Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 595
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 595 were entering Khyber from the valley of Khar s , the Companions were happy at arriving safely. They started to raise slogans. The noise of slogans of 'All a h-o-Akbar' and 'L a il a ha illall a h' was detrimental to the strategy, as the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa intended to reach the Jewish area quietly and stun the enemy by his unexpected arrival. He advised his Companions to act in consideration to the situation. He said, ِ ْ ا َ ر ُ ﺑ ْ ﻌ ْ ﻮ ٰ اَﻧَا ْ ْﻔُﺴِکُﻢ ْاِﻧَّکُﻢ ْ ﻻَﺗَﺪ ْ ﻋُﻮ ْن َ اَﺻَﻢ َّ وَﻻrََﺎﺋِﺐ َ اِﻧَّکُﻢ ْ ﺗَﺪ ْ ﻋُﻮ ْ ن َ مسَِﻴ َ ﻌًﺎ ﻗَﺮِﻳ ْ ﺒًﺎ وَﻫُﻮ ﻣَﻌَکُﻢ. 51 It means, 'All a h-o-Akbar' and 'L a il a ha illall a h' are the words of remembrance of All a h. You be kind to yourself and say these words in a low tone. The One, Whom you are calling is neither deaf nor absent. On the other hand He is an attentive listener, He is near you and He is with you. " This advice shows the eloquency of the speech. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa spoke of his heart's desire in beautiful and comprehensive words and at the same time no one could have objected to these words that they had been stopped from raising their voices in fear of the enemy. He told them that God listens to His praise offered in a soft voice as He does hear it in a loud voice. This was the appropriate conduct and the raising of loud slogans was unwise and an invitation to destruction. Another strategy employed by the Holy