Part of Who am I?
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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (151)
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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 the beloved of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, his companion, his freedman, his servant, and his adopted son before Islam.
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When the Prophet, peace be upon him, was sent in Makkah,
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I was among the first to follow him and believe in him.
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I am the first of the freedmen to embrace Islam.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me:
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"You are my freedman, and you are of me, and you are to me."
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"And you are the most beloved of the people to me."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, married me to the daughter of his paternal aunt,
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Zaynab bint Jahsh, may Allah be pleased with her.
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Then I divorced her,
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And the Prophet, peace be upon him, married her by the command of Allah the Exalted.
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Allah revealed verses regarding that which explicitly mentioned my name.
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I am the only one among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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Whose name was explicitly mentioned in the Qur'an.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, would appoint me to lead military expeditions and missions,
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Until the Battle of Mu'tah took place,
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Where the Prophet, peace be upon him, sent me as the commander of the Muslim army,
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Which consisted of three thousand fighters.
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He said to the army, "If this commander of yours is killed,"
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"Then your commander after him is Ja'far ibn Abi Talib."
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"And if Ja'far is killed, then your commander is 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah."
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We set out until we reached Mu'tah,
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Where we encountered the Roman army,
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Which far outnumbered us by many times,
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As their number was two hundred thousand fighters.
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We sought the help of Allah against them and began the battle.
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I carried the banner of the Muslims,
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And I fought in defense of the religion until I was killed.
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Then the banner was taken after me by Ja'far, may Allah be pleased with him, and he was killed.
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Then the banner was taken after him by 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah, may Allah be pleased with him, and he was killed.
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Until Khalid ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, took it up,
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And Allah granted victory through him.
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The news of our martyrdom reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, in Madinah,
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And his eyes shed tears.
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He informed the Companions who were with him of our martyrdom,
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And that we were now in bliss in Paradise.
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Then he prayed for my forgiveness three times,
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And he prayed for the forgiveness of the second and third commanders once each.
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So, who am I?
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The next episode, if Allah wills.