Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 786
CHAPTER 31 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 'sUnique Graciousness 786 to carry it out. ' 31 Hadrat ‘Ubaid bin ‘Umair ra says; "I have come to know that whenever a case was presented to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in which an injunction of God with prescribed penalty had not been violated (e. g. fornication or murder) the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa always showed forgiveness. " 32 Favours to the Enemy On the return journey from the siege of Ta ’if, the famous poet, Ka‘b bin Zuhair came to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa His father had heard of the advent of a Prophet from the people of the book and had advised his sons to accept this Prophet. One of his sons, Bujair ra , accepted Islam while Ka‘b used to recite obscene verses about the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and used to sully the honour of the Muslim ladies. For this crime the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had pronounced death sentence on him. Ka‘b's brother wrote to him that Makkah has been conquered and he should come and beg forgiveness from the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. So he wrote a eulogy in honour of H u du r sa which is known as" َ َ ﺑ ْ ﺎﻧ ُﺖ َ ﺳ ُ ﻌ ﺎد ". He came to Mad i nah and stayed with an acquaintance. No one in Mad i nah recognized him. He offered the morning prayer in the Prophet's Mosque with H u du r sa and without introducing himself he said, "O Messenger of God, Ka‘b bin Zuhair