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Treasures of biography | Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis | Episode (57) | His qualities and morals, may God bless him and grant him peace
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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
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Treasures of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
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His physical characteristics.
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May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, entered upon her one day in a joyful state,
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with the radiance of his face beaming.
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A woman from the Hamdan tribe said:
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I performed Hajj with the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and I saw him upon a camel of his, circumambulating the Ka'bah,
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with a staff in his hand.
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Abu Ishaq al-Sabi'i said:
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"Describe him."
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She said:
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"Like the moon on the night of the full moon;
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I have never seen anyone like him before or after."
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And from al-Rubayyi' bint Mu'awwidh:
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It was said to her,
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"Describe the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for us."
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She said:
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"If you had seen him, you would have said,
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'The sun is rising.'"
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And from Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was of medium stature among the people;
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he was neither excessively tall nor short.
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He had a bright complexion,
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neither starkly white,
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nor swarthy.
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His hair was neither curly,
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nor straight.
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He was sent at the age of forty,
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and passed away at the age of sixty.
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There were not twenty white hairs on his head or in his beard.
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The most accurate account is that he passed away at the age of sixty-three.
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And from Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, had a wide mouth,
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eyes with a slight reddish tint,
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and lean heels.
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And from Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him,
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when he was asked about the hair of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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he said:
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"It was neither straight nor curly."
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It reached between his ears and his shoulders.
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He also said:
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The hair of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would reach his shoulders.
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In another narration,
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it was to the middle of his ears.
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From al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, was of medium build,
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with broad shoulders.
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His hair reached his earlobes.
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He was wearing a red garment;
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I have never seen anything more beautiful than him.
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And from Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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I have never touched brocade or silk with my hand,
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nor anything softer than the palm of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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And I have never smelled a scent,
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sweeter than the fragrance of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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When Umm Ma'bad was asked,
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"Describe the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for us,"
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she said:
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"A man of manifest radiance,
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with a bright face,
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and good character.
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He was not marred by a large belly,
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nor was he disgraced by a small head.
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He was handsome and well-proportioned.
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In his eyes was a deep blackness,
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and his eyelashes were long.
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There was a slight huskiness in his voice,
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and a length in his neck.
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His beard was thick.
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His eyebrows were arched and joined.
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If he was silent, he was dignified,
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and if he spoke, he was elevated and covered in splendor.
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He was the most beautiful and magnificent of people from a distance,
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and the best and sweetest of them from up close.
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His speech was sweet,
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decisive, neither sparse nor excessive.
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His words were like pearls strung together, flowing forth.
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He was of medium height, not so tall as to be discouraging,
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nor so short as to be overlooked by the eye.
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He was like a branch between two branches;
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he was the most pleasant of the three in appearance,
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and the best of them in stature.
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He had companions who surrounded him;
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if he spoke, they listened to his words,
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and if he commanded, they hastened to fulfill his order.
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He was praised and sought after,
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neither frowning nor disparaging."
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Here comes the hadith:
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"Whoever sees me in a dream has truly seen me,
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for the Shaytan cannot impersonate me."
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Thus, seeing the Prophet, peace be upon him, in a dream,
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does not result in any legal rulings,
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although the Muslim rejoices in that.
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Imam Ahmad said:
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"The believer's vision brings him joy but does not deceive him."
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However, what we must be mindful of
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is his saying:
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"For the Shaytan cannot impersonate me,"
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meaning in his known physical form.
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Therefore, no one can claim with certainty that they saw the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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if they do not know his physical characteristics, peace be upon him.
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Qadi 'Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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If the qualities of perfection and majesty—
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and we see one of us honored by one or two of them,
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if they happen to exist in any era,
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whether it be lineage or beauty,
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or strength, knowledge, or forbearance,
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or courage or generosity,
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until his status is magnified and proverbs are coined in his name,
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and a sense of awe and greatness is established in hearts for that description,
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even though he has been dust and decayed bones for centuries—
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then what do you think of the greatness of one in whom all these qualities were gathered,
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to an extent that no count can encompass and no speech can express?
