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Stop.
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Learn about 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 Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I am an Ansari of the Aws tribe.
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I embraced Islam before Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh, may Allah be pleased with him, the leader of the Aws.
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I was honored with the title "Guard of the Prophet," peace be upon him.
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I used to guard him and carry out the tasks he entrusted to me.
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Among these was the assassination of Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf.
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He was the Jewish poet who used to harm the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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He would lampoon the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them.
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He would compose erotic poetry about the Muslim women.
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He would incite the disbelievers against the Muslims.
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When the Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina,
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he established treaties and covenants between himself and its inhabitants, both Jews and polytheists.
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However, some of these fools
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did not respond to this noble treatment.
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Instead, they showed hostility toward the people of faith.
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Among them was Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf the Jew.
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He persisted in his transgression,
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and no moral restraint or covenant could deter him.
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This hostility increased
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when he saw the polytheist captives at Badr bound in chains.
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He began to openly display his enmity toward the Muslims,
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mourning the polytheists killed at Badr.
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Then, he went to Mecca to console the polytheists with his poetry,
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urging them to fight the Muslims.
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Afterward, he returned to Medina.
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, learned of his return,
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he asked, "Who will deal with Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf for me?"
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"For he has harmed me."
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I said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah."
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"I will kill him."
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He said, "Then do so."
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Then, I was overcome with anxiety.
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I spent days without eating.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, called for me,
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and said to me,
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"Why have you abandoned food and drink?"
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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I gave you a promise,
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and I do not know if I will be able to fulfill it or not."
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He, peace be upon him, replied,
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"You are only responsible for your best effort and what you are capable of."
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He had consulted Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh regarding the matter,
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and I had consulted him as well.
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Then, I gathered with a group of the Aws,
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among them ‘Abbad ibn Bishr
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and Abu Na’ilah.
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We agreed upon a plan to get to the Jew, Ka‘b.
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Then we came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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we will kill him,
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so permit us to speak disparagingly of the Muslims and their Prophet,
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for we have no other way to reach him."
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He, peace be upon him, said,
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"Say what you must; there is no blame upon you."
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So Abu Na’ilah went out to him.
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Abu Na’ilah and I were Ka‘b’s foster brothers.
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When Ka‘b saw him, he was suspicious of his intentions.
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Abu Na’ilah said to him,
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"We have a need for you."
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Ka‘b asked, "And what is it?"
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Abu Na’ilah said,
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"The arrival of this man among us has been a calamity."
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"The Arabs have fought us,"
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"and they have united against us like a single bow."
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"The paths have been cut off from us,"
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"until lives have been exhausted and our families are lost."
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"We have been forced to seek charity,"
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"and we find nothing to eat."
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Ka‘b said,
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"By Allah, I told you this would happen before."
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Abu Na’ilah said,
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"I have men with me who share my opinion,"
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"and I wanted to bring them to you,"
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"so that we might buy food or dates from you,"
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"and you would show us kindness in that."
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"We will pledge to you whatever you find trustworthy."
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Ka‘b said,
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"By Allah, I would never have liked, O Abu Na’ilah,"
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"to see you in such poverty,"
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"even though you are among the dearest of people to me."
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"You are my brother, we shared the same breast."
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Abu Na’ilah said,
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"Keep secret from us what I told you regarding Muhammad."
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Ka‘b said,
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"I will not mention a word of it."
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Then Ka‘b said,
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"O Abu Na’ilah,"
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"tell me the truth,"
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"what do you intend to do regarding Muhammad?"
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He said,
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"To abandon him and turn away from him,"
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"and to overcome him if we are able."
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He said,
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"You have pleased me, O Abu Na’ilah."
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"So what will you pledge to me in exchange for the food?"
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"Your sons and your women?"
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Abu Na’ilah said,
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"You want to disgrace us and expose our affairs?"
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"No,"
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"but we will pledge to you whatever weapons you are satisfied with."
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Ka‘b agreed.
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We intended by pledging the weapons
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that he would not suspect our intentions when we returned to him carrying arms.
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Abu Na’ilah left him,
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having agreed that we would all come to him in the evening.
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We came to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and informed him of our plan.
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He said to us,
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"Proceed with the blessing of Allah."
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Then we prayed the Isha prayer with him,
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and he walked with us until the Baqi‘.
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We came to Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf as promised.
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Abu Na’ilah called out to him.
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Ka‘b had recently married.
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His bride said,
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"Where are you going?"
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"I seem to hear a voice from which blood is dripping."
