Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 910
CHAPTER 41 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ' s Humour and Informality 910 paradise. " She started to cry. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told her. "You would be admitted to paradise as a young lady, meaning that there would be no old people in paradise. This cheered up the lady. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa recited the verse of S u rah Al- W a qi‘ah which says that we have made the women of paradise young and virgins. 14 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa with his quick awareness would say something witty in ordinary talk. Ab u Rimthah accompanied by his father, came to see H u du r sa. By way of introduction, H u du r sa asked his father if this was his son? The emphasis was on 'this'. In his simplicity, his father understood it as if H u du r sa was asking, if he was really his son? His father replied, "I take oath in the Lord of the Ka‘bah, that he is my son". The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa understood his misunderstanding but in way of humour asked "Is it a confirmed fact?" His father became even more serious and said, " H u du r, I firmly swear and can say that he really is my son. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was greatly amused and laughed. Especially the oaths taken by Ab u Rimthah's father amused H u du r sa a great deal as the resemblance between the father and the son was so great that no one could have entertained any doubt about their being father and son. 15 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to