1 00:00:01,330 --> 00:00:12,210 Stop and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 2 00:00:12,210 --> 00:00:16,210 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,210 --> 00:00:22,539 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 4 00:00:22,539 --> 00:00:25,539 I am from the emigrants of Mecca. 5 00:00:25,539 --> 00:00:28,539 And I was among the first to embrace Islam. 6 00:00:28,539 --> 00:00:31,579 I emigrated to Abyssinia twice. 7 00:00:31,579 --> 00:00:33,579 Then to Medina. 8 00:00:34,609 --> 00:00:40,609 I participated in Badr and all the Prophet's, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, expeditions. 9 00:00:40,609 --> 00:00:44,799 Before Islam, I was among the affluent in Mecca. 10 00:00:44,799 --> 00:00:47,799 My father was Utbah ibn Rabi'ah. 11 00:00:47,799 --> 00:00:50,799 A leader among the leaders of Mecca. 12 00:00:50,799 --> 00:00:52,799 And a noble among its nobles. 13 00:00:52,799 --> 00:00:54,829 When I embraced Islam, 14 00:00:54,829 --> 00:00:56,829 my father disowned me. 15 00:00:56,829 --> 00:00:58,829 And he withheld everything from me. 16 00:00:58,829 --> 00:01:04,790 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to his Companions on the day of Badr: 17 00:01:04,790 --> 00:01:08,790 "Indeed, I know some men from Banu Hashim and others 18 00:01:08,790 --> 00:01:10,790 who were forced to come out [to battle]. 19 00:01:10,790 --> 00:01:13,790 They have no need to fight us. 20 00:01:13,790 --> 00:01:16,790 So, whoever among you encounters anyone from Banu Hashim, 21 00:01:16,790 --> 00:01:18,790 let him not kill him. 22 00:01:18,790 --> 00:01:21,790 And whoever encounters Abu al-Bukhtari ibn Hisham, 23 00:01:21,790 --> 00:01:23,790 let him not kill him. 24 00:01:23,790 --> 00:01:26,790 And whoever encounters Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, 25 00:01:26,790 --> 00:01:29,790 the uncle of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 26 00:01:29,790 --> 00:01:31,790 let him not kill him. 27 00:01:31,790 --> 00:01:34,790 For he was only brought out under duress." 28 00:01:34,790 --> 00:01:36,920 So I said: 29 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,920 "Should we kill our fathers and our sons, 30 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,920 and our brothers and our kin, 31 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,920 and leave Al-Abbas? 32 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,920 By Allah, if I meet him, I will surely kill him with my sword!" 33 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:53,079 My words reached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 34 00:01:53,079 --> 00:01:56,079 He said to Umar ibn Al-Khattab: 35 00:01:56,079 --> 00:02:02,079 "Would you strike the face of the Messenger of Allah's uncle with a sword?" 36 00:02:02,079 --> 00:02:04,239 Umar said: 37 00:02:04,239 --> 00:02:05,239 "O Messenger of Allah, 38 00:02:05,239 --> 00:02:09,240 let me strike his neck with my sword. 39 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,240 For, by Allah, he has become a hypocrite." 40 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:15,400 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, forbade him. 41 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:19,620 I feared for myself because of that statement. 42 00:02:19,620 --> 00:02:20,620 And I said: 43 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:23,620 "I will continue to fear it 44 00:02:23,620 --> 00:02:26,620 unless martyrdom atones for it." 45 00:02:26,620 --> 00:02:30,620 So I was martyred on the day of Yamamah. 46 00:02:30,620 --> 00:02:34,330 And at the beginning of the battle on the day of Badr, 47 00:02:34,330 --> 00:02:37,330 I challenged my father to a duel. 48 00:02:37,330 --> 00:02:41,330 But the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, forbade me. 49 00:02:41,330 --> 00:02:45,389 Then my father was killed that day while he was still an unbeliever. 50 00:02:45,389 --> 00:02:48,389 When the slain were cast into the well of Badr, 51 00:02:48,389 --> 00:02:52,389 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stood over them, 52 00:02:53,389 --> 00:02:56,389 calling them by their names and saying: 53 00:02:56,389 --> 00:02:59,389 "O Utbah! O Shaybah! 54 00:02:59,389 --> 00:03:01,389 O Umayyah ibn Khalaf! 55 00:03:01,389 --> 00:03:03,389 O Abu Jahl! 56 00:03:03,389 --> 00:03:07,389 Have you found what your Lord promised you to be true?" 57 00:03:07,389 --> 00:03:09,389 "As for me, 58 00:03:09,389 --> 00:03:13,680 I have found what my Lord promised me to be true." 59 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,680 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, turned, 60 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,710 and saw me looking distressed, my face changed. 61 00:03:21,710 --> 00:03:26,780 He said to me, "Perhaps something about your father has affected you?" 62 00:03:26,780 --> 00:03:28,780 I said, "No. 63 00:03:28,780 --> 00:03:32,780 By Allah, I have no doubt about my father or his fate. 64 00:03:32,780 --> 00:03:38,780 But I knew my father to be a man of opinion, wisdom, and merit. 65 00:03:38,780 --> 00:03:42,780 So I hoped that would bring him closer to Islam. 66 00:03:42,780 --> 00:03:45,780 When I saw his fate today, 67 00:03:45,780 --> 00:03:50,780 and that he died in disbelief after what I had hoped for him, 68 00:03:51,780 --> 00:03:56,840 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, prayed for me for good. 69 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,830 I learned much in the Seerah about my freedman Salim. 70 00:04:01,830 --> 00:04:05,830 I had adopted him before Islam. 71 00:04:05,830 --> 00:04:08,830 When Islam abolished adoption, 72 00:04:08,830 --> 00:04:10,830 he became my freedman. 73 00:04:10,830 --> 00:04:13,830 And he and I were like two brothers. 74 00:04:13,830 --> 00:04:16,829 We fought together against the apostates. 75 00:04:16,829 --> 00:04:20,829 During the caliphate of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. 76 00:04:20,829 --> 00:04:24,829 And we were martyred together in the Battle of Yamamah. 77 00:04:24,829 --> 00:04:27,310 So, who am I? 78 00:04:27,310 --> 00:04:41,220 The answer is Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, may Allah be pleased with him. 79 00:04:41,220 --> 00:04:47,290 Stop. 80 00:04:47,290 --> 00:04:53,290 Stop and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 81 00:04:53,290 --> 00:04:58,100 A new challenge. 82 00:04:58,100 --> 00:05:00,100 Who am I? 83 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:05,439 I am one of the Mothers of the Believers. 84 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:11,439 And the second wife of the trustworthy Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 85 00:05:11,439 --> 00:05:15,600 I was a noble and dignified lady. 86 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:20,660 I was first married to Sakran ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him. 87 00:05:20,660 --> 00:05:24,660 And I emigrated with him to Abyssinia, fleeing for the sake of our religion. 88 00:05:24,660 --> 00:05:27,660 I had five children with him. 89 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:33,819 When the emigrants in Abyssinia felt the need to return to Mecca, 90 00:05:33,819 --> 00:05:36,819 I returned with my husband with them. 91 00:05:36,819 --> 00:05:38,980 While I was in Mecca, 92 00:05:38,980 --> 00:05:40,980 I had a dream, 93 00:05:40,980 --> 00:05:45,980 that a moon fell upon me from the sky while I was lying down. 94 00:05:45,980 --> 00:05:47,980 I told my husband. 