WEBVTT 00:00:00.530 --> 00:00:03.529 Pause. 00:00:03.529 --> 00:00:08.529 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:19.339 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:19.339 --> 00:00:21.440 I am one of the Companions. 00:00:21.440 --> 00:00:27.440 I embraced Islam before the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered the house of al-Arqam. 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:30.440 I was among the oppressed in Makkah. 00:00:30.440 --> 00:00:33.539 I was a slave to al-Tufayl ibn al-Harith. 00:00:33.539 --> 00:00:38.539 He used to torture me to make me renounce my religion, but I refused. 00:00:38.539 --> 00:00:44.700 When Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, saw me suffering from the torture, 00:00:44.700 --> 00:00:47.700 he bought me and set me free. 00:00:47.700 --> 00:00:52.700 Thereafter, I became a freedman of his, tending to his sheep. 00:00:52.700 --> 00:01:01.750 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his companion Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, migrated to Madinah, 00:01:01.750 --> 00:01:05.750 they hid in the Cave of Thawr for three nights 00:01:05.750 --> 00:01:08.750 so that the polytheists would lose their trail. 00:01:08.750 --> 00:01:11.750 I used to go out with the sheep to them, 00:01:11.750 --> 00:01:13.750 and I would milk the sheep for them. 00:01:13.750 --> 00:01:17.750 When Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr would leave them, 00:01:17.750 --> 00:01:23.750 I would follow his tracks with the sheep to conceal his footprints. 00:01:23.750 --> 00:01:28.040 When they set out for Yathrib, I went with them, 00:01:28.040 --> 00:01:32.040 and I attained the honor of the Hijrah in their company. 00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:35.040 I served them along the way. 00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:43.040 Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, would have me ride behind him on his mount until we reached Madinah. 00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:50.799 I witnessed the battles of Badr and Uhud with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:01:50.799 --> 00:01:53.799 In the fourth year of the Hijrah, 00:01:53.799 --> 00:01:56.799 the incident of Bi'r Ma'unah occurred, 00:01:56.799 --> 00:01:58.799 where the polytheists committed treachery. 00:01:58.799 --> 00:02:04.799 They killed us all, except for 'Amr ibn Umayyah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:08.800 The one who killed me was Jabbar ibn Sulma. 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:11.800 He pierced my back with his spear, 00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:13.800 and the spear passed through my body. 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:16.800 I said, "I have succeeded, by the Lord of the Ka'bah!" 00:02:16.800 --> 00:02:20.800 Jabbar asked, "What has he succeeded in?" 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:23.800 They replied, "He has succeeded in attaining Paradise." 00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:26.800 He said, "By Allah, he spoke the truth." 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:28.800 He then embraced Islam afterward. 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:33.900 When I died, the angels raised me to the sky. 00:02:33.900 --> 00:02:36.900 People saw me between the heaven and the earth. 00:02:36.900 --> 00:02:40.930 Then the angels placed me back on the earth. 00:02:40.930 --> 00:02:43.930 People came searching for my body, 00:02:43.930 --> 00:02:45.930 but they could not find it. 00:02:45.930 --> 00:02:49.930 They believed that the angels had buried me. 00:02:49.930 --> 00:02:56.479 So, who am I? 00:03:10.099 --> 00:03:15.099 The answer is 'Amir ibn Fuhayrah, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:03:23.099 --> 00:03:30.099 Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:03:34.099 --> 00:03:49.560 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:54.560 I am one of the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:58.560 I am one of the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:03:59.560 --> 00:04:03.960 Who am I? 00:04:03.960 --> 00:04:07.960 I am one of the Companions, a leader of the Banu Mudlij, 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:10.960 and one of the nobles of the Kinana tribe. 00:04:10.960 --> 00:04:15.150 I was known for my skill in physiognomy and tracking. 00:04:15.150 --> 00:04:18.149 Because of my leadership and status among my people, 00:04:18.149 --> 00:04:20.149 the Arabs held me in high regard. 00:04:20.149 --> 00:04:24.279 When the Quraysh wanted to set out for Badr, 00:04:24.279 --> 00:04:28.279 they feared that the Banu Bakr would attack them from behind. 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:33.279 There were blood feuds between the Quraysh and the Banu Bakr from the days of ignorance. 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:36.279 They were inclined not to go out. 00:04:36.279 --> 00:04:40.279 But Satan appeared to them in my likeness, 00:04:40.279 --> 00:04:41.279 and said to them, 00:04:41.279 --> 00:04:48.279 "I am a protector for you against the Banu Bakr coming upon you from behind with anything you dislike." 00:04:48.279 --> 00:04:52.279 So they marched to their deaths at Badr. 00:04:52.279 --> 00:04:57.399 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:04:57.399 --> 00:05:02.399 and his companion Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, left Makkah for the Hijrah, 00:05:02.399 --> 00:05:07.399 the Quraysh placed a bounty on each of them, 00:05:07.399 --> 00:05:09.399 for whoever killed or captured them. 00:05:09.399 --> 00:05:15.589 While I was sitting in a gathering of my people, the Banu Mudlij, 00:05:15.589 --> 00:05:18.589 a man from among them approached, 00:05:18.589 --> 00:05:21.589 stood over us, and said, 00:05:21.589 --> 00:05:25.589 "I have just seen some figures on the coast; 00:05:25.589 --> 00:05:28.620 I believe them to be Muhammad and his companions." 00:05:28.620 --> 00:05:30.620 I knew it was them. 00:05:30.620 --> 00:05:33.620 I said, "It is not them, 00:05:33.620 --> 00:05:37.620 but you have seen so-and-so and so-and-so." 00:05:37.620 --> 00:05:39.620 They went on their way, as we watched. 00:05:39.620 --> 00:05:42.720 I stayed in the gathering for a while, 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:45.720 then I stood up and entered my house. 