Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 75
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 75 Rama da n. Those Rak‘ a ts used to be so long and beautiful that it is difficult for me to describe them. I do not have words to express the beauty of his worship. " 27 Young Companions were eager to watch H u du r sa pray. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's cousin and Hadrat Maim u nah's nephew Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates, "One night I was staying at H u du r sa 's house. H u du r sa woke up in the middle of the night or just before it. He washed his face to dispel sleep. He recited the last ten verses of S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, then he performed proper ablution with the water from the water skin and stood up for Naw a fil prayer. I went and stood on his left side but he caught hold of my ear and made me stand on his right side. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa offers thirteen Rak‘ a ts. " 28 In this way the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa trained a young man that if only one person was following the Im a m, he should stand on the right side of the Im a m. Hadrat ‘Auf bin M a lik Ashja‘ i ra relates that one night he had the opportunity to worship with the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. H u du r sa recited S u rah Al-Baqarah first. Whenever he recited a verse regarding mercy he would pray for mercy and when reciting a verse referring to punishment, he would seek All a h's forgiveness. He performed Ruk u ‘ as long as Qiy a m and praised and glorified All a h. Then he prostrated for the same