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He said,
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"It is only my brother Abu Na’ilah,"
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"and I have an appointment with him."
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Then he came down and met us.
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We spoke for a little while,
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then we walked along,
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until an opportunity presented itself.
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We struck him with our swords.
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Then I finished him off with a dagger I had with me.
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I placed it in his belly,
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and pressed down until it reached his flank.
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The enemy of Allah fell dead.
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He had let out a cry that alerted the Jews,
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and they lit fires in their fortresses.
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We hurried away from among them,
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until we reached the Baqi‘.
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We cried "Allahu Akbar."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, heard our takbir,
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and knew that we had killed him.
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When we reached him,
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he said, "May these faces be successful."
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We said,
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"And yours, O Messenger of Allah."
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So who am I?
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The answer is Muhammad ibn Maslamah,
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may Allah be pleased with him.
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Stop.
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Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am a female Companion, one of the noble women of Quraysh,
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and one of the Arab women
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who was famous both before and after Islam.
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I was a woman of chivalry and pride,
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of sound opinion and intellect.
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My husband was a leader of Quraysh,
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and my son was a king among the kings of Islam,
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and the founder of the Umayyad dynasty.
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My conversion to Islam was delayed until the year of the Conquest.
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In the Battle of Badr, I lost
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my father, my brother, and my uncle,
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as they were all killed in the battle.
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My hostility toward the Muslims increased,
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and I began to circulate through the gatherings and clubs of Quraysh,
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fanning the flames of vengeance,
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and igniting the fuse of war in their souls.
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When I heard the news that Zaynab, daughter of the Prophet, peace be upon him, was preparing
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to leave and join her father,
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I went to her and said,
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"O daughter of Muhammad,"
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"I have heard that you intend to join your father."
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"O cousin,"
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"if you have need of any supplies"
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"that might help you on your journey,"
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"or money to reach your father,"
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"then I have what you need."
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"Do not be shy with me,"
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"for what happens between men does not enter into the affairs of women."
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Zaynab, may Allah be pleased with her, narrates this about me and says,
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"By Allah, I do not think she said that except to do it."
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On the day Zaynab, may Allah be pleased with her, departed,
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men from Quraysh confronted her, wanting to force her back.
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She fell from her camel, and she was pregnant,
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and she began to bleed.
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When I heard of that,
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I went out quickly to her and said to my people,
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"You are a brave lot!"
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"Where was your courage on the day of Badr?"
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I stood between them and Zaynab,
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I took her into my care,
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I wiped away what was on her,
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and I tended to her needs,
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until she resumed her journey to her father in safety and security.
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Despite my intense hatred for her father
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and for the Muslims at that time,
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that did not prevent me from helping people
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and fulfilling their needs.
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On the day of the Conquest of Mecca,
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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had declared my blood forfeit,
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due to what I had done at the Battle of Uhud by mutilating the slain Muslims.
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So I came to him along with some women,
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and declared my Islam before him,
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and he pardoned me.
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When he (peace be upon him) finished receiving the pledge of allegiance from the men,
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he took the pledge from the women without shaking hands.
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He pledged us and made us covenant that we would not associate anything with Allah,
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nor steal, nor commit adultery.
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So I said in astonishment,
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"Does a free woman commit adultery?"
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And we pledged not to kill our children,
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so I said, "We raised them when they were small,
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and you killed them when they grew up!"
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'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) laughed so hard that he fell onto his back,
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and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled.
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After I embraced Islam and gave my pledge,
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I returned to my home,
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and began smashing an idol I had,
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saying,
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"We were in delusion because of you."
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Then I presented a young goat as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
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apologizing to him for the poor yield of my sheep.
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So he prayed for blessings upon my sheep,
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and they multiplied greatly.
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I used to give charity from them and say,
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"This is from the blessing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)."
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So, who am I?
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Answer:
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Hind bint 'Utbah (may Allah be pleased with her).
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Pause,
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and get to know the Companions, scholars, and notable figures.
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A new challenge:
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Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
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I was renowned for my courage, bravery, horsemanship, and skill in single combat,
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so much so that I never feared death.
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I killed one hundred knights in single duels,
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besides those I killed during the heat of battles.
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My name came to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies,
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while inspiring honor and pride in the chests of the Muslims.
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Allah granted the conquest of the Persian city of Tustar at my hands—
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that fortified, splendid, and ancient city
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in which Hormuzan, the commander of the Persians, had entrenched himself.
