Part of Who am I?
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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | H (10) | Abdullah bin Saad bin Abi Al-Sarh, may God be pleased with him
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Pause.
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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 from the people of Makkah.
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I was a great commander of the Islamic armies.
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I conquered most of the African continent.
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I led the Battle of the Masts.
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It was the first naval battle for the Muslims.
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I embraced Islam and migrated to Madinah.
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I became a scribe of the revelation for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Then Satan misled me.
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I apostatized from Islam.
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And I joined the disbelievers.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, declared my blood forfeit on the day of the conquest of Makkah.
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He ordered the Companions to kill me.
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Even if they found me clinging to the curtains of the Kaaba.
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So I went and hid in the house of my foster brother.
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Uthman Ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him.
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When Uthman came, I said to him:
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"O my brother, by Allah, I have chosen you."
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"Keep me here."
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"Go to Muhammad and speak to him on my behalf."
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"For if Muhammad sees me, he will strike off my head."
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"My crime is the greatest of crimes."
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"Yet I have come repentant."
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Uthman said:
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"Rather, you shall come with me."
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, called the people to pledge allegiance.
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Uthman brought me to the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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He said, "This is my brother."
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"Accept his pledge, O Messenger of Allah."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, raised his head.
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He looked at me.
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And he refused to accept my pledge.
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Uthman repeated what he had said.
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But the Prophet, peace be upon him, turned away.
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And a third time as well.
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All the while, he refused to accept my pledge.
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Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, accepted my pledge on the fourth attempt.
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And he pardoned me.
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When we left.
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He, peace be upon him, said to his Companions:
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"Was there not a sensible man among you who would stand up to him?"
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"When he saw me withhold my hand from his pledge."
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"And strike off his head?"
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They replied:
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"We did not know, O Messenger of Allah, what was in your heart."
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"Why did you not signal to us with your eye?"
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He said:
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"It is not fitting for a prophet."
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"To have deceitful eyes."
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Then my Islam became sincere after that.
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I have not committed a sin since I returned to Islam.
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I participated in battles with the Prophet, peace be upon him, after the conquest.
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And in the fighting against the apostates after his passing.
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I participated in the conquest of Egypt.
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I conquered most of Africa.
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I led the first naval battle for the Muslims.
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Against the Byzantine Romans.
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I sank more than 900 of their ships.
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And I inflicted upon them a slaughter the likes of which they had never seen.
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And I conquered the island of Cyprus.
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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, Allah willing.
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The best of generations in their stances and examples.
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They followed the Messenger whether he moved or spoke.
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They were here, watering our lives like clouds.
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They have passed, yet their memory among us rises high.
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They departed and cast a question into the conscience.
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Is there a star like them that has risen and shone?
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They filled life with pride through their deeds.
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And the world of humanity flourished through them.