Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 674
CHAPTER 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Excellent Example of Marital life 674 testimony of his excellent social behaviour, at the time of the first revelation of the Prophet- hood in the words, "God would never destroy you because you look after your kindred ones, treat your relatives kindly and are hospitable. " 11 Hadrat Khad i jah ra 's Appreciation One salient feature of the family life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was that he always appreciated the good qualities of his wives. He always highly regarded Hadrat Khad i jah ra 's sacrifice and faithfullness in her life time and even after her death. He did not marry for years after her death. He always remembered her affectionate nature with love and affection. All his living children were from Hadrat Khad i jah ra and he paid great attention to their training. He not only discharged his duty as a father but considering them a trust from Hadrat Khad i jah ra , treated them with great love. Whenever H a lah, sister of Hadrat Khad i jah ra , used to come, H u du r sa would stand up on hearing her voice and welcomed her. Her arrival pleased him greatly. If an animal was slaughtered in his house, he gave instructions to send some of the meat to the friends of Hadrat Khad i jah ra. 12 In short, he would never tire of remembering Hadrat Khad i jah ra 's favours. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra said, "I never feel envious of any other wife of H u du r sa as I feel towards Hadrat Khad i jah ra even though she had passed