Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 154
CHAPTER 8 The secrets of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Acceptance of Prayers 154 Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not want them to be destroyed. He replied "Do not do this, I hope God will raise such people from their progeny who would worship One God and would not associate partners with Him". 32 He not only desisted from praying against them, he compassionately prayed in favour of them ّٰ َّ اَﻟﻠ ِﻬُﻢ ِْاﻫْﺪ ْﻗَﻮْ» َﻓَﺎَُِّﻢ َﻻ َ ﻳ ﻌْﻠَﻤُﻮْن. "O All a h, guide my people as they know not". 33 This is an incident of the times of helplessness and vulnerability in which Holy Prophet Muhammad sa received the worst pain of his life. Even in this situation he prayed for mercy and guidance of those people. When Makkah was conquered and he had the power to destroy Ta ’if completely even at that time he sought God's mercy for them. When the Muslim army marched towards Ta ’if and the people of Ta ’if decided to fight by blockading themselves in a castle and rained arrows on the Muslims encamped in an open plain. The Companions could not help and requested the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , "The arrows of Thaq i f tribe are causing us great harm, please pray against them". Even in the face of great hostility and brutality and possessing the power to punish them, our Holy master's mercy and kindness prevailed. He replied ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻫ ً ﺪ ِ ﺛَﻘِﻴ ﻔﺎ "O All a h, guide the people of Thaq i f tribe of the valley of Ta ’if". This prayer from the depth of his heart was accepted