Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 470
CHAPTER 19 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Generosity and Spending in the Way of All a h 470 shown to them and Ab u Hurairah? The incident when Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra asked Hadrat ‘Umar ra , the meaning of a Qur’ a nic verse, in the hope that by acting upon this verse, he would provide some food for him. Meanwhile, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa arrived. He smiled at Ab u Hurairah ra and guessed from his face that he was starving. He asked, "Ab u Hurairah ra , are you hungry? Come with me. "Ab u Hurairah ra accompanied him. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa brought a bowl of milk and told him to call the other A sha b-e- S uffah as well. These were the poor and needy people, who resided in the Prophet's mosque and learnt Qur’ a n and Sunnah. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa often gave them gifts and alms. He did not forget them at this time. He offered them milk first and afterwards gave the bowl to Ab u Hurairah ra to drink till he was full. In the end he himself drank it. 24 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates, "I have never seen the Messenger of All a h designating the task of giving alms to anyone else, he would himself put alms in the hand of the beggar. " 25 Concern for the Disabled The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to take great care of the disabled people while distributing charity. Once he received some clothes, which he distributed among the poor. There was a blind needy person named Hadrat Makhramah ra in Mad i nah. When he came to