7. Character
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 327Sahih
إِنَّمَا كَانَ فِرَاشُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الَّذِي يَنَامُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَدَمٍ حَشْوُهُ لِيفٌ
"The mattress on which Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to sleep consisted of tanned hides stuffed with fibers.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 328Weak
قَالَ سُئِلَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَسُئِلَتْ حَفْصَةُ مَا كَانَ فِرَاشُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِكِ؟ قَالَتْ مِسْحًا نَثْنِيهِ ثَنِيَّتَيْنِ فَيَنَامُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ قُلْتُ لَوْ ثَنَيْتَهُ أَرْبَعَ ثَنْيَاتٍ لَكَانَ أَوْطَأَ لَهُ فَثَنَيْنَاهُ لَهُ بِأَرْبَعِ ثَنْيَاتٍ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ مَا فَرشْتُمْ لِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَتْ قُلْنَا هُوَ فِرَاشُكَ إِلا أَنَّا ثَنَيْنَاهُ بِأَرْبَعِ ثَنْيَاتٍ قُلْنَا هُوَ أَوْطَأُ لَكَ قَالَ رُدُّوهُ لِحَالَتِهِ الأُولَى فَإِنَّهُ مَنَعَتْنِي وَطَاءَتُهُ صَلاتيَ اللَّيْلَةَ
"'A'isha was asked: 'How was the mattress of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ in your home?' She said: 'It consisted of tanned hides stuffed with fibers.' Hafsa was also asked: 'What was the mattress of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ in your home?' She said: 'Coarse woolen fabric that we folded in two for to sleep. Then one night I said: ‘If its two folds were four, it would be softer for him,’ so we folded it for him in four folds. Then, when he woke up in the morning, he said: ‘What did you spread out for me tonight?’ She said: 'We said: ‘It is your mattress, except that we folded it four times. We said it would be softer for you.’ He said: 'Restore it to its original condition, for its softness prevented me from performing my ritual prayer tonight!'"
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 329Sahih
لا تُطْرُونِي كَمَا أَطْرَتِ النَّصَارَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدٌ فَقُولُوا عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ
“Allah’s Messenger said ﷺ: ‘Do not extol me as the Christians extolled [Jesus] the son of Mary. I am merely a servant,’ so say: '[He is] Allah’s servant and His Messenger.’”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 330Sahih
أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً فَقَالَ اجْلِسِي فِي أَيِّ طَرِيقِ الْمَدِينَةِ شِئْتِ أَجْلِسْ إِلَيْكِ
"A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said to him: 'I am in need of you,' so he said: 'Sit in whichever road of the city you wish, and I shall sit with you!'"
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 331Weak
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَعُودُ الْمَرِيضَ وَيَشْهَدُ الْجَنَائِزَ وَيَرْكَبُ الْحِمَارَ وَيُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الْعَبْدِ وَكَانَ يَوْمَ بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ مَخْطُومٍ بَحَبْلٍ مِنْ لِيفٍ وَعَلَيْهِ إِكَافٌ مِنْ لِيفٍ
"Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to visit the sick, attend funerals, ride a donkey, and accept invitations from slaves. On the Day of Banu Quraiza, he was mounted on a donkey bridled with a rope of palm- tree fibers and saddled with palm-tree fibers.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 332Sahih
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُدْعَى إِلَى خُبْزِ الشَّعِيرِ وَالإِهَالَةِ السَّنِخَةِ فَيُجِيبُ وَلَقَدْ كَانَ لَهُ دِرْعٌ عِنْدَ يَهُودِيٍّ فَمَا وَجَدَ مَا يَفُكُّهَا حَتَّى مَاتَ
"The Prophet ﷺ used to be invited to a meal of barley bread and rancid oil, and he would accept the invitation. He once had a breastplate which was being held in pledge by a certain Jew, and he (the Prophet) died before he could repay the debt so as to release it from the Jew's possession.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 333Weak
حَجَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى رَحْلٍ رَثٍّ وَعَلَيْهِ قَطِيفَةٌ لا تُسَاوِي أَرْبَعَةَ دَرَاهِمَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ حَجًّا لا رِيَاءَ فِيهِ وَلا سُمْعَةَ
“Allah’s Messenger ﷺ performed the Pilgrimage on a shabby camel saddle, on which there was a velvet sheet worth less than four silver coins, so he said: ‘O Allah, make it a Pilgrimage devoid of hypocritical ostentation and no notoriety!'”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 334Sahih
لَمْ يَكُنْ شَخْصٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَكَانُوا إِذَا رَأَوْهُ لَمْ يَقُومُوا لِمَا يَعْلَمُونَ مِنْ كَرَاهَتِهِ لِذَلِكَ
