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6923. Narrated Abū Burda: Abū Mūsā said, "I came to the Prophet ﷺ along with two men (from the tribe) of Ash'ariyūn, one on my right and the other on my left, while Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was brushing his teeth (with a Siwāk), and both men asked him for some employment. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'O Abū Mūsā, O 'Abdullāh bin Qais', I said, 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth, these two men did not tell me what was in their hearts and I did not feel (realize) that they were seeking employment.' As if I were looking now at his Siwāk being drawn to a corner under his lips, and he said, 'We never (or said, 'we do not') appoint for our affairs anyone who seeks to be employed. But O Abū Mūsā!' or said, 'Abdullāh bin Qais! Go to Yemen.' " The Prophet ﷺ then sent Mu'ādh bin Jabal after him and when Mu'ādh reached him, he spread out a cushion for him and requested him to get down (and sit on the cushion). Behold! There was a fettered man beside Abū Mūsā. Mu'ādh asked, 'Who is this (man)?' Abū Mūsā said, 'He was a Jew and became a Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism.' Then Abū Mūsā requested Mu'ādh to sit down but Mu'ādh said, 'I will not sit down till he has been killed. This is the judgement of Allāh and His Messenger (for such cases), and repeated it thrice. Then Abū Mūsā ordered that the man be killed, and he was killed.” Abū Mūsā added, “Then we discussed the night (Tahajjud) prayers and one of us said, ‘I offer (prayer) and sleep, and I hope that Allāh will reward me for my sleep as well as for my waking up (for prayers).’”