00:05:45.720 --> 00:05:49.720 I ordered my slave girl to take my horse out from behind the house 00:05:49.720 --> 00:05:51.720 and keep it ready for me. 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:54.720 I took my spear with me, 00:05:54.720 --> 00:05:57.720 and went out from the back of the house, 00:05:57.720 --> 00:06:00.720 until I reached my horse and mounted it. 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:03.720 I rode until I drew near them. 00:06:03.720 --> 00:06:05.720 My horse stumbled, 00:06:05.720 --> 00:06:07.720 and I fell off. 00:06:07.720 --> 00:06:11.720 I stood up and reached for my quiver, 00:06:11.720 --> 00:06:14.720 and took out the divining arrows. 00:06:14.720 --> 00:06:18.720 I cast lots to see if I should harm them or not. 00:06:18.720 --> 00:06:20.720 The result I disliked came out. 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:23.720 I mounted my horse and ignored the arrows. 00:06:23.720 --> 00:06:25.720 I approached them 00:06:25.720 --> 00:06:30.720 until I heard the recitation of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:32.720 He did not look back, 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:35.720 while Abu Bakr looked back frequently. 00:06:35.720 --> 00:06:39.720 Suddenly, my horse's front legs sank into the ground, 00:06:39.720 --> 00:06:41.720 up to its knees. 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:43.720 I fell off. 00:06:43.720 --> 00:06:45.720 I urged it to rise, 00:06:45.720 --> 00:06:49.720 and it struggled to pull its legs out. 00:06:49.720 --> 00:06:51.720 When it finally stood up, 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:55.720 a cloud of dust rose from its tracks into the sky, 00:06:55.720 --> 00:06:57.720 like smoke. 00:06:57.720 --> 00:06:59.720 I cast the divining arrows again, 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:02.720 and the result I disliked came out. 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:04.720 I called out to them, asking for safety, 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:06.720 and they stopped. 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:09.720 I mounted my horse and came to them. 00:07:09.720 --> 00:07:14.720 When I encountered the obstacles I faced, it occurred to me 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:19.720 that the cause of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would surely prevail. 00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:20.720 I said to him, 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:24.720 "Your people have placed a bounty on you." 00:07:24.720 --> 00:07:28.720 I told them what the people intended for them. 00:07:28.720 --> 00:07:31.720 I offered them provisions and supplies, 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:34.720 but they did not take anything from me, 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:36.720 nor did they ask for anything, 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:38.720 except that he said, 00:07:38.720 --> 00:07:40.720 "Keep our secret." 00:07:40.720 --> 00:07:43.720 I asked him to write me a document of safety. 00:07:43.720 --> 00:07:45.720 He ordered 'Amir ibn Fuhayrah, 00:07:45.720 --> 00:07:49.720 who wrote it for me on a piece of parchment. 00:07:49.720 --> 00:07:55.620 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, went on his way. 00:07:55.620 --> 00:07:58.620 When Allah granted victory to His Messenger in Makkah, 00:07:58.620 --> 00:08:01.620 and he finished with Hunayn and Ta'if, 00:08:01.620 --> 00:08:04.620 I went out with the document to meet him. 00:08:04.620 --> 00:08:06.620 When I drew near him, 00:08:06.620 --> 00:08:08.620 while he was on his camel, 00:08:08.620 --> 00:08:11.620 I raised my hand with the document, 00:08:11.620 --> 00:08:13.620 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:08:13.620 --> 00:08:16.620 this is your document for me." 00:08:16.620 --> 00:08:19.620 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:08:19.620 --> 00:08:22.620 "This is a day of fulfillment and righteousness." 00:08:22.620 --> 00:08:25.620 I approached him and embraced Islam. 00:08:25.620 --> 00:08:27.779 So, who am I? 00:08:27.779 --> 00:08:42.049 The one who followed the Messenger when he set out. 00:08:42.049 --> 00:08:46.289 The answer: 00:08:46.289 --> 00:08:49.289 Suraqah ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:08:49.289 --> 00:08:54.580 They departed, leaving a question in the conscience: 00:08:54.580 --> 00:09:00.580 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 00:09:00.580 --> 00:09:05.580 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:09:05.580 --> 00:09:10.580 and the world of mankind flourished through them. 00:09:10.580 --> 00:09:21.639 Pause. 00:09:21.639 --> 00:09:25.639 Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures. 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:29.889 The best of examples. 00:09:29.889 --> 00:09:32.889 A new challenge. 00:09:32.889 --> 00:09:37.419 Who am I? 00:09:37.419 --> 00:09:41.419 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:09:41.419 --> 00:09:43.419 from Sada'. 00:09:43.419 --> 00:09:48.610 Sada' is a tribe from Yemen, from the al-Bayda' region. 00:09:48.610 --> 00:09:51.610 I learned that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:09:51.610 --> 00:09:54.610 had sent an army to us. 00:09:54.610 --> 00:09:56.610 I hurried to him, 00:09:56.610 --> 00:09:58.610 and pledged allegiance to him on Islam. 00:09:58.610 --> 00:10:01.610 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:10:01.610 --> 00:10:05.610 send the army back, and I will guarantee the Islam of my people 00:10:05.610 --> 00:10:07.610 and their obedience." 00:10:07.610 --> 00:10:10.610 He sent them back, and I wrote a letter to them. 00:10:10.610 --> 00:10:15.610 They came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, as Muslims. 00:10:15.610 --> 00:10:19.610 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me, 00:10:19.610 --> 00:10:21.610 "O brother of Sada', 00:10:21.610 --> 00:10:24.610 you are indeed obeyed among your people." 00:10:24.610 --> 00:10:25.610 I said, 00:10:25.610 --> 00:10:27.610 "Rather, it is Allah 00:10:27.610 --> 00:10:29.610 who guided them to Islam." 00:10:29.610 --> 00:10:33.539 He, peace be upon him, said, 00:10:33.539 --> 00:10:36.539 "Shall I not appoint you as their leader?" 