Chapter X: Living and Character of the Prophet
(1) When the Quraish leaders wished to take revenge on the Prophet, Hazrat Abu Bakr raised protest. Hazrat Urwah said : I asked AbduIlah-b-Amr : What was the greatest trouble which the Quraish gave to the Prophet ? He said : I went once to Quraish who were then discussing about the Prophet sitting in the Ka'ba and saying : This man has made us fool, abused our forefathers and our religion. He has disorganized our unity, abused our idols and we have shown patience in a great task. Suddenly the Prophet appeared there, kissed the black Stone and made Tawaf round the Ka'ba . The Quraish began to abuse him each time when he was passing by them in the round. Then the Prophet said : O Quraish don't you hear ? Beware, by One in whose hand there is my life, I have not come to you with a sacrificial animal.
The Quraish then bent down their heads and one of them said :
How sweet is this word. He gave consolation to the Prophet and said : O Abul Qasem, go away, by God, we are not ignorant. Then the Prophet went away, from that place. Next morning , one of the Quraish threw a sheet of cloth round the neck of the Prophet and began to drag him by force. Hazrat Abu Bakr went to him and said crying : Woe to you : Will you kill this man ? He only said : My lord is God . They then let off the Prophet.
In another narration, it was reported that Abdullah-b-Omar said : When the Prophet was in the precints of the Ka'ba Oqbah-b-Obay caught hold of neck with a a sheet of cloth and began to drag him therewith with force. Hazrat Abu Bakr came there and drove him out and said : Will you kill such a man who says : God is my Lord? He has come to you with clear message from your Lord,
(2) It was reported that Caliph Muwayiah kept the allowance, of the Muslims in abeyance for sometime . When he was
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delivering sermon on a pulpit, Abu Muslim Khaolani stood up and said : O Muwayiah, these allowances are not your paternal properties, nor were they acquired by your father and mother.
The Caliph then grew into rage, got down from the pulpit and said to them : Sit down in your own places. Then he went to a bathroom, took bath and came again and said : Abu Muslim uttered such words which enkinded my rage. I heard the Prophet say : Wrath comes from the devil and the devil was created of fire and fire can be extinguished by water. When someone of you gets angry, take bath. Therefore I took bath and Abu Muslim uttered the truth that these properties were not acquired by my wealth or by my parents. Take now your allowances.