WEBVTT 00:00:00.530 --> 00:00:03.529 Pause, 00:00:03.529 --> 00:00:08.529 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:00:12.529 --> 00:00:16.530 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.530 --> 00:00:21.949 I am one of the female Companions, 00:00:21.949 --> 00:00:24.949 an Ansari woman from the Banu al-Najjar, 00:00:24.949 --> 00:00:27.949 and one of the early converts to Islam. 00:00:27.949 --> 00:00:29.949 My paternal grandmother 00:00:29.949 --> 00:00:31.949 was the mother of seven sons, 00:00:31.949 --> 00:00:36.950 all of whom witnessed Badr alongside the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:00:36.950 --> 00:00:38.950 Among them was my father, 00:00:38.950 --> 00:00:40.950 who slew Abu Jahl 00:00:40.950 --> 00:00:43.950 and fell as a martyr in that battle. 00:00:43.950 --> 00:00:46.950 My supplications were answered by Allah. 00:00:46.950 --> 00:00:54.009 I embraced Islam in Medina before the Prophet's emigration to it, 00:00:54.009 --> 00:00:57.009 while I was still a young girl. 00:00:57.009 --> 00:01:02.070 When the Prophet (peace be upon him) arrived in Medina 00:01:02.070 --> 00:01:07.069 and stayed at the house of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:01:07.069 --> 00:01:10.069 I went out with the young maidens of Banu al-Najjar, 00:01:10.069 --> 00:01:15.069 rejoicing at his arrival (peace be upon him). 00:01:15.069 --> 00:01:17.140 We were chanting: 00:01:17.140 --> 00:01:20.140 "We are maidens of Banu al-Najjar; 00:01:20.140 --> 00:01:24.140 how wonderful a neighbor is Muhammad!" 00:01:24.140 --> 00:01:28.299 Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 00:01:28.299 --> 00:01:32.420 "Allah knows that I truly love you." 00:01:32.420 --> 00:01:37.420 The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to honor the Ansar and their children, 00:01:37.420 --> 00:01:43.310 giving them every care and attention. 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. 00:01:50.340 --> 00:01:53.340 I accompanied the Muslims in the Battle of Badr, 00:01:53.340 --> 00:01:59.340 taking an active part in giving water to the sick and treating the wounded. 00:01:59.340 --> 00:02:02.439 Six of my paternal uncles took part in Badr, 00:02:02.439 --> 00:02:05.439 where two of them were martyred. 00:02:05.439 --> 00:02:08.439 My father was also among those who fought at Badr; 00:02:08.439 --> 00:02:11.439 he killed Abu Jahl there 00:02:11.439 --> 00:02:15.439 and then fought on until he was slain (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:21.439 On the day of Badr, we left grief and pain in the hearts of the polytheists. 00:02:21.439 --> 00:02:26.659 Later, I set out with the Prophet (peace be upon him) for the 'Umrah, 00:02:26.659 --> 00:02:30.659 and I gave him the Pledge of Ridwan beneath the tree. 00:02:30.659 --> 00:02:34.659 I accompanied him on his military expeditions alongside the women, 00:02:34.659 --> 00:02:39.659 giving water to the fighters, serving them, and tending to the wounded, 00:02:39.659 --> 00:02:44.659 and transporting the slain and wounded back to Medina. 00:02:44.659 --> 00:02:49.659 I enjoyed the care and attention of the Prophet (peace be upon him); 00:02:49.659 --> 00:02:54.750 he even visited me on the morning of my wedding to honor me, 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. 00:03:00.750 --> 00:03:06.750 I used to send the Prophet (peace be upon him) gifts of the food he liked, 00:03:06.750 --> 00:03:14.909 and he would eat at my home, accept my gift, and honor me. 00:03:14.909 --> 00:03:17.620 So, who am I? 00:03:17.620 --> 00:03:22.639 The best of generations in character and example, 00:03:22.639 --> 00:03:27.639 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:32.830 They were here, quenching our spiritual thirst... 00:03:32.830 --> 00:03:37.830 The answer: Al-Rabi' bint Mu'awwidh ibn 'Afra' (may Allah be pleased with her). 00:03:37.830 --> 00:03:42.830 They departed, leaving a lingering question in the conscience: 00:03:42.830 --> 00:03:47.830 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 00:03:47.830 --> 00:03:52.830 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:03:52.830 --> 00:03:57.830 and by them the fleeting world was made radiant. 00:03:57.830 --> 00:04:14.330 Pause, and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures, 00:04:14.330 --> 00:04:18.459 the best of generations in stances and exemplary conduct. 00:04:18.459 --> 00:04:22.459 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:04:22.459 --> 00:04:30.819 I am one of the Companions, from the Azd and Ghamid tribes. 00:04:30.819 --> 00:04:35.879 I migrated to Medina, met the Prophet (peace be upon him), 00:04:35.879 --> 00:04:39.879 and attained the honor of his companionship and fighting alongside him. 00:04:39.879 --> 00:04:42.879 I became known as "the Slayer of the Sorcerer." 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:50.779 That was because an emir in Iraq had a sorcerer who deceived the people's minds: 00:04:50.779 --> 00:04:53.779 the sorcerer would strike off a man's head, 00:04:53.779 --> 00:04:56.779 then shout at him, and the man would stand up, 00:04:56.779 --> 00:04:59.779 with his head restored to him. 00:04:59.779 --> 00:05:02.899 Then he would make them believe he was striking his own head, 00:05:02.899 --> 00:05:06.899 tossing it away, then running to fetch it, 00:05:06.899 --> 00:05:08.899 and returning it to its place. 00:05:08.899 --> 00:05:12.899 The people would exclaim: "Glory be to Allah! 00:05:12.899 --> 00:05:15.160 He brings the dead to life!" 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:18.160 The sorcerer would also enter through a she-camel's mouth 00:05:18.160 --> 00:05:21.160 and exit from her rear, 00:05:21.160 --> 00:05:23.160 and enter through a donkey's rear 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:25.259 and exit from its mouth. 00:05:25.259 --> 00:05:28.259 When I witnessed those antics of the sorcerer 00:05:28.259 --> 00:05:30.259 and how the people were being led astray by him, 00:05:30.259 --> 00:05:33.259 I rose, drew my sword, 00:05:33.259 --> 00:05:35.259 walked up to the sorcerer, 00:05:35.259 --> 00:05:38.259 sought refuge in Allah from Satan, 00:05:38.259 --> 00:05:42.290 and struck him down, killing him. 00:05:42.290 --> 00:05:45.290 I said: "If he is truthful, 00:05:45.290 --> 00:05:47.290 let him bring himself back to life!" 00:05:47.290 --> 00:05:53.319 And I recited: ﴾Will you then succumb to sorcery while you can see?﴿ 00:05:53.319 --> 00:05:55.509 The emir grew furious with me 00:05:55.509 --> 00:05:58.509 and ordered the guards to imprison me. 00:05:58.509 --> 00:06:00.639 While I was in confinement, 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:03.639 the prison warden came to me; 00:06:03.639 --> 00:06:06.639 he was pleased with what I had done, 00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:08.639 so he set me free and said: 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:13.639 "Go, and may Allah never question me about you!" 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:15.769 So, who am I? 00:06:15.769 --> 00:06:22.180 The best of examples, 00:06:22.180 --> 00:06:27.730 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke, 00:06:29.870 --> 00:06:32.579 watering the souls with life... 00:06:32.579 --> 00:06:38.579 The answer: Jundab ibn Ka'b al-Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him). 00:06:38.579 --> 00:06:43.579 They departed, leaving a lingering question in the conscience: 00:06:43.579 --> 00:06:48.579 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 00:06:48.579 --> 00:06:53.579 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:06:53.579 --> 00:06:58.579 and by them the fleeting world was made radiant. 00:06:58.579 --> 00:07:11.810 Pause, and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures, 00:07:11.810 --> 00:07:15.970 the best of generations in stances and exemplary conduct. 