1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:05,080 Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography (Seerah) 2 00:00:06,110 --> 00:00:08,109 Being gentle with the ignorant 3 00:00:11,060 --> 00:00:15,060 Do you remember a time you made a mistake in your youth? 4 00:00:16,219 --> 00:00:20,219 How did your father at home or your teacher at school guide you? 5 00:00:21,289 --> 00:00:25,289 Some have recounted tragic stories of reprimand and punishment 6 00:00:26,449 --> 00:00:27,449 And it is regrettable 7 00:00:27,449 --> 00:00:32,450 That if some ignorant person appears before us in a gathering, prayer, or occasion 8 00:00:33,450 --> 00:00:34,450 We turn against him 9 00:00:35,450 --> 00:00:38,479 And we may cloak it in anger for the sake of the sacred boundaries of Allah 10 00:00:39,579 --> 00:00:44,579 Yet here is a rare educator and a gentle teacher 11 00:00:45,579 --> 00:00:46,579 Who contained the problem 12 00:00:47,579 --> 00:00:48,579 And treated the one who erred with kindness 13 00:00:49,579 --> 00:00:50,579 And was gentle with the ignorant 14 00:00:51,579 --> 00:00:55,579 And taught him in the best, most guided, and most excellent manner 15 00:00:55,579 --> 00:01:01,630 Mu'awiyah Ibn al-Hakam al-Sulami, may Allah be pleased with him, says 16 00:01:02,700 --> 00:01:06,700 While I was with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in prayer 17 00:01:07,700 --> 00:01:08,700 A man sneezed 18 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:10,730 So I said 19 00:01:11,730 --> 00:01:12,730 May Allah have mercy on you 20 00:01:13,819 --> 00:01:15,819 The people stared at me with their eyes 21 00:01:16,819 --> 00:01:17,819 So I said 22 00:01:18,819 --> 00:01:19,819 Woe to my mother, why do you look at me? 23 00:01:20,819 --> 00:01:21,819 What is the matter with you, looking at me? 24 00:01:23,019 --> 00:01:24,019 He said 25 00:01:24,019 --> 00:01:28,019 The people struck their thighs with their hands 26 00:01:29,079 --> 00:01:31,079 When I saw them trying to silence me 27 00:01:32,079 --> 00:01:33,079 I remained silent 28 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:39,459 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, finished his prayer 29 00:01:40,459 --> 00:01:41,459 He called me 30 00:01:42,459 --> 00:01:43,459 May my father and mother be sacrificed for him 31 00:01:44,459 --> 00:01:49,459 I have never seen a teacher before or after him who taught better than he did 32 00:01:49,459 --> 00:01:54,689 By Allah, he did not strike me, nor did he scold me, nor did he insult me 33 00:01:55,689 --> 00:01:56,689 But he said 34 00:01:57,689 --> 00:02:02,819 This prayer of ours is not a place for any of the speech of people 35 00:02:03,819 --> 00:02:09,819 It is only for the takbir, the tasbih, and the recitation of the Qur'an 36 00:02:12,509 --> 00:02:14,509 So learn from this the beauty of character 37 00:02:15,509 --> 00:02:16,509 And the art of containing people 38 00:02:17,509 --> 00:02:19,509 And the method of teaching the ignorant 39 00:02:19,509 --> 00:02:21,509 And the virtue of gentleness and mercy 40 00:02:22,509 --> 00:02:25,509 And addressing matters in the best possible way 41 00:02:26,509 --> 00:02:28,509 And the gravity of the status of prayer 42 00:02:29,509 --> 00:02:32,580 And learn the importance of the fiqh of da'wah 43 00:02:33,580 --> 00:02:37,439 Gentleness is the finest companion you could ever take 44 00:02:38,439 --> 00:02:41,439 And your suspicion that you are compassionate will be proven wrong 45 00:02:42,439 --> 00:02:45,439 So take the metaphorical from time and its people 46 00:02:46,439 --> 00:02:49,439 And leave deep immersion and investigation into it 47 00:02:50,439 --> 00:02:53,789 And Allah the Exalted knows best 48 00:02:54,789 --> 00:02:58,949 Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography (Seerah)