Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 915
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 915 best person of Yemen will come to you from this route and signs of leadership would be visible on his face. " This person came and greeted the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and took initiation after Hijrah. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked his name and he replied, his name was Jar i r bin ‘Abdull a h Al-Bajal i. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa on his request prayed for him and stroked his head and face for invoking blessing on him. Then H u du r sa stroked his chest and his abdomen. Jar i r being a stranger could not understand these gestures and according to his thought that may be the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would put his hand in his loin cloth to incur blessings. At this thought he bent double with embarrassment. 21 Jar i r himself describes the story of his arrival in another narration which isrecorded in Haithm i. He used to say that after this incident, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would smile whenever he saw Jar i r. He also states that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa spread out his shawl and seated him on it. H u du r sa told his Companions to show respect to honourable persons of a nation whenever they come. 22 This chapter ends with an interesting humorous event which amused the Companions for a whole year. Hadrat Umme Salamah relates that a year before the death of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra went to Ba s r a for trade. He was