1 00:00:00,530 --> 00:00:03,529 Pause, 2 00:00:03,529 --> 00:00:08,529 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 3 00:00:12,529 --> 00:00:16,530 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,530 --> 00:00:21,949 I am one of the female Companions, 5 00:00:21,949 --> 00:00:24,949 an Ansari woman from the Banu al-Najjar, 6 00:00:24,949 --> 00:00:27,949 and one of the early converts to Islam. 7 00:00:27,949 --> 00:00:29,949 My paternal grandmother 8 00:00:29,949 --> 00:00:31,949 was the mother of seven sons, 9 00:00:31,949 --> 00:00:36,950 all of whom witnessed Badr alongside the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 10 00:00:36,950 --> 00:00:38,950 Among them was my father, 11 00:00:38,950 --> 00:00:40,950 who slew Abu Jahl 12 00:00:40,950 --> 00:00:43,950 and fell as a martyr in that battle. 13 00:00:43,950 --> 00:00:46,950 My supplications were answered by Allah. 14 00:00:46,950 --> 00:00:54,009 I embraced Islam in Medina before the Prophet's emigration to it, 15 00:00:54,009 --> 00:00:57,009 while I was still a young girl. 16 00:00:57,009 --> 00:01:02,070 When the Prophet (peace be upon him) arrived in Medina 17 00:01:02,070 --> 00:01:07,069 and stayed at the house of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), 18 00:01:07,069 --> 00:01:10,069 I went out with the young maidens of Banu al-Najjar, 19 00:01:10,069 --> 00:01:15,069 rejoicing at his arrival (peace be upon him). 20 00:01:15,069 --> 00:01:17,140 We were chanting: 21 00:01:17,140 --> 00:01:20,140 "We are maidens of Banu al-Najjar; 22 00:01:20,140 --> 00:01:24,140 how wonderful a neighbor is Muhammad!" 23 00:01:24,140 --> 00:01:28,299 Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 24 00:01:28,299 --> 00:01:32,420 "Allah knows that I truly love you." 25 00:01:32,420 --> 00:01:37,420 The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to honor the Ansar and their children, 26 00:01:37,420 --> 00:01:43,310 giving them every care and attention. 27 00:01:43,310 --> 00:01:50,340 I belong to a family renowned for noble deeds from the very first day they embraced Islam. 28 00:01:50,340 --> 00:01:53,340 I accompanied the Muslims in the Battle of Badr, 29 00:01:53,340 --> 00:01:59,340 taking an active part in giving water to the sick and treating the wounded. 30 00:01:59,340 --> 00:02:02,439 Six of my paternal uncles took part in Badr, 31 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:05,439 where two of them were martyred. 32 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:08,439 My father was also among those who fought at Badr; 33 00:02:08,439 --> 00:02:11,439 he killed Abu Jahl there 34 00:02:11,439 --> 00:02:15,439 and then fought on until he was slain (may Allah be pleased with him). 35 00:02:15,439 --> 00:02:21,439 On the day of Badr, we left grief and pain in the hearts of the polytheists. 36 00:02:21,439 --> 00:02:26,659 Later, I set out with the Prophet (peace be upon him) for the 'Umrah, 37 00:02:26,659 --> 00:02:30,659 and I gave him the Pledge of Ridwan beneath the tree. 38 00:02:30,659 --> 00:02:34,659 I accompanied him on his military expeditions alongside the women, 39 00:02:34,659 --> 00:02:39,659 giving water to the fighters, serving them, and tending to the wounded, 40 00:02:39,659 --> 00:02:44,659 and transporting the slain and wounded back to Medina. 41 00:02:44,659 --> 00:02:49,659 I enjoyed the care and attention of the Prophet (peace be upon him); 42 00:02:49,659 --> 00:02:54,750 he even visited me on the morning of my wedding to honor me, 43 00:02:54,750 --> 00:03:00,750 and to teach the women that which holds good for them in this life and the Hereafter. 44 00:03:00,750 --> 00:03:06,750 I used to send the Prophet (peace be upon him) gifts of the food he liked, 45 00:03:06,750 --> 00:03:14,909 and he would eat at my home, accept my gift, and honor me. 46 00:03:14,909 --> 00:03:17,620 So, who am I? 47 00:03:17,620 --> 00:03:22,639 The best of generations in character and example, 48 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:27,639 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 49 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:32,830 They were here, quenching our spiritual thirst... 50 00:03:32,830 --> 00:03:37,830 The answer: Al-Rabi' bint Mu'awwidh ibn 'Afra' (may Allah be pleased with her). 51 00:03:37,830 --> 00:03:42,830 They departed, leaving a lingering question in the conscience: 52 00:03:42,830 --> 00:03:47,830 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 53 00:03:47,830 --> 00:03:52,830 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 54 00:03:52,830 --> 00:03:57,830 and by them the fleeting world was made radiant. 55 00:03:57,830 --> 00:04:14,330 Pause, and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures, 56 00:04:14,330 --> 00:04:18,459 the best of generations in stances and exemplary conduct. 57 00:04:18,459 --> 00:04:22,459 A new challenge: Who am I? 58 00:04:22,459 --> 00:04:30,819 I am one of the Companions, from the Azd and Ghamid tribes. 59 00:04:30,819 --> 00:04:35,879 I migrated to Medina, met the Prophet (peace be upon him), 60 00:04:35,879 --> 00:04:39,879 and attained the honor of his companionship and fighting alongside him. 61 00:04:39,879 --> 00:04:42,879 I became known as "the Slayer of the Sorcerer." 62 00:04:42,879 --> 00:04:50,779 That was because an emir in Iraq had a sorcerer who deceived the people's minds: 63 00:04:50,779 --> 00:04:53,779 the sorcerer would strike off a man's head, 64 00:04:53,779 --> 00:04:56,779 then shout at him, and the man would stand up, 65 00:04:56,779 --> 00:04:59,779 with his head restored to him. 66 00:04:59,779 --> 00:05:02,899 Then he would make them believe he was striking his own head, 67 00:05:02,899 --> 00:05:06,899 tossing it away, then running to fetch it, 68 00:05:06,899 --> 00:05:08,899 and returning it to its place. 69 00:05:08,899 --> 00:05:12,899 The people would exclaim: "Glory be to Allah! 70 00:05:12,899 --> 00:05:15,160 He brings the dead to life!" 71 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,160 The sorcerer would also enter through a she-camel's mouth 72 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,160 and exit from her rear, 73 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,160 and enter through a donkey's rear 74 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,259 and exit from its mouth. 75 00:05:25,259 --> 00:05:28,259 When I witnessed those antics of the sorcerer 76 00:05:28,259 --> 00:05:30,259 and how the people were being led astray by him, 77 00:05:30,259 --> 00:05:33,259 I rose, drew my sword, 78 00:05:33,259 --> 00:05:35,259 walked up to the sorcerer, 79 00:05:35,259 --> 00:05:38,259 sought refuge in Allah from Satan, 80 00:05:38,259 --> 00:05:42,290 and struck him down, killing him. 81 00:05:42,290 --> 00:05:45,290 I said: "If he is truthful, 82 00:05:45,290 --> 00:05:47,290 let him bring himself back to life!" 83 00:05:47,290 --> 00:05:53,319 And I recited: ﴾Will you then succumb to sorcery while you can see?﴿ 84 00:05:53,319 --> 00:05:55,509 The emir grew furious with me 85 00:05:55,509 --> 00:05:58,509 and ordered the guards to imprison me. 86 00:05:58,509 --> 00:06:00,639 While I was in confinement, 87 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:03,639 the prison warden came to me; 88 00:06:03,639 --> 00:06:06,639 he was pleased with what I had done, 89 00:06:06,639 --> 00:06:08,639 so he set me free and said: 90 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:13,639 "Go, and may Allah never question me about you!" 91 00:06:13,639 --> 00:06:15,769 So, who am I? 92 00:06:15,769 --> 00:06:22,180 The best of examples, 93 00:06:22,180 --> 00:06:27,730 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke, 94 00:06:29,870 --> 00:06:32,579 watering the souls with life... 95 00:06:32,579 --> 00:06:38,579 The answer: Jundab ibn Ka'b al-Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him). 96 00:06:38,579 --> 00:06:43,579 They departed, leaving a lingering question in the conscience: 97 00:06:43,579 --> 00:06:48,579 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 98 00:06:48,579 --> 00:06:53,579 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 99 00:06:53,579 --> 00:06:58,579 and by them the fleeting world was made radiant. 100 00:06:58,579 --> 00:07:11,810 Pause, and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures, 101 00:07:11,810 --> 00:07:15,970 the best of generations in stances and exemplary conduct. 102 00:07:15,970 --> 00:07:17,970 A new challenge: 103 00:07:17,970 --> 00:07:19,970 Who am I? 104 00:07:19,970 --> 00:07:25,980 I am one of the female Companions, 105 00:07:25,980 --> 00:07:29,980 and I was the foster mother of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 106 00:07:29,980 --> 00:07:35,170 I arrived in Mecca among women from the Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr, 107 00:07:35,170 --> 00:07:39,170 seeking suckling infants in a year of severe drought. 