Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 692
CHAPTER 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Excellent Example of Marital life 692 gathered together the whole of Arabia and he was the one who attacked us first, we were forced to react. I apologise for this. You yourself know that we were forced to retaliate. " Hadrat S afiyyah ra adds, The result of this affectionate talk was that when I departed from the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , my heart was so infused with his love that no one else equalled it. 47 Training of the Wives The status of guardian over the wives entails the delicate yet important responsibility of training them. With all the affection the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had for his wives, he discharged his duty of training in an excellent manner. When after the revelation of the verse 'Takhy i r', all his wives opted to stay with him, his main advice to them used to be that they were not like the ordinary women, so they should fear All a h more. They should not talk in an enticing manner in order to avoid stirring of evil thoughts in the hearts of hypocrites. They should stay at home most of the time and refrain from displaying their adornments like the women before the advent of Islam. They should observe S al a t and pay Zak a t and be ready to obey All a h and His Messenger. When they have to talk to strangers, they should do so while observing the veil and when they were to go out, they should cover themselves to hide their identity. The observance of these commandments, enabled the holy wives to