1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,360 Pause, 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:12,240 and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,239 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:22,219 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 5 00:00:22,219 --> 00:00:24,219 from the people of Medina, 6 00:00:24,219 --> 00:00:26,219 and one of the valiant heroes of the Arabs, 7 00:00:26,219 --> 00:00:29,219 among the most renowned of its men in chivalry, daring, 8 00:00:29,219 --> 00:00:32,219 courage, and boldness, 9 00:00:32,219 --> 00:00:35,859 and one of the most lethal of them during the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah). 10 00:00:35,859 --> 00:00:38,859 I fought alongside the army of the polytheists at the Battle of Uhud, 11 00:00:38,859 --> 00:00:42,859 and then I embraced Islam after they departed from the battlefield. 12 00:00:42,859 --> 00:00:45,859 The first expedition I took part in as a Muslim 13 00:00:45,859 --> 00:00:48,859 was the Expedition of Bi'r Ma'unah, 14 00:00:48,859 --> 00:00:50,859 where Hawazin betrayed the Muslims 15 00:00:50,859 --> 00:00:53,859 and killed them all. 16 00:00:53,859 --> 00:00:55,859 Coinciding with this incident, 17 00:00:55,859 --> 00:00:57,859 I happened to pass by the place 18 00:00:57,859 --> 00:01:00,859 along with al-Mundhir ibn 'Uqbah, may Allah be pleased with him. 19 00:01:00,859 --> 00:01:03,859 We saw birds hovering in the sky, 20 00:01:04,859 --> 00:01:06,859 and we said, 21 00:01:06,859 --> 00:01:09,859 "The birds must be circling over something." 22 00:01:09,859 --> 00:01:12,859 So we hurried to see what the matter was, 23 00:01:12,859 --> 00:01:15,859 and we found our companions lying slain in their resting places, 24 00:01:15,859 --> 00:01:18,859 with the treacherous polytheists surrounding them. 25 00:01:18,859 --> 00:01:21,859 We dismounted and fought the people; 26 00:01:21,859 --> 00:01:24,859 as for my companion al-Mundhir, 27 00:01:24,859 --> 00:01:26,859 he was killed, 28 00:01:26,859 --> 00:01:28,859 while as for me, 29 00:01:28,859 --> 00:01:30,859 'Amir ibn al-Tufayl took me captive. 30 00:01:30,859 --> 00:01:32,859 He then freed me to fulfill a slave's emancipation 31 00:01:32,859 --> 00:01:34,859 that was incumbent upon his mother. 32 00:01:34,859 --> 00:01:36,900 I returned to Medina, 33 00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:39,900 and the sight of my companions slain 34 00:01:39,900 --> 00:01:41,900 in treachery never left my mind. 35 00:01:41,900 --> 00:01:45,540 When I drew near to Medina, 36 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:47,540 I met two men from Hawazin, 37 00:01:47,540 --> 00:01:50,540 and I wanted to avenge the Muslims 38 00:01:50,540 --> 00:01:52,540 who had been treacherously murdered. 39 00:01:52,540 --> 00:01:55,540 We stopped together in the shade of a tree, 40 00:01:55,540 --> 00:01:58,540 and when they fell asleep, I killed them. 41 00:01:58,540 --> 00:02:01,540 But they held a treaty of protection from the Prophet, 42 00:02:01,540 --> 00:02:03,540 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 43 00:02:03,540 --> 00:02:05,700 which I did not know about. 44 00:02:05,700 --> 00:02:08,699 When I came before the Prophet, peace be upon him, 45 00:02:08,699 --> 00:02:10,699 and informed him of that, 46 00:02:10,699 --> 00:02:13,699 he reproached me severely for killing them, 47 00:02:13,699 --> 00:02:15,699 but then excused me [due to my ignorance of the covenant] 48 00:02:15,699 --> 00:02:18,699 and ordered the payment of the blood money for the two slain men. 49 00:02:18,699 --> 00:02:23,370 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, also sent me 50 00:02:23,370 --> 00:02:26,370 as an envoy to the Negus (al-Najashi) in Abyssinia 51 00:02:26,370 --> 00:02:28,370 with two letters he had written to him: 52 00:02:28,370 --> 00:02:30,370 in one of them, 53 00:02:30,370 --> 00:02:34,370 that he marry Umm Habibah, may Allah be pleased with her, to him, 54 00:02:34,370 --> 00:02:36,370 and in the other, 55 00:02:36,370 --> 00:02:40,370 he asked him to send back to him whichever Muslims remained with him. 56 00:02:40,370 --> 00:02:42,370 So I traveled to him 57 00:02:42,370 --> 00:02:44,370 and delivered the two letters to him. 58 00:02:44,370 --> 00:02:46,370 He read them, 59 00:02:46,370 --> 00:02:48,370 conveyed the greeting of peace back to him, 60 00:02:48,370 --> 00:02:53,370 married Umm Habibah to him, 61 00:02:53,370 --> 00:02:57,620 and dispatched his Companions to him in two ships. 62 00:02:57,620 --> 00:02:59,620 So, who am I? 63 00:02:59,620 --> 00:03:05,020 The answer: 64 00:03:05,020 --> 00:03:09,020 'Amr ibn Umayyah al-Damri, may Allah be pleased with him. 65 00:03:09,020 --> 00:03:16,199 Pause, 66 00:03:16,199 --> 00:03:21,199 and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 67 00:03:21,199 --> 00:03:31,219 A new challenge: Who am I? 68 00:03:31,219 --> 00:03:34,219 I am the freedman of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 69 00:03:34,219 --> 00:03:36,219 and the son of his freedman, 70 00:03:36,219 --> 00:03:39,219 the beloved of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 71 00:03:39,219 --> 00:03:40,219 and the son of his beloved. 72 00:03:40,219 --> 00:03:42,259 I was born before the Hijrah, 73 00:03:42,259 --> 00:03:44,259 lived in the embrace of Islam, 74 00:03:44,259 --> 00:03:47,259 and was raised in the household of Prophethood. 75 00:03:47,259 --> 00:03:54,060 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, loved me dearly; 76 00:03:54,060 --> 00:03:58,060 he used to take me along with al-Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him, 77 00:03:58,060 --> 00:04:00,060 and say: 78 00:04:00,060 --> 00:04:02,060 "O Allah, love them, 79 00:04:02,060 --> 00:04:04,060 for indeed, I love them." 80 00:04:04,060 --> 00:04:10,150 He, peace be upon him, would seat me on his thigh and supplicate for me, 81 00:04:10,150 --> 00:04:14,150 would often carry me in front of him on his riding mount, 82 00:04:14,150 --> 00:04:17,149 and cared for me with immense tenderness. 83 00:04:17,149 --> 00:04:20,149 One day my nose was running, 84 00:04:20,149 --> 00:04:23,149 so the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wanted 85 00:04:23,149 --> 00:04:27,149 to wipe the mucus from me with his noble hand. 86 00:04:27,149 --> 00:04:30,149 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 87 00:04:30,149 --> 00:04:35,149 "Let me wipe the mucus from him, O Messenger of Allah." 88 00:04:35,149 --> 00:04:38,180 Thereupon, peace be upon him, he said: 89 00:04:38,180 --> 00:04:43,180 "O 'A'ishah, love him, for indeed I love him." 90 00:04:43,180 --> 00:04:46,920 I was dark-skinned, 91 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,920 while my father was fair-skinned, 92 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:54,920 which caused some people to cast doubt upon my lineage to my father, may Allah be pleased with him, 93 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,920 because of the difference in our skin colors. 