Rasool Allah ( sallal hu ali wasslam) manners and disposition:
"By the grace of Allah, you are gentle towards the people; if you had been stern and ill-tempered, they would have dispersed from round about you" [Qur'an 3:159]
About himself the Prophet (peace be upon him) said
"Allah has sent me as an apostle so that I may demonstrate perfection of character, refinement of manners and loftiness of deportment." [Muwatta; Musnad; Mishkat]
By nature he( sallal hu ali wasslam) was gentle and kind-hearted, always inclined to be gracious and to overlook the faults of others. Politeness and courtesy, compassion and tenderness, simplicity and humility, sympathy and sincerity were some of the keynotes of his character. In the cause of right and justice he could be resolute and severe but more often than not, his severity was tempered with generosity. He( sallal hu ali wasslam) had charming manners which won him the affection of his followers and secured their devotion. Though virtual king of Arabia and an apostle of Allah, he( sallal hu ali wasslam) never assumed an air of superiority. Not that he( sallal hu ali wasslam) had to conceal any such vein by practice and artifice -- with fear of Allah, sincere humility was ingrained in his heart. He( sallal hu ali wasslam) used to say,
"I am a Prophet of Allah but I do not know what will be my end." [Sahih Bukhari]
In one of his sermons calculated to instil the fear of Allah and the day of reckoning in the hearts of men, he said,
"O people of Quraish be prepared for the hereafter, I cannot save you from the punishment of Allah; O Bani Abd Manaf, I cannot save you from Allah; O Abbas, son of Abdul Mutalib, I cannot protect you either; O Fatima, daughter of Muhammad, even you I cannot save." [Sahahin]
He( sallal hu ali wasslam) used to pray, "O Allah! I am but a man. If I hurt any one in any manner, then forgive me and do not punish me." [Ahmed, Musnad]
He( sallal hu ali wasslam) always received people with courtesy and showed respect to older people and stated: "To honour an old man is to show respect to Allah."
He( sallal hu ali wasslam) would not deny courtesy even to wicked persons. It is stated that a person came to his house and asked permission for admission. The Prophet (peace be upon him) remarked that he was not a good person but might be admitted. When he came in and while he remained in the house, he was shown full courtesy. When he left A'isha (radi Allahu anhu) said, "You did not think well of this man, but you treated him so well." The Prophet Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him replied, "He is a bad person in the sight of Allah who does not behave courteously and people shun his company because of his bad manners." [Sahih Bukhari]
He( sallal hu ali wasslam) was always the first to greet another and would not withdraw his hand from a handshake till the other man withdrew his. If one wanted to say something in his ears, he( sallal hu ali wasslam) would not turn away till one had finished. [Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi] He( sallal hu ali wasslam) did not like people to get up for him and used to say, "Let him who likes people to stand up in his honour, he should seek a place in hell." [Abu Dawud]
"By the grace of Allah, you are gentle towards the people; if you had been stern and ill-tempered, they would have dispersed from round about you" [Qur'an 3:159]
About himself the Prophet (peace be upon him) said
"Allah has sent me as an apostle so that I may demonstrate perfection of character, refinement of manners and loftiness of deportment." [Muwatta; Musnad; Mishkat]
By nature he( sallal hu ali wasslam) was gentle and kind-hearted, always inclined to be gracious and to overlook the faults of others. Politeness and courtesy, compassion and tenderness, simplicity and humility, sympathy and sincerity were some of the keynotes of his character. In the cause of right and justice he could be resolute and severe but more often than not, his severity was tempered with generosity. He( sallal hu ali wasslam) had charming manners which won him the affection of his followers and secured their devotion. Though virtual king of Arabia and an apostle of Allah, he( sallal hu ali wasslam) never assumed an air of superiority. Not that he( sallal hu ali wasslam) had to conceal any such vein by practice and artifice -- with fear of Allah, sincere humility was ingrained in his heart. He( sallal hu ali wasslam) used to say,
"I am a Prophet of Allah but I do not know what will be my end." [Sahih Bukhari]
In one of his sermons calculated to instil the fear of Allah and the day of reckoning in the hearts of men, he said,
"O people of Quraish be prepared for the hereafter, I cannot save you from the punishment of Allah; O Bani Abd Manaf, I cannot save you from Allah; O Abbas, son of Abdul Mutalib, I cannot protect you either; O Fatima, daughter of Muhammad, even you I cannot save." [Sahahin]
He( sallal hu ali wasslam) used to pray, "O Allah! I am but a man. If I hurt any one in any manner, then forgive me and do not punish me." [Ahmed, Musnad]
He( sallal hu ali wasslam) always received people with courtesy and showed respect to older people and stated: "To honour an old man is to show respect to Allah."
He( sallal hu ali wasslam) would not deny courtesy even to wicked persons. It is stated that a person came to his house and asked permission for admission. The Prophet (peace be upon him) remarked that he was not a good person but might be admitted. When he came in and while he remained in the house, he was shown full courtesy. When he left A'isha (radi Allahu anhu) said, "You did not think well of this man, but you treated him so well." The Prophet Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him replied, "He is a bad person in the sight of Allah who does not behave courteously and people shun his company because of his bad manners." [Sahih Bukhari]
He( sallal hu ali wasslam) was always the first to greet another and would not withdraw his hand from a handshake till the other man withdrew his. If one wanted to say something in his ears, he( sallal hu ali wasslam) would not turn away till one had finished. [Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi] He( sallal hu ali wasslam) did not like people to get up for him and used to say, "Let him who likes people to stand up in his honour, he should seek a place in hell." [Abu Dawud]
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