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Hazrat Umar (ra) was so enamoured with the Holy Prophet (sa) that when the Holy Prophet (sa) passed away, he was not prepared to accept this fact due to excessive grief. He could not bear to think that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) had actually died. He announced like a madman that whosoever said that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) had passed away, he would decapitate that person. This state of intense grief reflects Hazrat Umar’s (ra) deep love and emotional attachment to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa).
The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (sa) love for Hazrat Uthman (ra) and Hazrat Ali (ra) was also special. He married his two daughters to Hazrat Uthman (ra) one after the other and said that if he had a third daughter he would give her hand in marriage to Uthman (ra).
Regarding Hazrat Ali (ra), the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) said, ‘Ali (ra) is connected to me as Harun (as) was connected to Musa (as).’
He also said that if anyone wished to have a relationship of love with him, they would have to have a relationship of love with Ali (ra) as well.
Hazrat Uthman (ra) and Hazrat Ali (ra) also showed devotion to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa). On one hand, Hazrat Uthman (ra) earned the title of ‘Ghani’ by freely spending his wealth in the way of Allah, and on the other, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) made him his representative at the truce of Hudaibiyah. The Holy Prophet (sa) took the oath of allegiance on Allah’s command from his companions to sacrifice their lives for the sake of Uthman (ra). The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) put his one hand on top of the other hand and said, ‘This is the hand of Uthman (ra)’.
Hazrat Ali (ra) had declared his allegiance and support to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) from day one of the declaration of prophethood. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) invited his family to accept Islam, all his family members refused except this young boy, who despite being weak, promised to help him. He proved true to his word throughout his life.
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Muhammad (sa) – The Perfect Man (Qadian, India: Nazarat Isha’at, 2015) 293-294.
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