Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 399
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa. An Interesting Episode sa sa. Hadrat Safiyyah bint Huyyay", the Mother of the Faithful relates: "The Holy Prophet" was in retreat in the mosque, and I went there to see him one evening. After finishing talking with me he stood up to accompany me a part of the way. Two men passed by us and when they saw the Holy Prophet" they quickened their pace. . The Holy Prophet called out to them: 'Stop a moment. This is my wife, Safiyyah bint Huyyay. ' They expostulated: 'Holy is Allāh,. Messenger of Allāh. ' The Holy Prophet observed: 'Satan courses through a man's mind like the circulation of the blood, and I apprehended lest Satan might create suspicion in your minds. ' Or he said something similar to it. '" sa. Sa (Sahih Bukhari, Kitabul I'tikaf, Bāb hal yakhrujul mu‘takif li ḥawā'ijih, p272/1, Sahih Muslim, p 202/9) 10. Hadrat Ummi Habībah™ª га sa га sa ra га. Hadrat Ummi Habībah" was the daughter of Hadrat Abū Sufyan who at one time was a staunch enemy of the Holy Prophet" and had fought against the Muslims in many battles. Her actual name was Ramla bint Abū. Sufyan. She had accepted Islām along with her husband, 'Ubaidullah ibn. Jaḥsh“. ‘Ubaidullah ibn Jaḥsh" was the brother of Ḥadrat Zainab, the wife of the Holy Prophet". Both had migrated to Abyssinia where their daughter. Habibah was born. After the birth of Habibah she became known as Ummi Ḥabībah. In Abyssinia her husband embraced Christianity. He tried to persuade her to do the same. However, she held on to Islām. She found herself in a terrible situation. She did not want to stay with her husband and could not go to her father who was an arch enemy of the Holy Prophet™. . She separated from her husband and lived with her daughter under miserable conditions. However, she remained a staunch Muslim. Allāh rewarded her for her steadfastness in Islām. sa 399