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Hadith 3697
That once he was in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) carrying a water pot for his ablution and for cleaning
his private parts. While he was following him carrying it (i.e. the pot), the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Who is this?"
He said, "I am Abu Huraira." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Bring me stones in order to clean my private parts,
and do not bring any bones or animal dung." Abu Huraira went on narrating: So I brought some
stones, carrying them in the corner of my robe till I put them by his side and went away. When he
finished, I walked with him and asked, "What about the bone and the animal dung?" He said, "They
are of the food of Jinns. The delegate of Jinns of (the city of) Nasibin came to me--and how nice those
Jinns were--and asked me for the remains of the human food. I invoked Allah for them that they
would never pass by a bone or animal dung but find food on them."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 63, Hadith 85
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When Abu Dhar received the news of the Advent of the Prophet (ﷺ) he said to his brother, "Ride to this
valley (of Mecca) and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a prophet who is
informed of the news of Heaven. Listen to what he says and come back to me." So his brother set out
and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and listened to some of his talks, and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him.
"I have seen him enjoining virtuous behavior and saying something that is not poetry." Abu Dhar said,
"You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted." He then took his journey-food and carried a waterskin
of his, containing some water till be reached Mecca. He went to the Mosque and searched for the
Prophet and though he did not know him, he hated to ask anybody about him. When a part of the night
had passed away, `Ali saw him and knew that he was a stranger.
So when Abu Dhar saw `Ali, he followed him, and none of them asked his companion about anything,
and when it was dawn, Abu Dhar took his journey food and his water-skin to the Mosque and stayed
there all the day long without being perceived by the Prophet, and when it was evening, he came back
to his retiring place. `Ali passed by him and said, "Has the man not known his dwelling place yet?" So
`Ali awakened him and took him with him and none of them spoke to the other about anything. When
it was the third day. `Ali did the same and Abu Dhar stayed with him. Then `Ali said "Will you tell me
what has brought you here?" Abu Dhar said, "If you give me a firm promise that you will guide me,
then I will tell you." `Ali promised him, and he informed `Ali about the matter.
`Ali said, "It is true, and he is the Messenger of Allah. Next morning when you get up, accompany me,
and if I see any danger for you, I will stop as if to pass water, but if I go on, follow me and enter the
place which I will enter." Abu Dhar did so, and followed `Ali till he entered the place of the Prophet,
and Abu Dhar went in with him, Abu Dhar listened to some of the Prophet's talks and embraced Islam
on the spot. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Go back to your people and inform them (about it) till you
receive my order." Abu Dhar said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, I will proclaim my conversion
loudly amongst them (i.e. the pagans)." So he went out, and when he reached the Mosque, he said as
loudly as possible, "I bear witness that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." The People got up and beat him painfully.
Then Al-Abbas came and knelt over him ((to protect him) and said (to the people), "Woe to you!
Don't you know that this man belongs to the tribe of Ghifar and your trade to Sha'm is through their
way?" So he rescued him from them. Abu Dhar again did the same the next day. They beat him and
took vengeance on him and again Al-Abbas knelt over him (to protect him). Sahih al-Bukhari Book 63, Hadith 86