108 00:07:39,170 --> 00:07:41,259 I had come riding a female donkey of mine, 109 00:07:41,259 --> 00:07:44,259 which had lagged behind the caravan due to weakness, 110 00:07:44,259 --> 00:07:48,259 accompanied by my husband, our infant boy, and an old she-camel. 111 00:07:48,259 --> 00:07:50,259 By Allah, we could not sleep at night 112 00:07:50,259 --> 00:07:53,259 because of the crying of our infant boy, 113 00:07:53,259 --> 00:07:56,259 for he found nothing in my breasts to satisfy him, 114 00:07:56,259 --> 00:07:59,259 nor did our she-camel yield anything to nourish him. 115 00:07:59,259 --> 00:08:02,000 When we reached Mecca, 116 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,000 by Allah, there was not a single woman among us 117 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:10,000 to whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was not offered; 118 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,060 but whenever we were told that he was an orphan, 119 00:08:13,060 --> 00:08:16,060 we refused him, saying: 120 00:08:16,060 --> 00:08:19,060 "What can his mother possibly do for us?" 121 00:08:19,060 --> 00:08:22,290 So my companions returned with suckling infants, 122 00:08:23,290 --> 00:08:26,290 while I alone failed to secure a baby. 123 00:08:26,290 --> 00:08:28,290 I said to my husband: 124 00:08:28,290 --> 00:08:32,289 "Perhaps I should go back to that orphan and take him, 125 00:08:32,289 --> 00:08:36,289 for I hate to return without a suckling infant." 126 00:08:36,289 --> 00:08:40,289 He replied: "There is no harm in doing so, if you wish." 127 00:08:40,289 --> 00:08:43,350 So I went back to him and took him. 128 00:08:43,350 --> 00:08:47,090 By Allah, no sooner had I taken him 129 00:08:47,090 --> 00:08:49,090 and brought him back to my mount, 130 00:08:49,090 --> 00:08:51,090 placing him in my lap, 131 00:08:51,090 --> 00:08:55,090 than my breasts overflowed with as much milk as he desired. 132 00:08:55,090 --> 00:08:59,090 He drank, and his foster brother drank, until both were completely satisfied. 133 00:08:59,090 --> 00:09:02,120 Then my husband went to that old she-camel of ours, 134 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,120 and behold, her udder was full of milk! 135 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,120 He milked her, 136 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,120 and he drank, and I drank, until we were fully satisfied, 137 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,120 and we spent the most blessed of nights. 138 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,120 In the morning, my husband said to me: 139 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:20,120 "By Allah, I truly believe you have taken a blessed soul!" 140 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,409 We then set out on our return journey to our desert dwelling, 141 00:09:24,409 --> 00:09:28,409 and by Allah, my donkey outpaced the rest of the caravan, 142 00:09:28,409 --> 00:09:31,409 so much so that my female companions would say: 143 00:09:31,409 --> 00:09:34,409 "Woe to you, O daughter of Abu Dhu'ayb! 144 00:09:34,409 --> 00:09:38,409 Is this the very same donkey you rode when you set out with us?" 145 00:09:38,409 --> 00:09:42,409 I would reply: "Yes, by Allah, it is the very same one!" 146 00:09:42,409 --> 00:09:45,570 We finally arrived at the land of Banu Sa'd, 147 00:09:45,570 --> 00:09:49,570 and I knew of no land on Allah's earth more barren than it. 148 00:09:50,570 --> 00:09:53,570 Yet my sheep would go out to graze in the morning 149 00:09:53,570 --> 00:09:56,570 and return in the evening full and brimming with milk, 150 00:09:56,570 --> 00:09:59,570 so we would milk whatever we wished, 151 00:09:59,570 --> 00:10:02,570 while the people's flocks did not yield a single drop. 152 00:10:02,570 --> 00:10:07,570 All of that was through the blessing of the Prophet (peace be upon him). 153 00:10:07,570 --> 00:10:11,500 Years later, after the campaigns of Hunayn and al-Ta'if, 154 00:10:11,500 --> 00:10:14,500 the Prophet (peace be upon him) stayed 155 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:17,500 at al-Ji'ranah, distributing the spoils of war. 156 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:21,500 I came to him, and when I drew near him, 157 00:10:21,500 --> 00:10:24,500 he welcomed me and spread out his cloak for me, 158 00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:28,529 and I sat upon it. The people asked: 159 00:10:28,529 --> 00:10:33,529 "Who is this woman whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) honors so?" 160 00:10:33,529 --> 00:10:36,529 Some of them answered, saying: 161 00:10:36,529 --> 00:10:39,529 "This is his mother who nursed him." 162 00:10:39,529 --> 00:10:42,850 So, who am I? 163 00:10:53,940 --> 00:11:00,740 The answer: Halimah al-Sa'diyyah (may Allah be pleased with her). 164 00:11:00,740 --> 00:11:05,740 They departed, leaving a lingering question in the conscience: 165 00:11:05,740 --> 00:11:10,740 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 166 00:11:10,740 --> 00:11:15,740 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 167 00:11:15,740 --> 00:11:19,740 and by them the world of Allah was made radiant. 168 00:11:19,740 --> 00:11:31,740 Pause, and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures, 169 00:11:31,740 --> 00:11:35,740 the finest of generations in stances and exemplary conduct. 170 00:11:35,740 --> 00:11:39,860 A new challenge: Who am I? 171 00:11:39,860 --> 00:11:42,860 I am one of the senior Companions, 172 00:11:42,860 --> 00:11:45,860 renowned for courage and cunning strategy. 173 00:11:45,860 --> 00:11:52,059 I embraced Islam after the campaigns of Hunayn and al-Ta'if, 174 00:11:52,059 --> 00:11:55,059 witnessed the Pledge of Ridwan, 175 00:11:55,059 --> 00:12:02,220 and served as the personal bodyguard of the Prophet (peace be upon him) on the day of al-Hudaybiyyah. 176 00:12:02,220 --> 00:12:06,220 The reason for my conversion was that a group from Banu Malik 177 00:12:06,220 --> 00:12:11,059 resolved to go as a delegation to al-Muqawqis, the ruler of Egypt, 178 00:12:11,059 --> 00:12:16,059 bearing gifts for him so as to obtain some wealth from him. 179 00:12:16,059 --> 00:12:19,059 I resolved to go with them, 180 00:12:20,059 --> 00:12:24,059 hoping that I might receive something from him as well. 181 00:12:24,059 --> 00:12:28,059 I traveled with them until we were admitted into his presence. 182 00:12:28,059 --> 00:12:32,059 He looked at the leader of the party from Banu Malik, 183 00:12:32,059 --> 00:12:35,059 brought him near, and seated him beside him. 184 00:12:35,059 --> 00:12:39,059 He then asked him: "Are all of you from Banu Malik?" 185 00:12:39,059 --> 00:12:44,059 He replied: "Yes, except for one man," pointing to me. 186 00:12:44,059 --> 00:12:47,059 Thus, I was the least esteemed of the group; 187 00:12:47,059 --> 00:12:50,149 indeed, I was the most insignificant of the group to him. 188 00:12:50,149 --> 00:12:54,149 The ruler was pleased with their gifts and granted them handsome rewards, 189 00:12:54,149 --> 00:12:58,149 whereas he gave me a trivial thing scarcely worth mentioning. 190 00:12:58,149 --> 00:13:00,149 We then departed from his court, 191 00:13:00,149 --> 00:13:03,409 and my companions headed to the market 192 00:13:03,409 --> 00:13:06,409 to buy gifts for their families, 193 00:13:06,409 --> 00:13:10,409 yet none of them offered to share anything with me. 194 00:13:10,409 --> 00:13:13,759 They set out on the return journey carrying wine, 195 00:13:13,759 --> 00:13:15,759 and they began drinking. 196 00:13:15,759 --> 00:13:17,759 I resolved to kill them; 197 00:13:17,759 --> 00:13:21,759 so I feigned illness, wrapped my head, and said: 198 00:13:21,759 --> 00:13:24,759 "I have no desire to drink, 199 00:13:24,759 --> 00:13:26,759 "Rather, I will serve you drinks." 200 00:13:26,759 --> 00:13:28,759 So they did not suspect anything. 201 00:13:28,759 --> 00:13:30,759 I began pouring drinks for them, 202 00:13:30,759 --> 00:13:33,759 filling their cups one after another, 203 00:13:33,759 --> 00:13:36,759 while they drank without realizing, 204 00:13:36,759 --> 00:13:38,759 until they fell asleep completely drunk. 