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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The Mawaddah Association is pleased

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to present to you portraits from the lives of the Companions,

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by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha,

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may Allah have mercy upon him.

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Uthman ibn Maz'un, may Allah be pleased with him.

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In the pre-Islamic era, the Arabs

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believed that the entirety of life was found in a cup of wine,

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with drinkers becoming intoxicated by its heat,

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and a playful songstress whose beauty the admirers would enjoy,

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and a raid upon the backs of purebred steeds,

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through which the raiders would deem lawful what Allah has forbidden of people’s blood and wealth.

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Yet Uthman ibn Maz'un, one of the sages of the Arabs in the pre-Islamic era,

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believed that life had higher purposes than that,

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and more noble goals.

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For this reason, he forbade wine for himself,

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and never knew its taste.

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When asked about this, he said:

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"Woe to you! Shall I drink something that takes away my intellect,

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and causes those beneath me to laugh at me,

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and makes me marry my daughter to someone I do not desire?

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By Allah, I shall not taste it as long as I live."

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When the Arabian Peninsula was illuminated by the light of Islam,

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and Allah sent His Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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with the religion of guidance and truth,

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Uthman ibn Maz'un was among the first

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to enter the religion of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.

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For no more than twelve men had preceded him to this goodness.

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Regarding the Islam of Uthman ibn Maz'un,

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there is a story narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both.

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He said: While the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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was sitting in the courtyard of his house in Makkah,

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Uthman ibn Maz'un passed by him, paying no heed

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or turning toward him.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to him:

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"Will you not sit with me, O Abu al-Sa'ib?

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Let us talk for a while."

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He replied: "Yes."

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Then he sat before him.

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While he was speaking to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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he saw him fix his gaze toward the sky,

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holding his vision there for a short time.

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Then he began to lower his gaze to the earth, little by little,

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until it settled there.

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Then he began to turn away from his companion, Uthman ibn Maz'un,

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until he reached the place where he had fixed his gaze.

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Then he began to move his head,

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as if he were asking about something being said to him.

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All of this caused Uthman ibn Maz'un

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to look at the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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astonished by what he saw,

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and bewildered by what had occurred.

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When the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, appeared

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as if he had comprehended everything that had been said to him,

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he began to raise his gaze toward the sky, little by little,

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as if he were following someone.

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Then he fixed his gaze upon that which had vanished into the sky,

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as if he were gazing at it and bidding it farewell.

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Then he turned back to Uthman ibn Maz'un

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with his gaze and his body,

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just as he had been at the beginning.

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At that, Uthman ibn Maz'un stared

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at the face of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, for a long time,

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and said: "O Muhammad,

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I have sat with you often before this,

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but I have never seen you act as you did today."

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Did you notice that, O Uthman?"

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He said: "Yes, I noticed it."

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:

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"The Messenger of Allah, Jibril, came to me just now while I was sitting."

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Uthman said:

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"You say the Messenger of Allah?"

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Yes."

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He said: "And what did he say to you?"

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He said: "He said to me:

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“Lo! Allah enjoineth justice and kindness, and giving to kinsfolk, and forbiddeth lewdness and abomination and wickedness. He exhorteth you in order that ye may take heed.” (16:90)

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and giving to relatives

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“Lo! Allah enjoineth justice and kindness, and giving to kinsfolk, and forbiddeth lewdness and abomination and wickedness. He exhorteth you in order that ye may take heed.” (16:90)

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He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.﴿"

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Uthman said:

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"He orders justice and good conduct,

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and giving to relatives,

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“Lo! Allah enjoineth justice and kindness, and giving to kinsfolk, and forbiddeth lewdness and abomination and wickedness. He exhorteth you in order that ye may take heed.” (16:90)

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"How excellent is that which he has brought you!

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For he has commanded the core of goodness,

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and forbidden all the roots of evil."

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Uthman said:

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"No sooner had I heard what I heard from him,

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than faith settled in my heart,

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and Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, became

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dearer to me than my own self and my children.

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Then I submitted to the Lord of the worlds,

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and my son al-Sa'ib accepted Islam with me,

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as did my brothers Qudamah and Abdullah."

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At first, the Quraysh did not object

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to the Muslims' conversion to Islam.

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When they saw Muhammad passing by them, they would do no more

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than say in mockery:

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"The boy of Banu Hashim speaks to the heavens,

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and revelation descends upon him from there."

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But when the Prophet, peace be upon him, criticized

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the idols they worshipped instead of Allah,

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and mentioned the destruction of their ancestors who died as disbelievers,

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they became extremely angry,

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and they kindled against the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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and his Companions the fires of enmity and hatred.

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Every tribe pounced upon the Muslims within it,

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and began to afflict them with severe hardship,

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beating their bodies with whips,

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branding their flesh with fire,

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and throwing them onto the burning sands in the heat of Makkah,

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to turn them away from their religion.

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The Messenger, peace be upon him,

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would see with his own eyes what was befalling his Companions,

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and his heart would break with sorrow for them,

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and anguish for what they were suffering.

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He could do nothing but say to them:

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"Be patient, be patient, for your appointment is in Paradise."

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At that, the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave permission

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to his Companions to migrate to Abyssinia.

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A group of the believers departed for it,

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leaving behind their families and homeland,

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bidding farewell to their kin and dwellings,

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fleeing with their religion to Allah.

