So he inquired about him (It is desirable to inquire if a...

So he inquired about him (It is desirable to inquire if a social man is not seen for some time) and was told, “O Messenger of Allah! That man is ill.” The Holy Prophet said, “I want to visit him (though a slave in those days and in that society was quite valueless).” But the Prophet looks at his interior. His exterior is that of a slave but internally he was a friend of God. So the Holy Prophet went to his place, sat at his side and talked nicely with him to make him happy.

Then after another two or three days, the Holy Prophet inquired about that slave’s health and…