00:10:36.539 --> 00:10:39.539 I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." 00:10:39.539 --> 00:10:43.539 He wrote me a document in which he gave me instructions. 00:10:43.539 --> 00:10:44.570 I said, 00:10:44.570 --> 00:10:46.570 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:10:46.570 --> 00:10:49.570 grant me something from their zakat." 00:10:49.570 --> 00:10:51.570 He said, "Yes." 00:10:51.570 --> 00:10:53.570 He wrote me another document. 00:10:53.570 --> 00:10:56.570 This was during one of his journeys. 00:10:56.570 --> 00:11:01.759 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stopped at a place, 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:04.759 and the people of that place came to him, 00:11:04.759 --> 00:11:06.759 complaining about their tax collector. 00:11:06.759 --> 00:11:08.759 They said, 00:11:08.759 --> 00:11:14.889 "He took from us something that was between us and his people in the days of ignorance." 00:11:14.889 --> 00:11:17.889 He, peace be upon him, said, 00:11:17.889 --> 00:11:21.919 "There is no good in leadership for a believer." 00:11:21.919 --> 00:11:23.919 Then another man came to him and said, 00:11:23.919 --> 00:11:25.919 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:11:25.919 --> 00:11:27.919 give me." 00:11:27.919 --> 00:11:30.919 He, peace be upon him, said, 00:11:30.919 --> 00:11:33.919 "Whoever asks people for wealth while he is self-sufficient, 00:11:33.919 --> 00:11:36.919 it is only a headache in the head 00:11:36.919 --> 00:11:38.919 and a disease in the belly." 00:11:38.919 --> 00:11:44.100 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:11:44.100 --> 00:11:46.100 traveled from the beginning of the night. 00:11:46.100 --> 00:11:49.100 I stayed with him and was close to him, 00:11:49.100 --> 00:11:53.100 until no one remained with him but me. 00:11:53.100 --> 00:11:56.100 When it was time for the morning prayer, 00:11:56.100 --> 00:11:59.100 Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, was delayed. 00:11:59.100 --> 00:12:03.100 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ordered me, 00:12:03.100 --> 00:12:05.299 and I gave the adhan. 00:12:05.299 --> 00:12:07.299 When it was time for the prayer, 00:12:07.299 --> 00:12:10.299 Bilal wanted to perform the iqamah. 00:12:10.299 --> 00:12:14.299 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him, 00:12:14.299 --> 00:12:17.299 "The one who gave the adhan is the one who gives the iqamah." 00:12:17.299 --> 00:12:20.299 And whoever gives the adhan also performs the iqamah. 00:12:20.299 --> 00:12:22.299 So I performed the iqamah for the prayer. 00:12:22.299 --> 00:12:26.299 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, finished the prayer, 00:12:26.299 --> 00:12:29.299 I brought him the two books. 00:12:29.299 --> 00:12:31.299 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:12:31.299 --> 00:12:34.299 excuse me from this [responsibility]." 00:12:34.299 --> 00:12:36.299 He asked me the reason, 00:12:36.299 --> 00:12:39.299 and I said, "Because I heard you speak about [the burdens of] leadership, 00:12:39.299 --> 00:12:43.299 and about asking people for things without a need." 00:12:43.299 --> 00:12:45.360 So he excused me. 00:12:45.360 --> 00:12:46.360 He then said, 00:12:46.360 --> 00:12:50.360 "Direct me to a man whom I may appoint as your leader." 00:12:50.360 --> 00:12:54.360 I directed him to a man from the delegation that had come to him, 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:58.379 and he appointed him over them. 00:12:58.379 --> 00:13:00.379 Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:13:00.379 --> 00:13:02.379 we have a well. 00:13:02.379 --> 00:13:04.379 In the winter, 00:13:04.379 --> 00:13:06.379 its water is sufficient for us, 00:13:06.379 --> 00:13:08.379 and we gather around it. 00:13:08.379 --> 00:13:10.379 But when summer comes, 00:13:10.379 --> 00:13:12.379 its water diminishes, 00:13:12.379 --> 00:13:15.379 and we scatter to the water sources around us. 00:13:15.379 --> 00:13:18.379 Now that we have embraced Islam, 00:13:18.379 --> 00:13:21.379 and everyone around us is an enemy, 00:13:21.379 --> 00:13:24.379 please pray to Allah for our well, 00:13:24.379 --> 00:13:26.379 so that its water may suffice us, 00:13:26.379 --> 00:13:29.379 and we may gather around it and not scatter." 00:13:29.379 --> 00:13:32.480 The Prophet, peace be upon him, prayed, 00:13:32.480 --> 00:13:34.480 [taking] seven pebbles. 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:37.480 He rubbed them in his hand and prayed over them. 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:39.480 Then he said, 00:13:39.480 --> 00:13:42.480 "Take these pebbles. 00:13:42.480 --> 00:13:44.480 When you reach the well, 00:13:44.480 --> 00:13:47.480 cast them into it one by one, 00:13:47.480 --> 00:13:49.480 and remember Allah." 00:13:49.480 --> 00:13:52.480 We did as he told us, 00:13:52.480 --> 00:13:54.480 and after that, we were unable 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:56.480 to see the bottom of the well 00:13:56.480 --> 00:13:59.580 because of the abundance of its water. 00:13:59.580 --> 00:14:03.210 So, who am I? 00:14:03.210 --> 00:14:06.970 The best of the followers and an example, 00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:11.669 following the Messenger wherever he strove. 00:14:11.669 --> 00:14:18.279 They drink from this [well]. 00:14:18.279 --> 00:14:22.279 The answer is Ziyad ibn al-Harith al-Suda'i, 00:14:22.279 --> 00:14:24.279 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:14:24.279 --> 00:14:29.279 They departed and left a question in the mind: 00:14:29.279 --> 00:14:34.279 Is there a star like them that rose and shone? 00:14:34.279 --> 00:14:39.279 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:44.279 and the world of humanity flourished through them. 00:14:44.279 --> 00:14:53.299 Stop, 00:14:53.299 --> 00:14:57.299 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 00:14:57.299 --> 00:15:01.460 The best of generations in stance and example. 00:15:01.460 --> 00:15:03.460 Challenge my grandfather: 00:15:03.460 --> 00:15:05.460 Who am I? 00:15:05.460 --> 00:15:11.299 I am one of the young Companions, 00:15:11.299 --> 00:15:13.370 from the Ansar. 00:15:13.370 --> 00:15:17.370 I embraced Islam at the hands of Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:15:17.370 --> 00:15:24.399 I witnessed Badr, Uhud, and all the battles with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:15:24.399 --> 00:15:29.399 and I was among the few who stood firm with him on the day of Hunayn. 