1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A serious challenge: who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:25,899 I am one of the Companions, the leader of the Banu Mudlij and one of the nobles of the Kinana tribe. 5 00:00:25,899 --> 00:00:30,089 I was known for my skill in physiognomy and tracking. 6 00:00:30,089 --> 00:00:36,179 Because of my leadership and status among my people, the Arabs held me in high esteem. 7 00:00:36,179 --> 00:00:39,179 When the Quraysh intended to set out for Badr, 8 00:00:39,179 --> 00:00:43,179 they feared that the Banu Bakr would attack them from behind. 9 00:00:43,179 --> 00:00:48,179 There were blood feuds between the Quraysh and the Banu Bakr dating back to the pre-Islamic era. 10 00:00:48,179 --> 00:00:51,179 They were inclined not to set out. 11 00:00:51,179 --> 00:00:55,179 But Satan appeared to them in my likeness, 12 00:00:55,179 --> 00:00:57,179 and said to them: 13 00:00:57,179 --> 00:01:04,180 "I am a protector for you against the Banu Bakr coming from behind you with anything you dislike." 14 00:01:04,180 --> 00:01:07,180 So they went out to their deaths at Badr. 15 00:01:07,180 --> 00:01:12,340 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, set out, 16 00:01:12,340 --> 00:01:17,340 accompanied by Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, from Mecca for the Hijra, 17 00:01:17,340 --> 00:01:22,340 the Quraysh placed a bounty on each of them, 18 00:01:22,340 --> 00:01:25,530 for whoever killed or captured them. 19 00:01:25,530 --> 00:01:30,530 While I was sitting in one of the gatherings of my people, the Banu Mudlij, 20 00:01:30,530 --> 00:01:33,530 a man from among them approached, 21 00:01:33,530 --> 00:01:36,530 stood before us, and said: 22 00:01:36,530 --> 00:01:40,530 "I have just seen some figures on the coast; 23 00:01:40,530 --> 00:01:43,530 I believe them to be Muhammad and his companions." 24 00:01:43,530 --> 00:01:45,530 I knew it was them, 25 00:01:45,530 --> 00:01:49,530 but I said, "It is not them; 26 00:01:49,530 --> 00:01:52,530 rather, you saw so-and-so and so-and-so." 27 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:54,530 They were merely scouts we had sent out. 28 00:01:54,530 --> 00:01:57,620 I stayed in the gathering for a while, 29 00:01:57,620 --> 00:02:00,620 then I got up and entered my house. 30 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:04,620 I ordered my slave girl to take my horse out from behind the house, 31 00:02:04,620 --> 00:02:07,620 and to keep it hidden for me. 32 00:02:07,620 --> 00:02:09,620 I took my spear with me, 33 00:02:09,620 --> 00:02:12,620 and went out from the back of the house, 34 00:02:12,620 --> 00:02:15,620 until I reached my horse and mounted it. 35 00:02:15,620 --> 00:02:18,620 I rode off until I drew near them, 36 00:02:18,620 --> 00:02:20,620 but my horse stumbled, 37 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:22,620 and I fell off. 38 00:02:22,620 --> 00:02:26,620 I stood up and reached for my quiver, 39 00:02:26,620 --> 00:02:29,620 took out the divining arrows, 40 00:02:29,620 --> 00:02:33,620 and cast them to see if I should harm them or not. 41 00:02:33,620 --> 00:02:35,620 The result I disliked came out. 42 00:02:35,620 --> 00:02:39,620 I mounted my horse again, ignoring the arrows. 43 00:02:39,620 --> 00:02:46,620 I approached them until I heard the recitation of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 44 00:02:46,620 --> 00:02:48,620 He did not look around, 45 00:02:48,620 --> 00:02:51,620 while Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, looked around frequently. 46 00:02:51,620 --> 00:02:54,620 Suddenly, the legs of my horse sank into the ground, 47 00:02:54,620 --> 00:02:57,620 up to the knees. 