94 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:02,920 One day, I slept with my father and we covered our heads with a cloak, 95 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,920 leaving our feet uncovered. 96 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:10,920 Mujazziz al-Mudliji, the physiognomist (tracker of lineages), passed by us 97 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:15,920 and said, "Indeed, some of these feet are from the others," 98 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,920 due to the resemblance he observed between them. 99 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:23,980 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was overjoyed by that, 100 00:05:23,980 --> 00:05:27,980 to the extent that he entered upon 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 101 00:05:27,980 --> 00:05:33,980 with his radiant facial features beaming with joy and gladness at what the physiognomist had said, 102 00:05:33,980 --> 00:05:39,750 and to refute the claims of those who had spoken ill of us without knowledge. 103 00:05:39,750 --> 00:05:44,750 One day, the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, sat 104 00:05:44,750 --> 00:05:48,750 distributing the funds of the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal) among the Muslims. 105 00:05:48,750 --> 00:05:51,750 He gave his son 'Abdullah his share, 106 00:05:51,750 --> 00:05:53,750 and when my turn came, 107 00:05:53,750 --> 00:05:58,750 'Umar gave me double what he had given his son 'Abdullah. 108 00:05:58,750 --> 00:06:01,750 So 'Abdullah asked his father, saying: 109 00:06:01,750 --> 00:06:03,750 "Why did you favor him over me, 110 00:06:03,750 --> 00:06:07,750 when I participated alongside the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 111 00:06:07,750 --> 00:06:09,750 in battles that he did not witness?" 112 00:06:09,750 --> 00:06:12,779 'Umar answered him, saying: 113 00:06:12,779 --> 00:06:17,779 "O my son, he was more beloved to the Messenger of Allah than you were, 114 00:06:17,779 --> 00:06:22,879 and his father was more beloved to the Messenger of Allah than your father was; 115 00:06:22,879 --> 00:06:29,420 thus I preferred the beloved of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, over my own beloved." 116 00:06:29,420 --> 00:06:34,420 The Companions knew my high standing with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him; 117 00:06:34,420 --> 00:06:41,420 therefore, when they wished to intercede with the Messenger of Allah on behalf of the woman who had stolen, 118 00:06:41,420 --> 00:06:44,420 they came to me so that I might intercede for her, 119 00:06:44,420 --> 00:06:49,420 hoping that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would accept it from me. 120 00:06:49,420 --> 00:06:52,420 But when I spoke to him regarding her, 121 00:06:52,420 --> 00:06:56,420 the color of the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, changed, 122 00:06:56,420 --> 00:06:58,420 and he said: 123 00:06:58,420 --> 00:07:02,420 "Do you intercede concerning one of the prescribed legal punishments (hudud) of Allah?" 124 00:07:02,420 --> 00:07:04,420 I grew fearful and said: 125 00:07:04,420 --> 00:07:07,420 "Ask forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allah." 126 00:07:07,420 --> 00:07:09,550 When evening came, 127 00:07:09,550 --> 00:07:14,550 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stood to deliver a sermon; 128 00:07:14,550 --> 00:07:17,550 he praised Allah as He deserves to be praised, 129 00:07:17,550 --> 00:07:18,550 and then said: 130 00:07:18,550 --> 00:07:20,550 "To proceed: 131 00:07:20,550 --> 00:07:23,550 Those before you were only ruined 132 00:07:23,550 --> 00:07:28,550 because whenever a noble person among them stole, they left him unpunished, 133 00:07:28,550 --> 00:07:30,550 but whenever a weak person among them stole, 134 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:33,550 they executed the prescribed punishment upon him. 135 00:07:33,550 --> 00:07:36,550 By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, 136 00:07:36,550 --> 00:07:39,550 even if Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, were to steal, 137 00:07:39,550 --> 00:07:41,550 I would cut off her hand." 138 00:07:41,550 --> 00:07:45,579 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, ordered 139 00:07:45,579 --> 00:07:47,579 regarding that woman, 140 00:07:47,579 --> 00:07:50,290 and her hand was amputated. 141 00:07:50,290 --> 00:07:52,290 The inscription on my ring was: 142 00:07:52,290 --> 00:07:54,290 "The beloved of the Messenger of Allah." 143 00:07:54,290 --> 00:07:56,509 So, who am I? 144 00:07:56,509 --> 00:08:05,779 The answer: 145 00:08:05,779 --> 00:08:07,779 Usamah ibn Zayd ibn Harithah, 146 00:08:07,779 --> 00:08:10,779 may Allah be pleased with them both. 147 00:08:10,779 --> 00:08:19,939 Pause, 148 00:08:19,939 --> 00:08:24,939 and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 149 00:08:24,939 --> 00:08:30,860 A new challenge: 150 00:08:30,860 --> 00:08:34,649 Who am I? 151 00:08:34,649 --> 00:08:36,649 I am one of the scholarly Companions, 152 00:08:36,649 --> 00:08:38,649 from the tribe of Daws. 153 00:08:38,649 --> 00:08:40,649 I grew up an orphan, 154 00:08:40,649 --> 00:08:42,649 migrated as a poor, destitute man, 155 00:08:42,649 --> 00:08:44,649 and used to work as a hired shepherd 156 00:08:44,649 --> 00:08:46,649 in exchange for my daily food. 157 00:08:46,649 --> 00:08:48,679 I became known for a kitten (hirrah) 158 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:50,679 that I used to carry, 159 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,679 care for, and play with, 160 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:54,679 so people began to call me by it, 161 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:56,679 and my agnomen (kunyah) prevailed 162 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,100 over my actual name. 163 00:08:59,100 --> 00:09:01,100 I embraced Islam at the hands of the noble Companion 164 00:09:01,100 --> 00:09:03,100 al-Tufayl ibn 'Amr, 165 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:05,100 may Allah be pleased with him, 166 00:09:05,100 --> 00:09:07,100 during the period between 167 00:09:07,100 --> 00:09:09,100 the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah and the Conquest of Khaybar. 168 00:09:09,100 --> 00:09:11,100 I arrived in Medina as an emigrant 169 00:09:11,100 --> 00:09:13,100 while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 170 00:09:13,100 --> 00:09:15,100 was at Khaybar. 