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The Muslim armies had encamped around the trench of Tustar
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and remained for eighteen months unable to cross it,
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fighting eighty battles against the Persian armies during that period.
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Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him)
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wished to breach the wall of Tustar to reach the city,
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for the siege had dragged on and exhaustion had overcome the Muslims.
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Suddenly, a man from the Persian nobles came seeking protection from him,
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so he granted him safety.
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The Persian man informed him of a hidden passageway through which they could reach the inside of the fortress,
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and asked him for a strong man who was an expert swimmer to guide along the way.
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So I said to Abu Musa, "Make me that man, O commander."
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Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) agreed.
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I set out under the cover of darkness with that Persian man,
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and he led me into an underground tunnel connecting the river to the city.
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I moved along, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, sometimes slithering, and at other times swimming,
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until I reached the exit, and then I returned after inspecting the route.
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Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) had prepared 300 horsemen from the bravest and most skilled swimmers among the Muslim soldiers,
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and he sent them with me.
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He made our uttering of "Allahu Akbar" the signal to summon the Muslim army to storm the city.
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So I led them under the cover of darkness,
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and when we reached the passageway leading into the city,
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I found that only 80 men of my companions remained with me along the way, while the rest had perished.
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As soon as we reached the ground of the city, we drew our swords
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and attacked the defenders of the fortress, plunging our blades into their chests.
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Then we opened the gates while shouting "Allahu Akbar,"
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and the Muslim army poured into the city.
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A fierce battle broke out between us and the enemies of Allah,
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the likes of which has rarely been witnessed in the history of warfare.
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While the battle was raging,
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I spotted Hormuzan on the battlefield.
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I headed straight for him, and we engaged in sword combat.
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Each of us dealt the other a decisive blow;
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my sword glanced off him, while his sword struck me down.
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I fell to the ground, slain as a martyr on the battlefield,
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and Allah granted the Muslims victory and the conquest of Tustar,
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while Hormuzan was taken prisoner by my Muslim brothers.
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So, who am I?
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Answer: Majza'ah ibn Thawr al-Sadusi (may Allah be pleased with him).
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Pause, and get to know the Companions, scholars, and notable figures.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) from the Ansar,
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and I am among the people of the Pledge of Ridwan.
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My embrace of Islam was delayed,
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but I then accepted Islam and witnessed all the major events with the Prophet (peace be upon him).
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I used to have an idol in my house that I honored, wiping the dust off it
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and clothing it with a garment.
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The people of Medina used to talk to me about Islam, but I refused.
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'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) was a close friend of mine,
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so one day he lay in wait for me.
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When I left my house, 'Ubadah entered carrying an axe,
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while my wife was away with her family,
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and he began smashing the idol piece by piece.
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Then he went out and closed the door behind him.
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When I returned home,
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I looked and saw that the idol had been shattered,
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so I said, "This is the work of 'Ubadah!"
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I left in anger, intending to confront 'Ubadah,
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but along the way, I thought to myself and said,
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"There is no good in this idol;
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if there were any good in it, it would have defended itself."
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So I went on until I knocked on 'Ubadah's door.
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He was wary of me, but when I entered upon him,
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I said, "I have realized that if there were any good in the idol,
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it would not have let you do to it what I saw.
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And I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah,
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and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
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I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
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at al-Hudaybiyyah while we were in a state of ihram,
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after the idolaters had prevented us from performing 'Umrah
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and entering the Sacred House.
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I had thick hair,
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and lice began falling onto my face.
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by me
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and said, "Are the vermin on your head bothering you?"
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I replied, "Yes."
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So he commanded me to shave my head,
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and the verse regarding the compensation (fidyah) was revealed concerning me.
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One day, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me,
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"I seek refuge for you with Allah from the rule of the foolish."
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I asked, "O Messenger of Allah,
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what is the rule of the foolish?"
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He replied,
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"Rulers who will come after me:
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whoever enters upon them and confirms their lies
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and assists them in their oppression,
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he is not of me, nor am I of him,
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and he shall not come to me at the Basin."
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So, who am I?
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Answer:
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Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah al-Ansari
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(may Allah be pleased with him).
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Pause,
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and get to know the Companions, scholars,
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and notable figures.
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A new challenge:
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Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions
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from the Ansar.
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I witnessed Uhud and all subsequent major events
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with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
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I stayed behind from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
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during the Expedition of Tabuk at first,
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but then I caught up with him while he was at Tabuk,
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and he prayed for good for me.
