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Pause,
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and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the female Companions,
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an Ansari woman from the Banu al-Najjar,
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and one of the early converts to Islam.
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My paternal grandmother
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was the mother of seven sons,
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all of whom witnessed Badr alongside the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
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Among them was my father,
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who slew Abu Jahl
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and fell as a martyr in that battle.
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My supplications were answered by Allah.
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I embraced Islam in Medina before the Prophet's emigration to it,
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while I was still a young girl.
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When the Prophet (peace be upon him) arrived in Medina
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and stayed at the house of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him),
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I went out with the young maidens of Banu al-Najjar,
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rejoicing at his arrival (peace be upon him).
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We were chanting:
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"We are maidens of Banu al-Najjar;
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how wonderful a neighbor is Muhammad!"
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Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
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"Allah knows that I truly love you."
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to honor the Ansar and their children,
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giving them every care and attention.
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I belong to a family renowned for noble deeds from the very first day they embraced Islam.
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I accompanied the Muslims in the Battle of Badr,
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taking an active part in giving water to the sick and treating the wounded.
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Six of my paternal uncles took part in Badr,
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where two of them were martyred.
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My father was also among those who fought at Badr;
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he killed Abu Jahl there
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and then fought on until he was slain (may Allah be pleased with him).
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On the day of Badr, we left grief and pain in the hearts of the polytheists.
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Later, I set out with the Prophet (peace be upon him) for the 'Umrah,
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and I gave him the Pledge of Ridwan beneath the tree.
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I accompanied him on his military expeditions alongside the women,
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giving water to the fighters, serving them, and tending to the wounded,
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and transporting the slain and wounded back to Medina.
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I enjoyed the care and attention of the Prophet (peace be upon him);
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he even visited me on the morning of my wedding to honor me,
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and to teach the women that which holds good for them in this life and the Hereafter.
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I used to send the Prophet (peace be upon him) gifts of the food he liked,
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and he would eat at my home, accept my gift, and honor me.
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So, who am I?
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The best of generations in character and example,
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following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke.
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They were here, quenching our spiritual thirst...
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The answer: Al-Rabi' bint Mu'awwidh ibn 'Afra' (may Allah be pleased with her).
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They departed, leaving a lingering question in the conscience:
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Has any star ever risen and shone like them?
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They filled life with glories through their deeds,
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and by them the fleeting world was made radiant.
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Pause, and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures,
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the best of generations in stances and exemplary conduct.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions, from the Azd and Ghamid tribes.
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I migrated to Medina, met the Prophet (peace be upon him),
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and attained the honor of his companionship and fighting alongside him.
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I became known as "the Slayer of the Sorcerer."
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That was because an emir in Iraq had a sorcerer who deceived the people's minds:
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the sorcerer would strike off a man's head,
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then shout at him, and the man would stand up,
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with his head restored to him.
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Then he would make them believe he was striking his own head,
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tossing it away, then running to fetch it,
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and returning it to its place.
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The people would exclaim: "Glory be to Allah!
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He brings the dead to life!"
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The sorcerer would also enter through a she-camel's mouth
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and exit from her rear,
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and enter through a donkey's rear
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and exit from its mouth.
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When I witnessed those antics of the sorcerer
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and how the people were being led astray by him,
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I rose, drew my sword,
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walked up to the sorcerer,
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sought refuge in Allah from Satan,
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and struck him down, killing him.
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I said: "If he is truthful,
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let him bring himself back to life!"
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And I recited: ﴾Will you then succumb to sorcery while you can see?﴿
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The emir grew furious with me
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and ordered the guards to imprison me.
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While I was in confinement,
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the prison warden came to me;
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he was pleased with what I had done,
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so he set me free and said:
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"Go, and may Allah never question me about you!"
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So, who am I?
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The best of examples,
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following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke,
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watering the souls with life...
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The answer: Jundab ibn Ka'b al-Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him).
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They departed, leaving a lingering question in the conscience:
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Has any star ever risen and shone like them?
