The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 202
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 202 but their steps faltered not. Look here, God shall indeed fulfill this mission, such as one shall travel on the back of a camel from Ṣan‘ā’ (in Syria) to Ḥaḍra Maut, and shall fear none save God. But you are being impatient. ” 1 At another instance Ḥaḍrat ‘ Abdur-Raḥmān bin ‘Auf, along with a few other companions, presented themselves before the Holy Prophet sa and said: “O Messenger of Allāh, when we were idolaters, we were revered and none dared lay a sight upon us. But after we have become Muslim, we have become weak and powerless and we must bear persecution at the hands of the Quraish in disgrace. O Messenger of Allāh! Permit us to fight these disbelievers. ” The Holy Prophet sa responded: � ُمِرْت ُ بِالْعَفْو ِ فَلَا تُقَاتِلُوْ � ْ ِنِّی � Meaning, “I have been ordered by Allāh to pardon. I cannot give you permission to fight. ” 2 The companions of the Holy Prophet sa were fully submissive before every word of the Holy Prophet sa. They exhibited a model of steadfastness and tolerance the likes of which history is unable to present. 1 Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, Kitābu Manāqibil-Anṣār, Bābu Mā Laqiyan-Nabiyyu sa wa Aṣḥābahu minal-Mushrikīna bi-Makkah, Ḥadīth No. 3852 2 * Talkhīṣuṣ-Ṣiḥāḥ * Sunan Nasa’ī, Kitābul-Jihād, Bābu Wujūbil-Jihād, Ḥadīth 3086 (Publishers)