95 00:05:47,980 --> 00:05:48,980 He said: 96 00:05:48,980 --> 00:05:51,980 "By Allah, if your dream is true, 97 00:05:51,980 --> 00:05:55,980 I will not live long before I die, 98 00:05:55,980 --> 00:05:58,980 and you will marry after me." 99 00:05:58,980 --> 00:06:02,139 My husband fell ill from that day. 100 00:06:02,139 --> 00:06:04,139 His illness worsened, 101 00:06:04,139 --> 00:06:07,139 until death overtook him. 102 00:06:07,139 --> 00:06:11,339 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, proposed to me. 103 00:06:11,339 --> 00:06:13,339 After my waiting period ended. 104 00:06:13,339 --> 00:06:18,339 He married me after the death of Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her. 105 00:06:18,339 --> 00:06:23,339 And I was alone with him for about three years or more, 106 00:06:23,339 --> 00:06:27,339 until he married Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. 107 00:06:27,339 --> 00:06:31,199 I had a noticeable sense of humor. 108 00:06:31,199 --> 00:06:36,199 So I would make the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, laugh. 109 00:06:36,199 --> 00:06:37,199 And among that, 110 00:06:37,199 --> 00:06:41,199 I prayed behind the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 111 00:06:41,199 --> 00:06:44,199 one night during his Tahajjud prayer. 112 00:06:44,199 --> 00:06:46,199 The prayer became difficult for me. 113 00:06:46,199 --> 00:06:48,230 When morning came, 114 00:06:48,230 --> 00:06:52,230 I said to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 115 00:06:52,230 --> 00:06:55,230 "I prayed behind you last night. 116 00:06:55,230 --> 00:06:56,230 You performed Ruku' with me, 117 00:06:56,230 --> 00:06:59,230 until I held my nose, 118 00:06:59,230 --> 00:07:02,230 fearing that blood would flow." 119 00:07:02,230 --> 00:07:06,230 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, laughed. 120 00:07:06,230 --> 00:07:08,420 And with this kind of sentiment, 121 00:07:08,420 --> 00:07:11,420 the Prophet's, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wives 122 00:07:11,420 --> 00:07:13,420 treated me, 123 00:07:13,420 --> 00:07:17,550 and looked for opportunities to joke with me. 124 00:07:17,550 --> 00:07:21,550 Even Hafsa and Aisha, may Allah be pleased with them, 125 00:07:21,550 --> 00:07:25,550 wanted to make me believe that the Antichrist had appeared. 126 00:07:25,550 --> 00:07:28,550 I was terrified by that. 127 00:07:28,550 --> 00:07:32,550 And I hurried to hide in a corner of the house 128 00:07:32,550 --> 00:07:34,550 where we used to light a fire. 129 00:07:34,550 --> 00:07:37,550 Hafsa and Aisha laughed at me. 130 00:07:37,550 --> 00:07:41,680 When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came 131 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,680 and saw them laughing, 132 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,680 he said to them: 133 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,680 "What is the matter with you?" 134 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,680 They told him what had happened to me. 135 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:52,680 He came to me. 136 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,680 As soon as I saw him, I exclaimed: 137 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,680 "O Messenger of Allah! 138 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,680 The Antichrist has come out!" 139 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:00,680 He said: 140 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:01,680 "No. 141 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,680 But it is near. 142 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,680 I was reassured and came out of my place. 143 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:12,480 And I began to brush off some threads from my cloak. 144 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,480 When I grew older and became frail, 145 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:19,480 I feared that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, might divorce me. 146 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:24,480 So I gave my day and night to Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, 147 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:28,480 to please the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 148 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,480 and out of love for what he loved, 149 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:37,480 and a desire to be raised in his company among his wives, peace be upon them. 150 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:41,509 And concerning this, Allah the Almighty revealed: 151 00:08:41,509 --> 00:08:47,509 “If a woman feareth ill treatment from her husband, or desertion, it is no sin for them twain if they make terms of peace between themselves. Peace is better. But greed hath been made present in the minds (of men). If ye do good and keep from evil, lo! Allah is ever Informed of what ye do.” (4:128) 152 00:08:47,509 --> 00:08:52,509 “If a woman feareth ill treatment from her husband, or desertion, it is no sin for them twain if they make terms of peace between themselves. Peace is better. But greed hath been made present in the minds (of men). If ye do good and keep from evil, lo! Allah is ever Informed of what ye do.” (4:128) 153 00:08:52,509 --> 00:08:57,379 I was more generous than in giving charity. 154 00:08:57,379 --> 00:09:01,379 Even Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, 155 00:09:01,379 --> 00:09:05,379 sent me a container full of dirhams. 156 00:09:05,379 --> 00:09:08,379 I said, "What is this?" 157 00:09:08,379 --> 00:09:10,379 They said, "Dirhams." 158 00:09:10,379 --> 00:09:14,379 I said, "Like a sack of dates." 159 00:09:14,379 --> 00:09:17,500 So I distributed them among the poor. 160 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:22,500 I remained in my house after the death of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 161 00:09:22,500 --> 00:09:26,500 and I did not go out for Hajj or anything else, 162 00:09:26,500 --> 00:09:30,500 acting upon his, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, instruction. 163 00:09:30,500 --> 00:09:32,759 So, who am I? 164 00:09:32,759 --> 00:09:42,740 The answer is the Mother of the Believers, 165 00:09:42,740 --> 00:09:46,740 Sawdah bint Zam'ah, may Allah be pleased with her. 166 00:09:46,740 --> 00:09:55,950 Stop. 167 00:09:55,950 --> 00:10:03,830 Stop and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 168 00:10:03,830 --> 00:10:06,830 A new challenge. 169 00:10:07,830 --> 00:10:13,169 I am one of the Ansar Companions. 170 00:10:13,169 --> 00:10:15,169 From Banu Abd al-Ashhal. 171 00:10:15,169 --> 00:10:20,169 Whom the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, praised by saying: 172 00:10:20,169 --> 00:10:22,200 "The best tribes of the Ansar are 173 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,200 Banu Al-Najjar, 174 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,200 then Banu Abd al-Ashhal." 175 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:31,299 I entered Paradise without ever prostrating to Allah. 176 00:10:31,299 --> 00:10:36,100 I used to deal with people with the usury of ignorance. 177 00:10:36,100 --> 00:10:40,100 And I had a lot of usurious wealth. 178 00:10:40,100 --> 00:10:44,100 My people used to offer me Islam, 179 00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:46,100 but I refused to embrace it, 180 00:10:46,100 --> 00:10:49,100 fearing that my wealth would be lost. 181 00:10:49,100 --> 00:10:52,100 When the Battle of Uhud occurred, 182 00:10:52,100 --> 00:10:55,100 Allah cast Islam into my heart. 183 00:10:55,100 --> 00:10:58,100 I came asking about my cousins 184 00:10:58,100 --> 00:11:00,100 and some men from my people. 185 00:11:00,100 --> 00:11:02,100 I was told: 186 00:11:02,100 --> 00:11:06,100 "They went out to fight the polytheists at Uhud." 187 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:10,100 So I donned my armor and mounted my horse. 