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praise and peace be upon him -, all of whom feared hypocrisy." It was related that the Prophet of
Allah -
the praise and peace be upon him - was once sitting with a group of his Companions who were


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discussing a certain man and praising him highly. Suddenly, while they were in the midst of their
discussion, the man himself appeared before them with his face still wet with the water of ablution,
carrying his shoes in his hands and his forehead covered with dust from prayer. Thereupon they
said to
the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - "Behold. This is the man whom we were discussing."
The Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - turning to them, said, "I see on his face the mark
of
satan." Then the man came and, after greeting the group, sat in their midst. The Prophet - the
praise
and peace be upon him - then addressed him and said, "Tell me, I ask you by Allah, have you not said
to yourself when you approached the group that there was no one among them who was better than
you?" The man replied, "By Allah! Yes, I did." In his prayer the Prophet said, "O Allah, I seek