Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 297
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 297 Muhammad sa visited our house at that time and asked for Hadrat Ja‘far ra 's children to be brought to him. He embraced them and cuddled them. His eyes were brimming with tears. I asked him, ‘Why are you crying. Is there any news about Ja‘far’? He replied, "Yes, he has been martyred in the way of All a h". His martyrdom in the way of All a h made him even more dearer to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He advised his family to look after Ja‘far's family and send them meals etc. 18 Such scenes of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's love were seen by some Companions and it made them envious. Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra said that he saw one such scene happening to Miqd a d bin Al- Aswad ra at the battle of Badr. He wished that he was in his place to receive the good fortune which Miqd a d bin Al-Aswad ra received. This incident happened when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was motivating Muslims to fight against the non-believers, Miqd a d ra said, "O Messenger of God, we will not say what the followers of M u s a as said, ‘M u s a and His Lord should fight’, on the other hand we will fight on your right and on your left. We will fight in front of you and at your back. I take oath in the Being Who controls my life, that if you take the steeds to the place Barkul-Ghim a d we would follow you". 19 Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra says that