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) set out
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to fight the Romans in Rajab
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of the ninth year after Hijrah,
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in a battle called the Expedition of Tabuk,
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which was also known as the Campaign of Hardship (Ghazwat al-'Usrah)
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due to the extreme difficulty of the circumstances in which it occurred—
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intense heat, scarcity of water,
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long distance,
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and a lack of funds and riding mounts.
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Yet despite the harshness and severity of this expedition,
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the Companions responded to the Prophet (peace be upon him)
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and mobilized swiftly for jihad,
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marching through the vast desert
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amid scorching heat and rugged terrain.
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As for me,
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I had lagged behind in accompanying the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions.
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Whenever I walked through the streets of Medina,
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I saw no one left behind except a known hypocrite
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or someone excused among those Allah had excused.
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So I returned to my family on a hot day
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and found my two wives
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in their shaded arbors in our garden.
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Each of them had sprinkled water over her arbor,
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cooled water for me,
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and prepared food for me.
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When I stood at the door of the arbor,
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I looked at my wives
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and what they had prepared for me,
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and I said,
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"The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
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is out in the sun, wind, and heat,
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while I am in cool shade,
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with prepared food
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and a beautiful woman?
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This is not fair!
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By Allah, I will not enter the arbor of either of you
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until I join the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
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So prepare provisions for me!"
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And so they did.
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Then I mounted my riding camel
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and set out in pursuit of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
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Along the way,
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I met 'Umayr ibn Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him),
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who was also seeking the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him),
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so we traveled together.
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When we drew near Tabuk,
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I said to 'Umayr ibn Wahb,
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"I have committed a sin,
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so do not hesitate to fall behind me
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until I reach the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)."
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He did so.
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When he drew near to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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while he was encamped at Tabuk,
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the people said,
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"Here is a rider approaching on the road."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said,
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"Be Abu Fulān [a father of so-and-so]."
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He meant me.
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They said,
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"O Messenger of Allah,
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by Allah, it is indeed Abu Fulān."
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When I made my camel kneel,
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I approached and greeted the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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He said to me,
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"Woe to you,
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what a calamity has nearly destroyed you!"
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I informed the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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of my situation,
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and he spoke well to me,
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and prayed for my well-being.
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So, who am I?
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The answer:
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Abu Khaythama,
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Malik Ibn Qays,
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may Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause.
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Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am one of the younger Companions,
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and a cousin of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I am one of those who narrated the most hadiths.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, would let me ride behind him on his mount.
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I am the scholar of the Ummah,
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the jurist of the era,
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the leader of Tafsir,
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and the interpreter of the Qur'an.
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I was born in the ravine of Banu Hashim
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during the days of the siege,
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three years before the Hijrah.
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I grew up in Islam while I was young,
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and I migrated with my father, and we were among the last to migrate.
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Then, I was keen to keep the company of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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to observe his states, his worship, and to emulate him.
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Once, I came to him late at night,
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and I intended to pray behind him.
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He took my hand,
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pulled me, and placed me beside him.
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, turned to his prayer,
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I stepped back and prayed behind him.
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When he finished,
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he said to me,
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"What is the matter with me placing you beside me, and you stepping back?"
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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is it appropriate for anyone to pray beside you when you are the Messenger of Allah?"
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This pleased him.
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He, peace be upon him, used to pray for me, saying,
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"O Allah, grant him deep understanding of the religion,
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and teach him the interpretation."
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed away,
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I said to a young man from the Ansar,
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"Let us go and ask the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and acquire knowledge from them,
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for they are many today."
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He said,
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"How strange of you!
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Do you think people need us
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when among them are the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, that there are?"
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So he abandoned that,
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but I set out to ask the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and seek knowledge.
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If a hadith reached me about a man,
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I would come to his door while he was sleeping during the afternoon,
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and I would use my cloak as a pillow at his door,
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while the wind blew dust upon me.
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The man would come out and see me,
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and say,
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"O cousin of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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what brings you here?
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Could you not have sent for me so I could come to you?"
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I would say,
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"No,
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I am more deserving to come to you."
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Then I would ask him about the hadith.
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That young Ansari remained,
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until he saw me with people gathered around me,
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and he said,
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"This young man is wiser than I."
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Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to include me with the elders of Badr.
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Some of them said,
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"Why do you bring this young man in with us when we have sons like him?"
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He said,
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"He is whom you know."
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One day, he called them and called me with them,
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and said,
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"What do you say about ﴾When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest...﴿?"
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until he finished the surah.
