Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 267
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 267 Prophet Muhammad sa. When I returned to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , I was somewhat sad. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked the reason of my sadness and I replied, "O Messenger of God, I went to a respectable tribe, they arranged my marriage, honoured me, treated me with love and did not even ask for the proof. As far as I am concerned, I am so poor that I cannot afford to pay Mehr to my wife. H u du r sa told Buraidah Aslam i ra to collect gold equal to a stone of a fruit. He complied and H u du r sa told me to go and pay the Mehr. The guardians of the girl accepted it gracefully. Again I returned to H u du r sa with a sad heart. When H u du r sa enquired I told him that I have never seen such honourable people. The gold I had offered as Mehr, they accepted it gladly and treated me with kindness. Now I do not have the money for Wal i mah. H u du r sa again told Buraidah to arrange for a goat. He acquired a fat healthy ram for me. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told me to go to Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra and tell her to give you a sack of grain. I conveyed H u du r sa 's message and Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra told me that apart from this sack of oats which were about thirty kilos in weight, there was no other food in the house. She told me to take away the sack. I brought it to H u du r sa and also informed him of what Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra had said, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told me to take the ram and the