WEBVTT 00:00:01.330 --> 00:00:12.179 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:00:12.179 --> 00:00:16.179 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.179 --> 00:00:24.030 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, from the Ansar. 00:00:24.030 --> 00:00:30.100 I embraced Islam with the first group to do so at the hands of Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:37.159 I was the guard of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and the one entrusted with special missions. 00:00:37.159 --> 00:00:44.259 The Prophet, peace be upon him, appointed me to expel the Jews of Banu Qaynuqa' from Medina. 00:00:44.259 --> 00:00:50.259 And to collect the spoils, wealth, and weapons they left behind. 00:00:50.259 --> 00:00:55.380 The Prophet, peace be upon him, also sent me to the Jews of Banu al-Nadir. 00:00:55.380 --> 00:00:59.380 To convey his command for them to leave Medina. 00:00:59.380 --> 00:01:02.380 When they intended to betray him. 00:01:02.380 --> 00:01:09.379 He entrusted me with taking possession of their homes, collecting their wealth, and overseeing their departure. 00:01:09.379 --> 00:01:17.790 I witnessed Badr and all the battles with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:01:17.790 --> 00:01:22.790 I was guarding the Prophet, peace be upon him, during the Battle of Uhud. 00:01:22.790 --> 00:01:27.790 After the tide turned against the Muslims and they were nearly defeated. 00:01:27.790 --> 00:01:33.790 The Prophet, peace be upon him, was wounded and suffered from intense thirst. 00:01:33.790 --> 00:01:39.790 I went out to look for water for him among the women, but I found none. 00:01:39.790 --> 00:01:46.790 So I went to a canal to draw water for him and brought him fresh water. 00:01:46.790 --> 00:01:51.890 He drank, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and prayed for my well-being. 00:01:51.890 --> 00:01:55.400 In the sixth year of the Hijrah. 00:01:55.400 --> 00:02:00.400 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent me with ten men. 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:03.400 To the tribe of Banu Mu'awiyah at Dhu al-Qassah. 00:02:03.400 --> 00:02:06.400 We arrived among them at night. 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:08.400 The people laid an ambush for us. 00:02:08.400 --> 00:02:11.400 They left us alone until we fell asleep. 00:02:11.400 --> 00:02:15.400 Then they came and surrounded us, a hundred men. 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:19.400 We did not realize what was happening until arrows rained down upon us. 00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:21.400 I jumped up with my bow. 00:02:21.400 --> 00:02:23.400 And I shouted to my companions: 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:25.400 "To arms! To arms!" 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:26.400 They sprang up. 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:29.400 We exchanged fire for an hour during the night. 00:02:29.400 --> 00:02:34.400 Then the Bedouins charged us with spears and killed my companions. 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:36.400 I fell wounded. 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:39.400 The Bedouins came and struck my heels. 00:02:39.400 --> 00:02:41.400 I did not move. 00:02:41.400 --> 00:02:43.400 They thought I was dead. 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:47.400 They stripped us of our clothes and left. 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:51.500 Then a man passed by the slain and recited the prayer of patience (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un). 00:02:51.500 --> 00:02:53.500 When I heard him recite it. 00:02:53.500 --> 00:02:56.500 I knew he was a Muslim. 00:02:56.500 --> 00:02:58.500 So I moved for him. 00:02:58.500 --> 00:03:00.500 He noticed me and came to me. 00:03:00.500 --> 00:03:03.500 He offered me food and drink. 00:03:03.500 --> 00:03:06.500 Then he carried me to Medina. 00:03:06.500 --> 00:03:09.620 At the Conquest of Mecca. 00:03:09.620 --> 00:03:13.620 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, placed me. 00:03:13.620 --> 00:03:16.620 In front of him as a commander of the cavalry. 00:03:16.620 --> 00:03:19.620 And when he entered Mecca and performed Tawaf around the Ka'bah. 00:03:19.620 --> 00:03:25.620 I was the one holding the reins of his camel, peace be upon him. 00:03:25.620 --> 00:03:30.939 During the era of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:03:30.939 --> 00:03:34.939 He appointed me over the zakat of the Juhaynah tribe. 00:03:34.939 --> 00:03:37.939 Then he summoned me to be by his side. 00:03:37.939 --> 00:03:40.939 And entrusted me with the task of monitoring the governors. 00:03:40.939 --> 00:03:44.939 And uncovering difficult matters in the provinces and regions. 00:03:44.939 --> 00:03:48.939 After the expansion of the Islamic conquests. 00:03:48.939 --> 00:03:52.939 Thus, I was the first inspector general in Islam. 00:03:52.939 --> 00:03:58.189 When the strife (fitnah) occurred among the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. 00:03:58.189 --> 00:04:02.189 I followed the advice of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:04:02.189 --> 00:04:04.189 I withdrew from the people. 00:04:04.189 --> 00:04:07.189 And I took a sword made of wood. 00:04:07.189 --> 00:04:09.189 I moved to al-Rabadhah. 00:04:09.189 --> 00:04:13.189 And I stayed there until my death. 00:04:13.189 --> 00:04:15.379 So, who am I? 00:04:15.379 --> 00:04:25.920 The answer is Muhammad ibn Maslamah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:04:25.920 --> 00:04:40.930 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:04:40.930 --> 00:04:47.810 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:04:47.810 --> 00:04:53.139 I am one of the female Companions from the Quraysh. 00:04:53.139 --> 00:04:56.139 From the famous tribe of Taym. 00:04:56.139 --> 00:05:00.139 From which my husband, Abu Quhafah, may Allah be pleased with him, comes. 00:05:00.139 --> 00:05:02.139 And my son, Abu Bakr. 00:05:02.139 --> 00:05:06.139 The companion of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his successor. 00:05:06.139 --> 00:05:10.139 “If ye help him not, still Allah helped him when those who disbelieve drove him forth, the second of two; when they two were in the cave, when he said unto his comrade: Grieve not. Lo! Allah is with us. Then Allah caused His peace of reassurance to descend upon him and supported him with hosts ye cannot see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the nethermost, while Allah's Word it was that became the uppermost. Allah is Mighty, Wise.” (9:40) 00:05:10.139 --> 00:05:13.139 And my grandchildren, the children of Abu Bakr. 00:05:13.139 --> 00:05:16.139 'Abdullah, 'Abd al-Rahman, and Muhammad. 00:05:16.139 --> 00:05:21.139 And Umm Kulthum, and 'A'ishah, the wife of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:05:21.139 --> 00:05:24.139 And Asma' Dhat al-Nitaqayn. 