Part of Lives of the Salaf — the Pious Predecessors (series completed)
· Lesson 22 of 72
A summary of the life of the Salaf between words and deeds | Episode (22) | Women and children of the ancestors
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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The life of the salaf between word and deed.
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The women of the salaf.
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On the authority of Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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A son of Abu Talha passed away, born to Umm Sulaym, may Allah be pleased with her.
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He said: The child died in the inner room.
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She covered him.
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Then she stood up and prepared breakfast for Abu Talha.
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Just as she would prepare it for him every night.
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Abu Talha entered and said to her:
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How is the boy?
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She replied:
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He is in the best of states.
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He praised Allah.
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Then she stood up and brought breakfast to Abu Talha.
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Then she attended to what women attend to.
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Abu Talha fulfilled his needs with his wife.
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When the time of the pre-dawn (sahar) arrived,
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She said:
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O Abu Talha,
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Have you not seen the family of so-and-so?
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They borrowed something and enjoyed it.
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Then when it was requested back from them,
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It was difficult for them.
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He said:
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They were not fair.
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She said:
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Indeed, your son was a loan from Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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And Allah, the Exalted, has taken him back.
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He praised Allah and said: "To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return."
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Then he went in the morning to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him:
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O Abu Talha,
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May Allah bless you both in your night.
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She then became pregnant with Abdullah Ibn Abi Talha.
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On the authority of Isma'il Ibn Muhammad Ibn Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah have mercy on him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed by a woman from the Banu Dinar,
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Whose husband, brother, and father had been killed alongside the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, at Uhud.
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When they brought her the news of their deaths, she said:
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What did the Messenger of Allah do?
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They said:
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Well, O mother of so-and-so.
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He is, by the praise of Allah, as you would wish.
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She said:
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Show him to me so that I may look at him.
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He was pointed out to her.
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When she saw him, she said:
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Every calamity after you is trivial.
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On the authority of 'Ata' Ibn Abi Rabah, who said:
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Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said to me:
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Shall I show you a woman from the people of Paradise?
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I said: Yes.
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He said:
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This black woman.
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She came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and said:
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I suffer from seizures and I become uncovered,
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So pray to Allah for me.
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He said:
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If you wish, be patient and you shall have Paradise,
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And if you wish, I will pray that He heals you.
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She said:
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I will be patient,
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But pray to Allah that I do not become uncovered.
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So he prayed for her.
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On the authority of Ibrahim Ibn 'Uqbah, who said:
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I heard Amat Khalid,
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The daughter of Khalid Ibn Sa'id Ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with her,
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Saying to her women at night:
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We have untied the knots of Shaytan;
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This is not a time for sleep.
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On the authority of Thabit al-Bunani:
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That Silah Ibn Ashyam was in a battle,
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And with him was a son of his.
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He said:
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O my son,
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Go forward and fight until I count you among the martyrs.
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He went forward and fought until he was killed, may Allah have mercy on him.
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Then he went forward and was killed.
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The women gathered at the home of his wife,
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Mu'adhah al-'Adawiyyah, may Allah have mercy on her.
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She said: Welcome.
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If you have come to congratulate me,
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Then welcome to you.
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But if you have come for anything else,
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Then go back.
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On the authority of Juwayriyah Bint Asma', may Allah have mercy on her, who said:
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Three brothers from the Banu Qati'ah were present at the day of Tustar,
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And they were martyred.
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Their mother went out one day to the market for some business,
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And she met a man who had been present at the battle of Tustar.
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She recognized him,
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And asked him about her sons.
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He said:
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They were martyred.
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She said:
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Were they advancing or retreating?
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He said:
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Advancing.
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She said:
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Praise be to Allah.
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They have attained victory and protected the honor,
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By my own soul, my father, and my mother.
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On the authority of al-Sari Ibn Bukayr, may Allah have mercy on him, who said:
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I witnessed the young women of the neighborhood standing in prayer at night.
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The children of the salaf.
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On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to bring me in with the elders of Badr.
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Some of them said:
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Why do you bring this youth in with us,
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When we have sons like him?
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He said:
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He is of whom you know.
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He said:
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One day he called them and called me with them,
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And I did not see him call me on that day
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Except to show them my status.
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He said:
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What do you say
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“When Allah's succour and the triumph cometh” (110:1)
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Until he finished the Surah.
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Some of them said:
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We are commanded to praise Allah and seek His forgiveness
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When the victory of Allah comes and He grants us conquest.
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Some of them said:
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We do not know.
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And some of them said nothing.
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Then he said to me:
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O Ibn 'Abbas, do you say the same?
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I said: No.
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He said:
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Then what do you say?
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I said:
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It is the end of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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Which Allah made known to him.
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"When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest,"
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The conquest of Makkah,
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That is the sign of your end.
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“Then hymn the praises of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him. Lo! He is ever ready to show mercy.” (110:3)
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Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance.
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'Umar said:
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I know nothing of it other than what you know.
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Aslam said:
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While I was with 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him,
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And he was patrolling Madinah,
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He became tired,
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So he leaned against a wall in the middle of the night.
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Suddenly, a woman was saying to her daughter:
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O my daughter, get up to that milk
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And mix it with water.
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She said to her:
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O mother,
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Do you not know what the decree of the Commander of the Faithful was today?
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She said:
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And what was his decree, O my daughter?
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She said:
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He ordered his announcer to proclaim:
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Milk shall not be mixed with water.
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She said to her:
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O my daughter,
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Get up to that milk and mix it with water,
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For you are in a place where neither 'Umar nor 'Umar's announcer can see you.
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The young girl said to her mother:
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O mother,
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By Allah, I would not obey him in public
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And disobey him in private.
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'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by some boys,
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Among them was Abdullah Ibn al-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with him.
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They fled, but he stood still.
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'Umar said to him:
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Why did you not flee with your companions?
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He said:
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O Commander of the Faithful,
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I have committed no crime to fear you,
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And the road was not narrow for me to make space for you.
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A delegation came to 'Umar Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, from Iraq.
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He looked at a young man among them who was preparing to speak.
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'Umar said:
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Let the elders speak.
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The youth said:
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O Commander of the Faithful,
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Matters are not determined by age.
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If it were so,
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There would be among the Muslims those who are older than you.
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He said:
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You have spoken the truth.
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So speak.
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The life of the salaf
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Between word and deed.