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4359. It was narrated that Sa’d said: “On the Day of the Conquest of Makkah, ‘Abdullāh bin Sa’d bin Abī Sarḥ hid with ‘Uthmān bin ‘Affān, who brought him to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, accept the pledge of ‘Abdullāh.’ He raised his head and looked at him three times, and refused each time, then he accepted his pledge after three times. Then he turned to his Companions and said: ‘Was there no wise man among you who could have stood up when he saw me
holding back my hand from (accepting) his allegiance, to kill him?' They said: 'We did not know, O Messenger of Allāh, what was on your mind. Why didn't you make some hint to us with your eyes?' He said: 'It is not appropriate for a Prophet to deceive with his eyes.'" (Hasan)
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Winking with the eyes is considered a deceitful act.
