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Stop.

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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures.

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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.

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I am from the people of Ta'if.

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I was a slave to al-Harith Ibn Kalada of the Thaqif tribe.

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I was known as the freedman of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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When the Muslims besieged Ta'if,

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following the Battle of Hunayn,

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I was with the Thaqif inside the fortress.

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After the siege had lasted for a long time,

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the Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered

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a herald to call out,

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"Any slave who descends from the fortress and comes out to us,

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he is free."

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Twenty-three men came out to them from inside the fortress,

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and I was among those who emerged.

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I had climbed over the great fortress of Ta'if,

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and lowered myself down using a round pulley

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that the people used to draw water.

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I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and embraced Islam at his hands.

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I informed him that I was a slave,

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so he set me free.

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He gave me a kunya (patronymic) derived from the tool I had used to escape the fortress,

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and this kunya became more well-known than my actual name.

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Then the Thaqif asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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to return me to them as a slave,

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but he said, "No,

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he is a freedman of Allah and His Messenger."

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I lived among the Muslims as a free man,

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a worshiper, a scholar, and a mujahid.

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When death approached me,

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my children offered to bring me a physician,

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but I refused.

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When death descended upon me,

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I said to them,

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"Where is your physician

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to return my soul if he is truthful?"

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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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We will pin the correct answer in the comments

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when the next episode is released, insha'Allah.

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The best of generations in their stances and examples,

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following the Messenger in all he strove for or said.

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They were here, watering the clouds of our lives,

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and though they passed, their memory remains exalted among 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 deeds,

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and the world of humanity flourished with their guidance.