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Pause and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new "Who Am I?" challenge.
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I am one of the Ansar Companions.
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I embraced Islam as soon as it entered Medina.
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I witnessed the battles of Badr and Uhud with the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I was known for my courage and boldness.
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And for my love of sacrifice and giving in defense of the religion and the Muslims.
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I did not live long.
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I lived in Islam for only three years.
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My death occurred at the Battle of Uhud.
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When the fighting intensified on the day of Uhud.
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And the enemies drew near to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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There were only a few Muslims around him.
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Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him, defended him until he was killed.
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And Abu Dujanah, may Allah be pleased with him, performed heroically in his defense.
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Until he was covered in wounds.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was struck.
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His molar tooth was broken.
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His lip was wounded.
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And his cheek was injured.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had become heavy.
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Because he was wearing two coats of mail.
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So he, peace be upon him, said:
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"Who will sell his life for us?"
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I leaped forward with a group of the Ansar toward the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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We fought the enemy with the fiercest fighting possible.
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We drove the polytheists away from him.
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And we protected the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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With all the resolve and strength we were given.
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We bared our chests before the arrows and spears.
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Until we fell one after another before him.
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My companions were killed.
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And I remained the last of them.
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I had fallen, pinned down by my wounds.
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Then the Companions came to the place of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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They fought the disbelievers.
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And completed the defense of him, peace be upon him, that we had begun.
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Until they pushed them away from him.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, looked at me.
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While I still had a glimmer of life.
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And joy filled my face.
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At our success in the mission of protecting him.
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So the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to his companions:
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"Bring him near to me."
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When they brought me close to him.
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He placed my head upon his foot.
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It was only a few moments.
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Before my soul departed.
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With my cheek on his foot, peace be upon him.
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So, who am I?
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The answer:
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Ziyad ibn al-Sakan, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause.
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Pause.
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And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions.
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One of the Ansar who were early to embrace Islam.
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I witnessed the Pledge of al-'Aqabah.
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And I attended with the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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The Battle of Badr.
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I was known for my courage.
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My skill in archery.
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And my knowledge of warfare.
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For the Prophet, peace be upon him, asked:
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Those with him on the night of Badr.
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He said:
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"How will you fight?"
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I stood up, took my bow and arrows.
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And said:
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"If the people are within two hundred cubits,
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then it is time for archery.
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And if they draw near until the spears can reach them,
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then it is time for close combat.
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Until they break.
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And when they break,
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we will set them aside and take up our swords.
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And it will be hand-to-hand fighting."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"This is how war has descended.
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Whoever fights,
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let him fight as this one fights."
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I was among those who stood firm with the Prophet, peace be upon him, on the day of Uhud.
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I performed heroically that day.
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And I killed that day the standard-bearers:
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Musafi' and his brother al-Jullas.
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The sons of Talhah ibn Abi Talhah.
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Their mother vowed to drink wine from my skull.
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And she set a reward of one hundred camels for whoever brought her my head.
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At the end of the third year of the Hijrah,
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent a reconnaissance unit of ten people.
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To bring him news of the Quraysh.
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And he placed me in command of them.
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When we arrived at the area of al-Hada'ah between 'Usfan and Mecca,
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About two hundred men from the Banu Lihyan gathered against us.
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They said to us:
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"Surrender, for we do not wish to kill you."
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I did not trust them.
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And I said: "As for me, I will not descend under the protection of a disbeliever.
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O Allah, inform Your Prophet about us."
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I had made a covenant with Allah:
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That I would not touch a polytheist,
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And no polytheist would touch me,
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To avoid being defiled by them.
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Six of my companions agreed with my opinion.
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So we refused to surrender.
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While three of us accepted captivity.
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We fought the polytheists until we were all killed.
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They wanted to cut off my head,
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To give it to the woman and win the reward.
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But the swarm of bees protected me.
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Which are the male bees.
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They shaded me.
