Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 752
CHAPTER 30 Standard Bearer of Religious Tolerance and Freedom of Conscience 752 to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa that the Muslims had stolen their cattle and picked their fruit. H u du r sa warned the Muslims that God forbids them to enter anybody's house without permission or pick their fruits. 26 After the victory of Khyber, a Jewish lady presented a roasted lamb to H u du r sa which contained poison. He took one morsel and on information from God that it had been poisoned, he spat it out. He then gathered the Jews together and said, "I would ask you one thing, would you tell me the truth"? They replied in the affirmative. They were asked if the meat was poisoned? H u du r sa enquired, "What made you do such a thing?" Their reply was, "We thought that if you were a false prophet, we would get riddance from you, but if you are a true prophet, this poison would not harm you at all. " 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa forgave that Jewish lady with murderous intentions and despite all the transgressions committed by the Jews, he treated them with kindness. Once a Jewish funeral procession was passing, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa stood up as a mark of respect. Someone informed him that it was a Jew who had died. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "Did he not have a soul, was he not a human being?" 28 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa by showing respect for the dead Jew, established