188 00:11:10,100 --> 00:11:12,100 Then I went out to fight. 189 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:15,100 Some Muslims saw me. 190 00:11:15,100 --> 00:11:18,100 And they said, "Stay away from us." 191 00:11:18,100 --> 00:11:22,100 I said, "Indeed, I have believed in Allah." 192 00:11:22,100 --> 00:11:26,100 Then I fought until I was wounded, 193 00:11:26,100 --> 00:11:28,100 and I was on the verge of death. 194 00:11:28,100 --> 00:11:32,100 My people, Banu Abd al-Ashhal, carried me. 195 00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:35,100 They asked me about the reason for my coming: 196 00:11:35,100 --> 00:11:37,100 Was it tribal loyalty? 197 00:11:37,100 --> 00:11:40,100 Or anger for the sake of Allah and His Messenger? 198 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:45,100 I said, "Rather, it is anger for the sake of Allah and His Messenger." 199 00:11:45,100 --> 00:11:47,100 Then my soul departed. 200 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:51,100 And I did not pray a single prayer to Allah. 201 00:11:51,100 --> 00:11:55,419 So mention my matter to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 202 00:11:55,419 --> 00:11:57,419 He said: 203 00:11:57,419 --> 00:12:00,419 "He is among the people of Paradise." 204 00:12:00,419 --> 00:12:02,799 So, who am I? 205 00:12:02,799 --> 00:12:12,710 The answer: Al-Asram. 206 00:12:12,710 --> 00:12:20,940 Umar ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him. 207 00:12:20,940 --> 00:12:31,299 Pause and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 208 00:12:31,299 --> 00:12:35,299 A new challenge: Who am I? 209 00:12:35,299 --> 00:12:42,860 I am one of the Companions from the tribe of Juhaynah. 210 00:12:42,860 --> 00:12:45,950 I was an ally of the Ansar. 211 00:12:45,950 --> 00:12:47,950 I embraced Islam early on. 212 00:12:47,950 --> 00:12:51,240 And I witnessed the second pledge of Aqabah. 213 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:57,240 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to send me on special missions. 214 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,240 And I would carry them out. 215 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,240 So I am the valiant warrior. 216 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:06,000 And the man for difficult tasks. 217 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,000 I participated in the raid of Abdullah ibn Atik, may Allah be pleased with him. 218 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:13,059 To assassinate Ibn Abi Al-Huqayq in Khaybar. 219 00:13:13,059 --> 00:13:18,289 And I single-handedly killed the most dangerous man to the Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula. 220 00:13:18,289 --> 00:13:24,419 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, called me one day and said: 221 00:13:24,419 --> 00:13:28,419 "It has reached me that Khalid ibn Sufyan Al-Hadhali 222 00:13:28,419 --> 00:13:31,419 is gathering people to attack me. 223 00:13:31,419 --> 00:13:35,419 He is in his palm grove near Medina. 224 00:13:35,419 --> 00:13:37,509 Go and kill him." 225 00:13:37,509 --> 00:13:40,509 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 226 00:13:41,509 --> 00:13:44,740 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 227 00:13:44,740 --> 00:13:48,740 I do not fear anyone." 228 00:13:48,740 --> 00:13:50,740 He said: 229 00:13:50,740 --> 00:13:51,740 "Yes, 230 00:13:51,740 --> 00:13:54,860 you will feel a shiver when you meet him. 231 00:13:54,860 --> 00:13:57,860 And remember Satan." 232 00:13:57,860 --> 00:13:59,899 So I went out towards Khalid Al-Hadhali, 233 00:13:59,899 --> 00:14:01,899 my sword girded. 234 00:14:01,899 --> 00:14:03,899 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 235 00:14:03,899 --> 00:14:07,019 I do not fear anyone." 236 00:14:07,019 --> 00:14:08,019 He said: 237 00:14:08,019 --> 00:14:09,019 "Yes, 238 00:14:09,019 --> 00:14:11,019 you will find Al-Hadhali 239 00:14:11,019 --> 00:14:13,019 my sword girded. 240 00:14:13,019 --> 00:14:17,149 Until I reached him at the time of Asr prayer. 241 00:14:17,149 --> 00:14:18,149 Provide Moving 242 00:14:18,149 --> 00:14:21,149 When I saw him, I felt what the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 243 00:14:21,149 --> 00:14:24,149 Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 244 00:14:24,149 --> 00:14:26,149 had described of the shiver. 245 00:14:26,149 --> 00:14:27,309 So I said: 246 00:14:28,309 --> 00:14:31,309 "The Messenger of Allah has spoken the truth." 247 00:14:31,309 --> 00:14:33,309 So I approached him. 248 00:14:33,309 --> 00:14:36,309 And I feared that there might be fighting between me and him, 249 00:14:36,309 --> 00:14:38,309 which would distract me from prayer. 250 00:14:38,309 --> 00:14:40,909 And I nodded my head in assent. 251 00:14:41,279 --> 00:14:43,179 When I reached him, 252 00:14:43,379 --> 00:14:43,899 he said: 253 00:14:44,379 --> 00:14:45,379 "Who is this man?" 254 00:14:46,409 --> 00:14:46,909 I said: 255 00:14:47,110 --> 00:14:48,909 "A man from the Arabs. 256 00:14:49,309 --> 00:14:52,909 He heard about you and your gathering against this man in Yathrib. 257 00:14:53,309 --> 00:14:55,309 So he came to be with you." 258 00:14:56,129 --> 00:14:56,629 He said: 259 00:14:57,330 --> 00:14:58,029 "Yes. 260 00:14:58,629 --> 00:14:59,629 We are engaged in that." 261 00:15:00,429 --> 00:15:01,730 So I walked with him. 262 00:15:02,330 --> 00:15:04,129 Until I was in a position to do so, 263 00:15:04,629 --> 00:15:07,629 I attacked him with my sword and killed him. 264 00:15:07,629 --> 00:15:11,629 And I left his women weeping over him. 265 00:15:11,629 --> 00:15:14,730 And I hurried back to Medina. 266 00:15:14,730 --> 00:15:17,820 When his companions saw his killing, 267 00:15:17,820 --> 00:15:21,659 they dispersed after him. 268 00:15:21,659 --> 00:15:25,659 When I arrived at the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 269 00:15:25,659 --> 00:15:28,659 he said, "Your face has prospered." 270 00:15:28,659 --> 00:15:32,690 I said, "I have killed him, O Messenger of Allah." 271 00:15:32,690 --> 00:15:35,720 He said, "You have spoken the truth." 272 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,720 Then he took me by the hand and entered his house. 273 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,720 He gave me a staff. 274 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:44,879 And said, "Keep this with you." 275 00:15:44,879 --> 00:15:46,879 So I went out with it among the people. 276 00:15:46,879 --> 00:15:50,909 They said, "What is this staff?" 277 00:15:50,909 --> 00:15:55,909 I said, "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave it to me. 278 00:15:55,909 --> 00:16:00,139 And he ordered me to keep it with me." 279 00:16:00,139 --> 00:16:04,139 They said, "Why don't you go back and ask him?" 280 00:16:05,139 --> 00:16:11,139 So I said, "Why did you give me this staff, O Messenger of Allah?" 281 00:16:11,139 --> 00:16:15,230 He said, "It is a sign between me and you. 282 00:16:15,230 --> 00:16:18,259 I will recognize you by it on the Day of Resurrection. 283 00:16:18,259 --> 00:16:22,259 For few people will be the ones who lean on their deeds on that day. 284 00:16:22,259 --> 00:16:27,360 Meaning that few people will have righteous deeds 285 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,360 to lean on on the Day of Resurrection, 286 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,360 just as a person leans on a staff. 