he slipped away. [Recorded by Muslim.]

In another narration also transmitted by Muslim, Asīr Jābir (may Allah have mercy on him) reports that a delegation from Kufah came to ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him). Among them was a man who used to mock Uways. ʿUmar asked, “Is there anyone here from the Qarni clan?” The man stepped forward and ʿUmar said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘A man called Uways will come to you from Yemen. He has left behind no one there except his mother. He was once afflicted with leucoderma; he implored Allah and it was removed except for a spot the size of a dinar or a dirham. Whoever of you meets him should ask him to seek forgiveness for you.’”

Another of Muslim’s reports has ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ declare: ‘The best of the Successors (tābiʿīn) is a man named Uways. He has a mother and once suffered from leucoderma, so when you meet him, ask him to pray for your forgiveness.’”

His phrase “ghabrāʾ al-nās” is read with an open ghayn, a quiescent bāʾ, and prolonged vowel; it refers to the poor, the destitute, and the anonymous whose identities are unknown among the masses. “Al-amdād,” the plural of madd, denotes the helpers and supporters who used to reinforce the Muslims in jihad.

14/373 — ʿUmar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I sought the Prophet’s ﷺ permission to perform ʿumrah, which he granted, and he said, “My brother, do not forget us in your supplication.” He spoke a word that delighted me