Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 545
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 545 not tear our garments and unroll the hair. " 11 Likewise he advised, "When someone's child dies, God enquires from the angels, 'Did you take away the son of My slave?' They reply, 'Yes' God says; 'You have snatched a piece of his heart. ' The angels reply in the affirmative. God asks,"What did my slave say?" The angels tell Him that he praised Him and said َّ اِﻧ ِِّٰ ﺎ H. He was resigned to Your will. God says; "Prepare a home in paradise for My servant and name it 'Baitul H amd'. " 12 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to begrateful forthe fact that his followers had been instructed to say َّ اِﻧ ﺎ ِّٰ اH and resign to the will of God. Such an expression had not been given to any previousUmmah. 13 Hadrat Ummul-Mu’min i n Umme Salamah ra relates, "When my husband Ab u Salmah died, I resolved to mourn his death according to the old custom and in such a fashion that the world would remember it. I prepared myself for it. Another woman came for ritual mourning and lamentation. In the meantime the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came and said, "Would you allow Satan in the house, from where God has driven him out. "Umme Salamah ra was deeply influenced by this advice so much that not only did her crying stop, she felt unable to cry at all. 14 Umme Salamah ra says, "The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told me to pray to God to give me