that there was no person dearer to them than Allah’s Messenger ﷺ. He said: "Nevertheless, when they saw him they would refrain from standing, because they knew how he abhorred having people rise for him.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 335Weak
قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ أَبِي هَالَةَ زَوْجِ خَدِيجَةَ يُكْنَى أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنِ ابْنٍ لأَبِي هَالَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ خَالِي هِنْدَ بْنَ أَبِي هَالَةَ وَكَانَ وَصَّافًا عَنْ حِلْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَصِفَ لِي مِنْهَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مَخْرَجِهِ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ فِيهِ؟ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْرِنُ لِسَانُهُ إِلا فِيمَا يَعْنِيهِ وَيُؤَلِّفُهُمْ وَلا يُنَفِّرُهُمْ وَيُكْرِمُ كَرَيمَ كُلِّ قَوْمٍ وَيُوَلِّيهِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُحَذِّرُ النَّاسَ وَيَحْتَرِسُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَطْوِيَ عَنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ بِشْرَهُ وَخُلُقَهُ وَيَتَفَقَّدُ أَصْحَابَهُ وَيَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ عَمَّا فِي النَّاسِ وَيُحَسِّنُ الْحَسَنَ وَيُقَوِّيهِ وَيُقَبِّحُ الْقَبِيحَ وَيُوَهِّيهِ مُعْتَدِلُ الأَمْرِ غَيْرُ مُخْتَلِفٍ لا يَغْفُلُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَغْفُلُوا أَوْ يَمِيلُوا لِكُلِّ حَالٍ عِنْدَهُ عَتَادٌ لا يُقَصِّرُ عَنِ الْحَقِّ وَلا يُجَاوِزُهُ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ خِيَارُهُمْ أَفْضَلُهُمْ عِنْدَهُ أَعَمُّهُمْ نَصِيحَةً وَأَعْظَمُهُمْ عِنْدَهُ مَنْزِلَةً أَحْسَنُهُمْ مُوَاسَاةً وَمُؤَازَرَةً قَالَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مَجْلِسِهِ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لا يَقُومُ وَلا يَجَلِسُ إِلا عَلَى ذِكْرٍ وَإِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَى قَوْمٍ جَلَسَ حَيْثُ يَنْتَهِي بِهِ الْمَجْلِسُ وَيَأْمُرُ بِذَلِكَ يُعْطِي كُلَّ جُلَسَائِهِ بِنَصِيبِهِ لا يَحْسَبُ جَلِيسُهُ أَنَّ أَحَدًا أَكْرَمُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهُ مَنْ جَالَسَهُ أَوْ فَاوَضَهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ صَابَرَهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ الْمُنْصَرِفُ عَنْهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَهُ حَاجَةً لَمْ يَرُدَّهُ إِلا بِهَا أَوْ بِمَيْسُورٍ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ قَدْ وَسِعَ النَّاسَ بَسْطُهُ وَخُلُقُهُ فَصَارَ لَهُمْ أَبًا وَصَارُوا عِنْدَهُ فِي الْحَقِّ سَوَاءً مَجْلِسُهُ مَجْلِسُ عِلْمٍ وَحِلْمٍ وَحَيَاءٍ وَأَمَانَةٍ وَصَبْرٍ لا تُرْفَعُ فِيهِ الأَصْوَاتُ وَلا تُؤْبَنُ فِيهِ الْحُرَمُ وَلا تُثَنَّى فَلَتَاتُهُ مُتَعَادِلِينَ بَلْ كَانُوا يَتَفَاضَلُونَ فِيهِ بِالتَّقْوَى مُتَوَاضِعِينَ يُوقِّرُونَ فِيهِ الْكَبِيرَ وَيَرْحَمُونَ فِيهِ الصَّغِيرَ وَيُؤْثِرُونَ ذَا الْحَاجَةِ وَيَحْفَظُونَ الْغَرِيبَ
“I asked my maternal uncle, Hind ibn Abi Hala, who was an expert describer, about the finery of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, and I asked him to describe something of it for me, so he said: ‘Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was an honored dignitary, whose face shone with the radiance of the moon on the night of the full moon.’" Then he related the tradition in its full length. Al-Hasan said: “I concealed it from al-Husain for some time, then I related it to him, so I found that he had beaten me to it.” He therefore asked him about what he had asked him about, and he found that he had asked his father about his entrance and his exit and his outward appearance, so he did not leave anything out of it. Al-Husain said: “I asked my father about the entry of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, so he said: ‘When Allah’s Messenger ﷺ betook himself to his residence, he divided his entry into three sections: a section for Allah’s sake, a section for his family’s sake, and a section for his own sake. Then he divided his section between himself and the people, so he was assigning that in particular to the common folk, and he was not keeping anything from them. His conduct in the section of the Community included preference for the people of excellent merit, with his permission, and its allotment according to the value of their excellent merit in the religion, for among them was the one burdened with one need, and among them was the one burdened with two needs, and among them was the one burdened with multiple