And Abu Dharr himself could be found under a covered porch...

And Abu Dharr himself could be found under a covered porch (saffah) in the corner of the mosque at the heights of success; he had become one of the most intimate friends of the Holy Prophet.

Whenever he was not in a group, the Prophet would ask him; whenever there was [a group], he would turn to him in the midst of speaking Under the leadership of the Prophet, in the Battle of Tabuk when the soldiers, with difficulty, must pass through the burning northern desert to reach the borders of [eastern] Rome, Abu Dharr fell behind. His skinny camel stopped He freed him under the rain of fire and set off alone! He found some water; he took it to give it to his 'friend' who…