287 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:38,649 So this staff became the most precious thing to me. 288 00:16:38,649 --> 00:16:42,649 And I paired it with my sword, and it remained with me. 289 00:16:42,649 --> 00:16:46,710 When death approached me, I ordered it 290 00:16:46,710 --> 00:16:50,710 to be placed in my shroud and buried with me. 291 00:16:50,710 --> 00:16:53,029 So, who am I? 292 00:16:53,029 --> 00:17:05,529 The answer: Abdullah ibn Anis Al-Juhani, may Allah be pleased with him. 293 00:17:05,529 --> 00:17:21,079 Pause and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 294 00:17:21,079 --> 00:17:27,990 A new challenge: Who am I? 295 00:17:27,990 --> 00:17:34,579 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 296 00:17:34,579 --> 00:17:38,579 From the non-Arabs, from the land of Asbahan. 297 00:17:38,579 --> 00:17:43,579 I lived through Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Judaism before Islam. 298 00:17:43,579 --> 00:17:47,579 When I embraced Islam, I became a son of Islam. 299 00:17:47,579 --> 00:17:50,579 And I was among the first Persians to enter it. 300 00:17:50,579 --> 00:17:53,579 And I was known as the seeker of truth. 301 00:17:53,579 --> 00:17:57,670 I lived in a prosperous environment. 302 00:17:57,670 --> 00:18:01,670 Adhering to Zoroastrianism and worshipping fire. 303 00:18:01,670 --> 00:18:04,670 And my father was the chief of the village. 304 00:18:04,670 --> 00:18:06,670 And he loved me very much. 305 00:18:06,670 --> 00:18:10,670 So I was the servant of their deities, which was fire. 306 00:18:10,670 --> 00:18:12,670 I would tend to it. 307 00:18:12,670 --> 00:18:15,670 So that I would not let it extinguish for a moment. 308 00:18:15,670 --> 00:18:18,670 And my father did not withhold anything from me. 309 00:18:18,670 --> 00:18:25,019 One day, my father sent me to one of our gardens for some of his needs. 310 00:18:25,019 --> 00:18:29,019 I passed by a monk worshipping in his cell. 311 00:18:29,019 --> 00:18:31,019 His worship impressed me. 312 00:18:31,019 --> 00:18:34,019 So I sat with him, listening to what he said. 313 00:18:34,019 --> 00:18:37,019 Until I was late to my father. 314 00:18:37,019 --> 00:18:40,019 And I did not fulfill his need in the garden. 315 00:18:40,019 --> 00:18:43,019 So he feared greatly for me. 316 00:18:43,019 --> 00:18:47,019 When I came to him, I told him the reason for my delay. 317 00:18:47,019 --> 00:18:49,019 And I said to him: 318 00:18:49,019 --> 00:18:52,019 "The religion of the monk is better than our religion." 319 00:18:52,019 --> 00:18:54,019 So he became angry with me. 320 00:18:54,019 --> 00:18:57,019 And he imprisoned me in the house and chained me. 321 00:18:57,019 --> 00:19:00,019 I managed to break my chains. 322 00:19:00,019 --> 00:19:05,019 And I left with a caravan of Christians to their lands. 323 00:19:05,019 --> 00:19:08,019 I met the great priest among them. 324 00:19:08,019 --> 00:19:09,019 So I stayed with him. 325 00:19:09,019 --> 00:19:11,019 When he died, 326 00:19:11,019 --> 00:19:15,019 he entrusted me to another priest in another land. 327 00:19:15,019 --> 00:19:17,019 So I traveled to him. 328 00:19:17,019 --> 00:19:19,019 And so it was. 329 00:19:19,019 --> 00:19:21,019 Whenever a monk died, 330 00:19:21,019 --> 00:19:23,019 I moved to another monk. 331 00:19:23,019 --> 00:19:26,019 Until the last of them said to me: 332 00:19:26,019 --> 00:19:28,019 "My son, 333 00:19:28,019 --> 00:19:33,019 there is no righteous man left among the Christians to whom I can entrust you. 334 00:19:33,019 --> 00:19:36,019 But the time of a prophet has come upon you. 335 00:19:36,019 --> 00:19:39,019 He will emerge in the land of the Arabs. 336 00:19:39,019 --> 00:19:42,019 His description is such and such. 337 00:19:42,019 --> 00:19:46,059 If you can reach him, do so." 338 00:19:46,059 --> 00:19:47,059 So I waited. 339 00:19:47,059 --> 00:19:51,059 Until a group of Arabs from Banu Kalb passed by us. 340 00:19:51,059 --> 00:19:56,059 I offered them to accompany me to their lands. 341 00:19:56,059 --> 00:20:00,059 In exchange for giving them all that I owned. 342 00:20:00,059 --> 00:20:03,059 So they agreed, and I traveled with them. 343 00:20:03,059 --> 00:20:04,059 And on the way, 344 00:20:04,059 --> 00:20:06,059 they betrayed me. 345 00:20:06,059 --> 00:20:08,059 They took all my wealth. 346 00:20:08,059 --> 00:20:12,059 And they sold me to a Jew in Wadi Al-Qura. 347 00:20:12,059 --> 00:20:17,059 Then another Jew from Banu Qurayzah in Yathrib bought me. 348 00:20:17,059 --> 00:20:21,500 And he took me to his people in Medina. 349 00:20:21,500 --> 00:20:25,500 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, migrated to Medina, 350 00:20:25,500 --> 00:20:27,500 I heard about him. 351 00:20:27,500 --> 00:20:29,500 So I hastened to him. 352 00:20:29,500 --> 00:20:34,500 And I began to verify the signs that my companion had told me. 353 00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:37,500 When I became certain that he was the Prophet I was looking for, 354 00:20:37,500 --> 00:20:41,500 I fell upon him, kissing him and weeping. 355 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:43,500 And I embraced Islam at his hands. 356 00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:47,500 And I told him my story in all its details. 357 00:20:47,500 --> 00:20:51,500 He was pleased with it, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 358 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:59,339 I did not witness Badr or Uhud with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, due to slavery. 359 00:20:59,339 --> 00:21:04,460 So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, ordered me to write to my master. 360 00:21:04,460 --> 00:21:06,460 So I wrote to him. 361 00:21:06,460 --> 00:21:13,559 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his Companions helped me to fulfill the contract. 362 00:21:13,559 --> 00:21:18,559 Then I witnessed the Battle of the Trench with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 363 00:21:18,559 --> 00:21:21,589 As my first engagement in Islam. 364 00:21:21,589 --> 00:21:26,589 And I was the one who suggested digging the trench around Medina. 365 00:21:26,589 --> 00:21:29,619 To protect it from the enemies. 366 00:21:29,619 --> 00:21:32,619 When the Confederates came and saw the trench, 367 00:21:32,619 --> 00:21:37,619 they said, "This is a stratagem unknown to the Arabs." 368 00:21:37,619 --> 00:21:42,490 And Allah returned their plot against them. 369 00:21:42,490 --> 00:21:47,490 One day, I was beside the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 370 00:21:47,490 --> 00:21:51,549 He struck my thigh with his hand and said: 371 00:21:51,549 --> 00:21:54,549 "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, 372 00:21:54,549 --> 00:21:57,549 if faith were at the Pleiades, 373 00:21:57,549 --> 00:22:02,289 men from these would attain it." 374 00:22:02,289 --> 00:22:10,779 So, who am I? 375 00:22:10,779 --> 00:22:24,819 The answer: Salman Al-Farisi, may Allah be pleased with him. 376 00:22:24,819 --> 00:22:31,880 Pause and learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 377 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:42,740 A new challenge: Who am I? 378 00:22:42,740 --> 00:22:45,740 I am a Companion from the young men of the Ansar. 379 00:22:45,740 --> 00:22:51,829 I embraced Islam before the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, arrived in Medina. 380 00:22:51,829 --> 00:22:54,829 Then I pledged allegiance to him upon his arrival. 381 00:22:54,829 --> 00:22:58,829 And I was always in the desert, tending my sheep. 382 00:22:58,829 --> 00:23:01,829 So he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave me a choice. 383 00:23:01,829 --> 00:23:06,829 Whether to pledge allegiance as the Bedouins do, or as the Emigrants do. 384 00:23:06,829 --> 00:23:10,829 So I said, "Rather, the allegiance of the Emigrants." 385 00:23:10,829 --> 00:23:14,859 Then I went out to my sheep to tend them. 386 00:23:14,859 --> 00:23:19,819 There were myself and twelve other men who had embraced Islam. 