needs. He would therefore preoccupy himself with them, and preoccupy them with what would benefit them and the Community, including questioning them about it and informing them of what would be appropriate for them. He would say: 'Let the one of you who is present inform the absentee, and notify me of the need of someone who is incapable of notification, for if someone notifies a Sultan of the need of someone who is incapable of its notification, Allah will establish his feet firmly on the Day of the Resurrection. Nothing but that will be mentioned in His presence, and it will not be accepted from anyone other than him. They will enter as seekers, and they will not separate except on the strength of an intuition, and they will emerge as guides (meaning to goodness).’” He said: “Then I asked him about his exit: ‘How was he used to behaving in it?’ He said: ‘Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to hold his tongue with regard to anything that did not concern him. He used to bring people together and not alienate them. He would honor the noble, generous man of every community, and put him in charge of them. He would caution people and be wary of them, without concealing his good humor and his natural disposition from anyone among them. He would watch out for his Companions, and he would ask people about their affairs. He would present the beautiful in a favorable light and strengthen it, and he would reveal the ugly for what it was and weaken it. He was equitable, not argumentative. He remained vigilant lest others be negligent or deviate from the right path. He had a means of dealing with every situation. He would neither fall short of the truth, nor overstep it. Those who followed him were the best of people. The most meritorious in his sight were those most receptive to sincere advice and most elevated in status those most generous in consolation and support.’” He said: “Then I asked him about his session, so he said: ‘Allah’s Messenger ﷺ would neither stand up nor sit down without observing the remembrance of Allah. When he eventually joined a group of people, he would take whatever seat was available, and he instructed others to do the same. He would give each of his sitting companions his share of time and attention, and every one of them would feel equally honored. If someone sat with him, or conferred with him about a need, he would bear with him patiently, so that the person who had sought him out would be the first to leave. If someone asked him for something he needed, he would not send him away without what he had requested, or least some comforting words. His munificence and his good nature encompassed people such that he became a father to them, and they became truly equal in his presence. His session was a session of knowledge, forbearance, modesty, trust and patience. Voices were not raised there, there was no talk of women, and people’s lapses were not broadcast. They were on a par with one another, contending with each other only in piety, humbly revering the elderly and showing compassion for the young. They were solicitous to the needy, and took good care of the stranger.’”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 336Sahih
لوْ أُهْدِيَ إِلَيَّ كُرَاعٌ لَقَبِلتُ وَلوْ دُعِيتُ عَلَيْهِ لأَجَبْتُ
“Allah’s Messenger said ﷺ: 'If a sheep’s trotter were given to me, I would receive it, and if I were invited to eat it at someone’s home, I would accept the invitation!'”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 337Hasan
جَاءَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ برَاكِبِ بَغْلٍ وَلا بِرْذَوْنٍ
“Allah’s Messenger ﷺ came to me riding neither a mule nor a hackney.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 338Sahih
سَمَّانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوسُفَ وَأَقْعَدَنِي فِي حِجْرِهِ وَمَسَحَ عَلَى رَأْسِي
"Allah’s Messenger ﷺ named me Yusuf, and he sat me on his lap and stroked my head.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 339Weak
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَجَّ عَلَى رَحْلٍ رَثٍّ وَقَطِيفَةٍ كُنَّا نَرَى ثَمَنَهَا أَرْبَعَةَ دَرَاهِمَ فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ قَالَ لَبَّيْكَ بِحَجَّةٍ لا سُمْعَةَ فِيهَا وَلا رِيَاءَ
“Allah’s Messenger ﷺ performed the Pilgrimage on a shabby camel saddle and a tassled blanket, the price of which we reckoned to be four silver coins, so when his riding camel stood up straight with him, he said: ‘Doubly at Your service, with a Pilgrimage in which there is no notoriety and no hypocritical ostentation!'”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 340Sahih
