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

0:01 Pause.

0:04 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.

0:12 A new challenge: Who am I?

0:16 I am one of the senior Companions and among the nobles of the Ansar.

0:23 I am the leader of the Khazraj.

0:25 I was renowned for my courage and generosity.

0:29 I was one of the twelve leaders at the Pledge of al-'Aqabah.

0:34 I strove alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him, in all his military expeditions.

0:39 I dedicated my wealth to the service of Islam and the Muslims.

0:43 I was also known for my intense sense of honor.

0:46 I never married a woman who was not a virgin.

0:50 And I never divorced a woman.

0:53 So that no one would dare to marry her after me.

0:56 During the Battle of Hunayn.

0:59 When the Muslims finished the battle victorious.

1:03 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, began.

1:06 Distributing the spoils among the Muslims.

1:09 He began giving to those whose hearts were to be reconciled.

1:12 They were those nobles.

1:14 Who had recently entered Islam from among the people of Makkah.

1:18 He also gave to the poor among the Muhajirun.

1:22 But he did not give my people, the Ansar.

1:24 Anything from the spoils of this battle.

1:27 I heard my people whispering about this matter.

1:31 They were troubled by the Messenger of Allah’s neglect of them.

1:35 So I went to the Prophet, peace be upon him.

1:38 And I said, "O Messenger of Allah."

1:41 "This group of the Ansar."

1:44 "Have felt hurt in their hearts regarding you."

1:46 "Because of what you did with this booty that you acquired."

1:50 "You distributed it among your own people."

1:52 "And you gave great gifts to the tribes of the Arabs."

1:56 "Yet this group of the Ansar received nothing of it."

2:00 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me.

2:04 "And where do you stand on this?"

2:06 I lowered my head and said.

2:09 "I am but one of my people, O Messenger of Allah."

2:13 He, peace be upon him, said.

2:16 "Then gather your people for me."

2:19 "And let no one else enter with them."

2:22 So I gathered my people, the Ansar.

2:24 And I informed the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

2:29 He came to us, peace be upon him.

2:32 While he was smiling.

2:34 He said, "O assembly of the Ansar."

2:37 "What is this statement that has reached me regarding you?"

2:40 "And this hurt you have felt in your hearts toward me?"

2:44 "Did I not come to you while you were astray, and Allah guided you?"

2:49 "And in need, and Allah enriched you?"

2:52 "And enemies, and Allah brought your hearts together?"

2:56 We said.

2:58 "Indeed."

2:59 "Allah and His Messenger are more gracious and more generous."

3:03 The Messenger, peace be upon him, said.

3:06 "Will you not answer me, O assembly of the Ansar?"

3:10 We said.

3:11 "How shall we answer you, O Messenger of Allah?"

3:14 "To Allah and His Messenger belong all grace and generosity."

3:18 The Messenger, peace be upon him, said.

3:22 "By Allah, if you wished, you could have said."

3:25 "And you would have spoken the truth and been believed."

3:28 "You came to us belied, and we believed you."

3:31 "Forsaken, and we aided you."

3:34 "Destitute, and we comforted you."

3:37 "And driven out, and we sheltered you."

3:40 "Do you feel hurt, O assembly of the Ansar, in your hearts."

3:43 "Over a small portion of this world."

3:46 "With which I sought to reconcile a people so they might embrace Islam."

3:49 "While I entrusted you to your Islam?"

3:52 "Are you not satisfied, O assembly of the Ansar."

3:55 "That the people go away with sheep and camels."

3:58 "While you return with the Messenger of Allah to your dwellings?"

4:03 "By Him in whose hand is my soul."

4:06 "Were it not for the migration."

4:08 "I would have been one of the Ansar."

4:11 "And if the people took a mountain pass."

4:13 "I would take the pass of the Ansar."

4:16 "O Allah, have mercy on the Ansar."

4:19 "And the children of the Ansar."

4:21 "And the children of the children of the Ansar."

4:24 We wept until our beards were soaked.

4:27 And we all said.

4:30 "We are satisfied with the Messenger of Allah as our portion and share."

4:34 "We are satisfied with the Messenger of Allah as our portion and share."

4:38 Thus, Allah preserved the strength of the Muslims.

4:41 Our souls were at peace.

4:43 And we knew our standing with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

4:49 So, who am I?

4:51 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video.

5:00 We will pin the correct answer in the comments.

5:04 When the next episode is released, Allah willing.

Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (283)

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