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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (257)
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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 from the Ansar.
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I was among the first to embrace Islam.
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I witnessed the Battle of Badr and all subsequent battles with the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I stood firm on the day of Uhud when the people retreated.
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On that day, I pledged to fight to the death.
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I stood defending the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, with my arrows.
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He, peace be upon him, said:
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"Shoot, Sahl, for he is easy [to deal with]."
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After the battle, the Prophet, peace be upon him, praised me.
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When Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, entered to see Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, with his sword,
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while she was washing the blood from the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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he gave her the sword and said:
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"Take it, for he has fought well with it."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, then said:
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"If he has fought well, then so-and-so has also fought well,"
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and he called me by my name.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did not give
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any of the wealth of Banu al-Nadir to anyone from the Ansar
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except for me and Abu Dujanah, may Allah be pleased with him, because of our poverty.
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I went out on an expedition with the Muslims,
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and I stopped at a stream and bathed in it.
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I was fair-skinned and had beautiful skin.
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Amir ibn Rabi'ah saw me and said,
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"By Allah, I have never seen anything like today, not even the skin of a virgin."
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His evil eye struck me, and I fell ill with a fever,
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barely able to lift my head.
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They brought me to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and informed him of my condition.
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He, peace be upon him, said:
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"Do you suspect anyone regarding this?"
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They said, "Yes, we suspect Amir ibn Rabi'ah."
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"For he said such and such."
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So he, peace be upon him, summoned him,
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and spoke to him sternly,
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saying, "Why would one of you kill his brother?
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What prevents one of you, when he sees in his brother
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something that impresses him regarding his person or his wealth,
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from invoking blessings upon him?
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The evil eye is real.
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Perform ghusl for him."
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So Amir washed his face, his hands,
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his elbows, his knees,
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the extremities of his feet,
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and the inside of his lower garment into a vessel.
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Then they poured it over me,
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and I stood up and walked with the people,
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as if there were nothing wrong with me.
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When my time of death approached,
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the Caliph of the Muslims prayed over me,
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Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Ali performed six takbirs over me.
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Some of the people seemed to disapprove of that,
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so he said to them,
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"He was a veteran of Badr,
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and the people of Badr have a merit over others,
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so I wanted to make their merit known to you."
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So, who am I?
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Share your answers with us in the comments below the video.
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We will pin the correct answer in the comments
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when the next episode is released,
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if Allah wills.