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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted among them.
A new challenge: Who am I?
I am one of the young Companions.
I am the son of one of the greatest freedmen in Islam.
My mother was the nursemaid of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
I grew up under the watchful eye of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
I witnessed some of the battles alongside him toward the end of his life.
He let me ride behind him during the conquest of Makkah.
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, once sent me on a military expedition.
We surprised the enemy at dawn and defeated them.
A man from the Ansar and I caught up with one of their men.
He had been very harsh against the Muslims.
When we had him within our reach,
My companion and I raised our swords against him.
When he saw death approaching, he said,
"There is no god but Allah."
The Ansari held back from him,
But I struck him with my sword until I killed him.
When we arrived in Madinah,
News of this reached the Prophet, peace be upon him.
He said to me,
"Did you kill him after he had said, 'There is no god but Allah'?"
I replied, "O Messenger of Allah,
He only said it out of fear of the weapon."
He said, "Did you split open his heart to see?"
He kept repeating this,
Until I wished that I had only just embraced Islam that very day.
Then, the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave me
Command of the army heading to invade the Romans in the Levant.
I was only seventeen years old at the time.
In the army were the elders of the Muhajirun,
And the chiefs of the Ansar.
He said to me,
"Proceed in the name of Allah."
I set the army in motion,
Until we reached al-Jurf,
In the outskirts of Madinah.
Then I delayed the army,
When news reached me of the Prophet’s illness, peace be upon him.
When the Messenger of Allah became very ill,
I returned to Madinah,
And the people returned as well.
I entered upon him, and he had fallen silent,
Unable to speak.
When he saw me,
He began to gesture toward me with his hand,
Then he raised them both,
And I knew he was praying for me.
When the Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away,
And Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, became the successor over the people,
He ordered me to march with the army,
To the destination to which the Prophet, peace be upon him, had directed me.
He walked with me to bid me farewell,
While I was mounted,
And he was walking.
I said, "O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah,
Either you ride,
Or I shall dismount."
He replied,
"By Allah, you shall not dismount, nor shall I ride.
What harm is there in my feet becoming dusty for an hour in the path of Allah?"
He asked my permission regarding 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,
That he might remain with him in Madinah,
And I granted it to him.
So, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, after that,
Would never meet me without saying,
"Peace be upon you, O Commander, and the mercy of Allah."
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed away,
While you were my commander.
So, who am I?
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The best of generations in their conduct and example,
Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke.
They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds,
And their memory remains exalted among us.
They departed and left a question in the conscience:
Is there any star like them that has risen and shone?
They filled life with pride through their deeds,
And the world of the Ummah flourished because of them.