Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 679
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 679 him. None of them ever got angry with him and stayed away from him even temporarily. At the time of victories and the availability of war booty, when some of the wives asked for worldly things, this verse of S u rah Al- A h z a b was revealed. ٰ َ ﻳ ﺎ َ ﻳُّﻬَﺎاﻟuَّىب ُِّ ﻗُﻞ ْ ﻻَِّزْوَاﺟِک َ اِن ْ کُﻨْنت َُّ ﺗُﺮِدْن َ احلَْﻴٰﻮ ة ً اﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ ﻓَﺘَﻌَﺎﻟَنيَْ اُﻣَﺘِّﻌْکُﻦ َّ وَاُﺳَﺮِّﺣْکُﻦ َّ ﺳَﺮاَﺣﺎًمجَِﻴْﻼ وَزِﻳuَُﺘَﻬَﺎ (33:29-30) Meaning; "O Prophet, say to your wives, If you desire the life of this world and its adornment, come then, I will provide for you and send you away in a handsome manner. But if you desire All a h and His Messenger and the home of the Hereafter, then truly All a h has prepared for those of you who do good, a great reward. " In this verse the wives were given the choice of opting for the worldly goods and separating from the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. At the revelation of this verse H u du r sa asked each wife in turn, if she wanted to stay with him in poverty or wanted separation? All his wives without hesitation wished to stay with him in all circumstances and did not want to separate from the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. First of all he asked the opinion of Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra and gave her the choice. H u du r sa was apprehensive that she was very young and may make a wrong decision. He advised her that the matter was delicate as well as important, so she should ponder over it carefully and also consult