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234 And when night came, Hishâm was resting on his bed, and he thought of ʾUrwah, and said, "He is one of the Kuraish, and he spoke wisely; he came to me, and I dismissed him disappointed." So as soon as daylight appeared, he sent him a thousand dinârs.

And the messenger knocked at the door of ʾUrwah's house in el-Medînah, and gave him the money. Then said ʾUrwah, "Salute the Commander of the Faithful from me, and say to him, 'What thinkest thou now of my words? I worked hard, but found barren soil. When I returned home unsuccessful, and sat down in my house, my livelihood came of itself to me in my dwelling.'"