Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 113
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 113 him my name. H u du r sa asked me as to what the matter was. I told him, ‘O Messenger of All a h, you were in Sajdah for such a long time that we feared lest God had taken possession of your soul. ’ The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "Gabriel came to me and conveyed me the glad tidings of God's decree that whosoever will invoke blessings and peace on me, God will bestow peace upon him. On hearing this I offered Sajdah of thanks to God". 22 At the time of his greatest success, victory over Makkah, he was sitting on his she-camel with his head bowed so low that it was touching the saddle. He was bowing in gratitude and praying َ ّٰﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎﻧَک َّ اﻟﻠ َﻬُﻢ ّٰرَﺑَّﻨَﺎوَحبَِﻤْﺪِک َّ اﻟﻠ ِْﻬُﻢ اﻏْﻔِﺮْىل "O All a h! Holy are You with all the praise and attributes, O All a h, forgive my sins. O All a h forgive me. " 23 New ways of expressing gratitude. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was always in search of new ways of offering gratitude. He not only offered thanks for the favours, blessings and success, he was also grateful for being safe from vicissitudes of the fortune and safety from trials. He would feel the pain for the afflicted ones and was at the same time thankful to God for being free from such an affliction. He would pray, "Praise belongs to the All a h Who saved us from this affliction,