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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.

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A new challenge: Who am I?

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I am one of the Companions.

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And I am the freedman of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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I was a slave belonging to Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her.

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She said to me,

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"I set you free."

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I replied,

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"Even if you had not made that a condition for me,

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I would never have parted from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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as long as I lived."

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So she set me free.

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One day, I went out with the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and his Companions were with him.

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Their baggage became heavy for them.

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

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"Spread out your garment for me."

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

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"Spread out your cloak."

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So I spread it out.

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He placed all their baggage into it.

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Then he loaded it onto me.

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And he said, "Carry it,

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for you are nothing but [Abu] Kathir (the father of much/the carrier of much)."

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He gave me a title by which I have been known ever since,

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until it eclipsed my own name,

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and it became the most beloved of names to me.

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So I carried the baggage,

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and even if they had loaded me that day

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with the load of one camel or two,

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or five or six,

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it would not have felt heavy to me.

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Once, I traveled by sea on a ship,

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and it broke apart while we were on it.

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I grabbed a plank from it,

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and the waves cast me onto the shore.

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I had barely regained my senses

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when a lion stood at my head.

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I said,

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"O lion,

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I am the freedman of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him."

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The lion lowered its head,

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and nudged me with its shoulder,

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and walked beside me, guiding me along the path,

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until it brought me to the army.

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Then it let out a sound and departed.

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I knew then that it was bidding me farewell.

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So, who am I?

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Write the correct answer in the comments,

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when the next episode is released,

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if Allah wills.