The Prophet was a great man; he built up this greatness through
his confidence and steadiness on his principles. He was of good
manners and fair deeds with all people; enemies and friends. In
addition to that, modesty and flexibility were of his great qualities
away from complexity and arrogance.
- He was frank with himself and satisfied with his principles. He
had specific targets and a clear vision.
-He held on his principles till he conveyed his divine message
spreading all his noble principles which are not known by those
who hate and vilify him.
- He owned all the good qualities of a person gained by innate and
all the characteristics of human perfection wished by the wise.
- Handsome features are mixed with noble manners and wise
mentality to form a teacher who awakened the world like the sun
enlightening darkness. He gave live to all human beings after
being buried for ages and ages under ignorance and selfishness.
With his Family
The observer of the private life of Muhammad the Messenger,
will admire the man who came from a harsh desert environment
prevailed by ignorance and anarchism, and wonder “how could
he reach the highest levels of incomparable family success?”
Muhammad (PBUH) was an inexhaustible stream of love,
warmth, tenderness, sensitivity and emotions.
He was the perfect lover to his family and wives. He was playing
and joking with them. He was giving them love and tenderness;
for example, he was expressing gently his love to his wife Aisha
by intending to drink from the same cup she drank from putting
his lips on the place from which she drank sending a secret
message warming up her heart and feelings. This was just one
example from many in his life.
He even represented the loyal lover in a happy family. He did
not forget his dead wife khadeeja, but he kept remembering her
favors by having good relations with her relatives. He was very
angry when khadeeja was disparged in his presence. Abu najeeh
narrated in the story of Hala –khadiga’s sister- when Hala asked
for permission to meet the Messenger, Aisha said” Allah gave
you the young wife instead of the old one-she means khadiga-”.
So the Messenger became very angry till she said” I swear I wont
mention her after now except in a good way”.
In spite of Muhammad’s heavy burdens as being the chief of
the Islamic state, the commander of the army and the moral and
intellectual guidance to his followers, he did not forget his duties
With his Family
Muhammad the Messenger, the Man of Right and Justice
He loved right and justice and ruled according to this. He did not
fear to be blamed because of applying justice. He did not flatter
any one for his rank, money or his pedigree, in the contrary, he
supported the weak and stand against the strong in giving them
their rights back.
He was so fair and stick to the right to the extend that he did
not flatter even the dearest people to him. It happened that an
eminent woman from the Family of Mekhzoum- (a great family
in Makkah at that time )- stole, so she deserved a punishment
for her crime. Her family went to one of the Prophet’s followers
- he was the dearest to him- to ask the Prophet for forgiveness.
When Muhammad (PBUH) listened to the request of his dearest
friend to forgive this woman, he became very angry because
of breaking and infracting the holiness of justice after he had
become a Muslim.
Aisha said that Quraish was very concerned about the woman
of the family of Makhzoum who had stolen so they thought that
no one dare to speak with the Messenger in this case except
Osama bin Zeid, the dearest to the Messenger. Osama talked
to the Messenger, who had replied: “do you mediate in one of
Allah’s laws? Then he stood and gave a speech telling the people
that the nations living before them were destroyed because they
didn’t punish the eminent but did only punish the weak when
committing any crime. And he swore if his daughter Fatima stole,
he would punish her.
Muhammad the Messenger,the Man of Good Morals
The most remarkable thing in Muhammad is his gentle and
exalted manners with all people; his friends and his enemies.
This is witnessed by all the just men.
He was a man of good reception, the smile never left his face,
his words were sweet, he acted in a mannered way even towards
those offending him, and ignored interfering in trivial things.
He taught his followers that the best of people is the best mannered.
He also taught his followers that the closest one to him in Paradise
is the one who has the best manners.
The good manners of Muhammad the Messenger were not
towards his followers only but also towards his enemies; when
the Prophet were asked to curse upon his enemies he refused,
saying:”
I’m not sent by Allah to curse but I’m the mercy sent to the whole
world”.(narrated by Muslim).