Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 682
CHAPTER 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Excellent Example of Marital life 682 should nurse him. Still inspite of this desire he kept asking as to where he was supposed to stay, until his wives themselves allowed Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra to take care of the nursing duties. 28 Our leader and master possesed highest degree of excellence in fear of All a h. Sometimes, wondering that the emotions of the heart and natural inclinations over which he had little control might incline him towards one particular wife and it may displease his Lord, inspite of treating his wives with absolute justice, he would pray, "O All a h, You know and watch that as for as humanly just treatment is possible, I adhere to it. The choices I make absolve me of any blame in this respect. My Lord, the emotions of my heart are not in my control and if due to someone's qualities and talents my inclination is more towards one person, You forgive me. " 29 Expressions of Love and Devotion One aspect of woman's degradation in the period before Islam was that during the days of menstruation, women had to stay apart from the rest of the family. They could not sit with their husbands and were not allowed contact even with the family members. 30 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa removed this social evil. One of the instructions of his shar i ‘ah was that "It is indisposition, so keep away from women during menstruation. " (2:223) H u du r sa used to care more for his wives during