Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 73
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 73 slightly he asked about S al a t again and when told that the people were still waiting, he asked for water to be poured on him again. This was done and the fever subsided a little. He tried to go for S al a t for the third time but fainted due to weakness and could not reach the mosque. 22 When the fever subsided a little, despite the illness and weakness he went to the mosque with the support of two Companions. His hands were on their shoulders but his weakness was such that his feet were dragging on the ground. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra was leading the S al a t. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa sat on his left side and led the S al a t. In this way he exemplified the obligation of worship of God till the last moments of his life. 23 His last enjoyment in this world was that of S al a t. On Monday, the day he passed away, at dawn he lifted the curtain of the window and saw his Companions busy in worship. Seeing this, his heart was filled with joy and his face lit up with a smile. 24 He had great zeal for S al a t. He said, " S al a t is the delight of my heart". The S al a t offered with such sentiments would have been full of love of God and sentiments of humility. (The details of this are in a separate chapter titled The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's veneration for God). S al a t-e- Tahajjud The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's