Website of Rasoulullah (peace be upon him)
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This is a book presented by Rasoulallah Website (http://www.rasoulallah.net)
shows aspects of our Prophet’s life. It contains topics as: his
manners, his exemplary justice, his simple life, his love for the poor,
his forgiveness shown to the non-Muslims. It includes other important
topics as: how did he achieve reform, can he be taken as a model for
Muslims to follow and how did he instill brotherhood among Muslims?
{By the grace of Allah, you are gentle
towards the people; if you had been stern and ill-tempered, they would
have dispersed from round about you} (translation of Qur’an 3:159)
About himself the prophet (peace be upon
him) said: “Allah has sent me as an apostle so that I may demonstrate
perfection of character, refinement of manners and loftiness of
deportment.” (Malik, Mawatta; Ahmed, Musnad; Mishkat)
By nature he was gentle and kind hearted,
always inclined to be gracious and to overlook the faults of others.
Politeness and courtesy, compassion and tenderness, simplicity and
humility, sympathy and sincerity were some of the keynotes of his
character. In the cause of right and justice he could be resolute and
severe but more often than not, his severity was tempered with
generosity. He had charming manners which won him the affection of his
followers and secured their devotion. Though virtual king of Arabia and
an apostle of Allah, he never assumed an air of superiority. Not that he
had to conceal any such vein by practice and artifice: with fear of
Allah, sincere humility was ingrained in his heart. He used to say, “I
am a Prophet of Allah but I do not know what will be my end.” (Bukhari,
Sahih Bukhari, Chapter “Al-Janaiz”)
In one of his sermons calculated to
instill the fear of Allah and the day of reckoning in the hearts of men,
he said : “O people of Quraish be prepared for the hereafter, I cannot
save you from the punishment of Allah; O Bani Abd Manaf, I cannot save
you from Allah; O Abbas, son of Abdul Mutalib, I cannot protect you
either; O Fatima, daughter of Muhammad, even you I cannot save.”
(Sahahin)
He used to pray : “O Allah! I am but a
man. If I hurt any one in any manner, then forgive me and do not punish
me.” (Ahmed, Musnad, Vol. 6 pg. 103)
He always received people with courtesy and showed respect to older people and stated:
“To honor an old man is to show respect to Allah.”
He would not deny courtesy even to wicked
persons. It is stated that a person came to his house and asked
permission for admission. The prophet (peace be upon him) remarked that
he was not a good person but might be admitted. When he came in and
while he remained in the house, he was shown full courtesy. When he left
Aiysha (ra) said : “You did not think well of this man, but you treated
him so well.” . The prophet (peace be upon him) replied : “He is a bad
person in the sight of Allah who does not behave courteously and people
shun his company bacause of his bad manners.” (Bukhari, Sahih Bukhari).
He was always the first to greet another
and would not withdraw his hand from a handshake till the other man
withdrew his. If one wanted to say something in his ears, he would not
turn away till one had finished (Abu Dawud, Tirmizi). He did not like
people to get up for him and used to say : “Let him who likes people to
stand up in his honour, he should seek a place in hell.” (Abu Dawud,
Kitabul Adab, Muhammadi Press, Delhi).
He would himself, however, stand up when
any dignitary came to him. He had stood up to receive the wet nurse who
had reared him in infancy and had spread his own sheet for her. His
foster brother was given similar treatment. He avoided sitting at a
prominent place in a gathering, so much so that people coming in had
difficulty in spotting him and had to ask which was the Prophet (peace
be upon him). Quite frequently uncouth bedouins accosted him in their
own gruff and impolite manner but he never took offence. (Abu Dawud
Kitabul Atama).
He used to visit the poorest of ailing
persons and exhorted all muslims to do likewise (Bukhari, Sahih Bukhari,
Chapter “Attendance on ailing persons”). He would sit with the humblest
of persons saying that righteousness alone was the criterion of one’s
superiority over another. He invariably invited people be they slaves,
servants or the poorest believers, to partake with him of his scanty
meals (Tirmizi, Sunan Tirmizi).
Whenever he visited a person he would
first greet him and then take his permission to enter the house. He
advised the people to follow this etiquette and not to get annoyed if
anyone declined to give permission, for it was quite likely the person
concerned was busy otherwise and did not mean any disrespect (Ibid).
There was no type of household work too
low or too undignified for him. Aiysha (ra) has stated, “He always
joined in household work and would at times mend his clothes, repair his
shoes and sweep the floor. He would milk, tether, and feed his animals
and do the household shopping.” (Qazi Iyaz: Shifa; Bukhari, Sahih
Bukhari, Chapter: Kitabul Adab)
He would not hesitate to do the menial
work of others, particularly of orphans and widows (Nasi, Darmi). Once
when there was no male member in the house of the companion Kabab Bin
Arat who had gone to the battlefield, he used to go to his house daily
and milk his cattle for the inhabitants (Ibn Saad Vol. 6, p 213).
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Contents:
How did Prophet Muhammad Achieve Reform?
The Exemplary Justice of the Prophet
His Manners and Disposition
Justice
Love for the Poor
Can Prophet Muhammad be taken as a Model for Muslims to follow?
Did Prophet Muhammad Perform Miracles?
How the Prophet Instilled Brotherhood among Muslims
The Truth about Muhammad
The Forgiveness of Muhammad Shown to Non-Muslims
The Prophet and Uniting the Muslim Ummah
The Simple Life of Muhammad
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