Dogged Devotion – Defending the Honour of Rasūlullāh ﷺ
There was a Mogul leader who converted to Christianity. Due to this, a group of prominent Christian and Mogul leaders came to visit him.
During the visit, one of the group began attacking the honour and speaking ill of Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. He continued reviling Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam until a hunting dog which was tied nearby suddenly leaped on him and began to scratch and claw at him until several men were eventually able to restrain it and free the man.
On seeing this, one of the group said to him, “The dog attacked you because you were speaking ill of Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam.”
“Never!” he exclaimed, “The dog is very noble. When I was gesturing with my hand, it thought I wanted to hit it. That is why it attacked me.”
Saying this, he foolishly went on speaking ill of Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. As he did so, the dog immediately leaped up and attacked him once again, this time tearing out his throat and killing him instantly. The devotion of this dog to the honour of Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam had such an effect on their hearts that on witnessing the scene, approximately forty thousand Moguls accepted Islam.
