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The Prophet Muhammad (saas)

blessing on His creatures." 95

Jundub ibn Makith (r.a.) said:
"Whenever a delegation came to meet the Messenger of
Allah, he would wear his best clothes and order his lead-

ing Companions to do likewise. I saw the Prophet (saas)
on the day that the delegation of Kindah came to meet
him; he was wearing a Yemeni garment, and Abu Bakr
and 'Umar were dressed similarly." 96

Another hadith relates:

"Eat what you like, and wear what you like pro-
vided that it is free from two things : ex-
travagance and vainglory." 97

The Prophet (saas) would immedi-
ately warn any of his companions who
were unkempt or failed to care for
their appearance. One story on the
subject is from 'Ata 'ibn Yassar (ra):

"The Messenger of Allah was in
the mosque, when a man with un-
kempt hair and an untidy beard
came in. The Prophet (saas)

pointed to him, as if indicating to
him that he should tidy up his
hair and beard. The man went and
did so, then returned. The
Prophet (saas) said, 'Is this not
better than that any one of you
should come with unkempt

hair?'" 98

According to the hadith nar-
rated by one of the companions of
the Prophet (saas), the Prophet

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