Continued .... Now, the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam never met him. But one day the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam is sitting with the companions and this is in Sahih Muslim, and he says to the companions, that there is a man “خير التابعين” (Khayr Al Tabi’een) – the best of those that come after you, the next generation, there is a man by the name of Uwais ibn ‘Aamir, Uwais Al Qarani, Uwais ibn ‘Aamir, and the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam said that he was, he’s from Yemen, he will come to you from Yemen, from Muraad – from the tribe of Qaran and the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam said that he had leprosy and he was cured from his leprosy, asked Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala to cure his leprosy except for the size of a dirham on his shoulder. And the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam said and he has a mother. He has a mother. And he treats his mother with excellence. He is obedient to his mother and he said “لو أقسم على الله لأبره” [Laww aqsam ala Allah la abarraho] – and that young man, if he took an oath upon Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, Allah will surely honor his oath. So if you meet him then ask him to seek forgiveness for you. Can you imagine the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam is telling the sahaba, if you meet this man who has never even met me, who is not even from the sahaba, then ask him to seek forgiveness for you, because of his status with Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. So ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab RA when he became khalifah, and he saw the different people coming from Yemen, the different tribes coming from Yemen, Umar RA every single year would go out and ask “أفيكم أويس القرني؟ “[ Afeekom Uwais Al Qarani?] – is Uwais Al-Qarani amongst you? Is Uwais amongst you?
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