Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 227
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 227 He saved us from idolatry. He taught us honesty, fulfilment of trust, kindness towards the relatives and good treatment to the neighbours. " 3 Quraish were the blood thirsty enemies of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and wanted to kill him. But the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa on the other hand was worried about the return of their trusts before setting off for Mad i nah. He left his cousin Hadrat ‘Al i ra behind in a gravely dangerous situation, so that he could return the trusts back to the owners and then migrate to Mad i nah. The deep sensitivity which the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had for honouring the trusts is evident from this incident. When someone asked him, "If we find something on the ground, what should we do about it?" The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told him, "For the whole one year announce in public the details of that item if the owner claims it, return it to him". The person again enquired, "If it is a camel, what should we do about it"? The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa became very angry, his face turned red and he said, "You do not have to do anything. The camel has its feet. It can sustain itself by eating leaves of the tree and drinking water. You should leave it alone until its owner returns and finds him". 4 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was so careful in discharging his trusts that he said,