387 00:23:19,819 --> 00:23:21,819 We lived far from Medina. 388 00:23:21,819 --> 00:23:24,819 To tend our sheep in its deserts. 389 00:23:24,819 --> 00:23:29,819 So we decided that one of us would go to Medina each day. 390 00:23:29,819 --> 00:23:33,819 And he would leave his sheep for us to tend. 391 00:23:33,819 --> 00:23:37,819 And when he returned, we would learn knowledge from him. 392 00:23:37,819 --> 00:23:43,890 So I said to them, "Go to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 393 00:23:43,890 --> 00:23:48,890 And I will stay here and tend your sheep along with my own. 394 00:23:49,890 --> 00:23:52,890 And I was very keen on them. 395 00:23:52,890 --> 00:23:59,049 So my companions would go to and fro to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 396 00:23:59,049 --> 00:24:01,049 while I tended the sheep. 397 00:24:01,049 --> 00:24:04,049 Until I came to myself and said: 398 00:24:04,049 --> 00:24:10,049 "Woe to you! For the sake of some sheep that are neither fat nor useful, 399 00:24:10,049 --> 00:24:15,049 You would miss out on accompanying the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 400 00:24:15,049 --> 00:24:18,049 And taking the Qur'an directly from him. 401 00:24:18,049 --> 00:24:23,079 Then I left my few possessions and went to Medina. 402 00:24:23,079 --> 00:24:29,079 To reside in the mosque next to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 403 00:24:29,079 --> 00:24:34,039 I stayed close to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 404 00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:38,039 And he would often have me ride behind him on his mount. 405 00:24:38,039 --> 00:24:43,039 Until I became known as the one who rode behind the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 406 00:24:43,039 --> 00:24:45,170 And on one occasion, 407 00:24:46,170 --> 00:24:51,170 I was holding the reins of the Messenger of Allah's, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, mule. 408 00:24:51,170 --> 00:24:53,170 While he was riding it. 409 00:24:53,170 --> 00:24:57,170 And we were walking around Medina. 410 00:24:57,170 --> 00:25:00,170 He said to me, "Will you not ride?" 411 00:25:00,170 --> 00:25:06,259 I felt too awed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to ride in his place. 412 00:25:06,259 --> 00:25:09,299 He repeated this to me three times. 413 00:25:09,299 --> 00:25:12,299 I almost said no. 414 00:25:12,299 --> 00:25:16,299 But I feared that would be disobedience. 415 00:25:16,299 --> 00:25:18,299 So I said, "Yes." 416 00:25:18,299 --> 00:25:19,299 He dismounted. 417 00:25:19,299 --> 00:25:22,299 I rode for a bit and then dismounted. 418 00:25:22,299 --> 00:25:26,299 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, mounted. 419 00:25:26,299 --> 00:25:28,299 Then he said to me, 420 00:25:28,299 --> 00:25:32,299 "Shall I not teach you two chapters that have no equal?" 421 00:25:32,299 --> 00:25:35,390 I said, "Yes, Messenger of Allah." 422 00:25:35,390 --> 00:25:37,390 So he recited them to me. 423 00:25:37,390 --> 00:25:39,390 "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn.'" 424 00:25:39,390 --> 00:25:42,390 "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.'" 425 00:25:42,390 --> 00:25:44,390 Then the prayer was established. 426 00:25:44,390 --> 00:25:47,390 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, led. 427 00:25:47,390 --> 00:25:49,390 And he prayed with them. 428 00:25:49,390 --> 00:25:51,420 Then he said to me, 429 00:25:51,420 --> 00:25:56,130 "Recite them whenever you sleep and whenever you wake." 430 00:25:56,130 --> 00:26:01,130 And because of my constant companionship with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 431 00:26:01,130 --> 00:26:03,130 I learned the Qur'an from him. 432 00:26:03,130 --> 00:26:06,130 Until I became one of the reciters. 433 00:26:06,130 --> 00:26:09,160 And I had a beautiful voice for it. 434 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:14,160 And the Commander of the Faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, often 435 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:19,160 asked me to recite some of the Qur'an to him. 436 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:23,420 And when I recited, he would weep, may Allah be pleased with him. 437 00:26:23,420 --> 00:26:25,420 And when my death approached, 438 00:26:25,420 --> 00:26:28,420 I gathered my sons and gave them my will. 439 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:29,420 And I said, 440 00:26:29,420 --> 00:26:31,420 "My sons, 441 00:26:31,420 --> 00:26:33,480 I forbid you three things: 442 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:39,480 Do not accept a hadith from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, except from a trustworthy source. 443 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:43,480 Do not incur debt, even if you wear cloaks. 444 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,480 And do not write poetry, 445 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,480 lest you become preoccupied with it and neglect the Qur'an." 446 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:58,299 So who am I? 447 00:26:58,299 --> 00:27:11,779 The answer is Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani, may Allah be pleased with him. 448 00:27:11,779 --> 00:27:14,779 Pause. 449 00:27:14,779 --> 00:27:18,779 And learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 450 00:27:18,779 --> 00:27:29,130 A new challenge: Who am I? 451 00:27:29,130 --> 00:27:32,130 I am from the mothers of the believers. 452 00:27:32,130 --> 00:27:37,130 And the cousin of the trustworthy Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 453 00:27:37,130 --> 00:27:39,259 My name was Barrah. 454 00:27:39,259 --> 00:27:42,259 And my kunyah was Umm Hakim. 455 00:27:42,259 --> 00:27:46,319 So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, changed my name. 456 00:27:46,319 --> 00:27:49,319 And I am one of the first emigrants. 457 00:27:49,319 --> 00:27:52,480 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, proposed marriage to me. 458 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:56,480 To his freedman Zayd ibn Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him. 459 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,480 And I refused. 460 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,640 So Allah the Almighty revealed a verse: 461 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,640 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 462 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:08,640 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 463 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:12,640 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 464 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:16,640 "And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger," 465 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:20,640 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 466 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:26,019 So I had no choice but to obey Allah and His Messenger. 467 00:28:26,019 --> 00:28:28,019 So I married Zayd. 468 00:28:28,019 --> 00:28:31,089 Then Zayd divorced me. 469 00:28:31,089 --> 00:28:35,089 So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married me. 470 00:28:35,089 --> 00:28:37,089 By the command of Allah the Almighty. 471 00:28:37,089 --> 00:28:40,089 And that was for a divine wisdom. 472 00:28:40,089 --> 00:28:46,089 Which necessitated the dismantling of what was known in the pre-Islamic era regarding adoption. 473 00:28:46,089 --> 00:28:50,089 So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered upon me. 474 00:28:50,089 --> 00:28:53,250 Without a guardian or witnesses. 475 00:28:53,250 --> 00:28:57,250 So I would boast about that to the mothers of the believers. 