An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
1. god’s people
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remained a fine Muslim till the day he died.
When he was suffering his final illness, the
Prophet came to visit him and found him in a
state of unconsciousness. “I think that Talha’ s
soul will be taken up tonight,” he said. He
departed then, asking to be informed when Talha
regained consciousness.
It was midnight before he did so, and he said that
the Prophet should not be disturbed at that late
hour. “He might be bitten by some harmful
creature, or some enemy might do him an injury
if he comes out at night,” he protested. Talha
passed away that very night and the Prophet was
not informed until after the morning prayer. The
Prophet prayed, “Lord, meet him in such a way
that both he and You are of good cheer on
meeting each other.”
(AL-TABARANI)
WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS THE MAN WITHIN
A complaint was made to the Prophet about the
behaviour of Abdullah ibn Hudhaifah. It was
said that he joked and played the fool too much.
