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the hood of his cloak over his head. A platform would be set up for him and he would go out to his visitors in a state of humility, and aloes were burned until he finished teaching the prophetic sayings. That platform was only set up for his teachings of the prophetic quotations. When he was asked why he did this he replied, "I like to show my respect for the sayings of the Messenger of Allah and I will only teach them when I have ablution."