Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 846
CHAPTER 35 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 'sAmazing Humility 8 46 source of pure blessings for him. 41 "O All a h, I am just a human being, if I have hurt anyone or said unkind words, do not reprimand me for it and forgive me. " 42 Hadrat Ab u Um a mah B a hl i ra reports, "Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came to see us. He was walking with the support of his walking stick. We saw him and stood up as a mark of respect. He told us,like the non-Arab people who stand up in order to show respect for others, you should not stand up for my sake in the same manner. " 43 In fact the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa disliked the respect demanded by those tyrannical rulers who forced their subjects into showing respect and used to punish those who did not show obedience. He gave the choice to his Companions in this matter. He himself used to stand up for his daughter, Hadrat F at imah ra as a gesture of love. When at the battle of Ban u Qurai z ah, Hadrat Sa‘d was appointed as a mediator he was riding on a mule. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told the Muslims to stand up and show respect to their chief. It is not forbidden to stand up as a gesture of respect, yet it was his humility for himself that inspite of being the king, he disliked the regal formalities for himself. Hadrat Ab u Mas‘ u d relates, "A person came and H u du r sa was talking to him. He was