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If you're a merciful person in general,
when someone comes to you and tells you
that you hurt their feelings,
then you're going to listen to them.
You're going to pay attention to them.
How would it then be with the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi
Wasallam, Even though the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
did not wrong anyone?
How would it be if you told the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam that you were hurt by him?
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Now as we've gone through many times
and we'll probably still continue to go through
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
had such high emotional intelligence,
that he could sense things Alayhi Salatu Wasallam
He knew if you were upset with him.
He once told Aisha radiAllahu ta'ala Anha
In fact, he said, I can tell when you're mad at me
even when you don't tell me you're mad at me.
She said how?
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam said,
because when you are pleased with me, you swear
by the Lord of Muhammad SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
And when you're upset with me
you swear bi Rabbi Ibrahim
by the Lord of Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam,
So I can tell that there's something going on.
So the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam could sense
if you were not feeling good around him,
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam or if you felt hurt
by him Alayhi Salatu Wasallam,
and out of his rahmah, out of his mercy
and out of his empathy, SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
he would ask you what was wrong
and even in tense, high stakes situations.
We see that the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
was still held to a higher standard.
And he used to hold himself to a higher standard.
One of the most famous stories that is written
in the Qur'an is the story of Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum,
AAabasa watawalla
it's not a surah that is in
one of the longer ajza'
one of the longer chapters of the Qur'an,
And it's in juz'amma,
our children will memorize Surah 'Abasa
that he found SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
And we know the story of Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum radiAllahu
ta'ala Anhu coming to the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
And he was a blind man coming
to the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
quickly, quickly, quickly.
And when the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam sees him,
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
he frowns at a blind man, and he did that
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam because he was talking to some
of the elites of Quraysh,
who did not use to give him any attention.
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam and he felt like
he finally had a chance to talk to them.
And he finally had their ears.
And now Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu,
not knowing, who represented the poor, the downtrodden,
comes and he's shouting Ya Rasulillah,
teach me from what Allah taught you.
And the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam, 'Abasa,
he simply frowned SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam and he
continued to speak to the elites of Quraysh.
Now, when Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la revealed the Surah,
right, admonishing the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
and holding the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
to a higher standard.
How would the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
treat Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum after that?
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam used to greet him
and say, marhaban bi man aa'tabani fihi rabbi
marhaban bi man aa'tabani fihi rabbi
Welcome to he on behalf of whom
Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la admonished me.
So it was a special type of greeting.
And we see that the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
will go out of his to make sure
that Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu has
he is someone that, though he can not participate
in the battle like everyone else,
He's still going to be a flag bearer
radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam makes sure to
include him in all of these different spaces
and the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
make sure that the effect of that moment
where he frowned at him SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
has led to complete blessing for him
for the rest of his existence on this earth.
And of course, when he meets Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la.
Now, there was another incident,
that the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
walks by a group of people.
And there are these young men
and it's in a time of battle as well.
So it's again, a high stakes situation.
And the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
is lining up the troops.
And Usayd ibn Hudayr radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu, he says, there
was this young man from the ansar that was constantly
talking to the people and making them laugh.
So they're getting ready for battle.
And you have this young man that doesn't stop
and he's getting out of line literally, right?
And making the others laugh.
And the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
he pokes him under the ribs
with his stick SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam.
Now again, it's understood.
He is a military general
in this sense SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam.
He's getting them ready for battle.
But this young man says to the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam, asbirni
he says "let me take my retaliation.
I deserve to have retaliation."
Now the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
he could have told him, "Are you serious?"
Right? He could have admonished him
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam further,
he could have explained to him why he poked him,
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam, it was understood
to him and to everyone else that this was
for him to calm down and to stay in line
and to not continue further disrupting the situation.
But instead, when he says
to the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam asbirni
give me my revenge, give me my retaliation.
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam, he goes to him and
he says, take your retaliation.
subhanAllah look at his humility, Alayhi Salatu Wasallam
He doesn't say anything else.
He doesn't explain his actions.
He does not belittle the man.
He doesn't say to him, "Who do you think you are?
Go home.
We'll talk later."
He says, "Go ahead and poke me back.
Take your retaliation."
This young man then says to the Prophet SallAllahu
Alaihi Wasallam, "Ya Rasulillah,
inna alayka qamisan wa laysa alaya qamis"
He said, "Oh, messenger of Allah,
You're wearing a shirt and I'm not wearing a shirt.
So when you poked me, it hurt me more.
It left a mark because I'm not wearing a shirt.
And you, on the other hand
don't have to worry about a mark."
What is the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam do again?
He could have said to him
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam, like, calm down.
Just go ahead and poke me
and get it over with.
Instead, the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
he raises his shirt Alayhi Salatu Wasallam.
I mean, subhanAllah, if you're witnessing this,
what are you thinking
about the humility of the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam? This was all genuine.
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam was not doing this
with any type of hesitation.
It was his natural disposition, SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam.
So the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam raises his shirt.
After that, the young man,
he hugs the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
and he kisses the ribs of
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam instead.
And he says inna ma aratuhaaba ya rasulillah.
That's all I really wanted from you, Oh messenger of Allah.
So subhanAllah, you see in this one exchange
that the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
was humble enough to ensure that if you felt hurt
by him, that you felt like you had your place of recourse
but the more he did that,SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
The more he made you love him.
And the more that he was further honored in the sight
of the people and in the sight of
Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la.
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