Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 452
CHAPTER 18 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as a Patron and a Great Teacher 452 avoid their abusive language. " 74 Hadrat Ab u R a fi‘ ra bin ‘Amr Ghiff a r i relates, "When I was just a child, I used to pelt date belonging of An sa r. They caught hold of me and took me to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. H u du r sa asked me as to why I did this. I replied because of hunger, I wanted to eat the dates. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa advised me not to throw stone. Rather to eat dates fallen on the earth. Then, he patted caressed on my head and prayed, " اﻟ ﻠ ﻬﻢ اﺷﺒﻊ ﺑﻄﻨ ﻪ ""O, God fill his stomach. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa taught the unity of God and also instilled conformity amongst his Companion. He strongly disliked people who would change their attitudes according to the situation. 75 The object of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's training was that all Muslims would become brothers and a peaceful society would emerge. He advised his Companions not to entertain feelings of hatred or jealousy and not to back bite. He wanted them to be servants of All a h and brothers to one another. It is not lawful for a Muslim to cut himself off from his brother for more than three days. He also advised, "It is not desirable that when the brothers meet they turn their faces away from each other. If there are angry feelings, the best person is the one who says sal a m first and removes ill feelings. " 76