Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 866
CHAPTER 36 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Contentment and Unpretentiousness 866 travelled. He was not embarrassed to carry a pillion rider. His demeanour was totally free from affectation. The people of Mad i nah quite often saw the scene that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was riding a donkey or a mule and at times Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra at times Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra or Hadrat ‘Al i ra were riding as pillion passenger. Some times it would be Zaid bin Ha rthah ra or from amongst the children it would be H asan ra , Us a mah rs bin Zaid riding behind him. Sometimes from older people Anas bin M a lik ra , Ab u D a w u d ra , Ab u T al ha ra or Ab u Hurairah would ride with him. From amongst the young Companions it was Mu‘ a dh bin Jabal ra or J a bir bin ‘Abdull a h and at times one of his wives would ride with him on the she camel. Once H u du r sa went to enquire about the health of Sa‘d bin ‘Ub a dah, the chief of Khazraj tribe. He, as a mark of respect, gave H u du r sa his she camel and sent his son Qais to take the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa to his house. H u du r sa told Qais to ride in the front as it was his camel. He was reluctant to do so in view of respect for H u du r sa but the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told him quite informally that either he should sit in front or return home. 28 The saddle on his mount was also very basic. The Farewell Pilgrimage was the last pilgrimage of his life. He had achieved great victories of Khyber, Makkah and H unain and