Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 152
CHAPTER 8 The secrets of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Acceptance of Prayers 152 their relatives, now your people are dying. Please pray to God to have mercy on us and send rain upon us otherwise your people would die". The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa reminded Ab u Sufy a n that he was being very bold in asking for prayers for his people even though he knew that they were the defiant ones. But the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not refuse to pray as he was the embodiment of mercy and did not want his people to be destroyed. He raised his hands and his prayer for rain was accepted. This rain brought the days of ease and comfort for Quraish. Inspite of this they become more aggressive. 29 When it continued to rain hard for days, the non-believers came to H u du r sa again to request prayers for break in the rain, he prayed and rain stopped. 30 Alas even then the idolaters did not desist from refusal and enmity. 3. During the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's stay in Makkah when he was distressed by the constant refusal and persistent opposition to his mission, he planned to go to Ta ’if under God's command. There he faced the worst torment and torture of his life. Once Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra asked him, if he had ever faced greater agony than during the Battle of U h ud (when he was badly wounded). The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "O ‘ A ’ishah ra , I have undergone a great deal of torment by the hands of your people. The worst day of my