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And stung every polytheist who approached me.
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When they stood between me and them,
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They said: "Leave him until evening,
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so the bees will go away from him,
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then we will take him."
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When night fell,
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Allah sent a flood in the valley.
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Which carried me away from them.
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They searched for me but could not find my body.
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So Allah protected me from them.
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And no grave is known for me.
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And I was called "The Protected by the Bees."
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So, who am I?
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The answer:
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'Asim ibn Thabit ibn Abi al-Aqlah, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause.
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And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new "Who Am I?" challenge.
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I am one of the senior Companions.
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And one of the nobles of the Ansar.
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I am the leader of the Khazraj.
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I was famous for my courage and generosity.
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And I was one of the twelve leaders at the Pledge of al-'Aqabah.
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I witnessed all the battles with the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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And I dedicated my wealth to the service of Islam and the Muslims.
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I was also known for my intense sense of honor.
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I never married a woman unless she was a virgin.
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And I never divorced a woman,
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such that anyone would dare to marry her after me.
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At the Battle of Hunayn,
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When the Muslims finished victorious,
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, began,
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Distributing the spoils among the Muslims.
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He began giving to those whose hearts were to be reconciled.
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They were those nobles,
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Who had recently entered Islam from the people of Mecca.
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He also gave to the poor among the Emigrants.
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But he did not give my people, the Ansar,
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Anything from the spoils of this battle.
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I heard my people whispering about this matter.
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They were troubled by the Messenger of Allah's neglect of them.
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So I went to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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And said: "O Messenger of Allah,
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this tribe of the Ansar
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have felt hurt in their hearts toward you,
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because of what you did with this booty you acquired.
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You distributed it among your own people,
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And gave great gifts to the tribes of the Arabs,
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While this tribe of the Ansar received nothing."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me:
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"And where do you stand on this?"
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I lowered my head and said:
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"I am only one of my people, O Messenger of Allah."
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He, peace be upon him, said:
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"Then gather your people for me,
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and let no one else enter with them."
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So I gathered my people, the Ansar.
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And I informed the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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of their gathering.
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He came to us, peace be upon him,
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Smiling.
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He said:
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"O assembly of the Ansar,
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what is this statement that has reached me about you?
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And the hurt you have felt in your hearts toward me?
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Did I not come to you while you were astray, and Allah guided you?
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And poor, and Allah enriched you?
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And enemies, and Allah united your hearts?"
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We said:
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"Indeed,
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Allah and His Messenger are more gracious and more generous."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"Will you not answer me, O assembly of the Ansar?"
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We said:
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"With what shall we answer you, O Messenger of Allah?
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To Allah and His Messenger belong all grace and generosity."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"By Allah, if you wished, you could have said,
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and you would have been truthful and believed:
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'You came to us belied, and we believed you;
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forsaken, and we helped you;
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poor, and we comforted you;
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and driven out, and we sheltered you.'
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Do you feel hurt, O assembly of the Ansar,
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regarding a mere trifle of this world.
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I sought to reconcile a people through it so they might embrace Islam.
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And I have entrusted you to your own Islam.
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Are you not satisfied, O company of the Ansar,
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that while others depart with sheep and camels,
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you return with the Messenger of Allah
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to your dwellings?
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By Him in whose hand is my soul,
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were it not for the migration (Hijrah),
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I would have been one of the Ansar.
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And if the people were to travel through a mountain pass,
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I would travel through the pass of the Ansar.
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O Allah, have mercy on the Ansar,
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and the children of the Ansar,
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and the children of the children of the Ansar.
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We wept until our beards were soaked.
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And we all said,
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"We are satisfied with the Messenger of Allah as our portion and share."
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"We are satisfied with the Messenger of Allah as our portion and share."
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Thus, Allah preserved the strength of the Muslims,
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our souls were at peace,
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and we knew our standing with the Messenger of Allah,
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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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So, who am I?
