Chapter XI: Living and Character of the Prophet (cont.)
If the Holy Prophet abused anybody, he used to give him compensation and show him kindness . He did never curse any woman or slave. Once when he was in the battle field, he was asked : O Messenger of God, it would have been better if you had cursed them. He said : God sent me as a mercy and not as a great curser. When he was asked once to curse a particular person pr an unbeliever, he did not curse him but on the contrary prayed for his welfare. He never beat anybody with his own hand except in the way of God. he did not take any revenge for personal wrongs but he used take it for preservation of the honour of God.
He used to select the easier of two things and keep away if there was any sin there in or anything to cut off relationship. He used to fulfill the needs of anyone who required his help, weather a slave or a free man. Hazrat Anas said : By One who sent him as a Prophet , he never said to me. Why have you done this ' or why have you not done this ? His wives also did not rebuke me. If there was any bed of the Prophet, he used to sleep on it or else he used to sleep on the ground. God described the Prophet in the Torah-Muhammad the Prophet of God, His chosen servant, without harshness, not roaming in the streets, not returning evil for evil. He is prone to pardon. He is forgiven . His birth is at Mecca, his migration to Ta'ba and his reign in Syria He and his companions put on Ijar round their waists and call towards the Quran and wisdom. He makes ablution of his bodily limbs.' Similar is his description in Iv/fk (New Testament). __ p
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Another trait of his characters is that he used to salute first one whom he met with. He used to wait at a place where he was to meet a man. He used not to withdraw his hand from anybody till he first withdrew hishand. When he met with any of his companions, he used to handshake with him, hold his hand, enter his fingers unto his fingers and hold them firmly. He did not stand up or sit without remembering God. When anybody sat by him at the time of his prayer, he used to make it short and say to him : Have you got any need ? When he fulfilled his need , he returned to his prayer.
His assembly was not different from that his companions, as he sat where he went. He was not found sitting among his companions spreading out his legs. He used to sit mostly facing the Ka'ba and honour one who came to him. Even he used to spread his own sheet of cloth for one with whom he had no relationship. He used to give his pillow to one who came to him and everyone thought that the Prophet honoured him more .
Whoever came to him could see his face.