‘Amr ibn Shu’ayb reported from his grandfather that the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said,
“Shall I tell you about who among
you I love the most and the one who will be seated closest to me on the Day of
Rising?”
The people were silent, so he
repeated that two or three times.
Then the people said, “Yes,
Messenger of Allah.”
He said, “The one among you with
the best character.”
Al-Adab al-Mufrad Al-Bukhari
Just read the post few days ago
from haqislam.org (http://www.haqislam.org/best-character/). It really touch my
heart on how Islam and our prophet (SAW) teach us to behave. I’m not good in analyzing the hadith but my simple
mind define the said character is refering to manner. And the manner is simply how
we treat family, friends, peoples and animals. In Islam there are sooooo many
hadith and phrases from Al-Quran that said how we Muslim should show a good
manner, and there also sooooo many ibadah to train us for that. For the summary
ill go 10 the simplest that I think everyone might already familiar with it.
Phrases From The Noble Quran
1. Luqman advice to his son. Don’t
be arrogant.
‘And turn not your face away from
men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes
not any arrogant boaster. (18) And be moderate in your walking, and lower
your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is the braying of the asses.’
(19) [Surah Luqman, Phrases 18 & 19]
2. Do not insult other religion
‘And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah, for fear that they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will inform them about what they used to do.’ [Surah Al-Anaam, Phrase 108]
3. Do not badmouthing
‘O you who have believed, avoid much (negative) assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.’ [Al Hujuraat, Phrase 12]
4. Speak only the good words
‘And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces (dissension) among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy.’ [Al-Isra’, Phrase 53]
Hadith
5. Hard working, humble and
cooperating
'Amrah Radiyallahu 'Anha reports
that someone asked 'Aayeshah Radiyallahu 'Anha. "What was the usual
practice of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam at home?" She replied:
"He was a human from among other humans. He himself removed the lice from
his clothing, milked his goats, and did all his work himself".
6. Take care of others feeling
'Amr ibnul 'Aas Radiyallahu 'Anhu
reports: "(Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam gave attention, spoke
and showed love to the worst person of a nation. So that, the person may feel
he is being given special attention). He used to give attention, and spoke to
me also in a manner, that I began to feel that I was the best among the
community. (Therefore one day) I asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, am I better or
is Abubakr better?' He replied: 'Abubakr'. I then asked: 'Am I better, or
'Umar?' He replied. "Umar'. I asked: 'Am I better or 'Uthmaan?' He
replied: 'Uthmaan'.When I asked him these questions, Rasulullah Sallallahu
'Alayhi Wasallam told me the truth. (He did not tell me I was better to keep me
happy. Afterwards I felt ashamed of myself on this deed). I felt I should not
have asked such a question".
This fireman said the unkind words bluntly when Garfield is a sensitive cat.
He deserved to be pushed away =P
7. Show mercy to animals and appreciate them
It is related from Abu Hurayra that
the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Do not use the backs of your animals as
chairs. Allah has made them subject to you, so that by them you can reach
places that you would not otherwise be able to reach except with great
fatigue." (Abu
Dawud)
8. Both spiritual and moral are important in Islam
Some people came to the Prophet (PBUH) and told him that a certain woman was well-known for her praying, fasting, and giving much Sadaqat but she was harming her neighbor. He said, “She is in the hellfire”. Imagine! It is said that she was well known for her praying, fasting, and giving much Sadaqat. However, he said, “She is in the hellfire”. Then, it was said to the Prophet (PBUH) that another woman was well known for her little amount of praying, fasting, and giving too little Sadaqat but she was not harming her neighbors. He said, “She is in paradise”.
History
9. Show mercy even to enemy or
prisoner of war
The time came when Muhammad and his
Companions entered Makkah victorious and the Quraysh surrendered to them. On
that glorious day, Muhammad (pbuh), once again, had the opportunity to
retaliate for the painful years of persecution and oppression in Makkah, but
once more, he showed an outstanding ability to forgive and overlook. He simply pardoned them forgave their past misdeeds.
Thus, Makkah was conquered without a single drop of blood being shed.
10. A person with noble character
surely loved by everybody
Rasulullah SAW is the best character
to be example and followed by Muslim. His noble character is well known that he
was called Al-Amin which means trustworthy, honest and reliable. As young teen,
he even trusted to solve conflict among the Quraisy leader on who will put the
Hajarul Aswad back into its place after flood, and Rasulullah SAW solve it fair and wisely
that all the leader agreed and impressed. His noble character also one of the
many reasons of peoples revert to Islam. And when everybody love him for his
manner and honesty, Khadijah also fall in love to the prophet that she approach
him with entrusted friend and ask to consider marriage. MasyaAllah, that how one of a greatest love in history started and just who
don’t love a well mannered person? Hehe..
And when talk about ibadah that
encourage of well manner, there are just sooo many but can be simplified as below:
- Fasting- People that fasting has to control their mouth, eyes, body and mind from doing worthless things.
- Zikir- Islam encourages zikir to worship Allah SWT besides stopping mouth from talk nonsense.
- Zakat- It show how Muslims take care and mercy of one another.
- Hajj- Besides doing vacation (with the remembrance of Allah SWT) to the blessed place that full of Islamic history, Hajj teach us to be humble and met fellow Muslims of different races all around the world.
- Doa- Doa with best wishes to family and friends surely will teach heart to be soft, have mercy and more optimistic.
- Covering aurat- Always appearance represent character or at least control and teach us to be better.
- Read Quran- And when sooo many dalil in Quran and with its beautiful words will surely move heart of the reader to encourage us to be a better Muslim with best character.
- Following sunnah of Rasulullah SAW- And when the beloved Prophet has show the perfect example of character, following his sunnah is where we can learn to be well mannered.
Reference
- http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?427-The-Noble-Character-of-the-Prophet-%28saw%29
- http://navedz.com/2009/02/09/prophet-muhammad-saw-the-most-noble-character/
- http://campus.udayton.edu/~msa/60verses.htm
- http://www.onislam.net/english/reading-islam/about-muhammad/his-character/458999-good-manners-a-key-to-paradise.html
- http://www.questionsaboutislam.com/faith-beliefs-practices/islam-teaches-manners.php
- http://darulilm.forumotion.com/t1085-importance-of-good-manners-in-islam
- http://turntoislam.com/community/threads/morals-and-manners-in-islam.6400/
- http://www.bcmuslimschool.ca/Stories/PDF/luqman%20advice%20to%20his%20son.pdf
- http://www.rahmanbashri.com/2012/08/ayat-al-quran-tentang-jangan-mengumpat.html
- http://quran.com
- http://syahadatul.blogspot.com/2010/12/tarbiyyah-akhlak-mengikut-fiqh-sirah.html