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The answer is Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah,
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may Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause and learn about the Companions,
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the scholars, and the eminent figures.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Emigrant (Muhajirun) Companions,
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and one of the notables of Makkah.
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I was the chamberlain of the Ka'bah
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and the Sacred House.
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I was known for leadership and courage,
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for horsemanship and chivalry.
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I migrated to Madinah with Khalid ibn al-Walid
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and 'Amr ibn al-'As during the period of the truce,
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after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.
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When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saw us,
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he said, "Makkah has cast its best to you."
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So we embraced Islam at his hands.
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When Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, set out
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from Makkah, seeking her husband in Madinah,
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with no one but her infant son,
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I found her when her path had been
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cut off, and I said to her,
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"Where are you going, O daughter of Abu Umayyah?"
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She said, "I am seeking my husband in Madinah."
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I said, "Is there no one with you?"
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She said, "There is no one with me except Allah
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and this son of mine."
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I said, "By Allah, you shall not be left alone."
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I took the halter of her camel
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and set out with her until we arrived in
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Madinah, and I said to her,
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"Your husband is in this village;
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enter it with the blessing of Allah."
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Then I turned back to Makkah.
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Before that—before my Islam—
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the Mother of the Believers, Umm Salamah,
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may Allah be pleased with her, praised me, saying,
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"I have never seen a man among the Arabs more noble than him."
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In the days of ignorance (Jahiliyyah),
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we would open the Ka'bah on Mondays and Thursdays
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so that whoever wished could enter it.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, approached
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one day, wishing to enter the Ka'bah.
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I spoke harshly to him and insulted him,
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but he showed forbearance and said,
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"Perhaps you will see this key one day in my hand,
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to place wherever I wish."
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I said, "Quraysh will have perished
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and been humiliated on that day." He replied,
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"Rather, they will have flourished and been honored on that day."
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When Makkah was conquered in the
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eighth year after the Hijrah, and he entered it,
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the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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said to me, "Bring me the key of the Ka'bah."
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I brought it to him,
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and he took it from me and entered the Ka'bah.
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'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up to him
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and said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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combine for us the custodianship of the Ka'bah with the office of providing water to pilgrims."
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Then Allah the Almighty revealed regarding him:
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﴾Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due.﴿
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﴾Render trusts to whom they are due.﴿
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, called me
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and said, "Here is your key.
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Today is a day of righteousness and fulfillment.
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Take it, an eternal and lasting legacy;
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none shall take it from you except a tyrant."
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As I turned to leave,
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he called me, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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and I returned to him. He said,
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"Was it not as I told you?"
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I recalled his words, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to me
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in Makkah before the Hijrah:
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"Perhaps you will see this key one day in my hand,
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to place wherever I wish."
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I said, "Yes, I bear witness that you are
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the Messenger of Allah." So, who am I?
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The answer is 'Uthman ibn Talhah,
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may Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause
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and learn about the Companions, the scholars,
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and the eminent figures.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am a female Companion from the Ansar,
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and a maternal aunt of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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through nursing.
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I was among the first of the women of Madinah to embrace Islam.
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I am the mother of Anas ibn Malik.
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, arrived in
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Madinah,
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there was no household that did not present him with a gift.
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I took my son Anas by the hand
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and brought him to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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and said,
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"O Messenger of Allah, there is no man
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or woman among the Ansar
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who has not presented you with a gift.
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I have nothing with which to gift you
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except this son of mine.
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Take him, and let him serve you as you wish."
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So my son Anas served him
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for the duration of his stay in Madinah, ten years.
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After the death of my husband Malik, the father of Anas,
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Abu Talhah, may Allah be pleased with him, proposed to me.
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He was still in a state of polytheism.
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I said to him,
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"Someone like you should not be rejected,
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but you are a disbelieving man and I am a Muslim woman.
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You are not lawful for me.
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If you embrace Islam, that shall be my dowry;
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I ask for nothing else."
