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attention during the prayer, he had them removed and the worn laces put back.
According to another tradition the Prophet praise and peace be upon him, once
found himself admiring the beauty of a pair of sandals he was wearing, so he
made a prostration and said: “I have humbled myself before my Lord, so that He
will not be displeased with me.” Then he went out and gave the sandals to the
first beggar he met. He then told Ali to buy a worn pair of tanned leather sandals,
which he put on his feet.

Before it was declared unlawful for men to wear gold, the Prophet praise and
peace be upon him, used to wear a gold ring on his finger. As he stood in the
pulpit one day, he threw this ring away, saying: “It distracted me, a glance

towards it and a glance towards you.”

It is related that Abu Talha once prayed in his garden where there were trees. He
was attracted by the sight of a honey bird and he spent so long following its
movements as it flew about seeking an opening in the foliage, that he forgot how
many cycles of prayer he had completed. He told the Messenger of Allah about