The Messenger of Allah called him...

The Messenger of Allah called him, saying: ‘O man of the Ansar, this is my wife, Safiyyah!’ The man said: ‘I was not suspicious of you!’ The Holy Prophet (SAW) said: ‘Satan runs in our veins. I feared that he might tempt and ruin you.’”[^10] Allahmah Naraqi says: “There are two guidelines in this story; first, to avoid suspicion and second, to keep away from being exposed to suspicion even if you are a prophet.

A verse of poetry recites: “The eye of satisfaction ignores every defect, But the eye of spite shows all vices.” Of course, there is an exception to the message of this poetry; it is when oppression and cruelty rule over people. In that case,…