1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:23,660 I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun (Emigrants). 5 00:00:23,660 --> 00:00:26,660 I embraced Islam in the seventh year after the Hijrah. 6 00:00:26,660 --> 00:00:32,659 I remained in the company of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, both in his travels and at home. 7 00:00:32,659 --> 00:00:36,659 I witnessed the Battle of Khaybar and the subsequent military expeditions with him. 8 00:00:36,659 --> 00:00:39,659 I participated in the wars against the apostates. 9 00:00:39,659 --> 00:00:42,659 And in the Islamic conquests. 10 00:00:42,659 --> 00:00:46,859 I was known for my worship and my asceticism regarding worldly life. 11 00:00:46,859 --> 00:00:50,689 I was a young man in Makkah. 12 00:00:50,689 --> 00:00:55,689 When the people were called to go out to the area of al-Tan'im, outside the Sacred Precinct (Haram). 13 00:00:55,689 --> 00:01:00,689 To witness the execution of Khubayb ibn 'Adi, may Allah be pleased with him. 14 00:01:00,689 --> 00:01:02,689 After they had captured him through treachery. 15 00:01:02,689 --> 00:01:05,689 I was deeply affected by that incident. 16 00:01:05,689 --> 00:01:13,689 What I heard and witnessed of Khubayb’s love for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, took root in my heart. 17 00:01:13,689 --> 00:01:17,689 As did the depth of his faith in the religion of Islam. 18 00:01:17,689 --> 00:01:20,689 That was the cause of my conversion to Islam. 19 00:01:20,689 --> 00:01:26,549 Later, the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed me as governor of Homs. 20 00:01:26,549 --> 00:01:30,549 I went there while I was averse to the position of leadership. 21 00:01:30,549 --> 00:01:34,549 Then, he asked its people about my conduct among them. 22 00:01:34,549 --> 00:01:37,549 The people of Homs spoke well of me. 23 00:01:37,549 --> 00:01:41,549 However, they complained to him about four matters regarding me. 24 00:01:41,549 --> 00:01:44,549 So 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, summoned me. 25 00:01:44,549 --> 00:01:49,549 He said to them, "Bring forth what you have against your governor." 26 00:01:49,549 --> 00:01:55,549 They said, "He does not come out to us until the day is well advanced." 27 00:01:55,549 --> 00:01:58,549 'Umar asked me about that. 28 00:01:58,549 --> 00:02:03,549 I said, "By Allah, I truly hated to mention this." 29 00:02:03,549 --> 00:02:07,549 "But it is because my family has no servant." 30 00:02:07,549 --> 00:02:12,550 "So I knead my dough and leave it until it ferments." 31 00:02:12,550 --> 00:02:16,550 "Then I bake my bread, perform wudu for the Duha prayer," 32 00:02:16,550 --> 00:02:19,550 "And then I go out to the people." 33 00:02:19,550 --> 00:02:23,550 'Umar said, "And what else do you complain about?" 34 00:02:23,550 --> 00:02:27,650 They said, "He does not respond to us at night." 35 00:02:27,650 --> 00:02:33,710 I replied, "I have dedicated the day to them and the night to my Lord." 36 00:02:33,710 --> 00:02:36,710 'Umar said, "And what else?" 37 00:02:36,710 --> 00:02:41,840 They said, "He does not come out to us one day every month." 38 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:46,840 I said, "I have no servant to wash my garment." 39 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,840 "And I have no clothes other than what I am wearing." 40 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:54,840 "So I wash my garment and wait for it to dry." 41 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:59,030 "And at the end of the day, I go out to them." 42 00:02:59,030 --> 00:03:03,030 'Umar said, "And what else do you complain about?" 43 00:03:03,030 --> 00:03:08,030 They said, "He is seized from time to time by a fainting spell." 44 00:03:08,030 --> 00:03:11,129 "Where he becomes absent from those in his gathering." 