** * Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)— A perfect human being in all respects *
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We always stress that Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a human
being who experienced all that a person may experience in life. However, he
was chosen by God to be His messenger to mankind, bringing them God’s final
message and providing them with practical guidance on how to conduct their
lives in accordance with the teachings of God’s message.
We have detailed descriptions of what he looked like, but what is more
important to us is to understand his character and how he behaved with other
people. From these descriptions we gather that he was a rare example of Arab
manly charm who combined all aspects of an attractive physical and personal
appearance.
He was handsome, loveable, awe-inspiring, modest, loyal, loving and caring.
He was very happy when he brought a smile to anyone, but his happiness would
be greater if that person was a child, a helpless woman or an unfortunate
elderly person.
The Prophet combined all this with exceptional physical strength and vigor.
He consistently overcame strong people in combat. When he was still in
Makkah, a man who was renowned for his strength and wrestling ability told
Prophet Muhammad that he would believe in him as God’s messenger if he could
beat him in wrestling.
The Prophet accepted the challenge and beat the man. The latter tried to
find excuses and wanted the match to be restarted. The Prophet beat him
again. Moreover, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) could ride an
unsaddled horse and easily tame and control him.
However, he did not use his physical strength to press any advantage over
others, or to gain their love or respect. He wanted people to take
everything easily and live with him as they live with a dear friend. With
members of his family, he wanted life to run smoothly and showed them that
he was one of them. He would even compete with those he loved in a pleasant
way.
Ayesha reports that she was accompanying the Prophet on a journey when she
was still young and thin.
“The Prophet told his fellow travelers to go ahead of them. He then said to
me: Shall we race? We raced, and I won. He said nothing. Later, when I had
put on some weight, we were on another trip, when he told other people to
march ahead. He then said to me: Shall we race? We raced and he won. He
laughed and said: We thus draw, one race each.” Thus, he took such things so
lightly, even though he was approaching sixty years of age, and he was the
head of a powerful state where he enjoyed unparalleled popular love.
Yet he would visit his servant’s family and extend his kindness to them.
Anas ibn Malik was a servant at the Prophet’s home for 10 years.
The Prophet visited Anas’ home on numerous occasions. Anas reports: “The
Prophet visited my mother and saw that my young brother, Abu Umayr, was sad.
He asked her: ‘What grieves Abu Umayr?’ She told him that he had a little
bird, which died that day. The Prophet asked my brother: ‘Abu Umayr, where
is the little bird gone?’ He asked him the same question every time he saw
him.
This incident tells us much about the Prophet’s kindness to all people. He
visits his servant’s people in their home, and inquires about the reason for
a child’s sadness, comforting him about the loss of his bird, and remembers
his feelings every time he sees the child.
- by Adil Salahi
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Faizan Shaikh,
Servant of Allah subhanau taa'la
“O Allah! Guide me to have beautiful manners and characteristics, no one can
guide me to beautify them except You. And turn me away from all evil actions
and characteristics, no one can turn them away from me except You.”
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Nor can Goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (evil) with what is better; then the
enmity between him and you will become as if it were your friend and intimate!
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