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

0:01 Stop.

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 Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

0:23 I embraced Islam after the conquest of Makkah.

0:26 I was an eloquent poet.

0:29 And a courageous knight.

0:31 One of the fierce and powerful warriors.

0:34 And a lover of battle.

0:36 It was enough for my name to be mentioned on the battlefield.

0:39 For terror to strike the hearts of the enemies.

0:43 I was a noble leader among my people.

0:47 And a man of great wealth.

0:49 For I possessed a thousand camels.

0:51 And a horse from the finest Arabian steeds.

0:54 Its name was al-Muhabbar.

0:57 Yet I left all of that behind.

0:59 And accompanied the Prophet, peace be upon him.

1:03 He prayed for me.

1:05 That my transaction would not be a loss.

1:08 I did not apostatize when Tulayha Ibn Khuwaylid did.

1:11 Whom the commoners of my tribe, Banu Asad, followed.

1:14 The Prophet, peace be upon him, directed me toward him.

1:18 To meet him and extinguish his sedition.

1:21 So I prepared to set out against him.

1:24 But just as I intended to engage Tulayha in combat.

1:27 The news of the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, reached me.

1:32 So I returned with those who were with me to Madinah.

1:35 And when the Caliph Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, prepared.

1:40 The armies to fight the apostates.

1:43 And entrusted the banner to Khalid Ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him.

1:47 Ordering him to march to Buzakha.

1:50 To meet the apostates from Asad and Ghatafan.

1:54 I was one of the commanders of the troops in that army.

1:58 I fought the apostates from my own tribe.

2:01 Until Tulayha was defeated.

2:04 And the tribes of Asad and Ghatafan returned to Islam.

2:07 Khalid Ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, used to.

2:10 Rely on me heavily.

2:13 In his conquests in the Levant.

2:16 To the extent that I became the second-in-command of the army.

2:19 After Khalid, may Allah be pleased with him.

2:24 In the Battle of Ajnadayn.

2:27 The number of the Byzantines was three times that of the Muslims.

2:31 As they numbered ninety thousand fighters.

2:34 While the number of the Muslims.

2:37 Was approximately thirty thousand fighters.

2:40 I displayed rare courage in this battle.

2:43 And caused a great slaughter.

2:46 In the ranks of the Byzantines.

2:49 Turning the scales of the battle in favor of the Muslims.

2:52 During the battle.

2:55 I took off my armor and my shirt.

2:58 Because I could move with more agility.

3:01 As soon as the enemies saw me bare-chested.

3:04 They coveted killing me.

3:07 And getting rid of me.

3:10 Thirty soldiers surrounded me.

3:13 I killed a number of them, and the rest fled.

3:16 So they gave me the nickname.

3:19 The Bare-Chested Devil.

3:23 Then I attacked the Byzantine commander, Wardan.

3:26 When he saw me heading toward him.

3:29 He knew that I was the Bare-Chested Devil.

3:32 For he had heard of me.

3:35 A fierce duel took place between us.

3:38 I struck him with my spear.

3:41 My spear pierced his chest.

3:44 And I finished him off until I severed his head.

3:47 I returned with his head to the Muslims.

3:50 And at that moment, a cry went out from the Muslim camp.

3:54 Allahu Akbar!

3:57 And the enemy was defeated.

4:01 In the Battle of Marj al-Saffar.

4:04 I met one of the Byzantine commanders.

4:07 Named Paul.

4:10 He wanted to avenge his companion, Wardan.

4:13 The duel began between us.

4:16 I struck him until he fell.

4:19 I raised my sword to kill him.

4:22 And he said.

4:25 "O Khalid, you kill me."

4:28 "Do not let this man kill me."

4:31 Khalid, may Allah be pleased with him, said to him.

4:34 "Rather, he is your killer and the killer of the Byzantines."

4:38 So, who am I?

4:45 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video.

4:48 We will pin the correct answer in the comments.

4:51 When the next episode is released.

4:54 If Allah wills.

Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (168)

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