SECTION: HIS MANNERS AND PURE CHARACTERISTICS
We mentioned his noble origin and ancestry, the purity of his lineage and birth and Allah the Most High indeed said, “Allah knows best with whom to place His Message” [Soorah al-An‘am: 124]
Narrated by Abu Hurairah, indeed the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “I was sent from the best of the generations of Adam’s children, generation after generation till I was from the generation I am now in.”
In Saheeh Muslim from Wathilah bin al-Asqa‘, who said the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Indeed Allah chose Quraish from the children of Isma‘eel and chose the children of Hashim from Quraish. And he chose me from the children of Hashim.”
Allah (SWT) says:
“Noon. [These letters (Noon, etc.) are one of the miracles of the Qur’ân, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the pen and what the (angels) write (in the Records of men). You (O
Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)) are not, by the Grace of your Lord, a madman.
And verily, for you (O Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)) will be an endless reward. And verily, you (O Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)) are on an exalted standard of character.” [Soorah al Qalam: 1-4]
Al-Awfi said narrating from Ibn Abbas regarding His statement, The Most High: “And verily, you (O Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)) are on an exalted standard of character.” [Soorah al-Qalam: 4] It means, and verily you are on a great religion and that is Islam. This is what Mujahid, Ibn Malik, as-Suddi, ad-Dhahhak, Abdur- Rahman bin Zaid bin Aslam mentioned and al- Atiyyah said, “On great manners or conduct.”
It has been affirmed in Saheeh Muslim from the hadeeth of Qatadah narrated from Zurarah bin Awfa, from Sa‘d bin Hisham, he said, “I asked ‘Aishah the Mother of the Believers, and said, ‘Inform me of the manners of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)’ so she said, “Do you not read the Qur’an?” I said, ‘Indeed.’ Then she said, “His manners were [in accordance with] the Qur’an.”
Narrated by al-Hasan al-Basri, he said, “‘Aishah was asked about the manners of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), so she said, “His manners were the Qur’an.”
The meaning of this is that indeed his manners – (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) – no matter what the Qur’an commanded him with – he implemented it, and whatever it forbade him he abstained from it. This is in accordance with what Allah fashioned him upon, from a great natural sound disposition that nobody has ever had nor shall have perfected [manners] more than him. He legislated for him the great religion that He never ordained for anyone before him and in addition to that he is the Seal of the Prophets, so there shall be no Messenger or Prophet after him. He possessed shyness, generosity, courage, forbearance, remission, mercy and the rest of the perfect mannerisms that cannot be defined or described [completely].
Narrated by Abdullah bin az-Zubair regarding the statement of the Most High: “Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e. don’t punish them)” [Soorah al-A‘raf: 199] He said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was commanded to take forgiveness from the manners of the people.”
Narrated by al-Bara’ bin Azib, he said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) had the most handsome face of the people and was the best of the people in manners.”Malik said [narrating] from az-Zuhri, from Urwah, from ‘Aishah, she said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was not given a choice between two matters except that he chose the easiest of them as long as it was not a sin, and if it was a sin he was the most distant of people from it. He never sought revenge for himself except if a boundary of Allah was violated then he would seek revenge for Allah’s sake.”
Narrated by ‘Aishah, she said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) never hit anyone with his hand, not a slave nor a woman nor a servant unless he was fighting Jihad in the way of Allah. And nobody ever wronged him and then he took revenge from him except if a boundary from the boundaries of Allah was violated, then he would take revenge for the sake of Allah the Great and the Almighty.”
Narrated by Abu Ishaq [he said], “I heard Abu Abdullah al-Jadali say, “I heard ‘Aishah and asked her about the manners of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), so she said, “He was not foul in speech nor would he commit foul acts, nor was he one to shout in the markets, and he would not follow a wrongdoing with a wrongdoing rather he would forgive and pardon – or he said – pardon and forgive.”
Narrated by Abdullah bin ‘Amr he said, “Indeed the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) is described in the Tawrat just as he is described in the Qur’an, “O Prophet (Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him))! Verily, We have sent you as witness, and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner” [Soorah al-Ahzab: 45], and a refuge for the illiterate. You are my slave and Messenger. I named you the Mutawakkil [one who relies on his Lord] not harsh or severe, nor one who shouts in the markets. And one who does not reward a wrong doing with a [another] wrong doing, however he forgives and pardons. And he [his Lord] will not take him until he straightens with him the crooked path [correct the distorted religion] until they say, “There is no true deity that deserves to be worshipped but Allah.” And that he opens blind eyes, deaf ears and sealed hearts.”
