Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 229
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 229 that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "Taking possession of wealth by force is not justified". 7 Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa hurried back home after S al a t. He returned with a nugget of gold and said, "Most of the gold, which had been given in alms, was distributed. Only this piece remained. I have hurriedly brought it back lest anything belonging to the national treasury remains in my house. " 8 Hadrat S a ’ib bin ‘Abdull a h ra relates that on the day of the victory of Makkah, ‘Uthm a n ra and Zubair ra took me to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and started to praise me. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told them, "There is no need to tell me about S a ’ib, as he has been my associate in the days before Islam". S a ’ib said, "O Prophet of God, you were such a good companion". The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "O Sa ’ib, you possessed high morals even in the days of ignorance. Keep up this tradition now, as you have accepted Islam. Your high morals included hospitality, honouring the orphans and looking after your neighbours. You should particularly continue these acts now". Another narration tells us that S a ’ib was partner in trade with the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and on the day of victory of Makkah he testified, "My parents be sacrificed for the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , he never