WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:03.459 Pause. 00:00:03.459 --> 00:00:08.460 Get to know the Companions and the scholars, and the most exalted among them. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:16.460 A new challenge: Who am I? 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:26.629 I am one of the Muhajirun and one of the senior Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:26.629 --> 00:00:28.660 I embraced Islam early on. 00:00:28.660 --> 00:00:35.659 I was the first to greet the Prophet, peace be upon him, with the greeting of Islam. 00:00:35.659 --> 00:00:43.820 The Prophet, peace be upon him, commanded me to return to my people and invite them to Islam. 00:00:43.820 --> 00:00:50.859 I remained among them until the Prophet, peace be upon him, migrated to Medina. 00:00:50.859 --> 00:00:54.859 I then joined him there, accompanied by my people who had embraced Islam. 00:00:54.859 --> 00:00:59.950 I witnessed with him the Battle of the Trench and the battles that followed. 00:00:59.950 --> 00:01:04.950 I was the standard-bearer for my people during the Battle of Hunayn. 00:01:04.950 --> 00:01:10.819 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, set out for Tabuk, 00:01:10.819 --> 00:01:13.819 men began to fall behind him. 00:01:13.819 --> 00:01:18.819 They would say, "O Messenger of Allah, so-and-so has fallen behind." 00:01:18.819 --> 00:01:22.819 He, peace be upon him, would say, "Leave him be." 00:01:22.819 --> 00:01:27.819 "If there is any good in him, Allah will cause him to catch up with you." 00:01:27.819 --> 00:01:32.819 "And if it is otherwise, then Allah has relieved you of him." 00:01:32.819 --> 00:01:38.040 While I was traveling with the army, my camel slowed me down. 00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:41.040 Because of it, I fell behind the caravan. 00:01:41.040 --> 00:01:46.040 People said about me what they were saying about those who had fallen behind. 00:01:46.040 --> 00:01:52.170 As for me, when I was delayed because of the camel, I dismounted. 00:01:52.170 --> 00:01:56.170 I took my belongings and placed them on my back. 00:01:56.170 --> 00:02:01.170 I set out following the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, on foot. 00:02:01.170 --> 00:02:07.200 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stopped at one of his encampments. 00:02:07.200 --> 00:02:12.199 A man among the Muslims looked and said, "O Messenger of Allah," 00:02:12.199 --> 00:02:16.199 "here is a man walking on the road." 00:02:16.199 --> 00:02:19.199 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 00:02:20.199 --> 00:02:24.199 "Be [it] so-and-so," and he called me by my name. 00:02:24.199 --> 00:02:31.259 When the people looked closely at me, they said, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, it is indeed so-and-so." 00:02:31.259 --> 00:02:37.259 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, "May Allah have mercy on him." 00:02:37.259 --> 00:02:43.939 "He walks alone, he dies alone, and he will be resurrected alone." 00:02:43.939 --> 00:02:47.939 And what the Prophet, peace be upon him, foretold came to pass. 00:02:47.939 --> 00:02:53.969 After I participated in the Islamic conquests during the eras of Abu Bakr and 'Umar, 00:02:53.969 --> 00:02:58.969 and the early part of the caliphate of 'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with them all, 00:02:58.969 --> 00:03:02.969 I asked the Commander of the Faithful, 'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, for permission 00:03:02.969 --> 00:03:06.969 to move to al-Rabadhah, and he granted it to me. 00:03:06.969 --> 00:03:09.969 I lived there alone. 00:03:09.969 --> 00:03:15.000 When death approached me, I gave instructions to my wife and my servant. 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:23.000 I said to them, "When I die, wash me, shroud me, and place me on the road." 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:29.030 "The first caravan that passes by you, say to them: 'This is so-and-so,'" 00:03:29.030 --> 00:03:33.030 "the Companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." 00:03:33.030 --> 00:03:36.030 They did exactly that for me. 00:03:36.030 --> 00:03:43.030 Suddenly, a caravan from the people of Kufa passed by, among them 'Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:03:43.030 --> 00:03:46.030 They asked, "Who is this deceased person?" 00:03:46.030 --> 00:03:48.030 They informed them. 00:03:48.030 --> 00:03:51.099 Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, wept. 00:03:51.099 --> 00:03:57.099 He said, "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, spoke the truth." 00:03:57.099 --> 00:04:01.099 For he had said about him, may Allah have mercy on him: 00:04:01.099 --> 00:04:04.099 "He walks alone, he dies alone," 00:04:04.099 --> 00:04:07.099 "and he will be resurrected alone." 00:04:07.099 --> 00:04:10.289 He and those with him prayed over me. 00:04:10.289 --> 00:04:14.580 He personally placed me in the grave. So, who am I? 00:04:14.580 --> 00:04:20.110 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 00:04:20.110 --> 00:04:24.370 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 00:04:24.370 --> 00:04:29.370 when the next episode is released, if Allah wills. 00:04:29.370 --> 00:04:34.370 The best of generations in their stance and example. 00:04:34.370 --> 00:04:39.370 Following the Messenger whether he strove or spoke. 00:04:39.370 --> 00:04:44.370 They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds. 00:04:44.370 --> 00:04:49.370 Their memory among us is exalted. 00:04:49.370 --> 00:04:54.370 They departed and left a question in the conscience: 00:04:54.370 --> 00:04:59.370 Is there a star like them that has risen and shone? 00:04:59.370 --> 00:05:05.370 They filled life with pride through their deeds, 00:05:05.370 --> 00:05:10.370 and the world of humanity blossomed with their grace.