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Nu’aiman and a Blind Man.

Zubair Ibn Bakr narrated from his grandfather through his uncle that once upon a time, Makhramah ibn Nawfal who was at that time 115 years old and blind standing on one of the corners of a mosque to urinate. People then shouted, “Mosque, mosque” (they meant for him not to urinate in that place because it is a mosque). Nu’aiman al-Ansari immeditely held Makhramah’s hand and brought him to the other corner of the mosque and said, “You can urinate here.” As he was about to urinate, the companions yelled again at him.

Makhramah then said, “Woe to you who took me to this place!” The companions went on,”Nu’aiman was the one who took you there.” Makhramah said, “Verily, I promise, if I meet Nu’aiman, I will bash him with my stick! ” Hearing that Makhramah said so, Nu’aiman did not dare to show up for some time.

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Form of the Prophet’s Mosque during the Time of the Prophet

One day Nu’aiman came to meet Makhramah again in a mosque. At the same time, Caliph Uthman ibn Affan was performing a prayer in one of its corners. Nu’aiman told Makhramah, “Are you eager to take revenge against Nu’aiman?” “I definitely am,” Makhramah replied firmly. Nu’aiman then held Makhramah’s hand and took him to where Caliph Uthman bin Affan was doing prayer.

As usual, when Caliph Uthman Ibn Affan was in the middle of performing a prayer, he was very focused and paid no attention to the surroundings. Nu’aiman then said to Makhramah, “The man who is performing prayer at the moment is Nu’aiman.” Makhramah spontaneously held his stick firmly and bashed Caliph Uthman in the head until he got injured. The companions instantly yelled at Makhramah and said “Hey, you are beating Amirul Mu’minin, not Nu’aiman!”