WEBVTT 00:00:00.530 --> 00:00:03.529 Pause, 00:00:03.529 --> 00:00:07.530 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the greatest figures— 00:00:07.530 --> 00:00:12.660 the finest of generations in deeds and example. 00:00:12.660 --> 00:00:20.210 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:20.210 --> 00:00:25.210 I am one of the Companions, an Emigrant from the people of Mecca. 00:00:25.210 --> 00:00:30.210 I was among the very first to embrace Islam among the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:30.210 --> 00:00:32.210 The reason for my accepting Islam was 00:00:32.210 --> 00:00:37.210 that I saw in a dream that I was standing on the brink of the Fire, 00:00:37.210 --> 00:00:40.210 and it was as if my father were pushing me into it. 00:00:40.210 --> 00:00:45.210 Then I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, pulling me back by my waist-wrapper 00:00:45.210 --> 00:00:47.210 so that I would not fall into it. 00:00:47.210 --> 00:00:49.210 I awoke terrified and said, 00:00:49.210 --> 00:00:52.210 "I swear, this is indeed a true vision!" 00:00:52.210 --> 00:00:55.460 Then I met Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:00:55.460 --> 00:00:57.460 and related it to him. 00:00:57.460 --> 00:00:59.460 Abu Bakr said, 00:00:59.460 --> 00:01:01.460 "Good has been willed for you! 00:01:01.460 --> 00:01:05.459 This is the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, so follow him, 00:01:05.459 --> 00:01:09.459 for he will shield you from falling into the Fire, 00:01:09.459 --> 00:01:12.459 whereas your father is falling into it." 00:01:12.459 --> 00:01:16.459 So I met the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, at Ajyad, 00:01:16.459 --> 00:01:18.459 and I embraced Islam. 00:01:18.459 --> 00:01:21.359 I stayed away from my father, 00:01:21.359 --> 00:01:23.359 but when he learned of my conversion to Islam, 00:01:23.359 --> 00:01:25.359 he sent for me, 00:01:25.359 --> 00:01:27.359 and I was brought to him. 00:01:27.359 --> 00:01:30.359 He cursed me and beat me with a stick in his hand 00:01:30.359 --> 00:01:33.359 until he broke it over my head, 00:01:33.359 --> 00:01:34.359 and he said, 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:38.359 "You followed Muhammad even though you see him opposing his people, 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:41.359 reviling their gods, 00:01:41.359 --> 00:01:44.359 and disparaging their forefathers who have passed away?!" 00:01:44.359 --> 00:01:47.359 "Go wherever you wish, you worthless wretch! 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:50.359 By Allah, I will surely cut off your sustenance!" 00:01:50.359 --> 00:01:51.359 So I said, 00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:53.359 "If you withhold it from me, 00:01:53.359 --> 00:01:56.359 Allah will surely provide me with that by which I may live." 00:01:56.359 --> 00:02:00.420 Then I departed to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:02:00.420 --> 00:02:03.420 remaining constantly by his side and living with him. 00:02:03.420 --> 00:02:07.260 Later, I emigrated to Abyssinia, 00:02:07.260 --> 00:02:08.259 and while there, 00:02:08.259 --> 00:02:10.259 Umm Habibah, 00:02:10.259 --> 00:02:14.259 Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan, may Allah be pleased with her, appointed me as her guardian, 00:02:14.259 --> 00:02:19.259 authorizing me to act on her behalf when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, proposed to her, 00:02:19.259 --> 00:02:22.509 so I gave her in marriage to him. 00:02:22.509 --> 00:02:26.509 Then I arrived in Medina in the seventh year of the Hijrah 00:02:26.509 --> 00:02:29.509 alongside Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:02:29.509 --> 00:02:34.509 I was present with the Prophet, peace be upon him, at the Compensatory Umrah, 00:02:34.509 --> 00:02:36.509 the Conquest of Mecca, 00:02:36.509 --> 00:02:39.509 Hunayn, al-Ta'if, and Tabuk. 00:02:39.509 --> 00:02:45.509 And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, appointed me as an administrator over the zakat of Yemen. 00:02:45.509 --> 00:02:49.020 So, who am I? 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:06.159 The answer: 00:03:06.159 --> 00:03:10.159 Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:03:10.159 --> 00:03:12.159 Subscribe to the channel! 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:16.159 And they departed, casting a question into the conscience: 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:21.159 "Has any star ever risen and shone as brilliantly as they did? 00:03:21.159 --> 00:03:26.159 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:37.719 and through them, the world of mankind flourished in splendor." 00:03:37.719 --> 00:03:41.259 Pause, 00:03:41.259 --> 00:03:45.460 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the greatest figures. 00:03:46.460 --> 00:03:51.460 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:03:51.460 --> 00:03:58.939 I am one of the Companions, from the prominent figures of the Ansar, 00:03:58.939 --> 00:04:02.939 and one of their leaders at the Second Pledge of al-'Aqabah. 00:04:02.939 --> 00:04:07.039 I placed my family and my wealth in the service of Islam. 00:04:07.039 --> 00:04:10.039 I participated in the Battles of Badr and Uhud, 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:12.039 and in the latter, I was martyred. 00:04:12.039 --> 00:04:16.029 On the night before the Battle of Uhud, 00:04:16.029 --> 00:04:18.029 I called my son and said to him, 00:04:18.029 --> 00:04:21.029 "I see myself as none other than among the first to be slain tomorrow 00:04:21.029 --> 00:04:26.029 among the earliest casualties from the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:04:26.029 --> 00:04:30.029 And indeed, I leave behind no one dearer to me than you, 00:04:30.029 --> 00:04:34.029 except for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:04:34.029 --> 00:04:37.029 I owe a debt, so pay it off on my behalf, 00:04:37.029 --> 00:04:40.029 and treat your sisters well." 00:04:40.029 --> 00:04:42.220 When morning came, 00:04:42.220 --> 00:04:46.220 we marched out to fight toward Mount Uhud. 00:04:46.220 --> 00:04:50.220 Then the leader of the hypocrites, 'Abdullah ibn Ubayy, defected 00:04:50.220 --> 00:04:52.220 with a third of the army. 00:04:52.220 --> 00:04:55.220 So I went to him and urged him to return, 00:04:55.220 --> 00:04:57.220 but he refused. 00:04:57.220 --> 00:05:01.220 I said to him, "May you perish! May Allah cast you far away! 00:05:01.220 --> 00:05:07.220 Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will surely make His Messenger, peace be upon him, in no need of you." 00:05:07.220 --> 00:05:11.209 When the fighting commenced, 00:05:11.209 --> 00:05:16.209 I charged toward the polytheists with all zeal and longing for martyrdom, 00:05:16.209 --> 00:05:19.209 and I was the very first to be slain in the battle. 