171 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:17,580 I used to invite my mother 172 00:09:17,580 --> 00:09:19,580 to Islam, 173 00:09:19,580 --> 00:09:21,580 but she would refuse. 174 00:09:21,580 --> 00:09:23,580 One day, I invited her, 175 00:09:23,580 --> 00:09:25,580 and she became angry with me 176 00:09:25,580 --> 00:09:27,580 and said words about the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 177 00:09:27,580 --> 00:09:29,580 that I detested hearing. 178 00:09:29,580 --> 00:09:31,830 So I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 179 00:09:31,830 --> 00:09:33,830 weeping, 180 00:09:33,830 --> 00:09:35,830 and I said: 181 00:09:35,830 --> 00:09:37,830 "O Messenger of Allah, 182 00:09:37,830 --> 00:09:39,830 I used to invite my mother 183 00:09:39,830 --> 00:09:41,830 to Islam, 184 00:09:41,830 --> 00:09:43,830 but she continuously refused me. 185 00:09:43,830 --> 00:09:45,830 I invited her today, 186 00:09:45,830 --> 00:09:47,830 and she grew angry with me 187 00:09:47,830 --> 00:09:49,830 and spoke ill of you 188 00:09:49,830 --> 00:09:51,830 in a manner I detest. 189 00:09:51,830 --> 00:09:53,830 So supplicate Allah to guide her 190 00:09:53,830 --> 00:09:55,830 to Islam." 191 00:09:55,830 --> 00:09:57,830 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, smiled 192 00:09:57,830 --> 00:09:59,830 and supplicated for her. 193 00:09:59,830 --> 00:10:02,059 So I went out, 194 00:10:02,059 --> 00:10:04,059 rejoicing at the glad tidings from him. 195 00:10:04,059 --> 00:10:06,059 When I reached the house, 196 00:10:06,059 --> 00:10:08,059 I found the door locked, 197 00:10:08,059 --> 00:10:10,059 and my mother heard the sound of my footsteps. 198 00:10:10,059 --> 00:10:12,059 She said: 199 00:10:12,059 --> 00:10:14,059 "Stay where you are, my son." 200 00:10:14,059 --> 00:10:16,059 Then I heard the splashing of water; 201 00:10:16,059 --> 00:10:18,059 my mother had performed ghusl, 202 00:10:18,059 --> 00:10:20,059 put on her garment, 203 00:10:20,059 --> 00:10:22,059 and opened the door, 204 00:10:22,059 --> 00:10:24,059 saying: 205 00:10:24,059 --> 00:10:26,059 "I bear witness that there is no god 206 00:10:26,059 --> 00:10:28,059 but Allah, 207 00:10:28,059 --> 00:10:30,059 and I bear witness that Muhammad 208 00:10:30,059 --> 00:10:32,059 is His servant and His Messenger." 209 00:10:32,059 --> 00:10:34,059 Overjoyed beyond measure, 210 00:10:34,059 --> 00:10:36,059 I rushed back to the Messenger of Allah, 211 00:10:36,059 --> 00:10:38,059 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 212 00:10:38,059 --> 00:10:40,059 weeping with joy, 213 00:10:40,059 --> 00:10:42,149 just as I had come to him shortly 214 00:10:42,149 --> 00:10:44,149 before, weeping 215 00:10:44,149 --> 00:10:46,149 with grief. 216 00:10:46,149 --> 00:10:48,149 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 217 00:10:48,149 --> 00:10:50,149 rejoice! For Allah has answered 218 00:10:50,149 --> 00:10:52,149 your supplication 219 00:10:52,149 --> 00:10:54,149 and guided my mother to Islam." 220 00:10:54,149 --> 00:10:56,179 So he praised Allah, 221 00:10:56,179 --> 00:10:58,179 extolled Him, 222 00:10:58,179 --> 00:11:00,440 and spoke good words. 223 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,440 Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 224 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:04,440 supplicate Allah 225 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,440 to make me and my mother beloved 226 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,440 to His believing servants, 227 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,440 and to make them 228 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,440 beloved to us." 229 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,440 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 230 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:16,539 "O Allah, make 231 00:11:16,539 --> 00:11:18,539 this little servant of Yours 232 00:11:18,539 --> 00:11:20,539 and his mother beloved to Your believing 233 00:11:20,539 --> 00:11:22,539 servants, 234 00:11:22,539 --> 00:11:24,700 and make the believers beloved to them." 235 00:11:24,700 --> 00:11:26,700 Consequently, no believer 236 00:11:26,700 --> 00:11:28,700 has ever heard of me or seen me 237 00:11:28,700 --> 00:11:30,700 without loving me. 238 00:11:30,700 --> 00:11:33,049 So, who am I? 239 00:11:33,049 --> 00:11:40,970 The answer: 240 00:11:40,970 --> 00:11:42,970 Abu Hurairah, 241 00:11:42,970 --> 00:11:44,970 'Abd al-Rahman Ibn Sakhr al-Dawsi, 242 00:11:44,970 --> 00:11:46,970 may Allah be pleased with him. 243 00:11:46,970 --> 00:11:55,820 Pause 244 00:11:55,820 --> 00:11:57,879 and get to know 245 00:11:57,879 --> 00:11:59,879 the Companions, the scholars, 246 00:11:59,879 --> 00:12:01,879 and the notable figures. 247 00:12:01,879 --> 00:12:06,730 A new challenge: 248 00:12:06,730 --> 00:12:08,730 Who am I? 249 00:12:08,730 --> 00:12:12,299 I am an Abyssinian woman, 250 00:12:12,299 --> 00:12:14,299 the freed slave and caretaker of the Prophet, 251 00:12:14,299 --> 00:12:16,299 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 252 00:12:16,299 --> 00:12:18,299 He inherited me from his father, 253 00:12:18,299 --> 00:12:20,299 and when his mother passed away, 254 00:12:20,299 --> 00:12:22,299 I took upon myself 255 00:12:22,299 --> 00:12:24,299 raising him and caring for him, 256 00:12:24,299 --> 00:12:26,299 to the point that he would address me saying, 257 00:12:26,299 --> 00:12:28,419 "O mother!" 258 00:12:28,419 --> 00:12:30,419 He used to say about me: 259 00:12:30,419 --> 00:12:32,419 "This is the remnant of my household, 260 00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:34,419 and she is 261 00:12:34,419 --> 00:12:36,419 my mother after my own mother." 262 00:12:36,419 --> 00:12:38,460 Then he manumitted me when 263 00:12:38,460 --> 00:12:40,460 he married Khadijah, may Allah be pleased 264 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:42,460 with her, 265 00:12:42,460 --> 00:12:44,460 yet I remained with him, serving him throughout 266 00:12:44,460 --> 00:12:46,460 his life, peace be upon him. 267 00:12:46,460 --> 00:12:48,460 Thus, I was the only 268 00:12:48,460 --> 00:12:50,460 woman who 269 00:12:50,460 --> 00:12:52,460 accompanied the Prophet (peace be upon him) 270 00:12:52,460 --> 00:12:54,460 from the day 271 00:12:54,460 --> 00:12:56,460 of his birth until the day 272 00:12:56,460 --> 00:12:59,159 of his passing. 273 00:12:59,159 --> 00:13:01,159 I embraced Islam among the very first people, 274 00:13:01,159 --> 00:13:03,159 and later migrated alone 275 00:13:03,159 --> 00:13:05,159 to Medina. 276 00:13:05,159 --> 00:13:07,159 When I was near al-Rawha', 277 00:13:07,159 --> 00:13:09,159 I became intensely thirsty while fasting, 278 00:13:09,159 --> 00:13:11,159 and I had no water with me. 279 00:13:11,159 --> 00:13:13,159 The thirst exhausted me severely, 280 00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:15,159 and I was on the verge of death. 