476 00:28:57,250 --> 00:28:59,250 And I would say to them: 477 00:28:59,250 --> 00:29:01,250 "Your families married you off, 478 00:29:01,250 --> 00:29:06,250 but Allah married me from above the seven heavens." 479 00:29:06,250 --> 00:29:11,210 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, described me. 480 00:29:11,210 --> 00:29:13,210 As "Awwah," 481 00:29:13,210 --> 00:29:15,210 meaning, devout and imploring. 482 00:29:15,210 --> 00:29:17,240 And I loved charity. 483 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:20,240 And compassion for the poor. 484 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,240 So I would work with my hands. 485 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:25,240 And give charity from my earnings. 486 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,240 Until I became known as "Umm al-Masakin" (Mother of the Poor). 487 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:34,400 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to his wives one day: 488 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,400 "The ones who will join me first in length of hand are 489 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:38,400 the ones whose hands are longest." 490 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,460 So after his passing, we would extend our hands on the wall. 491 00:29:42,460 --> 00:29:45,460 To see whose hand was longest. 492 00:29:45,460 --> 00:29:48,460 And my hand was short. 493 00:29:48,460 --> 00:29:55,500 But I was the first of his wives to join the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 494 00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:58,500 So people understood that what was meant was 495 00:29:58,500 --> 00:30:03,500 the one whose hand was longest in charity, generosity, and good deeds. 496 00:30:03,500 --> 00:30:07,549 And my love for charity was so great. 497 00:30:07,549 --> 00:30:10,549 That when my death approached, I said: 498 00:30:10,549 --> 00:30:13,549 "I have prepared my shroud. 499 00:30:13,549 --> 00:30:17,549 If Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, sells it for me for a shroud, 500 00:30:17,549 --> 00:30:20,549 then give one of them in charity. 501 00:30:20,549 --> 00:30:24,549 And if you can, when you place me in my grave, 502 00:30:24,549 --> 00:30:27,549 give in charity the ties of my shroud. 503 00:30:27,549 --> 00:30:29,549 Then do so." 504 00:30:29,549 --> 00:30:31,779 So who am I? 505 00:30:31,779 --> 00:30:40,440 The answer is Umm al-Mu'minin, 506 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:44,440 Zaynab bint Jahsh, may Allah be pleased with her. 507 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:55,119 Pause. 508 00:30:55,119 --> 00:31:03,000 And learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 509 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:07,000 A new challenge: Who am I? 510 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:13,430 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 511 00:31:13,430 --> 00:31:16,430 And the leader of the Thaqif tribe. 512 00:31:16,430 --> 00:31:18,430 And one of the prominent figures of Arabia. 513 00:31:18,430 --> 00:31:22,460 I attained leadership and honor from a young age. 514 00:31:22,460 --> 00:31:26,589 And I am the one intended when the polytheists said: 515 00:31:26,589 --> 00:31:32,619 “And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns?” (43:31) 516 00:31:32,619 --> 00:31:35,660 They meant me from Ta'if. 517 00:31:35,660 --> 00:31:39,660 And Al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah from Mecca. 518 00:31:39,660 --> 00:31:46,650 Quraish sent me to negotiate with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at Hudaybiyyah. 519 00:31:46,650 --> 00:31:49,740 So I came to him and spoke with him. 520 00:31:49,740 --> 00:31:52,740 And I saw the state of his Companions around him. 521 00:31:52,740 --> 00:31:56,809 So I returned to the people of Mecca and told them: 522 00:31:56,809 --> 00:32:00,809 "I have seen wonders from the Companions of Muhammad. 523 00:32:00,809 --> 00:32:03,809 By Allah, if he spat mucus, 524 00:32:03,809 --> 00:32:06,809 it would fall into the palm of one of them, 525 00:32:06,809 --> 00:32:09,809 who would rub it on his face and skin. 526 00:32:09,809 --> 00:32:13,809 And if he commanded them, they would rush to obey his command. 527 00:32:13,809 --> 00:32:15,809 And if he performed ablution, 528 00:32:15,809 --> 00:32:18,809 they would almost fight over its remnants. 529 00:32:18,809 --> 00:32:20,809 And if he spoke, 530 00:32:20,809 --> 00:32:23,809 they would lower their voices in his presence. 531 00:32:23,809 --> 00:32:27,900 And they would not stare at him out of reverence for him. 532 00:32:27,900 --> 00:32:30,259 O my people, 533 00:32:30,259 --> 00:32:33,259 by Allah, I have approached kings. 534 00:32:33,259 --> 00:32:37,259 I approached Caesar, Chosroes, and the Negus. 535 00:32:37,259 --> 00:32:41,259 By Allah, I have never seen a king whose companions revered him 536 00:32:41,259 --> 00:32:45,259 as the companions of Muhammad revered Muhammad. 537 00:32:45,259 --> 00:32:49,289 And he has offered you a path of righteousness. 538 00:32:49,289 --> 00:32:52,279 So accept it." 539 00:32:52,279 --> 00:32:57,279 I was with my people in Ta'if when the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, besieged it. 540 00:32:57,279 --> 00:33:00,569 After the Battle of Hunayn. 541 00:33:00,569 --> 00:33:04,569 And when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed, 542 00:33:04,569 --> 00:33:06,569 I followed his trail. 543 00:33:06,569 --> 00:33:09,569 And I caught up with him before he reached Medina. 544 00:33:09,569 --> 00:33:11,569 So I embraced Islam. 545 00:33:11,569 --> 00:33:13,569 And I asked him to let me return to my people. 546 00:33:13,569 --> 00:33:16,599 So that I could invite them to Islam. 547 00:33:16,599 --> 00:33:20,599 So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me: 548 00:33:20,599 --> 00:33:22,599 "They will kill you." 549 00:33:22,599 --> 00:33:24,859 So I said: 550 00:33:24,859 --> 00:33:26,859 "Messenger of Allah, 551 00:33:26,859 --> 00:33:29,859 I am beloved and obeyed among them. 552 00:33:29,859 --> 00:33:33,859 And I am dearer to them than their own eyes. 553 00:33:33,859 --> 00:33:37,859 And if they found me sleeping, they would not wake me. 554 00:33:37,859 --> 00:33:39,859 So grant me permission." 555 00:33:39,859 --> 00:33:44,019 So I went out to them, inviting them to Islam. 556 00:33:44,019 --> 00:33:46,019 When I reached Ta'if, 557 00:33:46,019 --> 00:33:48,019 I stood on a high place. 558 00:33:48,019 --> 00:33:51,019 And I invited them to Islam. 559 00:33:51,019 --> 00:33:53,019 And I revealed my religion to them. 560 00:33:53,019 --> 00:33:57,049 So they pelted me with arrows from all directions. 561 00:33:57,049 --> 00:34:00,049 An arrow struck me fatally. 562 00:34:00,049 --> 00:34:03,180 My family carried me home. 563 00:34:03,180 --> 00:34:05,180 And they said to me: 564 00:34:05,180 --> 00:34:07,339 "What do you think of your blood?" 565 00:34:07,339 --> 00:34:08,340 So I said: 566 00:34:08,340 --> 00:34:11,340 "A honor Allah has bestowed upon me. 567 00:34:11,340 --> 00:34:15,369 And a martyrdom that Allah has brought to me. 568 00:34:15,369 --> 00:34:21,369 So there is nothing in me but what is in the martyrs who were killed in the cause of Allah. 