Can you confirm if Aeisha )radhiallahu 'anha( said this about the
Prophet: "His character is the Qur'aan". I have spent hours searching
for the daleel but to no avail. Your help will be much appreciated.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Yes, it is proven that 'Aa'ishah )may Allaah be pleased with her( said
that when describing the Prophet )peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him(. It is mentioned in the lengthy story about Sa'd ibn Hishaam
ibn 'Aamir, when he came to Madeenah and went to 'Aa'ishah )may Allaah
be pleased with her( and asked her about some matters. He said: I
said: OMother of the believers, tell me about the character of the
Messenger of Allaah )S(. She said: Do you not read the Qur'aan? I
said: Of course. She said: The character of the Prophet of Allaah )S(
was the Qur'aan. I wanted to get up and not ask about anything else
until I died… Narrated by Muslim )746(.
According to another report:
I said: O Mother of the believers, tell me about the character of the
Messenger of Allaah )peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him(.
Shesaid: O my son, do you not read the Qur'aan? Allaah says
)interpretation of the meaning(: "And verily, you )O Muhammad صلىالله
عليه وسلم( are on an exalted )standard of( character" ]al-Qalam 68:4[.
The character of Muhammad was the Qur'aan.
Narrated by Abu Ya'la )8/275( with a saheeh isnaad.
Al-Nawawi )may Allaah have mercy on him( said in Sharh Muslim )3/268(:
What this means is that he acted in accordance with it, adhering to
its limits, following its etiquette, paying heed to its lessons and
parables, pondering its meanings and reciting it properly. End quote.
Ibn Rajab said in Jaami' al-'Uloom wa'l-Hukam )1/148(:
What this means is that he followed its etiquetteand adopted its
attitude.Whatever was praised inthe Qur'aan, he was pleased with, and
whatever was condemned in the Qur'aan he hated. It says in one report
that she said: His attitude was theQur'aan, whatever it waspleased
with he was pleased with and whatever it hated he hated. End quote.
Al-Munaawi said in Fayd al-Qadeer )5/170(:
i.e., whatever the Qur'aan contained of commands,
prohibitions,promises, warnings, and so on.
Al-Qaadi said: i.e., his attitude embodied everything that was
contained in the Qur'aan. Whatever it regarded as good, praised or
promoted was his attitude, and whatever it regarded as bad and
prohibited, he would avoid. So the Qur'aan described his character.
End quote.
Secondly
One of the rights that the Prophet )peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him( has over us – especially in these days when his noble
character is subjected to lies and distortions – is that we should
mention some of his noble characteristics and praiseworthy qualities,
so that the world might know that his is one of the greatest and
purest of characters.
Abu Haamid al-Ghazaali )may Allaah have mercy on him( said in Ihya'
'Uloom al-Deen )2/430-442(:
A number of the good qualities of his characterwhich have been
compiled by some of the scholars from the reports. Then he said:
He was the most forbearing of people, the most courageous of people,
the most just of people, the most chaste of people. His hand never
touched the hand of any woman unless he owned her as a slave or was
married to her or was closely related to her by blood )mahram(. He was
the most generous of people, who never kept a dinar or a dirham with
him overnight. If he had anything left over and he could not find
someone to give it to before night came, he would not go home untilhe
had donated it to someone who needed it.He did not take anythingfrom
that which Allaah had bestowed upon him except one year's supply of
the simplest provisions, dates and barley, giving all of that for the
sake of Allaah. Hewas never asked for anything but he gave it, then he
would go back to his annual supplies and donate from them to those who
needed it more, then he might runout before the year ended. He used to
repairhis own sandals and mend his own clothes, and he would help his
family in the home and cut meat for them. He was the most modest of
people and would not look anyone straight in the eye. He would respond
to the invitations of slave and free alike, and accept a gift even if
it was a cup of milk, and he would reward a person for it. He did not
eat food that had been given in charity, and he would respond to slave
women and the poor when they asked him for something. He got angryfor
the sake of his Lord but he did not get angry for his own sake. He
would adhere to the truth even if that resulted in harm for himself or
his companions. He found one of the best of his companions slain in an
area where Jews lived, but he did not treat them harshly or do
morethan hat which is prescribed by sharee'ah. Rather he paid a diyah
for him of one hundred camels even though some of his companions were
in desperate need of just one camel. He would tie a rock to his
stomach to ward off hunger pangs, and he did not refuse halaal food or
and he would not eat reclining or at a table. He never ate his fill of
bread for three days in a row until he met Allaah, may He be exalted,
as he would prefer to give away what he had rather thaneat his fill,
not because of poverty or miserliness. He would accept invitations to
meals, visit the sick, and attend funerals. He walked alone among his
enemies without a guard. He was the most humble and quiet of people
without being arrogant, the most eloquent without being long-winded,
the most cheerful of countenance.He did not worry about worldly
matters. He wore whatever he found, and let his slave or others ride
behind him on his mount. He rode whatever was available, sometimes a
horse, sometimes a camel, sometimes a muleand sometimes a donkey.