Narrated by Abu Sa‘eed, who said, “The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was more shy than a virgin in her separate room.”And when he disliked something it would be known by his facial expression.
Narrated by Anas bin Malik, who said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was not abusive, nor a curser and nor foul [in speech] and he would say to one of us when rebuking, “What is wrong with him, may his forehead be dusty [i.e. an invocation for him so that he is enabled to make a lot of prostrations].”
Narrated by Anas, who said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) had the most handsome face, he was from the most generous of people and was from the most courageous of the people. Once the people of Madinah got terrified at night, so they went in the direction of the noise [that terrified them]. The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) met them on the way back as he had beat them to the [source of] noise. He was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talhah and a sword was hanging out by his neck, and he was saying, “Do not be afraid. Do not be afraid. I found it very fast – or he said – this horse is very fast.”He [sub narrator] said, “It was a slow horse.”
Narrated by Ali bin Abu Talib, he said, “When it was the Battle of Badr we were safe from the idolaters with the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him). And he was the most severe person [in battle].”
It has been mentioned previously in the Battle of Hawazin, that when the majority of his Companions fled on that day, he – may peace be upon him – stayed firm on his mule whilst commending his noble name, saying, “I am the Prophet, no lie. I am the son of Abdul-Muttalib.”And despite that he would ride the mule towards the enemy and this is the epitome of great courage and complete reliance [on Allah] – may the prayers of Allah and peace be upon him.
In Saheeh Muslim narrated from Anas, he said, “When the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived in Madinah Abu Talhah took me by the hand to the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), then he said, “O Messenger of Allah, indeed Anas is a young active boy, so let him serve you.” So I served him on journey and Hadar [when he was stationed in one place, the opposite state of journey]. By Allah, he never said to me about a matter, “Why did you do this like so?” Nor to a matter I did not perform, “Why did not you do this like so ?”
Narrated by Anas, he said, “I served the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) for nine years and I do not remember him ever saying, “Why did you do such and such?”And he did not ever rebuke me over anything.”
Narrated by Anas also, who said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was the best of the people in mannerisms. One day he sent me for a need [i.e., on an errand], so I said, ‘By Allah I won’t go’. While within me, I wanted to perform that which the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered me with. So I exited to pass by some children playing in the market, then suddenly the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) grabbed hold of my neck from behind me. I looked at him whilst he was laughing then he said, “O Unais [lessened version of the name Anas], did you go to where I ordered you?” I said, ‘Yes, I am going O Messenger of Allah’. By Allah I served him for nine years, I do not remember him saying about a matter I performed, “Why did you do such and such?” or a matter that I left, “If only you had done such and such.”
He said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was the most well mannered of people and I had a brother called Abu Umair, – he [the sub-narrator] said, “I thought he said weaning [young child]” – so when the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) came and saw him he said, “O Abu Umair, what did the small Nughayr [bird] do [for you].” [The subnarrator said:] It was a serin that he used to play with.
[Anas] He said, “Sometimes the time of prayer would enter when he was in our house and then [he would] order that the rug under him was brushed then water would be sprinkled on it, thereafter the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would stand and we would stand behind then he would lead us in prayer.” [The sub- narrator added] He said, “And their rug was from the leaves of date palm trees.”
Narrated by Ibn Abbas, he said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was the most generous of people, and he would be most generous in Ramadan when Jibreel would meet him and teach him the Qur’an. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was more generous than the strong uncontrollable wind [in readiness to give charity].”
Narrated by ‘A’ishah, she said, “If something [disliked] from a man reached the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), he would not say, “What is wrong with so and so?” However, he would say, “What is wrong with the people they say such and such.”
It has been affirmed in the Saheeh that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Nobody should tell me anything [disliked] about anyone. I prefer to meet you with a sound heart.”
Narrated by Anas bin Malik, he said, “I was walking with the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and he was wearing a cloak with a thick hem. Then a Bedouin came to him and pulled his cloak roughly and I looked at the base of the Messenger of Allah’s shoulder and saw that it had left a mark from the harshness of the tugging. Then he said, “O Muhammad, order for me some of Allah’s wealth that is with you.”Then the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) turned to him, he smiled and commanded that he should be given [money],” reported by the two Imams from the hadeeth of Malik.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah, he said, “We were with the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) in the mosque, then when we stood with him a Bedouin came and said, “Give me [money/provision], O Muhammad.” So he said, “No, and ask forgiveness from Allah.” So he pulled him by his belt [in a narration, his hem] and it left a mark on him. They [the people] wanted to kill him, then he said, “Leave him.”Then he gave him, his oath used to be, “No, and ask forgiveness from Allah.”
