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Murarah and Hilal shut themselves away in their homes in misery, weeping bitterly. As
for Ka'b, he was younger than the other two and would go to the Mosque to offer his
prayer even though everyone avoided him.
In Ka'bs anxiousness to receive even the remotest amount of acknowledgement from
the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam), he would wait until everyone had left the
Mosque after the prayer had ended and then go to greet him. He hoped that perhaps he
might see his lips move, indicating a response to his greetings. Sometimes, when he
was offering a voluntary prayer, he noticed the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
glance in his direction, but whenever he looked up, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) looked away from him.
A feeling of great pain, loneliness and deep regret accompanied all three. Ka'bs suffering
increased still further when, one day, as he passed by the garden of his dearest cousin,
Abu Katadhi, he decided to climb over the garden wall to see if he was there. Abu
Katadhi was in the garden so Ka‟b greeted him, but he did not return the greeting. In
desperation, Ka'b said, "Don't you know I love you in the Name of Allah and His
Messenger (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)?" But Abu Katadhi just looked at him and said,
for Ka'b, he was younger than the other two and would go to the Mosque to offer his
prayer even though everyone avoided him.
In Ka'bs anxiousness to receive even the remotest amount of acknowledgement from
the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam), he would wait until everyone had left the
Mosque after the prayer had ended and then go to greet him. He hoped that perhaps he
might see his lips move, indicating a response to his greetings. Sometimes, when he
was offering a voluntary prayer, he noticed the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
glance in his direction, but whenever he looked up, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) looked away from him.
A feeling of great pain, loneliness and deep regret accompanied all three. Ka'bs suffering
increased still further when, one day, as he passed by the garden of his dearest cousin,
Abu Katadhi, he decided to climb over the garden wall to see if he was there. Abu
Katadhi was in the garden so Ka‟b greeted him, but he did not return the greeting. In
desperation, Ka'b said, "Don't you know I love you in the Name of Allah and His
Messenger (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)?" But Abu Katadhi just looked at him and said,