00:05:19.209 --> 00:05:22.209 The polytheists mutilated my body, 00:05:22.209 --> 00:05:24.209 and my sister wept over me, 00:05:24.209 --> 00:05:28.209 so the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to her, 00:05:28.209 --> 00:05:31.209 "Whether you weep for him or do not weep for him, 00:05:31.209 --> 00:05:37.209 the angels continued to shade him with their wings until you lifted him up." 00:05:37.209 --> 00:05:40.269 Then they buried me at the site of the battlefield. 00:05:40.269 --> 00:05:44.199 Then Allah, Glorified and Exalted be He, 00:05:44.199 --> 00:05:48.199 spoke to me directly, without a veil, 00:05:48.199 --> 00:05:49.199 and He said to me, 00:05:49.199 --> 00:05:51.199 "Make a wish, My servant; 00:05:51.199 --> 00:05:54.199 ask of Me, and I shall give you whatever you desire." 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:55.199 I said, 00:05:55.199 --> 00:05:56.199 "O Lord! 00:05:56.199 --> 00:06:00.230 That You bring me back to life so that I may be killed in Your cause a second time." 00:06:00.230 --> 00:06:02.230 So He, Glorified be He, said to me, 00:06:02.230 --> 00:06:05.230 "The decree has already proceeded from Me 00:06:05.230 --> 00:06:08.259 that they shall not return to it." 00:06:08.259 --> 00:06:09.259 I said, 00:06:09.259 --> 00:06:10.259 "O Lord! 00:06:10.259 --> 00:06:13.259 Then convey the news to those I left behind." 00:06:13.259 --> 00:06:15.259 Whereupon Allah the Exalted revealed: 00:06:15.259 --> 00:06:21.300 “Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision.” (3:169) 00:06:21.300 --> 00:06:26.300 “Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision.” (3:169) 00:06:26.300 --> 00:06:30.490 "And this virtue was not granted to anyone other than me." 00:06:30.490 --> 00:06:34.259 Forty-six years later, 00:06:34.259 --> 00:06:37.259 a flood came and unsealed some of the graves, 00:06:37.259 --> 00:06:40.259 so they came to move me to another place. 00:06:40.259 --> 00:06:44.259 They found me in my grave as though I were fast asleep, 00:06:44.259 --> 00:06:48.259 not the slightest thing about my condition having changed. 00:06:48.259 --> 00:06:50.319 When they lifted me up, 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:52.319 my hand moved away from my wound, 00:06:52.319 --> 00:06:54.319 and fresh blood gushed forth 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:57.319 as though I had been killed this very hour. 00:06:57.319 --> 00:07:00.319 So they returned my hand to its place, 00:07:00.319 --> 00:07:02.699 and the bleeding ceased. 00:07:02.699 --> 00:07:05.279 So, who am I? 00:07:05.279 --> 00:07:09.939 The best of generations in deeds and example, 00:07:09.939 --> 00:07:12.389 following the Messenger, 00:07:12.389 --> 00:07:15.870 when he strove with dignity, 00:07:15.870 --> 00:07:19.600 providing guidance to all. 00:07:19.600 --> 00:07:21.600 The answer: 00:07:21.600 --> 00:07:24.600 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn Haram al-Ansari, 00:07:24.600 --> 00:07:26.600 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:07:26.600 --> 00:07:31.600 They departed, casting a question into the conscience: 00:07:31.600 --> 00:07:36.600 "Has any star ever risen and shone as brilliantly as they did? 00:07:36.600 --> 00:07:41.600 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:07:41.600 --> 00:07:46.600 and through them, the world of mankind flourished in splendor." 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:54.850 Pause, 00:07:54.850 --> 00:07:58.850 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the greatest figures— 00:07:58.850 --> 00:07:59.850 the best of generations, 00:07:59.850 --> 00:08:02.740 the finest of examples. 00:08:02.740 --> 00:08:05.740 A new challenge: 00:08:05.740 --> 00:08:11.170 Who am I? 00:08:11.170 --> 00:08:13.170 I am one of the Companions, 00:08:13.170 --> 00:08:15.170 hailing from Abyssinia. 00:08:15.170 --> 00:08:18.170 I used to shepherd sheep for a Jewish man, 00:08:18.170 --> 00:08:21.170 and I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:21.170 --> 00:08:24.170 while he was besieging some of the fortresses of Khaybar. 00:08:24.170 --> 00:08:26.170 I said, 00:08:26.170 --> 00:08:27.170 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:08:27.170 --> 00:08:29.170 present Islam to me." 00:08:29.170 --> 00:08:31.170 So he presented it to me, 00:08:31.170 --> 00:08:33.169 and I embraced Islam. 00:08:33.169 --> 00:08:36.169 And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:08:36.169 --> 00:08:39.169 never looked down upon anyone. 00:08:39.169 --> 00:08:40.169 I said, 00:08:40.169 --> 00:08:42.169 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:08:42.169 --> 00:08:45.169 I am a hired laborer for the owner of these sheep, 00:08:45.169 --> 00:08:47.169 and they are a trust placed in my charge, 00:08:47.169 --> 00:08:49.169 so what should I do with them?" 00:08:49.169 --> 00:08:53.200 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:08:53.200 --> 00:08:55.200 "Strike them in their faces, 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:58.200 and they will return to their owner." 00:08:58.200 --> 00:09:01.200 So I stood up, took a handful of dust, 00:09:01.200 --> 00:09:04.200 threw it in their faces, 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:05.200 and said, 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:08.200 "Return to your owner!" 00:09:08.200 --> 00:09:12.200 They turned back together as though a drover were driving them, 00:09:12.200 --> 00:09:15.200 until they entered the fortress. 00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:18.190 Then I stood up from my place 00:09:18.190 --> 00:09:20.190 and advanced toward that fortress 00:09:20.190 --> 00:09:23.190 to fight alongside the Muslims. 00:09:23.190 --> 00:09:26.190 A stone struck me and killed me, 00:09:26.190 --> 00:09:29.190 though I had never performed a single prayer. 00:09:29.190 --> 00:09:33.480 I was brought to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:09:33.480 --> 00:09:35.480 and placed behind him, 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:38.480 covered with a cloak that was upon me. 00:09:38.480 --> 00:09:42.480 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, turned toward me, 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:45.480 accompanied by a group of his Companions, 00:09:45.480 --> 00:09:48.480 but then he quickly averted his gaze from me. 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:51.480 They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:09:51.480 --> 00:09:53.480 why did you turn away from him?" 00:09:53.480 --> 00:09:56.480 He, peace be upon him, replied, 00:09:56.480 --> 00:10:00.480 "Indeed, with him are two of his wives from the fair maidens of Paradise (hur al-'ayn)." 