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So Abu Talhah embraced Islam and married me.
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I had no dowry but Islam,
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and people never heard of a dowry that was
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more noble than mine.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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used to play with his son and say to him,
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"O Abu 'Umayr, what has become of the nughayr (small bird)?"
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One day, he fell ill while
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Abu Talhah was at the mosque,
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and our son Abu 'Umayr passed away.
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I covered him with a cloth.
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Abu Talhah returned, and I had prepared
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his dinner and adorned myself for him.
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I said, "He is as quiet as he can be,"
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so he thought he was well.
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He ate dinner, and then I fulfilled
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the needs of a husband with his wife.
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When it was the end of the night,
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I said to him, "O Abu Talhah,
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have you not seen the family of so-and-so?
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They borrowed something,
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and then they were asked to return it."
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Abu Talhah said,
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"They were not fair."
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I said, "Your son was a loan from Allah,
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and Allah has taken him back."
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Abu Talhah said "Inna lillahi..." and praised Allah.
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When morning came, he went to the Messenger of Allah,
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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and informed him.
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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"May Allah bless your night for you both."
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I then became pregnant with 'Abdullah ibn Abi Talhah.
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Later, we saw nine of his children,
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all of whom had memorized the Qur'an.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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would often enter my house.
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When asked about that,
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he said, "I feel compassion for her;
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her brother was killed while with me."
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I used to prepare for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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a leather mattress for him to sleep on in my house.
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When he would wake up,
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I would go to the mattress,
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collect the sweat of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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and put it in a bottle I had, to use as perfume.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave me the glad tidings
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of Paradise,
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saying, "I saw myself enter Paradise,
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and I heard the sound of your footsteps."
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So, who am I?
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Al-Rumaysa' bint Milhan al-Ansariyyah,
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may Allah be pleased with her.
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I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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from the tribe of Azd Shanu'ah
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from Yemen.
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From my youth, I loved seeking knowledge,
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and I was a physician, treating people
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and performing ruqyah (healing incantations) on them for possession.
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Because of that,
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I had acquired some knowledge of the soothsayers
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and the sorcerers.
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I was a friend of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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in the days of ignorance.
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"Muhammad is a madman."
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I was stunned when I heard this.
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I said to myself,
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"If I were to go to this man whom they claim is mad,
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perhaps I could cure him."
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So I went to him and said,
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"O Muhammad, I treat those afflicted by these spirits,
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and Allah heals whomever He wills at my hands.
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Would you like me to treat you?"
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"All praise is due to Allah.
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We praise Him and seek His help.
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Whoever Allah guides, none can lead astray,
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and whoever He leads astray, none can guide.
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I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone,
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with no partner,
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and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger."
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To proceed:
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When I heard those words,
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I said, "Repeat these words of yours to me."
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So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, repeated them
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three times.
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I said, "By Allah, I have heard the words of the soothsayers,
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I have heard the words of the sorcerers,
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and I have heard the words of the poets,
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but I have never heard words like these."
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"Stretch out your hand so that I may pledge allegiance to you upon Islam."
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He stretched out his hand, and I pledged allegiance to him.
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Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me,
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"And you pledge on behalf of Islam
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as a representative for your people?"
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I replied, "And for my people."
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So I pledged allegiance to Islam for myself and for my people.
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I returned to my people and invited them
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to Islam, and they all embraced it.
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So, who am I?
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The answer is Dhimad ibn Tha'labah al-Azdi,
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may Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause,
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and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I was the leader of my people and the chieftain of the Banu Shayban
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before Islam.
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I participated in the battles of the Jahiliyyah,
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where I was known for my courage and military leadership.
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I dedicated this experience
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to Islam after I embraced it.
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I played a clear role in the early
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Islamic conquests in Iraq.
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I was known as the Conqueror of the Persians and the Slayer of the Elephants.
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I met the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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along with a group of my people in Makkah
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before the migration.