569 00:34:21,369 --> 00:34:24,369 With the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 570 00:34:24,369 --> 00:34:27,369 Before he departed from you. 571 00:34:27,369 --> 00:34:31,329 So bury me with them." 572 00:34:31,329 --> 00:34:34,329 And they used to believe that someone like me in my people 573 00:34:34,329 --> 00:34:37,329 was like the companion of Yasin among his people, 574 00:34:37,329 --> 00:34:40,550 who called them to Allah and they killed him. 575 00:34:40,550 --> 00:34:44,550 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, informed me. 576 00:34:44,550 --> 00:34:48,550 That he saw Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him. 577 00:34:48,550 --> 00:34:53,190 And that I am the closest person in resemblance to him. 578 00:34:53,190 --> 00:35:01,400 So who am I? 579 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,400 The answer: 580 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:15,050 Urwah ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi, may Allah be pleased with him. 581 00:35:15,050 --> 00:35:18,530 Pause. 582 00:35:18,530 --> 00:35:22,530 And learn about the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 583 00:35:22,530 --> 00:35:28,409 A new challenge. 584 00:35:28,409 --> 00:35:32,840 Who am I? 585 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:35,840 I am one of the emigrant Companions. 586 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,840 I embraced Islam early in Mecca. 587 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:40,940 And I migrated to Abyssinia. 588 00:35:40,940 --> 00:35:43,940 Then I returned to Mecca with the returnees. 589 00:35:43,940 --> 00:35:46,940 Then I intended to migrate to Medina. 590 00:35:46,940 --> 00:35:49,059 But I was unable. 591 00:35:49,059 --> 00:35:52,059 And I was virtuous and good. 592 00:35:52,059 --> 00:35:56,059 My elder brother is Amr ibn al-As, may Allah be pleased with him. 593 00:35:56,059 --> 00:35:58,059 One of the shrewd men of Arabia. 594 00:35:58,059 --> 00:36:04,059 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, testified to our faith. 595 00:36:04,059 --> 00:36:07,059 When I intended to migrate to Medina, 596 00:36:07,059 --> 00:36:13,059 I, Amr ibn al-Khattab, and Ayash ibn Abi Rabi'ah, may Allah be pleased with them, agreed. 597 00:36:13,059 --> 00:36:18,059 To meet at a specific place outside Mecca. 598 00:36:18,059 --> 00:36:19,059 And we said: 599 00:36:19,059 --> 00:36:23,059 "Whoever does not show up by morning has been detained. 600 00:36:23,059 --> 00:36:25,219 So his companions should proceed." 601 00:36:25,219 --> 00:36:28,219 And on the second morning, 602 00:36:28,219 --> 00:36:31,219 'Umar and 'Iyash were in the designated place. 603 00:36:31,219 --> 00:36:33,219 And he was held back from them. 604 00:36:33,219 --> 00:36:36,280 So he proceeded to Medina. 605 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:37,280 As for me, 606 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:39,280 my people knew about me. 607 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:42,280 So they bound me and tortured me. 608 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:44,280 And they tempted me away from my religion. 609 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,280 So I was tempted away. 610 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:49,280 And people used to say, 611 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:54,280 "Allah will not accept from one who was tempted away, anything, neither a substitute nor a ransom, nor repentance." 612 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:56,380 A people who knew Allah, 613 00:36:56,380 --> 00:37:00,380 then returned to disbelief due to a trial that befell them. 614 00:37:00,380 --> 00:37:05,599 When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, arrived in Medina, 615 00:37:05,599 --> 00:37:09,599 Allah revealed about them and us His saying: 616 00:37:09,599 --> 00:37:18,599 “Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53) 617 00:37:18,599 --> 00:37:24,599 “Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53) 618 00:37:24,599 --> 00:37:30,949 Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 619 00:37:30,949 --> 00:37:46,949 “Turn unto your Lord repentant, and surrender unto Him, before there come unto you the doom, when ye cannot be helped.” (39:54) 620 00:37:46,949 --> 00:37:51,949 Then you will not be helped. 621 00:37:51,949 --> 00:38:12,949 “And follow the better (guidance) of that which is revealed unto you from your Lord, before the doom cometh on you suddenly when ye know not,” (39:55) 622 00:38:12,949 --> 00:38:18,400 So 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote these verses in a document. 623 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,400 And he sent it to me. 624 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:26,400 When it reached me, I kept reading it and not understanding it, 625 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:30,400 until I said, "O Allah, grant me understanding of it." 626 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:40,500 So Allah, the Almighty, cast into my heart that it was revealed concerning what we used to say to ourselves and what was said about us. 627 00:38:40,500 --> 00:38:42,590 So I returned to my camel. 628 00:38:42,590 --> 00:38:44,590 And I sat on it. 629 00:38:44,590 --> 00:38:48,590 And I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 630 00:38:48,590 --> 00:38:53,590 And I witnessed with him every battle after the Trench. 631 00:38:53,590 --> 00:38:58,809 One day, my brother 'Umar and I came to the mosque. 632 00:38:58,809 --> 00:39:02,809 And the people were debating the Qur'an. 633 00:39:02,809 --> 00:39:04,809 So we withdrew from them. 634 00:39:04,809 --> 00:39:10,809 And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was behind the chamber, hearing their words. 635 00:39:10,809 --> 00:39:14,809 So he came out, angered, until he stood over them and said: 636 00:39:14,809 --> 00:39:18,809 "By this, nations before you went astray. 637 00:39:18,809 --> 00:39:22,809 And the Qur'an was not revealed for you to strike some of it against others. 638 00:39:22,809 --> 00:39:26,900 It was only revealed to confirm some of it against others. 639 00:39:26,900 --> 00:39:31,000 Then he turned to me and my brother. 640 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:36,190 And we felt fortunate that he had not seen us with them. 641 00:39:36,190 --> 00:39:39,190 Then he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 642 00:39:39,190 --> 00:39:42,190 "The two sons of Al-'As are believers." 643 00:39:42,190 --> 00:39:46,980 And when the day of Ajnadayn came, 644 00:39:46,980 --> 00:39:50,980 my brother 'Umar and I went out to the battlefield. 645 00:39:50,980 --> 00:39:55,139 And we raced towards Allah, the Almighty. 646 00:39:55,139 --> 00:40:00,139 So 'Ali held back the veil until I purified myself and perfumed myself. 647 00:40:00,139 --> 00:40:04,369 Then I held back for him until he purified himself and perfumed himself. 648 00:40:04,369 --> 00:40:08,369 Then we spent our night asking Allah for martyrdom. 649 00:40:08,369 --> 00:40:12,369 And we presented ourselves to Allah, the Almighty. 650 00:40:12,369 --> 00:40:15,619 So He accepted me and left my brother. 651 00:40:15,619 --> 00:40:17,619 On the battlefield. 652 00:40:17,619 --> 00:40:21,619 I saw the Muslims retreating from their enemy. 653 00:40:21,619 --> 00:40:23,619 So I threw the helmet off my face. 654 00:40:23,619 --> 00:40:27,619 And I began to advance towards the enemy, shouting: 655 00:40:27,619 --> 00:40:30,619 "O Muslims, come to me! Come to me! 656 00:40:30,619 --> 00:40:33,619 Are you fleeing from Paradise?" 657 00:40:33,619 --> 00:40:36,619 And I began to plunge into the polytheists. 658 00:40:36,619 --> 00:40:39,619 And I killed some of them and returned. 659 00:40:39,619 --> 00:40:41,619 I did that repeatedly. 660 00:40:41,619 --> 00:40:45,619 Then a valiant man from Ghassan confronted me. 661 00:40:45,619 --> 00:40:47,619 And I killed him. 662 00:40:47,619 --> 00:40:50,619 Then men from Ghassan attacked me. 663 00:40:50,619 --> 00:40:54,619 And they struck me with their swords until they killed me. 664 00:40:54,619 --> 00:40:57,619 Then they trampled me with the hooves of their horses. 