Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 186
CHAPTER 8 The secrets of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Acceptance of Prayers 186 which the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa felt in his heart for those poor Muslims can be guessed by his prayers. For a long period of time he used to pray by name for his oppressed followers in his ‘Ish a ’ S al a t. "O All a h, deliver ‘Ayy a sh bin Ab i Rab i ‘ah (brother of Ab u Jahal) from the non believers of Makkah. O All a h, free Wal i d bin Wal i d from them. O All a h, save Salmah bin Hish a m from the cruelty of the Idolators. "O All a h bestow the means of deliverance upon all weak Muslims". "All a h did deliver all of them from the enemy". 87 Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Amr ra bin Al-‘ As relates that when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa recited the verse number 36-37 of S u rah Ibr a h i m, which contains a prayer for the safety of children from shirk, he prayed for the forgiveness for the whole Ummah. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa read the Qur’ a nic prayer regarding forgiveness, offered by Jesus as, "If You punish them, they are Your servants, if You forgive them, You are the Mighty, the Wise". (5:119) His heart stirred with the love for his own people, he raised his hands and prayed, "O All a h, forgive my Ummah, have mercy on my Ummah". He started to cry while praying. God sent angel Gabriel to ask why Muhammad sa was crying (even though God knew full well the reason why