Gardens of the Righteous — Page 158
158. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS while his loin cloth is hanging down. Allah does not accept the Prayer of a man who lets down his loin cloth (Abu Daud). 801. Qais ibn Bishr Taghlibi relates that his father, who kept company with Abu Darda' told him: There was a man in Damascus who was a companion of the Holy Prophet, who was called Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah. He liked solitude and did not spend much time in the company of people. He spent most of his time in salat, and when he had finished he occupied himself with glorifying and magnifying Allah, till he went home. He passed by us one day when we were sitting with Abu Darda'. The latter said to him: Tell us something which might be useful for us and the telling of which would not harm you. He said: The Holy Prophet despatched a scouting party and when they returned one of them came to the company in which the Holy Prophet was and said to his neighbour, in the course of conversation: I wish you had seen us when we met the enemy and one of them took up his spear and struck one of us and he returned his attack and said: Take this from me and I am only a Ghifari boy. Now what do you think of this? The neighbour said: I think he lost his merit because of his boast. He said: I see no harm in it. They began to argue till the Holy Prophet heard them and said: Glory be to Allah, he could be both rewarded and praised. Abu Darda' seemed pleased with this and raising his head began to repeat: Did you hear the Holy Prophet say this? and Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah kept answering: Indeed; till I said to Abu Darda':. Would you mount on his knees?. Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah passed by us another day and Abu Darda' said to him:. Tell us something that might be useful for us and the telling of which would not harm you. He said: The Holy Prophet told us that he who spends on making provision for a horse is like one who extends his hand in spending for charity and does not restrain it. He passed by us another day and Abu Darda‘ said to him: Tell us something that might be useful for us and the telling of which would not harm you. He said: The Holy Prophet once said: Khuraim. Usaidi would be an excellent person were it not for his long hair and his low hanging loin cloth. This reached the ears of Khuraim and he hastened to trim down his hair with a pair of scissors to his ears and to raise his loin cloth halfway up to his knees. . On another occasion he passed by us and Abu Darda' said to him: Tell us something that might be useful for us and the telling of which would not harm you. He said that he had heard the Holy Prophet say, while returning from an expedition: You are returning to your brothers so put your saddles and clothes in order till you begin to look elegant. Allah does not like untidiness (Abu. Daud). 802. Abu Sa'id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet said: The loin cloth of a Muslim should be half way below the knees; but there is no harm if it is above the ankles. That which hangs below the ankles is in the Fire. Allah will not look at one who lets down his loin cloth out of pride (Abu Daud). 803. Ibn Umar relates: I passed near the Holy Prophet and my loin