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40 Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmood Ahmad emphasised the rights of neighbours so many times that I began to think they might be allocated a share in inheritance. ’ This was the Holy Prophet’s conduct with non- Muslims. He also showed utmost regard for the sentiments of others. In the presence of Hazrat Abu Bakr ra , a Jew once said: ‘I swear to Moses who was given superiority over all other prophets. ’ Hearing these words, Hazrat Abu Bakr ra slapped him. When the matter reached the Holy Prophet s as , even a person like Hazrat Abu Bakr ra was rebuked. Consider the scenario carefully. This was a Muslim government in which a Jew expressed superiority of Moses as. Worse, he spoke in a tone provocative enough to infuriate a tender-hearted person as Abu Bakr ra into slapping the Jew. But even so, the Holy Prophet s as scolded Abu Bakr ra , questioned his action, and told him the Jew had a right to hold any belief he liked. The fourth example is an incident that occurred after the Battle of Khaybar. 20 A Jewish woman cooked a meal for the Holy Prophet s as and mixed poison in the meat. When the meal was presented, a companion 20 Sahih Muslim, Kitab-us-Salaam, Bab-us-Samm Hadith 2190b, English trans - lation. [Publishers]