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They filled life with glories through their deeds,
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and by them the fleeting world was made radiant.
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Pause, and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures,
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the best of generations in stances and exemplary conduct.
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A new challenge:
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Who am I?
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I am one of the female Companions,
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and I was the foster mother of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
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I arrived in Mecca among women from the Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr,
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seeking suckling infants in a year of severe drought.
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I had come riding a female donkey of mine,
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which had lagged behind the caravan due to weakness,
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accompanied by my husband, our infant boy, and an old she-camel.
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By Allah, we could not sleep at night
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because of the crying of our infant boy,
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for he found nothing in my breasts to satisfy him,
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nor did our she-camel yield anything to nourish him.
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When we reached Mecca,
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by Allah, there was not a single woman among us
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to whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was not offered;
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but whenever we were told that he was an orphan,
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we refused him, saying:
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"What can his mother possibly do for us?"
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So my companions returned with suckling infants,
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while I alone failed to secure a baby.
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I said to my husband:
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"Perhaps I should go back to that orphan and take him,
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for I hate to return without a suckling infant."
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He replied: "There is no harm in doing so, if you wish."
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So I went back to him and took him.
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By Allah, no sooner had I taken him
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and brought him back to my mount,
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placing him in my lap,
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than my breasts overflowed with as much milk as he desired.
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He drank, and his foster brother drank, until both were completely satisfied.
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Then my husband went to that old she-camel of ours,
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and behold, her udder was full of milk!
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He milked her,
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and he drank, and I drank, until we were fully satisfied,
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and we spent the most blessed of nights.
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In the morning, my husband said to me:
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"By Allah, I truly believe you have taken a blessed soul!"
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We then set out on our return journey to our desert dwelling,
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and by Allah, my donkey outpaced the rest of the caravan,
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so much so that my female companions would say:
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"Woe to you, O daughter of Abu Dhu'ayb!
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Is this the very same donkey you rode when you set out with us?"
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I would reply: "Yes, by Allah, it is the very same one!"
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We finally arrived at the land of Banu Sa'd,
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and I knew of no land on Allah's earth more barren than it.
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Yet my sheep would go out to graze in the morning
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and return in the evening full and brimming with milk,
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so we would milk whatever we wished,
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while the people's flocks did not yield a single drop.
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All of that was through the blessing of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
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Years later, after the campaigns of Hunayn and al-Ta'if,
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the Prophet (peace be upon him) stayed
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at al-Ji'ranah, distributing the spoils of war.
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I came to him, and when I drew near him,
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he welcomed me and spread out his cloak for me,
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and I sat upon it. The people asked:
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"Who is this woman whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) honors so?"
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Some of them answered, saying:
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"This is his mother who nursed him."
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So, who am I?
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The answer: Halimah al-Sa'diyyah (may Allah be pleased with her).
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They departed, leaving a lingering question in the conscience:
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Has any star ever risen and shone like them?
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They filled life with glories through their deeds,
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and by them the world of Allah was made radiant.
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Pause, and learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the eminent figures,
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the finest of generations in stances and exemplary conduct.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the senior Companions,
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renowned for courage and cunning strategy.
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I embraced Islam after the campaigns of Hunayn and al-Ta'if,
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witnessed the Pledge of Ridwan,
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and served as the personal bodyguard of the Prophet (peace be upon him) on the day of al-Hudaybiyyah.
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The reason for my conversion was that a group from Banu Malik
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resolved to go as a delegation to al-Muqawqis, the ruler of Egypt,
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bearing gifts for him so as to obtain some wealth from him.
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I resolved to go with them,
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hoping that I might receive something from him as well.
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I traveled with them until we were admitted into his presence.
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He looked at the leader of the party from Banu Malik,
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brought him near, and seated him beside him.
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He then asked him: "Are all of you from Banu Malik?"
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He replied: "Yes, except for one man," pointing to me.
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Thus, I was the least esteemed of the group;
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indeed, I was the most insignificant of the group to him.
