Safwan bin Assal al-Muradi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: When I came seeking knowledge, they said: I have heard that Allah’s angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge, out of happiness for what he does. Then I asked them: Have you heard anything from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about wiping over the leather socks (khuffayn)? He replied: Yes, when we were on a journey, we were commanded not to remove our leather socks for three days, except in case of major impurity (janabah), urination, or defilement by dirty water. Then I asked him: Have you heard anything from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about desires (hawa)? He said: We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when a Bedouin called out in a loud voice: O Muhammad! So the people said to him: Be quiet! You have been forbidden from this. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, answered the Bedouin in a soft voice: Come here, or come. Then he said: A man loves a people but he is not with them, so the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A person will be with those whom he loves. Zur further said that Safwan bin Assal told me that Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has opened a gate for repentance in the west, whose width is seventy years; this gate will remain open until the Day of Resurrection, until the sun rises from the west. And this is regarding the statement of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: __QUR_N__“On the Day when some of the signs of your Lord will come”__QUR_N__, as Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: __QUR_N__“Indeed, we are waiting”__QUR_N__.