Narrated by Zaid bin Arqam, he said, “A man from the Ansar would enter upon the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and he would trust him. [Once] He tied a knot [for the purpose of sorcery] and threw it in a well, then that overwhelmed the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him). Then two angels came to visit him and told him that so and so had tied a knot for him and it was in such and such well. The well had become yellow due to the severity of the knot. Then the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) went to the well and extracted the knot. He found that the water had turned yellow. Thereafter he opened the knot then the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) slept. For indeed I saw the man enter upon the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) after that and I did not see him in the presence of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) till he died.
I say: it is well known in the Saheeh that the Jew Labeed bin al-A‘sam was the one who performed magic on the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) with a comb, the hair gathered on it in the outer skin of the pollen of the male date palm underneath the lid of the Dhi ’Arwan well. The state remained the same for approximately 6 months [under the influence of magic] until Allah revealed the two Soorahs for protection [al-Falaq and an-Nas]. It has been said that the verses of the two chapters amount to 11 verses and the knot whose magic he was victim to, consisted of 11 knots and we have mentioned that in sufficient detail in our book Tafseer. And Allah (SWT) knows best.
Narrated by Anas bin Malik, he said, “I never saw a man embrace the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and then [saw him – peace be upon him) move his head until that man moved his head [away from the other]. And I never saw a man take hold of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) then [saw him] let go until the man let go of his hand.” Narrated only by Abu Dawood.
Narrated by Anas bin Malik, he said, “There was a young slave girl from the slave girls of the people of Madinah that used to come and take the hand of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him). He would not remove his hand from hers until she took him to where she willed.” Narrated by Ibn Majah from the hadeeth of Shu‘bah.
Narrated by Anas also, he said, “A woman who had mental disorientation said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have a need.” So he said, “O mother of so and so, see which path you wish to take [in order that I solve your need]. Then he went with her and spoke to her in seclusion until she had obtained her need.”
It has been affirmed from Abu Hurairah, who said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) never criticized food, if he liked it he ate it and if not, he left it.”
Narrated by Abu Sa‘eed al-Khudri, “When the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would sit he would sit with his hands wrapped round his shins to his chest.”
Narrated by Abdullah bin Hassan al-‘Anbari, he said, “Both my grandmothers, Safiyyah and Duhaibah daughters of ‘Ulaibah –Moosa [the sub narrator] added, “the daughter of Harmalah.” And they were the stepdaughters of Qailah bint Makhramah who was the grandmother of their father. She told them that she saw the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) when he was sitting with his hands wrapped around his shins to his chest. Then when I saw the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) in the state of humbleness in his sitting, I feared him.”
Narrated by ‘A’ishah, “Indeed the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would talk with words such that if one was to enumerate them he would have been able to [due to their order and clarity].”
And also from ‘Aishah, she said, “Did not Abu so and so surprise you? He came and sat by my house and mentioned hadeeth[s] from the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) making me hear that [due to the loudness of his voice] whilst I was praying Nafilah. He left before I finished my Nafilah and if I had reached him I would have replied to him [saying] that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) never used to relate hadeeth as you do [in one tone].”
Narrated by ‘A’ishah, she said, “The Prophet’s speech used to have breaks in it – everyone would understand it. He never used to recite with a continuous tone.”
Narrated by Ibn Umar, he said, “In the speech of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was intonation or [he said] fluidity.”
Narrated by Anas he said, “When the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would mention a word [of importance] he would repeat it three times. And when he gave Salaam to a people he gave Salaam thrice.”
Narrated by Thumamah bin Anas, he said, “When Anas spoke he repeated himself three times and he said that when the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would speak he would repeat himself thrice, it was his (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) guidance in speech. And he used to seek permission to enter [a dwelling] three times.”
In the Saheeh, he said, “I have been given eloquent speech and speech has been abbreviated for me [i.e. shortened speech].”
Narrated by Abu Hurairah, he said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “I have been sent with eloquent speech and have been given victory with awe. And whilst I was asleep I was given the keys to the bounties of the earth in my hand.”
It has been affirmed in the two Saheehs from ‘A’ishah, she said, “I never saw the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) laugh fully to the extent that I could see his teeth, he would only smile.”
Narrated by Abdullah bin al-Harith bin Jaz’, he said, “I never saw anyone smile more than the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him).”
And Muslim said, “Narrated by Simak bin Harb, “I said to Jabir bin Samurah, did you used to sit with the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)?” He said, “Yes, many a times he would not move from the place of prayer that he prayed Fajr in until the sun rose, then when it rose he left. And they [Companions] used to talk about what they did in Jahiliyyah and they would laugh and he would smile.”
By Ibn Katheer
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