00:05:24.139 --> 00:05:28.139 And the son of my granddaughter Asma', 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr. 00:05:28.139 --> 00:05:31.139 May Allah be pleased with them all. 00:05:31.139 --> 00:05:34.139 We are all counted among the Companions. 00:05:34.139 --> 00:05:37.139 Therefore, I was nicknamed Umm al-Khayr. 00:05:37.139 --> 00:05:41.980 I was known for sincerity, generosity, and loyalty. 00:05:41.980 --> 00:05:43.980 I embraced Islam early on. 00:05:43.980 --> 00:05:48.980 Through the invitation and prayer of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:05:48.980 --> 00:05:53.980 This is because my son, Abu Bakr, stood among the people as a preacher. 00:05:53.980 --> 00:05:57.980 He called them to Allah and His Messenger, peace be upon him. 00:05:58.980 --> 00:06:00.980 The polytheists rose up against him. 00:06:00.980 --> 00:06:03.980 And beat him severely. 00:06:03.980 --> 00:06:06.980 The wicked 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah approached him. 00:06:06.980 --> 00:06:10.980 And began striking his face with two soled sandals. 00:06:10.980 --> 00:06:14.980 Until his face could not be distinguished from his nose. 00:06:14.980 --> 00:06:17.980 My people, the Banu Taym, rushed in. 00:06:17.980 --> 00:06:20.980 They drove the polytheists away from Abu Bakr. 00:06:20.980 --> 00:06:24.980 And carried him in a cloth until they brought him into my house. 00:06:24.980 --> 00:06:27.980 They did not doubt that he would die. 00:06:27.980 --> 00:06:30.980 Then they returned and entered the mosque. 00:06:30.980 --> 00:06:33.980 They said, "By Allah, if Abu Bakr dies," 00:06:33.980 --> 00:06:36.980 "We will surely kill 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah." 00:06:36.980 --> 00:06:39.040 Then they returned to Abu Bakr. 00:06:39.040 --> 00:06:44.040 My husband, Abu Quhafah, and the others began speaking to him. 00:06:44.040 --> 00:06:47.040 But he did not answer until the end of the day. 00:06:47.040 --> 00:06:50.040 The first thing he said when he spoke was: 00:06:50.040 --> 00:06:54.040 "What has become of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?" 00:06:54.040 --> 00:06:57.040 They spoke harshly to him and blamed him. 00:06:57.040 --> 00:06:59.040 Then they left him. 00:06:59.040 --> 00:07:01.040 When I was alone with him. 00:07:01.040 --> 00:07:04.040 He insisted and kept saying: 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:08.040 "What has become of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?" 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:12.040 I said, "By Allah, I have no knowledge of your companion." 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:17.069 He said, "Go to Umm Jamil bint al-Khattab." 00:07:17.069 --> 00:07:19.069 "And ask her about him." 00:07:19.069 --> 00:07:22.139 I went out until I came to Umm Jamil. 00:07:22.139 --> 00:07:28.139 I said to her, "Abu Bakr asks you about Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah." 00:07:28.139 --> 00:07:33.139 She said, "I do not know Abu Bakr nor Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah." 00:07:33.139 --> 00:07:38.139 "But if you would like me to go with you to your son, I will." 00:07:38.139 --> 00:07:40.139 I said, "Yes." 00:07:40.139 --> 00:07:45.139 She went with me until she saw Abu Bakr lying prostrate and gravely ill. 00:07:45.139 --> 00:07:48.139 She approached him, cried out, and said: 00:07:48.139 --> 00:07:54.139 "By Allah, the people who did this to you are people of wickedness and disbelief." 00:07:54.139 --> 00:07:58.139 "And I hope that Allah will take revenge for you." 00:07:58.139 --> 00:08:03.259 He said, "What has become of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?" 00:08:03.259 --> 00:08:07.300 She said, "This is your mother listening." 00:08:07.300 --> 00:08:11.329 He said, "Do not worry about her." 00:08:11.329 --> 00:08:14.360 She said, "He is safe and well." 00:08:14.360 --> 00:08:17.389 He said, "Where is he?" 00:08:17.389 --> 00:08:21.459 She said, "In the house of Ibn al-Arqam." 00:08:21.459 --> 00:08:26.459 He said, "I have made a vow to Allah that I will not taste food." 00:08:26.459 --> 00:08:28.459 "Nor drink any drink." 00:08:28.459 --> 00:08:33.460 "Until I come to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." 00:08:33.460 --> 00:08:37.460 We waited until the night grew quiet and the people were asleep. 00:08:37.460 --> 00:08:40.460 We took him out, and he leaned on us. 00:08:40.460 --> 00:08:45.460 Until we brought him to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:08:45.460 --> 00:08:50.460 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, leaned over him and kissed him. 00:08:50.460 --> 00:08:53.460 And the Muslims leaned over him. 00:08:53.460 --> 00:08:59.460 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, felt great tenderness for him. 00:08:59.460 --> 00:09:04.490 Abu Bakr said, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah." 00:09:04.490 --> 00:09:09.490 "I am fine, except for what the wicked man did to my face." 00:09:09.490 --> 00:09:12.490 "And this is my mother, who is kind to her son." 00:09:12.490 --> 00:09:17.490 "And you are blessed, so invite her to Allah and pray to Allah for her." 00:09:17.490 --> 00:09:21.490 "Perhaps Allah will save her from the Fire through you." 00:09:21.490 --> 00:09:25.490 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prayed for me. 00:09:25.490 --> 00:09:29.490 And invited me to Allah, so I embraced Islam. 00:09:29.490 --> 00:09:35.610 And when the persecution of the Muslims by the Quraysh disbelievers increased. 00:09:35.610 --> 00:09:38.610 The Messenger, peace be upon him, ordered them. 00:09:38.610 --> 00:09:40.610 To migrate to Medina. 00:09:40.610 --> 00:09:43.610 So I was among the emigrants. 00:09:43.610 --> 00:09:46.610 And I lived in the Prophetic city of Medina. 00:09:46.610 --> 00:09:48.610 And I witnessed all the events. 00:09:48.610 --> 00:09:52.610 Until the Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away. 00:09:52.610 --> 00:09:55.610 And my son, Abu Bakr, was pledged allegiance as Caliph. 00:09:55.610 --> 00:10:00.610 And when he died, I and his father inherited from him. 00:10:00.610 --> 00:10:05.610 And no other Caliph is known to have been inherited by his father except my son, Abu Bakr. 00:10:05.610 --> 00:10:09.610 Then death came to me shortly after him. 00:10:09.610 --> 00:10:13.610 I died before my husband, Abu Quhafah. 00:10:13.610 --> 00:10:20.820 So, who am I? 00:10:20.820 --> 00:10:27.820 The answer is Umm al-Khayr Salma bint Sakhr, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:10:27.820 --> 00:10:46.990 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:10:46.990 --> 00:10:50.990 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:10:50.990 --> 00:10:58.649 I am a Companion of the Prophet, peace be upon him, from the Ansar. 00:10:58.649 --> 00:11:04.740 I embraced Islam and gave the pledge of allegiance with the seventy men at the Second Pledge of 'Aqabah. 00:11:04.740 --> 00:11:08.740 And I was one of those who could write Arabic before Islam. 00:11:08.740 --> 00:11:13.740 I witnessed all the battles with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:11:13.740 --> 00:11:19.740 And I was one of three men chosen by the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:11:19.740 --> 00:11:22.740 And he ordered them to head to the Mosque of Dirar (the Mosque of Harm). 