Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 340
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa. Kindheartedness sa ra ra. Hinda bint 'Utbah, the wife of Abū Sufyan" was a staunch enemy of the Holy Prophet" and the Muslims. In the battles against the Muslims she would incite the enemy soldiers against the Muslims by reciting the verses usually recited at the battlefield to arouse the martial spirit of soldiers. In the Battle of Uhud she treated the body of Hadrat Hamzah in a most demeaning way. She cut out the liver of the Holy Prophet's™ uncle,. Hadrat Hamzah who was killed in the battle and had chewed it up. Mūsā ibn 'Uqbah narrated that Waḥshi gouged the liver of Hamzah ibn 'Abdul. Muttalib and took it to Hinda bint 'Utbah and she ate it. ra sa (Ibni Kathir, Al-Bid'ayah wan-Nihayah, Vol. 4, p. 43). sa. Even on the day Mecca had fallen to the Muslims Hinda bint ‘Utbah was so outraged that when her husband told her about the surrender she violently shook his beard in disgust. She called upon the Meccans to come and to kill him for his treachery in having agreed to surrender instead of fighting the Muslims. However, when she realized what had happened she joined a group of women and went to see the Holy Prophet*. When she went to see the Holy Prophet she was sure that the death penalty was the only punishment she deserved and that is what she would get because of her misbehavior. She was frightened. When the women took the oath of allegiance she disguised herself and joined the other women. During the ceremony when she spoke, the Holy Prophet" recognized her voice. She immediately said: sa sa 340 فَاعْفُ عَمَّا سَلَفَ عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْكَ fa‘fu ‘ammā salafa, ‘afallahu ‘anka (O Messenger of Allāh) Forgive what has passed. God will forgive you.