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him.
He had a powerful and most melodious voice. He was long silent, and did not
speak without necessity. He did not say that, which was forbidden to say. He only
spoke the truth whether he was pleased or prone to anger. He avoided whoever
spoke without eloquence. Moreover he used to express himself metonymically
whenever he had to say anything, which he loathed expressing.
When he was silent, his Companions spoke. One did not argue in his presence.
He warned by exhortation and by advice. The Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, said: “Do not refute the Koran by comparing one part by another, for
the Koran was sent down in various ways.”
He was the most smiling and laughing of men in the presence of his
Companions, admiring what they said, and mingling with them. He often laughed
so that his molar teeth showed. The laughter of his Companions in his presence,
in imitation of him and as a sign of their regard for him, was a smile.
They said: “One day an Arab Bedouin came to the Prophet, praise and peace be
He had a powerful and most melodious voice. He was long silent, and did not
speak without necessity. He did not say that, which was forbidden to say. He only
spoke the truth whether he was pleased or prone to anger. He avoided whoever
spoke without eloquence. Moreover he used to express himself metonymically
whenever he had to say anything, which he loathed expressing.
When he was silent, his Companions spoke. One did not argue in his presence.
He warned by exhortation and by advice. The Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, said: “Do not refute the Koran by comparing one part by another, for
the Koran was sent down in various ways.”
He was the most smiling and laughing of men in the presence of his
Companions, admiring what they said, and mingling with them. He often laughed
so that his molar teeth showed. The laughter of his Companions in his presence,
in imitation of him and as a sign of their regard for him, was a smile.
They said: “One day an Arab Bedouin came to the Prophet, praise and peace be