00:07:15.970 --> 00:07:17.970 A new challenge: 00:07:17.970 --> 00:07:19.970 Who am I? 00:07:19.970 --> 00:07:25.980 I am one of the female Companions, 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). 00:07:29.980 --> 00:07:35.170 I arrived in Mecca among women from the Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr, 00:07:35.170 --> 00:07:39.170 seeking suckling infants in a year of severe drought. 00:07:39.170 --> 00:07:41.259 I had come riding a female donkey of mine, 00:07:41.259 --> 00:07:44.259 which had lagged behind the caravan due to weakness, 00:07:44.259 --> 00:07:48.259 accompanied by my husband, our infant boy, and an old she-camel. 00:07:48.259 --> 00:07:50.259 By Allah, we could not sleep at night 00:07:50.259 --> 00:07:53.259 because of the crying of our infant boy, 00:07:53.259 --> 00:07:56.259 for he found nothing in my breasts to satisfy him, 00:07:56.259 --> 00:07:59.259 nor did our she-camel yield anything to nourish him. 00:07:59.259 --> 00:08:02.000 When we reached Mecca, 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:05.000 by Allah, there was not a single woman among us 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:10.000 to whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was not offered; 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:13.060 but whenever we were told that he was an orphan, 00:08:13.060 --> 00:08:16.060 we refused him, saying: 00:08:16.060 --> 00:08:19.060 "What can his mother possibly do for us?" 00:08:19.060 --> 00:08:22.290 So my companions returned with suckling infants, 00:08:23.290 --> 00:08:26.290 while I alone failed to secure a baby. 00:08:26.290 --> 00:08:28.290 I said to my husband: 00:08:28.290 --> 00:08:32.289 "Perhaps I should go back to that orphan and take him, 00:08:32.289 --> 00:08:36.289 for I hate to return without a suckling infant." 00:08:36.289 --> 00:08:40.289 He replied: "There is no harm in doing so, if you wish." 00:08:40.289 --> 00:08:43.350 So I went back to him and took him. 00:08:43.350 --> 00:08:47.090 By Allah, no sooner had I taken him 00:08:47.090 --> 00:08:49.090 and brought him back to my mount, 00:08:49.090 --> 00:08:51.090 placing him in my lap, 00:08:51.090 --> 00:08:55.090 than my breasts overflowed with as much milk as he desired. 00:08:55.090 --> 00:08:59.090 He drank, and his foster brother drank, until both were completely satisfied. 00:08:59.090 --> 00:09:02.120 Then my husband went to that old she-camel of ours, 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:04.120 and behold, her udder was full of milk! 00:09:04.120 --> 00:09:06.120 He milked her, 00:09:06.120 --> 00:09:09.120 and he drank, and I drank, until we were fully satisfied, 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:12.120 and we spent the most blessed of nights. 00:09:12.120 --> 00:09:15.120 In the morning, my husband said to me: 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:20.120 "By Allah, I truly believe you have taken a blessed soul!" 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:24.409 We then set out on our return journey to our desert dwelling, 00:09:24.409 --> 00:09:28.409 and by Allah, my donkey outpaced the rest of the caravan, 00:09:28.409 --> 00:09:31.409 so much so that my female companions would say: 00:09:31.409 --> 00:09:34.409 "Woe to you, O daughter of Abu Dhu'ayb! 00:09:34.409 --> 00:09:38.409 Is this the very same donkey you rode when you set out with us?" 00:09:38.409 --> 00:09:42.409 I would reply: "Yes, by Allah, it is the very same one!" 00:09:42.409 --> 00:09:45.570 We finally arrived at the land of Banu Sa'd, 00:09:45.570 --> 00:09:49.570 and I knew of no land on Allah's earth more barren than it. 00:09:50.570 --> 00:09:53.570 Yet my sheep would go out to graze in the morning 00:09:53.570 --> 00:09:56.570 and return in the evening full and brimming with milk, 00:09:56.570 --> 00:09:59.570 so we would milk whatever we wished, 00:09:59.570 --> 00:10:02.570 while the people's flocks did not yield a single drop. 00:10:02.570 --> 00:10:07.570 All of that was through the blessing of the Prophet (peace be upon him). 00:10:07.570 --> 00:10:11.500 Years later, after the campaigns of Hunayn and al-Ta'if, 00:10:11.500 --> 00:10:14.500 the Prophet (peace be upon him) stayed 00:10:14.500 --> 00:10:17.500 at al-Ji'ranah, distributing the spoils of war. 00:10:17.500 --> 00:10:21.500 I came to him, and when I drew near him, 00:10:21.500 --> 00:10:24.500 he welcomed me and spread out his cloak for me, 00:10:24.500 --> 00:10:28.529 and I sat upon it. The people asked: 00:10:28.529 --> 00:10:33.529 "Who is this woman whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) honors so?" 00:10:33.529 --> 00:10:36.529 Some of them answered, saying: 00:10:36.529 --> 00:10:39.529 "This is his mother who nursed him." 00:10:39.529 --> 00:10:42.850 So, who am I? 00:10:53.940 --> 00:11:00.740 The answer: Halimah al-Sa'diyyah (may Allah be pleased with her). 00:11:00.740 --> 00:11:05.740 They departed, leaving a lingering question in the conscience: 00:11:05.740 --> 00:11:10.740 Has any star ever risen and shone like them? 00:11:10.740 --> 00:11:15.740 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:11:15.740 --> 00:11:19.740 and by them the world of Allah was made radiant. 00:11:19.740 --> 00:11:31.740 Pause, and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures, 00:11:31.740 --> 00:11:35.740 the finest of generations in stances and exemplary conduct. 00:11:35.740 --> 00:11:39.860 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:11:39.860 --> 00:11:42.860 I am one of the senior Companions, 00:11:42.860 --> 00:11:45.860 renowned for courage and cunning strategy. 00:11:45.860 --> 00:11:52.059 I embraced Islam after the campaigns of Hunayn and al-Ta'if, 00:11:52.059 --> 00:11:55.059 witnessed the Pledge of Ridwan, 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. 00:12:02.220 --> 00:12:06.220 The reason for my conversion was that a group from Banu Malik 00:12:06.220 --> 00:12:11.059 resolved to go as a delegation to al-Muqawqis, the ruler of Egypt, 00:12:11.059 --> 00:12:16.059 bearing gifts for him so as to obtain some wealth from him. 00:12:16.059 --> 00:12:19.059 I resolved to go with them, 00:12:20.059 --> 00:12:24.059 hoping that I might receive something from him as well. 00:12:24.059 --> 00:12:28.059 I traveled with them until we were admitted into his presence. 00:12:28.059 --> 00:12:32.059 He looked at the leader of the party from Banu Malik, 00:12:32.059 --> 00:12:35.059 brought him near, and seated him beside him. 00:12:35.059 --> 00:12:39.059 He then asked him: "Are all of you from Banu Malik?" 00:12:39.059 --> 00:12:44.059 He replied: "Yes, except for one man," pointing to me. 00:12:44.059 --> 00:12:47.059 Thus, I was the least esteemed of the group; 00:12:47.059 --> 00:12:50.149 indeed, I was the most insignificant of the group to him. 00:12:50.149 --> 00:12:54.149 The ruler was pleased with their gifts and granted them handsome rewards, 00:12:54.149 --> 00:12:58.149 whereas he gave me a trivial thing scarcely worth mentioning. 00:12:58.149 --> 00:13:00.149 We then departed from his court, 00:13:00.149 --> 00:13:03.409 and my companions headed to the market 00:13:03.409 --> 00:13:06.409 to buy gifts for their families, 00:13:06.409 --> 00:13:10.409 yet none of them offered to share anything with me. 00:13:10.409 --> 00:13:13.759 They set out on the return journey carrying wine, 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:15.759 and they began drinking. 00:13:15.759 --> 00:13:17.759 I resolved to kill them; 00:13:17.759 --> 00:13:21.759 so I feigned illness, wrapped my head, and said: 00:13:21.759 --> 00:13:24.759 "I have no desire to drink, 00:13:24.759 --> 00:13:26.759 "Rather, I will serve you drinks." 00:13:26.759 --> 00:13:28.759 So they did not suspect anything. 