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“When the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, delivered a
sermon his eyes became red, his voice would rise and become
intense just as if he were alerting us against a hostile enemy. He
would say: „The enemy is advancing against you in the morning; he
advances against you in the evening.‟ He would also say: „My
advent and the advent of the Day of Judgement are as my two
fingers.‟ Then he held up his fore and middle fingers closely

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together.

He would say: „The best Word is the Book of Allah and the best
example is the example of Muhammad; the worst practice is the
introduction of innovation into the religion (which is contrary to the
spirit of Islam); innovation is error.‟ He would say: „I am more of a