Part of Who am I?
· Lesson 220 of 296
Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (220)
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Pause and reflect on 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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My conversion to Islam was delayed until the day of the Conquest of Makkah.
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My Islam was sincere.
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I became one of those closest to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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And to the Caliphs after him.
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I was among those who were proficient in reading and writing.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would entrust me with responding on his behalf.
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I would answer kings on his behalf.
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Such was the extent of his trust in me.
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That he would command me to write to certain kings.
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I would write, and he would command me to seal and stamp the letters.
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He, peace be upon him, would not even read them due to his trust in me.
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One day, a letter came to the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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He asked, "Who will respond?"
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I said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah."
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So I responded on his behalf.
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Then I brought the response to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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It pleased him, and he sent it out.
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This impressed Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him.
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He said to me:
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"You have hit upon exactly what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, intended."
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That remained in his heart.
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When Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, assumed the Caliphate,
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He appointed me over the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal).
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He said:
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"I have never seen anyone more God-fearing than you."
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He also said to me:
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"Had you been among the early converts to Islam,
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I would not have placed anyone ahead of you."
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The Commander of the Faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him,
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Used to borrow from the public treasury.
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When his stipend arrived, I would go to him to collect the debt.
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He would then repay what he owed.
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Then, when Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, assumed leadership,
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He kept me in charge of the Muslims' public treasury.
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He would borrow from it,
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And I would collect from him just as I used to do with Umar.
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Later, I asked him to relieve me of the responsibility of guarding the public treasury.
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He relieved me.
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And he ordered a grant for me,
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Amounting to thirty thousand dirhams.
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I did not accept it.
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I said:
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"I only worked for the sake of Allah,
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And my reward is with Allah."
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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.