00:15:29.399 --> 00:15:35.330 One day, I passed by the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:15:35.330 --> 00:15:38.330 while Jibril, peace be upon him, was with him. 00:15:38.330 --> 00:15:41.330 I greeted them both and continued on. 00:15:41.330 --> 00:15:43.389 Then Jibril departed. 00:15:43.389 --> 00:15:45.389 When I returned, 00:15:45.389 --> 00:15:49.389 the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me, 00:15:49.389 --> 00:15:52.389 "Did you see who was with me?" 00:15:52.389 --> 00:15:54.389 I said, "Yes." 00:15:54.389 --> 00:15:57.389 He said, "That was Jibril, 00:15:57.389 --> 00:16:01.350 and he has returned your greeting." 00:16:01.350 --> 00:16:07.480 I had houses near the houses of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:12.480 and whenever the Prophet, peace be upon him, married, 00:16:12.480 --> 00:16:15.480 I would relinquish one of my houses to him. 00:16:15.480 --> 00:16:19.480 Until the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me, 00:16:19.480 --> 00:16:25.480 "I have become shy before you because of how you keep moving out of your houses for us." 00:16:25.480 --> 00:16:30.409 My eyesight failed in the latter part of my life, 00:16:30.409 --> 00:16:35.409 so I made a string from my prayer mat to the door of my house. 00:16:35.409 --> 00:16:40.500 I kept a basket with me containing dates and other things. 00:16:40.500 --> 00:16:43.500 Whenever a needy person would greet me, 00:16:43.500 --> 00:16:45.500 I would take from those dates, 00:16:45.500 --> 00:16:47.500 then walk along the string 00:16:47.500 --> 00:16:50.500 until I reached the door of the house, 00:16:50.500 --> 00:16:53.629 and hand it to the needy person. 00:16:53.629 --> 00:16:55.629 My family would say, 00:16:55.629 --> 00:17:00.629 "We will suffice you and deliver your charity to the needy," 00:17:00.629 --> 00:17:03.629 but I would refuse and say, 00:17:03.629 --> 00:17:08.630 "I am eager to attain all the goodness and reward." 00:17:08.630 --> 00:17:13.430 I was also extremely dutiful to my mother. 00:17:13.430 --> 00:17:17.430 The Prophet, peace be upon him, heard my voice 00:17:17.430 --> 00:17:20.430 while I was reciting the Qur'an in Paradise, 00:17:20.430 --> 00:17:22.430 and he said, 00:17:22.430 --> 00:17:24.430 "Such is dutifulness, 00:17:24.430 --> 00:17:26.430 such is dutifulness." 00:17:26.430 --> 00:17:34.319 So, who am I? 00:17:45.490 --> 00:17:48.029 The answer: 00:17:48.029 --> 00:17:51.029 Harithah ibn al-Nu'man, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:17:51.029 --> 00:17:56.029 They departed and left a question in the mind: 00:17:56.029 --> 00:18:01.029 Is there a star like them that rose and shone? 00:18:01.029 --> 00:18:06.029 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 00:18:06.029 --> 00:18:12.029 and the world of humanity flourished through them. 00:18:12.029 --> 00:18:22.950 Stop and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 00:18:22.950 --> 00:18:31.140 Challenge my grandfather: Who am I? 00:18:31.140 --> 00:18:36.930 I am one of the younger Companions. 00:18:36.930 --> 00:18:42.059 The Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away when I was nine years old. 00:18:42.059 --> 00:18:46.250 I was one of the nobles of Quraysh, their generous ones, 00:18:46.250 --> 00:18:49.250 and their eloquent orators. 00:18:49.250 --> 00:18:52.250 My grandfather was a leader in Quraysh, 00:18:52.250 --> 00:18:55.250 known as 'Dhu al-Taj' (The Crowned One), 00:18:55.250 --> 00:18:57.279 because when he wore a turban, 00:18:57.279 --> 00:19:00.279 no one else on that day 00:19:00.279 --> 00:19:03.279 would wear a turban like his, out of respect for him. 00:19:03.279 --> 00:19:07.440 My father was a master among the masters of Quraysh 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:10.440 and a great man among their notables. 00:19:10.440 --> 00:19:13.440 He fought with the polytheists in the Battle of Badr, 00:19:13.440 --> 00:19:15.440 and was killed as a disbeliever. 00:19:15.440 --> 00:19:20.440 I grew up in the house of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:19:20.440 --> 00:19:22.440 so I learned generosity from him, 00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:25.440 and I took my religion from him. 00:19:25.440 --> 00:19:28.619 I was of good conduct, 00:19:28.619 --> 00:19:30.619 pure of heart, 00:19:30.619 --> 00:19:32.619 and very generous, 00:19:32.619 --> 00:19:35.619 to the point that I was known as the most generous of the Arabs. 00:19:35.619 --> 00:19:40.660 I would often gather my companions on Friday, 00:19:40.660 --> 00:19:43.660 feed them, clothe them in fine garments, 00:19:43.660 --> 00:19:48.660 and send gifts and presents to their homes. 00:19:48.660 --> 00:19:50.660 I would tie up pouches of money 00:19:50.660 --> 00:19:56.660 and place them before the needy worshippers in the mosque. 00:19:56.660 --> 00:20:02.619 One day, I asked for water on one of the roads of Medina, 00:20:02.619 --> 00:20:06.650 and a man brought me water from his house, so I drank. 00:20:06.650 --> 00:20:11.680 Then I saw that man offering his house for sale. 00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:14.680 I asked him, "Why are you selling your house?" 00:20:14.680 --> 00:20:16.680 He said, 00:20:16.680 --> 00:20:20.680 "I have a debt of four thousand dinars." 00:20:20.680 --> 00:20:23.779 I sent for his creditor and said, 00:20:23.779 --> 00:20:25.779 "It is on me." 00:20:25.779 --> 00:20:28.779 And I said to the owner of the house, 00:20:28.779 --> 00:20:32.019 "Enjoy your house." 00:20:32.019 --> 00:20:38.019 I was the person who most resembled the Prophet, peace be upon him, in beard. 00:20:38.019 --> 00:20:41.119 I was among the twelve men 00:20:41.119 --> 00:20:47.119 who would transcribe the Qur'an, teach it, and write it down, 00:20:47.150 --> 00:20:53.150 as 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed me among those who wrote the Mushafs. 00:20:53.150 --> 00:20:58.150 The language of the Qur'an was established on my tongue, 00:20:58.150 --> 00:21:04.150 because I was the most similar of them in dialect to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:21:04.150 --> 00:21:06.539 So, who am I? 00:21:06.539 --> 00:21:29.779 The answer is Sa'id ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:21:45.779 --> 00:22:07.059 Stop and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted. 00:22:07.059 --> 00:22:14.059 Challenge my grandfather: Who am I? 00:22:14.059 --> 00:22:22.549 I am one of the brave Companions and one of the most lethal before Islam. 