Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 93
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 93 man who was in the throes of death. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked him how he was? He replied, "I take oath in the name of All a h, O Messenger of All a h, I hope for the best from All a h and at the same time I am afraid because of my sins. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "If these two sentiments of hope and fear are present in a believer at the last moments of life, then God will bestow upon him whatever he had wished for and would transform his fear into peace. " 14 Abiding by All a h's commandments The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's fear of God was apparent in his actions which he carried out diligently. His example in this respect was unique. When S u rah An-Na s r was revealed that hordes of people would join Islam and the believers were commanded to praise and glorify All a h, Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra states that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to recite these words without fail in every S al a t َ ّٰﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎﻧَک َّ اﻟﻠ َﻬُﻢ ّٰرَﺑَّﻨَﺎوَحبَِﻤْﺪِک َّ اَﻟﻠ ِْﻬُﻢ اﻏْﻔِﺮْىل. "O All a h, Holy art thou with your attributes, O All a h forgive me". 15 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to take care of the minutest aspects of Taqw a in carrying out the commands of All a h. Hadrat Nu‘m a n bin Bash i r ra relates that he heard from the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , "The lawful and the unlawful things are clear and there are some grey areas in between, which are not known to most of the general people. A person