Saturday, August 16, 2014
Anas – may Allah be pleased with him – said, “There
was a man from amongst the Bedouins whose name was Zahir bin Haram. Whenever he
came to Madinah for a need, he brought something for the Prophet (saw) as a
gift, like cottage cheese or butter.
Likewise, the Prophet (saw) would prepare
some-thing to give to him whenever he wanted to leave, such as dates and so on.
The Prophet (saw) used to love him and say: “Zahir is our Bedouin and we are
his city-dwellers.” Zahir was not very good looking. One day, Zahir – May Allah
be pleased with him – left the desert and came to Allah’s Messenger (saw) but
did not find him.
He had some merchandise to sell so he went on
to the marketplace. When the Prophet (saw) found out about his arrival, he went
to the marketplace looking for him. When he arrived, he saw him selling his
merchandise with sweat pouring down from his face, and he wore Bedouin clothes
which did not smell good either.
The Prophet (saw) hugged him tightly from
behind, while Zahir was unaware and could not see who it was. Zahir became
scared and said: “Let me go! Who is this?” But the Prophet (saw) remained
silent.
Zahir tried to release himself from his grip
and started to look right and left. When he saw the Prophet (saw) he relaxed
and calmed down, placing his back against the Prophet’s chest. The Prophet (saw)
began to joke with him, saying to the public: “Who will buy this slave?! Who
will buy this slave?!”
Thereupon, Zahir looked at himself and
thought of his ex-treme poverty, for he had neither wealth nor good looks. He
said: “You will find me unmarketable, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet (saw) said:
“But you are not unmarketable with Al-lah.
You are very precious to Allah.” It was no
surprise then that the hearts of the poor were at-tached to the Prophet (saw) .
He would gain their respect and love by such an attitude.
Reference: Enjoy your life, Dr.
Muhammad ‘Abd Al-Rahman Al-‘Arifi
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