Part of Who am I?
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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (208)
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Pause and identify the Companion, the scholar, and the prominent figure.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Muhajirun (Emigrants) among the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the son of a noble Companion.
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I embraced Islam and migrated before my father, and I was known for my knowledge, worship, and the recording of hadith.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to forbid his Companions from writing down his hadith.
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Then, he granted me permission.
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I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, shall I write down what I hear from you?"
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He replied, "Yes."
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I asked, "In times of contentment and in times of anger?"
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He said, "Yes, for I say nothing but the truth."
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I used to fast frequently and recite the Qur'an often.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, advised me to moderate my worship.
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He said to me, "Have I not been informed that you fast every day and recite the entire Qur'an every night?"
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I replied, "Yes, O Prophet of Allah."
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I intended nothing by that but good.
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He said, "It is sufficient for you to fast three days every month."
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I said, "O Prophet of Allah,"
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"I am capable of more than that."
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He said, "Your wife has a right over you,"
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"Your visitors have a right over you,"
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"And your body has a right over you."
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"So, fast the fast of Dawud, the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him,"
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"For he was the most devout of people."
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I asked, "O Prophet of Allah, what is the fast of Dawud?"
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He said, "He used to fast one day and break his fast the next."
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Then he said,
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"And recite the Qur'an once every month."
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I said, "O Prophet of Allah,"
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"I am capable of more than that."
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He said, "Then recite it every twenty days."
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I said, "O Prophet of Allah,"
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"I am capable of more than that."
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He said, "Then recite it every ten days."
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I said, "O Prophet of Allah,"
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"I am capable of more than that."
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He said, "Then recite it every seven days."
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"And recite it in three days, but do not exceed that, for your wife has a right over you, your visitors have a right over you, and your body has a right over you."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me,
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"You do not know; perhaps you will live a long life,"
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Meaning that it would become difficult for you.
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So, I ended up following what the Prophet, peace be upon him, had told me.
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When I grew old, I wished I had accepted the concession of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I would fast for several days in a row,
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Then I would break my fast for a number of days equal to those I had fasted.
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I would recite my portions of the Qur'an in the same way,
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Sometimes adding a little, sometimes subtracting a little,
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But I would always fulfill it either in seven days or in three.
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I used to say, "I parted from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, upon a certain matter,"
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"And I dislike to deviate from it to anything else."
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So, who am I?