[Machine] We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey to the outskirts of Dhahran. I went out of my hiding place and saw some women conversing. They caught my attention and I returned to my hiding place, taking off my dirty clothes and replacing them with clean ones. Then I approached the women and sat with them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out of his tent and said, "Abu Abdullah, what made you sit with them?" When I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I was filled with awe and confusion. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, my camel strayed away and I was looking for it, so I followed it. Then it stopped and threw its saddle off, so I picked it up and followed it. The camel then entered the groves and I saw the white of its back amidst the greenery of the groves. It relieved itself and performed ablution, then it turned towards me and water dripped from its beard onto its chest, or he said water dripped from his beard onto his chest. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Abu Abdullah, what did your camel do?" Then we departed, and every time he caught up with me during the journey he would say, "Peace be upon you, Abu Abdullah. What did your camel do?" When I saw this, I hastened back to Medina, avoiding the mosque and the gatherings until I reached the Prophet's ﷺ home. When that situation lasted too long, I waited for a moment of privacy in the mosque and then I entered the mosque and stood up to pray. Suddenly, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ emerged from one of his rooms and performed two light Rak'ahs (units of prayer). I hoped that he would leave and leave me alone, but he said, "Take your time, Abu Abdullah, for as long as you wish, I won't leave until you finish." In my heart, I said: "By Allah, I will apologize to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I will ease his mind." When he said, "Peace be upon you, Abu Abdullah. What did your camel do?" I said, "By the One who sent you with the truth, that camel has not strayed since it became Muslim." He said, "May Allah have mercy on you," three times and then he did not mention anything about what had happened.  

نَزَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ الظَّهْرَانِ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ خِبَائِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِنِسْوَةٍ يَتَحَدَّثْنَ فَأَعْجَبْنَنِي فَرَجَعْتُ فَاسْتَخْرَجْتُ عَيْبَتِي فَاسْتَخْرَجْتُ مِنْهَا حُلَّةً فَلَبِسْتُهَا وَجِئْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ مَعَهُنَّ وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ قُبَّتِهِ فَقَالَ «أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ مَا يُجْلِسُكَ مَعَهُنَّ؟» فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ هِبْتُهُ واخْتَلَطْتُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جَمَلٌ لِي شَرَدَ فَأَنَا أَبْتَغِي لَهُ قَيْدًا فَمَضَى وَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَأَلْقَى إِلَيَّ رِدَاءَهُ وَدَخَلَ الْأَرَاكَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِ مَتْنِهِ فِي خَضِرَةِ الْأَرَاكِ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ وَتَوَضَّأَ فَأَقْبَلَ وَالْمَاءُ يَسِيلُ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ أَوْ قَالَ يَقْطُرُ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ فَقَالَ «أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ مَا فَعَلَ شِرَادُ جَمَلِكَ؟» ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلْنَا فَجَعَلَ لَا يَلْحَقُنِي فِي الْمَسِيرِ إِلَّا قَالَ «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ مَا فَعَلَ شِرَادُ ذَلِكَ الْجَمَلِ؟» فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ تَعَجَّلْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ واجْتَنَبْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالْمُجَالَسَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا طَالَ ذَلِكَ تَحَيَّنْتُ سَاعَةَ خَلْوَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَقُمْتُ أُصَلِّي وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ بَعْضِ حِجْرِهِ فَجْأَةً فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ وطَوَّلْتُ رَجَاءَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ ويَدَعُنِي فَقَالَ «طَوِّلْ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ مَا شِئْتَ أَنْ تُطَوِّلَ فَلَسْتُ قَائِمًا حَتَّى تَنْصَرِفَ» فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي وَاللهِ لَأَعْتَذِرَنَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ولَأُبْرِئْنَ صَدْرَهُ فَلَمَّا قَالَ «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ مَا فَعَلَ شِرَادُ ذَلِكَ الْجَمَلِ؟» فَقُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا شَرَدَ ذَلِكَ الْجَمَلُ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ «رَحِمَكَ اللهُ» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ لَمْ يُعِدْ لِشَيْءٍ مِمَّا كَانَ