Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 869
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 869 Hadrat Asm a ’ ra asked the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa "Does this formality count as a lie?" The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "Yes, a small false utterance would be a small lie and a big one would be counted as a big lie. " 35 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa liked informality in all matters. He was the true picture of َ َ ﻣ َ ﺎ ا ِ ﻧ َ ﺎﻣ ُْﻦ َ امل ﺘ َِّ ِ ﻠ ْ ﻔ ني. He was very hospitable but did not practice formality. He used to offer whatever was available to the guests. Hadrat J a bir bin ‘Abdull a h ra relates, "Once some honey was presented to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He told each of us to take one sip of it. When I had eaten my share I asked H u du r sa 'Can I take another sip?' He replied, "Yes". 36 Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had a guest, he looked around in his house for some food to offer him. He did not find anything except a portion of bread. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa cut it in pieces and brought it for the guest. He ate some of it and some of it was left over. This guest told him, "You are a pious person. " 37 It seems that the guest was starving and he ate his fill and thanked him earnestly. He liked H u du r's simplicity and informality so much that he spontaneously praised him. In fact even the stranger praised his simple and informal manner. A former Christian nun, Professor Karen