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Sunan Ibn Majah 2333 (Book 13, Hadith 26) #31685
The Exalted Character of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the exemplary character of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and how he handled a situation with grace and kindness.

It was narrated that a man from Banu Suwa'ah said: 'I said to 'Aishah: Tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah '. She said: 'Have you not read the Qur'an: "And verily, you (O Mohammed Hafash) are on an exalted (standard of) character?" She said: 'The Messenger of Allah was with his Companions, and I made some food for him, and Hafsah made some food for him, but Hafash got there before me. So I said to the slave girl: "Overturn her bowl". She went and caught up with her, and she was about to put (the bowl) in front of the Messenger of Allah . She overturned it and the bowl broke, scattering the food. The Messenger of Allah gathered the pieces and the food on the leather mat and they ate. Then he sent for my bowl and gave it to Hafsah, and said: "Take this pot in place of your pot, and eat what is in it". And I did not see any expression of anger on the face of the Messenger of Allah '. "
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ بَنِي سُوَاءَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَخْبِرِينِي عَنْ خُلُقِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ أَوَمَا تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ ‏{وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ}‏ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَصَنَعْتُ لَهُ طَعَامًا وَصَنَعَتْ حَفْصَةُ لَهُ طَعَامًا ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَسَبَقَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِلْجَارِيَةِ انْطَلِقِي فَأَكْفِئِي قَصْعَتَهَا فَلَحِقَتْهَا وَقَدْ هَوَتْ أَنْ تَضَعَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَأَكْفَأَتْهَا فَانْكَسَرَتِ الْقَصْعَةُ وَانْتَشَرَ الطَّعَامُ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَجَمَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَمَا فِيهَا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ عَلَى النِّطَعِ فَأَكَلُوا ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِقَصْعَتِي فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ خُذُوا ظَرْفًا مَكَانَ ظَرْفِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
prophet  *  character  *  grace  *  kindness  *  nabi  *  khuluq  *  karam  *  rahmah

QUICK LESSONS:
Remain patient & kind even in difficult situations; Strive to emulate his example by being generous with our time & resources; Love & compassion towards others regardless of circumstances; Respectful behaviour towards others; Showing gratitude & appreciation for what we have been given etc..
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the exemplary character of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It narrates an incident where 'Aishah made some food for him but Hafash got there before her. When she asked her slave girl to overturn Hafash's bowl, it broke and scattered the food on the leather mat. Instead of getting angry or reprimanding anyone, the Messenger ﷺ gathered up all the pieces and they ate from it. He then sent for 'Aishah's bowl and gave it to Hafash in place of hers as a gesture of kindness and grace. This hadith teaches us that even in difficult situations we should remain patient and kind like our beloved prophet ﷺ did in this instance. We should strive to emulate his example by being generous with our time, resources, love, compassion etc., no matter what life throws at us!

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