00:11:22.740 --> 00:11:25.740 To demolish and burn it. 00:11:25.740 --> 00:11:29.740 And when the Prophet, peace be upon him, died. 00:11:29.740 --> 00:11:33.740 The people wept for him and said: 00:11:33.740 --> 00:11:38.740 "We wish we had died before him, for we fear we will be tempted after him." 00:11:38.740 --> 00:11:39.830 So I said: 00:11:39.830 --> 00:11:44.830 "But by Allah, I do not wish that I had died before him." 00:11:44.830 --> 00:11:49.830 "Until I confirm him in death just as I confirmed him in life." 00:11:49.830 --> 00:11:56.110 I participated in the Wars of Apostasy during the days of Musaylimah the Liar. 00:11:56.110 --> 00:12:01.110 When the day of Yamamah came and the people lined up for battle. 00:12:01.110 --> 00:12:05.110 Abu 'Aqil, may Allah be pleased with him, was the first to be wounded. 00:12:05.110 --> 00:12:11.110 He was struck by an arrow that landed between his shoulder and his heart, though not a fatal blow. 00:12:11.110 --> 00:12:16.110 He pulled out the arrow, and his left side became weak. 00:12:16.110 --> 00:12:19.110 He was dragged to the camp at the rear of the army. 00:12:19.110 --> 00:12:25.110 When the battle intensified and the Muslims were defeated before the army of the apostates. 00:12:25.110 --> 00:12:31.110 And they retreated until they passed their camps, I stood up and shouted to the people: 00:12:31.110 --> 00:12:35.110 "O Ansar! O Ansar!" 00:12:35.110 --> 00:12:39.110 "Fear Allah, and charge at your enemy!" 00:12:39.110 --> 00:12:45.110 Abu 'Aqil, may Allah be pleased with him, heard me and rose, wanting to fight. 00:12:45.110 --> 00:12:48.110 It was said to him, "What do you want?" 00:12:48.110 --> 00:12:52.110 He said, "The caller has called my name." 00:12:52.110 --> 00:12:58.110 It was said to him, "He only says 'O Ansar,' he does not mean the wounded." 00:12:58.110 --> 00:13:04.110 He said, "I am one of the Ansar, and I will answer him even if I have to crawl." 00:13:04.110 --> 00:13:08.110 He girded himself and took the sword in his right hand. 00:13:08.110 --> 00:13:12.110 Then he stood beside me and began to call out: 00:13:12.110 --> 00:13:16.110 "O Ansar! A charge like the day of Hunayn!" 00:13:16.110 --> 00:13:19.110 "Gather together, may Allah have mercy on you all!" 00:13:19.110 --> 00:13:24.110 They gathered around us, and we stood firm against the apostates. 00:13:24.110 --> 00:13:27.110 Until we drove them into the garden. 00:13:27.110 --> 00:13:30.110 And the swords clashed between us and them. 00:13:30.110 --> 00:13:33.110 Until Musaylimah the Liar was killed. 00:13:33.110 --> 00:13:36.110 And Allah granted victory to the believers. 00:13:36.110 --> 00:13:39.039 As for my brother, Abu 'Aqil. 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:43.039 His wounded hand was severed from the shoulder. 00:13:43.039 --> 00:13:45.039 It fell to the ground. 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:49.039 And he had fourteen wounds on him. 00:13:49.039 --> 00:13:52.039 All of which were fatal. 00:13:52.039 --> 00:13:55.039 Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, met him. 00:13:55.039 --> 00:13:58.039 He asked him, "Who has the upper hand?" 00:13:58.039 --> 00:14:01.039 Ibn ‘Umar replied, "Rejoice! 00:14:01.039 --> 00:14:03.039 The enemy of Allah has been killed." 00:14:03.039 --> 00:14:07.039 He raised his finger toward the sky, praising Allah. 00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:10.259 He died, and then I followed him, 00:14:10.259 --> 00:14:14.259 for I was also killed in that battle. 00:14:14.259 --> 00:14:18.259 That took place in the twelfth year after the Hijrah, 00:14:18.259 --> 00:14:22.259 during the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:14:22.259 --> 00:14:24.580 So, who am I? 00:14:24.580 --> 00:14:32.309 The answer: 00:14:32.309 --> 00:14:37.309 Ma‘n ibn ‘Adi al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:14:37.309 --> 00:14:45.850 Pause, 00:14:45.850 --> 00:14:49.850 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:14:49.850 --> 00:14:55.789 A new challenge: 00:14:55.789 --> 00:14:57.789 Who am I? 00:14:57.789 --> 00:15:05.379 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, from the Ansar. 00:15:05.379 --> 00:15:07.419 I embraced Islam early on, 00:15:07.419 --> 00:15:12.419 and I participated in every battle alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:15:12.419 --> 00:15:16.419 I had many notable exploits with him in his battles. 00:15:16.419 --> 00:15:18.509 On the day of Uhud, 00:15:18.509 --> 00:15:23.509 the Prophet, peace be upon him, drew his sword and said, 00:15:23.509 --> 00:15:26.509 "Who will take this sword from me?" 00:15:26.509 --> 00:15:29.610 The Companions stretched out their hands toward him, 00:15:29.610 --> 00:15:32.610 each of them saying, "I will! I will!" 00:15:32.610 --> 00:15:35.769 He, peace be upon him, said, 00:15:35.769 --> 00:15:38.769 "Who will take it by its right?" 00:15:38.769 --> 00:15:40.799 The people hesitated. 00:15:40.799 --> 00:15:44.799 I asked, "And what is its right, O Messenger of Allah?" 00:15:44.799 --> 00:15:49.799 He said, "That you strike the polytheists with it until it bends." 00:15:49.799 --> 00:15:50.899 I said, 00:15:50.899 --> 00:15:54.899 "I will take it by its right, O Messenger of Allah." 00:15:54.899 --> 00:15:58.960 I took it and walked until I reached the space between the two lines. 00:15:58.960 --> 00:16:03.960 I took out a red headband and tied it around my head, 00:16:03.960 --> 00:16:07.960 and I began to strut proudly on my horse between the two ranks, 00:16:07.960 --> 00:16:09.960 saying: 00:16:09.960 --> 00:16:12.990 "I am the one to whom my beloved pledged, 00:16:12.990 --> 00:16:15.990 while we were at the foot of the palm grove, 00:16:15.990 --> 00:16:18.990 that I would not stand in the rear ranks, 00:16:18.990 --> 00:16:21.990 but strike with the sword of Allah and His Messenger." 00:16:21.990 --> 00:16:25.059 The people of the Ansar said, 00:16:25.059 --> 00:16:28.059 "By Allah, he has brought out the headband of death." 00:16:29.059 --> 00:16:32.059 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 00:16:32.059 --> 00:16:36.059 when he saw me walking arrogantly between the ranks, 00:16:36.059 --> 00:16:40.059 "It is a gait that Allah and His Messenger dislike, 00:16:40.059 --> 00:16:43.059 except in this situation." 00:16:43.059 --> 00:16:46.429 When the fighting broke out, 00:16:46.429 --> 00:16:50.429 I struck with the sword of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:16:50.429 --> 00:16:52.429 at the heads of the polytheists. 00:16:52.429 --> 00:16:56.429 I would not encounter any of them but that I killed him, 00:16:56.429 --> 00:16:58.429 except for one person. 00:16:58.429 --> 00:17:01.429 I raised the sword to strike him, 00:17:01.429 --> 00:17:02.429 but he screamed, 00:17:02.429 --> 00:17:04.430 and it turned out to be a woman. 