Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 259
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 259 the morning at Muzdalifah. His prayer was accepted and the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa smiled with happiness. Hadrat ‘Umar ra enquired the reason for his smile and said, "Our parents be sacrificed to you, tell us the reason for your happiness. May God always keep you smiling. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "When All a h's enemy Ibl i s (Satan) came to know that God has accepted my prayer and has forgiven my Ummah, he started to put dust on his head and pray for his own destruction. Seeing his (Ibl i s) panic, I could not resist laughing. " 11 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was always cautious regarding putting his Ummah to inconvenience even in trivial matters. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that one day when H u du r sa left her, he was in a good mood, but on his return he looked sad. I asked him, "O Messenger of All a h, when you left me, you were very happy and now you have returned in a sad mood". The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "I went inside the Ka‘bah and now I regret doing this, as I am afraid, I might have put my Ummah into hardship. When all the people of Ummah would wish to enter the Ka‘bah, they would not be able to do this due to their large number. " 12 Likewise the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa once said that if he did not worry about putting his Ummah into inconvenience, he would have advised them to offer the night prayer at a later