Forgiving
“The Prophet
(PBUH) resembled a Prophet who was harmed by His people. He wiped the blood
from His face and said: ‘O God! Forgive my people, for they know not!”
(Bukhari)
Generous
The Prophet (PBUH)
did not refuse to give anything which He had to someone if he asked for it.”
(Bukhari)
Kind, Merciful. Just
"Allah is only merciful with those
who show mercy to others."Sahih Al-Bukhari
And:
"Be merciful to those on the earth,
so the One above the heavens will be merciful to you."At-Tabarani and
Al-Hakim
"He who does not show mercy to
others, will not be shown mercy."Sahih Al-Bukhari
O
people, spread peace, feed the hungry, and pray at night when people are
sleeping and you will enter Paradise in peace. (Hadith)Accustom yourselves to do good if people do good, and to not do wrong even if they commit evil.” (Al-Tirmidhi)
You will never have faith until you love each other. Shall I tell you what will make you love each other? They said, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet said: Spread peace between yourselves. By the one in whose hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you are merciful to others. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, all of us are merciful.” The Prophet said: Verily, it is not only mercy between yourselves, but rather it is mercy in general. (Hadith)
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “The best charity is that given to a relative who does not like you. (Hadith)
The one who keeps good relations is not the one who recompenses the good done to him. Rather, the one who keeps good relations is the one who does so despite having been cut off by them (Hadith)
I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) say: ‘Whoever has been denied kindness has been denied all goodness (Hadith)
Allah (S.W.T.) is Kind and loves kindness, and He rewards it in a way that He does not reward harshness, and in a way unlike any other. (Hadith)
The best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind. (Hadith)
Do not think little of any good deed, even if it is just meeting your brother with a cheerful countenance. (Hadith)
QURAN:
(Verily Allah enjoins justice and the doing of good,
and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, wickedness,
and injustice and oppression. He admonishes you that you may take heed. [16:90]
"Then he became one of those who believed and recommended one
another to perseverance and patience, and (also) recommended one another to
pity and compassion. They are those on the Right Hand (i.e. the dwellers of
Paradise)."Al-Qur'an 90:17-18
"Show forgiveness, enjoin kindness and avoid ignorance (Quran 7:199)
You shall invite to the path of your Lord with
wisdom and kind enlightenment, and debate with them in the best possible
manner. (Quran)
Virtue and evil are not equal. If you replace evil
habits by virtuous ones, you will certainly find that your enemies will become
your intimate friends. (Quran)
And do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be
just; that is nearer to righteousness.”(Quran)
Truthful
"The trait
and characteristic which the Prophet (pbuh) hated most was lying. A man would
tell a lie in the presence of the Prophet (pbuh) and he would hold it against
him, until he knew that he repented." (Tirmidthi)
Modest
“Modesty is a part
of teachings of the previous Prophets and anyone who lacks it is most likely to
do whatever he likes.” (Reported by Abdullah ibn Maslamah)
Kind To The Kids
“I’ll give such
and such (i.e. gift or so) to the one who comes to me first.”So they used to
race and fall on His back and chest. (Ahmad)
"Let us go to resolve the situation and make peace between them.”(Bukhari)
Considerate
“I stand up for
prayer intending to prolong it. In the meantime I hear the wailing of a baby
and I have to shorten my prayer, being apprehensive lest my recitation of a
long verse may tell upon the baby’s mother.”(Bukhari)
"The
Messenger of God (pbuh) performed Salah (prayer) while he was carrying an
infant girl named Umaamah, daughter of Abul-Aas. When he bowed, he put her on
the ground, and when he stood up, he would carry her again." (Bukhari
#5650)
Gentle
Aisha reported:
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
Your duty is to be
gentle and beware of harshness and bad words. (Bukhari)
The Prophet, peace
and blessings be upon him, was never obscene, nor would he spread obscenity.
(Tirmidhi )
The believer does
not taunt others, he does not curse others, he does not use profanity, and he
does not abuse others. (At-Tirmidhi)
Abu Huraira
reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When
one of you awakes in the morning for fasting, then he should not use obscene
language or behave ignorantly. If anyone slanders him or tries to argue with
him, he should say twice: Indeed, I am fasting.
Care about women
“The best of you are those who are the best to their wives, and I
am the best of you to my wives.”(al-Tirmidhi)
Narated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "Whoever believes
in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (trouble) his neighbor. And I advise
you to take care of the women, for they are created from a rib and the most
crooked portion of the rib is its upper part; if you try to straighten it, it
will break, and if you leave it, it will remain crooked, so I urge you to take
care of the women." (Bukhari)
Narrated by Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet passed by a woman who was sitting and weeping beside a grave and said
to her, “Fear Allah and be patient.”
Honour mothers greatly
A man once consulted the Prophet Muhammad about taking part in a military campaign. The Prophet asked the man if his mother was still living. When told that she was alive, the Prophet said: “(Then) stay with her, for Paradise is at her feet.” (Al-Tirmidhi)
On another occasion, the Prophet said:
“God has forbidden for you to be undutiful to your mothers.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Concerned About Orphans
“The best house among the Muslims is one where an orphan is well
treated, and the worst house among the Muslims is one where an orphan is badly
treated.” (Ibn Majah)
Humorous
“Once a man asked
Muhammad (PBUH) for an animal to ride. He replied that He would give him the
baby of a she-camel to ride on. The man asked ‘What would he do with a
she-camel baby?’ Muhammad (PBUH) replied, ‘Is there any camel which is not born
of a she-camel?’ (Bukahri)
Care about animals
“I once found
difficulty in riding a horse, so I kept reining it in repeatedly. The Prophet
(PBUH) then said, ‘You must have gentleness.’” (Muslim)
Good appearance
“I have never seen
a man who smiled as much as the Messenger of Allah.”(Tirmidhi)
“The Prophet
(PBUH) was a person of average height. His shoulder were wide. His hair reached
his earlobes. Once I saw Him adorned in a red garment; I never saw anything
more beautiful than Him.” (Bukhari)
Narrated Al-Bara
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was the handsomest of all the people, and had the best
appearance. He was neither very tall nor short. (Bukhari)
Moderation
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him) once asked a companion: "(Is it true) that you fast all day and
stand in prayer all night?" The companion replied that the report was
indeed true. The Prophet then said: "Do not do that! Observe the fast
sometimes and also leave (it) at other times. Stand up for prayer at night and
also sleep at night. Your body has a right over you, your eyes have a right
over you and your wife has a right over you." - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume
7, Hadith 127
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Do good deeds
properly, sincerely and moderately. . .Always adopt a middle, moderate, regular
course, whereby you will reach your target (of paradise)."
