Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 601
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 601 of All a h, I am not from Quraish but I wanted to oblige the Quraish with this letter so that they would look after my house in Makkah. " Hadrat ‘Umar ra was present in this meeting and said, "O Prophet of God, allow me to behead this hypocrite. " The kind and merciful Prophet sa replied, "No, Hat ib has told the truth, do not take him to task. "‘Umar ra again insisted that he should be allowed to kill the person who had committed treachery against the Muslims. Boundless compassion On the one hand the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa showed forebearanceto ‘Umar ra 's harshness and on the other, announcing pardon for Hat ib said, "O ‘Umar, do you not remember that this person participated in the battle of Badr. The God in heaven is well aware of the circumstances of these people of Badr and has said, ْ ْ اِﻋ ِ ْ ﻤَﻠُﻮ ْ ا ﻣَﺎﺷ ْﺘُﻢ ْﻓَﻘَﺪ ْو َ ﺟَﺒَﺖ َْﻟَکُﻢ ُ اجل ﻨَّﺔ. Whatever you do, paradise is assured for you. " Meaning: that God has made sin abhorrent to the hearts of these people of Badr and they could not commit sin intentionally. 58 On seeing this compassionate Prophet sa 's limitless kindness, Hadrat ‘Umar ra started to cry. His amazement was justified. At such a critical and epoch making juncture, no commander could resist temptation of retribution for an act committed to ruin his mission. On such occasions even the previously rendered services are ignored and in order to