Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 231
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 231 the Trustworthy Persons’. This herd which could have provided the food to the starving Muslims for months, was returned to the enemy. The same enemy who could have prolonged the siege for a long time and forced the Muslims to retreat. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa not only discharged his obligations of trust to human beings, he discharged his obligations to God Almighty as well. Once some gold was received from Yemen. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa distributed it among the four chiefs of Arabia in order to win over their hearts. Someone objected that they were more deserving. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa heard this, he said, "God has appointed me as a trustworthy person for the world and you people do not consider me honest?" In another narration it is reported that he said, "You people do not consider me trustworthy while I am trustworthy in the eyes of God in heaven. I receive divine revelations in the morning and in the evening. " 11 The discharge of Divine obligations includes the worship of God and preaching of Qur’ a nic revelations. The details of this aspect of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's character are included in another chapter under the headings of Worship and a Summoner to All a h. Our Prophet sa discharged his obligations of trust to mankind as well as to God.