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:02.700 So, who am I? 00:10:16.340 --> 00:10:21.450 The answer: Yasar the Abyssinian, 00:10:21.450 --> 00:10:23.450 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:10:48.549 --> 00:10:51.129 Pause, 00:10:51.129 --> 00:10:54.129 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, 00:10:54.129 --> 00:10:56.129 and the greatest figures. 00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:02.120 A new challenge: 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:04.120 Who am I? 00:11:04.120 --> 00:11:10.779 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:11:10.779 --> 00:11:12.779 from the people of Mecca, 00:11:12.779 --> 00:11:15.870 and I am the keeper of the key to the Kaaba. 00:11:15.870 --> 00:11:18.870 My father was killed as a disbeliever on the day of Uhud, 00:11:18.870 --> 00:11:20.870 and I professed Islam on the day of the Conquest 00:11:20.870 --> 00:11:22.870 out of fear of being killed. 00:11:22.870 --> 00:11:25.870 I marched to Hunayn alongside the Muslims 00:11:25.870 --> 00:11:27.870 with some doubt still lingering in my heart, 00:11:27.870 --> 00:11:33.059 having resolved to assassinate the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:11:33.059 --> 00:11:37.159 I had set out with him hoping to find an opportunity 00:11:37.159 --> 00:11:40.159 to exact the revenge of all Quraysh upon him, 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:42.159 and I used to say, 00:11:42.159 --> 00:11:45.159 "Even if not a single person among the Arabs or non-Arabs remained 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:47.159 except that they followed Muhammad, 00:11:47.159 --> 00:11:49.159 I would never follow him." 00:11:49.159 --> 00:11:51.990 But when the armies clashed 00:11:51.990 --> 00:11:54.990 and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) dismounted 00:11:54.990 --> 00:11:56.990 from his mule, 00:11:56.990 --> 00:11:57.990 I drew close to him 00:11:57.990 --> 00:12:00.990 and raised my sword to strike him with it, 00:12:00.990 --> 00:12:02.990 but a blaze of fire flared before me 00:12:02.990 --> 00:12:04.990 that nearly consumed me. 00:12:04.990 --> 00:12:08.990 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) turned toward me 00:12:08.990 --> 00:12:09.990 and said, 00:12:09.990 --> 00:12:11.990 "Draw near to me." 00:12:11.990 --> 00:12:12.990 So I drew near to him, 00:12:12.990 --> 00:12:15.990 and he placed his hand upon my chest 00:12:15.990 --> 00:12:16.990 and said, 00:12:16.990 --> 00:12:19.990 "O Allah, protect him from Satan." 00:12:19.990 --> 00:12:21.990 By Allah, no sooner had he lifted his hand 00:12:21.990 --> 00:12:23.990 than he became on that day 00:12:23.990 --> 00:12:26.990 more beloved to me than my own hearing and sight. 00:12:26.990 --> 00:12:29.019 Then he said, 00:12:29.019 --> 00:12:31.019 "Go and fight." 00:12:31.019 --> 00:12:34.019 So I stepped forward before him, striking with my sword, 00:12:34.019 --> 00:12:36.019 and Allah knows 00:12:36.019 --> 00:12:39.019 that I would gladly have shielded him with my own life. 00:12:39.019 --> 00:12:43.019 By Allah, had I met my own father alive, I would have killed him. 00:12:43.019 --> 00:12:45.250 When the fighting subsided, 00:12:45.250 --> 00:12:48.250 the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me, 00:12:48.250 --> 00:12:50.250 "What Allah willed for you 00:12:50.250 --> 00:12:53.250 was far better than what you willed for yourself." 00:12:53.250 --> 00:12:56.250 Then he informed me of everything that had been in my heart, 00:12:56.250 --> 00:12:59.250 which no one had known 00:12:59.250 --> 00:13:01.250 except Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. 00:13:01.250 --> 00:13:04.309 Thereupon I bore witness and said, 00:13:04.309 --> 00:13:06.309 "I ask Allah for forgiveness." 00:13:06.309 --> 00:13:09.309 And he (peace be upon him) said, 00:13:09.309 --> 00:13:11.309 "May Allah forgive you." 00:13:11.309 --> 00:13:13.659 Who am I? 00:13:27.480 --> 00:13:29.820 The answer: 00:13:29.820 --> 00:13:32.820 Shaybah ibn 'Uthman ibn Abi Talhah 00:13:32.820 --> 00:13:34.820 (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:13:55.820 --> 00:14:00.860 Pause. 00:14:00.860 --> 00:14:02.779 Pause. 00:14:02.779 --> 00:14:03.779 Pause, 00:14:03.779 --> 00:14:07.779 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the notables. 00:14:11.779 --> 00:14:13.779 A serious challenge: 00:14:13.779 --> 00:14:15.779 Who am I? 00:14:15.779 --> 00:14:23.950 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him). 00:14:23.950 --> 00:14:25.950 I embraced Islam in the Year of the Conquest, 00:14:25.950 --> 00:14:27.950 and I lived a very long life, 00:14:27.950 --> 00:14:30.950 so much so that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed me 00:14:30.950 --> 00:14:34.950 among the group of men who renewed the boundary markers of the Sanctuary. 00:14:34.950 --> 00:14:38.720 I witnessed Badr alongside the polytheists, 00:14:38.720 --> 00:14:40.720 and I saw great signs: 00:14:40.720 --> 00:14:45.720 I saw the angels killing and capturing between heaven and earth, 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:49.750 and I said, "This man is divinely protected," 00:14:49.750 --> 00:14:52.750 but I did not mention what I saw to anyone. 00:14:52.750 --> 00:14:55.750 We were routed and returned to Mecca, 00:14:55.750 --> 00:14:57.750 where we remained 00:14:57.750 --> 00:15:00.750 while the Quraysh were embracing Islam man by man, 00:15:00.750 --> 00:15:03.750 yet I still remained in polytheism. 00:15:03.750 --> 00:15:07.649 When the Day of al-Hudaybiyyah came, 00:15:07.649 --> 00:15:09.649 I attended and witnessed the treaty, 00:15:09.649 --> 00:15:12.649 and I helped negotiate it until it was concluded; 00:15:12.649 --> 00:15:15.649 all the while I wished to accept Islam, 00:15:15.649 --> 00:15:18.649 but Allah willed otherwise until His appointed time. 00:15:18.649 --> 00:15:21.649 When we wrote the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah, 00:15:21.649 --> 00:15:24.649 I was one of its witnesses. 00:15:24.649 --> 00:15:28.809 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) arrived 00:15:28.809 --> 00:15:30.809 for the Compensatory 'Umrah ('Umrat al-Qada'), 00:15:30.809 --> 00:15:32.809 and the Quraysh evacuated Mecca. 00:15:32.809 --> 00:15:35.809 When the three days elapsed, 00:15:35.809 --> 00:15:38.809 Suhayl ibn 'Amr and I approached 00:15:38.809 --> 00:15:42.809 and said, "O Muhammad, your agreed time has expired, 00:15:42.809 --> 00:15:45.809 so depart from our land." 00:15:45.809 --> 00:15:49.809 Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded Bilal, 00:15:49.809 --> 00:15:51.809 who called out to the people, 00:15:51.809 --> 00:15:53.809 "Let not the sun set 00:15:53.809 --> 00:15:56.809 while any Muslim remains in Mecca." 