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ʿUtbān ibn Mālik (Arabic: عتبان بن مالك) was one of the companions of Muhammad.
In Medina, Muhammad declared him the "brother" of Umar
A Sunni site writes:
`Utban ibn Malik was one of the Companions of the battle of Badr. After he became blind he said to the Prophet: "I would like you to pray in my house so that I can pray where you prayed." The Prophet went to his house and asked where exactly he would like him to pray. He indicated a spot to him and the Prophet prayed there. Bukhari and Muslim. The version in Muslim has: I (`Utban) sent for the Prophet the message: "Come and lay for me a place for worship ." Imam Nawawi in Sharh Sahih Muslim said: "It means: "Mark for me a spot that I can take as a place for worship by obtaining blessing from your having been there "
References
- Restatement of History of Islam
- tawassul part 3 Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine