Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 543
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 543 suffering from very high fever;' He replied, 'Yes, I am suffering a great deal and this pain is double than an ordinary person's feeling of distress. ' ( H u du r sa was enduring it with great patience) I said, 'You would get double the reward for it,' The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, 'If a believer suffers affliction, may it be small like the prick of a thorn, God removes his sins like the leaves that fall off from a tree. ' 6 Hadrat Jundub ra says; "In one of the battles H u du r sa 's finger sustained injury. " H u du r sa addressed this finger and said: ْ ْﻫَﻞ ِ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ ِ اِﻻَّا َ ﺻ َ ﺒ ﻊ ٌ د ْ ٖ ﻣِﻴ ﺖ ِْ ْوِىف ِﻴVَﺳ ِّٰ ْﻞِ اH ٖ ﻣَﺎﻟَﻘِﻴ ﺖ "O finger, you are just a finger which has been injured. It matters not, as you have sustained this wound in the way of All a h. " 7 God, testing the loyalty and sincerity of his beloved people, tries them by inflicting hunger, fear, adversity and sacrifice of life and wealth. Those who come out successful in these trials and without crying, wailing and showing impatience, say ِِّٰ ْاِﻧَّﺎH ِ وَاِﻧَّﺎ اِﻟَﻴ ْﻪ َ رَاﺟِﻌُﻮ ن 'Surely, to All a h we belong and to Him shall we return'. (2:157) And saying this they resign to the will of All a h. All a h is well pleased with them, He bestows mercy and blessings upon them and declares them as the 'Guided Ones'. (2:156-158) Once someone asked the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as to who were the people who