Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 434
CHAPTER 18 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as a Patron and a Great Teacher 434 possessed any camels and if so, he should pay Zak a t for them. He replied in the affirmative. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "Even if you do good while living beyond the mountains, God would never diminish anything from your deeds". 41 It was the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's custom that whenever he received any complaint about someone's behaviour, he readily gave advice even in the case of a dear one. At the same time he was mindful of the right time and the right place. Before the prohibition of alcohol, some people while drunk, injured Hadrat ‘Al i 's she camel. H u du r sa 's dear uncle Hadrat H amzah ra was amongst those people. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa went to the scene immediately. On arrival he saw that these people were still intoxicated, he did not see fit to advise them and returned straight away. 42 Once during a journey H u du r sa saw a group of people providing shade to a man from the sun. On enquiry he was informed that the person was fasting. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "To fast during a journey is not a virtue. " 43 At the time of the farewell pilgrimage some people while returning from ‘Araf a t to Min a , were galloping their camels at great speed. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa advised them to proceed gently at a medium speed, as