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A serious challenge to who I am
I am one of the Muhajir Companions and one of the forerunners of the Badrians
I am the maternal uncle of Abdullah bin Omar and his sister Hafsa, Mother of the Believers, may God be pleased with them both
I migrated to Abyssinia and then returned to Mecca
Then she migrated to Medina after the migration of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
The battles of Badr and Uhud and the rest of the battles were witnessed with him
My brother Othman bin Madoun, may God be pleased with him, passed away
He entrusted me to take care of his family
Abdullah bin Omar, may God be pleased with him, came to me
Qatban was the daughter of his maternal uncle, Othman, and he married her to him
Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah, may God be pleased with him, also came forward and proposed to her from her mother and wanted her to get money
Her mother agreed, and the maid’s opinion was with her mother’s opinion
This reached the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
He asked me about it and I said
O Messenger of God, my brother’s daughter and I am her father’s guardian
I did not neglect her, and I married her to someone whose virtue and kinship I knew
He, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: Follow her desires, for she has more right to herself
So the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, removed it from Ibn Omar and her husband, Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah
I assumed the Emirate of Bahrain during the succession of Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him
Then I was accused of drinking alcohol, so Omar, may God be pleased with him, summoned me
He asked me about that, but I did not deny it, and I told him that I interpreted this verse
There is no blame on those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they ate if they feared and believed and did righteous deeds, then feared and believed, then feared and believed, then feared and did good, and God loves the doers of good.
Omar misinterpreted it and said that if you fear God, you will avoid what God has forbidden to you
Then Omar approached the people and said, “What do you think about imposing the punishment on him?”
They said, “We do not think you should flog him unless he is sick,” so he remained silent about that for several days
Then one day he decided to flog me and said to his friends, “What do you see in his flogging?”
They said, “We do not think that you should flog him if he is sick.” Omar said, “For me to meet God under the whips is more beloved to me than to meet Him while He is on my neck.”
Bring me a full whip, so Omar ordered me to be flogged, so I became angry with Omar and abandoned him
Then Omar, may God be pleased with him, went out for Hajj, and I also went out with the people for Hajj
When we returned from our Hajj, Omar went down some road and slept
When he woke up from his sleep, he summoned me and said, “By God, he came to me in my dream.” He said, “Saleh, for he is your brother.”
When they came to me, I refused to come to him, so Omar, may God be pleased with him, ordered them to take me to him, even if it happened
When I came to him, he spoke to me and asked for my forgiveness and reconciled with me, so who am I?