00:15:56.809 --> 00:15:59.769 When the Conquest of Mecca took place, 00:15:59.769 --> 00:16:01.769 I was seized with immense fear 00:16:01.769 --> 00:16:03.769 and fled. 00:16:03.769 --> 00:16:06.769 But Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) caught up with me, 00:16:06.769 --> 00:16:09.769 and he had been a close friend of mine during the Jahiliyyah. 00:16:09.769 --> 00:16:12.769 He asked, "What is the matter with you?" 00:16:12.769 --> 00:16:15.769 I replied, "I am terrified." 00:16:15.769 --> 00:16:18.769 He said to me, "Do not fear, 00:16:18.769 --> 00:16:21.769 for he is the most righteous and dutiful of men, 00:16:21.769 --> 00:16:23.769 and you have my protection, 00:16:23.769 --> 00:16:25.769 so come with me." 00:16:25.769 --> 00:16:27.769 So I returned with him, 00:16:27.769 --> 00:16:30.769 and he brought me before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 00:16:30.769 --> 00:16:33.769 having taught me to say, 00:16:33.769 --> 00:16:36.769 "Peace be upon you, O Prophet, 00:16:36.769 --> 00:16:39.769 and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." 00:16:39.769 --> 00:16:41.769 Then I said, 00:16:41.769 --> 00:16:44.799 "I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, 00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:47.799 and that you are the Messenger of Allah." 00:16:47.799 --> 00:16:50.960 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 00:16:50.960 --> 00:16:53.960 "All praise is due to Allah Who guided you." 00:16:53.960 --> 00:16:57.110 Later, I came to Medina 00:16:57.110 --> 00:16:59.110 and settled there. 00:16:59.110 --> 00:17:02.110 When Marwan ibn al-Hakam became its governor, 00:17:02.110 --> 00:17:05.109 I visited him and greeted him. 00:17:05.109 --> 00:17:08.109 Marwan asked me about my age, 00:17:08.109 --> 00:17:10.109 and I told him, 00:17:10.109 --> 00:17:11.109 so he said to me, 00:17:11.109 --> 00:17:14.109 "Your Islam was delayed, O elder, 00:17:14.109 --> 00:17:17.109 until younger men surpassed you." 00:17:17.109 --> 00:17:18.109 I replied, 00:17:18.109 --> 00:17:20.109 "Allah's help is sought! 00:17:20.109 --> 00:17:24.109 By Allah, I intended to embrace Islam more than once, 00:17:24.109 --> 00:17:27.109 but every single time your father would prevent me, 00:17:28.109 --> 00:17:29.109 saying, 00:17:29.109 --> 00:17:31.109 'Will you lower your nobility, 00:17:31.109 --> 00:17:35.109 abandon the religion of your forefathers for an innovated religion, 00:17:35.109 --> 00:17:37.109 and become a mere follower?'" 00:17:37.109 --> 00:17:39.109 At that, Marwan fell silent 00:17:39.109 --> 00:17:42.109 and regretted what he had said to me. 00:17:42.109 --> 00:17:44.400 Who am I? 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:01.319 The answer: 00:18:01.319 --> 00:18:04.319 Huwaytib ibn 'Abd al-'Uzza 00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:06.319 (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:18:32.059 --> 00:18:33.059 Pause, 00:18:33.059 --> 00:18:37.059 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the notables. 00:18:42.059 --> 00:18:44.059 A serious challenge: 00:18:44.059 --> 00:18:49.420 Who am I? 00:18:49.420 --> 00:18:51.420 I am one of the Companions, 00:18:51.420 --> 00:18:53.420 from the chieftains of Quraysh. 00:18:53.420 --> 00:18:55.420 My brother was Abu Jahl, 00:18:55.420 --> 00:18:59.420 and my cousin was Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:18:59.420 --> 00:19:03.509 I witnessed the Day of Badr while in a state of disbelief, 00:19:03.509 --> 00:19:05.509 and I fled back to Mecca 00:19:05.509 --> 00:19:08.509 when I saw the defeat of the polytheists 00:19:08.509 --> 00:19:12.509 and the killing of my two brothers, Abu Jahl and al-'As. 00:19:12.509 --> 00:19:15.509 Then I embraced Islam on the Day of the Conquest of Mecca, 00:19:15.509 --> 00:19:17.509 and I witnessed the Battle of Hunayn. 00:19:17.509 --> 00:19:20.509 The Prophet (peace be upon him) gave me 00:19:20.509 --> 00:19:24.509 one hundred camels from the spoils of Hunayn 00:19:24.509 --> 00:19:27.509 among those whose hearts were to be reconciled, 00:19:27.509 --> 00:19:29.509 after which my Islam became sincere and firm. 00:19:29.509 --> 00:19:30.509 And I said, 00:19:30.509 --> 00:19:34.509 "I shall not leave a single valley I traversed in fighting against the Messenger of Allah 00:19:34.509 --> 00:19:36.509 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 00:19:36.509 --> 00:19:40.509 without traversing its like in the cause of Allah, 00:19:40.509 --> 00:19:44.509 nor a single dirham I spent in fighting him 00:19:44.509 --> 00:19:47.509 without spending its like in obedience to Allah 00:19:47.509 --> 00:19:52.470 and obedience to His Messenger (peace be upon him)." 00:19:52.470 --> 00:19:56.470 One day I asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), 00:19:56.470 --> 00:19:58.470 saying, 00:19:58.470 --> 00:20:00.470 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:20:00.470 --> 00:20:03.470 tell me of a matter to which I may hold fast." 00:20:03.470 --> 00:20:04.470 He said, 00:20:04.470 --> 00:20:06.470 "Restrain this," 00:20:06.470 --> 00:20:09.539 and he pointed to his tongue. 00:20:09.539 --> 00:20:11.539 I thought that would be an easy task, 00:20:11.539 --> 00:20:14.539 for I was a man of few words, 00:20:14.539 --> 00:20:16.660 and I did not realize its true gravity. 00:20:16.660 --> 00:20:20.660 But when I set out to guard my speech and my tongue, 00:20:20.660 --> 00:20:25.339 I found that nothing was harder to manage than it. 00:20:25.339 --> 00:20:27.339 I was a generous man, a poet, 00:20:27.339 --> 00:20:30.369 and beloved among the people of Mecca. 00:20:30.369 --> 00:20:33.369 When I resolved to set out for jihad in the cause of Allah, 00:20:33.369 --> 00:20:36.369 the people of Mecca were overcome with immense grief, 00:20:36.369 --> 00:20:39.369 and not a single one of them remained 00:20:39.369 --> 00:20:41.369 who did not come out to bid me farewell. 00:20:41.369 --> 00:20:44.369 When I reached the upper part of al-Batha', 00:20:44.369 --> 00:20:48.369 I stopped, and the people stood around me weeping. 00:20:48.369 --> 00:20:50.369 When I saw their distress, 00:20:50.369 --> 00:20:52.369 I said, 00:20:52.369 --> 00:20:54.369 "O people! 00:20:54.369 --> 00:20:59.369 By Allah, I have not departed out of preferring my own life over yours, 00:20:59.369 --> 00:21:02.369 nor out of choosing any land over your land. 00:21:02.369 --> 00:21:04.369 Rather, this matter of Islam came, 00:21:04.369 --> 00:21:08.369 and men went forth who preceded us to Allah, 00:21:08.369 --> 00:21:12.369 and by Allah, we can never attain a single day of their stature; 00:21:12.369 --> 00:21:16.400 by Allah, if they have outstripped us in this world, 00:21:16.400 --> 00:21:20.400 we must strive to share with them in the Hereafter. 