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 distinguished figures. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 A new "Who Am I?" challenge. 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:23.920 I am a Companion from Abyssinia. 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:26.920 I used to tend sheep for a Jewish man. 00:00:26.920 --> 00:00:30.920 So, I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:00:30.920 --> 00:00:33.920 while he was besieging some of the fortresses of Khaybar. 00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:36.920 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:38.920 explain Islam to me." 00:00:38.920 --> 00:00:41.920 He explained it to me, and I embraced Islam. 00:00:41.920 --> 00:00:44.920 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:47.920 never belittled anyone among the people. 00:00:47.920 --> 00:00:50.920 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:53.920 I am a hired servant of the owner of these sheep, 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:56.920 and they are a trust in my care. 00:00:56.920 --> 00:00:58.950 What should I do with them?" 00:00:58.950 --> 00:01:01.950 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 00:01:01.950 --> 00:01:04.950 "Strike their faces with pebbles, 00:01:04.950 --> 00:01:07.950 and they will return to their owner." 00:01:07.950 --> 00:01:10.950 So I stood up, took a handful of dust, 00:01:10.950 --> 00:01:13.950 and threw it in their faces, 00:01:13.950 --> 00:01:16.950 saying, "Return to your owner!" 00:01:16.950 --> 00:01:20.950 They returned together as if driven by a herder, 00:01:20.950 --> 00:01:23.950 until they entered the fortress. 00:01:23.950 --> 00:01:27.909 Then I left my place 00:01:27.909 --> 00:01:30.909 and advanced toward that fortress 00:01:30.909 --> 00:01:33.909 to fight alongside the Muslims. 00:01:33.909 --> 00:01:36.909 A stone struck me and killed me, 00:01:36.909 --> 00:01:40.200 though I had never performed a single prayer. 00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:43.200 So I was brought to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:01:43.200 --> 00:01:46.200 and placed behind him, 00:01:46.200 --> 00:01:49.200 covered with a piece of cloth I was wearing. 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:52.200 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, turned toward me, 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:55.200 accompanied by a group of his Companions. 00:01:55.200 --> 00:01:58.200 Then he quickly turned his face away from me. 00:01:58.200 --> 00:02:01.200 They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:04.200 why did you turn away from him?" 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:07.200 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 00:02:07.200 --> 00:02:10.360 "He is now accompanied by two of his wives from the fair maidens of Paradise (Houris)." 00:02:10.360 --> 00:02:14.860 So, who am I? 00:02:14.860 --> 00:02:18.120 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video, 00:02:18.120 --> 00:02:21.120 and we will pin the correct answer in the comments 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:24.120 when the next episode is released, 00:02:24.120 --> 00:02:27.120 Allah willing. 00:02:27.120 --> 00:02:30.439 The best of generations in deeds and exemplary conduct, 00:02:30.439 --> 00:02:33.439 who followed the Messenger 00:02:33.439 --> 00:02:36.439 in all his endeavors and speech. 00:02:36.439 --> 00:02:39.439 They were here, 00:02:39.439 --> 00:02:42.439 pouring rain upon our lives, 00:02:42.439 --> 00:02:45.439 so make their remembrance among us 00:02:45.439 --> 00:02:48.439 exalted and renowned. 00:02:48.439 --> 00:02:51.439 They departed, leaving in our conscience a question: 00:02:51.439 --> 00:02:54.439 Is there anyone like them— 00:02:54.439 --> 00:02:57.439 a star that rose in the sky and shone bright? 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:00.439 They filled life 00:03:00.439 --> 00:03:03.439 with glorious achievements through their deeds, 00:03:03.439 --> 00:03:06.439 and the world of mankind flourished through them.