Odyssey of Sacrifice — Page 18
! 20 need. The Holy P rophet Muhammad (sa) return ed to the merchant and bought another shirt for 4 Dirham s. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) still had 2 Dirham s left with him. On his way , he saw a fe male servant crying on the roadside. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) inquired as to the reason she was cry ing. She replied that my master had sent me to buy flour for two Dirham s but I have lost the money. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) gave the remaining t wo Dirham s to the girl but she cont inued to cry. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) inquired once again why she was still crying. She replied that she was crying for the fear of being punished for being late. Our Lord and Master, the Chief of all Prophets, the best of all mankind, went with the girl to her house. Her masters were elated with joy that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) had come to their house and asked for the reason for his visit. He replied that your servant is afraid that you will punish her for her tardiness. Her owner replied that for the sake of Allah, and for the reason that you yourself have come to our house , I will fre e this slave. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) gave her a glad tiding for the paradise and said, “Look How Allah has blessed our 10 Dirham s ! His prophet was able to buy a shirt, an Ansari [Medinite Companion] also received a shirt, and a slave was freed from it. I praise Allah for His omnipotence who granted me all these things from a mere 10 Dirham. ” The Holy Prophet Muhammad ( sa) married Hadrat Khadija (ra) at the age of 25. After marriage, she gave all our ( h er) wealth and slaves as a gift to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa). The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) freed the slave , Hadrat Zaid bin Harith a (ra), and spent the wealth in t he way of Allah. In his youth, when other young men have many plans and desire for wealth, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) spent all of his wealth in the way of Allah.