00:17:04.430 --> 00:17:09.430 I spared her, honoring the sword of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:17:09.430 --> 00:17:11.430 so as not to kill a woman with it. 00:17:11.430 --> 00:17:15.690 When the tide of battle turned, 00:17:15.690 --> 00:17:17.690 and the Muslims were defeated, 00:17:17.690 --> 00:17:21.690 and the polytheists surrounded the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:17:21.690 --> 00:17:23.690 I came to him 00:17:23.690 --> 00:17:25.690 and shielded him with my back, 00:17:25.690 --> 00:17:28.690 receiving the arrows and darts for his sake, 00:17:28.690 --> 00:17:33.650 until my back became like a hedgehog. 00:17:33.650 --> 00:17:38.650 I lived with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ascetic toward the world, 00:17:38.650 --> 00:17:40.650 desiring nothing of it, 00:17:40.650 --> 00:17:44.650 concerned only with my affairs and preparing for the Hereafter. 00:17:44.650 --> 00:17:46.650 I fell ill one day, 00:17:46.650 --> 00:17:50.650 and some of my companions came to visit me. 00:17:50.650 --> 00:17:51.650 They said, 00:17:51.650 --> 00:17:55.650 "Why do we see your face glowing with light?" 00:17:55.650 --> 00:17:56.650 I said, 00:17:56.650 --> 00:18:01.650 "That is because there is no deed I trust more than two things: 00:18:01.650 --> 00:18:05.650 I do not speak about what does not concern me, 00:18:05.650 --> 00:18:09.650 and I have kept my heart sound toward the Muslims." 00:18:09.650 --> 00:18:14.579 After the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:18:14.579 --> 00:18:20.579 I fought the apostates alongside the Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:18:20.579 --> 00:18:22.579 In the Battle of Yamama, 00:18:22.579 --> 00:18:24.579 I climbed the wall, 00:18:24.579 --> 00:18:27.579 and stormed the garden upon the apostates. 00:18:27.579 --> 00:18:29.579 I fell to the ground, 00:18:29.579 --> 00:18:31.579 and my leg was broken. 00:18:31.579 --> 00:18:33.579 Yet I fought while my leg was broken, 00:18:33.579 --> 00:18:36.579 until the enemies were routed. 00:18:36.579 --> 00:18:39.579 Then I saw Musaylimah the Liar, 00:18:39.579 --> 00:18:42.579 and I advanced upon him with my sword and struck him. 00:18:42.579 --> 00:18:47.609 Wahshi, may Allah be pleased with him, threw a spear at him and hit him, 00:18:47.609 --> 00:18:50.609 so Allah knows best which of us killed him. 00:18:50.609 --> 00:18:56.700 Then a man from Banu Hanifa threw a spear at me that struck my heart, 00:18:56.700 --> 00:18:58.700 and my soul departed, 00:18:58.700 --> 00:19:02.700 and I fell as a martyr on the battlefield. 00:19:02.700 --> 00:19:04.990 So, who am I? 00:19:04.990 --> 00:19:13.720 The answer: Abu Dujana, 00:19:13.720 --> 00:19:23.509 Simak ibn Kharasha, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:19:23.509 --> 00:19:26.539 Pause, 00:19:26.539 --> 00:19:30.539 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:19:30.539 --> 00:19:37.490 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:19:37.490 --> 00:19:43.759 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:19:43.759 --> 00:19:45.759 from the Ansar. 00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:47.789 My kunya is Abu Sa‘d. 00:19:47.789 --> 00:19:53.789 I witnessed Uhud and the subsequent events with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:19:53.789 --> 00:19:59.789 and I was strictly obedient to his command, peace and blessings be upon him. 00:19:59.789 --> 00:20:02.940 After the Battle of the Trench, 00:20:02.940 --> 00:20:06.940 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:20:06.940 --> 00:20:10.940 "Whoever you capture from the men of the Jews, kill him." 00:20:10.940 --> 00:20:14.039 I immediately pounced upon Ibn Sunayna, 00:20:14.039 --> 00:20:17.039 who was a man among the Jewish merchants 00:20:17.039 --> 00:20:20.039 who used to associate and trade with us. 00:20:20.039 --> 00:20:21.039 I killed him. 00:20:21.039 --> 00:20:24.039 My brother, Huwayyisa, was older than me, 00:20:24.039 --> 00:20:26.039 and he had not yet embraced Islam. 00:20:26.039 --> 00:20:28.039 When he learned of that, 00:20:28.039 --> 00:20:31.039 he began to blame me, saying, 00:20:31.039 --> 00:20:34.039 "O enemy of Allah, did you kill him? 00:20:34.039 --> 00:20:39.039 By Allah, much of the fat in your belly grew from his wealth! 00:20:39.039 --> 00:20:41.039 You are truly wicked." 00:20:41.039 --> 00:20:42.039 I said to him, 00:20:42.039 --> 00:20:45.039 "By Allah, he ordered me to kill him— 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:48.039 the one who, had he ordered me to kill you, I would have killed you." 00:20:48.039 --> 00:20:50.039 He said, 00:20:50.039 --> 00:20:51.039 "By Allah, 00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:55.039 if Muhammad ordered you to kill me, you would kill me?" 00:20:55.039 --> 00:20:56.039 I said, "Yes. 00:20:56.039 --> 00:21:00.039 By Allah, if he ordered me to strike your neck, I would strike it." 00:21:00.039 --> 00:21:02.099 He said, 00:21:02.099 --> 00:21:05.099 "By Allah, a religion that brings you to this point 00:21:05.099 --> 00:21:06.099 is truly amazing." 00:21:06.099 --> 00:21:09.200 This was the first entry of Islam 00:21:09.200 --> 00:21:11.200 into the heart of my brother, Huwayyisa. 00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:14.259 He would toss and turn at night, 00:21:14.259 --> 00:21:16.259 amazed by my words. 00:21:16.259 --> 00:21:18.259 When morning came, he would say, 00:21:18.259 --> 00:21:21.259 "By Allah, this is indeed a true religion," 00:21:21.259 --> 00:21:25.259 until Allah opened his heart to Islam, 00:21:25.259 --> 00:21:29.259 and he embraced it before the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:21:30.259 --> 00:21:34.420 I had a skilled cupper slave 00:21:34.420 --> 00:21:37.420 called Abu Tayyiba, 00:21:37.420 --> 00:21:40.420 and he used to earn a great deal. 00:21:40.420 --> 00:21:44.480 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, forbade 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:46.480 the earnings of a cupper, 00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:50.480 I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, about it. 00:21:50.480 --> 00:21:52.480 He refused, 00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:54.480 but I kept asking him about it, 00:21:54.480 --> 00:21:56.480 mentioning the need to him, 00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:58.480 until he said to me, 00:21:58.480 --> 00:22:01.480 "Feed his earnings to your camel, 00:22:01.480 --> 00:22:03.480 and feed your servants." 00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:06.509 So I gave up the earnings of the cupper. 00:22:06.509 --> 00:22:08.930 So, who am I? 00:22:08.930 --> 00:22:16.339 The answer: 00:22:16.339 --> 00:22:19.339 Muhayyisa ibn Mas‘ud al-Ansari, 00:22:19.339 --> 00:22:29.940 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:22:29.940 --> 00:22:32.940 Pause, 00:22:32.940 --> 00:22:36.940 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:22:36.940 --> 00:22:42.819 A new challenge: 00:22:42.819 --> 00:22:46.900 Who am I? 00:22:46.900 --> 00:22:50.900 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:22:50.900 --> 00:22:53.970 I embraced Islam in the ninth year after the Hijrah, 00:22:53.970 --> 00:22:58.970 when I came to Medina with the delegation of my people from Banu Tamim. 