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

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Solve this riddle: who am I?

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I am one of the Muhajirun (Emigrants) among the Companions and one of the early participants in the Battle of Badr.

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I am the maternal uncle of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar and his sister, Hafsah, the Mother of the Believers, may Allah be pleased with them both.

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I migrated to Abyssinia, then returned from there to Makkah.

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Then, I migrated to Madinah after the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had migrated there.

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I witnessed the battles of Badr, Uhud, and all other military campaigns alongside him.

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My brother, ‘Uthman ibn Maz‘un, may Allah be pleased with him, passed away.

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He had entrusted me with the care of his family.

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‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, came to me.

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He asked for the hand of his cousin, the daughter of ‘Uthman, and I married her to him.

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Al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah, may Allah be pleased with him, also came forward to ask for her hand from her mother, enticing her with wealth.

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Her mother agreed, and the young woman’s opinion aligned with her mother’s.

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This reached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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He asked me about her, and I said:

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"O Messenger of Allah, she is my brother’s daughter, and I am the executor of her father’s will."

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"I have not been negligent regarding her, and I have married her to someone whose virtue and kinship I know."

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Let her follow her own desire, for she has more right to herself."

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So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, withdrew her from Ibn ‘Umar and married her to Al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah.

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I was appointed governor of Bahrain during the caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him.

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Then, I was accused of drinking wine, so ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, summoned me.

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He asked me about it; I did not deny it and told him that I had interpreted this verse:

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﴾There is no sin upon those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they have consumed [in the past] if they fear Allah and believe and do righteous deeds, then fear Allah and believe, then fear Allah and do good; and Allah loves the doers of good.﴿

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‘Umar corrected my interpretation, saying: "If you truly fear Allah, you will avoid what He has forbidden you."

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Then ‘Umar turned to the people and said: "What is your opinion on carrying out the legal punishment (hadd) upon him?"

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They said: "We do not think you should flog him while he is ill," so he remained silent about it for some days.

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Then, one morning, he resolved to have me flogged and said to his companions: "What is your opinion on flogging him?"

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They said: "We do not think you should flog him while he is ill," but ‘Umar replied: "That he should meet Allah under the lashes is dearer to me than that I should meet Him while he (the responsibility for his punishment) is still upon my neck."

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"Bring me a full whip," and ‘Umar ordered that I be flogged, so I became angry with ‘Umar and shunned him.

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Then ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, went out for Hajj, and I also went out with the people for Hajj.

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When we returned from our Hajj, ‘Umar stopped at a place on the road and slept.

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When he awoke from his sleep, he summoned me and said: "By Allah, someone came to me in my dream and said: 'Make peace with him, for he is your brother.'"

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When they came for me, I refused to go to him, so ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, ordered them to bring me to him even if they had to drag me.

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When I came to him, he spoke to me, sought forgiveness for me, and made peace with me. So, who am I?