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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (277)
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Stop.
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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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I grew up in Makkah.
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My origins are from Abyssinia.
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I used to throw the javelin with the skill of the Abyssinians.
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I rarely missed my target with it.
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My conversion to Islam was delayed until after the conquest of Makkah.
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I killed the best of men during the Age of Ignorance.
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And the worst of men during the era of Islam.
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I was a slave to Jubayr Ibn Mut'im.
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His paternal uncle was Tu'aymah Ibn 'Adi.
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He had been killed at the Battle of Badr.
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So, when the Quraysh marched toward Uhud,
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Jubayr said to me,
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"If you kill Hamzah, the uncle of Muhammad, in retaliation for my uncle,
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then you are a free man."
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So I went out with the people.
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When the two armies met,
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I began to look for Hamzah and watch for him,
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until I saw him like a dappled camel,
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in the midst of the people,
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striking the people down with his sword,
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with nothing able to stand against him.
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I began to hide from him behind a tree or a stone.
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When he drew near to me,
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I shook my javelin,
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and when I was satisfied with my aim,
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I hurled it at him.
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It struck him in his lower abdomen,
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and passed through between his legs.
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He fell.
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Then he tried to rise,
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but he could not.
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So I waited for him until he died.
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Then I approached him,
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and took my javelin.
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Then I returned to the camp,
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for I had no need of anyone else.
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When I arrived in Makkah,
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I was set free.
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I stayed in Makkah,
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until the Messenger of Allah,
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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, conquered it.
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So I fled to Ta'if,
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and I stayed there.
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When the delegation of the people of Ta'if went out
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to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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to embrace Islam,
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the earth became constricted for me.
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I said,
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"I will go to Syria,
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or to Yemen,
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or to some other land."
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While I was in that state,
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a man said to me,
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"Woe to you!
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He does not kill anyone
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who enters his religion."
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When he said that to me,
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I set out until I came to
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the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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in Madinah.
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He did not notice me
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until I was standing right before him,
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bearing witness to the truth.
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When he saw me,
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he said,
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"Sit down,
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and tell me how you killed Hamzah."
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So I told him.
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He said,
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"Woe to you!
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Keep your face hidden from me,
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and do not let me see you."
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So I continued to avoid him,
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and I would sit behind him
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in gatherings,
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until Allah the Almighty took his soul.
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After the death of
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the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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the Muslims went out
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to Musaylimah the Liar,
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the master of Yamamah,
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to fight him and the apostates.
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So I took my javelin,
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and I went out with them,
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and it was the same javelin with which I had killed
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Hamzah.
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When the people met in battle,
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I saw Musaylimah standing,
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with a sword in his hand.
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I prepared myself for him,
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and a man from
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the Ansar also prepared himself for him; both of us wanted him.
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When we drew near
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to him, I shook my javelin,
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and hurled it at him.
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It struck him in his pubic area.
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Then the Ansari rushed at him,
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and struck him with his sword.
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So Allah knows best
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which of us killed him.
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Then I heard a caller on the day of
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Yamamah saying,
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"Musaylimah has been killed by
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the black slave;
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Musaylimah has been killed by the black
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slave." So who
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am I?
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Share your answers with us in the comments
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below the video,
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and we will pin the correct answer
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in the comments
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when the next episode is released,
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if Allah wills.