Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 688
CHAPTER 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Excellent Example of Marital life 688 Informal Story Telling Sessions The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to tell stories to amuse Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra. Once he told her the story of thirteen women, who shared all the bad points of their husbands with each other. One woman, Umme Zur‘ah whom her husband had subsequently divorced and had married another woman, praised her husband immensely. She told others how her husband looked after her comfort, gave her plenty of food to eat and also sent food to her parents. Then the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "‘ A ’ishah ra 's and my example is like Ab u Zur‘ah. You are my Umme Zur‘ah and I am your Ab u Zur‘ah. 41 In another tradition it is narrated that once ‘ A ’ishah ra referring to her father's wealth, proudly said that he had tens of thousands of Dirhams. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "O ‘ A ’ishah ra , leave this aside, I am like Ab u Zur‘ah of the story to you, who treated Umme Zur‘ah kindly. " Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra replied, "O no, Messenger of All a h, you are much better to me than Ab u Zur‘ah. " 42 One night the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told a story to his wives. One of the wives commented that judged by the Arabian proverb, this story seemed like 'Khur a fah' (meaning without substance). Then the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told them another story. He asked, "Do you know, who Khur a fah was? He