281 00:13:15,159 --> 00:13:17,159 So I lay down on the ground, 282 00:13:17,159 --> 00:13:19,159 and when I opened my eyes, 283 00:13:19,159 --> 00:13:21,159 there was a bucket of water 284 00:13:21,159 --> 00:13:23,159 descending to me from the sky! 285 00:13:23,159 --> 00:13:25,159 I took it 286 00:13:25,159 --> 00:13:27,159 and drank from it until 287 00:13:27,159 --> 00:13:29,159 my thirst was fully quenched. 288 00:13:29,159 --> 00:13:31,159 Never again did I suffer from 289 00:13:31,159 --> 00:13:33,159 thirst for the rest of my life; 290 00:13:33,159 --> 00:13:35,259 I would fast 291 00:13:35,259 --> 00:13:37,259 on the hottest days, 292 00:13:37,259 --> 00:13:39,259 yet I would never feel thirsty. 293 00:13:39,259 --> 00:13:41,899 The Prophet (peace be upon him) 294 00:13:41,899 --> 00:13:43,899 gave me the glad tidings 295 00:13:43,899 --> 00:13:45,899 of Paradise, 296 00:13:45,899 --> 00:13:47,899 saying, "Whoever is pleased 297 00:13:47,899 --> 00:13:49,899 to marry a woman 298 00:13:49,899 --> 00:13:51,899 from the people of Paradise, 299 00:13:51,899 --> 00:13:53,899 let him marry this one," 300 00:13:53,899 --> 00:13:55,899 pointing to me. 301 00:13:55,899 --> 00:13:57,899 So Zayd Ibn Harithah married me, 302 00:13:57,899 --> 00:13:59,899 may Allah be pleased with him, 303 00:13:59,899 --> 00:14:01,899 and I bore him Usamah, 304 00:14:01,899 --> 00:14:03,899 the beloved of the Messenger of Allah 305 00:14:03,899 --> 00:14:06,340 and the son of his beloved. 306 00:14:06,340 --> 00:14:08,340 I went out with twenty women 307 00:14:08,340 --> 00:14:10,340 to the Battle of Uhud 308 00:14:10,340 --> 00:14:12,340 to nurse the wounded. 309 00:14:12,340 --> 00:14:14,340 But when I saw 310 00:14:14,340 --> 00:14:16,340 men fleeing from the battlefield, 311 00:14:16,340 --> 00:14:18,340 I began throwing dust 312 00:14:18,340 --> 00:14:20,340 into the faces of the deserters, 313 00:14:20,340 --> 00:14:22,340 rebuking some of them 314 00:14:22,340 --> 00:14:24,340 and saying to a man: 315 00:14:24,340 --> 00:14:26,340 "Take the spindle and give me your sword!" 316 00:14:26,340 --> 00:14:28,340 I even defended the Prophet, 317 00:14:28,340 --> 00:14:30,340 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 318 00:14:30,340 --> 00:14:32,409 with a sword on that day. 319 00:14:32,409 --> 00:14:34,409 Ibn al-'Ariqah shot an arrow at me, 320 00:14:34,409 --> 00:14:36,409 striking me. 321 00:14:36,409 --> 00:14:38,409 Then the Prophet took 322 00:14:38,409 --> 00:14:40,409 an arrow, 323 00:14:40,409 --> 00:14:42,409 handed it to Sa'd Ibn Abi 324 00:14:42,409 --> 00:14:44,409 Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), 325 00:14:44,409 --> 00:14:46,409 and said to him, "Shoot him!" 326 00:14:46,409 --> 00:14:48,409 So Sa'd shot him, 327 00:14:48,409 --> 00:14:50,409 hitting him, 328 00:14:50,409 --> 00:14:52,409 and the disbeliever tumbled head over heels. 329 00:14:52,409 --> 00:14:54,409 The Prophet (peace be upon him) 330 00:14:54,409 --> 00:14:56,409 laughed 331 00:14:56,409 --> 00:14:58,409 and said, "Sa'd has exacted 332 00:14:58,409 --> 00:15:00,789 retribution for her!" 333 00:15:00,789 --> 00:15:02,789 I also defended the honor of the Messenger 334 00:15:02,789 --> 00:15:04,789 of Allah (peace be upon him) 335 00:15:04,789 --> 00:15:06,980 during the Incident of the Slander (al-Ifk). 336 00:15:06,980 --> 00:15:08,980 When the Prophet (peace be upon him) 337 00:15:08,980 --> 00:15:10,980 asked me 338 00:15:10,980 --> 00:15:12,980 about 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 339 00:15:12,980 --> 00:15:14,980 I said to him, 340 00:15:14,980 --> 00:15:16,980 "Far be it from my hearing and my sight 341 00:15:16,980 --> 00:15:18,980 that I should know 342 00:15:18,980 --> 00:15:20,980 or suspect anything of her 343 00:15:20,980 --> 00:15:23,850 but good!" 344 00:15:23,850 --> 00:15:25,850 Because I was an Abyssinian woman, 345 00:15:25,850 --> 00:15:27,850 I could not pronounce 346 00:15:27,850 --> 00:15:29,850 certain Arabic letters correctly, 347 00:15:29,850 --> 00:15:31,850 and found it difficult to say: 348 00:15:31,850 --> 00:15:33,850 "Al-salamu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullahi 349 00:15:33,850 --> 00:15:35,850 wa-barakatuh," 350 00:15:35,850 --> 00:15:37,850 accidentally saying "La salam" 351 00:15:37,850 --> 00:15:39,850 or "Salamun la 'alaykum." 352 00:15:39,850 --> 00:15:41,850 So the Prophet (peace be upon him) 353 00:15:41,850 --> 00:15:43,850 granted me permission 354 00:15:43,850 --> 00:15:45,850 to simply say, 355 00:15:45,850 --> 00:15:48,139 "Al-salam." 356 00:15:48,139 --> 00:15:50,139 The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to 357 00:15:50,139 --> 00:15:52,139 laugh with me and joke with me. 358 00:15:52,139 --> 00:15:54,139 Among such instances, 359 00:15:54,139 --> 00:15:56,139 I once said to him, 360 00:15:56,139 --> 00:15:58,139 "Provide me with a mount!" 361 00:15:58,139 --> 00:16:00,139 He replied, 362 00:16:00,139 --> 00:16:02,139 "I shall mount you upon the offspring of a she-camel." 363 00:16:02,139 --> 00:16:04,139 I said to him, 364 00:16:04,139 --> 00:16:06,139 "O Messenger of Allah, 365 00:16:06,139 --> 00:16:08,139 it will not be able to carry me, and I do not want it!" 366 00:16:08,139 --> 00:16:10,139 He smiled and said, 367 00:16:10,139 --> 00:16:12,139 "I will not mount you 368 00:16:12,139 --> 00:16:14,139 except upon the offspring of a she-camel." 369 00:16:14,139 --> 00:16:16,139 As I walked away from him, 370 00:16:16,139 --> 00:16:18,139 he called out to me and said, 371 00:16:18,139 --> 00:16:20,139 "Do she-camels give birth 372 00:16:20,139 --> 00:16:22,139 to anything other than camels?" 373 00:16:22,139 --> 00:16:24,840 I used to treat the Prophet, 374 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:26,840 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 375 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:28,840 just as a mother treats her child: 376 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:30,840 sometimes I would insist that he 377 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:32,840 eat from my food, 378 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,840 and very often 379 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:36,840 I would weep whenever he wept, 380 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:38,840 peace and blessings be upon him. 381 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,190 After the passing 382 00:16:41,190 --> 00:16:43,190 of the Messenger (peace be upon him), 383 00:16:43,190 --> 00:16:45,190 Abu Bakr 384 00:16:45,190 --> 00:16:47,190 and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, 385 00:16:47,190 --> 00:16:49,190 came to visit me. 386 00:16:49,190 --> 00:16:51,190 When I saw them, 387 00:16:51,190 --> 00:16:53,190 I wept. They said 388 00:16:53,190 --> 00:16:55,190 to me, "What makes you weep? 389 00:16:55,190 --> 00:16:57,190 Do you not know 390 00:16:57,190 --> 00:16:59,190 that what is with Allah is far better 391 00:16:59,190 --> 00:17:01,190 for His Messenger?" I replied, 392 00:17:01,190 --> 00:17:03,190 "I know that the Messenger of Allah 393 00:17:03,190 --> 00:17:05,190 (peace be upon him) 394 00:17:05,190 --> 00:17:07,190 has gone to what is far better 395 00:17:07,190 --> 00:17:09,190 than this worldly life; 396 00:17:09,190 --> 00:17:11,259 rather, I weep 397 00:17:11,259 --> 00:17:13,259 "because revelation has 398 00:17:13,259 --> 00:17:15,259 ceased from heaven." 