1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459 Pause. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,460 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted among them. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:16,460 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:23,179 I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun. 5 00:00:23,179 --> 00:00:27,179 I am the disciple (hawari) of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 6 00:00:27,179 --> 00:00:31,309 I am one of the ten promised Paradise. 7 00:00:31,309 --> 00:00:35,310 I was the first to draw a sword in Islam. 8 00:00:35,310 --> 00:00:39,310 This happened when a rumor spread by the Shaytan circulated, 9 00:00:39,310 --> 00:00:42,310 claiming that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 10 00:00:42,310 --> 00:00:45,439 had been seized in the upper reaches of Makkah. 11 00:00:45,439 --> 00:00:49,439 I went out, though I was a boy of twelve years, 12 00:00:49,439 --> 00:00:51,439 with a sword in my hand. 13 00:00:51,439 --> 00:00:53,439 Whoever saw me was amazed and said, 14 00:00:53,439 --> 00:00:56,439 "The boy has a sword with him!" 15 00:00:56,439 --> 00:01:00,439 I reached the Prophet, peace be upon him, 16 00:01:00,439 --> 00:01:02,439 and he asked, "What is the matter with you?" 17 00:01:02,439 --> 00:01:06,659 I replied, "I heard that they had seized you, 18 00:01:06,659 --> 00:01:09,659 so I came to strike with my sword whoever had taken you." 19 00:01:09,659 --> 00:01:12,659 He prayed for me and for my sword, 20 00:01:12,659 --> 00:01:14,659 and he named me his disciple. 21 00:01:14,659 --> 00:01:19,560 When the persecution of the polytheists against us in Makkah intensified, 22 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,560 I migrated to Abyssinia with those who migrated. 23 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,560 An incident occurred there that terrified us. 24 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,560 A man rose up 25 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,590 to challenge the Negus for his kingdom. 26 00:01:32,590 --> 00:01:35,590 By Allah, we had never known a sadness 27 00:01:35,590 --> 00:01:37,590 greater than that, 28 00:01:37,590 --> 00:01:40,590 fearing that this man would defeat him, 29 00:01:40,590 --> 00:01:45,590 and he would not recognize our rights as the Negus had. 30 00:01:45,590 --> 00:01:50,620 We began to call upon Allah and seek His aid for the Negus, 31 00:01:50,620 --> 00:01:51,620 and we said, 32 00:01:51,620 --> 00:01:57,620 "Who will go out to witness the battle and see who emerges victorious?" 33 00:01:57,620 --> 00:01:58,620 I said, "I will." 34 00:01:58,620 --> 00:02:01,620 I was the youngest of them in age. 35 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:05,849 They inflated a waterskin for me and placed it against my chest, 36 00:02:05,849 --> 00:02:08,849 and I began to swim across the Nile with it, 37 00:02:08,849 --> 00:02:11,849 until I emerged on the other side, 38 00:02:11,849 --> 00:02:13,849 where the people had met. 39 00:02:13,849 --> 00:02:15,849 I witnessed the battle, 40 00:02:15,849 --> 00:02:18,849 and I saw the victory of the Negus, 41 00:02:18,849 --> 00:02:22,849 and how Allah defeated that man and killed him. 42 00:02:22,849 --> 00:02:25,009 I returned to the people, 43 00:02:25,009 --> 00:02:29,009 and I began to wave my garment to them, saying, 44 00:02:29,009 --> 00:02:31,009 "Rejoice! 45 00:02:31,009 --> 00:02:34,199 For Allah has granted victory to the Negus." 46 00:02:34,199 --> 00:02:38,199 By Allah, we never knew a joy 47 00:02:38,199 --> 00:02:42,360 like our joy at the victory of the Negus. 48 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,360 Then we stayed with him, 49 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,360 until those of us who left for Makkah departed, 50 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:51,930 and those who remained stayed. 51 00:02:51,930 --> 00:02:53,930 At the Battle of Badr, 52 00:02:53,930 --> 00:02:56,930 I was wearing a yellow turban, 53 00:02:56,930 --> 00:03:00,930 and Jibril and the angels descended in my likeness. 54 00:03:00,930 --> 00:03:02,960 So, who am I? 55 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:08,500 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 56 00:03:08,500 --> 00:03:12,719 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 57 00:03:12,719 --> 00:03:17,719 when the next episode is released, insha'Allah. 58 00:03:17,719 --> 00:03:22,719 The best of generations in their stances and examples, 59 00:03:22,719 --> 00:03:27,719 following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke. 60 00:03:27,719 --> 00:03:32,719 They were here, watering the clouds of our lives, 61 00:03:32,719 --> 00:03:37,719 and through their stances, their memory is exalted. 62 00:03:37,719 --> 00:03:42,719 They departed and cast a question into the conscience: 63 00:03:42,719 --> 00:03:47,719 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 64 00:03:47,719 --> 00:03:52,719 They filled life with glories through their deeds, 65 00:03:52,719 --> 00:03:57,719 and the world of the noble flourished because of them.