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The ruler was pleased with their gifts and granted them handsome rewards,
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whereas he gave me a trivial thing scarcely worth mentioning.
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We then departed from his court,
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and my companions headed to the market
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to buy gifts for their families,
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yet none of them offered to share anything with me.
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They set out on the return journey carrying wine,
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and they began drinking.
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I resolved to kill them;
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so I feigned illness, wrapped my head, and said:
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"I have no desire to drink,
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"Rather, I will serve you drinks."
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So they did not suspect anything.
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I began pouring drinks for them,
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filling their cups one after another,
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while they drank without realizing,
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until they fell asleep completely drunk.
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Then I leaped upon them
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and killed them all—
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they were thirteen men in total—
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and I took everything they had with them.
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But I could not return to my people
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after what I had done.
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So I arrived before the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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in Medina,
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and found him sitting in the mosque
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with his Companions.
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I greeted him with peace
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and informed him of what I had done.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"As for your Islam, we accept it;
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but we will not take anything from their wealth,
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for this was treachery,
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and there is no good in treachery."
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I was filled with regret and bewilderment,
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and I said,
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"I only killed them while I was still upon the religion of my people,
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and now I have embraced Islam just this moment."
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He, peace be upon him, replied,
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"Indeed, Islam wipes away whatever came before it."
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And my uncle, 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud, paid
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blood money on behalf of those people.
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I was one of the shrewdest minds among the Arabs,
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and I never fell into a difficult predicament
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without finding a way out of it.
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Among such instances was
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that 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,
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appointed me governor over Bahrain,
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but the local people disliked me,
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so 'Umar dismissed me.
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Yet they feared he might reinstate me over them,
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so their chief among the local non-Arabs said,
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"If you do as I command you,
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he will not send him back to us."
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They said, "We will do it;
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what do you command us?"
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He said,
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"Collect one hundred thousand dirhams,
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so that I may take them to 'Umar
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and say to him:
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'The governor whom
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you appointed over us
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breached his trust
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and handed this sum over to me
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from the public treasury.'"
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So they gathered one hundred thousand for him,
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and he came to 'Umar.
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'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, summoned me
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and questioned me,
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so I said,
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"By Allah, he has lied, O Commander of the Believers!
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It was actually two hundred thousand."
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He asked,
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"What drove you to do this?"
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I said,
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"My large family and dire need;
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and now,
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let them return it to the public treasury!"
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'Umar said to the non-Arab man,
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"What do you say?"
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He said,
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"No, by Allah!
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I will certainly tell you the truth:
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by Allah, he never gave me anything,
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neither little nor much!
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It was merely a trick
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so that he would not be returned to govern us."
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'Umar looked at me
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and asked,
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"What did you intend by this doing of yours?"
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I said,
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"The vile man lied against me,
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so I wished to humiliate him."
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So, who am I?
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They followed the best generations as a guiding model
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and an exemplar;
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they followed the Messenger
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whenever he strove or spoke.
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They were here,
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showering the clouds of grace upon
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our lives.
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Al-Mughirah
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Ibn Shu'bah, may Allah be pleased with him.
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They departed,
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casting into our conscience
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a question:
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Has there ever been
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a star that ascended and shone like them?
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They filled life
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with glorious deeds
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through their actions,
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and through them,
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the world of mankind flourished.
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Splendidly.
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Pause,
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and learn about the Companions,
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the scholars, and the foremost figures—
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the best of generations
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in their stances
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and exemplary character.
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A new challenge:
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Who am I?
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Among the Companions,
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from the nobles of Mecca,
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I was the leader of the Quraysh caravan
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that escaped on the day of Badr;
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I was the head of Quraysh
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and their commander on the day of Uhud
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and on the day of the Trench.
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I had my lapses
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and grave errors,
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but Allah rescued me
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through His mercy and bounty.
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So I embraced Islam on the Day of Conquest,
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semi-reluctantly,
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fearful,
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yet I attested to my Islam.
