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TheSupplicationOfLadyJurairah, page : 5
Jurairah, the daughter of Harith, chief of the Mutalik. Jurairah had been given to
an Ansar who decided to ask a very high ransom for her release on account of
her father's position. Jurairah was troubled by the price and knew the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, to be a fair man so she decided to go to him and
ask him to intervene. She found him in the apartment of Lady Ayesha and told
him of her circumstances.
Meanwhile, Jurairah's father, Harith, learned of his daughter's capture and set off
immediately with his sons for Medina with a very fine herd of camels to offer as
her ransom. However, when he reached the valley of Atik his love for two
extremely fine camels prompted him to keep them rather than offer them as part
of the ransom, so he hid them with the intent of retrieving them after he had
secured his daughter's release.
Upon his arrival in Medina, Harith went directly to the Prophet, praise and peace
be upon him, and offered the herd of camels, but much to his astonishment and
that of his sons, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, asked: "Where are
the other two camels?" Then proceeded to tell Harith the exact place where they
an Ansar who decided to ask a very high ransom for her release on account of
her father's position. Jurairah was troubled by the price and knew the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, to be a fair man so she decided to go to him and
ask him to intervene. She found him in the apartment of Lady Ayesha and told
him of her circumstances.
Meanwhile, Jurairah's father, Harith, learned of his daughter's capture and set off
immediately with his sons for Medina with a very fine herd of camels to offer as
her ransom. However, when he reached the valley of Atik his love for two
extremely fine camels prompted him to keep them rather than offer them as part
of the ransom, so he hid them with the intent of retrieving them after he had
secured his daughter's release.
Upon his arrival in Medina, Harith went directly to the Prophet, praise and peace
be upon him, and offered the herd of camels, but much to his astonishment and
that of his sons, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, asked: "Where are
the other two camels?" Then proceeded to tell Harith the exact place where they