Al-Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib was a friend of mine. He used to go to the Yemen to buy perfume and sell it during the pilgrimage season. While I was staying with al-'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib at Mina there came to him a man in the prime of life who performed the ritual ablution thoroughly and then stood praying. Then a woman came out, performed the ablution, and stood by his side praying. I said, "Whatever is this, Abbas" He replied, "This is my brother's son Muhammad b. 'Abdallah b. 'Abd al-Muttalib, who claims that God has sent him as a messenger; this is my brother's son 'Ali b. Abi Talib who has followed him in his religion, and this is Muhammad's wife Khadijah bt. Khuwaylid who has followed him in his religion." After 'Afif had become a Muslim and Islam had firmly rooted in his heart, he used to say, "Would that I had been a fourth."