Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that there was a Bedouin, whose name was, Zahir. He used to visit Messenger Muhammad salla Allah alayhi wa-sallam and bring him gifts from the desert. And Messenger Muhammad used to give him some provisions when he would leave to the desert. When Zahir was about to leave, Messenger Muhammad would say, ‘Zahir is our man from the desert and we are his supplier in the city.’ Messenger Muhammad loved Zahir, who was an ugly man. Once, Messenger Muhammad came to Zahir while he was selling his goods, and hugged him from behind that Zahir could not see him. Zahir said, ‘Release me. Who are you?’ Then he turned around and saw that the person was Messenger Muhammad. Thus, he kept pressing his back to Messenger Muhammad’s chest. Then Messenger Muhammad said, ‘Who will buy this slave?’ Zahir said, ‘O Messenger Muhammad, by Allah, you will find me unsaleable.’ Thereupon, Messenger Muhammad said, ‘But you are not valueless in Allah’s sight; rather, you are highly valued.’ [Musnand Imam Ahmed]
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