PIETY AND SCRUPULOUSNESS
The
habits and traits of character of the Sahabah, as a whole, are worth following,
as they were the people specially chosen and selected by Allah to be the companions
of His beloved Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam). The Prophet (Sallallaho
alaihe wasallam) says:
"I
have been sent in the best period of human history."
The
time of the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) was itself a blessed period,
and the people favored with his company were really the cream of that age.
1
The
Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) accepts a woman's invitation
The
Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) was once returning from a funeral, when a
woman invited him to partake of some food at her house. He went in with some of
his Sahabah. When the food was served, it was noticed that the Prophet
(Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) was trying to chew a morsel, but it would simply
not go down his throat. He said:
"It
seems that the animal has been slaughtered without the permission of its
owner."
The
woman said:
"O,
Prophet of Allah! I had asked a man to purchase a goat for me from the market,
but he could not obtain one. My neighbour also had recently purchased a goat.
So I sent the man thither with some money to buy the same from him: My
neighbour was out and his wife made over the goat to my man."
The
Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) directed her to go and serve the meat to
the captives.
It
has been noted of pious and saintly Muslims that food obtained from doubtful
sources would simply not go down their throats. So this is not such a
surprising thing in the case of the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), who
is the fountainhead of all piety.
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