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Muhammad's good manners were not confined to his close friends and Companions. His manners exceeded them to encompass different nationalities and creeds. He taught his Companions how to respect others regardless of their faith, race, color, or creed.
Muhammad's good manners were not confined to his close friends and Companions. His manners exceeded them to encompass different nationalities and creeds. He taught his Companions how to respect others regardless of their faith, race, color, or creed.
One day, he was sitting among his Companions. A funeral of a Jew from the people of Madinah was passing by, and upon seeing it, the Prophet stood up. His astonished Companions said:
"O Prophet of God! He is a Jew."
The Prophet taught them how to be respectful Muslims considerate to others' feelings by saying:
"Isn't he the dead Jew a soul created by God?" (Muslim, 961)
How far do we go in our hasty judgments on others?
How many quick decisions do we make unknowingly and unwisely about our fellow humans?
Don't we learn from the above example the respect Muhammad extended to a dead soul?
He never derided or cursed a human being or even an animal. He was a caring and lovable character. Violence and harshness are never found in his dictionary.
http://www.onislam.net/english/reading-islam/about-muhammad/his-character/410521-a-human-being-before-a-prophet.html
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