بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Here is are two stories to show how gentle our prophet really was.
A man once confessed he was doomed because he slept with his wife while fasting in Ramadan, which is a major sin. The prophet (ﷺ) asked if he was able to free a slave. The man said no.
– Prophet (ﷺ) : “Can you fast two consecutive months?”
– Man: “No.”
– Prophet (ﷺ): “Can you feed sixty poor people?”
– Man: “No.”
The prophet (ﷺ) stayed quiet. Soon, a basket of dates was presented to him. The prophet (ﷺ) took the dates, and looked for the man.
“Take these dates and give them in charity.”
The man said dejectedly, “No one is poorer than me, Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). By Allah, there is no family in all of Madinah poorer than mine.”
At this, the Prophet’s (ﷺ) face broke into a smile.
“Take it and feed your family,” he said. [Bukhari]
Anas Ibn Malik narrated:
Whilst we were in the Mosque with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) a Bedouin came and stood urinating in the Mosque.
The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘Stop it! Stop it!’ and were about to attack him, but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘Do not interrupt him; leave him alone.’ So they left him until he had finished urinating.
Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called him and said to him, “In these Mosques it is not right to do anything like urinating or defecating; they are only for remembering Allah, praying and reading Qur’an” or words to that effect.
Then he commanded a man who was there to bring a bucket of water and throw it over the (urine), and he did so.” [Muslim]
How quick are we to get angry at people? How quick are we to react in a grave manner with people? How quick are we to punish others?
May Allah make us of those who are truly patient.
Allah knows best.