Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 597
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 597 َ َ ﻓ َ ﺴ َ ﺎء َ ﺻ ﺒ ُ ﺎ ُْح ْ امل َ ﻨ ِ ﺬ ْ ر ﻳ ﻦ. 53 "God is the Greatest, Khyber is ruined. When we assail in a valley to warn and awaken a nation, their dawn is not the harbinger of good for them. " This open declaration shows the distinctive feature of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa that he never attacked without giving proper warning or an ultimatum. Although he had stunned the enemy by his sudden arrival yet never made a night attack. This was his excellent conduct that in spite of being so near to the enemy, he waited for daylight. Hadrat Arb ad bin S a riyah ra relates, "We were with the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in the Battle of Khyber. The ruler of Khyber was a rude and impertinent person. After the victory he came to H u du r sa pick axes and said, 'O Mu h ammad, what right do you have to slaughter our animals, eat our fruits and beat our women. ' The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was very upset to hear this. He told ‘Abdur Ra h m a n bin ‘Auf ra to announce from horse back that only the believers would enter paradise. He instructed him to gather people together for S al a t. When they all gathered, H u du r sa pick axes while relaxing on a pillow addressed them, "Does anyone among you, think that apart from the commands in the Holy Qur’ a n, God has not made anything unlawful for you. Remember I gave you some