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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (9) | Aban bin Saeed bin Al-Aas, may God be pleased with him
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Pause.
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Get to know the Companions and the scholars, and the most exalted among them.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun.
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I was a leader among the notables of the Quraysh in Makkah.
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I am from the Banu Umayyah.
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I was a wealthy merchant.
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My conversion to Islam was delayed.
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My brothers, Khalid and 'Amr, preceded me.
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They embraced Islam and then migrated to Abyssinia.
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I witnessed the Battle of Badr while I was still a polytheist.
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By the decree of Allah the Exalted.
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My other two brothers were killed in that battle.
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Al-'As and 'Ubaydah.
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They died while still in a state of polytheism.
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When 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, came to Makkah.
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During the days of Hudaybiyyah.
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As an envoy from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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To negotiate with the Quraysh.
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I was the one who granted him protection.
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I let him ride behind me on my mount.
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And I entered the Sacred Precinct with him.
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I said to him:
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"Go forward and move about; fear no one."
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For the Banu Sa'id are the mighty ones of the Sacred Precinct.
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I invited 'Uthman to perform Tawaf around the Ka'bah.
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He replied:
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"I would not do so."
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"Until the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, performs Tawaf."
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When the Prophet, peace be upon him, set out for Khaybar to conquer it.
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My brothers returned from Abyssinia.
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They sent word to me.
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I met with them.
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They presented Islam to me.
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I accepted it.
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We arrived to meet the Prophet, peace be upon him, in Khaybar.
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I embraced Islam.
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I witnessed the conquest of Khaybar with him.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, appointed me as governor over Bahrain.
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I served as its governor.
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Until he, peace be upon him, passed away.
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I swore that I would never be a governor for anyone after that.
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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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Upon the release of the next episode, if Allah wills.
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The best of generations in their stances and examples.
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They followed the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke.
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They were here, watering the clouds of our lives.
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Even though they have passed, their memory remains exalted within us.
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They departed and left a question in our conscience:
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Has any star risen and shone like them?
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They filled life with glorious deeds.
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And the world of the noble flourished with pride because of them.