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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (23) | Ziyad bin Al-Harith Al-Sada’i, may God be pleased with him
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Pause and reflect upon 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 Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, from the tribe of Sada'.
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Sada' is a clan from Yemen, from the region of al-Bayda'.
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I learned that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had sent an army toward us.
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I hurried to him and pledged my allegiance to Islam.
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah, send the army back, and I will guarantee you the Islam and obedience of my people."
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He sent them back, and I wrote a letter to my people.
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They then came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, as Muslims.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me:
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"O brother of Sada', you are indeed obeyed among your people."
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I replied, "Rather, it is Allah who guided them to Islam."
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He, peace be upon him, said, "Shall I not appoint you as their leader?"
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I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah."
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He wrote a document for me in which he gave me instructions.
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Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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assign me a portion of their zakat."
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He said, "Yes," and wrote another document for me.
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This took place during one of his journeys.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stopped at a place,
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and the people of that place came to him,
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complaining about their governor.
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They said,
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"He has seized us for something that happened between us and his people during the days of ignorance."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"There is no good in leadership for a believer."
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Then another man came to him and said,
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"O Messenger of Allah, give me [something]."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"Whoever asks people for wealth while he is already self-sufficient,
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it is only a headache in the head,
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and a disease in the belly."
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Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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traveled during the first part of the night.
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I kept close to him, and I was near him,
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until no one remained with him but me.
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When the time for the dawn prayer arrived,
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Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, was delayed.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commanded me,
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and I gave the call to prayer (adhan).
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When the time for prayer came,
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Bilal wanted to give the iqamah.
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But the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him:
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"The brother of Sada' gave the adhan,
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and whoever gives the adhan, he gives the iqamah."
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So I performed the iqamah for the prayer.
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When the Prophet, peace be upon him, finished the prayer,
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I brought him the two documents.
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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excuse me from this [leadership]."
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He asked me for the reason.
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I said, "Because I heard what you said regarding leadership,
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and regarding asking people for things without need."
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So he excused me.
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And he said,
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"Direct me to a man whom I may appoint over you."
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I directed him to a man from the delegation that had come to him,
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and he appointed him over them.
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Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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we have a well.
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In the winter,
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its water is sufficient for us,
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and we gather around it.
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But when summer comes,
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its water decreases,
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and we disperse to the water sources around us.
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Now that we have embraced Islam,
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and everyone around us is an enemy,
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so pray to Allah for us regarding our well,
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that its water may suffice us,
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so we may gather around it and not disperse."
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He, peace be upon him, called for
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seven pebbles.
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He rubbed them in his hand and prayed over them.
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Then he said:
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"Go with these pebbles.
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When you reach the well,
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throw them into it one by one,
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and mention the name of Allah."
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We did as he told us,
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and after that, we were unable
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to see the bottom of the well
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because of the abundance of its water.
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So, who am I?
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Share your answers with us
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in the comments below the video.
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We will pin the correct answer
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in the comments
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when the next episode is released,
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if Allah wills.
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The best of generations,
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in their conduct and example.
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They followed the Messenger,
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whether he acted or spoke.
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They were here,
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watering the clouds of our lives.
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They passed away among us,
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yet their memory remains exalted.
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They departed and left behind,
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in the conscience, a question:
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Is there anyone like them,
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a star that rose and shone?
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They filled life
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with pride through their deeds,
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and the world of mankind
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flourished because of them.