Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 444
CHAPTER 18 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as a Patron and a Great Teacher 444 you can stop evil by hand, do it. If you are unable to do so, admonish by word of mouth. Otherwise try to stop it by condemning it in your heart and praying for it. " 57 On the occasion of the farewell pilgrimage, Hadrat Fa d l ra bin ‘Abb a s, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's cousin was sitting behind him on the mount. A woman from Khath‘am tribe came to ask the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa about some matter. Fa d l ra gazed at that woman and that woman started to look at Fa d l ra. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa took hold of Fa d l ra by the neck and turned his face towards the other side. 58 However if it was not desirable to stop by hand, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would discharge his obligation of guidance by offering advice. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa forbade wailing at the time of death but as in times of grief the emotions overwhelm, so he always treated people kindly on such occasions. The martyrdom of his paternal cousin, Hadrat Ja‘far T ayy a r ra during the battle of Mu’tah deeply saddened him. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates, "The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was sitting in the mosque. His face showed his grief. I was watching through a fissure of the door. A person came and told him that the women of Ja‘far's family were crying. H u du r sa told him to go and stop them. He came back after a little while and told H u du r sa that these ladies did not