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I was among the shrewdest of the Arabs,
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and among their foremost men of counsel
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and honor.
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I witnessed the Battle of Hunayn,
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and the Messenger of Allah,
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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave me
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from the spoils
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one hundred camels
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and forty ounces of gold,
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reconciling my heart thereby.
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And after embracing Islam,
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I participated alongside the Messenger of Allah,
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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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at Ta'if,
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where my eye was put out that day;
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then my other eye was put out
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on the day of Yarmuk.
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Yet I did not abandon jihad;
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I used to go out with the armies
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even though I was blind,
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inciting the squadrons
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and crying out:
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"Allah, Allah!
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You are the defenders of Islam
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and the stronghold of the Arabs,
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while they are the defenders of polytheism
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and the stronghold of the Byzantines!
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O Lord, this is one of Your decisive days!
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O Allah,
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send down Your victory!
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O victory of Allah,
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draw near!"
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, married
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my daughter, Umm Habibah,
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and thereby I became
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his father-in-law, upon him be blessings
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and peace.
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So, who am I?
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In upright guidance and example,
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following the Messenger
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whenever he strove or spoke.
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He spoke:
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They were here, watering
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the sorrow of life.
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Abu Sufyan,
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Sakhr Ibn Harb,
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may Allah be pleased with him.
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They departed, casting
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into the conscience a question:
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Has there ever been
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a star that ascended
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and shone like them?
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They filled life
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with glorious deeds through their action,
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and it flourished.
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Pause!
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Pause,
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and learn about the Companions,
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the scholars,
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and the distinguished luminaries.
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A new challenge:
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Who am I?
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I am a Companion
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from among the Emigrants (Muhajirun).
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I embraced Islam among the very first to accept it
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from the people of Mecca.
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I migrated to Abyssinia,
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then returned,
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then migrated again,
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enduring exile after exile,
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and then I migrated to Medina.
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I had forbidden wine
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upon myself even before Islam,
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and I said:
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"I shall never drink an intoxicating beverage
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that steals my senses,
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makes me a laughingstock to those who are lower
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than me,
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and drives me to marry
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my own close female kin."
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And while in Medina,
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I asked permission from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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to practice celibacy and ascetic withdrawal.
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And he said:
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"Are you not called to balanced worship?"
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And he did not grant me permission,
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but said:
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"Do you not have in me
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an excellent example?"
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I replied, "Yes, indeed."
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He said:
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"For I approach women,
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I eat meat,
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and I fast and break my fast."
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I fought in the Battle of Badr
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alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and after I returned to Medina,
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I remained there
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until my appointed time came,
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and my soul departed.
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Thereupon wept
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the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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over me,
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until his tears flowed down
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upon his cheek.
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And he said:
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"Depart, O Abu al-Sa'ib!
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For you have left this world
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without having become entangled with any of it,
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in the least."
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I was buried in al-Baqi',
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being the very first of the Emigrants to die
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in Medina,
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and the first of them to be buried in al-Baqi'.
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And he placed—
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the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him—
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a stone upon my grave
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so that he might recognize it.
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Umm al-'Ala' saw me
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in a dream,
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seeing a flowing river beneath me.
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So she mentioned that
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to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and he said:
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"That is his righteous deed,
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continuously flowing for him after his death."
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So, who am I?
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The answer:
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'Uthman ibn Maz'un, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Exemplars,
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like a star that ascended
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and glistened!
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They filled life
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with glories
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through their deeds,
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and through them, the world of mankind
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shone brightly in pride!
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Pause,
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and learn about the Companions, the scholars,
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and the noble predecessors,
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the best of generations,
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in their heroic stances
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and exemplary character!
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A new "Who am I?":
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I am one of the Companions,
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from among the Emigrants.
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I was taken captive in the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance,
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and then they sold me
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in Mecca,
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where Umm Anmar
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al-Khuza'iyyah bought me.
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She apprenticed me to a blacksmith
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in Mecca to teach me
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the craft of sword-making,
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and how quickly I mastered it!
