Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 503
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 503 Companions behind. He enquired from Hadrat J a bir ra , "How much food is there?" Hadrat J a bir ra told him about the small goat and some oats. H u du r sa told him, "It is enough and it is quite good. You go and tell your wife that she should not take the cooking pot off the fire and should not start baking the bread until I arrive. " Then addressing all the Companions he said, "O the people of the trench, J a bir has arranged a feast for you. Let us go to his house. Hadrat J a bir ra went back to his house and when his wife came to know that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was bringing nearly one thousand of his Companions, she became very annoyed with him. He told her that as she had instructed, he had invited H u du r sa secretly. Now it was up to H u du r sa. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa arrived, he prayed for blessings on the flour and then blew on the cooking pot. Then he instructed them to start baking the bread and leave the cooking pot on the fire. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was breaking the bread and putting meat on it. He would give it to his Companions and then cover the cooking pot. In this way all the guests had their fill and some food was even left over. H u du r sa told Hadrat J a bir's wife to eat and also send food as gift to other people, as they were hungry and starving. 15