00:22:58.970 --> 00:23:02.970 I was one of the bravest knights in the Arabian Peninsula. 00:23:02.970 --> 00:23:05.970 I possessed extreme intelligence 00:23:05.970 --> 00:23:08.970 and quick wit during battles. 00:23:08.970 --> 00:23:15.309 I was the first to fight at night in Arab history. 00:23:15.309 --> 00:23:19.309 My reputation grew in battles at the beginning of the Ridda wars. 00:23:19.309 --> 00:23:23.309 The Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:23:23.309 --> 00:23:28.309 often relied on me in fighting the apostates. 00:23:28.309 --> 00:23:30.309 He said to me one day, 00:23:30.309 --> 00:23:34.309 "Your voice in the army is better than a thousand men." 00:23:34.309 --> 00:23:38.500 When Khalid ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, requested 00:23:38.500 --> 00:23:42.500 reinforcements from the Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:23:42.500 --> 00:23:45.500 he sent me to him alone as a reinforcement from Allah. 00:23:45.500 --> 00:23:48.500 The Companions were astonished by that, 00:23:48.500 --> 00:23:50.500 and they said to Abu Bakr, 00:23:50.500 --> 00:23:54.500 "Do you reinforce the army of Iraq with only one man?" 00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:58.730 The Caliph pointed to me and said to them, 00:23:58.730 --> 00:24:02.730 "An army containing a man like this will not be defeated." 00:24:02.730 --> 00:24:06.789 The intuition of al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, proved true. 00:24:06.789 --> 00:24:11.019 When I reached the army of Khalid, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:24:11.019 --> 00:24:14.019 at the Battle of Dhat al-Salasil, 00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:17.019 and the Muslims and Persians lined up for battle, 00:24:17.019 --> 00:24:20.019 Hormuz, the Persian commander, challenged 00:24:20.019 --> 00:24:24.019 Khalid ibn al-Walid, the commander of the Muslim army, 00:24:24.019 --> 00:24:26.049 to a duel. 00:24:26.049 --> 00:24:29.049 Hormuz had agreed with some of his soldiers 00:24:29.049 --> 00:24:33.049 to betray Khalid and kill him during the duel 00:24:33.049 --> 00:24:36.049 to break the spirit of the Muslims thereby. 00:24:36.049 --> 00:24:40.210 Khalid went out to him and attacked him. 00:24:40.210 --> 00:24:42.210 At that moment, 00:24:42.210 --> 00:24:47.210 the Persian group with whom Hormuz had conspired emerged 00:24:47.210 --> 00:24:49.210 and attacked Khalid, 00:24:49.210 --> 00:24:52.210 surrounding him from every side. 00:24:52.210 --> 00:24:55.210 I rushed to them with great speed, 00:24:55.210 --> 00:25:00.210 and I drove away the treacherous battalion from Khalid ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:25:00.210 --> 00:25:04.210 Then we fought together until we killed them, 00:25:04.210 --> 00:25:08.210 and we killed their commander, Hormuz, along with them. 00:25:08.210 --> 00:25:15.099 This was the signal for the defeat of the Persian army. 00:25:15.099 --> 00:25:18.099 I participated in the Battle of Qadisiyyah, 00:25:18.099 --> 00:25:21.099 and I was one of its heroes. 00:25:21.099 --> 00:25:24.099 When the Persians attacked us with elephants, 00:25:24.099 --> 00:25:26.099 The ranks of the Muslims were breaking. 00:25:26.099 --> 00:25:30.099 Defeat was nearly upon us. 00:25:30.099 --> 00:25:34.099 I looked toward the elephants and contemplated their situation. 00:25:34.099 --> 00:25:37.160 I saw that they were following the white elephant. 00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:41.160 I asked the Muslim battalion to engage the elephant's guards. 00:25:41.160 --> 00:25:44.160 Then I charged at the elephant myself. 00:25:44.160 --> 00:25:46.160 I stabbed it in the eye. 00:25:46.160 --> 00:25:49.160 Then I struck its trunk and severed it. 00:25:49.160 --> 00:25:52.160 The elephant fell onto its side. 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:54.160 The rest of the elephants scattered. 00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:57.160 And Allah granted us victory over them. 00:25:57.160 --> 00:25:59.480 After the battle ended, 00:25:59.480 --> 00:26:04.480 The Commander of the Faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:07.480 Sent word to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:26:07.480 --> 00:26:10.480 Asking him about the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, 00:26:10.480 --> 00:26:13.480 And about its bravest knight. 00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:16.480 Sa'd replied to him, saying: 00:26:16.480 --> 00:26:19.480 "He has never seen anyone like me in combat." 00:26:19.480 --> 00:26:25.480 And he told him that I had launched thirty charges in a single day, 00:26:25.480 --> 00:26:30.480 Killing a champion among the Persian heroes in every charge. 00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:32.700 So, who am I? 00:26:32.700 --> 00:26:40.210 The answer: 00:26:40.210 --> 00:26:44.210 Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr al-Tamimi (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:26:44.210 --> 00:26:57.829 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:26:57.829 --> 00:27:05.710 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:27:05.710 --> 00:27:12.049 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:27:12.049 --> 00:27:16.049 I embraced Islam in the seventh year of the Hijrah. 00:27:16.049 --> 00:27:19.079 I possessed great wealth during the Age of Ignorance, 00:27:19.079 --> 00:27:22.079 As I owned the mines of Banu Sulaym. 00:27:22.079 --> 00:27:26.079 I was the first to send to the Prophet (peace be upon him) 00:27:26.079 --> 00:27:31.079 My zakat from those mines, with a willing heart. 00:27:31.079 --> 00:27:34.079 I gifted the Prophet (peace be upon him) 00:27:34.079 --> 00:27:37.079 A sword named Dhu al-Fiqar. 00:27:37.079 --> 00:27:43.170 I witnessed the conquest of Khaybar with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 00:27:43.170 --> 00:27:45.170 After the battle, 00:27:45.170 --> 00:27:47.170 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:27:47.170 --> 00:27:51.170 I have wealth scattered in Makkah with the merchants, 00:27:51.170 --> 00:27:54.170 And wealth with my wife. 00:27:54.170 --> 00:27:57.170 I fear that if they learn of my Islam, 00:27:57.170 --> 00:27:59.170 They will take my wealth." 00:27:59.170 --> 00:28:04.170 "So permit me to go to them, perhaps I can recover it from them." 00:28:04.170 --> 00:28:06.170 He gave me permission. 00:28:06.170 --> 00:28:09.170 Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:28:09.170 --> 00:28:15.170 I must say things to them that will please them so they will help me collect it." 00:28:15.170 --> 00:28:18.200 He (peace be upon him) said: 00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:21.200 "Say what you wish; you are excused." 00:28:21.200 --> 00:28:24.329 So I set out for Makkah. 