1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:11,939 Pause and reflect upon the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 2 00:00:11,939 --> 00:00:16,339 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,339 --> 00:00:22,699 I am one of the Ansar from the Banu al-Najjar. 4 00:00:22,699 --> 00:00:26,199 I am the paternal uncle of Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him. 5 00:00:26,199 --> 00:00:29,699 He was the servant of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 6 00:00:29,699 --> 00:00:33,899 I hold a noble status in the sight of Allah the Exalted, 7 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:37,020 And in the hearts of the Muslims. 8 00:00:37,020 --> 00:00:42,420 When my sister, al-Rubayyi', broke the front tooth of a young girl from the Ansar— 9 00:00:42,420 --> 00:00:45,420 And the 'thaniyyah' refers to the front teeth— 10 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:49,619 Her family demanded retribution (qisas) and would not accept compensation. 11 00:00:49,619 --> 00:00:54,219 The Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered the retribution. 12 00:00:54,219 --> 00:00:58,320 I exclaimed, "Shall the tooth of al-Rubayyi' be broken?" 13 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,420 "O Messenger of Allah, no! By the One who sent you with the truth," 14 00:01:02,420 --> 00:01:05,079 "Her tooth shall not be broken." 15 00:01:05,079 --> 00:01:08,079 The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied, 16 00:01:08,079 --> 00:01:10,879 "The law of Allah is retribution." 17 00:01:10,879 --> 00:01:13,680 Then Allah opened the hearts of the girl's family, 18 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,480 And they accepted the compensation and waived the retribution. 19 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,280 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, then said, 20 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,280 "Indeed, among the servants of Allah," 21 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:28,069 "Are those who, if they were to swear by Allah, He would fulfill their oath." 22 00:01:28,069 --> 00:01:31,870 I missed the first battle of the Muslims at Badr, 23 00:01:31,870 --> 00:01:34,569 Because the Prophet, peace be upon him, 24 00:01:34,569 --> 00:01:37,370 Did not explicitly command us to go out. 25 00:01:37,370 --> 00:01:41,769 When I saw the goodness I had missed in that battle, 26 00:01:41,769 --> 00:01:43,969 I said, "O Messenger of Allah," 27 00:01:43,969 --> 00:01:48,569 "I missed the first battle in which you fought the polytheists." 28 00:01:48,569 --> 00:01:52,469 "By Allah, if Allah allows me to witness a battle against the polytheists," 29 00:01:52,469 --> 00:01:55,829 "Allah will surely see what I shall do." 30 00:01:55,829 --> 00:01:58,030 When the day of Uhud arrived, 31 00:01:58,030 --> 00:02:00,129 And the Muslims were overwhelmed, 32 00:02:00,129 --> 00:02:01,430 I said, 33 00:02:01,430 --> 00:02:06,329 "O Allah, I apologize to You for what these people have done," 34 00:02:06,329 --> 00:02:08,129 Meaning the Muslims, 35 00:02:08,129 --> 00:02:12,129 "And I disassociate myself from what these people have brought," 36 00:02:12,129 --> 00:02:14,129 Meaning the polytheists. 37 00:02:14,129 --> 00:02:16,729 I advanced toward the battlefield, 38 00:02:16,729 --> 00:02:20,629 And I saw Umar ibn al-Khattab and Talhah ibn Ubaydullah, may Allah be pleased with them, 39 00:02:20,629 --> 00:02:23,930 Among a group of the Muhajirun and the Ansar, 40 00:02:23,930 --> 00:02:28,430 Who had laid down their weapons and were sitting. 41 00:02:28,430 --> 00:02:29,430 I asked, 42 00:02:29,430 --> 00:02:31,330 "What makes you sit?" 43 00:02:31,330 --> 00:02:32,530 They replied, 44 00:02:32,530 --> 00:02:36,530 "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, has been killed." 45 00:02:36,530 --> 00:02:37,530 I said, 46 00:02:37,530 --> 00:02:40,830 "Then what is the point of living after him?" 47 00:02:40,830 --> 00:02:47,330 "Rise and die for what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, died for." 48 00:02:47,330 --> 00:02:49,530 Then I faced the enemy. 49 00:02:49,530 --> 00:02:53,229 I met Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him, 50 00:02:53,229 --> 00:02:54,530 And he asked me, 51 00:02:54,530 --> 00:02:56,030 "Where are you going?" 52 00:02:56,030 --> 00:02:57,430 I replied to him, 53 00:02:57,430 --> 00:03:00,930 "Oh, the scent of Paradise, O Sa'd!" 54 00:03:00,930 --> 00:03:05,030 "By Allah, I can smell its fragrance from before Uhud." 55 00:03:05,030 --> 00:03:06,530 Sa'd said, 56 00:03:06,530 --> 00:03:11,259 "I could not do what you did, O Messenger of Allah." 57 00:03:11,259 --> 00:03:16,719 I fought the enemy until I fell as a martyr. 58 00:03:16,719 --> 00:03:19,020 After the battle ended, 59 00:03:19,020 --> 00:03:22,719 My people began searching for me among the fallen. 60 00:03:22,719 --> 00:03:27,219 They found me with over eighty wounds on my body, 61 00:03:27,219 --> 00:03:29,219 Ranging from sword strikes, 62 00:03:29,219 --> 00:03:30,919 Or spear thrusts, 63 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,120 Or arrow shots. 64 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,719 Furthermore, 65 00:03:34,719 --> 00:03:37,120 The polytheists had mutilated my body, 66 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:38,919 So no one recognized me, 67 00:03:38,919 --> 00:03:41,219 Except for my sister, al-Rubayyi'. 68 00:03:41,219 --> 00:03:44,210 She recognized me by my fingertips. 69 00:03:44,210 --> 00:03:49,310 They believed that this verse was revealed regarding me and those like me: 70 00:03:49,310 --> 00:03:52,009 The words of the Exalted, 71 00:03:52,009 --> 00:03:55,210 "Among the believers are men," 72 00:03:55,210 --> 00:04:00,110 “Of the believers are men who are true to that which they covenanted with Allah. Some of them have paid their vow by death (in battle), and some of them still are waiting; and they have not altered in the least;” (33:23) 73 00:04:00,110 --> 00:04:04,009 “Of the believers are men who are true to that which they covenanted with Allah. Some of them have paid their vow by death (in battle), and some of them still are waiting; and they have not altered in the least;” (33:23) 74 00:04:04,009 --> 00:04:08,710 "And among them is he who awaits," 75 00:04:08,710 --> 00:04:12,310 "And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration." 76 00:04:35,879 --> 00:04:38,480 Until the next episode, 77 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,480 If Allah wills.