أَنَّ رَجُلا خَيَّاطًا دَعَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَرَّبَ مِنْهُ ثَرِيدًا عَلَيْهِ دُبَّاءُ قَالَ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْخُذُ الدُّبَّاءَ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ الدُّبَّاءَ قَالَ ثَابِتٌ فَسَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ فَمَا صُنِعَ لِي طَعَامٌ أَقْدَرُ عَلَى أَنْ يُصْنَعَ فِيهِ دُبَّاءُ إِلا صُنِعَ
“A tailor invited Allah’s Messenger ﷺ and served him a dish of sopped bread, meat and broth, with some gourd on it. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to love gourd.” Thabit said; “Then I heard Anas say: ‘From then on, any dish that could be made with gourd was made for me!'”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 341Hasan
قِيلَ لِعَائِشَةَ مَاذَا كَانَ يَعْمَلُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِهِ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ بَشَرًا مِنَ الْبَشَرِ يَفْلِي ثَوْبَهُ وَيَحْلُبُ شَاتَهُ وَيَخْدُمُ نَفْسَهُ
“'A'isha was asked: ‘What was Allah’s Messenger ﷺ accustomed to doing in his home?’ She said: ‘He was a normal human being. He used to examine his clothes for lice, milk his sheep and serve himself.’”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 342Weak
دَخَلَ نَفَرٌ عَلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ فَقَالُوا لَهُ حَدِّثْنَا أَحَادِيثَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَاذَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ؟ كُنْتُ جَارَهُ فَكَانَ إِذَا نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ بَعَثَ إِلَيَّ فَكَتَبْتُهُ لَهُ فَكُنَّا إِذَا ذَكَرْنَا الدُّنْيَا ذَكَرَهَا مَعَنَا وَإِذَا ذَكَرْنَا الآخِرَةَ ذَكَرَهَا مَعَنَا وَإِذَا ذَكَرْنَا الطَّعَامَ ذَكَرَهُ مَعَنَا فَكُلُّ هَذَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ
"A group entered the presence of Zaid ibn Thabit and said to him: 'Relate to us the traditions of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ.' He said: 'What shall I relate to you? I was his neighbor, so when the revelation descended upon him, he notified me and I recorded it in writing for him. When we talked about this world, he would talk about it with us, when we talked about the Hereafter, he would talk about it with us, and when we talked about food, he would talk about it with us, so I shall relate to you what Allah’s Messenger ﷺ had to say about all of this.'”.
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 343Weak
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُقْبِلُ بِوَجْهِهِ وَحَدِيثِهِ عَلَى أَشَرِّ الْقَوْمِ يَتَأَلَّفُهُمْ بِذَلِكَ فَكَانَ يُقْبِلُ بِوَجْهِهِ وَحَدِيثِهِ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي خَيْرُ الْقَوْمِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا خَيْرٌ أَوْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا خَيْرٌ أَوْ عُمَرُ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا خَيْرٌ أَوْ عُثْمَانُ؟ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ فَلَمَّا سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَدَقَنِي فَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ سَأَلْتُهُ
"Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to speak directly with the worst of people, thereby winning their hearts. He used to do the same with me, so that I thought I was the best of the people, so I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, am I better, or Abu Bakr?' He said: 'Abu Bakr,' so I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, am I better, or 'Umar?' He said: ‘Umar,' so I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, am I better, or 'Uthman?' He said: 'Uthman!' Whenever I asked Allah’s Messenger, he told me the truth, so I wished I had not asked him!’”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 344Sahih
خَدَمْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ فَمَا قَالَ لِي أُفٍّ قَطُّ وَمَا قَالَ لِشَيْءٍ صَنَعْتُهُ لِمَ صَنَعْتَهُ وَلا لِشَيْءٍ تَرَكْتُهُ لِمَ تَرَكْتَهُ؟ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ خُلُقًا وَلا مَسَسْتُ خَزًّا وَلا حَرِيرًا وَلا شَيْئًا كَانَ أَلْيَنَ مِنْ كَفِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلا شَمَمْتُ مِسْكًا قَطُّ وَلا عِطْرًا كَانَ أَطْيَبَ مِنْ عَرَقِ رسول الله ﷺ