00:28:24.329 --> 00:28:27.329 When I reached a place near it, 00:28:27.329 --> 00:28:32.329 I found a group of the Quraysh seeking news. 00:28:32.329 --> 00:28:34.329 When they saw me, they said: 00:28:34.329 --> 00:28:37.329 "This man has the news." 00:28:37.329 --> 00:28:39.329 So I said to them: 00:28:39.329 --> 00:28:43.329 "Muhammad has been defeated in the worst defeat you have ever heard of, 00:28:43.329 --> 00:28:45.329 His companions have been killed, 00:28:45.329 --> 00:28:47.329 And Muhammad has been taken prisoner." 00:28:47.329 --> 00:28:49.329 "The Jews said: 00:28:49.329 --> 00:28:53.329 'We will not kill him until we send him to the people of Makkah, 00:28:53.329 --> 00:28:58.329 So he may be killed among them in retaliation for those of their men he killed.'" 00:28:58.329 --> 00:29:01.420 Then we came to Makkah together. 00:29:01.420 --> 00:29:04.420 They shouted in Makkah and said: 00:29:04.420 --> 00:29:07.420 "This man has brought you the news: 00:29:07.420 --> 00:29:09.420 Muhammad has been captured, 00:29:09.420 --> 00:29:12.420 And you are only waiting for him to be brought to you 00:29:12.420 --> 00:29:14.420 To be killed among you." 00:29:14.420 --> 00:29:16.460 Then I said to them: 00:29:16.460 --> 00:29:18.460 "Help me collect my wealth, 00:29:18.460 --> 00:29:21.460 For I want to return to Khaybar 00:29:21.460 --> 00:29:24.460 To buy what was taken from Muhammad 00:29:24.460 --> 00:29:27.460 Before the merchants get to them." 00:29:27.460 --> 00:29:31.460 So they collected my wealth for me as quickly as possible. 00:29:31.460 --> 00:29:33.460 I said to my wife: 00:29:33.460 --> 00:29:35.460 "Give me my wealth, 00:29:35.460 --> 00:29:37.460 Perhaps I can return 00:29:37.460 --> 00:29:39.460 And profit from the spoils of the sale." 00:29:39.460 --> 00:29:42.619 She handed over my wealth. 00:29:42.619 --> 00:29:45.619 When the news of this spread in Makkah, 00:29:45.619 --> 00:29:48.619 The Muslims were devastated. 00:29:48.619 --> 00:29:50.619 Al-'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) became 00:29:50.619 --> 00:29:52.619 Broken and distressed, 00:29:52.619 --> 00:29:55.619 Unable to stand. 00:29:55.619 --> 00:29:57.619 He sent his servant to me 00:29:57.619 --> 00:29:59.619 To inquire about the news. 00:29:59.619 --> 00:30:01.619 I said to the servant: 00:30:01.619 --> 00:30:04.619 "Convey my greetings to Abu al-Fadl, 00:30:04.619 --> 00:30:05.619 And tell him: 00:30:05.619 --> 00:30:07.619 'Let him clear one of his houses for me, 00:30:07.619 --> 00:30:08.619 So I may come to him, 00:30:08.619 --> 00:30:11.619 For the news is such that will please him.'" 00:30:11.619 --> 00:30:13.619 His servant came to him 00:30:13.619 --> 00:30:15.619 And told him what I had said. 00:30:15.619 --> 00:30:18.619 Al-'Abbas jumped up in joy, 00:30:18.619 --> 00:30:21.619 Even kissing between his eyes, 00:30:21.619 --> 00:30:22.619 And set him free. 00:30:22.619 --> 00:30:25.779 Then I met al-'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:30:25.779 --> 00:30:26.779 And I said to him: 00:30:26.779 --> 00:30:28.779 "Rejoice in what pleases you. 00:30:28.779 --> 00:30:31.779 By Allah, I left your nephew 00:30:31.779 --> 00:30:33.779 While Allah has granted him victory in Khaybar, 00:30:33.779 --> 00:30:36.779 Killed those who were killed of its people, 00:30:36.779 --> 00:30:38.779 And its wealth has become his 00:30:38.779 --> 00:30:39.779 And his companions'. 00:30:39.779 --> 00:30:43.779 I left him as a bridegroom to the daughter of their king. 00:30:43.779 --> 00:30:45.779 I have embraced Islam, 00:30:45.779 --> 00:30:48.779 And I only came to take my wealth, 00:30:48.779 --> 00:30:53.779 Then I will return to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." 00:30:53.779 --> 00:30:56.779 "Keep the news secret for me for three days, 00:30:56.779 --> 00:30:58.779 For I fear being pursued. 00:30:58.779 --> 00:31:02.779 After that, disclose whatever you wish." 00:31:02.779 --> 00:31:05.779 Then I bade him farewell and set out 00:31:05.779 --> 00:31:08.769 From Makkah. 00:31:08.769 --> 00:31:10.769 When the third day came, 00:31:10.769 --> 00:31:14.769 Al-'Abbas wore an expensive garment and perfumed himself, 00:31:14.769 --> 00:31:16.769 Then took his staff, 00:31:16.769 --> 00:31:18.769 And went out to the Mosque. 00:31:18.769 --> 00:31:20.769 He touched the Corner (of the Ka'bah). 00:31:20.769 --> 00:31:23.769 Men from the Quraysh looked at him 00:31:23.769 --> 00:31:24.769 And said: 00:31:24.769 --> 00:31:26.769 "O Abu al-Fadl, 00:31:26.769 --> 00:31:30.769 This, by Allah, is fortitude in the heat of calamity!" 00:31:30.769 --> 00:31:32.829 He said: 00:31:32.829 --> 00:31:33.829 "No, by Allah! 00:31:33.829 --> 00:31:36.829 But Muhammad has conquered Khaybar, 00:31:36.829 --> 00:31:39.829 It has become his and his companions', 00:31:39.829 --> 00:31:42.829 And he has become a bridegroom to the daughter of their king." 00:31:42.829 --> 00:31:44.829 They said: 00:31:44.829 --> 00:31:46.829 "Who informed you of this news?" 00:31:46.829 --> 00:31:48.829 He said: 00:31:48.829 --> 00:31:52.829 "The one who told you that he had been defeated and captured. 00:31:52.829 --> 00:31:54.829 The man has embraced Islam, 00:31:54.829 --> 00:31:57.829 And followed Muhammad in his religion, 00:31:57.829 --> 00:32:00.829 And he only came to take his wealth 00:32:00.829 --> 00:32:01.829 Before returning to him." 00:32:01.829 --> 00:32:03.960 They said: 00:32:03.960 --> 00:32:05.960 "The enemy of Allah has deceived us! 00:32:05.960 --> 00:32:07.960 By Allah, had we known, 00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:10.960 We would have dealt with him." 00:32:10.960 --> 00:32:14.990 It was not long before the certain news reached them 00:32:14.990 --> 00:32:18.990 Of the conquest of Khaybar and the victory of the Muslims. 00:32:18.990 --> 00:32:21.250 So, who am I? 00:32:21.250 --> 00:32:28.619 The answer: 00:32:28.619 --> 00:32:30.619 Al-Hajjaj ibn 'Ilat al-Sulami 00:32:30.619 --> 00:32:32.619 (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:32:32.619 --> 00:32:42.589 Pause 00:32:42.589 --> 00:32:47.589 And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:32:47.589 --> 00:32:53.470 A new challenge: 00:32:53.470 --> 00:32:55.470 Who am I? 00:32:55.470 --> 00:33:00.680 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him), 00:33:00.680 --> 00:33:02.680 From the Muhajirun, 00:33:02.680 --> 00:33:04.680 And the son of a noble Companion. 00:33:04.680 --> 00:33:07.680 I embraced Islam and migrated before my father. 00:33:07.680 --> 00:33:09.680 I was known for knowledge, worship, 00:33:09.680 --> 00:33:11.680 And writing down the hadith. 00:33:11.680 --> 00:33:14.680 For the Prophet (peace be upon him) 00:33:14.680 --> 00:33:16.680 Used to forbid his Companions 00:33:16.680 --> 00:33:18.680 From writing down his hadith, 00:33:18.680 --> 00:33:20.680 Then he gave me permission. 00:33:20.680 --> 00:33:22.680 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:33:22.680 --> 00:33:24.680 Should I write down what I hear from you?" 00:33:24.680 --> 00:33:26.680 He said, "Yes." 00:33:26.680 --> 00:33:28.680 I said, "In times of pleasure and anger?" 00:33:28.680 --> 00:33:30.680 He said, "Yes, 00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:34.609 For I say nothing but the truth." 