Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 618
CHAPTER 24 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Amiability in Wars 618 from which no one was deprived of forgiveness. First Criminal One such unfortunate criminal was ‘Abdull a h bin Kha t al. His real name was Abdul ‘Uzz a. When he accepted Islam, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave him the name of ‘Abdull a h and appointed him to collect Zak a t. An An sa r i was sent with him as his helper. At one stage of the journey, he became angry with young An sa r i for not cooking food on time and killed him. He deserved the death sentence for this unjustified murder. He then became an apostate, and went and joined the non-believers of Makkah. He started open enmity with the Muslims and opened a front against Islam. He was a poet and wrote filthy verses against the Prophet sa. His poetry was obscene and he had these poems sung in the meetings. On the day of the victory over Makkah, instead of seeking pardon, he laced himself with armour and started to shout from horse back that Muhammad would not be allowed to enter Makkah. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was in Makkah, he did not seek pardon, instead he went and clung himself to the curtains of the Ka‘bah to save his life. He was punished according to the verdict and met his evil end. If he had asked for pardon, he would have been forgiven like the other criminals. 84