Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 403
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 403 said, "Are you not going to become Muslims?" They replied in the affirmative and said that surely they would become Muslims. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa pointed to the silken robes and said; "What about these?" They took off the robes and threw them away. 77 5-Hamdan Delegation There had been a war between Farwah and Hamdan tribe. Naturally acceptance of Islam by the Farwah tribe first peeved the people of Hamdan. After conquest of Makkah the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa sent Kh a lid ra bin Wal i d inviting the people of Hamd a n to Islam. Even after six months effort, they did not join Islam. Instead of invading them, H u du r sa sent Hadrat ‘Al i ra to invite them to Islam yet again. Hadrat ‘Al i preached to them and recited the Holy Qur’ a n to them. As a result the whole tribe became Muslim. Hadrat ‘Al i ra wrote to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa about their acceptance of Islam. The zeal for propagation was notable. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa went into prostration after reading this letter and blessed this tribe twice. Then he praised and encouraged the people of this tribe. 78 6-Taj i b Delegation This thirteen member delegation brought their Zak a t contribution with them. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa advised them to distribute this money to the poor people. They