00:33:34.609 --> 00:33:37.609 I used to fast often and recite the Qur'an much. 00:33:37.609 --> 00:33:41.609 The Prophet (peace be upon him) advised me to moderate. 00:33:41.609 --> 00:33:43.609 He said to me: 00:33:43.609 --> 00:33:46.609 "Have I not been told that you fast every day 00:33:46.609 --> 00:33:49.609 And recite the Qur'an every night?" 00:33:49.609 --> 00:33:52.609 I said, "Yes, O Prophet of Allah, 00:33:52.609 --> 00:33:55.670 And I intended nothing but good." 00:33:55.670 --> 00:33:56.670 He said: 00:33:56.670 --> 00:34:01.670 "It is sufficient for you to fast three days every month." 00:34:01.670 --> 00:34:03.670 I said, "O Prophet of Allah, 00:34:03.670 --> 00:34:06.740 I am capable of more than that." 00:34:06.740 --> 00:34:07.740 He said: 00:34:07.740 --> 00:34:10.739 "Your wife has a right over you, 00:34:10.739 --> 00:34:13.739 Your guest has a right over you, 00:34:13.739 --> 00:34:15.739 And your body has a right over you. 00:34:15.739 --> 00:34:20.739 So fast the fast of Dawud, the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him), 00:34:20.739 --> 00:34:23.739 For he was the most devout of people." 00:34:23.739 --> 00:34:25.739 I said, "O Prophet of Allah, 00:34:25.739 --> 00:34:27.739 And what is the fast of Dawud?" 00:34:27.739 --> 00:34:28.739 He said: 00:34:28.739 --> 00:34:32.739 "He used to fast one day and break his fast the next." 00:34:32.739 --> 00:34:35.539 Then he said: 00:34:35.539 --> 00:34:38.539 "And recite the Qur'an every month." 00:34:38.539 --> 00:34:40.570 I said, "O Prophet of Allah, 00:34:40.570 --> 00:34:43.570 I am capable of more than that." 00:34:43.570 --> 00:34:44.570 He said: 00:34:44.570 --> 00:34:47.570 "Then recite it every ten days." 00:34:47.570 --> 00:34:49.570 I said, "O Prophet of Allah, 00:34:49.570 --> 00:34:52.570 I am capable of more than that." 00:34:52.570 --> 00:34:53.630 He said: 00:34:53.630 --> 00:34:56.659 "Then recite it every ten days." 00:34:56.659 --> 00:34:58.659 I said, "O Prophet of Allah, 00:34:58.659 --> 00:35:01.659 I am capable of more than that." 00:35:01.659 --> 00:35:02.789 He said: 00:35:02.789 --> 00:35:05.789 "Then recite it every seven days." 00:35:05.789 --> 00:35:07.789 And recite it in three days, 00:35:07.789 --> 00:35:09.789 Do not exceed that. 00:35:09.789 --> 00:35:12.789 For your wife has a right over you. 00:35:12.789 --> 00:35:14.789 Your guest has a right over you. 00:35:14.789 --> 00:35:17.789 And your body has a right over you. 00:35:17.789 --> 00:35:21.789 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me: 00:35:21.789 --> 00:35:23.789 "You do not know, 00:35:23.789 --> 00:35:25.789 perhaps you will live a long life." 00:35:25.789 --> 00:35:28.889 Meaning, it will become difficult for you. 00:35:28.889 --> 00:35:33.889 So I adhered to what the Prophet, peace be upon him, told me. 00:35:33.889 --> 00:35:34.889 When I grew old, 00:35:34.889 --> 00:35:39.889 I wished I had accepted the concession of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:35:39.889 --> 00:35:41.889 I began fasting days, 00:35:41.889 --> 00:35:44.889 joining some together, 00:35:44.889 --> 00:35:46.889 then taking a break afterward 00:35:46.889 --> 00:35:48.889 for the same number of days. 00:35:48.889 --> 00:35:52.889 I would also recite my portions of the Qur'an in the same way, 00:35:52.889 --> 00:35:55.889 sometimes increasing and sometimes decreasing, 00:35:55.889 --> 00:35:57.889 but I would complete it, 00:35:57.889 --> 00:36:01.889 either in seven days or in three. 00:36:01.889 --> 00:36:03.889 I used to say, 00:36:03.889 --> 00:36:08.889 "I parted from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, upon a certain practice, 00:36:08.889 --> 00:36:13.300 and I dislike changing it for another." 00:36:13.300 --> 00:36:21.420 So, who am I? 00:36:21.420 --> 00:36:33.300 The answer is ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr Ibn al-‘As, may Allah be pleased with them both. 00:36:33.300 --> 00:36:35.300 Pause. 00:36:35.300 --> 00:36:44.179 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:36:44.179 --> 00:36:46.179 A new challenge. 00:36:46.179 --> 00:36:48.179 Who am I? 00:36:48.179 --> 00:36:53.519 I am one of the Emigrant Companions, 00:36:53.519 --> 00:36:58.519 and a cousin of the trustworthy Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:36:58.519 --> 00:37:02.519 I am older than anyone else who embraced Islam from the Banu Hashim, 00:37:02.519 --> 00:37:09.519 being older than my nephews Hamzah and al-‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both. 00:37:09.519 --> 00:37:14.550 I was among the wealthy, generous, and brave men of Quraysh. 00:37:14.550 --> 00:37:19.619 My people forced me to go out on the day of Badr to fight the Muslims. 00:37:19.619 --> 00:37:21.619 So I recited: 00:37:21.619 --> 00:37:28.619 "It is forbidden for me to fight Ahmad, for I see Ahmad as having close ties to me. 00:37:28.619 --> 00:37:35.619 And if the situation darkens and they gather against him, then Allah is undoubtedly his helper." 00:37:35.619 --> 00:37:40.800 During the battle, I was taken prisoner. 00:37:40.800 --> 00:37:43.800 My nephew al-‘Abbas wanted to ransom me. 00:37:43.800 --> 00:37:47.800 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me: 00:37:47.800 --> 00:37:49.800 "Ransom yourself." 00:37:49.800 --> 00:37:53.860 I said, "I have nothing to ransom myself with." 00:37:53.860 --> 00:37:58.929 He said, "Ransom yourself with your spears that are in Jeddah." 00:37:58.929 --> 00:38:05.989 I said, "By Allah, no one knew I had spears in Jeddah except me." 00:38:05.989 --> 00:38:08.989 "I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah." 00:38:08.989 --> 00:38:12.989 So I ransomed myself with them, and they were one thousand spears. 00:38:12.989 --> 00:38:18.989 Then I went to Makkah, and Islam had settled in my heart. 00:38:18.989 --> 00:38:23.989 I said, "Leave me be, for I am not one of you." 00:38:23.989 --> 00:38:27.989 I renounced the religion of the elders and the great ones. 00:38:27.989 --> 00:38:31.989 "By your life, my religion is not something I would sell, 00:38:31.989 --> 00:38:35.989 and I am not, now that I have embraced Islam, a disbeliever." 00:38:35.989 --> 00:38:38.989 I bear witness that the Prophet Muhammad 00:38:38.989 --> 00:38:42.989 brought guidance and clear proofs from his Lord. 00:38:42.989 --> 00:38:46.989 And that the Messenger of Allah calls to piety, 00:38:46.989 --> 00:38:49.989 and that the Messenger of Allah is not a poet. 00:38:49.989 --> 00:38:53.989 Upon this I live, and upon this I shall be resurrected with certainty, 00:38:53.989 --> 00:38:57.989 and upon this I shall dwell in the graves. 00:38:57.989 --> 00:39:01.730 Then three years did not pass 00:39:01.730 --> 00:39:04.730 until I went out as an emigrant to Madinah, 00:39:04.730 --> 00:39:06.730 accompanied by Ibn al-Harith. 00:39:06.730 --> 00:39:09.760 I entered it during the days of the Trench. 