'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Razin said, "We passed by az-Zubda and were
told, 'There is Salama ibn al-Akwa'. I went to him and he greeted us. Then
he brought out his hands and stated, 'With these two hands I offered allegiance
to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' He
held out his palm which was as huge as a camel's foot, and we got up and
kissed it."
Ibn 'Umar said, "We were on a raid and the people fled. We said,
'How can we meet the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
when we have run away? It has been revealed, "unless he is withdrawing
to rejoin the…