Make easy not hard
Narrated Abu
Huraira: A Bedouin stood up and started making water in the mosque. The people
caught him but the Prophet ordered them to leave him and to pour a bucket or a
tumbler of water over the place where he had passed the urine. The Prophet then
said, “You have been sent to make things easy and not to make them difficult.”
(Bukhari)
Respectful & Non-racist
Qais ibn Sa’d reported: A funeral passed by the Messenger of
Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he stood up. It was said to him,
“It is a Jew.” The Prophet said, “Was he not a soul?” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
1250, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 961)
Aisha reported:
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed away while his armor was
mortgaged to a Jew for thirty units of barley. (Sahih Bukhari 2759, Sahih
Muslim 1603)
Do not fight for himself
“He 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)
QURAN
Permission [to
fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged.
And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory. [They are] those who have
been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, "Our
Lord is Allah ." And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by
means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches,
synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah is much mentioned. And Allah
will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and
Exalted in Might.
Hoping for Goodness, Even for his Enemies
‘I asked the
Messenger of God (pbuh): "Did you face a day harder and more intense than
the Battle of Uhud?‛ He replied: ‘I suffered a lot from your people! The worst
I suffered was on the Day of al-’Aqabah when I spoke to Ali b. Abd Yaleel b.
Abd Kilaal (in order to support me) but he disappointed me and left me. I left
the area while I was quite worried, and walked - when I reached an area called
Qarn ath-Tha’alib, I raised my head to the sky and noticed a cloud that shaded
me. Gabriel (pbuh) called me and said: ‘O Muhammad! God, the Exalted, has heard
what your people have said to you - and has sent the Angel in charge of the
mountains, so you can command him to do what you please.’ The Prophet (pbuh)
said: ‘The Angel in charge of the mountains called me saying: ‘May God praise
you and keep safe from all evil! O Muhammad, I will do whatever you command me
to do. If you like I can bring the Akh-shabain mountains together and crush
them all.’ The Messenger of God (pbuh) said: ‘It may be that God raises from
among them a progeny who worship God alone and associate no partners with Him.’
(Bukhari )
Peaceful
The Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not wish for an encounter with the enemy. Pray to
Allah to grant you safety; (but) when you encounter them, show patience."
(Hadith)
QURAN
If they leave you
alone, refrain from fighting you, and offer you peace, then GOD gives you no
excuse to fight them (Quran)
Do not say to one
who offers you peace, "You are not a believer," seeking the spoils of
this world. For GOD possesses infinite spoils. Remember that you used to be
like them, and GOD blessed you. (Quran)
But if the enemies
incline towards peace, do you also incline towards peace. And trust in God! For
He is the one who hears and knows all things. (Quran)
Allah does not
forbid you respecting those who have not made war against you on account of
(your) religion, and have not driven you forth from your homes, that you show
them KINDNESS and deal with them JUSTLY; surely Allah loves the doers of
justice. (Quran)
Protect other people. Pro
Multiculture
The Prophet of
Mercy said: Beware! Whosoever oppresses a Muahid (i.e. Non-Muslim living in
Muslim land with agreement) or snatches (any of) his rights or causes him pain
which he cannot bear, or takes anything from him without his permission, Then
“I WILL FIGHT AGAINST SUCH A (MUSLIM) ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT” Abu Dawud 3052
The Prophet said:
If any Muslim killed a Muahid (i.e. non-Muslim living in Muslim land with
agreement) then he (Muslim) shall not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.
(Bukhari 2995)
“This is a message
from Muhammad, son of Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity,
near and far, we are with them. Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my
followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by Allah! I hold
out against anything that displeases them. No compulsion is to be on them.
Neither are their judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from
their monasteries. No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage
it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any
of these, he would spoil God’s covenant and disobey His Prophet. Verily, they
are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate. No one is
to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight
for them. If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place
without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to
pray. Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from
repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants. No one of the nation of
(Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world).
(Prophet Muhammad Convenant)
QURAN
O mankind! We
created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into
nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each
other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is)
the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted
(with all things).
To each of
you We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allah willed, He would have made you
one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has
given you; so race to [all that is] good. To Allah is your return all together,
and He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to differ
(Quran)
And do not insult
those they invoke other than Allah , lest they insult Allah in enmity without
knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing to every community their deeds. Then to
their Lord is their return, and He will inform them about what they used to do
(Quran)
O mankind! We
created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into
nations and tribes, that you may know each other (not that you may despise each
other). Verily, the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is)
the most righteous of you (Quran)
If it had
been your Lord’s will, all of the people on Earth would have believed. Would
you then compel the people so to have them believe?” (Quran)
Let there be no
compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil
and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand- hold, that never
breaks. And God heareth and knoweth all things.
And the list goes
on..