399 00:17:15,259 --> 00:17:17,450 Thus, she moved them both to tears, 400 00:17:17,450 --> 00:17:19,450 and they began 401 00:17:19,450 --> 00:17:21,450 weeping along with me. 402 00:17:21,450 --> 00:17:23,740 So, who am I? 403 00:17:23,740 --> 00:17:32,299 The answer: 404 00:17:32,299 --> 00:17:34,299 Umm Ayman, 405 00:17:34,299 --> 00:17:36,299 Barakah the Abyssinian, 406 00:17:36,299 --> 00:17:45,940 may Allah be pleased with her. 407 00:17:45,940 --> 00:17:48,460 Pause 408 00:17:48,460 --> 00:17:50,460 and learn about 409 00:17:50,460 --> 00:17:52,460 the Companions, scholars, 410 00:17:52,460 --> 00:17:57,299 and luminaries. 411 00:17:57,299 --> 00:17:59,299 A new challenge: 412 00:17:59,299 --> 00:18:04,119 Who am I? 413 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,119 I am from the tribe of 'Abd al-Qays, 414 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,250 from the people of Bahrain. 415 00:18:08,250 --> 00:18:10,250 I arrived with my delegation 416 00:18:10,250 --> 00:18:12,250 in the eighth year after the Hijrah. 417 00:18:12,250 --> 00:18:14,250 On my head, there was 418 00:18:14,250 --> 00:18:16,309 a scar by which I was recognized. 419 00:18:16,309 --> 00:18:18,309 The Prophet, 420 00:18:18,309 --> 00:18:20,309 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, praised me 421 00:18:20,309 --> 00:18:22,309 for certain traits that Allah had naturally 422 00:18:22,309 --> 00:18:25,180 instilled within me. 423 00:18:25,180 --> 00:18:27,180 The Messenger of Allah, 424 00:18:27,180 --> 00:18:29,180 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wrote 425 00:18:29,180 --> 00:18:31,180 to us, the people of Bahrain, 426 00:18:31,180 --> 00:18:33,180 asking that twenty 427 00:18:33,180 --> 00:18:35,180 men from among us come to him. 428 00:18:35,180 --> 00:18:37,240 So we came to him in the year of the Conquest, 429 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,240 and the Messenger of Allah, 430 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,240 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 431 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,240 looked toward the horizon 432 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,240 on the morning after the night of our arrival, 433 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,240 and said: 434 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,240 "They were not forced into Islam; 435 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,240 they have exhausted 436 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,240 their mounts and finished their provisions. 437 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,240 Their leader bears 438 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,240 a distinctive mark. 439 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,240 O Allah, forgive 'Abd al-Qays! 440 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,240 They have come to me not 441 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,240 asking for wealth; 442 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,240 they are the best of the people of the East." 443 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,009 When we reached 444 00:19:08,009 --> 00:19:10,009 Medina, 445 00:19:10,009 --> 00:19:12,009 my companions hastened to dismount from their riding beasts, 446 00:19:12,009 --> 00:19:14,009 camels and otherwise, 447 00:19:14,009 --> 00:19:16,009 and began racing 448 00:19:16,009 --> 00:19:18,009 to meet the Prophet, peace be upon him, 449 00:19:18,009 --> 00:19:20,009 kiss his hand, 450 00:19:20,009 --> 00:19:22,009 and pledge allegiance to him. 451 00:19:22,009 --> 00:19:24,039 He, 452 00:19:24,039 --> 00:19:26,039 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 453 00:19:26,039 --> 00:19:28,039 "Welcome! 454 00:19:28,039 --> 00:19:30,039 What an excellent people 'Abd al-Qays are!" 455 00:19:30,039 --> 00:19:32,099 As for me, 456 00:19:32,099 --> 00:19:34,099 I did not rush; 457 00:19:34,099 --> 00:19:36,099 instead, I waited until I had hobbled 458 00:19:36,099 --> 00:19:38,099 my mount, 459 00:19:38,099 --> 00:19:40,099 then put on my finest garments, 460 00:19:40,099 --> 00:19:42,099 prepared myself, 461 00:19:42,099 --> 00:19:44,099 and approached the Prophet, peace be upon him. 462 00:19:44,099 --> 00:19:46,099 He said to me: 463 00:19:46,099 --> 00:19:48,099 "Indeed, you possess 464 00:19:48,099 --> 00:19:50,099 two qualities that Allah loves, 465 00:19:50,099 --> 00:19:52,099 as does His Messenger: 466 00:19:52,099 --> 00:19:54,200 forbearance and deliberate composure." 467 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,200 I asked: "O Messenger of Allah, 468 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,200 did I cultivate them 469 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,200 myself, or did Allah 470 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,200 naturally endow me with them?" 471 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,200 He replied: "Rather, Allah 472 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,200 naturally endowed you with them." 473 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,230 I said: "Praise be 474 00:20:08,230 --> 00:20:10,230 to Allah Who naturally endowed me 475 00:20:10,230 --> 00:20:12,230 with two qualities that 476 00:20:12,230 --> 00:20:14,230 Allah and His Messenger love." 477 00:20:14,230 --> 00:20:17,130 We remained guests of 478 00:20:17,130 --> 00:20:19,130 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 479 00:20:19,130 --> 00:20:21,130 for ten days, 480 00:20:21,130 --> 00:20:23,160 during which I would ask 481 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,160 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 482 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,160 about fiqh and the Qur'an. 483 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,160 I would also visit 484 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,160 Ubayy Ibn Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him, 485 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,160 and he would teach me the Qur'an. 486 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,380 And when 487 00:20:35,380 --> 00:20:37,380 we intended to depart, 488 00:20:37,380 --> 00:20:39,380 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, ordered 489 00:20:39,380 --> 00:20:41,380 gifts for our delegation 490 00:20:41,380 --> 00:21:05,819 and favored me above them, giving me twelve ounces of silver—which was the most the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ever bestowed upon anyone from the delegations. Who am I? 491 00:21:05,819 --> 00:21:12,819 The answer: Al-Mundhir, Al-Ashajj of 'Abd al-Qays, may Allah be pleased with him. 492 00:21:20,460 --> 00:21:35,339 Pause and learn about the Companions, scholars, and luminaries. A new challenge: Who am I? 493 00:21:35,339 --> 00:21:42,839 I am one of the younger Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 494 00:21:42,839 --> 00:21:48,839 My kunya is Abu Hafs, and I was born in Abyssinia two years before the Hijrah. 495 00:21:48,839 --> 00:22:00,970 I was the stepson of the Prophet, peace be upon him, raised in his lap after my mother married him following the death of my father, may Allah be pleased with him. 496 00:22:00,970 --> 00:22:10,829 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was also my uncle, as he and my father were foster brothers through wet-nursing. 497 00:22:10,829 --> 00:22:16,829 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came to us on the day that was allotted to my mother. 498 00:22:16,829 --> 00:22:25,829 When the food was served, I sat down to eat with him, and due to my young age, I was not well-versed in table manners. 499 00:22:25,829 --> 00:22:33,829 My hand used to wander all over the dish, so the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me, 500 00:22:33,829 --> 00:22:47,930 teaching and nurturing: "O boy, mention the name of Allah Almighty, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is nearest to you." That remained my manner of eating ever since. 501 00:22:47,930 --> 00:22:54,599 On the Day of the Trench, the Prophet, peace be upon him, placed me and 'Abdullah Ibn al-Zubayr 502 00:22:54,599 --> 00:23:00,660 with the women and children in the fortress of Hassan Ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him. 503 00:23:00,660 --> 00:23:09,660 Ibn al-Zubayr and I would come to the wall of the fortress to watch the Muslims and their heroic deeds on the battlefield, 504 00:23:09,660 --> 00:23:16,430 so Ibn al-Zubayr would lift me up at times, and I would lift him up at other times. 505 00:23:16,430 --> 00:23:25,430 The Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, granted his son 'Abdullah three thousand dinars from the public treasury, 506 00:23:25,430 --> 00:23:36,430 while he granted me four thousand; when his son 'Abdullah questioned him about that, 'Umar said to him: "Bring me a mother like his mother!" 507 00:23:36,430 --> 00:23:44,170 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed me as governor over Bahrain for a period of time. 508 00:23:44,170 --> 00:23:53,230 Then he relieved me of my post and summoned me to accompany him to Iraq thereafter, and in my letter of dismissal it stated: 509 00:23:53,230 --> 00:24:00,230 "To proceed: I have appointed Al-Nu'man Ibn 'Ajlan Al-Zuraqi over Bahrain, 510 00:24:00,230 --> 00:24:09,230 and I have relieved you without any blame upon you or reproach against you; indeed, you governed well and fulfilled the trust. 511 00:24:09,230 --> 00:24:18,519 So come forward, neither suspected, nor blamed, nor accused, nor sinful." Who am I? 512 00:24:18,519 --> 00:24:41,799 The answer: 'Umar Ibn Abi Salamah, may Allah be pleased with them both. 513 00:24:41,799 --> 00:24:56,710 Pause and learn about the Companions, scholars, and luminaries. A new challenge: Who am I? 514 00:24:56,710 --> 00:25:03,819 I am one of the younger Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 515 00:25:03,819 --> 00:25:11,819 I was a young servant to Nafi' Ibn 'Abd al-Harith, may Allah be pleased with him, who then freed me, so I became one of his freedmen. 516 00:25:11,819 --> 00:25:16,500 I loved the Qur'an and knowledge, and became renowned for both. 517 00:25:16,500 --> 00:25:24,500 When 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, assumed the caliphate, he appointed Nafi' Ibn 'Abd al-Harith over Mecca. 518 00:25:24,500 --> 00:25:29,500 Nafi' went out to 'Usfan and appointed me as his deputy over Mecca. 519 00:25:29,500 --> 00:25:35,500 The Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, met him in 'Usfan and asked him: 520 00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:40,500 "Whom have you appointed over the people of the Valley (meaning Mecca)?" 521 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:45,500 He replied: "I have appointed over them a man from our freedmen." 522 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:50,619 'Umar said: "You appointed a freedman over them?!" 523 00:25:50,619 --> 00:25:57,750 He answered: "He is a reciter of the Book of Allah Almighty and knowledgeable in the laws of inheritance." 524 00:25:57,750 --> 00:26:04,819 Thereupon 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Indeed, your Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 525 00:26:04,819 --> 00:26:11,880 'Verily, Allah elevates some peoples by this Book and degrades others by it.'" 526 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:19,880 And 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said of me: "This freedman is among those whom Allah has elevated by the Qur'an." 527 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:27,490 Later, I moved to Kufa, where I used to teach the people the Qur'an and knowledge. 528 00:26:27,490 --> 00:26:33,490 I would advise the youth to marry and hasten to do so, saying to them: 529 00:26:33,490 --> 00:26:42,349 "The parable of a righteous woman to a man is like that of a crown studded with gold upon the head of a king." 530 00:26:42,349 --> 00:26:48,349 Later, 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed me governor over Khorasan, 531 00:26:48,349 --> 00:26:55,509 so I moved there and remained there until my death. Who am I? 532 00:26:55,509 --> 00:27:16,549 The answer: 'Abd al-Rahman Ibn Abza, may Allah be pleased with him. 533 00:27:16,549 --> 00:27:24,059 Pause and learn about the Companions, scholars, and luminaries. 534 00:27:24,059 --> 00:27:30,910 A new challenge: Who am I? 535 00:27:30,910 --> 00:27:42,470 I am one of the Ansar, one of the prominent chieftains of Medina, and a leader among the chieftains of Banu Salimah. 536 00:27:42,470 --> 00:27:45,569 I was the last of the Ansar to embrace Islam. 537 00:27:45,569 --> 00:27:50,660 When Mus'ab Ibn 'Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him, arrived as an emissary to Medina 538 00:27:50,660 --> 00:27:56,660 to teach its people Islam, most of the people of Medina embraced Islam. 