Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 82
CHAPTER 4 A perfect servant of the Almighty God who discharged his obligations 82 Tahajjud S al a t. 45 The Companions while mentioning the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's worship related that he used to offer such long S al a t and such long Qiy a m that his feet would swell. People requested him not to put himself to such hardship, as God had declared his innocence and piety and had forgiven him. He replied, "O ‘ A ’ishah, should I not be a grateful person and offer prayers for this beneficence of God. " 46 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not like the ease which hindered the worship. Once Hadrat H af s ah ra prepared his bed by folding his bed sheet into four layers. In the morning he said to her, "Whatever you had spread on the bed last night, spread it in a single fold as it has stopped me from S al a t. " 47 The recitation of the Qur’ a n and remembrance of All a h is also a form of worship. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had a great zeal for the recitation of the Holy Book. Daily, he would recite a fixed number of S u rahs at night. When he woke up in the latter part of the night, those verses were on his tongue (usually he recited the last Ruk u ‘ of S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n ). At night he would recite the Qur’ a n slowly with love and enthusiasm. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates, he used to stand up for the whole night. He recited S u rah Al-Baqarah , A l-e-‘Imr a n and S u rah An-Nis a ’. While reciting verses referring to the punishment, he sought refuge in All a h