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This is not attained by effort or stratagem,
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but only by the selection of the Great, the Exalted,
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through the virtue of Prophethood and Messengership,
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and the special friendship, love, and selection.
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His character, peace be upon him, was the Qur'an.
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For 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:
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"His character was the Qur'an."
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And the Almighty said regarding him:
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﴾And indeed, you are of a great moral character.﴿
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And he, peace be upon him, said:
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"I was sent only to perfect noble character."
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And from Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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"The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was the best of them in character."
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And this is 'Abdullah Ibn Salam, may Allah be pleased with him, saying:
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"When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, arrived in Madinah,
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I came to look at him.
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When I clearly saw his face,
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I knew that his face was not the face of a liar."
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And from 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was never given a choice between two matters
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but that he chose the easier of the two,
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as long as it was not a sin.
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If it were a sin, he was the furthest of people from it.
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He never sought revenge for himself,
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unless the sacred limits of Allah were violated,
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in which case he would seek revenge for the sake of Allah.
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And she said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, never struck anything with his hand,
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neither a woman nor a servant,
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except when fighting in the cause of Allah.
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Nor was he ever wronged and sought revenge from the perpetrator,
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unless the sacred limits of Allah were violated, in which case he would seek revenge for it.
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And from Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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I served him, peace be upon him, for ten years,
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and by Allah, he never said "Uff" to me,
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nor did he say to me regarding anything I did, "Why did you do this?"
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Nor for anything I did not do, "Why did you not do such and such?"
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And Anas said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was the most generous and the bravest of people.
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And this is 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, saying:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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was neither foul-mouthed nor prone to obscenity.
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And he used to say:
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"The best of you are those with the best character."
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And Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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was more modest than a virgin in her private quarters.
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And if he disliked something, we would recognize it in his face.
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And from Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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I was walking with the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and he was wearing a Najrani cloak with a thick border.
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A Bedouin caught up with him and pulled his cloak violently,
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until I looked at the side of his shoulder
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and saw that the border of the cloak had left a mark on it.
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Then he said:
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"O Muhammad,
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order for me some of the wealth of Allah that you have."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, turned to him and laughed,
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then ordered a gift for him.
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And from Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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when a man shook his hand,
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would not withdraw his hand from the man's hand
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until the man withdrew his.
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And if he turned to someone with his face,
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he would not turn away until the man turned away.
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And he was never seen extending his knees before a person sitting with him.
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And from 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:
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I never saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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laugh so heartily that I could see his uvula;
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he would only smile.
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And Simak said:
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I said to Jabir Ibn Samurah,
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"Did you sit with the Prophet, peace be upon him?"
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He said, "Yes, often.
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He would not rise from his prayer place
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until the sun had risen.
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They would talk and discuss matters of the Jahiliyyah,
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and they would laugh while he would smile."
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And from Jabir Ibn 'Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, was never asked for anything
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and said "No."
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Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported:
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The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was the most generous of people.
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He was at his most generous during Ramadan.
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'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported:
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
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when he was at home,
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would mend his sandals and sew his garments.
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He would work in his house just as one of you works in his own house.
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These are some of his noble traits, may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him.
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Treasures of the Prophetic biography.
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His worship (peace be upon him).
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Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would stand [in prayer] until his feet became swollen.
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It was said to him, "O Messenger of Allah,
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has Allah not forgiven your past and future sins?"
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He replied, "Should I not be a grateful servant?"
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'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported:
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would fast until we thought he would never break his fast.
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And he would break his fast until we thought he would never fast.
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If you wished to see him praying at night, you would see him.
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And if you wished to see him sleeping, you would see him.
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Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood [in prayer] until morning,
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reciting this verse:
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“If Thou punish them, lo! they are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgive them (lo! they are Thy slaves). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, the Wise.” (5:118)
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“If Thou punish them, lo! they are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgive them (lo! they are Thy slaves). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, the Wise.” (5:118)
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He (peace be upon him) said:
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"I seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him more than seventy times a day."
