Compiled by Mona Salama
All praise must be God, who created the universe and taught him the greatest Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings to him) the best manners, purified his character and conduct, and adopted him as a friend. Share good behavior is the result of a secret good behavior. The movement of a finite body are the result of a thought, and external actions are the result of the nature and behavior. To make efforts in the recognition of Almighty Allah and the acquisition of the mystery of the miraculous powers are the result of actions.
The light of this secret power is expressed outwardly as rhyme beauty, beauty of soul, and that action. Our Prophet (peace and blessings to him) was a large proportion of them.
Among his many good attributes of humility and simplicity, has acquired a high and honorable position.
Despite its position as a leader, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings to him) has never behaved as if he was bigger or better than other people. He never made people feel small, unwanted or embarrassed. He urged his followers to live decently and kindly. He freed the slaves, when he can and give charity, especially for very poor people and orphans, not waiting for any reward.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing him) himself had never been greedy. He ate very little and only ate a simple meal. He would never fill his stomach. Sometimes, on days on end, he eats nothing but raw foods. He used to bind stones on his stomach to appease his hunger and milk, is considered sufficient if it does not have any other food.
Just life and contentment are the key teachings of the Prophet's life: "Look at those who are at a lower level than you, but do not look at those who are at a higher level than you, because that would make it conducive to (Allah upon you ) slightly (in the eye). "(Muslim)
He slept on a simple mattress on the floor, and almost nothing on the road to the house of comfort and beauty.
People used to ask my wife, `A'ishah, the daughter of his first and most loyal Companion, Abu Bakr, as he lived at home. "As an ordinary person," she would answer. "He would sweep the house, stitch their own clothes, fix their own sandals, water camels, goats milk, to help employees in their work, and eat his meals with them, and he will go and take what we need to market."
He rarely had more than one set of clothes, which he washed himself. It was love at home, peace-loving people. "When you enter the house, we ask Almighty God to bless him," he would say. He congratulated the other stage: as-salamu `alaykum - which means:" Peace be with you "- for peace is the most wonderful thing on earth.
He accepted the invitation as slaves and free people. He also responded to an invitation from the widow and the poor, even if it was presented with a cup of milk. It is used for the invitation to take part in the ceremony of marriage, and he visited the sick and infirm as well as funerals.
He went to distant places for sick people, and he was fond of spirits, and despite some unpleasant smell, he will sit with the poor and disadvantaged, eat with them and honor those who have the honor to tell them to do good deeds and to show the kindness of relatives. He did not treat anyone harshly, and he had no excuse him. At times, he used to tell jokes without any lie, and he never broke laughter.
He played the innocent, and sports games, which were legal. He played with their wives and held them to race. He and his family used to drink the milk of camels and goats, and he will give them equal shares of food and clothing. He used all his time to a useful way. He did not hate the poor for their poverty, nor does he fear the kings of their powerful force. He used to call people, high or low, to the Almighty Allah. Almighty God has adorned it with all the qualities and good administrative skills, although he was illiterate. His boyhood was spent along with the shepherds, and it is used for grazing sheep and goats. It was the custom of all the prophets of Allah (peace and blessings upon them all), and taught him humility, patience, compassion and simplicity.
It used to be a servant to go after him for any conveyance, whether a horse, camel or donkey. Sometimes he walked barefoot, and sometimes it was not a cap or turban on his head.
He used to say: "They (the slaves or servants) of your brothers, and Allah has put them under your command. So on the one hand, in which Allah has put his brother, if you feed them what he eats, and give him that dress it is, and should not ask him to do things beyond his capabilities. And if all that he asked him to make a difficult task, it should help him in this. " (Al-Bukhari)
He never said 'no', as his servant of his long-standing servant Anas (Allah be pleased so they) will remember.
A few days before his death, he appeared before his companions in the mosque and said: "O mankind! Which of you whom I punched him in the back, so my back so let me strike, one of you, I took his wealth I am here to pay it back. " To the surprise of the spectators, a man stood up and said: "Yes, once pinched me in the stomach." Smiling, Muhammad (peace and blessings to him), made his stomach, and a man rushed to kiss him, crying. When he asked why he did it, he said: "I wanted to touch my skin, that the Messenger of Allah."
He was a firm believer in good manners. He always met people kindly, and showed respect for elders. He once said: "The road you me are those who have good manners." (Al-Bukhari)
All recorded words and actions show him as a man of great gentleness, kindness, humility, good humor and excellent common sense. He was the most modest, without pride, and his language is the most eloquent without prolongation of his speech.
First of all, he was a man who practiced what he preached. His life, both private and public, is an excellent example for his followers.
Source:
Imam Ghazzali. Revival of Religious Sciences (Ihya'-`Ulum-al-Din). Trans. Fazlul Karim.Karachi: Darul-Ishaat.
"Who is Muhammad." Rasoulallah.net.Accessed 14 Dec.2008