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He presented himself to us so that we might support him,
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and he spoke to us about Islam,
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and recited the Qur'an to us.
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I said to him, "I have heard your message, O Muhammad,
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and I found your words excellent,
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and I was impressed by what you said.
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However, there is a treaty between us and you
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that we shall not initiate events nor harbor those who do.
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Perhaps this matter to which you invite us
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is such that if you wish for us to support and protect you
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from the lands of the Arabs bordering us, we would do so."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied,
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"You have not spoken poorly in your response,
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for you have been eloquent in your honesty.
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Indeed, the religion of Allah will only be supported by those who encompass it
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from all its sides."
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Then he, peace be upon him, stood up.
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If only we had embraced Islam and supported him then.
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I stood with a delegation of my people in the ninth year,
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we embraced Islam, and I participated in the Wars of Apostasy
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after the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I remained steadfast in my Islam,
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and I took charge of fighting the apostates
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in the eastern Arabian Peninsula.
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I tightened the noose around them in Bahrain
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and Hajar until Islam was established.
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Then I continued my path northward
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until I reached the borders of the Persian Empire.
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I would launch raids against the Persians,
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and news would reach Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him,
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who would ask,
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"Who is this whose exploits reach us
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before we know his lineage?"
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Qays ibn 'Asim replied,
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"He is not obscure in reputation,
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nor unknown in lineage, nor small in number,
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nor weak in raiding.
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That is our chieftain and our master of war."
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Then I came after that to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him,
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in Madinah, and he brought me forward and honored me.
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I said to him,
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"O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah,
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send me back to my people, for there is Islam among them.
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I will fight the people of Persia with them,
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and I will suffice you against the enemy in my region."
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I supported Abu Bakr and the Muslims in fighting the Persians,
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and I made the matter of the Persian Empire seem easy to them.
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So Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, sent me
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with an army to Iraq.
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I had many exploits and campaigns there,
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until Allah granted victory at my hands.
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I showed such valor in fighting the Persians
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that no one else had attained.
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I suffered numerous wounds,
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until they reopened before the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah,
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and that was where I met my end.
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So, who am I?
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The answer is al-Muthanna ibn Harithah al-Shaybani,
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may Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause,
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and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am one of the Ansar Companions.
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I believed in Allah and followed the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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from the very beginning.
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I was among the best of the youth of the Ansar
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in worship, asceticism,
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courage, loyalty, patience, and steadfastness.
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I loved prayer and worship,
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turning to them at all times,
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even in the darkest of circumstances.
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I was one of the heroes of the Battle of Badr,
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fighting in it with valor.
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During it, I killed al-Harith ibn 'Amir ibn Nawfal,
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one of the leaders of disbelief in Quraysh,
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which drove his sons to desire revenge
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against me. Then I participated in Uhud,
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and I remained steadfast with those who stood firm there,
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and I defended the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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After that,
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the Prophet, peace be upon him, sent out a detachment,
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the Expedition of al-Raji',
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in the fourth year of the Hijrah,
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which was where I met my end.
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A delegation from my tribes, 'Adal and al-Qarah, came
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to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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claiming that there was Islam among them,
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and they asked the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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to send with them someone to teach them the Qur'an.
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So the Prophet, peace be upon him, sent me with them
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along with ten of his Companions.
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When we reached a region called al-Raji',
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between Makkah and 'Usfan,
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the delegation betrayed us
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and called upon the tribe of Hudhayl against us.
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They besieged us,
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and some of us fought until we were killed,
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while I was taken prisoner.
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'Uqbah ibn al-Harith bought me
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to kill me in revenge for his father.
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I remained a prisoner among them, and they bound me in iron.
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When they resolved to kill me,
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I asked Mawiyah bint al-Harith for a razor
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to clean myself and remove hair from my body.
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She gave me the razor.
