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الأصمعي والأعرابي
Al-Asma'i and the Bedouin
Sheikh Salih Aal ash-Sheikh
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Lecture
Arabic → English
Sheikh Salih Aal ash-Sheikh narrates the famous story of the great linguist al-Asma'i and his encounter with a Bedouin during Hajj — a beautiful tale of patience, eloquence, and the character of the early Arabs.
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Al-Asma'i said, as in Ibn Rashid al-Fihri al-Sabti's Travels, Part 3, p. 288.
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Al-Asma'i said: I went on Hajj to the Sacred House of Allah ﷻ.
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A Bedouin's litter brushed mine, so I cursed and beat him, and he bore it.
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I reached the Sacred House of Allah ﷻ.
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There I saw the Bedouin clinging to the Kaaba's covering.
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"My Lord, if You have forgiven me, then forgive whoever cursed and beat me."
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"O Bedouin!"
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Recognizing him, I said:
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"We beat and reviled you, yet you pray for us?"
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He glanced at me, then recited:
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"The noble man is not angered by the lowly."
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"Nor is the noble man angered by the base."
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"If a vile man tries hard to insult me, I say, 'Give me more. The honor is mine.'"