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explained exactly what happened. Companions: O Prophet of Allah, do you have
any witnesses to support your claim?” Holy Prophet
ﷺ
: No. We have no witnesses
as there was no one present when the agreement was made. Companions: Sorry,
we don’t think we can help you. How can we be sure who is telling the truth and who
is lying? A very close companion of the holy Prophet happened to pass by and saw
the holy Prophet
ﷺ
surrounded by the people. On inquiring about it, came to know
what happened.
Companion: The Prophet
ﷺ
of Allah is telling the truth and the camel dealer is
lying.
The holy Prophet
ﷺ
: But you were not present when the agreement was made. So
how can you judge without being there?
Companion: O Prophet of Allah, you said that there is Allah and we believed you,
even though we haven’t seen Him. You told us that Qur’an was the word of Allah and
we believed you. You told us about angels, heaven and hell and we believed you,
even though we haven’t seen all these things. How is it possible that you would lie
about such petty thing?
TYING THE CAMEL
The caravan had been traveling for few hours now. Signs of fatigue were obvious on
their faces. They arrived at a point and stopped. The Prophet
ﷺ
who was also in
the caravan, stopped the camel, and landed. Prior to anything, they were in search of
water to prepare for prayer.
The Prophet
ﷺ
also started searching for water. But soon, returned to his camel,
without saying anything to anyone. The companions were surprised that the Prophet
ﷺ
had ordered stopping here, and now perhaps he would like to move again? Eyes
and ears were awaiting his order. But the surprise of the group increased as they saw
him approach his camel, and tied its knees, and returned back in search of water.
Noises were raised from every corner:
O Prophet of Allah! Why didn’t you order us to do this for you, and insteadyou put
yourself in discomfort? We would have proudly done that service for you.”
The Prophet
ﷺ
responded: “Never seek others’ help in your affairs, don’t lean on
others, even if it is a small piece of Miswak (the wood used for brushing teeth).”