205 00:13:38,759 --> 00:13:40,759 Then I leaped upon them 206 00:13:40,759 --> 00:13:42,759 and killed them all— 207 00:13:42,759 --> 00:13:45,759 they were thirteen men in total— 208 00:13:45,759 --> 00:13:47,759 and I took everything they had with them. 209 00:13:47,759 --> 00:13:50,950 But I could not return to my people 210 00:13:50,950 --> 00:13:53,080 after what I had done. 211 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,080 So I arrived before the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 212 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,080 in Medina, 213 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:00,080 and found him sitting in the mosque 214 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,080 with his Companions. 215 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,080 I greeted him with peace 216 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:06,080 and informed him of what I had done. 217 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:10,080 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 218 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,080 "As for your Islam, we accept it; 219 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:16,080 but we will not take anything from their wealth, 220 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,080 for this was treachery, 221 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,080 and there is no good in treachery." 222 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,179 I was filled with regret and bewilderment, 223 00:14:22,179 --> 00:14:24,179 and I said, 224 00:14:24,179 --> 00:14:28,179 "I only killed them while I was still upon the religion of my people, 225 00:14:28,179 --> 00:14:30,179 and now I have embraced Islam just this moment." 226 00:14:30,179 --> 00:14:34,179 He, peace be upon him, replied, 227 00:14:34,179 --> 00:14:38,179 "Indeed, Islam wipes away whatever came before it." 228 00:14:38,179 --> 00:14:41,559 And my uncle, 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud, paid 229 00:14:41,559 --> 00:14:43,559 blood money on behalf of those people. 230 00:14:43,559 --> 00:14:47,740 I was one of the shrewdest minds among the Arabs, 231 00:14:47,740 --> 00:14:49,740 and I never fell into a difficult predicament 232 00:14:49,740 --> 00:14:52,740 without finding a way out of it. 233 00:14:52,740 --> 00:14:54,779 Among such instances was 234 00:14:54,779 --> 00:14:56,779 that 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, 235 00:14:56,779 --> 00:14:58,779 appointed me governor over Bahrain, 236 00:14:58,779 --> 00:15:00,779 but the local people disliked me, 237 00:15:00,779 --> 00:15:02,779 so 'Umar dismissed me. 238 00:15:02,779 --> 00:15:04,779 Yet they feared he might reinstate me over them, 239 00:15:04,779 --> 00:15:07,779 so their chief among the local non-Arabs said, 240 00:15:07,779 --> 00:15:10,779 "If you do as I command you, 241 00:15:10,779 --> 00:15:12,779 he will not send him back to us." 242 00:15:12,779 --> 00:15:14,779 They said, "We will do it; 243 00:15:14,779 --> 00:15:16,779 what do you command us?" 244 00:15:16,779 --> 00:15:18,779 He said, 245 00:15:18,779 --> 00:15:20,779 "Collect one hundred thousand dirhams, 246 00:15:20,779 --> 00:15:22,779 so that I may take them to 'Umar 247 00:15:22,779 --> 00:15:24,779 and say to him: 248 00:15:24,779 --> 00:15:26,779 'The governor whom 249 00:15:26,779 --> 00:15:28,779 you appointed over us 250 00:15:28,779 --> 00:15:30,779 breached his trust 251 00:15:30,779 --> 00:15:32,779 and handed this sum over to me 252 00:15:32,779 --> 00:15:34,840 from the public treasury.'" 253 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,840 So they gathered one hundred thousand for him, 254 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:38,840 and he came to 'Umar. 255 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,870 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, summoned me 256 00:15:42,870 --> 00:15:44,870 and questioned me, 257 00:15:44,870 --> 00:15:46,870 so I said, 258 00:15:46,870 --> 00:15:48,870 "By Allah, he has lied, O Commander of the Believers! 259 00:15:48,870 --> 00:15:50,870 It was actually two hundred thousand." 260 00:15:50,870 --> 00:15:52,870 He asked, 261 00:15:52,870 --> 00:15:54,870 "What drove you to do this?" 262 00:15:54,870 --> 00:15:56,870 I said, 263 00:15:56,870 --> 00:15:58,870 "My large family and dire need; 264 00:15:58,870 --> 00:16:00,870 and now, 265 00:16:00,870 --> 00:16:02,870 let them return it to the public treasury!" 266 00:16:02,870 --> 00:16:04,970 'Umar said to the non-Arab man, 267 00:16:04,970 --> 00:16:06,970 "What do you say?" 268 00:16:06,970 --> 00:16:08,970 He said, 269 00:16:08,970 --> 00:16:10,970 "No, by Allah! 270 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:12,970 I will certainly tell you the truth: 271 00:16:12,970 --> 00:16:14,970 by Allah, he never gave me anything, 272 00:16:14,970 --> 00:16:16,970 neither little nor much! 273 00:16:16,970 --> 00:16:18,970 It was merely a trick 274 00:16:18,970 --> 00:16:21,159 so that he would not be returned to govern us." 275 00:16:21,159 --> 00:16:23,159 'Umar looked at me 276 00:16:23,159 --> 00:16:25,159 and asked, 277 00:16:25,159 --> 00:16:27,190 "What did you intend by this doing of yours?" 278 00:16:27,190 --> 00:16:29,190 I said, 279 00:16:29,190 --> 00:16:31,190 "The vile man lied against me, 280 00:16:31,190 --> 00:16:33,639 so I wished to humiliate him." 281 00:16:33,639 --> 00:16:36,860 So, who am I? 282 00:16:36,860 --> 00:16:39,620 They followed the best generations as a guiding model 283 00:16:39,620 --> 00:16:41,620 and an exemplar; 284 00:16:41,620 --> 00:16:43,620 they followed the Messenger 285 00:16:43,620 --> 00:16:45,620 whenever he strove or spoke. 286 00:16:45,620 --> 00:16:47,750 They were here, 287 00:16:47,750 --> 00:16:49,940 showering the clouds of grace upon 288 00:16:49,940 --> 00:16:51,940 our lives. 289 00:16:51,940 --> 00:16:53,940 Al-Mughirah 290 00:16:53,940 --> 00:16:55,940 Ibn Shu'bah, may Allah be pleased with him. 291 00:16:55,940 --> 00:16:58,299 They departed, 292 00:16:58,299 --> 00:17:00,299 casting into our conscience 293 00:17:00,299 --> 00:17:02,299 a question: 294 00:17:02,299 --> 00:17:04,299 Has there ever been 295 00:17:04,299 --> 00:17:06,299 a star that ascended and shone like them? 296 00:17:06,299 --> 00:17:08,299 They filled life 297 00:17:08,299 --> 00:17:10,299 with glorious deeds 298 00:17:10,299 --> 00:17:12,299 through their actions, 299 00:17:12,299 --> 00:17:14,299 and through them, 300 00:17:14,299 --> 00:17:16,299 the world of mankind flourished. 301 00:17:16,299 --> 00:17:22,259 Splendidly. 302 00:17:22,259 --> 00:17:24,809 Pause, 303 00:17:24,809 --> 00:17:26,809 and learn about the Companions, 304 00:17:26,809 --> 00:17:28,809 the scholars, and the foremost figures— 305 00:17:28,809 --> 00:17:30,809 the best of generations 306 00:17:30,809 --> 00:17:32,809 in their stances 307 00:17:32,809 --> 00:17:34,809 and exemplary character. 308 00:17:34,809 --> 00:17:36,809 A new challenge: 309 00:17:36,809 --> 00:17:42,170 Who am I? 310 00:17:42,170 --> 00:17:44,170 Among the Companions, 311 00:17:44,170 --> 00:17:46,390 from the nobles of Mecca, 312 00:17:46,390 --> 00:17:48,390 I was the leader of the Quraysh caravan 313 00:17:48,390 --> 00:17:50,390 that escaped on the day of Badr; 314 00:17:50,390 --> 00:17:52,549 I was the head of Quraysh 315 00:17:52,549 --> 00:17:54,549 and their commander on the day of Uhud 316 00:17:54,549 --> 00:17:56,549 and on the day of the Trench. 317 00:17:56,549 --> 00:17:58,549 I had my lapses 318 00:17:58,549 --> 00:18:00,680 and grave errors, 319 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:02,680 but Allah rescued me 320 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,680 through His mercy and bounty. 321 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,740 So I embraced Islam on the Day of Conquest, 322 00:18:06,740 --> 00:18:08,740 semi-reluctantly, 323 00:18:08,740 --> 00:18:10,740 fearful, 324 00:18:10,740 --> 00:18:12,779 yet I attested to my Islam. 325 00:18:12,779 --> 00:18:14,779 I was among the shrewdest of the Arabs, 326 00:18:14,779 --> 00:18:16,779 and among their foremost men of counsel 327 00:18:16,779 --> 00:18:18,779 and honor. 328 00:18:18,779 --> 00:18:20,779 I witnessed the Battle of Hunayn, 329 00:18:20,779 --> 00:18:22,779 and the Messenger of Allah, 330 00:18:22,779 --> 00:18:24,779 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave me 331 00:18:24,779 --> 00:18:26,779 from the spoils 332 00:18:26,779 --> 00:18:28,779 one hundred camels 333 00:18:28,779 --> 00:18:30,779 and forty ounces of gold, 334 00:18:30,779 --> 00:18:35,079 reconciling my heart thereby. 335 00:18:35,079 --> 00:18:37,079 And after embracing Islam, 336 00:18:37,079 --> 00:18:39,079 I participated alongside the Messenger of Allah, 337 00:18:39,079 --> 00:18:41,079 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 338 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:43,079 at Ta'if, 339 00:18:43,079 --> 00:18:45,109 where my eye was put out that day; 340 00:18:45,109 --> 00:18:47,109 then my other eye was put out 341 00:18:47,109 --> 00:18:49,109 on the day of Yarmuk. 