Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 913
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 913 one side and talking. I went back into my tent, put on a silk robe and went and sat near those ladies. In the meantime the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came out of his tent and asked me, "O Ab u ‘Abdull a h, why are you sitting near the ladies? I became nervous and made an excuse, "O Messenger of All a h, my camel is of a vagrant disposition and I am looking for a string to tie him. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa covered himself with a shawl, went towards the clump of trees to answer the call of nature. Then he did ablution and returned. He teasingly asked me, "Ab u ‘Abdull a h, what about your vagrant natured camel?" Khaww a t was ashamed of his excuse. He further relates, "We departed from that camp but whenever they encamped, on seeing him, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would say, "Assal a m o Alaikum, O Ab u ‘Abdull a h, how about the vagrancy of your camel?" At last we reached Mad i nah. Now I started to avoid the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and miss his meetings. One day I found time when the mosque was empty and started to offer S al a t. In the meantime, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came out of his house and started his S al a t. He offered two short Rak‘ a ts and sat waiting for me. I prolonged my prayer hoping that H u du r sa would leave. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa surmised this and said, "O Ab u ‘Abdull a h, you can prolong your S al a t as much as you wish, I