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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (66)

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0:00 Pause.

0:03 Get to know the Companions and the scholars, and the most exalted among them.

0:12 A new challenge: Who am I?

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

0:24 I was among the nobles of the Quraysh in both the pre-Islamic era and in Islam.

0:29 I was born inside the Kaaba.

0:31 I lived sixty years in the pre-Islamic era.

0:34 And sixty years in Islam.

0:37 I embraced Islam on the day of the conquest of Makkah.

0:40 I witnessed the battles of Hunayn and Ta'if with the Prophet, peace be upon him.

0:45 Whenever I would swear an oath, I would say:

0:49 "No, by the One who saved me from being killed on the day of Badr."

0:54 I was a close friend to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, before his mission began.

1:01 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reciprocated my affection with his own.

1:07 Then came the bond of kinship.

1:10 It strengthened the relationship between us.

1:13 That was when the Prophet, peace be upon him, married my aunt, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, may Allah be pleased with her.

1:22 Thus, Muhammad, peace be upon him, became the most beloved of people to me during the pre-Islamic era.

1:30 I was a merchant who traveled to Yemen and came to Syria.

1:35 I would earn great profits.

1:38 Until I became very wealthy.

1:41 Furthermore, I was intelligent, noble, and virtuous.

1:45 The Quraysh entrusted me with the office of al-Rifadah.

1:49 This was the duty of assisting the needy and the stranded among the pilgrims.

1:54 I would spend from my own wealth.

1:57 To help the stranded pilgrims of the Sacred House of Allah during the pre-Islamic era.

2:03 I bought a young man named Zayd ibn Harithah.

2:08 As a gift for my aunt, Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her.

2:12 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, married her,

2:17 She gifted Zayd to him.

2:19 The Prophet, peace be upon him, freed him and adopted him.

2:24 This was before Islam abolished adoption.

2:28 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, was sent with his mission,

2:33 I held back and did not embrace Islam.

2:36 The Prophet, peace be upon him, migrated to Madinah.

2:40 I attended the 'Ukaz festival while I was still in a state of disbelief.

2:44 I found a garment being sold that belonged to one of the kings.

2:48 I bought it to present as a gift to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

2:54 I brought it to him in Madinah.

2:57 I presented it to him as a gift.

3:00 He refused to accept it.

3:02 And he said, "We do not accept anything from the polytheists."

3:07 "But if you wish, you may sell it for a price."

3:11 So I gave it to him for a price.

3:14 He wore it.

3:16 Then I saw him wearing it while he was on the pulpit.

3:20 I never saw anything more beautiful than him.

3:23 So, who am I?

3:55 What is our status?

3:57 Their memory is exalted.

4:00 They departed and left a question in the conscience.

4:05 Is there any star like them that has risen and shone?

4:10 They filled life with glorious deeds.

4:15 And the world of traditions flourished because of them.