Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 233
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 233 Chapter 12 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's fulfilment of promises In the Holy Qur’ a n a great emphasis has been laid on fulfilment of promises. It says, "And fulfil the covenant; for the covenant shall be questioned about". (17:35) The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "If a person kills someone with whom he has entered into a covenant, God would forbid his entry into paradise". 1 He also said, "One who does not fulfil his promise has no faith. 2 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa right from his young age was extremely careful in discharging his trust and fulfilling his promises. He displayed the best examples of fulfilling the covenants. The period before Prophethood Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Abil- H ams a ’ ra relates, "Before the appointment as a Prophet, he bought something from the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. I owed him part of the money and settled a time and a place where I would pay the money. I forgot this promise. After three days I remembered my promise and went to the appointed place. I saw the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa present there. He only said, "Young man you have put me in lot of trouble. I have been waiting here for you for the last three days". 3