Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 20
CHAPTER 2 A Glimpse of the Excellent Qualities of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 20 someone had this weakness, he would distance himself from such a person until he knew that he had completely repented of this evil. 52 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's laughter was at most a smile. He smiled habitually. The Companions say that they never saw anyone smile more than the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. When he was happy, his face would glow. 53 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's talk was never dull. He always had a pleasant humour but never abandoned the truth even in jest. He said that his tongue could utter nothing but the truth. 54 Once, a Companion asked the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa for a camel. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied that he could only give him a baby of a she-camel. The Companion said that the baby would be of no avail to him as he wanted a camel worth riding. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said: "Come on, don’t you see that every camel is a baby of a she-camel?" 55 He was preaching and teaching his Companions continually; he would do so intermittently so that they would not get bored. His speech was eloquent, expressive, pleasant, but forceful. In some of his sermons, such intensity and zeal were visible that his eyes would become red and his voice high-pitched and it seemed as though he was warning people