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One day, Shaqeeq Balkhi (rahimahullah) and a few others were in the company of the great saint, Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah), when a labourer passed by.

Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah) recognised him and asked, “Is this not so-and-so?” When they confirmed that it was, he said to one of his companions, “Go after him and tell him that Ebrahim is asking you, ‘Why did you not make salaam?’”

The companion went after the man and conveyed the message. The man replied, “No, by Allah, my wife gave birth last night and I have nothing. I therefore came out in a state like that of a madman.”

The companion returned and told Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah) what had happened. Hearing this, Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah) exclaimed, “Innaa lillah! How could we have been so unmindful of our companion that such a situation has befallen him?”