00:13:28.759 --> 00:13:30.759 I began pouring drinks for them, 00:13:30.759 --> 00:13:33.759 filling their cups one after another, 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:36.759 while they drank without realizing, 00:13:36.759 --> 00:13:38.759 until they fell asleep completely drunk. 00:13:38.759 --> 00:13:40.759 Then I leaped upon them 00:13:40.759 --> 00:13:42.759 and killed them all— 00:13:42.759 --> 00:13:45.759 they were thirteen men in total— 00:13:45.759 --> 00:13:47.759 and I took everything they had with them. 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:50.950 But I could not return to my people 00:13:50.950 --> 00:13:53.080 after what I had done. 00:13:53.080 --> 00:13:56.080 So I arrived before the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:13:56.080 --> 00:13:58.080 in Medina, 00:13:58.080 --> 00:14:00.080 and found him sitting in the mosque 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:02.080 with his Companions. 00:14:02.080 --> 00:14:04.080 I greeted him with peace 00:14:04.080 --> 00:14:06.080 and informed him of what I had done. 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:10.080 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:12.080 "As for your Islam, we accept it; 00:14:12.080 --> 00:14:16.080 but we will not take anything from their wealth, 00:14:16.080 --> 00:14:18.080 for this was treachery, 00:14:18.080 --> 00:14:20.080 and there is no good in treachery." 00:14:20.080 --> 00:14:22.179 I was filled with regret and bewilderment, 00:14:22.179 --> 00:14:24.179 and I said, 00:14:24.179 --> 00:14:28.179 "I only killed them while I was still upon the religion of my people, 00:14:28.179 --> 00:14:30.179 and now I have embraced Islam just this moment." 00:14:30.179 --> 00:14:34.179 He, peace be upon him, replied, 00:14:34.179 --> 00:14:38.179 "Indeed, Islam wipes away whatever came before it." 00:14:38.179 --> 00:14:41.559 And my uncle, 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud, paid 00:14:41.559 --> 00:14:43.559 blood money on behalf of those people. 00:14:43.559 --> 00:14:47.740 I was one of the shrewdest minds among the Arabs, 00:14:47.740 --> 00:14:49.740 and I never fell into a difficult predicament 00:14:49.740 --> 00:14:52.740 without finding a way out of it. 00:14:52.740 --> 00:14:54.779 Among such instances was 00:14:54.779 --> 00:14:56.779 that 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:14:56.779 --> 00:14:58.779 appointed me governor over Bahrain, 00:14:58.779 --> 00:15:00.779 but the local people disliked me, 00:15:00.779 --> 00:15:02.779 so 'Umar dismissed me. 00:15:02.779 --> 00:15:04.779 Yet they feared he might reinstate me over them, 00:15:04.779 --> 00:15:07.779 so their chief among the local non-Arabs said, 00:15:07.779 --> 00:15:10.779 "If you do as I command you, 00:15:10.779 --> 00:15:12.779 he will not send him back to us." 00:15:12.779 --> 00:15:14.779 They said, "We will do it; 00:15:14.779 --> 00:15:16.779 what do you command us?" 00:15:16.779 --> 00:15:18.779 He said, 00:15:18.779 --> 00:15:20.779 "Collect one hundred thousand dirhams, 00:15:20.779 --> 00:15:22.779 so that I may take them to 'Umar 00:15:22.779 --> 00:15:24.779 and say to him: 00:15:24.779 --> 00:15:26.779 'The governor whom 00:15:26.779 --> 00:15:28.779 you appointed over us 00:15:28.779 --> 00:15:30.779 breached his trust 00:15:30.779 --> 00:15:32.779 and handed this sum over to me 00:15:32.779 --> 00:15:34.840 from the public treasury.'" 00:15:34.840 --> 00:15:36.840 So they gathered one hundred thousand for him, 00:15:36.840 --> 00:15:38.840 and he came to 'Umar. 00:15:39.840 --> 00:15:42.870 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, summoned me 00:15:42.870 --> 00:15:44.870 and questioned me, 00:15:44.870 --> 00:15:46.870 so I said, 00:15:46.870 --> 00:15:48.870 "By Allah, he has lied, O Commander of the Believers! 00:15:48.870 --> 00:15:50.870 It was actually two hundred thousand." 00:15:50.870 --> 00:15:52.870 He asked, 00:15:52.870 --> 00:15:54.870 "What drove you to do this?" 00:15:54.870 --> 00:15:56.870 I said, 00:15:56.870 --> 00:15:58.870 "My large family and dire need; 00:15:58.870 --> 00:16:00.870 and now, 00:16:00.870 --> 00:16:02.870 let them return it to the public treasury!" 00:16:02.870 --> 00:16:04.970 'Umar said to the non-Arab man, 00:16:04.970 --> 00:16:06.970 "What do you say?" 00:16:06.970 --> 00:16:08.970 He said, 00:16:08.970 --> 00:16:10.970 "No, by Allah! 00:16:10.970 --> 00:16:12.970 I will certainly tell you the truth: 00:16:12.970 --> 00:16:14.970 by Allah, he never gave me anything, 00:16:14.970 --> 00:16:16.970 neither little nor much! 00:16:16.970 --> 00:16:18.970 It was merely a trick 00:16:18.970 --> 00:16:21.159 so that he would not be returned to govern us." 00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:23.159 'Umar looked at me 00:16:23.159 --> 00:16:25.159 and asked, 00:16:25.159 --> 00:16:27.190 "What did you intend by this doing of yours?" 00:16:27.190 --> 00:16:29.190 I said, 00:16:29.190 --> 00:16:31.190 "The vile man lied against me, 00:16:31.190 --> 00:16:33.639 so I wished to humiliate him." 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:36.860 So, who am I? 00:16:36.860 --> 00:16:39.620 They followed the best generations as a guiding model 00:16:39.620 --> 00:16:41.620 and an exemplar; 00:16:41.620 --> 00:16:43.620 they followed the Messenger 00:16:43.620 --> 00:16:45.620 whenever he strove or spoke. 00:16:45.620 --> 00:16:47.750 They were here, 00:16:47.750 --> 00:16:49.940 showering the clouds of grace upon 00:16:49.940 --> 00:16:51.940 our lives. 00:16:51.940 --> 00:16:53.940 Al-Mughirah 00:16:53.940 --> 00:16:55.940 Ibn Shu'bah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:16:55.940 --> 00:16:58.299 They departed, 00:16:58.299 --> 00:17:00.299 casting into our conscience 00:17:00.299 --> 00:17:02.299 a question: 00:17:02.299 --> 00:17:04.299 Has there ever been 00:17:04.299 --> 00:17:06.299 a star that ascended and shone like them? 00:17:06.299 --> 00:17:08.299 They filled life 00:17:08.299 --> 00:17:10.299 with glorious deeds 00:17:10.299 --> 00:17:12.299 through their actions, 00:17:12.299 --> 00:17:14.299 and through them, 00:17:14.299 --> 00:17:16.299 the world of mankind flourished. 00:17:16.299 --> 00:17:22.259 Splendidly. 00:17:22.259 --> 00:17:24.809 Pause, 00:17:24.809 --> 00:17:26.809 and learn about the Companions, 00:17:26.809 --> 00:17:28.809 the scholars, and the foremost figures— 00:17:28.809 --> 00:17:30.809 the best of generations 00:17:30.809 --> 00:17:32.809 in their stances 00:17:32.809 --> 00:17:34.809 and exemplary character. 00:17:34.809 --> 00:17:36.809 A new challenge: 00:17:36.809 --> 00:17:42.170 Who am I? 00:17:42.170 --> 00:17:44.170 Among the Companions, 00:17:44.170 --> 00:17:46.390 from the nobles of Mecca, 00:17:46.390 --> 00:17:48.390 I was the leader of the Quraysh caravan 00:17:48.390 --> 00:17:50.390 that escaped on the day of Badr; 00:17:50.390 --> 00:17:52.549 I was the head of Quraysh 00:17:52.549 --> 00:17:54.549 and their commander on the day of Uhud 00:17:54.549 --> 00:17:56.549 and on the day of the Trench. 00:17:56.549 --> 00:17:58.549 I had my lapses 00:17:58.549 --> 00:18:00.680 and grave errors, 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:02.680 but Allah rescued me 00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:04.680 through His mercy and bounty. 00:18:04.680 --> 00:18:06.740 So I embraced Islam on the Day of Conquest, 00:18:06.740 --> 00:18:08.740 semi-reluctantly, 00:18:08.740 --> 00:18:10.740 fearful, 00:18:10.740 --> 00:18:12.779 yet I attested to my Islam. 00:18:12.779 --> 00:18:14.779 I was among the shrewdest of the Arabs, 00:18:14.779 --> 00:18:16.779 and among their foremost men of counsel 00:18:16.779 --> 00:18:18.779 and honor. 