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WHO WILL BUY THIS SLAVE:
Hazrat Anas says: A villager named Zaher bin Haram used to bring
good from his village to sell them in Madinah. He also used to bring some rural gifts
for Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
. In return Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
also gave him some
gifts made in Madinah.
He was a pious man, an Arab but African like personality. Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
had respect and love for him and use to say “He is my rural friend, and I am his
urban friend”.
Once, Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
saw him selling his goods in market. He quietly
came from behind so that Zaher bin Haram could not see him, and to surprise him,
He suddenly embraced him from behind. Zaher said, “Who is that? Free me.” But
when he realized that he is Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
, he tried to remain like that for
more time (to have blessings).
The Prophet jokingly asked his companions, “Who will purchase this slave?”.
Laughing and still in Prophet’s grip, Zaher said, “O messenger of Allah! you will be in
loss (because due to my poor personality, no one will give you a good price).”
Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
said, “(No Zaher), even if people don’t give you due respect,
but for Allah you are priceless and invaluable.”
(Ahmad, Mishkaat)
YOU ATE TOO MUCH DATES:
Once Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
, Hazrat Ali and few other companions were
eating dates from a big plate.
Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
by way of jest put the seeds in front of Hazrat Ali. When all
finished eating, there were no seeds in front of Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
, but a heap
in front of Hazrat Ali .
Prophet Muhammad
ﷺ
feigned surprise and asked, “O Ali, you ate so many
dates?”
Hazrat Ali humbly replied, “O messenger of Allah! Today i
realized that you eat dates with the seeds.”
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