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Then she became distracted from a small child of hers,
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and the child crawled toward me until he reached me,
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and I placed him on my thigh.
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When the woman saw me,
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she was terrified in a way that I recognized.
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I said to her, "Do you fear that I would kill him?
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I would never do that."
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She took her child.
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She used to say, "I have never seen a prisoner
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better than him.
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I saw him eating from a bunch of grapes,
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and Makkah at that time had no fruit,
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while he was shackled in iron.
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It was nothing but provision that Allah had provided him."
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On the appointed day
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when they intended to kill me,
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they took me outside the Sacred Precinct.
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I said to them, "Let me pray two rak'ahs."
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They let me be, and I performed two rak'ahs.
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Then I said to them,
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"Were it not that you would think I prolonged them out of fear of death,
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I would have prayed more."
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Thus, I was the first to establish the Sunnah of praying before execution.
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Then the polytheists raised me
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onto a wooden stake and crucified me,
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and they pierced me with spears and tore my body apart.
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Abu Sufyan asked me,
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"Would you like Muhammad to be in your place,
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while you are in your home?"
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I replied, "By Allah, I would not like to be with my family and children,
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enjoying the health and comforts of the world,
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while the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, is afflicted
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by even a thorn."
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Then I supplicated against them, saying,
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"O Allah, count them one by one,
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destroy them completely,
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and do not leave a single one of them."
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Then I recited:
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And I was killed as a Muslim, regardless of which side
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My death was for the sake of Allah.
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This was for the cause of the Almighty, and if He wills,
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He will bless the severed limbs of my torn body.
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Then 'Uqbah
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Ibn al-Harith came to me and killed me.
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Then they left my body crucified on the wood,
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To be eaten by the birds.
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When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, learned
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Of this, he sent al-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam and al-Miqdad
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Ibn al-Aswad, may Allah be pleased with them both,
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To take down my body and bury it.
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The two Companions succeeded in taking me down,
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And they carried me on their horses.
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But the Quraysh learned of them and pursued them,
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So they placed my body on the ground,
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And saved themselves.
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The earth immediately swallowed my body,
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And Allah protected me from them after my martyrdom.
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So who am I?
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The answer is Khubayb ibn 'Adi,
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The Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause and learn
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About the Companions, the scholars,
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And the luminaries; a new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am one of the female Companions from the Ansar,
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And one of the early converts to Islam.
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I am the representative of the women to the Prophet,
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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I was known for my courage and my participation in battles,
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And I was famous for my eloquence and my defense of women,
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To the point that I was called the "Orator of the Women."
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I had knowledge of women's adornment,
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For I adorned the Mother of the Believers,
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'Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her,
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On the day of her wedding to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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I was also the first
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Woman to observe the waiting period ('iddah) in Islam,
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As the verse regarding the waiting period was revealed concerning me
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After my divorce from my husband.
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I narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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More than eighty hadiths.
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I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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While he was among his Companions, and said:
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"May my 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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So we have believed in you.
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We, the community of women,
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Are confined and restricted,
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Staying in your houses and fulfilling your desires,
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And bearing your children.
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Yet you, the community of men,
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Have been favored with the Friday 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 that, Jihad in the cause of Allah."
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"And when a man goes out for Hajj,
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Or 'Umrah, or Jihad,
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We guard your wealth for you,
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We spin your garments,
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And we raise your children for you."
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, turned
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To his Companions with his entire face,
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Then said, "Have you ever heard
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A woman speak better
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Regarding her religion than her?"
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They said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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We never thought that a woman could be guided
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To something like this."
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, turned and said:
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"Go and inform the women behind you
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That a woman's excellence in her relationship with her husband,
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Her seeking his pleasure,
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And her following his wishes,
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Is equivalent to all of that."
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So I left, praising Allah.
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My father, brother, and uncle were killed at the Battle of Uhud,
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While they were defending the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah 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 and blessings of Allah 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, "Every calamity after you is trivial,"
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Meaning insignificant.
