Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 918
CHAPTER 41 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ' s Humour and Informality 918 Muhammad sa addressed him and said, "Let them enjoy. Every nation has a day of ‘E i d and today it is our ‘E i d. " 25 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates, "Once the people of Abyssinia showed feats of strength in the Prophet's Mosque on an ‘E i d day. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa enquired from me if I would like to see the show. So I stood behind him and watched this display for quite sometime. " 26 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra reports, "During a journey in the early days of Mad i nah, when I was a young girl and had not put on lot of weight. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told the people of the caravan to go ahead and then asked me to race with him. I raced and left the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa behind. He did not comment. (It may be that H u du r sa had allowed Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra to win the race and this was the reason for his silence. ) Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra says, "Later on I gained weight and my body became full, while we were at another journey, the Holy Prophet Muhammad asked the people of the caravan to go ahead. Then he asked me, "Let us compete again in a race today. " We both raced and this time H u du r sa won. He smiled and said, "This cancels out your earlier winning. " 27 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates, "A woman married an An sa r i man. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa asked me, "O ‘ A ’ishah, do you