00:22:22.549 --> 00:22:25.650 I was famous for my daring and boldness, 00:22:25.650 --> 00:22:29.650 and known for my intensity and strength among the Arabs. 00:22:29.650 --> 00:22:33.900 Abu Sufyan sent a Bedouin to Medina 00:22:33.900 --> 00:22:37.900 to assassinate the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:22:37.900 --> 00:22:41.900 But Allah protected His Prophet, and the Bedouin embraced Islam. 00:22:41.900 --> 00:22:46.930 The Prophet, peace be upon him, let him go on his way. 00:22:46.930 --> 00:22:50.930 Then he said to me and to Salamah ibn Aslam, 00:22:50.930 --> 00:22:54.930 "Go until you reach Abu Sufyan ibn Harb in Mecca, 00:22:55.930 --> 00:22:59.930 and if you find an opportunity, kill him." 00:22:59.930 --> 00:23:05.019 My companion and I set out until we reached a place near Mecca. 00:23:05.019 --> 00:23:10.019 We tethered our mounts and entered Mecca at night. 00:23:10.019 --> 00:23:15.019 A man met us, recognized me, and informed the people of Mecca, 00:23:15.019 --> 00:23:19.019 saying, "These men have not come for any good." 00:23:19.019 --> 00:23:22.019 The people gathered to hunt us down, 00:23:22.019 --> 00:23:28.019 so my companion and I fled until we took refuge in a cave in a mountain. 00:23:28.019 --> 00:23:33.150 They came searching for us in the mountain but did not find us. 00:23:33.150 --> 00:23:37.150 When the next day came, one of the polytheists approached, 00:23:37.150 --> 00:23:41.150 grazing grass for his horse near the cave. 00:23:41.150 --> 00:23:45.150 I went out to him, stabbed him, and returned to the cave. 00:23:45.150 --> 00:23:49.150 We stayed for two nights in our place, then we left. 00:23:50.150 --> 00:23:57.220 My companion said, "Do you want to go to Khubayb ibn 'Adi, may Allah be pleased with him, and take him down?" 00:23:57.220 --> 00:24:00.220 I said to him, "Where is he?" 00:24:00.220 --> 00:24:04.220 He said, "He is there, crucified, with guards around him." 00:24:04.220 --> 00:24:08.220 I said, "Wait for me and move away from me. 00:24:08.220 --> 00:24:13.220 If you fear anything, go to your camel and sit on it, 00:24:13.220 --> 00:24:18.220 then go to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and tell him the news. 00:24:18.220 --> 00:24:24.690 Leave me, for I know the road to Medina." 00:24:24.690 --> 00:24:27.690 Then I went to Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:24:27.690 --> 00:24:30.690 who was dead, crucified on his wooden post, 00:24:30.690 --> 00:24:33.690 with the guards around him asleep. 00:24:33.690 --> 00:24:36.690 I carried him on my back. 00:24:36.690 --> 00:24:39.690 When I had walked a short distance away from them, 00:24:39.690 --> 00:24:43.690 they woke up and set out in pursuit of me. 00:24:43.690 --> 00:24:47.690 I threw Khubayb to the ground and removed the wooden post from him. 00:24:47.690 --> 00:24:52.690 Then I buried him and took the road of al-Safra'. 00:24:52.690 --> 00:24:57.690 The polytheists were unable to catch me and turned back. 00:24:57.690 --> 00:25:02.750 I continued until I overlooked a place called al-Ghamim. 00:25:02.750 --> 00:25:07.750 I entered a cave with my bow, arrows, and dagger. 00:25:07.750 --> 00:25:09.750 While I was there, 00:25:09.750 --> 00:25:12.750 a man from Banu Bakr approached, 00:25:12.750 --> 00:25:16.750 entered the cave, and said, "Who is the man?" 00:25:16.750 --> 00:25:19.750 I said, "A man from Banu Bakr." 00:25:19.750 --> 00:25:23.750 He said, "And I am from Banu Bakr." 00:25:23.750 --> 00:25:28.849 Then he reclined and raised his voice, singing and saying, 00:25:28.849 --> 00:25:31.849 "I will not be a Muslim as long as you live, 00:25:31.849 --> 00:25:35.849 and I will not follow the religion of the Muslims." 00:25:35.849 --> 00:25:37.980 I said to myself, 00:25:37.980 --> 00:25:40.980 "By Allah, I hope to kill you." 00:25:40.980 --> 00:25:44.980 When he fell asleep, I rose to him and killed him. 00:25:44.980 --> 00:25:46.980 Then I left. 00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:49.980 When I drew near to Medina, 00:25:49.980 --> 00:25:51.980 I suddenly came upon two men. 00:25:51.980 --> 00:25:55.980 Quraysh had sent them to spy out information. 00:25:55.980 --> 00:25:58.980 I told them, "Surrender." 00:25:58.980 --> 00:26:00.980 One of them refused. 00:26:00.980 --> 00:26:02.980 So I shot him and killed him. 00:26:02.980 --> 00:26:06.980 When the other saw that, he surrendered. 00:26:06.980 --> 00:26:09.980 I bound him tightly. 00:26:09.980 --> 00:26:13.980 Then I brought him to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:26:13.980 --> 00:26:15.980 And I informed him of my news. 00:26:15.980 --> 00:26:19.980 The Prophet, peace be upon him, laughed. 00:26:19.980 --> 00:26:21.980 And he prayed for my well-being. 00:26:21.980 --> 00:26:24.420 So who am I? 00:26:24.420 --> 00:26:29.440 The best of examples and models. 00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:38.470 Following the Messenger when he strives or when they are led. 00:26:38.470 --> 00:26:45.519 The answer is 'Amr ibn Umayyah al-Damri, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:26:45.519 --> 00:26:50.519 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:26:51.519 --> 00:26:56.519 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 00:26:56.519 --> 00:27:01.519 They filled life with glorious deeds. 00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:06.519 And the world of humanity was adorned by them. 00:27:06.519 --> 00:27:14.829 Stop. 00:27:14.829 --> 00:27:19.829 And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 00:27:23.890 --> 00:27:25.890 A new challenge. 00:27:25.890 --> 00:27:27.890 Who am I? 00:27:27.890 --> 00:27:34.640 I am one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:36.640 From the people of Yemen. 00:27:36.640 --> 00:27:39.640 I embraced Islam in the seventh year of the Hijrah. 00:27:39.640 --> 00:27:43.640 I stayed close to the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:27:43.640 --> 00:27:47.640 I would go around with him to the houses of his wives and serve him. 00:27:47.640 --> 00:27:49.640 I would go on military expeditions and perform Hajj with him. 00:27:49.640 --> 00:27:51.640 And I would pray behind him. 00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:55.769 Until I became the most knowledgeable of people regarding his hadith. 