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other buy an axe and bring it to me
.”
The man returned with the axe. The
Prophet [s] split a log with it and
then instructed the man, “
Go and
gather firewood and sell it. Continue
doing this and I do not want to see
you for fifteen days.
”
The man eagerly set out to fulfill the
Holy Prophet’s [s] instructions. After
all, the Companions [r] loved their
Prophet [s] dearly and obeyed his
every command. Using his axe, the
man gathered wood and sold it, and
after two weeks he had earned him-
self ten silver coins.
With some of the money he bought
food and with some he bought
clothes. He hurried back to Holy
Prophet [s] excitedly to show him
what he had earned. The Prophet
[s] smiled, and how beautiful the
blessed Prophet’s [s] smile was. It