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Some of them said,
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"We were told to praise Allah and seek His forgiveness when He grants us victory and conquest."
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Others said, "We do not know."
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Then he said to me,
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"And you, what do you say?"
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I said,
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"It is the term of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, which He informed him of."
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Umar said,
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"I know nothing of it other than what you know."
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Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said one day about me,
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"That is a youth of the elders;
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he has a questioning tongue,
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and an understanding heart."
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I had a large assembly in Medina,
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where people would come to me to seek knowledge.
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I would divide my assembly into days and lessons:
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I would set a day for fiqh,
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a day for the Tafsir of the Qur'an,
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a day for the military expeditions (Maghazi),
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a day for poetry,
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and a day for the history of the Arabs.
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So, who am I?
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The answer:
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Abdullah Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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Pause.
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Pause.
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Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and an ally of the Ansar,
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and one of the knights of Islam.
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I was among those who hastened to do good deeds,
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and competed in the lasting righteous deeds,
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and sacrificed their lives and wealth in the way of Allah.
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I embraced Islam when Mus'ab Ibn Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him, came to Medina.
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We were sitting with the Prophet, peace be upon him, one day,
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when a man came and said,
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"O Messenger of Allah,
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so-and-so has a date palm tree.
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I want to build a wall around my orchard,
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and the wall would pass over his date palm tree.
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So order him to give me the date palm tree,
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so that I may complete the wall of my orchard with it."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to the man who owned the date palm,
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"Give it to him,
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and you shall have a date palm in Paradise for it."
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The man refused,
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then he stood up and left.
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I stood up behind him and said to him,
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"Sell me your date palm for my entire orchard."
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I had a large orchard,
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containing six hundred date palms.
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The man agreed.
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I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and said,
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"O Messenger of Allah,
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I have bought the date palm for my orchard,
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so grant it to him."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, was pleased,
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and gave me glad tidings of a heavy-laden date cluster in Paradise.
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The heavy-laden cluster
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is the branch of the date palm
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that is heavy with its load due to the abundance of its fruit.
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I came to my wife while she was in the orchard,
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and I said to her,
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"Leave the orchard,
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and take the children out,
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for I have sold it for a date palm in Paradise."
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She said,
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"The trade has profited."
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Then she turned to our children,
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taking what was in their mouths of dates,
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and shaking what was in their sleeves.
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I witnessed the Battle of Uhud with the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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When the Muslims were defeated,
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and it was rumored that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had been killed,
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I began to shout at the top of my voice,
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"O company of the Ansar,
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if Muhammad has been killed,
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then Allah is Ever-Living and does not die.
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So fight for your religion,
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for Allah will grant you victory and support you."
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A group of the Ansar rose up with me,
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and we attacked the polytheists.
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A fierce battalion stood against us,
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and we fought them,
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until I was struck and fell on the battlefield wounded.
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Then I recovered from my wounds,
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and I died after Hudaybiyyah.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, prayed over me,
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then a horse was brought, and he mounted it,
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and followed my funeral procession,
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with the Companions rushing behind him.
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He, peace be upon him, said,
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"How many a heavy-laden date cluster he has in Paradise!"
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So, who am I?
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The answer: Abu al-Dahdah,
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Thabit Ibn al-Dahdah, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause.
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Learn about 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 female Companions who migrated,
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I am of Hashimite and Qurayshi descent.
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I married a Hashimite Qurayshi man.
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He is Abu Talib.
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The uncle of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I bore him Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him.
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And his siblings.
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I was the first Hashimite woman to give birth to a Hashimite.
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And the first Hashimite woman to give birth to a Caliph.
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I was a righteous and noble woman.
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Possessing good character.
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I was among the patient, believing women.
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I held a great place in the heart of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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When Abd al-Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet, peace be upon him, passed away.
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My husband, Abu Talib, took charge.
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Of the guardianship of Muhammad, peace be upon him.
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Abu Talib brought him into our home with our own children.
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Thus, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was raised in my house.
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I took care of him alongside my own children.
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I was to him like a mother and a nurturer.
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The tender hand that embraced him along with her own children.
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I sheltered him for nearly two decades of his life.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, considered me a mother to him.
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He would call me, "My mother."
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I loved him as I loved my own sons.
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Indeed, I took pride in his virtuous character.
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When the Prophet, peace be upon him, chose my son Ali.
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To live with him in his house.
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That brought me joy.
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I advised my son to be influenced by the character of Muhammad, peace be upon him.
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And to follow in his footsteps.
