Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 680
CHAPTER 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Excellent Example of Marital life 680 her parents about it. Although Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra was of quite young age, but her reply was mature and perfect. She said, "O Messenger of All a h, what is there to discuss with my parents? Would I discuss separation from the Prophet of God?" Later on she used to mention this incident with great delight that maybe the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa wanted to discuss the matter with her parents as he was sure that her parents would never ever advise her to get separation from H u du r sa. 21 Performance of Household Duties The informal way of life and kind treatment by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was the basis of his wives devotion to him. Even though the heavy responsibility of providing guidance for the whole world and carrying this message of truth to the entire mankind was on his shoulders he discharged his duty to God as well as to his fellow men, yet amazingly he never neglected his household chores. He gave the same importance to family obligations as he did to his other responsibilities. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa helped his family members and attended to their needs until the call for prayer was said. Then he would go to the mosque. 22 Someone asked Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra as to what tasks the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did at home. She replied, "He was a human being