Part of Who am I?
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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (200)
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Pause and reflect on the Companions, 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 younger Companions.
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I embraced Islam early on in Makkah.
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I was among the virtuous Companions.
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I was one of the witnesses to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.
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I defected from the ranks of the polytheists at Badr.
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I sought refuge with the Muslims.
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I witnessed that battle alongside them.
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I am counted among the Badriyyun (those who fought at Badr).
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I did not miss any event with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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from the time I embraced Islam.
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My brother is the noble Companion,
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Abu Jandal, may Allah be pleased with him,
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whom the Muslims returned after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.
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My father was one of the leaders of Makkah.
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He was fiercely hostile toward the Muslims.
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He intensified my torture once he learned of my Islam.
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So, I migrated to Abyssinia in secret from him.
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Then I returned to Makkah with those who returned,
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after rumors spread that the Quraysh had embraced Islam.
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When I entered upon my father,
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he seized me and kept me bound.
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He tortured me more severely than before,
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which compelled me to show him
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that I had abandoned the religion of Islam,
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until he felt secure regarding me.
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Yet my heart remained tranquil with faith.
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When the Quraysh gathered their forces
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to fight at Badr,
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I went out with my father, feigning enthusiasm
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to fight the Muslims.
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I was entrusted with the provisions of the Quraysh
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that they were taking with them to the battle.
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This increased my father's admiration for me.
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When the two armies met,
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and I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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among the Muslims, I felt the greatest
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joy, and then I took to my heels
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toward them, shouting,
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"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,
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and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
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I fled from my father to the Messenger of Allah,
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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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On the day of the Conquest,
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I sought safety for my father.
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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will you grant my father safety?"
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Yes, he is safe by the security of Allah,
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so let him come forth."
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Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said
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to those around him,
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"By my life,
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Suhayl possesses intellect and honor.
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Someone like Suhayl cannot be ignorant of Islam."
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So I went out to my father
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and told him what the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had said.
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My father replied,
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"By Allah, he was always righteous,
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both in his youth and in his maturity."
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So my father embraced Islam, and his Islam was sincere.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"I participated in the Wars of Apostasy,
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and I was killed in the Battle of Yamamah."
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So, who am I?