Why Did They Become Muslims

RASÛLULLAH’S ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’
BEAUTIFUL MORAL QUALITIES and HABITS
Down below are fifty of the beautiful moral qualities and habits
of the Messenger of Allah ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’:
1– Resûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ was
superior to all the other Prophets in knowledge, in irfân
(enlightenment, culture), in fehm (comprehension, intellect,
understanding), in yaqîn (certitude, positive knowledge), in
wisdom, in mental capacity, in generosity, in modesty, in hilm
(tenderness, mildness, moderation), in compassionateness, in
patience, in enthusiasm, in patriotism, in faithfulness, in
trustworthiness, in courage, in grandeur, in bravery, in eloquence,
in rhetoric, in intrepidity, in beauty, in vara’ (avoiding worldly
pleasures about which one is doubtful whether they are permitted
by Islam), in chastity, in kindness, in fairness, in hayâ
(bashfulness, sense of shame), in zuhd (the highest degree of
avoiding worldly pleasures), and in taqwâ (avoiding acts that are
forbidden). He would forgive other people for their malevolent
behaviours against him, friend and foe alike. He would never
retaliate against them. When they caused his blessed cheek to
bleed and broke his blessed tooth during the Holy War of Uhud,
he pronounced the following benediction about the people who
gave thim those harms: “Yâ Rabbî! Forgive them! Pardon them
for their ignorance.”
2– He was extremely compassionate. He would water the
animals. He would hold the water container with his hand until the
animals became satiated. He would wipe the dirt off the horse he
rode.
3– When people called him, whosoever they were, he would
reply, “Labbayk (Yes, sir).” He would never stretch his legs when
in company. He would sit on his knees. Whenever he saw a
pedestrian as he was riding an animal, he would let that person sit
behind him on the animal.
4– He would not look down on anybody. During an
expedition, one of his companions undertook the killing of the
sheep they were going to eat, another one took the skinning on
himself, and another one said he would do the cooking. When
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