Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 761
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 761 to contend with, there was a group of hypocrites. He acted on instructions from God, for rectifying their intrigues but generally his treatment was kind and gentle. ‘Abdull a h bin Ubayy bin Sal u l was the chief of the hypocrites. He was constantly engaged in intrigues against the Muslims and did not miss any chance of insulting and degrading the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He had the audacity of casting aspersions on Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa always showed kindness and forgiveness to him. On his death, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa stood up to lead his funeral prayer, Hadrat ‘Umar ra tried to dissuade him in view of the transgressions committed by this enemy. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was still intent on leading the funeral prayer, when Hadrat ‘Umar ra said, "The Holy Qur’ a n referring to these hypocrites says, "Even if you seek forgiveness seventy times for such people, they would not be forgiven. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told Hadrat ‘Umar ra to step aside and said, "I have the choice of seeking forgiveness for him, more than seventy times. " 47 So he led the funeral prayer of ‘Abdull a h bin Ubayy, later on the prohibition of offering funeral prayer for such person was revealed in the Holy Qur’ a n. Due to this kind gesture, hypocrisy in Mad i nah came to an end. Italian orientlist professor Dr. Vaglieri,