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And when I heard
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about the call of Islam,
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I went straight to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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and listened to him.
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Then I stretched out my hand
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to him,
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and bore witness that there is no god but Allah,
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and that Muhammad
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is the Messenger of Allah.
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So when Umm Anmar learned
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of my accepting Islam,
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she flew into a rage and was consumed
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with fury.
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She brought her brother, Siba' ibn 'Abd al-'Uzza,
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and came to me.
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He said:
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"A report has reached us about you
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that we could hardly believe."
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I asked, "And what is it?"
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Siba' said:
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"It is rumored that you have apostatized
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and followed the youth of the Banu Hashim."
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I said calmly:
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"I have not apostatized;
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rather, I have believed in Allah
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alone, without any partner,
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and I have cast off your idols."
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No sooner had
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my words touched their ears
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than they pounced upon me.
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They began beating me
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with their hands and kicking me
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with their feet,
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and striking me with whatever hammers and pieces of iron
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they could lay their hands
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upon,
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until I fell to the ground unconscious,
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bleeding profusely,
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with blood pouring from me.
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One day, I forged
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for al-'As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi
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a sword,
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and then I came to demand my payment from him.
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He said: "I will not pay you
25:48
until you renounce Muhammad!"
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I said:
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"I will never renounce Muhammad,
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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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even until Allah causes you to die
25:58
and then brings you back to life!"
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He said:
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"When Allah causes me to die and then
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resurrects me, come
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to me, and I shall settle your debt."
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So Allah,
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the Exalted, revealed:
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"Have you seen the one who disbelieved
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in Our verses and said,
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'I will surely be given wealth and children'?"
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“Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent?” (19:78)
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"from the Most Merciful
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a covenant?"
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"No! We will record
26:28
what he says and extend
26:30
“Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment.” (19:79)
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"And We will inherit from him what
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he mentions, and he will come to Us
26:36
all alone."
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And when the persecution by the polytheists intensified
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against us,
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I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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while he was reclining on a cloak of his
26:47
in the shade of the Ka'bah.
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I said: "O Messenger of Allah,
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will you not pray to Allah for our relief?
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Will you not seek victory
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for us?"
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Thereupon he, peace be upon him, sat upright,
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his face flushed red,
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and said:
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"Among those who came before you,
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a person would be combed with iron combs,
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tearing away down to his bones
27:09
the flesh or sinew,
27:11
yet that would not turn him away
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from his religion!
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And a saw would be placed upon the parting of his head,
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sawing him into two halves,
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yet that would not turn him away
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from his religion!
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By Allah, Allah will surely bring this matter to full fruition,
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until
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a rider will travel from Sanaa
27:29
to Hadramawt,
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fearing none but Allah
27:33
and the wolf for his sheep."
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One day, I entered
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upon 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him,
27:40
and he asked me
27:42
about the harshest treatment I had endured at the hands of the polytheists.
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So I uncovered my back
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and said:
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"Look, O Commander
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of the Faithful!"
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'Umar said:
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"I have never seen anything like what I see today!"
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I said: "They kindled for me
27:58
a fire, and nothing extinguished it
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except the fat melting from my back."
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Later in life, I became wealthy
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after enduring poverty,
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and I came to possess of gold
28:09
and silver what I had never
28:11
dreamed of possessing.
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So I placed my wealth
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in an open spot in the house,
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known to all those in need
28:19
from among the poor and the needy,
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nor was I harsh with him.
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as a bond, and I did not waste
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placed a lock upon it.
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and you permitted them to do so.
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and they would come to my house,
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and taking from it whatever they wish.
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without even being asked.
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or seeking permission,
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"Then who am I?"
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The best of generations
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both in pausing and continuing.
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followed the Messenger, peace be upon him.
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"When he hastens," or he said,
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They used to be
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they are given rain from the clouds.
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our lives.
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Khabbab
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may Allah be pleased with him.
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They departed.
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and instilled it deep within their conscience,
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a question.
