Muhammed صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ The Ideal Character
Prophet Muhammed صلى الله عليه وسلم the Best Example for mankind
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al-Ahzab 33:21
لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ
“There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم an excellent pattern.”[1]
According to Michael H. Hart:
"… He صلى الله عليه وسلم was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. "
MICHAEL H. HART, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, NEW YORK: HART PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., 1978, P. 33.
1. Serious Personality.
Jabir Bin Samurah رضي الله عنه narrated,
كَانَ طَوِيلَ الصَّمْتِ قَلِيلَ الضَّحِكِ
“He صلى الله عليه وسلم used to stay quite for long (durations) and used to laugh less”
[NARRATED BY JABIR BIN SAMURAH رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN MUSNAD AHMED, AUTHENTICATED (HASAN) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI 4822]
Jabir Bin Samurah رضي الله عنه narrated,
كَانَ لَا يَضْحَكُ إِلَّا تَبَسُّمًا
“His صلى الله عليه وسلم laugh used to be (only) a smile”
[NARRATED BY JABIR BIN SAMURAH رضي الله عنه RECORDED IN MUSNAD AHMED, TIRMIDHI, HAKIM, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI: 4861]
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
يَا أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا أَعْلَمُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا
“O followers of Muhammad! By Allah! If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much.”
[NARRATED BY AISHAرضي الله عنها RECORDED IN SAHEEH MUSLIM: 1966 (THE BOOK OF PRAYERS (KITAB AL-SALAT)), ALSO IN SAHEEH BUKHARI]
2. Careful in Speech and (Full) Consideration for the Listeners.
Aisha’ رضي الله عنها narrated,
كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ حَدِيثًا لَوْ عَدَّهُ الْعَادُّ لَأَحْصَاهُ
“The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to talk so clearly that if somebody wanted to count the number of his words, he could do so.”
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 4: 768[2] (VIRTUES AND MERITS OF THE PROPHET (PBUH) AND HIS COMPANIONS), SAHEEH MUSLIM, ABU DAWOOD, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI 4929]
Aisha’ رضي الله عنها narrated,
كَانَ كَلَامُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَلَامًا فَصْلًا
يَفْهَمُهُ كُلُّ مَنْ سَمِعَهُ .
يَفْهَمُهُ كُلُّ مَنْ سَمِعَهُ .
“The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم spoke in a distinct manner so that anyone who listened to him could understand it.”
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها; RECORDED IN ABU DAWOOD, AUTHENTICATED (HASAN) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI 4826]
3. Exertion in worship.
Al- Mughirah رضي الله عنه narrated,
قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ
فَقِيلَ لَهُ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ
قَالَ أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا
فَقِيلَ لَهُ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ
قَالَ أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا
“The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم 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 صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "should I not be a thankful slave."
[NARRATED BY AL- MUGHIRAH رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 2: 230 (PRAYER AT NIGHT (TAHAJJUD)), ALSO IN SAHEEH MUSLIM]
4. Pleasant face.
Jareer رضي الله عنه narrated,
مَا حَجَبَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ
وَلَا رَآنِي إِلَّا تَبَسَّمَ فِي وَجْهِي ...
وَلَا رَآنِي إِلَّا تَبَسَّمَ فِي وَجْهِي ...
“Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم did not screen himself from me since my embracing Islam, and whenever he saw me he would receive me with a smile…”
[RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 4: 273 (FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE OF ALLAH (JIHAAD)), AND SAHEEH MUSLIM]
5. Modesty.
Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri رضي الله عنه narrated,
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَشَدَّ حَيَاءً مِنْ الْعَذْرَاءِ فِي خِدْرِهَا
فَإِذَا رَأَى شَيْئًا يَكْرَهُهُ عَرَفْنَاهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ
فَإِذَا رَأَى شَيْئًا يَكْرَهُهُ عَرَفْنَاهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ
“The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was more shy than a virgin in her separate room. And if he saw a thing which he disliked, we would recognize that (feeling) in his face.”
[RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 8: 124(GOOD MANNERS AND FORM (AL-ADAB)), AND SAHEEH MUSLIM]
6. Consideration with the people of gathering.
Anas رضي الله عنه Narrated,
كَانَ إِذَا لَقِيَهُ أحدٌ مِنْ أصْحَابِهِ فَقَامَ مَعَه‘ قَامَ مَعَه‘
فَلَمْ يَنصََرِفْ حَتَّى يَكُوْنَ الرَّجلُ هُوَ الّذِيْ يَنْصَرِفُ عَنْه‘
وَ إِذَا لَقِيَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَاِبِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَ يَدَه‘ نَاوَلَه‘ إِيَّاهَا
فَلَمْ يَنْزَِعْ يَدَه‘ مِنْه‘ حَتَّى يَكُوْنَ الرَّجُلُ هُوَ الذِّيْ يَنْزِعُ يَدَه‘ مِنْه‘
وَ إِذَا لَقِيَ أَحَداً مِنْ أصْحَابِِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَ أذْنَه‘ نَاوَلَه‘ إيَّاهاَ
ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْزِِعْهَا حَتَّى يَكُوْنَ الرَّجلُ هَوَ الذِّيْ يَنْزِعُهَا عَنْه‘
فَلَمْ يَنصََرِفْ حَتَّى يَكُوْنَ الرَّجلُ هُوَ الّذِيْ يَنْصَرِفُ عَنْه‘
وَ إِذَا لَقِيَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَاِبِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَ يَدَه‘ نَاوَلَه‘ إِيَّاهَا
فَلَمْ يَنْزَِعْ يَدَه‘ مِنْه‘ حَتَّى يَكُوْنَ الرَّجُلُ هُوَ الذِّيْ يَنْزِعُ يَدَه‘ مِنْه‘
وَ إِذَا لَقِيَ أَحَداً مِنْ أصْحَابِِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَ أذْنَه‘ نَاوَلَه‘ إيَّاهاَ
ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْزِِعْهَا حَتَّى يَكُوْنَ الرَّجلُ هَوَ الذِّيْ يَنْزِعُهَا عَنْه‘
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[NARRATED BY ANAS رضي الله عنه RECORDED BY IBN SA’AD AUTHENTICATED (HASAN) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI 4780]
7. Disliked those who praised him in an exaggerated and excessive manner.
Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه narrated,
أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَ
فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجَعَلْتَنِي وَاللَّهَ عَدْلًا
بَلْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ
فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجَعَلْتَنِي وَاللَّهَ عَدْلًا
بَلْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ
“A man said to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, “What Allah wills and what you will.” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to him, “Have you made me equal to Allah?” Rather say, “What Allah alone wills””
[NARRATED BY IBN ABBAS, RECORDED IN MUSNAD AHMED MUSNAD BANI HASHIM 1839, ON THE AUTHORITY OF SHOAIB AL-ARNOOT THIS HADITH IS SAHEEH LI-GAIRIHI]
8. Consideration in Correcting People.
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا بَلَغَهُ عَنْ الرَّجُلِ الشَّيْءُ
لَمْ يَقُلْ مَا بَالُ فُلَانٍ يَقُولُ
وَلَكِنْ يَقُولُ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَقُولُونَ كَذَا وَكَذَا
لَمْ يَقُلْ مَا بَالُ فُلَانٍ يَقُولُ
وَلَكِنْ يَقُولُ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَقُولُونَ كَذَا وَكَذَا
“When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was informed of anything of a certain man, he would not say: What is the matter with so and so that he says? But he would say: What is the matter with the people that they say such and such?”
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها RECORDED IN ABU DAWOOD: 4770, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI: 4692]
9. Proceeding in stages and considering the circumstances of people before bringing about a change.
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهَا
أَلَمْ تَرَيْ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ لَمَّا بَنَوْا الْكَعْبَةَ اقْتَصَرُوا عَنْ قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا تَرُدُّهَا عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
قَالَ لَوْلَا حِدْثَانُ قَوْمِكِ بِالْكُفْرِ لَفَعَلْتُ
أَلَمْ تَرَيْ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ لَمَّا بَنَوْا الْكَعْبَةَ اقْتَصَرُوا عَنْ قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا تَرُدُّهَا عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
قَالَ لَوْلَا حِدْثَانُ قَوْمِكِ بِالْكُفْرِ لَفَعَلْتُ
“Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said to her, "Do you know that when your people (Quraish) rebuilt the Ka'ba, they decreased it from its original foundation laid by Abraham?" I said, "O Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم! Why don't you rebuild it on its original foundation laid by Abraham?" He replied, "Were it not for the fact that your people are close to the pre-lslamic Period of ignorance (i.e. they have recently become Muslims) I would have done so."
