Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 102
CHAPTER 5 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Fear of All a h and Veneration for Him 102 of God. He would say, "O All a h bestow Your fear and Taqw a on me and purify my soul. Who else is there who can purify it more than You. You are its Friend and Guardian". 34 Sometimes he would pray, "O All a h bestow such fear upon us which serves as a barrier between us and Your disobedience. " 35 Recitation of the Holy Qur’ a n and Fear of God God Almighty says that when the verses of Gracious God are recited for the learned people, they fall down on their faces weeping and it increases humility in them. (17:110) At another place the Holy Qur’ a n says that on listening to the recitation "Verses do creep the skins of those who fear their Lord". (39:24) Who else can be a better example of this than our Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He was the most God fearing. This was his condition on hearing or reciting the Holy Qur’ a n. His eyes would brim with tears and he would start to shed tears. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra to recite the Holy Qur’ a n for him. When he reached this verse َ ْ ﻓَﻜ َ ﻴ ﻒ اِذَا ْﺟ ِ ْﻨَﺎ ِّﻣِﻦ ُﻞٍۭ ِاُﻣَّﺔ ْ ﺑِﺸَﻬ ٍ ﻴ ﺪ ِوَّﺟ ِ ْﻨَﺎ َ ﺑ ٰﻚ َٰۤ َ ﻫ ِ ﺆُﻵ ِء ْ ﺷَﻬ ﻴ ﺪًا. (4:42) Meaning; "And how will it fare with them when We shall bring a witness from every