Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 546
CHAPTER 23 Patience in Times of Affliction 546 a better substitute for this affliction. I used to think that who could be better than Ab u Salmah. But when I was married to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa then I realized how my prayer had been accepted. " 15 Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa passed by a woman who was sitting near a grave and crying. He advised her to fear All a h and be patient. She did not recognize him and said, "Stand aside; you have not received the misfortune which I have. " When she was told that it was the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa she went to see him and offered an apology that she had not recognized him (as if to say that from now onwards she would show patience) The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "The time for patience is at the beginning of the shock. " (Later on, gradually one attains peace) 16 This woman's offering of an apology was due to the fact that she knew full well that H u du r sa had shown patience at the times of great calamities. At the death of his mother, beloved grandfather, uncle, his beloved wife Khad i jah ra , the deaths of his sons and daughters (the number of these children is said to be up to eleven). His sons from his wife Hadrat Khad i jah ra , Q a sim ra , Ta hir ra and T ayyab ra passed away at very young ages. He showed patience at their deaths. His son Ibr a h i m born to his wife M a riah Qib t iyah ra who was born when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa