In this article, I will talk about how the morals of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) were, and you can judge by yourself, is it normal that all these morals were collected in a normal person?
God describes Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in the Quran by saying:
4. And thou dost, surely, possess sublime moral excellences. (Holy Quran 68:4)
When we look at the life of Muhammad(Peace be upon him), we will understand this. I will give some hadiths telling about his morals, and how his disciples described him.
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was merciful, he used to forgive people, for example it happened once that after the Prophet (Peace be upon him) returned from a battle, he rested on a tree and hanged his sword on it, a bedouin took out my sword while he was sleeping and when he woke up, he found the unsheathed sword in his hand and he challenged me saying, 'Who will save you from me?' he said thrice, 'Allah.', when he said that, the bedouin got scared and the sword fell off his hand, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) took the sword, and asked him: 'Who will save you from me?' , the bedouin asked him forgiveness, the Prophet forgave him, and didn't punish him (Al Bukhari).
Although the pagans of Mecca kept on harming him, he didn't pray against them, he kept on praying for them for he really wanted them to be saved. During the Battle of Uhud, when the pagans found a gap in Muslim army, and attacked the Prophet (Peace be upon him), the Prophet was beaten, and blood was wiping from his face, he said: My Lord, forgive my people, for they do not know. (Muslim)
Also when the Prophet (Peace be upon him) went to preach people in Al Tai'f, and they rejected him, and kept on beating him and throwing him with stones, angel Gabriel came to him and said:God. the Honoured and Glorious, has heard what thy people have said to thee, and how they have reacted to thy call. And He has sent to thee the angel in charge of the mountains so that thou mayest order him what thou wishest (him to do) with, regard to them. The angel in charge of the mountains (then) called out to me, greeted me and said: Muhammad, God has listened to what thy people have said to thee. I am the angel in charge of the mountains. and thy Lord has sent me to thee so that thou mayest order me what thou wishest. If thou wishest that I should bring together the two mountains that stand opposite to each other at the extremities of Mecca to crush them in between, (I would do that). But the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) said to him: I rather hope that God will produce from their descendants such persons as will worship Allah, the One, and will not ascribe partners to Him. (Muslim)
And when he came back to Mecca as a conquerer, he asked those who rejected him, and kept on harming him for 21 years, he asked them: " What do you think I shall do with you?", they said:" Well, you are an honorable brother, and the son of an honorable brother.", he said: "No blame on you today, go, you are free" (Ibn Hisham)
Anas Ibn Malik reported: I served the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) for ten years, and, by Allah, he never said to me any harsh word, and he never said to me about a thing as to why I had done that and as to why I had not done that. (Al Bukhari)
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: It never happened that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was asked for anything and he said: No.(Al Bukhari)
The Prophet never took revenge (over anybody) for his own sake but (he did) only when Allah's Legal Bindings were outraged in which case he would take revenge for Allah's Sake. And he never used bad language. He used to say "The best amongst you are those who have the best manners and character." He never criticized any food (presented him), but he would eat it if he liked it; otherwise, he would leave it (without expressing his dislike). ( Al Bukhari more than one hadith)
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very generous, Ibn Abbas narrates:
The Prophet was the most generous of all the people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night during Ramadan to revise the Qur'an with him. Allah's Apostle then used to be more generous than the fast wind. (Al Bukhari)
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very modest, he was never seen extending his legs infront of his disciples, and he refused that they stand up when he comes, his life was very simple, he used to milk his goat,mend his clothes, repair his shoes, help with the household work,and visit poor people when they got sick. He also helped his companions in digging a trench by moving sand with them. His life was an amazing model of simplicity and humbleness. (A collection of many hadiths)
He also said:" Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle."(Al Bukhari)
The life of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was very simple, Aa’isha, Muhammad’s wife, said, “O my nephew, we would sight three new moons in two months without lighting a fire (to cook a meal) in the Prophet’s houses.” Her nephew asked, “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said, “The two black things, dates and water, but the Prophet had some Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they used to send the Prophet some of its milk.” (Al Bukhari)
Although he was God's Prophet, he didn't depend on that to be lazy in worshipping God, The Prophet used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, "should I not be a thankful slave." (Al Bukhari).
Thursday, July 5, 2007
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