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and prayed behind him. After the congregation concluded the prayer, the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) rose and offered the missed unit. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) then complemented Abdur Rahman saying, "You did very well, for indeed, a
Prophet does not die until he has been led in prayer by a pious man of his people."
Abu Khuzaymah
Several days later, to escape the sweltering summer heat in Medina, Abu Khuzaymah
decided to take a stroll in his garden underneath the cool shade of the trees. However,
he received little comfort from it as his conscience troubled him even more than it had
previously done so as he had begun to hate himself for not riding out with the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam).
In the garden were two adobe houses belonging to his wives, as he approached them he
noticed they had thrown water over them so as to keep them cool and that they had
prepared a meal for him with a refreshing, cool drink of water poured from an
earthenware jug. As he stood at the entrance of one of the homes he exclaimed, "The
Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) faces the glare of the sun, and is
exposed to hot winds, yet Abu Khuzaymah enjoys the coolness of the shade, with his
Allahu alihi wa sallam) rose and offered the missed unit. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) then complemented Abdur Rahman saying, "You did very well, for indeed, a
Prophet does not die until he has been led in prayer by a pious man of his people."
Abu Khuzaymah
Several days later, to escape the sweltering summer heat in Medina, Abu Khuzaymah
decided to take a stroll in his garden underneath the cool shade of the trees. However,
he received little comfort from it as his conscience troubled him even more than it had
previously done so as he had begun to hate himself for not riding out with the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam).
In the garden were two adobe houses belonging to his wives, as he approached them he
noticed they had thrown water over them so as to keep them cool and that they had
prepared a meal for him with a refreshing, cool drink of water poured from an
earthenware jug. As he stood at the entrance of one of the homes he exclaimed, "The
Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) faces the glare of the sun, and is
exposed to hot winds, yet Abu Khuzaymah enjoys the coolness of the shade, with his