Part of Who am I?
· Lesson 87 of 296
Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (87)
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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Mothers of the Believers and the wife of the trustworthy Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Among his wives, there is none who has a larger dowry than I.
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And there is none among them whom he married while she was in a distant land further than I.
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My father is Abu Sufyan, the master and nobleman of Quraysh.
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My husband and I embraced Islam.
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We migrated to the land of Abyssinia, fleeing to preserve our religion.
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My husband passed away while we were in exile.
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I was overcome with grief and sorrow because of that.
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I saw a man in a dream calling out to me, saying:
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"O Mother of the Believers."
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I interpreted this to mean that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would marry me.
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No sooner had my waiting period ended,
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than a servant girl of the Negus came to me and said:
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"The King says to you:
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'The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, has written to me requesting that I marry you to him.'"
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I was overjoyed and said:
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"May Allah give you glad tidings of good."
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She said to me:
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"The King says to you:
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'Appoint someone to act as your guardian to marry you off.'"
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So I sent for Khalid Ibn Sa'id Ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him,
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and appointed him as my guardian.
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I gave the servant girl the jewelry and ornaments I possessed,
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as a reward for the good news she brought me.
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When evening came,
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the Negus ordered the Muslims who were in Abyssinia to attend.
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He paid the dowry on behalf of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, which was 400 dinars.
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When the people were about to leave,
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the Negus said to them:
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"Sit down,
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for it is the Sunnah of the prophets that when they marry,
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they provide a wedding feast."
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He called for food,
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and they ate and then dispersed.
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Then he prepared me and sent me to Medina
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with Shurahbil Ibn Hasana,
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may Allah be pleased with him.
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When my father heard that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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had married me,
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and my father was still in a state of polytheism,
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he was nonetheless pleased and said:
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"That is a stallion whose nose cannot be struck,"
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meaning he is a noble and worthy match who cannot be refused.
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Shortly before the conquest of Mecca,
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my father came to Medina
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to renew the peace treaty between himself and the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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He entered my house to see me.
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When he went to sit on the bedding of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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I quickly folded it away from him.
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He disapproved of this from me and said:
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"O my daughter, do you think this bedding is too good for me,
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or do you think I am too unworthy for it?"
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I said:
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"Rather, it is the bedding of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and you are an impure, polytheist man."
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He said:
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"O my daughter, you have surely been afflicted by evil since I left you."
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When my time of death approached,
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I called for 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, and said to her:
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"Perhaps there was between us what usually happens between co-wives;
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may Allah forgive me and you for what occurred."
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'A'ishah said:
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"May Allah forgive you for all of that,
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overlook it, and absolve you of it."
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I said:
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"You have brought me joy; may Allah bring you joy."
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I then sent for Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her,
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and said the same to her.
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She answered me just as 'A'ishah had.
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So, who am I?
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We will confirm 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 conduct and example,
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they followed the Messenger in all he strove for or said.
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They were here, watering our lives like rain,
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and though they have passed, their memory remains exalted among us.
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They departed and left 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 glorious deeds,
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and the world of humanity flourished because of them.