Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 771
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 771 had already taken few morsels of it. He told them to stop eating. Then he called this Jewish woman and enquired if she had mixed poison in the meat. She replied in the affirmative and when asked as to how did he find out. H u du r sa pointing to the meat in his hand said, "This meat has told me. " H u du r sa asked her about her intention. She replied, "I thought that if you are a true prophet, this poison would not harm you but if you are a false prophet, then we would get rid of you. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa forgave this woman and did not punish her at all. One of his Companions who had eaten this meat died later. The effect of this poison was felt by H u du r sa all his life and during his last illness; he felt pain in his throat which had been caused by that poison. 15 At the victory of Makkah the unique and excellent examples of H u du r sa 's forgiveness won over the hearts of Makkan people. It was not only the victory of the city; it was the victory over the hearts. Forgiveness of an Apostate ‘Abdull a h bin S a ‘d bin Ab i Sara h was one of the scribes for writing the revelation. He committed the crime of tampering with the text of the revelation and committed dishonesty in recording it. When he was apprehended, he renegaded and joined the enemy, the Quraish of Makkah. He publicized the false allegation that whatever he said, was made into revelation