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Among the foremost of the emigrants

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was Uthman ibn Maz'un,

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along with his son and his two brothers.

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Not much time had passed since the Muslims' migration to Abyssinia,

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when false news reached them

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that most of the Quraysh had entered the religion of Allah,

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and believed in what was revealed to Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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So many of them returned to Makkah,

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not knowing what trials fate had in store for them.

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Among the foremost of those returning was Uthman ibn Maz'un.

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No sooner had their feet touched the soil of Makkah

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than the Quraysh met them with the same torture and persecution they had used when they left.

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They inflicted upon them such harm and injury that they could not bear.

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So Uthman ibn Maz'un entered into the protection of al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah,

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the master of Banu Makhzum and one of the greatest leaders of the Quraysh,

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and the father of the Sword of Allah, Khalid.

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For he had some ancient, deep-rooted ties with him.

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Uthman ibn Maz'un lived under the protection of al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah,

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and found in his protection the utmost peace and security he could hope for.

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Yet he was not content with this protection,

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for it troubled his peaceful and secure life

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that the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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was receiving the harm he was from the Quraysh,

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and that his brothers in Allah were suffering from their oppression.

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This caused him to accuse himself of selfishness, cowardice, and weak faith,

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and he tossed and turned on the slow fire of a guilty conscience.

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Let us leave Uthman ibn Maz'un to speak about this psychological crisis of his,

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as he said: "When I saw the affliction the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were in,

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while I was going and coming in safety under al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah,

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I said to myself: 'Woe to you, O Ibn Maz'un!

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You live safe and secure under the protection of a polytheist man,

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while the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his Companions are suffering such affliction and harm for the sake of Allah that you are not experiencing.

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This is a great deficiency in your soul and a dangerous weakness in your faith.'

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Then I walked to al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah and said to him:

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'O Abu Abd Shams, you have fulfilled your covenant to me,

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and I have found safety and security under your protection.

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But I wish to return your protection to you.'

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He said: 'Why, O son of my brother? Has someone from my people harmed you?'

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I said: 'No, but I have preferred the protection of Allah over all other protection,

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and I do not wish to seek protection from anyone other than Him.'

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He said: 'If it must be so, then come with me to the mosque,

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and return my protection to me before the assembly of the Quraysh,

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just as I granted you protection before them.'

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So we set out until we reached the mosque.

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Al-Walid said: 'O people, this is Uthman ibn Maz'un,

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he has come to return my protection to me.' I said: 'He speaks the truth.

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I found him to be faithful and noble in his protection,

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but I wanted not to seek protection from anyone other than Allah.'

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So I returned his protection to him."

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Uthman ibn Maz'un said:

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"Then I left and passed by a gathering of the Quraysh,

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in the center of which was Labid the poet,

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who was reciting some of his poetry to the people, and they were listening.

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Labid said:

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'Indeed, everything except Allah is false.'

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I said: 'You have spoken the truth.'

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He continued, saying:

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'And every blessing will inevitably perish.'

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I said: 'You have lied.

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The blessings of Paradise do not perish.'

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Labid was enraged by this statement of mine and said:

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'O people of Quraysh,

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by Allah, your companion was never harmed before.

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When did this happen among you?'

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A man from the people said:

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'This is a foolish man

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from a group of fools

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who have abandoned our gods and departed from our religion,

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so do not let his words anger you.'

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I turned to the man who had said what he said about us and our religion,

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and I argued with him,

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so he struck me a blow that caused my eye to bleed,

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and I could no longer see with it.

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Al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah was near me,

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and he turned to me and said:

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"O son of my brother, your eye,"

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"By Allah, was surely in no need of what has befallen it."

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I replied,

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"Nay, by Allah,"

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"My healthy eye is indeed in need of what has befallen its sister for the sake of Allah."

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He said,

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"Is that so, O son of my brother?"

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"Then return to my protection if you wish."

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I said,

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"I will never trade the protection of Allah the Exalted for any other protection."

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From that day on,

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The persecution of the polytheists against 'Uthman ibn Maz'un began to intensify and grow harsh.

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He and his kin became a target for the malice and brutality of Quraysh.

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This is what compelled him to be among the vanguard of those migrating to Medina.

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And there,

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There he witnessed the Battle of Badr alongside the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him.

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He, his son, and his brother all took part in it.

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They displayed the most sincere and noble courage on its battlefield.

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They fulfilled the duty they owed to Allah and His Messenger, peace be upon him.

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They emerged from it among the victorious and triumphant Muslims.

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It was but a short time later,

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That 'Uthman ibn Maz'un fell terminally ill and departed from this life.

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When the news of his death reached the Messenger, peace be upon him,

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He went to him, his heart filled with sorrow.

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He lifted the shroud from his pure, radiant forehead,

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And kissed him.

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Then he leaned over him once more,

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And kissed him a second time.

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Then he leaned over him a third time,

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And kissed him again.

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Suddenly, the tears of the noble Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Began to stream down his radiant, noble face.

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And the Muslims who were present wept because of his weeping.

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May Allah be pleased with the noble Companion 'Uthman ibn Maz'un and grant him satisfaction.

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And may He make his abode and resting place in the highest reaches of 'Illiyyin.

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For he chose the protection of Allah over all other protection.

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Indeed, Ibn Maz'un chose the protection of Allah over all other protection.