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our beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was not at all easy,
and towns were not as near to one another as they are today. There were
no cars or busses, just camels, horses and donkeys and not everyone
could afford to either own or keep one, the poor people had to walk.

In this story, our beloved Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon
him, told his Companions the story of a man who wanted to visit his
brother-in-Islam. However, his brother-in-Islam lived in another town, but
this did not stop the man from setting off on the long, difficult journey
across the desert in the heat of the sun to visit him.

As the man journeyed an angel appeared to him and asked, "Where are
you going?" The man replied saying that he was going to visit his brother-
in-Islam in the next town. The angel asked the reason for his visit saying,
"Are you going to visit him for some sort of favor?" Whereupon the man
replied: "No, the only reason I am going to visit him is that I love him for the
Sake of Allah." The angel was pleased with his answer and told him, "I am
an angel sent to you by Allah with a message which is to tell you that Allah
loves you as you love your brother for His Sake."