Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 234
CHAPTER 12 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's fulfilment of promises 234 Before his appointment as a Prophet, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa participated in the treaty ' H ilful Fa du l'. The basic principle of this treaty was to help the oppressed people. He said, "Involvement in this treaty gives me more pleasure than the wealth of camels could have ever given to me and even now, if anyone calls me in the name of this treaty, I would surely help him". 4 After his Appointment as a Prophet After his commission of Prophethood, Ab u Jahal, the chief of Quraish usurped the rights of a stranger named Al-Ar a sh i. This person requested the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa for help. H u du r sa accompanied him and according to the conditions of this treaty, knocked at the door of his worst enemy and demanded the right of this aggrieved stranger. He did not move from his door until Ab u Jahal gave this stranger his due. 5 Hadrat H udhaifah bin Al-Yamm a n ra while relating the reason for his not participating in the Battle of Badr, says; "Ab u Sahl ra and I were going for the Battle of Badr, when the Quraish non-believers caught us. They enquired if we were going to join Mu h ammad? We told them that we were going to Mad i nah. They made us promise that we will not join the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in the battle and would go straight to Mad i nah. When we met the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and related the whole