WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Pause. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 A serious challenge: who am I? 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. 00:00:25.899 --> 00:00:30.089 I was known for my skill in physiognomy and tracking. 00:00:30.089 --> 00:00:36.179 Because of my leadership and status among my people, the Arabs held me in high esteem. 00:00:36.179 --> 00:00:39.179 When the Quraysh intended to set out for Badr, 00:00:39.179 --> 00:00:43.179 they feared that the Banu Bakr would attack them from behind. 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. 00:00:48.179 --> 00:00:51.179 They were inclined not to set out. 00:00:51.179 --> 00:00:55.179 But Satan appeared to them in my likeness, 00:00:55.179 --> 00:00:57.179 and said to them: 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." 00:01:04.180 --> 00:01:07.180 So they went out to their deaths at Badr. 00:01:07.180 --> 00:01:12.340 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, set out, 00:01:12.340 --> 00:01:17.340 accompanied by Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, from Mecca for the Hijra, 00:01:17.340 --> 00:01:22.340 the Quraysh placed a bounty on each of them, 00:01:22.340 --> 00:01:25.530 for whoever killed or captured them. 00:01:25.530 --> 00:01:30.530 While I was sitting in one of the gatherings of my people, the Banu Mudlij, 00:01:30.530 --> 00:01:33.530 a man from among them approached, 00:01:33.530 --> 00:01:36.530 stood before us, and said: 00:01:36.530 --> 00:01:40.530 "I have just seen some figures on the coast; 00:01:40.530 --> 00:01:43.530 I believe them to be Muhammad and his companions." 00:01:43.530 --> 00:01:45.530 I knew it was them, 00:01:45.530 --> 00:01:49.530 but I said, "It is not them; 00:01:49.530 --> 00:01:52.530 rather, you saw so-and-so and so-and-so." 00:01:52.530 --> 00:01:54.530 They were merely scouts we had sent out. 00:01:54.530 --> 00:01:57.620 I stayed in the gathering for a while, 00:01:57.620 --> 00:02:00.620 then I got up and entered my house. 00:02:00.620 --> 00:02:04.620 I ordered my slave girl to take my horse out from behind the house, 00:02:04.620 --> 00:02:07.620 and to keep it hidden for me. 00:02:07.620 --> 00:02:09.620 I took my spear with me, 00:02:09.620 --> 00:02:12.620 and went out from the back of the house, 00:02:12.620 --> 00:02:15.620 until I reached my horse and mounted it. 00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:18.620 I rode off until I drew near them, 00:02:18.620 --> 00:02:20.620 but my horse stumbled, 00:02:20.620 --> 00:02:22.620 and I fell off. 00:02:22.620 --> 00:02:26.620 I stood up and reached for my quiver, 00:02:26.620 --> 00:02:29.620 took out the divining arrows, 00:02:29.620 --> 00:02:33.620 and cast them to see if I should harm them or not. 00:02:33.620 --> 00:02:35.620 The result I disliked came out. 00:02:35.620 --> 00:02:39.620 I mounted my horse again, ignoring the arrows. 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. 00:02:46.620 --> 00:02:48.620 He did not look around, 00:02:48.620 --> 00:02:51.620 while Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, looked around frequently. 00:02:51.620 --> 00:02:54.620 Suddenly, the legs of my horse sank into the ground, 00:02:54.620 --> 00:02:57.620 up to the knees. 00:02:57.620 --> 00:02:59.620 I fell off again. 00:02:59.620 --> 00:03:01.620 I urged the horse on, 00:03:01.620 --> 00:03:04.620 and it struggled to its feet, barely able to pull its legs out. 00:03:04.620 --> 00:03:06.620 Once it stood upright, 00:03:06.620 --> 00:03:11.620 the dust from its legs rose into the sky 00:03:11.620 --> 00:03:13.620 like smoke. 00:03:13.620 --> 00:03:15.620 I cast the divining arrows again, 00:03:15.620 --> 00:03:17.620 and the result I disliked came out. 00:03:17.620 --> 00:03:19.659 So I called out to them, offering safety. 00:03:19.659 --> 00:03:21.659 They stopped. 00:03:21.659 --> 00:03:24.659 I mounted my horse and came to them. 00:03:24.659 --> 00:03:29.659 It occurred to me, when I encountered the obstacles that prevented me from reaching them, 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. 00:03:34.659 --> 00:03:36.659 I said to him, 00:03:36.659 --> 00:03:39.659 "Your people have placed a bounty on you." 00:03:39.659 --> 00:03:43.659 I told him what the people intended for them, 00:03:43.659 --> 00:03:46.659 and I offered them provisions and supplies. 00:03:46.659 --> 00:03:49.659 They did not take anything from me, 00:03:49.659 --> 00:03:51.659 nor did they ask for anything, 00:03:51.659 --> 00:03:53.659 except that he said: 00:03:53.659 --> 00:03:55.659 "Keep our secret." 00:03:55.659 --> 00:03:58.659 I asked him to write me a document of safety. 00:03:58.659 --> 00:04:00.659 He commanded 'Amir Ibn Fuhayra, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:04:00.659 --> 00:04:04.659 and he wrote it for me on a piece of parchment. 00:04:04.659 --> 00:04:10.550 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed. 00:04:10.550 --> 00:04:13.550 When Allah granted His Messenger victory over Mecca, 00:04:13.550 --> 00:04:16.550 and he had finished with Hunayn and Ta'if, 00:04:16.550 --> 00:04:19.550 I went out with the document to meet him, 00:04:19.550 --> 00:04:21.550 until I drew near him 00:04:21.550 --> 00:04:23.550 while he was on his camel. 00:04:23.550 --> 00:04:25.550 I raised my hand with the document, 00:04:25.550 --> 00:04:28.550 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:04:28.550 --> 00:04:30.550 this is your document for me." 00:04:30.550 --> 00:04:34.550 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:04:34.550 --> 00:04:38.550 "This is a day of fulfillment and righteousness." 00:04:38.550 --> 00:04:41.550 I drew near him and embraced Islam. 00:04:41.550 --> 00:04:45.019 So, who am I? 00:04:45.019 --> 00:04:49.019 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:04:49.019 --> 00:04:53.250 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 00:04:53.250 --> 00:04:58.250 when the next episode is released, Allah willing. 00:04:58.250 --> 00:05:03.660 The best of generations in stance and example, 00:05:03.660 --> 00:05:08.660 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 00:05:08.660 --> 00:05:13.660 They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds, 00:05:13.660 --> 00:05:18.660 and though they have passed, their memory among us remains exalted. 00:05:18.660 --> 00:05:23.660 They departed, leaving a question in our conscience: 00:05:23.660 --> 00:05:28.660 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 00:05:28.660 --> 00:05:33.660 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:05:33.660 --> 00:05:38.660 and the world of humanity blossomed with their grace.