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When I came from Ethiopia (to Medina), I was a young girl. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) made me wear a sheet
having marks on it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was rubbing those marks with his hands saying, "Sanah! Sanah!"
(i.e. good, good).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 63, Hadith 99
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Um Habiba and Um Salama mentioned a church they had seen in Ethiopia and in the church there
were pictures. When they told the Prophet (ﷺ) of this, he said, "Those people are such that if a pious man
amongst them died, they build a place of worship over his grave and paint these pictures in it. Those
people will be Allah's worst creatures on the Day of Resurrection . "
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We used to greet the Prophet (ﷺ) while he used to be in prayers, and he used to reply to our greetings. But
when we came back from Najashi (the King of Ethiopia) we greeted him (while he was praying) and
he did not reply to us. We said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We used to greet you in the past and you used to
reply to us." He said, "Verily The Mind is occupied and busy with more important matter during the
prayer." (So one cannot return One's greetings.)