Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 813
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 813 Two Companions, Hadrat Hudhaifah ra and Ab u Sahl ra set forth from their hoes to participate in the battle. On the way the non- believers of Quraish arrested them and forcibly extracted a promise from them that they would not participate in the battle along side the Prophet sa. They came and told H u du r sa the whole incident. He told them to go and fulfill their promise and he himself would pray to God alone for victory against the enemy. 25 At the Battle of Badr, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa organized the ranks of three hundred thirteen unarmed Companions and then busied himself in prayer. This was manifestation of perfect trust in God. In brief such displays of total trust in God are unique. One night there was uproar in Mad i nah. Being the time of war, it was feared that the enemy had attacked. People gathered together to plan some action. With trust in God, the Messenger of All a h rode on the horse's bare back to investigate the matter. He had his sword with him. By the time people gathered, he was back after investigating and calmed the people down that there was no danger. He added that his horse was very fast. 26 Hadrat ‘Abdull a h ra bin ‘Abb a s relates, "The mention of theHoly Prophet Mu h ammad's sa trust in God, is found in this verse of the Holy Qur’ a n,