It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If I see a man with my wife, I will strike him with the sharp edge of my sword. When this statement reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: Are you amazed at Sa’d’s sense of honor? By Allah! I am more possessive than him, and Allah is more possessive than me. And it is because of this that Allah has forbidden all kinds of outward and inward indecencies and immoralities. There is none who loves to accept excuses more than Allah, and for this reason, Allah sent messengers as bearers of glad tidings and as warners. And there is none who loves to be praised more than Allah, and for this reason, Allah has promised Paradise.