Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 533
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 533 near them. He took a fistful of dust and throwing towards them said in a loud voice " َ َ ﺷ ِ ﺎﻫ ُﺖ ُ اﻟﻮ ْ ﺟ ُ ﻮ ہ " (the humiliated faces) Ibn ‘Abb a s ra relates that each one of them who was touched by this dust, was killed in the battle of Badr and thus destroyed. 22 Once Ab u Jahal said, "If I see Muhammad offering S al a t near the Ka‘bah, I will pounce on his neck. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa majestically replied, "If he did do so, the angels will immediately punish him. " 23 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not enjoy freedom of worship. He was persecuted even during his prayers. Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra relates, "Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was offering S al a t near the Ka‘bah. Ab u Jahal and his friends were sitting there. One of them said, "Who amongst you would go and fetch the uterus of the slaughtered she-camel of such and such tribe and put it on Mu h ammad's back whilst he is prostrating. " Then the wretched person, ‘Uqbah bin Ab i Mu‘ i t went and brought the womb of the she-camel. He watched and when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa went into prostration, put this womb full of filth on his shoulder. " ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra (who belonged to a weak tribe) continues his narration, "Even though I saw this, I could not do anything to help H u du r sa while those Quraish chiefs were present. I wish I had the strength to do