1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Pause and identify the Companion, the scholar, and the notable figure. 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:23,539 I am one of the Companions, an Ansari from the Banu Khazraj. 4 00:00:23,539 --> 00:00:27,539 I was one of the poets of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 5 00:00:27,539 --> 00:00:32,670 I was one of the twelve leaders of the Ansar during the Pledge of al-'Aqabah. 6 00:00:32,670 --> 00:00:38,670 I embraced Islam early in Medina after the arrival of Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him. 7 00:00:38,670 --> 00:00:41,670 I was always at the forefront of goodness and virtue. 8 00:00:41,670 --> 00:00:45,670 I was eager to strive in jihad and to fast for the sake of Allah. 9 00:00:45,670 --> 00:00:52,670 We would be with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, on a journey during a hot day. 10 00:00:52,670 --> 00:00:59,670 There would be no one among the people fasting except for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and myself. 11 00:00:59,670 --> 00:01:02,740 I was keen on attending gatherings of dhikr. 12 00:01:02,740 --> 00:01:08,739 I would often see a man from the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 13 00:01:08,739 --> 00:01:13,739 I would say to him, "Come, let us believe for an hour." 14 00:01:13,739 --> 00:01:20,890 I was a loyal ally to the people of faith and held intense hatred and enmity toward the people of disbelief. 15 00:01:20,890 --> 00:01:23,890 I would not let the blame of any critic deter me in the cause of Allah. 16 00:01:23,890 --> 00:01:30,890 The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent me as the commander of a detachment of thirty men. 17 00:01:30,890 --> 00:01:34,890 To kill the Jewish leader Usayr ibn Rizam in Khaybar. 18 00:01:34,890 --> 00:01:40,890 I set out toward him, killed him, and returned victorious to Medina. 19 00:01:40,890 --> 00:01:46,980 I was walking before the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, during the 'Umrat al-Qada'. 20 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:49,980 When he entered Mecca to perform the 'Umrah. 21 00:01:49,980 --> 00:01:54,980 I said, "Clear the way for the sons of the disbelievers, let him pass." 22 00:01:54,980 --> 00:01:57,980 "Today we strike you for its revelation," 23 00:01:57,980 --> 00:02:00,980 "With blows that remove heads from their resting places," 24 00:02:00,980 --> 00:02:03,980 "And make a friend forget his own friend." 25 00:02:03,980 --> 00:02:07,049 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said to me, 26 00:02:07,049 --> 00:02:14,050 "In the sanctuary of Allah and before the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, you recite poetry?" 27 00:02:14,050 --> 00:02:17,110 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 28 00:02:18,110 --> 00:02:20,110 "Leave him be, O 'Umar." 29 00:02:20,110 --> 00:02:22,110 "For by Him in whose hand is my soul," 30 00:02:22,110 --> 00:02:27,909 "His words are more severe against them than the impact of arrows." 31 00:02:27,909 --> 00:02:30,909 The Prophet, peace be upon him, chose me 32 00:02:30,909 --> 00:02:34,909 To be the third commander of the Muslims in the army of Mu'tah. 33 00:02:34,909 --> 00:02:41,909 That army whose number did not exceed three thousand fighters. 34 00:02:41,909 --> 00:02:44,909 We set out to meet the Romans. 35 00:02:44,909 --> 00:02:47,909 When we approached the land of the non-Arabs, 36 00:02:47,909 --> 00:02:50,909 News reached us that the enemy 37 00:02:50,909 --> 00:02:54,909 Had prepared for us an army numbering two hundred thousand fighters, 38 00:02:54,909 --> 00:02:57,979 From the Romans and the Ghassanids. 39 00:02:57,979 --> 00:02:59,979 The Islamic army halted, 40 00:02:59,979 --> 00:03:02,979 And they began to consult among themselves. 41 00:03:02,979 --> 00:03:05,979 I encouraged the Muslims and said to them, 42 00:03:05,979 --> 00:03:09,979 "O people, by Allah, that which you dislike," 43 00:03:09,979 --> 00:03:11,979 "Is the very thing for which you set out," 44 00:03:11,979 --> 00:03:13,979 "Which is martyrdom." 45 00:03:13,979 --> 00:03:16,979 The army was invigorated and advanced to fight. 46 00:03:16,979 --> 00:03:19,039 When the two armies met, 47 00:03:19,039 --> 00:03:21,039 And the battle began, 48 00:03:21,039 --> 00:03:23,039 It was only a matter of moments 49 00:03:23,039 --> 00:03:25,039 Before the first commander was killed, 50 00:03:25,039 --> 00:03:28,039 Zayd ibn Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him. 51 00:03:28,039 --> 00:03:34,039 Then the second commander, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, was killed. 52 00:03:34,039 --> 00:03:36,039 The banner was then passed to me. 53 00:03:36,039 --> 00:03:39,039 My soul hesitated for a moment, 54 00:03:39,039 --> 00:03:42,139 So I addressed it, reciting: 55 00:03:42,139 --> 00:03:45,139 "I have sworn, O soul, that you shall descend," 56 00:03:45,139 --> 00:03:48,139 "Willingly or unwillingly." 57 00:03:48,139 --> 00:03:51,169 "For you have long been at ease," 58 00:03:51,169 --> 00:03:55,169 "Why do I see you loathing Paradise?" 59 00:03:55,169 --> 00:03:58,169 "Are you but a drop in a water skin?" 60 00:03:58,169 --> 00:04:02,169 "The people have gathered and raised a clamor." 61 00:04:02,169 --> 00:04:04,419 And I also said: 62 00:04:04,419 --> 00:04:07,419 "O soul, if you are not killed, you will die anyway." 63 00:04:07,419 --> 00:04:10,419 "This is the pool of death that you have encountered." 64 00:04:10,419 --> 00:04:13,419 "Whatever you wished for, you have been granted." 65 00:04:13,419 --> 00:04:16,420 "If you do as they did, you will be guided." 66 00:04:16,420 --> 00:04:19,420 "And if you delay, you will be miserable." 67 00:04:19,420 --> 00:04:23,459 Then I fought the people, advancing and not retreating, 68 00:04:23,459 --> 00:04:25,459 Until I was killed. 69 00:04:25,459 --> 00:04:28,519 The Prophet, peace be upon him, announced 70 00:04:28,519 --> 00:04:31,519 To his Companions while he was in Medina 71 00:04:31,519 --> 00:04:34,519 The news of my death and that of my companions, 72 00:04:34,519 --> 00:04:36,519 While his eyes were shedding tears. 73 00:04:36,519 --> 00:04:38,740 So, who am I? 74 00:04:38,740 --> 00:04:46,680 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 75 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,899 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 76 00:04:50,899 --> 00:04:54,899 When the next episode is released, if Allah wills.