Allah (peace and blessingsbe upon him) said: Allah Almighty loves from
among His creatures the purest, the unknown and the innocent ones;
those whose heads are not combed, whose faces are dusty and whose
stomachs are empty; those who are not allowed to enter the courts of
the leaders and the kings; and are rejected if they should askthe hand
of wealthy girls. If they are absent nobody would ask about them and
once they appear no one is pleased to see them; when these people
become sick no one visits them and once they die none attend their
funerals.
The Prophet was then asked: How can we meet one of them O Messenger of
Allah? He said: One such person is Uways Al Qarani. The Companions
asked: And who is Uways Al Qarani? He said: A wide eyed white person,
broad shouldered, with a straight built body. He always has his beard
closeto his bosom, with his eyes fixed on the place of his
prostration, putting his right hand on his left hand, reciting the
Quran and weeping upon himself. He has dirty clothes and no one cares
for him. He is unknown onearth but well known in heaven. If he swears
uponAllah, Allah will surely fulfil his oath. Under his left shoulder
he has a white brilliant spot. On the Day of Judgement it will be said
to the slaves of Allah: Enter Paradise, and Uways will be told: Stop
here to make intercesion. Then Allah will make him intercede in favour
a large number of poeple, equivalent to the tribes of Rabiah and
Muddar. O Umer and you Ali, if you should meet him ask him to seek
forgiveness of Allah for you; for Allah will surely forgive you.
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