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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The Mawaddah Association is pleased

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to present to you glimpses from the lives of the Companions,

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by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha,

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may Allah have mercy upon him.

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Abu Lubaba, may Allah be pleased with him.

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In the second year before the Hijrah,

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caravans of pilgrims set out from the polytheists of Yathrib,

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turning their faces toward Makkah, intending to perform the pilgrimage.

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Among the ranks of these polytheistic caravans

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were seventy men and two women

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who had embraced Islam.

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They approached Makkah,

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their hearts filled with the hope of meeting their noble Prophet,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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And the bearer of their upright religion,

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for many of them had believed in him

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before their eyes had even beheld him.

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No sooner had they arrived in Makkah

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than they made an appointment with the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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to meet in secret

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on the second day of the Tashriq days.

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The place of the meeting was

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at the first Jamrah in Mina.

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As for the time,

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it was in the last third of the night,

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for fear that the Quraysh might find out.

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The night was a veil,

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and the world was asleep,

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save for the hearts of the believers.

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And there,

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the early believers from the Ansar renewed their pledge

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to meet their Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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in a place hidden from the Quraysh.

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And there, too,

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they extended their hands to him and said,

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"We pledge our allegiance to you, O Messenger of Allah,

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for we are people of war and people of arms,

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which we have inherited from generation to generation."

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Then they pledged to protect him

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just as they protected themselves, their wives, and their children,

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and that he and his Companions should migrate to them.

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Among the foremost of those who pledged allegiance

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was Abu Lubaba,

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Rifa'ah ibn al-Mundhir.

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Before these believing men who had pledged allegiance dispersed

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from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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he chose twelve men from among their leaders,

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appointing them as their representatives (nuqaba').

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Among these representatives

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was Abu Lubaba.

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They returned to Yathrib with the believing vanguard,

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“Jubilant (are they) because of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them but are left behind: That there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.” (3:170)

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overjoyed at having met their Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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resolved to fulfill the conditions of their pledge.

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They began to make preparations to receive the waves of the Muhajirun (emigrants),

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and made ready to welcome the noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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Then Allah granted His Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, permission to migrate,

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so he turned his face toward Madinah,

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accompanied by his intimate friend and companion,

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Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him.

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No sooner had the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reached the outskirts of Yathrib

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than the entire city surged forth

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to welcome its great guest

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and greet its noble Prophet,

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Muhammad ibn Abdullah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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Abu Lubaba was among the foremost of those welcoming and greeting him.

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Days passed,

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the foundations of the Islamic state were laid,

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and Allah granted His Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, permission for jihad.

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The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, resolved to meet the polytheists at Badr.

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When the Muslim army set out from Madinah,

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heading to meet their enemy and the enemy of Allah,

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Abu Lubaba was in the army,

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yearning for jihad

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and hoping for martyrdom.

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But the noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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sent him back from partway along the journey,

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appointing him as his deputy over Madinah.

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He commanded him to return,

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and Abu Lubaba submitted to the command.

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He returned, his heart heavy with sorrow

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and his soul filled with regret.

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But the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had commanded,

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and the command of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is not to be refused.

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The noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sensed

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the conflicting emotions stirring within Abu Lubaba.

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For being the deputy of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in Madinah

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is an honor like no other,

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yet being deprived of the reward of jihad

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is a loss like no other.

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So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, comforted him,

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assigned him a share of the spoils,

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and promised him the reward,

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as if he had been present at Badr.

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Abu Lubaba remained sincere to his Lord,

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faithful to the pledge he had made to his Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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until the Battle of Banu Qurayza,

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where his mount stumbled,

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and he committed a slip he never imagined he would make.

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This was because the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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had headed toward Banu Qurayza after the Battle of the Trench (Khandaq),

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to discipline them for breaking their covenant,

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their betrayal of him, and their treachery against the Muslims.

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He besieged their fortresses from every side,

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surrounding them as a shackle surrounds the neck.

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When the siege intensified upon them,

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they sent to the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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to negotiate their surrender,

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stipulating certain conditions for themselves.

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But the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, refused

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to accept any condition from them,

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and ordered them to submit to his judgment, whatever it might be.

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He had already decreed that their fighting men be executed,

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and they did not know.

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So they sent to the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saying,

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"Send us Abu Lubaba so we may consult him."

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There had been an alliance between them and the tribe of Abu Lubaba

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during the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era).

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When Abu Lubaba came to them,

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the women and children gathered around him, weeping and wailing.

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The men stood before him, asking,

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"Do you think we should submit to the judgment of Muhammad, O Abu Lubaba?"

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He said, "Yes."

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But he gestured with his hand toward his throat to signal to them

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that the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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had decreed their execution.

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Abu Lubaba said,

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"By Allah, my feet had not yet moved from their place

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before I realized that I had betrayed Allah and His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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He was overcome with remorse.

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"I do not know how I can escape the wrath of Allah."

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Abu Lubaba did not go to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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but instead headed straight to his house.

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He brought an iron chain,

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and asked to be tied to one of the pillars of the Mosque,

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standing on his feet.

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Then he said, "By Allah, I will not untie myself,

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nor will I consume food or drink,

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until Allah accepts my repentance or I die."

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When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saw him in this state

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and learned of what he had done,

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he said, "Had he come to me,

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I would have sought forgiveness for him.

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But since he has done what he has done,

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I will not release him until Allah releases him."

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Abu Lubaba remained in this state for days,

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until his body grew weak,

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his bones became frail,

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and his strength failed.

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Then other days followed,

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during which his hearing was affected,

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so he could barely hear anything.

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His sight also dimmed,

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so he could barely see.

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He had a daughter who would come to him, weeping and wailing,

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and she would untie his bonds for every prayer,

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then tie him back to his chain afterward.

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Abu Lubaba spent six days and nights tied to the pillar of the Mosque,

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until relief came to him from the heavens

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at the dawn of the seventh night.

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This occurred in the house of Umm Salama, may Allah be pleased with her.

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Umm Salama said,

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"I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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at dawn, laughing.

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I said,

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'Why are you laughing, O Messenger of Allah?

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May Allah keep you smiling.'

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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,

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'Allah has accepted the repentance of Abu Lubaba.'

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I said, 'Shall I give him the good news, O Messenger of Allah?'

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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,

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'Yes, if you wish.'"

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So Umm Salama stood at the door of her chamber,

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and this was before the veil (hijab) was imposed upon the wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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and she said,

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"O Abu Lubaba,

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rejoice,

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for Allah has accepted your repentance."

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Umm Salama said,

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"The people rushed to him to untie him."

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But he said,

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"No, by Allah,

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not until the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, unties me with his own hand."

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When the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, went out for prayer,

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he untied him himself.

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No one can fathom the joy of Abu Lubaba at Allah’s acceptance of his repentance,

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or imagine the extent of his delight at his Prophet’s, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, pleasure with him.

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For from that day on, he remained

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reciting the words of Allah, the Almighty,

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which were revealed regarding him, and whenever he recited them,

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his eyes would well up with joy at Allah’s acceptance of his repentance.

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"Had he come to me,

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I would have sought forgiveness for him."

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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

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