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The Prophet (ﷺ) did not screen himself from me (had never prevented me from entering upon him) since I
embraced Islam, and whenever he saw me, he would receive me with a smile. Once I told him that I
could not sit firm on horses. He stroked me on the chest with his hand, and said, “O Allah! Make him
firm and make him a guiding and a rightly guided man.

When Allah Apostle was in Ta’if (trying to conquer it), he said to his companions, “Tomorrow we will
return (to Medina), if Allah wills.” Some of the companions of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “We will not
leave till we conquer it.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Therefore, be ready to fight tomorrow.” On the following
day, they (Muslims) fought fiercely (with the people of Ta’if) and suffered many wounds. Then
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Tomorrow we will return (to Medina), if Allah wills.” His companions kept
quiet this time. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) then smiled.

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “I have been ruined for I have had sexual relation with my wife
in Ramadan (while I was fasting)” The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), “Manumit a slave.” The man said, ” I
cannot afford that.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “(Then) fast for two successive months continuously”. The man
said, “I cannot do that.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “(Then) feed sixty poor persons.” The man said, “I have
nothing (to feed them with).” Then a big basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ)
said, “Where is the questioner? Go and give this in charity.” The man said, “(Shall I give this in
charity) to a poorer person than l? By Allah, there is no family in between these two mountains (of
Medina) who are poorer than we.” The Prophet (ﷺ) then smiled till his premolar teeth became visible, and
said, “Then (feed) your (family with it).

Rifa`a Al-Qurazi divorced his wife irrevocably (i.e. that divorce was the final). Later on `Abdur-
Rahman bin Az-Zubair married her after him. She came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I
was Rifa`a’s wife and he divorced me thrice, and then I was married to `Abdur-Rahman bin AzZubair,
who, by Allah has nothing with him except something like this fringe, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ),” showing a
fringe she had taken from her covering sheet. Abu Bakr was sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) while Khalid Ibn
Sa`id bin Al-As was sitting at the gate of the room waiting for admission. Khalid started calling Abu
Bakr, “O Abu Bakr! Why don’t you reprove this lady from what she is openly saying before Allah’s
Apostle?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) did nothing except smiling, and then said (to the lady), “Perhaps you want
to go back to Rifa`a? No, (it is not possible), unless and until you enjoy the sexual relation with him
(`Abdur Rahman), and he enjoys the sexual relation with you.”

`Umar bin Al-Khattab asked permission of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to see him while some Quraishi women
were sitting with him and they were asking him to give them more financial support while raising
their voices over the voice of the Prophet. When `Umar asked permission to enter, all of them hurried
to screen themselves the Prophet (ﷺ) admitted `Umar and he entered, while the Prophet (ﷺ) was smiling.
`Umar said, “May Allah always keep you smiling, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Let my father and mother be
sacrificed for you !” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I am astonished at these women who were with me. As soon
as they heard your voice, they hastened to screen themselves.” `Umar said, “You have more right, that
they should be afraid of you, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” And then he (`Umar) turned towards them and said,
“O enemies of your souls! You are afraid of me and not of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” The women replied,
“Yes, for you are sterner and harsher than Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ).” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “O Ibn Al-Khattab!
By Him in Whose Hands my life is, whenever Satan sees you taking a way, he follows a way other
than yours!”

When `Abdur-Rahman came to us, the Prophet (ﷺ) established a bond of brotherhood between him and
Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi`. Once the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “As you (O `Abdur-Rahman) have married, give a wedding
banquet even if with one sheep.”

I said to Anas bin Malik, “Did it reach you that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “There is no treaty of brotherhood in
Islam’?” Anas said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) made a treaty (of brotherhood) between the Ansar and the Quraish in
my home.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) visited a household among the Ansars, and he took a meal with them. When he
intended to leave, he asked for a place in that house for him, to pray so a mat sprinkled with water was
put and he offered prayer over it, and invoked for Allah’s Blessing upon them (his hosts).

`Umar saw a silken cloak over a man (for sale) so he took it to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, ‘O Allah’s
Apostle! Buy this and wear it when the delegate come to you.’ He said, ‘The silk is worn by one who
will have no share (in the Here-after).’ Some time passed after this event, and then the Prophet (ﷺ) sent a
(similar) cloak to him. `Umar brought that cloak back to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, ‘You have sent this to
me, and you said about a similar one what you said?’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘I have sent it to you so that
you may get money by selling it.’ Because of this, Ibn `Umar used to hate the silken markings on the
garments.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ” I know whether you are angry or pleased.” I said, “How do you know that,
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” He said, “When you are pleased, you say, “Yes, by the Lord of Muhammad,’ but
when you are angry, you say, ‘No, by the Lord of Abraham!’ ” I said, “Yes, I do not leave, except your
name.”