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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (179)
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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 noble Companions.
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And one of those most beloved to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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I am the leader of my people.
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And I am among the most handsome of people in face and the best of them in appearance.
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So much so that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, called me:
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The Joseph of this Ummah.
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I embraced Islam in the tenth year of the Hijrah.
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I arrived to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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along with one hundred and fifty men from my people.
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When we reached Medina,
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I knelt my camel,
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then I put on my best attire,
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and entered the mosque.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, was delivering a sermon.
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The people turned their eyes toward me.
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I asked the person next to me,
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"O servant of Allah,
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did the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, mention me at all?"
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He said, "Yes,
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he mentioned you in the best of ways.
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While he was delivering the sermon,
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he paused in his speech,
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and said,
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'There shall enter upon you from this mountain pass
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a man from the best of Yemen.
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Behold, upon his face is the mark of kingship.'"
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Then you entered.
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When I heard that,
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I praised Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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Then I pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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to perform prayer and pay zakat,
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and to offer sincere counsel to every Muslim.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, never denied me access
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since I embraced Islam,
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and he never saw me without smiling.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me one day,
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"Will you not relieve me of al-Khalasah?"
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It was a house worshipped during the pre-Islamic era,
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known as the Yemeni Ka'bah.
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So I set out toward it with one hundred and fifty horsemen,
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to demolish it and relieve the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the Muslims from it.
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But I complained to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and mentioned to him that I could not stay firm on horseback.
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He struck my chest with his hand and said,
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"O Allah, make him firm,
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and make him a guide who is rightly guided."
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So I set out toward it,
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and burned it with fire.
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I once sent my servant to buy me a horse.
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He found a horse that he liked,
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and he bargained with its owner
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until he reached three hundred dirhams.
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The horse was worth more than that.
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When the servant brought the horse and its owner to me to collect the price,
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I said to him,
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"For how much did you buy the horse?"
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He said,
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"For three hundred dirhams."
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I said to the owner of the horse,
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"Your horse is worth five hundred."
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The servant was annoyed with me.
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The man said,
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"I am satisfied."
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I said,
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"Rather, it is worth eight hundred dirhams."
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He said,
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"I am satisfied."
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So I gave him the eight hundred dirhams,
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and took the horse.
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The servant asked,
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"What is this?"
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I said to him,
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"I have pledged to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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to offer sincere counsel to every Muslim."
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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.