Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 91
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 91 fear God?" The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , who was the living example of the instructions of the Qur’ a n(and no-one could explain the depth of the meanings of these verses better than him) explained beautifully, "O the Daughter of Sidd i q, these are the people who fast, offer S al a t, give alms but still fear God lest these good deeds are unacceptable and are rejected by Him. These are the people who try to surpass others in doing good deeds. " 9 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that once on thinking about hell she started to cry. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked her as to why she was crying? She said that the thought of hell fire had made her cry. At that moment she remembered the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's intercession and asked him if he would remember his family at the time of reckoning. H u du r sa replied, "No-one would remember another person at three places. The first at the time of reckoning until one is sure that his good deeds are lighter or weightier? The second at the time when a person's account of deeds is handed back into his right hand, left hand or from behind. The third is at ' Pul Si r at ' the extremely narrow bridge, which would be in front of hell but would lead to paradise. " 10 Fear of All a h's displeasure and His punishment The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was always apprehensive of the Gracious and