Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 485
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 485 delegates brought gifts and special things from their part of the country. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in keeping with the commandment of the Holy Qur’ a n returned their offerings in even better form. One such incident happened on the arrival of the delegation from D a riyy i n. They presented some gifts to H u du r sa. Some of these gifts H u du r sa accepted and returned others to them. Amongst these gift was a silk robe with gold buttons on it. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave it to his uncle Hadrat ‘Abb a s ra , who sold it to a Jew for eight thousand Dirhams. One representative of this delegation Tam i m made a request. He said, "Our neighbouring state is under the Roman Empire. It has two cities, Hi rah and Baite ‘Ain u n. If God grants you victory over Syria, give these two townships to us. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa with utmost certainty, generously said, "These townships would be yours. " At the time of Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra when these lands were conquered, he gave these townships to Tam i mand wrote a document as well. This delegation stayed in Mad i nah till the demise of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He had instructed to give one hundred 'Wasaq' (equal to two hundred and twenty five maunds) of dates to this delegation. 52 Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa