The
Creator Himself has praised His Prophet by saying in Surah
al-Qalam Ayah 4, “And most surely you conform (yourself) to sublime
morality.” The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) established his
unparalleled moral character before inviting the infidels of Makkah
to Islam when they gave him the titles of “Siddique” (Truthful)
and “Ameen” (Trustworthy). Manner and morals were the most
important factors of his popularity and influence.
His
morals reflects the Ayahs of the Glorious Qur'an, some of which may
be reproduced below:
Surah
al-A'raf Ayah 199, “Have forgiveness, preach the truth, and keep
away from the ignorant ones.”Surah al-Nahl Ayah 90, “Allah
commands to maintain justice, kindness and proper relations with the
relatives...”
Surah
al-Nahl Ayah 127, “Exercise patience and let it be for the cause of
Allah...”
Surah
Luqman Ayah 17, “....and bear patiently that which befalls you;
surely these acts require courage.”
Surah
al-Shu'ra Ayah 43, “And whoever is patient and forgiving, these
most surely are actions due to courage.”
Surah
al-Ma'idah Ayah 13, “...so pardon them and turn away; surely Allah
loves those who do good (to others)”
Surah
al-Nur Ayah 22, “Be considerate and forgiving. Do you not Allah to
forgive you?”
Surah
al-Fusssilat Ayah 34, “Repel (evil) with what is best, you will
certainly find that your enemies will become your intimate friends.”
Surah
Al Imran Ayah 134, “....and who also harness their anger and
forgive the people.”
Surah
al-Hujurat Ayah 12, “...and avoid most of suspicion, for surely in
some cases suspicion is sin, and do not spy nor let some of you
backbite others.”
He
(s.a.w.a.s.) was the most generous, brave, truthful, loyal, kind and
social person. Whoever encountered him initially was influenced by
his awe and after meeting him became fond him.
The
Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.) said, “He (s.a.w.a.s.)
was always cheerful, good-natured and soft spoken, he was never
nasty, never disappointed anyone. He had purified himself from three
things; vain acts, extravagance, and argumentation. He spoke only
when it entailed gaining heavenly rewards.”
He
was extremely humble and kind, treated all Muslims equally, respected
all and expressed his love for them. He was present in funeral
ceremonies and saluted children first. He visited the poor to show
his support and interacted with underprivileged and even accepted
invitation of slaves. When he entered in an assembly, he would sit at
the last row. Abu Zarr said that when he used to sit with his
companion it would be difficult to identify him as he did not sit at
a conspicuous place.
If
he did not see a companion for three days, he would inquire about his
well being. The Infallible Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, “The
Messenger of Allah distributed his attention equally to all his
companions and looked at them for equal duration of time.”
He
was extremely kind and friendly to his wives and helped them in the
family chores. Anas was his servant and he said that the Prophet
never said:why did you do this? Or why you did not do that.
His
life style was simple. He distributed equitably the funds from public
treasury. His and his relative's share was never more than others.
Ibn Abbas says: Some times many days and nights passed on the Prophet
and his family when they did not have any food.
Source:
Prophet hood and the Prophet of Islam by Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini
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