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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (275)
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Pause and identify the Companions, scholars, and prominent figures.
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A new challenge: 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 an ally to the people of Makkah.
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When I heard about Islam,
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I was among the first to embrace it,
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being the sixth of six people;
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there was no other Muslim on the face of the earth besides us.
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I was known as Ibn Umm 'Abd.
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I was also known for my frequent narration of the hadiths of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I was the first to recite the Qur'an aloud in Makkah after the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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For that, I was persecuted for the sake of Allah.
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I performed both migrations.
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I prayed toward both qiblas.
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I witnessed all the battles alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I served the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and remained in his company extensively.
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I was the keeper of his secrets,
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to the point that some of the Companions thought I was one of his own family.
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I learned more than seventy surahs directly from the mouth of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and no one disputed me regarding them.
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I was deeply committed to learning the Qur'an and teaching it.
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By Allah, besides Whom there is no god,
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no verse of the Book of Allah was revealed
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but that I knew where it was revealed
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and regarding what it was revealed.
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If I knew of anyone more knowledgeable than me about the Book of Allah whom camels could reach,
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I would have traveled to him.
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By Allah, the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, knew
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that I was one of the most knowledgeable among them regarding the Book of Allah,
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yet I am not the best of them.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"Take the Qur'an from four:
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from Ibn Umm 'Abd,"
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and he began with me,
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"Mu'adh Ibn Jabal,
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Ubayy Ibn Ka'b,
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and Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhayfah."
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One day, the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me:
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"Recite to me."
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I said, "Shall I recite to you, while it was revealed to you?"
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He said, "Yes,
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for I love to hear it from someone else."
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So I recited Surah an-Nisa' to him,
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until I reached the saying of Allah the Exalted:
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“But how (will it be with them) when We bring of every people a witness, and We bring thee (O Muhammad) a witness against these?” (4:41)
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“But how (will it be with them) when We bring of every people a witness, and We bring thee (O Muhammad) a witness against these?” (4:41)
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He said to me, "That is enough."
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I turned toward him,
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and his eyes were shedding tears.
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One night, the Prophet, peace be upon him, entered the mosque,
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and with him were Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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He found me praying and supplicating.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"Ask, and it shall be granted to you.
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Ask, and it shall be granted to you."
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Then he said:
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"Whoever wishes to recite the Qur'an fresh as it was revealed,
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let him recite it according to the recitation of Ibn Umm 'Abd."
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When morning came,
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Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, came to me to give me the good news
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and asked me, "What did you ask Allah for last night?"
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I replied,
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"I asked Allah for faith that does not waver,
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blessings that do not end,
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and the companionship of Muhammad in the highest eternal Paradise."
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Then 'Umar came to give me the good news,
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but he found that Abu Bakr had already preceded him.
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One day, I was with the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his Companions,
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and I climbed a tree to gather a siwak from the Arak tree.
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The wind began to uncover my legs,
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and the people laughed at me.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"What are you laughing at?"
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They said, "O Prophet of Allah,
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at the thinness of his legs."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"By Him in Whose hand is my soul,
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they are heavier on the scale than Mount Uhud."
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So, who am I?
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We shall find out in the next episode, if Allah wills.