The officer said: "Salih, your brother, taught me at the September 21st Institute in the evening session, and he was the vice-dean of the institute." Abu Abdullah thanked him for his favor and kindness. However, the circumstances of the situation did not reassure Abu Abdullah that the matter was merely a student's attempt to repay a favor to his teacher. Rather, he felt that there was an unknown dimension to the matter, which he had not yet discovered. With this action taken by the officer, Abu Abdullah was the first to sit in the departure lounge. But it was to no avail! The reason was that Abdulqadir was late in coming until the travelers finished stamping their passports and began boarding the plane. Abu Abdullah and his load of honey were still in the departure lounge, waiting for Abdulqadir with great anticipation. In the final moments, Abdulqadir appeared, wearing ihram clothes, entering the airport lounge, looking around suspiciously, walking slowly, and scanning the faces of those present. Abu Abdullah went to him, began to greet him warmly and welcome him, and chided him for being late, but Abdulqadir showed no interest. Abu Abdullah took Abdulqadir's passport and handed it to the aforementioned officer to expedite its stamping, and they boarded the plane. Abu Abdullah was the last to board the plane, after having been the first to have his passport stamped. On the plane, another officer was checking passports to ensure that all travelers had performed their mandatory military service at that time. Abu Abdullah had not performed it, and had obtained a deferment for one year. When it was Abu Abdullah's turn, he was surprised to find that the year had expired. The officer informed him that he was prohibited from traveling because he had not performed his military service. He paid a fine, which was the last of his money, which he had been saving for a taxi to get from Jeddah Airport. They took their seats and sat on the plane; Abdulqadir in one seat, Abu Abdullah next to him, and Abu Abdullah's sister next to Abu Abdullah. Their iftar was at maghrib call to prayer on the plane, as it was the night of the 25th of Ramadan. Everyone arrived at Jeddah Airport, and the travelers divided into two groups; families in one queue, and those without families in another queue. Thus, Abu Abdullah and his sister separated from Abdulqadir and joined their respective queues. Abdulqadir's queue was the longer one, and through a glass partition, Abu Abdullah noticed that Abdulqadir was at the end of the queue, engaged in a captivating conversation with a Saudi officer, with a charming style. The scene was striking, and Abdulqadir spent about half an hour talking to the Saudi officer. Among all the travelers, Abdulqadir was the only one who opened up in conversation with the Saudi officers, despite his claim to be from Eritrea, and Eritreans are less in harmony with Saudis than Yemenis. His harmony with them was astonishing. Abu Abdullah could not hide his astonishment at Abdulqadir's skill in charming those officers, so he asked him about the secret of his ability to draw people into conversation. Abdulqadir replied that it was his habit and nature, it came to him without effort or pretense.