Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 166
CHAPTER 8 The secrets of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Acceptance of Prayers 166 for some time. All three of them would drink their share of the milk and keep the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's share to one side. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to return at night. At first he would say sal a m in a soft voice so that anyone sleeping would not be disturbed and the one who was awake would hear it. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would then offer S al a t and afterwards he would drink the milk. One day under the Satan's insinuation, Hadrat Miqd a d ra after drinking his share of the milk, drank the small share of the milk left for the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as well. He thought the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not really need it, as the An sa r were presenting him with gifts all the time. When he drank the milk to his satisfaction, he started to worry that there was no milk left for the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He was ashamed of himself and started to scold himself as to why he had drunk the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's share of the milk. He thought that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa on finding that no milk was left for him, would pray against him, and his worldly life as well as his life hereafter would be ruined. In this predicament, he was unable to sleep. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa arrived, greeted them as usual and offered S al a t. Then he went to the milk pot and found it empty. He raised his head skywards. Hadrat Miqd a d ra was scared that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would pray against him. On the contrary the