"I served Allah’s Messenger ﷺ for ten years, and he never said “Uff!” to me. He never asked me about something I had done, saying: “Why did you do it?” nor about something I had left undone, saying: “Why did you leave it undone?” Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was the finest of human beings in character. I never felt any silk, or anything at all. that was softer than the palm of the hand of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ. I never smelled any musk, nor any perfume, more fragrant than the sweat of the Prophet ﷺ!”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 345Weak
أَنَّهُ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ بِهِ أَثَرُ صُفْرَةٍ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لا يكَادُ يُواجِهُ أَحَدًا بِشَيْءٍ يَكْرَهُهُ فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَالَ لِلْقَوْمِ لَوْ قُلْتُمْ لَهُ يَدَعُ هَذِهِ الصُّفْرَةَ
According to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, there was a man in his presence with a trace of saffron upon him. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ could hardly face someone with something on him that he found disgusting, so when he left, he said to the people: 'If only you would tell him to get rid of this saffron!'"
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 346Sahih
لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاحِشًا وَلا مُتَفَحِّشًا وَلا صَخَّابًا فِي الأَسْوَاقِ وَلا يَجْزِئُ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ وَلَكِنْ يَعْفُو وَيَصْفَحُ
“Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was neither obscene, nor profligate, nor boisterous in the markets, and he would not repay a misdeed with a misdeed, but would pardon and forgive.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 347Sahih
مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلا ضَرَبَ خَادِمًا َوِلا امْرَأَةً
"Allah’s Messenger ﷺ never struck anything with his hand unless he was struggling in the cause of Allah [jihad], nor did he ever strike a servant or a woman.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 348Sahih
قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مُنْتَصِرًا مِنْ مَظْلَمَةٍ ظُلِمَهَا قَطُّ مَا لَمْ يُنْتَهَكْ مِنْ مَحَارِمِ اللهِ تَعَالَى شَيْءٌ فَإِذَا انْتُهِكَ مِنْ مَحَارِمِ اللهِ شَيْءٌ كَانَ مِنْ أَشَدِّهِمْ فِي ذَلِكَ غَضَبًا وَمَا خُيِّرَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَأْثَمًا
"I never saw Allah’s Messenger ﷺ take revenge for an outrage committed against him as long as none of the sacred prohibitions of Allah were violated, but if there was any violation of the sacred prohibitions of Allah, he would be enraged. Whenever he was given a choice between two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, provided it was not conducive to sin.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 349Sahih
اسْتَأْذَنَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ بِئْسَ ابْنُ الْعَشِيرَةِ أَوْ أَخُو الْعَشِيرَةِ ثُمَّ أَذِنَ لَهُ فَأَلانَ لَهُ الْقَوْلَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قُلْتَ مَا قُلْتَ ثُمَّ أَلَنْتَ لَهُ الْقَوْلَ؟ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ مَنْ تَرَكَهُ النَّاسُ أَوْ وَدَعَهُ النَّاسُ اتِّقَاءَ فُحْشِهِ
"A man sought permission to come in to see Allah’s Messenger ﷺ while I was in his presence, so he said: 'What a disagreeable man he is!' Then he gave him permission to enter, and when he came in, he spoke to him gently. After he had left, I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you said what you said, then you spoke to him gently!' He said: 'O 'A'isha, some of the worst people are those who have been granted gentle treatment for fear of their ill manners.'”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 350Weak
سَأَلْتُ أَبي عَنْ سِيرَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي جُلَسَائِهِ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ دَائِمَ الْبِشْرِ سَهْلَ الْخُلُقِ لَيِّنَ الْجَانِبِ لَيْسَ بِفَظٍّ وَلا غَلِيظٍ وَلا صَخَّابٍ وَلا فَحَّاشٍ وَلا عَيَّابٍ وَلا مُشَاحٍ يَتَغَافَلُ عَمَّا لا يَشْتَهِي وَلا يُؤْيِسُ مِنْهُ رَاجِيهِ وَلا يُخَيَّبُ فِيهِ قَدْ تَرَكَ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ ثَلاثٍ الْمِرَاءِ وَالإِكْثَارِ وَمَا لا يَعْنِيهِ وَتَرَكَ النَّاسَ مِنْ ثَلاثٍ كَانَ لا يَذُمُّ أَحَدًا وَلا يَعِيبُهُ وَلا يَطْلُبُ عَوْرتَهُ وَلا يَتَكَلَّمُ إِلا فِيمَا رَجَا ثَوَابَهُ وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ أَطْرَقَ جُلَسَاؤُهُ كَأَنَّمَا عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمُ الطَّيْرُ فَإِذَا سَكَتَ تَكَلَّمُوا لا يَتَنَازَعُونَ عِنْدَهُ الْحَدِيثَ وَمَنْ تَكَلَّمَ عِنْدَهُ أَنْصَتُوا لَهُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ حَدِيثُهُمْ عِنْدَهُ حَدِيثُ أَوَّلِهِمْ يَضْحَكُ مِمَّا يَضْحَكُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَتَعَجَّبُ مِمَّا يَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَصْبِرُ لِلْغَرِيبِ عَلَى الْجَفْوَةِ فِي مَنْطِقِهِ وَمَسْأَلَتِهِ حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَيَقُولُ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ طَالِبَ حَاجَةٍ يِطْلُبُهَا فَأَرْفِدُوهُ وَلا يَقْبَلُ الثَّنَاءَ إِلا مِنْ مُكَافِئٍ وَلا يَقْطَعُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ حَدِيثَهُ حَتَّى يَجُوزَ فَيَقْطَعُهُ بِنَهْيٍ أَوْ قِيَامٍ