342 00:18:49,109 --> 00:18:51,109 Yet I did not abandon jihad; 343 00:18:51,109 --> 00:18:53,109 I used to go out with the armies 344 00:18:53,109 --> 00:18:55,109 even though I was blind, 345 00:18:55,109 --> 00:18:57,109 inciting the squadrons 346 00:18:57,109 --> 00:18:59,109 and crying out: 347 00:18:59,109 --> 00:19:01,109 "Allah, Allah! 348 00:19:01,109 --> 00:19:03,109 You are the defenders of Islam 349 00:19:03,109 --> 00:19:05,109 and the stronghold of the Arabs, 350 00:19:05,109 --> 00:19:07,109 while they are the defenders of polytheism 351 00:19:07,109 --> 00:19:09,140 and the stronghold of the Byzantines! 352 00:19:09,140 --> 00:19:11,140 O Lord, this is one of Your decisive days! 353 00:19:11,140 --> 00:19:13,140 O Allah, 354 00:19:13,140 --> 00:19:15,140 send down Your victory! 355 00:19:15,140 --> 00:19:17,140 O victory of Allah, 356 00:19:17,140 --> 00:19:19,980 draw near!" 357 00:19:19,980 --> 00:19:21,980 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married 358 00:19:21,980 --> 00:19:23,980 my daughter, Umm Habibah, 359 00:19:23,980 --> 00:19:26,009 and thereby I became 360 00:19:26,009 --> 00:19:28,009 his father-in-law, upon him be blessings 361 00:19:28,009 --> 00:19:30,359 and peace. 362 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:36,809 So, who am I? 363 00:19:36,809 --> 00:19:38,809 In upright guidance and example, 364 00:19:38,809 --> 00:19:40,809 following the Messenger 365 00:19:40,809 --> 00:19:42,809 whenever he strove or spoke. 366 00:19:42,809 --> 00:19:44,809 He spoke: 367 00:19:44,809 --> 00:19:46,809 They were here, watering 368 00:19:46,809 --> 00:19:49,130 the sorrow of life. 369 00:19:49,130 --> 00:19:51,130 Abu Sufyan, 370 00:19:51,130 --> 00:19:53,130 Sakhr Ibn Harb, 371 00:19:53,130 --> 00:19:55,130 may Allah be pleased with him. 372 00:19:55,130 --> 00:19:57,130 They departed, casting 373 00:19:57,130 --> 00:19:59,130 into the conscience a question: 374 00:19:59,130 --> 00:20:01,130 Has there ever been 375 00:20:01,130 --> 00:20:03,130 a star that ascended 376 00:20:03,130 --> 00:20:05,130 and shone like them? 377 00:20:05,130 --> 00:20:07,130 They filled life 378 00:20:07,130 --> 00:20:09,130 with glorious deeds through their action, 379 00:20:09,130 --> 00:20:11,130 and it flourished. 380 00:20:11,130 --> 00:20:13,130 Pause! 381 00:20:13,130 --> 00:20:15,130 Pause, 382 00:20:15,130 --> 00:20:23,049 and learn about the Companions, 383 00:20:23,049 --> 00:20:25,049 the scholars, 384 00:20:25,049 --> 00:20:27,049 and the distinguished luminaries. 385 00:20:27,049 --> 00:20:29,049 A new challenge: 386 00:20:29,049 --> 00:20:31,210 Who am I? 387 00:20:31,210 --> 00:20:33,210 I am a Companion 388 00:20:33,210 --> 00:20:35,210 from among the Emigrants (Muhajirun). 389 00:20:35,210 --> 00:20:40,539 I embraced Islam among the very first to accept it 390 00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:42,539 from the people of Mecca. 391 00:20:42,539 --> 00:20:44,599 I migrated to Abyssinia, 392 00:20:44,599 --> 00:20:46,599 then returned, 393 00:20:46,599 --> 00:20:48,599 then migrated again, 394 00:20:48,599 --> 00:20:50,599 enduring exile after exile, 395 00:20:50,599 --> 00:20:52,759 and then I migrated to Medina. 396 00:20:52,759 --> 00:20:54,759 I had forbidden wine 397 00:20:54,759 --> 00:20:56,759 upon myself even before Islam, 398 00:20:56,759 --> 00:20:58,759 and I said: 399 00:20:58,759 --> 00:21:00,759 "I shall never drink an intoxicating beverage 400 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:02,759 that steals my senses, 401 00:21:02,759 --> 00:21:04,759 makes me a laughingstock to those who are lower 402 00:21:04,759 --> 00:21:06,759 than me, 403 00:21:06,759 --> 00:21:08,759 and drives me to marry 404 00:21:08,759 --> 00:21:11,910 my own close female kin." 405 00:21:11,910 --> 00:21:13,910 And while in Medina, 406 00:21:13,910 --> 00:21:15,910 I asked permission from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 407 00:21:15,910 --> 00:21:17,910 to practice celibacy and ascetic withdrawal. 408 00:21:17,910 --> 00:21:19,910 And he said: 409 00:21:19,910 --> 00:21:21,910 "Are you not called to balanced worship?" 410 00:21:21,910 --> 00:21:23,910 And he did not grant me permission, 411 00:21:23,910 --> 00:21:25,910 but said: 412 00:21:25,910 --> 00:21:27,910 "Do you not have in me 413 00:21:27,910 --> 00:21:29,910 an excellent example?" 414 00:21:29,910 --> 00:21:31,910 I replied, "Yes, indeed." 415 00:21:31,910 --> 00:21:33,910 He said: 416 00:21:33,910 --> 00:21:36,869 "For I approach women, 417 00:21:36,869 --> 00:21:38,869 I eat meat, 418 00:21:38,869 --> 00:21:40,869 and I fast and break my fast." 419 00:21:40,869 --> 00:21:42,869 I fought in the Battle of Badr 420 00:21:42,869 --> 00:21:45,099 alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him, 421 00:21:45,099 --> 00:21:47,099 and after I returned to Medina, 422 00:21:47,099 --> 00:21:49,099 I remained there 423 00:21:49,099 --> 00:21:51,099 until my appointed time came, 424 00:21:51,099 --> 00:21:53,099 and my soul departed. 425 00:21:53,099 --> 00:21:55,190 Thereupon wept 426 00:21:55,190 --> 00:21:57,190 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 427 00:21:57,190 --> 00:21:59,190 over me, 428 00:21:59,190 --> 00:22:01,190 until his tears flowed down 429 00:22:01,190 --> 00:22:03,190 upon his cheek. 430 00:22:03,190 --> 00:22:05,190 And he said: 431 00:22:05,190 --> 00:22:07,190 "Depart, O Abu al-Sa'ib! 432 00:22:07,190 --> 00:22:09,190 For you have left this world 433 00:22:09,190 --> 00:22:11,190 without having become entangled with any of it, 434 00:22:11,190 --> 00:22:14,220 in the least." 435 00:22:14,220 --> 00:22:16,220 I was buried in al-Baqi', 436 00:22:16,220 --> 00:22:18,220 being the very first of the Emigrants to die 437 00:22:18,220 --> 00:22:20,220 in Medina, 438 00:22:20,220 --> 00:22:22,220 and the first of them to be buried in al-Baqi'. 439 00:22:22,220 --> 00:22:24,250 And he placed— 440 00:22:24,250 --> 00:22:26,250 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him— 441 00:22:26,250 --> 00:22:28,250 a stone upon my grave 442 00:22:28,250 --> 00:22:30,500 so that he might recognize it. 443 00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:32,500 Umm al-'Ala' saw me 444 00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:34,500 in a dream, 445 00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:36,500 seeing a flowing river beneath me. 446 00:22:36,500 --> 00:22:38,500 So she mentioned that 447 00:22:38,500 --> 00:22:40,500 to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 448 00:22:40,500 --> 00:22:42,500 and he said: 449 00:22:42,500 --> 00:22:44,500 "That is his righteous deed, 450 00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:46,500 continuously flowing for him after his death." 451 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:48,759 So, who am I? 452 00:23:05,619 --> 00:23:07,619 The answer: 453 00:23:07,619 --> 00:23:09,619 'Uthman ibn Maz'un, may Allah be pleased with him. 454 00:23:15,910 --> 00:23:17,910 Exemplars, 455 00:23:17,910 --> 00:23:19,910 like a star that ascended 456 00:23:19,910 --> 00:23:21,910 and glistened! 457 00:23:21,910 --> 00:23:23,910 They filled life 458 00:23:23,910 --> 00:23:25,910 with glories 459 00:23:25,910 --> 00:23:27,910 through their deeds, 460 00:23:27,910 --> 00:23:29,910 and through them, the world of mankind 461 00:23:29,910 --> 00:23:31,910 shone brightly in pride! 462 00:23:31,910 --> 00:23:40,819 Pause, 463 00:23:40,819 --> 00:23:42,819 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, 464 00:23:42,819 --> 00:23:44,819 and the noble predecessors, 465 00:23:44,819 --> 00:23:46,819 the best of generations, 466 00:23:46,819 --> 00:23:48,819 in their heroic stances 467 00:23:48,819 --> 00:23:50,819 and exemplary character! 468 00:23:50,819 --> 00:23:52,819 A new "Who am I?": 469 00:23:52,819 --> 00:23:58,539 I am one of the Companions, 470 00:23:58,539 --> 00:24:00,539 from among the Emigrants. 