00:18:18.779 --> 00:18:20.779 I witnessed the Battle of Hunayn, 00:18:20.779 --> 00:18:22.779 and the Messenger of Allah, 00:18:22.779 --> 00:18:24.779 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave me 00:18:24.779 --> 00:18:26.779 from the spoils 00:18:26.779 --> 00:18:28.779 one hundred camels 00:18:28.779 --> 00:18:30.779 and forty ounces of gold, 00:18:30.779 --> 00:18:35.079 reconciling my heart thereby. 00:18:35.079 --> 00:18:37.079 And after embracing Islam, 00:18:37.079 --> 00:18:39.079 I participated alongside the Messenger of Allah, 00:18:39.079 --> 00:18:41.079 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:18:41.079 --> 00:18:43.079 at Ta'if, 00:18:43.079 --> 00:18:45.109 where my eye was put out that day; 00:18:45.109 --> 00:18:47.109 then my other eye was put out 00:18:47.109 --> 00:18:49.109 on the day of Yarmuk. 00:18:49.109 --> 00:18:51.109 Yet I did not abandon jihad; 00:18:51.109 --> 00:18:53.109 I used to go out with the armies 00:18:53.109 --> 00:18:55.109 even though I was blind, 00:18:55.109 --> 00:18:57.109 inciting the squadrons 00:18:57.109 --> 00:18:59.109 and crying out: 00:18:59.109 --> 00:19:01.109 "Allah, Allah! 00:19:01.109 --> 00:19:03.109 You are the defenders of Islam 00:19:03.109 --> 00:19:05.109 and the stronghold of the Arabs, 00:19:05.109 --> 00:19:07.109 while they are the defenders of polytheism 00:19:07.109 --> 00:19:09.140 and the stronghold of the Byzantines! 00:19:09.140 --> 00:19:11.140 O Lord, this is one of Your decisive days! 00:19:11.140 --> 00:19:13.140 O Allah, 00:19:13.140 --> 00:19:15.140 send down Your victory! 00:19:15.140 --> 00:19:17.140 O victory of Allah, 00:19:17.140 --> 00:19:19.980 draw near!" 00:19:19.980 --> 00:19:21.980 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married 00:19:21.980 --> 00:19:23.980 my daughter, Umm Habibah, 00:19:23.980 --> 00:19:26.009 and thereby I became 00:19:26.009 --> 00:19:28.009 his father-in-law, upon him be blessings 00:19:28.009 --> 00:19:30.359 and peace. 00:19:30.359 --> 00:19:36.809 So, who am I? 00:19:36.809 --> 00:19:38.809 In upright guidance and example, 00:19:38.809 --> 00:19:40.809 following the Messenger 00:19:40.809 --> 00:19:42.809 whenever he strove or spoke. 00:19:42.809 --> 00:19:44.809 He spoke: 00:19:44.809 --> 00:19:46.809 They were here, watering 00:19:46.809 --> 00:19:49.130 the sorrow of life. 00:19:49.130 --> 00:19:51.130 Abu Sufyan, 00:19:51.130 --> 00:19:53.130 Sakhr Ibn Harb, 00:19:53.130 --> 00:19:55.130 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:19:55.130 --> 00:19:57.130 They departed, casting 00:19:57.130 --> 00:19:59.130 into the conscience a question: 00:19:59.130 --> 00:20:01.130 Has there ever been 00:20:01.130 --> 00:20:03.130 a star that ascended 00:20:03.130 --> 00:20:05.130 and shone like them? 00:20:05.130 --> 00:20:07.130 They filled life 00:20:07.130 --> 00:20:09.130 with glorious deeds through their action, 00:20:09.130 --> 00:20:11.130 and it flourished. 00:20:11.130 --> 00:20:13.130 Pause! 00:20:13.130 --> 00:20:15.130 Pause, 00:20:15.130 --> 00:20:23.049 and learn about the Companions, 00:20:23.049 --> 00:20:25.049 the scholars, 00:20:25.049 --> 00:20:27.049 and the distinguished luminaries. 00:20:27.049 --> 00:20:29.049 A new challenge: 00:20:29.049 --> 00:20:31.210 Who am I? 00:20:31.210 --> 00:20:33.210 I am a Companion 00:20:33.210 --> 00:20:35.210 from among the Emigrants (Muhajirun). 00:20:35.210 --> 00:20:40.539 I embraced Islam among the very first to accept it 00:20:40.539 --> 00:20:42.539 from the people of Mecca. 00:20:42.539 --> 00:20:44.599 I migrated to Abyssinia, 00:20:44.599 --> 00:20:46.599 then returned, 00:20:46.599 --> 00:20:48.599 then migrated again, 00:20:48.599 --> 00:20:50.599 enduring exile after exile, 00:20:50.599 --> 00:20:52.759 and then I migrated to Medina. 00:20:52.759 --> 00:20:54.759 I had forbidden wine 00:20:54.759 --> 00:20:56.759 upon myself even before Islam, 00:20:56.759 --> 00:20:58.759 and I said: 00:20:58.759 --> 00:21:00.759 "I shall never drink an intoxicating beverage 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:02.759 that steals my senses, 00:21:02.759 --> 00:21:04.759 makes me a laughingstock to those who are lower 00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:06.759 than me, 00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:08.759 and drives me to marry 00:21:08.759 --> 00:21:11.910 my own close female kin." 00:21:11.910 --> 00:21:13.910 And while in Medina, 00:21:13.910 --> 00:21:15.910 I asked permission from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:21:15.910 --> 00:21:17.910 to practice celibacy and ascetic withdrawal. 00:21:17.910 --> 00:21:19.910 And he said: 00:21:19.910 --> 00:21:21.910 "Are you not called to balanced worship?" 00:21:21.910 --> 00:21:23.910 And he did not grant me permission, 00:21:23.910 --> 00:21:25.910 but said: 00:21:25.910 --> 00:21:27.910 "Do you not have in me 00:21:27.910 --> 00:21:29.910 an excellent example?" 00:21:29.910 --> 00:21:31.910 I replied, "Yes, indeed." 00:21:31.910 --> 00:21:33.910 He said: 00:21:33.910 --> 00:21:36.869 "For I approach women, 00:21:36.869 --> 00:21:38.869 I eat meat, 00:21:38.869 --> 00:21:40.869 and I fast and break my fast." 00:21:40.869 --> 00:21:42.869 I fought in the Battle of Badr 00:21:42.869 --> 00:21:45.099 alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:21:45.099 --> 00:21:47.099 and after I returned to Medina, 00:21:47.099 --> 00:21:49.099 I remained there 00:21:49.099 --> 00:21:51.099 until my appointed time came, 00:21:51.099 --> 00:21:53.099 and my soul departed. 00:21:53.099 --> 00:21:55.190 Thereupon wept 00:21:55.190 --> 00:21:57.190 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:21:57.190 --> 00:21:59.190 over me, 00:21:59.190 --> 00:22:01.190 until his tears flowed down 00:22:01.190 --> 00:22:03.190 upon his cheek. 00:22:03.190 --> 00:22:05.190 And he said: 00:22:05.190 --> 00:22:07.190 "Depart, O Abu al-Sa'ib! 00:22:07.190 --> 00:22:09.190 For you have left this world 00:22:09.190 --> 00:22:11.190 without having become entangled with any of it, 00:22:11.190 --> 00:22:14.220 in the least." 00:22:14.220 --> 00:22:16.220 I was buried in al-Baqi', 00:22:16.220 --> 00:22:18.220 being the very first of the Emigrants to die 00:22:18.220 --> 00:22:20.220 in Medina, 00:22:20.220 --> 00:22:22.220 and the first of them to be buried in al-Baqi'. 00:22:22.220 --> 00:22:24.250 And he placed— 00:22:24.250 --> 00:22:26.250 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him— 00:22:26.250 --> 00:22:28.250 a stone upon my grave 00:22:28.250 --> 00:22:30.500 so that he might recognize it. 00:22:30.500 --> 00:22:32.500 Umm al-'Ala' saw me 00:22:32.500 --> 00:22:34.500 in a dream, 00:22:34.500 --> 00:22:36.500 seeing a flowing river beneath me. 00:22:36.500 --> 00:22:38.500 So she mentioned that 00:22:38.500 --> 00:22:40.500 to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:22:40.500 --> 00:22:42.500 and he said: 00:22:42.500 --> 00:22:44.500 "That is his righteous deed, 00:22:44.500 --> 00:22:46.500 continuously flowing for him after his death." 00:22:46.500 --> 00:22:48.759 So, who am I? 00:23:05.619 --> 00:23:07.619 The answer: 00:23:07.619 --> 00:23:09.619 'Uthman ibn Maz'un, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:23:15.910 --> 00:23:17.910 Exemplars, 00:23:17.910 --> 00:23:19.910 like a star that ascended 00:23:19.910 --> 00:23:21.910 and glistened! 00:23:21.910 --> 00:23:23.910 They filled life 00:23:23.910 --> 00:23:25.910 with glories 00:23:25.910 --> 00:23:27.910 through their deeds, 00:23:27.910 --> 00:23:29.910 and through them, the world of mankind 00:23:29.910 --> 00:23:31.910 shone brightly in pride! 00:23:31.910 --> 00:23:40.819 Pause, 00:23:40.819 --> 00:23:42.819 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, 00:23:42.819 --> 00:23:44.819 and the noble predecessors, 00:23:44.819 --> 00:23:46.819 the best of generations, 00:23:46.819 --> 00:23:48.819 in their heroic stances 00:23:48.819 --> 00:23:50.819 and exemplary character! 00:23:50.819 --> 00:23:52.819 A new "Who am I?": 00:23:52.819 --> 00:23:58.539 I am one of the Companions, 00:23:58.539 --> 00:24:00.539 from among the Emigrants. 