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him.
The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, never struck anyone
except for the sake of Allah, nor did he ever revenge himself for what was done
to him except when the sanctity of Allah was violated. He never chose between
two matters but he chose the easier, not however, when there was a sin in this
choice, or that, which would result in the forsaking of kindred – Prophet
Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, being furthest removed from that.
No person, whether he was free born, male or female, came to the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, but that he supported him in his need. Anas ibn
Malik said: “By Him Who sent him with the Truth, Prophet Muhammad, praise
and peace be upon him, never said to me in regard to anything what he
disapproved; „Why did you do it?‟ Moreover, his wives did not rebuke me but that
he said: „Let it be,‟ it was written in a book and fated.”
They said that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, did not
regard a bed as something amiss; for if they spread out a bed for him, he
reclined upon it; if not; he reclined on the earth.
The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, never struck anyone
except for the sake of Allah, nor did he ever revenge himself for what was done
to him except when the sanctity of Allah was violated. He never chose between
two matters but he chose the easier, not however, when there was a sin in this
choice, or that, which would result in the forsaking of kindred – Prophet
Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, being furthest removed from that.
No person, whether he was free born, male or female, came to the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, but that he supported him in his need. Anas ibn
Malik said: “By Him Who sent him with the Truth, Prophet Muhammad, praise
and peace be upon him, never said to me in regard to anything what he
disapproved; „Why did you do it?‟ Moreover, his wives did not rebuke me but that
he said: „Let it be,‟ it was written in a book and fated.”
They said that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, did not
regard a bed as something amiss; for if they spread out a bed for him, he
reclined upon it; if not; he reclined on the earth.