WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:08.460 Pause and reflect upon the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 A new challenge: who am I? 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:24.929 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, from the tribe of Sada'. 00:00:24.929 --> 00:00:29.929 Sada' is a clan from Yemen, from the region of al-Bayda'. 00:00:29.929 --> 00:00:36.119 I learned that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had sent an army toward us. 00:00:36.119 --> 00:00:40.119 I hurried to him and pledged my allegiance to Islam. 00:00:40.119 --> 00:00:48.119 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, send the army back, and I will guarantee you the Islam and obedience of my people." 00:00:48.119 --> 00:00:52.119 He sent them back, and I wrote a letter to my people. 00:00:52.119 --> 00:00:57.119 They then came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, as Muslims. 00:00:57.119 --> 00:01:01.119 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me: 00:01:01.119 --> 00:01:06.120 "O brother of Sada', you are indeed obeyed among your people." 00:01:06.120 --> 00:01:11.120 I replied, "Rather, it is Allah who guided them to Islam." 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:18.049 He, peace be upon him, said, "Shall I not appoint you as their leader?" 00:01:18.049 --> 00:01:21.049 I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." 00:01:21.049 --> 00:01:25.049 He wrote a document for me in which he gave me instructions. 00:01:25.049 --> 00:01:28.079 Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:01:28.079 --> 00:01:31.079 assign me a portion of their zakat." 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:35.079 He said, "Yes," and wrote another document for me. 00:01:35.079 --> 00:01:39.079 This took place during one of his journeys. 00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:43.269 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stopped at a place, 00:01:43.269 --> 00:01:46.269 and the people of that place came to him, 00:01:46.269 --> 00:01:48.269 complaining about their governor. 00:01:48.269 --> 00:01:50.269 They said, 00:01:50.269 --> 00:01:56.269 "He has seized us for something that happened between us and his people during the days of ignorance." 00:01:56.269 --> 00:01:59.370 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:01:59.370 --> 00:02:03.370 "There is no good in leadership for a believer." 00:02:03.370 --> 00:02:06.400 Then another man came to him and said, 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:09.400 "O Messenger of Allah, give me [something]." 00:02:09.400 --> 00:02:12.400 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:02:12.400 --> 00:02:15.400 "Whoever asks people for wealth while he is already self-sufficient, 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:18.400 it is only a headache in the head, 00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:20.400 and a disease in the belly." 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:25.620 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:02:25.620 --> 00:02:27.620 traveled during the first part of the night. 00:02:27.620 --> 00:02:30.620 I kept close to him, and I was near him, 00:02:30.620 --> 00:02:34.620 until no one remained with him but me. 00:02:34.620 --> 00:02:37.620 When the time for the dawn prayer arrived, 00:02:37.620 --> 00:02:40.620 Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, was delayed. 00:02:40.620 --> 00:02:44.620 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commanded me, 00:02:44.620 --> 00:02:46.620 and I gave the call to prayer (adhan). 00:02:46.620 --> 00:02:48.620 When the time for prayer came, 00:02:48.620 --> 00:02:51.620 Bilal wanted to give the iqamah. 00:02:51.620 --> 00:02:55.620 But the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him: 00:02:55.620 --> 00:02:58.620 "The brother of Sada' gave the adhan, 00:02:58.620 --> 00:03:01.620 and whoever gives the adhan, he gives the iqamah." 00:03:01.620 --> 00:03:03.620 So I performed the iqamah for the prayer. 00:03:03.620 --> 00:03:07.620 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, finished the prayer, 00:03:07.620 --> 00:03:10.620 I brought him the two documents. 00:03:10.620 --> 00:03:12.620 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:03:12.620 --> 00:03:15.620 excuse me from this [leadership]." 00:03:15.620 --> 00:03:17.620 He asked me for the reason. 00:03:17.620 --> 00:03:20.620 I said, "Because I heard what you said regarding leadership, 00:03:20.620 --> 00:03:24.620 and regarding asking people for things without need." 00:03:24.620 --> 00:03:26.680 So he excused me. 00:03:26.680 --> 00:03:27.680 And he said, 00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:31.680 "Direct me to a man whom I may appoint over you." 00:03:31.680 --> 00:03:35.680 I directed him to a man from the delegation that had come to him, 00:03:35.680 --> 00:03:38.680 and he appointed him over them. 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:41.669 Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:03:41.669 --> 00:03:43.669 we have a well. 00:03:43.669 --> 00:03:45.669 In the winter, 00:03:45.669 --> 00:03:47.669 its water is sufficient for us, 00:03:47.669 --> 00:03:49.669 and we gather around it. 00:03:49.669 --> 00:03:51.669 But when summer comes, 00:03:51.669 --> 00:03:53.669 its water decreases, 00:03:53.669 --> 00:03:56.669 and we disperse to the water sources around us. 00:03:56.669 --> 00:03:59.669 Now that we have embraced Islam, 00:03:59.669 --> 00:04:02.669 and everyone around us is an enemy, 00:04:02.669 --> 00:04:05.669 so pray to Allah for us regarding our well, 00:04:05.669 --> 00:04:07.669 that its water may suffice us, 00:04:07.669 --> 00:04:10.669 so we may gather around it and not disperse." 00:04:10.669 --> 00:04:13.860 He, peace be upon him, called for 00:04:13.860 --> 00:04:15.860 seven pebbles. 00:04:15.860 --> 00:04:18.860 He rubbed them in his hand and prayed over them. 00:04:18.860 --> 00:04:20.860 Then he said: 00:04:20.860 --> 00:04:23.860 "Go with these pebbles. 00:04:23.860 --> 00:04:25.860 When you reach the well, 00:04:25.860 --> 00:04:28.860 throw them into it one by one, 00:04:28.860 --> 00:04:30.860 and mention the name of Allah." 00:04:30.860 --> 00:04:33.860 We did as he told us, 00:04:33.860 --> 00:04:35.860 and after that, we were unable 00:04:35.860 --> 00:04:37.860 to see the bottom of the well 00:04:37.860 --> 00:04:40.860 because of the abundance of its water. 00:04:40.860 --> 00:04:42.959 So, who am I? 00:04:44.019 --> 00:04:46.019 Share your answers with us 00:04:46.019 --> 00:04:48.019 in the comments below the video. 00:04:48.019 --> 00:04:50.269 We will pin the correct answer 00:04:50.269 --> 00:04:52.269 in the comments 00:04:52.269 --> 00:04:54.269 when the next episode is released, 00:04:54.269 --> 00:04:56.269 if Allah wills. 00:04:56.269 --> 00:04:58.269 The best of generations, 00:04:58.269 --> 00:05:01.339 in their conduct and example. 00:05:01.339 --> 00:05:04.339 They followed the Messenger, 00:05:04.339 --> 00:05:07.339 whether he acted or spoke. 00:05:07.339 --> 00:05:09.339 They were here, 00:05:09.339 --> 00:05:12.339 watering the clouds of our lives. 00:05:12.339 --> 00:05:14.339 They passed away among us, 00:05:14.339 --> 00:05:17.339 yet their memory remains exalted. 00:05:17.339 --> 00:05:19.339 They departed and left behind, 00:05:19.339 --> 00:05:22.339 in the conscience, a question: 00:05:22.339 --> 00:05:24.339 Is there anyone like them, 00:05:24.339 --> 00:05:27.339 a star that rose and shone? 00:05:27.339 --> 00:05:29.339 They filled life 00:05:29.339 --> 00:05:32.339 with pride through their deeds, 00:05:32.339 --> 00:05:34.339 and the world of mankind 00:05:34.339 --> 00:05:37.339 flourished because of them.