Part of Who am I?
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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (217)
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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 early Companions.
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I am among the Emigrants from Makkah.
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My brother is ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him.
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The Commander of the Faithful.
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And one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
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I was older than him by a year.
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And I preceded him in Islam and in the migration.
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He loved me very much.
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At the Battle of Uhud, he said to me:
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"Take this shield of mine, my brother, and protect yourself with it."
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I replied to him:
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"I desire martyrdom just as you desire it."
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So we both left it behind.
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I participated with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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in all of his military expeditions.
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Then I participated in the Wars of Apostasy.
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I carried the banner of the Muslims at the Battle of al-Yamamah.
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And I performed valiantly therein.
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When the Muslims were retreating in defeat
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at the beginning of the battle,
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I began to shout at the top of my voice:
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"O men, there are no men [left]!"
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"O Allah, I apologize to You for the flight of my companions,"
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"and I disavow before You what Musaylimah has brought."
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"O people,"
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"clench your teeth,"
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"strike at your enemy,"
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"and press forward."
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Then I swore an oath and said:
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"By Allah, I will not speak until Allah defeats them,"
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"or I meet Allah and present my plea to Him."
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Then I advanced, carrying the banner of the Muslims,
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and I fought the apostates
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until I killed the most wicked of the people:
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al-Rajjal ibn ‘Unfuwah,
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who had come to Madinah,
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and learned Islam and the Qur’an.
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Then, when Musaylimah appeared in Najd,
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the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent him
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to keep the people steadfast
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and to warn them against Musaylimah.
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But he apostatized,
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and testified that Musaylimah shared in the Prophethood with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Thus, he was a greater trial for the people than Musaylimah himself.
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So I killed him.
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I continued to fight until I was killed in that battle.
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My brother ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, grieved for my death.
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He used to say:
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"May Allah have mercy on my brother."
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"He preceded me to the two best things:"
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"He embraced Islam before me,"
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"and he attained martyrdom before me."
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And he said to the man who killed me,
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who was Abu Maryam al-Saluli,
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after he came to him having embraced Islam:
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"Woe to you!"
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"You have killed a brother of mine."
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"Whenever the morning breeze blows, I am reminded of him."
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"By Allah, I will never love you until the earth loves blood."
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The man replied:
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"Will you deny me my rights?"
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‘Umar said:
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"No."
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He said:
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"Then there is no harm,"
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"for only women grieve for love."
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So, who am I?
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Upon the release of the next episode, if Allah wills.