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his two cloaks and admiration of his finery!‟ Upon hearing this Mu'az,
the son of Jabal said, „Evil is what you have said. O Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, we know nothing about him
except good.‟ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, made no
comment.
It was at this time that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
observed someone riding in the distance clad in white and
exclaimed, „May it be Abu Khaisamah‟, and he proved to be correct -
Abu Khaisamah had been taken for a beggar by the hypocrites
when he gave a small quantity of dates in charity.
When I learned that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
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upon him, was on his return from Tabuk I was filled with anxiety and
began to generate false excuses in my mind to help save myself
the son of Jabal said, „Evil is what you have said. O Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, we know nothing about him
except good.‟ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, made no
comment.
It was at this time that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
observed someone riding in the distance clad in white and
exclaimed, „May it be Abu Khaisamah‟, and he proved to be correct -
Abu Khaisamah had been taken for a beggar by the hypocrites
when he gave a small quantity of dates in charity.
When I learned that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
11
upon him, was on his return from Tabuk I was filled with anxiety and
began to generate false excuses in my mind to help save myself