Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 425
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 425 He used to pray for the people under his instruction. Once a young man asked permission to commit fornication. People reproached him for this improper request and tried to stop him from asking about such a matter. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa realized that this person had not committed this sin; instead he was asking permission, so there surely was a trace of virtue in him. He called this young man affectionately and said. "First of all, you tell me if you would like fornication committed to your mother?" He replied, "By God, not at all. " H u du r sa said, "Similarly other people do not like fornication committed to their mothers. " Then H u du r sa asked the second question if he would like this evil committed to his daughter? He replied, "By God, not at all. " H u du r sa said that neither do the other people like such evil for their daughters. Then he asked the young man if he would like evil acts to be done to his sister. He rejected this strongly. H u du r sa said, "Neither do other people like this to happen to their sisters. " In order to explain further, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked him if he would commit fornication with his paternal aunt or maternal aunt? He replied, "By God, not at all. " To this H u du r sa replied, "Neither do other people like evil deeds done to their paternal or maternal aunts. " The purpose of this elucidation was that whatever he did not accept for his close relatives, how would other