Why Did They Become Muslims

it exceeds the limit. It is an act of bid’at to have it shorter than one
handful. It is wâjib to let such beard to grow till it reaches the
length of one handful. It is makrûh to shave your beard. However,
it is permissible to shave it when you have an excuse.]
41– Every night he put kohl (a certain protective substance) on
his eyes.
42– A mirror, a comb, a container for the substance that he put
on his eyes every night, a miswâk, [1]
scissors, thread and needle
were never absent among his personal possessions at home. He
would take these things with him when he went on a voyage.
43– He enjoyed beginning everything from the right hand side
and doing everything with his right hand. The only thing he did
with his left hand was cleaning himself in the toilet.
44– With kinds of work done in numbers, he preferred odd
numbers whenever possible.
45– After the night prayer, he would sleep until midnight, get
up and spend the rest of the time worshipping till morning prayer.
He would lie on his right flank, put his right hand under his cheek,
and recite some sûras (chapters of the Qur’ân al-kerîm) until he
fell asleep.
46– He preferred tafa’ul, (which means to draw good omen
from things.) In other words, when he saw something for the first
time or all of a sudden, he interpreted it optimistically. He did not
interpret anything as ominous.
47– At times of sorrow, he would think pensively, holding his
beard.
48– Whenever he felt sad, he would begin performing namâz.
The flavour and the pleasure he felt during the namâz would
eliminate his sadness.
49– He would never listen to a backbiter or a gossipper.
50– Whenever he wanted to look at something on one side or
behind, he would turn with his entire body, instead of turning only
his head.
[1] A short stick (about 20 centimetres long and no more than one
centimetre thick) cut from a certain shrub called Erâk (salvadora
persica) growing in Arabia. One end of the miswâk is pounded into
fibres and used as a toothbrush.
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