00:24:00.539 --> 00:24:02.539 I was taken captive in the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance, 00:24:02.539 --> 00:24:04.539 and then they sold me 00:24:04.539 --> 00:24:06.539 in Mecca, 00:24:06.539 --> 00:24:08.539 where Umm Anmar 00:24:08.539 --> 00:24:10.539 al-Khuza'iyyah bought me. 00:24:10.539 --> 00:24:12.539 She apprenticed me to a blacksmith 00:24:12.539 --> 00:24:14.539 in Mecca to teach me 00:24:14.539 --> 00:24:16.539 the craft of sword-making, 00:24:16.539 --> 00:24:18.539 and how quickly I mastered it! 00:24:18.539 --> 00:24:20.759 And when I heard 00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:22.759 about the call of Islam, 00:24:22.759 --> 00:24:24.759 I went straight to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:24:24.759 --> 00:24:26.759 and listened to him. 00:24:26.759 --> 00:24:28.759 Then I stretched out my hand 00:24:28.759 --> 00:24:30.759 to him, 00:24:30.759 --> 00:24:32.759 and bore witness that there is no god but Allah, 00:24:32.759 --> 00:24:34.759 and that Muhammad 00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:37.660 is the Messenger of Allah. 00:24:37.660 --> 00:24:39.660 So when Umm Anmar learned 00:24:39.660 --> 00:24:41.660 of my accepting Islam, 00:24:41.660 --> 00:24:43.660 she flew into a rage and was consumed 00:24:43.660 --> 00:24:45.660 with fury. 00:24:45.660 --> 00:24:47.660 She brought her brother, Siba' ibn 'Abd al-'Uzza, 00:24:47.660 --> 00:24:49.660 and came to me. 00:24:49.660 --> 00:24:51.660 He said: 00:24:51.660 --> 00:24:53.660 "A report has reached us about you 00:24:53.660 --> 00:24:55.690 that we could hardly believe." 00:24:55.690 --> 00:24:57.690 I asked, "And what is it?" 00:24:57.690 --> 00:24:59.690 Siba' said: 00:24:59.690 --> 00:25:01.690 "It is rumored that you have apostatized 00:25:01.690 --> 00:25:03.690 and followed the youth of the Banu Hashim." 00:25:03.690 --> 00:25:05.750 I said calmly: 00:25:05.750 --> 00:25:07.750 "I have not apostatized; 00:25:07.750 --> 00:25:09.750 rather, I have believed in Allah 00:25:09.750 --> 00:25:11.750 alone, without any partner, 00:25:11.750 --> 00:25:13.750 and I have cast off your idols." 00:25:13.750 --> 00:25:15.880 No sooner had 00:25:15.880 --> 00:25:17.880 my words touched their ears 00:25:17.880 --> 00:25:19.880 than they pounced upon me. 00:25:19.880 --> 00:25:21.880 They began beating me 00:25:21.880 --> 00:25:23.880 with their hands and kicking me 00:25:23.880 --> 00:25:25.880 with their feet, 00:25:25.880 --> 00:25:27.880 and striking me with whatever hammers and pieces of iron 00:25:27.880 --> 00:25:29.880 they could lay their hands 00:25:29.880 --> 00:25:31.880 upon, 00:25:31.880 --> 00:25:33.880 until I fell to the ground unconscious, 00:25:33.880 --> 00:25:35.880 bleeding profusely, 00:25:35.880 --> 00:25:38.809 with blood pouring from me. 00:25:38.809 --> 00:25:40.809 One day, I forged 00:25:40.809 --> 00:25:42.809 for al-'As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi 00:25:42.809 --> 00:25:44.809 a sword, 00:25:44.809 --> 00:25:46.809 and then I came to demand my payment from him. 00:25:46.809 --> 00:25:48.809 He said: "I will not pay you 00:25:48.809 --> 00:25:50.809 until you renounce Muhammad!" 00:25:50.809 --> 00:25:52.809 I said: 00:25:52.809 --> 00:25:54.809 "I will never renounce Muhammad, 00:25:54.809 --> 00:25:56.809 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:25:56.809 --> 00:25:58.809 even until Allah causes you to die 00:25:58.809 --> 00:26:00.809 and then brings you back to life!" 00:26:00.809 --> 00:26:02.940 He said: 00:26:02.940 --> 00:26:04.940 "When Allah causes me to die and then 00:26:04.940 --> 00:26:06.940 resurrects me, come 00:26:06.940 --> 00:26:08.940 to me, and I shall settle your debt." 00:26:08.940 --> 00:26:10.940 So Allah, 00:26:10.940 --> 00:26:12.940 the Exalted, revealed: 00:26:12.940 --> 00:26:14.940 "Have you seen the one who disbelieved 00:26:14.940 --> 00:26:16.940 in Our verses and said, 00:26:16.940 --> 00:26:18.940 'I will surely be given wealth and children'?" 00:26:20.940 --> 00:26:22.940 “Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent?” (19:78) 00:26:22.940 --> 00:26:24.940 "from the Most Merciful 00:26:24.940 --> 00:26:26.940 a covenant?" 00:26:26.940 --> 00:26:28.940 "No! We will record 00:26:28.940 --> 00:26:30.940 what he says and extend 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) 00:26:32.940 --> 00:26:34.940 "And We will inherit from him what 00:26:34.940 --> 00:26:36.940 he mentions, and he will come to Us 00:26:36.940 --> 00:26:39.579 all alone." 00:26:39.579 --> 00:26:41.579 And when the persecution by the polytheists intensified 00:26:41.579 --> 00:26:43.579 against us, 00:26:43.579 --> 00:26:45.579 I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:26:45.579 --> 00:26:47.579 while he was reclining on a cloak of his 00:26:47.579 --> 00:26:49.579 in the shade of the Ka'bah. 00:26:49.579 --> 00:26:51.579 I said: "O Messenger of Allah, 00:26:51.579 --> 00:26:53.579 will you not pray to Allah for our relief? 00:26:53.579 --> 00:26:55.579 Will you not seek victory 00:26:55.579 --> 00:26:57.740 for us?" 00:26:57.740 --> 00:26:59.740 Thereupon he, peace be upon him, sat upright, 00:26:59.740 --> 00:27:01.740 his face flushed red, 00:27:01.740 --> 00:27:03.769 and said: 00:27:03.769 --> 00:27:05.769 "Among those who came before you, 00:27:05.769 --> 00:27:07.769 a person would be combed with iron combs, 00:27:07.769 --> 00:27:09.769 tearing away down to his bones 00:27:09.769 --> 00:27:11.769 the flesh or sinew, 00:27:11.769 --> 00:27:13.769 yet that would not turn him away 00:27:13.769 --> 00:27:15.769 from his religion! 00:27:15.769 --> 00:27:17.769 And a saw would be placed upon the parting of his head, 00:27:17.769 --> 00:27:19.769 sawing him into two halves, 00:27:19.769 --> 00:27:21.769 yet that would not turn him away 00:27:21.769 --> 00:27:23.829 from his religion! 00:27:23.829 --> 00:27:25.829 By Allah, Allah will surely bring this matter to full fruition, 00:27:25.829 --> 00:27:27.829 until 00:27:27.829 --> 00:27:29.829 a rider will travel from Sanaa 00:27:29.829 --> 00:27:31.829 to Hadramawt, 00:27:31.829 --> 00:27:33.829 fearing none but Allah 00:27:33.829 --> 00:27:36.859 and the wolf for his sheep." 00:27:36.859 --> 00:27:38.859 One day, I entered 00:27:38.859 --> 00:27:40.859 upon 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:27:40.859 --> 00:27:42.859 and he asked me 00:27:42.859 --> 00:27:44.859 about the harshest treatment I had endured at the hands of the polytheists. 00:27:44.859 --> 00:27:46.859 So I uncovered my back 00:27:46.859 --> 00:27:48.859 and said: 00:27:48.859 --> 00:27:50.859 "Look, O Commander 00:27:50.859 --> 00:27:52.890 of the Faithful!" 00:27:52.890 --> 00:27:54.890 'Umar said: 00:27:54.890 --> 00:27:56.950 "I have never seen anything like what I see today!" 00:27:56.950 --> 00:27:58.950 I said: "They kindled for me 00:27:58.950 --> 00:28:00.950 a fire, and nothing extinguished it 00:28:00.950 --> 00:28:02.950 except the fat melting from my back." 00:28:02.950 --> 00:28:05.819 Later in life, I became wealthy 00:28:05.819 --> 00:28:07.819 after enduring poverty, 00:28:07.819 --> 00:28:09.819 and I came to possess of gold 00:28:09.819 --> 00:28:11.819 and silver what I had never 00:28:11.819 --> 00:28:13.880 dreamed of possessing. 00:28:13.880 --> 00:28:15.880 So I placed my wealth 00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:17.880 in an open spot in the house, 00:28:17.880 --> 00:28:19.880 known to all those in need 00:28:19.880 --> 00:28:21.880 from among the poor and the needy, 00:28:21.880 --> 00:28:23.880 nor was I harsh with him. 00:28:23.880 --> 00:28:25.880 as a bond, and I did not waste 00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:27.880 placed a lock upon it. 00:28:27.880 --> 00:28:29.880 and you permitted them to do so. 00:28:29.880 --> 00:28:31.880 and they would come to my house, 00:28:31.880 --> 00:28:33.880 and taking from it whatever they wish. 00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:35.880 without even being asked. 