Why the Prophet's True Character Emerged Behind Closed Doors

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To the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam and he began to mention the Shema in is a word that is used in the terminology of the scholars of Islam specifically the scholars of Hadith to discuss the traits of a person so if we have many books that have been written they are named is many scholars will mention either dedicate an entire book or treaties to the subject of shemael or will dedicate chapters and parts of their books to a and again the word is used in the terminology of the scholars namely the scholars of Hadith to articulate a group of narrations that mention the traits of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam whether that be his physical characteristics or that be his you know his character his etiquette how he behaved or anything having to do with him such as the names of his different servants the names of his wives the names of his uncles anything having to do with the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam he began this and much of what he mentioned is Roots back to a book authored by who was in The Generation just before his may Allah have mercy on all of them and this book is well known amongst the scholarship of Islam especially the scholarship of the shafiri madhep known as this book begins it by discussing the Shema of the prophets And discussing some of his traits and some of his etiquettes he mentions that this chapter is dedicated to the character of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam Ness foreign.

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This chapter regarding the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam's character he says that the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam was of the most generous of people this generosity is used to refer to a generosity which is top tier the best there is of generosity and he was most generous and he was also most he was also most vehement in his worship of Allah during the nights of Ramadan so if you could imagine his generosity and you could imagine his just how incredibly strong and consistent he was in his discipline disciplining himself in the worship of Allah throughout the year yet in spite of that high quality of discipline and generosity he was most generous and most disciplined during the month of Ramadan it's been our best tells us that the reason for this is that the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam would meet with jibril every night during the nights of Ramadan and he would recite what had been revealed to him thus far during each of those nights so they would go through the entirety of the Quran and these sessions would have a great effect on the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam Allah.

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Was the best of people both in his character and also in his in his appearance this is not just speaking about how he would wear his clothing and so forth what this is speaking about is the way that Allah had created him he was very very average in a lot of the traits that he had he was not very tall for instance he was not very short he was tall you would describe him as being somewhat tall but more or less average in height yet somehow when he would be amongst a group of other people he would appear taller than the rest and he was not very extremely short he wasn't extremely big he wasn't emaciated and skinny he was very average in a lot of these things he says.

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His hand was very gentle he's not someone that is considered to be rough rather he was someone who is the majority of his trait is that of gentleness and he was always smelling very good this is something that the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam took pride in and encouraged the companions foreign.

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Escort he's described here as being of the most mature and mindful of people and what's meant here by maturity and wisdom these types of traits in that culture this was a culture where speaking less and listening more was considered valuable this is a value that a person of great maturity would learn and that is that even some of the Tiberian some of the companions learn how to be silent and it doesn't mean that a person is constantly you know not speaking when they need to speak to the point where it's awkward rather as the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam himself said whoever believes in Allah in the last day than he is to speak with that which is good or to remain silent this remaining silent in that culture and also in the religion of Islam this is something which is very valuable this is a valuable trait that a person knows how to be quiet they know how to listen they are few they are few in words and much in action foreign.

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We might not he was also described as being the best of people in to live with meaning that those who were most comfortable around him were those who were closest to him those who lived with him sometimes it is quite the opposite usually this is the case that a person is very pleasant to be around in person and in public but to live with that person is very difficult because a person's true self emerges when they are seen in the place where they put their feet up right and so most people are the opposite most people in their home or when they are taken out of their comfort zone they are putting into a an environment that they can't necessarily control you find that in public they are very pleasant but in private and to live with them or to be acquainted with them and be constantly around them you would find that a person most people would be pretty much outright unpleasant to live with the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam was known as the best of people to live with foreign.

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Another one of his most compelling traits is that he was the most courageous of all of his companions all of the people and courage is often misunderstood courage is often misconstrued as being something that only emerges during a time of mortal danger in war or violence and that's not necessarily the case courage is much more broad than that as the scholars have mentioned courage involves other traits of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam's etiquette and of his character that are hard to find such as the ability to accept from those who were less knowledgeable than he was or to accept from those who were his subordinates companions often times he would surround himself with the best of his companions so if we said who are the best companions those were the people that he spent most of his time with most narrations that depict the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam going anywhere with any of his companions they depict him in the company of Abu Bakr and Umar and Abu Bakr and Omar and the rest of his companions though they were learning from him he would often accept their input he would often you know as Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said and seek their counsel in Affairs that have to do with everyone this is also part of Courage part of Courage is a willingness to be vulnerable to be you know to be taught or take direction from those who are subordinate to a person so for instance if one of us were to behave a certain way or do something and our children were to correct us this is a part of Courage that a person takes the truth regardless of how he feels at the moment or how he this is all part of Courage likewise a person not putting on a facade so the prophet salallahu alaihi wasallam his character usually most people we wear masks and we have a kind of facade that we keep up that we are blown away from a person's appearance or their reputation or what have you but if we were to get close with this person a lot of this would start to melt away we would see that most of it is fluff most of it is Gossip most of it is is almost mythical right contrary is the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam his character was the opposite the more time a person spent with him the more layers and the more depth a person would find in his presence and this all comes from is rooted in a person's courage and sincerity courage to be sincere to be truthful to not bloat your self rather that a person present himself as he is and to strive to be better behind closed doors than one is in public foreign.