471 00:24:00,539 --> 00:24:02,539 I was taken captive in the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance, 472 00:24:02,539 --> 00:24:04,539 and then they sold me 473 00:24:04,539 --> 00:24:06,539 in Mecca, 474 00:24:06,539 --> 00:24:08,539 where Umm Anmar 475 00:24:08,539 --> 00:24:10,539 al-Khuza'iyyah bought me. 476 00:24:10,539 --> 00:24:12,539 She apprenticed me to a blacksmith 477 00:24:12,539 --> 00:24:14,539 in Mecca to teach me 478 00:24:14,539 --> 00:24:16,539 the craft of sword-making, 479 00:24:16,539 --> 00:24:18,539 and how quickly I mastered it! 480 00:24:18,539 --> 00:24:20,759 And when I heard 481 00:24:20,759 --> 00:24:22,759 about the call of Islam, 482 00:24:22,759 --> 00:24:24,759 I went straight to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 483 00:24:24,759 --> 00:24:26,759 and listened to him. 484 00:24:26,759 --> 00:24:28,759 Then I stretched out my hand 485 00:24:28,759 --> 00:24:30,759 to him, 486 00:24:30,759 --> 00:24:32,759 and bore witness that there is no god but Allah, 487 00:24:32,759 --> 00:24:34,759 and that Muhammad 488 00:24:34,759 --> 00:24:37,660 is the Messenger of Allah. 489 00:24:37,660 --> 00:24:39,660 So when Umm Anmar learned 490 00:24:39,660 --> 00:24:41,660 of my accepting Islam, 491 00:24:41,660 --> 00:24:43,660 she flew into a rage and was consumed 492 00:24:43,660 --> 00:24:45,660 with fury. 493 00:24:45,660 --> 00:24:47,660 She brought her brother, Siba' ibn 'Abd al-'Uzza, 494 00:24:47,660 --> 00:24:49,660 and came to me. 495 00:24:49,660 --> 00:24:51,660 He said: 496 00:24:51,660 --> 00:24:53,660 "A report has reached us about you 497 00:24:53,660 --> 00:24:55,690 that we could hardly believe." 498 00:24:55,690 --> 00:24:57,690 I asked, "And what is it?" 499 00:24:57,690 --> 00:24:59,690 Siba' said: 500 00:24:59,690 --> 00:25:01,690 "It is rumored that you have apostatized 501 00:25:01,690 --> 00:25:03,690 and followed the youth of the Banu Hashim." 502 00:25:03,690 --> 00:25:05,750 I said calmly: 503 00:25:05,750 --> 00:25:07,750 "I have not apostatized; 504 00:25:07,750 --> 00:25:09,750 rather, I have believed in Allah 505 00:25:09,750 --> 00:25:11,750 alone, without any partner, 506 00:25:11,750 --> 00:25:13,750 and I have cast off your idols." 507 00:25:13,750 --> 00:25:15,880 No sooner had 508 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:17,880 my words touched their ears 509 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:19,880 than they pounced upon me. 510 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:21,880 They began beating me 511 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:23,880 with their hands and kicking me 512 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:25,880 with their feet, 513 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:27,880 and striking me with whatever hammers and pieces of iron 514 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:29,880 they could lay their hands 515 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:31,880 upon, 516 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:33,880 until I fell to the ground unconscious, 517 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:35,880 bleeding profusely, 518 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,809 with blood pouring from me. 519 00:25:38,809 --> 00:25:40,809 One day, I forged 520 00:25:40,809 --> 00:25:42,809 for al-'As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi 521 00:25:42,809 --> 00:25:44,809 a sword, 522 00:25:44,809 --> 00:25:46,809 and then I came to demand my payment from him. 523 00:25:46,809 --> 00:25:48,809 He said: "I will not pay you 524 00:25:48,809 --> 00:25:50,809 until you renounce Muhammad!" 525 00:25:50,809 --> 00:25:52,809 I said: 526 00:25:52,809 --> 00:25:54,809 "I will never renounce Muhammad, 527 00:25:54,809 --> 00:25:56,809 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 528 00:25:56,809 --> 00:25:58,809 even until Allah causes you to die 529 00:25:58,809 --> 00:26:00,809 and then brings you back to life!" 530 00:26:00,809 --> 00:26:02,940 He said: 531 00:26:02,940 --> 00:26:04,940 "When Allah causes me to die and then 532 00:26:04,940 --> 00:26:06,940 resurrects me, come 533 00:26:06,940 --> 00:26:08,940 to me, and I shall settle your debt." 534 00:26:08,940 --> 00:26:10,940 So Allah, 535 00:26:10,940 --> 00:26:12,940 the Exalted, revealed: 536 00:26:12,940 --> 00:26:14,940 "Have you seen the one who disbelieved 537 00:26:14,940 --> 00:26:16,940 in Our verses and said, 538 00:26:16,940 --> 00:26:18,940 'I will surely be given wealth and children'?" 539 00:26:20,940 --> 00:26:22,940 “Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent?” (19:78) 540 00:26:22,940 --> 00:26:24,940 "from the Most Merciful 541 00:26:24,940 --> 00:26:26,940 a covenant?" 542 00:26:26,940 --> 00:26:28,940 "No! We will record 543 00:26:28,940 --> 00:26:30,940 what he says and extend 544 00:26:30,940 --> 00:26:32,940 “Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment.” (19:79) 545 00:26:32,940 --> 00:26:34,940 "And We will inherit from him what 546 00:26:34,940 --> 00:26:36,940 he mentions, and he will come to Us 547 00:26:36,940 --> 00:26:39,579 all alone." 548 00:26:39,579 --> 00:26:41,579 And when the persecution by the polytheists intensified 549 00:26:41,579 --> 00:26:43,579 against us, 550 00:26:43,579 --> 00:26:45,579 I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 551 00:26:45,579 --> 00:26:47,579 while he was reclining on a cloak of his 552 00:26:47,579 --> 00:26:49,579 in the shade of the Ka'bah. 553 00:26:49,579 --> 00:26:51,579 I said: "O Messenger of Allah, 554 00:26:51,579 --> 00:26:53,579 will you not pray to Allah for our relief? 555 00:26:53,579 --> 00:26:55,579 Will you not seek victory 556 00:26:55,579 --> 00:26:57,740 for us?" 557 00:26:57,740 --> 00:26:59,740 Thereupon he, peace be upon him, sat upright, 558 00:26:59,740 --> 00:27:01,740 his face flushed red, 559 00:27:01,740 --> 00:27:03,769 and said: 560 00:27:03,769 --> 00:27:05,769 "Among those who came before you, 561 00:27:05,769 --> 00:27:07,769 a person would be combed with iron combs, 562 00:27:07,769 --> 00:27:09,769 tearing away down to his bones 563 00:27:09,769 --> 00:27:11,769 the flesh or sinew, 564 00:27:11,769 --> 00:27:13,769 yet that would not turn him away 565 00:27:13,769 --> 00:27:15,769 from his religion! 566 00:27:15,769 --> 00:27:17,769 And a saw would be placed upon the parting of his head, 567 00:27:17,769 --> 00:27:19,769 sawing him into two halves, 568 00:27:19,769 --> 00:27:21,769 yet that would not turn him away 569 00:27:21,769 --> 00:27:23,829 from his religion! 570 00:27:23,829 --> 00:27:25,829 By Allah, Allah will surely bring this matter to full fruition, 571 00:27:25,829 --> 00:27:27,829 until 572 00:27:27,829 --> 00:27:29,829 a rider will travel from Sanaa 573 00:27:29,829 --> 00:27:31,829 to Hadramawt, 574 00:27:31,829 --> 00:27:33,829 fearing none but Allah 575 00:27:33,829 --> 00:27:36,859 and the wolf for his sheep." 576 00:27:36,859 --> 00:27:38,859 One day, I entered 577 00:27:38,859 --> 00:27:40,859 upon 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, 578 00:27:40,859 --> 00:27:42,859 and he asked me 579 00:27:42,859 --> 00:27:44,859 about the harshest treatment I had endured at the hands of the polytheists. 580 00:27:44,859 --> 00:27:46,859 So I uncovered my back 581 00:27:46,859 --> 00:27:48,859 and said: 582 00:27:48,859 --> 00:27:50,859 "Look, O Commander 583 00:27:50,859 --> 00:27:52,890 of the Faithful!" 584 00:27:52,890 --> 00:27:54,890 'Umar said: 585 00:27:54,890 --> 00:27:56,950 "I have never seen anything like what I see today!" 586 00:27:56,950 --> 00:27:58,950 I said: "They kindled for me 587 00:27:58,950 --> 00:28:00,950 a fire, and nothing extinguished it 588 00:28:00,950 --> 00:28:02,950 except the fat melting from my back." 589 00:28:02,950 --> 00:28:05,819 Later in life, I became wealthy 590 00:28:05,819 --> 00:28:07,819 after enduring poverty, 591 00:28:07,819 --> 00:28:09,819 and I came to possess of gold 592 00:28:09,819 --> 00:28:11,819 and silver what I had never 593 00:28:11,819 --> 00:28:13,880 dreamed of possessing. 594 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:15,880 So I placed my wealth 595 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:17,880 in an open spot in the house, 596 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:19,880 known to all those in need 597 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:21,880 from among the poor and the needy, 598 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:23,880 nor was I harsh with him. 599 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:25,880 as a bond, and I did not waste 600 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,880 placed a lock upon it. 601 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,880 and you permitted them to do so. 602 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,880 and they would come to my house, 603 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:33,880 and taking from it whatever they wish. 604 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:35,880 without even being asked. 605 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,140 or seeking permission, 606 00:28:38,140 --> 00:28:40,519 "Then who am I?" 607 00:28:40,519 --> 00:28:43,509 The best of generations 608 00:28:43,509 --> 00:28:46,059 both in pausing and continuing. 