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 2: 653, SAHEEH MUSLIM]
10. Piety and Contentment.
Nu’man bin bashir رضي الله عنه narrated,
لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ نَبِيَّكُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
وَمَا يَجِدُ مِنْ الدَّقَلِ مَا يَمْلَأُ بِهِ بَطْنَهُ
وَمَا يَجِدُ مِنْ الدَّقَلِ مَا يَمْلَأُ بِهِ بَطْنَهُ
“Whereas I saw that your Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم (at times) could not find even an inferior quality of the dates with which he could fill his belly?”
[NARRATED BY NU’MAN BIN BASHIR رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN SAHEEH MUSLIM: 7099, ALSO IN AL KABEER BY TABARANI, SAHEEH AL JAAMI 4844]
Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما narrated,
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَبِيتُ اللَّيَالِي الْمُتَتَابِعَةَ طَاوِيًا وَأَهْلُهُ لَا يَجِدُونَ عَشَاءً
وَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ خُبْزِهِمْ خُبْزَ الشَّعِيرِ
وَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ خُبْزِهِمْ خُبْزَ الشَّعِيرِ
“The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had to suffer from starvation for several nights consecutively. His family members did not have even their evening meals, (that is the last meal of the day) and generally their fare used to be barley bread.”
[NARRATED BY IBN ABBAS رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN MUSNAD AHMED, TIRMIDHI: 188[3], IBN MAJAH, AUTHENTICATED (HASAN) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI: 4895]
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَدَّخِرُ شَيْئًا لِغَدٍ
“He صلى الله عليه وسلم never used to collect things for tomorrow.”
[NARRATED BY ANAS رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN TIRMIDHI AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI: 4846]
11. Poverty
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اشْتَرَى طَعَامًا مِنْ يَهُودِيٍّ إِلَى أَجَلٍ
وَرَهَنَهُ دِرْعًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ
وَرَهَنَهُ دِرْعًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ
“The Prophet bought some foodstuff from a Jew on credit and the payment was to be made by a definite period, and he mortgaged his iron armor to him."
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 3:454, ALSO IN SAHEEH MUSLIM: 3904]
12. Preferring the Hereafter over this world.
In a long narration Umar رضي الله عنه narrated,
فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ عَلَى حَصِيرٍ
فَجَلَسْتُ فَأَدْنَى عَلَيْهِ إِزَارَهُ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُهُ وَإِذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِهِ
فَنَظَرْتُ بِبَصَرِي فِي خِزَانَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَإِذَا أَنَا بِقَبْضَةٍ مِنْ شَعِيرٍ نَحْوِ الصَّاعِ
وَمِثْلِهَا قَرَظًا فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْغُرْفَةِ وَإِذَا أَفِيقٌ مُعَلَّقٌ
قَالَ فَابْتَدَرَتْ عَيْنَايَ قَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ
قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَمَا لِي لَا أَبْكِي
وَهَذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِكَ
وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ لَا أَرَى فِيهَا إِلَّا مَا أَرَى
وَذَاكَ قَيْصَرُ وَكِسْرَى فِي الثِّمَارِ وَالْأَنْهَارِ
وَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَفْوَتُهُ وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ
فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ أَلَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ لَنَا الْآخِرَةُ وَلَهُمْ الدُّنْيَا قُلْتُ بَلَى
وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ عَلَى حَصِيرٍ
فَجَلَسْتُ فَأَدْنَى عَلَيْهِ إِزَارَهُ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُهُ وَإِذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِهِ
فَنَظَرْتُ بِبَصَرِي فِي خِزَانَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَإِذَا أَنَا بِقَبْضَةٍ مِنْ شَعِيرٍ نَحْوِ الصَّاعِ
وَمِثْلِهَا قَرَظًا فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْغُرْفَةِ وَإِذَا أَفِيقٌ مُعَلَّقٌ
قَالَ فَابْتَدَرَتْ عَيْنَايَ قَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ
قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَمَا لِي لَا أَبْكِي
وَهَذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِكَ
وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ لَا أَرَى فِيهَا إِلَّا مَا أَرَى
وَذَاكَ قَيْصَرُ وَكِسْرَى فِي الثِّمَارِ وَالْأَنْهَارِ
وَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَفْوَتُهُ وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ
فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ أَلَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ لَنَا الْآخِرَةُ وَلَهُمْ الدُّنْيَا قُلْتُ بَلَى
"I visited Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, and he صلى الله عليه وسلم was lying on a mat. I sat down and he drew up his lower garment over him and he had nothing (else) over him, and that the mat had left its marks on his sides. I looked with my eyes in the store room of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. I found only a handful of barley equal to one sa' and an equal quantity of the leaves of Mimosa Flava placed in the nook of the cell, and a semi-tanned leather bag hanging (in one side), and I was moved to tears (on seeing this extremely austere living of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم), and he صلى الله عليه وسلم said: Ibn Khattab, what wakes you weep? I said: Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, why should I not shed tears? This mat has left its marks on your sides and I do not see in your store room (except these few things) that I have seen; Ceasar and Khusroes are leading their lives in plenty whereas you are Allah's Messenger. His chosen one, and that is your store! He said: Ibn Khattab, aren't you satisfied that for us (there should be the prosperity) of the Hereafter and for them (there should be the prosperity of) this world? I said: Yes.”
[NARRATED BY UMAR رضي الله عنه RECORDED IN MUSLIM: 3507, ALSO IN BUKHARI: TAFSEER AL-QURAN]
13. God-Consciousness (Taqwa).
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
إِنِّي لَأَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَأَجِدُ التَّمْرَةَ سَاقِطَةً عَلَى فِرَاشِي
فَأَرْفَعُهَا لِآكُلَهَا ثُمَّ أَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً فَأُلْقِيهَا
فَأَرْفَعُهَا لِآكُلَهَا ثُمَّ أَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً فَأُلْقِيهَا
“I go back to my family and I find a date lying on my bed. I then take it up to eat it, but then I throw it away fearing that it may be a Sadaqa.”
[NARRATED BY ABU HURAIRAH رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI, SAHEEH MUSLIM: 2342, MUSNAD AHMED, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI: 2497]
14. Generosity.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَمْنَعُ شَيْئًا يُسْأَلُهُ
“The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم never refused anything what he was asked for.”
[NARRATED BY ABU USAID AS-SAA’DI رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN MUSNAD AHMED, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI: 4871]
كَانَ لَا يَكَادُ يُسْأَلُ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ فَعَلَه‘
“Never was he صلى الله عليه وسلم asked for something except that he صلى الله عليه وسلم would do it.”
[NARRATED BY TALHA رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN AL-KABEER BY TABARANI, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI: 4868]
15. Courage
Anas رضي الله عنه narrated,
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ وَأَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ وَأَشْجَعَ النَّاسِ
وَلَقَدْ فَزِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ
فَانْطَلَقَ النَّاسُ قِبَلَ الصَّوْتِ
فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ سَبَقَ النَّاسَ إِلَى الصَّوْتِ
وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَنْ تُرَاعُوا لَنْ تُرَاعُوا
وَهُوَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ عُرْيٍ مَا عَلَيْهِ سَرْجٌ فِي عُنُقِهِ سَيْفٌ
فَقَالَ لَقَدْ وَجَدْتُهُ بَحْرًا أَوْ إِنَّهُ لَبَحْرٌ
وَلَقَدْ فَزِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ
فَانْطَلَقَ النَّاسُ قِبَلَ الصَّوْتِ
فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ سَبَقَ النَّاسَ إِلَى الصَّوْتِ
وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَنْ تُرَاعُوا لَنْ تُرَاعُوا
وَهُوَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ عُرْيٍ مَا عَلَيْهِ سَرْجٌ فِي عُنُقِهِ سَيْفٌ
فَقَالَ لَقَدْ وَجَدْتُهُ بَحْرًا أَوْ إِنَّهُ لَبَحْرٌ
“That Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم was the sublimest among people (in character) and the most generous amongst them and he was the bravest of men. One night the people of Medina felt disturbed and set forth in the direction of a sound when Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم met them on his way back as he had gone towards that sound ahead of them. He صلى الله عليه وسلم was on the horse of Abu Talha which had no saddle over it, and a sword was slung round his neck, and he was saying: There was nothing to be afraid of, and he صلى الله عليه وسلم also said: We found it (this horse) like a torrent of water (indicating its swift-footedness).”