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This was before the Prophetic mission.
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I embraced Islam after the death of my husband, Abu Talib.
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Then I migrated to Medina.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would visit me.
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And would take a midday nap in my house.
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And upon my death.
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He, peace be upon him, shrouded me in his own shirt.
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He entered my grave and leveled it with his own hands.
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So, who am I?
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The answer is Fatima bint Asad, may Allah be pleased with her.
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Pause.
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And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions.
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One of the Ansar of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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I embraced Islam before the Prophet, peace be upon him, entered Medina.
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I lived in Islam for a short time.
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And I was killed in the Battle of Badr.
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The first of the immortal battles of Islam.
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On the seventeenth day of Ramadan.
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In the second year of the Hijra.
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News reached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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Of a Quraysh caravan coming from the Levant.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to his Companions:
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"Whoever has his mount ready,"
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"Let him ride with us."
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Men began to ask his permission.
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To fetch their mounts from the upper parts of Medina.
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He would say, "No."
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"Only those whose mounts are ready."
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So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, set out.
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And we set out with him.
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Until we reached Badr before the polytheists.
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Then the polytheists arrived.
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The two ranks met without a prior appointment.
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Both camps prepared for battle.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"By the One in whose hand is my soul,"
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"No man fights them today,"
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"And is killed while patient and seeking reward,"
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"Advancing and not retreating,"
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"But that Allah will admit him to Paradise."
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"Rise to a Paradise whose width is the heavens and the earth."
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,"
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“And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil);” (3:133)
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He said, "Yes."
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I said, "Bakh, bakh!" (An expression of amazement and joy).
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"What prompted you to say 'bakh, bakh'?"
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I said, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah,"
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"Except for the hope that I might be among its people."
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He, peace be upon him, said:
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"You are indeed among its people."
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I took out some dates I had with me.
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And began to eat them.
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Then I said:
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"If I were to live until I finish eating these dates of mine,"
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"That would be a long life."
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So I threw them away.
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And I began to fight, saying:
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"Rushing to Allah without provisions,"
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"Except for piety and the deeds of the hereafter,"
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"And patience for the sake of Allah in Jihad,"
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"Every provision is subject to depletion,"
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"Except for piety, righteousness, and guidance."
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Then I fought the polytheists until I was killed.
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I was the first of the Ansar to be killed in Islam.
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So, who am I?
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The answer is Umayr ibn al-Humam al-Ansari.
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May Allah be pleased with him.
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Pause.
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And learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge.
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Who am I?
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I am one of the young Companions.
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I embraced Islam in Mecca early on.
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I was among the virtuous Companions.
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And 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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And sought refuge with the Muslims.
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I witnessed it with them.
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And I am counted among the Badr veterans.
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I did not miss any event with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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Since 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 Mecca.
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And he was fiercely hostile to the Muslims.
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He intensified my torture after 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 Mecca with those who returned.
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After rumors spread about the Quraysh embracing Islam.
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When I entered upon my father.
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He seized me and bound me.
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And tortured me more severely than before.
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Which drove me to show him.
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That I had abandoned the religion of Islam.
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So that he would be reassured.
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But my heart was firm in faith.
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And when Quraysh gathered their forces.
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For the battle at Badr.
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I stood with my father.
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Pretending to be enthusiastic about fighting the Muslims.
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And I was in charge of the Quraysh provisions.
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Which they would take with them to the battle.
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Which increased my father's admiration for me.
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Then I went out with them to Badr.
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When the two groups met.
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And I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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Among the Muslims.
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I rejoiced with the greatest joy.
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Then I ran toward them.
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While I was 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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And I fled from my father.
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To the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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And I witnessed Badr with him.
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And 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 be upon him, said:
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"Yes."
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"He is safe under the protection of Allah."
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"So let him appear."
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Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said.
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To those around him:
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"Whoever sees Suhayl ibn Amr,"
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"Let him not stare at him."
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"For by my life,"
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"Suhayl possesses intellect and nobility."
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"And a man like Suhayl cannot be ignorant of Islam."
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So I went out to my father.
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And I told him what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had said.
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My father said:
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"By Allah, he was always righteous,"
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"In his youth and in his adulthood."
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So my father embraced Islam, and his Islam was sincere.
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And after the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I participated in the Wars of Apostasy.
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And I was killed in the Battle of Yamama.
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So, who am I?
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The answer:
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Abdullah ibn Suhayl ibn Amr.
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May Allah be pleased with him.