609 00:28:46,059 --> 00:28:48,059 followed the Messenger, peace be upon him. 610 00:28:48,059 --> 00:28:50,059 "When he hastens," or he said, 611 00:28:50,059 --> 00:28:52,819 They used to be 612 00:28:52,819 --> 00:28:54,819 they are given rain from the clouds. 613 00:28:54,819 --> 00:28:56,819 our lives. 614 00:28:56,819 --> 00:28:58,819 Khabbab 615 00:28:58,819 --> 00:29:00,819 may Allah be pleased with him. 616 00:29:00,819 --> 00:29:02,819 They departed. 617 00:29:02,819 --> 00:29:04,819 and instilled it deep within their conscience, 618 00:29:04,819 --> 00:29:06,819 a question. 619 00:29:06,819 --> 00:29:08,819 Are they comparable to them? 620 00:29:08,819 --> 00:29:10,819 A star that rose high and shone brightly, 621 00:29:10,819 --> 00:29:12,819 They filled life 622 00:29:12,819 --> 00:29:14,819 Boastfully, 623 00:29:14,819 --> 00:29:16,819 through their actions, 624 00:29:16,819 --> 00:29:18,819 and flourished because of them, 625 00:29:18,819 --> 00:29:20,819 the worldly life of mankind 626 00:29:20,819 --> 00:29:26,279 and guided them, 627 00:29:26,279 --> 00:29:28,279 He paused. 628 00:29:28,279 --> 00:29:30,279 and came to know the Companions, 629 00:29:30,279 --> 00:29:32,279 as well as the scholars and those of the highest standing. 630 00:29:32,279 --> 00:29:34,279 "Revive the centuries," 631 00:29:34,279 --> 00:29:36,279 noble stances. 632 00:29:36,279 --> 00:29:38,279 And for instance... 633 00:29:38,279 --> 00:29:40,279 A new challenge 634 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:45,670 "Who am I?" 635 00:29:45,670 --> 00:29:47,670 and the Companions 636 00:29:47,670 --> 00:29:49,670 from among the earliest Emigrants (Muhajirun), 637 00:29:49,670 --> 00:29:51,670 I embraced Islam along with my father, 638 00:29:51,670 --> 00:29:53,670 and we emigrated to Medina. 639 00:29:53,670 --> 00:29:55,799 were known for their strength 640 00:29:55,799 --> 00:29:57,799 as well as strength and valor. 641 00:29:57,799 --> 00:29:59,799 as well as physical strength, alongside 642 00:29:59,799 --> 00:30:01,930 agility and swift movement 643 00:30:01,930 --> 00:30:03,930 That is why I used to carry out the task 644 00:30:03,930 --> 00:30:05,930 a passing thought, which is the movement 645 00:30:05,930 --> 00:30:07,930 the captives and the oppressed 646 00:30:07,930 --> 00:30:09,930 of the Muslims from Mecca 647 00:30:09,930 --> 00:30:12,630 secretly to Medina. 648 00:30:12,630 --> 00:30:14,630 On one occasion, 649 00:30:14,630 --> 00:30:16,630 and I promised a man from among the Muslim captives, 650 00:30:16,630 --> 00:30:18,630 in Mecca, so that I might carry it. 651 00:30:18,630 --> 00:30:20,660 to Madinah. 652 00:30:20,660 --> 00:30:22,660 So I came until I reached it, 653 00:30:22,660 --> 00:30:24,660 to the shade of a wall in Mecca. 654 00:30:24,660 --> 00:30:26,660 And it was a night 655 00:30:26,660 --> 00:30:28,759 It was a moonlit night, and she saw 656 00:30:28,759 --> 00:30:30,759 A prostitute from Mecca. 657 00:30:30,759 --> 00:30:32,759 known as 658 00:30:32,759 --> 00:30:34,980 'Inaq, and 'Inaq was... 659 00:30:34,980 --> 00:30:36,980 This is a friend of mine. 660 00:30:36,980 --> 00:30:38,980 in the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah), 661 00:30:38,980 --> 00:30:40,980 She recognized me and called out to me. 662 00:30:40,980 --> 00:30:42,980 until I spend the night 663 00:30:43,980 --> 00:30:45,980 But I refused and said to her, 664 00:30:45,980 --> 00:30:47,980 "O 'Anaq!" 665 00:30:47,980 --> 00:30:49,980 Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, 666 00:30:49,980 --> 00:30:51,980 has indeed forbidden fornication and adultery. 667 00:30:51,980 --> 00:30:54,140 Thereupon, 'Inaq grew furious with me. 668 00:30:54,140 --> 00:30:56,140 and cried out at the top of her voice, 669 00:30:56,140 --> 00:30:58,140 and to lower her voice, 670 00:30:58,140 --> 00:31:00,140 at that place and said: 671 00:31:00,140 --> 00:31:02,140 "O people of Mecca! 672 00:31:02,140 --> 00:31:04,140 This is the man who 673 00:31:04,140 --> 00:31:06,140 he ransoms your captives, 674 00:31:06,140 --> 00:31:08,140 So the people took heed. 675 00:31:08,140 --> 00:31:10,140 and eight of them followed me. 676 00:31:10,140 --> 00:31:12,140 so I fled until 677 00:31:12,140 --> 00:31:14,140 I entered a cave in a mountain. 678 00:31:14,140 --> 00:31:16,269 And men arrived, 679 00:31:16,269 --> 00:31:18,269 They were looking for me. 680 00:31:18,269 --> 00:31:20,269 until they stood right over my head. 681 00:31:20,269 --> 00:31:22,269 at the entrance of the cave. 682 00:31:22,269 --> 00:31:24,269 so Allah blinded their sight. 683 00:31:24,269 --> 00:31:26,269 from seeing me, so they returned. 684 00:31:26,269 --> 00:31:28,940 And two nights later, 685 00:31:28,940 --> 00:31:30,940 I returned to my companion. 686 00:31:30,940 --> 00:31:32,940 So she carried him. 687 00:31:32,940 --> 00:31:34,940 He was a heavy-set man. 688 00:31:34,940 --> 00:31:36,940 so I undid his shackles. 689 00:31:36,940 --> 00:31:38,940 and we traveled until 690 00:31:38,940 --> 00:31:41,039 We arrived in Medina, 691 00:31:41,039 --> 00:31:43,039 So I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 692 00:31:43,039 --> 00:31:45,039 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 693 00:31:45,039 --> 00:31:47,039 and told him what had happened. 694 00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:49,039 with me, and then I said, 695 00:31:49,039 --> 00:31:51,039 "O Messenger of Allah," 696 00:31:51,039 --> 00:31:53,039 "May I marry ‘Anaq?" 697 00:31:53,039 --> 00:31:55,069 So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) held back 698 00:31:55,069 --> 00:31:57,069 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 699 00:31:57,069 --> 00:31:59,069 and he did not reply to me. 700 00:31:59,069 --> 00:32:01,069 anything until 701 00:32:01,069 --> 00:32:03,069 this verse was revealed. 702 00:32:03,069 --> 00:32:05,069 The fornicator does not 703 00:32:05,069 --> 00:32:07,069 ...marries none except an adulteress, 704 00:32:07,069 --> 00:32:09,170 or an idolatress. 705 00:32:09,170 --> 00:32:11,170 So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, recited it to me. 706 00:32:11,170 --> 00:32:13,170 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 707 00:32:13,170 --> 00:32:15,170 And he said, 708 00:32:15,170 --> 00:32:17,170 "Do not marry her." 709 00:32:17,170 --> 00:32:20,160 So I turned away from her. 710 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:22,160 And in the third year, 711 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,160 after the Hijrah. 712 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,160 I went out with a detachment on a reconnaissance mission to scout. 713 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:28,160 news of the polytheists, 714 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,160 So we mentioned this to a clan from Hudhayl. 715 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,160 it will be said to them, 716 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:34,160 Banu Lihyan 717 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:36,160 So they followed us shortly thereafter. 718 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,160 consisting of one hundred archers and one hundred foot soldiers. 719 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,160 until they caught up with us. 720 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,160 and they surrounded us. 721 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,160 And they said to you, 722 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:46,160 the covenant and the pledge, for 723 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,160 You have come down to us. 724 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:50,160 "Shall we not kill a man among you?" 725 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,160 So three of them surrendered and were taken captive, 726 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,160 from among us, whereas 727 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:56,160 I and the rest [of us], and so we said, 728 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,160 As for us, however, we do not. 729 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,160 that we submit to the protection of a disbeliever. 730 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,160 so we fought them. 731 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:04,160 until we were killed. 