Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 775
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 775 Prophet Muhammad sa to leave their home town and then did not allow them peace even in Mad i nah. They imposed wars on the Muslims by marching enemies against them. They stopped the Muslims from performing ‘Umrah and later on broke the pact agreed at H udaibiyah. Worst of all, even after the proclamation of a general amnesty, he refused to surrender and with his accomplices, the party of Kh a lid bin Wal i d attacked the Muslims and shed blood in H aram. Despaired of forgiveness for his heinous crimes, he fled to Yemen. His wife Umme H ak i m became a Muslim and begged forgiveness for her husband. Praise be to All a h, H u du r sa forgave this blood-thirsty enemy and wrote a document for his protection. His wife went searching for him. She found him and told him, "I have come from that great person, who is extremely kind to his kinsmen. Do not destroy yourself. I have come with the statement of peace for you. Although, ‘Ikrimah could not believe that a person like him can be forgiven, yet trusting his wife, he returned. When he presented himself to H u du r sa he was forgiven. 19 Kindness to ‘Ikrimah The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa not only forgave ‘Ikrimah, he treated him with love and kindness. H u du r sa welcomed this mortal enemy and stood up as a gesture of respect for this chief of an enemy tribe. 20 H u du r sa gave his