Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 89
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 89 him, but it was a state of fear as well. This is why he told Hadrat Khad i jah ra , ِ ْ ﻟَﻘَﺪْﺧَﺸ ُ ﻴ ٰﺖ َِْ ﻧَﻔkْ. 4 "I am in fear of my life. This was his sense of responsibility as well as his fear of God. Once some of the Companions vowed to detach themselves from the world and not marry. They decided to spend the nights in worship and fast continually. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa forbade them from doing this and advised them to follow his example. He told them that he had married, slept at night, worshiped at night, fasted on some days and on some days he did not fast. They replied, "O Messenger of All a h, you are different from us. We are weak and sinful. We need to do more good deeds. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told them in a majestic manner َّ ْاِن ْاَﺗْﻘَﺎکُﻢ ّٰوَاَْﻠَﻤَکُﻢ ِ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ اَﻧَﺎ. 5 Meaning, "I am the most God fearing and enlightened person amongst you. " Inferring that he needed to do more good deeds than anyone else and they needed to follow his example for their salvation. In reality he was the most God fearing person. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would quite often include this prayer in his supplication َ َ ﻳ ْﺎﻣُﻘَﻠِّﺐ ُ اﻟ ِ ﻘ ْﻠُﻮْب ِْﺛَﺒِّﺖ ٰﻗَﻠْىب َِ ْ د َ ﻳ ﻨِک. "O the Rotator of the hearts, make my heart firm and steadfast on faith". The Companions asked, "O Messenger of All a h, you too pray in this way?" You are All a h's Prophet (and a guide for us)". He replied, "Yes, the heart is in between the