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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted.

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Solve this riddle: Who am I?

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I am a Companion from the Muhajirun.

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I embraced Islam among the very first of the people of Makkah.

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I migrated to Abyssinia, then to Madinah.

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I had forbidden alcohol to myself even before Islam.

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I said, "I will not drink a beverage that robs me of my reason,"

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"And causes someone inferior to me to mock me,"

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"And leads me to marry off my daughter to someone unworthy."

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In Madinah, I asked the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, for permission to practice celibacy,

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And to devote myself entirely to worship.

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He did not grant me permission.

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He said, "Do you not have a good example in me?"

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I replied, "Indeed, I do."

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He said, "For I marry women,"

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"I eat meat, and I fast and break my fast."

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I witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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After I returned to Madinah, I fell ill.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, visited me.

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He stayed with me until my time of death arrived.

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And my soul departed.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, wept for me,

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Until his tears flowed down his cheek.

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He said, "Go forth, Abu al-Sa'ib,"

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"For you have departed from this world without having been tainted by any of it."

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I was buried in al-Baqi'.

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I was the first of the Muhajirun to die in Madinah,

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And the first to be buried in al-Baqi'.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, placed a stone on my grave so that he might recognize it.

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Umm al-'Ala' saw me in a dream,

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And she saw a river flowing beneath me.

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She mentioned this to the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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He said,

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"That is his deed,"

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"Flowing for him after his death."

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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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Upon the release of the next episode, if Allah wills.

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The best of generations in their stances and as examples,

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Following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke.

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They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds,

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And through their stances, their remembrance is exalted.

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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 mankind flourished through them in grace.