Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 726
CHAPTER 29 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 'skind Treatment of the Slaves 726 ‘Aq i l bin Ab i Ta lib, Naufal bin Ha rith, Abul ‘ As bin Rab i ‘, Ab u ‘Az i z bin ‘Umair, Kh a lid bin Hish a m and Suhail bin ‘Amr. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa encouraged the freedom of the slaves and declared it as a virtuous act. He declared the freeing of slaves, a recompense for many sins. For example the recompense for unintentional murder was freeing of a slave, to call one's wife, 'mother' and then restoring conjugal relationship and breaking a covenant, the expiation was freedom of a slave. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and his Companions treatment of the blood-thirsty enemy, defeated in war, was so magnificent that the orientalist were compelled to pay compliment. Sir William Muir, in his book, life of Mahomet's, writes; In pursuance of Mahomet's commands, the citizens of Mad i nah and such of the refugees as already had houses of their own, received the prisoners, they treated them with much consideration. 'Blessings be on the men of Mad i nah!' said one of these prisoners in later days. 'They made us ride, while they themselves walked, they gave us wheaten bread to eat when there was little of it, contending themselves with dates. ' It is not surprising that when sometimes afterwards, their friends came to ransom them, several of the prisoners who