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After Tabuk
Before the Prophet's return from Tabuk, Ka'b had become filled with anxiety and began
to invent excuses in his mind so as to escape his displeasure for not
having
accompanied him to Tabuk. He asked family members what they thought he should say,
but in his heart he knew the right thing to do would be to tell the truth.
Upon his return the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) went to the Mosque and
offered his customary two units of prayer before receiving people. There were about
eighty men who had not accompany him and his Companions and one by one they
approached the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) to offer their excuse as he sat in
the Mosque. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) accepted their excuses, renewed
their oath of allegiance and supplicated to Allah for their forgiveness, committing to Allah
whatever they had in their mind.
A Time of Truth
When Ka'bs turn came, he was so ashamed that he felt sick inside. He greeted the
Before the Prophet's return from Tabuk, Ka'b had become filled with anxiety and began
to invent excuses in his mind so as to escape his displeasure for not
having
accompanied him to Tabuk. He asked family members what they thought he should say,
but in his heart he knew the right thing to do would be to tell the truth.
Upon his return the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) went to the Mosque and
offered his customary two units of prayer before receiving people. There were about
eighty men who had not accompany him and his Companions and one by one they
approached the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) to offer their excuse as he sat in
the Mosque. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) accepted their excuses, renewed
their oath of allegiance and supplicated to Allah for their forgiveness, committing to Allah
whatever they had in their mind.
A Time of Truth
When Ka'bs turn came, he was so ashamed that he felt sick inside. He greeted the