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Are they comparable to them?
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A star that rose high and shone brightly,
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They filled life
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Boastfully,
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through their actions,
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and flourished because of them,
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the worldly life of mankind
29:20
and guided them,
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He paused.
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and came to know the Companions,
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as well as the scholars and those of the highest standing.
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"Revive the centuries,"
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noble stances.
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And for instance...
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A new challenge
29:40
"Who am I?"
29:45
and the Companions
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from among the earliest Emigrants (Muhajirun),
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I embraced Islam along with my father,
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and we emigrated to Medina.
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were known for their strength
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as well as strength and valor.
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as well as physical strength, alongside
29:59
agility and swift movement
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That is why I used to carry out the task
30:03
a passing thought, which is the movement
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the captives and the oppressed
30:07
of the Muslims from Mecca
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secretly to Medina.
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On one occasion,
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and I promised a man from among the Muslim captives,
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in Mecca, so that I might carry it.
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to Madinah.
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So I came until I reached it,
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to the shade of a wall in Mecca.
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And it was a night
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It was a moonlit night, and she saw
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A prostitute from Mecca.
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known as
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'Inaq, and 'Inaq was...
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This is a friend of mine.
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in the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah),
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She recognized me and called out to me.
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until I spend the night
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But I refused and said to her,
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"O 'Anaq!"
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Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic,
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has indeed forbidden fornication and adultery.
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Thereupon, 'Inaq grew furious with me.
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and cried out at the top of her voice,
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and to lower her voice,
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at that place and said:
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"O people of Mecca!
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This is the man who
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he ransoms your captives,
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So the people took heed.
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and eight of them followed me.
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so I fled until
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I entered a cave in a mountain.
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And men arrived,
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They were looking for me.
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until they stood right over my head.
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at the entrance of the cave.
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so Allah blinded their sight.
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from seeing me, so they returned.
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And two nights later,
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I returned to my companion.
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So she carried him.
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He was a heavy-set man.
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so I undid his shackles.
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and we traveled until
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We arrived in Medina,
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So I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
31:45
and told him what had happened.
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with me, and then I said,
31:49
"O Messenger of Allah,"
31:51
"May I marry ‘Anaq?"
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So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) held back
31:55
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
31:57
and he did not reply to me.
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anything until
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this verse was revealed.
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The fornicator does not
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...marries none except an adulteress,
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or an idolatress.
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So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, recited it to me.
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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And he said,
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"Do not marry her."
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So I turned away from her.
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And in the third year,
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after the Hijrah.
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I went out with a detachment on a reconnaissance mission to scout.
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news of the polytheists,
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So we mentioned this to a clan from Hudhayl.
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it will be said to them,
32:32
Banu Lihyan
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So they followed us shortly thereafter.
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consisting of one hundred archers and one hundred foot soldiers.
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until they caught up with us.
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and they surrounded us.
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And they said to you,
32:44
the covenant and the pledge, for
32:46
You have come down to us.
32:48
"Shall we not kill a man among you?"
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So three of them surrendered and were taken captive,
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from among us, whereas
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I and the rest [of us], and so we said,
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As for us, however, we do not.
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that we submit to the protection of a disbeliever.
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so we fought them.
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until we were killed.
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in an event known as
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with animal dung.
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So who am I?
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The best reward and example...
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He followed the Messenger, peace be upon him.
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when he strives.
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or he said,
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They were here.
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They bring rain to the clouds of our lives.
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The answer is:
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Marthad ibn Abi Marthad
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May Allah be pleased with him.
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They departed.
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and instill it deep within the conscience.
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a question.
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Like a star that ascended high and shone brilliantly,
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They filled this life.
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boastfully.
33:45
through their actual deeds.
33:47
and the world flourished through them,
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among all creation in grace.
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Stop.
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Paused.
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and come to know the Companions, the scholars, and prominent figures.
34:05
The best of generations
34:07
in its stances and as an exemplar.
34:09
It presents a serious challenge
34:11
"Who am I?"
