Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 635
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 635 market place. A Muslim offered less money for some item and the Jew did not like it. The Jew made a statement, In the name of the Being, Who granted superiority to Moses over all human beings. The Muslim got angry at this and slapped the Jew for giving superiority to Moses over the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. The Jew complained to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and said, O Abul Q a sim, we are under your protection and your responsibility, as per the agreement between us. This Muslim has transgressed against me by slapping me. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa reprimanded this Muslim and said, Do not give me superiority over other Prophets. 11 No doubt the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa has superiority over all the Prophets but demonstrating humility and selflessness, he did not allow such talk to create disorder in the society. Ka‘b bin M a lik ra relates; "I demanded my money back from ‘Abdull a h ra bin Ab i H adrad while we were in the mosque. During this argument our voices were somewhat raised. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was in his house and heard us. He came out, called me over and told me to forego half the amount of the loan. Then he called ‘Abdull a h and told him to pay me the remaining half of the loan. " 12 If this incident had happened before the prohibition of interest, then it would have