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I also witnessed the Battle of the Trench
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And Khaybar with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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And I went out with him on the expedition of al-Hudaybiyyah,
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And I gave the pledge of allegiance (Bay'at al-Ridwan).
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In the thirteenth year after the Hijrah,
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I went to the Levant (al-Sham),
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And I participated in the Battle of Yarmouk.
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On that day, I pulled out the pole of my tent,
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And 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?
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The answer is Asma' bint Yazid ibn al-Sakan,
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May Allah be pleased with her.
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Pause
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And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the luminaries.
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A new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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From the tribe of Banu al-Harith of Yemen.
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I was tall in stature,
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Large-bodied, and very dark-skinned.
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Whoever saw me was struck with awe.
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My conversion to Islam was quite late,
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As I arrived with my people in Medina
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In the tenth year after the Hijrah,
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And we pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to Islam.
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I was known for my asceticism, forbearance,
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And concern for the interests of the Muslims.
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On the battlefields,
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I was famous for my courage and bravery.
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I conquered many lands.
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I used to say to the people:
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"I do not see matters except through the truth,
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I do not see the truth except through justice,
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And I do not see justice except in the obedience of Allah."
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I participated in the Islamic conquests
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During the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs,
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And I was a soldier loyal to the army commanders.
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At the Battle of Manadhir,
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With my brother al-Muhajir,
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We fought the enemies under the command of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him.
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During the battle,
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The enemy surrounded my brother,
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Killed him, and cut off his head,
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And mounted it on a pole overlooking the battlefield.
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The fire of vengeance flared up within me,
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And I said to my martyred brother,
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"By Allah, I shall surely avenge you."
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When Abu Musa saw the distress I felt for my brother,
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He relinquished the command of the army to me.
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I took charge of the people,
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And strengthened the resolve of the fighters.
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Then we descended upon the enemy like a roaring torrent,
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Leaving them only as fugitives or captives.
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We killed the combatants,
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Took the offspring as captives,
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And conquered the lands.
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Then I advanced with the Islamic army,
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Conquering city after city,
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Until we reached the borders of Sijistan.
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There, we besieged a city flourishing with magnificent palaces,
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Surrounded by massive fortifications.
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We besieged it,
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Then Allah granted us victory over it.
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Their leader fell captive into our hands.
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He came to me,
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Offering a ransom in exchange for his freedom.
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I said to him,
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"I will ransom you if you provide a generous ransom for the Muslims."
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He said,
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"And how much do you want?"
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I brought out a spear more than two meters long,
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And planted it in the ground.
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I said to him,
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"Pour gold and silver over this spear,
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Until you cover it completely."
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He said, "I agree."
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He brought out the treasures he possessed,
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And began pouring them over the spear until it was covered.
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I took those funds,
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Divided them into fifths,
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Gave the fighters their share,
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And took nothing for myself.
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In one of the battles against the Persians,
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The war between us was back and forth,
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Despite our small numbers and their large numbers.
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Parwez,
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The commander of the Persians, inclined toward peace,
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So I agreed to that.
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I invited him to meet me in the Muslim camp,
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And I granted him safe conduct.
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He agreed to come,
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So I ordered my men to prepare the place
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To receive Parwez.
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I asked them to pile up around the meeting place
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Heaps of the corpses of the slain Persians,
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And to scatter on both sides of the path he would pass through
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Other corpses, strewn about in disorder.
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When Parwez entered to see me,
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He trembled with fear of me,
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And his heart was filled with terror at the sight of the dead.
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He did not dare to approach me,
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And did not come forward to shake my hand.
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He made peace with me on the condition that he would provide the Muslims with a thousand boys,
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On the head of each boy
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A vessel filled with gold.
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I accepted that from him,
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And made peace with him on those terms.
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So who am I?
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The answer is
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Al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad al-Harithi,
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May Allah be pleased with him.