Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 676
CHAPTER 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Excellent Example of Marital life 676 mother of my children and the queen of my house. " 15 Hadrat Umme H ak i m ra , motivated him to remarry and suggested some suitable matches. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa liked the proposal for a relatively old lady, Hadrat Saudah and agreed to marry her, in order to manage the household and look after his young daughters. Kind treatment to Hadrat Saudah ra Hadrat Saudah ra had a simple nature. She followed the ways of old ladies, that is to say, she would hear about a virtue or a good deed and followed it diligently. At the time of the 'Last pilgrimage', the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "This is the last pilgrimage and maybe we will not see each other again. " It is obvious, that this reference was for his own person. But Hadrat Saudah ra adhered to it literally and did not go for H ajj after the death of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. 16 She was simple to this extent, that when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa revealed information about the Antichrist, to put fear in the hearts of his followers and expressed his apprehension about Ibne Sayy a d as the Antichrist, Hadrat Saudah ra was so frightened that when it was mentioned that Antichrist had appeared, she went and hid herself under the bed. She would often make the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa laugh a great deal with her simple talk.