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The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was gladdened and
commented, "From the town of the righteous man Jonah, the son of
Mattal." Addas was even more surprised and asked the Prophet how he
knew about Jonah and so he told him, "Jonah is my brother, he was a
Prophet and I am a Prophet." Addas' heart rejoiced and he bent down and
kissed his head, then his feet.
Meanwhile, Utba and Shayba had been observing the Prophet from a
distance and were disturbed when they saw Addas showing the Prophet
such respect and said to each other, "Look, he is already corrupting our
slave!" When Addas returned to them they asked why he had acted as he
did. Addas answered, "He is the finest man in this country and has told me
things that only a Prophet would know." Utba and Shayba exclaimed, "Do
not let him seduce you from your religion - your religion is better than his!
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, prepared to leave, then
mounted his camel and set off on the long journey back to Mecca. Several
days passed and dusk was about to descend, however, he decided to
commented, "From the town of the righteous man Jonah, the son of
Mattal." Addas was even more surprised and asked the Prophet how he
knew about Jonah and so he told him, "Jonah is my brother, he was a
Prophet and I am a Prophet." Addas' heart rejoiced and he bent down and
kissed his head, then his feet.
Meanwhile, Utba and Shayba had been observing the Prophet from a
distance and were disturbed when they saw Addas showing the Prophet
such respect and said to each other, "Look, he is already corrupting our
slave!" When Addas returned to them they asked why he had acted as he
did. Addas answered, "He is the finest man in this country and has told me
things that only a Prophet would know." Utba and Shayba exclaimed, "Do
not let him seduce you from your religion - your religion is better than his!
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, prepared to leave, then
mounted his camel and set off on the long journey back to Mecca. Several
days passed and dusk was about to descend, however, he decided to