Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 507
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 507 invited him. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked if he could bring Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra with him. The neighbour did not say anything. H u du r sa told him that he would not come either. The same thing happened the second time when he came to invite. The third time he agreed to it and the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra went to his house for the meal. 21 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was very informal as a guest. Once Ab u Shu‘aib An sa r i ra invited him for a meal and requested him to bring four persons with him. On the way, another person joined them. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa frankly told the host that although he had invited four people only, an additional person had joined them. If he allows, this person could come in, otherwise he would go back. The host willingly allowed him. 22 May All a h help us to follow the footsteps of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in learning the etiquettes of hospitality and enable us to act on them. A m i n. 1 Ibne Maj ah Kit ab ul Adab, BabH aqqaud Daif. 2 Ibne Maj ah Kit ab ul A t‘ imah, Bab An-Na h yi an Yuqa ma anit Ta‘am. 3 Ibne Maj ah Kit ab ul A t‘ imah, Bab ud Diyafa h. 4 Bukh ari Kit ab Bada’ul Wa hi. 5 Tafs ir T ab ri, vol. 19, p. 75, Suratush Shu‘ar a ’ under verse andhir ‘Ash i ratakah. 6 Tirmadh i Kit ab ul A t‘ imah, Bab ma Ja’ Innal Mu’minu Ya’kulu fi Mi‘an Wa h idin. 7 S ir atul H albiyyah, vol. 3, p. 49. 8 A bu D a’u d Kit ab u t T ah a rah, Bab fi Tarkil Wu du ’ man massatin Nar. 9 A bu D a’u d Kit ab u sS al a t, Bab fi Qiyami Lailatil Qadr.