Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 481
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 481 say, "Before the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave this gift to me, he was the most detestable person in my sight, but as he continued to give, he gradually became dear to me, so much so that he became my most beloved person in the whole world. " 45 Likewise H u du r sa gave Ab u Sufy a n, chief of Makkah, his son Mu‘ a viyah and another Quraish chief Ha rith bin Hish a m a hundred camels each. Some traditions inform that there were sixty people to whom the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave gifts in order to win their hearts. 46 In the battle of H unain, six thousand men of Ban u Haw a zin tribe became prisoners. The people of H unain came with the request that these prisoners should be freed. These prisoners of war had already been distributed. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa consulted his Companions and motivated them to free these slaves. He promised to pay the remuneration for freeing the slave in future. In view of this wish of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa all the Muslims freed those six thousand slaves. 47 What a wonderful sight it would have presented when these freed slaves joyfully ran round into the streets of Makkah. Ha tim Ta ’ i 's generosity was proverbial amongst the Arabs. Our master and leader gave gifts to the family of this most generous person of Arabia. After the Battle of H unain, the