00:28:35.880 --> 00:28:38.140 or seeking permission, 00:28:38.140 --> 00:28:40.519 "Then who am I?" 00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:43.509 The best of generations 00:28:43.509 --> 00:28:46.059 both in pausing and continuing. 00:28:46.059 --> 00:28:48.059 followed the Messenger, peace be upon him. 00:28:48.059 --> 00:28:50.059 "When he hastens," or he said, 00:28:50.059 --> 00:28:52.819 They used to be 00:28:52.819 --> 00:28:54.819 they are given rain from the clouds. 00:28:54.819 --> 00:28:56.819 our lives. 00:28:56.819 --> 00:28:58.819 Khabbab 00:28:58.819 --> 00:29:00.819 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:29:00.819 --> 00:29:02.819 They departed. 00:29:02.819 --> 00:29:04.819 and instilled it deep within their conscience, 00:29:04.819 --> 00:29:06.819 a question. 00:29:06.819 --> 00:29:08.819 Are they comparable to them? 00:29:08.819 --> 00:29:10.819 A star that rose high and shone brightly, 00:29:10.819 --> 00:29:12.819 They filled life 00:29:12.819 --> 00:29:14.819 Boastfully, 00:29:14.819 --> 00:29:16.819 through their actions, 00:29:16.819 --> 00:29:18.819 and flourished because of them, 00:29:18.819 --> 00:29:20.819 the worldly life of mankind 00:29:20.819 --> 00:29:26.279 and guided them, 00:29:26.279 --> 00:29:28.279 He paused. 00:29:28.279 --> 00:29:30.279 and came to know the Companions, 00:29:30.279 --> 00:29:32.279 as well as the scholars and those of the highest standing. 00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:34.279 "Revive the centuries," 00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:36.279 noble stances. 00:29:36.279 --> 00:29:38.279 And for instance... 00:29:38.279 --> 00:29:40.279 A new challenge 00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:45.670 "Who am I?" 00:29:45.670 --> 00:29:47.670 and the Companions 00:29:47.670 --> 00:29:49.670 from among the earliest Emigrants (Muhajirun), 00:29:49.670 --> 00:29:51.670 I embraced Islam along with my father, 00:29:51.670 --> 00:29:53.670 and we emigrated to Medina. 00:29:53.670 --> 00:29:55.799 were known for their strength 00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:57.799 as well as strength and valor. 00:29:57.799 --> 00:29:59.799 as well as physical strength, alongside 00:29:59.799 --> 00:30:01.930 agility and swift movement 00:30:01.930 --> 00:30:03.930 That is why I used to carry out the task 00:30:03.930 --> 00:30:05.930 a passing thought, which is the movement 00:30:05.930 --> 00:30:07.930 the captives and the oppressed 00:30:07.930 --> 00:30:09.930 of the Muslims from Mecca 00:30:09.930 --> 00:30:12.630 secretly to Medina. 00:30:12.630 --> 00:30:14.630 On one occasion, 00:30:14.630 --> 00:30:16.630 and I promised a man from among the Muslim captives, 00:30:16.630 --> 00:30:18.630 in Mecca, so that I might carry it. 00:30:18.630 --> 00:30:20.660 to Madinah. 00:30:20.660 --> 00:30:22.660 So I came until I reached it, 00:30:22.660 --> 00:30:24.660 to the shade of a wall in Mecca. 00:30:24.660 --> 00:30:26.660 And it was a night 00:30:26.660 --> 00:30:28.759 It was a moonlit night, and she saw 00:30:28.759 --> 00:30:30.759 A prostitute from Mecca. 00:30:30.759 --> 00:30:32.759 known as 00:30:32.759 --> 00:30:34.980 'Inaq, and 'Inaq was... 00:30:34.980 --> 00:30:36.980 This is a friend of mine. 00:30:36.980 --> 00:30:38.980 in the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah), 00:30:38.980 --> 00:30:40.980 She recognized me and called out to me. 00:30:40.980 --> 00:30:42.980 until I spend the night 00:30:43.980 --> 00:30:45.980 But I refused and said to her, 00:30:45.980 --> 00:30:47.980 "O 'Anaq!" 00:30:47.980 --> 00:30:49.980 Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, 00:30:49.980 --> 00:30:51.980 has indeed forbidden fornication and adultery. 00:30:51.980 --> 00:30:54.140 Thereupon, 'Inaq grew furious with me. 00:30:54.140 --> 00:30:56.140 and cried out at the top of her voice, 00:30:56.140 --> 00:30:58.140 and to lower her voice, 00:30:58.140 --> 00:31:00.140 at that place and said: 00:31:00.140 --> 00:31:02.140 "O people of Mecca! 00:31:02.140 --> 00:31:04.140 This is the man who 00:31:04.140 --> 00:31:06.140 he ransoms your captives, 00:31:06.140 --> 00:31:08.140 So the people took heed. 00:31:08.140 --> 00:31:10.140 and eight of them followed me. 00:31:10.140 --> 00:31:12.140 so I fled until 00:31:12.140 --> 00:31:14.140 I entered a cave in a mountain. 00:31:14.140 --> 00:31:16.269 And men arrived, 00:31:16.269 --> 00:31:18.269 They were looking for me. 00:31:18.269 --> 00:31:20.269 until they stood right over my head. 00:31:20.269 --> 00:31:22.269 at the entrance of the cave. 00:31:22.269 --> 00:31:24.269 so Allah blinded their sight. 00:31:24.269 --> 00:31:26.269 from seeing me, so they returned. 00:31:26.269 --> 00:31:28.940 And two nights later, 00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:30.940 I returned to my companion. 00:31:30.940 --> 00:31:32.940 So she carried him. 00:31:32.940 --> 00:31:34.940 He was a heavy-set man. 00:31:34.940 --> 00:31:36.940 so I undid his shackles. 00:31:36.940 --> 00:31:38.940 and we traveled until 00:31:38.940 --> 00:31:41.039 We arrived in Medina, 00:31:41.039 --> 00:31:43.039 So I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 00:31:43.039 --> 00:31:45.039 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:47.039 and told him what had happened. 00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:49.039 with me, and then I said, 00:31:49.039 --> 00:31:51.039 "O Messenger of Allah," 00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:53.039 "May I marry ‘Anaq?" 00:31:53.039 --> 00:31:55.069 So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) held back 00:31:55.069 --> 00:31:57.069 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:31:57.069 --> 00:31:59.069 and he did not reply to me. 00:31:59.069 --> 00:32:01.069 anything until 00:32:01.069 --> 00:32:03.069 this verse was revealed. 00:32:03.069 --> 00:32:05.069 The fornicator does not 00:32:05.069 --> 00:32:07.069 ...marries none except an adulteress, 00:32:07.069 --> 00:32:09.170 or an idolatress. 00:32:09.170 --> 00:32:11.170 So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, recited it to me. 00:32:11.170 --> 00:32:13.170 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:32:13.170 --> 00:32:15.170 And he said, 00:32:15.170 --> 00:32:17.170 "Do not marry her." 00:32:17.170 --> 00:32:20.160 So I turned away from her. 00:32:20.160 --> 00:32:22.160 And in the third year, 00:32:22.160 --> 00:32:24.160 after the Hijrah. 00:32:24.160 --> 00:32:26.160 I went out with a detachment on a reconnaissance mission to scout. 00:32:26.160 --> 00:32:28.160 news of the polytheists, 00:32:28.160 --> 00:32:30.160 So we mentioned this to a clan from Hudhayl. 00:32:30.160 --> 00:32:32.160 it will be said to them, 00:32:32.160 --> 00:32:34.160 Banu Lihyan 00:32:34.160 --> 00:32:36.160 So they followed us shortly thereafter. 00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:38.160 consisting of one hundred archers and one hundred foot soldiers. 00:32:38.160 --> 00:32:40.160 until they caught up with us. 00:32:40.160 --> 00:32:42.160 and they surrounded us. 00:32:42.160 --> 00:32:44.160 And they said to you, 00:32:44.160 --> 00:32:46.160 the covenant and the pledge, for 00:32:46.160 --> 00:32:48.160 You have come down to us. 00:32:48.160 --> 00:32:50.160 "Shall we not kill a man among you?" 00:32:50.160 --> 00:32:52.160 So three of them surrendered and were taken captive, 00:32:52.160 --> 00:32:54.160 from among us, whereas 00:32:54.160 --> 00:32:56.160 I and the rest [of us], and so we said, 00:32:56.160 --> 00:32:58.160 As for us, however, we do not. 00:32:58.160 --> 00:33:00.160 that we submit to the protection of a disbeliever. 