45 00:03:11,129 --> 00:03:17,129 I said, "I witnessed the execution of Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, in Makkah." 46 00:03:17,129 --> 00:03:21,129 "I was among the polytheists at that time." 47 00:03:21,129 --> 00:03:24,129 "The Quraysh crucified him on a piece of wood." 48 00:03:24,129 --> 00:03:30,129 "And they proceeded to cut his body piece by piece until he died." 49 00:03:30,129 --> 00:03:34,129 "Every time I remember that scene I witnessed," 50 00:03:34,129 --> 00:03:37,129 "And I recall my failure to help Khubayb," 51 00:03:37,129 --> 00:03:41,129 "I tremble in fear of Allah the Almighty." 52 00:03:41,129 --> 00:03:44,189 "And I am overcome by what overcomes me." 53 00:03:44,189 --> 00:03:51,469 'Umar said, "Praise be to Allah, who did not prove my opinion of you wrong." 54 00:03:51,469 --> 00:03:57,469 After some time, a delegation from the people of Homs came to the Caliph in Madinah. 55 00:03:57,469 --> 00:03:59,469 'Umar said to them, 56 00:03:59,469 --> 00:04:02,469 "Write down for me the names of your poor." 57 00:04:02,469 --> 00:04:07,469 They wrote him a list containing the names of the poor. 58 00:04:07,469 --> 00:04:09,469 And they included my name in it. 59 00:04:09,469 --> 00:04:12,469 'Umar asked, "Who is this?" 60 00:04:12,469 --> 00:04:15,469 They said, "This is our governor." 61 00:04:15,469 --> 00:04:19,500 He said, "Your governor is poor?" 62 00:04:19,500 --> 00:04:21,500 They said, "Yes." 63 00:04:21,500 --> 00:04:23,500 'Umar was astonished and said, 64 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:26,500 "How can your governor be poor?" 65 00:04:26,500 --> 00:04:28,500 "Where is his stipend?" 66 00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:30,569 "Where is his provision?" 67 00:04:30,569 --> 00:04:33,569 They said, "O Commander of the Faithful," 68 00:04:33,569 --> 00:04:35,569 "He does not keep anything for himself." 69 00:04:35,569 --> 00:04:39,629 "He spends all of his stipend on us." 70 00:04:39,629 --> 00:04:41,629 'Umar wept. 71 00:04:41,629 --> 00:04:43,629 Then he took a thousand dinars. 72 00:04:43,629 --> 00:04:46,629 He tied them in a purse and sent them to me. 73 00:04:46,629 --> 00:04:48,629 And he said, 74 00:04:48,629 --> 00:04:50,629 "Give him my greetings." 75 00:04:50,629 --> 00:04:52,629 "And tell him," 76 00:04:52,629 --> 00:04:56,629 "The Commander of the Faithful has sent you this money." 77 00:04:56,629 --> 00:04:59,759 "Use it to meet your needs." 78 00:04:59,759 --> 00:05:01,759 The messenger brought it to me. 79 00:05:01,759 --> 00:05:03,759 I looked at the dinars. 80 00:05:03,759 --> 00:05:06,759 And I began to say, "To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return." 81 00:05:06,759 --> 00:05:08,759 In the morning, 82 00:05:08,759 --> 00:05:12,079 I spent it all in the cause of Allah. 83 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:15,680 So, who am I? 84 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,939 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 85 00:05:19,939 --> 00:05:22,939 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 86 00:05:22,939 --> 00:05:25,939 When the next episode is released, 87 00:05:25,939 --> 00:05:27,939 If Allah wills. 88 00:05:27,939 --> 00:05:33,319 The best of generations in their stance and example. 89 00:05:33,319 --> 00:05:38,319 They followed the Messenger in all he strove for or said. 90 00:05:38,319 --> 00:05:43,319 They were here, watering our lives like rain. 91 00:05:43,319 --> 00:05:48,319 They passed on, yet their memory remains exalted among us. 92 00:05:48,319 --> 00:05:53,319 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 93 00:05:53,319 --> 00:05:58,319 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 94 00:05:58,319 --> 00:06:03,319 They filled life with pride through their deeds. 95 00:06:03,319 --> 00:06:08,319 And the world of the Ummah flourished because of them.