The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 509
XI - Treachery of the Banū Quraiẓah and the End of the Jews in Madīnah, Laws of Marriage and Divorce 509 principle, he said, “Women who lament often utter a great deal of falsehood, but at this time, whatever the mother of Sa‘d has said is true,” i. e. , whatever qualities have been attributed to Sa‘d ra are correct. 1 After this, the Holy Prophet sa lead the funeral prayer and accompanied the procession himself for the burial. The Holy Prophet sa remained there until the burial was complete and finally returned after he had prayed over the grave. 2 It was perhaps during this time that on one occasion, the Holy Prophet sa said: ٍ اِھْتَز َّ عَرْش ُ الرَّحْمٰن ِ لِمَوْت ِ سَعْد “Upon the demise of Sa‘d, the throne of the Gracious God shook. ” 3 This means that the mercy of God happily welcomed the soul of Sa‘d ra in the world of the hereafter. On one occasion, when the Holy Prophet sa received some pieces of silk cloth from somewhere as a gift, a few Companions spoke of their soft and gentle texture with great amazement, and considered them to be out of the ordinary. The Holy Prophet sa responded, “Do you marvel at the softness of these cloths? By God, the mantles of Sa‘d in paradise are far more soft and valuable than these. ” 4 Reality of the Bounties of Paradise This statement of the Holy Prophet sa was a metaphor and the intent was to make an indication towards the abode of peace, which Sa‘d ra received in paradise. As it is ascertained from the Holy Qur’ān and the Aḥādīth , in principle, the bounties of paradise cannot be compared to those of the physical world, nor can they be deemed ‘physical’ in our sense of the word. In reality, the words that have been mentioned in the Qur’ān and Aḥādīth are but metaphors and similitudes in order to make reference to the unique 1 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 96, Ghazwatu Banī Quraiẓah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 96, Ghazwatu Banī Quraiẓah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābu Manāqibil-Anṣār, Bābu Manāqibi Sa‘dibni Mu‘ādhin Raḍiyallāhu ‘Anhu, Ḥadīth No. 3803 4 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābu Bad’il-Khalq, Bābu Mā Jā’a Fī Ṣifatil-Jannati Wa Annahā Makhlūqatun, Ḥadīth No. 3248