00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:02.160 so we fought them. 00:33:02.160 --> 00:33:04.160 until we were killed. 00:33:04.160 --> 00:33:06.160 in an event known as 00:33:06.160 --> 00:33:08.380 with animal dung. 00:33:08.380 --> 00:33:10.960 So who am I? 00:33:10.960 --> 00:33:14.529 The best reward and example... 00:33:14.529 --> 00:33:17.099 He followed the Messenger, peace be upon him. 00:33:17.099 --> 00:33:19.099 when he strives. 00:33:19.099 --> 00:33:21.170 or he said, 00:33:21.170 --> 00:33:23.170 They were here. 00:33:23.170 --> 00:33:25.170 They bring rain to the clouds of our lives. 00:33:25.170 --> 00:33:27.170 The answer is: 00:33:27.170 --> 00:33:29.170 Marthad ibn Abi Marthad 00:33:29.170 --> 00:33:31.170 May Allah be pleased with him. 00:33:31.170 --> 00:33:33.170 They departed. 00:33:33.170 --> 00:33:35.170 and instill it deep within the conscience. 00:33:35.170 --> 00:33:37.170 a question. 00:33:37.170 --> 00:33:41.170 Like a star that ascended high and shone brilliantly, 00:33:41.170 --> 00:33:43.170 They filled this life. 00:33:43.170 --> 00:33:45.170 boastfully. 00:33:45.170 --> 00:33:47.170 through their actual deeds. 00:33:47.170 --> 00:33:49.170 and the world flourished through them, 00:33:49.170 --> 00:33:51.170 among all creation in grace. 00:33:51.170 --> 00:33:59.339 Stop. 00:33:59.339 --> 00:34:01.380 Paused. 00:34:01.380 --> 00:34:05.380 and come to know the Companions, the scholars, and prominent figures. 00:34:05.380 --> 00:34:07.380 The best of generations 00:34:07.380 --> 00:34:09.380 in its stances and as an exemplar. 00:34:09.380 --> 00:34:11.380 It presents a serious challenge 00:34:11.380 --> 00:34:13.380 "Who am I?" 00:34:13.380 --> 00:34:18.800 I am a young boy. 00:34:18.800 --> 00:34:20.800 to Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah. 00:34:20.800 --> 00:34:22.829 my family is from the land of 00:34:22.829 --> 00:34:24.929 Nineveh in Iraq. 00:34:24.929 --> 00:34:26.929 a tribe raided us. 00:34:26.929 --> 00:34:28.929 from the Arab tribes. 00:34:28.929 --> 00:34:30.929 and they took me as a captive. 00:34:30.929 --> 00:34:32.929 And they sold me in the Hijaz. 00:34:32.929 --> 00:34:34.929 "I was a Christian woman." 00:34:34.929 --> 00:34:36.929 I work in an orchard 00:34:36.929 --> 00:34:38.929 to my masters wherever they may be. 00:34:38.929 --> 00:34:40.929 It is called Qarn al-Tha'alib. 00:34:40.929 --> 00:34:44.050 near Ta'if 00:34:44.050 --> 00:34:46.050 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out 00:34:46.050 --> 00:34:48.050 from al-Ta'if. 00:34:48.050 --> 00:34:50.050 anxious and sorrowful 00:34:50.050 --> 00:34:52.050 After their nobles drove him away 00:34:52.050 --> 00:34:54.050 And they incited [the fools] against him. 00:34:54.050 --> 00:34:56.050 their foolish ones and their slaves 00:34:56.050 --> 00:34:58.050 Thus, they used to revile him. 00:34:58.050 --> 00:35:00.050 And they were shouting at him. 00:35:00.050 --> 00:35:02.239 And they pelted him with stones. 00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:04.239 So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out. 00:35:04.239 --> 00:35:06.239 wandering aimlessly, lost in thought 00:35:06.239 --> 00:35:08.239 And he did not regain consciousness. 00:35:08.239 --> 00:35:10.239 except when I reached Qarn al-Tha'alib. 00:35:10.239 --> 00:35:12.429 So he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sought refuge. 00:35:12.429 --> 00:35:14.429 ...to a vineyard. 00:35:14.429 --> 00:35:16.429 To my masters 00:35:16.429 --> 00:35:18.940 A degree of emotion was stirred. 00:35:18.940 --> 00:35:20.940 concerning the two sons of Rabi'ah 00:35:20.940 --> 00:35:22.940 When they saw the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:35:22.940 --> 00:35:24.940 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:35:24.940 --> 00:35:26.980 So leave me be. 00:35:26.980 --> 00:35:28.980 And they both said to me, 00:35:28.980 --> 00:35:30.980 Take a cluster of grapes. 00:35:30.980 --> 00:35:32.980 And take him to that one. 00:35:32.980 --> 00:35:35.260 A man 00:35:35.260 --> 00:35:37.260 So I did it, without even realizing. 00:35:37.260 --> 00:35:39.260 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:35:39.260 --> 00:35:41.489 And when she gave birth to her, 00:35:41.489 --> 00:35:43.489 So I placed it before him. 00:35:43.489 --> 00:35:45.489 He extended his hand to him and said, 00:35:45.489 --> 00:35:47.489 In the name of Allah 00:35:47.489 --> 00:35:49.489 Then he ate. 00:35:49.489 --> 00:35:51.489 So I said, "If..." 00:35:51.489 --> 00:35:53.489 No one would say such a thing. 00:35:53.489 --> 00:35:55.619 The people of this town 00:35:55.619 --> 00:35:57.619 So he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me: 00:35:57.619 --> 00:35:59.619 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who 00:35:59.619 --> 00:36:01.619 "Which land are you from?" 00:36:01.619 --> 00:36:03.619 I said, "I am a Christian." 00:36:03.619 --> 00:36:05.619 From Nineveh. 00:36:05.619 --> 00:36:07.619 He said, "Did you believe?" 00:36:07.619 --> 00:36:09.619 The village of the righteous man 00:36:09.619 --> 00:36:11.619 Yunus ibn Matta 00:36:11.619 --> 00:36:13.780 I said to him, 00:36:13.780 --> 00:36:15.780 And what could make you realize who Jonah was? 00:36:15.780 --> 00:36:17.780 Whereupon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 00:36:17.780 --> 00:36:19.780 "That is my brother." 00:36:19.780 --> 00:36:21.780 He was a prophet 00:36:21.780 --> 00:36:24.000 "And I am a Prophet." 00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:26.000 So I bent over his hands, kissing them. 00:36:26.000 --> 00:36:28.000 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:36:28.000 --> 00:36:30.000 And his feet. 00:36:30.000 --> 00:36:32.000 I would kiss them both and weep for joy. 00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:34.000 Ibn Rabi'ah said, 00:36:34.000 --> 00:36:36.000 One to the other. 00:36:36.000 --> 00:36:38.000 As for your young slave boy, 00:36:38.000 --> 00:36:40.000 He has ruined it for you. 00:36:40.000 --> 00:36:42.320 So when I reached the two of them, 00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:44.320 He said to me, 00:36:44.320 --> 00:36:46.320 Woe to you, what is this? 00:36:46.320 --> 00:36:48.320 I said to them both, 00:36:48.320 --> 00:36:50.320 There is no good left on the earth. 00:36:50.320 --> 00:36:52.579 Who is this man? 00:36:52.579 --> 00:36:54.860 So who am I? 00:36:54.860 --> 00:36:57.820 "The best of generations..." 00:36:57.820 --> 00:37:00.239 as a pause and as a model. 00:37:00.239 --> 00:37:02.239 He followed the Messenger. 00:37:02.239 --> 00:37:04.239 If he strives—or he said— 00:37:04.239 --> 00:37:06.369 They were 00:37:06.369 --> 00:37:08.909 They were given rain to drink through the clouds. 00:37:08.909 --> 00:37:10.909 The answer: 00:37:10.909 --> 00:37:12.909 Addas 00:37:12.909 --> 00:37:14.909 May Allah be pleased with him. 00:37:14.909 --> 00:37:17.389 They departed and cast down their loads. 00:37:17.389 --> 00:37:19.389 In the conscience 00:37:19.389 --> 00:37:21.389 A question 00:37:21.389 --> 00:37:23.389 Is there anyone like them? 00:37:23.389 --> 00:37:25.389 A star rose into the night sky and shone brightly. 00:37:25.389 --> 00:37:27.389 They filled life with purpose. 00:37:27.389 --> 00:37:29.389 Boasting 00:37:29.389 --> 00:37:31.389 By their actions 00:37:31.389 --> 00:37:33.389 And through them, the world flourished. 00:37:33.389 --> 00:37:35.389 A guide for all creation. 00:37:35.389 --> 00:37:44.210 Stop. 00:37:44.210 --> 00:37:47.139 He paused. 00:37:47.139 --> 00:37:49.139 And get to know the Companions and the scholars. 00:37:49.139 --> 00:37:51.139 and precious items. 00:37:51.139 --> 00:37:53.360 through the generations 00:37:53.360 --> 00:37:55.360 stance and example. 00:37:55.360 --> 00:37:57.360 "I will speak about my grandfather." 