00:39:09.760 --> 00:39:12.760 I witnessed with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:39:12.760 --> 00:39:15.760 the Pledge of the Tree and the conquest of Makkah, 00:39:15.760 --> 00:39:18.760 and the battles of Hunayn and Ta'if. 00:39:18.760 --> 00:39:21.760 I had gifted the Muslim army on the day of Hunayn 00:39:21.760 --> 00:39:24.760 three thousand spears. 00:39:24.760 --> 00:39:28.760 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me: 00:39:28.760 --> 00:39:31.760 "It is as if I am looking at your spears 00:39:31.760 --> 00:39:34.820 piercing the spines of the polytheists." 00:39:34.820 --> 00:39:37.820 I was among those who stood firm with him in the fighting, 00:39:37.820 --> 00:39:40.820 and I was at his right side when the Muslims 00:39:40.820 --> 00:39:44.659 were defeated at the beginning of the battle. 00:39:44.659 --> 00:39:48.659 I died in the fifteenth year after the Hijrah in Madinah. 00:39:48.659 --> 00:39:51.659 The Caliph of the Muslims walked in my funeral procession, 00:39:51.659 --> 00:39:54.659 ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:39:54.659 --> 00:39:57.659 And I was buried in al-Baqi‘. 00:39:57.659 --> 00:40:05.710 So who am I? 00:40:05.710 --> 00:40:08.710 The answer is Nawfal Ibn al-Harith Ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, 00:40:08.710 --> 00:40:17.380 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:40:17.380 --> 00:40:20.440 Pause. 00:40:20.440 --> 00:40:24.440 And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:40:24.440 --> 00:40:30.349 A new challenge. 00:40:30.349 --> 00:40:35.239 Who am I? 00:40:35.239 --> 00:40:38.239 I am one of the Ansar Companions, 00:40:38.239 --> 00:40:41.239 from the Banu al-Najjar. 00:40:41.239 --> 00:40:44.239 I am the paternal uncle of Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:40:44.239 --> 00:40:47.239 the servant of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:40:47.239 --> 00:40:50.239 I held a noble status with Allah the Exalted 00:40:50.239 --> 00:40:53.590 and in the hearts of the Muslims. 00:40:53.590 --> 00:40:56.590 When my sister al-Rubayyi‘ had her front tooth broken— 00:40:57.590 --> 00:41:00.590 and the 'thaniyah' is the front tooth— 00:41:00.590 --> 00:41:03.590 her family demanded retribution (qisas). 00:41:03.590 --> 00:41:06.619 They were not satisfied with compensation. 00:41:06.619 --> 00:41:09.619 The Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered retribution. 00:41:09.619 --> 00:41:12.619 I said, "Will the tooth of al-Rubayyi‘ be broken? 00:41:12.619 --> 00:41:15.619 O Messenger of Allah, 00:41:15.619 --> 00:41:18.619 no, by the One who sent you with the truth, 00:41:18.619 --> 00:41:21.690 her tooth shall not be broken." 00:41:21.690 --> 00:41:24.690 He, peace be upon him, said: 00:41:25.690 --> 00:41:28.690 "Allah opened the hearts of the girl's family," 00:41:28.690 --> 00:41:31.690 and they accepted the compensation and abandoned the retribution. 00:41:31.690 --> 00:41:34.690 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, then said: 00:41:34.690 --> 00:41:37.690 "Indeed, among the servants of Allah 00:41:37.690 --> 00:41:40.690 are those who, if they were to swear by Allah, He would fulfill their oath." 00:41:40.690 --> 00:41:44.809 I missed the first battle 00:41:44.809 --> 00:41:47.809 of the Muslims at Badr, 00:41:47.809 --> 00:41:50.809 because the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:41:50.809 --> 00:41:53.809 did not make it mandatory for us to go out. 00:41:53.809 --> 00:41:56.809 I saw the goodness I had missed in that battle. 00:41:56.809 --> 00:41:59.809 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:41:59.809 --> 00:42:02.809 I missed the first battle in which you fought the polytheists. 00:42:02.809 --> 00:42:05.809 By Allah, if Allah allows me to witness 00:42:05.809 --> 00:42:08.809 a battle against the polytheists, 00:42:08.809 --> 00:42:11.969 Allah will surely see what I do." 00:42:11.969 --> 00:42:14.969 When the day of Uhud came, 00:42:14.969 --> 00:42:17.969 the Muslims were overwhelmed, so I said, 00:42:17.969 --> 00:42:20.969 "O Allah, I apologize to You for what they have done," 00:42:21.969 --> 00:42:24.969 meaning the Muslims, 00:42:24.969 --> 00:42:27.969 "and I disassociate myself from what they have brought," 00:42:27.969 --> 00:42:30.969 meaning the polytheists. 00:42:30.969 --> 00:42:33.969 I advanced to the battlefield, 00:42:33.969 --> 00:42:36.969 and I saw ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab and Talhah Ibn ‘Ubaydullah 00:42:36.969 --> 00:42:39.969 among a group of the Emigrants and the Ansar, 00:42:39.969 --> 00:42:42.969 who had cast aside their 00:42:42.969 --> 00:42:45.969 weapons and were sitting down. 00:42:45.969 --> 00:42:48.969 I said, "What makes you sit?" 00:42:48.969 --> 00:42:51.969 "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, [has been killed]." 00:42:51.969 --> 00:42:54.969 I said, "Then what will you do 00:42:54.969 --> 00:42:57.969 with life after him? Rise, 00:42:57.969 --> 00:43:00.969 and die for what the Messenger of Allah died for," 00:43:00.969 --> 00:43:03.969 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:43:03.969 --> 00:43:06.969 Then I faced the people and met 00:43:06.969 --> 00:43:09.969 Sa‘d Ibn Mu‘adh, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:43:09.969 --> 00:43:12.969 He said to me, "Where to?" 00:43:12.969 --> 00:43:15.969 I said to him, "Ah, the scent of Paradise! 00:43:15.969 --> 00:43:18.969 By Allah, I can smell its scent 00:43:18.969 --> 00:43:21.969 from before Uhud." 00:43:21.969 --> 00:43:24.969 I was unable, O Messenger of Allah, 00:43:24.969 --> 00:43:28.000 to do what he did, 00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:31.000 but I fought the people until I fell as a martyr. 00:43:31.000 --> 00:43:34.960 After the battle ended, 00:43:34.960 --> 00:43:37.960 my people began searching for me among the slain. 00:43:37.960 --> 00:43:40.960 They found me, and in my body were over 00:43:40.960 --> 00:43:43.960 eighty wounds, between strikes 00:43:43.960 --> 00:43:46.960 of a sword, stabs of a spear, 00:43:46.960 --> 00:43:49.960 or shots of an arrow. 00:43:49.960 --> 00:43:52.960 Furthermore, the polytheists had mutilated my body, 00:43:52.960 --> 00:43:55.960 so no one recognized me, 00:43:55.960 --> 00:43:58.960 except my sister al-Rubayyi‘, who recognized me 00:43:58.960 --> 00:44:02.280 by my fingertips. They believed 00:44:02.280 --> 00:44:05.280 that this verse was revealed about me and those like me: 00:44:05.280 --> 00:44:08.280 namely, the saying of the Exalted: 00:44:08.280 --> 00:44:11.280 ﴾ Among the believers are men ﴿ 00:44:11.280 --> 00:44:14.280 ﴾ who have been true to what they pledged to Allah ﴿ 00:44:14.280 --> 00:44:17.280 ﴾ so among them ﴿ 00:44:17.280 --> 00:44:20.280 ﴾ is he who has fulfilled his vow ﴿ 00:44:20.280 --> 00:44:23.280 ﴾ and among them is he who awaits ﴿ 00:44:23.280 --> 00:44:26.280 ﴾ and they have not altered ﴿ 00:44:26.280 --> 00:44:30.110 ﴾ by any alteration. ﴿ 00:44:30.110 --> 00:44:33.110 I am the one who inhaled the scents, 00:44:33.110 --> 00:44:36.110 sacrificed my limbs, 00:44:36.110 --> 00:44:45.829 and won the rewards. 00:44:45.829 --> 00:44:48.829 The answer: 00:44:48.829 --> 00:44:51.829 Anas Ibn al-Nadr, may Allah be pleased with him.