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2579. It was narrated that Abû Sa'eed Al-Khudrî said: “When he was in Yemen, ‘Alî sent a piece of gold that was still mixed with sediment to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ distributed it among four people: Al-Aqra’ bin Hâbis Al-Hanzalî, ‘Uyaynah bin Badr Al-
Fazârî, 'Alqamah bin 'Ulâthah Al-'Âmirî, who was from Banu Kilâb and Zaid At-Tâ'î who was from Banu Nabhân. The Quraish" – he said one time "the chiefs of the Quraish" – "became angry and said: 'You give to the chiefs of Najd and not to us?' He said: 'I only did that, so as to soften their hearts toward Islam.' Then a man with a thick beard, prominent cheeks, sunken eyes, a high forehead, and a shaven head came and said: 'Fear Allâh, O Mu'ammad!' He said: 'Who would obey Allâh if I disobeyed Him? (Is it fair that) He has entrusted me with all the people of the Earth but you do not trust me?' Then the man went away, and a man from among the people, whom they (the narrators) think was Khâlid bin Al-Wafid, asked for permission to kill him. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Among the offspring of this man will be some people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not go any further than their throats. They will kill the Muslims but leave the idol worshippers alone, and they will pass through Islam as an arrow passes through the body of the target. If I live to see them, I will kill them all, as the people of 'Ad were killed.'" (Sahih)
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1. "A man": so to say, his outer appearance was also ugly and the way he spoke was still uglier and unpleasant. Essentially, that person was a hypocrite, and
had ostensibly embraced Islam, which was motivated by greed for wealth. When he failed to get anything, he began to talk nonsense.
2. He did not give permission, because outwardly he was a Muslim, and the killing of the hypocrites was not allowed. Moreover, he had not leveled any explicit allegation.
3. "Among the offspring of this man": this prophecy was actually fulfilled. They appeared during the period of 'Alî رضي الله عنه. They were the Khawarij or the Deserters. They used to recite the Qur'an much, but recitation is something else, understanding it is something else.
