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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (209)
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Pause and identify this Companion, scholar, and prominent figure.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Muhajirun (Emigrant) Companions.
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I am a cousin of the trustworthy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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I am older than all others who embraced Islam from the Banu Hashim.
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I was older than my uncles Hamza and al-'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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I was among the wealthy, generous, and courageous men of the Quraysh.
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My people forced me to go out on the day of Badr to fight the Muslims, so I recited:
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"It is forbidden for me to war against Ahmad, for I see Ahmad as my close kin.
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And if the clouds of war gather and mass against him, then Allah, without doubt, is his helper."
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During the battle, I was taken captive.
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My uncle al-'Abbas wanted to pay my ransom.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me:
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"Ransom yourself."
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I replied, "I have nothing with which to ransom myself."
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He said, "Ransom yourself with your spears that are in Jeddah."
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I said, "By Allah, no one knew that I had spears in Jeddah except me."
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"I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah."
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So I ransomed myself with them, and they were a thousand spears.
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Then I returned to Makkah, and Islam had taken root in my heart.
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I said, "Away with you, away with you! I am no longer one of you."
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I renounced the religion of the elder shaykhs.
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"By your life, my religion is not something I would sell.
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And now that I have embraced Islam, I shall never be an unbeliever.
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I bear witness that the Prophet Muhammad
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brought guidance and insight from his Lord.
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And that the Messenger of Allah calls to piety.
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And that the Messenger of Allah is not a poet.
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Upon this I live, and upon this I shall be resurrected, certain of it.
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And upon this I shall rest when I am dead in the grave."
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Then, not three years had passed
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before I set out as a migrant to Madinah, accompanied by Ibn al-Harith.
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I entered it during the days of the Trench.
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I witnessed with the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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the Pledge of the Tree and the conquest of Makkah.
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And the battles of Hunayn and al-Ta'if.
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I gifted the Muslim army on the day of Hunayn
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three thousand spears.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me:
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"It is as if I see your spears breaking the spines of the polytheists."
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I was among those who stood firm with him in battle.
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I was at his right side when the Muslims were defeated at the beginning of the battle.
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I passed away in the fifteenth year after the Hijrah in Madinah.
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The Caliph of the Muslims, 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, walked in my funeral procession.
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And I was buried in al-Baqi'. 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.