00:27:55.769 --> 00:27:57.769 And you have seen a poor man. 00:27:57.769 --> 00:28:01.769 Among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:28:01.769 --> 00:28:03.769 Filling my stomach. 00:28:03.769 --> 00:28:06.859 And he spoke to us one day, saying: 00:28:06.859 --> 00:28:11.859 "Whoever spreads out his garment until I finish my speech," 00:28:11.859 --> 00:28:13.859 "Then gathers it to himself," 00:28:13.859 --> 00:28:17.859 "Will never forget anything he heard from me." 00:28:17.859 --> 00:28:18.859 So I said: 00:28:18.859 --> 00:28:20.859 "I, O Messenger of Allah." 00:28:20.859 --> 00:28:22.859 And I spread out my garment. 00:28:22.859 --> 00:28:25.859 By the One who sent him with the truth, 00:28:25.859 --> 00:28:29.859 I never forgot anything I heard from him. 00:28:29.859 --> 00:28:32.980 I used to spend my time 00:28:32.980 --> 00:28:35.980 With the poor among the People of the Suffah. 00:28:35.980 --> 00:28:39.980 I would collapse between the grave and the pulpit from hunger. 00:28:39.980 --> 00:28:43.980 Until people would say about me, "He is mad." 00:28:43.980 --> 00:28:46.049 My need had reached such a point 00:28:46.049 --> 00:28:49.049 That I would lean against the ground. 00:28:49.049 --> 00:28:54.460 And I would tie a stone to my stomach because of hunger. 00:28:54.460 --> 00:28:57.460 One day, I sat on the path of the people. 00:28:57.460 --> 00:29:00.460 Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by me. 00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:04.460 I asked him about a verse in the Book of Allah. 00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:08.460 I did not ask him except so that he might invite me to food. 00:29:08.460 --> 00:29:12.500 He answered me, but did not perceive my need. 00:29:12.500 --> 00:29:15.589 Then 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by. 00:29:15.589 --> 00:29:16.589 I asked him. 00:29:16.589 --> 00:29:20.589 He answered me, but did not do so either. 00:29:20.589 --> 00:29:25.589 Until the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed by me. 00:29:25.589 --> 00:29:28.589 He recognized the hunger on my face. 00:29:28.589 --> 00:29:30.589 He called me, and I said: 00:29:30.589 --> 00:29:33.589 "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." 00:29:33.589 --> 00:29:35.589 I entered the house with him. 00:29:35.589 --> 00:29:38.589 He found milk in a bowl. 00:29:38.589 --> 00:29:40.589 He said to his family: 00:29:40.589 --> 00:29:42.589 "Where did you get this from?" 00:29:42.589 --> 00:29:43.589 They said: 00:29:43.589 --> 00:29:46.589 "So-and-so sent it to you." 00:29:46.589 --> 00:29:48.589 He said to me: 00:29:48.589 --> 00:29:52.589 "Go to the People of the Suffah and invite them." 00:29:52.589 --> 00:29:54.589 Despair overcame me. 00:29:54.589 --> 00:29:58.589 For I had hoped to have a drink of this milk. 00:29:58.589 --> 00:30:00.589 To strengthen myself with it. 00:30:00.589 --> 00:30:04.589 And what could this milk be among the People of the Suffah? 00:30:04.589 --> 00:30:10.690 But there was no alternative to obeying Allah and His Messenger. 00:30:10.690 --> 00:30:12.690 So I went to them. 00:30:12.690 --> 00:30:14.690 And they came, responding. 00:30:14.690 --> 00:30:16.690 When they sat down, 00:30:16.690 --> 00:30:19.690 He, peace be upon him, said to me: 00:30:19.690 --> 00:30:22.690 "Take the bowl and give them the milk." 00:30:22.690 --> 00:30:24.690 I began giving it to the man. 00:30:24.690 --> 00:30:27.690 He would drink until he was satisfied. 00:30:27.690 --> 00:30:29.690 Then I would give it to the next. 00:30:29.690 --> 00:30:32.690 He would drink until he was satisfied. 00:30:32.690 --> 00:30:35.690 Until I had gone through all of them. 00:30:35.690 --> 00:30:40.690 Then I handed it to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:30:40.690 --> 00:30:44.690 He raised his head to me, smiling, and said: 00:30:44.690 --> 00:30:46.690 "Only you and I remain." 00:30:46.690 --> 00:30:49.690 I said, "You have spoken the truth, O Messenger of Allah." 00:30:49.690 --> 00:30:51.690 He said: 00:30:51.690 --> 00:30:52.690 "Drink." 00:30:52.690 --> 00:30:53.690 So I drank. 00:30:53.690 --> 00:30:55.690 He said: 00:30:55.690 --> 00:30:56.690 "Drink." 00:30:56.690 --> 00:30:57.690 So I drank. 00:30:57.690 --> 00:30:59.690 He kept saying: 00:30:59.690 --> 00:31:00.690 "Drink." 00:31:00.690 --> 00:31:01.690 And I would drink. 00:31:01.690 --> 00:31:03.690 Until I said: 00:31:03.690 --> 00:31:05.690 "By the One who sent you with the truth," 00:31:05.690 --> 00:31:08.690 "I can find no more room for it." 00:31:08.690 --> 00:31:10.690 He took the bowl from me. 00:31:10.690 --> 00:31:12.690 He praised Allah. 00:31:12.690 --> 00:31:14.690 And drank the remainder. 00:31:14.690 --> 00:31:19.549 I used to spend my entire night in my house in worship. 00:31:19.549 --> 00:31:22.549 I would divide the night into three parts: 00:31:22.549 --> 00:31:24.549 A third for me, 00:31:24.549 --> 00:31:26.549 A third for my wife, 00:31:26.549 --> 00:31:28.549 And a third for my servant. 00:31:28.549 --> 00:31:31.579 I would pray Witr before I slept. 00:31:31.579 --> 00:31:35.579 I would fast three days of every month. 00:31:35.579 --> 00:31:37.579 I would pray Duha. 00:31:37.579 --> 00:31:41.579 Acting upon the advice of my beloved, peace be upon him. 00:31:41.579 --> 00:31:45.579 And I would perform 12,000 tasbihs a day. 00:31:45.579 --> 00:31:47.710 So who am I? 00:32:01.359 --> 00:32:03.029 The answer: 00:32:03.029 --> 00:32:05.029 Abu Hurayrah. 00:32:05.029 --> 00:32:08.029 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr al-Dawsi. 00:32:08.029 --> 00:32:10.029 May Allah be pleased with him. 00:32:20.029 --> 00:32:22.029 He filled life 00:32:22.029 --> 00:32:25.029 With glorious deeds. 00:32:25.029 --> 00:32:29.029 And the world of humanity was adorned by them. 00:32:29.029 --> 00:32:35.509 [They were] a shadow. 00:32:42.019 --> 00:32:44.019 The best of generations. 00:32:44.019 --> 00:32:47.019 In positions and examples. 00:32:53.940 --> 00:32:55.940 I am one of the Companions. 00:32:55.940 --> 00:32:56.940 The King of Kindah. 00:32:56.940 --> 00:32:58.940 And its obeyed master. 00:32:58.940 --> 00:33:02.059 I was a noble and great man among my people. 00:33:02.059 --> 00:33:05.059 Generous and brave. 