Cheerful
and Perfect Manners:
Abdullah bin Hârith (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) says, "I have
never seen a person more cheerful than the Messenger of Allâh (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)." As per his
saying, "The strong man is not one who knocks another down but the one who
controls himself when his anger reaches its peak."
Anas (رَضِيَ
ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) said, "He was the bravest of all. Once the people of
Al-Madinah found themselves in an unknown terror thinking it an invasion from
the enemy. The people followed the commotion. But the panic-stricken people
found to their utmost wonder that the Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم) was already returning from the center of
the trouble riding bareback on a horse. He came across them on the way and
pacified the people saying, 'Don't worry; there is nothing to fear.'"
Barâ' bin Âzib (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) states, "The people fled the field
on the day of Hunain, while the Prophet (صلى الله عليه
وآله وسلم) was going forward reciting the martial lines: 'I am surely the
Prophet, I am son of Abdul-Muttalib.' None was more valiant and courageous than
he on that day. We took refuge behind him from forceful attacks. The one who
could bear the charge of the enemy being beside the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) on the battlefield was considered the
bravest among us."
Anas (رَضِيَ
ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) relates, "Once I was walking with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) who was wearing a
cloak with a coarse fringe, a bedouin met him and violently tugged his cloak. I
saw that the man's tugging had left a mark on the neck and shoulder of Allâh's
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). When the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) turned towards him,
the nomad said, 'O Muhammad, give me two camels loaded with what Allâh has
given you, for it neither belongs to you nor your father.' The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) kept silent out of
his grace and politeness despite such rude and bitter words. Then speaking
rather softly, he said to the nomad, 'Should you be treated as you have treated
me?' 'No,' the nomad said emphatically. 'Why not?' the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) asked. 'It is
because you don't believe in tit for tat,' he very confidently replied. The
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) smiled at his plain
talking and then ordered to load one of his camels with barley and another with
dates."
Once Zaid bin Sa'nah, a Jew came to
the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
and demanded payment of the money owed by the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and addressed him rudely, saying,
"You son of Abdul-Muttalib are late." Although the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) kept smiling at his
rudeness, Umar (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ)
rebuked and reproached him. Thereupon the Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم) said to Umar (رَضِيَ
ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ), "This man was entitled to better treatment from you. You
ought to have advised me to repay the loan promptly and asked him to make his
demand politely." At the same time he asked Umar (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) to pay the loan and give Zaid twenty Sa'
(60 kilograms) extra so as to compensate him for his threatening attitude
towards Zaid. The gracious and obliging behavior of Allâh's Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) caused Zaid to
embrace Islam then and there.
Anas (رَضِيَ
ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) relates, "I accompanied the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) to Abu Saif, the smith whose wife would
suckle his son, Ibrâhim (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ),
who was then on the brink of death. This sad plight brought tears to the eyes
of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم).
Thereupon Abdur-Rahmân bin Auf (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ)
said, 'Do you also show impatience, O Prophet of Allâh?' The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) replied, 'O Ibn Auf,
these are the tears of mercy and affection, not of impatience and
thanklessness. The heart saddens and the eyes shed tears, but we must not say
anything that goes against the Will of Allâh.'"
Abu Khudri (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) relates, "Once some people from the
Anṣār asked for something from the Prophet (صلى الله
عليه وآله وسلم) and he gave them. He gave all he had, when they repeated their
demands, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
remarked, 'I never lay aside whatever comes to me. Verily, Allâh the Almighty
saves those from the disgrace of asking for something who beg Allâh for it; Allâh
makes rich those who long for it; Allâh makes them patient who keep patience;
and none has ever been given a better gift from Allâh than patience'."
Abu Hurairah (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) states, "The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) has said more than
once: 'If I had gold equal to Mount Uhud, I would feel happy only when I had
distributed all of it before the end of three days. I keep nothing with me save
what is necessary for the repayment of a loan'."
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) would rise to help the needy even when he
had nothing to give. In such a situation he helped by borrowing from others,
even when he already had loans of the same nature, otherwise he never borrowed
anything from anybody for his own personal needs.
Jâbir bin Abdullah (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) relates, "I
accompanied the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
on an expedition. My camel lagged behind because of exhaustion. After a short
while the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
passed by and asked, 'How are you Jâbir?' I told him, 'My camel is exhausted.'
He hit my camel and it sped up. Then we moved ahead talking with each other.
During this exchange he asked me, 'Will you sell the camel?' I replied in the
affirmative. Thus he bought it from me and moved ahead. I reached the destination
late in the day. I tied it to the door of the mosque. 'Leave it there and come
in to perform two Rak'ah of prayer,' the Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم) said to me. The prayer being over, he
asked Bilâl (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ)
to make payment for the camel. When I moved a little with the amount, he called
me back. I was afraid if the camel was to be returned. But on my return he said,
'Take the camel with you along with its price, which has already been paid to
you'."
Once the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) was passing through a grove along with a
person. He cut two toothsticks one straight and another bent. He took the bent
one and gave the straight one to his companion. Although he insisted on him
(the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم))
to take the straight one, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه
وآله وسلم) refused saying that everyone will on the Day of Judgment be
asked about his etiquette with the company he has passed sometime with.
Ibn Abbâs (رَضِيَ
ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) relates that once some dispute arose between a hypocrite
Muslim named Bishr and a Jew. Both of them came to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) for a verdict. After
hearing both of them and looking into the matter, he gave his verdict in favor
of the Jew. When they came out, Bishr said, "The verdict is not fair; let
us go to Umar." Both of them went to him. The Jew stated before Umar (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) : "Both of us
have gone to the Prophet and he gave his verdict in my favor, but this man
(Bishr) didn't accept it and has now brought me to you to seek and accept that
of yours." Umar (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ)
verified the statement of the Jew with Bishr who said, "This is a fact
that we had gone to the Prophet for his verdict in the dispute but now I seek
to prefer your verdict to that of his." Umar (رَضِيَ
ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) said, "Just wait, and I will give my verdict right
away." He went into his house and came out with his sword and cut off the
head of the hypocrite Bishr, and remarked, "Anyone who rejects the
decision of Allâh and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه
وآله وسلم) after claiming himself a Muslim, I decide his matter in this
manner." Following this his hypocrite fellows raised much hue and cry
against this action but Allâh the Almighty lent support to this decision of
Umar (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) through His
Revelation, and it is said that from that day he came to be called 'Fâruq'.
After the conquest of Makkah,
Fâtimah bint Al-Aswad of Banu Makhzum was apprehended on the charge of theft.
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
ordered to cut off the right hand of the culprit after her crime was proved.
The notables among the Quraish felt this was disgraceful. They wanted to save
her from punishment by virtue of intercession, but none of them had the courage
to go before the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
with this purpose in view. At last they approached Usâmah bin Zaid (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) to intercede with
the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
on the issue. When he brought the matter to the notice of Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم), his expression
completely altered. He said, 'Usâmah! Do you speak to me about the limits set
by Allâh?' He got up then and addressed the people saying, "The people
before you were destroyed because they used to overlook when a highborn or a
man of substance among them committed a theft, but when the poor or the weak
did the same, they chastised him as ordained by the law. I swear by Him Who
holds my life, if Fâtimah bint Muhammad had committed this theft, I would have
amputated her hand."
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