00:37:57.360 --> 00:38:03.389 "Who am I?" 00:38:03.389 --> 00:38:05.389 I am among the Companions. 00:38:05.389 --> 00:38:07.389 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:38:07.389 --> 00:38:09.389 From among the Ansar 00:38:09.389 --> 00:38:11.389 And among the companions of the Qur'an 00:38:11.389 --> 00:38:13.389 and I am a judge. 00:38:13.389 --> 00:38:15.389 Damascus. 00:38:15.389 --> 00:38:17.389 and the sage of this Ummah, 00:38:17.389 --> 00:38:19.389 and that I am among the ascetics and devout worshippers. 00:38:19.389 --> 00:38:22.130 She embraced Islam. 00:38:22.130 --> 00:38:24.130 having arrived late on the day of Badr. 00:38:24.130 --> 00:38:26.130 when I used to keep an idol in 00:38:26.130 --> 00:38:28.190 my home, worshiping Him, 00:38:28.190 --> 00:38:30.190 Then 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah came. 00:38:30.190 --> 00:38:32.190 and Muhammad ibn Maslamah, 00:38:32.190 --> 00:38:34.190 — may Allah be pleased with them both — to 00:38:34.190 --> 00:38:36.190 my house, and it broke. 00:38:36.190 --> 00:38:38.219 my idol," and the two of them left. 00:38:38.219 --> 00:38:40.219 So I returned and saw what 00:38:40.219 --> 00:38:42.219 befell my gods." 00:38:42.219 --> 00:38:44.219 So I began piecing the idol back together. 00:38:44.219 --> 00:38:46.219 and I say: "Woe to you! 00:38:46.219 --> 00:38:48.219 Has he not been described? 00:38:48.219 --> 00:38:50.289 Why did you not defend yourself? 00:38:50.289 --> 00:38:52.289 My wife said, 00:38:52.289 --> 00:38:54.289 If your god were of any benefit, 00:38:54.289 --> 00:38:56.289 or ward off harm from anyone. 00:38:56.289 --> 00:38:58.289 he would have defended himself. 00:38:58.289 --> 00:39:00.289 and its benefit, 00:39:00.289 --> 00:39:02.289 So I said to her, "You have spoken the truth." 00:39:02.289 --> 00:39:04.289 "Prepare some water for me in the washbasin." 00:39:04.289 --> 00:39:06.289 So she performed the ritual bath (ghusl). 00:39:06.289 --> 00:39:08.289 and she put on a fine garment. 00:39:08.289 --> 00:39:10.289 Then I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:39:10.289 --> 00:39:12.289 May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. 00:39:12.289 --> 00:39:15.019 and she embraced Islam. 00:39:15.019 --> 00:39:17.019 and I had been a merchant prior to Islam. 00:39:17.019 --> 00:39:19.019 So when she embraced Islam, 00:39:19.019 --> 00:39:21.019 She combined trade 00:39:21.019 --> 00:39:23.019 and worship. 00:39:23.019 --> 00:39:25.019 and thus it did not gather together 00:39:25.019 --> 00:39:27.019 So I gave up trade, 00:39:27.019 --> 00:39:29.019 and dedicated herself constantly to worship. 00:39:29.019 --> 00:39:31.019 and recited the Qur'an, 00:39:31.019 --> 00:39:33.019 and I used to fast during the day, 00:39:33.019 --> 00:39:35.019 and I stand in prayer during the night, 00:39:35.019 --> 00:39:37.019 Until Salman, may Allah be pleased with him, said to me: 00:39:37.019 --> 00:39:39.019 when he saw my condition. 00:39:39.019 --> 00:39:41.019 in my house. 00:39:41.019 --> 00:39:43.119 and He heard the complaint of my wife, 00:39:43.119 --> 00:39:45.119 Indeed, your body has a right over you, 00:39:45.119 --> 00:39:47.119 truly. 00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:49.119 and your Lord has a right over you, 00:39:49.119 --> 00:39:51.119 your family has a right over you, 00:39:51.119 --> 00:39:53.119 Fast and break your fast. 00:39:53.119 --> 00:39:55.119 pray, and be intimate with your wife. 00:39:55.119 --> 00:39:57.119 and give all that 00:39:57.119 --> 00:39:59.340 It is indeed an absolute truth. 00:39:59.340 --> 00:40:01.340 So when she mentioned that to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:40:01.340 --> 00:40:03.340 May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:40:03.340 --> 00:40:05.340 He said: 00:40:05.340 --> 00:40:08.210 Salman spoke the truth. 00:40:08.210 --> 00:40:10.210 The Commander of the Faithful sent me. 00:40:10.210 --> 00:40:12.210 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:40:12.210 --> 00:40:14.210 to the Levant 00:40:14.210 --> 00:40:16.210 He is the most knowledgeable of people regarding the Qur'an. 00:40:16.210 --> 00:40:18.210 And the most profound of them in their understanding of the religion. 00:40:18.210 --> 00:40:20.210 So, I began by teaching the Qur'an. 00:40:20.210 --> 00:40:22.210 And I was the first among them to 00:40:22.210 --> 00:40:24.210 The tradition of Qur'an memorization circles. 00:40:24.210 --> 00:40:26.369 In Islam 00:40:26.369 --> 00:40:28.369 Where he used to gather with me 00:40:28.369 --> 00:40:30.369 More than a thousand men. 00:40:30.369 --> 00:40:32.369 He then assigned to every ten [people] 00:40:32.369 --> 00:40:34.369 Among them are those who have been taught. 00:40:34.369 --> 00:40:36.369 And I was making the rounds among them. 00:40:36.369 --> 00:40:38.369 standing. 00:40:38.369 --> 00:40:40.369 Once a man among them has mastered it 00:40:40.369 --> 00:40:42.369 He then turned toward me. 00:40:42.369 --> 00:40:44.369 Let him present his recitation to me. 00:40:44.369 --> 00:40:47.969 I also participated in the military conquests. 00:40:47.969 --> 00:40:49.969 Islamic 00:40:49.969 --> 00:40:51.969 Then, when we conquered Cyprus 00:40:51.969 --> 00:40:53.969 I passed by the captives. 00:40:53.969 --> 00:40:56.059 So I wept. 00:40:56.059 --> 00:40:58.059 So they said to me 00:40:58.059 --> 00:41:00.059 You weep on a day like this. 00:41:00.059 --> 00:41:02.059 Through which Allah granted honor. 00:41:02.059 --> 00:41:04.190 Islam and its people. 00:41:04.190 --> 00:41:06.190 So I said 00:41:06.190 --> 00:41:08.190 While this Ummah 00:41:08.190 --> 00:41:10.190 A manifest and overwhelming force. 00:41:10.190 --> 00:41:12.190 When they disobeyed Allah 00:41:12.190 --> 00:41:14.320 They encountered what you see. 00:41:14.320 --> 00:41:16.320 How insignificant the servants are in the sight of Allah. 00:41:16.320 --> 00:41:18.320 If they disobey. 00:41:18.320 --> 00:41:21.119 And I was sixty years old. 00:41:21.119 --> 00:41:23.119 And three hundred intimate friends for the sake of Allah. 00:41:23.119 --> 00:41:25.119 I pray for them. 00:41:25.119 --> 00:41:27.119 In my prayer. 00:41:27.119 --> 00:41:29.119 So ask me about that. 00:41:29.119 --> 00:41:31.119 So I said, "It is not." 00:41:31.119 --> 00:41:33.119 A man praying for his brother. 00:41:33.119 --> 00:41:35.119 Regarding the Unseen. 00:41:35.119 --> 00:41:37.119 Except that Allah appoints two angels over him. 00:41:37.119 --> 00:41:39.119 They both say: 00:41:39.119 --> 00:41:41.179 And you shall have the like thereof. 00:41:41.179 --> 00:41:43.179 Should I not desire that you pray for me? 00:41:43.179 --> 00:41:45.570 The angels, so who am I? 00:41:45.570 --> 00:41:50.289 The best of the generations. 00:41:50.289 --> 00:41:52.289 As an example, 00:41:52.289 --> 00:41:54.289 He followed the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:41:54.289 --> 00:41:56.289 When he strives 00:41:56.289 --> 00:41:58.289 Or they both said. 00:41:58.289 --> 00:42:00.349 They were here. 00:42:00.349 --> 00:42:02.349 They water the unseen aspects of our lives. 00:42:02.349 --> 00:42:04.349 'Uwaymir ibn Zayd 00:42:04.349 --> 00:42:06.349 The Ansar 00:42:06.349 --> 00:42:08.349 May Allah be pleased with him. 00:42:08.349 --> 00:42:10.349 They departed and cast aside 00:42:10.349 --> 00:42:12.349 Within the conscience, there is a question. 00:42:12.349 --> 00:42:14.349 Is there anyone like them? 00:42:14.349 --> 00:42:16.349 A star has risen. 00:42:16.349 --> 00:42:18.349 And it shone brilliantly. 00:42:18.349 --> 00:42:20.349 They filled life with meaning. 00:42:20.349 --> 00:42:22.349 boasting 00:42:22.349 --> 00:42:24.349 By their actions. 00:42:24.349 --> 00:42:26.349 And they were adorned by them. 00:42:26.349 --> 00:42:28.349 The worldly life of all creation. 00:42:28.349 --> 00:42:30.349 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