[NARRATED BY ANAS رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI, SAHEEH MUSLIM: THE BOOK PERTAINING TO THE EXCELLENT QUALITIES OF THE HOLY PROPHET (MAY PEACE BE UPON THEM) AND HIS COMPANIONS (KITAB AL-FADA'IL):5715]
Abu Ishaaq رضي الله عنه narrated,
سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ
أَكُنْتُمْ فَرَرْتُمْ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ
قَالَ لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا وَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
وَلَكِنَّهُ خَرَجَ شُبَّانُ أَصْحَابِهِ وَأَخِفَّاؤُهُمْ حُسَّرًا لَيْسَ بِسِلَاحٍ
فَأَتَوْا قَوْمًا رُمَاةً جَمْعَ هَوَازِنَ وَبَنِي نَصْرٍ مَا يَكَادُ يَسْقُطُ لَهُمْ سَهْمٌ
فَرَشَقُوهُمْ رَشْقًا مَا يَكَادُونَ يُخْطِئُونَ
فَأَقْبَلُوا هُنَالِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ
وَابْنُ عَمِّهِ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ يَقُودُ بِهِ
فَنَزَلَ وَاسْتَنْصَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ
ثُمَّ صَفَّ أَصْحَابَهُ
أَكُنْتُمْ فَرَرْتُمْ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ
قَالَ لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا وَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
وَلَكِنَّهُ خَرَجَ شُبَّانُ أَصْحَابِهِ وَأَخِفَّاؤُهُمْ حُسَّرًا لَيْسَ بِسِلَاحٍ
فَأَتَوْا قَوْمًا رُمَاةً جَمْعَ هَوَازِنَ وَبَنِي نَصْرٍ مَا يَكَادُ يَسْقُطُ لَهُمْ سَهْمٌ
فَرَشَقُوهُمْ رَشْقًا مَا يَكَادُونَ يُخْطِئُونَ
فَأَقْبَلُوا هُنَالِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ
وَابْنُ عَمِّهِ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ يَقُودُ بِهِ
فَنَزَلَ وَاسْتَنْصَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ
ثُمَّ صَفَّ أَصْحَابَهُ
“A man asked Bara' (b. 'Azib): Did you run away on the Day of Hunain. O, Abu Umara? He said: No, by Allah, The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم did not turn his back; (what actually happened was that) some young men from among his companions, who were hasty and who were either without any arms or did not have abundant arms, advanced and met a party of archers (who were so good shots) that their arrows never missed the mark. This party (of archers) belonged to Banu Hawazin and Banu Nadir. They shot at the advancing young men and their arrows were not likely to miss their targets. So these young men turned to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was riding on his white mule and Abu Sufyan b. al-Harith b. 'Abd al-Muttalib was leading him. (At this) he got down from his mule, invoked God's help, and called out: I am the Prophet. This is no untruth. I am the son of 'Abd al-Muttalib. Then he deployed his men into battle array.”
[NARRATED BY ABU ISHAAQ رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI, SAHEEH MUSLIM: THE BOOK OF JIHAD AND EXPEDITION: 4388 ]
16. Patience and Forbearance.
Abdullah Bin Mas’ud رضي الله عنه narrated,
قََسَمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَسْمًا
فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَقِسْمَةٌ مَا أُرِيدَ بِهَا وَجْهُ اللَّهِ
فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ
فَغَضِبَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ
ثُمَّ قَالَ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهَ مُوسَى قَدْ أُوذِيَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذَا فَصَبَرَ
فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَقِسْمَةٌ مَا أُرِيدَ بِهَا وَجْهُ اللَّهِ
فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ
فَغَضِبَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ
ثُمَّ قَالَ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهَ مُوسَى قَدْ أُوذِيَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذَا فَصَبَرَ
“Once the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم distributed something (among his followers). A man said, "This distribution has not been done (with justice) seeking Allah's Countenance." I went to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and told him (of that). He became so angry that I saw the signs of anger oh his face. Then he صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses, for he was harmed more (in a worse manner) than this; yet he endured patiently."
[NARRATED BY ABDULLAH BIN MAS’UD رضي الله عنهRECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI: 4: 617, ALSO IN SAHEEH MUSLIM]
17. Not taking revenge for his own self.
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ
إِلَّا أَخَذَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إِثْمًا
فَإِنْ كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ
وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِنَفْسِهِ
إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَيَنْتَقِمَ لِلَّهِ بِهَا
إِلَّا أَخَذَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إِثْمًا
فَإِنْ كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ
وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِنَفْسِهِ
إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَيَنْتَقِمَ لِلَّهِ بِهَا
“Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم never took revenge for his own self in any matter presented to him till Allah's limits were exceeded, in which case he would take revenge for Allah's sake.”
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها, RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 8:836, SAHEEH MUSLIM]
18. Fulfilling the laws of Allah even when near ones are concerned.
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا أَهَمَّهُمْ شَأْنُ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمَخْزُومِيَّةِ الَّتِي سَرَقَتْ
فَقَالُوا وَمَنْ يُكَلِّمُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقَالُوا وَمَنْ يَجْتَرِئُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حِبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَكَلَّمَهُ أُسَامَةُ
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَشْفَعُ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ
ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاخْتَطَبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ
أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمْ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ
وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمْ الضَّعِيفُ أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ
وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا
فَقَالُوا وَمَنْ يُكَلِّمُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقَالُوا وَمَنْ يَجْتَرِئُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حِبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَكَلَّمَهُ أُسَامَةُ
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَشْفَعُ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ
ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاخْتَطَبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ
أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمْ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ
وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمْ الضَّعِيفُ أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ
وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا
“That the Quraish had been anxious about the Makhzumi woman who had committed theft, and said: Who will speak to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم about her? They said: Who dare it, but Usama, the loved one of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم? So Usama spoke to him. Thereupon Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said: Do you intercede regarding one of the punishments prescribed by Allah? He then stood up and addressed (people) saying: O people, those who have gone before you were destroyed, because if any one of high rank committed theft amongst them, they spared him; and it anyone of low rank committed theft, they inflicted the prescribed punishment upon him. By Allah, if Fatima, daughter of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, were to steal, I would have her hand cut off."
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI, SAHEEH MUSLIM: 4187]
19. Fulfilling covenants.
Hudhaifa Bin Al-Yamaan رضي الله عنه narrated,
مَا مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أَشْهَدَ بَدْرًا إِلَّا أَنِّي خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي حُسَيْلٌ
قَالَ فَأَخَذَنَا كُفَّارُ قُرَيْشٍ
قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ تُرِيدُونَ مُحَمَّدًا
فَقُلْنَا مَا نُرِيدُهُ مَا نُرِيدُ إِلَّا الْمَدِينَةَ
فَأَخَذُوا مِنَّا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَمِيثَاقَهُ لَنَنْصَرِفَنَّ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَلَا نُقَاتِلُ مَعَهُ
فَأَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ الْخَبَرَ
فَقَالَ انْصَرِفَا نَفِي لَهُمْ بِعَهْدِهِمْ وَنَسْتَعِينُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِمْ
قَالَ فَأَخَذَنَا كُفَّارُ قُرَيْشٍ
قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ تُرِيدُونَ مُحَمَّدًا
فَقُلْنَا مَا نُرِيدُهُ مَا نُرِيدُ إِلَّا الْمَدِينَةَ
فَأَخَذُوا مِنَّا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَمِيثَاقَهُ لَنَنْصَرِفَنَّ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَلَا نُقَاتِلُ مَعَهُ
فَأَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ الْخَبَرَ
فَقَالَ انْصَرِفَا نَفِي لَهُمْ بِعَهْدِهِمْ وَنَسْتَعِينُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِمْ
“Nothing prevented me from being present at the Battle of Badr except this incident. I came out with my father Husail (to participate in the Battle), but we were caught by the disbelievers of Quraish. They said: (Do) you intend to go to Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم? We said: We do not intend to go to him, but we wish to go (back) to Medina. So they took from us a covenant in the name of God that we would turn back to Medina and would not fight on the side of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. So, we came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and related the incident to him. He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: Both, of you proceed (to Medina); we will fulfill the covenant made with them and seek God's help against them.”
