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Pause and reflect upon the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures.

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A new challenge: who am I?

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I am one of the senior Companions from the Ansar.

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I am from the Banu Harithah of the Aws tribe.

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My name during the Jahiliyyah was 'Abd al-'Uzza.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, changed my name.

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I embraced Islam when the Prophet entered Medina.

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I was among the few who knew how to write in Arabic before the advent of Islam.

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I, along with Abu Burdah, may Allah be pleased with him,

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used to break the idols of our people, the Banu Harithah, after we embraced Islam.

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I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him, say:

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"Whoever’s feet become dusty in the cause of Allah,

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Allah will forbid the Fire from touching them."

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Thus, I strove to participate in Jihad.

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I witnessed all the battles alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Furthermore, the Prophet, peace be upon him, sent me with a group of the Ansar

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to assassinate Ka'b Ibn al-Ashraf the Jew,

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who used to harm the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his Companions.

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After the passing of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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the two Caliphs, 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab and 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with them both, appointed me

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as a collector of zakat funds.

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Once, the Caliph 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, came to visit me while I was ill.

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He found me in a state of unconsciousness.

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When I regained consciousness, he asked me, "How do you find yourself?"

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I replied, "I am well; we have found all our affairs to be in good order,

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except for certain minds that have caused ruin between us and the workers,

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and we have barely managed to rid ourselves of them."

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I intended to tell the Caliph, may Allah be pleased with him,

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that we found our affairs and circumstances to be good and upright,

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with the exception of some individuals with corrupt minds

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who acted as intermediaries between us and the governors.

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They harmed us and corrupted the management of our affairs,

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and we were only able to escape their harm and influence with great difficulty.

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I lived in Medina for seventy years.

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My death occurred there in the year thirty-four.

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'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, led my funeral prayer.

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I was buried in al-Baqi'; so, who am I?

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Find out in the next episode, if Allah wills.