WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:04.360 Pause. 00:00:04.360 --> 00:00:12.140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 00:00:12.140 --> 00:00:16.140 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.140 --> 00:00:23.440 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:25.440 I am from the Ansar. 00:00:25.440 --> 00:00:28.440 I witnessed the Pledge of al-Aqaba with my father. 00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:30.440 I was but a young boy then. 00:00:30.440 --> 00:00:36.439 I grew up in a household known for sacrifice and devotion in the cause of Allah, the Almighty. 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:40.439 My father was among the first of the people of Medina to embrace Islam. 00:00:40.439 --> 00:00:45.500 He pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be upon him, on the night of al-Aqaba. 00:00:45.500 --> 00:00:47.500 My mother is Umm 'Umara. 00:00:47.500 --> 00:00:51.500 She was the first woman to take up arms in defense of the faith. 00:00:51.500 --> 00:00:56.500 And to shield the trustworthy Messenger, peace be upon him. 00:00:56.500 --> 00:01:05.500 My brother, 'Abdullah, shielded the Prophet, peace be upon him, with his own slender body from the arrows of the polytheists on the day of Uhud. 00:01:05.500 --> 00:01:08.500 He also participated in the killing of Musaylima the Liar. 00:01:08.500 --> 00:01:12.500 Before he fell as a martyr in the Garden of Death. 00:01:12.500 --> 00:01:13.500 As for me, 00:01:13.500 --> 00:01:17.500 I had a role in sacrifice that is beyond imagination. 00:01:17.500 --> 00:01:20.500 A story occurred between me and Musaylima, 00:01:20.500 --> 00:01:24.849 A story that has been recorded among the wonders of history. 00:01:24.849 --> 00:01:26.849 In the tenth year of the Hijra, 00:01:26.849 --> 00:01:29.849 The delegation of Banu Hanifa returned to Najd. 00:01:29.849 --> 00:01:33.849 After they had pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:01:33.849 --> 00:01:35.849 And received their gifts from him. 00:01:35.849 --> 00:01:38.849 No sooner had they settled in their lands, 00:01:38.849 --> 00:01:42.849 Than Musaylima rose among them, claiming prophethood. 00:01:42.849 --> 00:01:45.849 A group from Banu Hanifa apostatized, 00:01:45.849 --> 00:01:49.849 And followed their companion Musaylima out of tribal zeal and partisanship. 00:01:49.849 --> 00:01:52.849 Until they gathered in great numbers around him. 00:01:52.849 --> 00:01:56.849 He then sent a letter to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:01:56.849 --> 00:02:00.849 Informing him that he had been made a partner in the matter of prophethood. 00:02:00.849 --> 00:02:04.849 And that he was a messenger to the people of al-Yamama. 00:02:04.849 --> 00:02:07.849 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, replied to him, 00:02:07.849 --> 00:02:10.849 With a letter in which he said: 00:02:10.849 --> 00:02:13.849 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:02:13.849 --> 00:02:18.849 From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, to Musaylima the Liar. 00:02:18.849 --> 00:02:21.849 “So go ye unto him and say: Lo! we are two messengers of thy Lord. So let the children of Israel go with us, and torment them not. We bring thee a token from thy Lord. And peace will be for him who followeth right guidance.” (20:47) 00:02:21.849 --> 00:02:23.849 To proceed: 00:02:23.849 --> 00:02:28.849 “And Moses said unto his people: Seek help in Allah and endure. Lo! the earth is Allah's. He giveth it for an inheritance to whom He will. And lo! the sequel is for those who keep their duty (unto Him).” (7:128) 00:02:28.849 --> 00:02:32.099 And the ultimate outcome belongs to the righteous. 00:02:32.099 --> 00:02:35.099 The Prophet, peace be upon him, chose me, 00:02:35.099 --> 00:02:38.099 To deliver this letter to Musaylima. 00:02:38.099 --> 00:02:41.099 So I set out to the enemy of Allah. 00:02:41.099 --> 00:02:45.099 When I entered his presence, I handed him the letter. 00:02:45.099 --> 00:02:48.099 When he read it, he was filled with rage. 00:02:48.099 --> 00:02:51.099 He ordered his guards, and they shackled me. 00:02:51.099 --> 00:02:53.099 Then he said to me: 00:02:53.099 --> 00:02:56.099 "Do you bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" 00:02:56.099 --> 00:02:58.099 I said, "Yes." 00:02:58.099 --> 00:02:59.099 He then said: 00:02:59.099 --> 00:03:02.099 "Do you bear witness that I am the messenger of Allah?" 00:03:02.099 --> 00:03:03.099 I said: 00:03:03.099 --> 00:03:06.139 "I am deaf; I cannot hear." 00:03:06.139 --> 00:03:10.139 He ordered his executioner to cut a piece from my body. 00:03:10.139 --> 00:03:11.169 He did so. 00:03:11.169 --> 00:03:14.169 Then he said to me again: 00:03:14.169 --> 00:03:17.169 "Do you bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" 00:03:17.169 --> 00:03:19.169 I said, "Yes." 00:03:19.169 --> 00:03:20.169 He said: 00:03:20.169 --> 00:03:23.169 "Do you bear witness that I am the messenger of Allah?" 00:03:23.169 --> 00:03:24.169 I said: 00:03:24.169 --> 00:03:27.169 "I am deaf; I cannot hear." 00:03:27.169 --> 00:03:32.169 He ordered his executioner to cut a second piece from my body. 00:03:32.169 --> 00:03:34.169 He did this repeatedly, 00:03:34.169 --> 00:03:38.169 Until I became a soul in half a body. 00:03:38.169 --> 00:03:40.169 Then my soul departed, 00:03:40.169 --> 00:03:43.349 And I fell as a martyr. 00:03:43.349 --> 00:03:46.349 When the news of my killing reached my mother, 00:03:46.349 --> 00:03:49.349 She recited the prayer of patience and said: 00:03:49.349 --> 00:03:52.349 "For this very moment I had prepared him." 00:03:52.349 --> 00:03:54.349 "And I seek my reward for him from Allah." 00:03:54.349 --> 00:03:57.349 "He pledged allegiance to the Messenger on the night of al-Aqaba as a child," 00:03:57.349 --> 00:04:00.349 "And he fulfilled it for him today as a man." 00:04:00.349 --> 00:04:03.349 "And if Allah grants me power over Musaylima," 00:04:03.349 --> 00:04:07.349 "I shall make his daughters weep and beat their cheeks for him." 00:04:07.349 --> 00:04:11.639 Then, during the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:04:11.639 --> 00:04:14.639 She went out with my brother 'Abdullah, 00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:18.639 To fight the apostates in the Battle of al-Yamama. 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:20.639 She engaged in the battle herself, 00:04:20.639 --> 00:04:23.639 And sustained severe wounds, 00:04:23.639 --> 00:04:26.639 While she was seeking the enemy of Allah, Musaylima. 00:04:26.639 --> 00:04:28.639 When she reached him, 00:04:28.639 --> 00:04:31.639 She found him lying dead in the dust, 00:04:31.639 --> 00:04:33.639 Having been killed by my brother, 00:04:33.639 --> 00:04:37.639 In participation with Wahshi, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:04:37.639 --> 00:04:40.639 Her heart was then at peace. 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:42.740 So, who am I? 00:04:42.740 --> 00:04:50.800 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:04:50.800 --> 00:04:55.019 We will pin the correct answer in the comments, 00:04:55.019 --> 00:04:59.019 When the next episode is released, God willing.