00:21:20.400 --> 00:21:22.500 O people, 00:21:22.500 --> 00:21:26.500 it is indeed the journey of return to Allah Almighty!" 00:21:26.500 --> 00:21:30.289 Then I headed for the Levant, 00:21:30.289 --> 00:21:33.289 and I was fatally wounded at the Battle of Yarmuk. 00:21:33.289 --> 00:21:36.289 I fell prostrate upon the ground 00:21:36.289 --> 00:21:39.289 and called for water to drink. 00:21:39.289 --> 00:21:41.289 When the water was brought to me, 00:21:41.289 --> 00:21:43.289 'Ikrimah looked toward me, 00:21:43.289 --> 00:21:46.289 and he too was wounded. 00:21:46.289 --> 00:21:47.289 So I said, 00:21:47.289 --> 00:21:50.289 "Take the water to 'Ikrimah." 00:21:50.289 --> 00:21:52.380 When 'Ikrimah took it, 00:21:52.380 --> 00:21:54.380 'Ayyash looked toward him, 00:21:54.380 --> 00:21:56.380 so 'Ikrimah said, 00:21:56.380 --> 00:21:59.380 "Take it to 'Ayyash." 00:21:59.380 --> 00:22:01.380 But the water did not reach 'Ayyash 00:22:01.380 --> 00:22:03.380 before he passed away. 00:22:03.380 --> 00:22:06.380 So they brought the water back to 'Ikrimah, 00:22:06.380 --> 00:22:08.380 only to find that he had also passed away. 00:22:08.380 --> 00:22:11.380 Then they brought the water back to me, 00:22:11.380 --> 00:22:14.380 and my soul had departed from me. 00:22:14.380 --> 00:22:16.670 So, who am I? 00:22:18.019 --> 00:22:22.759 The best of generations, in stature and example, 00:22:22.759 --> 00:22:28.240 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 00:22:28.240 --> 00:22:33.099 They were here, watering this— 00:22:39.099 --> 00:22:44.099 they departed, leaving a question deep within the conscience: 00:22:44.099 --> 00:22:49.099 Did ever a star like them rise high and gleam? 00:22:49.099 --> 00:22:54.099 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:22:54.099 --> 00:22:59.099 and the world of mankind flourished through them in beauty. 00:23:10.380 --> 00:23:14.430 The best of generations, in stature and example. 00:23:14.430 --> 00:23:16.430 A new challenge: 00:23:16.430 --> 00:23:18.430 Who am I? 00:23:18.430 --> 00:23:24.660 I am one of the Mothers of the Believers, 00:23:24.660 --> 00:23:26.660 and a wife of the Trustworthy Messenger, 00:23:26.660 --> 00:23:29.660 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:23:29.660 --> 00:23:33.660 None among his wives received a greater bridal dowry than mine, 00:23:33.660 --> 00:23:38.660 nor did he marry anyone whose homeland was farther than mine. 00:23:38.660 --> 00:23:40.660 My father was Abu Sufyan, 00:23:40.660 --> 00:23:43.660 the chieftain and grand leader of Quraysh. 00:23:43.660 --> 00:23:46.339 My husband and I embraced Islam, 00:23:46.339 --> 00:23:49.339 and we migrated to the land of Abyssinia 00:23:49.339 --> 00:23:51.339 fleeing to preserve our faith. 00:23:51.339 --> 00:23:53.339 Then my husband passed away in exile, 00:23:53.339 --> 00:23:57.339 which caused me immense distress and grief. 00:23:57.339 --> 00:24:01.369 Then I saw in a dream a man calling out to me, saying: 00:24:01.369 --> 00:24:03.369 "O Mother of the Believers!" 00:24:03.369 --> 00:24:09.369 So I interpreted it to mean that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would marry me. 00:24:09.369 --> 00:24:12.400 No sooner had my waiting period ended 00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:16.400 than a maidservant of the Negus came to me and said: 00:24:16.400 --> 00:24:19.400 "The King says to you: 00:24:19.400 --> 00:24:26.400 'The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has written to me asking me to marry you to him.'" 00:24:26.400 --> 00:24:28.400 I was overjoyed and said: 00:24:28.400 --> 00:24:30.400 "May Allah bring you glad tidings of good!" 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:32.400 Then she said to me: 00:24:32.400 --> 00:24:34.400 "The King tells you: 00:24:34.400 --> 00:24:36.400 'Appoint someone to act as your guardian in marriage.'" 00:24:36.400 --> 00:24:41.430 So I sent for Khalid Ibn Sa'id Ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:24:41.430 --> 00:24:42.430 and appointed him as my representative. 00:24:42.430 --> 00:24:47.430 I gave the maidservant all the jewelry and gems I possessed 00:24:47.430 --> 00:24:51.690 as a reward for the glad tidings she had brought me. 00:24:51.690 --> 00:24:53.690 When evening came, 00:24:53.690 --> 00:24:58.690 the Negus commanded the Muslims in Abyssinia to gather, 00:24:58.690 --> 00:25:03.690 and he paid the dowry to me on behalf of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): 00:25:03.690 --> 00:25:05.720 four hundred dinars. 00:25:05.720 --> 00:25:08.720 When the people were about to depart, 00:25:08.720 --> 00:25:10.720 the Negus said to them: 00:25:10.720 --> 00:25:12.720 "Sit down, 00:25:12.720 --> 00:25:15.720 for it is the Sunnah of the Prophets, when they marry, 00:25:15.720 --> 00:25:16.720 to host a wedding feast." 00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:18.720 So he called for food, 00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:19.720 and they ate, 00:25:19.720 --> 00:25:21.720 and then dispersed. 00:25:21.720 --> 00:25:29.359 Afterward, he prepared me for travel and sent me to Medina with Shurahbil Ibn Hasana (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:25:29.359 --> 00:25:34.359 When news reached my father that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had married me— 00:25:34.359 --> 00:25:37.359 while my father was still upon polytheism— 00:25:37.359 --> 00:25:40.359 he was nevertheless pleased and said: 00:25:40.359 --> 00:25:42.359 "He is a noble stallion 00:25:42.359 --> 00:25:44.359 whose nose cannot be struck!" 00:25:44.359 --> 00:25:48.390 Meaning: he is an honorable equal whose proposal cannot be rejected. 00:25:48.390 --> 00:25:51.029 Shortly before the Conquest of Mecca, 00:25:51.029 --> 00:25:53.029 my father came to Medina 00:25:53.029 --> 00:25:59.029 to renew the peace treaty between himself and the Prophet (peace be upon him). 00:25:59.029 --> 00:26:02.029 He entered upon me in my house, 00:26:02.029 --> 00:26:07.029 but when he went to sit on the bed of the Prophet (peace be upon him), 00:26:07.029 --> 00:26:10.029 I rushed forward and folded it away from him. 00:26:10.029 --> 00:26:13.029 He took offense at that and said: 00:26:13.029 --> 00:26:19.029 "O my little daughter, did you think this bed too good for me, or me too good for it?" 00:26:19.029 --> 00:26:21.029 I replied: 00:26:21.029 --> 00:26:25.029 "Rather, it is the bed of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 00:26:25.029 --> 00:26:28.029 while you are an impure polytheist." 