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Al-’Utbi:

As I was sitting by the grave of the Prophet (ﷺ), a Bedouin Arab came and said: “Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allāh! I have heard Allāh saying: ‘And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allāh. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muḥammad], and asked forgiveness of Allāh and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allāh Accepting of repentance and Merciful.’ [4:64], so I have come to you asking forgiveness for my sin, seeking your intercession with my Lord.”

Then he began to recite poetry:

“O best of those whose bones are buried in the deep earth,
And from whose fragrance the depth and the height have become sweet,
May I be the ransom for a grave which thou inhabit,
And in which are found purity, bounty and munificence!”

Then he left, and I fell asleep and saw the Prophet (ﷺ) in my sleep. He said to me: “Yā ’Utbi, run after the Bedouin and give him glad tidings that Allāh has forgiven him.”

[Kitab al-Adhkar, Imām Nawawi]

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