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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (81)
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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the highest among them.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions, from the Emigrants of Mecca.
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I was among the very first of the Prophet's companions (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to embrace Islam.
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The reason for my conversion was that I saw in a dream that I was standing on the brink of Hellfire,
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and it was as if my father was pushing me into it,
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while I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) pulling me back by my waist-wrapper to prevent me from falling in.
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I woke up terrified and said, "I swear, this is a true vision."
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So I met Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)
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and mentioned it to him.
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Abu Bakr said, "Goodness is intended for you.
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This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so follow him,
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for he will restrain you from falling into the Fire,
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whereas your father is falling into it."
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I then met the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) at Ajyad
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and embraced Islam.
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I hid away from my father,
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but when he found out about my conversion, he sent people to look for me,
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so I was brought back to him.
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He reviled me and struck me with a stick in his hand,
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until he broke it over my head.
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He said,
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"Have you followed Muhammad, even though you see his opposition to his people,
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and how he has disparaged their gods and criticized their departed forefathers?
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Go away, you fool, wherever you wish!
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By Allah, I will surely cut off your sustenance!"
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I replied,
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"If you deny me,
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Allah will surely grant me the provision upon which I shall live."
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Then I left and went to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him),
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remaining constantly in his company and living alongside him.
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Later, I migrated to Abyssinia,
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and while there, Umm Habibah—
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Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with her)—appointed me as her representative,
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making me her legal guardian
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when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) proposed to her,
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so I gave her in marriage to him.
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I then came to Medina in the seventh year after the Hijrah
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along with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him).
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I was present with the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the Compensatory Umrah,
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the Conquest of Mecca,
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Hunayn, al-Ta'if, and Tabuk.
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) also appointed me as a collector of zakat in Yemen.
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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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and we will pin the correct answer in the comments section
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when the next episode is released, Allah willing.
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The best of generations in stance and example,
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who followed the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke.
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They were here, quenching the clouds of our lives,
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and their remembrance continues to resound exalted among us.
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They departed, leaving a question echoing in our conscience:
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Has any star ever risen and glittered like them?
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They filled life with proud achievements through their deeds,
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and through them, the world of mankind flourished and shone.