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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (6) | Al-Hussein bin Ali, may God be pleased with them both
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Pause.
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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted.
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Solve this riddle: Who am I?
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I am the grandson of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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I am his sweet basil from this world and his beloved.
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I am the master of the youth of the people of Paradise.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said one day while carrying me:
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"O Allah, I love him,
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so love him, and love whoever loves him."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, was invited to a meal,
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and he set out for it, accompanied by his Companions.
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He encountered me while I was playing in the street.
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He stepped ahead of the people,
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and stretched out his hands toward me.
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I began to run here and there,
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and the Prophet, peace be upon him, kept laughing with me,
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until he caught me.
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He placed one of his hands under my chin,
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and the other under my head,
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then he kissed me and said:
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"He is from me, and I am from him.
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May Allah love whoever loves him."
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This is one of the reasons.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to
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seek refuge for me and my brother,
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and would say:
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"Your father used to seek refuge with these words for
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Isma'il and Ishaq:
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'I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah
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from every devil and every poisonous creature,
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and from every evil eye.'"
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After the passing of my grandfather, peace be upon him,
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I saw the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him,
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standing on the pulpit in the mosque.
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I climbed up to him and said,
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"Get down from my father's pulpit,
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and go to your father's pulpit."
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He replied,
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"My father did not have a pulpit,"
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and he sat me down with him.
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When he came down,
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he said,
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"My son, who taught you this?"
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I said,
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"No one taught it to me."
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Then he said to me,
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"My son,
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why don't you come and visit us?"
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I said to him,
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"I will come to you, if Allah wills."
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So I came to him one day while he was in private with Mu'awiyah, may Allah be pleased with him,
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and Ibn 'Umar was at the door.
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He asked for permission to enter, but he was not granted it,
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so Ibn 'Umar returned.
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When I saw him returning,
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I returned as well.
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'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, met me after that,
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and said,
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"My son,
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I did not see you come to us."
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I said,
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"I did come, but you were in private with Mu'awiyah,
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and I saw Ibn 'Umar returning,
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so I returned."
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He said,
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"You are more entitled to permission than my son 'Umar."
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The Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to
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bring me close and honor me.
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When he established the registers (diwans),
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he allocated for me and my brother a stipend
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equal to that of my father,
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five thousand dinars,
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due to our kinship with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, clothed the children of the Companions,
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but there was nothing among it that fit me and my brother,
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so he sent to Yemen,
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and they brought him garments for us,
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and he clothed us and said,
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"Now my soul is at peace."
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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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and we will pin the correct answer in the comments
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when the next episode is released, if Allah wills.
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The best of generations in their conduct and example,
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following the Messenger whether he moved or spoke.
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They were here, watering our lives like rain,
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and their noble deeds make their memory rise high.
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They departed, leaving a question in the conscience:
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Has a star like them ever risen and shone?
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They filled life with pride through their actions,
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and the world of the Ummah blossomed because of them.