[NARRATED BY HUDHAIFA BIN AL-YAMAAN رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN SAHEEH MUSLIM: BOOK OF JIHAD AND EXPEDITION: 4411]
20. Humility.
Anas رضي الله عنه narrated,
عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ زَوْجَ بَرِيرَةَ كَانَ عَبْدًا يُقَالُ لَهُ مُغِيثٌ
كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ يَطُوفُ خَلْفَهَا يَبْكِي وَدُمُوعُهُ تَسِيلُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعبَّاسٍ
يَا عَبَّاسُ أَلَا تَعْجَبُ مِنْ حُبِّ مُغِيثٍ بَرِيرَةَ وَمِنْ بُغْضِ بَرِيرَةَ مُغِيثًا
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ رَاجَعْتِهِ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُنِي
قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا أَشْفَعُ قَالَتْ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِ
كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ يَطُوفُ خَلْفَهَا يَبْكِي وَدُمُوعُهُ تَسِيلُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعبَّاسٍ
يَا عَبَّاسُ أَلَا تَعْجَبُ مِنْ حُبِّ مُغِيثٍ بَرِيرَةَ وَمِنْ بُغْضِ بَرِيرَةَ مُغِيثًا
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ رَاجَعْتِهِ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُنِي
قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا أَشْفَعُ قَالَتْ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِ
“Barira's husband was a slave called Mughith, as if I am seeing him now, going behind Barira and weeping with his tears flowing down his beard. The Prophet said to 'Abbas, "O 'Abbas ! are you not astonished at the love of Mughith for Barira and the hatred of Barira for Mughith?" The Prophet then said to Barira, "Why don't you return to him?" She said, "O Allah's Messenger! Do you order me to do so?" He said, "No, I only intercede for him." She said, "I am not in need of him."
[NARRATED BY ANAS رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 7:206]
Narrated Anas bin Malik رضي الله عنه; narrated,
أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَى صِبْيَانٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ
وَقَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْعَلُهُ
وَقَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْعَلُهُ
“That he passed by a group of boys and greeted them and said, "The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to do so."
[NARRATED BY ANAS رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 8:264, SAHEEH AL JAAMI 5014]
كان يَزُورُ الأنصَارَ وَ يُسَلِّمُ عَلىَ صِبْيانِهِم وَ يَمْسَحُ رُءُوسِهِم
“He صلى الله عليه وسلم used to visit the Ansaar and used to greet the children and pass his hands over their heads.”
[NARRATED BY ANAS رضي الله عنه RECORDED IN SUNAN NISAI AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL-JAAMI: 4947]
21. Mercy with Children.
Abdullah Bin Jaafar رضي الله عنه narrated,
كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِباكُورَةِ الثَّمَرَةِ
وَضَعَها عَلَى عَينَيهِ ثُمّ عَلَى شََفَتَيْهِ ( ...)
ثُمَّ يُعْطِيْهِ مَنْ يََّكُونُ عِندَه‘ مِنَ الصِِّبيَانِ
وَضَعَها عَلَى عَينَيهِ ثُمّ عَلَى شََفَتَيْهِ ( ...)
ثُمَّ يُعْطِيْهِ مَنْ يََّكُونُ عِندَه‘ مِنَ الصِِّبيَانِ
“When the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to come back from a journey the children of his house used to be taken to meet him.”
[NARRATED BY ABU HURAIRAH رضي الله عنه RECORDED IN IBN SUNNI, NARRATED BY IBN ABBAS, RECORDED IN AL-KABEER BY TABARANI, ALSO NARRATED BY ANAS ,RECORDED IN AL-HAKEEM, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL- JAAMI: 4644,DHAEEF AL-JAAMI:4323]
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ تُلُقِّيَ بِصِبْيَانِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ
“When Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم came back from a journey, the children of his family used to accord him welcome.”
[NARRATED BY ABDULLAH BIN JAAFAR رضي الله عنه RECORDED IN SAHEEH MUSLIM: 5962, MUSNAD AHMED, ABU DAWOOD, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL- JAAMI: 4765]
22. With his wives
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَّكِئُ فِي حِجْرِي
وَأَنَاحَائِضٌ فَيَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ
وَأَنَاحَائِضٌ فَيَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ
“The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to lean on my lap and recite Qur'an while I was in menses.”
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها, RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI1: 296, SAHEEH MUSLIM]
23. Consideration of the rights of wives.
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَرًا أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ نِسَائِهِ
فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ خَرَجَ سَهْمُهَا خَرَجَ بِهَا مَعَهُ
وَكَانَ يَقْسِمُ لِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ يَوْمَهَا وَلَيْلَتَهَا
غَيْرَ أَنَّ سَوْدَةَ بِنْتَ زَمْعَةَ
وَهَبَتْ يَوْمَهَاوَلَيْلَتَهَالِعَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
تَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ رِضَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ خَرَجَ سَهْمُهَا خَرَجَ بِهَا مَعَهُ
وَكَانَ يَقْسِمُ لِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ يَوْمَهَا وَلَيْلَتَهَا
غَيْرَ أَنَّ سَوْدَةَ بِنْتَ زَمْعَةَ
وَهَبَتْ يَوْمَهَاوَلَيْلَتَهَالِعَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
تَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ رِضَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
“Whenever Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم wanted to go on a journey, he would draw lots as to which of his wives would accompany him. He would take her whose name came out. He used to fix for each of them a day and a night. But Sauda bint Zam'a gave up her (turn) day and night to 'Aisha, the wife of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in order to seek the pleasure of Allah's Messenger (by that action).”
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 3:766, SAHEEH MUSLIM]
24. Pleasing the wife’s heart.
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
وَكَانَ يَوْمَ عِيدٍ يَلْعَبُ السُّودَانُ بِالدَّرَقِ وَالْحِرَابِ
فَإِمَّا سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِمَّا قَالَ
تَشْتَهِينَ تَنْظُرِينَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ
فَأَقَامَنِي وَرَاءَهُ خَدِّي عَلَى خَدِّهِ
وَهُوَ يَقُولُ دُونَكُمْ يَا بَنِي أَرْفِدَةَ
حَتَّى إِذَا مَلِلْتُ قَالَ حَسْبُكِ ؟
قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاذْهَبِي
فَإِمَّا سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِمَّا قَالَ
تَشْتَهِينَ تَنْظُرِينَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ
فَأَقَامَنِي وَرَاءَهُ خَدِّي عَلَى خَدِّهِ
وَهُوَ يَقُولُ دُونَكُمْ يَا بَنِي أَرْفِدَةَ
حَتَّى إِذَا مَلِلْتُ قَالَ حَسْبُكِ ؟
قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاذْهَبِي
“It was the day of 'Id, and the Black people were playing with shields and spears; so either I requested the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم or he asked me whether I would like to see the display. I replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم made me stand behind him and my cheek was touching his cheek and he was saying, "Carry on! O Bani Arfida," till I got tired. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked me, "Are you satisfied (Is that sufficient for you)?" I replied in the affirmative and he told me to leave.”
