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Pause and reflect upon the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted.

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I challenge you: who am I?

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I am one of the female Companions.

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Allah revealed a Qur'an concerning me that is recited.

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This is because my husband, Aws Ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him),

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became angry with me one day and said to me, "You are to me as the back of my mother."

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Then, he wished to reconcile with me.

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I said to him, "No, by the One in whose hand is my soul,

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you shall not touch me, for you have said what you said,

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until Allah judges between us with His decree."

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Then I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

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and I sat before him.

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I mentioned to him what I had encountered with my husband,

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and I began to complain to him of his poor temperament.

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Then I mentioned to him what he had said to me regarding the zihar (the declaration of divorce).

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,

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"I do not see you as anything but forbidden to him."

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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,

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my age has advanced and my bones have grown frail,

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and I have children by him.

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If I leave them with him, they will be lost;

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if I keep them with me, they will go hungry."

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) kept saying,

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"I do not see you as anything but forbidden to him."

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I continued to argue with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him),

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and by Allah, I did not leave my place

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until the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was overcome

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by what usually overcame him of the revelation.

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Then it was lifted from him,

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and he said to me,

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"Allah has revealed a Qur'an concerning you and your companion."

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Then he recited to me the beginning of Surah al-Mujadilah.

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) then said to me,

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"Command him to free a slave."

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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,

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he does not have the means to free one."

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He said,

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"Then let him fast for two consecutive months."

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I said,

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"By Allah, he is a very old man;

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he has no strength for fasting."

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He said,

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"Then let him feed sixty poor people."

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I said,

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"By Allah, O Messenger of Allah,

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he does not have that either."

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) then gave me some dates,

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and said,

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"Go and give them as charity on his behalf."

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"Then treat your cousin well."

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So I did.

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One day,

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the Caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) came out of the mosque,

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accompanied by al-Jarud al-'Abdi,

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who was one of the nobles of the Arabs.

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Umar saw me on the side of the road,

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and he greeted me.

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I returned his greeting,

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and then I said,

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"Well, well, Umar!

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I remember you when you were called 'Umayr in the market of 'Ukaz,

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frightening the children with your stick.

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Not much time passed before you were called Umar,

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and not much time passed after that before you were called Commander of the Believers.

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So fear Allah regarding your subjects,

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and know that whoever fears the threat of punishment,

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finds the distant near,

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and whoever fears death,

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fears missing his opportunity."

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Al-Jarud said to me,

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"You have spoken too boldly to the Commander of the Believers."

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But Umar said to him,

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"Leave her be.

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Do you not know who she is?

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She is the one whose words Allah heard from above seven heavens.

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By Allah, Umar is more deserving of listening to her."

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So, who am I?

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Share your answers with us in the comments below the video,

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and we will pin the correct answer in the comments

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when the next episode is released,

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if Allah wills.

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A model and an example,

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following the Messenger in all he did or said.

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They were here, watering the clouds of our lives,

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and their memory remains exalted within us.

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They departed, leaving a question in the conscience:

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

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They filled life with glories through their noble deeds,

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and the world of the Ummah flourished because of them.