An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
15. Divine Succour
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15. DIVINE SUCCOUR
GOD CARES FOR THOSE WHO DO THEIR
DUTY TO HIM
Aishah tells of how the Prophet remained awake
one night while he was staying in her chamber.
When she asked him why he was so restless, he
sighed, “If only one of my righteous companions
keep watch for me at night!” Just then the clank
of weapons could be heard from outside. “Who
is it?” exclaimed the Prophet. “It is Saad ibn
Malik,” came the reply. “What has brought you
here?” enquired the Prophet. “I came to keep
watch over you, O Messenger of God,” explained
Saad. Soon after this, says Aishah, she heard the
sound of the Prophet’s deep breathing. He had
fallen asleep.
In another tradition, Aishah says that after
emigration to Madinah a regular watch used to be
kept over the Prophet, but that when the verse
containing the words, “God will protect you from
men,” (5:67) was revealed, the Prophet looked
through an aperture and told his watchmen to go
