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Abu Lubabah, The man who tied himself to a pillar

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CompanionThe man who tied himself to a pillar

Abu Lubabahأبو لبابة

Madinah

An Ansari who felt he had betrayed a trust and tied himself to a mosque pillar until forgiven.

During the siege of Banu Qurayzah, Abu Lubabah, their old ally, let slip by a gesture what fate awaited them. Regretting it at once, he tied himself to a pillar of the Prophet's mosque and refused to be untied until Allah forgave him. The pillar is still called the Pillar of Repentance.

What does the Quran say?

8:279:102

The lesson

Owning a mistake quickly is the start of repentance.

Who else is linked?

Madinah

Source: history

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