Hadrat
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) said: the Prophet (may Allah’s
blessings and peace be upon him) was asked to curse the infidels. He said, “I
have not been sent to curse people but as a mercy to all mankind.” (Muslim).
Mother of faithful believers Hadrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said
that she once asked the Holy Prophet (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon
him): ‘Did you face a day severer than the day of the battle of Uhud? ‘He
answered: ‘Yes I have experienced such things at the hands of your people and
such a day was the day of Aqabah. On this day I presented myself to Abdi lail
bin Abd Kulal and offered him Islam, but he failed to make any response to what
I had offered to him. I therefore, left with a heavy heart and depressed. I
felt some relief only when I reached Qarn Sa’alib. Here I looked up and saw a
cloud covering me. In this cloud I saw Angel Jibril (peace be upon him) who
called me and said: Allah, the Most High, has heard what your people have said
to you and the response to your offer. Allah has now sent the Angel of the
Mountains to you to carry out your orders to do what you might like to be done
to them. Then the Angel of the Mountains addressed me greeting with Salam and
then said: ‘Muhammad! Allah (The Glorified and the Exalted) has heard what your
people have said to you. I am the Angel of the Mountains and my Lord has sent
me to you to carry out your orders. What do you want now to be done? If you
like I may crush them between the two mountains encircling the city of Makka.
The Holy Prophet (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) replied: (I do
not want their destruction) I am still hopeful that Allah will make some of
their children (good Muslims) who would worship Allah, the One, without
associating anybody with Him. (Bukhari and Muslim).
His
Forgiveness
Hadrat
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a Jewess came to Allah’s
Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) with poisoned mutton
and he took of what had been brought to him. (When the effects of his poison
were felt by him) he called for her and asked her about that, whereupon she
said: I had determined to kill you. Thereupon he said: Allah will never give
you the power to do it. He (the narrator) said that they (the Companions of the
Holy Prophet) said: Should we not kill her? Thereupon he said: No. He (Anas)
said: I felt (the effects of this poison) on the uvula of Allah’s Messenger.
(Muslim)
It
has been narrated on the authority of Hadrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be
pleased with him) that eighty persons from the inhabitants of Makka swooped
down upon Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) from
the mountain of Tan’im. They were armed and wanted to attack the Holy Prophet
(may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) and his Companions unawares. He
(the Holy Prophet) captured them but spared their lives. So, Allah (The
Glorified and the Exalted) revealed the verse: “And it is He Who restrained
your hands from them and their hands from you in the valley of Makkah after He
had given you a victory over them.” (48:24) (Muslim)
His
trust in Allah (The Glorified and the Exalted)
It
has been narrated on the authority of Hadrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with
him) that, on the Day of Hunain, Umm Sulaim took out a dagger she had in her
possession. Hadrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) saw her and said:
Messenger of Allah, this is Umm Sulaim. She is holding a dagger. Allah’s
Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) asked (her): What for
are you holding that dagger? She said: I took it up so that I may tear open the
belly of a polytheist who comes near me. Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s
blessings and peace be upon him) began to smile (at those words). She said:
Messenger of Allah, kill all those people-other than us- whom thou hast
declared to be free (on the day of the Conquest of Makka). (They embraced Islam
because) they were defeated at your hands (and as such their Islam is not
dependable). Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him)
said: Umm Sulaim, Allah is sufficient (against the mischief of the polytheists)
and He will be kind to us (so you need not carry this dagger). (Muslim)
He
fought only for Allah (The Glorified and the Exalted)
Mother
of faithful believers, Hadrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that
the Holy Prophet (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) never struck
anybody with his hand, neither a servant nor a women, but he did fight (jihad)
in the cause of Allah. He never avenged any wrong done to him personally, but
he did avenge a wrong violating divine commandments. (Muslim)
Closer
to the believers than their ownselves
Hadrat
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) said that a man who had died in
debt would be brought to Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be
upon him) and he would ask whether he had left anything to discharge his debt.
If he was told that he had left enough he would pray, otherwise he would tell
the Muslims to pray over their friend. But when Allah (The Glorified and the
Exalted) wrought the conquests at his hands he stood up and said, “I am closer
to the believers than their own selves,* so if any of the believers dies
leaving a debt I shall be responsible for paying it, and if anyone leaves
property it goes to his heirs.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
*(Qur’an,
33:6)
He
prayed for the leader of the Munafiqeen (Hypocrites)
Narrated
Hadrat Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): When ‘Abdullah bin ‘Ubai
died, his son ‘Abdullah came to Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and
peace be upon him) and asked him to give him his shirt in order to shroud his
father in it. He gave it to him and then ‘Abdullah asked the Prophet (may
Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) to offer the funeral prayer for him
(his father). Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him)
got up to offer the funeral prayer for him, Sayyidina ‘Umar got up too and got
hold of the garment of Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be
upon him) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger! Will you offer the funeral prayer for
him though your Lord has forbidden you to offer the prayer for him?” Allah’s
Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) said, “But Allah has
given me the choice by saying:-
‘Whether
you ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask forgiveness for them; even if you
ask forgiveness for them seventy times....’ (9:80)
So
I will ask more than seventy times.” Sayyidina ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with
him) said, “But he (Abdullah bin ‘Ubai) is a hypocrite!” However, Allah’s
Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) did offer the funeral
prayer for him whereupon Allah revealed:-
‘And
never (O Muhammad) pray for anyone of them that dies, nor stand at his grave.’
(9:84) * (Bukhari)
*The
complete verse is: “And never (O Muhammad) pray for anyone of them that dies
nor stand at his grave. Lo! they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and
they died while they were evil-doers.” (9:84)
His
Gentleness
Hadrat
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: While we were in the mosque with
Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) a desert Arab
came and began to pass water in the mosque. The companions of Allah’s Messenger
said, “Stop! Stop!” but Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be
upon him) said, “Don’t interrupt him; leave him alone.” They left him alone,
and when he had finished, Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be
upon him) called him and said to him, “These mosques are not suitable places
for urine and filth, but are only for remembrance of Allah, prayer and
recitation of the Qur’an,” or however Allah’s Messenger expressed it.* Hadrat
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that he then gave orders to one of
the people who brought a bucket and poured water over it. (Bukhari and Muslim)
*Indicating
that the transmitter is not sure of the exact words.
To
be continued
