Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 797
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 797 when a Jewish scholar came and said, 'O Mu h ammad, sal a m be on you'. I pushed him back with such force that he nearly fell down. He asked me why I had pushed him, I said, "Why did you not address him as the Messenger of All a h. " The Jew said, "We would only call him the name given to him by his parents. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "He is right, my parents named me Mu h ammad," Then the Jew asked him some questions. When he was gone the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "I did not know the answers to the questions he put to me but God gave me the knowledge about them. " 16 The servants of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa experienced his forbearance in everyday affairs. He would forgive them more than seventy times in a day. Hadrat Anas ra , a servant reports that he served the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa for ten years. Never ever was he scolded, beaten, frowned at or punished for delay in carrying out an order. Even when any member of his family scolded him, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would advise to forgive as things happen as they are destined to happen. " 17 The illiterate bedouins were uncouth in their behaviour. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa always showed gentleness in response to their attitude. Once a bedouin was rude in his behaviour