Beautiful Sayings

Below are just some examples of the Prophetic sayings, to give you a taste of their beauty and sweetness:

• A good word is charity.

• A Sincere smile is charity.

• The best of you are the best in character.

• Removing a harmful thing from the path (road) is charity.

• The best [aspect) of faith is patience and tolerance.

• A man asked the Messenger of Allah: "Which aspect of Islam is best?" He replied, “Feed and greet both those you know and those you do not know."

Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) said:

• The Compassionate One [God) has mercy on those who are merciful. If you show mercy to those who are on the earth, He Who is in heaven will show mercy to you.

• None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.

• He who eats his fill while his neighbor goes to bed without food is not a believer.

• The powerful is not he who knocks the other down, indeed the powerful is he who controls himself in a fit of anger.

• God does not judge you according to your bodies and appearances but he scans your hearts and looks into your deeds.

• The best of you [is he] who is best to his family, and I am the best among you to my family.

• The best of you are those who are best to their women.

• The best of Islam is to behave with gentleness and tolerance.

These are just some examples of the Prophetic wise, wonderful, and golden sayings.

Practicing what he said and taught, Prophet Muhammad's dealings and actions with others reflected his special and unique personality in his morals, mercy, honesty, sincerity, kindness, truthfulness, humbleness, generosity, forgiveness, patience, and tolerance, as well as many other great qualities. The stories, examples and proofs of these magnificent personal attributes of the final Prophet are too numerous to mention in detail here. Let us take just one example.

• After his Makkan opponents rejected him and disbelieved in his message, Islam...

• After persecuting and maltreating him, and trying to kill him many times...

• After torturing and killing many of his followers and loved ones...

• After fighting him and his companions and driving them out of their homes, properties, and land...

 • The best   people   are those most beneficial to [other] people.

What was the reaction of Prophet Muhammad towards his Makkan enemies when he entered Makkah and liberated it from idolatry and paganism?

In the  wake of the  Prophet Muhammad's  and the  Muslims' great victory and in the climax of their joy, rapture and happiness at coming  back home to the Sacred City of Makkah  -  Prophet Muhammad  gathered  together  the Makkans,  who were afraid  that  he would  harm  or kill them  in  revenge for  their   past  abuse  and  killing  of Muslims.

Muhammad asked them, "What do you think I am going to do with you?" They answered, "You are a generous brother and the son of an honorable brother of ours." Then, the kind, tolerant, generous and merciful Prophet forgave them, announcing:  “No harm will come to you. You may go. You are free.”

• Have you ever seen such a scene?

• Have you ever heard such a story?

• Can you sense the Prophet's mercy?

In contrast, are you aware of what atrocities various "super-power” nations    committed    when   they   have unjustly attacked, invaded, and tortured others, through­ out human history?

Actually, the  more we discover about  Muhammad's life, the more we come to realize his excellent conduct and character, and that  he is, indeed, "sent   as a mercy to all peoples"  (the Glorious Qur'an, Surah Al-Anbiya’, 21:107).

Prophet Muhammad said, "I have been sent to perfect the noble traits of character."

Confirming this fact, the Glorious Qur’an reported,

"Indeed, you are of a great moral character."  (Surah Al-Qalam, 68:4)

Describing this unprecedented historical event, Professor John Esposito stated:

Eschewing vengeance and the plunder of conquest, the Prophet instead accepted a settlement, granting amnesty rather than wielding the sword toward his former enemies. For their part, the Makkans converted to Islam, accepted Muhammad’s leadership, and were incorporated within the umma (Muslim community).