Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 284
CHAPTER 15 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Compassion and Kindness 284 that H u du r sa had not given him enough. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa delivered a sermon and said, "Such a such person gave me a she camel as a present. I recognize this she camel as mine as good as I recognize the persons of my household. I lost this she camel on such a such day and now this bedouin has presented it to me as a gift. I have given him six she camels but he is still aggrieved. I declare that in future I will not accept any such gift but I will not reject gifts presented to me by Quraish, An sa r, Ban u Thaq i f or Daus tribe. " 11 Consoling the member of a dark race Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that a dark coloured man came to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and asked him questions. H u du r sa told him to ask question in order to understand the matters of faith. He said, "O Messenger of All a h, you have conferred superiority to the white races over the black races in physical appearance and colour as well as by your Prophethood. If I believe in the matters of faith as you do and perform these acts as you do, can I attain your company in paradise". The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "Why ever not? "I take oath in the name of the Being who controls my life, in paradise the brightness of a negro's light would be visible from a distance equal to one thousand year's Journey". He added, "Whosoever proclaimed Kalimah ٗ ّٰ ﻻَاِﻟ ٰ َ اِﻻَّاﻟﻠ , a covenant is written for him in