“Al-Husain said: ‘I asked my father how the Prophet ﷺ comported himself among his table companions, so he said: 'Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was always good-humored, easy-going, mild- mannered, neither rude nor coarse, nor boisterous, nor obscene, nor slanderous, nor avaricious. He would take no interest in what he did not desire, he would not leave anyone who pleaded with him hopeless or disappointed. There were three things he avoided: hypocrisy, excess, and what did not concern him. Similarly, he would not blame someone, find fault with him, or invade his privacy. He would only utter that for which he hoped to earn a reward. When he spoke, his table companions bowed in silence as if birds had alighted on their heads, and only when he fell silent would they speak. They would not contest one another’s right to speak in his presence, and when someone spoke in his presence, they listened to him until he finished. Their speech in his presence was the speech of the best of them. He would laugh about whatever they laughed about, and marvel at whatever they marveled at. He used to exercise patience with a stranger's rough manner of speaking or making inquiries, even if his Companions were keen to attract them, saying: ‘If you find someone seeking something he needs, you must help him!’ He would only accept praise in moderation, and he would not interrupt someone who was speaking, until he transgressed a limit, in which case he would interrupt him with a prohibition or by standing up.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 351Sahih
مَا سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَيْئًا قَطُّ فَقَالَ لا
‘Never did Allah’s Messenger ﷺ say “No” to anyone who requested something of him.!”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 352Sahih
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ بِالْخَيْرِ وَكَانَ أَجْوَدَ مَا يَكُونُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى يَنْسَلِخَ فَيَأْتِيهِ جِبْرِيلُ فَيَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنَ فَإِذَا لَقِيَهُ جِبْرِيلُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجْوَدَ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ
‘Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was the most generous of humankind in charity, and he was at his most charitable in the month of Ramadan, until it was concluded. Gabriel would then come to him and present the Qur’an to him, and when Gabriel met him, Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was more generous in charity than the winds sent with showering rain.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 353Hasan
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لا يَدَّخِرُ شَيْئًا لِغَدٍ
"The Prophet ﷺ never stored anything up for the morrow.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 354Weak
أَنَّ رَجُلا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا عِنْدِي شَيْءٌ وَلَكِنِ ابْتَعْ عَلَيَّ فَإِذَا جَاءَنِي شَيْءٌ قَضَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُهُ فَمَّا كَلَّفَكَ اللَّهُ مَا لا تَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَكَرِهَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَوْلَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْفِقْ وَلا تَخَفْ مِنْ ذِي الْعَرْشِ إِقْلالا فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعُرِفَ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْبِشْرَ لِقَوْلِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ ثُمَّ قَالَ بِهَذَا أُمِرْتُ
"A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him to give him a gift, so the Prophet said ﷺ: 'I have nothing at my disposal, but purchase at my expense, and when something comes to me, I will settle the debt.’ 'Umar therefore said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have given it to him, so Allah has not burdened you with what is beyond your means!’ The Prophet ﷺ disapproved of what 'Umar said, whereupon a man among the Ansar said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, give, and do not fear any impoverishment from the Lord of the Throne!’ Allah’s Messenger smiled ﷺ, and it was clear from the look on his face that he was pleased with the Ansari’s words. And he said: ‘This is what I have been commanded to do!'”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 355Weak
أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِقِنَاعٍ مِنْ رُطَبٍ وَأَجْرٍ زُغْبٍ فَأَعْطَانِي مِلْءَ كَفِّهِ حُلِيًّا وَذَهَبًا
"I brought the Prophet ﷺ a tray of ripe dates and fluffy cucumbers, so he gave me a handful of trinkets and gold!”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 356Sahih
كَانَ يَقْبَلُ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَيُثِيبُ عَلَيْهَا
"The Prophet ﷺ used to accept gifts and provide recompense of greater value.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 357Sahih
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَشدَّ حَيَاءً مِنَ الْعَذرَاءِ فِي خِدْرِهَا وَكَانَ إِذَا كَرِهَ شَيْئًا عَرَفْنَاهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ
"He ﷺ was more bashful than the virgin in her boudoir, and when he disapproved of something, we knew it from the expression on his face.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 358Weak
مَا نَظَرْتُ إِلَى فَرْجِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ فَرْجَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَطُّ
“I never looked at the private parts of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ.” (Or she said: “I never saw the private parts of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 359Sahih
سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ فَقَالَ احْتَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَجَمَهُ أَبُو طَيْبَةَ فَأَمَرَ لَهُ بِصَاعَيْنِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَكَلَّمَ أَهْلَهُ فَوَضَعُوا عَنْهُ مِنْ خَرَاجِهِ وَقَالَ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ مَا تَدَاوَيْتَمْ بِهِ الْحِجَامَةُ أَوْ إِنَّ مِنْ أَمْثَلِ دَوَائِكُمُ الْحِجَامَةَ
"Allah’s Messenger ﷺ sought to have blood drawn from him by the operation of cupping. Abu Taiba cupped him, so he ordered two measures of food for him, and he spoke to his people, so they relieved him of some of his tax. He also said: 'Cupping is the most excellent means by which you can provide medical treatment.’”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 360Hasan
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ احْتَجَمَ وَأَمَرَنِي فَأَعْطَيْتُ الْحَجَّامَ أَجْرَهُ
“The Prophet ﷺ had the operation of cupping performed upon him, and on his instructions I gave the cupper his fee.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 361Hasan
إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ احْتَجَمَ فِي الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَبَيْنَ الْكَتِفَيْنِ وَأَعْطَى الْحَجَّامَ أَجْرَهُ وَلَوْ كَانَ حَرَامًا لَمْ يُعْطِهِ
"The Prophet ﷺ had cupping performed between the two veins in the neck and between the shoulders. He also gave the cupper his fee, which he would not have done if cupping had been unlawful.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 362Hasan
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَعَا حَجَّامًا فَحَجَمَهُ وَسَأَلَهُ كَمْ خَرَاجُكَ؟ فَقَالَ ثَلاثَةُ آصُعٍ فَوَضَعَ عَنْهُ صَاعًا وَأَعْطَاهُ أَجْرَهُ
"The Prophet ﷺ summoned a cupper, so he cupped him. Then he asked him: “How much is your tax?” He said: “Three measures of grain,” so he reduced his tax by one measure and gave him his fee.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 363Weak
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَحْتَجِمُ فِي الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَالْكَاهِلِ وَكَانَ يَحْتَجِمُ لِسَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَتِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَإِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ
"Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to have cupping performed between the two veins of the neck and in the upper back, and he used to undergo cupping on the seventeenth, nineteenth and twenty-first days of the month.”
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 364Weak
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ احْتَجَمَ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ بَمَلَلٍ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْقَدَمِ
"Allah’s Messenger ﷺ underwent cupping on the top of the foot, while he was in the state of Pilgrim consecration in Malal [a place between Mecca and Medina].”