34:13
I am a young boy.
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to Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah.
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my family is from the land of
34:22
Nineveh in Iraq.
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a tribe raided us.
34:26
from the Arab tribes.
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and they took me as a captive.
34:30
And they sold me in the Hijaz.
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"I was a Christian woman."
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I work in an orchard
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to my masters wherever they may be.
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It is called Qarn al-Tha'alib.
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near Ta'if
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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out
34:46
from al-Ta'if.
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anxious and sorrowful
34:50
After their nobles drove him away
34:52
And they incited [the fools] against him.
34:54
their foolish ones and their slaves
34:56
Thus, they used to revile him.
34:58
And they were shouting at him.
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And they pelted him with stones.
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So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out.
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wandering aimlessly, lost in thought
35:06
And he did not regain consciousness.
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except when I reached Qarn al-Tha'alib.
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So he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sought refuge.
35:12
...to a vineyard.
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To my masters
35:16
A degree of emotion was stirred.
35:18
concerning the two sons of Rabi'ah
35:20
When they saw the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
35:22
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
35:24
So leave me be.
35:26
And they both said to me,
35:28
Take a cluster of grapes.
35:30
And take him to that one.
35:32
A man
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So I did it, without even realizing.
35:37
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
35:39
And when she gave birth to her,
35:41
So I placed it before him.
35:43
He extended his hand to him and said,
35:45
In the name of Allah
35:47
Then he ate.
35:49
So I said, "If..."
35:51
No one would say such a thing.
35:53
The people of this town
35:55
So he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me:
35:57
peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who
35:59
"Which land are you from?"
36:01
I said, "I am a Christian."
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From Nineveh.
36:05
He said, "Did you believe?"
36:07
The village of the righteous man
36:09
Yunus ibn Matta
36:11
I said to him,
36:13
And what could make you realize who Jonah was?
36:15
Whereupon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
36:17
"That is my brother."
36:19
He was a prophet
36:21
"And I am a Prophet."
36:24
So I bent over his hands, kissing them.
36:26
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
36:28
And his feet.
36:30
I would kiss them both and weep for joy.
36:32
Ibn Rabi'ah said,
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One to the other.
36:36
As for your young slave boy,
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He has ruined it for you.
36:40
So when I reached the two of them,
36:42
He said to me,
36:44
Woe to you, what is this?
36:46
I said to them both,
36:48
There is no good left on the earth.
36:50
Who is this man?
36:52
So who am I?
36:54
"The best of generations..."
36:57
as a pause and as a model.
37:00
He followed the Messenger.
37:02
If he strives—or he said—
37:04
They were
37:06
They were given rain to drink through the clouds.
37:08
The answer:
37:10
Addas
37:12
May Allah be pleased with him.
37:14
They departed and cast down their loads.
37:17
In the conscience
37:19
A question
37:21
Is there anyone like them?
37:23
A star rose into the night sky and shone brightly.
37:25
They filled life with purpose.
37:27
Boasting
37:29
By their actions
37:31
And through them, the world flourished.
37:33
A guide for all creation.
37:35
Stop.
37:44
He paused.
37:47
And get to know the Companions and the scholars.
37:49
and precious items.
37:51
through the generations
37:53
stance and example.
37:55
"I will speak about my grandfather."
37:57
"Who am I?"
38:03
I am among the Companions.
38:05
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
38:07
From among the Ansar
38:09
And among the companions of the Qur'an
38:11
and I am a judge.
38:13
Damascus.
38:15
and the sage of this Ummah,
38:17
and that I am among the ascetics and devout worshippers.
38:19
She embraced Islam.
38:22
having arrived late on the day of Badr.
38:24
when I used to keep an idol in
38:26
my home, worshiping Him,
38:28
Then 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah came.
38:30
and Muhammad ibn Maslamah,
38:32
— may Allah be pleased with them both — to
38:34
my house, and it broke.
38:36
my idol," and the two of them left.
