:59.110 "Let him ride with us." 00:36:59.110 --> 00:37:02.110 Men began to ask his permission. 00:37:02.110 --> 00:37:05.110 To fetch their mounts from the upper parts of Medina. 00:37:05.110 --> 00:37:07.110 He would say, "No." 00:37:07.110 --> 00:37:10.110 "Only those whose mounts are ready." 00:37:10.110 --> 00:37:14.340 So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, set out. 00:37:14.340 --> 00:37:16.340 And we set out with him. 00:37:16.340 --> 00:37:19.340 Until we reached Badr before the polytheists. 00:37:19.340 --> 00:37:22.619 Then the polytheists arrived. 00:37:22.619 --> 00:37:25.619 The two ranks met without a prior appointment. 00:37:25.619 --> 00:37:28.619 Both camps prepared for battle. 00:37:28.619 --> 00:37:31.619 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:37:31.619 --> 00:37:34.619 "By the One in whose hand is my soul," 00:37:34.619 --> 00:37:37.619 "No man fights them today," 00:37:37.619 --> 00:37:40.619 "And is killed while patient and seeking reward," 00:37:40.619 --> 00:37:42.619 "Advancing and not retreating," 00:37:42.619 --> 00:37:45.750 "But that Allah will admit him to Paradise." 00:37:45.750 --> 00:37:49.750 "Rise to a Paradise whose width is the heavens and the earth." 00:37:49.750 --> 00:37:53.039 I said, "O Messenger of Allah," 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) 00:37:56.039 --> 00:37:58.099 He said, "Yes." 00:37:58.099 --> 00:38:01.099 I said, "Bakh, bakh!" (An expression of amazement and joy). 00:38:01.099 --> 00:38:04.230 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:38:04.230 --> 00:38:08.230 "What prompted you to say 'bakh, bakh'?" 00:38:08.230 --> 00:38:12.329 I said, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah," 00:38:12.329 --> 00:38:15.329 "Except for the hope that I might be among its people." 00:38:15.329 --> 00:38:18.360 He, peace be upon him, said: 00:38:18.360 --> 00:38:21.360 "You are indeed among its people." 00:38:21.360 --> 00:38:26.150 I took out some dates I had with me. 00:38:26.150 --> 00:38:29.150 And began to eat them. 00:38:29.150 --> 00:38:31.150 Then I said: 00:38:31.150 --> 00:38:34.150 "If I were to live until I finish eating these dates of mine," 00:38:34.150 --> 00:38:37.150 "That would be a long life." 00:38:37.150 --> 00:38:40.179 So I threw them away. 00:38:40.179 --> 00:38:43.179 And I began to fight, saying: 00:38:43.179 --> 00:38:46.179 "Rushing to Allah without provisions," 00:38:46.179 --> 00:38:49.179 "Except for piety and the deeds of the hereafter," 00:38:49.179 --> 00:38:52.179 "And patience for the sake of Allah in Jihad," 00:38:52.179 --> 00:38:55.179 "Every provision is subject to depletion," 00:38:55.179 --> 00:38:59.179 "Except for piety, righteousness, and guidance." 00:38:59.179 --> 00:39:03.309 Then I fought the polytheists until I was killed. 00:39:03.309 --> 00:39:08.309 I was the first of the Ansar to be killed in Islam. 00:39:08.309 --> 00:39:17.940 So, who am I? 00:39:17.940 --> 00:39:21.940 The answer is Umayr ibn al-Humam al-Ansari. 00:39:21.940 --> 00:39:23.940 May Allah be pleased with him. 00:39:23.940 --> 00:39:34.900 Pause. 00:39:34.900 --> 00:39:38.900 And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:39:38.900 --> 00:39:44.820 A new challenge. 00:39:44.820 --> 00:39:46.820 Who am I? 00:39:46.820 --> 00:39:52.469 I am one of the young Companions. 00:39:52.469 --> 00:39:55.469 I embraced Islam in Mecca early on. 00:39:55.469 --> 00:39:58.469 I was among the virtuous Companions. 00:39:58.469 --> 00:40:01.820 And one of the witnesses to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. 00:40:01.820 --> 00:40:04.820 I defected from the ranks of the polytheists at Badr. 00:40:04.820 --> 00:40:06.820 And sought refuge with the Muslims. 00:40:06.820 --> 00:40:08.820 I witnessed it with them. 00:40:08.820 --> 00:40:11.860 And I am counted among the Badr veterans. 00:40:11.860 --> 00:40:15.860 I did not miss any event with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:40:15.860 --> 00:40:17.889 Since I embraced Islam. 00:40:17.889 --> 00:40:20.889 My brother is the noble Companion. 