gave you, not from the wealth of your mother nor from the wealth of
your father." The Sahaabah were furious at the man and step forward to
discipline him for what hesaid. Rasul Allah commanded everyone to
leave him.
Then by the hand, Rasul Allah took him home, opened his door and
said,"Take what you wish and leave what you wish." Theman did so and
after he completed, Rasul Allah asked him, "Have I honored you?" "Yes,
by Allah,"
said the Bedouin. "Ash hadu an laa ilaaha illa Allah, wa ashhadu anna
Muhammadar Rasul Allah."
When the Sahabah heard of how the man changed, Rasul Allah taught them.
"Verily the example of myself, you and this Bedouin is that of a man
who had his camel run away. The townspeople tried capturing the camel
for him by running and shouting after the camel, only driving it
further away. The man would shout, 'Leave me and my camel, I know my
camel better.' Then he took some grass in his hand, ruffled it in
front of the camel, until it came willingly.
'By Allah, had I left you to this Bedouin, you would have hit him,
hurt him, hewould have left without Islam and eventually haveentered
hellfire."
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