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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (30)
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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted.
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Here is a challenge for you: who am I?
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I am one of the Companions, from the masters of the Ansar.
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My father was the leader of the hypocrites.
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He named me al-Hubab.
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I witnessed all the battles alongside the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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At the Battle of Uhud, my front tooth was knocked out.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commanded me to replace it with a tooth made of gold.
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During the expedition of al-Muraysi‘,
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as we were returning to Medina,
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my father said,
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"By Allah, if we return to Medina,
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the most honorable among us will surely drive out the most abject."
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By "the most honorable," he meant himself,
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and by "the most abject," he meant our Prophet and beloved, Muhammad, peace be upon him.
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When this reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said,
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"Allow me to strike the neck of this hypocrite, O Messenger of Allah."
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But he, peace be upon him, replied,
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"No, so that it may not be said that Muhammad kills his companions."
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When I heard what my father had said,
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I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and said,
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"O Messenger of Allah,
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it has reached me that you intend to kill my father.
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If you must do so,
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then command me to do it,
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and I will bring his head to you."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied,
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"No,
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rather, we shall treat him with kindness."
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When we arrived in Medina,
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I stood at its gate with my sword drawn before my father,
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and I prevented him from entering the city
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until the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, gave him permission.
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I said to him,
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"The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, is the honorable one,
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and you, my father, are the abject one."
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He did not enter Medina until the Prophet, peace be upon him, permitted him.
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In the ninth year of the Hijrah,
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my father died.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, clothed him in his own shirt,
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prayed the funeral prayer over him,
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and sought forgiveness for him out of honor for me.
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Then Allah revealed His saying:
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“And never (O Muhammad) pray for one of them who dieth, nor stand by his grave. Lo! they disbelieved in Allah and His messenger, and they died while they were evil-doers.” (9:84)
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So, who am I?
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Share your answers with us in the comments below the video.
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We will pin the correct answer in the comments
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when the next episode is released, 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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and through their stances, their memory is exalted.
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They departed, leaving a question in the conscience:
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Has any star ever risen and shone like them?
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They filled life with pride through their deeds,
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and the world of mankind flourished with their grace.