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 2:70, SAHEEH MUSLIM]
25. Correction and training of his wives.
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ صَفِيَّةَ امْرَأَةٌ
وَقَالَتْ بِيَدِهَا هَكَذَا كَأَنَّهَا تَعْنِي قَصِيرَةً
فَقَالَ لَقَدْ مَزَجْتِ بِكَلِمَةٍ لَوْ مَزَجْتِ بِهَا مَاءَ الْبَحْرِ لَمُزِجَ
وَقَالَتْ بِيَدِهَا هَكَذَا كَأَنَّهَا تَعْنِي قَصِيرَةً
فَقَالَ لَقَدْ مَزَجْتِ بِكَلِمَةٍ لَوْ مَزَجْتِ بِهَا مَاءَ الْبَحْرِ لَمُزِجَ
“I said to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: "It is enough for you in Safiyyah that she is such and such," meaning that she was short. He صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, "You have said a word which would change the sea if it were mixed in it."
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها RECORDED IN SUNAN TIRMIDHI: 1252]
26. Love for his children and yet Patience upon their Death.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
وُلِدَ لِي اللَّيْلَةَ غُلَامٌ فَسَمَّيْتُهُ بِاسْمِ أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ
ثُمَّ دَفَعَهُ إِلَى أُمِّ سَيْفٍ امْرَأَةِ قَيْنٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو سَيْفٍ
فَانْطَلَقَ يَأْتِيهِ وَاتَّبَعْتُهُ
فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى أَبِي سَيْفٍ وَهُوَ يَنْفُخُ بِكِيرِهِ
قََدْ امْتَلَأَ الْبَيْتُ دُخَانًا
فَأَسْرَعْتُ الْمَشْيَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا سَيْفٍ أَمْسِكْ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَمْسَكَ
فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالصَّبِيِّ فَضَمَّهُ إِلَيْهِ
وَقََالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ
فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَكِيدُ بِنَفْسِهِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقَالَ تَدْمَعُ الْعَيْنُ وَيَحْزَنُ الْقَلْبُ وَلَا نَقُولُ إِلَّا مَا يَرْضَى رَبُّنَا
وَاللَّهِ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِنَّا بِكَ لَمَحْزُونُونَ
ثُمَّ دَفَعَهُ إِلَى أُمِّ سَيْفٍ امْرَأَةِ قَيْنٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو سَيْفٍ
فَانْطَلَقَ يَأْتِيهِ وَاتَّبَعْتُهُ
فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى أَبِي سَيْفٍ وَهُوَ يَنْفُخُ بِكِيرِهِ
قََدْ امْتَلَأَ الْبَيْتُ دُخَانًا
فَأَسْرَعْتُ الْمَشْيَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا سَيْفٍ أَمْسِكْ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَمْسَكَ
فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالصَّبِيِّ فَضَمَّهُ إِلَيْهِ
وَقََالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ
فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَكِيدُ بِنَفْسِهِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقَالَ تَدْمَعُ الْعَيْنُ وَيَحْزَنُ الْقَلْبُ وَلَا نَقُولُ إِلَّا مَا يَرْضَى رَبُّنَا
وَاللَّهِ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِنَّا بِكَ لَمَحْزُونُونَ
“Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said: A child was born unto me this night and I named him after the name of my father Ibrahim. He then sent him to Umm Saif, the wife of a blacksmith who was called Abu Saif. He صلى الله عليه وسلمwent to him and I followed him until we reached Abu Saif and he was blowing fire with the help of blacksmith's bellows and the house was filled with smoke. I hastened my step and went ahead of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and said: Abu Saif, stop it, as there comes Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. He stopped and Allah's Messengerصلى الله عليه وسلم called for the child. He embraced him and said what Allah had desired. Anas said: I saw that the boy breathed his last in the presence of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. The eyes of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلمshed tears and he said: Ibrahim, our eyes shed tears and our hearts are filled with grief, but we do not say anything except that by which Allah is pleased. O Ibrahim, we are grieved for you.”
[NARRATED BY ANAS رضي الله عنه RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI, SAHEEH MUSLIM: 5733]
27. Correction of False beliefs.
Al -Mughirah Bin Shu’bah رضي الله عنه narrated,
كَسَفَتْ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ
فَقَالَ النَّاسُ كَسَفَتْ الشَّمْسُ لِمَوْتِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ
فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ فَصَلُّوا وَادْعُوا اللَّهَ
فَقَالَ النَّاسُ كَسَفَتْ الشَّمْسُ لِمَوْتِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ
فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ فَصَلُّوا وَادْعُوا اللَّهَ
"The sun eclipsed in the life-time of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم on the day when (his son) Ibrahim died. So the people said that the sun had eclipsed because of the death of Ibrahim. Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life (i.e. birth) of some-one. When you see the eclipse pray and invoke Allah."
[NARRATED BY AL -MUGHIRAH BIN SHU’BAH رضي الله عنه RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 2: 153, ALSO IN SAHEEH MUSLIM]
28. Treatment towards his servants.
Anas رضي الله عنه narrated,
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ خُلُقًا
فَأَرْسَلَنِي يَوْمًا لِحَاجَةٍ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَذْهَبُ
وَفِي نَفْسِي أَنْ أَذْهَبَ لِمَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَمُرَّ عَلَى صِبْيَانٍ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي السُّوقِ
فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ قَبَضَ بِقَفَايَ مِنْ وَرَائِي
قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ
فَقَالَ يَا أُنَيْسُ أَذَهَبْتَ حَيْثُ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَنَا أَذْهَبُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ
قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ خَدَمْتُهُ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ
مَا عَلِمْتُهُ قَالَ لِشَيْءٍ صَنَعْتُهُ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا
أَوْ لِشَيْءٍ تَرَكْتُهُ هَلَّا فَعَلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا
فَأَرْسَلَنِي يَوْمًا لِحَاجَةٍ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَذْهَبُ
وَفِي نَفْسِي أَنْ أَذْهَبَ لِمَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَمُرَّ عَلَى صِبْيَانٍ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي السُّوقِ
فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ قَبَضَ بِقَفَايَ مِنْ وَرَائِي
قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ
فَقَالَ يَا أُنَيْسُ أَذَهَبْتَ حَيْثُ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَنَا أَذْهَبُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ
قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ خَدَمْتُهُ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ
مَا عَلِمْتُهُ قَالَ لِشَيْءٍ صَنَعْتُهُ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا
أَوْ لِشَيْءٍ تَرَكْتُهُ هَلَّا فَعَلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا
“Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم had the best disposition amongst people. He صلى الله عليه وسلم sent me on an errand one day, and I said: By Allah, I would not go. I had, however, this idea in my mind that I would do as Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم had commanded me to do. I went out until I happened to come across children who had been playing in the street. In the meanwhile, Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم came there and he caught me by the back of my neck from behind me. As I looked towards him I found him smiling and he صلى الله عليه وسلم said: Unais, did you go where I commanded you to go? I said: Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, yes, I am going. Anas further said: I served him for nine years but I know not that he ever said to me about a thing which I had done why I did that, or about a thing I had left as to why I had not done that.”
[NARRATED BY ANAS رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN SAHEEH MUSLIM: 5724]
29. He supplicated for the one who served him.
Abdullah ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما narrated,
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ الْخَلَاءَ
فَوَضَعْتُ لَهُ وَضُوءًا
قَالَ مَنْ وَضَعَ هَذَا فَأُخْبِرَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ فَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ
فَوَضَعْتُ لَهُ وَضُوءًا
قَالَ مَنْ وَضَعَ هَذَا فَأُخْبِرَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ فَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ
“Once the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entered a lavatory and I placed water for his ablution. He صلى الله عليه وسلم asked, "Who placed it?" He was informed accordingly and so he said, "O Allah! Make him (Ibn 'Abbas) a learned scholar in religion (Islam)."
[NARRATED BY IBN ABBAS رضي الله عنهما, RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 4:145, SAHEEH MUSLIM]
30. Respect for leaders and honouring them.
جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِأَبِيهِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ يَحْمِلُهُ
حَتَّى وَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ
لَوْ أَقْرَرْتَ الشَّيْخَ فِي بَيْتِهِ لَأَتَيْنَاهُ - مَكْرُمَةً لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ-
يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ يَحْمِلُهُ
حَتَّى وَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ
لَوْ أَقْرَرْتَ الشَّيْخَ فِي بَيْتِهِ لَأَتَيْنَاهُ - مَكْرُمَةً لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ-
“Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه took his father Abu Quhafa to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم on the day of the conquest of Makkah carrying him until he placed him in front of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said to Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه, “You should have let this elderly person be at his house, I would have come surely come to him.” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said this to honour Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه.”
