A bedouin man named Zahir used to bring gifts to the Prophet ﷺ from the desert, and the Prophet ﷺ would supply him with provisions whenever he wanted to leave. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Zahir is our man of the desert, and we are his townsfolk."The Prophet ﷺ loved him, though he was a homely-looking man. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him once while he was selling his goods and embraced him from behind so that the man could not see him.Zahir said, "Let me go. Who is this?"He turned and recognized the Prophet ﷺ, and once he knew who it was, he kept pressing his back against the Prophet's chest as closely as he could. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ began saying, "Who will buy this slave?"Zahir said, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, you will find me unsellable."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "But with Allah you are not unsellable," or he said, "But with Allah you are precious."
أن رجلا من أهل البادية كان اسمه زاهرا، يهدي النبي ﷺ الهدية من البادية، فيجهزه النبي ﷺ إذا أراد أن يخرج، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: إن زاهرا باديتنا ونحن حاضروه وكان النبي ﷺ يحبه، وكان رجلا دميما، فأتاه رسول الله ﷺ وهو يبيع متاعه، فاحتضنه من خلفه، ولا يبصره الرجل، فقال: أرسلني من هذا؟ فالتفت فعرف النبي ﷺ، فجعل لا يألو ما ألصق ظهره بصدر النبي ﷺ حين عرفه، وجعل رسول الله ﷺ يقول من يشتري العبد فقال: يا رسول الله إذن والله تجدني كاسدا، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: لكن عند الله لست بكاسد أو قال: لكن عند الله أنت غال