665 00:40:57,619 --> 00:41:01,690 Until they tore my flesh and scattered my bones. 666 00:41:01,690 --> 00:41:04,690 And after the end of the battle, 667 00:41:04,690 --> 00:41:07,690 my brother 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, returned. 668 00:41:07,690 --> 00:41:11,690 He gathered my flesh and bones and buried me. 669 00:41:11,690 --> 00:41:14,010 So, who am I? 670 00:41:14,010 --> 00:41:22,250 The answer: 671 00:41:22,250 --> 00:41:25,250 Hisham ibn Al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him. 672 00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:33,849 Stop. 673 00:41:33,849 --> 00:41:41,730 And recognize the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures. 674 00:41:41,730 --> 00:41:44,730 A new challenge. 675 00:41:44,730 --> 00:41:49,639 Who am I? 676 00:41:49,639 --> 00:41:52,639 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 677 00:41:52,639 --> 00:41:55,769 And one of the leaders of the Ansar. 678 00:41:55,769 --> 00:41:58,769 In the days of ignorance, I used to hate idols. 679 00:41:58,769 --> 00:42:00,769 And I belittled them. 680 00:42:00,769 --> 00:42:03,769 And I believed in monotheism. 681 00:42:03,769 --> 00:42:04,769 Therefore, 682 00:42:04,769 --> 00:42:10,769 I was one of the six who accepted the Prophet's invitation, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to Islam. 683 00:42:10,769 --> 00:42:14,769 The first time he invited them was in Mecca during the Hajj season. 684 00:42:14,769 --> 00:42:16,829 Then we returned to Yathrib. 685 00:42:16,829 --> 00:42:18,829 And we invited our people. 686 00:42:18,829 --> 00:42:21,829 Then we came to him the following year. 687 00:42:21,829 --> 00:42:23,829 Twelve men. 688 00:42:23,829 --> 00:42:26,829 And we pledged allegiance to him in the First Pledge of 'Aqabah. 689 00:42:26,829 --> 00:42:31,829 And I was the first to pledge allegiance to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, on that day. 690 00:42:31,829 --> 00:42:34,829 I also witnessed the Second Pledge of 'Aqabah. 691 00:42:34,829 --> 00:42:38,829 So I am one of the twelve chieftains of the Ansar. 692 00:42:38,829 --> 00:42:44,829 And I witnessed all the battles with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 693 00:42:44,829 --> 00:42:47,860 I had a well in Medina. 694 00:42:47,860 --> 00:42:49,860 Called Jasham. 695 00:42:49,860 --> 00:42:51,860 And its water was good. 696 00:42:51,860 --> 00:42:57,860 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, liked to drink from its water. 697 00:42:57,860 --> 00:42:59,889 And one day, 698 00:42:59,889 --> 00:43:04,889 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, met Abu Bakr and 'Umar. 699 00:43:04,889 --> 00:43:06,889 So he asked them: 700 00:43:06,889 --> 00:43:08,889 "What brought you out?" 701 00:43:08,889 --> 00:43:09,889 They said: 702 00:43:09,889 --> 00:43:12,889 "Hunger, O Messenger of Allah." 703 00:43:12,889 --> 00:43:13,889 He said: 704 00:43:13,889 --> 00:43:16,889 "And hunger brought me out too." 705 00:43:16,889 --> 00:43:19,019 So they came to my house. 706 00:43:19,019 --> 00:43:23,019 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to my wife: 707 00:43:23,019 --> 00:43:25,079 "Where is your husband?" 708 00:43:25,079 --> 00:43:26,079 She said: 709 00:43:26,079 --> 00:43:28,079 "He is nearby, O Messenger of Allah. 710 00:43:28,079 --> 00:43:31,079 He went to fetch us some fresh water. 711 00:43:31,079 --> 00:43:32,079 Enter." 712 00:43:32,079 --> 00:43:35,079 When I came and saw them, 713 00:43:35,079 --> 00:43:38,079 I was extremely delighted by them. 714 00:43:38,079 --> 00:43:41,079 And I climbed a palm tree from my garden. 715 00:43:41,079 --> 00:43:44,079 And I cut down some bunches of dates from it for them. 716 00:43:44,079 --> 00:43:48,079 So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me: 717 00:43:48,079 --> 00:43:49,079 "That is enough." 718 00:43:49,079 --> 00:43:50,079 I said: 719 00:43:50,079 --> 00:43:52,079 "O Messenger of Allah, 720 00:43:52,079 --> 00:43:55,079 you eat from its unripe and ripe dates, 721 00:43:55,079 --> 00:43:57,079 and enjoy them." 722 00:43:57,079 --> 00:44:01,139 Then I went to a sheep to slaughter it for them. 723 00:44:01,139 --> 00:44:09,139 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, Abu Bakr, and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, laid their heads down and slept. 724 00:44:09,139 --> 00:44:12,139 Then they woke up, and the food was cooked. 725 00:44:12,139 --> 00:44:15,139 So I placed it before them. 726 00:44:15,139 --> 00:44:18,139 They ate, were satisfied, and praised Allah. 727 00:44:18,139 --> 00:44:23,239 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to his two companions: 728 00:44:23,239 --> 00:44:27,239 "This is from the blessings about which you will be asked." 729 00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:31,170 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me: 730 00:44:31,170 --> 00:44:33,170 "Do you have a servant?" 731 00:44:33,170 --> 00:44:35,170 I said: "No." 732 00:44:35,170 --> 00:44:36,170 He said: 733 00:44:36,170 --> 00:44:39,170 "When we receive captives, come to us." 734 00:44:39,170 --> 00:44:43,199 So two youths were brought to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 735 00:44:43,199 --> 00:44:45,199 So I came to him. 736 00:44:45,199 --> 00:44:48,199 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 737 00:44:48,199 --> 00:44:51,199 "Choose one of them." 738 00:44:51,199 --> 00:44:53,199 I said: "O Prophet of Allah, 739 00:44:53,199 --> 00:44:55,199 choose for me." 740 00:44:55,199 --> 00:44:58,199 So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 741 00:44:58,199 --> 00:45:01,199 "Indeed, the one consulted is entrusted. 742 00:45:01,199 --> 00:45:03,199 Take this one, 743 00:45:03,199 --> 00:45:05,199 for I saw him praying. 744 00:45:05,199 --> 00:45:08,199 And treat him kindly." 745 00:45:08,199 --> 00:45:11,260 So I went with him to my wife. 746 00:45:11,260 --> 00:45:16,260 And I informed her of the Messenger of Allah's, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, words. 747 00:45:16,260 --> 00:45:18,260 So she said to me: 748 00:45:18,260 --> 00:45:24,260 "You will not be able to fulfill what the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded of kindness, 749 00:45:24,260 --> 00:45:26,260 except by freeing him." 750 00:45:26,260 --> 00:45:28,260 So I freed him. 751 00:45:28,260 --> 00:45:32,219 And I was a man with many date palms. 752 00:45:32,219 --> 00:45:37,219 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to send me to Khaybar. 753 00:45:37,219 --> 00:45:39,219 To estimate their fruits. 754 00:45:39,219 --> 00:45:42,219 And extract the Muslims' share from them. 755 00:45:42,219 --> 00:45:47,349 When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed away, 756 00:45:47,349 --> 00:45:52,349 Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, asked me to perform the same task. 757 00:45:52,349 --> 00:45:54,349 So I excused myself to him. 758 00:45:54,349 --> 00:45:56,349 He said: 759 00:45:56,349 --> 00:45:58,349 "You used to estimate for the Messenger of Allah." 760 00:45:58,349 --> 00:46:00,420 I said: 761 00:46:00,420 --> 00:46:06,420 "Indeed, when I used to estimate for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and returned, 762 00:46:06,420 --> 00:46:08,420 he would supplicate and ask forgiveness for me. 763 00:46:08,420 --> 00:46:11,420 So who will ask forgiveness for me now?" 764 00:46:11,420 --> 00:46:15,420 So Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, excused me. 765 00:46:15,420 --> 00:46:17,800 So, who am I? 766 00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:25,619 The answer: 767 00:46:25,619 --> 00:46:30,619 Abu Al-Haytham Malik ibn Al-Tayhan, may Allah be pleased with him.