Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 691
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 691 Akh t ab, chief of Ban i Na di r tribe. Hadrat S afiyyah's father and husband were killed in the Battle of Khyber while fighting against the Muslims. Even then the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as a gesture of kindness to the Jewish tribe, agreed to marry S afiyyah, daughter of Huyee. The manner in which H u du r sa won over the heart of the daughter of his blood thirsty enemy with love and kindness, is truly profound. At the time of the return from Khyber, the Companions saw the amazing scene that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was himself preparing the seat for Hadrat S afiyyah ra. He folded the robe he was wearing and placed it on the camels back for her to sit on it. To facilitate her mounting the camel, he folded his knee so that she could step on it and mount the camel. 46 Hadrat S afiyyah ra herself relates, "As my father and my husband were killed in the battle with the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , my heart was full of hatred for him, but he treated me so kindly that all this hate disappeared. We started our journey from Khyber at night time. H u du r sa mounted me on his steed. I was sitting behind him. Sleep overpowered and I hit my head on the saddle. H u du r sa lovingly put his hand on my head and said, 'O girl, O the daughter of H uyayy, take care of yourself. ' Then we camped for the night and H u du r sa talked to me affectionately. He said, "Your father had