Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 459
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 459 a goat slaughtered and distributed the meat to the poor people. Afterwards he enquired if there was any meat leftover. His wives replied that all the meat had been distributed, only a little portion was left for themselves. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "Whatever has been distributed is saved (meaning its reward is secured) and whatever is left, consider it as wasted. " 3 Once a large amount of funds was received by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa from Ba h rain and the attendance at Fajr S al a t increased considerably. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "I am not afraid of you being poor and destitute. On the contrary I am apprehensive that when the worldly riches would be abundant, you may start to compete with each other like the earlier nations did and meet the same fate. " 4 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's aversion to worldly riches, his attitude and his inner feelings can be judged from this statement. He said, "Even if I receive gold equal in weight to the mountain Uhud, it would please me, that before the rise of the third day, I spend it all in the way of All a h, and do not keep even one D i n a r more than I need for myself. I would spend all the riches freely in the way of All a h like this. " He then pointed to his right and left, his front and back to show his intention. Then he said, "Those people who are rich would be in