539 00:27:56,660 --> 00:28:07,660 The youths of Banu Salimah, including Mu'adh Ibn Jabal and my sons Mu'adh, Mu'awwadh, and Khallad, had all embraced Islam. 540 00:28:07,660 --> 00:28:12,460 As for me, I had not yet accepted Islam. 541 00:28:12,460 --> 00:28:22,460 Following the custom of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance, the chieftains and nobles would keep a personal idol to worship in their homes, 542 00:28:22,460 --> 00:28:27,500 so I kept an idol for myself in my home and named it Manaf. 543 00:28:27,500 --> 00:28:31,500 These youths, along with their mother Hind, 544 00:28:31,500 --> 00:28:37,500 feared that I might die upon disbelief while I was unaware of their Islam, 545 00:28:37,500 --> 00:28:44,500 while I feared that they might abandon the worship of the gods and enter into Islam. 546 00:28:44,500 --> 00:28:57,170 These youths devised a plan to show me the foolishness of my attachment to these idols that neither benefit nor harm. 547 00:28:57,170 --> 00:29:02,170 When night fell, they would enter the room of the idol, 548 00:29:02,170 --> 00:29:09,170 take it, and throw it headfirst into the foulest cesspit. 549 00:29:09,170 --> 00:29:20,259 In the morning, when I could not find my idol, I would search for it everywhere and ask my household: "Have you seen my god?" 550 00:29:20,259 --> 00:29:27,259 When I found it in that pit and saw it in that state, it grieved me deeply. 551 00:29:27,259 --> 00:29:33,259 So I would take it, wash it, perfume it, and return it to its place. 552 00:29:33,259 --> 00:29:38,490 Then they would repeat the same act every night. 553 00:29:38,490 --> 00:29:47,619 One day, I entered upon my idol Manaf and said: "O Manaf, you know that the people seek only you; 554 00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:57,619 do you have any power to defend yourself?" Then I hung a sword on it and said: "Defend yourself if there is any good in you!" 555 00:29:57,619 --> 00:30:05,619 After I left, the youths went in, took the sword, broke the idol, tied it to a dead dog, 556 00:30:05,619 --> 00:30:10,619 and cast it into a dry well filled with filth. 557 00:30:10,619 --> 00:30:18,619 When morning came, I could not find my god, so I searched for it and found it in that well. 558 00:30:18,619 --> 00:30:27,619 I said: "By Allah, if you were a god, you and a dog would not be tied together in the middle of a well!" 559 00:30:27,619 --> 00:30:31,710 I embraced Islam at that moment, and my Islam became excellent. 560 00:30:32,710 --> 00:30:38,450 Prior to entering Islam, I was generous and noble, 561 00:30:38,450 --> 00:30:42,450 and Islam only increased me in generosity, nobility, and honor. 562 00:30:42,450 --> 00:30:46,450 Whenever people came to me asking for money, 563 00:30:46,450 --> 00:30:54,019 I would say to them: "Take all this wealth, for it will return tomorrow." 564 00:30:54,019 --> 00:30:59,019 The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked a group from my tribe, 565 00:30:59,019 --> 00:31:03,019 saying to them: "Who is your leader, O Banu Salimah?" 566 00:31:03,019 --> 00:31:08,019 They replied: "Al-Jadd Ibn Qays, though he has some stinginess." 567 00:31:08,019 --> 00:31:15,059 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "And what disease is worse than stinginess? 568 00:31:15,059 --> 00:31:21,279 Rather, your leader is the fair-skinned man with curly hair," pointing to me. 569 00:31:21,279 --> 00:31:23,279 So, who am I? 570 00:31:23,279 --> 00:31:34,009 The answer: 'Amr Ibn al-Jamuh, may Allah be pleased with him. 571 00:31:34,009 --> 00:31:52,019 Pause and learn about the Companions, scholars, and luminaries. 572 00:31:52,019 --> 00:31:58,900 A new challenge: Who am I? 573 00:31:58,900 --> 00:32:08,460 I am one of the Mothers of the Believers and a wife of the noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 574 00:32:08,460 --> 00:32:15,460 I am the daughter of the chieftain of Banu al-Mustaliq, renowned for generosity and devotion. 575 00:32:15,460 --> 00:32:21,460 I was graceful and beautiful; no one saw me without being charmed by me. 576 00:32:21,460 --> 00:32:30,230 When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, raided my tribe, Banu al-Mustaliq, and took captives, 577 00:32:30,230 --> 00:32:32,230 I was among those captured. 578 00:32:32,230 --> 00:32:37,329 When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, distributed the captives, 579 00:32:37,329 --> 00:32:42,329 I fell to the share of Thabit Ibn Qays, may Allah be pleased with him. 580 00:32:42,329 --> 00:32:45,329 So I entered into a contract of manumission with him for my freedom. 581 00:32:45,329 --> 00:32:49,329 Then I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 582 00:32:49,329 --> 00:32:52,329 seeking his assistance in fulfilling my manumission contract. 583 00:32:52,329 --> 00:32:57,390 When I stood at the door of 'A'ishah's chamber, may Allah be pleased with her, 584 00:32:57,390 --> 00:33:01,390 she saw me and noticed that I was charming and beautiful, 585 00:33:01,390 --> 00:33:05,390 so jealousy overtook her regarding me, and she felt averse to me, 586 00:33:05,390 --> 00:33:11,390 knowing that if I entered upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 587 00:33:11,390 --> 00:33:15,390 he would see in me the same beauty she had seen. 588 00:33:15,390 --> 00:33:17,420 Permission was granted for me to enter, 589 00:33:17,420 --> 00:33:19,420 so I entered upon him 590 00:33:19,420 --> 00:33:21,420 and said: "O Messenger of Allah, 591 00:33:21,420 --> 00:33:23,420 I am so-and-so, 592 00:33:23,420 --> 00:33:25,420 daughter of the chieftain of his people, 593 00:33:25,420 --> 00:33:30,420 and there has befallen me of affliction that which is not hidden from you. 594 00:33:30,420 --> 00:33:33,420 I fell to the share of Thabit Ibn Qays, 595 00:33:33,420 --> 00:33:36,420 "So I entered into a contract of manumission for my freedom, 596 00:33:36,420 --> 00:33:40,420 and I came to you seeking your help to pay my ransom." 597 00:33:40,420 --> 00:33:43,519 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 598 00:33:43,519 --> 00:33:46,519 "Would you like something better than that?" 599 00:33:46,519 --> 00:33:50,549 I asked, "What is that, O Messenger of Allah?" 600 00:33:50,549 --> 00:33:55,549 He said, "I will pay your ransom on your behalf and marry you." 601 00:33:55,549 --> 00:33:59,619 I replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." 602 00:33:59,619 --> 00:34:02,619 He said, "Then it is done." 603 00:34:02,619 --> 00:34:04,619 My name was Barrah, 604 00:34:04,619 --> 00:34:08,619 but the Prophet (peace be upon him) changed my name. 605 00:34:08,619 --> 00:34:11,780 Word reached the people 606 00:34:11,780 --> 00:34:14,780 that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 607 00:34:14,780 --> 00:34:16,780 had married me, 608 00:34:16,780 --> 00:34:18,780 so the people said: 609 00:34:18,780 --> 00:34:22,780 "They are the in-laws of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)!" 