00:40:20.889 --> 00:40:23.889 Abu Jandal, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:40:23.889 --> 00:40:28.750 Whom the Muslims returned after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. 00:40:28.750 --> 00:40:31.750 My father was one of the leaders of Mecca. 00:40:31.750 --> 00:40:34.750 And he was fiercely hostile to the Muslims. 00:40:34.750 --> 00:40:38.750 He intensified my torture after he learned of my Islam. 00:40:38.750 --> 00:40:41.750 So I migrated to Abyssinia in secret from him. 00:40:41.750 --> 00:40:44.750 Then I returned to Mecca with those who returned. 00:40:44.750 --> 00:40:47.750 After rumors spread about the Quraysh embracing Islam. 00:40:47.750 --> 00:40:50.750 When I entered upon my father. 00:40:50.750 --> 00:40:53.750 He seized me and bound me. 00:40:53.750 --> 00:40:56.750 And tortured me more severely than before. 00:40:56.750 --> 00:40:59.750 Which drove me to show him. 00:40:59.750 --> 00:41:02.750 That I had abandoned the religion of Islam. 00:41:02.750 --> 00:41:04.750 So that he would be reassured. 00:41:04.750 --> 00:41:08.750 But my heart was firm in faith. 00:41:08.750 --> 00:41:11.940 And when Quraysh gathered their forces. 00:41:11.940 --> 00:41:13.940 For the battle at Badr. 00:41:13.940 --> 00:41:15.940 I stood with my father. 00:41:15.940 --> 00:41:18.940 Pretending to be enthusiastic about fighting the Muslims. 00:41:18.940 --> 00:41:21.940 And I was in charge of the Quraysh provisions. 00:41:21.940 --> 00:41:24.940 Which they would take with them to the battle. 00:41:24.940 --> 00:41:27.940 Which increased my father's admiration for me. 00:41:27.940 --> 00:41:30.940 Then I went out with them to Badr. 00:41:30.940 --> 00:41:33.940 When the two groups met. 00:41:33.940 --> 00:41:36.940 And I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:41:36.940 --> 00:41:38.940 Among the Muslims. 00:41:38.940 --> 00:41:40.940 I rejoiced with the greatest joy. 00:41:40.940 --> 00:41:43.940 Then I ran toward them. 00:41:43.940 --> 00:41:45.940 While I was shouting: 00:41:45.940 --> 00:41:48.940 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah," 00:41:48.940 --> 00:41:51.940 "And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 00:41:51.940 --> 00:41:53.940 And I fled from my father. 00:41:53.940 --> 00:41:57.940 To the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:41:57.940 --> 00:42:00.739 And I witnessed Badr with him. 00:42:00.739 --> 00:42:02.739 And on the day of the Conquest. 00:42:02.739 --> 00:42:04.739 I sought safety for my father. 00:42:04.739 --> 00:42:07.739 I said, "O Messenger of Allah," 00:42:07.739 --> 00:42:09.780 "Will you grant my father safety?" 00:42:09.780 --> 00:42:13.780 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:42:13.780 --> 00:42:14.780 "Yes." 00:42:14.780 --> 00:42:16.780 "He is safe under the protection of Allah." 00:42:16.780 --> 00:42:18.869 "So let him appear." 00:42:18.869 --> 00:42:21.869 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said. 00:42:21.869 --> 00:42:23.940 To those around him: 00:42:23.940 --> 00:42:25.940 "Whoever sees Suhayl ibn Amr," 00:42:25.940 --> 00:42:28.940 "Let him not stare at him." 00:42:28.940 --> 00:42:29.940 "For by my life," 00:42:29.940 --> 00:42:32.940 "Suhayl possesses intellect and nobility." 00:42:32.940 --> 00:42:35.940 "And a man like Suhayl cannot be ignorant of Islam." 00:42:35.940 --> 00:42:38.000 So I went out to my father. 00:42:38.000 --> 00:42:43.000 And I told him what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had said. 00:42:43.000 --> 00:42:45.000 My father said: 00:42:45.000 --> 00:42:47.000 "By Allah, he was always righteous," 00:42:47.000 --> 00:42:50.059 "In his youth and in his adulthood." 00:42:50.059 --> 00:42:53.059 So my father embraced Islam, and his Islam was sincere. 00:42:53.059 --> 00:42:58.179 And after the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:42:58.179 --> 00:43:00.179 I participated in the Wars of Apostasy. 00:43:00.179 --> 00:43:03.179 And I was killed in the Battle of Yamama. 00:43:03.179 --> 00:43:05.380 So, who am I? 00:43:05.380 --> 00:43:14.219 The answer: 00:43:14.219 --> 00:43:16.219 Abdullah ibn Suhayl ibn Amr. 00:43:16.219 --> 00:43:18.219 May Allah be pleased with him.