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58 – HADRAT MUHAMMAD’S BEAUTIFUL
MORAL QUALITIES
The following article has been translated from the tenth
chapter of the second division of the third section of the
book Riyâd-un-nâsihîn.
Allahu ta’âlâ, while pleasing the blessed heart of His beloved
Prophet by enumerating a series of the virtues and blessings
which He has given to him, also counted the beautiful habits
which He bestowed upon him, “Thou art created with a
beautiful character.” Akrama says that he has heard from
Abdullah Ibni Abbâs that his Khuluq-i ’azîm, that is, beautiful
habits, are the beautiful moral qualities declared by the Qur’ân
al-kerîm. It is written in the book Hadâiq-ul-Haqâiq, “It was
declared in the ayât, ‘You are with khuluq-i-’azîm.’ ‘Khuluq-i
’azîm’ means ‘to have secrets with Allahu ta’âlâ and to be
kindhearted to people.’ The beautiful nature of Hadrat
Muhammad was the reason for the conversion of many people
to Islâm.”
One thousand miracles of Hadrat Muhammad were seen;
enemy or friend, everybody talked about them. Of his many
miracles, the most valuable ones were his high manners and
beautiful habits.
It is written in the book Kimyâ-yi Sa’âdat, “Hadrat Abû
Sa’id-i Khudrî ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ anh’ said: Rasûlullah would
give grass to an animal. He would fasten a camel. He would
sweep inside his house. He would milk the sheep. He would
repair a hole in his shoes. He would patch his underwears. He
would eat with his servant. When his servant got tired of
grinding with small millstones, he would help him. He would go
shopping and bring what he had bought in a sack to his home.
When he met somebody, he would be the first to greet, whether
the other was poor or rich, young or old. He, first, would hold
out his blessed hand when he wanted to shake hands. He held
the servant, the master, the black and the white as equal. He
would go wherever he was invited, no matter who invited him.
He would not despise what was put in front of him to eat, even if
it were only a little. He would not reserve meals from evening to
morning or from morning to evening. He was good-natured. He
liked to do favours. He established friendly relations with
everybody. He was affable and he spoke pleasantly. He
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