Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 912
CHAPTER 41 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ' s Humour and Informality 912 They knew that if they talked in this manner, H u du r sa would enjoy it and would not be cross with them. ‘Auf bin M a lik ra relates, "During the Battle of Tab u k, I went to see H u du r sa who was staying in a small leather tent. I greeted him and he invited me to come in. Realizing the small size of the tent, I jokingly said, "Should I bring in my whole self?" The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "Yes, bring your whole self into the tent. " 17 Once Hadrat S uhaib went to see H u du r sa ; there were some bread and dates in front of him. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa invited S uhaib to partake some of food. S uhaib started to eat more dates than the bread. H u du r sa noticing the swelling of his eye remarked that his eye was sore. The purpose of this remark was that he should be careful in eating dates in case it proves harmful to his sore eye. S uhaib replied, " H u du r sa , I am eating from the side of my healthy eye. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was much amused by his witticism and smiled at his Companion's repartee. 18 With his light humour, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would draw attention to the matters of training of his Companions. Hadrat Khaww a t bin Jubair ra related, "Once during a journey, we encamped at Maru z - Z ahr a n. I came out of my tent and saw some ladies sitting on