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trouble in their absence. Abu Hurairah was the first to become
anxious and set off in search of him till he came to a garden wall of
the Banu Najjar. Abu Hurairah went around it in search of an
entrance, but could not find one. However, he spotted a small
stream of water coming from a well outside, which entered the
garden through the wall. He squeezed himself through the gap and
found the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him. The Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, inquired, „Abu Hurairah?‟ He replied,
"The same, O Messenger of Allah." He asked, „What is the matter?‟
Abu Hurairah answered, „You were with us, then you left and did not
return. We feared in case you had met with trouble without us. We
were anxious, I was the first. So I came, squeezed through the gap
in the wall like a fox, and the others are following me.‟ The Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, gave him his shoes and said, „Abu
Hurairah, take these and whosoever you meet outside this wall that
sincerely bears witness that there is no god except Allah, greet him
with the promise of Paradise.‟”

Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related this.