Sometimes he walked barefoot, with no cloak, turban or cap, visiting
the sick in the furthest parts of Madeenah. He loved perfume and hated
foul smells. He would sit with the poor and offer food to and eat with
the needy, honouring the virtuous and softening the hearts of people
of status by treating them kindly. He upheld ties of kinship without
favouring his relatives over those who were better than them, and
hedid not treat anyone harshly. He accepted the excuses of those who
apologized to him; he would joke but he only spoke the truth, and he
would smile without laughing out loud. If he saw permissible play he
did not denounce it, andhe raced with his wife. When voices were
raisedagainst him, he bore that with patience. He had slaves, male and
female, but he did not eat or dress any better than they did. He did
notwaste time without striving for the sake of Allaah or doing that
which was essential to better himself. He did not look down on any
poor person because of his poverty or chronic sickness, and he did not
fear any king because ofhis power. He called both of them to Allaah on
equal terms.
Al-Bakhtari said: The Messenger of Allaah )peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him( did not revile any of the believers but he prayed
that it might become an expiation and a mercy for them. He said: "I
havebeen sent as a blessing, not a curse." If he was asked to pray
against anyone, whether Muslimor kaafir, he would refrain from praying
against him and pray forhim instead. His hand never struck anyone. If
he was given the choice between two things he would choose the easier
option, unless it involvedsin or the severing of family ties. Allaah
described him in the Torah before He sent him, and said: Muhammad the
Messenger of Allaah, My chosen slave; he is not harsh or rough, and
does not make noise in the marketplace. He did not repay evil in kind;
rather he would pardon and forgive. Part of his attitude was that he
would be the first to greet whomever he met,and if someone came to him
with a need, he would be patient until the person was the first one to
leave. If someone took him by the hand, he would not let go untilthe
other person let go first. In a gathering he could not be
distinguished from his companions. Allaah, mayHe be exalted, said
)interpretation of the meaning(: "And by the Mercy of Allaah, you
dealt with them gently. And had you been severe and harsh‑hearted,
they would have broken away from about you" ]Aal 'Imraan 3:159[.
Allaah bestowed upon him the best attitude and conduct, and the best
way of dealing withpeople and situations, even though he was
illiterate and could neither read nor write. He grew up poor in an
ignorant desert land, tending sheep, an orphan with neither father nor
mother. But Allaah taught him all good characteristics and good ways,
and taught him the stories of earlierand later generations, and that
which brings success and salvation in the Hereafter and happiness in
this world, and showed him the way to focus on one's duties and keep
away from inessentials. May Allaah help us to obey his commands and
follow his example. Ameen O Lord of the Worlds. End quote.
No one should think thatwhat we have mentioned above is no more than a
nice story or an exaggeration that is not real, rather every single
point mentioned is to be found in saheeh ahaadeeth that are narrated
in the Musnads,Saheehs and Sunans … Whoever wants to know more may
read al-Shamaa'il al-Muhammadiyyah by Imam al-Tirmidhi )available in
English translation under the title "Shamaa-il Tirmidhi"(.
Fourthly:
Finally, I urge you to seek help in your research by using modern
computer programs, of which there are many, praise be to Allaah. They
will save you time and effort,helping you to find the hadeeth you want
and learn its rulings. I also advise you to buy some comprehensive
books which include the ahaadeeth of the Prophet )peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him( and organize them by subject matter. Among the
most important and accessibleof them is Riyadh al-Saaliheen by Imam
al-Nawawi and al-Targheeb wa'l-Tarheeb by Imam al-Mundhiri. The
ahaadeeth are organized by subject, and compiled from all the books of
hadeeth, and the scholars have commented on them and pointed out which
reports are saheeh and which are da'eef )weak(,such as Shaykh
al-Albaani )may Allaah have mercy on him(.
I ask Allaah to reward you for your efforts and research, and I ask
Him to help us and you to do that which is good.
And Allaah knows best.
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