He came to Islam after a severely checkered past, but never let his flaws stop him from assuming his place in the presence of the Prophet . He used his strength and sense of movement to monitor the Prophet’s every move, and came back to Ta’if with the command to destroy their idol.

This episode of The Firsts is part of the “Muslim of Ta’if” series.

The Firsts is a weekly video series that chronicles the lives of the Sahaba (the companions of the Prophet ) during and after the time of the Prophet .

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