00:33:05.059 --> 00:33:08.059 I was among those of sound judgment and boldness. 00:33:08.059 --> 00:33:10.059 Described as having great presence. 00:33:10.059 --> 00:33:15.150 I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:33:15.150 --> 00:33:18.150 With 80 riders from Kindah. 00:33:18.150 --> 00:33:23.279 No delegation had ever come with such size and density. 00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:27.279 This was to prove our honor and our strength. 00:33:27.279 --> 00:33:31.279 It was a delegation befitting the status of kings. 00:33:31.279 --> 00:33:34.470 We entered his mosque. 00:33:34.470 --> 00:33:37.470 We had groomed our hair and applied kohl. 00:33:37.470 --> 00:33:42.470 And we wore the finest clothing covered in silk. 00:33:42.470 --> 00:33:45.500 We caught the eyes of the people. 00:33:45.500 --> 00:33:49.500 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:33:49.500 --> 00:33:51.500 "Have you not embraced Islam?" 00:33:51.500 --> 00:33:54.500 We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." 00:33:54.500 --> 00:33:58.569 He said, "Then what is this silk around your necks?" 00:33:58.569 --> 00:34:02.630 So we tore it off, removed it, and threw it away. 00:34:02.630 --> 00:34:07.720 After the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:34:07.720 --> 00:34:12.719 I apostatized from Islam, and people from Kindah were with me. 00:34:12.719 --> 00:34:15.719 We were besieged and taken under a guarantee of safety. 00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:20.719 When I was brought as a captive to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:34:20.719 --> 00:34:23.719 He offered me Islam anew. 00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:26.719 So he released my bonds. 00:34:26.719 --> 00:34:29.719 And I asked him to marry me to his sister. 00:34:29.719 --> 00:34:31.719 He did so. 00:34:31.719 --> 00:34:35.719 I drew my sword and entered the camel market. 00:34:35.719 --> 00:34:40.719 I did not see a camel or a beast but that I slaughtered it. 00:34:40.719 --> 00:34:45.719 The people shouted, "He has disbelieved! He has apostatized!" 00:34:45.719 --> 00:34:50.719 I threw down my sword and said, "By Allah, I have not disbelieved." 00:34:50.719 --> 00:34:54.719 "But this man has married me to his sister." 00:34:54.719 --> 00:35:00.750 "If we were in our own land, we would have had a feast other than this." 00:35:00.750 --> 00:35:04.750 "O people of Madinah, slaughter and eat!" 00:35:04.750 --> 00:35:10.579 "And O owners of the camels, come and take their price!" 00:35:10.579 --> 00:35:13.579 One day, I attended a funeral. 00:35:13.579 --> 00:35:18.650 Jarir ibn 'Abdullah al-Bajali, may Allah be pleased with him, was there. 00:35:18.650 --> 00:35:21.650 The people asked me to lead the prayer over it. 00:35:21.650 --> 00:35:24.650 I stepped back and put Jarir forward. 00:35:24.650 --> 00:35:29.650 I said to the people, "If I apostatized one day," 00:35:29.650 --> 00:35:34.539 "And this man did not apostatize." 00:35:34.539 --> 00:35:40.539 I participated in the Islamic conquests during the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. 00:35:40.539 --> 00:35:43.539 My eye was injured one day at Yarmouk. 00:35:43.539 --> 00:35:48.539 I died after the killing of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with them. 00:35:49.539 --> 00:35:56.699 My daughter's husband, al-Hasan ibn 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with them both, led the funeral prayer for me. 00:35:56.699 --> 00:35:58.820 So who am I? 00:36:14.599 --> 00:36:20.630 The answer is al-Ash'ath ibn Qays al-Kindi, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:36:22.630 --> 00:36:26.630 They left a question in the conscience: 00:36:26.630 --> 00:36:31.630 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone? 00:36:31.630 --> 00:36:36.630 They filled life with glorious deeds. 00:36:36.630 --> 00:36:41.630 And the world of humanity was adorned by them. 00:36:41.630 --> 00:36:53.900 Stop and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures. 00:36:55.130 --> 00:37:02.130 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:37:02.130 --> 00:37:10.139 I am the grandson of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and his sweet basil. 00:37:10.139 --> 00:37:14.139 And I am the master of the youth of the people of Paradise. 00:37:14.139 --> 00:37:19.139 And one of the people most resembling the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:37:19.139 --> 00:37:24.230 He, peace be upon him, loved me very much. 00:37:24.230 --> 00:37:27.230 And he would advise people to love me. 00:37:27.230 --> 00:37:31.230 For he once said while I was before him: 00:37:31.230 --> 00:37:37.230 "O Allah, I love him, so love him and love whoever loves him." 00:37:37.230 --> 00:37:43.380 I once took a date from the dates of charity. 00:37:43.380 --> 00:37:45.380 And I put it in my mouth. 00:37:45.380 --> 00:37:49.380 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me: 00:37:49.380 --> 00:37:53.380 "Kakh, kakh! Throw it away." 00:37:53.380 --> 00:37:56.380 "Did you not know that we do not eat charity?" 00:37:56.380 --> 00:38:02.579 The Prophet, peace be upon him, would take me with him to the mosque. 00:38:02.579 --> 00:38:05.579 I would ride on his back while he was prostrating. 00:38:05.579 --> 00:38:08.579 Or I would come to him while he was bowing. 00:38:08.579 --> 00:38:10.579 And he would spread his legs for me. 00:38:10.579 --> 00:38:14.639 Until I came out from the other side. 00:38:14.639 --> 00:38:16.639 And one day, 00:38:16.639 --> 00:38:19.639 He placed me [on his back], peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:38:19.639 --> 00:38:22.639 Then he said the takbir and began the prayer. 00:38:22.639 --> 00:38:25.639 I climbed onto his back while he was prostrating. 00:38:25.639 --> 00:38:27.639 He prolonged his prostration. 00:38:27.639 --> 00:38:29.639 When he finished his prayer, 00:38:29.639 --> 00:38:34.639 they said, "O Messenger of Allah, you prolonged your prostration." 00:38:34.639 --> 00:38:38.639 He replied, "My son here climbed onto me, 00:38:38.639 --> 00:38:43.800 and I disliked rushing him until he had satisfied his need." 00:38:43.800 --> 00:38:45.800 One day I entered the mosque, 00:38:45.800 --> 00:38:49.800 and my grandfather, peace be upon him, was delivering a sermon. 00:38:49.800 --> 00:38:51.800 When he saw me, 00:38:51.800 --> 00:38:54.800 he came down and carried me up with him onto the pulpit. 