00:26:28.029 --> 00:26:30.059 He said: 00:26:30.059 --> 00:26:34.059 "O my little daughter, evil has indeed afflicted you after me!" 00:26:34.059 --> 00:26:38.180 And when death approached me, 00:26:38.180 --> 00:26:42.180 I summoned 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and said to her: 00:26:42.180 --> 00:26:47.180 "There may have been between us what typically occurs between co-wives; 00:26:47.180 --> 00:26:51.180 may Allah forgive me and you for whatever took place." 00:26:51.180 --> 00:26:53.180 'A'ishah replied: 00:26:53.180 --> 00:26:56.180 "May Allah forgive you for all of it, 00:26:56.180 --> 00:27:00.180 pardon you, and absolve you thereof." 00:27:00.180 --> 00:27:01.180 I said: 00:27:01.180 --> 00:27:04.180 "You have brought me joy; may Allah bring you joy!" 00:27:04.180 --> 00:27:08.180 And I sent for Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) 00:27:08.180 --> 00:27:10.180 and said the same to her, 00:27:10.180 --> 00:27:14.180 and she answered me just as 'A'ishah had answered. 00:27:14.180 --> 00:27:16.660 So, who am I? 00:27:31.539 --> 00:27:32.539 The answer: 00:27:32.539 --> 00:27:33.539 Umm Habibah, 00:27:33.539 --> 00:27:38.539 Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with her). 00:27:48.539 --> 00:27:53.539 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:27:53.539 --> 00:27:58.539 and the world of mankind flourished through them in beauty. 00:27:58.539 --> 00:28:09.819 Pause and learn of the Companions, the scholars, and the notables; 00:28:09.819 --> 00:28:14.009 the best of generations in stature and example. 00:28:14.009 --> 00:28:18.009 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:28:18.009 --> 00:28:25.240 I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun. 00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:28.240 I embraced Islam in the seventh year after the Hijrah, 00:28:28.240 --> 00:28:34.240 and I remained closely attached to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in travel and residence. 00:28:34.240 --> 00:28:38.240 I witnessed Khaybar and the subsequent battles with him, 00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:41.240 and I took part in the Wars of Apostasy 00:28:41.240 --> 00:28:44.240 and in the Islamic conquests. 00:28:44.240 --> 00:28:48.400 I was renowned for worship and worldly asceticism. 00:28:48.400 --> 00:28:52.259 I was a young man in Mecca 00:28:52.259 --> 00:28:58.259 when the people were called to go out to the area of al-Tan'im, outside the sacred Sanctuary, 00:28:58.259 --> 00:29:02.259 to witness the execution of Khubayb Ibn 'Adiyy (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:29:02.259 --> 00:29:05.259 after they had captured him through treachery. 00:29:05.259 --> 00:29:08.259 I was deeply shaken by that event, 00:29:08.259 --> 00:29:16.259 and what I saw and heard of Khubayb's love for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 00:29:16.259 --> 00:29:19.259 and the depth of his faith in the religion of Islam took hold of my heart; 00:29:19.259 --> 00:29:22.259 and that was the reason for my embracing Islam. 00:29:22.259 --> 00:29:28.099 The Commander of the Faithful 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed me governor over Homs, 00:29:28.099 --> 00:29:32.099 so I departed for it, though I detested holding authority. 00:29:32.099 --> 00:29:36.099 Later, he inquired from its people about my conduct among them, 00:29:36.099 --> 00:29:39.099 and the people of Homs spoke well of me, 00:29:39.099 --> 00:29:44.099 yet they complained to him of four matters regarding me. 00:29:44.099 --> 00:29:47.099 So 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) summoned me 00:29:47.099 --> 00:29:52.099 and said to them: "Present what grievances you have against your governor." 00:29:52.099 --> 00:29:58.099 They said: "He does not come out to us until the day is well advanced." 00:29:58.099 --> 00:30:00.099 So 'Umar questioned me about that, 00:30:00.099 --> 00:30:05.099 and I said: "By Allah, I truly disliked mentioning this, 00:30:05.099 --> 00:30:09.099 but my household has no servant, 00:30:09.099 --> 00:30:11.099 so I knead my dough, 00:30:11.099 --> 00:30:14.099 then leave it until it rises, 00:30:14.099 --> 00:30:16.099 then bake my bread, 00:30:16.099 --> 00:30:18.099 then perform ablution for the Duha prayer, 00:30:18.099 --> 00:30:21.099 and only then do I go out to the people." 00:30:21.099 --> 00:30:25.099 'Umar said: "And what else do you complain of?" 00:30:25.099 --> 00:30:29.099 They said: "He does not answer anyone at night." 00:30:29.099 --> 00:30:35.190 I said: "I have designated the day for them and the night for my Lord." 00:30:35.190 --> 00:30:38.220 'Umar said: "And what else?" 00:30:38.220 --> 00:30:43.220 They said: "He does not come out to us one day every month." 00:30:43.220 --> 00:30:48.349 I said: "I have no servant to wash my garment, 00:30:48.349 --> 00:30:51.349 nor do I possess any clothes other than what I wear; 00:30:51.349 --> 00:30:56.349 so I wash my garment, wait for it to dry, 00:30:56.349 --> 00:31:00.349 and at the end of the day I go out to them." 00:31:00.349 --> 00:31:04.579 'Umar said: "And what else do you complain of?" 00:31:04.579 --> 00:31:09.579 They said: "From time to time, he is seized by a fainting spell, 00:31:09.579 --> 00:31:12.579 and becomes absent from those sitting with him." 00:31:12.579 --> 00:31:18.670 I said: "I witnessed the execution of Khubayb (may Allah be pleased with him) in Mecca 00:31:18.670 --> 00:31:22.670 while I was on that day still an idolater; 00:31:22.670 --> 00:31:25.670 Quraysh had crucified him upon a wooden post 00:31:25.670 --> 00:31:31.670 and began severing his flesh piece by piece until he died. 00:31:31.670 --> 00:31:35.859 Whenever I recall that scene which I witnessed, 00:31:35.859 --> 00:31:38.859 and remember that I failed to aid Khubayb, 00:31:38.859 --> 00:31:41.859 I tremble in awe and dread of Allah Almighty, 00:31:41.859 --> 00:31:44.859 and that swoon overcomes me." 00:31:44.859 --> 00:31:51.930 Whereupon 'Umar said: "Praise be to Allah, Who did not disappoint my high opinion of you!" 00:31:51.930 --> 00:31:58.950 Sometime later, a delegation from the people of Homs came to the Caliph in Medina, 00:31:58.950 --> 00:32:03.950 and 'Umar said to them: "Write down for me the names of your poor." 00:32:03.950 --> 00:32:08.950 So they wrote him a list containing the names of the poor, 00:32:08.950 --> 00:32:10.950 and included my name among them. 00:32:10.950 --> 00:32:13.950 'Umar said: "Who is this?" 00:32:13.950 --> 00:32:16.950 They said: "This is our governor." 00:32:16.950 --> 00:32:21.019 He asked: "And is your governor poor?" 00:32:21.019 --> 00:32:23.019 They replied: "Yes." 00:32:23.019 --> 00:32:28.019 'Umar was astonished and said: "How can your governor be poor? 00:32:28.019 --> 00:32:31.019 Where is his stipend? Where is his provision?" 