[RECORDED IN MUSNAD AHMED 12174]
Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated,
أُصِيْبَ سَعْدٌ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ فِي الْأَكْحَلِ
فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْمَةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ
لِيَعُودَهُ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ
فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْمَةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ
لِيَعُودَهُ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ
“On the day of Al-Khandaq (battle of the Trench' the medial arm vein of Sa'd bin Mu'ad was injured and the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم pitched a tent in the mosque to look after him.”
[NARRATED BY AISHA رضي الله عنها; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 1: 452, SAHEEH MUSLIM]
31. Consideration towards the condition of the weak and having mercy on them.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
إِنِّي لَأَقُومُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُطَوِّلَ فِيهَا
فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ
فَأَتَجَوَّزُ فِي صَلَاتِي كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمِّهِ
فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ
فَأَتَجَوَّزُ فِي صَلَاتِي كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمِّهِ
“When I stand for prayer, I intend to prolong it but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut it short, as I dislike troubling the child's mother.”
[NARRATED BY ABDULLAH BIN ABU QATADA رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN BUKHARI: AL ADHAN: 1:675]
32. Visiting the Sick and the Weak among Muslims.
Sahl bin Haneef رضي الله عنه narrated,
كَانَ يَأتِي ضُعَفَاءَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَ يَزُوْرُهُمْ
وَ يَعُوْدُ مَرْضَاهُمْ وَ يَشْهَدُ جَنَائِزَهُمْ .
وَ يَعُوْدُ مَرْضَاهُمْ وَ يَشْهَدُ جَنَائِزَهُمْ .
“He صلى الله عليه وسلم used to go and visit the weak Muslims and the sick and used to attend their funerals.”
[NARRATED BY SAHL BIN HANEEF رضي الله عنه; RECORDED IN MUSNAD ABU YA’LA, AL KABEER BY TABARANI, HAAKIM, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI 4877]
Abdullah ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما narrated,
كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَى مَرِيْضٍ يَعُوْدُهُ قَالَ :
لَا بَأْسَ طَهُوْرٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ .
لَا بَأْسَ طَهُوْرٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ .
“Whenever the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم went to a patient, he used to say to him, "Don't worry, if Allah will, it will be expiation (for your sins):"
[NARRATED BY IBN ABBAS رضي الله عنهما; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 7:560, SAHEEH AL JAAMI 4718]
33. Winning the hearts of the weak and the poor.
Anas رضي الله عنه narrated,
أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ كَانَ اسْمُهُ زَاهِرًا
كَانَ يُهْدِي لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْهَدِيَّةَ مِنْ الْبَادِيَةِ
فَيُجَهِّزُهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ زَاهِرًا بَادِيَتُنَا وَنَحْنُ حَاضِرُوهُ
وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحِبُّهُ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا دَمِيمًا
فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ يَبِيعُ مَتَاعَهُ
فَاحْتَضَنَهُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَهُوَ لَا يُبْصِرُهُ
فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَرْسِلْنِي مَنْ هَذَا فَالْتَفَتَ فَعَرَفَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَجَعَلَ لَا يَأْلُو مَا أَلْصَقَ ظَهْرَهُ بِصَدْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ عَرَفَهُ
وَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي الْعَبْدَ
فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذًا وَاللَّهِ تَجِدُنِي كَاسِدًا
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَكِنْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ لَسْتَ بِكَاسِدٍ
أَوْ قَالَ لَكِنْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَنْتَ غَالٍ
كَانَ يُهْدِي لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْهَدِيَّةَ مِنْ الْبَادِيَةِ
فَيُجَهِّزُهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ زَاهِرًا بَادِيَتُنَا وَنَحْنُ حَاضِرُوهُ
وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحِبُّهُ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا دَمِيمًا
فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ يَبِيعُ مَتَاعَهُ
فَاحْتَضَنَهُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَهُوَ لَا يُبْصِرُهُ
فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَرْسِلْنِي مَنْ هَذَا فَالْتَفَتَ فَعَرَفَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَجَعَلَ لَا يَأْلُو مَا أَلْصَقَ ظَهْرَهُ بِصَدْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ عَرَفَهُ
وَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي الْعَبْدَ
فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذًا وَاللَّهِ تَجِدُنِي كَاسِدًا
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَكِنْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ لَسْتَ بِكَاسِدٍ
أَوْ قَالَ لَكِنْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَنْتَ غَالٍ
“There was a man who used to stay in the dessert whose name was Zaahir. When he would come from the dessert he used to bring for him gifts and when he would go back the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to load him with gifts. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to say, “Zaahir is for us in the dessert and i am for him in the city.” The Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم used to love him even though he was a ugly looking person.
One day the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came to him while he was selling his things and caught him from behind. Zaahir could not see so he said, “leave me! Who is it?” When he turned, saw and found that it was the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, he started pressing his back more to the chest of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم not minding it any more.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم started saying, “Who will buy this slave from me?”
He said, “O Messenger of Allah! You will find me very cheap.”
On this the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Before Allah you are not cheap” or he said, “Before Allah your are very precious””
One day the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came to him while he was selling his things and caught him from behind. Zaahir could not see so he said, “leave me! Who is it?” When he turned, saw and found that it was the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, he started pressing his back more to the chest of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم not minding it any more.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم started saying, “Who will buy this slave from me?”
He said, “O Messenger of Allah! You will find me very cheap.”
On this the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Before Allah you are not cheap” or he said, “Before Allah your are very precious””
[NARRATED BY ANAS رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN MUSNAD AHMAD, AUTHENTICATED BY SHOAIB AL-ARNAOOT: ACCORDING TO THE CONDITIONS OF BUKHARI AND MUSLIM]
34. Treatment towards slaves.
Abu Mas’ud Al-Ansari رضي الله عنه narrated,
كُنْتُ أَضْرِبُ غُلَامًا لِي
فَسَمِعْتُ مِنْ خَلْفِي صَوْتًا
اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ
فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُوَ حُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ
فَقَالَ أَمَا لَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ لَلَفَحَتْكَ النَّارُ -أَوْ لَمَسَّتْكَ النَّارُ-
فَسَمِعْتُ مِنْ خَلْفِي صَوْتًا
اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ
فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُوَ حُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ
فَقَالَ أَمَا لَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ لَلَفَحَتْكَ النَّارُ -أَوْ لَمَسَّتْكَ النَّارُ-
“Once I was beating my servant, I heard a voice behind me (saying): Abu Mas'ud, bear in mind Allah has more dominance over you than you have upon him. I turned and (found him) to be Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. I said: Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, I set him free for the sake of Allah. Thereupon he صلى الله عليه وسلم said: Had you not done that, (the gates of) Hell would have opened for you, or the fire would have burnt you.”
[NARRATED BY ABU MAS’UD AL-ANSARI رضي الله عنه RECORDED IN SAHEEH MUSLIM: 4088]
Zaadaan Abu Umar رضي الله عنه narrated,
أَتَيْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ وَقَدْ أَعْتَقَ مَمْلُوكًا
قَالَ فَأَخَذَ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ عُودًا أَوْ شَيْئًا
فَقَالَ مَا فِيهِ مِنْ الْأَجْرِ مَا يَسْوَى هَذَا
إِلَّا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ
مَنْ لَطَمَ مَمْلُوكَهُ أَوْ ضَرَبَهُ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ أَنْ يُعْتِقَهُ
قَالَ فَأَخَذَ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ عُودًا أَوْ شَيْئًا
فَقَالَ مَا فِيهِ مِنْ الْأَجْرِ مَا يَسْوَى هَذَا
إِلَّا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ
مَنْ لَطَمَ مَمْلُوكَهُ أَوْ ضَرَبَهُ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ أَنْ يُعْتِقَهُ
“I came to Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنه as he had granted freedom to a slave. He (the narrator further) said: He took hold of a wood or something like it from the earth and said: It (freedom of a slave) has not the reward even equal to it, but the fact that I heard Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم say: he who slaps his slave or beats him, the expiation for it is that he should set him free.”
