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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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Mawaddah Association

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presents:

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The Ten Promised Paradise —

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Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam,

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may Allah be pleased with him.

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"Loving the Companions and the Prophet's kin is an established Sunnah,

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with which I shall meet my Lord when He brings me to life."

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Loving the Companions...

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Muhammad ibn Abdillah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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proclaimed the truth openly in Makkah.

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He began conveying to his people

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the message of his Lord,

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calling them to the oneness of Allah

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the Exalted, and to abandon

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the worship of idols and false deities.

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But his people opposed him

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and attempted to prevent him from spreading

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the message with which Allah

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had entrusted him.

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They plotted conspiracies against him

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to silence his voice

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and extinguish his call.

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Yet, there was a small group among his people

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whose hearts Allah opened

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to Islam;

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they followed him and believed in him

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and in his message.

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Some of them proclaimed their Islam openly,

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while others concealed it.

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Among those who embraced Islam in the very beginning was

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Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam,

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may Allah be pleased with him.

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He accepted Islam

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at the hands of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq,

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may Allah be pleased with him.

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One morning,

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while the people were resting at midday,

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a rumor spread among them

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that Muhammad,

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peace be upon him,

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had been seized and killed

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in the upper part of Makkah.

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The people passed the rumor along

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until it reached

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the ears of the heroic Companion,

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Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam,

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may Allah be pleased with him.

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He was then only a young boy,

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yet he was filled with fierce zeal

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for the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings be upon him.

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He rushed to his sword,

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unsheathed it,

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and hurried out, marching swiftly

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through the streets of Makkah

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heading toward its upper part,

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seeking the killer of the Prophet,

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peace be upon him.

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There, the Prophet met him,

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peace and blessings be upon him,

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and said to him:

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"What is the matter, O Zubayr?"

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He replied:

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"I heard that you had been killed."

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, asked:

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"And what were you going to do?"

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He replied:

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"I intended to confront the people of Makkah

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and strike with my sword everyone

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who seized and killed you."

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So the Prophet,

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peace be upon him, prayed for good for him

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and prayed for his sword

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to be victorious.

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Thus, Az-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him)

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became the very first

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to draw a sword in Islam.

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The hero of our episode

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today

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is the illustrious Companion,

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Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ibn Khuwaylid

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al-Qurashi al-Asadi,

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Abu Abdillah,

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the disciple (Hawari) of the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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and the son of his paternal aunt.

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His mother was Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib,

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may Allah be pleased with her,

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and his paternal aunt was the Mother of

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the Believers, Khadijah bint

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Khuwaylid, may Allah be pleased with her.

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He was one of

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those testified to be in Paradise,

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and one of the members of the consultative council (Shura).

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He embraced Islam when

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he was a youth of sixteen

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years.

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He endured torture on account of

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his Islam, for his paternal

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uncle, Nawfal ibn Khuwaylid,

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used to wrap him in a reed mat

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and light fire underneath him

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until he could barely breathe,

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while saying to him:

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"Return to disbelief!"

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But Az-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with

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him) would steadfastly reply:

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"I will never disbelieve in Allah, ever!"

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Az-Zubayr,

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may Allah be pleased with him, grew up in Makkah

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as an orphan, for his father,

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Al-Awwam ibn Khuwaylid, had been killed

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in the Sacrilegious War (Harb al-Fijar).

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His mother took charge of his upbringing;

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she used to discipline him firmly

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in his childhood and treat him sternly.

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Az-Zubayr's paternal uncle

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reproached her, saying:

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"This is not how a child should be disciplined!

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You beat him

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as one who hates him would,

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not as a mother would."

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She replied:

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"Whoever says I hate him has lied!

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I only beat him so that he becomes wise and resolute,

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defeats an army,

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brings back spoils of war,

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and does not rely on

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a hoarded stash,

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merely eating dates and grain at home."

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Once, Az-Zubayr fought

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a man in Makkah

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and broke his arm,

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while he was still a boy.

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The man was carried to Safiyyah,

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so she said to him:

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"How did you find Zubayr?

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Like soft curd or dates,

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or like a swift,

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fierce falcon?"

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Az-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with him,

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was a man neither tall

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nor short,

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lean of build with little flesh,

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with a light beard

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along his cheeks,

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medium-brown in complexion, with thick hair

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on his head, so much so that

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his son would grasp his father's hair

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and hang onto

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his back.

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When the persecution of Quraysh intensified

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

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and his Companions,

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he, peace and blessings be upon him, advised

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his Companions to migrate

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to Abyssinia

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to be under the protection of the Negus,

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that just ruler.

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Az-Zubayr,

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may Allah be pleased with him, migrated along with those who did.

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Thus, the Muslims resided

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with the Negus

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in the best home and with the best neighbor.

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They remained in that

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state of safety and security

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for a period of time,

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until a man arose

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in Abyssinia contending with the Negus

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for the kingdom.

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The Muslims were deeply grieved

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by this,

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fearing that this

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man might prevail, unaware

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of the rights of the pure Companions

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and ignorant of their true status.

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So the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, wanted

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to find out

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news of the ongoing conflict

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between the Negus and this challenger

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on the other side

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of the Nile.

