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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (107)
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Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new "Who Am I?" challenge.
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I am one of the younger Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
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I was a young servant boy belonging to Nafi' ibn Abd al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him).
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He set me free, so I became one of his freedmen.
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I came to love the Qur'an and knowledge, and I became renowned through both.
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When 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) assumed the Caliphate,
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he appointed Nafi' ibn Abd al-Harith as governor over Makkah.
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Nafi' later traveled to 'Usfan,
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leaving me as his deputy over Makkah.
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The Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), met him in 'Usfan
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and asked him, "Whom have you left in charge of the people of the valley"—meaning Makkah?
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He replied, "I left one of our freedmen in charge of them."
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'Umar said, "You left a freedman in charge of them?!"
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He answered, "Indeed, he is a reciter of the Book of Allah Almighty and well-versed in the laws of inheritance."
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'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) then said,
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"Truly, your Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
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'Indeed, Allah raises by this Book some peoples
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and abases others by it.'"
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And 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said of me,
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"This freedman is among those whom Allah has raised by the Qur'an."
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Later, I moved to Kufa,
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where I taught the people the Qur'an and knowledge.
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I used to advise young men to marry without delay,
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saying to them:
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"The likeness of a righteous woman to a man
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is like a crown studded with gold upon the head of a king."
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Later, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed me
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over Khorasan,
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so I relocated there,
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and I remained there until my death.
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So, who am I?