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like the others who had held back from the campaign - your error
would have found its forgiveness through the supplication of the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.‟ They persisted in
reproaching me so harshly that I almost went back to the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, to withdraw my confession. Then, I
asked them, "Has there ever been a case similar to mine?" They
replied, "Murarah, the son of Rabi'a 'Amiri and Hilal, the son of
Umayyah Waqifi."
When they mentioned these two righteous men who had
participated in the Battle of Badr, and possessed many good
qualities, I was strengthened in my original resolve. The Prophet,
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praise and peace be upon him, directed the Muslims not to speak to
the three of us. People avoided us as if they were strangers, and it
felt as if I was in an alien land. This state of affairs continued for fifty
would have found its forgiveness through the supplication of the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.‟ They persisted in
reproaching me so harshly that I almost went back to the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, to withdraw my confession. Then, I
asked them, "Has there ever been a case similar to mine?" They
replied, "Murarah, the son of Rabi'a 'Amiri and Hilal, the son of
Umayyah Waqifi."
When they mentioned these two righteous men who had
participated in the Battle of Badr, and possessed many good
qualities, I was strengthened in my original resolve. The Prophet,
12
praise and peace be upon him, directed the Muslims not to speak to
the three of us. People avoided us as if they were strangers, and it
felt as if I was in an alien land. This state of affairs continued for fifty