Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 242
CHAPTER 12 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's fulfilment of promises 242 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to pay respect to Jewish funerals. He would stand up as a mark of respect. Once, someone informed him that the funeral was that of a Jew. He replied, "Was he not a human being?" 15 On the other hand Jews breached the treaty so many times that they had to be expelled from Mad i nah. But no Jew could ever blame the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa of breach of trust. 16 Honouring the Treaty with the Christians The tribes who entered into agreements with Muslims after the victory of Makkah included two Christian tribes from Najr a n and Yemen. The Christian of Najr a n requested the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa to appoint a representative to oversee that the conditions of the treaty were adhered to honestly. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave Hadrat Ab u ‘Ubaidah b i n Al-Jarr ah ra the title of the 'Am i n- ul-Ummah' (trustee of rights of the followers) and appointed him as supervisor to oversee the compliance of the agreement. Hadrat Ab u ‘Ubaidah ra did full justice to his title. 17 In short the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa furnished us with the best examples of fulfilment of covenants. 1 A bu D a’u d Kit ab ul Jih a d, Bab fil Wafa’ bil ‘A h ad. 2 Musnad A hm ad bin H ambal, vol. 3, p. 135. 3 A bu D a’u d Kit ab ul Adab, Bab fil ‘Idda h. 4 S ir atun Nabawiyyah by Ibne Hish a m, vol. 1, p. 141,142.