Fearing God with regard to the weak
Al-Risala (English), September 1986, p. 24
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
Fearing God with regard to the weak
1986 9 September 24 Fearing God with regard to the weak (148) After the Battle of Badr (624) seventy idolators were taken prisoner and brought to Medina. One of them was Suhayl ibn Amr. The Prophet was told of Suhayl’s ferocious oratory, in which he used to give vent to his antagonism towards the Prophet. It was suggested that his teeth be broken. “God will break my teeth if I do so, even though I am His prophet,” was the rejoinder of God’s messenger. The captives were looked after in the Companions’s homes, and the Prophet issued instructions to “care for them well” One of them, Abu Aziz by name, says that the Helper in whose house he stayed used to serve him bread morning and evening, while he himself made do with dates. When Thamamah ibn Uthal, chieftain of the Yamamah tribe, was taken prisoner, he was given fine food and milk on the Prophet’s orders.
(Seerat Ibn Hisham)
