WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Pause. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 Get to know 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 --> 00:00:23.660 I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun (Emigrants). 00:00:23.660 --> 00:00:26.660 I embraced Islam in the seventh year after the Hijrah. 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. 00:00:32.659 --> 00:00:36.659 I witnessed the Battle of Khaybar and the subsequent military expeditions with him. 00:00:36.659 --> 00:00:39.659 I participated in the wars against the apostates. 00:00:39.659 --> 00:00:42.659 And in the Islamic conquests. 00:00:42.659 --> 00:00:46.859 I was known for my worship and my asceticism regarding worldly life. 00:00:46.859 --> 00:00:50.689 I was a young man in Makkah. 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). 00:00:55.689 --> 00:01:00.689 To witness the execution of Khubayb ibn 'Adi, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:01:00.689 --> 00:01:02.689 After they had captured him through treachery. 00:01:02.689 --> 00:01:05.689 I was deeply affected by that incident. 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. 00:01:13.689 --> 00:01:17.689 As did the depth of his faith in the religion of Islam. 00:01:17.689 --> 00:01:20.689 That was the cause of my conversion to Islam. 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. 00:01:26.549 --> 00:01:30.549 I went there while I was averse to the position of leadership. 00:01:30.549 --> 00:01:34.549 Then, he asked its people about my conduct among them. 00:01:34.549 --> 00:01:37.549 The people of Homs spoke well of me. 00:01:37.549 --> 00:01:41.549 However, they complained to him about four matters regarding me. 00:01:41.549 --> 00:01:44.549 So 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, summoned me. 00:01:44.549 --> 00:01:49.549 He said to them, "Bring forth what you have against your governor." 00:01:49.549 --> 00:01:55.549 They said, "He does not come out to us until the day is well advanced." 00:01:55.549 --> 00:01:58.549 'Umar asked me about that. 00:01:58.549 --> 00:02:03.549 I said, "By Allah, I truly hated to mention this." 00:02:03.549 --> 00:02:07.549 "But it is because my family has no servant." 00:02:07.549 --> 00:02:12.550 "So I knead my dough and leave it until it ferments." 00:02:12.550 --> 00:02:16.550 "Then I bake my bread, perform wudu for the Duha prayer," 00:02:16.550 --> 00:02:19.550 "And then I go out to the people." 00:02:19.550 --> 00:02:23.550 'Umar said, "And what else do you complain about?" 00:02:23.550 --> 00:02:27.650 They said, "He does not respond to us at night." 00:02:27.650 --> 00:02:33.710 I replied, "I have dedicated the day to them and the night to my Lord." 00:02:33.710 --> 00:02:36.710 'Umar said, "And what else?" 00:02:36.710 --> 00:02:41.840 They said, "He does not come out to us one day every month." 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:46.840 I said, "I have no servant to wash my garment." 00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:49.840 "And I have no clothes other than what I am wearing." 00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:54.840 "So I wash my garment and wait for it to dry." 00:02:54.840 --> 00:02:59.030 "And at the end of the day, I go out to them." 00:02:59.030 --> 00:03:03.030 'Umar said, "And what else do you complain about?" 00:03:03.030 --> 00:03:08.030 They said, "He is seized from time to time by a fainting spell." 00:03:08.030 --> 00:03:11.129 "Where he becomes absent from those in his gathering." 00:03:11.129 --> 00:03:17.129 I said, "I witnessed the execution of Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, in Makkah." 00:03:17.129 --> 00:03:21.129 "I was among the polytheists at that time." 00:03:21.129 --> 00:03:24.129 "The Quraysh crucified him on a piece of wood." 00:03:24.129 --> 00:03:30.129 "And they proceeded to cut his body piece by piece until he died." 00:03:30.129 --> 00:03:34.129 "Every time I remember that scene I witnessed," 00:03:34.129 --> 00:03:37.129 "And I recall my failure to help Khubayb," 00:03:37.129 --> 00:03:41.129 "I tremble in fear of Allah the Almighty." 00:03:41.129 --> 00:03:44.189 "And I am overcome by what overcomes me." 00:03:44.189 --> 00:03:51.469 'Umar said, "Praise be to Allah, who did not prove my opinion of you wrong." 00:03:51.469 --> 00:03:57.469 After some time, a delegation from the people of Homs came to the Caliph in Madinah. 00:03:57.469 --> 00:03:59.469 'Umar said to them, 00:03:59.469 --> 00:04:02.469 "Write down for me the names of your poor." 00:04:02.469 --> 00:04:07.469 They wrote him a list containing the names of the poor. 00:04:07.469 --> 00:04:09.469 And they included my name in it. 00:04:09.469 --> 00:04:12.469 'Umar asked, "Who is this?" 00:04:12.469 --> 00:04:15.469 They said, "This is our governor." 00:04:15.469 --> 00:04:19.500 He said, "Your governor is poor?" 00:04:19.500 --> 00:04:21.500 They said, "Yes." 00:04:21.500 --> 00:04:23.500 'Umar was astonished and said, 00:04:23.500 --> 00:04:26.500 "How can your governor be poor?" 00:04:26.500 --> 00:04:28.500 "Where is his stipend?" 00:04:28.500 --> 00:04:30.569 "Where is his provision?" 00:04:30.569 --> 00:04:33.569 They said, "O Commander of the Faithful," 00:04:33.569 --> 00:04:35.569 "He does not keep anything for himself." 00:04:35.569 --> 00:04:39.629 "He spends all of his stipend on us." 00:04:39.629 --> 00:04:41.629 'Umar wept. 00:04:41.629 --> 00:04:43.629 Then he took a thousand dinars. 00:04:43.629 --> 00:04:46.629 He tied them in a purse and sent them to me. 00:04:46.629 --> 00:04:48.629 And he said, 00:04:48.629 --> 00:04:50.629 "Give him my greetings." 00:04:50.629 --> 00:04:52.629 "And tell him," 00:04:52.629 --> 00:04:56.629 "The Commander of the Faithful has sent you this money." 00:04:56.629 --> 00:04:59.759 "Use it to meet your needs." 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:01.759 The messenger brought it to me. 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:03.759 I looked at the dinars. 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:06.759 And I began to say, "To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return." 00:05:06.759 --> 00:05:08.759 In the morning, 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:12.079 I spent it all in the cause of Allah. 00:05:12.079 --> 00:05:15.680 So, who am I? 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:19.939 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:05:19.939 --> 00:05:22.939 We will pin the correct answer in the comments. 00:05:22.939 --> 00:05:25.939 When the next episode is released, 00:05:25.939 --> 00:05:27.939 If Allah wills. 00:05:27.939 --> 00:05:33.319 The best of generations in their stance and example. 00:05:33.319 --> 00:05:38.319 They followed the Messenger in all he strove for or said. 00:05:38.319 --> 00:05:43.319 They were here, watering our lives like rain. 00:05:43.319 --> 00:05:48.319 They passed on, yet their memory remains exalted among us. 00:05:48.319 --> 00:05:53.319 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:05:53.319 --> 00:05:58.319 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:03.319 They filled life with pride through their deeds. 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:08.319 And the world of the Ummah flourished because of them.