The First: He passed his hand over the head of ‘Umar b. Sa‘d, and prayed. When the man died at the age of eighty, through the blessing of that prayer, there was not a single grey hair on his head.(240)

The Second: He placed his hand on Qays b. Zayd’s head, and prayed. Through the blessing of the prayer and effect of his touch, when Qays reached a hundred years of age, his head was white except for where God’s Messenger had placed his hand; that had remained totally black.(241)

The Third: ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Zayd b. al-Khattab was both small and ugly. God’s Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace) touched his head with his hand and prayed. Through the blessing of his prayer, ‘Abdurrahman acquired the loftiest stature and most beautiful form.(242)

The Fourth: ‘A’idh b. ‘Amr received a wound on the face during the Battle of Hunayn. God’s Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace) wiped away the blood on his face with his hand. The part of his face that the Messenger had touched acquired a shining brilliance, which the scholars of Hadith described as resembling a

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(240) Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa: i, 334; ‘Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa: i, 673.
(241) Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa: i, 334; ‘Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa: i, 674.
(242) Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa: i, 335; ‘Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa: i, 676-7.