Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 265
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 265 the face of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , it was bright with happiness and looked like a nugget of gold. 24 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was very careful about the self-respect of the poor. He used to say that every weak and poor person was heaven bound. 25 He used to advise his Companions that they should invite poor people in their feasts and used to say, "A feast in which only rich people are invited and the poor people are left out, is very bad. " 26 Exploring the Opportunities of Service to Mankind The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not let any opportunity of service to others slip by. Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra relates that H u du r sa passed by a slave who was skinning a goat. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told this slave to step aside and he would show him the proper way of skinning a goat. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa pushed his arm between the skin and the flesh and pressed it until his arm went inside as for as his shoulder. Then he said to the slave, "O dear boy, this is how it should be done, you should follow this procedure. " Then H u du r sa went into the Mosque and led the prayer without performing ablution again. 27 Helping the Poor in Finding Matrimonial Partners The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was ever