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and stood and how they ate—and their lack of respect
toward the Prophet (saas).
In the Qur’an, Allah reveals that some Bedouins and oth-
ers with the same moral character were ignorant in their
behavior toward the Prophet (saas). With no subtlety of
mind, courtesy, respect or love for others, these people acted
in a way quite remote from the standard of morality found
in the Qur’an. Allah tells us about the shallow behavior of
these people, who may have been in close proximity to the
Prophet (saas):
You who believe! Do not go into the Prophet’s rooms
except when you are invited to come and eat. Do not
wait there while the food is being cooked. However,
when you are called, go in, and when you have eaten,
disperse, not remaining there to chat with one another.
Doing that causes annoyance to the Prophet though he is
too reticent to tell you so. But Allah is not reticent with
the truth . . . (Surat al-Ahzab: 53)
As said earlier, these people could not ponder subtle mat-
ters. For example, some called out to the Prophet (saas) from
outside his private quarters. They interrupted him and
raised their voices during conversations with him. In the
Qur’an, Allah warned them about this behavior:

As for those who call out to you from outside your pri-
vate quarters, most of them do not use their intellect. If
they had only been patient until you came out to them,
it would have been better for them . . . (Surat al-Hujurat:
4-5)
Because their crude minds could not appreciate his supe-