Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 887
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 887 Muhammad sa asked, "Who is the owner of this?" An An sa r i young man stepped forward and said that it was his camel. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "Why do you not fear All a h in the care of this animal. All a h has made you its owner. This camel has complained to me against you that you keep him hungry and make him work too hard. " 7 Hadrat ‘Abdur Re h m a n bin ‘Abdull a h ra relates, "Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had camped during a journey, when someone took a sparrow's eggs from its nest. The sparrow started to hover over H u du r sa and his Companions. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa saw her and asked, "Who has caused distress to this bird?" One of the Companions admitted that he had taken the bird's eggs. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told him to go and put the eggs back in the nest. 8 In another tradition there is the mention of two chicks of a sparrow. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa saw the bird flutter overhead and asked, "Who had grieved this sparrow on account of its young ones. Return them to her. " Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa saw an ant hole set alight and asked, "Who has set fire to it. " The Companions replied that they had done it. H u du r sa said, "It is not proper to inflict that punishment which only God is entitled to give. " 9 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa forbade