Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 499
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 499 so full that it seems the milk is coming out of the pores of my fingers". Then the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa took the bowl and drank the remaining milk. " In this manner he provided a beautiful example of hospitality. 12 Hadrat Miqd a d ra was a poor and destitute companion of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He relates his own interesting experience of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa hospitality. The details of this event have already been stated under the title of "Acceptance of Prayers". Hadrat Miqd a d ra relates; "Two of my companions and I were so afflicted by hunger that it had affected our sight and hearing. In this state of destitution we sought help from the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa but no one was able to accommodate us. At last we went to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and told him about our poor condition. H u du r sa with utmost generosity accepted us as his guests. He took us home. There were three goats and H u du r sa said, "Milk these goats and all four of us would drink it. " This is how we started to sustain ourselves. I drank all the milk and went to sleep. With the blessing of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa more milk filled the udders of the goats. I milked it and offered it to H u du r sa. He gave me the bowl and told me to drink. On my request he drank first and gave me the rest. " Miqd a d ra used to relate this incident of H u du r sa 's kindness with great love. 13