00:32:31.019 --> 00:32:34.079 They said: "O Commander of the Faithful, 00:32:34.079 --> 00:32:37.079 he withholds nothing for himself; 00:32:37.079 --> 00:32:40.079 he spends his entire stipend upon us." 00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:42.109 At that, 'Umar wept, 00:32:42.109 --> 00:32:45.109 then fetched one thousand dinars, 00:32:45.109 --> 00:32:48.109 tied them into a pouch, and sent them to me, 00:32:48.109 --> 00:32:52.109 saying: "Convey my greetings of peace to him, 00:32:52.109 --> 00:32:54.109 and tell him: 00:32:54.109 --> 00:32:57.109 'The Commander of the Faithful has sent you this wealth, 00:32:57.109 --> 00:33:00.109 so use it to relieve your needs.'" 00:33:00.109 --> 00:33:03.269 The messenger brought it to me, 00:33:03.269 --> 00:33:05.269 and when I looked at the dinars, 00:33:05.269 --> 00:33:08.269 I began reciting: "To Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return!" 00:33:08.269 --> 00:33:13.299 And by morning, I had spent them all in the cause of Allah. 00:33:13.299 --> 00:33:15.619 So, who am I? 00:33:31.619 --> 00:33:32.619 The answer: 00:33:32.619 --> 00:33:35.619 Sa'id Ibn 'Amir al-Jumahi 00:33:35.619 --> 00:33:37.619 (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:33:43.619 --> 00:33:48.619 Did ever a star like them rise high and gleam? 00:33:48.619 --> 00:33:53.619 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:33:53.619 --> 00:34:02.140 and the world of mankind flourished through them in beauty. 00:34:02.140 --> 00:34:04.660 Pause 00:34:04.660 --> 00:34:09.659 and learn of the Companions, the scholars, and the notables; 00:34:09.659 --> 00:34:13.659 the best of generations in stature and example. 00:34:13.659 --> 00:34:16.659 A new challenge: 00:34:17.659 --> 00:34:25.659 I am the eldest daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him). 00:34:25.659 --> 00:34:28.659 My mother was Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her). 00:34:28.659 --> 00:34:32.659 I was born ten years before the Prophetic mission. 00:34:32.659 --> 00:34:35.659 I was known as the Lady of the Necklace, 00:34:35.659 --> 00:34:38.659 and my father (peace and blessings be upon him) 00:34:38.659 --> 00:34:41.889 loved me and praised me. 00:34:41.889 --> 00:34:46.889 He gave me in marriage to my maternal cousin, Abu al-'As Ibn al-Rabi' (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:34:46.889 --> 00:34:48.889 and I lived with him in happiness. 00:34:48.889 --> 00:34:52.920 When my father (peace be upon him) was commissioned as a prophet, 00:34:52.920 --> 00:34:54.920 I hastened to believe in him, 00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:57.920 whereas my husband refused Islam. 00:34:57.920 --> 00:35:01.920 Quraysh then began urging my husband to divorce me, 00:35:01.920 --> 00:35:06.920 offering to replace me with a woman from the noblest households of Quraysh. 00:35:06.920 --> 00:35:09.920 But he would answer them, saying: 00:35:09.920 --> 00:35:10.920 "No, by Allah! 00:35:10.920 --> 00:35:13.920 I will not separate from my companion, 00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:16.920 nor would I ever want in exchange for my wife 00:35:16.920 --> 00:35:20.980 any woman of Quraysh." 00:35:20.980 --> 00:35:22.980 When the Day of Badr took place, 00:35:22.980 --> 00:35:25.980 my husband went out to fight the Muslims, 00:35:25.980 --> 00:35:28.980 and he fell into their hands as a prisoner of war. 00:35:28.980 --> 00:35:36.980 So I sent as his ransom a necklace that my mother Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her, had gifted me on my wedding day. 00:35:36.980 --> 00:35:40.980 When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw it, 00:35:40.980 --> 00:35:41.980 his heart softened with deep compassion for me, 00:35:41.980 --> 00:35:46.980 and he interceded for my husband so that he might be released without a ransom, 00:35:46.980 --> 00:35:49.010 and he returned the necklace to me. 00:35:49.010 --> 00:35:54.010 He also asked my husband to send me to him in Madinah. 00:35:54.010 --> 00:35:57.199 When my husband returned to Makkah, 00:35:57.199 --> 00:36:01.199 he instructed me to prepare to join my father, 00:36:01.199 --> 00:36:03.199 and he asked his brother Kinanah 00:36:03.199 --> 00:36:06.199 to escort me part of the way, 00:36:06.199 --> 00:36:09.199 where he would meet some of the Companions 00:36:09.199 --> 00:36:12.199 who would take me to Madinah. 00:36:12.199 --> 00:36:15.260 Kinanah took his bow and arrows, 00:36:15.260 --> 00:36:18.260 and set out with me in broad daylight, 00:36:18.260 --> 00:36:21.260 in full view and earshot of Quraysh. 00:36:21.260 --> 00:36:24.260 The people were enraged and pursued us, 00:36:24.260 --> 00:36:27.260 terrifying me inside my howdah 00:36:27.260 --> 00:36:28.260 until it fell, 00:36:28.260 --> 00:36:31.260 and I miscarried the child I was carrying. 00:36:31.260 --> 00:36:34.389 At that moment, Kinanah scattered his arrows 00:36:34.389 --> 00:36:37.389 and swore that no one would approach me 00:36:37.389 --> 00:36:40.389 without him shooting an arrow straight into his neck. 00:36:40.389 --> 00:36:43.389 He was an unerring marksman, 00:36:43.389 --> 00:36:45.389 so the men backed off. 00:36:45.389 --> 00:36:47.389 Then Abu Sufyan came forward 00:36:47.389 --> 00:36:49.389 and said to Kinanah, 00:36:49.389 --> 00:36:51.389 "Take her back to Makkah, 00:36:51.389 --> 00:36:55.389 then depart with her secretly by night, 00:36:55.389 --> 00:36:57.389 lest the people say that she 00:36:57.389 --> 00:37:00.389 departed against the will of the people of Makkah." 00:37:00.389 --> 00:37:03.389 Kinanah did so, 00:37:03.389 --> 00:37:05.389 and when night fell, 00:37:05.389 --> 00:37:07.389 he set out with me 00:37:07.389 --> 00:37:09.389 and handed me over to Zayd Ibn Harithah 00:37:09.389 --> 00:37:11.389 and another man 00:37:11.389 --> 00:37:13.389 whom my father (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 00:37:13.389 --> 00:37:16.389 had dispatched to escort me 00:37:16.389 --> 00:37:19.219 to Madinah. 00:37:19.219 --> 00:37:21.219 Later on, my husband embraced Islam 00:37:21.219 --> 00:37:23.219 six years after that, 00:37:23.219 --> 00:37:25.219 and migrated to Madinah. 00:37:25.219 --> 00:37:28.219 The Prophet (peace be upon him) then reunited me 00:37:28.219 --> 00:37:31.219 with him under our original marriage contract, 00:37:31.219 --> 00:37:33.219 and I remained with him. 00:37:33.219 --> 00:37:35.219 However, illness never left me 00:37:35.219 --> 00:37:37.219 because of the fall I suffered 00:37:37.219 --> 00:37:40.219 during my migration from Makkah, 00:37:40.219 --> 00:37:42.219 until my appointed time came 00:37:42.219 --> 00:37:45.219 in the eighth year after the Hijrah. 00:37:45.219 --> 00:37:48.449 The Mothers of the Believers washed my body, 00:37:48.449 --> 00:37:51.449 and my father (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave them 00:37:51.449 --> 00:37:54.449 his lower garment (izar), saying, 00:37:54.449 --> 00:37:56.449 "Shroud her with this as the inner garment," 00:37:56.449 --> 00:37:59.449 meaning to place it directly next to her body, 00:37:59.449 --> 00:38:01.449 straight against her skin beneath the shroud. 