Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 729
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 729 about the welfare of the slave, he told him, "O Messenger of All a h, you told me to treat him kindly, so I have freed him. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave a slave to Hadrat ‘Al i ra and Hadrat F at imah ra and told them he had seen that slave offering S al a t, they should treat him kindly. 12 One person complained to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and said, "My slave commits many mistakes and misbehaves, can I punish him?" H u du r sa replied, "You should pardon your slave upto seventy times a day. " 13 Ma‘r u r states, "I met Hadrat Ab u Dharr ra at Rabadhah. He was wearing a robe and his slave was also wearing a similar robe. Surprised at the equality of the two I asked him about this treatment of the slave. He told me that once he called a person (probably a slave) a bad name. H u du r sa heard it and said, "Have you abused him referring to his mother. Surely you have done a bad deed similar to ones committed in the days before Islam. Remember your salves are your brothers, God has given you control over them. Anyone who has control over his brother should feed him the same food which he himself eats, dress him with same clothes as he wears himself and do not set him tasks beyond his strength. If you do tell him to do such a task, then help him in carrying it out. " 14 Another narration offers a clarification of