Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 911
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 911 say humorous things to children and kept them close to himself. Once he visited his attendant, Anas's house. He enquired from his younger brother as to why he was so sad. H u du r sa was told that his pet starling had died. Later on whenever H u du r sa visited his house, he would lovingly tease him and calling him by his patronymic name, say, "O Ab u ‘Umair, tell me about your starling. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to talk lovingly and humorously to children. Hadrat Ma h m u d bin Rab i ‘ ra remembered one such loving and humorous event of his childhood. He said, "I was five years of age, H u du r sa came to our house, he drank water from the well and in a playful manner squirted water on me with his mouth. 16 Another Companion relates, "I was quite a young child when my father took me to see the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. There was a raised part of flesh of the size of a pigeon's eggs between the shoulders of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. In old scripture this has been called the 'Seal of Prophethood', which was described as a physical recognisable sign of his identity. I saw that part of the flesh and started to play with it. My father scolded me but H u du r sa said, "Let him play, he is only a child, do not reproach him. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa encouraged his Companions sense of humour.