[NARRATED BY ZAADAAN ABU UMAR رضي الله عنه RECORDED IN SAHEEH MUSLIM 4078]
Al-Maroor Bin Suwaid رضي الله عنه narrated,
لَقِيتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ بِالرَّبَذَةِ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ وَعَلَى غُلَامِهِ حُلَّةٌ
فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَابَبْتُ رَجُلًا فَعَيَّرْتُهُ بِأُمِّهِ
فَقَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَعَيَّرْتَهُ بِأُمِّهِ إِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ
إِخْوَانُكُمْ خَوَلُكُمْ جَعَلَهُمْ اللَّهُ تَحْتَ أَيْدِيكُمْ
فَمَنْ كَانَ أَخُوهُ تَحْتَ يَدِهِ فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ
وَلْيُلْبِسْهُ مِمَّا يَلْبَسُ وَلَا تُكَلِّفُوهُمْ مَا يَغْلِبُهُمْ
فَإِنْ كَلَّفْتُمُوهُمْ فَأَعِينُوهُمْ
فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَابَبْتُ رَجُلًا فَعَيَّرْتُهُ بِأُمِّهِ
فَقَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَعَيَّرْتَهُ بِأُمِّهِ إِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ
إِخْوَانُكُمْ خَوَلُكُمْ جَعَلَهُمْ اللَّهُ تَحْتَ أَيْدِيكُمْ
فَمَنْ كَانَ أَخُوهُ تَحْتَ يَدِهِ فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ
وَلْيُلْبِسْهُ مِمَّا يَلْبَسُ وَلَا تُكَلِّفُوهُمْ مَا يَغْلِبُهُمْ
فَإِنْ كَلَّفْتُمُوهُمْ فَأَعِينُوهُمْ
“I saw Abu Dhar Al-Ghifari wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a cloak. We asked him about that (i.e. how both were wearing similar cloaks). He replied, "Once I abused a man and he complained of me to the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked me, 'Did you abuse him by slighting his mother?' He added, 'Your slaves are your brethren upon whom Allah has given you authority. So, if one has one's brethren under one's control, one should feed them with the like of what one eats and clothe them with the like of what one wears. You should not overburden them with what they cannot bear, and if you do so, help them (in their hard job)."
[NARRATED BY AL-MA’RUR BIN SUWAID رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 3: 721, SAHEEH MUSLIM]
35. Asking for water even for the disbelievers.
Abdullah ibn Masood رضي الله عنه narrated,
…فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا رَأَى قُرَيْشًا اسْتَعْصَوْا عَلَيْهِ
فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَبْعٍ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ السَّنَةُ
حَتَّى حَصَّتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْعِظَامَ وَالْجُلُودَ
فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْجُلُودَ وَالْمَيْتَةَ
وَجَعَلَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ كَهَيْئَةِ الدُّخَانِ
فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقَالَ أَيْ مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ هَلَكُوا
فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَكْشِفَ عَنْهُمْ فَدَعَا
ثُمَّ قَالَ تَعُودُونَ بَعْدَ هَذَا
فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَبْعٍ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ السَّنَةُ
حَتَّى حَصَّتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْعِظَامَ وَالْجُلُودَ
فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْجُلُودَ وَالْمَيْتَةَ
وَجَعَلَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ كَهَيْئَةِ الدُّخَانِ
فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقَالَ أَيْ مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ هَلَكُوا
فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَكْشِفَ عَنْهُمْ فَدَعَا
ثُمَّ قَالَ تَعُودُونَ بَعْدَ هَذَا
“…When Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم saw Quraish standing against him, he said, "O Allah! Help me against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine similar to the seven years (of famine) of Joseph. So they were afflicted with a year of drought that destroyed everything, and they ate bones and hides. (One of them said), "And they ate hides and dead animals, and (it seemed to them that) something like smoke was coming out of the earth. So Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! Your people are on the verge of destruction! Please invoke Allah to relieve them." So the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم invoked Allah for them (and the famine disappeared). He said to them. "You will revert (to heathenism) after that."
[NARRATED BY ABDULLAH IBN MASOOD رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN SAHIH BUKHARI 6:349, SAHIH MUSLIM]
36. Praying for the guidance of the polytheists.
Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated,
قَدِمَ طُفَيْلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الدَّوْسِيُّ وَأَصْحَابُهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ دَوْسًا عَصَتْ وَأَبَتْ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهَا
فَقِيلَ هَلَكَتْ دَوْسٌ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِ دَوْسًا وَأْتِ بِهِمْ
فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ دَوْسًا عَصَتْ وَأَبَتْ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهَا
فَقِيلَ هَلَكَتْ دَوْسٌ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِ دَوْسًا وَأْتِ بِهِمْ
“Tufail bin 'Amr Ad-Dausi and his companions came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said, "O Allah's Messengerصلى الله عليه وسلم! The people of the tribe of Daus disobeyed and refused to follow you; so invoke Allah against them." The people said, "The tribe of Daus is ruined." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "O Allah! Give guidance to the people of Daus, and let them embrace Islam."
[NARRATED BY ABU HURAIRAH رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 4: 188, ALSO IN SAHEEH MUSLIM]
37. Exhorting towards maintaining relations with parents and close relatives even if they are polytheists.
Asma Bint Abu Bakr رضي الله عنها narrated,
قََدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ أُمِّي وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَةٌ
فِيْ عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
قُلْتُ وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُ أُمِّي
قَالَ نَعَمْ صِلِي أُمَّكِ
فِيْ عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
قُلْتُ وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُ أُمِّي
قَالَ نَعَمْ صِلِي أُمَّكِ
“My mother who was a polytheist came to me when he (the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) entered into treaty with, the Quraish (of Mecca). I inquired from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم saying: Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, there has come to me my mother and she is inclined towards me; should I show kindness to her? He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: Yes, treat her kindly.”
[NARRATED BY ASMA BINT ABU BAKR رضي الله عنها, RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI 3: 789, SAHEEH MUSLIM 2195]
38. Good behaviour with captives.
Abdullah ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما narrated,
كَانَ أُسْرَاؤُهُمْ يَوْمََئِذٍ مُّشْرِكِيْنَ
ويَشْهَدُ لِهَذَا أَنَّ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَنْ يُكْرِمُوْا الْأُسَارَى
فَكَانُوْا يُقِدِّمُوْنَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ عِنْدَ الْغَدَاءِ
ويَشْهَدُ لِهَذَا أَنَّ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَنْ يُكْرِمُوْا الْأُسَارَى
فَكَانُوْا يُقِدِّمُوْنَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ عِنْدَ الْغَدَاءِ
“At that time (when this Ayah was revealed) their (the Muslims') captives were idolators.'' Proof for this is that on the day of Badr the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded his Companions to treat the captives respectfully. They (the Companions) would give them preference over themselves when eating their meals.”