48 00:02:57,620 --> 00:02:59,620 I fell off again. 49 00:02:59,620 --> 00:03:01,620 I urged the horse on, 50 00:03:01,620 --> 00:03:04,620 and it struggled to its feet, barely able to pull its legs out. 51 00:03:04,620 --> 00:03:06,620 Once it stood upright, 52 00:03:06,620 --> 00:03:11,620 the dust from its legs rose into the sky 53 00:03:11,620 --> 00:03:13,620 like smoke. 54 00:03:13,620 --> 00:03:15,620 I cast the divining arrows again, 55 00:03:15,620 --> 00:03:17,620 and the result I disliked came out. 56 00:03:17,620 --> 00:03:19,659 So I called out to them, offering safety. 57 00:03:19,659 --> 00:03:21,659 They stopped. 58 00:03:21,659 --> 00:03:24,659 I mounted my horse and came to them. 59 00:03:24,659 --> 00:03:29,659 It occurred to me, when I encountered the obstacles that prevented me from reaching them, 60 00:03:29,659 --> 00:03:34,659 that the cause of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would surely prevail. 61 00:03:34,659 --> 00:03:36,659 I said to him, 62 00:03:36,659 --> 00:03:39,659 "Your people have placed a bounty on you." 63 00:03:39,659 --> 00:03:43,659 I told him what the people intended for them, 64 00:03:43,659 --> 00:03:46,659 and I offered them provisions and supplies. 65 00:03:46,659 --> 00:03:49,659 They did not take anything from me, 66 00:03:49,659 --> 00:03:51,659 nor did they ask for anything, 67 00:03:51,659 --> 00:03:53,659 except that he said: 68 00:03:53,659 --> 00:03:55,659 "Keep our secret." 69 00:03:55,659 --> 00:03:58,659 I asked him to write me a document of safety. 70 00:03:58,659 --> 00:04:00,659 He commanded 'Amir Ibn Fuhayra, may Allah be pleased with him, 71 00:04:00,659 --> 00:04:04,659 and he wrote it for me on a piece of parchment. 72 00:04:04,659 --> 00:04:10,550 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed. 73 00:04:10,550 --> 00:04:13,550 When Allah granted His Messenger victory over Mecca, 74 00:04:13,550 --> 00:04:16,550 and he had finished with Hunayn and Ta'if, 75 00:04:16,550 --> 00:04:19,550 I went out with the document to meet him, 76 00:04:19,550 --> 00:04:21,550 until I drew near him 77 00:04:21,550 --> 00:04:23,550 while he was on his camel. 78 00:04:23,550 --> 00:04:25,550 I raised my hand with the document, 79 00:04:25,550 --> 00:04:28,550 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 80 00:04:28,550 --> 00:04:30,550 this is your document for me." 81 00:04:30,550 --> 00:04:34,550 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 82 00:04:34,550 --> 00:04:38,550 "This is a day of fulfillment and righteousness." 83 00:04:38,550 --> 00:04:41,550 I drew near him and embraced Islam. 84 00:04:41,550 --> 00:04:45,019 So, who am I? 85 00:04:45,019 --> 00:04:49,019 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 86 00:04:49,019 --> 00:04:53,250 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 87 00:04:53,250 --> 00:04:58,250 when the next episode is released, Allah willing. 88 00:04:58,250 --> 00:05:03,660 The best of generations in stance and example, 89 00:05:03,660 --> 00:05:08,660 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 90 00:05:08,660 --> 00:05:13,660 They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds, 91 00:05:13,660 --> 00:05:18,660 and though they have passed, their memory among us remains exalted. 92 00:05:18,660 --> 00:05:23,660 They departed, leaving a question in our conscience: 93 00:05:23,660 --> 00:05:28,660 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 94 00:05:28,660 --> 00:05:33,660 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 95 00:05:33,660 --> 00:05:38,660 and the world of humanity blossomed with their grace.