Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 731
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 731 safeguarded the rights of the slaves. Before the advent of Islam, the slaves did not have the right to divorce. H u du r sa established this right for the slaves. 19 Hadrat Zaid bin H a rithah ra was a slave of Ummul-Mu’min i n, Hadrat Khad i jah ra which she had presented to H u du r sa. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa freed him and adopted him as son. He treated him with such affection that when his real parents came to take him back with them, even though the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave Zaid full choice that he was free to join his parents, he refused to go with them. Thus he testified that the Holy Prophet Muhammad was a thousand times better than having his freedom. Contrary to the Arab custom, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa married Zaid to a lady of an honourable tribe of Quraish, his own paternal cousin. In this marriage he demonstrated the principle that real honour is in 'Taqw a '. Due to difference in temperament this marriage was not successful and H u du r sa married Zaid to Hadrat Umme Aiman. Us a mah was born out of this wedlock. 20 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa loved Us a mah very much. Often when Us a mah had a runny nose, theHoly Prophet Muhammad sa cleaned it himself. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra offered to do this but H u du r sa refused her offer and cleaned Us a mah's nose himself. He would seat his grandson H usain and Us a mah on his lap