[NARRATED BY IBN ABBAS رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN TAFSEER IBN KATHEER, SURAH ADH-DHAHR 76:8]
39. Behaviour with Animals.
Abdullah Ibn Ja’far رضي الله عنه narrated,
فَدَخَلَ [أي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم] حَائِطًا لِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَإِذَا جَمَلٌ
فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَنَّ وَذَرَفَتْ عَيْنَاهُ
فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَسَحَ ذِفْرَاهُ فَسَكَتَ
فَقَالَ مَنْ رَبُّ هَذَا الْجَمَلِ لِمَنْ هَذَا الْجَمَلُ
فَجَاءَ فَتًى مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ
فَقَالَ أَفَلَا تَتَّقِي اللَّهَ فِي هَذِهِ الْبَهِيمَةِ الَّتِي مَلَّكَكَ اللَّهُ إِيَّاهَا
فَإِنَّهُ شَكَا إِلَيَّ أَنَّكَ تُجِيْعُهُ وَتُدْئِبُهُ
فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَنَّ وَذَرَفَتْ عَيْنَاهُ
فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَسَحَ ذِفْرَاهُ فَسَكَتَ
فَقَالَ مَنْ رَبُّ هَذَا الْجَمَلِ لِمَنْ هَذَا الْجَمَلُ
فَجَاءَ فَتًى مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ
فَقَالَ أَفَلَا تَتَّقِي اللَّهَ فِي هَذِهِ الْبَهِيمَةِ الَّتِي مَلَّكَكَ اللَّهُ إِيَّاهَا
فَإِنَّهُ شَكَا إِلَيَّ أَنَّكَ تُجِيْعُهُ وَتُدْئِبُهُ
“….then he [Allah’s Messenger صلّى اللهُ عليه وسلّم ] entered in the garden of an Ansaar, there was a camel. When he (the camel) saw Allah’s Messenger صلّى اللهُ عليه وسلّم he yearned and his eyes started flowing. Allah’s Messenger came to him and stroked his head (with his hand) so he kept quiet. He صلّى اللهُ عليه وسلّم said, ‘Who is the master of this camel? Whose camel is this?’ A young man from the Ansaar came and said, “It’s mine, O Allah’s Messenger صلّى اللهُ عليه وسلّم!” He صلّى اللهُ عليه وسلّم said, “Don’t you fear Allah about this beast of which Allah has made you the master. Fear about them because it complained to me that you keep him hungry and make him tired”
[NARRATED BY ABDULLAH IBN JAFAR رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN SUNAN ABU-DAWOOD: THE BOOK OF JIHAD: CHAPTER ON – THE COMMAND OF THE PROPER CARE OF ANIMALS AND BEASTS 2543, AUTHENTICATED BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH ABU DAWOOD 2549]
[NARRATED BY ABDULLAH IBN JAFAR رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN SUNAN ABU-DAWOOD: THE BOOK OF JIHAD: CHAPTER ON – THE COMMAND OF THE PROPER CARE OF ANIMALS AND BEASTS 2543, AUTHENTICATED BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH ABU DAWOOD 2549]
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
بَيْنَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي فَاشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَطَشُ
فَنَزَلَ بِئْرًا فَشَرِبَ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ
فَإِذَا هُوَ بِكَلْبٍ يَلْهَثُ يَأْكُلُ الثَّرَى مِنَ الْعَطَشِ
فَقَالَ لَقَدْ بَلَغَ هَذَا مِثْلُ الَّذِي بَلَغَ بِي
فَمَلَأَ خُفَّهُ ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَهُ بِفِيهِ ثُمَّ رَقِيَ فَسَقَى الْكَلْبَ فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ
قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّ لَنَا فِي الْبَهَائِمِ أَجْرًا
قَالَ فِي كُلِّ كَبِدٍ رَطْبَةٍ أَجْرٌ
فَنَزَلَ بِئْرًا فَشَرِبَ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ
فَإِذَا هُوَ بِكَلْبٍ يَلْهَثُ يَأْكُلُ الثَّرَى مِنَ الْعَطَشِ
فَقَالَ لَقَدْ بَلَغَ هَذَا مِثْلُ الَّذِي بَلَغَ بِي
فَمَلَأَ خُفَّهُ ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَهُ بِفِيهِ ثُمَّ رَقِيَ فَسَقَى الْكَلْبَ فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ
قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّ لَنَا فِي الْبَهَائِمِ أَجْرًا
قَالَ فِي كُلِّ كَبِدٍ رَطْبَةٍ أَجْرٌ
“Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "While a man was walking he felt thirsty and went down a well and drank water from it. On coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and eating mud because of excessive thirst. The man said, 'This (dog) is suffering from the same problem as that of mine. So he (went down the well), filled his shoe with water, caught hold of it with his teeth and climbed up and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for his (good) deed and forgave him." The people asked, "O Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم! Is there a reward for us in serving (the) animals?" He replied, "Yes, there is a reward for serving any living creature."
[NARRATED BY ABU HURAIRAH رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN SAHIH BUKHARI: BOOK OF DISTRIBUTION OF WATER: 3:551, ALSO IN SAHEEH MUSLIM: BOOK OF SALAAM: 5577]
Abdullah ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه narrated,
كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَانْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ
فَرَأَيْنَا حُمَرَةً مَعَهَا فَرْخَانِ فَأَخَذْنَا فَرْخَيْهَا فَجَاءَتِ الْحُمَرَةُ فَجَعَلَتْ تَفْرِشُ
فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَنْ فَجَعَ هَذِهِ بِوَلَدِهَا رُدُّوا وَلَدَهَا إِلَيْهَا
وَرَأَى قَرْيَةَ نَمْلٍ قَدْ حَرَّقْنَاهَا فَقَالَ مَنْ حَرَّقَ هَذِهِ قُلْنَا نَحْنُ
قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعَذَّبَ بِالنَّارِ إِلَّا رَبُّ النَّارِ
فَرَأَيْنَا حُمَرَةً مَعَهَا فَرْخَانِ فَأَخَذْنَا فَرْخَيْهَا فَجَاءَتِ الْحُمَرَةُ فَجَعَلَتْ تَفْرِشُ
فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَنْ فَجَعَ هَذِهِ بِوَلَدِهَا رُدُّوا وَلَدَهَا إِلَيْهَا
وَرَأَى قَرْيَةَ نَمْلٍ قَدْ حَرَّقْنَاهَا فَقَالَ مَنْ حَرَّقَ هَذِهِ قُلْنَا نَحْنُ
قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعَذَّبَ بِالنَّارِ إِلَّا رَبُّ النَّارِ
“We were with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم during a journey. He went to ease himself. We saw a bird with her two young ones and we captured her young ones. The bird came and began to spread its wings. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم came and said: Who grieved this for its young ones? Return its young ones to it. He also saw an ant village that we had burnt. He صلى الله عليه وسلم asked: Who has burnt this? We replied: We. He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: It is not proper to punish with fire except the Lord of fire.”
[NARRATED BY ABDULLAH IBN JAFAR رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN ABU DAWOOD 2669, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH ABU DAWOOD: 2329]
40. Benefiting from the knowledge of his enemies.
Abdullah ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما narrated,
Abdullah ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما narrated,
كَانَ نَاسٌ مِنْ الْأَسْرَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ فِدَاءٌ
فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِدَاءَهُمْ أَنْ يُعَلِّمُوا أَوْلَادَ الْأَنْصَارِ الْكِتَابَةَ
قَالَ فَجَاءَ يَوْمًا غُلَامٌ يَبْكِي إِلَى أَبِيهِ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ قَالَ ضَرَبَنِي مُعَلِّمِي
قَالَ الْخَبِيثُ يَطْلُبُ بِذَحْلِ بَدْرٍ وَاللَّهِ لَا تَأْتِيهِ أَبَدًا
فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِدَاءَهُمْ أَنْ يُعَلِّمُوا أَوْلَادَ الْأَنْصَارِ الْكِتَابَةَ
قَالَ فَجَاءَ يَوْمًا غُلَامٌ يَبْكِي إِلَى أَبِيهِ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ قَالَ ضَرَبَنِي مُعَلِّمِي
قَالَ الْخَبِيثُ يَطْلُبُ بِذَحْلِ بَدْرٍ وَاللَّهِ لَا تَأْتِيهِ أَبَدًا
“Among the captives of the battle of Badr some did not have any wealth to give as ransom. The Messenger of Allahصلى الله عليه وسلم fixed their ransom that they should teach the children of Ansaar to write. One day a child came back crying to his father. His father asked, “what is the matter with you?”. The child replied, “My teacher beat me”. The father said, “the evil person! He is trying to take the revenge of Badr. By Allah! Do not go back to him ever.”
[NARRATED BY IBN ABBAS رضي الله عنه, RECORDED IN MUSNAD AHMED: 2106]
[1] The Qur’an translation quoted is from the English translation by Saheeh International, available in print by Al-Qaasim Publishing House, also available on the internet atwww.islamsmessage.com
[2] All References from Saheeh Bukhari are from the English translation by Muhammed Mohsin Khan (9 volumes) printed by Kitaab Bhavan also available on the internet atwww.islamsmessage.com
[3] From Alim Software.
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