Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 216
CHAPTER 10 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Sublime Fidelity 216 worthy by friends and foes since his youth. His name had become synonymous with truth as he never ever told a lie. Even his enemies testified to his truthfulness before his proclamation of prophethood. Few such instances are quoted here as a testimony to this fact. The intimacy between husband and wife has been correctly described in the Holy Qur’ a n as each other's garment. (2:188) There is no-one closer to a man than his wife who can better testify to his character. Testimony of the Holy Wives of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa returned home in an agitated state after the first revelation, the words of solace spoken by Hadrat Khad i jah ra were a grand testimony of his truthfulness. She mentioned this important aspect of his character that he always spoke the truth, hence God would never destroy him. 1 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra testified to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's character in the words that his character was the Qur’ a n. The basis of Qur’ a n and Islam is the truth. In another tradition, Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra said that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not detest anything more than a lie. Whenever he found out this frailty in a person, he alienated himself from that person until he knew that the person had renunciated that habit. 2