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They said: "Who will go out

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to witness the battle of the two armies

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and then bring us the news?"

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Az-Zubayr

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ibn al-Awwam, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"I will bring you the news."

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They said: "Yes, you!"

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And he was among the youngest

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of them in age.

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They inflated a waterskin for him,

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which he placed across his chest,

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and then swam upon it until

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he reached the bank of the Nile

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where the two armies met.

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Then he set off until

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he reached them.

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Meanwhile, the Companions were on the other bank,

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praying to Allah to grant victory to

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the Negus. While

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they were thus watching expectantly,

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Al-Zubayr

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(may Allah be pleased with him) suddenly appeared to them,

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running hastily.

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He signaled to them with his garment, saying:

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"Glad tidings!

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The Negus has triumphed,

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Allah has destroyed his enemy,

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and established his authority in his land."

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It was not long before

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Al-Zubayr's stay (may Allah be pleased with him)

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in Abyssinia came to an end,

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as he returned to Mecca.

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There, he married Asma',

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daughter of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

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(may Allah be pleased with him).

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He married others later on,

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yet Asma'

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(may Allah be pleased with her)

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was his first wife

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and the most beloved of them to him,

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as he married her before

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the Migration to Medina.

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When he arrived in Medina

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migrating with his wife,

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she gave birth to 'Abdullah for him,

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who was the first newborn

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for the Emigrants in Medina.

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The Muslims rejoiced

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exceedingly at his birth,

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because the Jews

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had spread a rumor that they had bewitched

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the Muslims,

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so that no child would be born to them in Medina.

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But Allah invalidated

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their claim through the birth of 'Abdullah

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Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both),

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after

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a period had passed during which no children were born to them.

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In his early time in Medina, Al-Zubayr

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initially

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had no servant

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to assist him,

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so his wife Asma' (may Allah be pleased

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with her) used to water Al-Zubayr's horse,

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feed it, and groom it.

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She would also bring date stones

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from Al-Zubayr's distant land,

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carrying them upon

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her head, then crush them

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to feed the water-carrying camel,

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until this took a physical toll

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on her. She also

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used to knead dough,

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though she was not adept at baking bread,

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so women of the Ansar used to help her

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and bake bread for her.

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This state of affairs continued

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until her father,

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Abu Bakr, sent

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her a servant, who spared her the hardship

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and assisted her with much

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of her work.

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Asma' used to say: "It was

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as though my father had set me free."

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Out of Al-Zubayr's deep love

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(may Allah be pleased with him)

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for martyrdom, he used to name

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his sons after

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martyred Companions, hoping

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that they too might attain martyrdom.

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Thus, he named his son 'Abdullah

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after 'Abdullah Ibn Jahsh,

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Al-Mundhir after Al-Mundhir

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Ibn 'Amr,

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'Urwah after 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud,

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Hamzah after Hamzah Ibn 'Abd

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al-Muttalib,

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Ja'far after Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib,

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Mus'ab after Mus'ab

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Ibn 'Umayr,

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'Ubaydah after 'Ubaydah Ibn al-Harith,

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Khalid after Khalid

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Ibn Sa'id,

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and 'Amr after 'Amr Ibn Sa'id

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Ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased

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with them all).

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Al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was

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among the Companions renowned for wealth

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and abundant possessions.

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Yet despite that,

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he was noble, generous,

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and spent extensively in

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the cause of Allah.

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Vast amounts of money would come to him,

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and he would spend it all

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in the cause of Allah,

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without keeping any of it

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in his house. Some

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Companions used to entrust Al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased

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with him) with guardianship over their children

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before their death.

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Al-Zubayr would spend on the heirs

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from his own wealth

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while preserving their inheritance intact for them.

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People used to bring

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their money to Al-Zubayr Ibn al-'Awwam

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(may Allah be pleased with him)

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and leave it with him as a trust,

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but he would say to them:

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"No, rather let it be a loan,

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for I fear

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it might be lost."

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So they would leave it with him as a debt on his liability,

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and he would spend it when needed

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on his own affairs

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and the interests of the Muslims.

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When he felt his appointed time

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approaching on the Day of the Camel,

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his greatest concern

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was the debt he owed.

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He said to his son 'Abdullah:

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"O my son,

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I see that I shall be killed today.

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I charge you

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with settling my debt.

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If you are unable to settle any of it,

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seek help against it from my Master."

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'Abdullah asked:

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"And who is your Master?"

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He replied: "Allah."

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Thereafter, whenever 'Abdullah

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Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him)

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was approached by a man

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demanding his money,

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or felt overwhelmed by the burden of his father's debt,

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he would say:

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"O Master of Al-Zubayr,

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settle his debt for him,"

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and Allah Almighty would settle it.

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Al-Zubayr

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(may Allah be pleased with him) used to say:

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"Whosoever among you is able

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to have a hidden stash of good

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deeds,

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let him do so."

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To the Chosen Prophet,

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they were the best companions.

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Explicitly named are they,

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in the Gardens of

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Eternity, explicitly named.

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Increased in honor were they:

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they are Talhah,

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Ibn 'Awf,

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Al-Zubayr,

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Allah,

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Abu 'Ubaydah,

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the two Sa'ds,

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and the two Caliphs.