PROPHET MUHAMMAD (A MERCY FOR ALL CREATION)

PROPHET MUHAMMAD... a Mercy for all creation


"وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلاَّ رَحْمَةً لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ" سورة الأنبياء ١٠٧
"And we have not send you [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds".
(Qur'aan 21:107)

   Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon Him) was the kindest of men, and he exceeded all others in courage and valor.
Being extremely kind-hearted, his eyes brimmed with tears at the slightest sign of inhumanity.
   A companion, Shaddaad bin Aus (May Allah be pleased with him) reported the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) as saying: " Allah has commanded you to show mercy kindness to everyone, so if you have to kill, kill in a good manner, and if you slaughter an animal, slaughter it gently. If anyone of you has to slay an animal, he should sharpen the blade first and treat the animal well."
  Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) relates that a man placed a goat on its side and then started sharpening his knife. When the Prophet (PBUH) saw him he asked: " Do you want to kill it twice? Why did you not sharpen the knife before placing it on the ground?"

PROPHET MUHAMMAD...a Mercy for the Believers 

The Messenger's compassion towards the believers was of the utmost degree.
  The Qur'aan describes his compassion in the following verse:
"There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer, [he is] concerned over you [i.e your guidance] and to the believers is kind and merciful."
(Qur'aan 9:128)

Sa'ad Bin Ubadah (May Allah be pleased with him) once become I'll, so Allah's Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him) visited him in his house. On seeing his faithful Companion in a pitiful state, he was moved to tears. Then, he said: "Allah does not punish because of tears, nor because of grief, but he punishes of this." and he pointed to his tongue.
(Narrated by Imam Bukhari)

PROPHET MUHAMMAD...a Mercy towards his enemies 

The prisoners of war taken captive at the battle of Badr were amongst his bitterest enemies. Nevertheless, he made sure that they were given the best of treatment.
  In Makkah, his people inflicted him with every kind of suffering, eventually forcing him yo emigrate Madinah, and then waged a war on him for five years.
However, when he conquered Makkah without bloodshed in the twenty-first year of his Prophethood, he asked the Makkan unbelievers who were awaiting his decision about them: "How do you expect me to treat you?" They responded unanimously: "You are a noble one, the son of a noble one." He announced to them his decision: "You may go free! No reproach this day shall be on you; may Allah forgive you."


PROPHET MUHAMMAD... a Mercy for women

Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was also very kind and affectionate towards women.
   Women were very badly treated in those times. The Noble Prophet (PBUH) gave them honor and dignity at par with men in the community. 'Umar May Allah be pleased with him reported: "We did not have much regards for women while we were at Makkah, but they were better treated in Madinah. Allah's Messenger established women's right through his sayings and commandments, which improved their position and status."

PROPHET MUHAMMAD... a Mercy for children

Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) was particularly compassionate towards children. When he saw a child crying, he sat beside him or her and shared his or her feelings. He felt the pain of a mother for her child more than the mother herself. Once he said: "I stand in prayer and wish to prolong it. However, I hear the cry of a child and cut the prayer short for the anxiety which the mother is feeling." (Narrated by Imam Bukhari).

He would take children in his arms and embrace them. He was once hugging his beloved grandsons, Hasan and Hussain, when Aq'rah bin Habis told him, "I have ten children. So far, I have not kissed any of them." Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) responded: "The one with no mercy for others will not receive mercy."
(Narrated by Imam Muslim)

  According to another version, he said: "What can I do for you if Allah has removed from you the feeling of compassion?"
(Narrated by Tirmizhi).

PROPHET MUHAMMAD... a Mercy for Animals

 His Compassion encompassed not only human beings, but also animals.
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) forbade his companions to keep the unintelligent creatures hungry or thirsty, to disturb or to overburden them.
  He commended that kindness and putting them at ease were meritorious acts tending to bring man nearer to Allah.
  Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "A traveler who was thirsty saw a well in the way. He got inside the well and when he came out he saw a dog licking mud due to thirst. The man realized that the dog was as thirsty as he was, so he got into the well again, filled his leather sock with water and carried it out holding it with his teeth. Thus, he quenched the thirst of the dog. Allah was pleased with this act of kindness and pardoned his sins."

   The Companions asked: "O Messenger of Allah, is there recompense in the matter of beasts and wild animals also?" The Prophet (PBUH) replied: "There is recompense in regard to every creature that has beating heart."

'Abdullah bin 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "A woman was cast away to hell because she had withheld food and water from her cat and refused to set it free so that the cat might satisfy its hunger...".

Once on return from a military campaign, a few Companions took away the chicks of a bird from their nest to strike them. The mother bird came back and when it could not finds its chicks in the nest, it began to fly around screeching. When informed of the matter, Allah's Messenger (PBUH) became angry and ordered the chicks to be put back in the nest.
(Narrated by Abu Dawud).


CONCLUSION 

The Messenger of Allah was sincere and balanced in his love and compassionate than any other person. He was a Prophet raised by Allah, the Creator and Sustainer of all beings, for the guidance and happiness of conscious being - Mankind and Jinn - and the harmony of existence.
  Therefore, he lived not for himself but for others; he is a mercy for all the worlds.
           لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
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