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1334. It was narrated that ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm said: “When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ came to Al-Madinah, the people rushed towards him and it was said: ‘The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ has come!’ I came along with the people to see him, and when I looked at the face of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, I realized that his face was not the face of a liar. The first thing he said was: “O people, spread (the greeting of) Salâm, offer food to people and pray at night when
people are sleeping, you will enter Paradise in peace.”
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a. Before embracing Islam, 'Abdullâh bin Salâm was a Jew. As such he was aware of the signs of the would-be Prophet contained in the earlier Books. That is why he had no difficulty in accepting Islam.
b. Face, they say, is an index to a man's character. This means that all the traits of a man's character — virtue, vice, truth, falsehood — get mirrored in his looks and outward personality. It is, therefore, easy for a discerning man to recognize a truthful person from a liar or impostor.