00:38:01.449 --> 00:38:03.510 Then my father prayed the funeral prayer over me, 00:38:03.510 --> 00:38:06.510 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:38:06.510 --> 00:38:09.510 and both he and my husband descended into my grave. 00:38:09.510 --> 00:38:11.610 Who am I? 00:38:26.230 --> 00:38:28.650 The answer: 00:38:28.650 --> 00:38:32.650 Zaynab, daughter of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:38:32.650 --> 00:38:34.650 may Allah be pleased with her. 00:38:42.289 --> 00:38:45.289 Pause, 00:38:45.289 --> 00:38:49.289 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the notables. 00:38:53.289 --> 00:39:00.059 A new challenge: 00:39:00.059 --> 00:39:03.059 Who am I? 00:39:03.059 --> 00:39:06.289 I am one of the young Companions; 00:39:06.289 --> 00:39:10.289 I am one of the young Companions; 00:39:10.289 --> 00:39:13.289 I am one of the young Companions; 00:39:13.289 --> 00:39:20.099 I am one of the young Companions from among the Ansar. 00:39:20.099 --> 00:39:26.099 I embraced Islam as a young boy, and my father passed away, so I grew up an orphan. 00:39:26.099 --> 00:39:30.099 My mother's husband, Al-Julas Ibn Suwayd, took me under his guardianship. 00:39:30.099 --> 00:39:35.099 He was an excellent guardian, taking great care of me and loving me like his own son, 00:39:35.099 --> 00:39:40.099 and I likewise loved him as a son loves his father, 00:39:40.099 --> 00:39:44.099 on account of the immense kindness he showed me. 00:39:44.099 --> 00:39:49.099 That was until that unexpected day arrived. 00:39:49.099 --> 00:39:56.059 I had not participated in the military expeditions with the Prophet (peace be upon him) due to my young age, 00:39:56.059 --> 00:40:01.059 but I watched the Muslims preparing for the expedition of Tabuk, 00:40:01.059 --> 00:40:04.059 making preparations for a long journey. 00:40:04.059 --> 00:40:10.059 I noticed Al-Julas holding back sluggishly from mobilizing, and I was bewildered by that. 00:40:10.059 --> 00:40:14.099 One day, I entered upon him and heard him say, 00:40:14.099 --> 00:40:21.099 "If Muhammad is telling the truth in what he says, then we are worse than donkeys!" 00:40:21.099 --> 00:40:26.130 I was shocked by his statement and filled with intense anger. 00:40:26.130 --> 00:40:29.130 I hastened to respond to him, saying, 00:40:29.130 --> 00:40:36.130 "By Allah, O Julas, you are among the dearest of people to me and the most generous toward me, 00:40:36.130 --> 00:40:41.130 but you have just uttered a statement that would bring harm upon you if I were to spread it, 00:40:41.130 --> 00:40:46.130 and if I were to keep silent about it, I would betray my religion and destroy my own soul. 00:40:46.130 --> 00:40:50.130 Truly, the right of religion is foremost in loyalty, 00:40:50.130 --> 00:40:56.449 and I will certainly inform the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) of what you have said." 00:40:56.449 --> 00:41:02.449 I went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and informed him of what Al-Julas had said. 00:41:02.449 --> 00:41:08.449 The Prophet (peace be upon him) sent for him and summoned him to appear. 00:41:08.449 --> 00:41:14.449 Al-Julas came and swore by Allah that he had never said those words, 00:41:14.449 --> 00:41:16.449 accusing me of lying. 00:41:16.449 --> 00:41:20.449 The people then began looking at me with suspicion, 00:41:20.449 --> 00:41:25.639 and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) remained silent. 00:41:25.639 --> 00:41:29.639 As for me, the blood rushed to my face, 00:41:29.639 --> 00:41:32.639 and my eyes welled up with tears. 00:41:32.639 --> 00:41:35.639 Thereupon, Al-Julas said, 00:41:35.639 --> 00:41:39.639 "What I have told you, O Messenger of Allah, is the absolute truth, 00:41:39.639 --> 00:41:42.639 and if you wish, we can swear an oath before you, 00:41:42.639 --> 00:41:45.639 and I swear by Allah 00:41:45.639 --> 00:41:49.639 that I did not say anything of what this boy accuses me of." 00:41:49.639 --> 00:41:54.900 At that very moment, divine revelation descended upon the Prophet (peace be upon him), 00:41:54.900 --> 00:41:56.900 and everyone fell completely silent. 00:41:56.900 --> 00:42:00.900 When the state of revelation lifted from him (peace be upon him), 00:42:00.900 --> 00:42:03.900 he recited the words of Allah the Exalted: 00:42:03.900 --> 00:42:06.900 “They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.” (9:74) 00:42:06.900 --> 00:42:09.900 “They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.” (9:74) 00:42:09.900 --> 00:42:11.900 "...and they disbelieved after their Islam..." 00:42:11.900 --> 00:42:15.900 “They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.” (9:74) 00:42:15.900 --> 00:42:25.900 “They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.” (9:74) 00:42:25.900 --> 00:42:29.900 "...So if they repent, it will be better for them..." 00:42:29.900 --> 00:42:38.900 “They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.” (9:74) 00:42:38.900 --> 00:42:46.409 “They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.” (9:74) 00:42:46.409 --> 00:42:50.409 The face of the Prophet (peace be upon him) lit up with joy, 00:42:50.409 --> 00:42:53.409 and he reached out to my ear and said, 00:42:53.409 --> 00:42:57.409 "Your ear was faithful to what it heard, O boy, 00:42:57.409 --> 00:42:59.409 and your Lord has affirmed your truthfulness." 00:42:59.409 --> 00:43:05.409 As for Al-Julas, trembling overtook him upon hearing the words of Allah the Exalted, 00:43:05.409 --> 00:43:08.409 and he said, "Rather, I repent, O Messenger of Allah! 00:43:08.409 --> 00:43:10.409 Indeed, I repent!" 00:43:10.409 --> 00:43:13.409 He embraced Islam sincerely at that moment, becoming a devoted Muslim, 00:43:13.409 --> 00:43:19.409 and he returned to loving and honoring me even more than before. 00:43:19.409 --> 00:43:21.409 He used to say to me, 00:43:21.409 --> 00:43:26.409 "Praise be to Allah Who saved me from the Fire through you." 00:43:26.409 --> 00:43:29.590 Who am I? 00:43:29.590 --> 00:43:34.320 The best of followers and exemplars, 00:43:34.829 --> 00:43:42.070 following the Messenger in every endeavor and word, 00:43:42.070 --> 00:43:45.340 striving with devotion. 00:43:45.340 --> 00:43:50.570 The answer: 'Umayr Ibn Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:43:50.570 --> 00:43:55.570 They departed, leaving in our conscience a question: 00:43:55.570 --> 00:44:00.570 Has any star ever risen and shone brightly like them? 00:44:00.570 --> 00:44:05.570 They filled life with glorious deeds of their own making, 00:44:05.570 --> 00:44:10.570 and through them, the world of mankind flourished in splendor.