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In another narration:
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"I seek the forgiveness of Allah one hundred times a day."
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Treasures of the Prophetic biography: his generosity and nobility (peace be upon him).
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Speak of the ocean [of his generosity] and do not worry [about exaggeration].
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Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) was never asked for anything and said "no."
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Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported:
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) was the most generous of people in doing good.
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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) for something,
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and he gave him a flock of sheep filling the space between two mountains.
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The man returned to his people and said:
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"Embrace Islam,
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for Muhammad gives as one who does not fear poverty."
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He once gave a hundred camels to more than one person.
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Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) described him, saying:
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"You uphold the weak and provide for the destitute."
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He returned the captives of Hawazin, who numbered six thousand.
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He gave Al-'Abbas so much gold that he could not carry it.
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He never said "no" except in his tashahhud.
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Were it not for the tashahhud, his "no" would have been "yes."
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Treasures of the Prophetic biography.
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His courage and majesty (peace be upon him).
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Abu Mas'ud al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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I was beating a slave of mine
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when I heard a voice from behind me:
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"Know, Abu Mas'ud!"
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I did not turn around due to my anger, until he reached me.
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It was the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
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When I saw him, the whip fell from my hand out of awe of him.
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He said to me, "By Allah, Allah is more capable of you than you are of him."
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I will never beat a slave of mine again."
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Al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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"When the battle grew fierce, we would seek protection behind him."
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"And the bravest among us was the one who stood alongside him."
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He (peace be upon him) stood firm on the day of Uhud and the day of Hunayn,
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as mentioned in the accounts of his military expeditions.
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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was the most handsome of people,
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the most generous of hand, and the bravest of heart.
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One day, he went out when the people of Madinah were alarmed.
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He rode a horse belonging to Abu Talhah, unsaddled.
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Then he returned, saying:
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"Do not be afraid, do not be afraid."
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Treasures of the Prophetic biography: his forbearance (peace be upon him).
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When he was harmed by the people of Makkah, it was said to him:
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"If only you would curse them."
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He replied, "I was not sent as a curser,"
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"but I was sent as a mercy."
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Al-Qadi 'Iyad (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
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"Reflect upon this statement,"
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"for it contains the essence of virtue and the degrees of excellence,"
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"good character, nobility of soul,"
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"and the ultimate level of patience and forbearance."
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For he (peace be upon him) did not stop at merely remaining silent about them,
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but he pardoned them,
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then felt compassion for them and showed them mercy,
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and prayed and interceded for them (peace be upon him).
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When Ghawrath ibn al-Harith came to him to assassinate him,
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the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
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was sleeping under a tree alone.
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) did not wake up
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until Ghawrath was standing over him with a drawn sword,
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saying to the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him):
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"Who will protect you from me?"
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He (peace be upon him) replied:
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"Allah."
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The sword fell from his hand.
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) took it
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and said to him:
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"Who will protect you from me?"
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He said:
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"Be the best of those who take [revenge]."
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So he (peace be upon him) let him go and pardoned him.
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The man returned to his people
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and said:
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"I have come to you from the best of people."
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A man was brought to him, and it was said:
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"This man wanted to kill you."
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him:
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"Do not be afraid."
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"Even if you had wanted to do that,"
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"Allah would not have given you power over me."
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When Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith came to him,
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and he had angered the Prophet (peace be upon him) by satirizing him,
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Abu Sufyan said to the Prophet (peace be upon him):
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“They said: By Allah, verily Allah hath preferred thee above us, and we were indeed sinful.” (12:91)
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"for we were indeed in the wrong."
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He (peace be upon him) said to him:
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“He said: Have no fear this day! May Allah forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.” (12:92)
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“He said: Have no fear this day! May Allah forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.” (12:92)
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Abu Sufyan ibn Harb testified to this
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when he said to him:
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"How forbearing, how kind, and how generous you are!"
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Treasures of the Prophetic biography.