Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 600
CHAPTER 24 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Amiability in Wars 600 Mad i nah to prepare for the journey but did not inform them of the destination. To keep the preparations of a large army secret was extremely difficult. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa on every critical situation kept in view prayers and careful planning. He prayed to All a h, ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺧُﺬِاﻟ َْ ﻌُﻴُﻮ ْ ن َ وَاﻻ ْ ﺧ ْﺒَﺎر َ ﻋَﻦ ٍ ﻗُﺮَﻳ ﺶ "O All a h, stop the spies of Quraish from leaking out our news to them. " And for the sake of security he appointed guards on all the roads leading from Mad i nahto Makkah. 57 Risk of Disclosure of the Secret During the secret preparation a strange incident happened. There was a risk that the secret of preparation would be leaked out. One of the Companions named Hat ib ra bin Ab i Balta‘ah sent a letter by hand with a woman going to Makkah, to the people of Makkah. The letter stated that, "The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa has assembled an army. We do not know the destination but the people of Makkah should get ready to defend themselves. My intention of writing this is to do you a favour. " God Almighty revealed the contents of the letter to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa through revelation. He dispatched a battalion of riders under the command of Hadrat ‘Al i ra in pursuit of this woman and recovered the letter. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa called Hat ib ra and asked him why he had acted that way? Hat ib ra told the truth and said, Oh Messenger