Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 794
CHAPTER 32 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 'sExcellent Quality of Tolerance 794 decent manner of demanding the return of the loan. O ‘Umar, now you go and repay his loan and give him some measure of dates in addition to the loan. ' When ‘Umar ra had repaid my debt and gave extra measure of dates as a reward, I enquired as to why was he rewarding my rudeness; he replied that these dates were a recompense for my harsh words to you. Then Zaid introduced himself as Zaid bin Sa‘nah, the great Jewish scholar. Hadrat ‘Umar ra asked him as to why he showed rudeness to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Zaid frankly said, I had recognized all the signs of Prophethood, only the test of forbearance was left, which he has displayed excellently now. So O ‘Umar, I accept Islam. Half of my wealth is for All a h. I am a very wealthy person, donate my wealth for the Ummah of the Prophet sa. Zaid ra proclaimed the Kalimah and accepted Islam. Afterwards all his family embraced Islam. Zaid bin Sa‘nah ra participated in battles alongside the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. 11 Another similar incident relates to another Jew as well. Hadrat ‘Al i ra relates; "A Jew, named Juraijarah demanded the repayment of his Din a rs from the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. H u du r sa told him that he did not possess any money at the time. Juraijarah said, 'O Mu h ammad, I would not leave you alone, until you repay my loan. ' The Holy Prophet