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PATIENCE WHEN ONE IS PROVOKED

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“On the day of Hunain, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, favored some people (new converts) when the spoils of war were divided. He gave Aqra' son of Habis and the son of Hisan each a hundred camels and also favored some high ranking Arabs.

Someone commented, ‘This is not a just distribution motivated to win the pleasure of Allah.’ So I (Abdullah son of Mas’ud) decided to inform the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, of this and went to tell him. His face became deep red and he asked, ‘Who then is just if Allah and His Messenger are not?’ Then he added, ‘May Allah have mercy on Moses, he was caused more distress than this and was patient.’ Upon hearing this I said to myself I would never again communicate anything of this kind to him.”

Muslim with a chain up to Abdullah son of Mas'ud who related this.