THE CHOICE OF THE PROPHET H 645 "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." R 645 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to the Mother of Believers, Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, who related this.
640- وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، قالت : مَا خُيِّرَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم بَيْنَ أمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ إِلاَّ أَخَذَ أيْسَرَهُمَا ، مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إثماً ، فَإنْ كَانَ إثماً ، كَانَ أبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ . وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم لِنَفْسِهِ في شَيْءٍ قَطُّ ، إِلاَّ أن تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةُ الله ، فَيَنْتَقِمَ للهِ تَعَالَى . متفقٌ عَلَيْهِ .