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sallam) spoke gently to him, asking, "Tell me the truth Umair, why have you come?"
Umair repeated his reason, then much to his astonishment, the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) informed him verbatim of the conversation he and Safwan exchanged in
Mecca. Umair cried out, "Who has told you this, by Allah there were only two of us
present -- no one else!" Whereupon the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) told him
that Gabriel had informed him of their conversation.
Umair was in awe of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and said, "We called you
a liar when you brought us news of Paradise, praise be to Allah who has guided me to
Islam. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is His
Messenger." It was a time for thanksgiving and the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
asked his Companions to teach their new brother in Islam how to pray and to free his
son.
The light of guidance had certainly shed itself upon Umair. Sometime after, when he was
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Umair repeated his reason, then much to his astonishment, the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) informed him verbatim of the conversation he and Safwan exchanged in
Mecca. Umair cried out, "Who has told you this, by Allah there were only two of us
present -- no one else!" Whereupon the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) told him
that Gabriel had informed him of their conversation.
Umair was in awe of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and said, "We called you
a liar when you brought us news of Paradise, praise be to Allah who has guided me to
Islam. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is His
Messenger." It was a time for thanksgiving and the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
asked his Companions to teach their new brother in Islam how to pray and to free his
son.
The light of guidance had certainly shed itself upon Umair. Sometime after, when he was
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