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THE CHOICE OF THE PROPHET

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“Wherever the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was given a choice he took the easier course, unless it was sinful, in which case he avoided it more than anyone else. Neither did he ever seek revenge for a personal wrong, unless it involved a violation of a Divine Order when such was the case he carried out the punishment for the sake of Allah.”

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to the Mother of Believers, Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, who related this.