00:38:54.800 --> 00:38:58.800 He said, "This son of mine is a leader, 00:38:58.800 --> 00:39:04.730 and through him, Allah will reconcile two factions of the Muslims." 00:39:04.730 --> 00:39:07.730 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, taught me 00:39:07.730 --> 00:39:11.730 words to say during the Witr prayer: 00:39:11.730 --> 00:39:14.730 "O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, 00:39:14.730 --> 00:39:17.730 grant me well-being among those whom You have granted well-being, 00:39:17.730 --> 00:39:20.730 take me into Your care among those whom You have taken into Your care, 00:39:20.730 --> 00:39:23.730 bless me in what You have given, 00:39:23.730 --> 00:39:26.730 and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed. 00:39:26.730 --> 00:39:30.949 For You decree and none can decree against You, 00:39:30.949 --> 00:39:33.949 and none is humiliated whom You have befriended, 00:39:33.949 --> 00:39:35.949 nor is any honored whom You have opposed. 00:39:35.949 --> 00:39:39.949 Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted." 00:39:39.949 --> 00:39:43.980 I performed Hajj fifteen times, 00:39:43.980 --> 00:39:47.980 and in most of them, I performed it on foot, 00:39:47.980 --> 00:39:51.260 while my mounts were led before me. 00:39:51.260 --> 00:39:54.769 So who am I? 00:39:54.769 --> 00:40:00.099 A model of goodness and virtue, 00:40:00.099 --> 00:40:04.099 following the Messenger whenever he strove or walked. 00:40:04.099 --> 00:40:08.630 They used to provide me with water. 00:40:08.630 --> 00:40:10.630 The answer: 00:40:10.630 --> 00:40:13.630 Al-Hasan Ibn 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, 00:40:13.630 --> 00:40:15.630 may Allah be pleased with them both. 00:40:15.630 --> 00:40:20.630 They departed and cast a question into the conscience: 00:40:20.630 --> 00:40:25.630 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 00:40:25.630 --> 00:40:30.630 They filled life with glorious deeds, 00:40:30.630 --> 00:40:35.630 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace. 00:40:35.630 --> 00:40:42.539 Pause, 00:40:42.539 --> 00:40:47.539 and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the noble ones, 00:40:47.539 --> 00:40:51.699 the best of generations in their stance and example. 00:40:51.699 --> 00:40:55.699 A new challenge: who am I? 00:40:55.699 --> 00:41:00.420 I am one of the Companions, 00:41:00.420 --> 00:41:02.420 from the leaders of the Ansar, 00:41:02.420 --> 00:41:05.510 and my father is the head of the hypocrites. 00:41:05.510 --> 00:41:08.510 My father named me Al-Hubab, 00:41:08.510 --> 00:41:12.510 but the Prophet, peace be upon him, changed my name. 00:41:12.510 --> 00:41:18.639 I witnessed all the battles with the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:41:18.639 --> 00:41:21.639 At Uhud, my front tooth was knocked out, 00:41:21.639 --> 00:41:28.639 so the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ordered me to have a replacement made of gold. 00:41:28.639 --> 00:41:32.659 During the expedition of Al-Muraysi', 00:41:32.659 --> 00:41:34.659 as we were returning to Medina, 00:41:34.659 --> 00:41:36.659 my father said, 00:41:36.659 --> 00:41:39.659 "By Allah, if we return to Medina, 00:41:39.659 --> 00:41:43.659 the most honorable will surely drive out the most lowly from it." 00:41:43.659 --> 00:41:46.659 He intended himself by "the most honorable," 00:41:46.659 --> 00:41:52.659 and our Prophet and beloved, Muhammad, peace be upon him, by "the most lowly." 00:41:52.659 --> 00:41:57.730 When that reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:41:57.730 --> 00:42:00.730 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, 00:42:00.730 --> 00:42:05.789 "Allow me to strike the neck of this hypocrite, O Messenger of Allah." 00:42:05.789 --> 00:42:08.789 But he, peace be upon him, said, 00:42:08.789 --> 00:42:13.789 "No, so that it is not said that Muhammad kills his companions." 00:42:13.789 --> 00:42:16.949 When I heard my father's statement, 00:42:16.949 --> 00:42:21.949 I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and said, 00:42:21.949 --> 00:42:23.949 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:42:23.949 --> 00:42:26.949 it has reached me that you intend to kill my father. 00:42:26.949 --> 00:42:29.949 If you must do so, 00:42:29.949 --> 00:42:31.949 then command me to do it, 00:42:31.949 --> 00:42:35.050 and I will bring his head to you." 00:42:35.050 --> 00:42:38.050 He, peace be upon him, replied, 00:42:38.050 --> 00:42:41.210 "No, rather we shall treat him with kindness." 00:42:41.210 --> 00:42:43.210 When we reached Medina, 00:42:43.210 --> 00:42:49.210 I stood at its gate with my sword drawn in my father's face, 00:42:49.210 --> 00:42:52.210 and I prevented him from entering Medina 00:42:52.210 --> 00:42:56.210 until the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, gave him permission. 00:42:56.210 --> 00:42:57.210 I said to him, 00:42:57.210 --> 00:43:02.210 "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, is the honorable one, 00:43:02.210 --> 00:43:04.210 and you, my father, 00:43:04.210 --> 00:43:06.239 you are the lowly one." 00:43:06.239 --> 00:43:12.239 He did not enter Medina until the Prophet, peace be upon him, permitted him. 00:43:12.239 --> 00:43:16.260 In the ninth year of the Hijrah, 00:43:16.260 --> 00:43:18.260 my father died, 00:43:18.260 --> 00:43:22.260 so the Prophet, peace be upon him, clothed him in his own shirt, 00:43:22.260 --> 00:43:24.260 prayed over him, 00:43:24.260 --> 00:43:27.260 and asked for his forgiveness as an honor to me. 00:43:27.260 --> 00:43:30.260 Then Allah revealed His saying: 00:43:30.260 --> 00:43:38.329 “And never (O Muhammad) pray for one of them who dieth, nor stand by his grave. Lo! they disbelieved in Allah and His messenger, and they died while they were evil-doers.” (9:84) 00:43:38.329 --> 00:43:41.989 So who am I? 00:43:56.010 --> 00:43:57.010 The answer: 00:43:57.010 --> 00:44:01.010 'Abdullah Ibn 'Abdullah Ibn Ubayy Ibn Salul, 00:44:01.010 --> 00:44:03.010 may Allah be pleased with him. 00:44:03.010 --> 00:44:08.010 They departed and cast a question into the conscience: 00:44:08.010 --> 00:44:13.010 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 00:44:13.010 --> 00:44:18.010 They filled life with glorious deeds, 00:44:18.010 --> 00:44:23.010 and the world of mankind flourished with their grace.