Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 772
CHAPTER 31 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 'sUnique Graciousness 772 and written down. Due to his antagonistic activities he deserved the death penalty and some of the Muslims vowed to kill him. This traitor under the protection of his foster brother Hadrat ‘Usm a n Ghan i approached H u du r sa for forgiveness. After a little hesitation the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa forgave him. Afterwards H u du r sa asked those Companions, who had taken a vow, as to why did they not fulfill their vows before his pardon and him accepting Islam, as fulfilling a vow is an obligation to All a h. They replied that respect for you stopped us and if you had indicated it to us by the slightest of gesture, then there would have been no restriction in carrying out our intentions. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave this exquisite reply, "Even the dishonesty of a secret wink of an eye, is too remote for the dignity of a Prophet. " In this way, in the case of this person who had tampered with Divine revelation, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not allow that he should be killed secretly. It appears that his intention, in asking this question to the Companions was to educate them. This trustworthy Prophet sa once gave the decision that a protection given by a Muslim woman should be considered as his own protection. Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra was a respected Companion and it was not possible that anyone would have gone against the decision of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and Hadrat ‘Uthm a n's protection.