Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I?

0:01 Pause and identify this Companion, scholar, and eminent figure.

0:12 A new challenge: Who am I?

0:16 I am one of the senior Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

0:23 I am an ally of the Ansar.

0:25 I witnessed the Battle of Uhud and all subsequent military expeditions with the Prophet, peace be upon him.

0:32 I was the confidant of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the keeper of his secrets.

0:38 I learned from him the hadiths concerning the trials and tribulations leading up to the Day of Resurrection.

0:42 I became as if I were witnessing them with my own eyes.

0:46 During the Battle of the Trench,

0:49 the Prophet, peace be upon him, wanted to know the intelligence of the confederates who had gathered against us.

0:56 We were in the midst of a harsh, bitterly cold night,

1:01 suffering from fear and hunger.

1:04 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said,

1:07 "Is there no man who will bring me news of the people?"

1:10 "Allah will make him my companion on the Day of Resurrection."

1:14 We remained silent, and no one answered him.

1:18 Then he said it a second time,

1:20 "Is there no man who will bring us news of the people?"

1:23 "Allah will make him my companion on the Day of Resurrection."

1:26 We remained silent, and no one answered him.

1:30 Then he said it a third time, and still no one answered him.

1:35 Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me, "Stand up and bring me news of the people."

1:42 I had no choice but to stand after he had called me by my name.

1:47 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me, "Go and bring me news of the people."

1:53 "And do not alarm them against me."

1:56 I replied, "I hear and I obey, O Messenger of Allah."

2:01 When I left his presence, the fear, hunger, and cold I had been feeling vanished.

2:08 I felt as if I were walking in a warm bath until I reached the people and learned their news.

2:16 When I intended to return, I saw Abu Sufyan, the leader of the polytheists at that time, warming his back by the fire.

2:25 I placed an arrow on my bowstring and intended to shoot him.

2:30 Then I remembered the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him: "Do not alarm them against me."

2:37 I returned the arrow to its place, though had I shot him, I would have hit him.

2:44 I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and informed him of the news of the people.

2:50 When I finished my mission, the cold I had been feeling returned to me.

2:56 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, covered me with the edge of a cloak he was wearing while he prayed.

3:04 I remained asleep until dawn.

3:08 When the caller to prayer gave the adhan, the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me, "Get up, O sleeper."

3:16 When death approached me, I wept, and it was said to me, "What makes you weep?"

3:23 I replied, "I do not weep out of regret for the world, for death is more beloved to me."

3:30 "But I do not know what I am approaching: the pleasure of Allah or His wrath."

3:37 When they brought me the shroud, I looked at it and saw it was expensive.

3:44 I said, "This is not for me as a shroud; two white cloths without a shirt are sufficient for me."

3:54 "For I will not be left in the grave but for a short while before I am exchanged for something better or worse than them."

4:03 Then I murmured some words, saying,

4:08 "Welcome to death, a beloved one who has come out of longing."

4:13 "He who regrets shall not prosper."

4:16 Then my soul departed.

4:19 So, who am I?

Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (143)

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