Q520 :Is it true that the Prophet had four
operations conducted by angels to remove all negative things from him
and to replace them with elements of justice, humanity and love?
A520 : I do not know about four operations done to
the Prophet by angels. There is a very well-known report that at the
age of five, the Prophet was met by two men in white robes who placed
him on the ground and caused an incision in his chest. They removed his
heart and washed it in iced water which they had in a gold pot. They
removed a small black piece and said that it was Satan’s element. There
is another report which suggests that the same thing was done to the
Prophet when he was 50. However, this latter report is much less known
than the earlier one. I have not heard that there were any more
occasions in the life of the Prophet when he was operated on. We
cannot say for certain that this report is absolutely authentic
although it is invariably reported in the books which relate the events
of the Prophet’s life. What we do know, however, is that evil is not
concentrated in any particular spot within the human body so that the
removal of that spot would mean that the person concerned would not
entertain any evil. The thoughts of evil are initiated in man’s minds
just like good thoughts. To make a man pure of evil requires a total
change of his character, so that he benetes one of the angels. This is
not possible since Allah has not willed it to happen.
Our Dialogue ( Source : Arab News – Jeddah )