Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 865
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 865 Muhammad sa replied, "God has made me an honourable man, He has not made me an oppressive and haughty opponent. " Then H u du r sa advised us to eat from the edges and leave the middle portion so that All a h's blessings continue to descend on the food. 24 Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa wore thick woollen clothes, simple leather sandals and ate oat porridge which could not be swallowed without water. 25 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was informal with his Companions. ‘Abdull a h ra bin Ha rith relates, "Six or seven of us were with the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa when Bil a l, called for S al a t. We started to go for S al a t. On the way we passed near a man who was cooking meat on the fire. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa enquired from him if his food was cooked. He replied, 'Yes'. H u du r sa took one piece of meat from the cooking pot and continued on his way to S al a t. " 26 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to accept invitations from the servants and slaves. 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's conveyance animals were also ordinary animals. He was not embarrassed to ride a donkey or a mule. He himself would rear these animals. One donkey was called ‘Af i r and the other Ya‘f u r. He used to ride on them when he