Hazrat Zainab — Page 29
29 8 A Generous AND Honourable MAN T he Holy Prophet sa instructed Hadrat Zainab ra to take good care of Abul-‘ As ra and to treat him with respect. However, he instructed that they should live in separate houses until Hadrat Abul-‘ As ra accepted Islam. After that Hadrat Abul-‘ As ra took his possessions, kissed his children, bid farewell to his wife and left. 9 Upon his return to Makkah Hadrat Abul-‘ As ra cleared all his accounts and one day gathered the Quraish together and asked them if anyone had any claim on him. They replied, “Indeed, now we have no claim concerning you. May God reward you in an excellent