Part of Who am I?
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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (161)
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Stop.
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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the senior Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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I am one of the ten promised Paradise.
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My supplications are answered by Allah.
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My father was among the Hunafa' who lived upon monotheism before the mission of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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He is among those who will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection as a nation unto himself.
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I was the first governor of Damascus in Islam.
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I was among those who attended its siege alongside Abu 'Ubaydah Ibn al-Jarrah, may Allah be pleased with him.
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When it was conquered,
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he appointed me as his deputy over it.
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I had a piece of land in Medina,
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and next to it was land belonging to Arwa bint Uways.
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Arwa went to Muhammad Ibn 'Amr Ibn Hazm,
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and claimed that I had built a wall on her land.
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She asked him to come to me and speak to me so that I would return her right to her,
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and said that if I did not,
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she would cry out to the Prophet in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and complain about me to the governor of Medina, Marwan Ibn al-Hakam.
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He said to her,
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"Do not harm a Companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him;
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he would not wrong you, nor would he take what is rightfully yours."
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She left,
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and then went to 'Umarah Ibn 'Amr and 'Abdullah Ibn Salam.
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She said to them the same as she had said to the first,
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and that if I did not comply,
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she would cry out to the Prophet in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and complain about me to the governor of Medina.
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They came to me at my land in al-'Aqiq,
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and I asked them, "What brings you here?"
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They said,
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"Arwa bint Uways came to us,
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and claimed that you built a wall on her property,
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and she swore by Allah that if you do not remove it,
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she will cry out against you in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and complain about you to the governor of Medina.
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So we wanted to come to you and remind you of that."
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I said,
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"I would never take any part of her land,
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for I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say:
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'Whoever takes a span of land unjustly,
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it will be tied around his neck on the Day of Resurrection from seven earths.'
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So let her come and take whatever right she has."
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Then I said,
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"O Allah, if she has lied against me,
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do not let her die until You take away her sight,
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and let her death occur on her own land."
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Go back and inform her of that.
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Arwa bint Uways came to my land,
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tore down the wall, and built a house.
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Allah answered my supplication against her,
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and she did not live long before she went blind.
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She used to get up at night for her needs,
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with a servant girl leading her.
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One night, she got up without waking the servant,
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and she fell into a well of hers on her land,
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and died.
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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.