610 00:34:22,780 --> 00:34:26,780 and they released all the captives in their hands. 611 00:34:26,780 --> 00:34:31,809 Because of me, one hundred households of Banu al-Mustaliq were set free. 612 00:34:31,809 --> 00:34:33,809 The people knew of no woman 613 00:34:33,809 --> 00:34:38,610 who brought greater blessing to her people than I did. 614 00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:42,610 I was renowned for my devotion to worship and remembrance of Allah. 615 00:34:42,610 --> 00:34:43,610 One day, 616 00:34:43,610 --> 00:34:48,610 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) left my room early in the morning 617 00:34:48,610 --> 00:34:50,610 when he prayed the dawn prayer, 618 00:34:50,610 --> 00:34:53,610 while I remained in my place of prayer remembering Allah. 619 00:34:53,610 --> 00:34:58,670 He returned in the forenoon while I was still sitting in my place, 620 00:34:58,670 --> 00:35:00,670 so he asked: 621 00:35:00,670 --> 00:35:04,670 "Are you still in the same state in which I left you?" 622 00:35:04,670 --> 00:35:06,699 I replied, "Yes." 623 00:35:06,699 --> 00:35:09,739 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 624 00:35:09,739 --> 00:35:14,739 "After leaving you, I recited four phrases three times; 625 00:35:14,739 --> 00:35:17,739 if they were weighed against all that you have said today, 626 00:35:17,739 --> 00:35:19,800 they would outweigh them: 627 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:21,800 'Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, 628 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:23,800 by the number of His creation, 629 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:25,800 by His own pleasure, 630 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,800 by the weight of His Throne, 631 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:30,409 and by the ink of His words.'" 632 00:35:30,409 --> 00:35:34,409 The Prophet (peace be upon him) also visited me on a Friday 633 00:35:34,409 --> 00:35:36,409 while I was fasting, 634 00:35:36,409 --> 00:35:38,409 so he asked: 635 00:35:38,409 --> 00:35:39,409 "Did you fast yesterday?" 636 00:35:39,409 --> 00:35:41,440 I said, "No." 637 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:42,440 He said: 638 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:45,440 "Do you intend to fast tomorrow?" 639 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:47,469 I said, "No." 640 00:35:47,469 --> 00:35:48,469 He said: 641 00:35:48,469 --> 00:35:50,730 "Then break your fast." 642 00:35:50,730 --> 00:35:59,159 Who am I? 643 00:35:59,159 --> 00:36:00,159 The answer: 644 00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:02,159 The Mother of the Believers, 645 00:36:02,159 --> 00:36:13,780 Juwayriyah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her). 646 00:36:13,780 --> 00:36:16,849 Pause 647 00:36:16,849 --> 00:36:20,849 and get to know the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 648 00:36:20,849 --> 00:36:31,219 A new challenge: Who am I? 649 00:36:31,219 --> 00:36:34,219 I was one of the noble leaders of the Ansar. 650 00:36:34,219 --> 00:36:36,219 I embraced Islam early on 651 00:36:36,219 --> 00:36:38,219 and took part in Badr, Uhud, 652 00:36:38,219 --> 00:36:43,380 and all the other military campaigns with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 653 00:36:43,380 --> 00:36:46,380 I excelled in reading, writing, 654 00:36:46,380 --> 00:36:48,380 swimming, and archery, 655 00:36:48,380 --> 00:36:54,280 and was thus counted among the consummate men of the community. 656 00:36:54,280 --> 00:37:01,280 I participated in the expedition sent by the Prophet (peace be upon him) to eliminate Ibn Abi al-Huqayq, 657 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:05,280 who was inciting the disbelievers against the Muslims. 658 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:11,920 That expedition was led by 'Abdullah Ibn 'Atiq (may Allah be pleased with him). 659 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:15,920 When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away 660 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,920 and his household prepared to wash his noble body, 661 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:24,920 we, the Ansar, gathered at the door of the Prophet's chamber 662 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:25,920 and said: 663 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:27,920 "We beseech you by Allah! 664 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:29,920 We are his maternal kin, 665 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:31,920 so let one of us be present," 666 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:35,920 meaning to witness his ritual washing (peace be upon him). 667 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:39,920 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came out to us 668 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:41,920 and said: 669 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:45,920 "Choose a man from among you, O gathering of the Ansar, 670 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:50,920 to attend with us the ritual washing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 671 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:54,920 We gathered and consulted among ourselves, 672 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:57,920 and they chose me to represent them. 673 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:02,920 They permitted me to enter with the Prophet's family 674 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:05,920 and take part in washing him. 675 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:09,139 Thus, I attained that tremendous honor. 676 00:38:09,139 --> 00:38:13,139 I was strong, capable of carrying two large jars of water in my hands; 677 00:38:13,139 --> 00:38:15,139 so I carried the water for them 678 00:38:15,139 --> 00:38:19,139 and poured it over him (peace be upon him), 679 00:38:19,139 --> 00:38:24,139 while 'Ali and al-'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) washed him. 680 00:38:24,139 --> 00:38:28,369 And during his burial (peace and blessings be upon him), 681 00:38:28,369 --> 00:38:33,369 I was among those who descended with him into his grave 682 00:38:33,369 --> 00:38:36,369 and laid his noble head upon the ground. 683 00:38:36,369 --> 00:38:38,619 Who am I? 684 00:38:38,619 --> 00:38:46,119 The answer: 685 00:38:46,119 --> 00:38:50,119 Aws Ibn Khawli (may Allah be pleased with him).