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upon him, while his Companions were unaware as to his contemplation; and (the
Bedouin) desired to ask the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, something.
At this his Companions said: “No, do not ask him, O Bedouin, for we do not know
his contemplation.” The Bedouin answered: “Let me! I swear by Him Who sent
Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, as a Prophet that I shall not leave
until he smiles.” Then he said: “O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, it has reached us that the anointed, meaning the anti-Christ, has brought the
people who were dying of hunger a bowl of soup. Do you think, you who are
dearer to me than my father and mother, that I should refrain from his soup,
because of chastity and purity so that I die from emaciation, or do you think that I
should take his soup so that when I am satiated I will believe in Allah and deny
the anti-Christ.” At this the Messenger of Allah laughed until his molar teeth
showed, and said: “No, but Allah will reward you with that with which he rewards
the Believers.”
They said he was the most smiling and agreeable of men except when a
Revelation (of the Koran) was revealed to him, when he mentioned the hour of
Resurrection, and when he preached a sermon. When he rejoiced and was
pleased, he was the most pleased of men. If he preached, he preached
Bedouin) desired to ask the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, something.
At this his Companions said: “No, do not ask him, O Bedouin, for we do not know
his contemplation.” The Bedouin answered: “Let me! I swear by Him Who sent
Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, as a Prophet that I shall not leave
until he smiles.” Then he said: “O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, it has reached us that the anointed, meaning the anti-Christ, has brought the
people who were dying of hunger a bowl of soup. Do you think, you who are
dearer to me than my father and mother, that I should refrain from his soup,
because of chastity and purity so that I die from emaciation, or do you think that I
should take his soup so that when I am satiated I will believe in Allah and deny
the anti-Christ.” At this the Messenger of Allah laughed until his molar teeth
showed, and said: “No, but Allah will reward you with that with which he rewards
the Believers.”
They said he was the most smiling and agreeable of men except when a
Revelation (of the Koran) was revealed to him, when he mentioned the hour of
Resurrection, and when he preached a sermon. When he rejoiced and was
pleased, he was the most pleased of men. If he preached, he preached