Part of Who am I?
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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (289)
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Pause and reflect upon 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 female Companions from the Ansar, and among the first to embrace Islam.
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I was the representative of the women to the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I was known for my courage and my participation in battles.
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I became famous for my eloquence and my defense of women.
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So much so that I was called the "orator of the women."
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I also possessed expertise in the adornment of women.
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For I adorned the Mother of the Believers, 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.
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On the day of her wedding to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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I was also the first woman to observe the waiting period ('iddah) in Islam.
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As the verse regarding the waiting period was revealed following my divorce from my husband.
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I narrated over eighty hadiths from the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, while he was sitting among his Companions.
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I said, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah.
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I am the representative of the women to you.
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Allah has sent you to all men and women alike.
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We have believed in you.
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Yet we, the community of women,
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are confined and restricted,
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staying within your homes,
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fulfilling your desires,
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and bearing your children.
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You, the community of men,
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have been favored over us by attending Friday prayers and congregational prayers,
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visiting the sick, attending funerals,
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and performing Hajj after Hajj.
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And better than all that is striving (jihad) in the cause of Allah.
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Yet when a man goes out for Hajj, 'Umrah, or jihad,
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we safeguard your wealth for you,
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we spin your garments,
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and we raise your children.
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Do we not share with you in this reward and goodness?"
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned
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to his Companions with his entire face.
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Then he said,
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"Have you ever heard a woman’s speech
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better than her questioning regarding her religion?"
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They replied,
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"O Messenger of Allah,
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we never thought a woman could be guided to something like this."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned
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to me and said,
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"Understand, O woman,
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and inform the women behind you
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that a woman’s excellent conduct toward her husband,
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her seeking his pleasure, and her following his agreement
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equals all of that."
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So I departed, praising Allah.
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My father, my brother, and my uncle were killed at the Battle of Uhud,
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while they were defending the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and shielding him with their own bodies.
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When the news of their martyrdom reached me,
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I went out to look for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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as he was returning from Uhud.
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When I saw that he was safe,
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I said,
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"Every calamity after you is trivial,"
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meaning insignificant.
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I also witnessed the Battle of the Trench and Khaybar with the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I went out with him on the expedition of Hudaybiyyah,
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and I gave the pledge of allegiance at Ridwan.
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In the thirteenth year after the Hijrah,
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I set out for the Levant,
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and I participated in the Battle of Yarmouk.
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On that day, I uprooted the pole of my tent,
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and I began striking the heads of the Romans with it,
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until I killed nine of their soldiers.
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So, who am I?