English
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A man from the desert named Zahir ibn Haram would bring gifts to the Prophet (ﷺ) from the desert, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would equip him when he wished to leave. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Zahir is our desert, and we are his city.” The Prophet (ﷺ) loved him, though he was unattractive. One day, the Prophet (ﷺ) came to him while he was selling his goods and embraced him from behind, so he could not see him. He said, “Let me go, who is this?” He turned and recognized the Prophet (ﷺ), then kept his back pressed against the Prophet’s chest once he knew him. The Prophet (ﷺ) began saying, “Who will buy this slave?” He said, “O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, you will find me unsellable.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “But with Allah, you are not unsellable.”