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Pause and identify this Companion, scholar, and prominent figure.

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A new challenge: who am I?

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I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, from the Ansar.

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I am among those known for sound judgment and counsel.

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I am also among those known for strength and courage.

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I witnessed the Battle of Badr and all other battles alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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He, peace be upon him, would often seek my counsel in many situations.

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To the point that I became known for my strategic opinion.

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I witnessed the Battle of Badr when I was thirty-three years old.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, arrived at the battlefield.

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I approached him and said:

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"O Messenger of Allah, tell me, is this position one that Allah has commanded you to take,

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such that we should neither advance nor retreat from it, or is it a matter of strategy, warfare, and tactics?"

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He replied, "Rather, it is a matter of strategy, warfare, and tactics."

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I said, "O Messenger of Allah, then this is not the right position.

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Move the people forward until we reach the water source closest to the enemy,

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and let us encamp there.

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Then, we shall fill in the wells behind it.

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Then, we shall build a cistern and fill it with water.

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Then, we shall fight the enemy;

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we will drink, and they will not."

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"You have suggested a sound strategy."

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He, peace be upon him, then moved forward with those who were with him.

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He marched until he reached the water source closest to the enemy,

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and he encamped there.

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He then ordered the wells to be filled in.

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He built a cistern over the well where he had encamped,

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filled it with water, and cast the vessels into it.

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And at the Battle of Uhud, after the people had scattered,

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I was one of the seven Ansar who stood firm around the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Along with seven others of our brothers from the Muhajirun.

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We pledged to the Prophet, peace be upon him, that we would fight to the death.

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We defended him and drove back the polytheists,

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until Allah protected His Prophet, peace be upon him.

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So, who am I?