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PATIENCE AND MERCY TO ONE ANOTHER
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“One of the daughters of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon
him, sent a message asking him to come to her because her son
was on the verge of death. He sent the greetings to her with a
message saying: „Everything Allah has given belongs to Him, and
whatsoever He takes back belongs to Him. There is nothing that
does not have a term fixed by Him. Therefore, be patient and hope
for His Favor and Mercy.‟
She repeated her request imploring him in the Name of Allah to
come, so he set out accompanied by Sa‟ad son of Ubaydah, Mu'az
son of Jabal, Ubayy son of Ka‟ab, Zaid son of Thabit and others to
see her. Upon his arrival the child was presented to him, and he
took the child and placed him on his lap. When he saw the
distressed state of the child his eyes shed tears. Sa‟ad asked: „O
|H 30
“One of the daughters of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon
him, sent a message asking him to come to her because her son
was on the verge of death. He sent the greetings to her with a
message saying: „Everything Allah has given belongs to Him, and
whatsoever He takes back belongs to Him. There is nothing that
does not have a term fixed by Him. Therefore, be patient and hope
for His Favor and Mercy.‟
She repeated her request imploring him in the Name of Allah to
come, so he set out accompanied by Sa‟ad son of Ubaydah, Mu'az
son of Jabal, Ubayy son of Ka‟ab, Zaid son of Thabit and others to
see her. Upon his arrival the child was presented to him, and he
took the child and placed him on his lap. When he saw the
distressed state of the child his eyes shed tears. Sa‟ad asked: „O