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Koran:
“…And give glad tidings to those who are humble” (Koran Ch. 22 verse 34)
Then he would add: “By Allah, if the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, had
seen you he would have been so pleased with you.” (In another version of this
story the wording is „he would have loved you,‟ and in another: „he would have
laughed.‟) One day, he was walking with Ibn Mas‟ud when they passed the
blacksmith‟s workshop he fell in a faint at the sight of the bellows and the fire
blazing in the furnace. Ibn Mas‟ud sat with him till the time of prayer, but he did
not come round. He then carried him home, where he remained unconscious till
twenty four hours after having fainted, so missing all five prayers. Ibn Mas‟ud
stayed close by him, saying: “By Allah, this is real fear!”
Al-Rabi used to say: “When engaged in prayer, I never pay attention to anything,
except what I am saying and what is being said to me.”
“…And give glad tidings to those who are humble” (Koran Ch. 22 verse 34)
Then he would add: “By Allah, if the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, had
seen you he would have been so pleased with you.” (In another version of this
story the wording is „he would have loved you,‟ and in another: „he would have
laughed.‟) One day, he was walking with Ibn Mas‟ud when they passed the
blacksmith‟s workshop he fell in a faint at the sight of the bellows and the fire
blazing in the furnace. Ibn Mas‟ud sat with him till the time of prayer, but he did
not come round. He then carried him home, where he remained unconscious till
twenty four hours after having fainted, so missing all five prayers. Ibn Mas‟ud
stayed close by him, saying: “By Allah, this is real fear!”
Al-Rabi used to say: “When engaged in prayer, I never pay attention to anything,
except what I am saying and what is being said to me.”