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tears began to roll down his hand-
some cheeks. After some time he
walked over to a green bush and
plucked a branch which he broke in
two. He then stuck one part on each
of the two graves.
This was most unusual indeed. The
Companions had often accompa-
nied the Holy Prophet [s] to the
graveyard but had never before
seen him doing anything quite like
that.
“
O Prophet of Allah, indeed we have
witnessed you doing something
very unusual . Please do tell us why
you cried and why you placed those
twigs on the two graves.
”
Nabi
Muhammad [s] replied in a sad
voice, “
Both of these men are being
punished in their graves, but not
because they were evil men. One
