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When his foster sister, whose name was Shaym"', came to visit him once, he spread his outer mantle for her and seated her on it. Then he said to her, "If you wish, you can stay with me surrounded with honours and love, or I may provide you with ratio...

When his foster sister, whose name was Shaym"', ca...

Im"m S"diq said the following in his description of the Messenger of Allah: "He used to prefer to ride on the donkey without a saddle, eat while sitting on the most modest of all types of flooring in the company of the slaves, handing something to th...

Im"m S"diq said the following in his description o...

He never left anyone without pleasing him. It has been recorded that a Bedouin once came to ask him for something. He gave it to him then said, "Have I done good to you?" The Bedouin said, "No, you have not, nor have you done anything nice for me." T...

He never left anyone without pleasing him. It has ...

He never ignored anyone's need even if she were a bondmaid, nor did he sit leaning on some support, nor did he ever gaze at anyone, and he always accepted presents, even as little a present as a drink of milk. Some of his companions have narrated tha...

He never ignored anyone's need even if she were a ...

The Prophet used to say, "Allah taught me good manners and I taught Ali. My Lord ordered me to be generous and kind and forbade me from being miserly or mean. There is nothing Allah hates more than miserliness and bad manners which ruin one's good de...

The Prophet used to say, "Allah taught me good man...

The Commander of the Faithful is reported to have said, "The Messenger of Allah owed a Jew some money who came one day to collect them. The Messenger of Allah said to him, 'O Jew! I do not have it.' The Jew said, 'O Muhammad! I am not going to part w...

The Commander of the Faithful is reported to have ...

He forgave men like Habb"r ibn al-Aswad who terrorized Zainab, his [step] daughter, causing her to miscarry, and consequently died after falling ill. The Messenger of Allah permitted anyone to kill him. When the man knew that the Prophet was used to ...

He forgave men like Habb"r ibn al-Aswad who terror...

His people harmed him in many ways; they spat on his face, emptied sheep's stomach over his head, knocked him to the ground and trampled on his back, put thorns in his path, confiscated his property, exiled him, conspired against him, killed his uncl...

His people harmed him in many ways; they spat on h...

Some of his companions narrated saying that he was once wearing a mantle with coarse edges and a Bedouin pulled him very hard, so much so that the edges left their marks on his shoulder. Then the Bedouin said, "O Muhammad! Load for me on these two ca...

Some of his companions narrated saying that he was...

The Islamic legislative system benefits everyone and equates everyone, giving the nation true power, peace of mind, stability, firmness and progress. People's belief in lofty Islamic ideals, represented in the person of the Prophet, prevailed on ever...

The Islamic legislative system benefits everyone a...

When the Apostle of God appeared at the pass of Adhakhir, he entered Mecca from that direction. A tent of leather was pitched for him by the grave of his uncle Abu Talib. He refused to reclaim his house or the houses of his companions in Mecca that h...

When the Apostle of God appeared at the pass of Ad...

While the Messenger of God was returning from his campaign against Bani Mustaliq tribe, a dispute had occurred between Jahjah ibn Mas'ud al-Ghifari of the Muhajirun and Sannan ibn Wabr al-Jahani of the Ansar. Abdullah ibn Obayy, who was [a hypocrite]...

While the Messenger of God was returning from his ...

Then the Apostle of God ordered al-'Abbas to hold Abu Sufyan [one of the prominent leaders of Quraysh who instigated many wars against the prophet] where the valley narrowed at the front of the mountain where the soldiers of God would pass by him. Th...

Then the Apostle of God ordered al-'Abbas to hold ...

The Apostle of God told the Muslim community that he was going to Mecca and ordered them to prepare for the journey. He said: 'O God, keep the spies and news from the Quraysh so that we can surprise them in their lands.' Hatib ibn Balta'ah wrote a le...

The Apostle of God told the Muslim community that ...

When Imam Ali conquered the Jewish fortress of Khaybar, among the captives he took was Safiyyah the daughter of Huyyay ibn Akhtab. He summoned Bilal and put her in his custody and said to him: 'O Bilal, only give her over to the Apostle of God until ...

When Imam Ali conquered the Jewish fortress of Kha...

When the Apostle of God returned to Medina, Abu Basir ibn Oseid ibn Harithah al-Thaqafi, who was a new convert, escaped from the Polytheists of the Quraysh. They sent two men in pursuit of him who came to the Apostle of God and reminded him of the tr...

When the Apostle of God returned to Medina, Abu Ba...

The Messenger of God sent some horsemen to Najd led by Muhammad ibn Musallamah. They captured a man of the Banu Hanifah named Thamamah ibn Othal who had previously killed some Muslims. They brought him to Medina and tied him to a pillar in the mosque...

The Messenger of God sent some horsemen to Najd le...

[Amongst several others, one of the conditions of the treaty of Hodaybiyah was that if anyone left Quraysh and migrated from Mecca to Medina to join the Prophet Muhammad and his Muslim followers without the permission of his guardian, then he would h...

[Amongst several others, one of the conditions of ...

When the prisoners of the battle of Badr 133 were brought forth, the Messenger of God divided them amongst his companions and said: 'Treat the prisoners well.' Abu Aziz ibn Omeir ibn Hashim the brother of Mas'ab ibn Omeir was amongst the prisoners. H...

When the prisoners of the battle of Badr 133 were ...

The Messenger of God also freed Abu al-!As ibn al-Rabi'ah, the husband of his (step) daughter Zainab after she had sent ransom for him. The ransom that she sent included a necklace which had been given to her by her mother Khadijah on the night of he...

The Messenger of God also freed Abu al-!As ibn al-...

The Messenger of God used to travel in the rear guard so that he could help the weaker of his companions and carry those whose mounts had faltered and were no longer able to bear a burden. On the way back from the Patched banner excursion he met with...

The Messenger of God used to travel in the rear gu...