732 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:06,160 in an event known as 733 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,380 with animal dung. 734 00:33:08,380 --> 00:33:10,960 So who am I? 735 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:14,529 The best reward and example... 736 00:33:14,529 --> 00:33:17,099 He followed the Messenger, peace be upon him. 737 00:33:17,099 --> 00:33:19,099 when he strives. 738 00:33:19,099 --> 00:33:21,170 or he said, 739 00:33:21,170 --> 00:33:23,170 They were here. 740 00:33:23,170 --> 00:33:25,170 They bring rain to the clouds of our lives. 741 00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:27,170 The answer is: 742 00:33:27,170 --> 00:33:29,170 Marthad ibn Abi Marthad 743 00:33:29,170 --> 00:33:31,170 May Allah be pleased with him. 744 00:33:31,170 --> 00:33:33,170 They departed. 745 00:33:33,170 --> 00:33:35,170 and instill it deep within the conscience. 746 00:33:35,170 --> 00:33:37,170 a question. 747 00:33:37,170 --> 00:33:41,170 Like a star that ascended high and shone brilliantly, 748 00:33:41,170 --> 00:33:43,170 They filled this life. 749 00:33:43,170 --> 00:33:45,170 boastfully. 750 00:33:45,170 --> 00:33:47,170 through their actual deeds. 751 00:33:47,170 --> 00:33:49,170 and the world flourished through them, 752 00:33:49,170 --> 00:33:51,170 among all creation in grace. 753 00:33:51,170 --> 00:33:59,339 Stop. 754 00:33:59,339 --> 00:34:01,380 Paused. 755 00:34:01,380 --> 00:34:05,380 and come to know the Companions, the scholars, and prominent figures. 756 00:34:05,380 --> 00:34:07,380 The best of generations 757 00:34:07,380 --> 00:34:09,380 in its stances and as an exemplar. 758 00:34:09,380 --> 00:34:11,380 It presents a serious challenge 759 00:34:11,380 --> 00:34:13,380 "Who am I?" 760 00:34:13,380 --> 00:34:18,800 I am a young boy. 761 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:20,800 to Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah. 762 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:22,829 my family is from the land of 763 00:34:22,829 --> 00:34:24,929 Nineveh in Iraq. 764 00:34:24,929 --> 00:34:26,929 a tribe raided us. 765 00:34:26,929 --> 00:34:28,929 from the Arab tribes. 766 00:34:28,929 --> 00:34:30,929 and they took me as a captive. 767 00:34:30,929 --> 00:34:32,929 And they sold me in the Hijaz. 768 00:34:32,929 --> 00:34:34,929 "I was a Christian woman." 769 00:34:34,929 --> 00:34:36,929 I work in an orchard 770 00:34:36,929 --> 00:34:38,929 to my masters wherever they may be. 771 00:34:38,929 --> 00:34:40,929 It is called Qarn al-Tha'alib. 772 00:34:40,929 --> 00:34:44,050 near Ta'if 773 00:34:44,050 --> 00:34:46,050 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out 774 00:34:46,050 --> 00:34:48,050 from al-Ta'if. 775 00:34:48,050 --> 00:34:50,050 anxious and sorrowful 776 00:34:50,050 --> 00:34:52,050 After their nobles drove him away 777 00:34:52,050 --> 00:34:54,050 And they incited [the fools] against him. 778 00:34:54,050 --> 00:34:56,050 their foolish ones and their slaves 779 00:34:56,050 --> 00:34:58,050 Thus, they used to revile him. 780 00:34:58,050 --> 00:35:00,050 And they were shouting at him. 781 00:35:00,050 --> 00:35:02,239 And they pelted him with stones. 782 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:04,239 So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out. 783 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:06,239 wandering aimlessly, lost in thought 784 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:08,239 And he did not regain consciousness. 785 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:10,239 except when I reached Qarn al-Tha'alib. 786 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:12,429 So he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sought refuge. 787 00:35:12,429 --> 00:35:14,429 ...to a vineyard. 788 00:35:14,429 --> 00:35:16,429 To my masters 789 00:35:16,429 --> 00:35:18,940 A degree of emotion was stirred. 790 00:35:18,940 --> 00:35:20,940 concerning the two sons of Rabi'ah 791 00:35:20,940 --> 00:35:22,940 When they saw the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 792 00:35:22,940 --> 00:35:24,940 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 793 00:35:24,940 --> 00:35:26,980 So leave me be. 794 00:35:26,980 --> 00:35:28,980 And they both said to me, 795 00:35:28,980 --> 00:35:30,980 Take a cluster of grapes. 796 00:35:30,980 --> 00:35:32,980 And take him to that one. 797 00:35:32,980 --> 00:35:35,260 A man 798 00:35:35,260 --> 00:35:37,260 So I did it, without even realizing. 799 00:35:37,260 --> 00:35:39,260 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 800 00:35:39,260 --> 00:35:41,489 And when she gave birth to her, 801 00:35:41,489 --> 00:35:43,489 So I placed it before him. 802 00:35:43,489 --> 00:35:45,489 He extended his hand to him and said, 803 00:35:45,489 --> 00:35:47,489 In the name of Allah 804 00:35:47,489 --> 00:35:49,489 Then he ate. 805 00:35:49,489 --> 00:35:51,489 So I said, "If..." 806 00:35:51,489 --> 00:35:53,489 No one would say such a thing. 807 00:35:53,489 --> 00:35:55,619 The people of this town 808 00:35:55,619 --> 00:35:57,619 So he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me: 809 00:35:57,619 --> 00:35:59,619 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who 810 00:35:59,619 --> 00:36:01,619 "Which land are you from?" 811 00:36:01,619 --> 00:36:03,619 I said, "I am a Christian." 812 00:36:03,619 --> 00:36:05,619 From Nineveh. 813 00:36:05,619 --> 00:36:07,619 He said, "Did you believe?" 814 00:36:07,619 --> 00:36:09,619 The village of the righteous man 815 00:36:09,619 --> 00:36:11,619 Yunus ibn Matta 816 00:36:11,619 --> 00:36:13,780 I said to him, 817 00:36:13,780 --> 00:36:15,780 And what could make you realize who Jonah was? 818 00:36:15,780 --> 00:36:17,780 Whereupon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 819 00:36:17,780 --> 00:36:19,780 "That is my brother." 820 00:36:19,780 --> 00:36:21,780 He was a prophet 821 00:36:21,780 --> 00:36:24,000 "And I am a Prophet." 822 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,000 So I bent over his hands, kissing them. 823 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,000 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 824 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,000 And his feet. 825 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,000 I would kiss them both and weep for joy. 826 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,000 Ibn Rabi'ah said, 827 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:36,000 One to the other. 828 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,000 As for your young slave boy, 829 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:40,000 He has ruined it for you. 830 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,320 So when I reached the two of them, 831 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,320 He said to me, 832 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:46,320 Woe to you, what is this? 833 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,320 I said to them both, 834 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,320 There is no good left on the earth. 835 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:52,579 Who is this man? 836 00:36:52,579 --> 00:36:54,860 So who am I? 837 00:36:54,860 --> 00:36:57,820 "The best of generations..." 838 00:36:57,820 --> 00:37:00,239 as a pause and as a model. 839 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:02,239 He followed the Messenger. 840 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:04,239 If he strives—or he said— 841 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,369 They were 842 00:37:06,369 --> 00:37:08,909 They were given rain to drink through the clouds. 843 00:37:08,909 --> 00:37:10,909 The answer: 844 00:37:10,909 --> 00:37:12,909 Addas 845 00:37:12,909 --> 00:37:14,909 May Allah be pleased with him. 846 00:37:14,909 --> 00:37:17,389 They departed and cast down their loads. 847 00:37:17,389 --> 00:37:19,389 In the conscience 848 00:37:19,389 --> 00:37:21,389 A question 849 00:37:21,389 --> 00:37:23,389 Is there anyone like them? 850 00:37:23,389 --> 00:37:25,389 A star rose into the night sky and shone brightly. 851 00:37:25,389 --> 00:37:27,389 They filled life with purpose. 852 00:37:27,389 --> 00:37:29,389 Boasting 853 00:37:29,389 --> 00:37:31,389 By their actions 854 00:37:31,389 --> 00:37:33,389 And through them, the world flourished. 855 00:37:33,389 --> 00:37:35,389 A guide for all creation. 856 00:37:35,389 --> 00:37:44,210 Stop. 857 00:37:44,210 --> 00:37:47,139 He paused. 858 00:37:47,139 --> 00:37:49,139 And get to know the Companions and the scholars. 859 00:37:49,139 --> 00:37:51,139 and precious items. 