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And this will reflect itself in a person's actions in a person's behavior and a person's etiquette that a person be knowledgeable of Allah the more a person as some of the saidif had mentioned men.

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As some of the Siberian used to say that those who know themselves best or those who get to know themselves truly will know as a result of that who Allah truly is and that is when a person looks to his mistakes and his ignorance and person looks to all of these things about himself he sees that the greater Allah becomes a part of his life in his conscious life foreign.

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The most fearful of all people of Allah and that he would refrain from becoming angry for himself what does this mean becoming angry for himself nor seeking retribution for himself retaliating for himself of course if a person is insulted right person is insulted they're going to be offended being offended is part of being upset that's part of being human but a lot of times when the companions speak about anger and refraining from anger they're speaking about refraining from unleashing anger not controlling it of a person is insulted or feels demeaned or spoken down to or whatever that insults people and they get upset this doesn't mean that they are that they are not someone who is haleem or not someone who is a patient or someone no what the haleem is the one who does not retaliate due to other people's errors they do not seek retribution they do not seek to harm those who harm them this is the essence he is described as when one of his servants warships other than Allah or commits an atrocity Allah becomes angry he says of course but Allah is described as haleem someone one who is the one who is most forbearing because he refrains from retaliation he refrains from harming a person immediately rather he allows a person gives them time to reflect to repent or pardons a person so the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam we will see that throughout his Sunnah throughout his lifetime there are instances where people insult him where people offend him and he takes this to Heart of course he's a human being and no one of the greatest features of a human being is a person's dignity is it a person has self-worth however he would refrain from retaliating he would refrain from harming others simply because they harmed him he was described as someone who did not become angry for himself what's meant here is he did not unleash his anger upon those who personally offended him nor does he personally seek retribution and retaliation however he would become angry and he would Express that anger when a boundary of Allah was crossed if a boundary of Allah was crossed something Haram was committed something against the Muslims Etc these are all the boundaries of Allah at this he would become angry and nothing would nothing would relieve that anger until he did everything in his power to right that wrong he was also described as IA who foreign.

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Likewise if he would become angry and it was clear in his face that he was upset or angry about something you would see this in his face he would have the features of someone who is upset and he would most likely turn away this was the epitome of his personal anger is that you would see clearly that he is visibly upset and he would turn away however as we mentioned this is to be coupled with the previous descriptions that he would take him and his character is the Quran what does this mean his character is the Quran this is a famous statement of Aisha in came and asked about the etiquettes and the most prominent of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam and she summed up his etiquette and his character and said his character was the Quran is he men was sober was.

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This is a famous statement to well-known narration where she was asked by a group of the tabian the tabian are the folks the generation that learned from The Companions and so she was asked describe to us the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam's character and she described his character by saying his character was the Quran what is meant by this his character was the Quran meaning anything that you read in the Quran and a person is to have this feature and this is appropriate that a human being have this feature or this etiquette or this characteristic and it's something that pleases Allah you will find it in the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam whether that be Praise of Allah or dispraise of those worshiped aside from Allah whether that be learning and fearing Allah and commanding good and forbidding evil and all of these things that we understand from the Quran when Allah describes himself to us these descriptions are to have an effect on our actions on the way that we see the world when a person reads about Allah's vigilance they become Vigilant of Allah's vigilance likewise if a person reads of Allah's Mercy a person becomes hopeful in what Allah has for the person if Allah is described or something of the description of Allah subhanahu without his anger or Justice is mentioned a person becomes fearful that he be taken to account for that which he is guilty Etc these are the descriptions that a human being a servant of Allah is to derive and have from the Quran so when I is this is what is meant by this foreign.

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He describes him as the most humble of people most humble of all the people is the prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam this humbleness and this humility is not to be com confused with humiliation it was not someone who allowed himself to be to be degraded or someone who would Place himself in a position of degradation rather he was humble this is the opposite of arrogance arrogance is the most disliked characteristic a person may have to Allah Allah I mean the essence of the human being of the servant is what humility and the thing that does away with that Essence and the thing that erodes that servitude to Allah is arrogance now arrogance is not to be it's not something that is just you know people say the word arrogant they're you know if someone makes a mad they say this person's arrogant what is arrogance arrogance is defined by the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam when he says that a person reject the truth and that a person belittle others look down on others even if they treat them the same you know you can treat someone properly but still articulate that you look down upon them that is a terrible thing that is worse than mistreating a person foreign next week in his characteristics and then move into his miracles that are collected throughout his lifetime Allah.