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- So how does the consistent and matchless bravery
of the prophet Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
further endures his claim to prophet hood?
Well, think about it.
The prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
being as brave as he was
utterly fearless throughout his life
meant that not only was he truthful,
but he was certain of his truthfulness.
And with examples, things become clearer.
When Allah, the most high
revealed to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
and he recited to the people,
" Oh Messenger of God,
convey to the world this message
and Allah" meaning in the process of doing so
"Will protect you from the people."
When that verse came down,
the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam,
at a time when the Muslims were fearing being attacked
at any night, upon coming to Medina,
being raided by the superpowers of their time,
such as Byzantium or otherwise,
he refused that anyone stand as a night guard
by his door any longer.
He said for everyone to go home.
Not only that, the companions narrate that one night,
they heard a huge clamor.
There was like a big explosion of sorts.
And so they quickly assembled and got together
and by the time they got to the place
where the sound was emanating from,
the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
was already there, by himself, on his way back.
Having left onto a horse belonged to Abu Talha
and was returning with his sword hanging
from around his neck telling everyone
" Don't worry, don't worry, it's fine."
Meaning it's a false alarm.
Even the bravest men of all time, the people of valor,
the warriors of the world wouldn't even appreciate
a person going out in the dark, to the unknown
single-handedly by themselves in this way.
In fact, in the battle of Badr at one year later,
the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
was said about,
his own cousin Ali Ibn Abi Talib said about him,
that "We used to seek shelter around
the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam.
We would hover around him in battle
when it got most intense,
because he was the toughest of us all,
when it came to the battlefield".
And on another incident at the end of his life,
Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
when the ambush took place at the battle of Hunayn
and everyone scrambled in every direction.
They actually asked after that incident,
Al-Bara' may Allah be pleased with him,
"Where you have those who fled on the day of Hunayn?"
He said, "I can tell you one thing for sure.
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam did not flee."
when the volley of arrows came down and people dispersed
and it was chaotic. It was mayhem.
He was the one that created for us a rallying point.
Because everyone is going in every direction.
He raised the flag high and he stood tall and he said,
"Ana nabiyyu la kadhib"
"I am the Prophet of God -this is no lie.
"Ana ibnu Abdul Muttalib"
"I am the grandson of Abdul Muttalib"
meaning it's actually me.
It's actually Mohammed calling attention to himself
in this most difficult hour.
You know what could also be argued to be from the valor
of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
or his fearlessness was his magnanimity with his enemies
in terms of how generous he was with them financially.
He did not fear even poverty.
Many of the enemies
of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam,
they hated him due to tribal prejudices or otherwise.
Not because of his character, not because of his message.
They recognize the purity of him and what he brought,
but because of the bigotries,
they were so defensive.
And some of them, so many of them
would say," The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
would spend and give us gifts until we had no choice,
but to feel captivated with his love."
Some of them as Anas Radi Allahu Anhu said,
"A man came up to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
and even snatched him by his cloak,
leaving a mark in his neck
and telling him 'This money that you collect
this is not your money. This is God's money.
Where is our share of it?'
And so the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
kept his companions from retaliating and said,
'Give the man some of the money, with a smile'"
Alayhi Salatu Wasallam
In fact, to go one step further, Zayd Ibn Su'unnah
or Su'nah,
he provoked the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
deliberately and chastise him.
He said, "You and your clan and your family members
are all known for not repaying debts".
Though he was asking for the debt repayment
days before it was actually due.
And so Umar Ibn Khattab wanted to retaliate
and punish Zayd and the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam
not only stopped Umar.
He said to Umar, "Go give him his money
and give him some more money on top of it as a bonus,
because you frightened him, O Umar"
At which point Zayd said,
"I had tested and examined and confirmed all of the signs
that I knew as a Jewish scholar of prophethood in you,
except this one.
That nothing you are ever provoked with,
except that your forbearance matches it
and is able to overcome it."
And now I have just seen it
and now it's time for me to be a Muslim."
And in some narrations he said,
"And my first deed as a Muslim is going to be
to give up these fortunes that I've collected in my life,
in the path of Allah and his messenger
Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam."
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