Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 643
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 643 a bowl in place of the broken bowl and food to replace the wasted food. " 23 Hadrat Anas relates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa kept the broken bowl and sent the other bowl belonging, to the wife who had sent the food. 24 Justice for the General Public Hadrat Anas ra relates, "One of his aunts, Rubayyi‘ binte Na d ar ra , broke a maid servants tooth. The owners of this maid demanded compensation (which was ten camels). The family of Rubayyi‘ asked for forgiveness but the maid servant's guardians did not accept it. "Rubayyi‘'s brother Anas came to H u du r sa and asked, "O Messenger of All a h, would our sister Rubayyi‘'s teeth be broken? No, in the name of All a h, Who has sent you with truth, her teeth shall not be broken. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa instructed him, "God decrees just retribution. " In this case, even though the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had close relationships with this An sa r i family, he did not disregard the principle of justice. Afterwards the parties reconciled and thus the dispute was resolved peacefully. 25 Although the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa treated his wives with absolute justice, he used to pray, "O All a h, I act justly in the matters of giving maintenance and distribution of wealth to my wives, as far as it is in my control. But in matters which are beyond my control, for