860 00:37:51,139 --> 00:37:53,360 through the generations 861 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:55,360 stance and example. 862 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,360 "I will speak about my grandfather." 863 00:37:57,360 --> 00:38:03,389 "Who am I?" 864 00:38:03,389 --> 00:38:05,389 I am among the Companions. 865 00:38:05,389 --> 00:38:07,389 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 866 00:38:07,389 --> 00:38:09,389 From among the Ansar 867 00:38:09,389 --> 00:38:11,389 And among the companions of the Qur'an 868 00:38:11,389 --> 00:38:13,389 and I am a judge. 869 00:38:13,389 --> 00:38:15,389 Damascus. 870 00:38:15,389 --> 00:38:17,389 and the sage of this Ummah, 871 00:38:17,389 --> 00:38:19,389 and that I am among the ascetics and devout worshippers. 872 00:38:19,389 --> 00:38:22,130 She embraced Islam. 873 00:38:22,130 --> 00:38:24,130 having arrived late on the day of Badr. 874 00:38:24,130 --> 00:38:26,130 when I used to keep an idol in 875 00:38:26,130 --> 00:38:28,190 my home, worshiping Him, 876 00:38:28,190 --> 00:38:30,190 Then 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah came. 877 00:38:30,190 --> 00:38:32,190 and Muhammad ibn Maslamah, 878 00:38:32,190 --> 00:38:34,190 — may Allah be pleased with them both — to 879 00:38:34,190 --> 00:38:36,190 my house, and it broke. 880 00:38:36,190 --> 00:38:38,219 my idol," and the two of them left. 881 00:38:38,219 --> 00:38:40,219 So I returned and saw what 882 00:38:40,219 --> 00:38:42,219 befell my gods." 883 00:38:42,219 --> 00:38:44,219 So I began piecing the idol back together. 884 00:38:44,219 --> 00:38:46,219 and I say: "Woe to you! 885 00:38:46,219 --> 00:38:48,219 Has he not been described? 886 00:38:48,219 --> 00:38:50,289 Why did you not defend yourself? 887 00:38:50,289 --> 00:38:52,289 My wife said, 888 00:38:52,289 --> 00:38:54,289 If your god were of any benefit, 889 00:38:54,289 --> 00:38:56,289 or ward off harm from anyone. 890 00:38:56,289 --> 00:38:58,289 he would have defended himself. 891 00:38:58,289 --> 00:39:00,289 and its benefit, 892 00:39:00,289 --> 00:39:02,289 So I said to her, "You have spoken the truth." 893 00:39:02,289 --> 00:39:04,289 "Prepare some water for me in the washbasin." 894 00:39:04,289 --> 00:39:06,289 So she performed the ritual bath (ghusl). 895 00:39:06,289 --> 00:39:08,289 and she put on a fine garment. 896 00:39:08,289 --> 00:39:10,289 Then I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 897 00:39:10,289 --> 00:39:12,289 May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. 898 00:39:12,289 --> 00:39:15,019 and she embraced Islam. 899 00:39:15,019 --> 00:39:17,019 and I had been a merchant prior to Islam. 900 00:39:17,019 --> 00:39:19,019 So when she embraced Islam, 901 00:39:19,019 --> 00:39:21,019 She combined trade 902 00:39:21,019 --> 00:39:23,019 and worship. 903 00:39:23,019 --> 00:39:25,019 and thus it did not gather together 904 00:39:25,019 --> 00:39:27,019 So I gave up trade, 905 00:39:27,019 --> 00:39:29,019 and dedicated herself constantly to worship. 906 00:39:29,019 --> 00:39:31,019 and recited the Qur'an, 907 00:39:31,019 --> 00:39:33,019 and I used to fast during the day, 908 00:39:33,019 --> 00:39:35,019 and I stand in prayer during the night, 909 00:39:35,019 --> 00:39:37,019 Until Salman, may Allah be pleased with him, said to me: 910 00:39:37,019 --> 00:39:39,019 when he saw my condition. 911 00:39:39,019 --> 00:39:41,019 in my house. 912 00:39:41,019 --> 00:39:43,119 and He heard the complaint of my wife, 913 00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:45,119 Indeed, your body has a right over you, 914 00:39:45,119 --> 00:39:47,119 truly. 915 00:39:47,119 --> 00:39:49,119 and your Lord has a right over you, 916 00:39:49,119 --> 00:39:51,119 your family has a right over you, 917 00:39:51,119 --> 00:39:53,119 Fast and break your fast. 918 00:39:53,119 --> 00:39:55,119 pray, and be intimate with your wife. 919 00:39:55,119 --> 00:39:57,119 and give all that 920 00:39:57,119 --> 00:39:59,340 It is indeed an absolute truth. 921 00:39:59,340 --> 00:40:01,340 So when she mentioned that to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 922 00:40:01,340 --> 00:40:03,340 May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 923 00:40:03,340 --> 00:40:05,340 He said: 924 00:40:05,340 --> 00:40:08,210 Salman spoke the truth. 925 00:40:08,210 --> 00:40:10,210 The Commander of the Faithful sent me. 926 00:40:10,210 --> 00:40:12,210 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. 927 00:40:12,210 --> 00:40:14,210 to the Levant 928 00:40:14,210 --> 00:40:16,210 He is the most knowledgeable of people regarding the Qur'an. 929 00:40:16,210 --> 00:40:18,210 And the most profound of them in their understanding of the religion. 930 00:40:18,210 --> 00:40:20,210 So, I began by teaching the Qur'an. 931 00:40:20,210 --> 00:40:22,210 And I was the first among them to 932 00:40:22,210 --> 00:40:24,210 The tradition of Qur'an memorization circles. 933 00:40:24,210 --> 00:40:26,369 In Islam 934 00:40:26,369 --> 00:40:28,369 Where he used to gather with me 935 00:40:28,369 --> 00:40:30,369 More than a thousand men. 936 00:40:30,369 --> 00:40:32,369 He then assigned to every ten [people] 937 00:40:32,369 --> 00:40:34,369 Among them are those who have been taught. 938 00:40:34,369 --> 00:40:36,369 And I was making the rounds among them. 939 00:40:36,369 --> 00:40:38,369 standing. 940 00:40:38,369 --> 00:40:40,369 Once a man among them has mastered it 941 00:40:40,369 --> 00:40:42,369 He then turned toward me. 942 00:40:42,369 --> 00:40:44,369 Let him present his recitation to me. 943 00:40:44,369 --> 00:40:47,969 I also participated in the military conquests. 944 00:40:47,969 --> 00:40:49,969 Islamic 945 00:40:49,969 --> 00:40:51,969 Then, when we conquered Cyprus 946 00:40:51,969 --> 00:40:53,969 I passed by the captives. 947 00:40:53,969 --> 00:40:56,059 So I wept. 948 00:40:56,059 --> 00:40:58,059 So they said to me 949 00:40:58,059 --> 00:41:00,059 You weep on a day like this. 950 00:41:00,059 --> 00:41:02,059 Through which Allah granted honor. 951 00:41:02,059 --> 00:41:04,190 Islam and its people. 952 00:41:04,190 --> 00:41:06,190 So I said 953 00:41:06,190 --> 00:41:08,190 While this Ummah 954 00:41:08,190 --> 00:41:10,190 A manifest and overwhelming force. 955 00:41:10,190 --> 00:41:12,190 When they disobeyed Allah 956 00:41:12,190 --> 00:41:14,320 They encountered what you see. 957 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:16,320 How insignificant the servants are in the sight of Allah. 958 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:18,320 If they disobey. 959 00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:21,119 And I was sixty years old. 960 00:41:21,119 --> 00:41:23,119 And three hundred intimate friends for the sake of Allah. 961 00:41:23,119 --> 00:41:25,119 I pray for them. 962 00:41:25,119 --> 00:41:27,119 In my prayer. 963 00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:29,119 So ask me about that. 964 00:41:29,119 --> 00:41:31,119 So I said, "It is not." 965 00:41:31,119 --> 00:41:33,119 A man praying for his brother. 966 00:41:33,119 --> 00:41:35,119 Regarding the Unseen. 967 00:41:35,119 --> 00:41:37,119 Except that Allah appoints two angels over him. 968 00:41:37,119 --> 00:41:39,119 They both say: 969 00:41:39,119 --> 00:41:41,179 And you shall have the like thereof. 970 00:41:41,179 --> 00:41:43,179 Should I not desire that you pray for me? 971 00:41:43,179 --> 00:41:45,570 The angels, so who am I? 972 00:41:45,570 --> 00:41:50,289 The best of the generations. 973 00:41:50,289 --> 00:41:52,289 As an example, 974 00:41:52,289 --> 00:41:54,289 He followed the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 975 00:41:54,289 --> 00:41:56,289 When he strives 976 00:41:56,289 --> 00:41:58,289 Or they both said. 977 00:41:58,289 --> 00:42:00,349 They were here. 978 00:42:00,349 --> 00:42:02,349 They water the unseen aspects of our lives. 979 00:42:02,349 --> 00:42:04,349 'Uwaymir ibn Zayd 980 00:42:04,349 --> 00:42:06,349 The Ansar 981 00:42:06,349 --> 00:42:08,349 May Allah be pleased with him. 982 00:42:08,349 --> 00:42:10,349 They departed and cast aside 983 00:42:10,349 --> 00:42:12,349 Within the conscience, there is a question. 984 00:42:12,349 --> 00:42:14,349 Is there anyone like them? 985 00:42:14,349 --> 00:42:16,349 A star has risen. 986 00:42:16,349 --> 00:42:18,349 And it shone brilliantly. 987 00:42:18,349 --> 00:42:20,349 They filled life with meaning. 988 00:42:20,349 --> 00:42:22,349 boasting 989 00:42:22,349 --> 00:42:24,349 By their actions. 990 00:42:24,349 --> 00:42:26,349 And they were adorned by them. 991 00:42:26,349 --> 00:42:28,349 The worldly life of all creation. 992 00:42:28,349 --> 00:42:30,349 Darkness