Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 60
CHAPTER 3 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Love for God and Sensitivity for His Oneness 60 the Being Who controls my life, if Moses appeared amongst you and you left me and followed his teachings, you would have gone astray. If he was alive in my time, he would certainly have followed me. " 48 At the time of the conquest of Makkah, when the verdict of cutting the hand of a Quraish woman, as punishment for theft, was passed, the people asked Us a mah bin Zaid ra , H u du r sa 's favourite person to recommend clemency. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ardently told Us a mah, "O Us a mah, how dare you recommend against one of the commandments of God"? 49 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's adherence to the commandments of God has been described by Ab u Sa‘ i d bin Mu‘all a ra. He reports that he was offering S al a t when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa called him. He did not reply and continued praying. After finishing S al a t he informed him that he was busy offering S al a t and did not respond to his call. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "Has not God commanded you to respond to All a h and His Messenger when he calls you that he may give you life" 50 H u du r sa 's reference was to the verse twenty five of S u rah Al-Anf a l. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra used to recite verses of the Holy Qur’ a n in his Tahajjud S al a t in a soft voice and Hadrat ‘Umar ra recited them in louder