Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 497
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 497 the soiled bedding. 10 Catering for the requirement of the guest Ab u ‘Abdull a h bin T ahfah ra relates that if there were large number of guests in the mosque, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to tell his Companions that they could take guests with them if they so wished. One night there were so many guests that H u du r sa asked everyone present to take one guest with him. All the Companions conformed to his request, even then five guests were left in the mosque and he was the fifth one. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa took them to Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra 's house. He enquired from her if there was anything to eat in the house. She replied, " H u du r sa , I have prepared some food for breaking the fast. "Sh e brought that food on a plate. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ate a small portion and gave the rest to them. He told them to eat it after saying ‘Bismill a h’. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra brought some more food and they ate that as well. Then the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked if there was anything to drink. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra replied, "I have saved some milk for you. " H u du r sa told her to bring that milk. He drank a little bit of it and told them to drink after saying 'Bismill a h'. They drank all of it. Afterwards H u du r sa told them to sleep in his house or in the mosque if they so wished. They informed him that they would sleep in the mosque. So they went and slept in