38:38
So I returned and saw what
38:40
befell my gods."
38:42
So I began piecing the idol back together.
38:44
and I say: "Woe to you!
38:46
Has he not been described?
38:48
Why did you not defend yourself?
38:50
My wife said,
38:52
If your god were of any benefit,
38:54
or ward off harm from anyone.
38:56
he would have defended himself.
38:58
and its benefit,
39:00
So I said to her, "You have spoken the truth."
39:02
"Prepare some water for me in the washbasin."
39:04
So she performed the ritual bath (ghusl).
39:06
and she put on a fine garment.
39:08
Then I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
39:10
May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him.
39:12
and she embraced Islam.
39:15
and I had been a merchant prior to Islam.
39:17
So when she embraced Islam,
39:19
She combined trade
39:21
and worship.
39:23
and thus it did not gather together
39:25
So I gave up trade,
39:27
and dedicated herself constantly to worship.
39:29
and recited the Qur'an,
39:31
and I used to fast during the day,
39:33
and I stand in prayer during the night,
39:35
Until Salman, may Allah be pleased with him, said to me:
39:37
when he saw my condition.
39:39
in my house.
39:41
and He heard the complaint of my wife,
39:43
Indeed, your body has a right over you,
39:45
truly.
39:47
and your Lord has a right over you,
39:49
your family has a right over you,
39:51
Fast and break your fast.
39:53
pray, and be intimate with your wife.
39:55
and give all that
39:57
It is indeed an absolute truth.
39:59
So when she mentioned that to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
40:01
May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
40:03
He said:
40:05
Salman spoke the truth.
40:08
The Commander of the Faithful sent me.
40:10
'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him.
40:12
to the Levant
40:14
He is the most knowledgeable of people regarding the Qur'an.
40:16
And the most profound of them in their understanding of the religion.
40:18
So, I began by teaching the Qur'an.
40:20
And I was the first among them to
40:22
The tradition of Qur'an memorization circles.
40:24
In Islam
40:26
Where he used to gather with me
40:28
More than a thousand men.
40:30
He then assigned to every ten [people]
40:32
Among them are those who have been taught.
40:34
And I was making the rounds among them.
40:36
standing.
40:38
Once a man among them has mastered it
40:40
He then turned toward me.
40:42
Let him present his recitation to me.
40:44
I also participated in the military conquests.
40:47
Islamic
40:49
Then, when we conquered Cyprus
40:51
I passed by the captives.
40:53
So I wept.
40:56
So they said to me
40:58
You weep on a day like this.
41:00
Through which Allah granted honor.
41:02
Islam and its people.
41:04
So I said
41:06
While this Ummah
41:08
A manifest and overwhelming force.
41:10
When they disobeyed Allah
41:12
They encountered what you see.
41:14
How insignificant the servants are in the sight of Allah.
41:16
If they disobey.
41:18
And I was sixty years old.
41:21
And three hundred intimate friends for the sake of Allah.
41:23
I pray for them.
41:25
In my prayer.
41:27
So ask me about that.
41:29
So I said, "It is not."
41:31
A man praying for his brother.
41:33
Regarding the Unseen.
41:35
Except that Allah appoints two angels over him.
41:37
They both say:
41:39
And you shall have the like thereof.
41:41
Should I not desire that you pray for me?
41:43
The angels, so who am I?
41:45
The best of the generations.
41:50
As an example,
41:52
He followed the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
41:54
When he strives
41:56
Or they both said.
41:58
They were here.
42:00
They water the unseen aspects of our lives.
42:02
'Uwaymir ibn Zayd
42:04
The Ansar
42:06
May Allah be pleased with him.
42:08
They departed and cast aside
42:10
Within the conscience, there is a question.
42:12
Is there anyone like them?
42:14
A star has risen.
42:16
And it shone brilliantly.
42:18
They filled life with meaning.
42:20
boasting
42:22
By their actions.
42:24
And they were adorned by them.
42:26
The worldly life of all creation.
42:28
Darkness