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English_Biography_Shefa_of_Prophet_Muhammad, page : 79
Safwan said, "By Allah, he (the Prophet ) gave me what he gave me. To me he (the Prophet ) was the most hated of people yet he continued to give me until he became the most beloved of all people to me."
Upon reflection one sees that amongst his merciful way of dealing with his nation was that he made things easy for them. There were things he restrained himself from doing as he feared they might become obligatory for them. For example, he said, "If I had not been merciful to my nation, I would have ordered them to use a use a siwak (also called miswaak or sewak which is a hygienical tooth cleaning twig from the Arak, Peelu or Salvadora Persica trees. Its paste has now been added to Signal's range of tooth paste but they omitted to give the Prophet Muhammad the credit) each time they made ablution." What is meant by 'my nation' refers to everyone during the time of the Prophet and those who would come after, up until the Last Day.
The Prophet’s mercy and concern for his nation is further demonstrated in the amount of time to be spent during the night in prayer and the forbidding of continuous fasting. The reason he disliked entering inside the room within the Ka’bah was the fear that it might become obligatory upon his nation.
If the Prophet heard a child cry during the prayer, his tender loving care was evident. He would shorten his recitation and reduce the prayer essentials to the minimum.
The Prophet’s tender mercy is seen when he supplicated to Allah saying, "Should I ever curse a man, or supplicate against him, let it be for him charity, mercy, supplication, purification, and a coming closer by which he will come closer to You on the Day of Resurrection."
Even when the Prophet’s people rejected him, his mercy prevailed. We recall the time when the Archangel Gabriel, peace be upon him, came to him saying, "Allah has heard what your nation say and their rejection of you. He has ordered the Angel of the Mountains to obey whatever you tell him to do." Thereafter, the Angel of the Mountains called him and greeted him saying, "Send me to do whatsoever you wish. If you wish I will crush them between the two mountains of Mecca." In his tender, caring mercy, the Prophet replied, "No, rather it is my hope that Allah will bring forth from their loins those who will worship Allah alone and not associate anything with Him."
Lady Ayesha, Mother of Believers, may Allah be pleased with her, confirmed that whenever the Prophet was given the choice between two matters he always chose the easier of the two.
Masood's son commented, "The Messenger of Allah was careful when he warned us because he feared it might tire us."
There was an occasion when Lady Ayesha, peace be upon her, rode an
Upon reflection one sees that amongst his merciful way of dealing with his nation was that he made things easy for them. There were things he restrained himself from doing as he feared they might become obligatory for them. For example, he said, "If I had not been merciful to my nation, I would have ordered them to use a use a siwak (also called miswaak or sewak which is a hygienical tooth cleaning twig from the Arak, Peelu or Salvadora Persica trees. Its paste has now been added to Signal's range of tooth paste but they omitted to give the Prophet Muhammad the credit) each time they made ablution." What is meant by 'my nation' refers to everyone during the time of the Prophet and those who would come after, up until the Last Day.
The Prophet’s mercy and concern for his nation is further demonstrated in the amount of time to be spent during the night in prayer and the forbidding of continuous fasting. The reason he disliked entering inside the room within the Ka’bah was the fear that it might become obligatory upon his nation.
If the Prophet heard a child cry during the prayer, his tender loving care was evident. He would shorten his recitation and reduce the prayer essentials to the minimum.
The Prophet’s tender mercy is seen when he supplicated to Allah saying, "Should I ever curse a man, or supplicate against him, let it be for him charity, mercy, supplication, purification, and a coming closer by which he will come closer to You on the Day of Resurrection."
Even when the Prophet’s people rejected him, his mercy prevailed. We recall the time when the Archangel Gabriel, peace be upon him, came to him saying, "Allah has heard what your nation say and their rejection of you. He has ordered the Angel of the Mountains to obey whatever you tell him to do." Thereafter, the Angel of the Mountains called him and greeted him saying, "Send me to do whatsoever you wish. If you wish I will crush them between the two mountains of Mecca." In his tender, caring mercy, the Prophet replied, "No, rather it is my hope that Allah will bring forth from their loins those who will worship Allah alone and not associate anything with Him."
Lady Ayesha, Mother of Believers, may Allah be pleased with her, confirmed that whenever the Prophet was given the choice between two matters he always chose the easier of the two.
Masood's son commented, "The Messenger of Allah was careful when he warned us because he feared it might tire us."
There was an occasion when Lady Ayesha, peace be upon her, rode an