Pause and reflect on the lives of the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures.
A new challenge: Who am I?
I am one of the noble Companions.
I am a leader among the leaders of the Ansar.
And a man of honor among their elite.
I embraced Islam when I was already an old man.
Thus, I was the last of the Ansar to accept Islam.
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, appointed me as the leader of my people, the Banu Salamah.
I was known for my generosity, nobility, and my love for sacrifice and giving.
Whenever a needy person came to me,
I would give him my wealth and say to him,
"Take it, for it will return to me as a reward."
I had a severe limp in my leg.
When the Muslims set out for Badr,
I wanted to go with them,
But my sons prevented me because of my limp and my advanced age.
So, I missed the battle of Badr.
I said to my sons,
"You have kept me from Paradise on the day of Badr."
"By Allah, if I survive, I shall surely enter Paradise."
When the day of Uhud arrived,
My sons wanted to hold me back again.
They said, "We are your sons,
We will stand with the Prophet, peace be upon him."
I replied, "How strange!
People are going to Paradise,
And I am to sit in my place?"
So I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
And I said to him,
"O Messenger of Allah,
My sons want to hold me back
From going out with you for Jihad.
By Allah, I truly hope
That I will walk with this limp of mine in Paradise."
The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned
To my sons and said to them,
"Let him be, perhaps Allah will grant him martyrdom."
So I took up my weapon,
And I went out, happy and joyful.
I prayed to Allah, saying,
"O Allah, grant me martyrdom,
And do not send me back to my family."
On the battlefield,
I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him,
Saying,
"Rise to a Paradise as wide as the heavens and the earth,
Prepared for the righteous."
I stood up, limping,
And I said,
"By Allah, I shall surely walk with this limp of mine in Paradise."
I advanced toward the polytheists,
Accompanied by my son, Khallad,
And we fought until we were killed.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, passed by me
After the battle,
And said,
"By Allah, it is as if I am looking at you
Walking with your leg in Paradise,
And it is perfectly sound."
After the battle ended,
The Companions began burying the martyrs.
They would gather two or three men
In a single grave.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered
That I and 'Abdullah Ibn Haram,
May Allah be pleased with him,
Be buried in one grave.
He said,
"Look at these two,
Place them in one grave,
For they were close friends in this world."
Our grave was known as the Grave of the Two Brothers.
In the year 49 AH,
A severe flood struck the site of the graves of the martyrs of Uhud,
Damaging them.
They exhumed our graves to relocate us,
And they found our bodies unchanged,
As if we had died only yesterday.
My hand was over the site of my wound,
For I had been buried with my hand on my injury.
When they lifted me,
My hand moved away from the wound,
And blood flowed out.
They returned my hand to its place,
And it remained as it was.
Between the time of our martyrdom
And this incident of moving the grave,
There were 46 years.
So, who am I?
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